The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-07
lam SAFE," SAYS
GODOWSKY'S VOICE
Daughter Becomes Hysterical
on Hearing Phone Mes
sage to Home.
MYSTERY NOT CLEARED
Missing Painist Fails to Ap-
pear After Talk-WOrk-
ing in Secret.

Some one called the Godowsky hom'
! at Avon, y. j., on the telephone las
night few minutes before o'clock
! Miss vanita Godowsky. daughter OF Leo
! pold Godowsky, the missing pianist. an
swered the bell. A voice. apparently IA
away but still distinct. was recognized
by Miss Godowsky as that OF her father
| for whom search has been made since
Wednesday night.
Hello" said the voice This II
papa. 7 have Just seen the papers
| and"
Miss vanlta Godowsky immediatel,
became hysterical. she dropped the re-
| ceiver and called to Emerson Whithorne
| Godowsky's associate in the Art Pub
fishing Company OF st. Louis. who came
here on Thursday to direct the search
for the pianist. TO answer the telephone
Mr.. Whithorne picked up the receiver
and spoke. He also recognized the
voice. he said. as similar to Godowsky'
voice. The voice went on
Hello. This is MIR. Godowsky.
have Just seen the papers describing my
let YOU know that | am safe and well
] will come back as soon as have An
ished my work. left a letter explain
ing my absence. which you must have
received"
Mr.. Whithorne said that he asked the
man at the other end OF the line where
he was but that the man would not
tell. merely repeating that he would
return when his work was finished and
that his letter explained everything.
II do not know whether II was hoax
or not" ssid Mr.. Whithorne. Miss
Godowsky thought 1t was her fathers
voice and II sounded very much like
his voice to me. II was far away. but
very distinct. | am at a loss what to
say about H. tried to trace the tele-
phone call Immediately after. but had no
luck. Then phoned 10 Police Head
quarters. Detectives are now trying to
trace the call.
The conversation lasted only about
two minutes. Since then we hav,
searched the house here and have failed
to find any letter. No letter was found
when Mr.. Godowsky left, though his
family hunted all through the house for
some such message"
This incident was not the only peculiar
development yesterday. Early In the
afternoon some one circulated a report
that another pianist, Herman wasser-
man, had information that Godowsky
was safe on a vessel bound for England
Mr.. Whithorne branded the report as an
attempt on the part OF some one to OBJ
tain publicity.
81 have called up Mr.. Wasserman." he
said, and he denied that he made any
such statement"
In connection with this report 1t was
said yesterday that an effort was being
made to induce Godowsky to enter
vaudeville When this was called to
the attention OF Mr. Whithorne and
William Kempland. brother-in-law OF
Godowsky, who lives near the pianist at
Avon. both were highly indignant.
'1t IL absolutely false" declared Mr.
Whithorne. Mr.. Godowsky has no in
tent!on OF going on the vaudeville stage
No such offer has been made to him and
he would not accept any. There is not
the least possibility OF truth in such A
thing"
Meanwhile the police continued their
efforts to find Godowsky. Drivers OF taxi
cabs which left the Pennsylvania station
about the time the pianist was there
have been questioned without avail ana
n sharp lookout has been maintained by
the harbor police. Mr.. whthorne had
received no reply. he said, to the wireles.
inquiry he sent to the steamship Hellip
Olav, which left New York on Thurs.
day