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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05
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rrAOe BY TIE ITALIAN OPERA SiNOER

that a book thief has been discovered or
that some suspicious looking books have
been found anywhere he puts In his pocket
before he goes out TO work on the prob
lem an envelope whose contents represent
years or careful work. II contains de-
scription Of all the earmarks for the iden-
LITIGATION of books.
One day the investigator was called to
the East Side to take charge OF push
cart full Of books which formed travel
ling circulating library. Kalman COIN,
the owner, had fed, leaving the books,
which were in foreign languages. They
were recognized as library books. although
they had been rebound and the title pages
containing identifying marks had been
removed. The owner of the pushcart
library was afterward arrested, charged
with receiving stolen property knowing
II had been stolen. He was told that II
he would assist in bringing TO justice the
persons who were stealing the books and
supplying his library his case would not
be pressed. He refused, and when told
that he would be sent to Sing Sing for a
period Of fiye years replied: You'll never
send me to Sing Sing. | won't 90 and
no one can make me go"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05
MAILING A SUSPICION.

DISPATCHES describing the book were
sent 10 many of the Libraries along the
Atlantic coast, and while the library 70
which the book might belong was not
located. the investigator did learn that
Marsh's "Thesaurus" had been taken from
several libraries, and the cards removed
from the indexes. so that the absence vi
the book would not be discovered until
the end OF the year. BY this time the
fortv-eight hours had elapsed. He had no
nositiv. evidence upon which to have the
man held. Nevertheless, he was con-
WINGED that the man was book thief
"Give me twenty-four hours more" said
he TO the court.
The plea was granted although the
court warned him that there was danger
of 2 suit for damages for false arrest.
He argued to himself that the Access
sion number indicated library OF moro
than 10000 volumes, but not large
library. The page on which the number
was placed. being the same as that used
in BROOKLYN and New York, suggested
that the librarian of the unknown library
had been trained in the New York library
and had organized other libraries. lie
went over the list Of Libraries which had
10 600 or more books and found one which
met the other condition. 1t was In a
New Jersey city not many miles from New
York. lie called the librarian on the tele-
phone, and she said she would be IN on
the next train. She identified the book.
The man was convicted.
i On the shelves of the investigator Of
fee Is an invoice" file on the pages OF
which are pasted specimens of the idenu-
flying marks OF all the Libraries in New
York and samples Of books from man.
Libraries scattered from the Atlantic TO
the Pacific Coast. When he gets tip
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05
AN HABITUAl. SUICIDE.

This was not an idle boast. Ii came
out In court, when his bondsman appeared
and stated that his client had committed
suicide in Philadelphia. that he had the
suicide habit. He had done it once be-
fore, and Judge Mulqueen decided he had
II too strongly. The case was continued
for further investigation. II was brought
out that while awaiting trial on a similar
charge he had gone down to an East
River pier. had carefully removed his
coat, in the pocket Of which was his
citizenship paper, had jumped into the
swiftly flowing current where he was
seen to throw up his hands. and had dis
appeared. A week later his family had
had had it buried.
II appeared that on this second ocea'
sion he had gone to Philadelphia regis
tered under his own name at hotel, gone
to his room and hung himself The body
was found. stark and cold. hanging from
the chandelier when the room was en-
tered in order to put out fire which had
started in il. The BODY was declared by
the bondsman TO have been that Of Conn.,
but there was some doubt In the minds
of those acquainted with COINS unusual
habit. The doubt as to the identity OF
the corpse was emphasized by the fac'
that it was cold when the fire was dis-
covered. How could corpse start IRE!
The special investigator was so interested
In getting an answer TO this question tha'
he went to Philadelphia TO study the cir
cumstances.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05

Take me to the library" said the pos
SCISSOR of the book land IL the book is
missing arrest me. but this book did not
come from that library. | bought IT in
Montreal for $1,000 and it is my custom
to mark on the margin the price pay for
book"
The library official was willing to agree
that the book did not come from either
of the Libraries, and inquiry in Brooklyn
substantiated his theory He was con-
fident. however. that the book had been
taken from some library, for the state
ment Of the man regarding the presence
Of the number did not explain satisfac-
torily the fact that the figures were
10O01 The book seller was detained Tor
forty eight hours by the court as tne
lou, aIIou-s nending Investigation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05

ER FLANAGAN, the gray garbed
MI guardian who stands in the great
1VA foyer of the marble library build
ing at Fifth avenue and 42d street, few
DAYS ago observed a man on his way out
carrying bundle under his arm. Mr..
Flanagan is a retired officer OF the Police
Department, having once been member
of Inspector Byrnes's personal staff of de-
tectives.
What have you in the bundle?" he in
uuired. This query was not born of i'm
pertinent curiosity. 1t is his business to
know what bundles contain.
"Only some soiled clothes which / am
taking to the laundry" replied the man
with the bundle.
The doorkeeper passed his hand over It,
He squeezed it, The contents felt harder
than one would expect soiled clothing to
feel He said the bundle would have to be
opened. 1t contained a garment very
much soiled. There was a core, which
proved to be a work on Egyptology. 1t
bore the identification marks Of the
library.
1t is difficult 10 connect an interest in
Egyptology with a man who will carry
soiled linen into such building as the
new public library. 1t is because it Is
possible however strange as II may
seem, that there is need for special in
vestigator" on the library staff, the ex-
lstence of. which Office became publicly
known recently. An average of more than
5000 volumes annually disappear from
the shelves Of the various branches OF
the New York Public Library.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05
SUICIDE WAS FINALLY FATAL.

He was finally convinced that COM
this time was actually dead, for he fouhs
that the little pushcart calculator o.
books, without money with which to ou'
poison and without knife or other I'LL
plement OF destruction, had taken matehe1
which he found In the room, burned OF
piece of the awning rope and swung hil
self from the chandelier. The rope hao
continued to shoulder until finally, aita
his body had chilled. It set fire to the
awning and to the furnishings OF ths
room.
Why do people steal books? Why shou'o
certain Italian opera singer NOT uh'
known in musical circles, take fourteen
scores OF Italian operas. worth, perhap''
$50, and go to the trouble OF replacing u'e
title pages with pen and ink copies! I"'
man, a member of a well known compah'
when confronted in his home with u.
charge of theft, asked in GRANDCHILDREN
grand opera voice:
Where is the man who said ! am
thief?"
Despite the fact that he asserted In o'
tail regarding each book that ne ha'
bought 1t, the courts thought other"'''
and he was convicted.
Why should man, apparently "e"''O
do, a graduate OF the medical depar'i'ie"'
of the University OF Pennsylvania anu
graduate pharmacist, steal books anu
pend all his chemical and mechanic
skill In trying to obliterate the ldehtn,s
ton marks in the scores of books VIM
he had taken from Libraries in Wiii'',"s
ton, DEL, Washington. Phiiadeip"'~
Brooklyn and New York? He had "a'"s.
with chemicals and ironed the pages ~
to no avail, for the books found atter ~
death were all identified. -,
"One of the first things / ask HiS'
when | get a book thief" said the nv
tigator, lis, What's wrong with the po''
fellow? .,,
There is usually some quirk about 'nS.
psychological makeup, something
removes them from the list OF Norman p''
sons. The opera singer was su"e
from epilepsy. The reader who dieu a."
reading Roosevelt was counted "quee''
The Investigator says that Schmidt -.
alleged slayer of Anna Aumuller' We"
nook thief, one of his thefts belhs =.
book called The Manliness or |" -.
The man who used to steal books on -
German drama and leave them III az
ways in exchange for bottles OF min
'"of."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05
One Man Is That Department, and His Duties
Cover Wide Range, from Doing Detec-
tiveWork ON Sneak Thieves to Deal
ing with Plain "Disorderlies.

1t would be the desired information, or II
the postmaster had tried to Obliterate It, II
would be found inside under the carbon
paper. He received the letter, but there
was no fresh address on it, for. appar-
emily, the postmaster had no other. The
idea was good. but the man is still at
large-unless the assertion of his family
that he is dead is correct This case was
the starting point in the work Of detect
ing book thieves. 1t was so interesting
that it stimulated the present investiga-
tor to undertake the unravelling of others.
The first trace of this thief and his
game came through the Office of an en-
gineer in the Brooklyn Office of the De
partment of Water Supply, Gas and Elec-
tricity One day a man walked in and
said:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05
COST OF PROPOSED SITE.

THE cost Of the land for the proposed
site is approximately 100000. 1t Is now
assessed at sl,5O0.O00. 1t is owned. think.
at present Jointly by the Lehigh Valley
Railroad, by a man named Cummings and
by a third owner whose name / do not
recall. In view of the availability of the
proposed Jersey site. l do not think IT
would be advisable 10 retain navy yard
at Brooklyn. especially since the land 1t
now occupies would bring so high a
figure If sold by the government"
So that is the situation. Irrespective Of
what Congressman or others may or may
not say on the subject, and in view OF
the hint given out by Secretary Daniels
since his recent inspection OF the Green
vile site that an enlargement OF one OF
the yards on the Pacific Coast is more
urgently needed than the location Of the
Brooklyn yard at Greenville, which would
mean in all an expenditure of not far
from 100000. added TO the professed
policy of economy and retrenchment OF
the present administration. there seems
no probability of the navy yard now at
Brooklyn being located at Greenville or
elsewhere for several years to come, IL
then.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05
Continued from third page.

the highest class. These he DIVIDES INTO
first. suitability OF location; second ca
pacitv and third, cost of construction.
operatiOn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05

successfully with the best equipped plants
In the country In the construction of the
modern battleship At first 1t was sus-
gested that the Brooklyn navy yard De
closed and a new establishment created
at Narragansett Bay. This suggestion
was advocated by many eminent naVai
officers. More recently 1t has been urged
that yard be established In New jersey
at Greenville, beyond Bayonne.
1T may be true that the yard In Brook
lyn is not ideally located. No place Sc
lected could be ideal. All would nave
their defects; but the advantages OF
Brooklyn more than offset the disadVah-
tages. One of the most important ad-
vantages of the present location Is that
no community depends for It's prosperity
or it's very existence upon the continued
employment OF the yard facilities at their
maximum. While slack times anect many
employees. still the community Is not ue-
pendent upon the condition or work at
the yard. New York Is great TABOR
market, where the demand Is always
large. Men shift from one employment
TO another with little inconvenience TO
the community as whole. 1t could not
do so II isolated and dependent whoiy
upon one plant.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05
IAN INDISPENSABLE sLUNDER."

while. of course. the chief considera-
ton Is the best interests of the govern
ment. am convinced from years OF care
full study that II would be an indefensible
blunder to abandon the Brooklyn yard'
with It's facilities. TO begin the creation,
at untold expense, of new plant at some
other place. and | shall resist such
move to the utmost Of my ability
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05
BROOKLYN CLINGS TO ITS NAVY YARD

we have the eastern terminal Of every
trunk line, save one. We can. therefore,
lay down the paint required in the paint
shop. the steel and lumber in that Sec
ton OF the yard where they are required,
and by spurs and trackage the handling
OF supplies can be made simple and
economical. Captain Van Duzer makes
all this clear In his report
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05
A THEME FOR PSYCHOLOGISTS.

Why any one should take book so
thoroughly earmarked as is library
book is a psychological curiosity The
average value is 81 each. The ways in
which a book is marked are so varied
and so numerous that 1t is practically I'M
possible to disguise it so thoroughly that
II cannot be identified. Yet the books are
taken, and the library has found 1t neces-
sary TO detail a man to perform some OF
the functions Of police department 1t
is said that this library is the first to
name such an officer. Churches are not
immune from thieves. Incongruous as 1t
may seem. therefore, II is perhaps to be
expected that an institution Of such a
character as library, visited by between
10000 and $4,000 persons daily. should
suffer at the hands of thieves. Indeed.
the special investigator" finds that this
community, select though it is in the
character Of its citizens, is thoroughly
human body and furnishes illustrations OF
some Of the frailties to which human
nature is subject.
The special investigator" is not the
product of any school for detectives, al
though his exploits are worthy of being
chronicled with those of the highest grade
OF detective. He began tracking those
who were robbing the library while In
charge of the lbrarys work with schools,
and exhibited such skill and ingenuity in
catching the rogues that he was finally
al pointed to a post created for him. 1t
was he who discovered a way to secure
the address of a fleeing thief from an UNI
whiting postmaster. The thief whom he
sought had fled, and il was supposed that
he had left his new address with the post
master of the New Jersey town, short
distance west of the Hudson River. where
relatives lived The postmaster refused to
divulge II, If he possessed 1t, saying that
the regulations cf the Office would not per-
nit him to give an address. The postal
authorities refused to direct him TO do So
A registered letter was addressed 10 the
fugitive, and it was stipulated that the
receipt should be signed only by the ad-
dressee. Among the contents of the letter
was a piece Of carbon paper. The special
investigator figured that the postmaster
would write the correct address on the
letter for forwarding. He learned at what
time the letter might be expected TO reach
It's first destination and on what tram
q would probably be sent out again. Al
wat lie considered 10 be the psychology
cal moment he telcgraphcd to the post
master to return it, believing that upon
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-09-26
LADIES! OARKEN
YOUR GRAY HAIR
Use Grandma's Sage Tea
and Sulphur Recipe and
Nobody Will Know.

The use Of Sage and Sulphur for re.
storing faded. gray hair to its natural
color dates back 10 grandmother time.
She used 1t To keep her hair beautifully
dark. glossy and abundant. Whenever
her hair fell out o. took on that dull.
faded or streaked appearance. this sim.
pie mixture was applied With wonderful
effect.
But brewing at home il mussy and
out Of date. Nowadays. by asking st
any drug store for . SO cent bottle d
"wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Rem.
edy." you will get this famous old
recipe which can be depended upon 10
restore natural color ssd beauty TO The
hair and IL splendid for dandruii. dry.
feverish, itchy scalp and falling hair.
A wcll-known downtown drugeist says
It darkens the hair 90 naturally and
evenly that nobody can tell il has been
applied. You simply dampen q sponge
or soft brush with it and draw this
through your hair. taking one strand At
. time. BY morning the gray hair die
appears. and after another application or
two. it becomes beautifully dark. glossy.
soft and abundant.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-09-26

charges IRE deducted shows an increase
VI eitG.5A for the two months.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-09-26
WALL Street.

Market C1osing-'n tie early part Of
the last hour trading was confined to
few issues Reading and Union Pacific
ssRged on about ono point from the top
prices made early IN the day. while the
general liz. kept firm and dull. The
anai prices showed only fractional
changes, except Union Pacific. which.
at 10 i-2. had made q net gain Of 2 3-s.
and utah Copper. at 81 rs, showed a net
gain of is Total sales 2'6.0eo shares.
Opening-A moderately strong tone
waA shown in the railroad Issues In
carly trading, Union Pacific, Heading
and Canadian Pacific making fractional
gains. but these advances wore offset
BY recessions In a number OF industrials.
Dealings In the Copper group were In
fiuenced by the announcement OF the
shutdown OF the Washos smelter.
Amsigsmatcd Copper declined - TO
10 a.. while Utah advanced GO TO 8: 1-2.
steel shaded of Is at start, but found
support. and RANGED slightly above yes
tertays final. Union Pacific moved up
one point 10 10 Ia after the fifst sales.
and Amaisamated became strong.
Toward tho end OF the H1t hour mar
ket became very strong. and shorts
cove. cd hurri~ iiy.
Best Observer said technieal position
was greatly improved. and that large tn
terests which had sold stocks at the
high levels. had taken baoh their hold
mss on the decline.
Buying Of Union Pacific By Flower
h Co. attracted . good deal Of attsn.
ton and helped the advance to 1so&,
q gain Of IN points over yesterdays
final.
Fractional gains In the general list
were scored following the advance IN
Union Pacific. and Utah gained N.
rising to "a. Decided increase Of
strength developed during the second
hour. but tho large interests seemed
inclined TO restrain the advance 20 AZ to
conserve the useful factor Of = short
interest. The volume OF trailing fell
away. with prices ranging close to top
prices. Copper stocks were Arm and
Erie Issues were very strong. the com
mon stock advancing TO 2sS. a gain
Of I point. and tho first preferred ad-
vAncing : points to ~. in response to
the favorable annual report. which
showed a surplus for the year equal
to ~ pcr cent. on the common stock
Tho market was duli and price changes
were within fractional limits up to the
middle OF the afternoon session.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-09-26
Town All Wrought Up Over
Identity of Woman Adver-
Using for Husband.
THE EDITOR WON'T TELL
She Is Said to Be Rich, Cool
Looking and Sweet in
Disposition.

IT'S better to marry some one you've
never met than never TO MARI, At AL
SKIPPING.
That's the Rye version Of matrimony.
What Rye? 1,ye-thcre's only Rye. IT'S
not the hind that can Be harvested;
neither can u be found corksd. with .
pure food label on IL talthough We ad-
nit ~ bottled up,. Irs very dry Rye.
That's because there isn't very much
-ye TO ~.
But Rye has had a ittie fun al TO
itself recently. and not since the time
whsa the Town Council was considering
the dropping Of the e. In Rye las they
declared Il entirely supsrfiuous and
never used. anyway hae this LIQUID
town had such an amusing time.
"MiSS LONESOME" A0vERTisEs
FOR A HUSBAND.
II all started when Miss Lonesome"
(she lives In Rye put an advertisement
In the Rye Courier wherein she stated
her desire Of obtaining q husband. When
Rye arose one morning and read this
Il pulled Itself together. sat up and then
scratched Its head.
who's "LoneSonne?" rang out the Rye
inian voices with one accord. Ana sns
answer came back In wonderful hsr-
rnony, "Evsry one In Rye" The one
topic for days and days Was and In
now. Who's "LonesomsT"--in Rye. There
Was one man who held the secret--holds
II now-and he won't tell That man II
Reginald r. sherman, great-grandson Of
the great Roger Sherman. and founder
OF The village Of Rye. He 10 the editor
Of the Rye Courier and temporary go.
rotary TO Cupid. BY his secrecy hs II
breaking the Fundamental hWs snd
ignoring the very basis OF real journal.
ian. for the first seutence In the Arst
cha rter Of this sacred hook IN. Tell Ill
the world what thou knowest and Keep
mot In thy heart ono cherished secret"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-09-26
CHICAGO WHEAT AND CORN
MARKETS.

TO IT,
Corn opened unchanged.
Northwest receipts to-day: Duluth AZ.
against 4?S last week and 3il last year.
Minneapolis ab3 cars to-day. against 67s
cars last week and $o4 last year.
Wheat vas steadier on cables. Rus.
sian offerings were Arm and there were
some less favorable crop accounts from
India.
Corn was easy on free deliveries At
Chicago. but remained arm oil during
the morning without changes after the
FIRST advance.
Wheat prices kept nrm and game were
made toward the end Of the morning
session ranging from SIS to -
The market Ia showing some indica-
lions OF decrease in liquidation and pos
sibly over-sold conditions.
Wheat In the afternoon was quiet until
toward tho close. when prices sagged
OF TO the opening level and closed with
net advance OF is to ia.
Corn became weak In the late After
noon on reported selling by profess
s!onals. who bought early. Prices de-
cilned 70 SIS 20 is below yesterdays
finals.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-09-26
NEW YoRK COTTON MARKET.

Market opened up II TO 70 points.
Weld G. Company estimate amount Of
cotton ginned as of sept = at 3W',5T
ia'es or practically same amount as
last year.
After the high opening market berane
excited. speculative buying on heavy
rain In southwest sent list to highest
levels of season. Although there was
large amount OF profit-takins new buy
Ing readily absorbed all offerings. First
notice day on October contracts. bit
nothing sensa tional expected.
Prices rcse In the ,pturn to Is
points. News from every quarter but
Washington was very bullish. chiefly
cables and weather situation. The bulge
In prices was succeeded by a little set.
back. The market had to absorb a lot
Of selling from people who relied on the
Washington news as not 20 favorable.
Trade buying becamo more evident
toward the latter part OF the morning.
and spectators realizlnS sales failed