The evening world. Newspaper, January 27, 1905, Page 5

YOUNG CROKER HAD, UNAIDED, _ WON FORTUNE t ‘John Fox Says Old Leader’s Son Leaves $400,000, A HARD WORKER. » Fiends Decry Effort to Give . Father’s Sad Homecoming Political Turn. ¢ , President ohn Fox, of the Democrat: fo Club, life-long friend of Richard Croker, ‘to-day told an Evening World reporter how young Frank Croker, “killed in an automobile aceldent at Ormond Beach, Fla., had accumulated an independent fortune of $400,000 by his own efforts, “Although not generally known," bald Mr, Fox, “Mr, Croker's boy, Frank, Teaves a large private fortune which he made tn the roofing business, Frani Croker was tho head of the Roebling Rooting Company, with offices In the Flatiron Building, and it was solely through his energy that the concern 7 proved a profitable venture, “I am reliably Informed that the young man had cleared over $400,000 for Himself, ‘The company has outstand- §ng contracts for roofing on a large @eale all over the country, Every cent of this private fortune was made by A Frank Croker without ald from his father, and is @ splendid memorial of what a young man of twenty-seven years can do—provided he applies him- elf to business and lets the vices alone,” Mr. Croker'’s Coming, Mr, Fox deeply deplores the clroula- r'tion ot @ report that Richard Croker, mow on the Atlantic, will seek to oust “Charlie” Murphy from the leadership of Tammany Hall. “It {8 @ shame that any one should A:tempt to connect polilics with the whome-coming of Mr, Croker,’” sald Mr, Fox. "There 19 no politics whatever in this visit—a sad, sud incident In the Ute of my old friend. Acting on my suggestion, the Democratle Club ‘will not even send a committee to the Hobokon pier when tho Kalser Wil- helm der Grosse arviyes next Wednes- fn 4 with Me, Croker,” iu here will be club members at the v was questioned, ‘Only as friends going there to letly sympathize with iim in his be- Feat enk,"’ wis the prompt reply, ‘In Mr, Croker's distressed state of mind % would be brutal to Inject any Bolitica into his home-coming, * Ne In Politics, “T @oubt {f Mr, Croker would Usten to any such conversation, and t @M eure that the ousting of Mr, Murph in the form of a proposition would re celve scant attentign from the old lead- , gf renmany, Hall, "Mr, ‘er has been out of politics three years. He intends to stay out, Of this Tam certain, Why, the very "day that voung Krank was Injured 1 ceived a letter from Mr. Croker, He vited me to Spend the summer with m at Glen Craig, Sandymount, Dublin younty, Ireland, He wrote of his irlah property and its advantages over Wantage, I had visited Mr, Croker twice at Wantage, und he knew 1 was Quite familiar With hia surroundings thero, 0; 1 (roa enue Murphy—rot, rubbish and Has Many Friends. Tt ts being arranged to make Mr, ker’ home comiig. without denon: stration, Mr, Fox auld? aie Gny man prominent at one time in New York olltics, Mr, Croker has Many personal frends stil actively identined with the Democratic organ- jzation and tt J neither significant nor strange that they should go quietly the pler on Wednesday, Among his intimate friends aro Cord Meyer, An- drew Freedman, ex-Mayor Robert A. Van Wyck, samned Shevlin, John Sean- ene L. Bushe. I will not ebe surprised to see all of these Bentlo- Men on hand when Mr, Croker walks down the gangplank,” Comes Only for Funeral, Mr, Croker, who {s accompanied by his Hece, will go direct from the lee to 1g home, No, 6 Hast Seventy-fourth gatreet, The "Croker Guard" aa his friends in local political clroles are Collectively termed, does not expect to ‘wn visit the Democratic Club dur- w his visit, The funeral or Frank voker will immediatly tollow the ure val of the head of the family, Some beautiful fowers and palms have been placed in tho vault where tho ly of young Croker lies, ‘They were gent by friends of the family and the Democratic Club, Father Ducey has Perranged for friends to view the body ween 8 A. M, and 10 P.M, In St Leo's vawt, No, 11 st ‘Twenty-oighth gtreet, between now and the day of the Lng Croker h dl the Croker homo to-day {t was @nnounced that Richard Croker, dry @idest gon of the former Tammany new Teafer, was under the care of Dr, J White, the family physic There fwas a@ deep attachment between young Richard and his brother, Frank, and ‘the collapse of the former was not un- expected. Richard had tried his ute Most to persuade Frank to give up au- tomobile racing, and had secured a ver romise HOR pin that when the Mmencan made machine triumphed pe cetat, Beate ) n't want to quit until we have beaten the foreign made motor ear," were Frank's own words to his brother, ae ea LOTTERY TICKET HOLDER A GAMBLER 4 Proposed New Law Maken Offender Mable to Prison Term (Speotal to ALBANY, Jan, holder of a lotiery ‘resenting an interest in a lottery a common ganibicr was introduced tn the Assembly to-day by Chairman Phillips, of the Committee on Codes For being a common gumbler, the offender may be xent to prison for two FEAT OF Mned, $1.00, or punished by th flne and Imprisonment, ‘ine, ning World) A bill making the ket or paper rep- CARDINAL SATOLLI BETTER. ROMM, Jan. %7.—Cardinal Satoll!, who as announced yesterday ts suffering from an itIness which may develop into pneumonia, Is better to-day, his temper- ature belng 100, The Pope inquires twlee dally about Batolli’s condition, and all the Cardinals hd catied at the sick prelate’s resi- o | | | | Judge of the Supreme Court Declares He Has No Hobby. LIKES 10 TRAVEL, Goes to Europe Every Year, but Takes Journey to Help Offset Cares, “No, T haven't a hobby that, 1 am able to recognize,” said Mr, Justice Philip Henry Dugro, of the Supreme Court, in ayswer to a request for a heart-to-heart talk about the thing which ho was most Interested in of all the world, The answer came after the Justice had given his mind a good search, ac- companitd with a squinting, telescopic wasing into the offing represented bv the frieze in the upver corners of his cell in the rows of judicial cloister, of the fifteen Justices in the Broadway end of the old 'I'weed Court-House, Now, Mr, Justice Dugro has a million or two and has ornamented the bench of the old Superior Court and the 8u- preme Court without intermission for elghteen years, yet he looks ike a man well below the forty-year mark. He 1s tall, slight of build and his manner is courteous, dignified and gracious, Politiclans Seek His Advice, He bears a name for etraightforwan- ness and Integrity which has made tho political leaders turn to him at crucial times as the man to win the Mayoralty fight, the Gubernatorial campaign or lJead the forlorn hope and by aheer force a The Schlegole to Dance. Thé Frank Gchlegel Assoolation, of Long Island City, will hold Its annual bull at Kern's Assembly Rooms to-mor- row evening, Tho affair promises to be ono of the gocial events of the season in the Borough of Queens., er - SECRET WORKER, The Plan Upon Which Cotee Operates Coffee 1s such a secret worker that it is not suspected’ as the cause of sickness or disease, but there is a very sure way to find out the truth, A lady in Memphis gives an inter- esting experience her husband had with coffee, It seems that he had been using it for some time and was an invalid, The physiclan in charge shrewdly suspected that coffee was tho “Worm at the root of the tree,” and ordered it discontinued, with Instructions to use Postum Food Coffee regul rly in its place, The wife says: “We found that was the true remedy for his stomach and heart trouble, and we would have gladly paid a hundred times the amount of the doctor's charge when we found how wise his Judgment was, “The use of Postum instead of cof- fee was begun about a year ago, and it has mado my husband a strong, well man, He has gained thirty-five | pounds in that time, and his stomach }and heart trouble have all disap- ‘ed, “The first time I prepared tt f did not boil it long enough and he sald thera was somethin ng with It. Sure enough tt did taste very flat but the next morning I followed di- rectlons carefully, boiling it for teen minutes, and he remarked, ‘ is better than any of the old coffee,’ | “We use Postum regularly, and | never tire of telling our friends of the i SUE CHATS WITH PUBLIC MEN-JUSTICEDUGRO of his good name turn a rout into a vietory, He is the owner of the Hotel Savoy, which he built, and where he lives, and the new Hotel Seville, where Judge Parker was his guest during the re- cent Presidential campaign, and casual visitors to the former hostelry have been astonished and some of them whocked, on Approaching the counter behind which that gorgeous, bejewelled and gloriously handsome whines the room clerk, is found in most hotels, to find in his place the tall, graceful, black-garbed Justice of the Supreme Count handing out mail to guests and toom keys, answering the thousand and one questions asked y, all kinds of ple of the encyclopedic hotel clerk, 4 all with a smile as winning as the most winsome hotel clerk in the world might present. Having this phenomenon In mind The Evening World querist asked: “Wouldn't you rather keep a hotel than do anything else In the world?" "Oh, dear, no,” replied the Justice, smiling quizaically; ‘'l am only a stock. holder in one or two hotels, “The hotel business Js a pretty poor business for A man to enjoy nimselt in in peace and comfort, sans care, I should think. No, that’s not my hobby; no, Indeed,’ ) “Well, you go to Europe every sum: mer vacation, Do you delight in scaling the mountain peaks, wandering in the Alps, delving In musty crypts, luxuriat- ing in the Levant, joy in studying the works of the masters In the historic ant| galleries or bury yourself among the) Tare tomes jealoudly guarded in the famous Ilbrariey of the ancient cltles| of the Continent?” Sure He Has No Hobby. “Why, I enjoy all these things mod- erately, not enthusiastically, with the relish of the bony tioreepal re. turned the jurist, with that easy, care- free amile which makes him so charm- Ing soglally. ‘Dhe fact is, I believe I enjoy my whole life thoroughly, and without allowing its cares to | com- pletely offset its joys, But I've no bY; ne hobby, Tm, supe,” Mr, Justice Dugro's face wore a almost troubled expression, as if h was really sorry he could not accom modate his questioner with a good lively hobby equestrian performance, but after another fruitless searching o'| his inmost self he concluded with: ‘Just no hobby at all, I come to court, acquit myself with as much credit on the bench as my capacity makes Poemele and to earn my salary and eep the la For Coughs that Hang On there {a but one .remeily that works a thorough and lasting cure, and that’s Linonine, Ordinary syrups and mixtures don’t go deep enough to do any perma- nent good, as they do not reach the seat of the trouble, Linonino enters the blood and works from within, The wew warm blood Linonine fur- nishes forces swellings to subside and drives disease from the system, Lino~ nine {8 building up every function of the. body at the same time it is curing the cold, and after a few doses you begin to feel its energizing effects, As for bronchitis and the racking or gagging coughs that keep you awake nights, they are soon bought under MISSING GIRL IS FOUND WITH AUNT, May Farrell Takes Refuge with Relative Because of the Dig Snowstorm, May Farrell, a schoolgirl of sixteen, who disappeared on Wednesday morn- ing from her home’ at Two Hundred and Sixth street and the Concourge, in Bedford Park, and who wus believed to have taken refuge with friends because of the storm, was found to-day, The polico located the at the home of_her aunt, Mrs, William Wihite, of No, Ti) Herkimer street, Brooklyn., She had been to visit her aunt, and because of the weather did not attempt to get home, The girl and aunt werp astonished that the entire police force of New York had been busy searching for h If you are thinking of buying Piano, can you aftord to omit in examination of the WISSNER ( a a Linontne’s wonderful influence for good, and it is sald that there is not a single case on record where Linonine has failed to cure even the worst cuse of coughs in children, Linonine brings health and growth, and parents should not deny It to thelr children, especially at this season, as it 1s eafe to give even the youngest and most delicate, Linonine, the food-medicine, sweet as cream, at Riker's drug stores—B0c, and $1, day sort. Collar. | benefit we have received from léay- ing off the old-fashioned coffee.” Name given by Postum Co,, Battle Creek, Mich. Look for the little book, “The Read to Wellville,” in each pkg, Broadway. Clearance Sale of Men’s Winter Suits and Overcoats. This is news—but not news of the every- j Winter suits and overcoats that § f used to be $20, $18, $17 and $15. All now a $1 [75 Every garment is made with our famous ‘Concave’ Shoulder and ‘Closefitting”’ f WM. VOGEL & SON, Our Close-fitting: collar, Our Concave Shoulder. Houston St. aL a! occupying, as they do, so promi. nent a position in music’s realm? Even competitors concedetheir superior attributes and the in- fluence they have exerted in the musical world, Wissner Pianos are sold at the various Wissner Warerooms at Manufacturer’s Prices. Upright and Square Pianos which came to us in part payment at great bargains: Steinway Upright, § Original POR ARe used, 250 Large tlze, fine tone, Schuler Upri ht, § Would be e bargain at $175, He Good for beginner, 40 Peloubet Organ, $95 10 stops, cabinet case, 1! stops, cabinet case, Square Pianos, $20 up, New Pianos to Rent. noted for their splendid qualities, on easy payments. experts at reasonable rates, Wissner Warcrooms, 25 East 14th Street, BROOKLYN, | JERSEY CITY, 840 Fulton St. | 138 Newark Ave. NEWARK, | BRIDGEPORT, CT., Broad 1019 Mal Phelps & Son Upright, $1 4() Upright, Wilcox & White Organ, $35 LECKERLING Tuning, Repairing, &c, by in St. THE WORLD: FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 27, 1900, BABY HOST DIES AMID GUESTS: | Two-Year-Old Walter Ziebell Is Scalded to Death at His Birthday Party by Pot of Boiling Water. ‘he parents of two-year-old Walter Zlepeil, of No, 27 Bergeniino avenue, Jersey Clty, gave him a birthday party to-day, inviting to the festivities all the lttle toddlers in the nelgrborhood, At the very height of the Joyous oo- casion the tiny host went Into the Kitchen to get something for a diminu- tive miss Ina pinafore, The child blun- dered against the stove and upset upon himself a pot of bolling water, There was hardly a spot on the baby's body that escaped, and he was carried up to his cot, all his little friends trall- Ing after and joining thety samoutattons to his cries, As the party of children stood abou him, calling to him to never mind and showering hin with thelr doliles and toys tha Ittle follow died, Then ait! his baby guests askel that he be al lowed to take thelr toys to Heaven with him, “Naver In my life," said Dr. Spalding, who was called In too late, "was I evar 80 affected as at the al@ht of all this genuino {infantile sympathy. I am proud of the fact that I could weep with them,’" ———__ LAXATIVE BRO} QUININE, Alwayn remember the full name, 26 cent Land of Flowers and Sunshine. California Woman's Letter of Spe- clal Interest to People In New York. At thls season of the year the land of flowers and sunshine is sae clal Interest to our readers, The following letter from the Holden Drug Co., of Stock- ‘ton, Cal., one of the Jargost drug houses on the Paolfic Const, to of especial interest, They write; /'Bnolosed {e a letter from one of tho mos prominent residents of thio city, Sha will not allow her name to be ee in the pike fs sg but we can ‘urnish it to anyone writing us,'” Tho letter is a8 follows: “For some four weeka my daughter. has hadehendaches, which seriously interferred with her school work, Until recently we attributed the trouble fe strain, but hoppening to notice your advertisement of Hoan we res jed that her trouble came from catart! “We purchased a dollar outfit, and with- in twenty-four hours great relief was ex- perlonced, and the loovening of mucous matter and the reduotiou of throat inflam- mation began. Sixty days’ use of Hyomel Mundy rated ors aatstuclry ater Heer: sidor very satis! ref we cont ir Y ‘and fruitless and that we letter from four years of expense eaten by other methods, fool grateftl is to put It mild. i, —— ‘This letter shows that many cases of alck- uss ant debility are elmply caused by vatarrh and that they can be cured by Hyomol, ‘This iv Nature’s own method of curing catarrh, medicating the alr you breathe. te outfit, including the inhaler, cons but $i. and extra, bottien are only. 6 conts, Ask Hegeman & Co, to show you the strong Uarantae ander whioh they sell this remarkable remedy, & Co. The Corporation, 200 niosdway, and ail’ branches, Mail onders filled promptly: No Extra Oharge for It, tt The World may be left aaa Rerlean Datel Messenger Ottice In tho ofty until 0 P.M, $350.00 J.T.BROOKS PIANOS $225.00: EASY TERMS. NO MONEY DOWN, Frank Shirts, Neckwear, Collars, Cuffs and Will Reach Its Climax TO-MORROW. This Public Sale has stirred not only the metropolis but purchasers have come from all adjacent territories, CO,’S methods have become their: strongest advertisements. VALUES! in every instance. The FRANK L, TAYLOR CO,’S stocks, although of a superior quality, were always sold at prices BELOW THE AVERAGE. Now in addition to former reductions The “HOPE” S; 15%, 25%, 35%, 50% and 65% of the “TAYLOR” STOCKS will THE PUBLIC SALE OF THE L. Tavor Cl Co: SUPERIOR STOCKS OF Men’s, Youths’ and Boys’ Clothing, Underwear, Hosiery, Headwear THE HOPE CLOTHING fem Tags of OFF the original Taylor prices have created values that cannot be described in cold type, Our entire frontage of 156 feet on Broadway and Chambers street has been converted into a most striking series of 12 window displays, \ Facts That Your Eyes Can See--- Are the Most Powerful Arguments. ' It will not only be of great interest for you to see this unprecedented VALUE EXPOSITION, but every window will appeal in an emphatic manner to your purse, Every dollar expended at THE PUBLIC SALE prove an investment at a great ratio, To-morrow in the “Subway” Store Two Hundred Men's Gare ~ments—All kinds of Over-| Choice coats, including Satin lined Frieze Coats and Men’s 7.75 Suits ot black and mixtures, Men’s Storm Reefers and) Choice Vests, Youths’ Suits and & Overcoats., (The Early Comer Catches the Best.) $5.75 ALL ROADS LEAD TO THIS GREAT CORNER, Pe Broadway—STEWART THE SERVICE,—Again the sales forces have been augmented, The new cash carrier system saves all delay and prevents crowding, which was such an annoyance heretofore, when we were obliged to lock the doors, You get here in six minutes from Grand Cen- tral Depot. From Jersey ferries a few min- utes’ walk,. Brooklyn Bridge and all ferries in sight, The Elevated Railroad terminals, Subway terminals and every | prominent street-car line stops at the corner or within ear-shot. BUILDING—Chambers St, ae A = Window No. | Window No. 2.| | Window No.3] Window No, 4, Men's Superior, fouEnty: Stiff and Soft .| Overcoats an tailored td Trousers | saat | Hats Q | Of the finer qualities $3 38 Surtouts, | | $ 1.30. z a ated ° e Fine Worsteds and $18. 75. | Fine White Pr $11 25 Sie PADDOCK! \Dress Shirts 5 ome iy FF ‘They are all of “$1.62. || Hest FIELDS 5c, [Al sien: poieree AKO min and silk! | Slik Lined Plain and Plaited Blacks, Grays and Woven fabrics. | | OVERGOATS. Bosoms, Fane ant a ~ BROADWAY. i at Shahin fed | BROADWAY. __Window No. 12, Fur-Lined Great Coat $44.20 «551, ‘The richest Bargain Nuggets in New York, FUR CAPS, $1.62 & $3, __Window No, 11. Luxurious and of famous brands, You will recog. nize the values at a glance, 97. Pajamas of dainty colorings; superior quality sateens. Window No, 10, Men’s Trousers, A comprehensive selection’ | and splendid styles. $2.25 This window shows merely \|.. samples, See the stocks, bf The above on sale in the “* Subway ’’ Store. Window No, 9, RARE nin bined tes hI Rich Neckwear, A display worthy of your close criticism; 3c. Ail the newest silks and designs in richest colorin, The fabrics are, shown with the Neckwear, SBE IT, Boys’ Clothing sizes 242 to 16 years, $2.93. Russian, Jacket and Norfolk Reefers and Top Coats, SLE THEM, Window No. 7, "Full Dress and Tuxedo Coats and | ’ Vests, f ‘$22.50. The highest typesiof tailore ing and style . At $16.87. Some wonderful pickings. Broken lots, Cravenette’’ Heavyweight Coat Both Tourist and Poole Shapes, $11.25. Other Exclusive Coats Extraordinary Values. Window No, 5, FINE SUITS, Not more than fivg or six of a pattern, but All Very Choice, $11.25 Is the Group Price. All colorings and tex- tures, All sizes if you {re here early,