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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-11
HEAT WAKES MAN UP
Michael Murray Has Narrow Escaps
From Fire Cigarette Starts

Norristown, Pa, Feb. 11.-When
Michael Murray awoke from a sound
sleep in the dining room of his home,
on East Main street, early yesterday
morning, as he says, when he felt his
watch getting hot in his vest pocket, he
found himself in flames and the dining
room in blaze.
The fire department responded and
Murray escaped with slight burns al.
Though his clothing was nearly burned
off his body. Another brother lost all
his clothes.
The fire was caused by cigarette
butt carelessly thrown away by Muir
ray.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-11
NEGRO Gets hi Wears For Murder

= Philadelphia, Feb. 11.-Convicted Of
murder in the second degree, Perry
Young, colored, was sentenced to the
Eastern penitentiary by Judge Little
for not less han IL years nor more
than 20 years. The defendant fatally
shot John Boyce, also colored, in an al
tercation' over colored woman at
Darien street, near Girard avenue.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-11
TWO POINTS OF VIEW
Who Had the Happier Lot, the Lady or
the Laborer?

A Fashionable Woman, coming from
the Opera in a rosy nest of a Limou-
sine, passed a group of Laborers at
midnight. Machines, like terrible Ami
mails, were burrowing into the Earth.
Steam was Kissing as if from the
mouths of million Serpents. Rocks
flew in every direction. Torchlights
famed. There was the thunder of La
Dor. The Night Shift was in full
swing
And the Woman, glanci4g from the
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-11
TO FINE WOMEN WHO POWDER
Kansas Bill Bars Also Earrings, False
Hair and Perfume

Topeka, Feb. IA bill introduced
in the Kansas Legislature yesterday
provides that women under As years of
age who wear earrings or treat their
faces with cosmetics ''for purpose of
creating false impression" will be
guilty of misdemeanor and upon con-
viction be subject to fines.
Face powder, perfumes, false hair
and hair bleaching materials are among
the articles women are forbidden to
use.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-11
Child Birth No Barrier to Teaching
BU Aseocinfed P,ssS

New York, Feb. 1.-THE Board of
Education revoked last night the sus-
pension of Mrs. Lora H. Wagner, the
teacher in the Tottenville High school,
whose application for leave Of alb
sence, prior to the birth of her child,
was refused.
Similar action was taken in sixteen
other teacher-mother cases.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-11

Mighty Handy
Some negroes are Unsuitable Gin
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-25
THE SEAGOERS.

Sailins IN, day by the American lin~r Phila.
dclphia for Liverpool
Douglas Alexander. DR. and Mrs George
Mr.. and Mrs F c. $ Murray
Armstrong Mrs Florence I Rich,
George + Crowley ardson
W r Horton Mrs. Spenc~r Thorn
Herbert Mather. Mrs whitney Warren
Ogden Mills.
Ky the French liner La Touraine for Dor
dsaux:
viscount De Breteuil. DR. Malvern n Clap.
John " Converse. Mr. and Mrs +. X
Mrs Chas. W Cowan. Potter
Miss Harriet X. Ham + j. Park.
mond.
BY the Norwesian.A America liner Krlstisnia
ford for BERGEN:
Prof. samuel y. HH' Mr. and Mrs A f
Rober, NJ Harm. Mrs Kate R schme
Theodore II Msrburg. deman
Mrs. :, c, MoAuley
on the Cunarder orduna for Liverpool:
David Douglas Can't William Gibson
Rogfr y Goode Mrs Florence F. Ack
Frank Powell erman.
c j wilkinson
By the Panama Pacific liner Finland for
Los Angeles and San Francisco;
Miss Maisaret Arnold Cart. 4 Lundin.
Mr.. T. p Coushlan. DR. George b. o'Con.
TTaIpra Davidson Mrs Ella NJ. Thureer
Ry the United Fruit steamship Teandores
Tor ports Of the Caribbean:
Erf and TH'NM,iy Es. Ena- bbrr' 'g and aor Hrs Carlo,
Delvalle f kohly.
II A Barher Frederico q Fabre.
Iy the Porto Rico liner Carolina for sar
Juan.
Frank p%Ea{ + Jordan, '''''0"'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-25
CARDINAL GIVES ART
WORK TO DUNWOODIE
Statue by kitSOn Presented i'm
Memory Of Archbishop
COrrigan.

Cardinal Farley has bought the bronze
tatue OF Christ. the Light OF the
World" one OF the last works OF Samuel
j Kitsnu. who was a onvert TO the
Roman Catholic faith.
The Cardinal has presented the statue.
which is - feet tall, TO 81. Joseph's
Seminary, Dunwoodie, y. Y, the
theological training school for priests OF
the New York diocese, In memory OF the
late Archbishop Corrigan, who founded
the seminary and was Cardinal Farley's
predecessor as head OF the local diucese.
The statue has been set up in the
centre OF the campus in front OF the
seminary building II will be unveiled
next Wednesday At 3 80 +. VI. in the
presence of the Cardinal. several Bishops
and mann monsignori and priests. car
dinal Farley VIII preside. "Wednesday
WAS chosen for the unvcilinG because or
that day occurs the feast OF 81. Michael.
the patron saint OF the late Archbishop
Mr.. kitson, the sculptor, died in No
Vember. 1905, leaving some OF his work
in AZ unfinished state. His wife has had
these finished Much OF his work is seen
i'm various public places In the city. the
statue OF Brownson, the convert philoso-
pher. in Riverside Park being the best
known here. Mr.. KitSon was a member
OF the Church ~ the Blessed Sacrament.
Scventy-iirst street and broadway.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-25
NOTES OF THE SOCIAL WORLD.

The wedding OF Miss Eleanor
buchanan Shotter. daughter Of Spencer
L. Shutter. Ia Charles \. Doolittle, Jr.,
will take place to-day in Trinity Church,
LcnuN.
Miss Virginia Van S%antvoord, daugh-
ter uf Mr.. and Mrs. Seymour Van SAINT
voorl. will be married to Raymond r.
Bowen Of his city. this afternoon al
shadow Brook Farm. the summer home
of her parents, in Remington, VT
In the Church OF the Holy Communion,
South Orange. y. j.. to-day. Miss Nan
Rodmau, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ran
dolph Rodman. will be married to Lin
den stuart Of this city,
The wedding Of Miss Jessie r., Asher,
daughter nf Mr.. and Mrs. William ].
Asher, to Reuben H. Bowden will take
place to-day At the home Of her parents
in Worcester. Mass.
Miss Mathilde NJ. Lindenmeyr. daugh-
ter of the late Henry Lindenmeyr. will
he married Ia Dr. Rudolph H.. Moffett OF
BROOKLYN this evening, in the Church of
the Holy Trinity, Central Park West and
SiNty-hfth street.
The wedding of Miss Alice Belin,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry g. Relin
Of Scranton. IA. to Pierre s. du Pont OF
Wilmington, Del, will take place in this
city on October &, at 4O0 Park avenue.
Mrs, william II Porter will give n
bali at Sherry's on January 3 for her
daughter, MIS- Helen Porter.
Mr.. and Mrs. J, Allen Townsend and
the Misses Adelcine and Marion Towns
end. will leave for the Virginia Hot
Springs next week. Mrs. Townsend will
give IA dance NJ the new Colony Club the
last week in December. when she win
introduce to society her daughter, Miss
Marion Townsend,
Miss Charlotte \. Barnes, who has
been for the summer in Lenox, will be
this winter at liI East SiXty-irst street.
MIR, and Mrs. Frederick Allen, who
have been spending the summer at Mar
tin House, their country place In North
Swansea, Mass, will return to Riverdale
on Hudson the end OF this month
The wedding of Miss Alice Il, Hovey.
daughter OF Franklin II, Hovey of sum
nit. y. J., to Edward Palmer Seymour
of this city, will take place to-day In
Calvary church. summit,
Mrs. Nina l.. Duryea. who returned re-
Gently from France where she had taken
an active part In wal relief work, is at
La Forge Cottage, in Newport,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-25
SUFFRAGE


$50 to 1880 T. M-Brooklyu Dor
ough parade starts at WILLIAMSBURG
bridge Plaza. on south FIN street. bee
tween Havemcytr stree; IA Marcy
avenue.
1870 +. M-Sreet meeting. chris
TOPPER street. between Fourth stree,
ana B.eecker street
Il. M.-Strec' meeting AT Tenth
street, between Wavcrley place ari
Greenwich avenue.
4 street meeting a Ninth
street and sixth avenue
y T. M.-Stree' meeting A. Twenty
third street and Eighth avenue.
f. Stree. meeting at Eighth
aV0nuc and ll6th street
Ni5 y tS're"t meeting al Ninety
sixth street and Broadway.
$50 T. M-S'rest meeting a. l.5th
street and = Nicholas avenue.
= M-S'-c-' meeting at lSoth
street and southern boulevard
WOMEN POLITICAL UNION
l. Noon-Strcct meeting, seventh
avenue and Fifteenth street;
q. M-TorchiiEh' campaign, with
drums and NE corps, IN seventeenth
senatorial district.
T. M-Ntgrot meeting, Third ave
nue. ana seventy seventh street.
$50 T.. M-S're"t meeting. Broad.
way ant T%htrty-thiri street.
SIS =, M-Mcr'lns at Fourteenth
street AMI Irving place.
M-Street meeting, First avenue
and Seventy-ninth STREE.
$40 T.. N-Strcet meeting, l2Oth
street and Third avenue.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-25
ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS.
visitors From other cities Regis
tered In New York.

McAlpin-H J Pet,ican, London Eng
land, Watt Martin, Winston Salem, y. g;
V. +. Lemon, Honolulu; Mrs Il. W and
Miss VI. shaw, Monterey, Mexico,
Waldorf-AstOria-Mrs /" A. BrennemRn
and Miss ~Brenrcman, rittsburg; Mr.. and
Mrs. J, j white, Atlantic city, y, J,i Mrs
Il. e West, Boston.
Vanderhilt-E T.. Wilson, Boston; r A.
Bullock, Plttsburg; Leslie III. Beard, Balti-
more
Wolcott-Commander charles l. Hussey,
L. $, y, and Mrs, Hussey, Newport, X l.
Plaza pr. and Mrs Henry +. Sears. Bos-
ton; Mr. and Mrs. William f. Sheehan.
Roslyn, /. /, Mr.. and Mrs George Ere
l~inghuysen, Morristown, y. j..
81. Regis-Mrs James \ Burden. Mag
nolia. Mass. Mrs. John A, Knowles, Boston.
Martinique George X. Hansah and son,
Fltchhurg, Mass Kalfnrd Kreth, Mont
gomery, Ala; Mr. and Mrs, Frank II,
Scott, Waynesburg, Pa, Mr.. and Mrs, 10.
seph G bale, BunHlo
Alhert-Horner Alsworth. Pitt.burg
J Rude Denver.
savov-Mr. and Mrs George = Walton,
Houston, Tex Mr. and Mrs walter House,
81. Paul; MIR, and Mrs, Charles Hanson.
Chicago.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-25
MRS. ]. E. ALEXANDRA
LENOX DANCE HOSTESS
Young Italian sculptor Poses
Mrs. A.. G.. Vanderbilt
for Bust.

LESox. sept. ?4.-Mrs John + Alex
andres dance at Spring I.awn tonight.
given in honor Of her daughters, the
Misses VI. Civilise and Anna X. Alex
andre. was attended by $50 guests.
Supper was served on the large porchss,
which were lighted with Oriental Ian
terms. Mrs. Alexandra entertained as
her house guests for the dance Miss
Edith Morgan. Miss Naomi Townsend,
Christian A. Herter, Dwight Partridge
and +. Burial Hoffman.
Several Inner parties were given
before IN" dance. Mr.. n Mrs.
John G. Greenleaf had fourteen guests
at the Lsnox club. Mr. and Mrs.
charles Aston Bristed entertained at
Lakeside and Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
F~ro.hingham gave a dinner at Overlee
for Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Dixon.
Mrs. Drexel Dahlgren was hostess at
Belair in honor Of her niece. Miss sarah
H.. H.. Penrose Of Philadelphia, and
Robert Monroe and Emerson Bigclow.
MIR and Mrs. George T.. Turnurc also
entertained before the dance.
Under the harvest moon "A ridlng
party from Heatou Hill, ~StockbridGe.
went TO Fernside in Tyngham tonight
for a dance. In the party were Mr.. and
Mrs. II. ". Abbott. Mr.. and Mrs. n. II.
Thomas. the Misses Estelle and Anita
Sanders. Daisy Townsend, Mary Adams,
Margaret Barnes, Morton McCutchcon,
Charles II. Nichols and sydney Piers.
Col. and Mrs. j. +. u, Lands OF
Washington and Ten Eyck Burr OF
Cazcnovia, y. Y. who have been visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic Crowninshield
at Stockbridge, motored to New York
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-25
STOLEN ORDERS Is
FULL OF THRILLS
New Scrramcr From the Drury
Lane l. Produced at Man.
haitian Opera House.
IT'S FULL or WAR TALK
stolen Orders at the Ma
Opera House

Int exotic organization known as the
r-ury lane company Il America. Inc.
,hf.A has In he past helped the native
theatre along by importing such sue
c.s,ss u.s. The whip" was at its old
,-.tgs ~ the Manhattan opera House
,.. rrr' stolen orders" which used
70 Do, ~.,..ci sealed orders on its ma
I've r,t.H. was IN view. This is an
o-Ner u the long. slowly moving some
via, ,'o.ley but nevertheless effective
rs,ndrlr3S which dol ght London. II
came from prury Lane. AMI its local
srors5rs. N.o form the group named
above. az, " \ Brady. Morris Gcst
AM Eay ryn>'ock.
Cecil Rae eh and Henry Hamilton.
WHO are goH ;hs most active OF the
draml,s ,Ha, supply these plays to the
London ma't,. whenever they are
rssl.d. wrote stolen ord So there
are .,-''s. and the laughs in slices
lie -u.t 30 'he English pGid.ngs. Pos
shIy the Chr rs are more effective here
than the numor. since British fun is
never quite - Br ;'sh as il IL in melo-
drama AM w1s al farce. There are
sls h.n lights IS the flower show In
Chpals,t. IN, hat,iesh'p Of the Admiral
decorated FOR the fete. the struggle In
me a,roY,due and then the inevitable
'se .rg London scenes such as a sale
8, Chr.s,o's. the Chelsea Embankment
and the other views OF the city.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-25
HUSBAND GETS 81 OF $50, 900,
VIII of Mrs. Frances Serrin schcr-
mrrborn Filed for Probate.

Mrs. Frances Serr!ll Scherrne. .nrn.
who died August 4 last at Christian!a.
Norway. left an es;ate of more than
$4,000. but gave only 81 to her hus-
bard, Cnl. Alfred Frederic SChermer-
horn. Her will gave $4,000 to Estellc
Flash. a cousin. and left ouc-third Of
'he residue to her sister. Katherine
WiCkersham Levick. The remainder
went to seven nephews and nicces.
The petition for the probate OF the will
showed hat Mrs. SChermerhurn lived
at 25l West l01th street. while her JUS
bands home was at g. Yves: Fifty-sec-
ond stree:. Waeeler II. Peckham. coun-
sci for the estate. said yesterday that
Mrs. Scherme-horn believed that her
husband had enough wealth and made
only a small beques; to him to remem-
Der him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-25
FREDERIC THOMPSON IS ILL.
show man who Built Luna Park
Patient In Hospital.

Frederic Thompson, who established
Luna Park and built the New York Hip
podrome. is seriously i'll in Polytechnic
Hospital with acute Bright's disease
and brain fever. following "A nervous
breakdown, II was said last might at
the hospital that although his condi-
ton Is critical there is a chance for his
recovery.
Mr.. Thompson returned about two
months ago from San Francisco, where
he had "A concession called Toyland at
the fair. The attraction was "A fall
ure \ short time ago some business
men Of Brooklyn arranged "A benefit for
Mr.. Thompson at luna Park which
nat,cd about $4,000, 1t was planned
10 purchase a home for him at Coney
Island. Mr., Thompson has been living
with his wife and mother in Twenty
second avenue, Bath Beach. He be-
came IN last Sunday.
Mr.. Thompson. who was IN partner
ship with Elmer Dundy, was considered
AZ one time the foremost Snowman Of
The country, He built and operated
Luna Park and the Hlppodrome, and
carried on for fve years an extern
sive theatrical producing business. lie
Is az years old.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-25
ART EXHIBITIONS.

sen c, ~ wutT<ry STt-DIO
r,, hT,aan, ,,i,. ron.
ies, ~, ,-un,ds -, ,ouug ts,s
is,b q, 80 T,r pIsoa 'IoI Nil.
StrIpS" IN" nantinv.
nitAn. >H,o,s,vn 'vNmssun
- ps, ne
so,SS G, ~ -,. pa,l S,rrpSAI.
ARTS gIt'P woyk Of %naintar mem.
hars Co. az, "a s'ndav ay,sr.
noons ~, Lhan,' u" 'U" ~
oo,h ~, rrS Ei1,s Az. ,oso, KpArIs.
Sur,n,n- ,.yi.w ofnainfinrs
as,h O., 80 Ei,,h 10 GaasI ECI..
snnN snn ri.'n ,nfhrTw,ion' 81,
can naI,t,nss
.o,h G, A,. ,s-A An.
pntn.nrs no bhsy.
N.Icha,s v, pt.,.,as, DoInh
.ni
l9J ., al r,,,h ,,. pt.prIc IL
pp.pS" i,r.ra,i,v ,he
anmei Az.
hn1hhnn'u"s :, ens'a''"s 49,. i,bo-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-25
DAHLIAS ON EXHIBITION.
Prizes Awarded az First show OF
American society.

Dahlias running all the way from
II inches across to tiny "Pom-poms"
as large as buttons. were on exhibition
yesterday afternoon at the American
Museum Of Natural History. where the
American Dahlia Society began its first
annual exhibition. The largest single
exhibit was shown by Richard Vincent.
president Of the organization. who pre-
scented a mass of over $500 dahlia bios
SONS of varying voiors.
Winners of prizes were " A. Manda
W. A. Finger. Jr. Hicksville. l.. /. for
the largest single cactus bloom &.
Louis Alling. West Haven. Conn. for
the smallest pom-pom william Shilla-
her. Essex Falls. y. Y. for the great
est variety of pom-poms Elizabeth
Morehouse of Fairfield Conn. and
Eleanor Fullarton Of Medford, y Y.
The Judges were J. g. Clark Of phila-
delphia. Prof. +. H. Hall. James Kirby
Huntington. l.. |. Leonard Barron, F.
r. Austin. George W Kerr. II Oar
lington. George W. Fraser and j. Har-
rison Dick.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-25
YALE MAY GET BEQUEST.
shaw VIII Left $1,000 Of Trust
Fund TO U~nivcr.ity.

Charles II shaw. who died August
Is last at New Haven, LEFT an estate
consisting Of $500 n the possibility
that his heirs will some day inherit the
principal ~ a trust fugd OF $i3.0 q
II this FUND does come into the posses
sion Of his estate Yale University Will
receive $1,000 outright and will also
get trust funds a-ggreGating $4,000
more on the death OF susie :. Eaton and
W. church. who have a life in
tersst. The will directs that the be-
quests he used by Yale lin promoting
the efficiency ~ instruction in modern
languages. history and natural sciences
In the academic department"
The remainder OF the contingent es-
tate goes to relatives.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-25
RUSSIAN STATESMAN DIES.
Ex-Minister Durnovo Was at One
Time n Power IN Politics.

PErRoGRAp. Sept. 2I.-Tho death of
Peter Nickolaievich purnovo. at one
time Russian Minister of the Inferior.
was announced here to-day. He was
formerly a member Of the Council of
the Empire and leader OF the Party of
the Right in the Council.
As "A young man, after having served
in the Interior Department. NJ. Durnovo
drifted into the all po'erful Police de-
partment and under Alexander II.
worked himself up to the head Of that
department. He was dismissed as a
result Of a scandal.
Under Nicholas II. he rose to the
post Of Governor OF the Nolga prov
inces. later went back to p%ctrograd, and
when the Russo-Japinesc war broke out
became the head Of the department Of
Posts and Telegrapha. Premier Witte
made him Minister Of the Interior. lie
retired in 1906.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-25
DIED.

CHAPIN-A Mon'rlai', y j ON sep
temhcr - Mrs Elizabeth \. widow Of
Henry ludsou chaplin
Notico OF funeral hereafter
GREGORY.-At Albany, y Y, Thursday.
september %, lal5, clifford n. Greg
DRY. eldest son OF tho late Daniel II.
and Julia Dun Gregory, aged G2 years.
Funeral services viii he held at hts lats
residence. 1872 Washington avenue, Al
bany, y. Y, on sunday, al ESQ + NJ
II Is requested that no flowers he sent,
wHlrRIDGE-On September 20, at Hotel
Algonquin. New York, Martha g. whit
ridge, widow OF Alonlo e. Nhitrldge,
Funeral services Saturday, september rs.
in the chapel at Woodlawn cemetery
on the arrival ~ the 10 80 \ NJ train
from Grand Central S't''nn, New York.
Charleston. : g. papers Please c"pv.
WYETH.-Florcu.c ghiirr''', laughter
OF Or. J Marion SIM. Wlfr - ~ John
A Wyoth. September 90 1919
Please do not send Ho"'rs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-25
MOVIE MEN IN UPLIFT MOVE.
Motion Picture Board of Trade
Has Ambitious Plans.

ALnANY, Sept. 2i-Thc Motion Pic
ture Board OF Trade OF New York city
was Incorporated to-day. The objects
Of the corporation are to foster trade
and commerce among its members, to
reform trade abuses, to secure freetom
from unjust and unlawful exactlons.
TO dlffuse accurate and reliable infor-
nation as TO standing and character Of
those engaged in n and all branches
Of the motion picture Industry, to pro-
mote a more friendly intercourse he
tween its members and 10 advance gem
orally the interest OF the industry.
The directors are Carl Llemmle. Y.
stuart Blackton. j. T.. Brulatour, +.
A. Powers. ". W Irwin, : Rothapfel,
W. A. johnson. New York Schuyler
Colfax. Rochester las Sterns, Column
bus. Ohio. and T. j W Binder. Hacken-
sack, y. j.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-25
JUDGMENT
AGAINST DUCHESS
Former Countess dc Gasquct-
James Sued by Children for
an Accounting.
LARGE ESTATE INVOLVED

4 judgment for si4.ia2 against Eliza
beth Pratt. formerly the Countess dc
Gasquet-James and now the Duchess Of
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. was filed in the
County Clerks office yesterday in n
suit started by her children for an ac-
counting Of the estate Of their father,
Count Amadee de Gasque-Jamcs. The
children also sued to have their mother
removed as exeCutrix.
The suit was started in Ulster county,
because the Count de Gasquet-James
left real estate and securities worth
more han $500, 900 in hat county when
he died In 1904 and the litigation was
conducted so quietly that rothing was
known OF It here until the judgment
was recorded yesterday. The plaintiff
was Countess Nictoire Louise de Librau.
daughter of the Duchess.
The papers filed here do not disclose
the grounds upon which the accounting
was demanded, but VI Is known that
when the Count dc Gasquet-James died
he left his fortune In France TO his
widow and directed that his American
estate be given to his children, the prop
erty to he put in the are OF a trust
company.
The Countess de Gasque;-James he.
came the wife OF the Duke OF MeCklen-
hurg-Schwerir, cousin OF the row
Prince OF Prussia. in 1911 at Dover.
England. After the marriage the chill
dren Of the Count demanded an account
ing and filed suit through Coudert Bros.
when their mother failed TO give il.
The Duke of Neutrality-suspicious.
started proceedings in 1911. at the in
stance Of the Kaiser. TO annul his mar
riage TO the Countess, after the German
courts had refused TO recognize It's
validity, and The Countess opposed H..
She later sued in London to establish
the validity OF the marriage. hut los;
the case. She is about twice the age
OF the Duke, who is now 80.
The Count de Gasquet-James was a
Papal nobleman. Before her marriage
the present Duchess was Elizabeth Tib-
belts Pratt. whose father organized a
regiment IN New York in 1861 II was
killed al the battle Il Bull Run.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-25
J. W. ALEXANDER'S FUNERAL.
by Many Representative.
of Princeton niNcrsity,

PRINCETON, y. j.. sept. - James W.
Alexander, former president ~ the
Equitable Life Assurance Society and a
trustee of Princeton University. who
died on Tuesday last, was buried his
afternoon in Princeton Cemetery.
The funeral services We're held n
Trinity Episcopal Church and We're con-
Quoted by the Rev Ralph T.. rumeroy.
the pastor, assisted by tho Rev. Dr.
Baker.
The honorary pallhc1rcrS We're pr
John Gri"r Hihhcn, president Of Princeton
University Moses T Tyno. \ r Rus
sell, q. A.. Armour and Robert Bridges.
In the procession through the lmpus
were trustees of the university, members
o: the faculty and many students
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-25

Capt. Fields E. Pendletou. - o. -ar
street. B-ooklyn, did ou
Thursday at his Sumnc home So Isle
boro. Me. where ms ancestors we're
among the earliest settlers II" was
one Of the founders OF the nGm Of
pendle'on Rros in Manhattan, owners
OF a fleet Of wooden sailing ships SAID
TO be tn. largest In the world. He was
"A member Of the Masonic fraternity
and the knights Templars in Belfast.
Me. He leaves his wife. two sons and
five daughters.