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The evening world., 1908-02-19
MYSTERY IN DEATH
Of WOMAN FOUND
IN THE SOUND
Refined and Well Dressed, the
Theory Is That She Wasa
Steamer Passenger.

MATTITCCK, l.. /, Feb. ia mys-
terry of the Sound developed today by
the finding of the body of a we'll
dressed woman in the water off this
place. Even casual examination shows
that the victim was person of re-
firement. and the clothing worn by her
was of exceptional ateral and stylish
make.
Jesse Robinson. a hoatman. drifting wi h
the tide. and ne put of api brought i;
to shore. II was that of n woman
about t!irty-rv" yrars ~ are. ot me,
dlum height ana build ana rod ap-
narentlv ben 81 the water Z wet.
1t is surmised here that the victim
either fe'I or Jumped from one of the
Sound steamers. as many persons in
this vicinity who have viewed the
'Crrs" itNci - IDENTIFY IL
coroner Peterson made n thorough
examination OF the body and found no
marks Of violence. Neither could he
nnd anything about the woman that
might lead to her Identification except
a, small silver watch attached to a
black bead chain
y remarkable fact Is that that while
I. ndiiion of the body shows il was
IN the water not over a week. still all
thr clothing was of light material The
woman wore skirt of black silk. n
thin white waist and two light silk I'M
derSkirts She had on black laced shoes
and black Isle thread stockings
The body Is in the morgue here.
The evening world., 1908-02-19
COERCED BY WIFE,
SAY CHILDREN
OF A RICH MAN
Son and Daughter of Marcus
Hanlon Ask Court to
Interfere.

In affdavits submitted to-day Marie
F. and Norman j. IIanlon, the children
OF Marcus Hanlon. a wealthy retired
merchant. residing at No. 100 Rugby
Road, Brooklyn, pettioned the STU
prene Court OF Kings County to ap-
point commission TO ascertain whcth-
er their father is being unduly coerced
by his second wife and his other two
children. Ida ani Frank Hanlon. with
whom he resides.
According to Norman Hanlon. his
father is worth 100000 and most OF
his wealth, which is in the form of
railway stocks and dlstillery interests,
is the possession OF his second wife
who has also, according to her stepson,
secured her possession of the house in
which they reside. lie says that Ida
and Frank. his brother and = ster, also
have influenced the mind of his father
against him. and that on a recent occa-
sion. when he called at the house, the
old mans mind was so intlrm that he
failed To recognize MIN and addressed
him as an old friend, dead many years
Marcus Hanlon sold twenty-e gh,
acre farm at Jamaica for $4,000 when
II was worth much more, says his son
Justice Maddox has set March l6 as
the date on which the appointment Of a
commission will he fet termlned, In am
davits submitted on his side aged Mar
Gus Hanlon says that he is not under
undue influence, but IS in fun posses
sion OF his senses He says that his
son Norman is not a proper person to
as soc!ate with and some time ago de-
ed a wife and two children In Not
tingham. England.
The evening world., 1908-02-19
COST HER $50
TO FIND SU|T0R
DECEIVED HER
Mrs. Coleman Paid For Hus-
ted's Wedding Rairnent
and Lost Him.

A romance that looked well and -four
wound UP for good and all in the West
Side Court to-day when William Hustei.
young electrician with galvanic man
ners. was arraigned on the complaint Of
Mrs. Lena Coleman. a plump lady con-
siderablv his senior who said tnat
Hustled had cruelty imposed on her s3i
worth.
The scquaintanceship, begun on New
Years Day. soon hecame what Mrs.
Coleman told the Magistrate. a lady
mas every right to regard as an engage.
ment. 1t was on Val-ntinc's Day that
Hustled who had takei. a day off. ar-
peared with printed slip. which he
told Mrs. Coleman was a marriage H.
cense.
See, l have filled in your name and
NINE declared the perfdi9us electri-
clan: nov all that is necessary is for
me TO have new suit, and its a
shame l haven't the money"
"Un!-ah-how much will IT cost?"
asked the prospective bride.
About thirty-five," said Hustled. He
got the money and was not seen again
by Mrs. Coleman till a day or two ago
He refused to give up the money and
told her 1t was all joke.
Mrs. Coleman went home then and got
out the marriage license. In the ex-
element OF the moment she had for
gotten to read 1t when first she got it.
She found 1t was a sure enough joke,
for 1t read:
We two do agree
To dwell in love and unity
Till eternity--ntsky."
This piece of humor was Exhibit A
for the plaintiff in court. whittier
Hustled had been brought on warrant
charging him with larceny. Magistrate
Wahle held the merry electrician in
81 900 bonds for trial.
The evening world., 1908-02-19
ACCUSATION OF
FRAUD AGAINST
MAN WHO |S.DEAD
Suit Brought to Set Aside
Deed Made by Mrs. Van
derbilt's Nephew.

Charging that the late Edward Frs
kline Gwynne. when sued by Leopold
Grtnberg assignee of a Parisian money
lender, to recover A7,M1 and $l.1s2, the
amounts OF two drafts cashed by him.
transferred THE only property he owned
"a $50 mn house at No. 3 East Eighty
sixth street-to his mother for the Dur
pose OF escaping liability. Samuel Riker.
ir. trustee in bankruptcy of Edward IL.
Gwynne. has sued to set aside the deed
The mother was the late Louise
Gwynne. sister-in-law of the elder Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt
The case was tried TODAY before jus
tice DAYTON in Special Term of the Su-
preme Court.
The defendants include Helen Steele
Gwynne. Of the Lorraine. Fifth avenue
and Forty-fifth street. widow OF Ed
ward Erskine Gwynne. and Franklin
Steele. her father. as administrator of
his estate, and as administrators her
mother, Louise Gwynne. and Alice. Ers-
kline and Edward Claypool Gwynne, the
three children of the dead bankrupt ell
under fourteen years of age. Francis
Turner appeared as guardian ad litem
for the children, to whom the Soo'ep
house was bequeathed by their grand
mother, Louise Gwynne. who died May
%. 1909.
Mrs. Edward ErslAine Gwynne Is In
Pars with her children. Thev are
re epresen,ed at the trial by c. X. Water
bury and Theodore q. Lewis. and the
evidence consists mainly of 5cumen's
and the testimony of lawyers and
records of the courts.
Edward Erskine GNynne was the
grandson of Eli Gwynne. who had -FOUR
e.nildren-Alice Edith. David Ell ana
Abraham T. Gwynne. Alice marrieu
the late Cornelius Vanderbilt. Edith is
the wife of William Fearing GIL. Ed-
ward E. is the son OF David Eli
Gwynne.
de was living on a country place o.
Nassau County. when Grinberg SUED
him before Juuge Seabury. and G"'
judgment. ,. ..,,>.,,i,,, ,fi,r-
ward Edward Erskine Gwynne said ne
received uotuln., under ms .Eotnci 80,
nor under the Will Of his uncle, Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, and had no business
nor income except YaSrhnt A'vS or
S. 600 year sent by his mother at hef
discretion.
testified that the transfer to her OF the
Eighty-sixth street house was in con-
sidnration of 5000. which she paid In
cash. William Fearing still holds
onc-half interest in the property. which
goes to the heirs of Edward r. Gwynne
ut his death.
Under the will OF their grandmother
this property goes to the three children
of E. T. Gwynnc when the youngest ct
them is twenty five years old. Mean
lime. they enjoy the rents.
Edward T.. Gwynne was adiudged a
BANKRUPT. with debts OF $4,000 on his
own petition June 3, 1902. He died MAY
o. 1904. ,
that the deed OF the property by Ed
ward E. TO his mother, dated Feb. :.
1aal be set aside and that the admin
istrators be directed to make an ac-
counting Of the rents and profits or
the properly to him for the benefit OF
7 .onpold Grinberg and other creditors.
The evening world., 1908-02-19

dav or once week to do housewor
I know many families that have men
cooku-not chefs. but plain, ordinary
cooks. The Chinese and Japanese will
do large part of the work"
But how are we to get them ?
There's the Gary law" l protested.
Chinese Exclusion Act No Bar.
Mrs Trow brushed the Chinese Ex-
clusion act aside with an airy wave of
a well-formed hand.
oh" she said. there are plenty OF
them here. Look at the advertisements
in the papers,
But isn't II rather a reflection on
women" I asked. that even in the
sphere in which they have been consd
cred supreme men should excel then? ?
For, OF course, men must wash win
dows better and cook better or they
wouldn't supersede women"
In sense 1t may be-" admitted
Mrs. Trow.
Another thing" said, reverting to
the question OF suffrage. If as you
have remarked. women don't know how
to conduct club election. how may We
expect them to vote intelligently at real
elections?"
Responsibility will teach them that"
was the reply. You may not know
anything about real estate, yet IL some
one were to leave you hne houses.
though you made mistakes in the be-
ginning. you would soon learn how to
manage them. Similarly. when women
are given the ballot. they will learn
how to use It.
"In New Zealand in Colorado. every
where that women vote. they have
been a purifying influence. Women res
cued Colorado from the Populists. The
claim that women are apathetic to po-
litcal power Is untrue. At the last
general election only one-third of the
voters in New York went to the polls.
Women are no more apathetic in poll
tics than men.
But they must study and under
stand civic questions and be prepared
for the ballot. which they will surely
get"
The evening world., 1908-02-19
BAY CYI]SI Boy
TELLS Of $4,000
Theft FROM TEN /
Eight-lear-Old Peter Marion
Chief Witness in Big Lar
ceny Case.
PRINCESS WAS ROBBED.
Mixed Camp Of Romantics Put
In Feud BY Stealing
\ of Hoard.

Two hundred strangely dressed sv0-
eies. members OF r hemian and Enslis 3
tribes in camp FOR months along e,-
Boston road in the Bronx. swarmed tha
corridors and court ro m IN Genera
ee.sions to-day 10 attend the trial b"
fore Judge Malor" ot the -four Stan'cr
brothers Richard Mitchell. MdhomN
and Budd charged with the larceny {
sl5, COO from the tent OF Princess Pip,
Euliva Pearse. Of the Bohemian natio"
Women and children OF heautitu
olive complexion. strolled nefvou'.F
ab,ut the halls during the entire ses-
sion. They wore the gaudy head dresSe'
Of the Roman.es, glit:ering earrings
var!- co!ored s.awls and gowns Will
mass Of iewelry of all shapes and hneN
decking their throats AID fingers Th'
men o. the tribes wore wide m9rero
and legginss Belts with holsters f"r
pistols and <nvcs were strapped abou
the'r waists Most OF them were In
Gle courtroom.
Child Chief Witness.
The English camp depends Tor Nv
ing on :. Hing ami trading horses, whiie
the Bohemians are mostly poddlers and
fortune-tellers. The four S.inlcyS GOV
ern the English wanderers aGi Princess
Pipa .s Cne OF tn. Bohemian rulers
She was also custodian OF the camp :
funi, which comprised a collection o.
coins OF every nation un 'er the sun.
Interest in the tr al of the four broth
ers centrei apolt the evidence OF
eisnt- -year-old Peter Marion. OF the Bo-
henlians.
Peer is a brSht-eyed. cuiley-heao.d Il
lad VINO vas asleep IN Princess Pipa
tent Christmas night wnen the leatIs-
pouch containing tie wealth OF ~
Rohemians was stolen. With HIM was
m infant son of Jns Of the Princes Is
court. Assistant District Attorney Not.
Eelied on the childs story to socure the
conviction OF the Stanieys.
When the boy was ,ai!ed to the stand
Juage Malone said:
Peter, what viii become of you II
Vou tell a ie?"
Lad Knows en- Oath.
III tell the truth. promptly replied
The little Eypsy. Il VIII 20 10 Gou. u
Iei lie | go to hell"
! On this qualification the Court aJ-
tnitted his story Of the alleged theft as
follows:
y sleep very sound Christmas night,
with little boy, David, when noise wake
me. jump out of bed and see big
cut IN tent. made by knife. Then a
head stuck through and l saw Dick
Stanley. ! knew Dick long time. He
iErew me against chair and tumbled
the baby on sthe floor, Then, Mitchell
Stanley stick his head in, too Dick,
b. throw spreads back, grab big bag
Hith all money and hand it to Mitchell.
Il heard 'em whisper and | began to
shout and Yell as hard as could The
baby began to cry. too. Then they
climb through the hole in tent and l
hear four or flve men running away.
y awoke our men and they followed.
u hats all | know. and tell truth, too
Every person in the courtroom bent
Forward 10 hear the bows exciting
story. He spoke slowly and with dis
ttnctness. and his testimony made a
deep impression. One of the gypsies
said after the boys statement. tha.
the conviction of the Stanleys would
nean deadly feud between the
Ca mps.
The evening world., 1908-02-19
lnter-Met. Investigation to Co On

To an Evening World rrpvrtor Nj,
Wilcox said that, no matter what hal
been printed, the inquiry Of the faa-
cial history OF the metropolitan system
will go on.
For the present II would not he ad-
visable to continue the hearings" said
Mr.. Wilcox. for the simple reason
that witnesses are nov being called be
fore the Special Grand Jury and ques-
toned as to the criminal liability Of
certain individuals In connection with
Metropolitan matters. do not intend to
siNe nnNnne an Immunity batl.
The evening world., 1908-02-19
Give Us More Subways, Says Will
cox

More subways. should be the cry,
said Mr. Wilcox. The new Spapers
should demand that the Board OF Esu-
mate and Apporuonment lind moneys
Tor this purpose. Iue men who are
shouting against more sdoways, with
the accompanying cry that the city is
hard up. are politicians who are work
ing in the interest OF the very people
who do not want to build more subways
themselves or let the city build them.
1t is an interesting .act shat the
proposed Broadway- avenue
subway route traVerses Jerome avenue,
along which Mr.. ShOnts vaguely hints
that the sixth avenue l. mGht be e%-
tended Mr.. Shonts. IN short. seeks to
block the building of the Broadway
| Lexington avenue subway by suggest
ing what his company might do-ln The
event they are abb" 10 sell some add
tlonal bonds against til. old Mannnr
ian Elevated Railway COMPANY. wIira
bonds they expect TO issue.
The lnter-Net., since tire advent ~
the Federal rcceiv rrship covering the
properties of the suiiaC. lines, now
stands as "A s22i, Ooo"o car''al!zation "f
n 99-year lease Of tho |. roads from tNc
Gould family and a 5r-voar cOr:"nc
with the city OF New York to equip and
t,n ib,
The evening world., 1908-02-19
Neper .ec.o Wo n Woud Be Croosed
to!t1-ta75, b. Dos 1h:rk !hey
A-tght Err Politically 7hro gh
Ignorance.
But THEY'LL LEARN QUICKLY
AND PURIFY OUR ELECTIONS
it Is Not the Brightest Womsn but Only
Those Who Are Inferior That Get
Married Now- -a-Days, She
Asserts.
By WLecla Greeie1-Sn1i1b.

Women want to vote. Women
should vote. But how many
women would know how to cast a
ballot if it were given to them'"
Mrs. Cora Welles Trow said this
as the sequel to some remarks she
had made last week on the crooked
ness of women in politics. Then
she stated that there had hardly ever
been a pure election in womans
club in New York City.
Mrs. Trow is president of the
Post Parliament Club and author
OF "The Parliamentarian," text
book on parliamentary law. Yes
tetday she had so far revised the
published version of her remarks as
to say that women err politically
from ignorance and not corruption.
"Women should study civic ques-
TONS" said Mrs. Trow. "When
they can demonstrate that their pos
session of suffrage will improve
conditions, they will get it.
The evening world., 1908-02-19
SToo MUCH POISON SAVED HER.

Marguerite Beauvaris. the young
French dressmaker who attempted sui
eide yesterday by taking six bichlorlde
OF mercury tablets In her room In a
boa riding house at ~ West Forty
seventh street, Is recovering In Flower
Hospital to-day, The surgeons said
that the exrtaOrdlnaly.y Large quantity
Iof poison saved her life. She has given
No EXPLANATION for her act.
The evening world., 1908-02-19
"Onc change In this respect }
firmly believe In coming. In twenty
years men viii do all the house
work In the wOrld!"

really" I Gasped. incredulousiy.
"lIndoubtedy.' said Mrs. Trow.
Women aave always been the burden
bearers of the world. They have done
all the hard work. But things are
changing. Men do all the window
cleaning in hotels and apartment houses
now. l notice n company In New York
Is advertising TO supply men by the
The evening world., 1908-02-19

tioJSSS.
y am strong suffragist myself. but
as ny talk was before the West End
Womans Republic Club. which does
not allow suffrage to be discussed. 1
naturally did not express my opinion
on the subject"
What did you think OF the Suffra-
gette parade last Smday?'' I asked.
No English Leader Need Apply.
Mrs. Trow looked. but would not
speak her scorn Even II such a
parade did not bring ridicue upon the
movement, there is no reason why the
women suffragists of America should
accept the leadership OF an English
woman" she said. Il know nothing
about the English Suffragettes. how
ever. so l can't discuss them. will
not give an unintelligent opinion. as l
am frequently asked 10 do.
"A young man came here the other
day TO talk about women teachers. He
wanted me to say that teaching Is the
hardest profession for women. Il SAID
no. 1t is not.
The hardest work that women do Is
tvnewrittnr and stenography. No
woman can do that steadily for ten
wears without suffering nervous
breakdown. Haven't YOU noticed that
all m!ddle-aged ypewrlters-those OF
fortv-hve and fifty-are queer! ot
course | don't mean crazy; but queer
-erratic.
after that. trained nursing Is 'he
most exacting occupation tnat ~on,e'
follow, No woamn can follow that
profession regularly for fifteen years
and live. After trained nursing g'-Mrs'
Trow smiled frankly at me-'comes
newspaper work. Woman teachers.
she continued, may teach for twenty
years or more. and then be retired on
pensions and be none the worse for
their long experience.
"rhe Young man I spoke OF also
asked me II / did not think teachins
untitled women for matrimony. l re-
Piled
Young man. l am not discussing
sox Questions Whether teacher
wishes to marry or not has nothing 10
do with her fitness for her work.
consider her as an economic unit Just
az would a man teacher.
eth. siohtest Women Do Not Marry"
"of course" agreed, "the question
NJ her marriage Is entirely subsidiary.
4 woman is no more predestined to be
, u,fe than a man is TO be a husband.
Vol I've never heard the question asked
-, to whether man should follow
,his or that profession because 1t maoe
,,,r, unfit or unwilling to be q hus-
band" o,
,,, a., ,h. brightest women lcalize
the Injustice of their position. They
know that they receive ~ recognition.
excent as the wives or daughters OF
men. They are not .!'Le"S' Inc
hrirhtest women do not marry nova
days. 1t is the inferior women VINO
marry
TT is absurd to say. as many oppo-
nsnts OF woman's progress do, that wo-
men will want to take mems work away
,r,m them. that We will want to be-
come fremcn policemen, &c.-1ust as
absurd as it would be TO claim that
men would ever want to do womer's
WORK.
.One charge In this respect ]
firmly believe is coming. In twenty
years men viii do all the house
work In the wOrld!"
really / Gasped. incredulousiy.
'IIndoubtedly.' said Mrs. Trow.
women aave always been the burden
bearers of the world. They have done
all the hard work; Rui things are
changing. Men do all the window
cleaning in hotels and apartment houses
now. l notice company In New York
Is advertising to supply men by the
The evening world., 1908-02-19
A POPULAR SONG HIT.

In "rhe Girl Behind the Counter
Lew Fields's musical comedy, At the
Herald Square, they sing "lf You'Il Walk
With Me" It is the hit OF the snow
II is given in the Magazine Section OF
next Sundays World-wordS and music.
Order to-day.
The evening world., 1908-02-19
MY, HERE'S RYAN
PROMISING TO Be
GOOD TO PUBLIC
Think of 1t, He'll Let Shonts
Build Some 81" Road
Extensions!

Provided there Is no more charging
at the Metropolitan traction thieves, the
Interborough metropolitan Company
with the Metropolitan sliced off. will
struction work by next July President
Theodore F. Shonts. representing
Thomas F. Ryan ana August Belmont
thinks that his company might then
do these things:
1. Build an extension to the Sixth
avenue elevated road out jerome
avenue In the Bronx.
.. Build n third track along the
Second avenue elevated road.
3. Build IA third track along the
, Third avenue elevated road.
Even these propositions are not before
the Public Service Commission to he
acted upon.
Some memoranda l have made out
and sent over to Wi.lcoX.' IS the way
Mr.. Shonts expressed himsel! in regard
to the big problem of transit improve
ment Mr.. Shonts as certain that no
new subways can be built.
There has been no Application pre-
sented to the Public Service Commis-
sion," said President William X. VIII
cox to-day to an Evening World re-
porter. "for any extensions Of the SER
vice, other than the suggestion that
the company might be willing next
summer to consider the extension Of the
l. service. No application for the ex-
tension of this service or any other ser
vice on the part of the Interborough isl
before this commission
Mr.. Wilcox stated that he did not
wish to enter into controversary with
Mr.. Snonts in regard to any cor
lespondence which may have passed be-
~ cen them. He declined TO discuss any
memoranda sent to him by Air. Shonts
other than to deny that the lnter-Met. )
big traction expert had presented any
which could he acted upon
by the commission.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-27
Proposed Amendment to Copy
right Law Attracts Many
To Washington.
COMPOSERS WANT ROYAL TIES
Manufacturers. on the olIer Hand,
They Have Been for Years.
lspeelal to the oNews.,D

Washington, March 27.--No hearing
which has taken place before any COM
mittee of Congress during the present
session has attracted half the interest
which has been centered in the joint
meeting of the two committees on
patents of the senate and the house
respectively and over which Senator
Smoot presides, now in progress In the
large room designated for a reading
room for senator's in the Congressional
library There were three meetings of
the Joint committee on Thursday There
will be three today and three more
tomorrow. The question under con-
sideration is the proposed change IN
the copyright law. The first of tho
two days hearings is being devoted 10
the advocates OF what is known as the
Kittredge bill, that is to say those who
favor an extension of the copyright
laws TO mechanical reproduction of
music.
Naturally. those who advocate this
proposal are confined almost exclusive
ly to composers of music and musical
publishers, together with one concern
which is said to have q monopoly. pro-
vided such compositions can be pro-
tected against mechanical reproduction
OF the perforated roll. Manufacturers
OF such rolls who are not connected
with this monopoly, manufacturers of
photograph discs and such other means
OF reproducing musical sounds are OPP
posing the proposed amendment to the
copyright law and viii have their in
ming before the hearing is over. The
latter favor what Is known as the
Smoot-C urrier bill. There are at least
300 interested persons in town at the
hearings and 1t seems certain that
whatever the outcome may be there
viii be no absolute monopoly as, IL
any legislation is enacted at all look
ing to copyrighting of music so as to
protect a composer against unauthorlz-
ed mechanical reproductions, proviso
will be added which will enable the
manufacturer of disks and rolls to re-
produce such copyrighted music upon
the payment of a certain fixed royalty.