The evening world. Newspaper, June 25, 1903, Page 4

WEALTHY YOUNG WOMAN INVOLVED IN $10,000 SUIT i ee Robert Davis, Democratic Leader of Jersey City, Brings Action for Slan- der Against Police Commissioner McNulty for Coupling His Name with that of His Pretty Ward. Ngrention of the name of a wealthy fyoung soclety woman in a $10,000 sult (€or slander brought by Robert Davis, ‘Democratic leader of Hudson County, lagainst Police Commissioner John F. McNulty, and uncle of Mayor Mark Wagan, has made a political and so- wial sensation in Jersey City. ‘Bhe two men, both party leaders, Wave been bitter political rivals for wears. The suit for slander is sald to ‘De the outgrawth of their hostility. * Davis is the manager of the estate wt 8 wealthy young woman. Ho that MoNulty in the presense fwitnesses in 2 saloon opposite Police uarters, not only reflected on his nancial management of his trust, but ef bis alleged relations with the young roman whose fortune he had in charge. Talk of a Horsewhip. ‘Whe story is current in Jersey City What the young woman heard of the jeonversation and went to Police Head- {quarters with « horsewhip and that the Police Commissioner escaped her going out of a rear entrance. She hurried to Mr. Davit ‘urged him to bring suit. home and THE WORLD: THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 25, 19032, GRAND OLD WOMAN |°"* OF STENOGRAPHY How Eliza Boardman Burnz Won the Title by Opening This Profession to Members of Her Sex. EARLY OBSTACLES OBVIATED Even Peter Cooper Thought that the Idea Was impracticable, but He Yielded to tho Intelligent Persist- ence of Nrs. Burnz. By the death of Eliza Boardman Burna an Interesting personality passes away. She was elgity years old, and from being the firat “girl stenographer of years ago had come to be known as “the Grand Old Woman of Stenog- raphy." She learned ehorthend writing of the originator of the present system, old Isaac Pitman, in England. She was fifteen years old. Two years later she |came to America, and was, in 1&7, the only woman stenographer in America. To her the thousands of women grad- uates of Cooper Unton school of sten- ography owe the opportunity of attend- Ing that free school for women, Bhe first suggested the dstablishment of a frees sohool of stenograpny for women asa part of the work of Cooper Union in 1872, Peter Cooper, whose dominant idea was to make his unparalleled philanthropy “practical,” rejected the {dea for three elaborate reasons: The ant was too complicated for practical use, requiring too long a period of study and practice far success; the places * Police Commissioner McNulty, mvho is an undertaker, said to-day: “My counsel has advised me not to Balk about this matter, but I will say ‘that this entire matter js the outcome Of a political Nght which started three ‘years ago. + "E built a row of flats at Broadway ‘and Mercer street and wanted to get a maloon license for a tenant. Bob Davis ed the Board of Aldermen at time and he fought me. I couldn't get the licenso though he secured ll- ROBERT DAVIS. Gepses for several of his friends in the} whom I have had business relations I immediate neighborhood. considered that 1t was time to have “When my nephew, Mark Fagan, ran|the matter stopped for Mayor, the opposition of Bob Davis To Protect Woman, ut down his plurality in this ward to] ey prought sult for $10,000 against him 0 votes, The normal Democratic ma-I simply to protect the young woman, Jority 1s 600, and Mr. Fagan led his/anq 1 will see to tt that attacks upon tuoket in every other ward in the city. [her good name and my own will not be A Denial trim McNulty. repeated 1n the future, Reais “McNulty and I were friends up to ‘As to what I did or did not say about) in, sears ago, when MoNulty talled Davis, 1 am making no statements, but you can take the straight denial from | {> &*t @ ticense for the canant of & sa mé that I ever went to Davis, as hej sh unswick and Mercer siree! Since then he has lost no opportunity @ays, and begged him to withdraw hls |viuiry and abuse me. When I decided ‘Dat will have something to say When | pring this eult McNulty came to me and “Cbmmisstoner files his specific complaint wanted me ¢o call dt off, He said that MeNulty'a he had been drinking at the time or he Corporation Counsel would not have made thd statements about me that he did. Jersey City. < “The fact that McNulty ts an inde- am used to @ certain amount of | pendent Democrat and ihe uncle of ebuse," said Mr. Davis, in discussing | Mayor Fasan, cuts no figure in this case, the-case, ‘but when McNulty brought T would have brought the sult Just the rs Tame of & poung woman mith [oust protect the young woman's ie lawyer ds Robert Carey, of where stenography waa practised were not suitable for the presence of women, ‘and the business was a verysJimited one, and already fully occupied by competent practitionere—men, But the little ploneer did not give up. She got the opinions of Munson, who is stil practising in the Supreme Court ©. C. Hine, Thomas D. Btetson, ‘Kd’ Underhill, the grandfather of court r porting, and “Bob” Bonynge, who is stil making curlykews in the Supreme Court. ‘They all sald plucky Ttzzie Boardman was right, and the Honorable Board of Trustees wrong. Petor Cooper sald he ‘would give a class room proviied the little enthusiast would give her services and teach the class free. It was in “72 that. the strong-hearted Mrs, Burnz—she had be- gun the advocacy of fonetic spelling and had consistently substituted "2" for " the final letter of her married name—began this work. She taught seventeen years. She also introduced the kindergarten {dea of teaching wee children how to spell by sound before they were big enough to leam to spell by letters, There were only six women stenographers jin New York then. Marion Dowd, Harriet Stafford, Jennie ‘Turner and a half dozen others counted all In 1874, When Mra. Bums surrendered her class to another In 1887, there were five thousand women @ad girls earning 4 livelihood in the twin citles of New dp York and Brooklyn, and the number 1s nearly double that now. Among Mra. Burnz's puplls_ who be- came famous were Mrs. Clara E. Brock- ‘way, Alice B. Carmack and A, C. Hol- loway, court, lecture and law reporter respectively.’ Mra, Burng was a con- stant worker for advancing her sex In the profession, and she Inspired the or- ganization ten years ago of the, Women Stenographers and Typewriters’ Unton. member of the New York Cremation Seventy-one Graduate from No. 181, Making a Total of 140 for the Year. ~ STOPPED ROBBER BRIGHT PUPILS WIN RECORD FOR SCHOOL, Grabbed by Footpad, Mrs. Lien-| st tne commencement exercises of hardt Gave Him a Straight| Pel Senoot No. 181, tn west One Hun- ‘ Right-Hander On the Nose and dred and Sixteenth street Escaped with Her Money. to-day, sev enty-one pupils were graduated, making, graduated in Feb- jruary, a total for the years of 140. This ol nee last Sep- with the sixty-nine 4 a remarkable 4.) which has been or a sch (Speclal to The Bvening 4 NEWARK, N. J., June 25—When ae-| tomoer, posted by a thief in a lonely part of] principal Ce Bast Side aPrk during the early morn-|y.6 Hoon tay ing hours to-day Mrs. Mary Lienharat| (yee Proved herself fully equal to the oc- st schools. Ir easion. cae ieee geaitto Bibb ta) not of the fainting sort, andl eoyollment showing ben the fellow grabbed her by the) ot ong friends of the graduates in afm and demanded her momey, she} °™* ene Buy Janded a straight right hand blow on such numbers that the large class-room his nose that made his knees wobbie, | NaS crowded. were interesting and. cred- While he blinked and backed up. Hepliea A DRSRLADA IS Vern Cane Mrs. Leinhardt, seeing the road clear, Superintendent of pereamed and strated runuing, while the footpad disappeared into a clump of shrubbery. Mra. Lenhardt had attended a meet- ang of a Daughters of Liberty lodge, of which she 1s the financial secretary. It tlonally god. was due night, and she collected money A feature of the handsome decora- Real the nembers. tlons was an enormous silk American A social hour followed the business | Me Presented to the scaool on Charter after 1 A, M. when by Alexander Hamilton is. Lienhardt and several others were > AL i Though elghty-eight On thelr Way nome. ut three blocks |xeara old, Gen, Alexander Hamilton from her home, No. 147 Malvern street, | climbed four flights of stairs and made When she separated from the rest of the in person. ty. ‘To save walking a block } jenhardt took a short cut through Iasi Bide Park. | Wi middie of the pen only A. Kidd says the school rom the first with ex- ils. It is one of the e clty, the present 500 pupils, To-day’! © attended by par- ilutatory A stirrl was given by James x patriotic recitatio owas finely r irls of Class 6 B. The had reacred the place a man suddeniy Brose trom n, and, grabbing ne he arm, demanded hér money Lienhardt doubled her the fellow # hard blow nh the nos broke from his grasp, Having dis- yd the enemy, she thought of her and ran toward home while she med for help. je neighbors met her as she 4 from the park and a search made for the robber, but he had: ING GIRL IS REPORTED MISSING. ine Ask the Police to » book for Her. ete of May Devine, fourteen Of No. 25 Monmouth street, report to the police that missing since June Be- ‘singer and fond of the might have gone pany. The Broadway, opposite City Hall, S Went 125th St. near Lenox Ave. Grand Cireis, Sth St. Bt Ave, behets Rt, between 2th’ & Mth Ste. Soclety and of the Society for Bthical Culture. WEDDED IN APRIL, SECRET OUT IN JUNE, When Her Husband Got a New Job |and the Bride Couldn’t Hold the News Longer. Peoplo living in the Greenville sec- tion of Jersey City were surprised Ss learn to-day that George Van Antwerp is a benedict. Although only twenty years ol! Van Antwerp concluded he could support a wife, and one evening last April he escorted Miss Nellie R. Schenk, of No. 310 Rutgers avenue, Brooklyn, to Jersey City, where they were married, They decided to keep the matter secret for a few days and ro- turned to their respective homes after leaving the home of the clergyman who] {! made them one. v A few days later young Van Antwerp found himself out of a job. When he informed his wife of this she begged he secured @ position, ‘This he did, al- though it seemed a long while, He earned his first week's salary eince last April a few days ago. husband, young Mrs. Van Antwerp toot him by the hand and announced to her parents that they had been married. ‘The alr was blue for about half an hour, because Mr. and Mrs. Schenk had another young man in view for their daughter. However, they conciuded to give their blessing. Mr. and Mrs, Van at the Schenk h ntwerp are living | tt Last Days - of Suitings, Sale. Our test on application, 12 STORES IN GREATER NEW YORK, 261 IN GREAT (BRITAIN AND U. 8 13 Nassau St., near Beekman. 44 and 46 Mariborough Hotel, 36th and Broadwa: t'Broad Nassau 8t.. corner Libert; arter#—12th Flooi, Park Row BiBs. SICKNESS BORK OF WET WEATHER Eve, Ear and Throat Specialists Have Their Hands Full with Sufferers from Ailments Di- Asa result of the raw, wet weather the eye, ear and throat infirmaries of the city are crowded cases being so numerous in some of them as to demand night c!inica. Physicians colds, soro throats and catarrh, At Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital) whebe tt had Coffin, Chapelle, Knight, Butts and Wright report their hands full of wet- weathor patients. They say that throat trouble Js more prevalent among men than among women, giving the reason that men weather, most women not obliged to go out remaining at home on disagreeable the Bt. It 1s also noteworthy larger number of sick are men and voys, Being obliged to hustle out into the wet Isn't the only reason that men are the worst of St," getting George I’, ck would ve all right had they kept out of saloons. taking a heating drink and then coming out into the cold. and wet is about the worst thing a man can do. There 1s a general lowerlng of vitality consequent upon the bad weather, any- and after the exhilarating effect f imulants has worn off a person's vitality 1s lower still, One of the best, a person weather lasts Is to sign the pledge. If people won't do this let them do thelr drinking at home, where they can: keep Another common cause of sick- at this time Js improper clothing. A great changed to summer underwear are too hange back to a Wa They've put the heavier ones away and they to get them out again, If people would warmly and be careful at and drink they would be all wa, things warm. nes dre: they him to keep thelr marriage secret until | rig This same ‘here 1a one simple remedy for ¢he endant and that ud he. temperate tlons Ike sore throats should be at- tended to without delay.” Frank Lederle, Board of Hea having a general throats of ax one of the Inciden he pools of water caused by subway operations, . Proud of her | ills LONDON—49-51 Wood St. BROOKLYN STORES. earn Beare, aN A #1 766 Broadway, OPENED THE PROFESSION « OF STENOGRAPHY TO HER SEX. The Frre-t ‘Woman O*tenbgrapher’ Who (Special to NEWPORT, Herbert wife ter her depart with patients, | ables. Long before report an epldemlo of| here, who, aft are more exposed to the Rogers Plead She was the author of "Fonographic Bartholemew and New . and other books. She York Polyclinic Hospitals, which are . crowded with the same class of patients, Ar that by far the John Rogers, guilty_to nine Cowing to-day. sald Dr. Shrady. ‘Many who are years in all, bin to twenty twas forty yi Ireland, Going Into a hot saloon can do while this many persons who have don't want: to bother quotations about what view was given by an- 0 Is a consulting phy- t specialist. upon this “kind of remedy {s common “People should be in thetr habits, and affe amounts, Seven gore President of the h, said the weather war and serious effect New Yorkers. Ho causes dot ducks, $1.50 and Mate of at 2 to 4 plain, Black day Remnant others ‘White oina $3.60, Falday Ot ahoer Avout 260 Bi 300, to 12 Remnant Prie to 10. 500. and $14 York she wired to the wharf three hours, for the Ariston y years. ttems advertised— stripes and Maw Friday Remnant Price...» 82.00 Wanhable Skirts, $1.00, Jking Shirt terial—solid colors ant polka dots, $3.50 Silk Wa and tucked back, All aises, embroidery and open work. flounce and al $ to 12, Friday Remnant Price. 35c. Doys’ Wash Pant regular 350. 60e, Boys 250 Boya’ C sold these regularly at Oc Friday Remnant Mere BIIZA, RQARDMAWV BURNZ' LADY HERBERT LEFT JEWELS ON WHARF. Discovered Her Loss After Leaving Newport and Wired to Agent, Found Them. ‘The Evening World.) R. 1, June 2%5,—Lady of British Ambassador Herbert, had a fine scare yesterday af- ure for New York with her mother, rectly Due to the Dampness. | white receiving farewells trom friends, including all the members of the summer headquarters of the British Embassy here, taining all her Jewels and other valu- she forgot a bag con- the train reached New the station agent er the bag had been on found it just been left, and to-day it was forwarded. TWENTY YEARS IN PRISON HIS FATE. led Guilty to Nine In- dictments for Misdoing at Iston Baths, one of the men Iniictad Bath scgndal, pleaded Indictments before Judge Under the Jaw he could have been sentenced to twenty years for each offense, or one hundred and eighty Judge Cowing sentenced Rogers said: he S old and was born tn “ 259-261,- Hechl. # TO] bet. 16th & 17th Sts. Friday Store-Crowders. Mach item ts an underselling feat—an object lesson in Hecht retailing, of offering the most-wanted merchandise at the price t we what's doing In the other départménts by th and you'll appreciate th ping at Hecht's, Be Sure to “Charge Tt.” * Know the Hecht Credit Policy—know the advantages of having an account here and settling the bill in part payments of weekly or monthly $2.50 and $3.00 Washable Skirts, $1.35. flare, some with atrap trim- ming—white pique—natural linen and polka Friday Remnant Priee.nrcee: PledO 82.50 Women’s Wash Suits, SOc. mities and percales tn fancy Two-plece Suits In sixea 1@ $1.50 and 806 Wath S8kirta—duck | ma- Some trimmed—seven-gore. flare— 4 navy. | Vatus £2.00. ¥ri- $7.00) $1.90. siih—made with plaited fronts rr Remnant Price. 80,00 Two Plece Suits, $2.75. lgwn—walst covered fronte of 3 Our Standard Prices $14, $18 and $22 Will be reduced to $14 for choice of Suit to Order thousands of styles of our very finest soft - finished Blue Serge in 5 shades—acid tested—will be included in this greatest of all tailoring sales. Samples showing acid irt made with intitched. White joys Wash Suite, ales QB value; Friday 6 Wanh Suits, 25. ‘olored Wash Suits, We have cst 256 G00. K PETITION FOR JEWS - GOES TO THE CAR President Roosevelt Decides to Forward Appeal of B'nai B’Rith for Better Treatment of Their Co-religionists, WASHINGTON, June %—The Pest- jdent hus decided to transmit to the | Russian Government the petition pre- ented to lim by the Executive Coyn- {1 of the B is'Rith regarding treat- in Russta. been taken after ma- that would cavse a break in lations of the two countries, However, the first conclusion has be econsidered and by direction of the President the petition will now go for- ward What the result will be Is problemati- 1 indicated jn tho following | not from Secretary Hay to Simon Wolf, the “Dear § luded to transmit to the Russlan rnment the petition of which you pre- sented him a draft on the fifteenth of this month, ‘The matter which he had consider most serlously Was whether or not such a proceeding would be to the advantage of your persecuted and outraged coreligionists in Russia. “On this point he has dgelded to ac- cept your opinion and thac of the nu- crous and jutelligent groups of Ameri- n citizens of the Jewish faith whom the petition in due form at your earliest convenience, Of course will understand that the President cannot tell vou what teception getition will meet with at the hands of The Russian Government, I am, sir, faithfully your: Signed) “JOHN HAY, “Hon. Simon Wolf, Washington, D. ‘The petition which will be transmitted e Bai B'rith handed to the President leading citizens of the United States jitside of federal office-holders, It expected that {t will take about two weeks to secure these signatures, work Along that line already being in_ prog. Danderine GREW THIS HAIR. “SEL ‘ON pequoUNsoL MI88 LUOILE DAVIS, 980 E. 55th St., Chicago. Danderine produces and maintains for the scalp @ state of health and activity far above the normal. Its applications are healing, cooling, and very invigorating to both the hair and scalp. It shows results from the very first app It ts 80 emeacious that a sample bottle will, in many. cases, be sufficient to prove its ‘rare specific virtues. NOW at all druggists, three sizes, 25c., 50c, and $1.00 per bottle, Knowlton Danderine Co., Chicago, t counts. Read th he economical extent of a ‘8 sbop- 19¢, Women’s Hose, 100. Black Lisle Thread, lace open work, dat- ferent patterns, all. al ‘i Hy Friday “Remnant Prices, cet) J Black cotton, doudle heels and tows: sizes; 2c. kindy Woiday Remnant Price. OC le Gloves, 1D¢, tn black and Be 196 Re Price... 8c. Handkerchief: Ladles’ lace-trimmed, hematitched and col- oced, tucked, hematitcthed Mandker- 3. chiefs, value 8c,; Friday Remnant Price IC ose, Wrappers, 50e. Made of perbale and lawn: made with shoulder or yoke effect, in light and dark shades, with deep flouncd o& akirt; ftted lin- Ing; sixes 22 to 980. Fr Remnant Price 19¢, Women’s Drawers, 12c. Mada of good muslin; made with deep hem nd fuokas value ay Remnant 490, 50c. Cambric Gowns, 35c, with large tucks; finished at neck and ‘with lawn rule; value 60e. Remnant Price, 5c. Corsets, 25e. Mado of net or pink and blue bat straight front, medium or ehort hip; 92 to 30; value BOc, Friday Re: Pree 25e. & 39c. W rake a Oval cakes of Ter or Witch Hazel Ge, cakes. Friday Remnant Price 0c. Jewelry, 10¢, He requests that you | our | as a tentative decument, to be signed: by |H.O'Neill & Co Offer Several Attractive and Specially Priced Suits, Skirts and Rain Garments For Friday and Saturday, (Second Floor.) WOMEN'S RAINCOATS, with paquin top capes, fl fronts, yelt seams, Saturday only, vakic $110; ater. + $9.75 WOMEN'S RAIN SKIRTS, gored and excellently tailored, in Wool Crash, Melton and serges, value $6.75; at. ......... $5.00 WOMEN'S WALKING SUITS, of imported all-wool Can- | vas, in fancy effects, with long coats and belts, value $30; at $19.75 WOMEN'S WIRE ETAMINE SUITS, in black. blue and gray, fancy effects, made all over silk, handsomely. trimmed, ( heretofore $45.00; at.......--0.5 $25.00 Also Misses’ and Children’s Skirts and Suits Much Underpriced for Friday and Saturday. MISSES’ SUITS of various cloths, handsomely trimmed, heretofore $25.00; Friday and Saturday oe’ } $10.00 MISSES’ WALKING SKIRTS, made of Sicilians, in bl black, tan and gray mixtures, value $7.00; special at.’ + $4.98 CHILDREN'S WASH DRESSES, made of pure butch- ers’ linen and linen duck in Russian and Sailor effects, | $4.75 value $6.50; special at....eessscsesseceee eases ne ) GIRLS’ SAILOR SUITS, in white duck and linen color, with deep sailor collarand emblems on sleeve, value $450; at} $2.98 Boys’ Clothing Department. (Second Floor.) We offer for Frida and Saturday several groups of Boys’ Clothing at a sacrifice in price which will make them ex- ceptionally interesting. BOYS’ WASH SAILOR SUITS, made of imported English Galatea, Chambray, Madras and Cheviots, nrgereacitiicnt to select from, sizes 4 to 12 years, regular price $1.75.....0.....+ ) BOYS’ SAILOR SUITS, made of imported Serge, handsomely i 98c $2.98 trimmed with soutache braid, colors navy and royal blue, red and brown, sizes 3 to 10 years, regular price $4.75.... ee YOUNG MEN'S LONG PANTS SUITS, made in all the new shades of foreign mixtures; also nayy blue serge, sizes 15 to 20 years, regular price $14.00...... 5 BOYS’ BLOUSE WAISTS, made of Bedford Cord, Cham-) bray and Percale, sizes 5 to 13 years, regular price $1.00....) 59C Closing out balance of our BOYS’ SAILOR STRAW HATS At One-Half Regular Prices, An Important Sale of Women’s Knit Underwear. Consisting of Silk, Lisle Thread, Cotton and light-weight Merino at positive price reductions. EVERY GARMENT MARKED TO CLOSE AT ONCE. Lot 1-WOMEN’S PURE SPUN SILK VESTS, low neck and no sleeves, in assorted shades and cream, neatly trimmed Q at neck and shoulders with handsome Val lace edge, value¢_ © 68C- 95c. to $1.25; at on Lot 2—WOMEN'S KNIT VESTS, silk, lisle and cotton, regular price $1.25 to $2.50 cach; marked to close i 95c Lot 3—-WOMEN'S SILK and LISLE THREAD VESTS, regular price $2.50 to $4.98 each; marked to Close... } $1.98 BALANCE OF WOMEN'S VESTS in silk, lisle and cot- ton; also a few children’s (broken sizes), that were 65c. to¢ $1.00; marked to close... . 6 eocee 5 ALSO—Balance of CHILDREN'S VESTS, PANTS and DRAWERS, in cotton only, that were 35c. to $0c. each; 18c marked taclose...., 4 45c Children’s and Infants’ Dept. ~ (Second Floor.) Splendid Values for Friday and Saturday. — CHILDREN'S SEASIDE RUBBER ROMPERS, the latest fad for little ones; allo PLAYING OVERALLS, GINGHAM APRONS and CHAMBRAY ROMPERS, At 25c., 49c., 75c. and 79c. INFANTS’ “RUBIN” SHIRTS, with slide and band combination (needs no buttoning), Reduced to 19. All our CHILDREN’S WHITE COATS, beautifully trimmed; also. check SILK COATS, sizes, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 years, At Greatly Reduced Prices. CHILDREN'S PAJAMAS, in stripes and plain colors, trimmed with frogs, At 75c.,/98c. and $1.49, Ladies’ Aprons. All newest styles, white, gingham, rubber and black with and without bibs, with and without pockets. At 25c., 49c. to $1.98. Sixth Avenue, 20th to 21st Street. FOLL information as to location, tion, rates, etc,, of all the MOUNTAIN, LAKE, SEASHORE and COUNTRY’ RESORTS, Ge World’s Vacation Bureau, NOW OPEN FOR SUMMER TRAVELLERS. Information Free to All Seekers, 1381 BROADWAY, MANHATTAN, es