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The evening world., 1915-03-20
ARRAIGN Ex.POlICEMlN
ON POISON PEN CHARGE
Court Frees Herlihy, Pending In
vestigation, Refusing to Accept
Handwriting Experts Evidence.

Former Detective Lieutenant John
j. Herlihy was arraigned before
Magistrate Appleton In Centre Street
court, to-day. charged with sending
an anonymous letter to Clement J..
Driscoll. OF tho Bureau Of Municipal
Research: tho letter was an attack
on Capt. Alonxo Cooper. commander
of tho Fourth District branch bureau,
where Herlihy formerly served.
Cooper was said. In tho letter, to be
dishonest and immoral.
william J. kinsley, handwriting ex-
pert, picked out Herlily's writing
from the blotter Of the branch bureau
as the same as that In TIE Anonymous
letter. kinsley and Driscoll were not
In court to-day. Herlily told of his
record as policeman for twenty
seven years. recounting several of the
important cases In which he has
worked, including tho Nolineux case,
the Baby Clark kidnapping and the
Dodge Morse investigation. The hear
Ing was put over until Monday.
II wouldn't hold anybody on the
word OF an expert" said Magistrato
Tho best two In tho world
viii disagree IL employed on opposite
sides. Get better evidence than that
or ] will not hold this man. He is
released on his own recognixance. /
don't need any bail from q pensioner
of tho city of his record"
Herlihy said tho letter was a frame
up.
The evening world., 1915-03-20
marrying Count" Accused of
Having 10 Wives, Gets Out
3 Years Ahead of Time.
DUPED WOMEN HERE.
Detective Work of New York
4 Girl He Married Led to
!, Conviction in Hoboken.

TRENTON. N. J., liarch ao-Emii
Karl Won Muller or Count Wonder
hagen" known az "the marrying
Count" has been paroied BY the Now
Jersey State Board Of Prison Inspec-
tors. The Count" was sentenced in
1910 to serve eight years in the State
prison for bisamy.
He was arrested in Los Angeles
early In 1910. where Il was said he
had Just married Miss Pearl Wood
Powers. daughter OF rich grocer. He
was accused Of having. in all. nine
teen wives, but he denied that any
besides his Los Angeles bride had any
legal claim to call him husband. The
rest he declared. were Just sweet.
hearts"
Hb arrest was brought about
through the detective work of Miss
Regina velhelmann Of No. 2o5l Third
Avenue. Manhattan. There were two
other claimants-Miss Annie Jacobs
Of No. "a West Ninety second Street
and Miss Bertha Albrecht Of No. rs
cambridge Street. Brooklyn.
The Marrying Count" was charged
With blgamy In having married both
Miss veihelmann and Miss Jacobs.
Misc veihelmann testified against
him. but Miss Jacobs did not appear
at the trial In Hoboksn. The record
ef Won Aulier's marriage to her was
o1efed IN evidence. however.
After he was found guilty hs said:
Y never married but two women
N.Y. vslhelmann and Miss Power. /
was Informed BY . lawyer that the
untxiags to Miss vsihslmann was not
les0 and considered myself FREQ to
marry Miss Power"
The convicted bigamist said he vas
Of nosle German birth and had served
- ap'omcssvkk thA'oerman Army. In
New York and In Los Angeles he was
in the real estate business.
The evening world., 1915-03-20
FOURTEEN INCH GUNS
START FOR ENGLAND
Two Naval Monsters Lashed to
Deck of Orduna, Which Carries
Other Pieces.

With two fourteen-inch guns dashed
to her deck and consigned to . arm
In England which has purchased them
for the British navy. tho Cunard liner
Orduna sailed to-day for Liverpool.
In her hold were other artillery pieces
and war supplies. and to add to the
warlike aspect Of the trip, she Will
call at Halifax for English army re-
servists.
The big guns on the forward deck
were held in place by specially con-
structed frames. They are nifty three
feet long. fifteen inches In diameter
at the brooch. and weigh l70. 600
pounds each. II was said they wore
Intended for naval use, but the AZ
tillery pieces In the hold are said 10
be for neld service.
The evening world., 1915-03-20
5 MONTHS HUNT ENDS
IN AUTO|ST'S ARREST
As SLAYER Of CHILD
Girl Swears She Was Um-
bach's Companion When He
Ran Over Boy and Fled.

More than i've months after seven
year-old Walter Clio Of No. ~
North Third Street. woodside. L. l..
was run down and killed by an auto
mobile. Julius Umbach jr.. twenty
two years old. Of No. Is Grand Ave-
nue.. Corona, has been arrested and
will be arraigned in the Long Island
City Police Court to-day charged with
running the automobile that killed
the boy.
Umbach. the son OF . wealthy con-
tractor and builder. was charged
with homicide a. . result Of q state
ment made to detectives by Miss
Agnes F1ickenstcin Of No. 500 Jud-
son Avenue. Long Island City. She
said she was In the machine and that
Umbach was driving.
The Clio boy was struck ct Jack
son Avenue and Sixth Street, Wood
side. ON Oct. . last. The automobile
did not stop and the only clues were
the color Of the machins-ysllow-
and the fact that . man and woman
were In II.
Ever since the tragedy the police
have been investigating. Lieut.. Rob-
srt Williams and Detectives Mind.
helm and Hurton Of the Queens Head
quarters were told . day or two ago
that Miss Flickenstein was tho
woman passenger In the car. Quss-
toned. she admitted that and named
Umbach.
Aftsr bis arrest yesterday Umbach
denied that he was driving the car
and said no had sold the machine
before the accident happened, He re-
fused TO say who now owns the auto.
Young Umbach was held In 80
bail by Magistrate Fitch In Long
Island City court to-day. His father
furnished tho bond.
The evening world., 1915-03-20
FREE WOMAN OF BLAME
FOR PRISONERS ESCAPE
MAGISTRATE Releases Mrs. Phillips In
Tombs Case After She Helps
Cause Abr.ms's Arrest.

Mrs. Fannie Phillips. arrested In the
Tombs in connection With the escape
from q cell there Of Jacob Abrams.
charged with forgery and subsequently,
recaptured. was to-day released at the
request Of Assistant District Attorney
Van Rensselaer,. who stated TO Magis-
trate Appleton. In Centre Street Court,
that she had given information re-
suiting In Abrams's apprehension and
also In the arrest Of Bernard Cava-
naugh Of No. <s3 West Thirtieth
Street.
Cavanaugh IL said to be Q member
Of the gang headed by "Owney" Mad
den, now In the Tombs charged with
the murder. last November. Of Patsey
Doyle In q saloon at Eighth Avenue
and Forty first Street On the day
Abrams escaped from Cell No. ilt. ON
tho first tier. Mrs. Phillips was visiting
him. While she was talking. . man.
said by her to be CavanauEh. told
her she was wanted At "Owney'
Madden's cell an another tier.
II Is now believed that - she turned
away. Cavanaugh gave Abrams the
pass which enabled him TO leave the
prison. Tho paas had bssn obtained.
the police hold. BY Patrick Dorsan.
who was found In the prison without
ono and placed under arrest
CsvasanSh and Dorgan were held
to-day IN os.eoo bail sA0h ~ STAMINA.
tion HoaAAy.
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III t4eN 4 ecu
I'LL sveN n W :?
.Ex.wIfE WANTS BACK
PHOTOGRAPHS 4 La EVE
Court Refuses to Order Return by
Former Husband-She Threat
ems to Tell Anthony.

Clara Boies. a pretty young woman
who lives at No. $50 Martense Street.
Flatbush. doesn't believe an ex-hus-
band should keep his ex-wife's photo
graphs. at least not the kind Of photo
graphs her ex-husband has. and II he
doesn't return Thorn she In going to
appeal to Anthony Comstock.
She said 20 to-day after Magistrate
Steers In the F1atbush Court had dis
missed her complaint against her ex-
husband. Arrow Koch. Of No. as
East Eighth street, F'latbush.
There are other things the young
woman wants returned. she told the
Magistrate. but the photographs are
most important. for. wcll-er-they
are posed . la Eve. The woman ex-
planned the pictures were taken be-
fore they were divorced In June, 1918.
He forced me to pose for the pic
lures. and he has not only the pic
lures but the Aims too" Koch's for
mer wife said. He said they were
for his eyes only. but I'm afraid"
Koch said no demand had ever been
made for the pictures or the other
articles. Tho Court advised him
either to return or destroy the photo
graphs.
The evening world., 1915-03-20
THINKS SON WAS POISONED.
Iaauest VIII be Held Iato Death
of Kemp Roy.

An inquest to ascertain the cause
OF the sudden death OF Frederick
Kemp. -a-half-years-oId, son
OF DR.. Charles Kemp. Of No. 90 Tomp-
kins Avenue. Brooklyn. was ordered
by Coroner Ernest Wagner. to-day.
Tho boy was taken violently III at the
homo Of his grandfather. II. Berman,
No. 20s Division Avenue. last evening.
His father was summoned and, with
two other physleians. worked over
died. presumably Of ptomsine poison
Ing ~ 49,
had not been at school yesterday or
tho day before and or investigation,
came upon information. SO ne told the
coroner. that leads him to believe his
son was killed with an irritsnt pol
son.
10 his dsiirium. last night, the little
from them; ] escaped from than"
Or. Kemp aaid bad boys older than
~ Sea haA evAsyele1 With Him lately.
The evening world., 1915-03-20
2osTRAMpS HOLD UP 7
TRAIN ON WEST SHORE
Swarm Aboard Freight After 1t
Leaves Weehawken and Attack
the Grew.

HIGHLAND FALLS. N. T.. March
so.--Detsctives seeking the murderers
Of Omar Hotalins. tho night telegraph
operator who was killed At his desk
Lest wednesday night. were called
upon during the nigh, to aid the crew
OF West Shore freight train who
he'd been forced into the caboose By
. band Of about twenty tramps. II 10
believed that Hotailng's assailants
were tramps.
Conductor Stanton Of the freight
telephoned the police when the train
Arrived hero. Three men were arr
rested They were to be given a
hearing. to-day. Tho conductor said
tat the tramps boarded the train
after It left Weehawken and, intent
% robbery, had attacked him and the
crew It the landing OF J. p. Morgan.
two miles below here.
The evening world., 1915-03-20
HER NURSE,
fever VICTIM JUMPS TO
DEATH FROM WINDOW
Mrs. Heney, Sister of State Elk.
else Commissioner Farley,
Was a Story Writer.

Mrs. Ellen Heney. a sister OF State
Excise Commissioner Farley. Jumped
from q nifty story window Of Marion
Court. a fashionable apartment house
at No. s72 st. Nicholas Avenue at s
A. N. to-day and was killed. She
had been suffering from typhoid
fever for two weeks and was de-
lirious.
The nurse. Miss Margaret O'Con-
nor. went to the bathroom to prepare
some medicine. ana re-sntered the
room Just a. Mrs. Heney jumped.
Tho patient had raised the window
and climbed over q nursery guard
to mako the leap.
Night Supt Thomas Page and the
elevator operator found the body In
the courtyard and carried II inside
the building.
Thomas Heney, the husband. 10 q
lace salesman. Mrs. Heney would
have been taken to q hospital several
days ago except for the fact that her
doctor thought It inadvisabis to move
her.
Mrs. Honey was thIrty-two years
old and was a writer on New York
papers before her marriage. She was
at one time editor Of . woman'i
paper In Detroit she had written
many short stories before and after
her marriage six years ago. She was
born In Binghamton. One Of hel
brothers. Vincent J. Farley. 10 a
New York Newspaper ann. Besides
a husband she - survived by q four.
year old son.
The evening world., 1915-03-20
OFF FOR FRANCE,
COREY PREDICTS !.
BUSINESS BOOM
War Great Help to American
Industries, Declares For.
mer Steel Magnate.

The White Star liner. Adriat1cs
scheduled to sail at noon to-day for
Liverpool. was delayed three hours
on account Of the immsass ameunt
Of freight crammed Into her he14
and dashed about her decka 6Ae -
on board between 1900 ana iaeeo
tons. said TO be the biggsst' cargo
that ever left port on . steamship.
The promenade deck looked. ME -
automobile show. being crowded win
motors and trucks
Mysterious looking bones wee ~
ing lowered into the hold Al neen-
Ing. They were labelled "maco1ns
cry" Scores OF cases marked 'Dsvts
knivss' were also put on board ,and
the holds are crowded with meaeA
hams and provisions OF Ill Asscrsp.
lions. Tons Of tobacco for the men =
the trenches were also h. ths, casOov
The Adriatio carried 10 nsss cabaA
passenger. 50 second cabin and ~
In the storage. Most OF tho IatAsP
are Canadians and young EnsiisA-
mon. not styled rsservists. but many
bound for the front. ~
William Ellis Corey. 'fbrmsr he'd -
the Steel Trust. and his wtfs. formGr-
~ Miss Mabel Gilman. were amsqg
thoss who sailed. They are going -
their chateau. vine Gaia thirtseh
miles southeast Of Paris which they
were compelled to leave soon aftsr
the war started. the Germans b6iug
near Paris.' The grounds swsrs Co.'S
vested Into stoclyards. but have sinss
been vacated. The Coreys are going
to put the chateau into it, former
condition and expect TO remain there
four months.
This country = gradually esttiAg
Q wonderful businsss." said Hr.
Corey. and the business = going -
Increase. It's going up. vp and vim
continue to 20 up for many years 70
come. Il 10 . business Of steady
growth and the country wtli - n .
year the srsatsst prospseity u has
ever known. We ars geeting . greAs
trade away from Europe snd much. 81
Il II going to stick. 10 the war. q
course. must % attributed the wen
derfui increase Of our prespsrtsy. ~
We are not going " lose Il aetse ~
war. s..st
Thers win b. lot q business whleA'
England and Germany VIII ~ uAahog
70 get back from a.. IL wa b @ooy
years before those countries Vim -
Able 70 ret back into their oo1 Cu1U5
In manufacturing. Meantime. W -
going right ahead, making IN kiuAs Of
goods. when the war 10 ever thego
win be Q wonderful demand from ~ \.
rope for our Manufactured good4 .
well a. for raw material" -
A number Of French villages ere -
the vicinity Of Mr.. Corey's place, go
he proposes 70 give the natives -
much work - possible.
The evening world., 1915-03-20

WILL De BEAUTIFUL, HEALTH.
Full AND SIMPLE.
And what's It going to look likef"
I inquired anxiousiy.
"It 10 to be 40 beautiful - pos.
sibis and YET consistent with
health and comfort" she replied.
my own idsa Of . Polymurisi In.
e'udss trousers. They will b
rather full and roach to ths ankle.
Over them will BE- worn . skirt
sufficiently wide 10 mako walking
eomfortabIs. and ending abeut
midway between knee and ankle.
In rainy weather u will b pessi.
bic to button back the treussr-
legs until they Dc net come b.
low the edge Of the skin, and
there 10 therefore nothing absvt
the ankles to collect moisture.
The skirt will b hung Srsm the
shoulder on suspsndsrs. The
waist will end at the normal
waist.lIns and have leess, full
sleeves and . neck that cen b
made either high or low. No cor.
ct will be worn with the costume.
But I by no means set myself ~
the proper authority to design the
Polymuriei." Mrs. Landone added
quickly. II am only giving you my
rather vague and tentative idea Of
II. want the design finally accepted
to DO that of . real artist. and there
fore I am going to open . competi-
ton, with prizes. All Polymuriel de-
signs submitted will be shown to the
public, and the winner will be picked
by a committee OF representative
women.
II do not advocate that all women
should be CARRIED In Polymuriels on
all occasions. but I should like to
have such a costume accepted a.
suitable whenever one wishes to wear
It For travelling. for inclement
weather and for all gatherings Of .
serious nature 1t would be Just the
thing.
1.-THE church. for example. il the
last place In the world to advertise
the modiste. ! know that many peo-
pie stay away from church beca use
they dread the sartorial competition
waged there. And I have always felt
sympathy for poor working girls who
attend meetings for their benefit and
are confronted with a platform full
Of richly dressed women"
AND IT WON'T oETRAcT FROM
THE BEAUTY OF wEARERs.
"But can any uniform dress Do
found" l objected. (which will prove
becoming to every woman!"
"Yes." continued Mrs. Landone.
because women are naturally beau
tiful whatever they wear
ANY woman who has managed
10 lock beautiful while wearing
the absurd fashions Of The last
few year, need not sssr that .
uniform drsss will dstraet from
her charms. Everything imao.
Unable hes bssW fashionable
Rarrsw shsvIdsrs. wids shsul.
dsra. arms lllss balloons, arms
ulse soladloa ~ hloh ~ oeoS
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Gets His Ma. After Six M..ths' Heat.

Gets His Maa After Six Meaths' Heat.
John J. white. known as whitley"
whose picture 10 No. 83+6 in the
Rogues' Gallery. was brought to Po-
lice Headquarters this morning
charged with robbery. having been
arrested last night by Detective Cas-
sidy. who had been looking for him
for six months. Daniel j. Supple.
ma ma ger OF the Bronx Theatre. at No
1879 Franklin Avenue. the Bronx,
Xvenuc. oct. is. by three men.
and he told the police White was one
OF them. White was sentenced to
nineteen years in Sing Sing In 1907
for beating and rob6ing Jose Medina.
The evening world., 1915-03-20
Clarence d. Martin . Suicide.
Especial TO The Evening world.)

NEWARK. N. j., March 20.-Ciar-
sncs ID. Martin. thirty-eisht years old.
former treasurer of the United States
ficer OF the Wells Fargo Express Com
psny, died to-day at the Homeopathic
Hospital In Newark. from . seif-in-
hictsd wound In his head. Martin, who
al No. i06 Elm Street. Montciair, was
found dying yesterday morning. What
prompted him 70 take his life 10 not
known.
The evening world., 1915-03-20

Landone hopes to interest US ALL She herself IL %
interested that she has written q book about It. and
she plans soon to open prize competition to which
weknown artists will be invited to contribute their
ideas Of Polymuriel. All designs submitted win bs
placed on exhibition and . committee Of prominent
women Will b asked to award the prize to that uniform
dress which they consider best meets the needs Of the
modern woman.
what does the name meant" was my arst curious
question when had called At Mrs. LAndone's apart
ment No. ga RiyeruidA Drive ana Sov.s
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STEAMSHIPS DUE TO-DAY.

,parims, q. Thsmss. ....... TO- NJ.
csIsbsis. Palermo. ....."... toA. N.
oo1sla, paloemeAA.sAs.as.s0 IN
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pnkhssted pile Of .shbonde hair and
dreamy smi ~ --
Poly for many" she explained the name Of nv
little sister isn't the title
thoroughly convinced the
day which
which will suitable for bushes. once
which will 20 out Of W.
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STAMFORD. Conn March 3e-WA
r. Waterbury. Town Cjsrk s1nse ~
and 20 poplar In local pelites - - -.
s"So, .;ssy ~ %. al y s:.s':a a''S s'
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4 New York City Man
s. Saws So:

Paul Anderson. 206 w. l45th ST.,
New York City. says: II vas subject
70 attacks Of bscksche and the kidney
secretions were too frequent In passage,
causing me much annoyance. As soon
q ] began taking Doan's Kidney Pills,
I tilt sn right. ! used about three
hoses altogether and have had no
furtAsr need Of any medicine for ny
kidneys.
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WOULD BE A 0opsEND.

u am speaking Tor the sensible
woman who stays at home because
she has nothing to wear. The pre-
dlcament il not a pleasant one. When
II occurs repeatedly. not among hun
dreds but among hundreds of thou
sands Of women. the remedy should
have never thought there were
many Flora Macfiimsys In New
York, but Mrs. Landone promptly
supplied a long list.
There are the mothers of growing
children" she said. land the business
women who are too fatigued to give
much time to fneries. There Is the
young, small salaried girl who 10 sup
porting mother or q brother. There
are teachers. social service workers
and nurses. II 10 . shame these
women should not exercise their full
social influence because they have not
the stylish clothes Of Eighty women.
"Medsrn women often wish they
were men, and think the wish
sprinps from the yet unrseop.
nissd advantages Of the simplicity
o. none attire. Ts Be cure, mons
drsss to-day 10 unbssutifwi. But
IN this matter 81 dress men may
b willing to meet women half
way, and when the latter adept
the principles Of simplicity and
uniformity We may see . few low
nsoks and lace ruHlss In the
sembre masculine Werdrebe,"
Mr.. laNdens hlnted ssnilinSiy.
AT any rate, Polymuriel. Uniform
0sees tor wo@eu would save tiua.
ssvo uanaV - eve Anst seana0a
The evening world., 1915-03-20
Food

Even dogs can eat too much meat.
Certainly many people dig their
graves with their teeth" Few get
eaosgh exercise to justify . meat diet,
Tor meat brings uric acid. The kid
neys will try hard to get rid Of that
poison. but often bsckache. dizsiness.
urinary disorder. or some other slight
symptom will show that the kidneys
are weakening and need help. The
tine-tded remedy. then. is Doanis
Yidnev Pills.
The evening world., 1915-03-20
Mrs. Mildred J. Land0ne Believes Her Idea for
Costume to Suit All Occasions viii Be
Popular, and Plans to Open a Prize Com
petition for Designs By Artists.
By Marguerite Mooers Mayshall,

How would you like . Polymuriel?
No. it's not new kind Of cracker new brand of CT
name Of the uniform dress for women in which Mrs
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hies broad, hips narrow. W.
nave had the waist.iIne under the
arms, at the hips and now finally
u has slipped down 20 The .nki..

n mas slipped down to the anhIss
Hair has been huffed, waved.
sleek, wild. borrowed. creased ana
dyed all colors OF the rainbow. Shoes
were once pointed and at another
time broad. with all kinds of heels TO
Increase the height and the agony,
when We review The galaxy Of
fashions that has been thrust
upon long suffering wemankind
we must truly admit that the
female 10 attractive in spite Of
these disHsursmsnts.
Most Of u have . horror Of mo-
notony and believe that change 10
the only thing conducive to happi-
ness. Yet there was dignity In the
custom Of former days. when women
raised their wool and nax and spun
their thread and the same garment
was handed down from mother to
daughter and from father to son."
Maybe there was dignity-but even
. child hates to wear hand. me-
downsi
And then Mrs. Landone frankly At.
tackled New York's general adher.
ence to the old proverb doubtless In
vented by q tailor). clothes make
the man."
1T IL q fact" she said. that many
sensitive women. whose minds and
attributes would lend glory to our
sex, are shut In. year In, year out,
for want Of suitable or rather stylish
clothes. 1t Is easy to say that great
minds should be above such trifies.
Indeed. there are many who are above
the des to possess. but they are not
above the hurt Of the ridicule OF their
neighbors. The doors are shut to
them. not only in the social world but
also In the business world.
WHERE UNIFORM COSTUME
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HEMP From Yucatan.

The shipments Of jute and coarse hemp
from India have been almost entirely cut
of by the war. These fiber substances
were used in the manufacturing Of bur-
lap and twine- The sisal hemp or
hencquen. grown In Yucatan. is being ex-
perimented with and Is proving a salts
factory substitute for many purposes
Yucatan was considered practically
worthless land by the early Spaniards and
1t was not until 1880 that 1t began to be
used for hencquen growing. Within the
last ten years this has become = valuable
product and brings heavy profits to the
planters who grow It
Labor 10 cheap in Yucatan and tho
hencquen growers are reapins from 800
to 400 per cent upon their investments.
Tho exports from Progreso. the only
seaport Of Yucatan. have averaged nearly
million bales annually for four years.
The United States purchased nearly $685.
900 900 worth Of sisal hemp during the
year ended June /, 1915.