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The New York herald., 1922-08-13
CRIMINAL WILLS BODY
TO FRENCH OFFICIALS
Insists on Wearing Cloves to
Cuillofine.

Special Gable TO TIM NEW YosK HrrsLp.
Copyright, 1899, by THE NEW YosK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris. Aug. 1:.
ITO the Public Prosecutor leave my
stomach: TO the Prefect or Police. who
escaped death on the f4th of July. !
leave my hair. OIL condition that he has
1t made up into talismans OF good luck ;
my smooth skin | leave to the chief
detective of the force" SO reads part
OF the testament written in firm hand
by Mecislas Charter Just before being
guillotined for completely in an armed
alta cS upon a French express train.
Pressed for time. the executioners
told Charter he must stop writing and
follow them. He therefore smiled and
ended his will thus: Unfinished on
account OF involuntary death"
Charter was one OF the coolest crimi-
nails who ever knelt under the guillotine.
When he was awakened by the execu-
toners he asked for cigarettes. coffee
and rum, OF which last he drank two
glasses. As he was leaving the prison
he called for his slovcs--"a gentleman
like me cannot die without his gloves"
and TO the priest who told him TO be
courageous he said This is only q
detail. Don't worry; your tGrn Nill
come soon"
The New York herald., 1922-08-13
RIDER HAGGARD CALLED
TO SOLVE A MYSTERY Y
Nouelist- Magistrate on Case
of Pair Parted 80 Years.

Special Cable TO THE NEW York HERALD.
Copyright, 1879, by TIE NEW YoRK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
London. Aug. II.
Sir Henry Rider Haggard, presiding IN
a Magistrates court in Bungay, Nor
folk, has had to render decision in a
case as mystifying as are some OF the
plots of his own novels.
Emma Susannah Pulford. Suffolk
woman. summoned man known for
thirty years by the name of David Por-
ter as her non-supporting husband. She
had not seen Pulford or Porter for
thirty-eight years and yet she identified
him. although she had passed ten OF
these years in an asylum for the insane.
The man declared repeatedly that
Mrs. Pulford was not the woman he had
married, though he admitted that he
had married woman of the same
name He said that he had paid a
maintenance fee to the asylum, but at-
ter some years he learned that his wife
had left and ceased paying. Another
witness identified Porter as the bride
groom of thirty-eight years ago. and
Sir Henry finally determined that Por-
ter was the man, but he ruled that tho
law did not allow the issuance or a
support order after IAN act OF God
like insanity was responsible for break
ing up the home.
The New York herald., 1922-08-13
Look Back at History
They Say, in Fear for Mil
lerand and P0incare.
RECALL VIOLENT DEATHS
Say 1t Is Bad Omen When
Wife Of Official Accom-
panies Him on Journey.
SPECIAL Cable TO TIE NEW YoaK HERALD.
Copyright, 1899, oy THE New YoHK HEnALp.
New York Herald Burean,
Paris. AuR u [

Special Gable to TIE NEW YoaK HERALD.
Copyright, 1899, oy THE New Yo.K HEnALp.
New York Herald Burean.
Paris. Aug. IL.
Notwithstanding the strong police
guard now maintained around Presi-
dent Atillerand and Premier Poincare
pessiinists are fearful that the re-
ported projected attempts upon the
lives of the two statesmen may be
carried out.
Look back at history. they say,
land YOU will see that the Elysee
palace is watched over by an evil
star" Superstitious persons claim
that when presidents and premiers
wives show a determination 10 accom-
pany their husbands on trips it is an
evil omen.
They recall President Carnots wife.
who did her utmost TO accompany her
husband to Lyons when he was stabbed
70 death by an anarchist They point
.1t that Nine. pcincare with difficulty
overcame the Premier's desire not to
have her so with him into the Argonne
where he went TO naugurate war
monument. 1t was noticd that the Pre-
mier's wife kept always directly :. In
frcnt OF him. though on previous occa-
sions she was always ready 10 stand
back.
THE Elysee is synonymous with i'll
fste.' is tho pessimists' claim Presi-
dent Felix Faure died mysterious
death in the palace. The late Paul Des-
chsnel's agony began when he entered
the French White House. and IL was
Murat's last residence in France before
he WIS assassinated as the King OF
Naples.
In practically every case, 1t is pointed
out. the wives Of these statesmen were
the first to have a presentimens OF the
tragic death or their husbands There
fore, only recently the receipt OF anony-
nous letters threatening the lives oil
Millerand and Poincare have been con-
sidered seriously. Nine. AIillerand and
Nine. Poincare first had such letters
come their way.
have a legitimate reason TO report the
closely scrutinize all who approach their
husbands and then accompany the latter
whenever they are called out of the city.
IL Is well known that since the attempt
made upon the life OF Georges Clemen-
ceau the automobiles used by the Presi-
dent and Premier have had built into
their sides reinforced steel plates. and a
number OF motors conveying police and
detectives always closely follow the
vehicles carrying the statesmen.
The New York herald., 1922-08-13
FRENCH ENTHUSIASTIC
OVER MISS MCCORMICK
Papers Discuss Romance With
Promising Future

Special cabse TO THr Ngw yosx HuALp.
Copyright. 1851, by TIE NEW York hnstn.
New York HERALD Bureau.
Paris. Aus. 1c.
The space taken up In tho French
press by the love affairs OF Msthilde
Mccormick is comparable only with the
number of columns written around the
Bluebeard Landru. As soon as she ha6
touched French soil the papers began
printing thousands Of words about the
young and beautiful hciress here TO
Join her riding master fiance."
French enthusiasm for Mathilde
knows no bounds. and some papers say
she Is the heroine OF really French
romance and that Mathildc has proved
ttat tho position of poor but earnest
lover il still q magnificent situation
with a promising future"
Others compare the marriage with the
plot Of any hrst class theatrical pro-
duction. Mathilde being in the position
az 'the daughter OF the rich manufac-
turer..rho. despite the family.s objcc-
tions, marries the little land owner
whosS only fortune is 2 few debts"
The New York herald., 1922-08-13
FALL OF THE MARK
ROBS GERMAN BONDS
OF VALUE AT HOME
Public Scramble for Even
Hungarian and Turkish
Securities.
GUESS AT EXCHANGE
Bank Notes Hastily Mended
Because Presses Are
Too Slow.
UESS AT EXCHANGE
Special Gable TO TIE New YORK HERALD.
Copy10ht, 1879, ~ TIE NEw YORK HERALD

Special Gable TO TIE New YORK HERALD.
copU1oht, 1879, 1y THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Ruream,l
Berlin. Aug. I2.
The falling mark has turned the
German business world topsy-turvy
Government and railway securities
which formerly We're considered gilt
edged, are Stunned as a pest. The
Germans are neeiecting even their
own substantial Industrial securities
and are scrambine for dubious for
eign bonds. Even Hungarian and
Turkish certificates arc beginning to
look attractive.
The bankers raise their hands in
despair when Americans come with a
few hundred dollars. asking in a mat
ter of fact way millions OF marks in
exchange.
Tourist shoppers arc holding tightly
their purse strings, exchanging only $40
or $50 daily for marks. for they sold
their dollars heavily month ago when
the mark had twice is present exchange
value. A few Americans however. are
Iured by the low prices OF Injuries and
real estate. One hurried to The bank for
marks. and before the day ended bought
six houses In the suburbs OF Berlin at
an average OF $1,000 EACH
Shop prices have not yet advanced
in proportion to the drop in the mark.
Retail merchants arc repricing their
goods at higher figure. but they are
moving slowly because they are not sure
which way the mark will go. But in
every establishment the clerks are al
t,tO, f.f,u p0{r Ia Ia Dn
what goods still remain after the recent
orgy OF buying.
One OF the most prominent jewelers.
in Inter den Linden has marked all his
prices in dollars. Many wholesalers
quote prices only in dollars and are
asking New York prices. When the
foreign buyers lose interest the local
dealers become more. perplexed than ever
over what to ask for their goods. TINS
is so even at the corner cigar store.
where efforts 10 determine the proper
sale price induce The owners TO make a
guess at the price TO ask.
There Is such demand for paper
money that the stock OF bank notes I.
nearing exhaustion. The ReichsbanS
which had a.ooo,o00.00o marks in 20
mark notes in its basement some days
ago, has emptied its vaults. This
Obliged the bank to begin reissuins
patched up money which has been re.
turned in a mutilated condition for with
drawai from circulation. as it was un-
able to print enough new notes to re-
place the old ones. Business interests
demanded note issue Of 16,7oo.OoO.Ooo
marks In new money.
In restaurants. clubs and hotel lobbics
exchange rate discussions are carried on
from morning to midnight. Foreign
guests have got into the habit on swak-
ing in the morning TO ring for the cham
bermaid or bellboy, who always can be
relied upon TO know how the dollar
stands. The lowliest cabby or policeman
can answer such questions without a
moments hesitation.
The New York herald., 1922-08-13
VICTIMS SUE ESTATE
OF SLAIN RED LEADER
Tiber Szansuely Left 30,0O0,-
600 Hungarian CrosDns.

Special Gable TO THE NEW YORK HEssLp.
Copyright, 1859, By THE Ngw YoKK HEstEp.
BUDAPEST. Aug. 12.--Tiber Szamuely.
one OF the most cruel and fanatic among
tho Hungarian Communist dictators
who later was slain by the peasants as
if he were beast OF prey while trying
10 escape in disguise following the
breakdown OF the Bolshevist system
here, has left private property amount
Ing to 30,000.000 Hungarian crowns and
consisting OF real estate. foreign curren-
cics. jewelry. watches and rings. all OF
doubtful origin.
Persons and organizations that suf-
fered most under Szamuely's govern
mental activities have brought claims
for damages which are now being
considered by public notary at Buda-
nest. Among the claimants Is the little
town OF Kopovar. which was forced by
Szamuely 10 contribute several million
crowns. The Hungarian State Is de-
mandlng 5c.ooo.ooo crowns FOR damages.
The New York herald., 1922-08-13
GRAND DUKE CYRIL
ANNOUNCES CLAIM
TO RUSSIAN throne
Pr0claims He Is Guardian
and Hopes Nicholas ii.
Is Still Alive.
NOW RESIDES In PARIS
Is Grandson Of the Emperor
Alexander Ii. and Cousin
Of Late Car.
NOW RESIDES IN PARIS
/. snectoi Gable to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
topwioht, 1899, by THE NEW YORK liEEALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris, Aug. 12. !

snecini Gable to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
topwioht, 1899, by THE NEW YoRK liEEAfD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris. Aug. IL.
Grand Duke Cyril of Russia. son OF
the late Grand Duke Vladimir, threw
down the gantlet TO the non-monarch-
list refugees to-day when in an official
proclamation he declared himself to
he the guardian OF the Russian throne
as the grandson of Emperor Alexander
II. and cousin OF the late Car
Nicholas, and therefore the holder OF
The primogeniture rights to dynastic
succession.
The announcement caused a tre-
mendous sensation in the Russian
colony here, as until recently Grand
Duke Boris or Grand Duke Nicholas,
both OF whom are reputed to favor a
radical curtailment OF the powers OF
the Car, were the most prominent
claimants to succession, and in the
event of the overthrow of the Bolshe-
Wiki would have stood a good chance
10 rally the moderate element to their
cause.
Grand Duke Cyril's declaration con-
tains another feature of sensational in
terest, as it casts doubt on the fate OF
the ate Car with the statement: Il
hope Emperor Nicholas III is still alive
and will return to supreme power" In
this event Grand Duke cyril pledges
himself to hand over his dynastic rights,
hut IL the Gear, his son Alexis and
Grand Duke Michael really perished he
will ask the Russian Zemsky Sober, or
National Council. to confirm his claim.
Efforts to reach Grand Duke Cyril
IN Paris to-day were unavailing, mem-
bers OF his cntourage declaring that he
had left~the city, 10 remain away few
days. The proclamation goes on TO say
that the Grand Dukes intention is 10
hear the full imprint OF the pacific
spIrft and desire for a grand amnesty.
The Grand Duke realizes that the Red
army is only Bolshevist on the surface
and that the salvation OF Russia mus.
come from the interior"
Considering all hostility among the
Russian forces as fiatricidc. he would
he glad to see Grand Duke Nicholas
once more at the head Of all the Rus
sian armies. Being himself an emi-
grant, Grand Duke Cyril considers that
The Russian people themselves must play
the greatest role IN the restoration OF
their country and declares himself an
advocate of one party only--that which
is patriotic in the widest sense or the
world.
In Russian circles here THE New
YORK HERALD correspondent was in
formed that the proclamation OF Grand
Duke Cyril is to be distributed broadcast
throughout Russia and that simultane-
ously notification OF it is to be given TO
every Government in the world with
the assurance that Russia. whose pres
cnt regime Is already tottering, has a
lecitimate head. whose every effort Is
being bent toward the restoration OF the
monarchy on a basis which will grant
the utmost individual liberty to the VIC
tins OF Bolshevism.
The New York herald., 1922-08-13
YOUTH, STOLEN IS YEARS
AGO, FOUND IN BRAZIL
Explorer Comes Across Vic
tim of Shanghoiing.

Special co6ie 10 TRs New YORK Hrn.tp.
Copyright, 1897, 6y THE NEW YoRE HErALp.
New York Herald Bureau.
London. Aug. IL.
Landor Scharratt who. fifteen years
ago at the age Of :, disappeared
from his home in Liverpool, has been
found in the wilds Of South America.
according TO letter received from Capt.
Bullock. who il leading an exploration
expedition up the Tocantins River in
Brazil.
Writing from Brazilian village called
Marabs the captain says that the young
man, who speaks only Portuguese, is
most anxious for his countrymen 10
trace his parents and inform them that
he 4. alive. lie declared that he was on
his way 20 school in Liverpool ore morn
ing when he met two Frenchmen who
invited him 20 go aboard ship with
them. lie did. and at midnight they
sailed to South America, where he has
remained since.
The New York herald., 1922-08-13
FEMINISTS ANCERED
BY OLD TIME MOTHER
Take Umbrage at Spanking
Promised Runaway Daughter.

Special Cobf, 10 THE New YORK Hrs.tp.
Copyright. 1879. bv tn, New fosx HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
London. Aux. 1s. 4
Feminists who have eagerly discussed
4. S. NJ Hutchinson's This Freedom
are looking for the author Of the follow
ing Personal which appeared In the
Times agony" column-ioohing with an
AK:
Ethel: II you send address, train
fare will be sent. But be under no de-
iusions. sound whipping awaits YOU
Mother
A young lady with monocle and a
bitter voice who read the notice while
riding on q bus remarked III Il we're
a son II would be a case OF the fatted
calf"
But this ere mother aims isher,'
commented the cockney conductor.
The New York herald., 1922-08-13
SOLDIER, UNHAPPILY
WED, EASY VICTIM
English Report on Shell Shock
Tells of Mans Reaction
to Wars Stress.
Special Cobl> 10 THE NEw YORK HERALD.
,opyfight, 1922, bv THE NEW YORK HuAID.

Special Cobl> 10 THE New YORK HERALD.
Copyright, 1929. by THE NEW yoRK lIxaALD.
New York Herald bureau.
London, Aux. 1e.
The unha ppily married man was gen.
orally good soldier, but usually got
killed. The happily married man took
one thought for himself and two for his
wife and children" These statements
are among the findings Of the War Of
flee committee on shell shock.
They are an elaborate analysis of all
phases of mems reaction to the peril and
stress OF war. The committee finds very
few cases where the shock of high ex-
plosives actually produced abnormalities
in men reviously normal, but says that
many higher grades of mental detectives
enlisted made good soldiers.
The report says that preventive meas
ures against those breakdowns include
the promotion of mc.ale by the detec-
ton of nervous abnormalities by Of
ficers. adequate rest, short spells on
front line duty, and sanitation. 1t rec
ommends separate treatment of shell
shock cases, with persuasion and sug-
gcstion. baths and massage. While
hypnotic sleep is sometimes beneficial.
III Is NOT seueTdllN, anu the CpHlftlLtee
strongly condemns F'reudian psychoan-
alysis.
The document Is fascinating study
of the reaction OF various men TO vari-
Gus types Of danger. The testimony Of
medical and combat general officers in
all branches was taken. IL was a
medical officer who made the distinc-
tion between the happily and unhappily
married. He also said a nervous break
could be foretold when the wild fighting
type became moody and quiet, or when
the sullen type beca me excitable and
tslkative. and when the careful be-
came reckless or the previously we'll
behaved committed petty offenses.
Miners. farm lsborers and other men
Injured to hard physical lives were less
liable to q neurotic break than city
workers. Squsdro leader W. Tyr
rell. who won recognition for bravery,
discussing fear. testified that '.it takes
an enormous amount OF energy 10 re-
press II. The likelest type for shell
shock Is the broody. interpretive and
self-analyzing. while the men OF high
intelligence who adopt the fatalist at
titude fortified themselves. and, for the
most rart. carried on
The New York herald., 1922-08-13
THREE ENCLISH|MEN
Will TRY TO CIRCLE
EARTH in SEAPLANE
Former Officers III Expert
ence i'm War to Man Fairey
Machine.
PLAN THREE MONTHS TRIP
Attempt Will Have Sanction
of Air Ministry, Which
Predicts Success.
PLAN THREE MONTHS TRIP.

Special Cable 10 THE NEW York HERALD
Copyright, 1872, by TIE NEw YoRK ItElLp.
Now York Herald Bureau.l
London. Aug. IL.
Although Major w. r. Blake Is far be-
hind his schedule in his flight around
the world and Is struggling on despite
breakages, poor motors and i'll luck,
the British are planning another
around the world light this time using
seaplane manned by Three ex-ofiicers
OF wide experience.
1T is no secret thai ths British want
the distinction oe being .he first to fly
around the world and ibis ne.Y venture
has the sanction o. .he Air Ministry
which, according tn the statement
made by Capt +. T.. Gnest. president
or the Air Council. before the House
of Commons, believes @he undertaking
has reasonable chance OF success
The expedition will be comman anded by
Capt. +. J. Il. McCloughry. who hopes 20
start in October, but IL this Is not pos
sible he VIII probably walt until spring.
Air circles already regard Major Blake's
hight as a failure, SAYING that his re-
peated delays are detrimental to avia-
ton. when the object Of .he trip was to
promote 1t. Blake, II u said. did not
take advantage OF suggestions made by
the Air Ministry and the official pro-
moters ~ aviation are now anxious To
prove that Sir Ross Smiths dream is
plausible.
Capt. McCloughry. DOS. brought
down twenty-eight German planes dur
ing the war. He is a na'l.e Of Aus
tralia. Z. II. McIni osh Is anoStnr pilot
who saw service in France and Mesopo-
nd We v.tl frF
tie Handley Page company. Capt Frank
Tymms. the third man chosen FOR the
trip. v as an artillery observer In France
and vert to America during the war to
assist in observation instruction He
has had wide experience and Is recoc-
rized an an authority on aArial navl-
CATION 10 also will handle the wire
less outfit which the, plane win osrry.
nA achuJe flight will b. made in one
Ffuftffnf-A Fairey seapiano specially
built and provided with Q 500 horse-
power Rolls-Royce engine and an in-
closed cabin where the crew can be COM
Portable, with special provisions for
tropical heat and arctic cold
The start probably will be mace from
the Thames. whence the fiiers viii travel
by way Of Bordeaux, Athens. Bombay.
Hong Kong. Toxic. the Alcutian Is
lands. Vancouver. America. Newfound-
land and the Azores.
Valuable data have been acquired from
the Portuguese Atlantic fiiers, who also
used Fairey seaplane. This has re-
suited in several Improvements In tho
new plane. Its lifting power. including
the fuel and crew, will he between six
and seven tons. No effort TO establish
speed records will be made. but It is in
tended TO complete the Journey in three
months
The New York herald., 1922-08-13

sr.cioy Cdbfs to THE NEW YORK HEnALp.
Copyright, 1879. by The NEW YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Berlin. Aug. II.
The whole world is mad, and the ex-
treme new tendencies in art are the re-
suit OF that condition" Claire Sheridan,
the English sculptor, told THE NEW YoRK
HERALD correspondent after visit to the
galleries OF Berlin.
TT is chaos without form. but vivid
color" she continued. The worlds his
tory since the war is one OF a succession
of flashes in more or less vivid hues. but
ending in nothing. Why should artists
be blamed for putting on canvas the
same chaotic things that everybody IN
the world is acting?"
She. however, found many admirable
features in Germany's new art. and
sculpture as well. After an intimate
study OF German social lie the artist
summed up the country's broken spirit
in a. single instance:
II was the guest over the week end in
the home of one OF Berlin's ,yealthiest
families. After gay dinner, in spirit
OF fun wrote my name in pencil upon
the shirtfront OF one OF tho young men
guests. He sighed sadly. and said to me
earnestly: Now! There are 80 marks
gone. explained apoiosetioally that
he might have worn the shirt again. In
steAd OF paying the equivalent OF 1yA
Genre for laundering. Ts
"Such remarks never in the world
were heard In circles OF that class before,
and don't think vast economic elabor-
atoms are needed TO show that it Ia an
accurate reflection OF the hopelessness Of
the outlook OF the country"
The sculptor hopes TO make busts OF
Gen. Lidendorff and other German
celebrities. and return 10 Russia in the
autumn via Batum.
The New York herald., 1922-08-13
COURT TO SELL LANDRU
MEMENTOS AT AUCTION
Furniture and Murder SfoUe
Will Be Put Up.

Special cable to THE NEw yorK HsxLo.
Copyright, 1872 ~ THE NEW YosK HEsstn.
New York Herald Buresu.
Paris, Aug. ~. +
The last act OF the notorious Landru
murder trial Is to be enacted in october.
when. In the same court room OF the
Versailles Assizes where the Bluebeard
OF Gambais was sentenced TO death, relics
OF his many marital and love affairs viii
be sold at public auction.
Those not claimed BY the relatives OF
his victims will be offered to the public.
The returns ere 20 go to the state TO be
applied toward the payment OF the costs
OF his trial. estimated Mt 100000 francs.
Whole dining room and bedroom
suits arc 70 be disposed Of as well ~
separate beds curtains, chairs. tables
and gardening utensils. Tufts Of false
hair and sets Of false teeth. supposedly
the property or Landru's victims. also
are 10 go under the hammer. as we'll as
the cooking range where ID was said the
Bluebcard burned the bodies OF his vice
Tins. All the relies" have been shown
In court.
The New York herald., 1922-08-13
PICCADILLY CIRCUS
WILL BECOME SQUARE
Building to Be Reconstructed
Under NeuO Plan.

Special Cobls 10 THE NEW YORK Hrssrr.
COPYRIGHT. 1922. W TIE NEW YoaK HEuILn
New York II yxid bureau.
Lone \. Aug. fe.
piccadiliy Circus is 10 be transformed
from a cir'le into square as the re-
suit Of new building plans that have
received official Endorsement. The shops
adjoining the Criterion Theater and
restaurant have been pulled down and
will be rebuilt Tho buildings facing
the "Cri" and Swan & Edgar's de-
partment store. dlagonally across the
circus. viii be rebuilt. forming right
angles with Regent street instead OF
the present curves.
Other owners also are lining up for
the scheme. The Department OF Woods
and Forests. representing the Crown,
sanctioned tho scheme.
The New York herald., 1922-08-13
GETS ELEPHANTS TAIL
HAIR FOR LUCK RING
Woman's Plea in London Pa
per Meets Quick Response.

sosoidi cable TO Tux Nyw NorK HrH,tp.
Copyright. 1882, bv THE NEW iosK liEs.tp.
New York Herald I;ureau.
London. AUG. II.
Convinced that the hair from an ele-
plants tail woven into ring would
bring her good luck London woman
appealed for some through London
newspaper.
Within twenty-four hours hairs
plucked from the tails OF propitlous
pachyderms began 20 now into the news
paper Office. ranging from an almost
invisible three inch bit OF elephant hair
TO complete tails. with hundreds Of per-
fectly brushed hairs from end 70 end.
All who have possessed the charm OF
ring thus braided proclaim its potency
as a taiisman of good luck.