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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-15
|OVERTON'S CAPTURE
IS RUM0RED AGAIN
But Huntsville Officials Say
There Is no Truth in Re-
port From Shreveport

Huntsville, September 14.-(Special.)
Judge Ed B. Almon, member of Con-
gress from this district, is due to arrive
at his home in Tuscumbia today and he
expects to remain in this district most OF
the time from now until the next session
of Congress in December. During the
last two or three weeks he has been
campaigning in Maine and expects to de-
vote sometime this fall to stump speak
ing for Congressman McKeller, candi-
date for the Senate, in Tennessee.
The Anti-Tuberculosis league of Mad
ison county held a meeting yesterday
afternoon and designated October II as
anti-tuberculosis day in this county. Ell
forts will be made to greatly increase the
membership and financial resources OF
the organization on that day and subsid
iary organizations will be formed in every
school district.
David d. Overton, former prominent
politician, charged with the murder OF
Probate Judge w. T. Lawler, has been
captured again, according to street ru-
NOR originating no one knows where. 1t
has been persistently reported for two
days that Overton was apprehended ~
Shreveport, La. The sheriff and CHIEF OF
police deny tnat Lney KNOW anything u
the matter and the telephone and tele-
graph companies declare that they have
carried no messages relating to the mat
ter. Rumor has had Overton captured In
hundreds of different places 1t is known
that his wife went to Louisiana several
days ago and has been watched
closely by detectives, who thought she
had gone to join her husband.
Ben Cowley, murderer of his wife and
attempted suicide, was removed from
the city hospital today and placed in the
hospital ward at the jail. Cowley shot
himself in the head, inflicting only scalp
wound, however. A guard has been kept
at the hospital since his confinemeSi
there.
The Liberty Baptist association is hold
ing it's annual session at Gurley with a
large attendance of Baptist ministers
and laymen from all parts Of this county
r. e. Pettus of Huntsville is presiding
as moderator. Prof. s. r. Butler, county
superintendent of education, is stated
clerk.
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Notice is hereby given by the commits
sion Of the city of Birmingham as pro-
vided in section 1410 Of the code of Ala
bama, that it is their intention to redeem
city public improvement bond numbers
s to IL, inclusive, of series 56S, bond Nos.
and of series 572, bond Nos 7 to II in
elusive Of series SIS, bond No. of
series &c., at the October l. 1916. interest
period, by paying off the same at the
Hanover National bank in New York and
by paying as a bonus to the holders there
of sum equal to one-half of the an
nual interest thereon for one year
BY order of the commission of the city
of Birmingham at its meeting of Septem-
Der. 5. 1916.
C. B. LLOYD, City Clerk.
Birmingham Age-Herald, September s.
Is and %, 1916
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Legal Notice

Notice is hereby given by the commits
sion of the city of Birmingham as pro-
vided in section 1410 of the code of Ala
bama, that it is their intention to redeem
West End city public Improvement bond
Nos. to 20, inclusive, of series of October
q 1911, at the October 2. 1916 interest
period, by paying off the same at the
Hanover National bank in New York and
by paying as bonus to the holders
thereof SUM equal to one-half of the an
nual interest thereon for one year.
BY order of the commission of the city
of Birmingham, at it's meeting Of Septem-
Der, 5, 1916.
C. B. LLOYD, City Clerk.
Birmingham Age-Herald. September g..
10 and %, 1916
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BRAGAN BROS!
To Courtmartial Officers
2211 Second Avenue
Phone $3.50

washington, September 14.-Major
General Funston's request for the return
to the border probably for trial by court
martial of Captains Laas and Walrath.
quartermasters Of the First and Second
Illinois regiments. respectively, was re-
ceived today at the war department and
referred to the central department COM
mander with Instructions that 1t be COM
officers failed to account for some ~
horses issued to their regiments by the
government.
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LEGAL NOTICES
Notice fo Confractors

Sealed proposals will be received by the
undersigned until o'clock p. m. Tues
day. September 10. 1916, for the construc-
ton of certain concrete track paving UNI
der improvement ordinance 909-C. Speci-
fications may be obtained and plans ex-
amined at this office. The right is re.
served to reject any and all proposals
(Signed) JULIAN KENDRICK,
City Engineer.
Birmingham Age-Herald, September 13
IA and Is, 1916.
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State of Alabama, jefferson county
Dan b. Williams, deceased, estate Of:
Letters Of administration upon the es-
tate of said decedent having been granted
to the undersigned, on the 9Th day of Sep
TENDER, 1916, by the Honorable J. p.
Stiles. judge of the probate court of
Jefferson county. Notice is hereby given
that all persons having claims against
said estate will be required to present
the same within the time allowed by law,
or that the same will be barred. ]. NJ.
Williams, administrator. 9-S-15-22
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Legal Notice

Notice is hereby given by the commits
sion of the city of Birmingham as pro-
vided in section 1410 of the code Of Ala
bama, that it is their intention to re-
deem city public improvement bond num-
bers 1 and of series 7S7. bond No Of
series 7S9, bond No. 6 of series 1893. at the
October 49, 1916. interest period, by raying
off the same at the Hanover National
bank in New York and by paying as a
bonus to the holders thereof sum Equal
to one-ha,f of the annual interest there
on for one year.
BY order of the commission of the city
of Birmingham, at it's meeting of Septem-
Der. s. 1916.
c. B. LLOYD, City Clerk.
Birmingham Age-Herald, September 8.
LIZ and az, 1915.
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MAY Withdraw

Des Moines. Ia, September 14.-Lake
Bower, president Of the Des Moines Gas
club, today wired Clayton c. Townes that
his club would withdraw from the anna
teur baseball federation unless the orig
inal arrangement. under which Des
Moines was to 60 to Toledo to play the
Rail Lights a game in the amateur
worlds series. was adhered to. The To-
cal club paid the expenses Of one team
which played here last Saturday and re-
fused to finance the trip Of the Rail
Lights. Mr.. Townes warned Mr.. Bower
the game would be given Toledo by de-
fault.
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Sept. 1916.


Bonds numbered 8, II, IS, As, SO, SIS,
IS and 81, issued by Buck Creek Cot
ton Mills. and secured by deed of trust
executed to Title Guarantee Loan and
Trust company of Birmingham, Ala.
as trustee, have been, by lot, under
the terms of said deed of trust, select
ed by said trustee as the bonds to be
redeemed and paid on the LIST day of
October, 1916; said bonds SO selected
become due and payable upon and by
the payment of the principal and inter-
est thereon.
TITLE GUARANTEE LOAN & TRUST
CO., Trustee.
p. E. L. SMITH, Treasurer.
Q-R-4t-tI-fr
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ONE CENT A WORDONE CENT WORLD

HATES-One cent n word n dnyt NO Rd
taken for less than 35c for first fnser-
ton. Cash must accompnMN order
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Notice to Contractors

Bids will be received by the board of
revenue of Jefferson county at their Of
flee in the courthouse, until II o'clock
noon, September 20, 1916, for the construc-
ton of a sanitary sewer.
Plans and specifications can be OBJ
tanned from the sanitary engineer, room
118 courthouse.
The right is reserved to reject any or
all bids. R. F. LOVELADY,
President Board of Revenue of Jefferson
County, Ala.
L. H. SALTER,
Sanitary Engineer.
Sant 12-1e-17
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HATEs-one cent a word n dnyI mo- nd.
taken Tor less than 25c for first inser-
ton. Cash must nccnmnnnv order.
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The contract for constructing a good
road from Vernon to the Mississippi
line and the unfinished part of the
Henson Springs road between Sulligent
and the Marion county line. will be let
to the lowest or best bidder at o'clock
p. M, October 9, 1916; provided that
the constructor will take county war
rants or bonds, either or both. By
order of the commissioners court. Sep
TENDER 2, 1916. r. L. BRADLEY,
9-14-7t Judge of Probate.
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INGRAM LAND co.
Empire Bldg. Birmingham Ala
WANTED-AGENTS

" ANTED-Agents; good, reliable man iIs
Ensley, Pratt City, Wylam, Bessemer'
PowderIv. Thomas. West End, Oxmoor,
Rovles. Avondale, East Lake, Woodlawn
and North Birmingham for greatest re-
peat order proposition on market; per-
manent employment and SIS to $40 per
week guaranteed. Address Taylor
Moore Agency, Box $50. Montgomery.
40 9-15-2t
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Another Copper Dividend

New York. September 14.-Directors Of
Phelps Dodge g. Co.. incorporated. cop
per producers, today declared an extra
dividend of 81 per cent in addition to
the yearly ividend of 21a per cent ~he
extra dividend represents an increase of
per cent over the previous disburse-
ment.
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Giants Make it Nine

New York. September 14.-New York
won another game here today, defeating
Cincinnati. to l, for its ninth straight
victory. The giants stole seven bases,
Herzog stealing three Score: R.H.E.
Cincinnati ............. 900 900 01o-1 2
New York .............. 100 100 1913 0
Batteries: Moseley and HUM; Tesrcau
and McCarty.
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Nearly $500 women are employed by
tho French railways. 800 of them acting
as stationmasters.
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WANTED-HELP

SIS month. Government jobs. Men and
women wanted List of positions open,
free. Franklin Institute, Dept. 3. s..
Rochester N. Y. 9-10-1m-ex mo- tu tn
WANTED-Machinists pipe fitters; fire.
brcik masons; saw hammerer; white
utility men. $40, $3.50; laborers, 81 80, So;
machinists' helpers; camp cook; women
cooks; others. Producers Agency,
1914 DIST
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Loveman, Joseph &
Loeb require the serv-
ices of a young man Is
to 81 years Of age, expe-
rienced in the sale of
boys clothing and fur
nishings. Only those
who have had expert
ence in this line should
apply. Make application
mornings between 9 and
10 o'clock to Superin-
tendent, fourth floor.
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FOUND.

MISUNDERSTANDING photo coupons and
cartificates accepted anytime regard
less or age or date. Southland Studio.
10oe5k I'd ave s-6-tf
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Summary: TwO-base hits, Gowdy, WIZ
liams. Three-base hits, J. c. Smith.
stolen bases. Snodgrass, Gowdy, Safer.
Sacrifice hits, Raglan, Magee. Elliott
Double plays. Meanwhile to Konetchy;
Zeider to Safer Left on bases, Chicago
1, Boston 8. First base on errors. Boston
l. Bases on balls of Perry 1, Regain 6.
Hits and earned runs of Perry and
none in II: Raglan, and in II. Struck
out, by Perry l. Raglan 8. Umpires, KLEIN
and Emslie. Time, LBS.
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WANTED-10-hand pressers for the fin
ishing of ladies' garments; must be ex-
perienced. Apply Immediately, Sis South
10th st. E. & w. Dry Cleaning. 9-15-3t
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PIANOS

LEI me put a smile on the face of your
wife and daughter by placing a beau
tiful piano or player piano in your home
on terms like rent, at prices lower than
you can buy elsewhere. E. Z. Forbes
New Piano Store, 18th st. and LIST ave.
y-7-30t
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BUY your suit from Sparks Tailoring
company, 119 Goth st.. N. Pay for it by
Thanksgiving and you will be given
live Thanksgiving turkey.
9-S-fri- Sill wd-tf
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

sBatted for Pechouse in ninth.
!Batted for Egan in ninth.
Score by innings:
Chicago ...........O 900 900 900 02-2
Boston ... 900 900 900 O0-O
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NATURALIZATION of some kind; expe
rienced in bookkeeping, shipping and
office work; can use typewriter; furnish
good references; start Immediately. Call
Main 3224-W. 9-15-2t
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AMERICANS
HONORED AT YALE
Phelps Gateway Opened for
Visitors for First Time
in Many Years.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. Jan, 1.-THE dele
gates 10 the n-Amerlcan Scientific
Congress visited Yale University to-day
and for the first time In many years
Phelps Gateway. leading from the COL
lege campus. was opened FOR the WIS.,
itors. This gateway II opened only on
rare occasions such as Visits by royalty
and other distinguished persons.
Ex-President Taft had expected TO ad-
dress the delegates as the representa-
tive OF the Yale law school. but "a
unabl to be present. lie sent a letter
which was read to the visitors.
Mr.. Taft wrote that he has the deep
est sympathy with every movement to
bring the two Americas together and
to unite as IA real force IN determining
the policies OF the world all the nations
OF this hemisphere. He said he Is in
full accord with the suggestions OF Sec
rotary Lansing TO this end.
The guests were met OF the train by
Hiram Bingham, professor of Latin
American history at Yale and Morris
Hadley, son OF President Hahley. WHO
was chairman Of the Yale students re-
ception committee, This committee In
cluded about forty Yale undergraduates.
all Of whom speak Spa nIsh. and they ac-
c%ompanied the quests in automobiles on
a tour Of tho city.
A reception was given for the visitors
by President n Mrs. Hadley In Me-
mortal Hall on the arrival Of the guests
at tho university. They were assisted
in receiving by Mrs, Day. wife OF the
treasurer OF Yale Mrs. Joseph Hubin-
ger. wife OF the president of the New
Haven Chamber Of Commerce: Mrs.
Hiram Bingham. Mrs. Frederick II.
LuQuiens and Mrs. Henry II. Lang.
One Of the features OF the day was the
ts,a1r,nnra Yala nhpIsprlGuata 0a IN tba
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WHITMAN AT HAMILTON FEAST.
Governor Praises Root At College
Alumni Dinner.

Ore Of the most interesting features
q the annual Timer OF Hamilton Col
:" alumni last night at the Hotel
SJNoy, where 200 OF them gathered. was
ON" fervent tribute paid by Gov. Whit
m'n, tho guest of the diners. who wants
20 ne President. TO EIihu Root. Hamilton
-, the man who says he doesn't want
% he President. Referring TO Mr.. Root
- the great man VINO sits at this table
,he Governor said II nov how much
his nation owes to Hamilton College for
having produced Elihu Root"
Both former Senator Root and his son.
tduIu. Jr, '03. were speakers, Instead
81 discussing any of the wcighty topics
= he day. however, the elder Mr.. Roo
led in his hand a monograph OF DR..
9 II f. Peters, many years professor
OF astronomy at Hamilton, on the
A'rasest OF Ptolomy or Ptolomy's
Catalogue Of the star: and gave a de-
lg.tful ak about old days at Hamilton
Jude the queer old German professor
% astronomy. Elihu Root, Jr., suggested
'omc things colleges ought TO do 10 help
'",In men to he officers In the army in
emergency.
The other speakers were DR.. NJ. w.
stryker, who said he would be ashamed
10 20 10 bed last night II he did not tell
Hamilton alumni thai he had not q
'eutral hair in his head. n George f..
Durham Of Utica. DR.. Dwight Holbr0ok
presided.
The Oldest alumni present were AL
tert Erdman OF IS. J. :. Greaves, 81 (;
John y. Beach. '62. and Elihu Root. "a.
Frequent references were made during
me evening to Oren 'Cube" Root, Elihu
Roots father, and Oren Square" Root.
ms elder brother. who ran the mathe-
mailcal department at Hamilton from
1872 to 1907.
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MR.. CARUSO NDISPOSED.
Ills Place In ra Taken by Mr.
MartiNcIIt

The hoarseness which affected Mr..
Caruso's voice In Marta" on Wednesday
evening was not OF a passing nature,
Tn famous tenor had really caught n
cold and last nights audience on reach
ing the Metropolitan Opera House found
brilliant red posters announcing hat he
could not appear and that his place
would be taken 10y Giovanni Martinelli
TIE opera was "t'n Ballo in Maschera."
and despite the disa appointment the the
atre was full. The performance was of
sufficient excellence to repay those who
had gone to the house. although il
lacked the especial brilliance which Mr..
Caruso impartr to II.
Mr.. Martinelll sang his music COM
mcndably, but there are others roles In
which he shines to greater advantage.
The star OF last evening was Mr.. Amato,
whose RendtO is one II his best roles
Nine, Kurt il acceptable as Amelia and
in the duet even more than that. Mime.
Duchene as NlrIcd and Miss Mason as
oscar were the other principal members
of the cast. Gorgio Folacco conducted.
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NOTES OF THE SOCIAL WORLD.

Robert Goelet gave q dinner and dance
last night at the home Of Robert w.
Goelet. SCI Fifth avenue.
Mrs. Joseph c. Hoagland Of go Park
avenue will give = luncheon on jan
uary %.
Mrs. Robert c. Black and Mrs. Fred
erick W. Moss will give . h dansant
this afternoon at sherry's.
Mrs. Henry Stuart Fleming will give
a dinner tonight at her home. 2 East
Sixty-ffth street, for Sir William Mu-
lock.
Mrs. q. A. German will give q recep-
ton this afternoon for her niece, Miss
Irene Hunter. at her home, 226 Madison
svenue
Mrs. Preston p. Satterwhite will give
a the dansant for her niece. Miss Flor
ence Gilbert. At Sherry's on tho after
noon Of January ?e.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Monteith Gilpin will
give an auction bridge this evening at
their home. $50 Park emu to cele-
brate the fifteenth anniversary OF their
wedding.
Mrs. George ]. Gould and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Anthony J. Drexel. Jr.. will
start on Monday for Mr.. Gould's shoot
ing box in North Carolina. where they
will remain for ten days.
There was a large attendance last
night at the second OF the Friday Eve
ming dances In the Della Robbia room
Of the Vanderbilt. The dance committee
this year includes Richard Peters. Al
fonso de Navarro. Horace c. Stebbins.
Hamilton Fish. Jr.. Percy r. Pyne I'd,
w. Wickham HOFFMAN. Francis Roche,
w. Rhinelander Stewart, Jr, and
Charles d. Wetmore.
Tn second for this season OF the
Junior Assemblies wa held last night at
Sherry's and numerous debutantes were
in attendance. Among the subscribers
TO these dances are Mrs. Paul d. Cra-
vath, Mrs. Lowell Lincoln. Jr, Miss
Mary Norrie, Mrs. George Gordon King
Mrs. Harry Sedgwick. Mrs. Adrian II.
L.arkin. Mrs. Ernest r. Adee. Mrs. II,
de Berkeley Parsons. Mrs. william u.
Dinsmore, Mrs. Frederic Foster Carey
and Mrs. Edward Stettinius. Tho last
dance Of the series will take place on
February 4.
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ART EXHIBITIONS.

Washinston Square ND, WASHING.
TON SQUARE GALLERY Works
by Rousseau. Picnsso. Girls. prague
ana others
18th 81. Is VEST. WHITNEY. Paint.
ings by sarolls. La Touche, Sargent.
Luk.. Davies and Others.
s'1h -. and Grsmsrr} ,"rk mS. "a:
hibition OF arts, members recent
work.
nm s. n irving ri. MrNrCIrAL
ART GALLERY Designs for Ne.
Women Painters and scuiptor,, other
r,bnlhtings o. New York 70 Ian Is
by III Nadclman.
ssth -. - E., KErPEi. EtchlnGs
by Chiide Hassam.
%oth 8, and Madison Ave. C27&,, Ar.
LINGTON Pictures OF Arctic n
Antarctic Zones by +. W. Stokes, To
lanl5. inclusive.
|',h s., and Firm Ave o.5ol;s Mac.
a., an" $, I .ha FIN II na ave- i.og 10 MSroSprEhS.
Exhibition of paintings by ricahIa
.sth St and Madison Ave, AIMoSE
Winter exhibition OF antiques, art
affects and cassic furniture.
18TH 81, tts. w. GoCPIL GALLERY.
ecapes by Richard Montague. To
Jan 10. inclusive.
18TH ST. and Fiith Ave. tS50b, MONT.
ROSS. Cesanns exhibition. TO Jan.
,sth 81. and Firth Ave. G5s,. KNoED-
LEE, Paintings by contemporary
French artists. including Ce.anne,
Ia Tcuehe. csrrisre and Others. To
Asth 81. U5 W., BRAUN. Paint
> inss BY \. @. W~.rshswsky Of Paris.
Asth 81 lsp W.. GAMUT CLUB E.-
hibition OF contemporary art, open
l1,h g, % W.. pANIEL. Psinunss
by Ryder, prendsrsa''' H'iper' and
&sth 81. and Firth Ave. sCRIRNDR,
Original holiday cards by French
artists. u each. all to be used for
't Of rRENcH Art. Eah,sit,on q
work Of French artists In the
b6th 81, and Fifth Ave. GOD. FHRICH.
Exhibition OF old masters exclusively.
66th st, 5 W., FARMER, Exhibition
OF chinese art treasurer snJ OF Chi
Lese interiors.
18th 81. us W.. MACDowELI.
CLUB Exhibition by Twelve paint
ers. Not open Mondays or r~uesdays,
S7th 81 us F. DuHAND. HuEL
paintinss by Monet and Renoir
B7th st. (2l5 W, FINE ARTS. Win.
ter exhibition of National Academy
oi Design. No fee.
ss!h -; and, Brosdway usssl. PRO
5 fsn'G Il. by group of artists: 70
77sS ST and Rrosdway carr. REM.
BRANDT Holiday exhibition Of
paintings and prints.
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John Voorhees,.

ELIZABETH. y. j., Jan. l4-Iohn
VOORHEES,. 7G years old, a member Of
one % the early pioneer families who
settled New Jersey. died last night at
his home In this city. Mr., VOORHEES,
WAS the son " Charles and Ann l.unger
Voorhees, and a direct descendant OF
stephen Coerte van voorhees,. who In
1860 came 10 New Jersey from Holland.
Mr.. voorhees, married Elizabeth Allen
OF Pleasant Grove and had lived in
Elizabeth since 1861. For many years
he was engaged in the commission bust
ness with offices in New York, Newark
and Elizabeth. He was a director In the
Citizens National Bank and a member
OF the Epworth Methodist Church Of
this city. BESIDES his widow he is sur
viyed by four children. Mrs. Henry IL
Trask II Mrs. John q. Maxfeld OF
Springfield. Mass. Mrs, George Taylor
OF Crawford, and John Henry Voorhees,
OF this city.
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ENGAGEMENTS ANNOUNCED.

Mr. and Mrs. James A. Farrell Of 3l3
Garfield place, brooklyn. announced yes
lrrday the engagement OF their daughter
Theresa To Joseph Bradley Murray, son
Of Mr., and Mrs. Thomas Edward Muir
.ay Of 7S3 ST. Marks avenue. Brooklyn.
Nr Farrell is president OF the United
states Steel Corporation and his daugh-
Per Theresa. who Is 22 years old. Ii the
eldest ~ the five children In the family,
There being three daughters n two
sons Joseph Bradley Murray is a grad
uste Of Yale.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Maus Schermerhorn
OF 6s West Fifty-sixth street have an
hounccd the engagement OF their niece.
MISS Katharine Is. Schermerhorn. Z o
Maursn s. Pearce OF Providence. II. ].
No date has been sss for the wedding.
The engagement Of Miss Ruth Scar
borough, daughter Of z, W. Scarborough
or 81 P%ierrcpont street, Brooklyn, 10
William NJ. Vogel. son of Mr.. n Mrs.
william II. Noge' OF $50 Prospect place.
VAS announced yesterday by the hances
a. a luncheon given In her honor by
si'Si Dorothy Elliott At the latter's
nome, 1885 Dear street.
The engagement OF Miss Clara Bat
.erman, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lam Ratterman OF 412 ~Stuyvesant ave-
hue, Brooklyn. 10 Robert Lang. . son OF
Nrs. julius Lang OF Sl6 Garfield place,
Wa announced yesterday.