The evening world. Newspaper, February 5, 1907, Page 8

Pape DCRR SISA merece FOUCATION BOARD IS SEMATECHARE Huge System of Corrup- tion Alleged in Bill ‘Calling for Inquiry. (Special to The Evening World.) “ALBANY, “Fred, -t. Senator“ Giiehrtst, Brockiyn—cftered-n-resoiution in the Herate to-day charging that the educa é 12 hon- graft and calling for:an immediate investigation by a committeo of tro Benators and three. Asse:nhty- ‘The. resolution (stazes thet exorbitant prices ‘are belie” pad for-acnootsttns thal (he sealing capacity af Nis echoots in inadequate; that thowsaxéy of chil: Geen of school age are wholly or th part flvous ‘clerks, inspectors and’ investi! pz that-tevored contractors nro be- ing enriched; that there has developed in the department "a huge and well-de- preoeet: system of graft,” and that the B ¢-ot-Bdueation— te teers The) reeciution waa read and Teterred to the proper committec, ittee—ts—directed-to—tnres: tlante the organization; operation” and acts of the Board of Education of tho » City, of New York, the prices pald for Fehool sites, the sources of : title to Buch aites, the number of ‘employe: _ the terms of thelr employment, wheth- jer Civil Service or: otherwise. the services -which such employeas render and the salaries or wakes pald __to them, respectively. Also ithe number of contracts for pulldings,..suppiles, labor, stationery, -books, materials or other necessaries board is Mable and the amounts thereof, <The bill talls for the number of chil- m_of pchool age in the city of New fork who are privented from or are trending rhe public echoolA by r Inadequate —ranting ne CommModilons or otherwise; how long “fuch: inadequate seating. accommeda- ‘Mons for school children has existed ind the extent thereof since th Seegeton art prising the vity of New York. “AR Teneral: invertigation of the public *echool administration under the direc: “Ubn and control of the Board of Educa. tion of the city of New York, since co: wolitation and deemed by the. commit: tee to be germain, is also ordered. The-commities-is instructed inthe Measure to report tothe Legisiature G5 soon a8 ble the pesult of th Inquiry, with such remetiial mens. eines. deem necessary. and-prepen ee INQUIRY. Who had caused hie capture. Han was charged with robbing a flat, carry> ing a. pistol and choking, a girl He pope red -0f -aecomnndation;that—the }apartmonta late yea: Gepartment 4s loaded down with super-|and found two thieves at work. @aughter screamed ‘and the mem Ate tacked them, knocking down Mrs. Rob- Inson and leaving her“insa taint, One thom then grabbed plioked’ her with all of hi but: she Kea_to fight him off and eitement,—but the tha -car,—with—Cunningham-ctosn—attor. him, and made for Koch's big depart- ment store, where in the revolving: doors Cunningham and Frazier pounce at him. Tho. fellow pulled a revolver Meantime there Was little barga’ hunting In tho store near the entranc the many women shoppers hi heard it was a bu a{ter, and they wanted to see a burglar | handled) witht phase. Arter a had dued, whtle the women cheer glowered at them savagely. fe Was a woman huter, ROBBERS CHOKE WOMEN AND TY TO KILL CAPTORS “His Revoiver. Wii .a gleam In Niy even that wasa dagget for every im pexsonoprtonere)ia sti hess domes Manton wad arraigned jn the Harlem Court to-day, while near hit Jae of the femalal n were tho sauilted and on ha hed arrested, Iz a department store after a furlous chase. ~ Mrs Margarets Robinson cand. her daughter June, sixteen, of No. TIT Weat Ond Hundred_and Tyrenty-nixth street. retyrnlog from —-a visit, entered their rday Afternoon The the! girl and catrength, for help, The second intruder Joined his companion, and the two beating Miss, Robinson unmercl- When te neighbors began to Ran Down Fire-Escape. , The exit out the front way was blocked. and the robbers went to the rear and started down the fire-escape, throwing stuff they had stolen out of thelr pockets as they climbed. — They jumped over a fence the basement of No. 11s, but were met by Mras-George, Wasnitigton Leo Fra- zier, the Janitress,- wits with-a-baby—tn-! fer arms, bloc ran—up- the main. hall—and into the 2 street, where Lee Frazler- tuok-up-the “outstanding for -wilcly the sald] y Saces and went througi ed them again. They | Cornellus— Cunningham. of Engine Company No, es jump on Frasier-wha arousing everybody te join in_ the inan-hunt. One-o. 8aW. ONE OF-the-fugt= ar. de followed, as f the tobbers ‘waslost.tn-the ex er jumped from and sald he would but the pursuera his: everybod 5 tripped him and’ were on him in an Instant Women Cheer Capture. T the omen were d fel the man was whe with. enthusiaem, The 7 BOARD OFFICIALS. Winthrop. who was re- ident-of the Board of Edue =-fation yesterday, sald that tho proposed | legislative investigation of depart- ment wovid be welcomed ‘ investigators may come as soon Sas they wish,” sald Mr. Winthrop. “Our books are open for Inspection fny Ume. We ha nothing to conceal from the public and no excuses to make —Any—reconts in our-custody—ara tte iproperty of Ue public and will con tinue to be no ax longan i have.any- 7 thing to do with tho affairs of the de- = partment." = President Winthrop referred “sit-in: ¥In ths matter of school sites,” ald __ Becrotary Palmer, “the Board of E F MeTeIy EMECS Tem and t pOrls to the Board of Estima rtionment. From there the question generally referred to the Comptroller, ——tnwhoee-offies the Her! Batate Mirreat prGAkGs 2u0h action as te dewmed proper. ‘It is on the Coraptrolier's report that —Batimate—dtecttes—wiretin thes site shall be acquired "by “purctisre or condemnation proce nz*. Tl only part the Board of Education has ta the ao inalter.then 18 10appropriacs the neces we uf eeating-Sapacs ity In the schools, 1 can only say tat we are doing all in our power to make C-aiteqiite to thé demaada More than 0,00 new xittings have beon provided 4'the new bull ~—onfieoretary Palmer anid that-tie charge! referring to the numberof. clerks and} sera ployed tte dena rtinent was quyeaty_entounded = ait cor the em- ut In full days, lie sald. and them had to work overume I peT BA: redone iAtimened wt th ere was RAC In NIN Me that Wh Acothing: was -impos~ | total annual fund of SSepent tor ruppiiex goer onty ins togit mate }hnii uid the guperintendent “or every. pur of more than 31,000 bisa aresiny tyondvertixed for and tne contracts to the lowest bid- aers.* — ~ NEW ORLEANS ENTRIES. CITY PARK, NEW ORLEANS, La, Fep, 8—The entries for to- Pacts arene follow FINST RACi tortonga; jure — Tartans, “ai Qrcen Melba, Pe cseinutitec t Laalole Black Mac As. BECOND Ita mile and a atx teenth) relling: 10h; Foss $10 Evie Greeu. 101 . 1: Dekaber, 100 Mywotntt “ie Belle, Lan Teetitine: Beonomy. 4 jn Fleldwiek. ‘iui; “bount, Cage Male 1d JURTA HACE —Five fu Spider Wen. 8); Mimics» cites, RUHOHL AA: Toeerrian, Ol: Mr Toddng Bone UK! “Jabane. id) Hity, 10s. Neatmood ‘Oh, Baywood,” 104,” Buti 100: Welle 8) Rawk, RACE t_Nota, 100 4 RACK—One and i; meling —-Hulwark, Ot imvod, 90; Old. ta VENT RACE—Five farlonge:, setting im, 67; Core ‘Tiehtmal agi +: ae “ES Meciieit, 103 brother Ma Judge Roriisky in 7G will. probably. be fin) the cane The murder, known as “the headless WILKE Maud Laird, ¢ , began » tate which #he alleges ML eure inducing her ta sign & cwed when mhe |fect. a cure o funded, seh —pavendar cama lous ang him to the station-nouse.— Range | @ watch and other sturr to the A were found fon bim,-the police say. He wovld-net his address eee TASHJIAN INSANE SAV THE EXPERTS Declare Armenian, Who Be- headed Brother, Was Not Re- sponsible for His “Acts. AT kited-and cut up hie ne at the Un der The tri fan continued (or ten days before Beasio ) to-morrow and erty the, Jury, Fanded “ Hecative the head of Markar Was never fount, Was ONeTOT The mont committed in New York.-| are absolutely and unqualifledly. fale: Tashjians lived in a dingy Nat in “tre House tof “Proubte,” ble tene~ ed with a pol horde on Markar quarrelled exenty: ‘ents, and Aram, af- Atti M cigartered the body and ' ACCUSES WOMAN OF DEFRAUDING HER to Toe byening -Wortd,) SBAR i Feb, 6,—Mias Pittston, near y ugainst Eliza- shington, D.-C,, of yaluable real 4 Wlammer nt means, tt to- Hiummer,—of W. from her by fraud fn no condition to cunderstand she was doing Laird lao kecuses Attorney 1 Pollard, of Washington ~oneerned in the alteged tranaaction “DRUNKENNESS CURED Tt will be gratifyin \temperance know that a simp! lenre for the whisk thaa-been scorer hag so much to all lovers of) appy hoine to} nd The ong jment that we are wuthortxed to sell with an absolute guarantes to ef-| the money will be re-} Hy 7200 Yds. | Embroidered Batiste and is in two forms: No. 1 to be given secretly, and No. 2 for those who wish to be cured, $1 #ach, Mothers and sisters, have told us of husbands and brothers who since given Orrine, In| many cases without their knowledge, have esire for drink, and we aro glad to recommend tho remedy. Mail orders filled. The Orrine Co. Wash ington, D, C., Hegeman’s and Caswell Mazgey's Drug Stores, _ or sold by Rik and a sclentific |. y and deer hable} Hacaverer | URGLARS AND POLICE IN FlonT. WITH PISTOLS Cornered in Big Depart-|Bluecoats ment Store, Man Draws Thieves=-Running Bat- tle with Weapons. Four policemen and two alleged sua- [pintol” ght to-day before dawn, ana Tight which | quickly resulted ‘in two arrests, The prisoners «gave tleir names as Pietro. Archtea, twenty-one, of No. © Baxter street, and Benetto Rigitt, twenty-Cwo, of No. 04 Daxter street, and vald they Were laborers. ' Policeman James Lynch. of the: Filz- Abeth Strost Station, saw the two'men at the front deer of the-clgarefare ot T.'J, Donigan, No. 2 Centre street, and KEKED hen What Mey were dome, v said they worked tn the store. The po- Heeman asked jf they -had keys, bue they—a started 10 Fun, —LYnct went after them. He had not,gone far, and waa gaining. have turned’ and ‘fired at him, Lynch anewered, and then pot men let fy With bullets, say fie officers. The thé shooting continued untll reached “Canal street, when Polfemen—Keatiig, Sheehan and Hall Joined in. Karly pedestrians wey. flven a treat In the way of rovoly noise, but the #n¥pee*s kept cn running. them, and they fought with a vengeancs UM averpowered. jRigitt. The other fellow is satd to have thrown one away. The men were locked up HEGEMAN EXPLAINS DEAL IN COAL BONDS Says Metropolitan Life Pur- chased Them in Belief that Investment Was Good. i i The followmg statement was given out. to-day by President Hegeiaan. of y (the Metropolitan Life Insurance Com- mortgaxe bonds of the Randolph Coal Company, on the recommendation of ite bankers and after caretut~tnves~ tigation_py the Finance Committes, In tlie bellef that 1t was a good Investment of ‘its funds, “Mr-Hegeman was not at that time a director of the coal company, and was not then, nor ts he now, nor has he been at any time, Individnaily intorested in the company or {ts property to the extena of a dollar, Tle was subse- quentiy tiected @ director by re the Metropatitnn Compal; to have ano nthe interest ut tne Matro~ pmystn ny has, during the {to confront unusual | ditions of Various | Apart from thre <oal_ producing came) tothat itwas eal tre being interests ofthe Me thin me protest fh the property, bonds, and it | Fine company will suffer no loss in its in vestment “Any statement that the bonds wi acquired because of any Intereot of M Trexeman thetroperty;~ or” bee of anverelation of histo tt nf anyokind, or that he participated in any commis: sion or other constderation-on-the purr chase the bora py “the cornpan ‘THE EVENING WORLD, TUESDAY | A GOLDEN COCKTAIL. 2. Come Upon| piclous characters engaged in a running | When their cartridges, were fred turned j the encounter. Into a close-quatters Mat | The mize of excine taxes Suggests the num'rous sitps Betwixt the dup that bubbles and he _thtraty.: boozer'a Atps. JAPS-DISCLAIM ALL IDEAS OF F WAR | Tokio sralksof 7 ‘of T roublemakers “and: Confidence Roosevelt. the crash and seeing th tie wrecked ‘building. mon begging for help far Under the’ [ wreckage. SoNeSee Dloughing through the snow Mko an en-! wing, When, one of the men ts said tof set about savi slarn cf fire wad 65: was sent icr the pall the Highb sent tn (or an ambui: &.--The presa up to this © American papers. Not xcitement was apparent after this talk \ {tC wns generally The’ fresh bluecoats soon overhauled! mitted here Neved that the anti-Japaneso a portion of-rhs American of the racnty t to shake the profound _con- Japen repores in sont _Hoceryeit—and ENDED. HER LIF BY TAMING GAS Janitor Was Shovelling Snow While His Wife Killed A pistol, empty, waa taken from| agitat! in more than an hour to reach the burn- Ing bullding. When _ the: the _hor: haustion, press will afford Uttle the worse fort! and police set about putting out the blaze, and {t was econ under control. A collector for an tndustrial life In- surance company called at the home of irs. Racheel_ Dinghelmer, wife ¢ Diviaion—sireei weekly premium upon a_emall nolicy on the woman's life. He received no an- swer to his knocks ‘on the door, sought her husband Cart, shovelling sndw from the aldewalk. Dinghelmer-and the collector want to -The doora_were locked. They climbed tho fire-escape, forced a window Mrs, Dinghetmer was doad on the kitchen floor, with the end rubber tube leading to an open Kas-jet In Mer mouth. Her husband iichealth for a long Um 'W. L. DOUCLAS $3.50 SHOE Atrialwilleoivince rou that WL Doug-" $3.50 viens ay are | thebestinthe world: Btores in Greater Now York Opertys withthe te Mestre. est payment due the first day of aaa holdie of the believed that through Fheasire thal will be taken the Bo West ith Rireet, 7 Tard Ars cilia Wirt a venue. Wewars—05 Broad 20's inches wide, 24 inches wide, | | | | 36 in, Union Linen Suitings, | 3200 | a To-morrow, Important Sale of | ae | “Desirable Biack Silks 6500 Yds. Imported Taffetas, i i | | Value 85c Yard, 4£00 Yds. Imported Messalinesand Chiffon Finish Dress Taffetas, 3500 Yds. Crepe de Chines, Value $1.00 Yard, Value 85c Yard, A Special Offering of Cotton and Linen White Dress Fabrics measietherterctl Imported-Corded-Checked-and © eat! + 3500 Yds, ~ Satin Figured Madras ina ‘ large variety of designs, ; “These rooms are oo exhiblifon al our Nhowrooms, We also furnlah 5 ROOMS 5144: 98 Imported Embroidered Linens in figured and dotted effects, ~ Value 50c to 75c Yard cor taining Informa: tlon regarding oar West Twenty-third Street eo emewemvaccme ane an. BURIES MEN AND CATCHES ON: FIRE Building Weighted Down} by Snow Caves in on Two Workmen. beating. the’ sides of tie -bullding | down with jt. In the round-house a firs waa-burning In the Were no engines under time. ve There roof at the The Yali of the root was | followed Oter—woricmen-tn-ther st ney heard two Under Foreman ‘Smith t g, their com Heat oarer atte ves tr 1. Agcail was ulso efrom Ford. 6 workmen isp mtati m Hospital. “Tho reserve police arrived long’ before the engine of the ambulance, and the | men under Koundsm: in-the work of: rescue witu-the labar- | cra. Suttle joined Many times the firs engin snow banks. It took the freme: ere The two men were found almost to- ethers The -flre wae almost upon them when they were dug out. Their clothes were scorched and their faces and hands bhetered: Otherwise—ther had not been hurt. Themen: gave their names aa- tb Rogg!, of One Hundred and Sixty-sev- enth street and Ogdon avenue, and Ma- lino Carmine,-of One Hundred and 8ix- ty-ninth atre: nd Nelson avenue, Both men were taken to thelr homes experience. After releasing the men the firemen (a ny WASHINGTON, Feb. Samuel Beckley Holabifd, retired, died| yt s. romnin in this city yesterday, I That clearance’sale of Suits and Overcoats —for Men, at-$12-00;formesly-$15:00-t0-$20-00; still offers choice things—in.all-sizes—par- ticularly the big-ones, 44 to 56, sed & Compariy s- JMAN a & BRO LIBERAL CREDIT HOUSE} February Furnicaré and Carpet Sale| General Reduction Throughout Our Entire cad A Home of Four TH $123, Now BIS) Peau Rocms Complete- > 119 98 7 oS Evenings Ca ly Furnished LS ener FEBRUARY 5, FALLING HOUSE YACHT TAORMINA BINGHAM GOING TO!" =< "==" Ralph Brandreth anderen of cieven men, anchored of Tompkinaville, Is In danger of caine ‘down at en: pumps to kee this morning it was belleved the dost! With nw nolsd Ike the bursting of 827 sinking, azd gienals of cistyesdl cannon, the big round hetse of the Putnam Division ofthe Hariem— River Railroad, at One Hundred and fix- ty-frst street’ and. Sedgwick aven the Bronx, fell to. the ground to-day; burying two-:men In the ruins, The roof of the roundhouse could not | withstand the welxht of snow and fell | Tote the high sew running. The Taormina, “Ralph Brandreth's inlnety-foot ya [started on @ six years’ Cruise around {the world, w: barge Sunday night. and’ a dig. hole! torn in her bowsprit. It wan with diff. jeulty that she anchored off ‘Tompkins- ville, dock lust night, but. suddenly the storm i]eprang up and the waves wer Quickty vy freA minute inter Hamre the atten were, bursting sthrougn the ‘broxen tim- pera, | ready: without le tu Koes an to| © ris hearing 7 es. An] ni crew beK not give, FROTHINGHAM BURIED IN rot stalled | {arrive jand for many known call broker Weat Sevent at_noon-at-ihe Church Rest, Fifth avenue and street. Delegations from the } Stock Exchan letic Club, of 1 had been a life founders, andr: tended. “The wervices. we by the Rev. Dr. D. Parker tor of the Church of [assisted by’ the It | xary, Church, ni and VETERAN ARMY- OFFICER DEAD iB j pallbea in his elghtieth | J Hewitt pe ware toe Sotdturs | Aas rer Home Cemetery, Tuesday. Gen. Hoia~ bird graduated from West Polnt tn 1849, Ho--was--the translater of Gen. Jomtint's~“Treatise—on-Grand —Miitary Operations of Frederick the Great, ihe “Frothingham famlly Jawn Cemicter: Into one group we have gathered the sm@ll lots of our Winter Overcoats for Men, were $25. 00 to : $48.00, and offer them at- $22.50 ANDOPPOSE BILLS Wants Detective Bureau! Reorganized and Power to Degrade InSpectors. Brandreth Imperilled ‘in Storm Down Bay. The yacht Taormina, with young m1 edpat the ant. Karly Ail night the satiors wer the boat’ e sounded, A tUg went’ out ti ptt FeseS— Me perry wUTcoute | near she-yaeht-on account of] rigged. yecht, whith rammed by a paasing It was expécted to fow her Into dry high 1 wan-absiidoned. vere put to the pumps. Al by (of work @ dash y times Were only sawed yd overboard bh grasp ya tik put out, put wae Unable to abut IU own fa an) itip, which they could WOODLAWN CEMETERY, funeral of Hown a tragic dea the ALi~ hich Mr, “Frothingh: and Rev. “Dr. Jolin” Dr. Josepti not he Ch jon and St, Timothy's. The « m M 3 Colfax Dadi is 1907 er Bingham will &: Interest of Die he desires of how 1b should or detective-serge $20 TOS 05 nee Sale of White Goods and Waistings INPORTED WHITE WAISTING®, HIGHLY MERC :RIZED. Valus 25¢ ENGLISH JA QUARD WAISHINGs. Value 35¢ FINE FRENCH ORGANDIE®, slicer quality. PRINTED SILK MULLS, in rosebud and floral 4O-INCH AILS LOLIENNG, tna full Ine of ne Specials in Upholsiery Department DOTTED SWiis CURTAIN, Muted ruife, 5 yes. ion: PLAN MU-LIN-G JRTAINS, £CRIMCURTAINS tuted tale 22 yds tors 1 yd weids pair. WEST 125TH ST., 7TH @ 85TH AVES WEDNESDAY. Including a varied assortment of T= Centrepiece» end Scarfs, lace tr large Banquet and Rec: “DOUBLE DAMASK TASLE CLOTHS AND “NAPKL Napkins.to mitch, NAEKINS- Cai Lots Extra velue, EMBROIDERED LINEN PRED SPREADS on Heavy Irish Linen — examples of fine ne-diework, ENGLIS# SATIN FINISHED BD SPREADS, Ex‘ra long for brass beds, WHITE CALIFORNIA BLANKETS ~ Single bod si which ROOMS $7 \Pa2 Formerly §75- Now. Write for our $ NEW BOOKL . 200 Per Week 2 tmeraterears Opens Formerly $150. Long Island, Ni, Jersey oF Conterticnh, WE PAY Feriaup! AND CAKFARK: Extia ‘erze bed size, of the following articles, aud ta un OU exmetly ae they srould’ appear Uwe SGI. dye y Pier Miror, te % erything for _Housckeeping |: ae FURNITURE, CARPETS, = aan Urtentat Hore, DE RU Atebchre Accounts up iv 810,00U by ape- the passage of th t the men of tho jug to Jam through ruption fund. He says that In case thia Did does pass he wil) sey to it that Mayor McClellan vetoes It. The ill carrying ‘the provivton that the elty y loner bill ta . In his. opine © of reaxou for tha rden of clothing chmen. iar ar fa ave to pity for pus rall- without eis ny Ve 4 up the and po) willing to pay for his riment 2 Re of the which Krade his wet plain. © 1f , fl shoald >, throtgh: it will not affect Uje salaries of Ue sent inspec tora, t wilt duce r rank fond) make {to any detail 1} the Comunissl: the | to. Why 5 “Final Clearing Sate of Women’s High Class ‘Tailor-Made Suils The Lot Comprising” . DROADCLOTH in short or long coat effects, alse in: Biuacesand poay sty. AMA‘, FA’ MINTUR 8.75. 14.75 Se ¢, for. 19¢ Value 25c, fo Tonaigacee 15¢ efivets, Value se + Be estihades, Value 7fc.... 60e 1yd. wide, plit. 986 rut Ting. pair aid DUR'NG THE WEE ionechold and Decorative Linens 25 to 33. Fer Cen. Below Rezular Prices. Cloths, Reception Cloths, Daylies, mmed and embroidered; also extra piien Cloths for Round, Square end Obtong 2.80. 3.50, 4.80 to 8.00 ea:n 2.90,-4.50,5.00,-6.00:t0 9.50 -doz, 3.00 & 6.00. ** 10.00, 12.00, 18. 00 3.25, 4.00, 5.00 to 8.00 Per pair, 5.50 See 6.50 fener 8.00 Actual Value 2200, exhubs 1a") ogxbIuon tour isi Ceres # DuOOS previa: BEDDING. &e., | oe led hea, “BEES = Purchased on Gus | of mtr t Be Forehand on 0: cfnm tdi ow Liberal Credit System, At top acer AS PULLUN 52 $75 Woritl, $7.50 Down, $1-50 Week RITE $10.00 © $2.09 Foret BASS $ $15.00 $225 COVCIDEN |= Oni c 9 $20.00 $2.59 a net $2009 “$350 © ‘ke wr Hepitneras N Lore State, sehivae analy Vennsy ttele eau Massitchusetts,. ew Jeree: Atow EVERY DAY ' THIS WEEK _The Morning World wi'l tell you about the new set of Gibson pic-; tures now being distri- buted by the Sunday World. This is to direct your atte ntion tothe pret- = liest of art. supp!ements, Ready for framing? Paes