Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-07-30
WOhAKS ACTS AND
VIEWS M|RRORED
IN | DAYS NEWS
Manicure Yields Lash; Actor
Takes Landlady's Cash
and Daughter.

NEW YORK, July 30.-After she had
been fined 50 yesterday for dokwhip-
ping Jacob Kaplan, a neighbor. Mrs.
Celia Marks, of 70 East 18th street,
said she believed a. woman should not
go to court for redress when she was
slandered, but should take the law into
her own hands.
THAT'S what I did, said Mrs.
Marks, and / not only got reyenge,
but had many times two dollars worth
of fun. Yes, every lick | gave Kaplan
with my dogwhip was worth more tnan
the fine"
Mrs. Marks, who. though very plump.
objects to the title of champion heavy
weight manicure of Harlem, keeps a
shop at 10 East 10th street. where she
employs four girls. Kapian has a
jewelry and art store across the hali.
Mrs. Marks says Kaplan s~landered her
after he had tried vainly TO rent her
parlor so as to enlarge his store,
The fine did lot end the trouble, for
| Kaplan has sued Mrs. Marks TO re-
cover $54.50 for damage to his stocsi
when the manicure vas beating MIN.
Mrs. Marks says all the damage done
was TO Kaplan and hat she never en-
tered his store.
Kapian yesterday showed In that
| place a big toe from a marble cupid.
.She broke 1t off, said the jeweler.
"That's $o1. so"
Tenderly laying down the Cupid's toe.
| Kaplan displayed other bits OF a
BILE and named their value down to the
cent.
Tnhes LandIady's Girl and Cash.
NEW YORK, July sO.-With a bronze
medal on his breast which. he says,
was pinne there by Emperor VIII
lam of Germany, In recognition OF MS
bravery In fighting with the German
army against the Hottentots, Juhus
| Ere nkenberR, an actor, sat in a cell IN
| the Tombs last night. He had surren-
dered himself in Boston to answer a
charge of defrauding Mrs. Nina Won
| Wulfin, his landlady.
But that isn't all. When he took the
money with him he also took Mrs.
Won Wulfin.s beautiful daughter,
Marga. and that Is what angered the
landlady. 1t all started from the fact
that Frankenberg Is an actor.
He had written a comedy sketch called
ga Dutch Mixup," which only needed
a little money to make 1t go. He
showed Mrs. Won Wulffin a bundle Of
contracts with the United BOOKING
ofices and borrowed 5000 from her on
the strength Of these. Miss Won Wulf-
An was TO be the star of his sketch.
After rehears.ng 1t for six weeks he
went to Boston and remained there
with the girl until the money was gone
She wrote to her mother and the
mother brought her nome last Satur-
| day. without money or sweetheart,
Frnnkenberg was discouraged and the
next day surrendered to the Boston
police.
VETS Her Pumps. saves Two Boys.
BEVERLY, July 30.-Miss Leona
| Madden, of Baltimore, Md, q visitor
here, by her quick action and strength
saved from drowning Thursday John
and James, the 5 and 1~0-year-old sons,
respectively, of John Titus, a farmer,
living near Mill creek, two miles from
here. Miss Madden was taking a
ramble through the woods along the
creek, when she was attracted by
shouts for help. Running to the water
edge. she saw two boys struggling in
the swift stream.
Although dressed in white with white
pumps. she forgot about spelling them
as she went splashing through the
mud. After a number of efforts she
succeeded in stretching out her hand
| and reaching the boys. John, the
youngest one. nearly got away from
her, but she seized his hair and. exert
ing all her strength. she pulled both
boys ashore.
81 Thank You., to Rescuer.
WILDWOOD, N. j., July s0.-At the
outer end of the ocean pier yesterday
morning a young man from Philadel-
phia saved from drowning Miss Flor
ence B. Towe, of L~ansdowne. Pa, who
had been carried out by the undertow
to a point beyond the lifeguard's line.
The undercurrent was running heavy
and Miss Towe. who a been bathing
with a party of friends, yentured out
beyond the end OF the pier. She is an
expert swimmer, but a heavy sea taxed
her energy md she was seen to throw
up her hands and sink.
Raymond Conklin. rs years old, of
POPS South Eighteenth street, Philadel-
phia, was bathing nearby and went to
Miss Towe's aid. After a struggle he
dragged her to the shore.
II thank YOU" said the young woman.
who is a pretty blonde. to her rescuer.
as che hurried to her cottage on Pine
avenue.