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The evening world., 1913-08-16
AWNING lIFE.MET FAILS
TO Save GIRL At FIRE.
She Plunges Through Canvas and
Receives Injuries Prob
ably Fatal.

canvas awning cloth wa unsuccess-
fully used as life net to catch Chris
tina Woody. nineteen years old. when
She let 20 her hold on a window ledge
and fell from the sixth and top foor
of negro tenement house at No. 1875
East one Hundredth street. which was
on fire early to-da..
Persons In the street who saw the
girl ci!nging TO the sill shouted to her
to han. on. Others. realizing that ahs
could not hold long. stretched the
awning procured from the window OF
nearby store. She fell. breaking
through the canvas and striking the
sidewalk heavily,
She was taken I, Reception Hospital
n = critical condition from a fracture
OF the skull and Internal injuries. The
fire started In the basement and spread
quickly. trapping three families. All
but the girl who fell were rescued by
means of extension ladders. The damage
to the building and contents was about
500.
The evening world., 1913-08-16
PINNED UNDER AUTO,
TWO WOMEN AND TWO
CHILDREN ARE INJURED
Mrs. William c. Walser of
Staten Island and Family
Saved by Passing Car.

As result OF an accident In which an
automobile turned over near Fresh Kills
Bridge. Staten Island. Mrs. william c.
walser. her daughter-in-law. Mrs. Fred
erick T. 'Walser. the latter's two little
children. and James Drury. the chauf-
feur. were injured. but attending physl-
clans said to-day no bones were broken
and the victims were suffering only from
cuts. bruises and extreme shock.
Mrs. Walser Is the wife of ono of the
best known physicians OF Staten Island,
and for many years has been pr0min ent
IN woinens clubs In New York state.
She and others were being driven in
her automobile from her home at Liv-
ingston along the Old Stone road yes.
terday afternoon. when the steering gear
broke. The machine was going about
twenty miles an hour. and az the front
wheels turned they carried It down .
four-fo embankment.
Some OF the occupants were pinned
down unoer the overturned car. while
others were hurled against q fence. The
elder Mrs. Walser and the chauffeur
were under the automobile. and could
neither move nor make their cries for
aid heard.
In about fifteen minutes another ma
chine with several men came along and
extricated them. DR.. Walser and his
son. DIR. Carl Walser. hurried to the
scene in another auto and carried tho
injured TO the Walser home. Mrs WIN.
lam Z. Walser's worst injury seems to
be Il severe strain of the back.
The evening world., 1913-08-16
LOSS THROUGH QUICKSAND
CAUSE OF 4 SUICIDE
Garfield May, Contractor, Kills
Himself at His Home in
Palisade, N. J.

Garfield May, thirty-three years old.
a member OF the contracting firm Of
May h Brady. was found dead In his
home at Dearborn road and Columbia
avenue. Palisade, n. j.. early to-day.
lie had shot himself In the mouth with
a revolver.
Depression due to business IL given
by his friends as the cause OF his sui
eide. Several weeks ago his firm took
q $4,000 contract to build sewers at
CliYside. The workmen struck quick
sand. which upset all the plans OF the
contractors. They are understood to
have been losing heavily on the work.
Bernard Brady. young Mays partner.
Is a son Of Paul T, Brady OF the Wss-
t!nghouse Company.
Last night Mr.. May attended a fire
drill at Palisade and showed the young
volunteer fremen how to use fire APP
planes. But It was noticed that he
was worried. Later he met few
friends at his home. hut they were
unable to cheer him up. Mr.. May and
his wife were prominent socially.
Mr.. May was appointed superintendent
by the Hudson River Realty Company
when the village OF palisade was estab-
lished eight years ago lie had charge
Of the construction of the beautiful
winding roadways OF the village. About
n year ago a shot was mysteriously
fred near his home. rifle bullet
broke a window and lodged In wall,
Some time before that two valuable
dogs. favorites among all the residents
OF the village. were poisoned. No ex-
PLANTATION of the firing of the shot 81
the poisoning Of the dogs was evei
found.
The evening world., 1913-08-16
How, When and Where to Enter Your Baby
For the Big Prize Contest Non Under Way

CONTEST AT MOTHERS No
children
REGISTRATIONS closed Aug is Judging Of the babies will Monday
H. For this World
CONTEST AT GREENWICH HOUSE No rs Jones street opened for
Inclusive Contest boundaries North River and
North
World
to
CONTEST WARREN No fourth
of
boundaries
East River Registration r.
The Evening World
CONTEST AT THE PLAYGROUND Ia
ss Pr.ss will be awarded
rixes
CONTESTS CHELSEA NEI0HBORFoOD ASsoCIAT TON
Registration for entrants Judged In oc
FOR '''a ct sA. '' TAs'~as World os- 50
The evening world., 1913-08-16
M|LE-A.M|NUTE
PACE SET IN FLIGHT
FOR $4,000 Prize
Only One Entrant in Hydro
Aeroplane Tour OF English
and Scotch Coasts.

SGT HAMPTON, England. Aug. l6--A
hydroacroplane tour around the coasts
Of England and Scotland for a prise OF
$50" was started this afternoon from
Water with only one par.
ticipant. Harry q. Hawker. the winner
Of the Micheiin prize in 1872, accompa-
MED BY a passenger.
His waterplane In a double decker
lifted with q hundred horse power motor
and with the propeller at the front O.
the machine.
The shore was black with spectators
who gave Hawker a great scndon or
his i.soc mile hight which must be
completed within 70 hours.
Descents may be affected on the water
only at the control stations at Rama.
gate, Yarmouth. Scarborough. Aberdeen.
Cromarty. oban. Dublin. Falmouth and
the finishing point At Netley.
The fact that there Ia only q single
competitor for the big prize. open to eli
British machines. 10 commented on by
the newspapers. which say II seems TO
prove the contention that Great, Britain
IL stili dependent on foreign engineers
for flying motive power.
RAMS1ATE. England. Aug. IA
Hawker reached the frst control sta
ton on his flight round England and
Scotland this afternoon. having hUwn
IA miles In it3 minutes.
YARMOUTH. England. Aug. Ia
Hawker completed the second stage OF
hia night. from Ramsgate to Yarmouth.
at 40 This afternoon. lie flew the
ninety-six miles In eight-nine minute.
The evening world., 1913-08-16
M'CRATH,H|T W|1HcANE,
HAS EyEbALl broken
BY DRUNKEN BUTLER
Doctors Know No Way of
Saving Sight for Noted
Police Athlete.

Matt McGrath, the famous Police De-
partment athlste is almost sure 10 lose
the hight OF his right cye an the result
Of a blow In the face with cane In
the hands Of u drunken revell1 who
tried last night to enter the Jardin de
Dansc, on the roof Of the New York
Theatre, after the ticket seller had re-
fused 10 admit him. MoGrath. employed
a. a special policeman at the place,
was called 10 assist the ticket man
Mciriths physicians say that the cane
administered an injury which IL known
m fracture OF the eye ball. and that
they know OF no way by which his sight
can he saved.
McUrath's sssailant was held by
MAGISTRATE deuel. In thu West Side
Court to-day In $1,000 bail for u hear
ing on Monday. and went I" cell
after falling to get "a bondsman. He
had given the name OF John iiruik and
called himself u civil engineer. living
at No. IL West Fifty-nrst street. II
developed to-day on the testimony OF
his companion. Frank Canwell. butler
for Frederick T.. Flower. only nephew
Of sxAiov. Roswell J.. Flower. who
lives at No. 81: Firth avenue. that
Bruik IL q butler also.
Both were under the influence OF liquor
when they went to the roof garden.
Canwell when arrested gave his sn-
ployers name and address as his own
and said he was a wealthy broker. The
couple encountered at the ticket window
. party Of three--John Randolph. really
4 broker, OF East Orange. y. j.. Law
renee Mortimer OF tho Hotel Woodward
and James Rooney OF the Woodward
also, and a broker, like both his COM
panionA.
The refusal Of Edward MSher to sell
tickets to any Of them angered all hve
and = wordy war changed TO one OF
blows Just before MOIrath appeared
The weight thrower has been a special
oSlicer at the Jsrdin do Danse ever
since a "taxpRyers' suit held up his
reinstatement TO tho police force after
he had been dismissed for shooting a
man IN his homo IN Brooklyn. Bruiks
cane struck Mc(irath so that tho flesh
above and below his eye was cut and
he was krock~i half senseless to the
foor He blew police whistle and
several policemen arrived in time to
gather IN all five OF the disorderly
crowd
Magistrate Deuc. let the brokers go
with suspended sentences and he fined
Canwell s. for disorderiy conduct and
lntoxication.
The evening world., 1913-08-16
HERE TO GET A DIVORCE.
That Done. Mrs. van SaikenburSh
SAYS, she Win Live II Parls.

Mrs. Philip Van Valksnburxh. who
a.. met by Edward Lauterbach. ar
rived on the France YESTERDAY 10 20
hack 10 Pomfret, Conn, until she gets
her divorce in the Windhsm County
courts.
Are you to be married assin?' she
was asked YESTERDAY
20, you must not ask one that" she
answered. After she gets her divorce she
I, going to Paris 10 stay forever. she
said.
The evening world., 1913-08-16

District BetUeen Filth
Avenue and East Riuer,
From, TUentv-Eighth
to Sixtv-Third Street,
Begins Repatriation on
M0nday-Warren God
davd House and Hips
Bay Neighb0rho0d As
ISOLATION Cooperate.
The evening world., 1913-08-16
WIFE AMBASSADORS AID,
Mrs. Mcmillan sails VITA Hwsbs y 4
Ia Peruvian Pest.

Former United States Senator Benton
Mcmillan OF Nashville. Tenn. who wsS
appointed Ambassador 10 Peru by Presi-
dent Wilson two weeks ago. sailed to-
day on the United Fruit steamer INV
ives. lie was accompanied by his ~1fe
and his daughter. Miss Elinor. seven
teen years old. They win first 70 to
Panama. thence TO Callao and 10 Lima
where Mr.. Mcmillan will take up his
new duties.
When an Evening World reporter
asked what she regarded the duties OF
an ambassadors wife. Mrs MCMILLAN
said: sac should be intensely loyal to
her husband. soothe his cares, give him
help when he asks for 10 and always
let him feel that ne nas his wife's mora,
support,
Mr.. Mcmillan was formerly Governor
OF Tennessee.
The evening world., 1913-08-16
Wt0thrOp Leaves Estate 10 His
Brother.

IiEMPSTEAD. y. y. Aug. i6-Ap-
praisal OF the estat. or Robert Dudley
winthrop, valued at S..53+. b5l6. was
rled In the Nassau County Surrogat.'s
ONCE to-day. Mr, WIN hrop. on1 Of tas
leading members % the Meadow ihook
Hunt cub. died on Aprl, Ii. 1912 lilo
was also we'll known IN banking circles
Of Manhattan All but 10000 To a
nephew is given 10 Frederick Winthrop.
a brother,
The evening world., 1913-08-16

Charging that her husband spat IN
her face. Mrs Dorothy T.. Morosco
brought suit Tor separation In thu
Supreme Court to-day against Leslie
MorOscO The Moroscos wer. married
In New Jersey by Justice OF the Peace
Seymour In October. 1919. Immediately
afterward they came IN New York ami
have been living here ever since. The
wife Says that her husband earns more
Ilsn oioe week.
The evening world., 1913-08-16
Names Of Men Wanted for
Killing Rich Toronto Milliner
Broadcasted Through America
RENTED ROOM
Men Expected to Try TO Cash
in Loot, as They Are
Hard Up.
SlROCCO RENTED ROOM

The two men wanted for the murder
Of william q. Martin, the Toronto mil.
liner. In q furnished room At No. as
West Fifty-seventh street. have slipped
through tho finely drawn police net
spread by Deputy Commissioner Dough.
erty and are believed to be on their way
to San Francisco. Admitting that his
confident hopes Of bringing the two muir
derers to book In short order have
failed. Dougherty has caused 10 be cir
culatcd through all the larger cities and
towns Of this country and Canada an
"Informa ton Bulletin" infinitely dcscrtb.
Ing the fugitives.
Their names are Harry schasfer or
shafer. alias Murray, and Mike sirocco,
alias Sage. alias santo. Both are de-
scribed a. Of a degenerate type who
make a business OF gaining the con-
tidence of men for the purpose OF rob-
berry. The circular sent out from Head
quarters to-day describeA the two as
follows:
POLICE "sULLEriN" MEN
WANTED FOR KILLING.
Harry Schaefer or Shafer or Murray.
a native Of New York and raisei In the
vicinity Of Fiftieth street and Tenth
avenue. He has worked rs a painter on
ironwork and a. bartender In clubs
Age. twenty: height. s feet IN
inches: weight. 1+5 pounds. Has pale
complexion. 10 smooth shaven; thin
face. but good looking: blue eyes. good
size: light hair. combed Ia pOmpa-
dour; good teeth: Nat foot Dressed.
straw hat. mixed suit with q little red
| in It; Norfolk Jacket: watch and chain.
with tho chain fastened to the lapel
OF the coat: nscktie pin with tho mon
oEram II. g. He Ia good looking. clean
cut. we'll dressed and Of the chorus
man type.
mike sirocco. slias saGo. aiils San.
10. Rarbsr by trade, but poses a. .
novelty dancer. theatrical perform
o.. &C.
Italian. twenty years old: height.
Ave feet . inches; weight. iS pounds;
stocky. round face. black hair. inclinirtg
to curl and parted on the side. Dressed
brown suit. silk shirt with soft collar.
black Shoes"
CIRCULAR SAYS MEN ARE or
DEGENERATE cHARAc rER.
Tho circular. after referring to the
degenerate character Of the two men.
says that they frequent crowded places.
such ~ bail parks. railroad stations.
theatres or circuses
The jewelry stolen by them from
The evening world., 1913-08-16

Justice Mills In White Plains yester-
day granted divorce to Gregorio
n. Sulli. grand opera singer
whose studio Is In the Metropolitan
Opera House Building. New York, In
his action against Vittoria Petrilli Suiii,
an opAra singer whose residence Is In
Flors Ie. Italy. The pair were married
N PaIkymo June 70. 1880.
The evening world., 1913-08-16

ATLANTIC CITY, n. J., Aug IT,
Mrs. Logan Tucker of Washington, ID.
c., died suddenly here last night, Mrs.
Tucker was the widow OF ZAP. Logan
Tucker, last male des ,endJnt ~ Gen.
John A. Logan, civil war hero and ex-
United States Senator. The body was
sent to Washington today tor i''erment
At Arlington Cemetery
The evening world., 1913-08-16

Enthusiasm, in Green
Icich Nstrict Unpre-
cedented in COntests--
$50 Youngsters Entered
in Fiue Days-Mothers
Grateful for Informal
ton on H0U to Feed
Children.
The evening world., 1913-08-16
Out Of Work, Ends Life.

George n. schusnhof. af.y-, years
street. committed suicide this morning
oy shooting himself he was out OF
work.
The evening world., 1913-08-16
w,ANANn WILLIAM SON SNos
EDWARD kEAL< u NOS. AT
o'ar k'rSAaN @37~ %iNJ

week. Fifty babies will he Judged ON
Monday. and on Tuesday the committee
will tackle eighty. by a week from to-
day 1t is quite likely that the prizes
will be awarded.
The evening world., 1913-08-16
BLACKHEAOS AND
SMALL bO|LS0NF FACE
0i:6guring and Painful. Lay Awake
Nights in Real Agony. Cured
Month from Time Started to Use
Cuticura Soap and Ointment.

GIT IL Roy st.. watertovn. n. "
About two year, ego I became sinictsd
With blackhsada and small boils. The
The evening world., 1913-08-16
NEVER TOLD BEFORE HOW TO
DARE FOR BABY.

One mother in the Greenwich Village
neishborhood confessed yesterday that
she had never been told before how to
treat the baby, or what to do when IL
was sick. 1t had never occurred to her
to take special pains to keep the milk
away from the fiies. or to keep 1t In a
cool place, She was delighted Wien she
learned that she could get free Ice tick
cts.
The entries at the Little Mothers Aid
Association at No. 2sG Second avenue,
which amounted to almost four hun.
bred. are now all in. and the work OF
Judging Is scheduled to begin next
The evening world., 1913-08-16
DINNER OF SIXTEENTH GEN.
rURY. DANCE OF TWENTIETH.

TITO dining hall was furnished in six
teentn century style. with procession
OF walters costumed in the same period,
In. supper as far as possible repre-
scented dishes of the sixteenth century.
The house decorations consisted nj gar
lands of fruit. orange trees laden with
fruit and many old Italian fags and
banners. All dishes were served from
Sit trays.
tn mystic spectacle IL regarded as
hew record for Newport's social mar
yels. Mrs. James had guarded her Sc
erpt we'll. and It was something unique
for the colony to witness, under brill
liant moon. a Greek play with touches
OF Italy-gods. demi-yods and goddesses
o: mythology disporting themselves In
mystic shadows. and real, breathing
rymphs rising from real water and
nnally disappearing amid Towering lily
pads
vailed and 20 music Of the day the
quests danced into the early hours
The evening world., 1913-08-16
me MOTHER TELLS 'EM WHERE
TO sENp THE PRIZE.

But the mothers on the other side of
Fifth avenue aren't worrying 70 that
you would notice II. Why should they?
II their babies aren't the best In Greater
New York they have got to be shown
why not. that's all.
But, speaking Of being cocksure, one
mother in tho Greenwich age Sec
ton ought be awarded medal for
her confidence. ev>n II she fails to land
the championship prize for her baby.
tration centre Just where to send the
money prize, and In what kind Of bills
she would have II.
Some centres have finished registering
and are getting ready to Judge the
candidates. but others are just on tho
point OF opening. Two new ones have
recently announced their intent ton Of
Joining the competition. They are the
Child Welfare Centre Of the Commit
tee for the Reduction Of Infant Nor
tally at No. ll9 Washington street and
the Hartley House at No. ,i3 West
Forty-sixth street.
Mothers are beginning to understand
that there are In reality two competi-
tons, and that the later one. the i'm.
provement contest IL the importan
one. II their babies aren't already bet
ter babies" they are going to see to II
that they become champions by the
time OF the second contest Proper
feeding. they have learned, will do won-
ders. and some OF tho mothers who
have started getting their milk from
the regular milk stations already re.
port an Improvement.
The evening world., 1913-08-16
OF ENTERTAINMENT
WELL GUARDED. !


The paGeant. novel and original. war
great surprise to the guests. ~ Mrs.
james bad carefully guarded lite ma
tre. Joseph Llndon Smith. OF New
York. arranged It and played the role
Of pageant master. 1t was enacted In
great semi-circls before four marble
columns near . we'll over which Is an
Italian renaissance we'll curb brought
from abroad by Mr.. and Mr.. James.
Toward the end the bright lights faded
and there appeared all over the garden
myraads Of electric lights to represent
flrsfhss. In front of the spectatoru were
$Pers!An tank and hly pond outlined IN
blue lights. Two mermaids emerged on
the backs Of tritons, and following came
two little sea nymphs. the children OF
Mr.. SUith. With shells filled with
fruit taken from Pomona they tempted
the msrmsids.
Paul Swan came into the garden ~
ZephyrN. the west wind, and executed
y dance, followed by dance by Mrs.
SOyes depicting Amphltrite. Septunes
queen. who had been borne into the gar
den on a large shell. followed by Nep-
tune. Leaving her throne. she danced
and entered the water. followed 10y the
mernsids. and all finally disappeared In
the deep waters of the pond. All the
characters were appropriately costu'ned.
At the close OF the outdoor part Of
thu entertainment a trumpeter ap-
pesrcd and gave a signal for the guests
- march through the blue canopy into
the house for supuer ana dancing.
The evening world., 1913-08-16

The campaign for better babies 10
sweeping like a wave over Greater New
York city. Next Monday the district
between Fifth avenue and the East
River. from East Twenty-eighth to
East Sixty-third. will be formally
opened for the registration Of babies,
entering the contests conducted by The
Evening World and the Babies Welfare
Association. In this ewest contest the
Warren Goddard House will have the
corporation OF the Kips Bay Neighbour
hood Association.
This neighborhood realizes that II will
have to go some TO equal the record Of
the Greenwich Village district. which
in five days has entered nearly $50
babies. The enthusiasm OF this last
named district has manifested itself In
the presence OF fathers and even
grandfathers at the registration centres
at No. q Jones street and No. IS Ninth
avenue. In some cases Greenwich VII
lage families have been so certain that
they were escorting n sure prize winner
TO the station that the walk to the sta
tion has been In the nature OF a trl-
umphsl march. Yesterday three little
tots who seemed hardly beyond the age
limit OF FIVE years formed . band con-
sisting OF = mouth organ and two tin
whistles and escorted their young
brother Of a year and Q half to the
registration ONCE In real style.
ONE MOTHER TELLS EN- WHERE
The evening world., 1913-08-16
UNIQUE PAGEANT
OPENS THE JAMES,
4: blue GARDEN"
800 Of Newport Set Enjoy
Novel Entertainment of
Dedication"
10TH CENTURY SCENE.
Supper and Dance Follow
Open Air Programme of 81
Professional Dancers.

NEWPORT. Aug. is-Enactins an old
fable amid a natural stage setting for
the purpose, the "Blue Garden" on
&C nmodore and Mrs Arthur Curtiss
Jai .Ss summer estate on Beacon Hill.
was dedicated with a pageant that kept
Three hundred guests entertained until
an early hour to-day.
The pageant, . unique outdoor enter
tsinment called THE Masque Of the Blue
Garden" required f,fty-four professional
dancers. singers and musicians. besides
q number OF amateurs Among the lat
ter were members OF the crew OF Mr..
James's yacht Aloha and some OF the
house guests.
Electric bulbs festooned the trees.
flowers and plants, while calcium lights
helped illuminate the grounds and the
big stadium especially constructed for
the guests OF tho evening. On arrival
the guests went into the garden under
o canopy OF blue, and on blue velvet
carpets. Mr.. and Mrs. James met them
q, the east end of the garden.
Later Mrs. James appeared at an END
Q: the garden marked by Cor!nthian
columns. Attired in an effective cos
tune OF the sixteenth century. and while
the band played softly. she told her
guests what the pageant meant ana
seated herself beside Commodore James.
Then. with q wave Of an electric wand
she started the entertainment.
PLAN OF ENTERTAINMENT
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-12-19
Christmas Letter.

Dearest Phyllis, pray remember when
you're making up the list
OF your presents of December (unless
| am to be missed
That I've slippers, picture brackets.
smo king sets of various types
Halfa dozen smoking jackets. thirty
e. seven meershaum pipes,
Twenty patent kid glove members, -
collar boxes by the score.
Of embroiderer silk suspenders, forty
jeven pairs or more;
That each year since was twenty I've
received paperweight,
Have pen wipers, inkstands plenty.
paper cutters -twenty-eight:
That I've Browning and Longfellow by
the hundred kind
Shakespears-black and blue and yellow
Milton till I'm nearly blind.
So there's just one present only that
I'm wanting in this year
Of my Dictatorship so lonely-that's
yourself, my Phyllis. doar.
james Courtney Challiss.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-12-19

Kentucky will be used IL KENTUCKY,
and, as far as practicable. in the 10
caiity from which the money IS derived
Supporting visiting nurses, sending
prophTlactic supplies, and directions
for home care. to consumptives, and
establishing open air schools, are some
OF the ways in which the Kentucky
fund will be spent.
Buy seals Of the local agent, if there
IS one in your town. II there Is nc
agent, ask to be appointed local agent,
or supply your own needs by a mail
order. Address the Red Cross Christ
mas Sea! Campaign, Capitol Building,
Frankfort, Kentucky.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-12-19
just Begin Now.

There once was woman who said
This shopping you all so much dread
Could be done in a minute
If you'd only begin it.
Of ref9rmers she now is the head.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-12-19

Buy Red Cross Christmas Seals!
One cent each! Not good for postage!
Use only on back of mail matterl Is
sued annually by the American Red
Cross Society, and sold by the millions
all over the United States to help
finance the campaign against Con-
sumption. The proceeds of the sale in
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-12-19
The Chimney Climber.

Quoth Santa Claus, I'm getting fat,
And. though I'm not a churl.
| think the person for this job
Would be the hipless girl.