The evening world. Newspaper, March 24, 1908, Page 14

ia 14 THE EVENING WORLD, TUESDAY, TWOCITY JOBS APIECE TO ME UNDER HAFFEN Bronx Borough President Swears He Was Not Wor- ried by Duplication. “NO BATH, BUT PAY ROLL. Expenses Went On, Though) Public Natatorium Was Un- used Through Season. Borough President Haffen was again exammed by the Mitchel Commission to-day, in advance of a score of “small fry” witnesses. Men who held positions under the Bronx President, tut since drifted into official berths in Man- hattan and elsewhere, are among those summoned. Commissioner Mitchel sought to show that a number of Borough officials or employees of the Bronx were ng down two jobs at the one time, each Job paying fees as well as sal Commissioner Mitchel wanted to know if the witness knew James H | Henry Gumbleton, Peter J. Stumpf, Martin Geister, Willlam Kear- ney and others. “Yes, I know each man,” the President “And are you aware that each of them, while holding official places un- der you In the Bronx, was appointed commissioner in street opening and con- demnation proceedings?” Up to Corporation Counsel. do not know it. If they were, it fs a matter which rests with the Cor- poration Counsel “Are you aware that the holding of two places at the same time is a vio- lation of Charter provisions?" “Yes.” “Do you know that Patrick H. Len- non was appointed a foreman in the Bureau of Highways?" “I remember a Patrick Lennon.” Lennon js a saloon-keeper in the Bronx, owning several resorts. His name has been on the city pay roll for several year: { answered Commissioner Mitchel asked the Bor- ough ident concerning the Bronx floating bath, which was not In use nave! ‘ him." DANCING HORSE SHOT AFTER FALL AT RIPPODROM and Noonday” Team Incur- | ably Hurt by Misstep. | i} | Frank J. Melville, the veteran eques- trian director of the Hippodrome, mourning to-day for Luke, his trained horse. early to-d “7 have ‘been in this business, boy and " sald the fa- Even man, for fifty-five years sman tc mous old circ an World reporter, one perfectly white horse, and that was | q Duke. I have seen plenty of gmy horses \that passed for white and a tew 1 horses that would have been w! ew black hairs, but ally white horse 1 was able cs King of Spain, the stables Ci t “I trained | n for nine months, at first by himself and then with Don I called them my ‘midnig. y’ team. Just o: Melville i in anew me That night id $30,00 for tiie | team and refused it, “Well, the rest it Is a short, ex- ensive story. As the hostlers were ringing Duke down the runway of the scenes last menage act, he curvet the planking to the stage low. He fell on his head Three of be | best veterinarians in New York worked | over ‘him until 3 o'clock this morning, | | trying to save him. But it wasn't any He had concussion of the brain and his skull was cracked. They finally shot “Congressman Bill” Too Much | last 3 “Iam on record cou to get the but failed, s having done all I to make repairs, Haffen, . What was the! 3 men at a cost tat any time de." Wharfage yath was paid for as moored at Bar- know how much was, ex- per the bach in two years?" Pr Tu idings, Mr. Leibenau, can give which Tha thing to do with that."* Exposed Poor Job Lost Job. James Pettit, a building Vincent finger man was He tiled that | posts on a fob ot ithe engin’ He was d } transfe: Fy he t c Meatioa h's er an Refutes Hotien’s Poverty. “I haven't a realty any TWO BOSTON BROKERAGE FIRMS CLOSE THEIR DOORS. ROSTON March %—C. 7 OP rokers No. § Given to Midnight Musi- escapes, where they soon became : jammed in a screaming jumble of wom- cal Stunts. en and children, The fire did not! Because “Congressman Bill" Garrett, seventy-three years old, has been in the habit of arising middie or | in the the night, pl: ing war tunes punches nis pre old wite f m and had nm prougnt to tne Fifth nue rolce Court in Svuth Brookiya to-d an insanity cnurge. sman Lill" di that he wife, has wo years old sht months, both of w en care of by her fan as never ler the May married R | 20 HURT IN TRAIN WRECK; |, NO OPERATOR ON DUTY, = I LEXIN ¥TON A SONG FROM © Bverybody re by per- | a White Stallion of “Midnight Effort tc is in| Franchot, new | &t a hospital here to-day Duke departed this life|peration performed on him last Sun- | and went Rie ty OLD MAN'S DARLING z= SAYS HE 15 INSANE ==. second smoke and flame. into | stairways. FRANCHOT DEAD — TWENTY MILES TER STRIKE GF AUTOS IN THE Of PARALYSIS CARNIVAL PARADE Save the Senator's | Many of the Cars Will Be Life by Surgical Oper- ation F. MONTREAL, of Niagara nd it was final He was surgeons w oncerning his case, under the k recognized was removed to an ailed. March 24—State Senator Y., died following an Falls, N with par. At first the vat “and I never saw but| few days omfnous symptoms developed fed that am op- last Satunda wink on-committal but friends of the was hope of his uraging symptoms ered © Senator s night and died at was conscious just be- his rel- and will be of. ad been looking for suen an ant-| Pati: nought there n years, I had standing orders) Tecovery er with stock dealers all over the country) After showing enco to buy me the first weil-formed waite | UP to last evening th horaelthey saw. Al year ago! Dr, Hot-|@ Telense during, the | ter in Chicago bought Duke for me. 6.45 A. M to-day “I was delighted with his appearance, |, The Senator | and still more de fore he died and eaweree! t he w atives. His body | {raat for Don, my wites coal. black | undertaking establishivent e that came from taken to Niagara Falls to-night. —— BLOCK FIR STAIRWAYS FREE, E ESCAPES |: Tenement Div by Fire Thirty-two familles on the no: fehth and when Mrs. from her floor, Frightened Families in 6-Story en to Safety men, in the six-story | rtheast corner of Avenue D were thrown Into a turmoll of excitement to- Rosy the Yiddish Schnefdman ran equivalent for apartment on the followed by a gust of| Smoke poured up the stairways, and their The fire had been nm. | ting breakfast the boy | burning sticks from the stove and put | them under the blanket thm his mother the tenants fled in an uproar to the fire spread very rapidly, however, and when the firemen arrived they put up ladders and drove the frightened tenants back apartments and down the started by Mrs. hneldman’s five-year-old boy Benja- While his mother was busy get- carried several of his crib. By realized woat he ne, but confessed that he had | scorched. 1 ee “Once ned to the second floor and extinguished after about $2,000 dimage had been done. | —— WITH STRIK POLICE RESERVES RIDE E- BREAKERS. ra Asphalt Haulers Go Out and Add to Labor Troubles in Capt. Daly’s Precinct. The police of the W reet station are rap yutation for do nen of any veral day nea EV. DR. SHAF FE PHILADEL will onths a est Fort more avenue Coritesecyeemaria ick last the West station were kept 8 preventing vio- R ACQUITTED |BY METHODIST CONFERENCE. a unanimous ver BUFFALO MAN WILL GET KEEP’S JOB, SAYS HUGHES, ~. Gov, FE nounced that h man from 5) icy Ne would appoint sone | was in flames | y the | | | ae Decorated, With 2 Division ot Grotesques. | LHi VOTES FOR ROYAL HEADS OF AUTO CARNIVAL. | eee y York Taxi Rose, Corbin New York vom. A. N. H. ON. Allen. ine Chiet Croker Joe Stevenson F. Ww. seder, m Pierce’ Arrow Grand Marshal R. G. Howell ts being overwhelmed with applications for | place in the illuminated automobile | parade for Tuesday, April 7, the second right of the great week-long carnival under the auspices of the New York Automobile Trade Association, of which Percy Owen is president; Frank Eveland and E. C. Partridge, vice- presidents, and W. P. Kennedy, | treasurer. The outlook is for fully 5,000 automo- bilea in line, which means more than twenty miles of motor cars. The decorative division will be the most interesting to the general public, any thing In the way of self-propelled vehicles being allowed, and any man- ner of decorations or embellishment which the exhibitor may fancy. There will be In the division yachts in sail, gigantic baskets of flowers, alr-/ ships, locomotives and other odd con- celta, Gen. John T. Cutting will have fifty mobiles in the various divisions, in- \F THE -MYERS~ SNYDER CO. Queen Inclosed please | 01 cluding ten decorated cars, and he promises to ‘startle the natives with | 1M the latter. iat Cups and other trophies will be | awarded to the best decorated car and for the best grotesque car in this div jon. No advertisem devices of any kind will be permitte this division of the para One of the most interesting exhibits | a in the decorative division will be “wind was which will be shown by its inventor, Dr. Julian P, Thomas | Dr.Thomas Leads in Race for Crown The friends and admirers of Dr Thomas have put him in the fi f King of the Carni and to- 3 24975 votes in Evening <es, and the lead in the elec- tion for King F. W. Clinton, of the Danbury Hat Company, Is secon? with 21,855 vote Leonard Hughes Clark, of the New York Transportation Company, thi with 20, and Commander A Rose, the Corbin candidate, fourt with 17.448, Harry N. Allen, President of New York (red) Taxicab Company, 12,764 votes, and the 70) employees of he ts ex the company, with om tremely popular, are lots for him right and 1 under the guidance of 5 sins, as campaign manager, to |i the boss" in front. | Henry N. Allen is a New York boy | He is thirty-one years old, and owes his rise in the business world to his | | own efforts. He 1s a member of many | ‘clubs and a favorite. There are 300 of | the busy Mttle red tyxicabs filtting about the city at all houra, Miss Ada Meyers Meyera-Snyder troupe for Queen by a host of ad of whom say she ts a sure winner. “Uncle Dave’ Gutmann, who is a fix- ure at Young's hat store at Broadway and Houston street, Ja an odds-on fa- vorits in the r r the crown, and y say “J atch,” Arthur Present has Kung to-da He Shrew Kiver, owns a launeh ani anand & hapt His friends ar Your Royal Hi | ond Arthur. | Booming Their Candidates. Miss Edna May Spooner still leads fo nne of t Ing pushed irers, some 3,706 votes fo a bugalow na ary aM 202 West 125th St. 22 Desbrosses St. 279 West 125th St. TO HBAD. NEW YORYS FACTORY FROM Spring Styles Now on Sale ee ae =) CARTE, row, tor! Wishing hee king With and cleverness have Increased all success possitle GLADYS MANWARING, i LTHy our Crown-Seekers in the Auto Carnival Ejection Inclosed the W teh his vi utd tke to, mn ploase find sixty-four votes for trice | Morgan ore beautiful . tbe found, 1 web Inclored propose the name of Beck as King of the Autom for ‘his proficiency as assis manager in the automobile show held ® Grand Tarou tian th Central Palace tn the fall of : pile profession. One of his many. friends, ADMIRER renee Inclored you w ind twelve coupons closed: please tine vor ‘Cred voting for Miss Beatrice Morgan aati 10 Flee Chief cooker.” SASS, ROR \ A HARLEMY ii | Howard McKeefrey, elgnty votes. 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ALTERATIONS | FREE, H1GHest {th pee So, let's omit the thrilling notes And let the song die out; Then, all together, one and all, his great trutl loudly shout: THE WORLD HAS A CIRCULA- ON IN NEW YORK CITY iN it WHAT OF ANY OTHER NG NEWSPAPER That’s What Counts! | Pree SSS