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The evening world., 1912-08-31
BODY FOUND IN SOUND.
Police suppress News OF Mans
Drowning for One Week.

The Detective Bureau. unable to learn
anything about a man whose body was
und floating In Long Island Sound.
near City Island. on Aug. ~ to-day
made public the fact OF the discovery
and asked that information ne given so
that an Identification may be made
The man was well dressed, and had
u woman's gold hunting case watch in
his pocketbook, The detectives at fret
thought he had been murdered and sup
pressed all details. but after week OF
Investigation they could learn nothing
about him,
The body was thai OF a man 10
pounds In weight. feet ~ iuohes I'm
height. with sandy mustachc. He was
dressed IN u brown vest. with green and
rel stripes, dark gray trousers, gray
sGspenders with blue stripes, black
outing shirt. black and gray dotted tie,
blue woollen socks and black lace shoes.
In one pocket was "A small leather
pccie tbook with woman's watch. A
diamond was set In the case. and the in
ecription ITO Ruth from Win, Christ
mas, 1889" was engraved on the back X.
The first Joint of the first, second and
third fingers OF one hand were cut Off.
and the right Lex was detIrmed above
the knee.
The evening world., 1912-08-31
TAILOR LEAVES ESTATE
WORTH HALF MILLION.
Charles Seasongood Had Money
Invested in High Glass
Securities.

An estate valued at &5li. 466.ls was left
by Charles Seasongood. a retired tailor.
who died April !. last. at his home, No.
81 East Seventy-second street. accord
ing TO report filed to-day with the
Transfer Tax Clerk in the Surrogate.
Court. Included in the total assets was
real estate appraised ut $4,000. The ma.
jor portion OF the estate was in the
form OF stocks and bonds. the value OF
which was given at siG2,47G.72.
The list OF stocks included issues OF
high class railroad and Industrial cor
porations. and there were also some
shares OF Cincinanti bank stock.
Under the terms Of the will 600 was
given to the House OF the Jewish Aged
and Infirm of Cincinnati. o., and an
equal amount was left to the Jewish
Hospital Association. Jennie Lauer, a
daughter was bequeathed the sum OF
100000, and granddaughter, Marie
Lauer. was left $1,000. The reslduary
estate Will go to the widow.
The evening world., 1912-08-31
CAN'T LIFT HAND OR WOULD
END OWN LIFE.

They are at an Impressions BILE age
now" she explained. and l do nos
think II best that they be allowed to
realize the world holds such terrible
suffering for any human being. The
knowledge that their mother was so uf-
f!cted might shadow their whole lives.
III could end my own !lie-if ! had
the power TO lIft my hand-i should do
Il. And l should be grateful, as died,
for the opportunity When | found the
ope grafton had not delivered me from the
bondage OF physical pain, which. after
all H. as nothing compared with my
mental suffering. ! tried to s;arye my
eelf 10 death. But | found that even
then | could not die"
1t has been suggested TO Mrs. Harris
that, with her mind facile and unrusted.
she might accomplish wonders In men
;ai development, but her only reply IL:
Il have lost patience; l am tired: l
want to have It over with. once that
would have been possible. but now. like
dripping water wears away a stone. the
dragging days of those dreadful years
have undermined my will. l want only
to die"
The evening world., 1912-08-31
CAPT. ROSTRON H0N0RED.
Given Gold Medal by Life savin.
Benevolent Association.

Capt. a. ". Rostron OF the stcamsh,
Carpathia, who stood by with his vess.
after the Titanic went down on Apr
1, last and rescued 7oi persons, wa
the recipient of more honors to-day
when the Life Saving benevolent Asso
citation presented him with a gold medal
The presentation took place At Tn
offices OF the association, No. 81 Wa
street On the face OF the medal |
cast ship AT sea in storm, With
around the edge of the disk are tn
words: Life Saving Benevolent Asso
citation, New York; Incorporated I'D
March. 1879" On the reverse side of III
medal Is the following inscription
Awarded to Capt. Arthur Henry RoJ
tron, who through his sense OF human
ity and realization OF his duty, whe.
Informed by wireless biography tina
tho 5. $. Titanic was In tmmineu
danger, remained as near to her x
possible and took on board his oh.
April 10. 1912, Ioi persons who had lei
in boats the sinking s. s. Titanic 4
April Is, 1872"
The evening world., 1912-08-31
TO-DAYS FROST PRETTY,
BUT YOU WON'T NEED
EARLAPS TOMORROW
Weather Man Admits Shut.
fling Badly and Promises
New and Fair Deal.
/ insist as a rule that a man Is a fool,
Always wanting what Is not;
When It's cold he wants hot

/ insist as a rule that a man Is a fool,
Always wanting what Is not:
When it's cold he wants hot
And so on.
"Hc!sh ho." remarked Old Doc Scarf
to-day. swinging his feet in merry
rythm to the verse he chanted. Every
body wants something different. What's
the matter with the weather."
Right In the Weather Bureau sharp.
nostris at the time blew a chill. fog
laden breeze. From the top OF the
whitehall Building one could but dImly
make out the diynified Goddess OF Lib
erty balancing he. torch.
This weather is abominable. You've
got to do something about it," SAID the
reporter
What's wrong with Il? A while ago
gave you heat. and everybody was
dying. Now you're freezing. What do
you want. anyhow"
The Evening World readers want q
nice. fair Sunday. with a generous sun,
say about so degrees. and Just a few
little white clouds to give a CHEEKY sky
effect Have you go, such day on
your llst?"
The Doc considered a moment before
he replied.
You know" he said. the weather
IL like the high cost OF living. There
is nothing wrong with the production;
it's the distribution. Heat Is constan,
and there's always enough Of st to 90
round. but some get more than others
Those VINO were prostra;cd got more
than their share OF sun and some go,
more than their share o. something
else before getting more than their
share OF sun. It's distribution. as
told you.
up in Albany this morning there
was frost. 1t looked awfully pretty
and they kicked. Next week yol may
be able to fry an egg on the pavement
and they'll kick. too. What am l 60
ing to do?
However" he continued, don't buy
any earlaps just yet. and take out your
straw hat again. There'll be lots q:
warm weather soon. It's simply a ma =
| ter OF distribution"
Blu, you are evading the ISSUE" per-
sisted the interviewer. win you give
us a Sunday like you were asked to
give?"
well. the area Of high barometer
| over the Rocky Mountains Is rapidly
being replaced by low pressure,
! causing
How about that weather to-mor-
The evening world., 1912-08-31
DID SCOTT J|IT Il
GERALDINE FARRAR
FOR MISS IVES?
Engagement of Singer to Ac-
tress Is Confirmed by
Latter in London.

Unusual interest was tafe, IN New
YORK to-day over a London despatch
saying that Charlotte Ives. ;he Ameri-
can actress, before sailing on The Mau.
ietania TO play In "Passers5y" here.
confirmed her engagement - Antonio
Scott. the noted baritone of the Metro
p5!itsn Opera Company.
The marriage. she said. would take
place as soon as arrangements could
be made, and probably will be in New
York. She Is compelled to return to
View York at once, but Scotti will re-
weeks longer.
The betrothal Of the famous singer
u the actress comes az surprise to
their American friends. For several
years Scott has paid devoted atten-
ton to Geraldine Farrar, the prima
donna. and several times they have
been reported engaged. While neither
would admit an engagement, It was
generally accepted that some day they
would wed.
oeot'i nus oeen MISS rarrars devoted
oa'aNer even curing the summer en-
gasements on the other side. lie has
been In the haoit, since their engage
ment was first reported In 1876. OF fol-
lowing her to Europe every spring. De-
spite her frequent denials OF romance.
his ardor remained undimlnished.
Miss Farrar has often told her friends
that she believed no artist should
marry, and some OF them are wondering
The evening world., 1912-08-31
AFTER BULL MOOSE.
That's the Kind of Game Gov. Will
sou Hopes to nag.

SEA GRIT, y. j.. Aug. si.-Gov
Wilson took shot at the Bull Moose
to-day when he greeted several num-
dred National Guardsmen attending
the match OF the National Rife AS
ISOLATION here. lie said;
II think that comradship In arms
IL better than any other comradship
mean in doing things not merely
for yourself. for no man carries arms
merely for himself but for the coun-
try. the community. | have explained
TO my comrades in New Jersey that
through partial loss OF eyesgiht
now pretend that I used to be grea,
shot.
my sport has been In the political
Jungle. and have had some real Sport
AID have brought down some real
specimens I am now on the trail OF
some fine game. hope to have either
the skin or the head mounted. perhaps
both the skin and the heal. | have
plenty OF room for such political
trophies"
The evening world., 1912-08-31

trouble Mrs Harris was buoycd. she
says. by the thought o. her children.
surely she must recover that she might
give them the same upbringing she had
received.
Mrs. Harris wen. to the hospital firm
In her religious faith. Nightly she
prayed for her speedy recovery and re-
turn to her children and husband. yet
morning brought no relief.
Nine months ago the authorities at
the Neurological Institute made final
pronouncement thai Mrs. Harris was an
incurable patient. and her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Moses Garfunkel. u No. y
West One Hundred and Nineteenth
street, had her taken to the Audubon
Ssn!tarium. There DIR. Henry w. Lloyd
saw that nothing could ne done save
make The patient az comfortao Die as pos
sible.
Three weeks ago Or. Henry c. Coe
performed an operation to relieve the
intense pain which Mrs. Harris has been
suffering. II was when she found she
could not escape the constant torment
that she came to her decision to make
a public appeal. Miss Florence Nisanki.
a musician and a relative OF Mrs. Har-
ris. who had been "A frequent sitor at
Ia, sanitarium. wrote the letter at the
sick womans dictation.
In all the time she has been away
from her home Mr. Harris mas seen her
two surviving children. Seymour ana
tNxsIx AnlN
The evening world., 1912-08-31
CHINESE DOCTOR DEAD
IN OFFICE TWO DAYS
BEFORE HE'S FOUND
Was Soon TO Return to New
Republic as an Official
There.

All one day and might and mart Of
the mex, day DIR. +. +. Tong. Chinese
lawyer and doctor. sat bch,nd the lace
curtains At the omen front window OF
his apartment At No. Bl West One Hun.
drca and ror,v.n,n,h .,r.., n. w,.
c,.1 onIv 4. ri. ,,,,...,.,. "a
$500. 49,.
He ".o WITS "" so'" Eye
s~e'' '"o' rom MS eioo~' on IN"
stone window Gill. lay Photographic
plate he had been developing.
This morning julius wentzel. janitor
OF the apartment house, wunted to got
into DR.. Tong's fiat TO let some cleo
triciun. do their work II. h.a - =,
500, IN. aoo,o, .,n,. rs,,..,.
""'
'uppose" ,""' '"c e"r"e" Nh'nese was
away maH'nS preparations Tor MS early
return TO his own land. where. he mad
saio. he was To accept a public office
similar 10 that OF Congressman II the
United States
Janitor Wentsel opened Nh. doctor,.
anar,ma,, r,,,, 90. -, a., ..,,,
a, m. 1920
'"s s'''"s :" INV
a'"onar ny 'nc wihdow' LOOKING
straight ahead The Janitor spoke 20
the doctor. hut the doctor made no re-
ply. There was something about the
doctors appearance that msds wep,,.d
run for n pol,csmar
TIL. no,,c.u,, ,o.L 49, ,.,.
.u.., ,.,,,a,. ''uN NJ '"e
rha, ,s,1' "su'e y" ho ohair.
The evening world., 1912-08-31
LIEUT.. BECKER'S WIFE
PLEADS FOR Man SHE
CALLED BlACKMA|LER
One of Many Who Have Tried
to Get Her Reputed
Wealth. She Says.

A young man who gave no informa-
ton about himself, except to say that
hss nams was John Smith. was held
In $500 bail by Magistrate Herbert
In Morrisania Court to-day. charged
with having attempted to extort 5000
from Mrs. Helen l.. Becker, the wife OF
Charles Becker. the police lieutenant
under indictment FOR the murder OF
Herman Rosenthal.
The complaint made against Smith
in court by Policeman McGaulcy. who
had arrested him. did not agree with
the return made on the blotter of the
Bronx Park station. where Smith had
been locked up. Magistrate Herbert
ordered McGaplev TO take Mrs. Becker
into the Clerks room ana MAKE GU, a
new complaint.
"Oh, II Is not necessary" said Mrs.
Becker. This has gone far enough.
He In a young man. and he has been
punished already so that he viii not
bother me any more. ! Just wanted 20
make an example OF one OF the men
who have beca annoying me. You see.
. great deal has neen printed In the
newspapers which has led may per-
sens 10 believe that ! have enormous
sums of money"
The Magistrate said Irs. becker
could not drop The charge. aud she
ssiuctantiy helped In the making out
- now complaint. but protested
The evening world., 1912-08-31
again when smith was arraisned.

again when Smith was arraiGned.
Mrs Becker told MAGISTRATE Herbcr'
that Smith first called on her three lay,
ago. lie told her. she said. that a
friend whose name he could not give
had information which would clear he:
husband, of the murder charge. For 500
he said. this friend would give the In.
formation TO Mrs. Becker. lie would
not charge for his own services, except
for the fact that he was hard UP and
the undertaking Involved a considerable
outlay of money. lie gave Mrs. Becker
a night to decide.
The next day Mrs Becker received n
letter referring 20 The conversation and
asking her TO 30 to the Grand Central
station with 500 yesterday and ldve It
to the messenger OF the mysterious sec
oDd man Mrs. Becker, advised by a
friend. did nothing.
Smith appeared at the house last cve-
ming. bringing n letter which he handed
TO her. IL read as follows:
Dear Mrs. Becker Am unable to
meet YOU to-day, but am sending q
messenger TO whom you can give
the money. ! am being followed and
can't bn too careful.
l am inclosing a stock certificate
OF Tonopah Mining Company which
YOU can hold as collateral. VIII
bring two people 10 see you to-mor-
row evening NJ $40 T. ~ need
tho money bsdly-very badly-in or
der 10 carry out my plans Do not
lose the stock certificates as " Is
very valuable. A friend In haste.
J. II. w.
J.. S.-These two people have some
thing ON Jack Rose. which will be OF
great nelp TO you In your trouble.
J. II. W.
The stock certificate was not that Of
the Tonaph Mining Company. which
would have been valuable, but Of the
Tonopah Gold Mountain Mining Com
pany. which 10 not listed.
Mrs. Becker telephoned TO the Bronx
Park station and Mounted Policeman
McGsuley arrested Smith while he was
still talking to her. Smith confessed
that he wrote the letters and that there
was nobody behind him and he knew
nothing that would aid Lieut.. Becker.
The evening world., 1912-08-31
BIs Gray Chr of ROsenti,Ri Murder
Cnse L. Held Up.

The big gray automobile, License No,
ll4l3. which was used by the murderers
OF Herman Rosenthal was held up by
Policeman snyder in Columbus Circle
yesterday afternoon because It was
throwing out clouds OF evil smelling
smoke. The chauffeur. Abraham SIRIUS
OF No. 100 Second avenue. pleaded guilty
before Magistrate House to-day in the
West Side Court and was fined IS. He
said that Louis Libby, one OF the for.
mer owners of the car, from whom i,
was taken because OF unpaid install
ments. had recovered possession OF Il
and that he had been living at No. "
south First street, Brooklyn. since hi,
discharge from the Tombs after he wa,
arrested as suspect in the murder
casa
The evening world., 1912-08-31
PEKlN CAFE RAlDED
AND -FOUR ARRESTED.

As the result OF raid made early
this morning on the Pek!n Cafe. Nate
Fenton's gaudy place ut No. 1876
Broadway. four men were arraigned
In the West Side Court to-day on the
charge OF violating the excise law by
selling liquor after the closing hours,
They were Samuel II. sun. China
man acting as manager OF the res
taurant' Victoria Manduro. u Filipino;
Alexander Kaufman ana Henry New
mann
Detectives Magee and Oliver OF the
West Forty-scvcnth street station
made the arrests and swore to the
complaint against the four prisoners
All asked that examination DO set
over until Wednesday of next week.
and each was held IN $500 bail.
The evening world., 1912-08-31
Pleads Guilty 4" Robbery and Goes
20 sing Sing,

Louis Miller whom the police call a
versatile criminal with a record as n
pickpocket, highwayman and swindler.
pleaded guilty 10 an Indictment charging
robbery In the third degree before
Judge Townsend In the County Court,
brooklyn to-day and was given an In
de'erminate sentence OF from five IL
ten years at hard labor In Sing sins.
on Miller's first trial the jury dis.
agreed, and he was advised not to trust
MS case again To "a hearing. II was
charged that Miller lured David Kap-
Ian. an east eide shoe dealer, TO q VA
cant store In Williamsburg and there
sandbassed him and yobbed him Of s2s
with which he had expected to buy 4
81 go stock OF footwear.
The evening world., 1912-08-31
SCAFF0lD FALLS; 8 HURT.
False Work Collaps~s In BROOKLYN
Elevator shRft.

The collapse OF scaffold across an
elevator shaft IN the building being con
s,ructed at BOVINE and lmlag streets
Brooklyn. resulted this afterNoop IN
serious injury TO three men. The were:
Peter Brown ~ No. 27 West Twenty
slxth street; lacerated leg and fracture
OF the skull.
James Marshall OF No, 1913 Atlantic
avenue, decorations OF the thigh and
shoulders.
John I.yssght Of No ioi East s!xteth
street, fractured leg.
They We're taken to the Long Island
College Hospital.
The evening world., 1912-08-31
Americans Auto Victims Abroad.

INNSBRUCK. Tyrol. Aug. 3l.-The
body OF Mrs. De Funia. of Louisville,
who was killed yesterday In an automo-
bile accident at Zir is to be taken to
America for burial. Miss Fanny Brown
ing, her sister. lies In the hospital here
suffering from severe injuries.
The evening world., 1912-08-31
brooklyn Girl to Chris.,n New Yorl

Miss Elsie Calder. the daughter OF
Congressman Calder Of Brooklyn, will
smash the bottle OF champagne over
the bow Of the great dreadnought New
York when the battleship is launched
from the Brooklyn Navy Yard In Octo-
Der, according to a report at the Navy
Yard to-day. Miss Kathleen Fitzgerald.
daughter Of Mr.. Calder's Democratic
colleague. John J. Fitzgerald, will at.
tend Miss Calder a. flower girl.
The evening world., 1912-08-31

and was very cross and fretf,il moss Of th'
time. especially OF night. Then . thici
crust appeared which seemed to irritst,
her worse. was too ashamed 20 TAXI
her out on the street. =
II tried many salves and medicines 4
clear her blood but thoy only drove th'
SORES nom one place and made than ONT
out somewhere else. she suffered untO,f
pain for over two weeks when I saw thu
advertisement in the paper for Cuticura
Soap and Ointment and sent for = sample
used them and they helped her enough y
show mo they would cure her. 30 bouSht
somc Cuticura Soap and Ointment and ID
less than three weeks her face and body
were again clear and she was cured
(Slgned) Mrs. l.. Stubenrauch. Mar. ~. IL
Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment ars
sold throughout the world. single ~ Il
often suficicnt. Liberal sample Of secb
mailed freq. with 32-p. Skin Book. Addrsa
postcard "Cuticura. Dept, T. Boston,
aSTender-faced men should use Cutlcuru
Soap shaving Stick. 26c sample fro.
The evening world., 1912-08-31
EMINENT SPECIALISTS UNABLE
TO CURE HER,

Some OF the most eminent specialists
treated her, Among these were DR..
Joseph Frankel, Dr. II, Foster Kennedy,
his principal assistant. and DIR. Joseph
Collins. Al first these held out hope
~ recovery. hut as time went ON and
there WAS no noticeable change for the
better In Mrs. Harris's condition they
admitted the outlook was discourasing.
Through rht nrst few months Of her
The evening world., 1912-08-31

J. J. Desmond and the athletes of
the Desmond Athletic Association. will
hold their seventh annual outing and
games at Donnelly's Pavilion, College
Point. tomorrow. The Steamer Com
modore will take the members. guests
and their friends from Ninety-first
street and East River at $40 A. NJ
A baseball game between married and
single members will be a feature
There Will also be a semi-professional
game between the Desmonds and the
Yorkvilles. Other events will be a
ioo-yard dash. shoe race. half-miie
The evening world., 1912-08-31
Audubon Sanitarium. No. 5 st. Mich
olas place, New York City.
HER CASE PRONOUNCED ABso
lUrElT lNCURABCE.

A reporter ror The Evening World
found Mrs Harris IN AN enamel.d irnp
cot an ,bo s.co,d nnor n, IN. ..r,,ar.
dr., .h.a, ,n,,.,.a ha. ,,.,a..
' '".'' NV
'"c"'pe's a"" was ,uSNeu III AROUND
her chm. she was able 10 talk and hear
AS well as III she was not so afflicted,
and was evidently alert mentally.
III YOU viii only do something to stt,,
I'M IN. State authorities an I sha, he
,ivon n.,nl..,o, IA dic 7 shall sl.on
800.
o.'''' ''"'s' '""" navy +" h'"'H
'hree years sue sa'u' MY DOCTORS
The evening world., 1912-08-31
BLOTCHES ON FACE
AND BODY |TCHED
Could Not Sleep. Then On Arm an
Legs. Cross and Fretful. ThicI
Crust Appeared. Used Cuticut'
Soap and Ointment. Was Cured

25s Pine st Jersey City. N. J.-"M
baby was ele zen months old last sunme
when some Sed blotchcs appeared Al 0vo
The evening world., 1912-08-31
COUNSEL DENIES THAT GUN.
MAN WILL CONFESS.

Mr.. Wahle to-day denied the story eA-
tsnsivsly circulated thst pago FranN
was ready to CONFESS lie said nc IN
lsrstood that whitey had no sueh ih-
ssntion sither' MI wshie declares tnat
the men charged win oe'ns actuA Say
srs OF hosentnei nave 5000 oeiense'
He SAYS the only evidence against them
- far consists OF statement" OF men
ooniesssdiy IN the MURDER plot no 81
lsses that shapiro. VINO drove 'he muir.
ger car Knows al the men ne e.rrieu
ny sisht, ana tn~ no had sa,u Ai'e,
sesins Deso FRANK ana "nitey
Lewis that they were NOT In MS car me
aisht OF the murder. ne was ano.n
LOUIE the lawyer aVers' ana 's"oo W
recognise them as among inc men 'n
his car to or from the MetropoN,
II II predicted to-day that Depu.y
commissioner mckay VIII not pres'os
~ the trial OF FORMER Inspector Cor
neIius O. Hayes, charged with nAxihs
: tA'e s'ssemen! wnen " -. 800
s.,a n rs.ao.,,ae %ou,.s, who
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