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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-23
BOILING ACID CARRIED
OUT, FIRE PREVENTED
Fumes in Canal Street Build
ing Cause Rescue Squad
to BE Summoned.

Fire in the five story building at ?os-
20s Canal street, near Mulberry, was
nipped in the bud last evening by tho
simple expedient OF carrying boiling acid
out in buckets. Not drop OF water
was used.
mixture OF acids. sulphuric, nitric
and others, boiled over IN vat on the
third floor OF tho building. where the
Sheffield Standard Plate Company has "A
loft, The fumes drove Deputy Chief
Langford and his men from the floor,
so a hurry call was sent in for Rescue
Company No. /.
Lieut. Hotchkss and six men arrived
with oxygen helmets. They entered the
loft where the acid was boiling over
and dipped bucketfuls OF the stun out
of the vat. They carried the buckets
10 tho street and then lifted up the vat
itself and took II down the two flights
OF stairs. dumping its contents into the
gutter. That ended the fire
Flremen Louis Keller. 2S, OF 1927 East
18TH street and Fred Henrick, 80, Of
10S Haywood street, Brooklyn, both at
tached TO Truck g. were removed after
the fire to Gouvcrneur Hospital, suffer-
ing from acid poisoning.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-23
DIVORCE FAVORED FOR SWAN.
Referee, However, would Give
Custody ~ Child 10 Mother.

Halstead Swan. grandson of William c.
kingsley, builder of the Brooklyn Bridge.
will get divorce from Florence Berry
swan, ~ East Fifty-eighth street, Man
haitian. II Supreme Court Justice Black
mar of Brooklyn accepts the report sub
nIitted yesterday by NJ Lynn Bruce, ref
cree.
Objections to the report were fled by
counsel for Mrs. Swan and Justice Black
mar has given both sides until April &c to
submit briefs II is said on Mrs. swans
behalf that the evidence. which flls /, 100
typewriter pages, Is insufficient that the
principal evidence against her was given
by two servants and that the afectionate
passages between the defendant aud the
correspondent. Lester p Deeves. were
friendly rather than loverlike.
Although holding that swan is entitled
to an absolute divorce, Mr., Bruce recon-
mends that Mrs, Swan should have the
Gust ody OF their child William Kingsley
swan, 8 years old, He points out that ahe
has always cared for il in a loving and ten .
der manner"
The Swans eloped and were married in
iiO boken November !, 1908
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-23
CLEARY CASE JURY DRAWN.
Deputy Attorney-G~neraI brings
state Report TO Gsgan.

HAvERsrRAw. April 80. Deputy Attor-
ney-General Chambers. designated by
GOV. Whitman to prosecute the charges
growing ont of the aCOuittal of former
Town Clerk William v Cleary of the muir
der of his son-in-law Gene Newman, AR
rived in liavcrstraw tonight with the
reports of the State examiners on alleged
irregularities In Clrary's town accounts.
After he had conferred with District
Attorney Thomas Gagan the latter de
clared the evidence against Clrary viii
he presented to the Grand Jury at once.
lie added that both he and Mr.. Cham
beers would conduct the inquiry. This
the first time Garan has seen the Off
cial stat" report, which was turned over
to Chambers by Comptroller Eugene
Travis with the request that an invest,-
cation be prosecuted quickly and thor
oughly,
4 special panel Of scventy-nve jurors
Was drawn yesterday by County Clerk
y W. Sherwood to try the indictments
against tlcary's "ronies At the session
of the supreme Court at New city Mon
day, May -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-23
STOLE TO GET EVEN
FOR KISS IN CLOSET
Movie Actress Says She Wants
Accuser'S Wife to Know
What Happened.

when Miss EstelIe de Rave. a movin,
picture actress who saws she lives a.
5ss Boylston street. Boston, was ar
raigned In the West side court yester-
day charged with stealing toilet article.
and jewelry worth slc5 from Harris
Parr, proprietor OF a roomins house AZ
1876 West Seventy-first street, she told
Magistrate Nolan shs was guilty "a
little bit"
Il want 10 say right now" she said.
speaking loudly and turning 10 look at
the spectators IN the court room. $50
that Mr., PARIS wife will know why 7
did this, that when moved into the
rooming house five days ago he took ma
into closet and kissed mo"
Mr.. Parr shuffled his feet bu, .aid
nothing.
Il didn't take his Jewelry at all" IN.
actress continued, II took his brushes,
MS shaving set and some other toilet
articles, but l didn't touch ANYTHING
else"
The fact that he kissed you is hardly
justification OF your action" said the
Magistrate. II will hold YOU in 1.ooo
bail for the Grand Jury"
Miss de Raye was arrested Wednesday
night in the rooming house after a
hoarder had seen her leaving Mr. p,rr..
room with bag. The jewelry was nor
recovered, but the toilet articles, valued
IA: s55. were found In the bag
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-23
SUED AS WIFE AND PARTNER
Mrs Henri Moliat Interfered with
Business, Husba nd Says.

A quarrel between Henri Mollat and
his wife Marie, who have conducted
a French restaurant in New York for
years. and who since August. 1913, have
been partners in the Maison Mollat at
lis West Forty-ninth street. resulted
in the filing in the Supreme Court yes
.erday OF two suits by Molat against
his wife.
One suit is for a separation on the
ground OF cruelty. and the other IL for
= dissolution of the partnership and for
the appointment OF a receiver, on the
ground that Mrs. Mollat has violated
the partnership agreement The COM
plant in the latter suit alleges that It
was agreed that the plaintiff was to
have general supervision OF the business
and his wife was to conduct the kitchen
department Mollat asserts she is con-
tinuary interfering with him in the dis
charge Of his duties and that as re-
suit of her efforts to run the entire
restaurant herself the business is being
injured
The complaint in the separation suit
has not vet been filed, and j. William
Hill. counsel for Mollat, said he hoped
the differences OF the couple would he
adjusted before IL became necessary 10
file the complaint.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-23
TO STATION POLICE
IN QUACKS' OFFICES
Authorities Get Power to Close
Museums Under Public
Nuisance Charge.
FAKE DOCTORS SCARED

The arrest on wednesday OF nfty-four
men doing ousck medicine business
he biggest raid OF tho sort ever made
IN this city-has trown a great scare into
fake doctors all over New York. In
every borough yesterday medical Of
fices'' were being closed up and the
medical heads' were packing their pur-
chased diplomas into valises and study.
ing time tables.
The most interesting feature 81 the
methods used in the raid is the charge made
In almost every case OF maintaining "a
public nuisance. a charge that has never
been employed in this sort OF police
work before. but OF which great things
are expected. Under this accusation. as
soon as an arrest is made the authori-
les can station policeman In the doc
tors office and keep him there. Hitherto
these arrests have been unsatisfactory
because the medical Offices kept right
on doing business.
In addition to the charge OF maintain
ing "A public nuisance some OF the quacks
out license. Bail bonds have been
made as high as possible; somo OF them
are only $500, hut others are 81, 900 and
$500. Chief Magistrate McAdoo will
handle all the cases
A half dozen more arrests are ex-
pccted, Warrants in these cases have
been issued, but some OF the men sought
are temporarily out OF town.
DR. Frank Thompson Brough was he'd
in $500 bail by chief Magistrate Me
AdOo. lie Is expected by the police and
tho county Medical society 10 tell the
District Attorney all he knows about
medical museums and such places. He
was indignant over his arrest. saving
lie had furnished the first Information
on which the raid was based and had
stirred tlta-polcc 10 act.
Dr William n. Hunt, John Tulea and
julius ,Iesik were held in $1,000 bali,
each for examination on April Is
George w, Whitesidc, attorney for me
Medical Society. was SO angry over soma
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-23

OF the stories Of fraud and deception
told TO him by patients OF the doctors "
establishments that he said he would do
his best 10 see II he could not compel
partial restitution, especially in the more
distressing Instances, such as that of a
poor widow who paid 5000 to 0uaclt
to have her husband cured OF tuher-
culos'S, After his death she tried IN
vain 10 get her money back
The police say they have more than
| 900 Witnesses ready to testify II nee
csary regarding the frauds that have
been perpetrsted by the quacks Among
tho places that have been closed are
Byrons Museum EOS West Forty sec
ond street. Hanson's Museum, LAG East
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-23
TOOK 81 DAYS TO CROSS OCEAN
british sailing Vessel an Indirect
sufferer From War,

The British sailing ship Bedford. which
has frequently crossed tho Atlantic I'm
less than month. anchored on Staten
Island yesterday after the longest trim I'm
her record OF twenty years navigation of
the seven or seventy seas. She was
eiGhty-four days making this port from
Limerick In ballast
She IL high out of the water and her buIl
is foul. also she has no British seamen. all
having Joined the navy or the auxiliary
navy OF King George, This combination.
with heavy head gales her skipper Capt
William Davies. says. was responsible for
her belated trip
The Beliord left Limerick on the Kaiser's
birthday and in all her backing and flling
~h" never sighted n German warship
She was driven back into the Bay of Biscay
after she had gone quarter OF the way on
her course and had TO make "A fresh start
She got within sight OF Sandy Hook twice
tins month and was sent scurrying south
ward by northCrly gales. The tug Peer
less. cruising for sailing craft. sighted
her on Tuesday. and capt. Davies well
coined the chance of making port al the
end Of "A stout hdwsrr.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-23
COURT CLIPS WINGS
OF CUPID PODSZUS
Marriage Broker Guilty Of
Sending Threatening
Note to Client.
HELPED SCORES TO WED

Fritz Podszus. So years old. OF ass
West End avenue. who combined real
estate deals with the business OF intro
ducinR soul mates" to each other. was
convicted In Special Sessions yesterday
Of writing a letter to one OF his former
customers In which he threatened ex-
posture unless he paid a promised bonus
10 the marriage broker for helping him
TO live happily ever after.
Podszus stated In court that he had
been making the course OF true love
run smooth for a consideration during
thirty-fve years. He said he had Il
list OF 10000 men and women who
wanted to find out II any one would
marry them.
From the catalogue kept by Podszus
of the men who aspired 10 rescue some
women from spinsterhood Assistant
District Attorney Lockhart read a name
which had been set down as "Chaun-
cey NJ. Depcw, 90 West Fifty-fourth
street" Podszus said he didn't know
the former Senator but that he had gone
70 the Grand Central Station one day
to arrange a matrimonial venture with
a man who said he was MIR. Depew."
The man failed to keep his appoint
ment.
II see this page has the name Of
Gen. Joseph Garibaldi." said Justice
Freschi. inspecting one of Podszus's
"doomsday" books ut says the GEN
eral wanted a wife with $500. 900. DO
you know him personally"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-23
FRAUD CASE JURY LOCKED UP
verdict Expected To-day In Jewell
Iers' Art school Trial.

\ jury locked up in a room in he Federal
court building at O'Clock yesterday
afternoon will send In to Judge harrington
IN the nited States District Court al 1880
o'clock this morning. II IL expected, u
sealed envelope containing verdict in
the fraud case brought nv the Govern
mcnt against Conrad Schickerling. head
OF tn" International Jewellers Art School
and the Schickrrling Manufacturing Com
pauy of 80 Maiden lane.
Schlckerling IL charged with using the
mails TO defraud nifty boys and men from
whom he got $3.50 each to teach them the
art of diamond setting,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-23
SIT. TAILOR WITH 6 FIT. WIFE.
Jast CouIdnt Get Along withost
Domestic strife.

In opposing the application for almony
made yesterday 70 Justice Blackmar in
the Supreme Court, Brooklyn. by Mrs
Gertrude Begod pending the trial of her
suii for separation from Solomon Begod
= tailor, $50 Meek"r avenue, the latter
~no Is nve feet tan with shoes on told
the court that his wife is six feet tall and
that she called him "a little shrimp, say
ing her sisters had married tail, hand
some men and that shs was A. hamed of
him.
y am quiet little man. added Begod
and only too glad to he left alone.
b'god was ordered 10 nav his VITA ~
bso and have one child,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-23

/, dren in the United States to bounce
that Mr.. Calderhead wanted, and there
were promptly shown TO him some very
lively balls made OF gelatin. They
bounced we'll took fine finish and sold
at smaller price than the rubber ones.
They will be a permanent feature in the
trade, Mr.. Calderhead believes. He
cited this as an example OF the never
say die spirit of the German manufac-
turers.
Celluloid goods. where they were 20
be had. carried 40 per cent. advance
over ante-war prices. and in the metal
trades there was no aluminium. no
brass and no copper TO he had. Such
goods rs were offered were made Of
black tin.
In Rotterdam. on his WAY to Ger
many. Mr.. Calderhcad lad been told
to put small United States nag in his
huttonhole. so that the Germans
wouldn't mistake him for an English
man. but in Berlin his friend said
Take that flag or. Nobody could
mistake you for an Englishman. but 4
you wear the fiag they may think that
you are an Ensllshman trying to dis
guise yourself"
woollen for Soldiers Only.
or woolen goods there was none 10
I've had except for the soldiers. and when
Mr.. Calderhead inquired for toys In
which calf skins form part he found
none except at an 90 per cent. increa 40
In price He put In an order for goods
in which felt and plush were substituted
for the skins.
Glass balls such as are used on
Christmas trees were hard 10 come by.
Prices had not advanced. but the fac
tories were closed for lack OF labor
lie round one man with $500 cases Of
toys on his hands ordered by customers
IN England, France ard the colonies
Just before the war came. But the man
wouldn't sell them. The banks, by
order of the Government. were carving
him over the war times and he was
looking for big advance in prices after
peace came. He also wanted TO be in
The prideful position Of saying to Eng
lishmen, Here are your goods" as soon
as commerce opened.
Speaking of condition In general Mr.
Cslderhead said:
81 believe that foreign goods now on
hand will increase in price for some
time 10 come. Such German goods as
YOU nav" are worth much more now
than when YOU bought them"
PHrts Very short Of Labor
In Paris, which Mr. Calderhead
reached via Switzerland. he found that
"hlle there was generally no lack ~
naterials-the main trouble IN Ger
mahN-there was the same lack OF
labor Textiles werc doing very wei,
however, and the mllliners were having
their most successful season in years
only IN the metal trades d!d he find a
shortage or materials In France.
London. from tho buyers standpoint,
was very nearly normal Regent sire =
was as lively AZ when Nr. Calderhead
visited IL a year ago. The hotels AMI
cafes were crowded, and the only indi-
cation OF the grim business of war was
the presence everywhere Of soldiers lie
came to believe that every man IN Lon
don got into uniform some time in the
day
Mr.. Calderhead learned that the at
tempt by the British manufacturers 10
copy the Leipsic toy fair had been a
miserable failure. and he was surprised
10 find that the British makers hal
really believed that they could cory
In few months methods worked out
through generations OF experience in the
German toyland.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-23
Expected Thaw Decision To-day.

The hearing in Harry X Thaws habeas
corpus proceedings act for Yesterday. at
which Supreme Court Justice Hendrick
WIS expected TO announce his decision on
the application for a jury trial as TO Thaws
sanity. Was adjourned until to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-23

Fourteenth street Ward 81
sixth avenue, and Hunts NH-.
Bowery.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-23
says Tie Knew GsribaIdi.

Sure" was the unblushing response
Of podsZus. whose grizzled hair, heavy
mustache and spectacles were hardly
suggestive Of Cupid. IL have his pic
ture"
The Assistant District Attorney de-
clared that the books were Allied with
names which purported to be those or
men and women. some of them already
married. The ledgers were kept in the
elaborate style OF police blotter and
contained the candidates. pedigress and
most OF their physical and mental speci-
acatlons
one OF the clients. who was also Of
fered TO the marrying public in the mstri-
monial Journal which Podszus published.
was inscribed as Jack Edwards, ~
West Forty-eighth street, in District Al
,orney Whtman's office. wants to marry
lady with no money" This las, item
aroused the scepticism OF the District
Attorneys office. Lockhart said, and an
investigation showed that the real MIR
Edwards was an editor who was con-
siderably annoyed AZ tho unfounded re-
port that he wished for a wife. as he had
one already.
The man 10 whom Podszus sent the
threatening letter was listed as Harry
j. Banuister OF 1868 DAILY avenue. The
BronN-wants a $1,000 woman. religion
lmmaterial. fat widow with children
preferred" one OF his accomplishments
was that he plays the piano and phono-
graph" The woman whom Podszus
picked out for him was Miss Lena Cos
sart Of Cooperstown, y. Y. who was
described as possessing $1,000 and ex-
rec;!ng a legacy OF $4,000. They were
married In 1918.
Bannister. in a note shown in court
which he gave TO Fodszus, promised to
pay the broker $3.50 II ne married a
woman Podszus thought would suit him.
He also guaranteed the expenses OF
PodsZus 'tll he finds the right woman"
500 ~ the applicant married on his own
account. and the same sum II no was
"indiscreet."
client wanted Moneyed wife.
"DidH't you 20 In to get woman with
money! Bannister was questioned on
the stand by the lawyer for Podszus
You bet did" was the reply.
You wouldn't marry any one else.'
Not now I wouldn't" Bannster an
swered with conviction.
After the marriage the professional
chsperon began to demand nj. fee for
value received. and on January last
Bsnnister charged him with writing a
letter in which he told his client he
meant 10 20 20 Cooperstown and show
he promissory notes from house TO
house. Two weeks later Bannister Jaw
Podszus and the latter acknowledged
that he had sent tho letter
He hasn't done anything" his coun-
sci urged in eNtenuation. Hes just
been a fool
Podszus was continued on bail for a
week pending sentence.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-23
KLEIST ON STAND
Anglers LOST BRIDE
Former Miss Brcitung Fails TO
Respond to Young Illus
bands Smile.
S25O.OOO SUIT on TRIAL

Max Frederick Kleist. tho neatly
dressed, black haired and brown eyed
Young husband Of Juliet Breituns,
daughter OF a New York banker. began
again yesterday afternoon before Judge
Hough In the Federal District Court the
story OF his marriage with Miss Brett
ung and his separation from her. After
he had told the story at the first trial
of his suit for S25o.0oo against Mr.. and
Mrs Edward n. Breitung for alleged
alienation OF the young woman's affec-
tons a mlstrial was declared by Judge
Hand, then presiding. because OF an in
tervew which klelst gave to a news
paper reporter.
Klelst was not quite so confident In
manner as at the first trial, but he spoke
with apparent frankness Throughout
his recital in regard to his introduc-
ton to the younk girl In Marquette.
Mich. the wedding in Grace Church
here and the meeting with tho girls pa
rents and finally the reading OF the deli
cately worded love letters he kept his
eyes on his wife, who sat with her pa
rents in the court room
At times Kelst had smile on his
face as he watched and waited for her
to look toward him. The young woman
did not keep her eyes away from him,
but there was no sign OF recognition
in her dark brown eyes. At times there
was look of scorn on her face and
her lips would curl in apparent anger
limo ~ hnr tfSh nd
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-23

Talk was about all they could do.
since Mr.. Calderhead found that the
firm had no rubber to sell. The Tow
eminent needed all of 1t. But th't
hadn't stumped the Ingenious rubber
workers. II was rubber balls for chill
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-23
ROGERS PEET COMPANY

Sporting goods in all stores
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-08-26

time until the highway would be built
along the Columbia.
The old State road passes through
the terrace like pass over Mitehells
Point to the rear Of the Parker home.
The new highway takes a lower level,
sweeping in a graceful curve directly
in front of the place. About 100 yards
TO the east Of the homesis the wonder
ful open window tunnel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parker have another
summer camp on the Great Lakes.
However, they have never spent a sum-
mer there since establishing their vaca
tion home in Oregon.
MIR. Parker, at the time Lyman Gage
was president Of the institution, was a
member of the First National Bank of
Chicago. 'In those days. he says,
"instead Of taking pilgrimages to Cali
fornia or the south the Chicago White
Sox used TO spend the earlier part of
the season in warming up against ANA
teur teams of the city. remember
playing one time on a team of bankers
when Billy Sunday, the evangelist, was
a member Of the Sox aggregation.
81 will be very glad, says the hospit-
able owner of the artistic home, when
the tunnel and viaduct are ready for
traffic, not that am not willing to
assist every automObilist that may get
stuck on the grade, but now live in
constant fear lest somebody may be in
;ured in some accident on this steep,
twisting road. You will see half cord
of stovewoOd scattered up the grade.
Other helpers and have carried it up
stick by stick, using the pieces of wood
for scotch blocks in case of trouble.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-08-26
GROWERS WILL HAVE
TO PAY DIRECT

From letters received by A. ID. Moe,
local member of the Board Of Control
of the Northwestern Fruit Growers
Council, it has been determined that
funds for the operation of the activities
of the Council will have to be raised
from the individual growers Of the
different districts themselves, rather
than from associations and shipping or
ganizations with which they are afiili-
ated.
Because Of the fact that the Growers
Council is a primary organization of
orchardists, the Federal Trades Com
mission, before which the organization
was recently given hearing, mas ruled
that it may carry out plans for the
proper distribution Of northwestern box
apples.
"However, says A. W. Stone, 'if
the funds, quarter Of cent per box
on all apples and pears and one-sixth of
a cent on packages of all other fruits,
were collected from the associations, it
would place the Council in the position
of being made up Of units of shipping
agencies and deprive US of the Clayton
exceptions TO the Sherman Anti Trust
Law"
At meetings last spring members of
the Apple Growers Association and the
Fruit Growers Exchange, the two main
shipping concerns of this district, auth
Orized their boards of directors to de-
duct the proposed charges for Council
fnud