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The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
BRITISH RAID U. 8. STEAMER
 IN SEARCH FOR VALERA

Dublin. Ireland, Jan. 1-The Amer ican steamship Pontia was raided by British troops upon its arrival here to-day from the United States in an attempt to capture De Valera, the so called Irish president. With an ar n1ored cruiser lying at dock with its guns trained on her, the troops con- ducted a thorough search of the Amer jean ship hut failed to find the object of their enterprise.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
CALIFORNIA U. THRASHES
 EASTERN FOOTBALL CHAMPS

Pasadena. Cal. New Years Day The Ohio State University football eleven took a dose of their own med ieine today when they went down in defeat before tn gladiators of teh Uni- versity of Southern California by score of 2S to o. The westerners' victory was achieved by means of the forward pass the same route by which the Buckeyes won the eastern con- ferenre championship,
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
GIRLS TURN sANofT-ARREsT sY
 INTENDED VICTIM

Seattle, Jan. 5-Miss Fay Eng stroni. aged 25. who served in the navy during the war period as an assistan. dslughtSman, donnedt male attire to- day and with a companion turned bandit. They attempted to hold up Detective Dan McLennan, by whom they were immediately arrested and arc now awaiting hearing on charges of attempted highway robbery.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
RuMANiA ARMS
 AcAiMsr soLsHEviki

Vienna. Jan. 4-Militar, prepara : tfons were mhde today by Ioumania. after tlGe R0umanian high commander had identified six new Bolshevild army divisions among the large Se- viet forces gathered on the Dniester stiver front.
 King Ferdinand has moblliEed the classes of 1913. 1914, and 1915, and ais0 militartzed the Roumanian rail- roads in anticipation of an expected BoIsheviki invasion of Roumania..
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
"WHY CAN'T U S.
 GOVT ENFORCE LAWS"

Pittsburg, Jan. 3-An advertise ment in the Last edition of the Pitts burg Leader, one of the leading news publications of this city asked:
 Isn't something out of gear? Why do we nave whiskey in Pittsburg? Why Can't the United States govern lnent enforce the lawsc"
 A number of prominent business concerns naid for the ad.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
RIOT MARKS NEW YEAR
 CELEBRATION AT LOS ANGELES

Los Angeles Jan. IA thousand sailors and civilians engaged in cele . brating New Year day rioted and yelled ''mob the police. who later ar rested two civilians for fighting. Two for help before peace was restored. Several persons were injured. three automobils were overturned and a numhef of plate glass windows were broken.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
SAYS WILSON HATED
 FOR ExTRAvAGaMcE"

Washington. Jan. 3-"fire;tt waste fitness and extrtyaGtnce in his ad- ministrsltion has made Wilson the Representative Mann declared today in the House of Representatives dur ing Il debate on the Sundry Civil bills
 Harding" said he. should seize this warning and stop this extravag- ;Lncc. If he does not" Mann said, "he dency"
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
BABE RUTH A FROST AT
 BASKET BALL

New York. Jan. 4--Ra5e Ruth, the his first basket ball game in New York last night. He was removed from the game by unanimous consen. found out that as a basket bali play CT "fsabe" was a home run baby dolI . The gang called him a "prune.'' q ''burlesQue" and several other harsh nalires befpre he retired.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
SAYS SEATTLE MERCHANTS SHOULD HANDLE
 ALASKA SALMON

Seattle. Jan. Otto Rurnharde, vice president of the AI2A,ka- Pacific Fisheries company. speaking for the Association of Pacific Fisheries at the Pacific c-Nortlrwestern Products con- vention here today. said q greater per- centage of Seattle merchants should be handling Alaska salmon.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
SUPREME COURT SANS
 STRIKE coNsPiRAciES

Washington Jan. 4-"fabor unions and their members arr rrcSuntable under the antitrust laws where they depart from their nofs1lai and legiti- mate object and engage in an actuai comtn nation or conspiracy in restraint of trade" the Supreme Court holds in a xix to three opirion rendered today.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
WAR FINANCE CORPORATION
 REVIVED OVER WILSON VETO

Washington. Jan. 4-The resolu uon reviving the War FYnanca Cor poration. ostensibly for .he aid of .hs farmers and buAneax in the present period of declining prices. became a Jaw today with it's readoption by tho House over President Wilson's veto. The Senate has already taken similar action over the presidents veto.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
WASHINGTON COURTS SUSTAIN
 SOLDIERS BONUS BILL

Olympia, Jan. 3-The Supreme Court today handed down q decision sustaining, the Soldiers Bonus Bill, passed recently by the state legisla- ture following n state wide referen- dunn.
 The decision of :he court clears the way for payment of fifteen dollars every service man taken from Wash ington for the world war
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
RoosEvEITs BIRTHPLACE TO BE
 DEDICATED AS NATL SHRINE

New York, Jan. 1-The house ir which Theodore Roosevelt was born at 2s East Thirtie1h Street will be dedicated as a national shrine Thurs day. on the second anniversary of his death.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
co-devs Aepubiisars Grew Enthus- iaxtic owHr Me8rids's Endarssrnsnt

t:nrnosS. Ais. Jun. s--EnaoYe- Rride rBEsived with I1r1rh enthuaa s,n by icrs,l ra,unlkans. Hazeie.t a1sn in rsreiM Of many ert parts of thu territory.
 Slkned. Times.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
aALooNiSTS LAND IN
 CANADIAN WlLDS

Rockaway Point, Jan. 3-The three baloonists who left the aerial station here on December Ii landed December 14 near one of the forts of the Hudson Bay Company in Northern Ontario and are on their way 10 the nearest railroad station by dog sled. accord ing to advices received by the naval aerial station here.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
TWELVE PLANES CONTINUING
 IN PANAMA FLIGHT

Los Angeles. Jan l-C,.,.inuing the great naval flight from San Diego to Panama. twelve of the thirteen sea- planes starting from San Diega Thurs day have hopped off from San Bar toleunew Bay for Magdalena Bay. ac- cording to information received here.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
INDIAN cnMdREas srMpArHtzEs
 WITH IRELAND

NAEpur. 4uyiia h,n. "A hpyr0tt on the tAroJNeh visit of tffr D0ke of conninsani to the Eas. and tribute to rercnre McSwtnsy. tnr dce.asei, tions addressed by the Indian Nation al Congress. which also wired it's sytnpa,thy tn the Irish in their str,is- gle for national Independence
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
EARTHQUAKE SPREADS
 DESOLATiON IN ALBANIA

Paris. Jan. 4-Fourteen persons were killed. three hundred injured and ten thousand have been rendes-d home less by terrific earthquake, which is reported to have nearly oblitera.e .ed the town of Fl Bassan. Albania
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
SENATE ovERRioEs
 WILSON VETO

Washington Jan. 3-Thc resolu- ton to revive the War Finance Cor porttion was passed today by the Sen. ate over the veto of President Wilson
 The resolution is designated as an aid to the farmers and others in the present period of declining prices.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
e5 LYNcHEo IN U. s. LAST YEAR

New York. Jan. Sixty five per- sons. including eight white women, were lynched in the United States in of the National Association for tn. advancement of colored folks. This is q decrease on the preceding year, when sS persons wers eiynching vic tims.'
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
MesWlNEVS BROTHER ARRIVES
 AS sToWAWAv

Newport News. Jan. 4EPeter J. McSwiney, brother of the late Lord Mayor of Cork. Ireland. arrived at Newport News tondsht as a s.ewawsy on the American steamsadp West Can non from an Irish port.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
SLAYER OF NOTED N. Y.
 cANcsTER coNFEssES

New York. Jan. 3-After days of silence. George Bohan, prohibition enforcement agent confessed today that he killed Monk Eastman. New York's most notorious eangster and ex soldier.
 Bol1an claimed that Eastman was drinking and threatened his life.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
sETTER CONDITIONS FoRcAsTED
 ev FED. RESERVE BOARD

Washington, Jan. 2-The Federal Reserve Board in it's trade review is sued today. forecasts better conditions in trade, commerce and industry de- spite the recent wage cuts in several lines of industry. The beard observes t.at manufacturing centers are more effected by unemployment than the rest of the country.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
ALAsKANs PERISH ON
 HUNTING TRIP

ketrl1ikan As. Ian 4-Leslie Wfflh,n,ann. City Councilman Ed Wiz jams and Herb Scott. the light hpus ksept~ on Mary's Island, perisheh of exposure while on q. hunting trip ON the island according 10 news received here All three wrre aged IS yerrs.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
REFLECTS FORM MATRIMONIAL
 PROMOTION CLUB

and Widows Social Club of Cleveland has filed articles of incorporation here.
 The object of the orga nfzation is promoting the marriage Of the mem- bers.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
METAL MINING FIGURES SHOW
 GREAT DEPRESSION

Washington. Jan. 3-PrcliIninary figures on metal mining in 1920 in Cal ifornia. New Mexico South mko.a, and pexas show that the industry wis generally depressed during the year. as $13.s35.600. Her silver output was increased 431 900 ounces
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
NoNPARTisAN'S CONTROL
 NORTH DAKOTA SENATE

Bismark, N. D. Jau. 4-The In- dependents have organized the lower house of the state legislature and the n-Iartisan legislators have control of the Senate by majority of one.
 The governor is also Non Pa rtisan.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
TWENTY FIVE SUccUsM TO
 DEATH IN IRELAND

Belfast, Ireland. Jan. 1-JTwenty five persons were either killed or died Of wounds received in earlier disturb ances in Ireland during the holiday period.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
DECISION AGAINST ALASKA
 PACIFIC FISHERIES AFFIRMED

San Francisco. Jan. t-The con- victipn of the Al,aslea-Facifir Fisheries company for illegal fishing in .hs ket- chikan district of Alastea and the fine of $500 imposed by the federal court at Juneau has bern affilmeai By tine Circuit Court of Appeals fin {; decision handed down today
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
FRISCO FIGURING ON
 ALASKA s. 8. LINE

San Francisco. Jan. s-The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce has asked Governor Rigzss of Alaska for daSa and his views as to establishing q steamship line between this city and Alaska.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
AvIAvoas REACH ACAPULCO

Mexico City. Jan. 6-EIeven of tho San Tdegp to Panama have arrived at Acapulco. Mexico, according to ad- vices received here.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08

BOSS: pENRosE AGAIN ON DECK
 Washington. Jan. 1-Senator Boies Penrose of Pennsylvania, who has been III for a year. returned to Wash ington today. announcing that he Is once more ft to resume active par ticipation in national affairs.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
PLUME ELECTS
 TEMPORARY GOVERNOR

Rndne. Jan. t--.tntun t.roAsirh was today eaeucteEl prDvisfpnat gpvernpr rf Fiuro hy the Cn,nmun.t Cnunrii of that city.
 Tdse Council aisp ratified tho cna . Venfipn tnnrandea t,etHeen the ,epre- ssrtatiees nf tfA1y and tIni,.e afsr t,,e rerant fighting.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08

VIRGINIA CAPITOL
 DESTROYED ov FIRE Char1estowu. W. vA. Jan. g-rhe C;spitoi building of West Virginia was destroyed by fire today Two drnmeM we're Killed.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
MeeRioE ENDORSES HAZEtET
 FOR GOVERNOR

Juneau, As. Jan. 5-Nationaf CnInJnitteema Mcbride this 1nnning endorsed h1tfDieit for governor. pay ing him glowing tribute.
 Aaa1ta is for un;Ete,'' he said. "to have man of Hazeiett's cllibre for the prtsitipn." adding thai he will do all in his ppwer to see him appointed.
 Signed: The FlMpire.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
CARDINAL GBBoN
 SERIOUSLY ILL

Baltimore. Jan. IA bulletin given out tonight by Bishop Corrigan reveal ed that the last sacremens of the church have been administered to Cardinal Gibbons. who is seriously i'll at the home of Robert G. spriver at Union Mills. It Is said that Car dinai Gibbons has also made his win.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
INDICATED aRsTAtN 70 STAND WITH U. .. IN s JAP CONTROVERSY

Washington. Jan. 1--Thers Is fn- creasing evidence that Great Britain will stand with tho United States in any controversy the latter has With Janap over the immigration question. according to persons in touch with the situation.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
COAL OIL JOHNNY
 PASSES BEYOND

Omaha. Neb. Jan 2--John W. Steele. widely known as Coal oil :. .ohnny". owing to his s,mctacula.r career in the days of the Pernsvlvania oil boom. died today of pneumo.t.l at T smhll nearby town where he was employed as station agent for sonic years past.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
sErnmAMM HoLLwEo DEAD

Berlin. Jan. 2-Dr. Bethmann HoiI- veg former imperial German chancel- Tor and one of the dominant figures of world war, died last night after a brief illness on his estate at Hopenfnow.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
Saa a,Doo, 900 DUE MINOR oSAGE
 INDIAN CHILDREN

WEa,1in Stea. Jan. 4-The minor caiiIarrn of tlfe .Cc4aEe tn1ianR xlsf be paId $s3, ,seh, ,ees, fus ffreun as acraim- uIaAel banns and on tho sale nf Osaee oil tautfs.
 The district court of appeals sn ls- crea<f today fn an nrdsr tn thu Serrn- tArs of the rntarinr
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
6oLSHEvlkl CONCENTRATING
 NEAR eESSARAeiAN BORDER

Budapest. Hungary. Jan. 4-Twenty u ousand Eolsilcviki troops are to be concentrated North of Be-ssara hia. ac- cDr1iing tp information received here.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
EVERETT HIGH BEATS
 CLEVELAND HIGH

Everett, Wn. Jan. 2-Everett high schools great football team upheld is end of western football traditions to- day when it hunbled the East Techni- cal High School of Cleveland. Ohio by 1S to 6.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
MORE TROUBLE NEAR CORK

Cork. Jan. 3-SeNen houses in near by towns, and their contents were result of the ambush of g. police de- taofannn near the town Of Middleton
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
NEW MINES BUREAU
 DIRECTOR NOMINATED

Washington. Jan. S-President Wilson today sent to .he senate thu fornia to be Director of the Bureau of Mines.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
U. s. TO ESTABLISH TRANSFORMATION SERVICE
 IN PHILIPPINES

Washington. Jan. Mail and passenger transportation service will be established betwfen Manina and other principal ports in the Philip pine Islends. it was announced today.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
FOUR STABBED IN
 FRISCO AFFRAY

san FrancisrD. Jan -Four men, all suffering from probably fatal knife wounds. were taken to the Mission emergency hospital today. according to the police after being attacked at a New Years jo,,st by Eve other men.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
LoNOoNERs CELEBRATE
 NEW YEAR GAMY

London Jan. 1-fAondon's prosper ous section hailed tho adven. of the New Year with a noisy gaiety sur :. ps,ssinE anything seen here since Jaa- uary i, 1914.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
FLOODS THREATEN LIVE
 STOCK NEAR SEATTIE

Seattle, Jan, Fla Elers in roS boats are today driving their live stock from the valleys to the hills owing to Hoods of White and other rivers i'm mediately south of Seattle.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
GOVERNOR MART TO sE
 1NAUouaATEp t2TH

Olympia, wn. Jan. s-Preparations for the inauguration of Governor Hart to succeed himself are undar way. Tho inauguration Is scheduled for January 18th.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
STATE GOVERNORS INVITED
 TO INAUGURATION

Washington. Jan. 4-Invitations were sent to the governors of every state in the Union today. .o be pres ent at the inauguration of, Senator Harding a4s president.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
CORK MAYOR ARRIVES
 AS SToWAWAv-
 FACING DEPORTATION

Washington. Jan. 5-The authori- ties will endeavor to aeport Daniel J. OTsallaghan. Lord Mayor of Cork, Ireland. who arrived in America. as a stnwawAy
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
FIFTY MERRY MAKERS MEET
 GRIEF IN FRANCISCO

San Francisco. Jan. 1---Fifty merry s,1en were injured when temporary sidewalk over an excavation at Mar ke. and Taylor S&rerts collapsed to- 'day.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
MANY WOMEN IMMIGRATION INSPECTORS TO
 sE EMPLOYED

Washington. Jan. 5-Comanissioner General Camiuetti. announced today that the Immigration Bureau wtH reg utariy employ large number of wo- men immigration insprtors.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
WILL APPOINT ONLY FABLE MEN"-HARplNG

Marion, o. Jan. 3-Senator Hard- ing intimaaed today that he intends to appoint only "abie men" to Ill the various South American diplomatic posts.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
GENERAL NIvELIE oecoRArEs
 RooSEvELv's voUR

uSSter Fay. Jan. S-fsenaral Necalie. the famous dafnnder of vep- tltim ssfaeed q wreath au tha grave af Thaotaure Ronssreal today.
 a!1 an addreas at xhn grave. aas satd:
 Y offer this w~ath to the memory nf a srsat AnBericAn. who vas She ecrenaDst and most strAdHast friend of the Ailins"
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
MARTENS SuRRENpeRs
 FOR DEPoRTArioN

! Washington. Jan. 3-Martens. the Soviet representative in the United States. surrendered to Secretary of g.ahor Wilson today for deportation.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
TUESDAY (TELEnNApHIE)
FATHER SLAMS DAUGHTER. sELe

Seattle Jan. i-Ered R. Nevina today killed his daughter Dorothy and then took his own life, supposedly In a fit of despondency.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
THURSDAY (TELEGRAPHic)
MEXICAN PRESIDENT
 SUFFERS BREAKDOWN

Mexico City. Jan. 4-The physi- cians attending President Obregpn, who besame suddenly. ill d few days ago. are much concerned over his n conlpirte rest.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
NEW ?. 8. s. co. EREIGHT
 TRAFFIC MGR. APPOINTED

Seattle. Jan. 3-Monte J. Wright has been appointed freight trafic manager and agent for all lines of the fsar.ific Steamship Company. it was announced today
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
WEDNESDAY
 (TELEcRAPHic)
DAVIS CUP GIVEN TO
 AMERICAN WINNERS

Auckland. Jan. 3-The Davis Cup was handed 70 Captain Sam.sl Ha.dy of the victorious American lawn ten- his team tonight.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08

vote was taken on the gubcrnator!al ! candidates in the field.
The Nome nugget., 1921-01-08
Gibben lmprevina 9undax

Baltimore, Jan. 2-CardinAf Gib- hons condition Is reported improving today.
The evening world., 1921-08-22
CROWD LOOKS ON
AS BANDITS GET
$4,000 IN HOLD-UP

Patrick Moyland, fifty years old, a
messenger for Mark Cross & co, No.
404 Fifth Avenue, was held up at 3
O'Clock on Friday afternoon on 3sth
street, between 8th and 9th Avenues,
and robbed of the shop payroll,
amounting to between $1,000 and
$4,000. He struggled on the sidewalk
for fifteen minutes while Il crowd Of
more than 100 looked on and not a
hand was lifted TO aid him.
A man stepped up behind Moyland
and grabbed the box containing the
money. but the messenger clung to
the box and they fell together. A
crowd rapidly gathered, but evidently
concluded that it was personal
fight or a friendly scuftle and no one
interfered. The thief finally wrenchcd
the hox from Moyland and ran.
When the messenger attempted TO
follow a second man hit him with a
blackjack, and still the crowd looked
on.
The thieves got away and the usual
police secrecy was impressed upon
the robbed frm.
The evening world., 1921-08-22
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Elder Woman VaniSheS al
Coney Island After Fight
Over Grandchild.

Declaring that he believes the report
of the disappearance and supposed
death by drowning at Coney Island
yesterday Of Mrs. +. S. Cheathan, his
uife's mother. is a hoax. Roy Alfred
I4vits filed in the Supreme Court to
day in answer to Mrs. Mayo's suit for
divorce, charges his wife and her
mother with illegal practices in Den
YER in 1918 and that once before Mrs.
Cheatham had pretended suicide to
conceal the fact that she was serving
a sentence in jail in Chicago for shop
lifting.
In referring 10 this incident Mayo
says that a detective went to their
apartment and requested Mrs. Mayo
TO go TO department store regard
ing some trouble her mother was in
Mayo says he went also and learned
that his mother in law had been
sent to prison for shopiftins. He
swelrs he found Mrs. Chatham a
prisoner under the name of Mary
Perkins. Mayo, according to his aft =
davit, learned that she had twenty
two days to serve, at the end Of which
Shn ,vnt,ld hp rnlnasad no n n
OF $3.50 was paid. Mayo says he
paid the fine.
Attached 10 the affidavit is a receipt
OF tho Department Of Correction in
Chicago for the money paid by Mayo
Mrs. Cheatham was released April
Is. 1917.
Mayo also charges that at Pueblo.
Col. July 10. 1913. three years before
ne married Mrs. Mayo, she and her
mother and II. F.. Neher were en-
gagged in a blackmailing scheme.
Chief of Police J. M. DAILY OF the
Pueblo Police Department submitted
an affidavit showing that on March
2s, 1914, Neher admitted to the police
Official that he and the two women
had participated in blackmailing OPP
erations throughout Colorado.
Another affidavit incorporated in
the papers is that of J. ]. Williams,
formerly Mayor of Memphis, Tenn,
signed by his wife, Mrs, Matte C.
Williams, and their two sons. Gordon
and Joseph J. Williams. alleging that
after the death Of e. 8. Cheatham,
The evening world., 1921-08-22
T|GHE INDICTED
FOR ASSAULT ON
THREE CHARGES
Grand Jury Acts Against Cop
on Complaints of Two
Women and Cripple.

Tho Grand Jury day returned
three indictments for assault in the
f1rst and second degrees against Pa
troiman Charles r. Tighe Of In
spectC- ..1hey's staff, who on July %
beat up men, women and children in
a restaurant at No. 600 Ninth Avenue
The compla inants were Charles h.
Green. No, 2i9 East $50 Street. Mrs.
Emma Lennon, No. 5sl West 50th
street. and Mrs. Katherine Gerity Of
No. 345 West 43d Street.
Tighe was arraigned before Judge
Mott in General Sessions and held in
$4,000 bail. the bond he gave at the
time of his arrest in the Magistrates
Court being continued. lie pleaded
not guilty and received week TO
change his plcn
The evening world., 1921-08-22
ARTIST K|LLSSELF
RATHER THANLNE
ON RICH FATHER
Harry Cohen, Shoe Manu-
facturer'S Son, Takes Gas
in His Lodgings.
NOTE TELLS MOTIVES.
Calls Life "SOrdid, MOnotOnous
Grind and Not Worth
Living.

Harry Cohen, an artist and son oi
Louis Cohen. Il wealthy manufacturer
of theatrical shoes who lives at No
$40 Riverside Drive. was found dead
of Illuminating gas day in lodgings
at No. 800 West AID street he hat
occupied for the last year.
lie had resisted all efforts OF hi,
father 10 take him into business. bu'
had been unable to support bimsel
with pen and ink awnings, though
some OF his work had been highly
commended.
In his lodgings was letter from
Frank Bacon. the actor, acknowleds-
ing the receipt of "A portrait sketch
which the actor saio had bcen hung
on the wall Of his dr., ssing room and
was praised by all his friends.
ON the dressing ts)le OF the young
mans room was found this open let =
Ter:
August Il. 1874.
~ have decided to take gas because
feel my life is not worth living.
am disgusted with the daily, sordid,
monotonous grind.
In my heart ] am without III feel
ing for any one. l feel that | am out
of place here, where all is strife, and
what [ want is peace.
My parents live at No. e1o River
side Drive. 7 have a savings ac-
count in the Franklin Savings Bank
Al my effects I leave to my sister
elsie, to dispose Of as she secs mt.
Coheus death was disclosed by
Frederick kopitzke, who occupied the
next room. He traced an odor OF gas
to the door between the rooms. which
was lockc1, and broke it down.
Tho young artist had covered him
self with the bed clothes and an
overcoat and Inhaled gas from a
small heater, connected with the gas
ic by a rubber pipe. He had torn up
n shirt and calked the cracks OF the
doors and windows with the pieoca
Or Scaife, who was called from
New York Hospital said Cohen had
been dead less than an hour when
found at o'clock.
Louis Cohen was notified and took
charge Of his sons body. lie said
there had been no frict on between
the dead young man ami his family,
except that which was due to the
boys refusal to give up his art studies
and to his insistence on living alone
away from home.