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WIDOW'S MEMORY FAILS; “DAUGHTER” WANTS LIFE BARED Mrs. Grau, Rich, Brought Up Mrs. Mandorff Until Year 1913, ADOPTED WHEN A CHILD Was Twelve Years Married When She Learned She Was Not of Family. Disposition of an estate valued at More than $150,000, consisting of apartment houses in this city and im- proved property on Long Island be- longing to irs Minnte Grau, a widow; the determination of her men- tal condition and the establishment of the true life history of Mrs. Min- nie Grau Mandorff, wife of a New York physician, are involved in an action begun to-day by the filing of pepers in the Queens County Clerk's office at Jamaica According to at- torneys in the case, the next move will be application for the empanelling ot a Sheriff's Jury to take evidence as to Mrs. Grau'’s competency. Grau's estate comprises two ho at Nos. 218 and ith Street, valued at $38,- two others at 989 and Second Avenue, of the same valuation; houses in Amityville and other real estate at Huntington and Millville, valuable securities in a safe deposit box in the Fifth Avenue Bank, Mrs. apartment 220 East considerable jewelry and other per- sonal property Action for the appointment of « commission in lunacy wag started by Mrs. Minnie Grau Mandorff, who claims to be the adopted child of Mrz Grau In her affidavit she claims that until 1918, twelve years after her marriage, she believed herself to be the daughter of Minnie and George Grau, At that time she was told by & woman that she was not. Ques- tioning her parents, she learned that they had adopted her at the age of fifteen months and had intended never letting her know she was not thetr true daughter, 1919, according to the affidavit : 8 u began to show signs of ntal deficiency, and Dr. Smith Ely Jollitte advised that she be placed in a sanitar he w therefore sent to Dr. Ro establishment at Brentwood, L. L, being released from there in September, 1920. The next month her mind again became atfect- ed and on Oct, 12, Mrs. Mandorft ays, Mr. and Mrs, Henry Regelman Visited the Hotel Albert, where the afilic woman wa: pping, and took her to their home at Amityville Only once since then has Mrs. Man dorii, 30 she «, seen her mother. i interest in Mrs Grau ts solr personal financial g: In his n avit, Regelman i claims that he has taken care of Mrs Grau for twelve years and in that time assisted in the management of her estate. He olaims that Mrs, Man- dorff took ca% of her for only a short time. Among the papers on file are two oyting to be copies of the wills of and Minnte Grau, Ne died Her will apparently left a con- iest (0 Thenabe Mandorft Aun 3 Kast > With “treet. a siste a Mrs. Greu E only living relative i nd denies that Mrs, Manderff was ever adopted by the ; Graus. She adds that they would have turned Mrs. Mandorff out but for her, Mrs. Reubel's, Intervention She says also that Regelman’s only interest in Mrs. Grau {s from old friendship. —— COSTUME OF DANCER NOT IMMORAL; FREED Charges Against Clara Your 1. 8. Rich Dismtaned, Magistrate Eilner'a arge of dat an immoral at the Parkway Palace in n brought against Miss Clara atbush missed Young, twenty-two, of West 46th Street, Manhattan. The girl's real me is Lisa Pavanova Miss Young appeared before strate last Monday in the which the dance was THE EVENING WORLD, MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 192%. PRES. HARDING |SWEARS IN THREE BOOMS NATIONAL | JURIES TO CLEAR MERCHANDISE FAR} CRIME CALENDAR ‘What Did You See To-Day?’ Prize Winners For Second Week Led by Two Women One, Miss Mandell, Can En- joy Vacation With $100 Prize—Other, Mrs. Day, Is an Enthusiastic “Volunteer Reporter.” Had Intended to Personally Open It—Lavish Displays —. in Two Buildings. Dry Law Violations and Bucketing Included in Cases to Be Considered, Nere are the winners of the second week's Capital Prizes in The Evening World's “What Did You See To- Day?" contest, which brought thou- sands of contributions from its legion 0. readers: First Prize, $100—Sarah Man- dell, No. 783 Fifth Avenue, Man- hattan, Second Prize, $50—Mrs. Gi President Harding, unable to at- tend the opening to-day of the Na- tional Merchandise Fair In the Grand Central Palace and the 7ist Regiment Armory, sent the following letter ad- dressed to Lew Hahn, Managing Di- rector of the National Retail Dry Goods Association, which was read at the first business meeting of the as- sociation during the progress of the fair: My Dear Mr. Hahn: “It was my hope earlier in the sum- mer that I might be able to come to New York at the time of the National Merchandise Fair, now about opening. I find that hope disappointed because of pressing affairs which render such a trip impossible, Therefore I am writing to express to yourself and the Sreat association of business interests which have made this exposition my admiration for the courage and enter- prise which have moved them in the undertaking. It is good to note the persistent confidence which inspires the American business community at all times and which contributes so much to making our country always Progressive and optimistic. But these things are so familiar to Americans and have so often moved them to great achievements that it is @ little trite to speak of them. In an- other and very different aspect a fair has appealed to me. I have thought of it as bringing into our American For the first time in the history of the Court of General Sessions three Grand Juries were sworn in to-day to work during the August term. Here- tofore August has been a dead month in the Criminal Courts Building with only one Grand Jury in session two or three days a week District Attorney Banton in asking Judge Koenig to empanel three Grand Juries gad that it is his desire, within a few months, to so reduce the Tombs census that it will be possible to place & person accused of a crime on trial within two weeks of the date of the in- dictment. While the number of in- dictments and trials since the con- certed campaign against crime was begun by the police and the courts st spring have broken all records the number of cases awaiting Grand Jury action ts large . W. Day, No. 336 Westview Ave- nue, Leonia, N. J. Third Prize, $25—John Schneider, No. 54 East Street, Flemington, N. J. Fourth Prize, $10— ‘Bobbie’ Grace Elston, No. 17 Sound View Terrace, South Norwalk, Conn, The rewards noted above are, how- ever, not the only ones received hy the four succesful contestants, Each recelved $1 upon acceptance of the contribution and each recelved $26 for having sent in the best contribution for one day of last week. Mrs. Day received in addition the sum of $10 for having sent in tho second best contribution on Aug. 3. Peter Main cused of violation of the Mullan-Gage Prohibition Act awaiting Grand Jury consideration. Mr. Banton hopes that Most of these will be disposed of this month. Heretofore only about one indictment has been found to each 100 cases considered. Mr. Banton has in his offices hun- dreds of complaints against alleged bucket shops and crooked brokers. These will be acted upon as rapidly as possible. The Tombs ts crowded with persons accused of indictable crimes. Es 121st ‘The news item published on July 1, which won the First Capital Prize of the week for Sarah Mandell was “GOOD NIGHT! SEE You To- MORROW At 6 o'clock in the afternoon 1 standing in front of the Lighthouse for the Blind at No. 111 East 58th Street and saw a number of sightless women wr e rriting and reading and in emerge. Doomed, as we would |sharpening her faculties of percep. 8S SARAH ue ManoeLL FIRST PRIZEWINNER both No. 9 West No. Garland, retired, Street; Charles A. Stein, and joking and bidding one an- it ws: ‘i dustrial Tit uug-|1046 Madison Avenue, and David W ‘as this story, published on commercia! and Industria! © a BUE- 1 Aa other a cheery good night. “See | Aug. 2, that won the Third Capital gestion of that moving, colorful, cos-| Jarvis, meat merchant, No. 34 you to-morrow,” | heard more | Prize for Mr, Schneider mopolitan character which makes th|Thomas Street, are the foremen of than one of them say. How can the Grand Juries. After supper last nigit, sitting on the front porch, I saw an owl fiuttering anxiously about one of the maples. On closer inspection I made out a young owl roosting in @ crotch of the tree. With the aid of a beanpole, I appropriated the fuzzy creature and tor sev- eral minutes fondled and caressed {t, Then, foolishly, the protests of the mother owt, I turned the little one over to some boys frolicking in the street great merchandising fair of the Old World emporiums so attractive and so useful as stimulants of trade, to better acquaintance and exchange of {ntelli- gence and understanding. “I fecl that your organization ts cre- ating something which. for our coun- try marks a new departure. Its pos- sibilities are well nigh boundless, and because of some little vision of them which has come to me, I want es- pectally to congratulate you on what one be hearted fortitude? Miss Mandell ts a stenographer em- ployed at the Hotel Netherland. She lives at No. 843 Jennings Street, the Bronx. It was her first contribution that won for her the $100 prize last week. When she was told she had won the First Capltal Prize she exclaimed: “Isn't it just wonderful! discouraged or after “It would be well to remember,"’ said Judge Koenig in instructing the Grand Jurors, “that the function of the Grand Jury is not to find a large number of indictments but to give fair consideration to as many cases as can be handled. It is a far more serious offense to indict on insuMcient evidence than to refuse to indict on sufficient evidence.” d down- such witne! ing in spite of MRS GILES W DAN. SECOND PRIZE WINNER Now T can HAVE YOU YOUR come, colleagues in the crafts that American newspapers are more than careful to avold any inference that thelr busi- ness offices influence their editorial and news offices. It is for us ox- appeared the first week I read them all, and, like thousands of others, be- came a ‘What Did You See To-Day?" enthusiast. I made !t my business then to keep my eyes more open than eniff the perfume of the fresh- mown hay across the road, * * * Suddenly I received a smart blow on the head. Turning to see who my assailant might be, “Most sincerely yours, “WARREN G. HARDING.” The business meeting at which the foregoing was read was held in the Will Arrest Every Motor- ist Who Is Without One. ever to tho things going on about me.f I was just in time to see ; ne Clover Gardens in Grand Centralltremely difficult to get occasional So I wrote my contribution—and now| that mother owl launch a second Motorists who drive to-day | Pajace, presided over by Lewis F.| publicity for items wiilch to us, as the prize. It's really quite wonderful] iow atm Y alveaay pee without a police warning card will | Pierson, President of the Merchants’! merchants, seem to have real news to me tted my thoughtless brutality, be arrested. Beginning to-duy | Association of this city. Addresses] varue = but there was no time now to every autoist is required to have | *ere made Jesse Isidor Straus! My. Straus went on to explain that The Second Capital Prize was awarded to Mrs. Day for this contri- bution, published Aug. 4: head of Macy's, and by Senator Wiil- iam M. Calder, the latter's being read by Assistant District Attorney James think of that, and with stick and broom 1 air the prime object of the fair was to bring the distributors and manufac- turers into closer relationship in » warni ‘ard, be rf pie fought a battle in BeBe eR Pe Re BFt this bereaved the with ana ihe ture and no excuses for not pos- SHINING. furlated mother. She followed sessing one will be accepted by |G. Moore, of Kings County. Mr. Pler-| 40. to obtain greater cvonomy In buy- On the Edgewater ferry boat a me up the street, diving at me police. son said in part: ‘and step | 8 and selling, the saving ultimately tiny youngster clung to his again and again, unti! finally, I ‘A tush! of those whe have ‘You have started this forward step] 45" ne passed on to the retuil. pur- mother and cried out in fear of a was compelled to seek asylum in merchandising because you believe chaser. There are 1,400 caxes of persons ac- | to ap apartment over the Charles Res taurant, comes of a nected with curly yesterday with revolvers let themselves into a room at the Scarborough Hotel two blocks away and found Durnherr sleeping soundly blood which adhered. row. The arrest qu! discovery of couple effects. drunk and had waged a long quarrel with his wife during the evening, as- signed to room 44. MORTALLY STABBED, Victim of Am ver, Street, tucked him or the cause of the trouble, lying on the sidewalk and sent him to 8 u WARRANT OUT FOR: TOM O'ROURKE OF: BOXING BOARD: Newspaper Man*® of Punching Him at Ebbets Field. WIFE FOUND DEAD, HEAD BEATEN I BY ALARM CLOCK A warrant for the arrest of Tom O'Rourke, Deputy Commissioner of the New York State Athletic Commis sion, was issued by Magistrate Bil.” perin In the Flatbush Court to-day, ‘* on a charge of in the third The 8 Issued on the application of Square Eddy") Forbes, oficial referee of the commission. . assault degree. Warrant w Jumes Forbes’s application followed receipt of a letter by him from H. P. Burchell, Seerctary of (he commission, informe SDQROTHY DORNHERR |!" Forbes of his suspension as @ ANS & PHOTO Husband, Banker’s Son, Held After Tragedy. sion to all licensed boxing bouts In the. ~ State of New York This letter, Forbes said, was the re- sult of an altercation with O'Rourke Leo Durnherr, thirty-one, alleged} it a boxing match last Wednesday have Killed his wite, Dorothy, | night at Ebbets Field between “Pep. thirty-four, with an alarm clock injPer’ Martin and “Iid" Sullivan, Tm the oO 112 Weat 45th street, | pourke twlee Prominent Rochester | writer. He was covering the bout for ~ family, according to a despatch from] — Brookiyn newspaper, —_ whe: there to-day. His father was con. {O'Rourke walked in with — *Tex’ the Durnherr Banking Rickard and one of the Ringling Company, one of the largest ie {brothers, circus men. According to Western Wow vores: Forbes‘s story, O'Rourke, waving his allereation, according to Forbes, hit him newspaper sporting No. His friends in Rochester, accord-|Mrd toward Forbes, said to one of ing to the despatches, did not know] [8 Buests. “Iere's a seat he was married. Four Lours after|, “Not this time.’ Forbes replied, having press tickets “Well, you'll never be here again,” said O'Rourke, according to Forbes, “Oh, my, T will’ Forbes said he ., replicd. “I'll give you a bet of 2 to 1 Ull be here every time I'm assigned here."* “Make it 3 to 1,”' said another newspaper man, whereupon, according to Forbes, O'Rourke hit Forbes on the mouth with the back of the hand. When Deputy Commissioner John R. Van Derbosch of the Athletic Coms mission held Forbes back from re- wrning the blow, Forbes said, O'Rourke punched him on the jaw. O'Rourke's arrest was expected to take place at once at the office of the Mrs, Durnherr's body was found her head bat- two detectives with drawn tered in, Beside him were his ‘ained clothes and shoes to wisps of the woman's hair Durnherr will be arraigned to-mor- kly followed the photographs of the among the dead woman's They were distributed among detectives who, hearing Durnherr was t : . ‘ § commission at 291-295 Broadway, look forward to a two weeks’ vaca-| © © © [ went into the house you have done, and to express my [high traiff rates proposed. I might/aumed he had not gone far. The i a i - Hzation of your ut-|go further and state from my own Manhattan. Forbes lives at No. 745 tion. I had little hope of winning] and came out again, bareheaded, Hone ten the tes s y clerk of the hotel Identified the : anything. When the contributions} to smoke my evening pipe and WARNING CARD? J| most anticipations in its splendid out-Jexperience and conversations with my photograph as that of the man as_|[Creaident Street, Brooklyn. He is “in the forties,’” considerably older. ears SHORT CLACUIT SETS LOCOMOTIVE AFIRE, TraMe on the South bound tracks of the New York, New Haven and Hart- ford Rallroad at 126th Street, was, de- layed slightly last night when fire due to a short circuit started beneath the flooring of an electric locomotive. At- tached to u train from Springfeld, Mass. No excitement was caused on any of the eleven coaches as firemen from Truck 14 on 125th Street, extingutshed the blaze with sand after climbing the elevated structure at 126th Street. while O'Rourke is SHIELDS ASSAILANT y Hefa to Tell Who Inflicted Woand. Dying from stab wound, Her thirty-thi of No, 240 East 90th refuse to tell who at- olicemen of the Hast 104th Stre why «a crowd had Nth Street yesterday They found Messer dy ran, Reception Hoapital, neglected to obtain one of the warning cards {s expected and It has been arranged that motor- ists may get them at any precinct on the porch of my ofd friend, Izaak Dilts. Mr. Dilts will bear witness to the fact that this owl made a desperate effort to drive that the establishment of a concen- trated national market for the mutual convenience ‘of thousands of retatl stores throughout the country will be Negress in the next seat—evident- ly the first member of that race he had seen. She looked hurt for a moment and then her white Exhibits in both Grand Central Pal- ace and the Armory ure lavish. More than $250,000 has been sjent by the National Retail Dry Cioods Association teeth gleamed in a wide, sunny me out of town, out of house, out station, They must bring two |o¢ great and continuing value to the and the National Garment Retailers’ smile. ‘Doan’ be skeered o' me, of home Pictures of themselves and these | merchants of the country, many of Association in preparing for the talr, honey,” she crooned. ‘Mah fa —-- Pletures must be untouched whom are not disposed to maintain] ang a jurge part of this sum has been may be black but mah. hear The Fourth Capital Prize was won] represent the autoists thelr buyers In this market for long] expended on the decorations a-shinin’ right throo it fullo' love [by this story, which appeared in the] without the kindly softening rods each year. Hundreds of trees and whrubsa, thou- fuh Wl chillun. Dean' yuh see it [Evening World for July 3t: touches of the photographers. This fair will make for economy: |eands of yards of silks and satins and shine?" The baby’s face was i CADE, UALS Seas ees both to retail purchaser and retail scores of specially made paintings de- picting various epochs in the history of world trade are included, as well as bronzes and statuary. The Interior of the armory has been entirely re- made, with thousands of yards of ma- terials and with fountains and cas- cades completely hiding the walls and New Haven train bound for my I hoarded a at Grand Central home in Connecticut. At the 126th Street Station a woman came aboard with a girl of seven When the handed study in fear, doubt, wonder and then reassurance as blue eyes Ifted to black and responded to the world-old message of love for little children. Cautiously his pink, dimpled fingers reached up and patted the dark, satiny cheek. STEPS ON HIS STARTER AND IS BLOWN TO ClATH Miner Had Been Fined for Atten- tions to Another's Wit SULLIVAN, Ind., Aug. 7.—John Ever- Goods are here brought together at the least possible cost buyers come here directly, knowing what they want and getting what they want without unnecessary delay and expense.” Describing the press of the United merchant. and a babe in arms. conductor appeared sho hart, a coal miner, was killed here yes- “§ ch y, him one ticket. He insisted upon sleotully, wgne! tara a halt-tare for the girl. The |terday when he stepped on the starter|States as More: ladependent oe the /ateel construction work. The [Palace leefully, "Stine!" 5 ‘Why, st of his automobile and an exploston fol-| business office than the press of any|is just as pretty. watched the pretty play with wom was indlensoe y. ahe Jiowed. Bimer Hale, also a miner, js A e other country, Mr. Straus said that it was because of this tt had gained 'ts great influence, ‘I believe that It may be said with- A feature of the Armory display will be a nightly fashion show, one of the largest ever held in this city. First of these will start at 9.30 to-night, In said, she had never paid fare for The plain that mixed emotions bootblack yelling, Just then the into tho cabin and every one being held. The theory expressed by the authort- tles Is that dynamite had been placed conductor the patiently law re- her. made it came Shine Jdren he- luughed happily. It was a good quires half-fare for ch under the cushion of the front seat on shiny day. Liat air tween the ages of five and twelve, the driver's side of the automobile, ‘The {OUt fear of contradiction that the! which about 125 mantkins will appear, . = and finally she paid but under [starter wires were then connec with | press of this country {s lesa con-|The show will be preceded by a dinner trolled. more honest and more honor. able than the press of any other country in the world,”’ he added. “It {s for this reason that it has gained the influence that Senator Mc- Cumber fears, Furthermore {t is very {lluminating that so many Republican newspapers are in opposition to the of the members of the National Gar- ment Retailers’ Association -In the show will be Included the fashions of the various wars, dating from the Norman Conquest. Twelve of the most beautiful manikins in New York will be assisted in this by thirty-five soldiers, who will wear the uniforms worn by the fighting mon of each period. protest that the gentleman ipt for the money and suggested that she take the up with bis superiors, On at her station sne halted faced the con- nite, {t {» belleved, and the cap of the gasoline tank removed. Everhart was blown about eight feet Into the alr and died a few hours later. He had been fined a few days ago on a charge of misconduct with Hale's wife Hale, who {s an expert shot firer, de- nied any knowledge of the alleged dynamitin, such the dyn: gave lier a ri Mrs. Day is an enthusicat over the jcontest. She told a representative of The Evening World that she has kept a daily file of the newspaper ever since the contest was begun. “I pick out each day the contribu- tions I think should win prizes, and I have a 90 per cent. average of agree- ment with the awards as The Evening World announe contest 0} matte arriving on the platform ductor and called out triumph- antly, “I had to pay to-day, but we've beaten your dirty old rail- anyway, road for two year s them. I think the ec of the happiest and most a newspaper ———— BOYS TO VISIT BERENGARIA, Twenty boye from thy Henry Street Settlement netghborhood in the lower eaat elde, who have long beon Interested boat butlding, will be the guoaty to- day of the Cunard Company uboard of the Eve the following tructive The editorial aur ning World asks that contributors to tie “What Did You st, all of whom will send their full addresses, if has ever de “Vets” by Vote of 116,635 Protest Against “Dry” Aspect of Volstead Mrs. Day is the widow of a business New See To-Day?"” ¢ have won p man and interested he has al deeply in names and cc the Berengarta, formerly the linperator, SS Cop righ, 1922, to the editor of the that the peizes may there be errors, contest In order be sent to them F. M..C., No. 629 Mantattan Ave- nue, Brooklyn H. H., care of Lenox, No. Manhattan 132 They will Inspect the liner from ston: to stern. Many of them didn’t have the necet y 10 cents carfare, ao a friend of the eattiement provided a bus, which will convey them to the 14th Street pler and beck, Digest’s Poll, Which Reaches Nearly Half a Million, Is Instructive. Figures presented im the current Jssue of the Literary Digest in {ts Nation-wide poll on the Probibition question show the dry forces to be still far outnumbered by the hosts of those who demand either the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment or else euch @ modification of tae enforce- sold Literar 113 West 15th Street, xX. Y, Z.'* No Rockaway Jersey City, NJ bh sth Beach 934 reet, A ‘Fan, N Brooklyn Pp. J. W. Brooklyn: H. B,J hattan. e ment law that beer and wine may be Th Ht, ec t ra th ee Polls wnich: 1eite eacors Ne acer the: giyi tarmac whe Ceured attitude of ten millton voters, Is now . that the wet majority weuld be upset Givnon, (No: address /alvend ear the half-million mari, and per) ee eee the arfd interior P., 40 Dominick Street, Man-|18 the summary showing how thei, gti unfulfilled, The only comfort voters stand: of the dry leaders is found in the fact Merictly ary... that no State has given @ majority For wino and beer . . 196,864] for absolute repeal—end for even this For repeat of amendment,........++ 101,446 eee een the Drys are indebted to al the huge beer and wine vote, Combi you Smbine the wine and beer vote!" 4 sc of the great plant of the with the vete for absolute repeal Parke, Davis Company, manufactur the amendment and the result is ing shemists, at Detroit, part ef the + gene Street, No. 1239 Pacific Street, + 181,704 COW SWATS FLY AND KILLS MAN Horn Pierces His Abdo- men and He Dies, five, a Gvorre Weat- Digest's nation wide poll, gave (hove t iat Vlure VL dalass |, Tho Digest saya thet the new fig Peter Johnaon, sixty hand employed by vale, nen t's toasted, This one extra process farm MeClure at Rive fat ait say, to the chamber of darkness | tion ‘ for life, they emerged laughing i Sees + wood, N. 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