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The evening world., 1908-10-15
AERO CLUBS HEAD 4
DYING FROM TOO
MUCH MOTORING
Constant Earring of Car
Causes Meningitis to De-
velop in Mr.. Bishop.

Excessive motoring is held to be re-
Cortlandt Field Bishop president of the
Aero Club of America, and one of the
best known automobile enthusiasts in
this country, who is suffering from
meningitis in n French santarium.
Gable dispatches received to-day state
that Mr.. Bishops chances OF ercovery
have become almost negligible. He is
In a sanitarium at AiN-les- Bains.
Physicians who have diagnosed Mr..
Bishops malady declare that his con-
slant dashing about In motor cars
Jared his nerves until they could no
longer endure the strain. He was rare
ly out of an automobile or balloon
when not asleep. While not a reckless
driver. the cars he owned and ran were
all capable of great speed
When stricken he was traversing
France with his wife and mother-in-
law. He had been attending the vari-
Gus aerial contests in France and Ger-
many and had travelled many thou
sands of miles in his car. AT first 1t
could not be determined what his trou-
bic was. put presently IL was diagnosed
as meningitis and the opinion advanced
that excessive motoring had brought 1t
on, or at least rendered him suscepti-
Bile to the attack.
Mr.. bishop was an indefatigable driver,
and the driver of a speeding automobile
is in a constant state of jar. With one
foot on the clutch pedal and the other
| foot on the brake pedal, he is, you
might say, in perpetual contact with the
terrific vibration that shudders through
( the chassis of the car and Is only
| slightly relieved by the springs.
disease. has its seat of disturbance in
the spinal cord at the base of the brain,
whence all the nerves of the body are
! fed with sensory vitality. Constant lar
ring OF all the nerve ganglia is bound
to result in a Reorganization of tho
nervous functions, whereupon meningitis
| At least that Is the way the physicians
explained the situation so far as Mr..
Bishop was affected.
The evening world., 1908-10-15
CHASE BALLOON
At SEA TO SAVE
TWO AERONAUTS
German Airship Busley, An
other of the Cup Racers,
Is Lost in North Waters.

BERLIN, Oct. 15.-Far up in the
clouds and racing toward the Arctic.
DR.. Niemeyer and Hans Hildeman. In
the German balloon Busley. realizing
that they were being carried beyond the
bounds of civilization, preferred to risk
death by a drop into the sea to that OF
an unknown fate. should they continue
their journey.
Sighting the steamer Prinz Wilhelm,
bound for Edinburgh, they accordingly
signalled their intention, and while the
vessel stood by the seronauts opened
the gas valve and the balloon rapidly
dropped to the water.
after a thrilling sea chase OF tho air
ship by a boats crew from the steamer.
and half naked and exhausted were
taken aboard the ship and landed at
Edinburgh.
Dragged Through Sea.
| News of the rescue was received In a
telegram from Edinburgh and caused the
greatest relief here. for there was great
anxiety regarding the fate of this air
ship. The Busley is one OF the twenty
three balloons that started in the race
for the International trophy last Sunday
| from suburb of Berlin.
There are still two balloons missing.
These are the Plauen and the Herge-
sell. which started Monday In the en-
| durance test.
I The two occupants OF the Busley, al
though they had thrilling experience
and a narrow escape, are to-day none
the worse for their adventures. A sec
ond telegram received here gives de-
tails of their night and rescue. After
the start from Berlin the balloon drift
ed to Southern Russia, and was then
driven to the northwest. The men saw
they were passing over Cuxhaven
Finding they were being carried toe
far 10 the north, they decided to de-
scend, and early Tuesday morning. at q
point about ten miles from Hellgoland
tney dropped the balloon into the sea,
AS soon as they were safe on BOARD
a line from the small boat that had beer
made fast to the balloon was cut, anC
the Busley, free OF the weight OF tn,
boat, went careening away over the sea
DR.. Niemeyer and Hans Hjedemanr
we're landed at Edinburgh this morn
ing and Immediately started Tor HON.
luv way OF London, The point wher.
they were picked up Is ten miles from
hellgoland.
II is estimated that their balloon hac
travelled AS miles before coming down.
Search for Missing Balloons.
While the news of the rescue OF TN
Two balloonists from the Busley wa
heartily welcome, the most serious APP
pIehensions are entertained for IN
safety OF the other two airships II
now three full days since the Plaue
and the Hergesell have been heard from
hNn austive meteorological observation
indicate that they We're undoubtedl
LONDON, oct. l5,-Three cruisers o
the home fleet, which are now a
Queensferry Scotland, have been OF
dercd 10 search IN eNorh Sea for th
two missing balloons that sailed ava
from Berlin last Monday In the enduI
anCe contest
The evening world., 1908-10-15
PHYSICIAN HAD
PRONOUNCED HIS
CASE HOPELESS
New Yorker INSISTS Cooper
and Acquires New Lease
of Life.

According to the account given for
publication by Luke +. Mullen. OF 23s
East Thirty-third street, New York.
his experience with the Cooper prep
parations. which are now being demon
strated at Riker's New Drug store, 2
West Fourteenth street. Just of Fifth
avenue. will prove OF great interest to
persons suffering from stomach trouble.
Mr., Mullen says:
II have had stomach trouble nearly
all my life. ] have never known what
1t meant to be strong and well; in fact,
/ have never been free from illness.
One doctor whom | consulted told me
had consumption and would hold out
no hope for my recovery.
Three different times l was sent to
the hospital for treatment but wa not
benefited. l tried about all the RENE
dies that were ever heard Of but none
OF them helped me, Recently l decided
to try this man Coopers medicine.
about which there Is 80 much dis
cussion.
procuring treatment OF Cooper S
New Discovery, l applied myself 10
the task OF taking II religiously-if 1t
failed TO help me, 1t would not be be-
cause had not given It a fair chance
After taking 1t a short time ! began
20 realize that ! had at last found d
medicine that would accomplish some,
thing, and each day | noticed evidences
OF It's curative qualities
My appetite improved, and ! begar
TO gain strength and feel better
Cooper's New Discovery has benefit
ted me beyond all my expectations. anC
Just 20 show the Improvement In m!
Condition, | to-day walked from ml
home on Twenty third street down I,
Fourteenth street, which | have no
been able to do in years,
| 'Coopers New Discovery has givei
me a new lease on NE My steady AM
lcontinued Improvement inspired me q
hope for still better things, and whI
/ do not expect to ever become robust
Ii do believe this splendid preparation
viii enable me TO enjoy fairly goo,
health"
public daily at Riker's New Drug St0r,
2 West Fourteenth street, just on FiuI
laVenue The Cooper medicines are O
sale at all the RikeT stores and can %
obtained at any other drug store -
The evening world., 1908-10-15
JUSTICE FORD PLEADS
FOR CHAUFFEUR IN COURT,
Police Sergeant Hats Auto in Yon-
kers and Makes Charge
of OYerSneeiinP.

The touring car of Supreme Court
Justice John Ford. while going through
Getty Square in Yonkers to-day was
stopped by Police Sergeant Van Steen-
burg, who placed the chauffeur. Roy
Fisher, of No. . West Sixty-fourth
street. under arrest. Justice Ford. who
was in the car. demanded to know the
cause of the arrest, and Van Steenbursh
replied Because you were making
twenty-five miles an hour in the most
thickly populated part of the city"
Justice Ford accompanied his chauffeur
to court and lnJerCeded for his en-
ployee. city Judge Joseph II. Beall.
iaughingly remarked that he had often
been before Supreme Court Judges as
a lawyer. but this was the first oc--
Casion that a supreme court Judge had
been before him Fisher was paroled in
the Justices custody until Oct. "a.
The evening world., 1908-10-15
DR.. BULL GROWS
WEAKER; NO HOPE
FOR RECOVERY
Secretary Who Broke Down
Caring for Him Dies in
London, Ont.

The condition of Dr. William T. Bull
was not improved this morning at Z
o'clock. and his physicians. who spent
the night with the patient at his home.
No. IS West Thirty-fifth street. have
practically abandoned hope for his re-
covery. 1t was said the physician was
gradually growing weaker.
Miss Rebecca ]. Evans, who for the
past thirteen years has been secretary
and Office nurse for DR.. Bull, and who
suffered a nervous breakdown as the re-
suit OF nursing him during his present
illness, died yesterday in London, ont,
where she went several weeks ago in
the hopes that her health would be re-
stored.
The evening world., 1908-10-15

Blemis, E. s. Brownson 3r and q. c. N.
p, The following statement prepared for
me Evening World shows the eNpendi-
lures OF the city law department in
fighting the Gas Trust:
Bond issue of 100000 made In
1905, paid to experts. stenog-
raphers, &c............. .......... $40, s45z
PAID from contingencies in 1905
for experts. stenographers, &c. 49, 453 IS
Paid from budget appropriation
Tor 1907 for experts. stenog-
raaphers. &c..,.................... 3o.ss3 Sc
Paid from contingencies in 1907
for experts, &c........,......... 3,4ss SO
Paid from Sl2,5O0 bond Issue in
1907 ................................. s,O45 90
Paid from appropriation for ex-
penses in 1908, experts, &C.. 1s,4oO. rs
Paid from contingencies in 1908. s,l55, 70
sl2S. 22S "a
Former Judge Alton B. Parker. who
will talk for the City of New York In
the United states Supreme Court. has
only received 3I,5i5.9o as yet His total
fee is said to he s25. OOO And II the case
is decided in favor of the trust and
against the people the cost of the whole
proceedings in the Federal courts will
| have to be shared by the State and city.
they dividing the expense.
The evening world., 1908-10-15
WON AMERICAN BRIDE
BY PROVING HIS THEORY

WASHINGTON, Oct, l5.-Dr Lads
aus Detre, the Hungarian scientist.
and Miss LILLIAN Cob,enzer OF Washing
ton, will be married to-day in the
apartments OF the brides mother AT
Tie l.aoleur, " the Rev, Abram simon,
OF the aighth Street Synagogue The
couple Will leave for Hungary IN few
~ Detre and Miss Coblenzer met on
a railroad train In Hungary year ago
IA is said tina, Ire proposed three timrs
before he was accepted. that she made
her acceptance conditional on his PROV
ing Ms new theory of diagnosing tuber-
cuiosis This he did with the aid Of
Twelve patients from n local hospital.
The evening world., 1908-10-15
PIANIST, AND A GOOD ONE

Jacques Grundberg, pianist at the
Cafe Boulevard. was taken to Police
Headquarters to-day, charged by Mrs
Ceclle Mooney, of No. l09 West one
Hundred and First street. with obtain
ing a $3.50 diamond ring from her and
pRNning II.
When asked what his occupation was
Grundberg threw out his chest and said.
"A pianist, and a damn good one" He
said Mrs. Mooney gave him tho ring.
She SAYS that last December, when he
was visiting her, he took II from her
finger to examine II. Then he put II
in his pocket and walked out.
The evening world., 1908-10-15
BIG FAMILIES UNITED,

WINSTED, Conn, oct. l5.-Seeline
Richard siXty-four. widower with
eight children, married Mrs, Mary
simon Seyer, forty-iouT, a widow vain
seven children, at the home of the bride
groom in Torrington last night, II was
\ case OF true love, both parties say.
The evening world., 1908-10-15
AGED TEACHER OF
VANDERB|LTS ENDS
LIFE WITH BULLET
Antonio Muzzarelli, Well
Known Scholar, Dies in
His Fine Apartment,

Antonio Muzzarelli, well-known
scholar and teacher OF languages. who
had been engaged. II was said, from
time TO time by the Vanderbilts and
other prominent families, committed
suicide to-day in his handsomely ap-
pointed bachelor apartments, at No. 4Ss
West One Hundred and Thirty-sixth
street, He was sixty-one years old.
Muzzarelli had been i'll recently and
is said to have been respondent. Last
Monday he called his secretary, Joseph
Traina, to him and said:
II want you to take my revolver out
and have 1t thoroughly cleaned and put
into tip-top shape for action"
Traina obeyed his command. Yester-
day he handed the pistol to Muzzarelli.
IAN right now" asked MuzzarelIi.
well. that's good, l may have use for
il soon"
Sent Secretary Out.
Still Traina thought lightly of his
employers remarks. shortly before s
O'Clock this morning Muzzare!i again
called the secretary to him.
~ want you to go out and mail a
letter for me-" he said TO Tralna.
The secretary had scarcely left the
apartments when he heard a shot.
Rushing back. he found Muzzareli
lying ON the floor, gasping for breath.
There was bullet hole in his head. and
the revolver lay by his Side one cham
Der having been discharged
Traina found Policeman Leis, who
summoned Or, Dubois from the ]. Hood
Wright Hospital. When the physician
arrived, however. Muzzarelli was dead.
According to his secretary. Muzzarelli
had been living at the West one Hun
dred and Thirty-sixth street address for
-four months. His wife is travelling in
the West. SO far as could be learned,
there were no domestic differences
With Mu2zareli and his secretary
lived A. Fahre, AN old friend of the
aged scholar He was unable to throw
any light on the suicide, saying Muz-
zarelli always had plenty, and. SO far
az he knew, there was nothing TO cause
him any great worry.
Muzzarelli was a Freemason and was
prominently identified with several other
orders. He had written several books
also.
The evening world., 1908-10-15
80-CENT GAS FIGHT
COSTS THE PEOPLE
CLOSE TO $6O0,000
City and State Have So Far Spent
$453,000 to Uphold Law Attacked
by the Trust and $150000
More Is Unpaid

To fight the Gas Trust there has already been expended the grea
s4527S27 Before the eghyen gas case the Unec
States Supreme Court ended is convatvey estimated that bill
amounting TO an additional S5Ooo will have be audited pa
which bring grand total of to the people than
F6oo,ooo
How has this immense fund been spentl
i'll enificniaS2
The evening world., 1908-10-15
Highly Honored In France.

Muzzarelli was "A graduate of the Uni
versity of Lyons, He entered the French
Army in the Engineer Corps and served
through the Franco Pvusslan war. He
was wounded and imprisoned by the
Communists,
Later he was sent to Chill and Peru
by the French Secretary Of War as a
correspondent. lie became active in pol
titles. and on his return to Paris was
elected president OF the Democratic
Commune under McMahon. In 1876 he
was sent TO prison for publishing a po-
litical paper in Paris
Muz2areli wrote a number Of educa-
tional books after his arrival in this
country, and he was made Officer
d Academic by an order OF the French
Government One OF Muzzarelli's prin-
opal works was La Question du Cana
de Panama" from when. 1t was said
| he received large royalties.
| Mrs. MuzzarelH was formerly Mis-,
| Mary Prescott Brandow, Of salt LAX,
CITY, The marriage took place In No
vember, 1895.
The evening world., 1908-10-15
Love Is a Wound and Marriage
Anputation, Are Her
EpigramS.
SUFFERING IT'S RETURN.
Only Inferior Women Should
Wed, Declares Titled Rus
sian Visitor.
BY NiNoIa GreeIcv-Smfth.

"
happiness In c
that of an OLD
maid"
Such Is the &c.
markable state,
ment of Countess
l. y d | a Rostop.
tohine, gra n d.
daughter of the
Russian General
who ordered the
burning of Mos
The evening world., 1908-10-15
His Counsel Says That His
Capital Recently Has
Shrunk 100000.
\, G0ULD'S PRESENTS TO
WIFE HE is NOW SUING.

The trial before Charles l.. Hoffman,
as referee, of the question whether
katherine Clemmons Gould is entitled
to an increase of alimony from s25. 900
year to $4,000 a year from Howard
Gould, whom she is suing for q sep
aration for abandonment. having fallen
through by the sudden disappearance
of the woman whose testimony De
Lancey Nicon hoped would prove that
SIS, 900 a year was enough. Justice
Bischon to-day heard argument on
Clarence Shearn's alimony motion.
Mr., Shearn said that the figure
$4,000 year was based on Mr..
Gould's income; that Mr.. Gould's In
come is 100000 n year. and the rule
ordinarily applied in such cases was
to allow from one-fourth to one-third
OF the husbands income as alimony.
Mrs. Gould's Grievances.
Howard Gould has sought to Justify
| his abandonment of his wife by attack
| ing her character and habits, and alleg-
| ing acts OF + toXiCation on her part i"
said Mr. Shearn; but we have not in
creased our demand for alImony on this
! account. although that would have been
| in accordance with practice.
Mrs. Gould, fond of driving-one of
the chief pleasures of her life at Castle
Gould-was refused the horses. when she
went to the stable, by one OF her hus-
bands men servants. who said in
solently that he had orders from Mr..
Gould not to allow her to take them
| out.
| Another man servant blew cigar
smoke In her face. nd when she rem
onstrated told her he had contract
with Mr.. Gould concerning that
| Gould tried to starve her out, refus.
ing to allow her supplies grown on the
place, forcing her to send to the village
Port Washington. for supplies which
might have been gathered in the gar
den.
He filled his house with lot OF spie
who watched her every movement, ant
Obliged to take refuge in the Hotel ST
Regis, for years their winter home"
Mr.. Shearn said that Mrs. Alice Stick
ney Bankhead. OF Atlanta. daughter o
Gen. Long, consul to Egypt. had named
her baby girl Katherine Gould Bank
head" but being witness to the abus,
Howard Gould heaped upon his wife
she was so impressed that she went Il
the clergyman and had the nam,
changed TO Katherine Clemmons Bank
head
The evening world., 1908-10-15
100000 a Year Spending Money

De Lancey Nicol said in opposition:
Let me set the Court right on this
oft-reported story of the impoverished
and pitiful condition of Mrs. katherine
Clemmons Gould.
For years her husband gave her
s., 600 a months $50, 600 year-for spend
ing money, and We have the cancelled
checks to show for II.
Besides this, MIR. Gould gave her
sl33, 900 for living expenses for single
year She spent $4,000 of this and kept
$4,000. He has given her Jewelry worth
sl42 900 and paid bills at Tiffanys for
$57 $50 more for jewelry. He gave her a
farm at Lynchburg, Va,
ITO sum 1t all up. Mrs Gould has re-
ceived total of S7G6,5OO from her hus-
band between 1899 and 1906, and she Is
worth to-day upward of 500, 900. besides
receiving $4,000 year allowance from
her husband.
Finally he decided that he had borne
with her as long as it was possible.
at is long tale, showing the pa
thence and forbearance of "A husband
through years OF righteousness, of tenn
per, of vulgarity, profanity, drunken
ness almost habitual and abuse by his
wife
The evening world., 1908-10-15
Settled Lawsuits for $4,000.

He was forced to settle innumerable
lawsuits resulting from her bad habits
and III temper 10 the extent of $4,000.
I'm 1906 he told her she must mend
her ways or they must part He told
her lawyer. Mr. Sells, and Sells said
he was surprised that he had stood II
and lived with her so long.
ION the question of income, Mr..
GOuld's income has shrunk so much that
IL is now less than 100000, and there
is shrinkage in principal OF $500, O0C
during the recent panic"
Justice BisChof reserved decision.
The evening world., 1908-10-15

Who have been its tenificiaries?
The evening world., 1908-10-15

The independent investigation OF the
City OF New York arose from the fact
that II was the largest individual GUS
toner OF the Gas Trust. 1t took the
the monopoly In the latter part OF 1905
the city procured bond issue OF $4,000.
The bulk Of this money went to experts,
among whom We're w d. Marks. +. w.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-07
NEGRO DELIVERS
UNEXPECTED BLOW
A!onzo Fletcher Is Struck While Walk.
ing with Wife and Daughter
Police Get Man.

Frank Johnson, a colored man, is
held at the police station charged
with assault and battery and will
have a hearing this evening. The
charge is that last night Johnson,
while walking along Fifth avenue
near Twenty-first street, met Alonzo
Fletcher, VINO in company with his
wife and daughter, were walking
along the avenue. Johnson, without
giving any warning, hit Mr.. Fletcher
in the face with his fist and then ran.
Mr. Fletcher was Knocked down by
ne unexpected blow. and sustained a
severe bruises over the left eye. The
police later apprehended Johnson from
the description furnished. The motive
of the brutal assault is unknown, nm
less the assailant took the man for
some one else against whom he had a
grudge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-07
FRAUD SOLICITOR
NOT CAPTURED
Swindler Who Worked in Downtown
District Disappears When
Exposed.

The fraud advertising solicitor, who
as related in last evenings Argus,
succeeded in swindling a number of
down town business men, by collecting
in advance for combination advertising.
solicited without authority for three
tri-city papers. among which he in
Guided The Argus, disappeared as soon
as he was suspected at the last
place he called, and while the police
lave been diligent in their search,
they have not yet run him down. The
swindler, who gave his name as w.
A. Menning, made at least two con
tracts for which he collected in Rock
Island. and in the stub of his receipt
book had the names of three Daven-
port firms.
He worked certain districts in Day
EXPORT. apparently, before coming to
Rock Island and then confined him
self to the west section of the city
y merchant, whom he was attempting
to work, telephoned The Argus, and
led to the exposure of the crooked
transaction.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-07
Personal POINTS.

The Misses Condor and Stoltz of
Moline have returned from a trip to
Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs George McMaster de-
parted last night for an extended
visit in California.
Mrs. Charles Farthing. COO Tenth
street. is able to be ont again after
suffering two weeks with a severe at
tack OF grip.
A. j. Quigley departed this after
noon for Boise, Idaho. and from there
he will make trip along the Pacific
coast to Vancouver, B. c.
DR.. f. Bradford has returned from
a visit with his son at Denver, Colo.
Mrs. Bradford will remain in that city
for a more extended visit.
Major C. w. Halves and F. o.
VanGalder have returned from Kansas
City, where they went on business
connected with the N. w. a.
F. l.. Bauer, formerly of Rock Is
land, now conducting a prosperous de
par StOle at olGildIiuOdU, iowa,
is greeting Old friends in the city.
Circuit Clerk George w. Gambie
and wife have gone to st. CHARLES, Ill.
for a brief visit. Mr.. Gamble will
also attend the annual Erickson day
banquet of the state Swedish-Ameri
can Republican club at Aurora Mon
day.
Word has been received here from
DR.. and Mrs. Joseph DeSilva, who were
called to New Orleans by the serious
| illness of Mrs. DeSilva's brother, Scot
| Burbank, that Mr.. Burbank submitted
| to an operation this week to relieve
an abscess of the brain and that there
are slight chances for his recovery.
Henry Carse has returned from /;
three weeks trip in Texas during
which he attended the convention a
San Antonio of the State Bottlers' as
sociation, as delegate from the Ma
| tional BOttlers' association. The state
| organization became affiliated Will
the national body through Mr.. Carse'.
/ Efforts.