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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-27
Woman Lost at Sea
From American Ship
Vessel Reaches Port After 20
Hour Battle With
Hurricane

AN ATLANTIC PORT, Sept. 26.-An
American steamship from Caribbean
ports arrived here yesterday after an
encounter with the tail-end of West
Indian hurricane that caught her last
Sunday when. some fifty miles east Of
Jacksonville. The wind was blowing
at the rate Of ninety moles an hour.
For nearly twenty hours the passen-
gers huddled together in the smoking
room as the vessel pitched and pound
ed in the great seas.
Several times she almost went over
on her beam ends, but her master
managed to keep her out Of the trough
of the sea until the storm absted on
Monday. The only. damage occurred
when comber crashed along the
promenade deck, smashing the win
dows Of six ststerooms.
The captain reported on arrival that
one Of his passengers, Mrs. Stanley NJ.
Filipov!ck, disappeared when the ves-
sci was off the coast Of Hayti. The
woman's husband, a consulting engi-
neer. said his wife had gone from her
stateroom TO the deck at IL p. M, an
nouncng that she did not feel well.
When she did not return in an hour
Mr.. Filipovick sent yord 10 the bridge
The ship put about and cruised for an
hour about the place where the woman
might have fallen overheard, but no
trace OF her was found.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-27
Secret Chamber in Means
Apartment Clues Up New
Evidence in KIM Death

New York police made further
search Of the apartment of CASTOR B.
Means at 1155 Park Avenue yesterday
and found important papers having a
bearing on the mysterious Staying of
Mrs. Maude A. King. Detectives Ken
ney, Maloney and Harding, of District
Attorney Swann's staff. conducted the
search, acting on telegraphic directions
from Assistant District Attorney Dool-
ing, who is in Concord, n. c.
The nature Of the documents uncov-
cred has not been divulged. 1t is un-
derstood, however, that they are pa
pers. the existence of which Mr.. Dooling
learned on Tuesday.
The detectives began their search at
10 o'clock. The hunt was exhaustive.
Carpets were torn up and drawers emp
tied Of their contents. .....--.....
In their former search Of the apart
ment, it is said, the police found sew
eral secret compartments in the wall.
IL was in compartment they had over
looked that the detectives found the
documents YESTERDAY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-27
Dooling Cited
For Contempt
In Means Case
Defence Makes New Move
to Get Papers Seized
in New York
By BRIGGS

SALISBURY, N. c.. Sept 26.-As-
sistant District Attorney John T. Dool-
ing of New York. will appear to-mor-
row before Superior Judge Webb at
Gastonia in contempt proceedings in
stituted to-day by counsel for CASTOR
B. Means as a result of Mr.. Dooling's
failure to deliver to the court at Con-
cord documents seized in Means's
apartment. After failure to obtain
the documents by a court writ yester-
day. counsel for Means consented to
have their client bound over to the
county grand jury on a charge of hav-
ing murdered Mrs. Maude A. King, Of
Chicago.
Attorney General Manning and State
Solicitor Hayden Clement, it was an
nounced, also will appear before Judge
Webb tomorrow TO show cause why
they should not deliver to the court
the documents brought here by Mr.
Dooling, and which Mr. Clement an
nounced yesterday were in his posses
sion. Means's counsel contend that ex-
animation of the papers is necessary
to proper defence of their client.
The contempt proceedings also were
directed against New York detectives
who came here with Mr.. Dooling, but
they left for New York to-day. Mr..
Dooling had intended to return to-
night, but delayed his trip when in
formed of the latest move by Mesns's
attorneys.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-27
Widow Traps Baron"
She Says Took Gems
Victim of Alleged $35, 900
Theft Trails Man
to Detroit

Or. Carl Won Edwards, calling him
self a German baron. is under arrest
in Detroit, and Detective Van Twistern
is hurrying there to bring him back to
New York. A bench warrant here
charges Won Edwards with grand lar
ceny in connection with the disappear
ance Of $4,000 worth of jewels.
Mrs. Mary X. Strangmann, widow Of
q brewer, Of Buffalo, went shopping
along Fifth Avenue with Won Edwards
last March. She afterward told the
police she gave Won Edwards $4,000 in
Jewels TO hold for her while she went
into a store, asking him to wait for her
in her automobile. Won Edwards wait
ed, she said, but not long enough.
When she came out he was gone. she
alleges, and so were the jewels.
Mrs. Strangmann reported to Police
HEADQUARTERS and left New York. Yes
terday Inspector Cray received a tele-
gram from Detroit, signed by Mrs.
Strangmann, saying: Have caused ar
rest of Won Edwards here" A few
minutes later the Detroit Chief Of Po-
lice wired Police Headquarters here:
1--WE hold DR.. Carl Won Edwards. Do
you want him." The local police sent
for him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-27
Slow Poison Tests
In Bingham Case
Chemists Work on Theory
That Minute Doses Caused
Death of Flagler Widow

The chemists and pathologists who
are Analysing the vital organs Of Mrs.
Robert Worth Bingham, heiress to the
s70,O00,0Oo left by her first husband,
Henry NJ. Flagler, are proceeding on
the theory that she died Of poison
taken into the system in minute guam
titles over a period Of several months.
The Tribune's informant, who is in
close touch with the work OF DR.. Alex
ander o. Gettler and DR.. Charles A..
Norris, who are making the analysis,
refuse0. however, TO say what the re-
suits had been.
While no one connected with the case
would say what poison was suspected,
one of the city's leading Psychologists
said last night that arsenic and lead
were the most easily obtainable poisons
that could have produced symptoms OF
myocarditis in the stages just before
death. Myocarditis was the cause
sscribed for the death of Mrs. Bingham,
whose body was exhumed ten days ago
in Wilmington. n. c.
The vital organs Of Mrs. Bingham
were brought here after an autopsy,
performed by DR.. Norris. head of Belle
vue pathological department, and sew
eral other physicians at Wilmington,
n. c., Tuesday a week ago. What the
autopsy revealed meme would say
Walter Rogers Duel, Of 80 Nassau
Street, lawyer retained to look after
the local interests of the relatives of
Mrs. Bingham. refused TO discuss the
case. Nothing would be made public,
he said, until the chemical analysis had
been COMPLETED
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-27
Sick Man a Suicide
George Davidson Fires Bullet
Into Brain in Drive
Apartment

George Davidson, ffty-six years old,
q retired business man, who had been
in III health for some time, committed
suicide last night in his apartment at
POT Riverside Drive by firing a bullet
into his right temple. Patrolman Siller-
man, OF the West Tooth Street station.
was in Riverside Park when he heard
whistle come from the apartments.
He was directed to the fourth floor,
and there found Davidson's body lying
on the parlor floor.
Or. Summers, of Knickerbocker Hos
pitsl, was summoned and pronounced
the man dead. The only other occu-
pants of the apartment at the time
were Mrs. Florence Davidson and
Elaine Harris. a negro maid. Mrs. Da-
wilson told Coroner Feinberg that she
had asked her husband what he wanted
for dinner and that ne replied inco-
herently. Fearing that he was losing
his mind she started 10 send the maid
for a doctor, but had only reached the
dining room when she heard the shot.
Three thousand dollars in currency
WAS found IN Mr.. pavidson's poekstA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-27
Transports Fight
U-Boats; Sink One
One Ship Dodged Torpedo
Other Cut Submersi-
BILE in Two

AN ATLANTIC PORT, Sept. pa
British passenger liner, which left Eng
land on September 16. arrived here to-
day with a story Of an encounter
between two U-bosts and two eastbound
transports off Fastnet on the morning
of September IA.
Officers of the vessel declared that
the two transports referred to arrived
on September Is at the port from
which their vessel sailed a day later,
but that up to departure they had
heard nothing Of the fight with sub
marines.
The narrative of the combat came
from a war correspondent. He said ne
had dined with British officers, who
told him of the encounter.
81 was informed" said the CORE
spondent. chat the U-boats appeared
when the transports were about a hun
dred miles southwest Of Fastnet.
There were two Of them. the first
appearing about 500 yards ahead OF
the leading transports. A torpedo was
launched almost as soon as the peri
scope appeared, but the transport
avoided it and sped out of harms way
to the northwsrd. The second trans
port, then about 1000 yards behind
the first vescel, observed the periscops
off the port bow some 700 yards away
and. altering her course, steamed dead
ahead for it.
"The submersible, observing this and
probably striving to launch torpedo,
remained at the surface too long. The
second transport cut it in two. To
destroyers in the vicinity was left the
work of rescuing German sailors"
The correspondent was the only per-
son on board the liner arriving yes
terday who had heard Of the Sight of
| Fastnet
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-27
Whitman and Mitchell
Join Book Campaign
Governor Calls on State to Do
Share in Raising Fund for
Soldiers Library

Mayor Mitchell and Governor Whit
man both took a hand yesterday in the
campaign to. raise Isl 100000 for
l,ooo,O 900 books for 100000 soldiers"
Governor Whitman sent a message to
tho Greater New York Library War
Council, in which he said:
"The enterprise lis q most worthy
one. The provision which it contem-
plates is essential to the welfare and
morale Of our new army. The amount
to be raised Is not q large one for this
country to contribute. An appeal has
been made to the people OF this state
and the nation for the necessary funds.
I take pleasure in commencing its pur-
pose
Mayor Mitchell said last night:
~ ask the cordial support OF the
citizens Of this city to the end not
only that each Of the FIVE boroughs may
raise its quota, but that in doing this
good work many thousands of indi-
viduals may have tho privilege Of help
ing our soldiers according to their
means"
Henry C. Frick and Samuel A. Levi
sohn each gave $1,000 to the library
fund yesterday. Other contributions
were: Victor A. Morawetz, $500;
Charles A. Frueauff, $500; Dunlevy
Milbank, $500; +. Lynde Stetson, $3.50;
W. r. Jones, J. w. Seligman, John B.
Bradley, H. X. Evans, II. E. Harper,
Beer, Sondheimer & Co. and Edwin II.
Anderson, 500 each.
Harold Braddock, director Of the
Western Union Telegraph Company,
has sent telegram to all Librarians
in the United States asking their sup
port and cooperation in the library
campaign.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-27
7 ak of
City Hall

For their own enlightenment, ali de-
flanders OF the long ballot should FORE
gather at 1875 Worth Street It is here
that an inspection Of the ballots cast IN
the Republican primaries Throughout
tho city is proceeding, while lawyers
for Mr.. Bennett and for Mayor Mitchei
solemnly jot down their notations LOT
use in court later. Peering over tneir
shoulders as the clerk from the Board
OF Elections rapidly shuffles the bal
lots among them, one may obtain fair
idea Of the carelessness or ignorance
or both, of the average voter, OF the
ease with which the simplest instruc-
tons may be disregarded and ballots
voided, provided the document before
the voter supplies the slightest hazard
for the intelligence.
And not only does the long ballot ap-
pear an unsolved puzzle TO the voter,
but the number and variety OF mistakes
which H. induces him to make renders 1t
q sibylline leaf to the election official
To count il or not to count 1t, with
painting couriers waiting for the re-
turns-and a Jail sentence, very pos
sibly, hanging in the balance q
question to give pause to much more
astute gentlemen than usually function
in this matter.
On the official Republican primary
ballot in the 10th Assembly District,
New York County. last Wednesday were
twenty-five Offices to be voted for. The
ballot contained the names Of twenty
eight candidates for these Offices. That
is, in six cases only the voter had a
choice as between the designee OF his
party organization or some ineurgent
named by petition. OF course, he also
had the option Of writing in the nsme
of some other person he preferred FOR
the job, whether Tom, Dick or Harry,
but such a privilege is exercised too
seldom to count in politics.
Under the title of each once tndi-
Gated there appeared in brackets the
simple instruction, "Vote for one" or
"Vote for two" or "Vote for fve," as
the case might be, and beneath this the
names Of the candidates. Thus, for
Mayor the ballot read:
MAYOR
Vote for Ono
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-27
News in Brief

Patrolman John j. Thorpe. Of the "h"
Plains Avenue station. was taken INTO e .ao
tody, charged with having accepted
bribe to free q driver he had arrested to'
failing to display license tag.
Victor Herbert was designated by supreme
Court Justice Gof 20 sit as expert AZ ths
referees hearing Of Miss Alice Smythe Bur,
ton-Jay's charge that Chappell Co. .Iee
music written BY her in publshins lp'
perary." The suit is for Sloo.OvV
Colonel Roosevelt and Mayor Mitchell VII
be the speakers at the opening Of ne ely'
new Chi!drens Clearing Bureau, West NV
mont and Andrews avenues. The Bronx, ne"
Monday.
The Stephenson block. the old Madison
Square landmark. in Twenty-hfth stree.
from Fifth Avenue 20 Broadwsy. Is 70
RACED TO make way for New YORK once ~
the Thomas Cusack Company adyertihns
agents. OF Chicago.
The Committee OF American Poets ns
raised 1000 Of the $4,000 needed TO pro
vide th;rty-hve smbulanees for the lahs'
army.
Many Broadway stars will appear at an
entertainments AID dinner at the Ric-Csrl'on
Sunday 10 ra..6 fund TO build sailors sh'
marines clubhouse in Sands Street bfo'H
Ign, near the navy yard.
The Old Colony Club will move te-eC
from the Waldorf Astoria to the aanhatnh
Hotel A "housewarmins" will be gwen 10
night.
James P. Anderson. general passens"
agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad. has cen
promoted TO the post of passenger ushrS
manager Of the Pennsylvania lines east =.
Pittsburgh and Erie. made vacant oy Inv
death OF George ". Boyd.
BRIDGEPORT. William II. Seo
erts, whose parents are reported 70
wealthy has been held in $4,000 bail "a
charge Of having attempted 10 bride msS.
her OF the local exemption board TO rslee'
him as unfit for military service.
PRINCETON. n. j Major Hsreer -
Sargent has been assigned By the War ~
partment as military instructor ~ PnnssSs
uniysrsity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-27
Philadelphia Mayor
Denies Conspiracy
In Polls Murder
Smith Breaks Silence and
Saws He Is Assisting In
vestigation of Crime

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 26.-A gen
.rsl denial by Mayor Thomas b. Smith
Of charges of conspiracy to murder IN
connection with the killing Of a police
man in the Republican factional con-
test in the 9th Ward here week ago
the arrest and alleged confession OF
lanes Clark. one Of two men charged
with leading the gunner" through the
ward. the announcement by District At
torney Rotan that 1--WE are getting near
er to the parties higher up" and the IN
dictment of three men held in New
York, furnished the important develop
ments to-day in the investigation Of the
political feud.
Following a conference with his at
torneys, the Mayor issued formal
statement, in which he said he had not
conspired to violate the Shern election
law in any particular, that ne had not
entered into any conspiracy to commit
assaults or murders, that he had had
no knowledge of the intentions OF
others to commit any such acts, and
that he took no part In the primary
election and exerted no influence In
favor of any candidate or any faction.
Mayor Breaks Silence
The Mayor, breaking silence for the
first time since he was held under slO,-
900 bond, together with Isaac Deutsch,
defeated candidate for the nomination
to Select Council, and Police Lieuten-
ant David Bennett for arraignment
next Tuesday, amplified his denial o.
the accusations in a statement declar-
ing he had received no complaint of
sny violation of the law In the 9th
Ward.
The Mayor said that all evidence
relating to the murder had been for
warded to the District Attorney and
concluded with the statement that
"this office has concealed and will
conceal nothing
Preceding the Mayors statement was
one from the District Attorneys Of
fee that Clark, a brother of city
detective, had been captured by de-
tectives from that Office on train
bound from New York as it crossed
the Pennsylvania line. Clark was be
ing sought, together with Mike"
O'Sullivan, said TO be former member
of the New York Assembly. who is
alleged TO have arranged the gun
mems trip 10 this city.
Details of Clark's confession were
withheld by Mr.. Rotan, pending other
arrests. Indictments charging James
Falcone, Fred Burkhardt and Louis
Brunell. under arrest in New York,
with murder, voluntary msnslaughter,
conspiracy ana aggravated assault ana
battery were returned by the Septem-
Der grand jury here to-day.
"Men Higher Up" Named
James Clark, referred to as "the
man with the eyeglasses by the al
legged New York gunner, has made q
confession, according 10 District At
torney Rotan. Mr.. Rotan said this
confession draws the net closer TO the
men higher up. who are supposed TO
have financed the bringing OF the al
legged strong-arm men to this city.
The District Attorney refused 10
make public the reported confession,
but said il was a complete detail of
facts and persons connected with the
shooting and blsckjacking on primary
election day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-27
pointed by Mayor Gaynor, who had /
Il IL - xl~ <t.Lnt

pointed by Mayor Gaynor, who had
been elected on the Tsmmany ticket.
"The Fusion members of the Board
Of Estimate had nothing whatever to
do with the condemnation proceedings.
which were conducted under all the
safeguards of the law and under the
scrutiny Of the Supreme Court.
"The Corporation Counsels Office
made an application for the appoint
ment of commission. A commits
sion was appointed by the Supreme
Court. They took extensive testl-
mony, and after many hearings made
an award averaging $5,032 an acre.
The Corporation Counsels ofhce Wig
orously opposed the award when 1t
came up for confirmation before MIR.
Justice Benedict of the Supreme Court:
Despite the opposition. however. OF
the Corporation Counseps office. the
award was confirmed by Judge Bene-
dict on April IA, 1918. Among other
things, in lengthy opinion. Mr.. Jus
tice Benedict said:
GAS il seems to me, the witnesses
produced on behalf Of the property
owners were entitled to quite as much
credit. il not a greater degree OF
credit, by reason of their higher quail
ifications for experience. FOR optaln-
ing knowledge of the facts as to which
they testified. than were the witnesses
placed upon the stand in behalf OF the
city. think the commission
ers were justified upon the evidence
in appraising at that figure
"This is the record. II shows
neither favoritism toward the owners
nor responsibility for the price paid
on the part Of the Fusion members
of the Board of Estimate. II shows
those officers. Mr.. Mitchell. Mr.. Nc
Aneny and Mr.. Prendergast, taking
extraordinary measures to protect the
city.
an the confident assurance that
your scruples against the publication
Of facts will prevent you from max
ing this letter public, we are taking
the liberty of giving copies Of it to
the press"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-27
Sailor, Mob Victim, Buried
Guard of Honor from IRE.
cruit" Attends Funeral

Chief Boatswain II. c. Gum, L. S. ",
officer in charge of the L. s. s. Recruit,
the landship in Union Square, was
buried in Holy Cross Cemetery with
full naval honors yesterday. He died
Sunday night in the Holy Family Hos
pital, Brooklyn, of injuries he sus-
tanned the night before when set upon,
through mistake, by a crowd At re-
cruiting meeting conducted BY men of
the 23d Regiment.
Officers from the Recruit acted as
psllbearers. and squads OF bluejscke,s
from the lsndship and from the receiv-
ing ship in the navy yard attended as a
guard Of honor. Three ed Regiment
privates are held without bail for in
ysstiEstion ~ . result Of the killing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-27
Mrs. Bruce Cuts Alimony
Agrees to Accept Less on Con.
ditions Affecting Son
and DAUGHTER

Mrs. Lucy Egerton Bruce, Of Yon-
kers, who was granted final decree of
divorce from John Moffatt Bruce yes
terday by Supreme Court Justice CO.
halan, voluntarily cut by $1,000 a year
as long as her son remains in the navy
the amount Of alimony she will receive.
She also agreed TO accept $500 a year
ter marries.
The total amount Of alimony, which
was set at $1,000 annually, as we'll as
the reductions to be made in it, was
agreed upon by the attorneys for Mr.
and Mrs. Bruce before the final decree
was signed yesterday.
A trust deed for the benefit OF the
children has bssn made BY NY. Bruce,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-27
Philander c. Knox, Jr.,
Marries Southern Beauty

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Sept. 90
Philsnder c. Knox. jr., son Of United
Pennsylvania. was married here this
afternoon to Miss Josephine Pool.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William r.
Pool, one of the beauties OF Southern
West Virginia.
Knox obtained divorce from May
Boiling. a Providence. r. l.. shop girl,
in Reno last May. and Immediately af-
terwsrd his engagement TO Miss Pool
was announced here.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-27

of which Samuel s. Koenig, chairman
of the Republican County Committee,
is leader. The inspection of the ballots
in that district disproved the Bennett
allegations. The count gave Bennett
a gain of 8 and Mitchell loss of Z,
making net gain for Bennett OF 10
There were few defective ballots,
Abraham :. Gilbert, counsel for
Mayor Mitchell at the inspection ef the
ballots, said Yesterday that he felt
some statement should be made in re-
gard to the result of the inspection of
the 9th Assembly District.
Fraud Charges Disproved
"The result in that district" said
Mr.. Gilbert, certainly disproves al
legations and insinuaticns that were
made about probable frauds. This dis
trict really shows fewer discrepancies
than most OF the others, while the cleo
ton districts adjoining Mr.. koenig's
district show absolutely no change
either way"
The inspection proceeded through
the night last night as il had the night
before. The work was slow because
the ballots were handled by one cleo
ton clerk at time. The clerks re-
lieved each other every eight hours.
Two extra tables will be installed to-
day, so that three ballet boxes can be
opened and inspected at the same time.
The Manhattan and Bronx districts
will probably be completed to-day and
the inspection of the Kings ballots be-
gun tonight
Tables of Days Count
The following table shows the gains
and losses by Assembly districts:
Manhattan
Rarneu Bennett Mitchell Mitchell Benn,,.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-27
Reichmann Exonerated
Nomination as Brigadier Gen.
eral Recommended to Senate

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.-The nomi-
nation of Colonel Carl Reichnann to
be brigadier general was reported IA
vorably to-day, by a vote of s to 2. BY
the Senate Military Committee.
The Senate will pass upon the repor.
Of the committee this week. A fight
viii be made to defeat confirmation BY
Senator PoindeXter and others, but il
IS believed that the committee will be
sustained. 1t was charged that Colonel
Reichmann had made pro-German ut
terances. He was alleged 70 have said
that the draft law should be ignored.
and to have approved the German L.
boat policy.