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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-04
ATE MEAT $4,000
YEARS OLD???

NEW YORK. March A
record feat IN cold storage is
rceounted IN a statement by
DR. BaYard 5. Fuller. chief In.
spector Of foods for New
York city
According 20 the Doctors
story there vas discovered
In Russia some time ago the
carcass 81 a mammoth which
scientists said had been alive
before the glacial period
That meant that the body.
ssiil an perfect condition. WAS
more than ESQ 900 years old
Tests showed that the meaf
was 9elt preserved. and a
huge steak from Il was
served az q dinner given BY ,
scientist. The guests pro-
uouuced the meat excellent
Once meat or poultry has
been frozen. Says Or ftli
Ter. "the passage Of time has
no effect on ii. and fermenta.
ton Is completely arrested.
80 Ions as Il Is kept In frozen
condition When thawinE
sets In. however. diAintegra-
tion Is rapid"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-04

stones The lecture /, ~.
20 . instructive % An n ,I,l''ss
generally do no, know 'a !, e I
Hoagea iftlssi
III lJi ..li.. melodies are 70 b. -.
rendered .ll BY he Seattle = w s,.s'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-04
TOURIST SLEEPERs
FOR A GOVERNOR

KANSAS cry. Mo. March 49,
It's touriat nlnepera for Governor
Herbert 4 Hadioy OF Missouri.
The other nlEht the governor came
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-04

Dance at preamland tonight. go
The evening world., 1910-12-31
NIGHT FLIGHTS
BY AWATORS FOR
M|CHEL|N PRIZE
Sets a New Mark, but
a Flock of Others Are Still
10 Report Results.

ETAMPES. Dee. 3l.-Henri Far-ran
to-day established a non ~asropians dis
n Night Of 3s4 miles. which, unless
beaten between now and midnight. will
win for him the $4,000 Michelin prize.
Farman's record 81 nearly twenty-five
miles ahead OF that Of Maurice Ia.
buteau. who covered SAG mics.
This was a day OF wonderful activity
among the competitors for the Michelln
prize. Several avIators. including an
unknown flyer named Pierre Marco,
Maurice Tabuteau. Roger souner and
Lieut.. BreEuet are still In the air, hope
full Of beating Farrnan's mark and win
ming the coveted prize.
The men are flying by the light of
burning brush, auto lamps and search
lights. II vas reported tina: Marco had
broken Farman's record. but hi. has
not been verified. He was IN the air
at Buc for seven hours and twenty min
utes. Tabuteau is nyipE At Buc, Som
mar at Douzy and Breguet at Dousi.
AL the men say they will stay aioft
until midnight. 1: necessary. TO win the
prize.
The evening world., 1910-12-31
WINS CUP
FOR I'll YERS

AlADERSHOT. England. Dee. "l.-
Capt. Frank Cody. head Of the balloon
ing department Of the British War OF
flee. to-day Won the British Michelin
Cup for duration and distance for 1910
by flying 100 miles In 4 hours 70 minutes.
The flight ended when Cody's %aeroplane
accidentally touched the ground.
7. Sopworth. also competing to-day.
made 10 miles over a marked circuit.
The hest previous flight in this compe-
tition was made by A. Osilvie. who flew
$50 miles 81 Wednesday iast. Ogllvio IL
u Wright aviator who, representing
C;rea, Britain, flew at Belmont Park.
The British Micheiin cup is valued
Mt s2.60o and a cash prize OF the same
amount goes with II.
Cody II American born, but became
a British subject when he entered the
British aerial corps.
The Baron he Forest prize Of s2O. 0gl
for the longest flight across the En-
gilsh Channel In 1910 by an Englishman
In an English-buii machine goes ia
Sopworth. whose record OF ia miles In
three ana one-half hours has not been
beaten. Sopworth flew from Sheppe,
Island, England. to Beaumont, Bel
GUM, on Dec. Is,
The evening world., 1910-12-31
DADDY WOLF
ACCIDENTALLY
KILLED BY GAS
Is Asphyxiated in His Room
While Seeking Relief From
Attack of Asthma.

Bernard Wolf. known to all the chill
dren Of the neighborhood In which h.
lived as Daddy Wolf. died all alone.
In his little room on the second floor %
the tenement Rouse at No. 1881 Second
avenue from a%sphixatlon to-day. n.
was sixty-!lvc yoirs old.
AZ noon Daddy va. found dead q,
his room. The gas stove was turned on,
but no 'dea Of s'ir'dta ls entertained.
Wolf had lived for twenty years in one
room. He had long been u sufferer from
asthma n often had to get up ut ni9ht
and make a cup of coffee to relieve his
sufferings.
Shortly before noon to-day Edward
O'Connor. who lives just over Daddy
VOLTS room. smeiled gas. lie could not
get into the old mans room and called
Patrolman O'Connor. who burst open
the door. There sat the old man, in his
nghtgown and a smoking jacket, dead.
Beside him on a table were many bot
ties containing asthma cures. on the
stove was a coffee pot. and on a table BY
his side was a cup that had contained
coffee. The room was filled with gas.
1t Is believed that during an attack
OF asthma Wolf made himself a oup
OF coffee and that while he rested the
Name OF the stove became extinruished
and Wolf. too weak to arise or call
for help. sat there and was asphixiated.
Neighbors say Wolf has n wife living
In Bridgeport. Conn. and u son some
where in the State.
The evening world., 1910-12-31
ASSEMBLYMAN HOEY OUT
FOR GERARD FOR SENATOR.
Mentions Other Members, lnclud-
ing Foley, Who viii Support
the Justice.

A~ssembiyman James J. Hoey Of the
Thirteenth district. ono Of the leading
Democrats OF the Legislature. LIT
out fiat footed to-day for Justice James
W. Gerard for Uruted states Senator.
Mr.. Hocy declares that he Ia for Gerard
against all other candidates n that
he intends 10 50 into tho caucus and
make a fight for the Justice.
Mr.. Hoey named other AAemblyvnen
from Manhattan who he declared would
stand for Gerard. Among those named
is A~ssemblyman James A.. Foley, who
represents Charles +. Murphy's home
district.
In q formal statement announcing his
position Assembiy1nan Hoey said:
II believe OF all tho candidates who
have been mentioned Judge James W.
Gerard " the best equipped for the
place. His knowledge 6 the law. his
character and temperament all tend
to mako him an admirable candida ate.
He Is free from political entanEiemen,s.
and q citixen Of the highest type.
II nave talked with many of the sm-
bers OF the Legislature within the las;
few days. and the sentiment for Judge
Gerard 10 very strong. Assemblymeu
Aaron J. Levey. John J. Boylan, Joseph
Warren. Jacob Levey. Patrick J. Nc,
Grath. James A. Foley and many Others
all agree that Judge Gerard would
make an admirable candidate. and
while they agreed TO support the choice
Of the party caucus. they sxprssi
strong preference for Judge Gerard
Some OF the members Of the Legisla
ture from Brooklyn stated that though
Kings County would hav a ~candidat,
Justice Gerard was their second choice
The evening world., 1910-12-31
WAITED AND GUT SLASHED.
The "something" O'L.cary Had for
McI<eOn Was . sharp knife.

John Mckeon, a stonecutter, was
stopped by m acquaintance at Third
avenue and Bergen street. Brooklyn,
as he wa on the way to his home. No.
6di seventh avenue, early to-day.
wait here a minute. George o'Leary
wants to see YOU" said the man.
Cant wait, I'm In a hurry" sald
McKeon.
"O'Leary's got something for you-
you'd better wait n see what II is,"
said the other. and McKeon agreed.
In a few minutes O'Leary appeared
and when lie saw McKeon he drew a
knife and rushed ut the stonecutter.
slash.ng hin In the race. The other
man had vanished.
McIieon broke away and ran, O'Leary
after him. 4 policeman stopped them
after "a chase OF a few blocks and ar
rested OLeary.
Both men refused to tell Magistrate
Nash. IN the Butler street Court, the
nature OF their quarrel. o'Leary was
held In $1,000 bail. His home Is at No
l6 Prospect place.
The evening world., 1910-12-31
News Of Accident Kept from Avis-
tors YOUNG Son.

Los ANGELES. cal. Dec. A.--Stan-
ley Moisani. the fourteen-year.old son
OF the aviator killed NJ Now or cans. -
hero. He came accompanied by Barton
Weyl. an attorney II San Francisco,
vino Is tho husband o. n sister OF John
- Moisnnt.
To-day tho hog wnr IN tho hotel on
the summit Of Mount Lowe. lie VIII
not be Informed OF the death OF his
father until he returns TO Los Angeles
Glen H. Curtiss said II am deeply
grievcd. I knew Molsant well. having
nrst met him II Rheims. France. NJ the
International meet In 1901. IL was thea
that Moisant first became interested In
aviation. lie was a most interesting
ana amlabic man n was popular with
every one. He seemed TO delight In n.y.
Ing lust for the sport of tho thing
The evening world., 1910-12-31
NOT POLITICAL INTRloUER.
Portuguese Editor Of New Bedford,
Mass. Released After Detsntisn.

After all examination into his case BY
the Board Of Special Inquiry. Joseph
+. Escobar, editor OF a Portuguese payer
AZ New Bedford. Mass. was to-day re-
leased from detention by the immigra-
ton authorities. The real purpose of
Escobar's detention since last wednes-
day. when he returned from a visit TO
Portugal. has not been disclosed. but Il
Is limited that he was suspected OF
political intrigue. To-day's inquiry,
however. rave him a clean bill.
Escobar went to Portugal to Assure
Provisional Presto ent Braga OF the 10y
Atty to the new republic Of the Pcrtu-
guese IN America.
The evening world., 1910-12-31
DEATH AND INJURY
HAS Trimmed RANKS
OF BRITISH AIRMEN.

Alfred Rawlinson. AN English aviator.
VINO was severely injured at the inter-
national aviation meet at Bournemouth.
England. on July II, arrived on the
carmaaia to-day from Liverpool, Tho
airman, who was accompanied by his
valet, 10 still suffering from tho accident
and mas to walk on crutches,
The aviator said that just before
leaving home he got II list OF all the
aviatcrs who had received certificates
Toy flying In ENGLAND. Charles Rolls,
who was killed at BouInemouth on
July Il, was SECOND on the list and
Rawlinson took third place, or thu
sixty On the list, says Rawllnson, the
first twenty are no longer among tho
air brethren. Most OF them have been
either killed or injured and a few have
retired,
The evening world., 1910-12-31

busters we're sailing to Salvador. Under
that threat the expedition turned about
and went home.
Why He Took 10 the Air.
LET'S than two years ago MOisiut be-
came Interested In the exploits % gan
toe Dtnnont In Paris. He went 20 Eu-
rope to study aviation w1th q view pr.
marily Of using airships ia a Proposed
Central American revolution.
lie hung about the hangers a.
Rheims for weeks. Finally Bleriot gave
him n chance to hy. on his fourth at
tempt he crossed the British Channel
and landed In England. II was n feat
for a veteran aviator. For an amateur
and a novice TO do IL opened the Eyes
OF the world.
Molsant's two sisters TITLE and Clara,
accompanied him on oil his travels as
u professional aviator.
The evening world., 1910-12-31
GAMING
INSANITY DEFENSE
GONE, SAYLAWyERS
Continued from First Page.)

Courts Building to-day Robin destroyed
any insanity defense he might contem-
plate by his suicidal attempt Of yester-
day. His actions throughout. they say,
showed generalization. calculation and
other mental processes not associated
with the mind of a man who was de-
clared to be so crazy less than a week
ago that a Supreme Court Justice was
reused out OF bed at l o'clock In the
morning to commit him to an asylum.
Robin is in the prison ward In Belle
vue Hospital on the ground door In the
north wing. He is watched over by O
uniformed policeman and 4 male nurse.
The nurses get IS q day and are paid
by the city. but DIR. Gregory. tho sur
seon In charge. says that this matter
OF assigning nurses to Jake charge OF
prisoners in the ward is not unusual.
Lawyer and sister See Him.
Mr.. Kresel and DR.. Robinovltch called
a, the hospital at 10 o'clock this morn
Ing. The policeman or guard In the
ward refused them admission because
they did not have a pass from the
COMMISSIONS OF Corrections, but DR..
Gregory overruled the policeman and
went in to Robins bedside with them.
After the visit of DIR. R~obinovitch and
Mr.. Kresel. DR.. Gregory talked about
the case OF Robin. He said the prisone.
was rallylng fast.
He was delirious last night said the
doctor, which was only natural, con-
s!derlng the experience he had under
gone. 1t was necessary to give him an
opiate early In the evening. He woke
up about ! o'clock In the morning and
said he had dreamed that people were
trying to kill him. He knew he had
been dreaming, however.
viii Watch His Mental State.
His physical condition Is fair. That
Is all have been asked to look out for.
But, as 1t Is in the line OF my business.
! shall also take observations OF his
mental condition from time to time
while he t. under my care.
II have no means OF knowing VIVA,
sort OF poison he took. The report are
conflicting. To an ordinary person no,
accustomed to the use OF drugs l-,co.N
OF = grain Of hyoscin would have the
effect associated with knockou, drops
The person taking It would become un,
conscious and stupeied.
The effect OF one-tcnth OF a Erair
would almost invariably be fatal. A,
any rate It would render the person
taking II absolutely helpless within 4
Nshort time. There are few persons wls
could stand one-tenth OF a grain ant
survive.
robin must have taken the poison
while riding downtown In the automo
bile, He told me TODAY he took N he
The evening world., 1910-12-31
FALLS OFF A BARGE,
BREAKS ARM ON ICE CAKE.

Fred Dsshlsr Of Kingston, n. T., W.
Knocked from q barge anchored Ia he
North River at One Hundred ana Thls-
ty-sscond street this morning md, eail.
ing on q cake of Ice. broke his arm.
Deshler wa close to drowning whom
his brother, Henry. threw him . rope.
Two policemen assisted n getting
Dsshisr to the barge and he vas taken
to Harlem Hospital.
The evening world., 1910-12-31
Many Thrilling Exploits
In Moisant:S Air Career

sawed-on johnny Moisant. . feet
8 inches tall. and built accordingly.
was. taking everything into consldera-
ton, the king OF American flyers. In
daring. Initiative and dash nc PROBABLY
had no u among his W country
men. with tho possible exception OF
tombstone. now dead. and Hoxscy. and
these two aiJays used the big Wright
biplanes. heavier and larger than his
fragile Bleriot. All this year he had
been making air history at a rate that
was not exceilcd by any alrman In the
world.
lie was the first man 20 cross tho
EnglAh Channel carrying a passenger;
the first 20 negotiate successfully n
twenty-mile flight over open water IN
q driving storm; the first TO mike a
trip between Paris and London by air,
completing the journey at tho end OF
three weeks OF mlsAaps and break
downs and the first man to build--and
the only man 10 operate-an all alumi-
Hum machine calculated 20 travel nine
~ miles an hour. These things hap
pened In the latter part OF August and
the early part OF September.
lie opened the New York aviation
meet at Belmont Park IN octoho" with
a series OF sensational flights IN dense
fogs and peltinR rains He wrecked two
machines In reckless attempts 10 get OFF
the ground In the face az high winds,
Sensational Exploits.
In the Night for the Gordon Bennett
speed trophy he was made a member OF
the American team on tho last day OF
composition. In an incompletcd ma
chine, which av!ators told him was
dangerous. he assembled. The wind had
become a gale. Molsaat's monoplane
was not even propc ly pu: together.
He fought the wind. holding two pieces
Of his aeorDlane together while steering
with another. People on the ground
turned away. believing every Instant
he was about % drop lie kept this up
for. twenty minutes, bot the patched up
ntaehinc was not Sble % do tho work
ana Graham e-Wnlte won the cup.
Then came his most seNgatiJna! ex-
plcit of nll. Late Ga The citcraoou OF
oct. 20 his hrorher came running TO
aim with the news that AL the Amer!-
c,n entrants for 'hc rcat 5000 Thorn
~ Fortune Ryan cop race around tho
STATUE of Liberty ana back had with
drawn and thai within thirty minutes
fse-event would c.p,c aal tire t.ophy
would go either .n hu Engl.snrau or o.
Frcachman. Molslll'b wi Macl,u,
WAS u wreci. IN front ~ his hangar
Iiesldes he aau Gcye: dreamed o. risk,
Ing = light m1tored monoplano IN IN,
iresrherous wind current ~ o. cours,
The evening world., 1910-12-31
DROPS DEAD AT BRIDGE.
Unidentified Man suddenly Col
Iapnes at Manhattan Terminal.

An unidentified man dropped dead at
the Manhattan terminal of the Will
iamsburs Bridge at $40 this morning.
The man Was seen to totter to the
platform n suddenly collapse, Dr.
Eberle. from Gouverneur Hospital, said
death apparently was caused by apo
plexy.
The man was about forty years old,
5 feet 10 inches tall, weighed 1865 pounds,
had dark brown hair and was smooth
shaven. Two fingers on his right hand
were missing and the upper front teeth
were false, lie wore n gray suit and
gray overcoat, The body vas sent to
the Morgue.
The evening world., 1910-12-31
Mrs. Emma Clark Leaped
From Second Story Window
and Died of Wounds.
BOARDER LOST HIS LIFE.
Florence Clark, Who Is Blind,
Morally Injured BY Fall
From lmprovised Swing.

Two persons are dead and two mort
ally injured as the result OF a fire
which destroyed the two-story frame
dwelling at No. . seeley street, Pater-
son. early to-day
The dead are Mrs. Emma Clark. a
tenant OF the building. and Charles
Boschal, q boarder
Mrs Clark's daughter. Florence. who
Is blind. fell while being lowered from
tho second story window In a swing,
and was impalcd on a picket fence. She
will die.
Myra Hammond. n young girl, and
her brother, Edward. Jumped from Sec
ond story windows and both were SER
lousy injured.
The fire started in the lower part OF
the house. where Mr.. II Mrs. John
Spear were sleeping. They barely got
out In their night clothes. When those
asleep on the second hoor were warned
OF their danger the only stairway in the
house was envcloped In flame.
improvisedSa Swing.
Young Hammond was the only one
OF the imperiilel Inmates who kept his
wits and his first thought was for the
safety OF the blind girl. Tearing up
the sheets of his bed. he constructed a
swing. lie secured Miss Clark In the
swing as well az he vas able INK start
ed to lower her into the yard beside
the house. Fire was raging In the
hallway al that time.
The blind girl would have escaped
injury 10 she had held herself In the
swing. But the cracking OF a window
and u burs; of flame from the rear OF
the house startled her. She lurchsd
forward and fell across the picket fence.
Mrs. Clark and the Hammonds had
thought only Of the safety Of the blind
girl. and when she fell they found that
the flames had eaten into the bedroon
and that their clothing was on fire.
Mrs. Clark jumped and fell heavily on
her side. She was on fire from head 10
foot when picked up and died several
hours later In the General Hospital.
Ga. Miss Hammond Injured.
Miss Hammond jumped from another
window, her clothing on fire also. Her
right elbow and left leg were broken
and she wa injured internally. Her
brother was the last to jump. landing OIL
his hands and knees. lie suffered no
broken bones. but before he Jumped he
was badly burned. He Is seriously
though not necessarily MORALLY injured.
Boschal, the boarder. was burned 70
death. The Clarks and the Hammonds
thought he had left the house. His
| charred body was found at the hoad OF
the stairs. lie probably started down
through the smoke, was driven pack
5y the flames and a overcome in the
midst Of the fire,
! BY the time the FIRE apparatus ar
rived the house was a blazing ruin. The
police have been unable to ascertain
what started the blaze.
The evening world., 1910-12-31
FLINDERS
Keepers

That's the rule that must necessarily
apply when the loss OF articles of value
IL not advertised so that the finder
VIII know to whom they may be re-
turned.
The Sunday World IL by all dds the
hast newspaper In which TO advertise
lost articles,
ytrst-"Lost and Found" Ads. In the
sunday World are given a prominent
position In the upper right-hand cor
ner Of the Want D~irectory's nrst
page
0econd-They get = circulation in New
York City greater than II printed In
any other Sunday newspaper.
xhird-Ths World Ia we'll known as
the greatest OF ALI ADVERTISING med
tdums. and finders OF lost articles,
Therefore. look nrst IN The World.
ADVERTISE This weeks losses Ia The
xuHDAY woBLD yo-No810w.
The evening world., 1910-12-31

epcund was soft and there was not an
other sign OF injury on bis body.
A gang Of workmen had been watch
ing the flight. Moisant dropped almost
into the midst OF them. The aeroplano
came down twelve yards away The
workmen picked up the slight form ot
the aviator and carried ~ toward a
group ~ officials and reporters who
were running from the other side Of
the field.
Moisants face was smiling and peace
fuL There was no trace OF agony or
fear. This deceived HE friends The
body was warm and they thought ~
held life. They carried II go a train
VI nat cars standing nearby and he
train was rushed to the Union sta
lion here.
In the mean time news Of tho accident
had been flashed to New Orlesns. There
was a great crowd at the station when
the train arrived ana an ambulance
was In waiting.
The body was growing cold ~ tbs
time. \ doctor jumped ON the train.
looked at Moissant and said ne was
dead.
didn't live ton seconds after hs
touched the ground" was the verde
ul abe medical man. Wis neck was
broken in the cervical region
a. r. CamUbell-Wood oflcial repre-
sentative Of the Aero "uib ~ Amcritn.
was on the ground when Mnisant mot
hi death. lie issued the following
statement;
Wind at His Back.
~ the time Mpisant was Killed ne
had lust completed a preliminary irial
prior to- making his attempt Tor the
NIrhelin Distance cup ~ 1910. competi-
ton for which closed to-day. tie was
about 10 land at the spot agreed on Tor
the start of the hig event THO win
was at his back al the time. Hud al
though 1t Is usual Tor aviatnrs :" ANA
against the vlad. and considered much
safter to do ~. MoIsani had often land
cd with tho wind a' his back when u
hlev stronger than 10 was blowing TO-
day. The accident cannot br thus en-
,irely attributed to- his fact, although
~ had it's share In determining 81. Also.
MoIsant was driving % machine Other
than mis- own.
10 'Molsaus had made two laps ~! %"
course In his preliminary trial, u APP
pro.iched the landing space Tor u" THIRD
time at an altitude Of ABOUT ~ :c,t.
4f~ appeared 10 delay coming dow until
Within two or three hundred feet of the
The evening world., 1910-12-31
AWATOR s.
FLIES TO BR USSELS.

BRUSSELS, Dec. SIN. IAnser. tho
French aviator. left st. Quentin,
France, at s.15 this morning ana ar.
rived here At li.ia.
Lanser started from Paris Thursday
in an attempt to win the Auto Clubs
prizc OF $4,000 for q trip from Paris 20
Brussels m return with q passenger.
A despatch from Saint Quentin yester-
day said that he had abandoned the
competition.
The evening world., 1910-12-31

designated spot ana then made a very
sharp dip. When about nfty feet from
the ground he stopped his motor and
would no doubt have larded without
mishap, Notwithstanding his compare
Tive unfamiliarity with the machine
and the unusual conditions " cqiil,-
brium brought about in 8, by tho addi.
tion of the large tank. but a. that In
slant a strong gust 81 wind struck uu-
der tine tail OF the raft aud lifted Il NJ.
The angle OF deS ent. instead OF dimin-
iShinR was thus suddenly Increased 20
an almost vertical drop and the ground
was TOO near FOR recovery"
The Wind 10 Blamed.
Tho avlators OF the Moisant troupe
believe that the accident was caused
by the puzzling winds prevalent at Trnr-
ahan. The wind was blowing about
nfteen miles an hour across the course,
which was marked out 10y white ilags.
Just after completing the third round
Moisant was blown outside the line OF
tho flags, lie made "a sharp turn 10
the right. and while the machine was
tipped a d~oWnwG9d draught caught the
propeller n forward planes. forcing the
bow 81 the machine downward and out
OF balance. Moisant was literally shot
away from his scat az the machine. rs
Stunning y perpendicular position. began
Us dive to tho earth.
u was announced late this afternoon
from tac apartments Of MOlsant's sisters
that tho body ~ their brother would be
taken imncdAa ely TO Chicago FOR In.
fprmeuf.