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The evening world., 1914-03-16
SPRING IN JERSEY? SURE;
DIDN'T 4 FROG SING?
Cresskill Delegation Bubbles Over
With Joy Until Ancient Natur.
alist Wakes Up.

The brilliant sunshine and high
temperature Of yesterday and to-day
have started up the first crop Of
spring has-come stories over In New
Jersey. Pretty nearly every COM
muter who planted bulbs last fall had
an In the -sprintime gentle Annie
story TO unfold on train or ferrybOat
this mornin9.
The Cresskiii delegation boarded the
$50 A. M. for the city with yarns
about the return Of the robins and
tho bluebirds.
Man Raymond Duhield. they're as
during July"
TT was good to hear their gentle
voices calling when I rose at I o'clock
this morning." said Ernest Mecabe,
the poet laureate Of the butter and
egg business.
~ heard a frog singing after sun
down last night" said Francis Arthur
Beresford. known all through the
Northern Valley as Admiral" Beres-
ford.
For a half hour Louis w. Robinson,
the ancient naturalist and woodsman
genuine expert on the changes OF
the seasons, smoked his pipe in bitter
silence. As the train was rushing
along past Homestead at it's greatest
speed OF nine miles an hour he re
moved the pipe from his lean and
homely visage and said
Those birds may have arrived al
Cresskill. but II they have and they
start any new families they will hatch
snowbirds. believe me. And another
thing I'd like to remark" lie snort
ed angrily. for he has no use for anna
teur naturalists and nature takers
That frog mentioned by the Ad-
miral II may have woke up last
night, but I'd like to say that IL will
have a terribly cold time trying 70
get back to sleep. II II did any
springtime announcing Il In the dad
dingdest fool frog I ever hear tell
on"
The evening world., 1914-03-16
Mn. Janney Of Philadelphia
: md Crandchild Taken From
Train in Chicago.
FATHER % IN PURSUIT.
Woman in Court Gets Writ,
Claiming She and Little One
4 Are Illegally Detained.

\ CHICAGO. March 1.-THE courts
were asked to-day to determine
whether q grandmother or a father
should have the custody, for the
present at least, Of a three year -old
girl who. the woman declares, will
inherit &1.oOO.O0O from her.
On the petition Of Mrs. Harriet L.
Janney, who with her granddaughter.
Virginia Ford, the infant heiress, was
detained last night by the police on
Geographic advices from Philadel-
phia. Judge Walker. in the Criminal
Court to-day, issued a writ of habeas
corpus applicable to both the woman
and the child
Mrs. Janney told the police she
was taking the little girl to her
mother in Los Angeles. The police
acted on complaint from virginia's
father. William II. Ford, a Philadel-
phia civil engineer.
Mrs. Janney asserted that her
daughter was divorced from Ford
several months ago and that the
Court awarded custody of the child
to the mother. =.
The petition for release set forth
that the two were detained without
legal warrant.
\ PHILADELPHIA March 1s.-wnl-
lam H. Ford. a consulting engineer of
this city and Now York, started for
Chicago last night In an effort to over
take his mother.in-law. Mrs. Harriet
Jannsy. and his three year-old daugh.
ter Virginia. He carried q warrant
charging his mother. in-law with en-
ticing the child from home.
When Ford reached his homo In
Germantown Saturday night he found
u closed. For two years he had been
living there with Mrs. Janney and the
child. who had been reared by the
grandmother. Ford began an investi-
ration and learned Mrs. Janney and
the child had left on the Baltimore
and Ohio for Chicago.
Ford's once In New York Is at No.
40 Broadway. When he was seen
yesterday he would not relate the
history Of his estrangement from his
wife.
The evening world., 1914-03-16
new HAVEN AD0LISnes
LATE TRAIN TO new Yoak
WStos 70 Stanford VIII Have
to Cut Short Their
Evening Calls.

People living along the line Of TIE
New Haven rosd between stamford
and New York ere up In arms about
the new timetable. in effect Sunday
March Is. For years the last train
has left New Haven at so p. NJ,
arriving at the Grand Central Station
at I'D A. n. making all stops. This
train was well patronissd. The new
timetable wipes this train out and
puts nothing in It's place. Visitors
from New York to points below STAN.
ford will b. compelled to leave be-
fore 10 o'clock or take tho trolley 70
New York. q ride Of over two hours.
New Rochelle residents are not -
badly hit, As they have the famous
New Haven Melon"-the New YORK.,
Westchester and Boston Railroad--to
fall back on. Tho last train on this
line leaves New Rochelle At 1223 A.
N. People living between stamford
and New Rochelle can take tho troll
Icy to New Rochelle. A peculiar fea-
ture Of this service In that commit
tors who have>to use the ". r.. w.
q n. II. n. must pay their fare, The
New Haven Communication not being
recogyax although the road 10
owned by the New Haven and The
faro In less than the actual price Dor
ticket paid by the commuter.
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Street KISSER FELLED
BY ANGRY GIRLS BLOW
Williamsburg "Masher" Goes Down
and Out When Meshbag Hits
Him in Head.

A we'll dressed young man stood at
North Eleventh street and Bedford
avenue. Williamsburg. to-day and
watched crowds OF factory girls who
were on their way to work.
When one Of them passed close to
him he leaned forward and kissed her.
She screamed. blushed and fed. A girl
who was In a hurry unintentionally
brushed her arm against tho young
mans coat. Promptly he seized her
in his arms. gave her an impulsive
squeeze that lifted her from her feet
and then forgot all about her as she
ran away shrieking.
BY this time the actions OF the
young man had attracted gen eral at
tention and a crowd Of angry factory
girls soon surrounded him.
'.Fd just like to have him try that
ON mel" exclaimed one young woman,
with flashing eyes.
would your" said the "hugger."
well, here goes!" And he grabbed
her around the waist and tried to
kiss her.
The girl wes carrying a heavy
mesh Dag IN neT rikht mana, ana Win
her left she struck the youth in the
mouth, causing him to release his
hold on her. Then she stepped back.
Whirled the mesh bag as David
hurled his slung shot. and the love-
iorn Goliath got the full force of the
blow Just below the temple. Down
went Goliath.
Policeman Thornton called an am
bulance. and when the young man
came out Of his trance he said he was
John Winchinsky Of No. 242 briggs
avenue, Williamsburg. He was taken
\to the Manhattan Avenue Police
Eourt. charged with disorderly con-
duct.
The evening world., 1914-03-16
MRS. MASAUER WON'T
LET HUSBAND GET AN
0FFHAND DIVORCE
Combats Testimony Given
When She Was a Co
Respondent.

Mrs. Lorraine Masauer. the bea utiful
and Mrs. Edwin Hano OF the Hotel
Ansonia. who was a bride. a CORE
spondent In a divorce suit and .
divorce suit defendant all within six
months. applied to Justice Weeks to-
day for $500 q month alimony and a
counsel foe OF $1,000.
Mrs. Masauer Ia contesting her hus.
bands divorce suit. although tho
evidence to be used aga inst her In
the Same upon which jury In Jus
tice Platxek's Court gave Lillian Il.
Shuman a decree against George II.
Shuman five months ago.
The marriage at the Ansonia OF
the popular young girl and Harry
Masauer. q downtown Broadway
merchant, was an event Of note In
the winter OF 1913. Among the guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Shuman. ShuLlan
being the son Of A, ShIman. the mil
lionaire merchant Of Boston.
In Masausr's ahidavits he rerre.
sents that tho Hanos are wealthy and
well able to provide for their daugh.
ter. who has lived with her parents
since July 0, 1918. when she was found
In shuman's company In the Van
Cortlandt Hotel.
The Shuman case disclosed a raid
Of four detectives on q suite In tn,
hotel where II was testified Shuu ar
and Mrs. Masauer, then a bride OF
less than six months, were resid ng
temporarily as Mr.. and Mrs. Phi
sheridan"
After tho scandal Mrs. Masauei
confessed to her husband that she
| and Shuman had been TO the hoie
| together, but denied that any wrong
had taken place. Masauer then sough,
tho detectives ind then informed his
wife OF what the sleuths had told
him. and she. he says. admitted a
fondness for Shuman.
Mrs. Masauer now denies that she
over told Masauer OF her love 70,
Shuman. Although she did not ap.
pear. the trial OF the Shuman case
which consumed several days in the
Supreme Court. Mrs. Masauer says
she IL now ready to prove that the
Incidents OF the evening at tho Van
Cortlandt are not sufficient upon
which to base suit for divorce
against her. She has retained Law
yer J. Herman. who appeared for
Shuman In tho divorce case
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boss and dog are comfortable and .
bit grateful for that.
But there Ia no telling when 1t
will happen to us again." said Wise
to-day. THE engine companies at
Corona and Elmhurst have been mo-
torized. Our horses are from a COM
pany in Manhattan that now uses
gasoline. They love their job of FIRE
fighting just as much as the men do.
but they are out here In the suburbs
and get run q month where they
used to average forty. They are not
lazy. but discouraged. and that's why
they look droopy,"
as II sensing his own worry over the
change In things.
Now, there's a dog worth loving
and worth being loved by" said
J Wise, turning his attention to hsr.
"She Is ribbon dog. Got her honors
at Madison Square Garden In 1910.
She was a natural born mascot and
by instinct she would run ahead OF
the horses. whooping It up and get
ting people out OF the way for U.S."
Bessie seemed to know what her
boss was talking about. for she got
up and put her head in reach Of his
hand.
"She knows I'm talking about her."
said Wise. III ! died suddenly she
would be in an awful fix. She'd keep
looking for me. When we were at
Headquarters, with three fine horses
and plenty of work. she always fol-
lowed me home on my day on.
was living up In the Bronx then and
of course had to ride. Bessie would
not stay in the engine house. but
would run after the car took
HAD A PASS ON STREET CARS
AND USED IT.
FINALLY l got street car pass
for her and l guess she In about the
only dog in this city that could hop
on and on car without causing
trouble with the conductor. Her Fire
Department badge. a little brass he'll
met swinging from her collar, and
her pass from the Street Railways
Company made her safe. She knew
the right corner az well as I did and
travelled zip and down the line alone
II by any chance she missed me.
I'm afraid she Is the last OF the
mascots. The companies that have
been motorized find their dogs will
not run ahead of the gasoline engines
and trucks. They miss the horses
and guess they are afraid OF tho
machines.
"Bessie would always follow me
into a burning building In the old
days and stay one floor below the
fighting line. as to rules required.
We had TO establish that rule for
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Tai. LAEH.4&i ISSSS!HSo' :" SS1irs s Tablets.
REEXsvei:. ': 49,. :s,:y !! y 81 'sn EN-
The evening world., 1914-03-16

stumble II retreat was ordered. Bea-
sic. think. knew as much about the
risks we ran as We did. But she
stuck to the rules and always waited
a floor below the mon handling the
nozzles."
Bessie's mate, "Oakie," given by
Alfred Gwynnc Vanderbilt to No. %.
II also out Of the running.
l"oAkiE" HAS RETIRED TO A
PiNocHLE CAREER.
When Capt. Edward Levy Of No. 80
was retired recently "Oakie." q full
blooded Dalmatian Of noble pedigree.
went after him and has not left his
heels since. What he thinks Of a gaso-
lene engine could never be printed
Almost nny time of day you may find
him in the back Of tho little cafe at
Fifty-sixth street and Fifth avenue,
watching the retired captain play pino-
chile with old pals when he is not spin
ming a yarn about great fire that was
bravely fought.
"Bessie and her matc Oakie," said
Wise, had five families. The hremen
stole the pups one by one. One, Mike,
now runs ahead Of Engine Company
No. 8 ut Fifty-first street and Third
avenue. When they take the horses
out Of that engine house Mike will
quit. ] hope his driver will see ne
gets a comfortable home. Any son of
Bessie and Oakie Is worth that at
least"
Tell them goodby. BESSIE" said
Wise as The Evening World writer
and photographer struck out for a
downward train.
"Yow! Vow! Yow!" barked Bessie,
and the two waved their hands to her
and her boss.
The evening world., 1914-03-16
Dog Took One Run Out
Of East Sixty-ssVenth
Street House With
Horseless Engine,
Stopped at Corner and
Walked Back With
Tail BetsUeen Her Legs.
Once Rode on Third
Avenue Cars to Her
Meals on Special Pass-
Her Mate Quit Mascot
Job to Take Up Pinochle
Career.

Bessie Of No. 50 Engine Company.
queen Of the mascots Of the Fire De-
partment. has been taken from the
streets Of New York and, heart
broken. sent to Flushing. Her fate
points the end Of picturesque scene
Of city life in which plunging horses
Of the department and the bounding,
barking Dalmatian dogs who ran
ahead to clear the trafiic for the f,re
fighting apparatus were the features.
The evening world., 1914-03-16

Death Of 0astavss y. q. Tsask.
ORANGE. N. j.. March lA-Gustavus
ID. 4. Trask. former Governor Of Sailors
snug Harbor. died at his homo in orange
yesterday at the age Of ssvsnty.ssvsn
GEARS, after . months illness.
The evening world., 1914-03-16
BOwles Called to Lobby Inquiry.

WARRINGTON. March lG.--FOrmer
Rear Admiral r. r. Bowles. President
OF the Fore River Shipbuilding Com
pany or 3u.ncy. Mass. mas pesn sum
senate Lobby Committee about q CON
tract C. w. de knight. q Washington
lawyer. claims to have had With the
company to work for the Panama tolls
exemption.
The evening world., 1914-03-16

Horses and dogs are doomed. In an
other five years the whole department
will be motorized.
For five and a half years Bessie
cleared the crossing at Third avenue
and Sixty-seventh street for her COM
pany, barking warning to surface
car motormen. truck drivers and
she led the way in every one OF the
average Of forty runs a month No. 80
made.
Then. like a bolt from the sky, the
three white horses she loved were
taken away; their harness, their
blankets, the whip. the feed bags.
even the stalls we're removed and
the next alarm found her bounding
In front OF a man made thing that
had no intelligence-a gasoline driven
engine.
Bessie ran as far as Third avenue,
tucked her tail between her legs and
returned to the engine house. Her
heart was broken. She never ran TO
another fire.
HORSES MAY GO EVEN IN THE
sUeURes.
No mean beast Ia Bessie and there
Ia not a snap In her. She loves all
humanity and adores her old boss.
Lieut.. Wise. at whose heels she how
ers constantly. Boss and dog have
both been shunted to Murray Hill.
Flushing. There are horses there and
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-02
N0TRE DAME TRACK MEN
WORK FOR CONFERENCE
Coach Harper's Athletes Hope to
Land We'll Up i'm Running at
Meet on Stage Field.

The varsity track team at NOtre
Dame is now hard at work in prepare
ton for the closing meet of the sched-
ule, the Conference invitation meet to
be held at Stage field. Chicago, June
. and 8. Though the gold and blue
has no hopes Of winning the cham
piOnship, the local athletes are deter
mined TO put up a stiff fight and
should land we'll up in the running.
The competition in this meet will be
most keen for there are star athletes
entered not only from the Conference
colleges, but also from California, Lee
land Stanford, Missouri, Notre Dame,
Colorado. Nebraska. Oregan Agricul-
tural and a number of other prominent
schools.
Bergman, Rockne and Eichenlaub.
the men who carried off the majority
of points scored by NOtre Dame in
the triangular meet with Purdue and
Indiana are depended upon to do the
most of the locals scoring at the Con-
ference meet. Bergman, in the dash
es, will have to compete against some
of the fastest men in the country, but
as the little gold and blue flyer has
been clOcked In under 10 flat for the
century it will not be surprising if he
walks off with premier honors. He
took first with ease in both the 100
and 22O in the triangular meet. 1t is
unfortunate that the Conference meet
comes on the same day as does the
Michigan-NOtre Dame series for il de-
prives the gold and blue Of two clever
athletes in Mills and Newning. Berg
man is also a baseball man. but as
NOtre Dame is well supplied with out
fielders the Dutchman will be sent to
the Conference.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-02
YANKS AND MACKS SPLIT.
Takes First After II
Innings.

NEW YORK. June 2.-Yanks who
Athletics split even IN Mondays
dOuble-header. The visitors took the
opener 9 to s. after u innings The
Yankees had little trouble in winning
the second, 4 to .. The first game
was a see-saw, Philadelphia going
into the eighth inning one run to the
bad. Strunk's single, Holden's error
and two sacrifice flies scored the tying
run. In the twelfth Murphy's double.
Collins triple and Bakers single
scored two runs, enough to win.
In the second contest the locals
scored four runs in the sixth inning
on a base on balls four singles and
Nunamaker's double.
First game:
Phila'phia 221 100 O1O OO2-9 Is 2
New York 600 2O3 200 O01-S y 1
Bender, Bressler. Plank and
Schang; Schultz, Cole, WarhOp and
Gossett, Rogers. Umpires-O'Lough
lin and Hildebrand
Second game:
Philadelphia 200 O1O 01O-2 1
New York 49,. 900 0O4 00s-4 5
Brown and Lapp; McHale and
Nunamaker.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-02
FOUR SURROUND BOUTS
ON TAP FOR FANS TONIGHT

Fight fans Of the city will be
given a treat tonight at MaennerchOr
hall. when four six round bouts be-
tween the best of talent available in
the city and vicinity will be given. The
promoters of the exhibition have
promised that all bouts will be put on
in the best of style with every one
regular mill.
The feature of the card will be the
bout between Lew Powell Of this city
and Johnny Griffon. 1t will be in the
middleweight class and as both boys
have shown that they are not un-
Versed in the science of the ring, it
should prove an interesting affair.
Another mill that promises speed
and cleverness is that between Sailor
Beal Of Niles and Joe Hueston of New
Carlisle. HuestOn was given a news
paper decision recently over Lew Pop
the local featherweight and the Sailor
on the same card was winner over
Miltenberger. The two boys will 90
on at 12S pounds and will put al the
speed they possess into the affair.
The other two bouts will between
BOYD of Knox and Kelley of St. Jo
seph and Young Culp Of Michigan
CITY and Jimmy Burns.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-02
VARSITY DIAMOND
MEN SEEK SCALP
Of WOLVERINE
Notre Dame Baseball Team
Faces Hard Three Games
Two With Michigan, 0nI
With AggieS.

The closing week Of the varsity base
ball schedule brings three OF the hard.
est and most important tits on the
gold and blue card The local0 are
booked TO hattie with Michigan Agri.
cultural college at Lansing on Thurs
day and are 10 play two game sericf
with the crack Michigan team at Ann
Arbor on Friday and Saturday. These
games mean much for the gold and
blue for II Notre Dame can weather
this week without a loss. the 1914
nine Will have hung Up a record that
has seldom been surpassed at Notre
Dame.
Michigan trimmed the locals on
Easter Monday 10y count OF TO /.
and the varsity is anxious to get an
other crack at the maize and blue.
The Wolverines had just finished a
southern training trip, while the local
men had been outdoors but few
days. NOtre Dame is now confident
of making the Ann Arbor players go
the limit to win even one battle. and
many of the gold and blue school are
banking on their team making clean
sweep Of the series.
Notre Dame will have 10 win both
games to have the edge on Michigan
for the present year, and TO gain the
advantage in the total OF games play
ed between the two schools. Michi-
gan's victory on Easter Monday gave
the Wolverines nine victories 10 NOtre
Danes eight. BY winning both tilts
at Ann Arbor the varsity could again
top the maize and blue.
Since the Easter Monday game
Notre Dame has improved wonderful
ly. The locals are clouting the ball
hard in every game. the experience
gained on the eastern trip has steadied
their fielding and base running and
the pitchers are in their best shape.
Notre Dame made a better record i'm
the east than did Michigan. for the
gold and blue won four out OF six
games while Michigan was able to
take but two out Of five. Kelly viii
again oppose Michigans best twirler.
Sisler, and judging by the way the
gold and blue leader has been going
of late, he should gain the decision
over the Wolverine crack.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-02

WASHINGTON, June 2.-The de-
partment of commerce. acting under
the decision of the administration to
embargo shipments Of arms TO Mexico
will refuse to issue clearance papers
from American ports to any ship bear
ing munitions Of war 10 any port in
Mexico.
Secy. Of Commerce William c. Red
field, Assistant Secretary Of the Treas
ury. in charge of customs, Charles :.
Hamlin, and Commissioner Of the Blu
reau Of Navigation Eugene T. Cham
berlain at a conference held Monday
afternoon decided 70 take this stand
and will so instruct the United States
collectors of customs when the first
case is brought 10 their attention The
meeting was held at the instigation OF
the state department.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-02
CONSUME SEVEN PITCHERS
ST. Louis Reus Defeat Cardinals in
Slug Fest, TO 4.

ST. LOUIS, No, June 2.-Seven
pitchers were used in Mondays Red
Cardinal game, three Of the former
beating four Of the latter, 10 4.
Robinson. who started for the locals.
was chased in the second when Mar
sans and Hoblitzell singled and Me
hOff tripled. Griner was slapped for
doubles by Bates and Moran as soon
as he sat in, these netting the Reds
four runs. st. Louis scored three in
the third when Higgins walked. Ma
gee hunted safely and Jack Miller
tripled.
Cincinnati ..O4O O2O OOO-6 10 2
St Louis .003 600 010--4 - 0
Yinglng. Douglas and Clarke; Rob
insOn. Griner and Wingo. Umpires-
Orth and Byron.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-02
MAKES TIGERS
co IS INNINGS
Faber of White SOx Pitches
First Major League Contest
= Teammates Unable to
Score Behind Him.

CHICAGO, June - Faber. who
made his first start in a major league
contest Monday and although defeated
to /, il took Detroit thirteen innings
to accomplish his downfall. Faber
should have won. The SOX had innu-
merable opportunities TO score. but
tossed them away. The first score of
the game came in the eleventh when
the Sox scored. Crawfords homer
tied the count in the Detroit half. Mo-
riarty's double, sacrifice, and Bush's
singles won for the locals.
Chicago 600 600 600 O10 o. 10 2
Detroit 200 600 600 O1O 1-2 II
Eaber and Schalk; Dauss and Stan
age Umpires-Dineen and Connolly.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-02
DODGERS TAKE TWIN BILL
Defeat Braves I'm First TO and in
Second 4 TO >.

BROOKLYN. June 2. - Brooklyn
took both ends of Mondays double
bill from the Boston Braves. the first
game by TO and the second TO 2.
The Dodgers batted Tyler and Crutch-
er for a total OF 16 hits in the opener.
These included three doubles. two
triples and Riggert's homer. After
the first inning when the visitors put
over two runs. they could do moth
ing with Aitchinson. Allen held the
Braves to four hits in the second and
but for two errors behind him would
probably have scored a shutout
First game:
Boston $500. 200 600 900 o
Brooklyn .O12 2O1 00"-6 16 L
Tyler, Crutcher and Whaling and
Gowdy; Aitchinson and McCarty.
Umpires-Klem and Hart.
Second game:
Boston ..110 900 600 0
Brooklyn .0O1 O03 OO"-4 s 2
Hess and Gowdy: Allen and Miller.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-02
CHENEY BEATS
PIRATES 7 To 8
Pitches Shutout Ball Until Ninth
When Three Runs Patter
Across - 0'ToOIe Knocked
Out in Four innings.

CHICAGO, June p Cheney beat
the Pirates to 8. Monday. He pitch
ed shutout ball until the ninth, when
four hits netted the visitors three
runs Pittsburgh used 10 men, three
of them pitchers and four pinch hit
ters. O'Toole was knocked out in
four innings.
Pittsburgh 900 600 OO3-3 3
Chicago $50 100 O3"-7 l
O"Toole, Councilman Kantelhnor
and Gibson: Cheney and Archer.
Umpires-Quigley and Emslie.