The evening world. Newspaper, May 13, 1903, Page 11

/ / 4. a] = i he > peor DINED IN GLARE DF THEIR SPARKS Five Hundred Uncles of the “Dead Broke” Gather in the Savoy and Enjoy a Fine Ban- quet and a Lot of “Roasts.” wer AND, OH, SUCH DIAMONDS! There Were Barrels of Them, and When They Were All Flashed in the Dining-Hall They Paralyzed the Optics of the Ordinary Citizen. | Five hundred men who wil! lend money on a watch orya washboller with equal cheerfulness if they get 3 per cent. per month for the first three months and 2 per cent, per month thereafter until the price of the watch or washboller 1s eaten up, were diners at the Savoy last night. These benevolent 500 constitute the Pawnbrokers’ Association of New York, and they looked the part. When that 1s sald about your “uncles” ft means a lot. Every self-respecting pawnbroker wears one diamond at least in his shirt front. Some of the jewel outfits they wore last night looked like old-time lustre chandeliers. Twelve Central Office detectives evening clothes tried to keep tab on the diamonds and see that no sneak or “dip got busy, but about the time the soup was reached the sleuths were taken to the Ophthalmte Hospital suf- fering trom paralysis in their optic Rerves, = “Sh-h-h,” said the man who drove the busy blue ambulance to the hospt- tal, “they're bad cases. The flash of the diamonds was too much for them. Worst of it all they have nervous pros- tration because they couldn't lift one Every spark was ‘anchored’ tight.” All Eyen Dazzled. “My, where did they all come from?" asked Deputy Atorney-Generaj blu- menthal as he shaded his eyes with his hands to shut out the glare. “The stones don't belong to them," said George W. Simpson, “Every inan Jack emptied his safe in order to flash up the best diamond layout ever seen eff Grand street.’ When the uncles got thoroughly im- pressed with the fact that the dia- monds shown were costly enough to free Ireland they began to enjoy the occasion. They ate to the tune of “Tommy, Make Room for Your Uncle,” which Is the organization anthem. There were three big red cherries in each cocktail and the guests sat at in throe long tafbles. Everything was done by ‘threes, which was emble- matic, of course, of the sign of the Lombards that hangs over every recog- vmiged pawnshop It was pathetic’ ‘to note the persist- ence with which each of the speakers referred to the benevolence of the Pawnbroking system. Every “uncle” there belleved he was a friend to the downtrodden poor and the dead-broke sport, who have occasion to “hock” things regardless of the interest. Legal Lights Get Merry. When the speakers got through say- ing how ‘good the pawnbrokers were there was a fusillade of “roasts” for each other, There waa @ hot vocal bout between Judge Herman Josephs and Abe Levy. Abe's glitering bald top @hone out even among the marvellous array of “sparks.” He sailed into the Judge In such shape that His Honor @oon took the count. Then Abe recited this poem, specially composed for the eccasion: OWED TO MY UNCLE. 1 What mean those golden balls on high— Those three outlined against the sky? They tell to those afar and nigh They're Uncle's. I. ‘The sign proclaims to him who's broke ‘That life may yet retain its joke Hf he his watch will quick unyoke At Uncle's. Ml, Who is it when the ponies fail To win as picked—oh, saddening tale!-— Hands forth enough to stop your wail? Your Uncle, lv. Who is it when to Coney's strand You take your girl and blow your sand Dips up the dough with gladsome hand? Your Uncle. F V6 Who js it when you've done the town And garbed your tongue in coat so brown Will forthwith plunk the money down? Your Uncle. Vi. Who is it, glad at every chance To furnish each required advance, BUT holds your pledge in vile durance? Your Uncle, George W. McAdams, counsel for the gssoclation, was direfully humorous, Hoe told A Sooteh course It had fi ‘otch= man Is always funny when he quotes statistics, but he never knows it, poor That's why they have no ‘comic supplomente in Glasgow. henever pobody else was busy Toastmaster Anderson got in his work, and hoe dia as well as a man like that Slways does, t was lite when everybody got 1 hrough and went to their homes “in xington avenue. | ‘At § o'clock this morning a disgusted | Man stood in fron: of the Bavoy, “What's gone wrong?" asked’ the Galway policeman who és on that beat. “Weil, 1 make a good ling by pay- ing & premium to be allowed to sweep ng ri after big banquets,” |, “E have just got through with 6 Upstairs where the pawnbrok- ers had their dinner last night. I didn't Pick up even a white chip.” He went his rounds to Shaniey’s with ® gleam of hop: No Crime to Kill Thi QnEE ‘WICH, Conn., 13—Cor- or ten Bold an inquest here into the death of Nicola B: Hi der of a band of o1 tates THE MARVELLOUS PROFUSION OF DIAMONDS, AND SOME WHO WORE THE LARGEST ONES AT THE PAWNBROKERS’ BANQUET. Tameqa ] THE WORLD: WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 13, 1903. Gene TOD MUCH TAL COT HN JL William M. Ryan, Cashier of the Gilsey House Cafe, Would, Have Been Discharged if He Had Kept Quiet. Nobody could stop Willlam M. Ryan, cashier of the Gilsey House Cafe, from talking to-day when he and Michael a water, were arraigned in son Market Court, charged with making a handbook on the races. He would have gone free if he had kept his mouth closed, Now he {s locked up under $500 ball, Detectives Fitzsimmons and Phalen went to the hotel yesterday and made a bet with Ryan and Paddle on the Morris Park races. ‘They gave $2 to the waiter, who gave it horse—Soveretgn— finished first, and| Ryan paid them what they had won. Arrests followed. When the evidence was heard {n court to-day the Magistrate was inclined to dismiss the accused. There was no documentary evidence of the wager and nothing to show that Jt was not a mere |), bet between acquaintances, In similar cases the accused haye been discharged. But Ryan was very talkative and in- sisted upon explaining that he and Pad- dle took the bets for another man. The other man, he sail, was Charles Hight- man. He also volunteered the state- ment that he and the waiter got 10 per cent. of the money collected. “That alters the case," said the Court. “You evidently were assisting in mak- ing & bandbook."” Then he omered the men locked up. Hightman was a porter at the hotel until last Saturday. Then, the man- agers say, they discharged him because he seemed to be intersted In gambling. POPE GIVES TITLE TO PHILADELPHIAN. Martin Malony, Who Has Done Much for the Church, Created a Marquis. ROMP, May 1%—Cardinal Satolll re- cently applied to the Pope to confer a title of nobility on Martin Malony, of Philadelphia, Pa., beacuse of his large| chureh offerings and his efforts to fur- ther Catholicism, especially in cone structing a parochial church at Trenton,| N. J., and the pontiff, after receiving] satisfactory information from the Arch.| bis Philadelphia and the Bishop ¥ a marauls to Ryan. Their! A has issued a brief creating | tet HARRY P, WHITNEY FREE ON AUTO CHARGE. Said He Was Testing Machine for His Father and Denied Speeding It. Harry Payne Whitney was acquitted of a charge of driving an automobile hoyond the speed Hmits in the Court of Special Sessions to-day after he had gone on the stand and testifled in tis {own behalf. Young Mr. Whitney was arrested by Bicycle Policeman Kerrigan on the morning of April 18 while riding In his automobile on Central Park West near Seventy-fith street. Kerrigan told the Justices of Special Sessions that when he saw Mr. Whitney flash by him at tne Hotel Majestic the machine was going 80 fast he could not see it for dust. He started off in hot pursuit and over- hauled the flying vehjcle at Seventy- sixth street. After ordering Mr, Whit- to slow down he placed himt under arrest, Then the defendant took the stand and sald: “I was operating a machine my fa- ther had asked me to try. It was not a question of speed, but of noise. A company my father is interested in made the machine. It is a hobby of my fa- ther to perfect a nolseless autom yb! man from the company Tran the ve- ticle for several blocks before 1 took All the time he was explaining to me how to handle it. He ran it from Sixty-first street to Seventy-first street, and up to then we were going at a rate of four or five miles an hour. Then I ‘took the lever and pulled it back a few notches. It is hard to estimi just how fast we were going, but I should not think it was more than eight miles an OU Mr. Whitney's counsel moved to have Kenne dys Mee eee oe PARIS -MADRID AUTO RAGE ON Tod Sloan Leads the Way as an Expert Chauffeur and W. K. Vanderbilt Rides in Fournier’s Car. PARIS, May 18—The Paris-Madrid automobile race was started this morn- ing. Fifty-elght contestants in the tour- ists’ class left the Automoblie Club of France, on the Place de 1a Concorde, between 7 A. M, and noon. Although the main speed tests are to be made later great interest was taken in the tests of the heavier vehicles and the opening of this year's long distance races, The recent rains promised heavy roads, reports from Madrid stating that some of the stretches were In a dan- gerous condition and requiring great caution. The start was made in fine weather. The Place de la Concorde presented a ay appearance, being thronged with par- tielpants in the contests and hundreds of others intending to follow the racers over the first stretch. Many ladies were seated In the racing the charge diemissed, and Justices | oars, expecting to leave their parties at Wyatt layer and Moiceon sald (ions |£ontainedleau or other nearby. points, how fast tho defendant was going no), ogy a run, iefrom Faris to Roumues, should be given the benefit and ac-| nines will cgter Spain May 20 and reach quitted. _ Madrid Maye Boe ‘ A number of Americans viewed the ESTIMATES ARE 15 MILES APART, Mr. Havemeyer’s Chauffeur His Speed Was 10 Miles an Hour; Policeman Says 25. William Hanna, of No. 806 Columbus avenue, who Js employed as a chaffeur by Hector H. Havemeyer, of No. 10 East Fifty-seventh street, was ar- raigned in the Harlem Court to-day, charged with exceeding the logal speed Mmit. At the time of the arrest, which was made on tho Boulevard Lafayette, Mrs. H. M. Havemeyer and Mrs. James Wilson, -mither of rs, Hevemeyer, were in the automobile. Bicycle Police- man Mullarky timed the automobiie for four blocks and decided that it wus going at the rate of twenty-five miles an hour, He caught It after a hord 4 Mrs, Wilson furnished ‘bail for She gove as security her res\- dence, No. 24 West Elghty-seventh street. ark Commissioner Willcox, sat on the bench with Magistrate eller, and, with the Magistrate's permission, ques- tioned the policeman and chauffeur. The latter sald that they were on a down grade and that the machine was coasting, He did not think that they e olng over ten miles an hour. F chase. Hanna. Says start and seyeral Americans were among the occupants of the participating cars. “Tod” Sloan, who has developed skill as a chauffeur,’ piloted the way ahead of the racers, W. K. Vanderbilt, jr. who has en- tered for the peed test, will start later, but he was a passenger to-day on Four- nier's car, FUND NEARLY COMPLETE. Only Small Sum Needed for Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument. The Prison Ship Martys' Monument Association fund, as reported by the treasurer, Edward Johnson, Prosident of the People's ‘Trust Company, now amounts to $2,622. There fs, in addition, a subseription from the Empire State Soclety of the Sons of the American Revolution of $1,000, leaving only $3,378 to be secured to enable the society to recelve the several ropriations of $100,000 by the Federal Government, the city and the State of New York. the payment of which 1s conditioned ‘upon the raising of the remaining $25,000, Ac- tive efforts are being made in this direc- tion, and It {# hoped that this sum will be Completed In time to commence oper- ations in the fall. The sockety resolved not to ask for any plans until the whole appropriation Was Avallabjé,, The recent incorporation of tie society was made to that end, and harles T. Barney, Robert D. Benedict, H, Hubbard and W! added to th KILLS HIMSELF ON PARK TENNIS COURT. George Lee, Out of Work, Goes There and Takes a Fatal Dose of Poison. In sight of several persons playing tennis on the North Meadow in Central Park to-day George Lee, a plano- maker, committed suicide while sitting on the courts by taking carholic acid. Immediately after taking the acid he called for help, Harry Dwyer, a Co- lumtja student, who had geen the man dring the contents of the bottle, ran to him and learned that he had taken poison. He hurried sent for some milk, and Patrolman Ryan, of the park police, summoned an ambulance. All efforts to save the man's tife were in vain, how- over, and he died in a few minutes When the sincide's clothes were searched @ letter was found in one of the pockets. It read: “Notify my wife at No, 308 West One Hundred and Twenty-fifth street to come and get my body “GEORGE LER." The police sent to the address, and Mrs, Lee arrived in about an hour at the McGowan's Pass Tavern, where tho body had been taken. She was toll that her husband hud been taken iil. She immediately became hysterical and created such a scene that the police were afraid to tell her that her husband was dead or permit her to see the body. Mrs. Lee went back home, and when seen there was cooking dinner for her hushand, whum she supposed would re- turn at noon, “I am 60 glad my hua- band was not severely fi," sad Mrs. Lee, “because 1 waa afratd he had been drinking and he always seemed to go out of his mind when he did that.” When the news was finally broken to Mrs. Lee she was completely prostrated and a physician was summored, ROCKEFELLER’S SON. HE SAID Young Minn Claimed to Own Troop A's Horses. A young man entered the stable of Troop A's armory, at Ninety-fourth street and Madison avenue, to-day, and said to Charles Muller, who was in charge: “I'm Wiliam Rockefeller, the son of John D, Rockefeller, and I want you to saddle me a horse at once. Don't you hear them calling, ‘to horse, to horse?’ " Muller said he didn't hear’ anyone call- ing. and ordered the young fellow ou! ey fellow,” she man, own these horses and this building and I will burn the whole thing down If you at obey me."' n ry, Muller called Patrolman Ledeiman, of the East Eighty-elzhtn street station. “Salute me at once,’ sald the young man to the policeman, “I am fn charge of the Sixty-ninth Brigade." ‘Th liceman saluted and then in- he stranger to go to the station From there he was taken to the Court. rate Zeller, in court, committed duc: house. Harlem Ma, n to ‘Bellevue Hospital to the young mai be examined in regard to wanity. . in i c | ly, if you prefer that system. et Any instrument purchased during this sale will te taken in exchange for a new cne at any time within a year and full value will allowed.. Souare Pianos Waiters, 375.00 65.00| Walraven, 250.00 155.00 7 Original Price hay CHerers, 300.00 75.00] Winthrop, 250.00 160.00 Meeker, — $350:00- $10,001 Hardman, 400.00 85,00} Waters 350.00 165.00 uber 300.00 5.00 Chickering, 500.00 10.00 | Russell, 265.00 165.00 ae 400.00 25.00] Chickering 500.00 95.00 | Bowen, Aes 170.00 | : j : , Draper, 75.00 175.00 Marshall 97500 40.00| Upright Pianos. | Craighead, 290.00 175.00 Hoffman, 325.00 . 50.00 | Smith, $300.00 $45.00 | Behning, 375.00 185.00) Lindsteadt, 300.00 55.00 | Kops Bros. 250.00 145,00 | Vose, 350.00 195.00 | * 400.00 ¥OO | Shattinger, 225.00 135,00 | Sterling, 325.00 215.00 Krakauer To thoroughly inspect these pianos. thoroughly repaired. was overhauled—made virtuall And to-morrow @ moderate sum marth Grading Stamps to Piano tae eR Ray eerie WAL ae pay ou will have Why Not Buy a Piano for Your Summer Home? Another Sale of Used Pianos Go-Norrow at Very Low Prices. _ Families or persons intending to spend the summer at the seaside or in the country will realize in this sale an excellent opportunity to purchase admirable pianos at wonderfully tempt- ing prices. This is an exceptionally attractive sale of Used Pianos and Organs, for there is 1 A ~Sreater Variety Ghan Gver Before. HU Records tor Price Lowness Broken. Sppreniate, what wonderful value you get for your money you must personally efore it was priced for to-morrow’s sale each piano was taken apart and Worn out parts were replaced by new parts; every section of each piano ven the cases were made over. pur choice at the easiest of easy prices. ly good as new. Customers. BOAT CAPSIZED INA PARK LAKE Three Young Men Began Sky- larking, Were Thrown Inte the Water and Came Very Near Drowning. Three young men had a narrow ea- cape from drowning to-day In Central Park lake. They were Walter Thomp- son, nineteen years old, of No, 1436 Third avenue; Fred Cleary, twenty years old, of No. 421 Rast Ninety-third street, and Louls MoCarthy, elghteen years old, of No. 4% East Ninety-third mtreet. ‘Mheir boat capsized while they were skylarking and they were thrown into the water. Two of them could swim, but Thompson was helpless. He splashed wildly in the water and shrieked for help, His two friends swam around him advis- Ing him not to beat the water eo much, but to yell louder, ‘Thompson had disappeared twice before his companions got hold of him. Sup- porting Thompson on each side, Cleary and MoCarthy swam to the landing While still some distance from shore their hea shoes and clothing began 4o teil on the trio, and they all began to sink. Two of the youths again set up‘a yell for help, but the crowd that had collected thought they were again skylarking end merely laughed. ‘Then the young men became thorough- ly frightened. “We are not fooling,” cried MoCleary, and the onlcokers began to realize their danger. Several park employees stretched forth Jp Gesticicher Half Price Sale of Skirts Correctly cut and extra well made by my own custom tailors from this season's choicest ma- terials—facts that lift this oppor- tunity away above any depart- ment store offering and make the low prices seem, as they really are, a very surprising sacrifice— Walkin Skins hot exclusive custom * 2.75 AND 3.75 terials in all the popu- lar colors and mix- tures, including the newest mannish ef- fects, beautifully tail- ored in the smartest of this season's styles; NOW AT..e Dress and Walk- ing Skirts, handsomely custom tailored, from the newest and richest Broadcloths, — Voiles, Sicilians, Etamines, etc. At my regular prices these were recognized and accepted as far and away the BEST and most desirable offer- ings in New York, NOW you choose at HALF. eeeees core eeee Jp Gesheicher Corner 6.50 jong poles, which the youths Tabbed. “they were pulled tone ne, ‘The akylarking youths took off their coats, shoes and hose, apread them out in the sun, and sat ‘alongside to walt til they were dry orl sand= MACK EXPLAINS HIS ST. LOUIS TALK, — National Committeeman Favo 1 No 4 Particular Candidate far the Presidency. BUFFALO, May 13.—National Com. mitteoman Norman BE. Mack gavé out a statement to-day denying that he tae vored any particular candidate for the Presidency, elther ex-President Grover Cleveland or any one else. § All he said in St. Louls was that Mr Cleveland was accorded a cordial BODY FOUND MA BE THAT OF DR, KEY. Was Floating Off Staten Island Shore and Answers Description of Missing Physician. The body of a well-dressed man was 4 eponta’ e found to-day in Doyles Dock, near the] tinct “eM theetroper time, Men eaaeky Olifton Boat Club, Staten Island. Those} would fayor the candidacy of a Demo- who have compared it with the descrip-| crat, from New York State for the Uon went out of Dr. Key, of Lakewood, | Presidency. who is sald to have been missing for SEVERE DROUGHT UP-STATE. more than a week, feel certain it Is the missing physician. The body waa Farmers Give Up Floushiag ane striped clothing, light in color. Many Gardena Are Abandoned, SCHENECTADY, N. ¥., May 18,—Ade vices from the interior of the county indl- vest was an Odd Fellows pin. was $4.12 in the pockats. cate that the drought which now {s being experienced IS x0 gevere that Jakewood persons have been in- farmors are upable to proceed with hele have | it is sovers, formed of the finding of the body. Some ploughing. Many gardens thery and will be dressed in a suit of On the ‘There of those who have seen the body say {t has been in the water too long to be|Shaiisned alt that of Dr. Key. acer that the consequence: Stern Brothers Hosiery Departments Complete assortments of Silk, Lisle Thread and Cotton Hosiery from the best French, English and German Manufacturers," Also To-morrow the following Exceptional Values Women’s Fast Black Cotton Hose with double soles, Women’s Ingrain Fast Black Lisle Thread Hose, . é Richelieu or Rembrandt ribbed, double soles, Value 40c pr 25¢ Women’s Very Fine Quality Fast Black Lisle Thread Hose, 2 spliced seams and double soles, lace work clocks 38° . Value 30c pr. 19¢ : and lace work entire length, Value 65c pr. Women’s Extra Qualty Lisle Thread Hose, lace ankles embroidered and printed novelties with lace work, Value 95c pr. Complete assortment of Traveling Bags & Requisites Two Unusual Offerings To-morrow a PATENT LEATHER and WHITE KID BELTS, with copper or fancy gilt buckles, 430. MOROCCO AUTOMOBILE HANDBAGS, é Large square shape fitted with purse, Values 400 $2.95 Leather Goods Dept., First Floor, Annex. # a8 4 Special Sale of Women’s Neckwear LACE AND EMBROIDERED SILK TURN-OVER COLLARS, E in white, black and colors, Value 35¢ 22¢ Ss PURE LINEN STOCKS, ALSO PIQUE, with embroidery and covered buttons, SHIRT WAIST SETS, consisting of Mie Fancy Madras Hemstitched Collar and Cuffs, belt to match, eB in all white and white with colored dots, Value $1,50 95¢ D NET RUFFS, very full at the neck, with long 5 ‘ pleated and ruffled ends, finished with gauze ribbon, $ 3 in all black and black and white, Actual value $5.50 oy fo ( West Twenty-third Street in white only, Value $0c¢ 25° at 28th St. 6th Avenue, SS ICE-BOXES, A litle sum down and . 400.00 225.00 | Chickering, 500.00 225.00 Grand Pianos | Everett, Steinway, 1,200.00 235.00 Organs, Cornish, 100.00 20.00 Beatty, 90.00 25.0 Story & Clark, 150.00 70.0 (Avéttortum, Fifth Floor.) 3-Piece Parlor Suite, coverings of Silk Damask or Verona Velour, Mahogany finish frames inlaid with white lines.... Cash or Liberal Credit: 121st Street: = 2226 to 2234 Third Ave.} 193 to 205 Park Row. EVERYTHING ror HOUSEKEEPIN CARPETS, MATTINGS, GO-CARTS, Etc. miuvd rd { Bi Rich Mahogany Dining Room Furniture sold for the first time at the same price as oak! A large selection of sets and sin. gle pieces—Sideboards, Servers, China Closets, Extension Tables | and Chairs, i This Sideboard, 3 French bevel | plate mirrors, 2 glass cupboards; silver } drawer, etc. ea sean ire This CHINA CLOSET, round g) ends, with mirror back. $45 ne With Mahogany back, $37.75. nt ——e ARM CHAIR, leather seat, claw foot, $7.25 Chair to match, $5.25, uy $14.98