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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-13
COLONEL WEBB CLEARED
Woman Process Server Loses Her
$4,000 Damage Suit.

Colonel George Creighton Webb, law
yer and clubman. formerly q member
of the American diplomatic corps, who
won promotion for heroism in the
Spanish-Americsn War. was victorious
in the Supreme Court yesterday in
suit for assault brought by Mrs. Mat
tie Bienenfelo, a process server. Mrs
Bienenfeld, who asked $4,000 damages,
alleged that when she went TO the
home of Colonel Webb. at $40 Madison
Avenue. TO serve him with subpoena
as a witness in City Court action,
he assaulted her, pulled and dragged
shut her in the elevator"
Colonel Webb denied the assault,
and said he merely tried to avoid ser
vice because he had an engagement IN
Washington.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-13
BARNARD HOLDS ELECTION
Undergraduate Association Makes Miss
Beatrice Lowndes President.

The president for the coming year
was elected by the Undergraduate As
ISOLATION OF Barnard College yester-
day. Miss Beatrice Lowndes. Of 10
Wallace Avenue. Mount Vernon. re-
ceived a majority Of 292 votes. The
other candidates were Dorothy Cur
now. Cornelia Geer and Elsie Oakley.
The new system of preferential yott-
ing WAS used for the first time. Each
voter puts her first and second choice
on the ballot. and the most popular
candidate is then discovered by means
of complicated math natics: As only
qualified seniors could perform these
computations. the announcement OF
election results was somewhat delayed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-13
WOMAN MURDERER PAR0LED
Court Order Frees Mrs. Valentino, in
Prison Fifteen Years.

Trenton, y. j., April 12.-Mrs. Anna
Valentino, serving term Of life i'm
prisonment for the murder OF Mrs,
Rosa Salza. received a parole to-day
from the Court Of Pardons She has
been in prison for fifteen years.
Mrs. Salza was stabbed 70 death IN
Mrs. Valentines home. at Lodi, y. j.,
from which il was alleged she had en-
ticed the latter's husband After the
murder Mrs. Valentino walked from
Lodi TO Paterson, gave herself up 10 the
police, and patiently waited until they
verified the assertion that she had Just
killed woman"
She was sentenced TO be hanged, but
the storm Of protest that arose in this
state over the execution Of a woman
caused her sentence TO be committed TO
life imprisonment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-13
PLAN ANNEX FOR BELLEVUE
Mckim, Meade < White to Build Two
$500, 900 Wings.

Plans were fled yesterday by Nc
Kim, Meade q White FOR two wings 20
be- erected BOO the central part Of the
proposed ncw structure Tor Bellevue
Hospital. One ~ the wings Will be six
stories and the other eight stories.
The estimated cost is $500 600
The buildings will be erected on a
pot l161Ii4 feet. There will be an
Interior court from the ground 10 tho
roof In these buildings will be med
.cal, crysipelas, tuberculosis, childrcn's
and babies medical wards.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-13
Savory, Sizzling Sausage
or Feverish Frankfurter
Might Suit Uplift.
NO MORE LOW TITLES,
MARK THAT WELL
Mr.. Winch, Press Representative,
Raising Tone of Resort, from
GriddIe to Clowns.


sizzling their spring song to any one
who has q nickel for license.
The above sentence is going to make
Frank Winch awfully sore. but it can't
be helped. Frank is the newly ap-
pointed press agent of Coney Island.
Frank is also we'll of English unde-
fled, having gained his purity Of die
ton while working for Americas two
great Bills Cody and Board. He was
press agent for the Wild West Show
for many years and editor Of the Bill
board" aftor that. Having survived
these two experiences he is about TO
uplift Coney.
Conveys Boom Has Sounded.
Merchants Of the great sensation set
Element engaged Frank to boom Coney-
the merchants used that doubtful word,
"boom," not Mr.. Winch. Already the
press agent has begun his struggle for
a more salubrious and highly illumi-
nated-that is his way of saying
brighter and better-Coney Island
Having introduced Mr.. Winch, let's get
20 the point of the story.
Frank hates that word "hot dog"
Goodness. how he does hate it! Yes
terday he delivered an official ukase to
reporters who clustered reverently
about his throne Of press agentry, ban
ishing that Objectionable term from the
Island, sending it to Siberia for life.
81 want this understood" the great
man said; 81 am raising the tone OF
this summer resort, and | do not wish
that the writers for the newspapers
employ hereafter that detestable term
hot dog in future descriptions of Coney
Island. II is low and vulgar, and con-
notes a doubtful origin for what arc
really hvgienically made frankfurters
There are no hot dogs on Coney from
now on. They are frankfurters. Re-
member that. You may call them roast
sausages, if you will, but hot dogs
never"
So when the good old summer time
hits Surf Avenue the hot dog tanners
will have 20 get another battle cry. Par
don us. Mr.. Winch. When the season
Of burgconing arrives and sheds its
benson upon the principal thorough.
fare of your resort. the vendors OF
frankfurters, roasted upon griddles to a
high caloric intensity, will be obliged to
adopt "A new slogan to advertise their
wares.
1t is said that meeting of the
Coney Kennel Club is TO be held soon
20 find a substitute for the deleted
and detested word. Many of the hot
dog breeders are said to hold 70 "sav-
DRY, sizzling sausages" as a~most &C
ceptable alternative. A large group,
however. are urging the adoption OF
"feverish frankfurters."
Both Of these terms have the approval
of Mr.. Winch, who il now endeavoring
to stamp out such vulgar phrases as
Peanuts. all hot" "Gitcher fresh salt
water tafy here" and others Of this
low type.
lie is also planning to have the birth.
days of Milton, Addison and Samuel
Johnson observed with dignitied cere-
monies in Luna Park and along Surf
Avenue.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-06

n n osT Americans are IA
MI miliar with the troubles
A'A OF THE Man without a
Country" related by Edward
Everett Hale.
There Is a distinguished multi
millionaire native OF Philadelphia,
Mr.. Anthony ]. Drexel. who may
be known as 1.-THE Man with
Three Countries"
The beautiful and brilliant Mrs.
Drexel. who. like so many society
women. is separated from her hus-
band. IL bringing a suit in London
70 make him pay certain sums due
to her under the deed of separa-
ton.
Now. Mrs. Drexei declared in
court that her husband was a resi-.
Dent of England, though moment
arily keeping out Of the country;
that he declared fifteen years ago
that he would have been natural
Used az an Englishman but for the
fact that It would have prevented
him from serving as a trustee Of
his fathers estate in America.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-06

good and never intended to return
70 America.
Mrs. Drexel's socially distin-
guished sister. Madame Jean H. e.
st. Cyr. formerly Mrs. James Henry
Smith. and before that Mrs. William
Rhinelander Stewart, also gave evil
dence concerning her brother-in-
laws feelings about America. She
testified that he said:
America is q rotten hole, no
place for a gentleman to live in and
the people are rotten"
In reply to these accusations Mr..
DreIel filed an AFFIDAVIT from Paris
saying that he was a great admIrer
Of the French people and never as
saulted his wife.
Sir Edward Carson, In conclud-
ing the case for Mrs. Drexel. poured
a good deal Of scorn upon Mr..
Drexel. He suggested that he was
playing a great many tricks TO force
a lady to abandon her rights-to a
divorce and other things.
"Mr. Drexel is 10 all intents and
purposes an Englishman." said Sir
Edward Carson. 'Tn 1905 he
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-06

after my eldest son married Miss
Gould, OF New York. and my
daughter married Viscount Maid
stone. I told my husband that !
would not live with him any
longer. My husband begged me
not TO divorce him and eventually
l was persuaded by my children 70
drop American divorce proceedings
and enter into the separation deed.
My husband undoubtedly made
England his home and he spent
$4,000 for carpets alone In his
house In Upper Brook street.
Then my husband sent a mes
sage to me that he was sick OF the
agreement and his terms were that
l should go to Paris and get a di-
vorce and that II l did not do so. he
would get one himself. He said he
would stop my allowance II did
not go TO Paris by May IA, 1915.
Il declined to be a party to q
fictitious divorce In Paris and de-
clared my intention to take pro
eeedings In an English court. whose
decision would be regarded as valid
all over the world. AS refused TO
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-06

house in oxfordshire. He then
took 9 furnished house In Carlton
House terrace. London. He also
had q short lease OF No. IS Grosve-
nor street. The first time he took
an unfinished house in London
was In ls0s--No. % GrosvenOr
Square Gardens. In 1910 he had q
furnished house at Hooley and in
February. 1915. he took No. Upper
Brook street on q twentyone years
lease.
Mrs. Drexel lived in the house MIR.
Drexel had furnished. No. 22 Gros-
venor square. one OF the best PLACES
In London. until her first grand
child was born, so as to give so
ciety an impression OF harmony.
Then he gave her the furniture ana
she moved 70 a house In Cavendish
square.
Then Mrs Drexel began 20 tell q
story OF personal grievances.
After 1909" she said. my mar
ried life began 10 be very unhappy.
and my husband assaulted me on
more than one occasion and treated
me with great indiKnity. In 1910.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-06

submit to my husbands ultimatum
he left London for Paris. In the
French courts he could get q d.
vorce on grounds that would not
entitle him to one in England.
my husband did not dare charge
me with misconduct in the Paris
proceeding. He made the insinua-
ton, but there was not the slight
est foundation for II"
All the Drexel children support
ed their mothers case vigorously.
Viscountess Maidstone swore that
her father told her that America
was no place for q gentleman to
live In and that he disliked the
American people.
Mr.. Drexel's oldest son, Anthony
]. Drexel. Jr.. said that his father
told him that America was q horrI-
BILE place and that the French were
'effeminate and nothing but little
powder puffs." This remark was
greeted with loud laughter in the
English court.
Viscount Maidstone testified that
his father-inlaw told him that he
had made his home in England for
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-06
He Also Has a Home
in Lovely Venice.

Mr.. Drexei introduced his own
story OF his troubles and his wan
derings by saying:
by birth I am an American
citizen. / have never been natur-
allied in Great Britain. I had for
a good many years a residence in
London, but ! have had for soms
years and still have. a residence in
Paris and another in Venice. have
never intended to acquire. nor have
!. as verify believe. ever In fact
acquired an English domicile."
Mr.. Drexel's counsel explained
that the pair came TO England in
1898 and took castle In the Isle
OF Wight and various houses in
London and other parts OF the
country. In 1905 be took TO living
in Paris. In 1910 two Of his chill
dren were married-his daughter.
Miss Marsaretta Drexel. TO Wis.
count Maidstone. and his son.
Anthony J. Drexel. Jr.. to Miss Mar
jorie Gould. When he wanted 10
come to the Drexel house In Lon
don. his wife said he had better
give her two or three days notice.
90 that she could get out OF the
way.
He stopped his wife's allowance
because that was a regular part OF
the divorce proceedings he had
begun in France.
An entertaining affidavit by Mrs.
Drexel, seeking 70 show that her
husband was a thorough English
man, was read, in which she said:
MY husband repeatedly told
me that he found II impossible to
live in America and that England
was the only NJ place to live in.
and that he was determined to live
there. He said that nothing could
induce him 10 live In such a rotten
country as America
"He Is still a member OF Whites,
the Marlborough and the Bath
clubs in London. and he had al.
ways referredto England as home.
He was very angry when he had TO
make yearly visits to America and
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-06
MIR. DrexePs Beautiful, Quite American DaugA.
ter'in,Law, Mrs. A. J. Drexel, Jr., Formerly
Miss Marjorie Gould.

wished to become natufalized IN
England, but when 1t was pointed
out that If he did so he could not
remain a trustee of his fathers
estate. he did not persist. At the
outbreak OF the present war he
was at Baden and he returned to
England. He expressed the desire
that his son should join the Royal
Horse Guards. His yacht had al
ways been manned by an English
crew and laid up at Cowes.
When Mr.. Drexel came back he
Joined the English Red Cross in
France; this was in October, 1914,
although his contention now was
that he was not ordinarily resident
in England at that time.
"All Mr.. Drexels children were
educated in England. His sons
went TO Elton and his daughter mar.
ried an English peer. It is only
within the last few months that Mr..
Drexel has not given England as
his country of residence. He had
never pretended before that that
he had any love for France"
The Judge decided that Mr..
Drexel was a resident OF England
sufficiently within the meaning OF
the term 10 permit his wife to sue
him In the English courts.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-06
Wife and "TOny" Can't
Agree About Their Pleasures.

Mr.. Drexel Is the Oldest son Of
the great banker who was the
founder OF the hrm that Is now ].
P. Morgan & Co. He is never
known to have done much but
wander about the world and enjoy
himself. The late King Edward.
who was fond Of American women
but not OF American men. said
Mr.. Drexel Was one OF the few OF
the latter kind that amused him.
The Philadelphia millionaire is
distinguished as a connoisseur Of
sood food and wine and women's
looks.
Mrs Drexel, who was Miss Mar
garetta Armstrong. OF Philadelphia.
and is a sister OF silent" Smiths
widow. has made quite 3 position IN
English society. For ten years Mr..
ana Mrs Drexel have failed 10
agree about their respective
methods OF amusing themselves
and the result has been a formal
separation.
Mrs. DrexeI's present lawsuit /
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-06

was always very glad to get Dacx
to old England"
Mr.. Drexel, by the way, while
keeping out of the jurisdiction CT
the English court seized the occa-
sion, In a statement 20 a Paris
correspondent, to deny that he had
abused America.
There Ia no reason in the world
why the United States should not
be a 1t place for a gentleman to
live in," be said. "In my expert
ence as q traveller, ! have found
that of all the people in the world
the Americans are the most con-
genial to live among. In the days
when / lived In Philadelphia and
rode q great deal In the street cars.
my best friends were among the
conductors and gatemen. They
called me Tony and we used TO
hobnob about the weather and the
baseball averages"
To return TO Mrs. Drexel's story.
In order TO show how English Mr..
Drexel was she gave a list Of the
houses he had taken In England.
First there was Norris Castle. In
the Isle of Wight. In 1902 he took
a furnished house In Surrey. and in
1908 he took another furnished
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-06
France and America
Both Claim This Butterfly.

Thereupon Mr.. Drexel. In order
to show that his wife had no
ground for suing him IN England.
declared that he was living In
Paris and that he took the tirst
step toward becoming naturaiised
IN France last November and that
he was practically q Frenchman.
The records In the United States
show that Mr.. Drexel is still a
trustee Of the Drexel estate in
Philadelphia and an American
citizen.
The other trustees In response
20 inquiries have replied that no
Is still an American citizen. and
that they consider him quite a
good one.
Mrs. Drexel has explained in the
course OF her action that her hus-
band Is really having fun with the
French Government He has ac-
CURED a nominal dcmtcile there.
and he can at any time after the
end OF i've years become q French
citizen II he wishes. But It binds
him TO nothing. and in the mean
time he does not have TO give up
his citizenship In any other coun.
try. She believes that as soon as
he has got what he wants-a d.
voree on his own terms-he viii
dodge hack to London and take up
the British citizenship which has
always been nearest his heart.
What. after ali. IL the true ma
tionality Of this remarkably elu-
sive gentlsmanf
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-06

England is TO recover money due
under the separation agreement.
Mr.. Drexel's first answer TO her
action was to move 10 set aside
the writ on the ground that the
English court had no jurisdiction
over him, as he was domiciled In
France. Many prominent figures in
the British peerage and society
were IN court. including the Drexels'
son-in-law, viscount Maidstone, In
his uniform as an officer Of the
Royal Flying Corps. The testi-
mony was full OF entertaining reye-
lations about fashionable life.
Mrs. Drexel said that In their
separation agreement II was stipu-
lated that they we're moi TO inter-
fere with or annoy one another. MIR.
Drexel was to allow her $4,000 q
year and the income Of a policy in
New York and had made various
other provisions Tor her and Tor his
family. He had recently failed to
pay her the monthly instruments OF
the $4,000. and this was the
ground Of her suit.
Mr.. Drexel's counsel said he
would not come to give evidence IN
London, because he had been ad-
vised that the English courts had
no jurisdiction over him and he
had started divorce proceedings In
France 70 end q situation that had
become intolerable to him. Sir I'D
ward Carson. the noted Ulster
leader. who was Mrs. Drexers
counsel, remarked that q man ought
not to be able to go TO France and
say he was a resident there to de
fraud somebody" Sir Edward also
said Mr.. Drexel was concerned in
"a we'll arranged plot"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-06

~ star Company. GREAT britain nights reserved
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-28
Both Married and Single
EMPLOYEES Get Full Pay

Some weeks ago the Pierce-Arrow
Motor Car company announced that
members Of the National Guard in its
employ, when called for duty at the
Mexican border, would be paid by the
company during their absence on the
basis OF full wage to married men and
half wage to single men, subject to de-
duction OF the sum received from the
Federal government. In addition,
their former positions were guaran-
teed them upon return,
At a recent meeting of the Board OF
directors, It was further decided to
make no distinction between the mar
ried and single men, so that the latter
will now receive full, instead of half
wage, with the deduction noted above,
The saisssrsof about eighty Pierce
Arrow employees are now being paid
each month to those to whom the en-
listed soldiers have requested their
earning be given.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-28

mend your Compound to other ladies. I"
Mrs. MARY RIDGwAY, Durand, Wis.
A Massachusetts Woman Writes:
Blackstone, Mass. "My troubles
were from my age, and I felt awfully
sick for three years. had hot flashes
often and frequently suffered from
pains. took Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and now am we'll"
Mrs. PIERRE CouRNoyER, Box 239,
Blackstone, Mass.
Such warning symptoms as sense Of
suffocation, hot flashes, headaches, back
aches, dread of impending evil, timidity,
sounds in the ears, palpitation of the
heart, sparks before the eyes, irregu-
larities, constipation. variable appetite,
weakness and dizziness, should beheeded
by middle-aged women. Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound has carried
many women safely through this crisis.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-28
GRAND AMERICAN
HANDICAP CLOSES
st. Louis Man Wins Consola-
ton Event After Tie With
: 16-Year- Old Lad.
WULF WINS THE HANDICAP

St. Louis, Aug. 27.-The seven
teenth annual Grand American han
dicap of the Interstate Association 0
Trap Shooters, closed here today
with the shootoff of ties for places il
the Grand America nhandicap, which
was won by J. F. Wulf of Milwau
kee, Wis. The consolation handicap
resulted in tie between H. E Fur
ness of ST. Louis. shooting from six
teen yards, and w. E. Phillips, jr, OF
Chicago, shooting from eighteen
yards. Furness won on the shoot
off of twenty targets, u to 16. Phil
lips is 10 years old.
Third place went to Mrs. l.. G.
Voget of Detroit, Mich. The purse
in the consolation event was $3.50.
During the week 227,25 0targets
were thrown and naturally the same
number of shots were fired. The
purses for the different events total
led $4,000. R. A. King of Delta,
Colo, was the greatest money win
ner, his winnings totaling more than
$1,000. He placed in nearly every
event
Hats for Women.
Hats were awarded to the women
shooters. Mrs. L. c. Voget won the
first hat in the Grand American han
dicap with 81, and Miss Harriet D.
Hammond of Wilmington, Del, was
second with "a. Miss Hammond was
the only woman to break twenty
straight in the handicap.
The hats awarded were won in the
following rotation:
Mrs. L, c. Voget, Detroit, Mich;
Mrs. F. A. Johnson, Philadelphia;
Mrs. D. J. Dalton, Warsaw, Ind;
Miss H, D, Hammond, Wilmington
Del; Mrs. Harry Almert, Chicago;
Mrs. H. P. Potter, Madison, Wis;
Miss Lucille Muesel, Green Bay,
Wis; Mrs. c. Edmiston, Des Moines
Ia; Miss Emma Wetleaf, Nichola, Ia.
and Mrs. H. F. Foster, Kansas City
| Mo.