The evening world. Newspaper, March 27, 1903, Page 4

| Protective Association ly Seeks to Defeat andatory Measure Already Has “Paesed the Legisiature, but Hae Not Yet Been Signed by Mayor “A mengce to public health” 1s the ote of a protest made by the Wowen’s Health Protective Association inst the erection of an abattoir at avenue and ‘Thirty-ninth ‘With Mrs, Ralph Troutmann, nt of the association, every mem. is exerting herself to bring about ‘veto of a bill allowing a slaughter- Qnd subsequent fertilizing business thin the city limits. "Ve mean to resort to the most ef- tive measures possipie to bring our Defore the Mayor, to whom the © is now presented,” eald Mrs. froutmann to-day. “Some of the re- il butchers of this city have formed « tion and wish to erect an abat- at Eleventh avenue and Thirty- th street. When they applied to ‘Board of Health early in January ‘public hearing was granted at which members of ovr society were We made such a strong plea granting the permit that at a meeting the application was de- nt. "The next thing the butchers did ostensibly to interest Senator Els- . who introduced a bill providing ‘It shall be the duty of the Board Health of the City of New York to ta permit to erect such abattoir to conduct sald business therein @pproval of the plans therefor “the Department of Buildings of said _" A Mandatory Measure. | “Now this is a mandatory measure should pot be tolerated. The bill both houses, and we mean ‘to the Mayor to veto it. The of these people up-State laying m lawa for the City of New York m they are ignorant of the cond!- existing here is absurd! For nh years we have been fighting Siaughter-house evt!, and the dread- hil condition of affairs on the East ide in this respect was what led to ) Organization of our soclety. & November, 18H, eleven women re- ling on Beekman Hill were 0 out- 4 at the foul ordors that polluted the osphere of the neighborhood that _ Hthey resolved to investigate the cause. “We found that the section of the city ‘e-the abbatoir district, on. First ‘from Forty-third etreet to ty-seventh street, was in a terrtble Hon, Here were fifty-five dirty lt- pens calls slaughter-houses, where ‘walls and floors reeked with blood d filth, The cattle were confined in Mars, the air of which was fetid. In one-bolling works the odors wera “Four more women joined us and we fori ourcelves into the Women's ‘THealth Protective Association. We were jt on abolishing thie auisance, and mted @ dill to the Legislature. Of u it wes defeated, but the expense hich the butchers foresaw would be upon them In continually fighting ‘Our bills led to a compromise, and model " Bbattoirs were erected. We consented | ot to appeal to the Legislature further Mf the slaughtering was confined to one itt of the city and proper sanitary were enforced. Oders Can’t Be Suppreased. is the fertilizing works which @ to be conducted in connection with abattolrs. I recognize the fact, id So does the entire association, that Most scientific methods are used by ) but who own the abattoirs, but that cannot do away with the foul and. contaminating odors which arise When the refuse from the slaughter- he 4g converted Into fertlilzers. oat te and not practical to carry on th ing of meat without the f Mi orks, and it ix dn impossibility, ver constant vigilance and inspe ieas.to provent foul and noxious rom these works, per- and polluting the atmosphere ew. The public hi h and com- placed in danger. and the thou- of tenement-house dwellers who ot escape from tals awful condition being subjected to unnecessary len we consider the congested con- of the city, we realize more than necessity of removing these in len without the city limita, Admit Dange: "We are in our pro’ er) pays: tan in w York can “to the pernic effects of thes: bier-houser on the public health Gieal iAdviser of che Board of Was prevent at the meeting when ought the evils of this situa- aIK0 represeytatives trom nu- if oTgal tho: SMEAR Who Wish to build the abat- @ clever enough to buy the and not etart building before ning what they could do. The CONE i & powerful ry Of unsanitary conditions, and eareful ar possible to ydney Rosenfeld, correspo: r of the association, that the abattair would imp gore than cold be expressed, nf the license such # preceden Dilen,” aho said, ri} the clty here would take {| dent, mous, the corporation w: elty in that Jt we ven such ilnd 8 to the Fact LBinews w.th- the whole oat sara power will appeal to n to the Governor, if enthusiastic MEMBERS OF ager of the North Jersey; Gaddis and John D. Crimmins, the wealthy New York contractor. In addition, it is said, the indictment] prominent citizens general] young man settled in Chicago and be superintendent; A. N. Pratt, rond master;|came acquainted with Miss Walsh. the’ Their engagement was announced, names James Bloomfield division, and Richard Eick, assistant euperintendent of the same di-, flold in Detroit began to recelve letters) 1+ sand yet I believe in a three-platoon wave Manhattan? aad ‘that WILKESBARRE, Martin Brennan, pearance from her home in thi was involved in much found in Bers back home. NOT YET CALLED| Certainty that North Jersey Trolley Company’s Officers Have Been Accused, but Ca- piases Have Not Been Issued. PRESIDENT YOUNG WAITING. Edwart F. C. Young, president of the North Jersey Traction Company, sald to-day that he had not been served with a capias to appear before the Es- sex County Courts to answer an in- @ictment for manslaughter, on acoount of the Clifton avenue accident. Neither has any of the other ofMcers Deon served. As a matter of fact the indictments are not yet in the hands of the court officers, ‘According to the best information ob- tainable the members of the Executive Committee of the company and the of- ficers have been Indicted individually | fairly disrupted North Side soclety a and not collectively. ‘Phose who will be called upon to plead are A. J. Cassatt, President of the Penn-| to move from this city to Detroit. syivania Railroad; Waward F.C, Young, President of the North Jersey, and also| though nothing hes been heard of the President of the First National Bank of| letters since December, the suspicions Jersey City; Dr. Lesile D. Ward, Vice-| concerning the author of them have President of the Prudential Insurance| either proved unfounded or else she is} ,, Ceeipangiig: Roosevelt Ghanioy; David leo) Armaly ‘entrenched twa’ Ber, wsolal|(suet che Taauor Tax Licmwes) bits wll Young, Vice-President and General Man-| position that her victims are powerless | P™*,, Ellsha B.| to proceed axainst he 2M et Charles H. Shipman, mith, superintendent of nm. There is said to have been one other whose identity could not be learned.'of the young woman her son was to It Is understood that the Grand Jury: marry. Some of these letters were un- decided not to indict the motorman and signed. One bore the forged signature conductor of the car and the man whose duty it was to keep the FOR BROOKLYN, ALL; NEW YORK, NOTHING \With This Argunient President Cantor Wins Out in Fight for New Public Comfort Stations. | > sanded. “Iva everything for Brooklyn and! nothing President Cantor at the meeting of the | Board of Evtimate to-day, “If that is the atitude of this board then I am done—my hands are tied.” ‘The President's face was flushed and he spoke almost angrily. quested the board to authorize the issue | of corporate stock to the amount of | $225,000 for the building of seven coms modinas public comfort etations dn Manhattan. for New York," exclaimed He had re- Comptroller Grout he Mayor aided with The other members were indifferent. exclaimed President Cantor, pro- noting the growing frigidity with which peared to devolvo Upon Mrs| May to his request was received, “this board) Tae & statement, ich she did early st December. President Swanstrom all fe no difference,” said Mr, sharply. he said, the Mayor will 1," deela and oo HEARS OF HER OWN FUNERAL Maren 31.—My, sudden who mystery, AE tac an B24) dead by hor family, conditi ‘The body of Mra. Peter Mathows, who It's. | committed suicide by jumping into the ‘ 2usguehann Wentified as ver, Wa mY the | of the oney he needed for a similar purpose. Ie Brokiyn to be favored as agains! Is it a case of making; oficial fowl of one and fiflesh of the) other?" Comptrolier GFrout reeled off a com- posite explanation of the difference be- tween President Swanstrom’s request | of the Bresident fof thet Borough of Manhattan. “There Cantor, the gose is sauce for the mando hattan demands these comfort stations, Brooklyn has them, That's the only difference.” “We are infringing on the margin of our account,’ declared the Mayor. President Cantor was determined, Comptroller Grout finally welded. t| “1 vote for the resolution if you hola off until July “Ro Agreed: “Whet is sauce for Man- But and fairly shouted the Presi- The yole Was put: it was unanl- the board smiled and looked pleased, Including President Cantor. A LY -HE.TRATTHANN - CHICAGO LETTER SCANDAL ACAI, oie Graham Duffield’s Reported Re- moval to Detroit Revives In- terest in Mystery That Almost Disrupted North Side Society, OHICAGO, March 27.—An echo of the anonymous letter writing soandal that few months ago is the reported inten- tton of Graham DuMeld and hin wife It 4s taken here as an indication that al- Grabam DuMeld @ son of Gen. Henry M. Duffield, one of the most of Detroit. The Immediately the mother of Mr. Duf- casting aspersions upon the character JuHa Edson Manierre.’ Suupected a Woman, ‘The wife of William Manierre, of Chi- cago, was Julia Edson. Mra. DuMeld sent the letter to Mr. Manierre, who showed It to his wife, They agreed that there was @ woman In the social set on the North Side who might have written {t, and Inquiry among th friends made this suspicion a certainty. The Duffield incident gave rise to an investigation that disclosed a remark- able state of affairs, The palaces of the wealthy on the streets near the Lake Shore Drive had been deluged with anonymous letters of the most sourril- The writer of these st intimate ous character. ters betrayed a surprising “knowled; thone 'o whom bhi dresser All of those persecuted Py, the anony- mous letter writer agreed that the prit was a Ww: Post-Office Inspec- tors were called dn. It appeared that thelr shrewdness was unavailing. She | letter-writing woman was breaking up | families, spoiling engagements | making ' the lives of persons otherwise most desirable. Dr. Henrotin Took Action, Dr. Ferdinand Henrotin, of No, 358 La Balle avenue, who had been grievously annoyed for years, finally took mat tera into his ‘own ‘hands, He decided. that one of his pationts, a woman auf- fering from nervous disomer, was the pany one. He went to the woman's usband and secured, he sald later, a confession, Boon after this Mrs, Allan Molntyre, of No. bi Astor atreet, left her home to iter, Mrs. Horatio N tor street, 0: al of the lives of epistles were ad- let- nd nan. and happy “Throughout this long reries of} have been made against! ter,’ she sald, ‘there has not n one point of proof that will hold ‘ood in court, But do you think that we are willing to let the r rest? g Our name must be prtected. The yullty shall suffer.” Mrs. May took no action after this interview Was Kiven out by Mrs, Mcin-| y ‘Chicago Is anxious to know why three months or mor after the incident his wife are leaving Chicago. Has the letter-writer become active again? i KILLS BABY MARTIN'S BIRTH CERTIFICATE. President of Health Board at Last Cancels the Paper in the Fa- mous Case, THE WORLD: FRIDAY. WOMEN’S HEALTH PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION OPPOSED TO CITY ABATTOIR. The Senator and Governor Will bany to-night to meet Senator Piatt at about the Fl ter to Senator Platt last night, end Sen- ator Platt sald that the suggestion was Was apparently closed Mr, Dumeld and 3 il] Saturday--Great ODELL AND PLATT TOTALK T OVER Meet at Fifth Avenue Hotel To-Night to Discuss Party Matters. oy. Oden will come down from -\l- the Fifth Avenue Hotel and discuss gen- eral party matters. They have not met for several weeks and matters of great portance, it 18 sald, will 66 decided on at a conference to-night. Col. George W. Dunn, Chairman of the Republican State Committee, talked to Senator Platt last night for the first time In five weeks. He hes been #0 busy in Albany that he has not deen in this clty since the middle of Feb- ruary. im: iP did not talk about the Mortgage Fax bill,” sald Col. Dunn, “for the rea- son that the Governor Is coming down here and he and the Senator will have fa little talk about the subject before {t comes up for consideration. “1 pbéliev continued the Colonel, pass the Assembly, possibly on Tues- some discussion last night Inoh bill, which provided for increasing the police force of New York City, and which Police Commissioner Greene seems to favor. “I do not think it Is necessary to say much about that matter,” said Col. Dunn when he was asked to talk about ‘There bal system for New York City, and I be- Heve in it heartily, and, without being too confidential. I spoke about this mat. worthy of conaideration. MILL OWNERS TRY TO AVERT STRIKE. Their Agents in Lowell Confer While Labor Leaders and Citizens Strive for Peace. LOWELL, Mass., March 27,—The strike declaration made by the unlon operators of the cotton mills of this city, although {t was anticipated and while the parties Most tivterested had faced the situation with gravity, resulted in considerable activity to-day. The mili agents, the State Board of Arbitration and business men of the gity, who are anxious to avert a strike, tn face of the positive vote of the unions to strike. were able to-day to consider the crisis as an actual condition rather than a threatened danger, and a num- bor of conferences were held. ‘The agents of the seven corporations which will be affected by the strike order met early at the Union Natlonal Bank. It could not be learned whetlicr this conference related directly to the labor questions or to plans for running thy mills om Monday. The members of the State Board of Arbitration also began. work early in the day In the hope of bringing together the agents and employees’ ommittess, Piano day. Pianos'.... Take advan- tage of this Dr. Ernest Lederle, President of the certificate and took from the records of the Bureau of Vital Statetios what known as “the Martin Baby Certifica’ | long examination conducted by Dr. | Lederle to esteolish elther its Jegality jor otherwise. The certificate was fied on July %, 100%, by Lena P. Bleckert, « inidwife, ‘of No. 19% East Farty-ftth WS Gtreet, and it then became @ matter o: ton last night end brought record and was numbered 26,172. he She had been mourned as Mans, pubsoquently a bave the certificate cancelled, alleging Vhat the child mentioned the: his trave, oor & Tligabeth Starr-ie tthe 4 ry ie Mi bit wre voruccesati f We a Ki and iy naw out Board of Health, to-day cancelled the | This certificate has been the cause of | great March sale, Including stool and cover, VREELAND WILL TURN TABLES. His Attorney, De Lancey Nicoll, Will Apply for Warrants for Wall Street Operators on the Charge of Conspiracy. WON’T DISCLOSE THE NAMES. Warrants for noted Wall street spec- ulators on charges of criminal con- spiracy will be asked for by De Lancey Nicoll, counsa! for the Metropolitan Teiiroad, as an apitoome of the hearing of the charges of Mbel brought by Will- {am Amory ageinst President H. H. Vreeland of the Metropolitan Road. terday’s hearing to ask for warrants, but Mr. Jerome was in Boston. “It would be im,roper to name these Persons until the warrants have been issued,” @aid Mr. Nicoll to-day. ‘I in- tend to ask for warrants on the charge of criminal conepiracy. There i» ample evidence to support such a charge. The cablograms which have been produced at the hearing show that there was an attempt to apply for a receivership for the Metropolitan and raid the stock.”* None of the big Wall street financiers whose names had been mentioned by Amory in his testimony have yet been called to the stand in the libel inquiry. Amory held the stand until the close of yesterday's proceedings, and then the hearing was adjourned until April 1 at Jefferson Market Court. As evidence of what was going on Mr. Nicoll was able to produce a series of cablegrams, beginning in February of this year, which passed between Amory and William A, Hazand, of tae firm of Francis D. Moulton & who Mir, Nicoll went to the office of the, District-Attorney at the close*of yes-| @. MAROH 27, 190% fh has been in Parte and at Melton Mow- bray, the shooting lofge of Foxhall Keone. Tha fact thdt Mr Vreeland’s attorney wis cognizant of the passage of there cablegrame showed there a leak somewhere, that he had Mr. Nicoll oxplalned ena on the manager, of served a subj the Western Union and thi impelled jain that the production of the teter! ‘The witnose took pains to Foxhall Keene, in whose care several of the cables had been sent, had nothing to do with any of the contemplated sults, | MUNROE’S VALET ARRESTED. Accused of Robbing the Prize- Fighter of Dinmond Rings. John Morris, twenty-five years old, who has been the valet for ‘Jack’ Munro, the Butte, Mon., prize-fighter, Was a prisoner before Magistrate Crane in Jefferson Market Court to-day, charged with grand larceny. The com- plaint alleged that recently, while Mun- roe was “playing” in Boston, Morris stole five diamond rings from him, val- uel at $325. Last night Clark Ball, Muroe's man- ager, saw Morris on Sixth avenue and requested him to go to the Union Square Hotel, where Munroe is sald to be ill, and “fix the thing up.” Morris drove a short distance in a hansom with Ball end then jumped out. He was caught and arrested, Ranaseonce Crane held him in $1,000 for examination to-morrow. Roch’'s Optown Prices Make Downtown OCH & oven saterdexs 125th St, West, oer ict til 9.30 P, M. Seventh Avenues. 1891-12th Anniversary Sale-1903 On Saturday—Specials in Men’s Furnishings. MEN'S MADRAS NEGLIGEE SHIRTS, In] MEN'S WHITE NIGHT SHIRTS, of fancy stripes and figures, reg. cambric, plain or with fancy woven 8 se fast ast pede 5 9c | trimming, no pitt cut full and long, reg. 75C........++0+ MEN'S NEGLIGEE SHIRTS, white and) MEN'S SILK CRAVATS, the new fancy madras, plaited fronts, neat ‘< stripes and figures, reg. 1.25... 896 BOYS’ NEGLIGEE SHIRTS of fancy madras, striped and figured; also of white Bedford cord; reg. 75¢.45¢6 belli) Hope east A ft and ey ma- ras, military collar, large pear! buttons, reg. 1.25... . 89c gray and fancy effects, in reversible and French Four-in-Hands, reg. MEN'S BATH ROBES, of prey colored striped terry, cut large an Tong, with girdle, reg. 3.25.. 2-49 MEN'S FANCY VESTS of striped and figured duck, single breasted, reg, 1.25....46 98c PIANOS Are Sold Only at Our Own Two Stores—Not Sold at Department Stores. HORACE WATERS & CO., 134 Fifth Ave., nr. 18th St. HARLEM BRANCH (Open Evenings). 254 West 125th St., nr. 8th Ave. toe. Sure to please t) Fast-face kid. Soft, 5! Shoes. perior from the fact lon tum welght solr, military heel... 100 New Styles for Women—In Button, Lace est possible for shoes of equal merit. Four large, bright, up-to-date Blyn St. 6th Ave. and 27th Street. 609 8th Ave, 39th and 40th Sts, Factort the dressy young MAN...,.......ssseeeeeeneee OTHER BLYN SPECIALTIES. special process and used exclusively in Blyn Brighter and lighter than vici, and su- will not wear off...... -ESILIA CUSHION SHOE—The Resilla is the only shoe that both ventilates and cushions. duced by irritating, heat-producipg felt, but by a real live rubber between-soll the insole to give at every step, and also forces the air through every part of the shoe.. Blyn Shoes—Spring Styles. Oxfords—100 New Styles for Men— Style 331%4, Corona Patent Colt Oxfords, on a new narrow Po- tayto last. Full of character, yet it escapes the freakish appearance usual in this style of 3.50 Tanned by our own 3.50 he eye and the taste of mooth, dressy. that its elegant surfac The cushion effect is not pro- that allows and Blucher cut. All grades. Prices the low. lores, accessible easily from anywhere. Shoes for, Men and Women, $1.50 to $4.00. I. BLYN & SON WATERS 5.00 \ PAY $1 A WEEK X FOR CLOTHES. ‘a ‘MEN'S —WOMEN'8—CHTLDREN'S. questionably the EASIEST PLAN FOR YOU Now in use in New York City. We sell CLOTHING ON CREDIT AS LOW AS ANY CASH STORE, It you think that's tmpossible, Just come gn look at our goods and compare prices. Surely you will belleve your own dyes, irs only @ question of running a Credit House with 20th century {deas. We make the gooda ‘ourselves. EVEN YOUR OWN FAMILY NEED NOT KNOW. MEN’S SPRING OVERCOATS—Abs-| LADIES’ TAILOR-MADE SUITS—Really fine lutely all) wool, in new abort York syle | grade of all-wool Venetian, and mace in 1ateee | worth fully: $14. SPECIAL... re 9.98 BOYS' SUITS—Made of short ends of matoriats used in men's $8 sults, ONLY.. see MEN'S ALL-WOOL WORSTED SUITS—Nowest | fashionable cut and exceptionally wel) made; worth 314 SPECIAL, +..-s0se0++ - 0.98 NATIONAL OUTFITTING CO., | GRAND OPENING SALE STILL 62 WEST 125TH ST. RUSHING Be! _at our New Jersey City NEW TORK. sre, Open Evenings Till 9.30. 68 Newark Av: Saturdays, Till 11.30. Sohn Daniel\ Sonst. Sons Pre-Easter Glove Sale for Women. | For Friday and Saturday we will offer from, this season’s carefully selected importation guar= anteed values. in Women’s Two-Clasp 05c' Suede Gloves at, Pair......ceecececeee..coceeees 75¢ Women’s Two-Clasp Glace Kid Gloves at, pair. Black, white See eee as a full line of colors. ‘and GUARANTEE PROMPT EXECUTION OF ORDERS:AND INQUIRIES BY MAIL. * SHOE CO. ai BROADWAY, & AND 9 STS. | 162 Bowery, near Broome, Entrances on Three Thoroughfares, 401, 408, 405 Mast Mist St., Manhattan. Top Coats, worth exact degree in points of maki ial and fashion—as good as the Boys’ Jack Tar Spi dered emblem on 51 Pianos delivered on first pay- ment of $5, Guaranteed for ten years, H grade of Chevrette and Suede jeque sewn, with spear backs, pat Fi crers. Livery pair guaranteed, b} those that rip, Actual real $1.50 Men’s Suits and 10 Suits, Top Coats and Long Coats, correct to an » mater- st $18 offerings of elsewhere, Yours for.. royal blue, red, in material of fast color, 2% to 7 yrs. Spring weight covert top coats. Sizes 3 to 16 yrs. Play Ball, Boys! Made especially for Easter trade, The highest Pas direct, we elimin f maryels of retaili $15, We it isn't $10 other stores, Take 'em Crack-er-Jack Values for the Boys. One thousand Sailor Sults of all-wool ring Reefers, embroi- leeve, colors of tan, $3.9 Serge, sailor collar, royal red. Suits should hardly sell w $4. Saturday.eese H Easter Fixings of Easter Interest, $1.50 Men's Gloves at $1.00.(50c. Neckwear at25c,{ $1 NegligeeShirts, 48c Asa Ayer for tardy, 215 ary silk’ Four-in- . of Y light, medium is city at Hands. and dark desi; sold throughout Specially priced skins—in full $1 ‘ent fast- FE SIA a ON ten: aban 9 mn OM al than the lowest. Men’s Suits and $ Top Coats, worth $20, won't attempt deseri ssible to match these Suits, Top Coats and Long Coats under $20 at at. tion of just as good of soutache. Colors brown, navy blue, ere’s an Outfit Free. __ A baseball outfit of mask, catcher’s mitt, baseball and bat, to gladden the heart of any boy, FREE with b puschanee over in our children's dep't. Remember, ‘tis wise to encourage a boy in his baseball-aspirations—there's no h 19-125 Walker Street, 3Blocks East of Broadway A Mighty Spring Stock Priced One-Third Less Than the Lowest. tf We realize that our location means a slight inconvenience for you to reach us. Knowing this we .are compelled to offer the unusual in the shape of prices % less than the lowest, bottom, but because we have to. sell, owners of the ground and buildings we occupy and retail to you Not because we like to sell rock As manufacturers of the clothing we ate great expenses, thus warranting our selling at 14 less Our pre-Easter readiness is superb—our offerings ing. Your money's worth or your money back. Men's Suits and bing—suttice to 14 Top Coats, my 7 The grade of Suits, Top Coats and Long Coats t! Othe clothiers boast of sit 028 “1 ps Your inspection invited t Our asser= $1 ré 00 | '. Three- pe o' Clay onal; made and trimmed. Also twenty ect patterns in allworsted suitings, pla Lsdaied $5.00 trimmed with rows that inder onee $2.97 ids, and Scotch effects thier out G {