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The Washington times., 1915-02-24
LAST WISH GRANTED
MONUMENT SU|C&
Body Of Pretty Woman Who
Plunged Down Tall Shaft Will
Be Cremated.

Preparations are being made TO
In an Alexandria undertaking estab-
lishment to carry out the last wish or
Mrs. Mae Varney Cockrell. who fiunE
herself down the shaft OF the waA.
ington Monument late yesterday. thai.
her body be 'cremated.
Her husband. William #. Cockrl
return OF his wife to the home where
they were stopping on street south
east, received his first intimation of
the tragedy in the columns Of the $50
edition Of The Times. is still sufrera
from the shock.
The suicide is the first ever commit
ted in the Washington Monument
shaft. although on many occasions the
guards have escorted visitors from the
building who gave Indications of d.
spondency.
Due To III Health.
That Mrs Goodrell carefully planned
the taking Of her life. is evidenced in
the note which was found on the Monu-
meht steps after she had taken tho
fatal plunge through 400 feet Of space.
| and which attrit tuted her act to III
| health, as well as by the story Of an
eyewitness told this morning
Miss Edna Rockefeller, a nurse of the
Walter Reed Hospital, has detailed *
the authorities how, in a hand to -ha n
q
single moment when Mrs Cockreli me de
| for the railing to throw herself over.
| she attempted to thwart the woman's
! suicidal purpose. but only to be foi1ed
ans sleeves. to which the nurse WAS
holding
Miss Rockefeller was standing on the
| 40 foot landing shortly after $50
With Miss Rockefeller was Miss Eliza
beth Seger. also Of the Walter. Reed
Hospital staff. AS Mrs. Cockrell ap.
preached the landing Miss Rockefel ~
says she looked up at the iron grating
which separates the shaft from the stairs
and said:
Il am going TO climb up there and
jump into that shaft and kill myself"
With this threat the woman sArtAd
to make the climb, distance of>About
ten feet to the top Of the grating.
Miss Rockefeller grasped the desper-
ate woman by the sleeve and fought to
keep her from the grating.
Miss Seger. in the meantime. ran UP
the stairs and began calling for help.
When it seemed that Miss Rockefeller
would be successful in restraining Mrs.
| Cockrell, the sleeve of the latter's
| waist gave way.
| A second later, Miss Rockefeller says.
! the desperate woman was at the top Of
the grating and had jumped.
Plans are being made at Wheatley's
| undertaking establishment in AlexDn-
| dria today for the funeral. u
| Leaves Farewell Note.
A note which showed that Mrs. Cock
| rell had premeditated ending her life
was found in small pocketbook in
her clothing. The note was on a pre-
scription blank Of DR.. n. Z. Webb, 1914
East Capitol street.
In the middle of the blank was writ 4
ten:
"Dr. Thomas A. Williams. NJ. D., 1855
| X street northwest"
Above the address of Dr. Williams
| was written in Mrs. Cockrell's hatl-
| writing: II know that l can never get
| WELL dear. SO this is the best"
| Below the address Of DR.. williams
! was written:
NV. F. Cockrell care Mrs. J. Gary
Del Ray. Va: Forgive me. sweetheart
but this is my only way out. AlwaXI
| remember ] love you and you are tn7
dearest husband in the world. Please
burn my body. NAE"
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Wholesale Produce Market

EGGS-Nearby flesh. &c per doz. south
ern. 2Ic per doz.
CIEEsE-New York. new. ls!sc per h.
fat l6lac per lb.
asc per Ih precess priSt aste;a tc per PEI ID 'u'
LIVE POuLTRl-Hens. 13Gl4c Der ID.
rousters, l0c per lb.; spring chickens, 17q1Sc
per ID: live turkeys, l7Glsc per lb
LIVE STOrk-Veal calves. best. 913lac per
H.; heavy. SnS|!c, per ID: fat sheep. HaQ
VEGETA iii .Es-( Quot atoms furnished by
Taylor Wade)-Potatues, 81 per barrel
onions 3oc per bu.: 81 80 per sack; "a Dba 2e,
81 0D per hundred lbs; lettuce. $2.50a 1. 90 per
basket beets. 81 90 per 100 punches.
DRESSED PORk--Small. 90 per w.
medium, H249c per lb.; heavy. SUSi2c per ID.
Receipts Of eggs light and market brisk.
Receipts OF calves heavier and market
KREY. PRICE 4 CO.
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BELIEVES HUTCH|NS
WAS OF SOUND MIND
Late MiIIionaire's Clerk Testifies
He Saw oNthing to- Indicate
Mental Incompetency.

Joseph Bittoni. clerk in the office
of the late Stilson Htchins at the time
the millionaire executed the will dated
october 26. 1910. which is being contest
ed before Justice Anderson in Criminal
Court No. ;. testified today that in his
opinion Mr. Hutchins was of sound
mind when he signed the document.
He said that he took dictaton from
Mr.. llutChns on october 10. and again
on November IS. and noticed nothing In
his manner to indicate any mental in
competency.
Attorney Charles n. Merillat conduct
ed the direct examination of the wit
ness and Attorney Frank j. Hogan the
cross examination.
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Realty ransfers

Congress Heights-Arthur f.. Rande ct ux
to the congress Heights NJ. E. Church, lot
10 block >. 81
Whitney Close Simon Oppenheimer ct uN. to
Harvey NJ. and Myrtle r. Middlekauff, lot
lij, square $3.50. $40 (stamps 30 Cents,
Lamgdon Park-Ira j. Baker ct uN. to r.
Edward Pau and Judge NJ. Pfau, lot l3,
square 4265, so (stampS s3IO.
@0lt North Capitol street northwcst--Elta B
Jasper ct Nir 7 Edward. to Alvin II. and
Nina Day, lot 81, block 4. SO tstamps 81
l26 T. street northeast-Gcorge II, Harries ct
al, trustees. t" United States Of America,
LOT III, square 12l. 81, $40
The Washington times., 1915-02-24
Hungary Calls Out Last
Classes of Militiamen

VIENNA, Feb. 24,-The last classes of
hungarian militiamen have been sum-
moned to join the colors by March 15
when the entire Austro- Hungarian war
resources will have been mobilized.
The former levy en- massee applied to
the regular army and the Austrian ter
iitorial militia, but the Hungari an
milltlamen were exempted.
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ccnses to s:chriner's place on Fourteenth
street, within $40 feet of tho New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church: to q place
within the prohibited territory OF the
Eastern High school; to Costcllo's Op-
posite a Jewish Synagogue. and in the
vicinity of Central Union Mission.
The board permits n wholesale liquor
house at 1909 Fourth street northwest: !:
violation was made in the case Of
Miller Brothers. who moved the en-
trance to their saloon from l.. street to
Fourteenth street, near Pennsylvania
avenue, and in numerous places near
ipha hited allcNS'
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Assessment Completed.

The Chairman-That you should have
preferred charges?
Mr.. Ncwman-Yes. sir: and had a
trial The reason. Of course, that we
him on the outside and our own man
in his place making the assessment
which " owere just beginning-the last
assessment. which has just been COM
pleted. We had. just prior to that
accented the resignation of one Of the
assistants who was protected by this
law. and We removed this other man.
which gave us majority of the hoard ::
ment which has just been completed
which is. think. the best assessment
that was ever made In the District of
Columbia.
1T is moro equal. and the values.
particularly of the more valuable class
OF property, are more nearly proper than
they ever were before. and incidentally
It produced an increase of about $40
GC4,oo in the assessed valuation of the
District. We were SO interested in get
ting the work done properly that We
simply took the chance in removing
kalbfus.
the case so to court but in the mean
time VIC had our own hoard doing the
work. which we believed they would do
properly, and We felt We would rather
have him on the outside trying to get
to get him out, and so we removed him.
Eventually he secured mandamus to
reinstat ehim, and we reinstated him {:
but simultaneously with our action
signing the order reinstatinS him he filed
his resignation. effective Immediately.
Judgement for Salary.
Then he went to court and got judg-
ment for his salary. for which this is
the item. In the meantime We had ap-
pointed, the day We removed him, under
ho u1o q hnr
served during this entire period for
which this estimate is submitted, and
who received the compensation.
DISTINCT of Columbia dehency items
In the bill reported today are AS fol-
Refund of erroneous coections, Gov
crnment Hospita for the Insane. s264 To-
The District National Guard au-
thrized to pay j. Edward Chapman
$50 .55 for fuel
Many Other Items.
Junicial expenses, N16.41; advertising,
S65s2S; maintenance of Fairgrounds,
$500; payment two Fairgrounds direc-
tors and one Watchman for foor months,
$40 Uhis amohnt to iome from the Dis
triit revenhes): judgments, excepting
the Kalbfus judgment. $2.l6l.15: support
of ionvicts. 1915. $4,000: support of con
victs. 1914. SIC. .7Sl.S9; jury fees. Supreme
Court, 5000; fees of witnesses, 5000;
miscellaneous expenses. Supreme Court,
$lS7563; pay Of bailiffs, 500.
National Training School for Boys,
$4,000; care and treatment of patients,
Columbia Hospital for Women, s3a9 80
Board of Children's Guardians, sl7, coo;
maintenance of fee BILE minded children,
| s.. 600; Industrial Home School for COL
| ored Children, $3.50: Industrial Home
| School, $1,000
Pay of naval militiamcn on the an
nual cruise of 1911, S3.207.39,
| Longevity pay, public schools. Sl0.5O0;
| deficiency in sewer operations. S5 cents
| allowance To school principals. So. $50;
| kindergarten supplies. $3.50; fuel, etc.
schools, 81 l,0eo06, instruction Of INDECENT
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Submarine of GERMANY
Signals for Aid; Sinks

COPENHAGEN. Feb. ga German
submarine signaled the Swedish pilot
boat Iris for assistance off Mundal
last night. The Iris was unable TO
approach her because of mines anJ
the submarine suddenly sank. 1t is
believed to have hit a mine.
The Washington times., 1915-02-24

New York Stocks.

Quotations furnished by W. p. Hibbs &
Hibbs Building.
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Commissioners Statement.

"Mr. Kalbfus was an assistant asses
sor of the District of Columbia whom
the Commissioners removed from office
for incompetency. neglect of duty, and
malfeasance in office. The law govern
ing the appointment of the assistant
assessors provides that they shall not
be removed except for one of those
three causes. Mr.. kalbfus in his testi-
mony before the House District Of CO.
lumbia Committee a year ago last sum
tmer himself admitted that he had
speculated IN real estate, and gave testi-
monv indicating that he had used his
official position as assistant assessor to
his personal advantage. had underas-
sesed hi own property. had financial
transactions with people owners Of
large properties. people with whom he
had official relations
Basing their opinion that he was
guilty OF neglect of duty. malfeasar"1
in office, and inefficiency. upon his
own testimony given before the House
District of Columbia Committee. the
Commissioners removed him from office
and appointed a man in his place He
eventually brought suit against us, a
ma n damus to reinstate him, and al
the expiration Of about a year no wor
his suit. We took it up to the Court
OF Appeals and the Court of Appeals
finally held that We did not have the
authority to remove him in the way
we did
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marked INACTIVITY
ON LOCAL EXCHANGE
Prices, However, Remain Firm,
Only Slight Changes Being
Noted in Quotations.

With very few brokers in attendance.
the trading at today's session Of the
Washington Stock Exchange was con-
fined to the sale of four shares of
American Graphophone preferred stock
at 10. The bid for quotation lots Of the
stock was then raised from = to Is.
Notwithstanding the inactivity. prices
held firm. there being only slight
changes in the quotations Capital
Traction per cent bonds were easier
than on yesterday, the bid and asked
figures being lowered respectively from
1863 and 1861 to 1G5ls and lo6s.
The Federal Reserve Board today an
nounced the indefinite postponement Of
the protest hearing asked 'A banks or
Stewart Robertson, and Montgomery
counties. Tennessee. These banks re-
transferred from the jurisdiction Of the
Federal reserve bank Of Atlanta to that
Of the Federal reserve bank of St.
Louis The hearing was to have been
held tomorrow at the Treasury Depart
ment.
The loss of more than $7,000,00o in
gold resources of the twelve Federal
Reserve Banks today was declared by
Dr. Fl. Parker Willis. Secretary to the
Federal Reserve Board. to be due to
gold movements arising from the dis
solution of the s1OO.OO0.O0O gold pool:
The pool was placed in the hands OF
the Federal Reserve Bank of New
York which is acting as fiscal agent.
This bank was directed to distribute
the gold to the subscribers to the
pool. Refund Of these subscriptions
lessened the gold holdings Of the New
York Bank to n large extent. but the
loss in gold does not indicate any
extraordinary condition. as the trans
actions bringing 1t about are outside
the normal business of the Federal
Reserve system.
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DISTRICT ORDERED
0REFUND S75O,0OO
Continued from First Page.)

court contending that his removal was
illegal. Commissioner Newman appeared
before the Appropriations Committee
and the hearings show that his testi-
mony was unfavorable to the inclusion
Of the appropriation OF the Kalbfus
Judgment. In consequence. Mr.. Kalbfus
appears to have a judgment, but no
funds are provided to pay It,
In his statement to the committee On
the kalbfus case. Commissioner New
man was asked:
IF Congress does not appropriate for
the judgment. how can he get it,
He could not get It; he did noe rem
der a day Of service" replied Commits
sioner Newman.
Commissioner Ncwman's statement
Xaa as follows.
The Washington times., 1915-02-24

blind. ss7SO; motor vehicle maintenance,
police force, t2,i00; Washington Asylum
and ALL, Sls,O0. Maintenance OF jail
prisoners al the asylum, 1900.
The Washington times., 1915-02-24
List of Deficiencies.

The amount appropriated in the bill
81, ,152, 1852, is distributed for detiici-
encies in the various branches Of the
(ioyernmenf service as follows:
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Closed Under Protest.

In enumerating what he asserted
we're violations of the law by the
excise Board. Mr.. Wilson said:
Louise Gordon operated a saloon at
iO7 . street northwest in violation OF
Jaw and without a license from March
IL. 1914. to June -, 1914 The place was
Closed upon protest, but since a renewal
Ct the license has been granted and to-
Jay 1t is operated on a non business
street in a residential section in viola
ton of law.
The board permits beer depot to
,Xist within the mile limit of the Sol
diers' Home. the proprietor having
Iust out of the mile limit. The mile
limit runs right through the building.
The law was violated in granting liz
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-30
AERO EXPERTS WILL
CONFER WITH NEW
COMMITTEE
Navy Advisory Board, Headed
by Edison, Will Have Con-
sultation Services of 200
Aeronautic Engineers.

New York, July 3o.-At the request
Of Thomas A.. Edison. chairman. Of
the now advisory committee Of the
navy, e body composed entirely OF
entirely of u%cronautic ongiHcrs and
experts has bccn organized to coop
crate with the commute. The organ
ization viii he known as the Amori-
can Society of Acronautic Engineers.
The officers ana directors of the new
society have been selected subject 10
approval AT the first regular meeting.
are prominent acronautic engineers.
as follows:
President. Henry a. Wise wood;
vice presidents. Oryillc Wright. Clean
II. Curtiss. W startling Burgess. Eli
MGR A. Sporry, Peter Cooper Hewitt
and John HAYS Hammond, Jr.; sec
rotary. Lawrence H. Sperry; treas
urer. Clarke Thomson; directors,
Eion J. Arnold. Emile Berlinger
Thomas s. Baldwin, w. Starting Bur
CESS. Glenn H. curtiss, Edison +. Gal,
1uudct. John Hays Hammond, Jr.
Peter Cooper Hewitt. Howard Hunt
.ington. Grover g Looming. J. a. u
MoCurdy. Charles NJ. Manlcy. Glenr
H. Martin. Raymond -. Price. JOIN
IN. sloane. frank 4. Scigorling. ~.
mcr a. spcrry, Matthew b. Sellers
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NATIONAL DEFENSE
CONFERENCE TO
SEE WARSH|PS

Washington. n. s.. July 29.-Sub-
marines and swift running torpedo
boat destroyers viii be brought to
Washington by the navy department
add n special feature 10 the series
Of events which are to taxi place at
the national capital In connection
with the forthcoming encampment OF
the Grand Army NJ the Republic.
and the national defense conference.
Secretary Daniels Is DESTROYS that the
old veterans shall be afforded an OPP
portunity to see some Of the imple-
ments OF modern warfare in order to
show oy contrast with those which
were In use a half century < the
progress which has been made since
the days when the Grand Army men
and their brothers In the navy bore
arms.
The fact H. appreciated that be-
cause OF It's successful operation in
European waters Mt the present time.
the submarine IL the most talked OF
weapon Of present day warfare. yet
few ~ the veterans Of The Civii war
have ever seen one. The suggestion
was at first made hat the depart
mcnt should bring 10 Washington The
old Holland which was the FIRST un-
derwater craft Of our navy and from
which the successful boats ~ today
have been developed. and place be-
aide 4 one OF The recently constructed
sub marines. The fact that this vessel
has been sold To a private concern
will preclude that possibility. and ac-
cordingly u has zen planned TO
bring here one Of the earlier types
land also one OF the modern subma-
rines To Illustrate the progress made
In construction. The United States
was tho first nation TO develop the
underu aier lighting vessel. II was
then taken up by Great Britain which
employed the old Holland patents
with improvements. and finally by
Germany which has used this class OF
hoats with such deadly effect upon
the ships Of her enemies. The old
Holland and some OF the models
which followed her. one Of which will
he here, gave their first demonstra.
tlons In the Potomac OF Washington
whore II Is proposed during encamp-
ment week 20 give exhibitions Of tor
pedo firing, dummies being used, I,
Illustrate the manner in which this
present day submarine operates.
An effort II also being made q
have one or more h%ydropianei
brought hero for exhibition purposes
II h. also the intention Of the de
partment 10 nrinE here the old Hart
:ord, now al Charleston. $. c., restor
ed TO the appearance she bore In thu
dIVs Of the civil war when she wa.
tho flagship Of Admiral FarraEut.
The navy ana the marine corps vii
also be represented by their enlisted
personnel and probably some of the
vessels OF tho Atlantic fleet. II will
! be possible for the bluejackots and
marines To be brought to Washington.
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Joseph A.. Stcinmetz, william r..
Thomas, lnglls NJ. Uppercu. Orvillo
Wright. Henry A.. Wise Wood, and
Henry Woodhouse.
-Four additional directors will be
army and navy acronautic engineers.
to be selected and appointed by the
army and navy departments. The
Smithsonian institute. the post Office
department. the weather bureau and
the bureau Of standards each are in
'vited TO appoint n director, and tho
Massachusetts, Institute OF Technology
and the University Of M~ichigan-the
only two educational institutions In
this country which oner courses In
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT are invited to APP
point one director.
The post office department was in
ciudod In consideration of the fact
that an Important development Of
the coming year will undoubtedly be
the employment Of acroplanes for
Carrying mail TO places 10 Isolated that
u now takes days 10 deliver mail that
that could be delivered by aeroplano
Fin a few hours. To make the mail
Icarrying service efficient will require
knowledge on the part Of aeronautic
engineers and aeropiane constructors uf
the requirements Of the postofiice de-
partment. and on the part OF The de-
partment Of the construction and cap
liabilities OF air craft.
Almost two hundred engineers.
%acroplane constructors and experts IN
.idlmercnt branches of the science of
aeronautics. representing different
aeronaltical organizations. have been
elected charter members To member
ship In the American Society of Aero
nautic Engineers.
4 score Of ~ucrOnnutic %cHeinecTs.
scientists and expert aviators who are
not included ia this list. are being in
vltcd TO join, 80 as 20 bring into the
membership Of this society all the
Iacronautic talent Of thi scountry, and
20 abort to the navy and Other
branches OF the government, the Cos
Operation Of their combined efforts.
The society has It's temporary head
quarters at 297 Madison avenue. Ne"
York.
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u they have On similar occasions. by
steamer to remain during tho
day OF TIE parade and form an Inn
prcsslve part OF the escort OF the vot-
Grams. The navy department conseut-
plates Colng this in the honor Of the
@. A.. Il. members and their friends
who will oc present in large numbers.
but as In the ease Of the REPRESENTS
ton Of the army. II Il not regarded
as advisable 60 have too large a lem
o~nstration lest II dctract In a numer-
ical way from the principals OF the
celebration. the survivors of the Civil
war. Any number OF biuejackets and
marines can be brought from tho At
lantic fleet and from vessels In re-
serve. II may be possible. also. 10
have the midshlpmen brought TO
Washington from Annapolis II by that
time the members OF the first. second
and third classes shall have returned
from their practice cruise to the west
coast.
IN any event. the navy department.
II planning Z o have an interesting and
impressive naval spectacle which
shall include such vessels as may be
brought TO Washington to represent
thn advances made In the mechanism
or naval warfare. and such ships ~
the Hartford that may have an his
torical significance and. as we'll "a
contribution 81 naval personnel 10 the
parade which Is bound to arouse en-
! thusiasm. .
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GIRL ELOPER WILL
THINK It OVER
FOR A YEAR
Runaway Gets AffectiOnate
Greeting With No Re-
proaches, and Agrees TO
Parents Proposal.

Filial affection and obedience prov
ed too much for the Of LII
lie Heath and Elias Montoya. As
told. Lille. who Is eighteen. cloped
from Thorcuu, y. NJ. the night before
with Elias. and a telegram from
George Heath. Lilies father. landed
the couple in the hands of the police
here when train 30. 10 arrived yes
tcrday.
George Heath and his wife arrived
here early today. They did not meet
Lille and Elias With ~rcproachcs.
Greeting between parents and daugh-
ter was a~noctiunate. and those who
witnessed It at police headquarters
rouli see that It was not from an un-
happy home life hat she ran away.
The affection OF parents ana daugh-
tor triumphed over Dan cupid IN
short order. When Mrs. Heath APP
pcal-! Co Lille to giyc up the idca Of
immediate marriage and wait a year.
the girl agreed az once.
Mir and Mrs. Heath said that Elias
WIS not % bad young man. but they
thought the match was not % good one
tor their daughter. Moreover. they
'clt that she was toe young 90 mako
up her mind Co such IL serious step as
marriage against the wishcs Of hcr
parents, and 80 they want her 60 wait
al least q yea and think things over.
During the year Lille win be sent
20 school In the east. Her parents
believe that when she has seen more
of people and ot life than is possible
at "a southwestern hamlet like Thor
eau she viii De better able to judge
of ncr own mind when It 10 a
question of marriage.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-30
MISTAKES LED To
THE COPPER WIRE
MYSTERY
Louis Idfal, Nephew of Bern
stein, Returns to Town and
Explains How the Tangle
Had It's Origin.


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SAVE MONTY AND MY YOUR
FURNITURE At THE BNNKRUPT
SALE. aiS-2I5 WEST GOLD.