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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-02
Paupers Married Twenty Years
Get a Home and a Honeymoon
Love Triumphs at Last for Tom and Maggie Curran Who
Now Occupy the Gardeners Cottage at the
East View Almshouse.

have met and wed somewhere else.
Also, he saw a good use TO which to put
the little three-room cottage, with the
grape arbor in front, which a gardener
had Just vacated.
One bed from the mems ward and
one from the women's went into the
cottage, together with tables and
chairs and a big base burner stove:
Curtains were put on the windows and
tea and sugar into the cupboard, and
early yesterday morning Tom ard
Maggie themselves were moved in.
A Tribune man happened to be
around. He talked to Tom while Mag
gle got ready for the housewarming,
twenty years delayed.
"This here book, now closing the
Proceedings" on an index finger;
"why, you'd be surprised what lot OF
good solid reading there's in it when
you keep plugging. Maybe the reason
like it's because there amt much else
around. But it's thing that sort OF
grows on you, anyway-meaty and up
lifting. g..
How did I meet Maggie! Well, 1t
amt as hard to remember as II things
had been different You see, twenty
years slips away up here pretty fast,
and, besides, we amt never lived like
married folks.
The Romance.
81 used TO be file cutter until a
machine got my job. Then / turned
to painting. went down and out with
rheumatic Maggie got here about the
same time. | remember like 1t was
yesterday was standing on top of a
ladder doing some painting in the Office
when she come in to clean. She wasn't
young, even then, but neither was /
and she looked good to me.
"'You don't look like a married man,
says she, after we've talked while.
"And Pm not says /. The Lord
protected me until was old enough to
know better
"'Tom Bannihan was a fine charac-
ter says she, after bit.
"'And there's others as fne,' says /.
"And come next winter we were mar
ried. | tried then to hold Job out
side that would keep two, and I've tried
since. But | always had to come back
on the county. So there's the story
of Tom Curran and his Maggie
cept for this grand little house"
In the afternoon Maggie Curran had
Mr.. Lunt and a couple of inmate
friends at her "housewarming," serving
tea with sugar in it, and crackers on
the side. But there were things closer
to Toms honeymoon heart than tea
table chatting. Back to his rocking
chair, his pipe and his porch he went
to wrestle once more with the bids
for the bridges at Tuckahoe and Bronx
Vile which long since have been built
and he was still among the Supervisors
and those stirring days OF 1911 as day
light faded. On an organ not far away
some one with a sense Of the fitness
Of things was softly pumping Home
Sweet Home"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-02
No More Big Slides at
Canal to Halt Ships,
He Declares.
LAUGHS AT QUERY
ON CANDIDACY
mo Dark Horse" His Reply
Fourteen Honor Soldiers Back
for West Point Tests.

The Panama Canal never again will
be blocked by slides. according to Ma
Jor General George W. Goethals, Gov
ernor Of the Canal Zone, who arrived
yesterday on the United Fruit liner
Santa Marta. He has come on leave
to attend the graduation of his son,
Thomas r. Goethals, from the Har-
ward Medical School and be present
TT the reunion of his class, West
Point, '76.
THE backbone Of the slides has
been broken" said the general in
discussing canal work. "There will
probably be many small movements
OF earth. especially during the heavy
rains, hut l do not believe tho canal
will be closed by them again.
About 100000 cubic yards of rock
near Gold Hill that threatened the
canal several months ago by its down
ward movement has been diverted 70
small basin north of Gold Hill and
Is almost at rest"
Cocktails Seeks Relief.
After his commencement celebrations
General Goethals expects TO visit
Washington TO find out what chance
he has Of being relieved
While Mr.. Garrison was still Secre-
tary " War, General Goethals ex-
planned. he had arranged his resigna
ton and recommended Colonel Hard
ING as his successor. "But now" he
said, 81 cannot be relieved until Pres
ident Wilson so directs. That is in
accordance with the agreement l made
with him last fall When | called
Secretary Bakers attention TO it last
spring he was unwilling 70 discuss
the matter. expect TO return in
about two months
General Goethals refused to talk
politics. He laughed as he settled
all conjectures as TO whether his name
would be proposed as a Presidential
candidate.
No he said, az am no dark
horse"
In telling of political conditions in
Panama, the general said 1t was right
to deprive the Panama police of their
guns, as they should not be trusted
with such dangerous weapons.
The Santa Marta brought fourteen
voung American soldiers from the
Fifth. Tenth. and Twenty-ninth In
fantrv. At the Canal Zone. They arc
the honor men Of their companies
and have come to take examinations
for admission to West Point. The
examination will be given at Fort Slo-
cum. June 6.
Senior Julio Z. Arias, Minister from
Costa Rica to the United States, re-
turned to his post here after attend
ing the financial congress at Buenos
Avres. Senior A. V. Barahona. newly
appointed CHILEAN Minister TO Inc
Hague, was another passenger' de
will 20 TO his new post on the next
Dutch steamship. Both diplomats re,
fused to discuss the dinner rendered
officers of the L. S. S. Tennessee by
Gillian naval officials. which was said
to have been enlivened by several un-
diPnifed incidents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-02

said Mr.. Treadwell. "Mr. Emo did not
believe in mortgages" the witness
added. Mr.. Treadwell told OF the great
change that he observed in Mr.. Emo
after the return of the testator from
Europe. His language, his tone ms
clothes-everything was different, &C
cording to the witness.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-02

At, Of anger. There was never time
when he was not angry. His tone was
loud and he used rough language"
Frank NJ. Jones, secretary of the 0. J.
GUIDE Company, testified about vlsie
made to Mr.. Emo at his Office by young
man while he, Jones, was present. inc
visitor wanted TO talk with the testator
alone. Mr.. Emo had just told Mr.. Jones
that he need not withdraw from his
Office.
II would like TO see you alone" said
the young man. =, ~,
"Dont you see me alone1" Mr.. Emo
r.plied. although Mr.. Jones was still in
the Office. "Then," Mr.. Emo added, Il
never see man, woman or child alone.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-02

Thomas Curran, esq, sat on the west
or library porch OF his newly acquired
villa in the Westchester hills yestcr-
day, deep in perusal of that sterling
work entitled, Proceedings OF the
Board OF Supervisors Of Westchester
County, n. Y.--Session of 1911"
From morning until the end Of sun
light he read-from that sparkling
Introductory paragraph which begins:
"In compliance with Chapter 342 of the
Laws of 1902, the Board of Supervisors
convened at their rooms on Monday,
March 6, 1911, at 1910 p. m. Mr.. For
syth presiding"-from there clear on
through TO the battle smoke OF that
well-remembered passage wherein the
intrenched supervisors do and hereby
resolve" to take upon their own shout
ders the completion of the Bronx Val
ley sewer.
Mr.. Curran had read the work many
times before, it comprising, If the truth
must out, his entire library; but never
had he read with more satisfaction. No
new soul light had dawned on tho read
er TO bring out hidden truths in the
Proceedings, etc." The source OF his
satisfaction was extraneous.
All His Own.
For the porch upon which Mr.. Cur
ran sat was his own-the house behind
it his. too, to live in and die in: And
Maggie, his almshouse bride (Msggie
Bannihan that was) was to share 1t
with him.
Twenty years ago they were married,
both even then inmates Of tho West
chester County Almshouse at East
View, and this was their first home.
All the time since, barring a few
futile efforts to break hack into the
world of Jobs and pay envelopes and
meat every day II you want It. the
Currans might as well have been sim
gle. Between them stood barrier Of
rules and regulations equivalent, II not
TO a divorce, at least TO a legal sep
aration.
Tom slept in the mems dormitory.
There was no nail there for him to
hang his pipe on, no sanctuary for his
tobacco pouch, no place, even, where
the precious Proceedings" would be
safe. Maggie slept in another build
ing, with other women. 49,. ,
So they were living when political
reversal made V. Everit Macy, Ossining
millionaire. overload Of the almshouse,
Ard with the new administration came
Forrest S. Lunt, college bred man and
lately a teacher in the Horace Mann
School, as keeper.
Through Mr.. Lunt's Eyes.
Mr.. Lunt did not see things, and
people with the eyes of former keepers.
When he heard the story of the aims
house marriage he saw in the Currars
the same sort of couple who might
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-02
Appraiser Testifies in Will
Contest He Found Many
"Cats and Dogs"
SAY TESTATOR WAS
ALWAYS IN ANGER
Business Acquaintance Tell of
Harsh Treatment Office
Visitors Received.

Amos F. Emo. shrewd investor that
he was, like most men with large
estates and investments, had numerous
eats and dogs" among his securities.
However, they were not so many as
to affect much the value of his hold
ings of stocks and bonds, which was
placed at $5,741, 1888 by a witness yes
terday in the Surrogate's Court trial
of the contest over the will of Mr.. Emo.
With his real estate appraised at
S6,003,76 and deposits amounting TO
1859, 430, Mr.. Eno's estate at the time
no made his will, in June, 1915, four
months before his death, amounted to
12,105,17S, instead of the popular esti-
mate of s15,00O,OOO. although there are
still some items of personal effects TO
be added to this estimate.
Investments Chiefly in Rails.
Mr.. Eno's investments in securities
were made mostly in tho stocks and
bonds Of railroad companies. Lew
ellyn A. Griffin, an appraiser OF securi-
ties, testified that he had made an ap-
praisal Of the Emo holdings, with the
following result:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-02
Stransky BUYS THE Festival"

Josef Stransky. conductor of the
Philharmonic Orchestra, was the high
est bidder at Silo's Fifth Avenue Art
Galleries, yesterday, for a canvas By
Monticello, entitled THE Festival" for
which he gave s45. Other purchasers
at the same, the aggregate OF when
was S5.345, were j.. d. Giddlngs, +. ,.
de la Fayette and A. B. Waring. A
collection Of period cablnetry, porce-
lsins, crystals and textiles will be sold
this afternoon at the same galleries.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-02
Wife First to Tell
Mr.. BrandeiS of Victory
IBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune !

Boston. June Mrs. Louis D.
Brandeis had the pleasure Of being
the first TO inform her husband of his
confirmation by the Senate as Associ-
ate Justice of the Supreme Coourt JUS
tice Of the United States, late this
afternoon.
After a busy day Mr. Brandeis left
his law Office at 4:30. and as usual
took the 4:41 train for Dedham, the
quiet little village eleven miles north
Of Boston, where for twenty years he
has had his summer home. The news
of his confirmation was received at
his office after he left. and was tele-
phoned my his secretary, Miss Alice
II. Grady, to Mrs. Brandeis-she in
turn told her husband as he walked
into the house.
The first telegram Of congratulation
was from United States Senator Paul
o. Husting, of Wisconsin. Dispatches
soon followed from Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo, Attorney General
Gregory and scores of others. To-
night food of kilograms of congratu-
lation is pouring in from all sections
of the country.
Twenty-four women employed in Mr..
Brandeis's Office, some of them for
twenty years, wrote a note, and, pro-
curing a fine bouquet of American
Beauty roses, presented them TO Mr..
and Mrs. Brandeis at Dedham this
evening. The note read:
Dear Mr.. and Mrs. Brandeis: These
blossoms are just to tell you that we
are quite heartbroken at the thought
Of what must come. Our grief is over
Swallowed only by great joy in the
fact that right is to-day triumphant,
and that the one for whom we have a
most profound respect and affection is
gloriusly vindicsted."
Mr.. Brandeis had no comment TO
make tonight. He is pleased by the
outcome, but apparently not surprised.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-02

cussions Of the last quarter OF cent
ury, which have been pregnant with
constructive legislation and decisions,
as we'll as indorsing a revolution in
public sentiment regarding many ques-
tions. then it would be hard 70 find one
whom either malice or interest could
not easily disqualify."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-02
Did Not Believe in Mortgages.

Edgar A. Treadwell, q real estate
broker, who had known Mr. Emo for
about dozen years, was a witness for
the contestants, who are seeking to
prove that the testator was not of sound
mind when he made his will in June,
1915, leaving the residue Of his estate
to Columbia University. He described
Mr.. Emo, before he went to Europe in
January, 1914, as a man who never
sought advice from his business asso-
ciates, very arbitrary, but all right if
you met MIN right" He was a man of
superior intelligence and determined,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-02
OLD REPUBLICAN
CHIEFS REMAIN
Dual LeadershipS EStab-
lished in 6 of New Alder
manic Districts.

Taking the new Adermanic dis
tr.ct as 8 unit, the Republican organ
izstion 81 the city has retained sll the
old district leaders by establishing
dual leaderships in six Of the new
districts.
Under the new spportionment Of As
ssnbly districts recently adopted by the
Board OF Aldermen, the number Of dis
tricts was cut down from thirty-one to
twenty-threc. The new apportionment
Of the Aldermanic districts provided
for twenty-seven districts instead Of
trirty-threc, as heretofore. The Repub-
lean district committees met yester-
day and elected members of the Ex-
ecutiye Committee of the Republican
County Committee. which carries with
81 the leadership Of the district
The new arrangement Of leadership
is as follows;
Alsrulrc
Dist Leaders
Jane, March and william J Rosa
,-F-r. Pep.70 and Joseph Le'in'on.
.-E-fs-1 GreelnanE
t-Afr.rr-- Wof and Louis Jacobson.
t-Es.5ul. j. FOX.
t->sru.. k0ellE
-H.-54r u.s.. Boyer ard Michael F. Blake.
.-Ancs r Ildden.
.Wrs- Ue1kel.
ff- Sc. srd Cnsyl~ K. Ie1og.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-02
ADVERTISEMENT,
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-02

Some Of the stocks held by Mr.. Emo
which were appraised as Of no value
were Clinton Consolidated Gold Mining
Company, New York Conduit Company,
Fifth Avenue transportation Company,
Citizen Insurance Company and Illinois
and st. Louis Bridge Company. He
had some small lots of securities and
certificates in other corporations, of
small yalue
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-02
Was Always in Anger.

The witness told Of an incident a,
.ha William Street Office of Mr.. Emo
when a woman came. TO see NM W.,
Treadwell said that he treated her 80
discourteously that his caller re- it
ed in disorder" and in tears nc 81 -
ness went on TO say that MI Eho ""u
The Washington times., 1916-01-18

or ohc for any civic organization to
take up. Especially broad are its
social aspects. If a man is COM
PEELED to skimp the education and
comfort of his family in order to
provide meager living for himself
in his advancing years the next gen.
Grafton will be a bigger cost to the
community than pension fund
would have been.
Gratifying indeed are the efforts
of private corporations for the well
fare of employees. Given especial
mention are the willingness of the
steel, agricultural implement, twine,
garment and cotton goods industries
to better conditions of their workers.
There is an irony in the fact that
the Government, with its strong
right arm, should be endeavoring to
force these industries to compliance
with all sorts of workmen's welfare
laws, while it's left arm is palsied
when it comes to helping its own
employees provide pensions for them
selves.
The Washington times., 1916-01-18
GARDEN.

mo DlullttlOl bi q costume play IN
motion pictulrS is usually mae For
spectacular effect anG the setting Of a
story of slight dramatic value must be
quite elaborate. However. The produc-
ton that III" "!tagraph company has
given to Cyrus. Townsend l.radv's
story of MY Iady's Slipper" with
Earle Williams and Anita Stewart as
s"Cn at MoOre's Garden Theater Ves-
tcrdaY. is not dependent upon Its spec
Iacular setting
The story tells of an American Kevo-
tionary hero who escapes frCn
British convict ship into France. be-
comes involved with IA French mar
odis makes love to n dainty lady in
aitine of Maria Antoinette, and meets
Rrmiarlin Franklin. then mininter to
France. Tho play is fun OF action, as
we'll as beautiful settings and costumes
My I.adys SIipr er" will be repeated
today.
Charles Richman is the star in the
Tro lurtion Of another Cf CNrrs Town
Ind Erad,'s stores. THE Heights OF
IIaHard." by the Nitaeraph Compary.
y hitch Is to he seen AZ two Gnrdt n to.
morrow and Thursday. Eleanor " oCd-
rum is the heroine and tho play was
IrodICcd by Charles Kent. F-Iday
and Saturday Nalli Nalli will be pre-
:, ntcd in the Metro production. THE
Turmoil" which Ethel ParYmore pre-
scntcd on the stage.
The Washington times., 1916-01-18
LOEW'S COLUMBIA.

What ;n authority on motion pictures
has Called the best phctopIay he has
ever seen upp"al- 10 h, about the best
s,:ur,;u- M, Of The Golden Chance,
in " hirh cleo RidEciy Is presented by
the liSky Company at l4ocwS Colum-
lIa Thrntcr the first part of this week.
Thr play Was produced by tecH d"
Mile, and iE regarded by experts as y
model for production because OF IN"
logical sequence Of lta events. tn" n"n-
nor in which the story - carried |"
complete termination. rather than IN"
quality OF the story itself or the work
Of some OF the people in the cast.
The play Is q melodrama, pur" and
simple. ana tells the story OF Il girl
u no made an unhappy marriage, l. &C
CidenlAlly rung in AS guest at "a
dinner party in house whore she has
rrcn engaged as u seamstress and by
force of circumstances makes a great
imp csSlOn on young mnll0nalre
whose millions his host desires to en-
list in a speculative scheme.
Tho usual assortment Of crooks found
in photuplays il to be found in this
one. The really good work of Miss
IIdg"ly and of Edythc Chapman, re-
membered her" thrOurh her stock COM
, pany associations. make the acting
| worth while. Wallace Reid plays the
part of the hero.
/ The program also inrludeS a Nina"
} comedy. "A travel picture showing the
. Iruguayan army. and the usual news
film, The latter part Of the week
i Marguerite Clark viii be seen in Mice
and Men"
The Washington times., 1916-01-18
GAYETY.

No ,Xprn~,. .:i'naI'ntiN has been
spared DH y Spi"scI in putting out
his newest .,aIi.,n. THE Strnlling
Players ca l." il'-l Road 10 liaRpi-
ness" Presenting Il two-act musical
fantasy entitled In and out" this
capable hurIcsQuC organization ycslcr-
day opened 1t weeks engagement at
III" GaNety.
Fred rudy and Hal Sk"lly have the
leading comedy roles. the former as
German Of tn" old burlcsQue type made
famous by Weber and Fields. Will"
Sktily is an "ou@niod TounG"r. They
have good assistants in Ernie Stanton,
Eddie Lloyd, ana Val Stanton. Among
III" fCminin" members of the company
are Ina Hayward. GRACE Howard. Doris
Thaycr, and Jeanette Mohr all Of
whom are good looking and who can
sing and dance in Il manner to please
fayety patrons. The show does not lag
n moment. and il is particularly lively
when tn" chorus is on the stage This
aggregation Of chorus girls is con-
Sldcred about the best seen here this
season, and they show to advantage in
IN" ensembles, With startling costumes
they make hit In tn" sonG "hraby.' g
In the OliO the feature was the Hay
ward sisters in novelty musical
humber. Others were the Stantons in
n conversational act. and Doris Thaver
in number OF songs The scenic and
lighting effects are nrCtentiOuS, and
there are numerous changes Vf cos
TUNES
The Washington times., 1916-01-18
REAL BASIS OF PROSPERITY

A New York financial publication
culates that last year, whereas
foreign trade amounted to
S50,0OO,O00, the domestic COM
rec of the United States was over
10000, 100000. That is, in the year
y. the greatest foreign commerce we
have ever known, that commerce was
only about l per cent of the domes-
tic business.
It is we'll for Americans to keep
these considerations in mind. After
all, this country is the chief market
for this country's products and in
dustry. The most important effort
that can be made, for promotion of
industry and enterprise is to insure
that our own trade will be cared for,
our own products insured the best
chance in their home market, our
own labor employed at remunerative
wages.
Foreign trade is highly important
to US, but domestic traffic is immeas-
urably more so. The fact cannot be
too earnestly impressed. That policy
which will do most for home produc-
ton. which will expand the home
market, which will give assurance Of
steady, permanent employment to
labor and capital, is after all the real
basis on which permanent prosperity
will be established.
The Washington times., 1916-01-18
KEITH'S.

Gr:.rr j.. Rue. IN" international star
Of song, aud Clara ZOra, one OF India y
rNppn, nts Of symbolic dances. are shar-
fu- rh~ headline honors at krith's this
week on q bill rcplete with singing,
dancing and comedy. Miss La Rue
sirl,s a number of her song hits, and is
accompanied by Charles Gillen.
Xora's dances OF the elements. inClud-
in's Spirit Of tine storm Death OF
the LenVes." and "Nymph of the
Waves" are offerings given in an APP
preciativc manner and with electrical
effects thar make III" several numbers
a most finished and artistic interpre-
tHt!on
Among the other numbers that go to
make up the program is Beatrice licr-
ford. who continues from last week,
and again repeats her success with n
series Of laugh'ng III, studies. Willard
SimmI WitN his ludICrou$ papCr-hang
ing act. keeps the audience amused
Marie and Mary Mcfarland, grand
opera ana concert singers, again score
with their rich voices and pleasing per
SOnultiCs.
one Of the best impcrsonatio tions that
has been given of the popular screen
favoIite. Charlie Chaplin, il by Bert
Wheeler, OF Bert and Betty Wheeler
who present potpourri of song. dance
and comedy. The ShadoWeraph! Of
fOrinE by the Gordon Wild"S score Z
hit in their presentation or ANIMATED
pictures, included in which 9r" sill
huu"ttes OF prominent men, isabelle
Lowe and company appear in DlaylC
by Edgar Allan WOolf entitled Hone.
in which the former star Of The Tral
Of the Lonesome Pine" stars.