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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-11
WOMAN'S DEMOCRATIC
CLUB HAS WARM ROW
Wranglc Two Hours Over New
Memberships. j. S. Crosby
and Ticket Reelected.

Mrs John sherman Crosby was re-
elected president of the Woman's Demo-
cratic club yesterday in spite of the ad =
mission OF several new members after
two hours aud quarter OF the warmest
argument that has enlivened a woman y
club for many a day,
Mrs. Harrison Gray Lawson finally
brought the argument over the new menu
bers to a close by saying We have fought
here for two hours and fifteen minutes
over these new members. Why not be
really democratic and let them in?'
The flames OF the new members, Mrs.
Z +. Phillips, Mrs, Perry and Miss Doro-
thy johnson. We're accordingly added to
the roll, from which Mrs. Emil Skoag, the
recording secretary, had omitted them.
They voted in the election, which de-
feated Mrs. Robbins \. Low and her ticket
by 80 to So
Mrs phllipss husband. q lawyer.
awaited developments from the hall
There We're many personalities during
the discussion. Al one time Mrs. Crosby
raped sharply for order, declaring it was
very difficult to preside with 50 much
wnking aud laughing going on, 81 am
looking at club president now who ought
TO know better" she ended,
Mrs. Harry Hastings president Of the
Good Government club, and Mrs. William
". Smith of the Harmony club. who were
in Mrs. crosbys line of vision, rose and
asked Mrs crosby who She meant. Mrs,
Crosby refused to tell.
II hope that we are ladies and know
better than to laugh and wink" said Mrs,
Hastings. Other club presidents demanded
that Mrs, Crosby withdraw her remark.
She refused.
The meeting ended In comparative har-
mouy. though Mrs. Crosby took occasion
to tell Mrs. Phillips that her name had
been improperly presented.
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CITYS 1927 MAY AID BANK.
nrurrc seeks way to waive Fee In
S,ewel Bond Forfeiture.

Iudre Charles NJ. Hough decided yes
terday that the $4,000 deposited with the
sieyel bank during the last week or It's
ex,stence should he paid back directly 10
the d,positors and that II should not be
n,.de :, mart Of the general fund. This
money was segregated by the receiver I'M
rnadiately after the failure. Mr. MelNille
said Yesterday he would pay IL out soon
hui that he had not definitely fixed the
date. ,,,-
pruere Yesterday to find some way of
waving the cty's rights to take Ss9IIO
from the 500, 900 deposited with the city
as forfeit of the bond which the United
states Fidelity and Guaranty Company
signed for the Siegei bank and which has
heen turned over to Mr.. Melville TO dis
tribute among the depositors; tie sent to
Cornptroller Sohmer the following tele-
gram:
"Supgeetion has been made to me that
,ees ho waived on security deposit made
with Chamberlain last saturday by Siegel
hondsnlen The amount of fee IL $99I.1o,
nearly per cent of the amount paid, and
is "A serious deduction from sum which
by order of the court has been turned
over FOR the benefit OF mulcted deposltors,
Kindly advise whether in your opinion or
nninion of Attorney General there is any
way omen to the Chamberlain to waive
the fee
81 have also requested opinion from
Coronation Counsel. Personally see no
yay but regret necessity for making
mis- deduction from fund for depositors,
sine. cost of service is In no way pro-
portlonate and deduction of fee Is sur
ylyal of now obsolete system OF paying
the Chamberlain out Of fees exacted from
those having business with this office,
Kindly advise at earliest convenience"
Mr.. Melville sent out notices yesterday
to depositors that on April 10 he would
begin making payments by mail to those
deposit0rs who send him their passbooks
by mail These depositoS viii be pre-
ferred in the distribution. Those who
desire 10 bring their books personally to
100 broadway have been assigned GER
tain dates. These dates are as follows:
Names beginning with letters from A
to y. inclusive, April 81; with letters from
u to II, inclusive. April 2s: with letters
from | to NJ, inclusive, April 20; with
letters from y TO Il, Inclusive, April 80.
and with letters from = to n. inclusive,
May l.
pepositors are urged to place on the
front of their paSshooks "A slip Of paper
showing IN" name and address clearly
written. Unless otherwise notified depoei-
tors who send in their pnssbooks need not
go to any expense OF having papers pre-
pared or executed
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stick presented by the Princess de Croy :
collection of antique weapons. a ma
hogany chair presented to Chief Justice
Chase by the Justices Of the United
States Supreme Court as a Christmas
gift in 1864. and the Spanish flag, which
flew from the tower of MORO Castle when
the battleship Maine was sunk in Ha-
vana harbor.
Mrs. Siegel says that after she signed
the agreement her husband made a pre-
tended delivery OF Drif;wood and the East
Eighty second street house to the H. s
Realty Company and through that COM
pany to Leo Price.
Calls u Fraud TO Cheat Her.
She denounces the agreement and the
transfer az "collusive and fraudulent
and says il was made ''as part of
scheme 20 deprive her OF her property"
She asserts that the II. :. Realty
Company is form only and was intended
TO remove assets and property from cred
itors." She says her husband owns tn"
entire capital stock and that all the trans
actions in which she figured Were a sham
When Henry Melville. receiver for the
Henry Siegel a. Co. bank. WAS told of
the suits he said they would not affect
the bank depositors in any way. Louis
r. Erich OF l2S Broadway said that ne
was the president OF the ii. =. Realty
Company and that he and the TWO other
directors were conducting real estate
business. He said Nathan Straus. Jr..
had agreed to buy Dr!ftwood for sl25.-
900 Mr.. Price came into the possession
OF all of the capital stock Of the com
pany when he took II to secure the leases
on the Rothenberg property. priftwood
and the East Eighty-second street prop.
erty came into his hands as collateral
security for shis stock.
Mortimer Boyle, a lawyer in the Office
OF Nlcoll Anahle. Lindsay ruler. an
rouncod Yesterday his intention or suing
Mrs. Slegei for 100000 damages in con-
rection with statements made by her In
her divorce suit respecting Miss May
smith ~ Toronto. Miss Smith acted as a
nurse for Mr. Siegel. Mr.. Boyle says
she never received from him anything ex-
cent her compensation as nurse. lie
osserts that because Of the statements
made by Mrs. Siegel Miss Smith has sur
Tered professionally and ne declares that
~ his client is named as correspondent
In the divorce suit she will answer and
srht the accusation vigorously.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-11
SCHLEY'S NEPHEW WINS POINT
suit TO Have AIimOny Set Aside to
he Decided On Merits.

supreme Court Justice Gavegan refused
yesterday to dismiss suit brought hy
James Mont"rt Srnley ucphew OF TN,
late Rear Admiral Winfield Scot, Schlry.
against his former Wife now Mrs. Norma
Clin Andrews of Houston, Tex. TO set
aside an agreement by which he pronn-
ised To pay her $4,000 allmony In a lump
sum II he failed TO keep up regular ali
mony payments.
Both Mr. Schley and his former wlfe
nave remarked, and he stopped paving
alimony when Mrs, Schley became Mrs
Andrews, She then started proceedings
10 collect the $4,000 and Schley asked
10 have the agreement set asid. ON m.
ground that 1t II against public policy
since the consideration was the d ssolu.
ton of the marriage relation.
Mrs. Andrews, asked Justice Gavegan
10 reject TINS contention and give her the
Judgment, hut the court held that Schl,v
Ii entitled 10 haVa the case tried on its
merits.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-11
Won ZEUNER SALE TOTAL GROWS
Nesterday's session Hriugs Figure
Up to SIS.:I7.5O.

The session OF the sale of the Countess
Won Zeun,rs art collection yesterday in
the Anderson Galleries amounted to
s2,410.5o. bringing the total Tor this sale
to date up TO slS,1i1.jo.
Among the prices OF tho sale were
these: No. 1854. a white lama lace shawl
TO i. Baumester for $50: No. ilGU. "A
priests robe of old Italian lace. to H. T.
Muir for $40; No. 1908. n bed spread
and pillow covers with silver embroidery,
for SAG so, and No. 1897. pair Of Louis
SsN bergeres FOR $50. both to Gustav A.
Duer' No. 1906. q Venetian altar front. to
Mrs. ". ~ Rogers for $3.50, and No
1881. Louis Nv. marqui-e Of carved
wood. 10 y. Cuvrer for S53. The sale
concludes this afternoon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-11
SIEGEL TRICKED HER,
WIFE SAYS IN SUITS
Alleges She Was Deceived and
Forced to Sign Away
Dover Rights.
DEMANDS WEDDING GIFTS
Charges Sic.cl Wanted to Cast
Her Aside After Marriage
Of Daughter.
DEMANDS WEDDING GIFTS
Siege!'s Failure Is Kept
From His Stepdauphter

Special Cajie despatch 10 THE SrS.
ROME, April 10. -Contessa Dentice
iii F'rasso. formerly Georglna Wilde
of st. Louis, IL slowly recovering
from an attack Of typhoid
All Newspapers containing ar
counts If the Siegel failure in New
York, Henry Siegel being her step
father, are withheld from her lest
the shock of the exposure might
cause a relapse.
Many friends of the Conte Dentlce
di Frasso deny that he received "A
large fortune when he married Miss
Wilde. saying that large sum was
promised. but has not yet been
handed over. The Count and his
wife live very simply. as the family
is not wealthy and the allowance
to the Countess from her mother has
never been large. Reports that the
Countess has made purchases of
pearls and the Count OF polo ponies
are untrue.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-11
SUFFRAGE FROM THE PULPrTS.
Clergy men Throughout the state 10
speak for Cause an May q.

On May g. following the country-wide
suffrage parades on May ?, many Protest
ant, catholic and Jewish clergymen
throughout New York state will speak on
suffrage to their congregations More pull
pits have been offered to suffrage speakers
than can he filled
\ new poster has Just been designed
by Mrs, EVELYN I,umsrv Cary. whose
poster. "Migrn," Won tho prize at tho
Buffalo TX Dositlon.
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Mr.. G,tstdUe f. TOuckidrd

Is now in charge of the Sports Store.
We shall now have the benefit of Mr..
Touchard's experience in tennis to guide
us in the selection Of racquets as we have
had for many years the benefit Of Mr..
Alex. Findlays experience in the selection
and preparation Of golf clubs.
The Sports Store also has the exclusive
distribution of "Taplow" sports goods,
imported and American. the sole New
York agency Of the Kennebec canoes and
Racine rowboats; bicycles made for us
expressly by the Pope Manufacturing Co..
and the famous Spalding line Of baseball
goods.
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TO MEN,

ITO keep pace with the growing
business we present to New
York and community larger.
greater, more efficient Clothing Store
for Men.
New York will be a great city when
it is completed" facetiously remarked
Londoner as he rode over the tornup
streets where the great subways are build
ing, looked at the great excavations for the
new sky-scrapers and heard the Gathering
noise as the big steel Orders we're being
tied together.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-11

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, April i0-Pror.
Henry u, Savage, head of tho HAMPTON
Woman's College, committed suicide her.
to-day hy shooting. Prof Savage W..
from Liberty. Mo.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-11

Mrs. Marie Vaughan Segel, who re-
Gently filed suit for divorce from Henry
siegei, has brought two new suits agains,
real and personal property which she says
she was duressed into signing away.
She asks that the agreement made with
her husband at the time of their separa
ton be declared null and void las u
cloud on my inchoate right of dover of,
in and to the real property OF my hus-
band"
Both suits were filed in the Supreme
Court and also in the United States Dis
trict Court so that Mrs. Siegel might
ask that William \. Marble and John :.
Sheppard, Jr., as receivers for her hus-
band be included as defendants. Her
request was granted by Judge Hough
Mrs Siegel Is now living at Lakewood,
" j., and her complaints and aifidavits
were taken by Harry r. Newman. mas
ter in chancery OF Ocean county. Her
attorneys are lockwood Haldane OF
go Broadway.
The first of the suits is against Henri"
Siegel, the H. s. Realty Company. Leo
A. Price Nathan Straus. Jr.. Adolph
MAYER. the l06 Seventh Avenue Compan,
and tie 90 East Eighty-second Street
Company Mrs. Slepel sets forth that her
information was obtained from investi-
gators employed by her. from pubIica.
tons snnouncinR the prospective sale Of
Dr'ftwood. the Siegel home at Mamaro-
neck, and from her own experiences. Shv
asserts that judgment in her favor Will
not only establish her claims. but Will
also bring additional property into the
hands of the receivers
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-11

hr, and Mrs. f., H. Ea,moud, .I.. are
receiving congratulations CA tho birth 81
son. Mrs Raymond MAS Miss Grace
Isabel AshWeiL
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and Mrs. William Curtis Demarest Mr..
and Mrs. Simon Flexner. Miss Resale
Jones and Mr. and Mrs. Edgerton Par
sons.
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Thugs Nrs. si-wcI Claims.

The list includes furniture art objects
books. paintings, bicycles, II vacuum
cleaner, "A sewing machine and articles OF
historic value.
Among these are n bedr Iom set which
was once the property Of Queen Isabella
OF Spain. rare set of Thackhry, the
2 III. of John Fisher, her grandfather (;
"rare china, glass and cnameis. paintings
and curios from every sale of note in
New York between the years 1895 and
1910 and occupying the shelf top of the
hall, living room. dining room and music
room, probably 1000 feet or more in
length" q carved oak desk which was
once owned by chief Justice salmon T..
Chase. punch ho"l and pitcher of carved
crystal hi silver which was presented 20
Edwin Booth At ~" close Of his last on.
tnt"n"ut an old English engraving %
- Walter Raleigh and his friends, with
he'r autographs, green marble candle
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-11
Personal Service
For Men
Including Writing and Smoking
Room. Lounge, Information,
Barber Shop, Manicure,
Etc.

A service in connection with the
mems Store now covering the entire
main floor Of the new Building.
The Bureau is one Of general utility.
1t is in instant touch with all branches
Of the business. 1t answers inquiries;
gives information; purchases railroad,
steamship and theatre tickets; checks
baggage; arranges special deliveries and
charge accounts; makes adjustments Of
any kind; expedites and facilitates
shopping whenever desired.
Barber Shop and Bureau open from
$3.50 A. M. to $50 p. NJ. Phone
Stuyvesaslt 47O0-Extension 1873.
Messanine Gallery. Main Floor. New Bldg.
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Mrs Siegel says she did not under
stand the agreement because OF her I'M
familiarity with legal phraseology and
because of the condition of her health
due to her husbands treatment. She says
she did not read the deeds of conveyance
which she signed. She adds that her
husband has delivered to her only a
portion OF the personal property right
fully hers and that the balance. which
10 withheld, is worth upward Of $500
She asserts that she went abroad In
February 1871, and until February "a
last, remained there. living mostly IN
Paris and Rome. She says her allowance
under the agreement was paid in full up
to September. 1918. but that of the So
go due her then she received only $500
and that on March !. 1914 she received
nothing. The amount now due her, she
says, is $4,000 She asserts that the
transfer Of the Mamaroneck and East
t.ighty-second street properties to the ".
s. Realty Company was only "a transfer
from Herr, Sieg"l 10 himself
The agreement as attached 10 the COM
plaint shows that William Il. Rose OF l2S
Broadway was attorney for Slegel and
that Carl r.hl'ginann, ia, represented
Mrs S.cErl.
Mrs S,,pe asks that II be declared
"whollv fraudulent, in-qutable and void
rud procured by fraud and duress' and
that II b, set aside FOR these reasons and
ior the fuIth'" reason that no valid con-
alteration WpS given,
In he sr"uNd suit Mrs Sleg" names
n defendants ne. husband, the II. s.
Realty toII3fut, Leo bric" and the two
receivers @N' here sets forth specifically
the articles which she claims as personal
property. many Of Thorn wedding presents
and exceeding in value s27,ooo,
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The agreement which she asks to have
set aside was made. she says. as the
result OF her husbands expressed desire
that she leave him. she saws that during
the summer ~ 1910 Mr.. Siegel told her
that he could live with her no longer and
quotes him a. saying:
"Nou have got 70 get out OF here. ] cam
not use you any longer always intended
70 get rid % YOU when my daughter was
married and she has been married two
years now. I have lived with YOU already
two years more than I ever intended to.
7 always intended to get rid of YOU when
7 got Julia Off my hands"
Mrs. Slegel says that her husband sug-
eested an agreement and assured her
that for the rest Of her life she would he
supported In the manner she had become
accustomed to. The agreement. which il
set forth in the complaint. was made on
November IS, 1910. She says she was
assui ed that she would be fully protected
by trust funds created by her husband
and OF which the Guaranty Trust Com
pany was 10 he the trustee. She WAS to
receive 1000 a year in quarterly in
stalments, beginning September ], 1910.
during the life ~ her husband. Should
he die she was to receive $4,000 "A year
provided she did not remarry. She was
also to receive one-half OF all the per-
sonal property in their town house at 90
East Eighty-second street. all of her per-
sonal property Mt Driftwood and all OF
her wedding gifts.
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Some time s we
arc banded in the
same way about
the constant tear
ngout and building
up in our store
buildings.
In both cases il
is the restlessress
Of progress - the
spirit Of constantly
striving to build
things and do
things better.
During the Win
ter months we have
been reconstructing
our Mems Clothing
Store 60 ia XII ng
down distractions,
opening up the
daylight, enlarging
the space. rearrang-
ing stocks - and
now we are ready
to present for the
Spring clot ing
season a larger.
gre a t err, more
efficient speciality
store for men.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-05-08
List of Advertised Letters.

List of advertised letters for the
week ending May 8, 1914:
B-Miss Massie Buckson.
C-Miss Mamie Cooks.
E-Willie Epps.
F--Mrs. jamie Freeman, Miss Fan
ME Foster.
H-Mrs. Sisley Henderson, Mrs.
Lester Hames, Miss Lucenda Hern-
don,don, Walter Hodge, Miss jamie
Hunter.
Mrs. Alice Ingram.
Mrs. Hattie Jeter, Mrs. Martha
Jeter.
K-Joe Knight.
L-Osca Ledford, E. F.. Libby.
Mr.. l.. Mcknight, G. w. McCor-
mick, Henry Mills.
N-Mrs. Nellie Nix.
P-.W. c Ponder, Leila Prysock.
Q-Miss May Quinn.
R-Miss Nancy Renolds.
S-Miss Almer Suber, J. H. Sim
mons.
Trek Theater.
qBHnCirtw- cvesh cmfyp vbgk b b b
l.. G. Young,
Postmaster.
The married man who hesitates is
bossed
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-05-08
Levi w. Smith.

Levi w. Smith went out in Co. E,
End Cavalry, under Capt. G. B. Dean,
of Spartanburg. He was 16 years old
when he enlisted and served the two
last years of the war. Mr.. Smith
was brave and fearless soldier, and
although he fought in number of
severe battles, never had a scratch.
He is now one of Union county's
best citizens and has a wide circle of
friends who admire him for his ster-
ling qualities of character
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-05-08
Notice.

All parties holding claims against
the Palmetto Realty Co. are earnestly
requested to present them to the Sec
retary and Treasurer for payment, as
OUT charter will be surrendered in
the next thirty (30) days.
]. M. Geer,
1t Sec. and Treas.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-05-08
NEW CANDIDATES

Friends of J. C. Mobley hereby an
nounce him a candidate for Township
Commissioner for Goshen Hill Town
snip, and pledge that he will abide by
the result of the Democratic primary
election. Friends.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-05-08
Card of Thanks.

I desire to thank the voters of
Union for the handsome showing
they gave me in the primary election
for Mayor Tuesday, and beg to say
that l will sincerely appreciate the
support that may be accorded me in
the second primary which comes off
Tuesday of next week.
W. H Sartor
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-05-08

Secret OF happiness-Pass it along.
Any fool can give advice-such as
it is.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-05-08

The married man who hesitates is
bossed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-04
K|LbY THINKS WAR
 MAY bE BLESSING America Faces Great Oppor- tunity to Build Up Her
 Foreign Trade

Thomas E. kilby of Annston pres ident of the Anniston City National bank. and democratic nomine for lieutenant governor. while visitor to Birmingham yesterday, predicted that as a result of the war, America would receive an i'm mediate blessing. and in preparing by equipping merchant marine for another emergency, other blessings to endure to the end of time
 Tt seems to be the consensus of opin- ion.' said MT. kilby. that the war will last only few months. America might well endure slight cramp for that pc riod in virtue of what will follow It and to feed the world. There will fol low wave of wonderful prosperity
 At the present time we are handi- capped because we have no merchant ma. rine. Our great crops will be required b, South Americans for European countries have placed a ban against exports. w, recognize a need which in dreamy times of peace we indolentiy neglected I pre-. dict that following the war we will e' Ni'oAt VNiS'iNcSs anu pN tHt tpulpfnenl of splendid merchant marine, proceed to reap a harvest be the times in fu- ture of war or peace.'
 MT. Kilby refrained from a discussion of state politics Other prominent visitors in Birmingham yesterday did likewise In addition to MT. kilby, who is al present Calhoun's representative in the state senate, the following senators were In Birmingham attending the meeting of bankers: Frank s. Moody of Tusca- loosa, N. O. Renfroe of Opelika anc Robert E. Spragins of Huntsville Other well known men in attendance were M B. Wellborn of Anniston, who served as president of the convict board, follow. ing the retirement of James G. Oakley and George H. Malone of Dothan, can. didate for the position of director foi Alabama on the federal reserve bank board which will have headquarters ir Atlanta. MT. Malone was recently the ob. ject of a sensa tional attack of his oppo. nent for that position, McIAne Triton oi Pell City.