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LIS PENDENS
SEPTEMBER %
Manhattan.

| CROMWELL Az, e Z, adj land Of John ard
] Della Mclaughlin, map OF Inwood Town u
/ Morrisanis. S6Xs0z irreg also parcel Of land
/ bounded by, Cromwell az, lot $50, Cromwelrg
/ or DOughty's Brook and lot 5js, The Bronx
/ George Mccormack agt Michael II Maher,
/ r. ct al foreclosure % mtg, atty, II
L.ENoX Az 49,: Adele Knee!and agt Julia
! D Bernard e al foreclosure Of MTG. atty. II
LEXINGTON Az, 1926 and 1928; Yer
! foreclosure Of mtg; sttys, ByTus 4
! CutcheOu.
/ PARCEL Of land begins At q point 100. .
| n Of 77th st and J75 n " Of Columbus
| Az 7xl25 Ike. 6Xi251: Alice b WeiffenUach
sgt Bernard Hirsch faction 20 recover POS
session.; atty, c y Mahony
- Az. 2i53 Theodore Brinckerhon e.
al agt wilbur Crane. ir. Ct al foreclosure
OF mtg; attys Deiches & GoldWater.
3isT ST. q, 500 n OF sta av 25x9S 8
West Park Presbyterian Church OF City
ast Geo " Rudkin G al foreclosure Of mtg.
9sD ST. n s, 1903 Il Of Sd sv. 3oxlOo s.:
Christine q Openhym e al agt AdOlph Cohen
e. al tamended foreclosure OF MTG; attys
i3isT 81. 81 West; Anna N e Watkins
AT Harold Abrams ct al foreclosure OF
mtg. attys. Wells & suedeker.
The Bronx.
BOSTON RID. n s. 2Oi.7 Fishers Land
ing I'd 264. TX irrcg; Mary Haviland act
over Avenue Realty 60 ct al foreclosure Of
mtg: attys CTocko. Koch & Reidy.
CROMWELL Az. c 4. az intersection OF lot
e-S eBxSOx irreg: G Mccormick agt NJ Maher
al al foreclosure OF mtg; atty, II Della
HANCOCK ST, " s. 4sO Columbus av,
Is gv1OO. FIshkui Savings Institution agi
Elizabeth Fitzpatrick et al foreclosure Of
MTG. atty. Z " Douhty.
HANCOCK ST. " 6, 1859 Columbus ay.
1SgxIOO. FishEnl savings Institution AIT
Angelo RezzlnO et al foreclosure Of mtg,
'IhTERYAIE AY. 1883: A DoTb ct ~ sEt
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RECORDED MORTGAGES.

Gntcrcst per cert unless otherwise
stated
SEPTEMBER 80.
Manhattan.
AMSTERDAM Az, q g cor Of 18th 81.
g5xlO0 lproF mtg $4,000. " c Hart
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DOMEsTIC SITUATIONS WANTED.

Male
T.. Mics HofmsyeTS Agency. 800 5th av.
OH floor. Tel 1927 Mad. Square.
CHAUFFEUR-BUTLE
First class In every detail.
Address c. B.. Box T. Tribune once.
CoUPLE.-French butler and cook. With
daughter Q years. private family; best ref
erences. Brunei. 25s West 2Ath st.
Female.
COoK.-swedlsh. highest olass; best refer
ence. Jussila Agency. $50 Lexington Az.
Tel, A453 Plaza
COOK and WAITRESS CHAMBERMAID.. -
Two Finnish giris, very neat, willing, best
reference, city or country JussilA Agency
$50 Lexington av. Tel. Ass Plaza
COOK First class refined young woman /:
highest references. Mrs. Golfers Agency.
90 4th Az, NJ. 3lst e.
COOK and LAUNDREss or HOUsEwoRK.-
Moderate wages; references. Mrs. Golfers
Agency. so 4th av., near 5lst 81.
GENERAL HOUSEwORKER. coiored, frst
class reference, FOR city or country. White
Rose Employment Agency. IL West i35th
-. Phone 800 Harlem. -.
HoUsEWORKER--S Strong Finnish girl, DO
entire work. best references. city. coun-
Try 32o-s3O Lshtfs Agency ~ 2 l1Bth
st Phone S5ib Harlem
HoCSEWORKER.- General: very neat. will
Ing. best reference: good cook and waitress.
Jussila Agency, $50 Lexington Az
LAUNDREss. Finnish girl; best reference;
city or country Jussila Agency, $50 Lex
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BUSINESS CHANCES

WANTED-An sdea' who can think q ~,
simple think 10 patent9 Prctcet 49, b
they may bring you wealth W. 10
NEEDED Inventions and IL n ~
Patent and Your Money" kanoospe
Daay, Patent Attorh5a WasA' - =
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sHERIFF,s Auction sALEs
AUCTION SALTS.

BY VIRTUE OF an execution. tudsne y
& lien. 7 will sell this day, y q, p, .
fixtures OF a candy store az ~ Wsn~ ri
I. VAN LIZ
Marshal. City Of NeE -,
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HELP WANTED.
WORK WANTED.

bOhh w AN 1hUs
Male.
BANK CLERK, %. wishes position az any
thing; highest references. 3. r., 20
Arden It., New York.
CHAUFFEUR. Young Bcotchman; expert
mechanic: reliable capable; run any car:
years highest personal references. Indus
trial Association. II West 42d 81
ST BNOGRAPHER.- years experience,
rapid, accurate: want opportunity for ad-
vsncement; SIS. Address capable. Box A.
Tribune Office
Female.
COMPANION--An American gentlsWomGn,
experienced and capable, would like posi-
tion OF companion, city or country would
travel, moderate salary; excellent refer.
cnces. Address 81 Grove st., New Canaan,
Conn.
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N THE AUCTION MARKET.

The following transactions we're reported at
the New York Real Estate Exchange yes
terdsy:
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HERON SALES INVOLVE
BIG DRUG CORPORATION
Local Manager Held Follow
inc Alleged Shipments
Through Mails.

oscar W. Smith. manager OF the local
branch OF Parke. Davis a. Co. drug
gists. with headquarters at Detroit
Mich. was arrested yesterday on com
plant Of Post ONCE Inspector Frank A
O'Rrien for sending heroin through the
mails He was released by United States
Commissioner shields In $1,000 bail for a
hearing The charge against Smith also
involves his firm.
The arrest marks the first result o. a
nstionwld. crusade TO put a stop 10 the
sale Of cocaine. morphine. heroin and
other drugs the use OF which. investiga-
tors agree. IS growing rapidly and is
wreckirg thousands mentally and physl'
cally.
The evidence against Smith was OBJ
tained for the Department of Justice by ar
agent OF the Depa rtment OF Agriculture
and consists. II is said. OF a shipment OF
hcroln from Parke, Davis n COS branch
in this city to Carter. Carter q Msigs
wholesale druggists. in Boston
The sending OF heroin through the mail:
has been prohibited by the postal au
thoriti.s. Assistant United States At
torney stanton said yesterday that th'
mailing OF heroin TO physician FOR a
prescription even constitutes q crime,
The committee, consisting Of Judge III
ward Swami of III" Court of General S"s
sons, chairman Ernest X. Coulter. repre-
scnting Mrs. William X Vanderbilt. Sr.
Assistant District Attorney Lloyd Wilmot
representing the District Attorneys Office
James T. Atkinson, the city chemist, an'
Prof. Robert 4. Hatcher OF Cornell. IL
continuing its Investigations into the evil
and extent OF the narcotic drug habit AM
Is bending every energy to secur" cffcctiv
Legislation TO prevent the sale OF blight
Ing drugs.
Tn committee is greatly Interested IL
the Frawley and Hoylan bills. now pending
before the state Legislature. designed T.
save the users Of drugs from destroying
themselves.
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MINERS CHARGES ARE DENIED.
Practically slaves. Federation COun-
sci Tells COngr~ssMen.

liu-GuToN, Mich. Feb. 9.-The most
p suarutT and inhuman treatment OF
"au absolute disregard for their COM
fort, payment of starvation wages ana
practically slavery were charged against
'I" mining compa MES to-day in the open
'' address OF Judge o. NJ. Hilton for the
Western Federation of Miners before CON
-t"'-ucn Taylor Casey and Powell, mem
'.rs If the House subcommittee on
mining sent here to investigate the cop
''" -jrk".
Inr committee overruled the motion by
. .nu. Hilton to first examine into the
'.I-". of conditions. deciding that causes
should not be investigated till II IS shown
''' alleged conditions really exist.
"I,liai" J. Iiickard. miner, testified
'.at men worked underground In tenn
Ur'a'prc of 100 degrees for as low as
$50 "a week. that levels and slopes were
h."I with gas and unssnitary. that no
.Iy'. Ion WAS made for the sanitary COM
'pg' ~ the men and that no fresh water
WAo provided.
IEHNEE, Feb. 9.--rhr Congress commit
~ lv.stipating the coal strike In south
I'm colorado put James DalryInple, Chief
lake 'rnl Mine Inspector, ON the stanc
''-uav TO explain the III deaths In mines
curing IA" last year. He said that th'
operators were principally at fault because
~ tailed to comply with III" state laws
'ir asserted that many operators failed =
-" safety appliances required b,
s4tu'e
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STONE SAYS IT WAS NO JOKER.
senator Denies Tolls PLANK Was
smugglrJ Into Platform.

WAsHfSGToN, Feb e-Anothcr cuutrt-
button was mad" to-day to the history u
the canal tolls plank IN the platform.
Writing to senator !. ". Kern. Demo-
cratic leader of the Senate. from his apart
ment. where h" is confined by illncss.
Senator William j. Stonc of Missouri de-
clarcd that Il vas "a'uazlnE thai sug-
cestlon 50 utterly pucrilc that ia" canal
tolls PLANK was a joker, us mas been sug-
geS.cd by some officers In thc " iison Nd
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. excite sufficient Sc
rous attention to- provoke controversy
After stating that he was thoroughly in
touch with the situation ut the Baltimore
convention. Senator Stone says:
EVERY man with Intelligence enough
TO entite him to "A seat In that convention
must have known that the Panama cana.
tolls provision was In the platform More
over, | think IL had The general approval
OF the convention at tho time IL was
adopted. At the same tim" ! think 70
entirely safe TO say that only "A s'nall
percentage Of the membership of the
convention had more than an imperfect
general knowledge on tn" subject.
THE declaration IL in the platform Z
the deliberate act of the national convcn-
ton. Therefore, ii Is not "a joker. nor
IL the declaration 'idIotic or Infamous
as has been suggested. Men who make suci
statements would do well to have som.
good head doctor look over their upper
stories. The time has come when many
good men and good Democrats think that
| the policy outlined In the platform was q
mistake and that the nation cannot IN
honor ard good faith adhere To- H.
"AIauifrstly the honor aui good faith
OF IA. American people ar" Of greater cpu-
scquonC. than a mere d"ggci adu'J"UC'
| to a deciarat ON IA the party platform on
/ a question of purely public policy. H.
some reason or cause arising since the
/ Baltimore convention should max" II al
visabl. for our Government not tn insist
Al least Tor TN. time being upon thu letter
of the Baltimore declaration. then I-tri-
otlsm and good sense would dicta'" that
We pass The consideration OF the question
of enforcing tho policy proposed Tn the
( platform To- som" futur" time.
II am ready 10 vote 10 take the course.
/ although | voted for the platform and for
! free tolls. | would rather do this right
out in the open like a man than tu 60
dodging around To- hunt for som. nimsy
| excuse for doing H."
! Secretary Bryan. who has been rcpt.-
sentcd rs having maintained privately
that N. free tolls plank was smuggied
into tn" Baltmor" platform, d,ciIu,
again to-day to discuss the subject.
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CAN'T BULGE QUEEN LOUISE.
Five Tugs and Two Government
ships struggle In Vain.

M'NAsorAN. y. j., Feb. S.--f'ive tugs
tie revenue cutter Itaska and the derelict
destroyer Seneca tugged AZ the bow of
the stranded Queen Louise for three
hours this afternoon trying TO pull her
over the bar into deep water. The ships
engines forced her ahead about twenty
feet. hut the sidewise pull of the tugs and
cutters WAS not sufficient to get her free.
The wreckers are hoping for an easterly
wind that will kick M "A sea to move the
ship She lies a dead weight now without
movement burrowing all the time deeper
'H tho sand.
\ yellow flag was hoisted on the Queen
louise. this afternoon, which is taken t.
mean that "A contagious disease has broken
out The only man who went aboard
rom the shore to-day left before the NAG
.ss raised and did not hear OF any
sickness aboard The life savers think
hat smallpox has broken out among
ne Cinnamon.
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abroad under Henry Schnell and Ben Eos

tor
Her work in oil and water colors found
recognition I'm the art centres OF Europe
and America. she also made many fine
portraits. one Of the most priced OF her
works IL hung in the public museum Of
art in Philadelphia.
Miss Allis was a member or the New
York Art League. the Pen and Brush
Club of New York and the Paint and
clay club. She was an accomplished or
ganist and played for twelve years In n
church here.
At her home In Derby Miss ANS kept
two studios. where she had large mum
her OF pupils IN art and music With
these she was popular, but since early
last spring she had not been able TO do
much work because OF her Illness.
The artists father. George e A'ls, a
a. wealthy jeveller in Derby. Her sister
Is an artist of considerable merit
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Leaves Note Under Plate.

In tn" morning, however. GeneVicNc did
not appear for breakfast. Her room was
vacant. the bed had not been slept IN.
her clothes mad disappeared from the
closet ana the only clue 70 her where
ahouts was In the following note, hastily
written ON an envelope and thrust under
her plate ~ IN. table
DEAR HARRIET A>p "a: ! have dis
Eraced YOU. Forgive me. must end IL
ali. GESEylEvE.
The Derby police when notified imrneS
atcly began "A scaIcu Of the river. IL was
not until noon that Ernest pfeifer, tele-
phone lmemau. saw the body OF "A woman
near the Huntington bridge.
lie did not know of Miss Nlis's dis
appearance" then but notifies Medical
EHamner Frank " Toomis. who hauled
the body out with graphing hooks and
had II taken to a inurgu-.
Miss HarTie; Allis AN her father made
no attempt to explain ieuevicye's suicide
except TO say that sh" had become a
nervous wreck from ov.vorli and ,nelau-
cholia The death ~ her mother in
1907 was a shock from which she never
fully recovered.
Miss Allis was AZ the seaside during
the summer. but before leaving there she
was stricken. and when the family re-
turned to Derby in October her father
WAS advised to send her To Woodbury.
FOR treatment 1t was said in tho town
too that Miss Ailis had been known Ia
he mentally deranged and that her home
conditions palled on her to II noticeable
degree.
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DOUBT IF BOY SHOT HIMSELF.
Coroner aud Experts Investigating
Death of FOur-year-OId.

Experts will xiv the result OF Their
Investigation into the cause of the death
OF four year old Peter Lacorte OF Will
amsburg 10 Coroner Ernest Wagner to-
day. This report will decide, 1t is be-
lieved. whether the lad shot himself IN
his home, III Roebling street, a week ago
or was shot by some person.
The men who went to the Brooklyn
Morgue yesterday We're Coroner's Physi =
clan Lester Volk surgeons OF the Eastern
District Hospital and pistol experts from
the New York Police Department. The
surgeons took photographs of the wound
In the lads head To ascertain the exact
direction OF the bullet The Coroner pa
serts that the boy could not pull the trig
ger OF the weapon, which Was old and
rusty.
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DAVIDSON FREED OF DEBTS
THIRD Bankruptcy Of lnh-ritor 81
Large sum.

Judge Hand IN the United States Dis
trict Court granted yesterday n DISCHARGE
from bankruptcy To George l., Davidson
Of > East Fortieth street. whose liabilities
Were sl1.s,t and whose assets were
nominal.
Mr.. Davidson has been in bankruptcy
three times. and this is his second dis
charge The first petition was filed
in February. 1901, and he received a dis
charge In December. 1901. The second
petition was filed In June. 1871, but Il
did not reach a discharge
Some years ago Mr.. Davidson inherited
a fortune quoted at 100000.
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MISS ALLIS, ARTIST,
A SUICIDE IN RIVER
Talented Derby. Conn.,. Woman
Was Prevented From Kill
ING Herself saturday.
LEAVES NOTE FOR FAMILY
Nervous Sufferer Asked FOr-
Uivcnc>>. Saving She Had
Di>graccd Them.
LEAVES NOTE FOR FAMILY

pERuv. Conn FEB. 9.--Miss Genevieve
h.ls. an artist, whose paintings have been
displayed here and abroad. threw herself
into the Housatonic River from a bridge
about a quarter Of mile from her home
III Main street. carly this morning. Her
body. fully clothed except for her hat
was found at noon wedged In between the
Ice 1ocs faw feet below the bridge.
Miss Alis had made an attempt al
suicide OH saturday morning when she
was at Dr. W. g. Reynoldss sanitarium
at Woodbury.. She was then prevented
from dropping off q high cliff.
Or Reynolds had been treating Miss
Nils for a nervous breakdown since Octo-
Der iie tel.phon.d at once to her father
George g. Allis. saying that he feared FOR
the wornans NE Her sister. Miss Har-
rict Allls. also an artist, went to Wood
bury soon afterward and brought hei
back 20 Derby IN the afternoon.
Miss Ais seemed TO be- in good spirits
then. but pr. Reynolds warned her father
and sister not Ia lose sight Of her for any
length of time.
throughout sunday Miss Allis appeared
restored To health. In the evening the
sisters took a walk and Gencvieve retired
later Harriet went into her sisters room
and in the dim light could see the outlin.
of her figure in tho bedclvthes.
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ATTEST PICTURE OF THOMAS A. EDISON

humiliation. Let them fight 1t out down
there. ] say. That will b. the best thing
III the end.
II truly believe the world is leaning
NOR" toward peace. .rhat Balkan mess
disguised folks. There's some trouble
some spots. Of course. Tai,e Germany.
Why on earth she holds on to Alsace and
Lorraine gets me. Those provinces cost
her So an acre" besides the bad feeling
shed make money and friends II she
gave 'err back t. France. Now look at
that Xabern trouble. soldiers knocking
citizens around and sahoring them be-
cause they laughed a little. That's a
mean way to run a country
Looks for "ESplOsiOn" In Rusaia.
"Thcn there Russia tMr Edison pro-
nounCed ii the vaH ,nat was not con-
sidered improper by our grandfathers--
Rooshy). ut looks to me as II another
French Revolution was I'm the boiling over
there. There will he AN explosion some
dav that will jar the world"
lie shook hands and linked his arm
in the reporters
I'm glad you Cant. Give my best
wishes to THE SuN. And don't you for
get to put IN your paper that I'm going
10 podunk this grand opera trust
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Miss Aliis was A. years old and ma
tive OF Derby, Early in life She showed
talent in art and music. She was grad
uated from the Yale University art
school and studied In New York an
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PHILADELPHIA. Feb 9.--The Rev.
Charles II. Mcclellan. rector of the Fair
hil Baptist church. was arrested to-day
on the charge OF violating the anti-spit-
ting ordinance.
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"Now. think Of THE Sun raking that
up out OF my past" he laughed. The
jokes on mo, that's a fact. Well, il was
and Is a matter Of sentiment. / wasn't
working for the dollars, but they came
along Just the same
He was out of the room by that time.
leading the way to the "taikics studio" "a
long. low room with small white sheet
a. one end and a movie OPERATOR perch
at the other. \ few words OF command
from him and his latest wonder per
formed. First there was playlet,
an old 'oellst discovering "A los; grand
dauchte' In boarding house 10y means of
a violin he had given 10 the child's mother.
While the tiSures moved on the screen
as they do in the common, ordinary
movies. the figures talked and cello violin
and piano gave voice. Sound and action
were accurately synchronized, So much ~
that the Illusion was perfect Then aas
displayed and heard a company Of college
boys skyarking, singing playing half a
dozen musical instruments, Their dogs
raced In. friskins and barking. Mr..
Edison's enjoyment OF all this was as
keen and open as his guests,
1t isn't bad now, hut II viii he better
when | get through with IT," he said.
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short Work Day-I3 Hours.

How hard do YOU work nowadays. Mr..
Edison asked the reporter. speaking
loudly and distinctly close 10 his right ear.
for the man who invented the photograph
and u-ri.c tei the telephone and who has
solved wonderful problems in sound deli
cacy has been deaf ever since day In
boyhood when Grand Trunk conductor
boxed his ears for uncorSns a bottle OF
phosphorus
"Oh. | don't work hard any more" n
said. with a chucile. Il star; in about
$50 A. NJ. and keep at II until le
Twelve. noon"
NO 4. midnight You see Mrs. Ed
ron OBJECTED TO my grinding, 80 she cut
down my work hours. But I've 60: her
pretty wei, trained now. Got h"r 80 she
needs only i've or six hours OF sleep a day
and nine to ten ounces of food. | get UP
about usually and fnd something 10
play with until IL or | O'Clock. y young
fellow like me with a lot Of ideas in his
head only needs five hours OF sleep
But N.ldr about those nine or ten
ounces Of food YOU say you have trained
Mrs. Edison up 10, or down TO, rather.
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Edison smiled. rubbed his hands together
and was utterly h1yI~h in pride and de-
light "" pointed 20 the phouograph.
"Th.rcs the dsrl'u- - 'y heart. lie
said. ~ thiu, morc - T. than of any of
my Inventions hty, been working for
three wears TO- perfect IL and ! expect to
work At IL three wears more. Then | can
promise absolutely perfect rpproduction OF
the sounds Of the human voice and Of
musical instruments. Como. now. We u
lstcr together 20 Kathleen Mavourneen. ~
He hitrhel his chair up TO ~" cabinet
and bent forward. his right ear almost
touching the mahogany box lie listened
without moving until the last strains died
away.
"Y"s." said Mr.. Mcadpwcroft. mis- deaf
ness j. ~ handicap In thes" experiments.
lie l. a mastr, nf the laws of sound and
no d,llcdcy of harmony or Jar of discord
escapes him. Broadway. to Mr.. Edison,
is as quiet AS a village street. Probably
his deafness. shclternE him from useless
irritajions and annOyances, has been more
useful than otherwise.
MI Edison wheeled around, his eyes
twinkinc.
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IL DeIugcd with Letters.

In the big library. wYere he personally
directs the intricate affairs of his great
corporations. wher. he tries ont the
"cubst singers" where his great library
Of technical books is stored, he was en-
gagged for few minutes with somebody
who wanted contract for something or
other Mr.. M"Gd0wcroft was sorting the
days mail. "A great heap Of books, letters,
newspapers, all sorts Of things.
at" receives an avcrag" of 100 letters a
day, besides mHnusciipt music, hooks.
plans for Inventions and goodness knows
what" explained Mr. Mcadowcroft. Look
at his now"
Mr. MeadowcrOft displayed n copy Of II
book written about enc lost island Of
Atlantis which had been mailed to Mr..
Edison for his opinion. ON the cover WAS
written; "rhls ought 10 interest Mr.,
Edison. for the writer knows more about
electricity than he does"
Many Of the letters come from inven-
tors who want his approval or the use of
his name. Will" Mc Edison does not
refuse suggestions or refuse advice, he
makes II his rule that all inventions must
BE- patented before being submitted 10
him. Some people have not been above
seeking AN opportunity 10 claim that he
benefited from outside suggestions and
the rule was made t. prevent such
triCkery.