The evening world. Newspaper, December 23, 1908, Page 14

a0 FAMILES SHINER IN SNOW. SUNDAY SHOW OF — AS TO COST FOR AS FRE RAGES) VIG PICTURES. QUEENS CHLNTY 1,500 Persons at Hearing on 200 Citizens Protest Against Question of Seven Day Alleged Exorbitant and Licenses. Variable Rates. Many Women and Children Flee in Panic in Their | Night Clothes. i Mayor McClellan presided to-day at a © Two hundred indignant Queens FOUR ALARMS SENT IN. public hearing in the Alderman’ “ham- ty citizens etormed the War der on the proposed suggestion that miysloner's oMfce, tn the 1 moving pictures shows should not be al- Bullding, to-day, and demande Firemen, After Working for lowed to operate on Sundays. Fifteen Ing on what they termed exor Hours, Confine the Flames |hunares persons, representing every and unwarranted water taxation religious faith, 1 and women, n told them to Three Buildings. }erowded the big chamber, It was ane! Aldermanic Chamber was the vest of the largest and most representative [u which he could hear their « gatherings that ever assembled in the und thither they repaired. T? historic hall represented by Alderman George Bishop Greer, of the New York Prot-|er and Charles Hummel, Fwenty companies with fire apparatus battled for three hours early y to- who ts with a fire that threatened to destroy an |estant Episcopal Diocese; Father Evers, dent of the Richmond Heignts fax- % representing Archbishop Farley and payers’ Association. Gatire row of buildings stretching from | PTT ctie and Canon Chase, rep-| The Citizens’ Water Supply Compa VForty-fourth to Forty-fifth street, on Whkird avenue, South Brooklyn. @cenes of the wildest excitement at- tended the discovery of the fire and the whic’ ent furnishes wa 0 of Long of Elmhurst, that and ad. communities, represented by lawyers, who tizen called perenting the Episcopal Dior |tsiand, were among the distinguished members of the ministry who declared that such shows, as commonly pr each to testify to a pee keen crose-exant ; x seg |Bented, are degrading and demoralizing 13 rates to a k ght with the flames, Thirty families |i, the youth of the city, and they de-|cften 80 confusites the witnes Pushed from their beds Into the snow- their testimon Riven to Commissione: manded that no additional privileges be granted. Many of the speakers de- | O'Rrien, who acted as judge clared against dally exhibitions of moy- | Was !n Many cases valueless Ing pictures on the same ground. | For instance, Commissioner Piled, wind-swept street, women and children were carried out overcome with smoke, but when the struggle of the smoke-eaters and policemen was lallowed questions relative to water tectives. I went up and verre erry ever, only three of the ten threatened Calls Showa a Menace. Jeapacity and, pressure, which none of ' Katie's door. Mrs. Higgin- two prisoners pleaded not guitt buildings had been destroyed and not| Dr. F. M. Foster, of the International |the villagers knew about. Generally the Taens ‘n wanted to know what I wanted. 1/ One nee BS dcaee eran abe an infury of a serious character could; Committee, declared that the moving jejtizens told of 60 per cent. Increases in 10s: Sta I wanted to ask Katte if she cared | fore: and this cau en perlag hes be located. The damage done was es-| picture theatre had crept into the mu-/their water bills, and all declared they Higgin Lae ety ey eraeaitetons oe timated at $50,000. nicipality by stealth, and was a menace Knew no reason for the increase Third OEE] perjury: might be lodged against one of ‘The fire had its origin in the double |to the morals of the people. The moving, Examples of two-family houses in, Xt ‘ the men brick, three-storied building at No. 4110-| picture show, he added, was present | Kings County in whfh the water rates || defo ives came and Mrs { 2 Third avenue. The lower part of contrary to all laws of morality and jare §2) yearly were compared with |+ . Weeks searched my trunk and bag, and the dullding wan occupied by the decency. He added: “Salacious parents gimilariy constructed houses in Queen ae said she wouldn't BENJAMIN FOX Dreamland Amusement Company and) are to be condemned for taking their County and bills produced showing the | Rett) eet & on her.” ’ Brown Brothers’ men's furnishing es-| children to such shows. These show rate in that county {s $47. ns. Cath: | ared emphatically ‘, fablishment. The second floor was) people make money out of the demoral- Toute Schmidt. a safoon-keeper, tora | . fe otitheniina wand Reliable Pawnbroker. used as a bowling alley and third {gation of children, and a double exeera: hor hie Dill had. been almost doubled | Bets. ease WGaveinkerion eal an aa floor as a pool and billiard room, con-/ tion {s the result.” J Each wit said that | | FOUR ee maeinoticea cc NES LL a! Aucied by W. Tl. Edwards. No one) Reve Dr. Tlcharde, of the Brick NOgymusual quantity of water had been svc a t searched! 72 Ven REA, ALEGRE welt in the plaec. | Church, and Rev. Dr. McMullen, of the Great Volume of Smoke. | Madison Avenue Methodist Episcopal | letter from the water c The flats along the fire-swept Mock | Church, asserted that the moving pic-| meter turned—that. it correctly. esti @re four stories high, and though only | ture show as presented is “abominable, mated the amount of water used, any No, 420 caught fre, the wind veat down ) and degrading.” | Bos the smoke, which poured incense vol-| Rev. Dr. Stevenson, of the Fifth Ave-|is owned by Cord Meyer, ume into Nos. 4422 and 4421 oy one side} nue Presbyterian Church, and Rev. Dr. plant upon which Chief Engineer I. M. and Nos. 4402, 4404, 4406 and tis ou the | Burrell, of the Marble Collegiate | t7€ verona rendered his report to show other side. There were thirty families | Church, declared emphatical mpany, saying mattered not which way the that the | supply. Both the Chief Engineer and fm these buildings, or more th six | corrupting influences and degradation el commissioner, were present at the Shore men, women and children. face every youth who patrontzes a mov- | Peering. ir shrieks and panic tiled the —— neighborhood with a terrific uproar. A |!e picture show as at present con- fecond alarm was turned in; then aj ducted. | third, and finally a fourt which | Senator Bain eloquently supported the peratis and Sammoned chist Crokes, [assault of the clerics and added that ne | who had just left the Herald Square | favored a city ordinance putting mov- Theatre fire in Manhattan. jing picture shows out of business for Four large families were sleeping in| ait time \ fo. 4420, when the Tinkler boy shoute | Father Evers for Archbishop. t alarm. By the time thi Mt of their beds the rear of | Father Evers was listened to with at-! burning | tention when he rose. ture was enveloped in smoke, the fire behind in the Mayor McClellan Bowling alley . announced that Father Evers in ad-| Stocks were strong the entire session Ernest Gless, his wife and four dressing the aseemblage presented not | to-day, gains up to Inte this afternoon only his own, but the views of Arch- running from 1 to 3 points, with Brook- | bishop Farley and Mgr. Lavelle. jlyn Rapid Transit leading an active a : Father Evers said that he had visited | buying movement. Other representative ie Bale bexiy srerclaaiin pedichey: fed many moving-picture shows and in no, Stocks, vuch as Union Pacific, St. Paul, fng about blindiy when Patrolman |instance had he come away impressed, | Reading and American Smelting, were O'Rourke came to'their aid. He guided |On the contrary, Father Evers added, | #/89 prominent them out and alao the family of Henry | .sty impressions were that such shows! Brooklyn ‘Transtt's buoyant advance De Bruycker, consisting of his wife, his of 41-2 on div s was ister ‘and ‘his uncle, Battling De, 8re suggestive and appeal only to the | ining ibgugaesae Tumere we ql B pucker rie Mors Jonaasen, me wife low and nastiest passions of man. Pacific amu Atlantic Coast Lii and four childre ed in the same From 75 to 9) per cent. of the audiences 2 Rock l.Wnd preferred Rauner. wsi * ery belonging 1 i z ed Coppe: Cire SINE 1 | are of children under seventeen years AMAIEAMad Copper, | Ametican the flames. bacco preferred and Third Avenue 1 teen families were driven out of |oid, and nothing is presented by the and Ur Northern preferred, Li 4408 and eight families trom py¢, hat is elevati the mind! ville & Nashville, Rock Island and U 4424, Ravmonc Inala [eocwuter thet ae ue) me vortheimind ae ‘ rong and wie ani three children were overcome or the heart, Peace as aU by smoke in No. 4408 before they could “Much 1s shown that Is, indeed, harm: |" The tota! aales of stocks were 1,288,700 children, were asleep on the top floor, and by the time they were aroured fire was shooting across the narrow are: the rear and licking at their window: reach the hallway. Pollcemen Britt and 13) i i dof bonds. $9,851,00) Bambert rescued them, ‘They ‘also ree- | fl to the morain of the children, and ali | shares and of bonds $9,651.00 eued Mrs. Mary Donaldson’ and her this {s the result of trying to make | two-year-old girl, whom they found un- | The Closing Prices, conscious in the hallway. Mrs. Mare jon William Sheafe Chase, of . forie Hanson, a widow, and her two Brooklyn, said that he was not opposed | 7o4sy's highest, lowest and last prices children were taken unconscious out of to moving picture shows, even If given | Stock® and of net changes as compared w No, 4424 and a half dozen other familles on the Sabbath, providing they were | yesterday's final figures are as follows Berg found i lke plight and taken out properly ‘conducted and presented ‘ele. | safely. e money out of human degradation.”’ vatlng and instructive lessons. | Such Je Shciter in Saloons, not the case at present, he said Peace By the time all the great throng of a cael shivering tenants had fled to or been earried to the e the neighborhood had doors open as shelters. saloon- keepers had great fires going and served hot drin to all the victims of would allow any of the tenants tor turn to the bulidings that had escaped the fire, and many of the to water-soaked ments. the blaze ny dwellings in the j aS fed shelter and warmth Beis a ohio, Four hours before the police _—_e 1g ‘& Tron ‘Southern Gas Hu 1 went back and ice-coated Spart- David Alexander, a cap maker, whol lives on the fourth floor of No, 312 Hroome street, this afternoon attempted ———_— MICHAEL LEVY VINDICATED. to hang a canary bird out of window. | dev North + iit He stood on a chair, a leg of which ets Te Prosecutor Tells Court There Was broke. Alexander shot through the win- 215 No Hesaon for His Arrest. dow, case and all. + % Z : ‘In @ grocery store on the ground floor Metre St RR I. Michael Levy, an engineer, of No. 61 xirs, Boshineal was filling her show-case Te ‘West One Hundred and Seventeenth aith large, springy loaves of bread. = 1% street, was completely vindicated to- Upon this case fell Mr. Alexander and r,* day before Justice Rosalsky, in the bird cage. The resilient loaves acted Supreme Court, of a charge trumped UP a springboard and he rolled off into the tik against him by two boys, now under | stree is arrest, that he had told them to steal j k + § Alexander picked himself up unhurt ‘4 ailk trom a building at No. 18 Fast Six- | ang atartea upstairs with his bird cage 7 2 feenth street, last July. The Mrs. Boshinaki blocked his way. al “] when they were District-Attorn rested, told y Smyth that Alexander was not dead, She th he ought to settle fo, me sow cas told them to do the He was exander squirmed past and dash I thereu| arrested, declaring his room : TING ‘Somebody telephoned Police Head } his innocence tersand two emen and a Ge Mr. Smyth admitted to-day that the neur Hospital ambulance were hu Mice had eet house. to the Broome si police and his Rerious blur In aay Dr, Abernathy. wanted. to see. the in farge he anid ie jured man, and Mrs. Boshinsk! demand- Reet Mualica haa! Keener ed Alexanders arrest, “After they iad i this mun. I hnd. utter an investigation, satisfied themselves that the man wan Uiah er iat thevatory the beve roln etamet hurt, they directed Mre. Borhinsk! to | Wabash were are fhey the Essex Market Court to get a sum: an Wee t 1 A ed Was & fabricate beginning to end Tevy was at once discharged gratulated by his friends. @ral were in the rourtro. casts SHIPPING NEWS, PORT OF mons. Alexander refused to see the po- lice or the doctor ne om sev- The Kind You Heve Always Bought, a BIS is the caution applied to the public announcement of Castoria that has been manufawtured under the wupervision of Chas, HI, Fletcher for over 80 years-—the genuine Castoria, We respectfully call the attention » of fathers and mothers when purchasing Castoria to ree that the wrapper bears his signature in black, When the wrapper is removed the same signature ap pears on both sides of the bottle in red. Parents who have wed Castoria for their iittle ones in the past years need no warning againet counterfeits and imitations, but our present duty is to call the attention of the younger gener- ation to the great danger of introducing into their families spurfous medicines, It is to regretted that there are perils who are now engaged in the ing NEW YORK. Napes nefarious business of putting up and sel all sorte of substitutes, or what should more properly be termed counterfeits, for medicina! preparations not only for adults, but worse yet, for children’s medicines, It therefore devolves on the mother to scrutinize closely whet she gives her child. Adults can do seatdll ania, scasn am that for themselves, but the child has to rely on AILED TODA the mother's watehfulness, i A Rr Genuine Castoria always beare the signature of ‘4 We ledire Apisern. “jeder, Nosfok ‘ Brest, THE EVENING WORLD, WEDNESDAY, DEOEMBER 28, 1902. BISHOPS PROTEST WATER T00 HIGH MARRIED BY MAYOR vBANKER'S WIE IS 'LOST THEIR MONEY O'Brien | In one Instance, a citizen submitted a |“ ‘The Citizens’ Water Supply Company | Re! id it ix the | Pex that this war the most available water | | AN ATE MARKET . TEST GROWING le ror) YT J | 1 i ] i @ AT THE CITY HALL a SUED BY SERVANT: THOUGH HORSE WON ve se - nted Damages for Alleged |Gaflney Sisters Cause Arrest of Two Men Whom They Accuse of Keeping Cash. Beautiful Miss Diana Thomp- yy son Becomes the Bride ot Slander, but Jury Decided in Rudolf Mandl. Mrs, Higginson’s Favor. beautiful | In the ili D lormpaen& eAutt Mmrenret Cina Martin aio AR DATS | Tefrerwon Market Court to-day t nid waltress for t! weeks | Max IMBC aos Olase, Vest (UTE i ischold of James J, Higgins | Hundred and Mourteenth street, and Jron, retired tanker, at No, 16 Baet|Paward Brisco, of No, 8% West for Forty-frat treet, wae platntitt ta a suit | fet str Mad CL LU OG LAU Cred today re Juatien Imigro and |Chcl by Magietrate Hariow. They were 1 Supreme Court, She de- [tested on the complaint of Mise Wands $509 from the banker's e Gaffney, of No, 202 West tk Wigety der eet, and sister Suste i » Miss Daphne Gaffney and her siste went to nd Kept he pris at street and Sixth avenue Weinberg, telling him ed to place it on ‘Trois Temps, BRANT LOTS ™ a horse running i) the second race at si Ms ana to 1 shot and its a sure thing.” Misc Gaffney swore she satd to Weinbe: AK Teale ant frney : 1 Weinberg SiN ya ONaSiKE She declared that id he kins, “Toméa” turor,( Would and handed th to Brisco, , : M affney further swore that the chambermatd geile , ae Savear horse and when she went to Wein- _ Mart ants wane vere. mt Elites (ea iia $252 she an LOS ANGELES ENTRIES. wat wtedngahen” an tone fo Nr bad oer Se then art rs igginson cari jk MPN 3 ney whe statec t she had bee eink races ked Katte tn her room | bets with Poa rinies Offers BIG BARGAINS In DIAMONDS Watches, Jewelry, Cut Glass, &c. Owing to bard Umea iota of pledges Torani were unredeemed which must be converted jury. Was out only ten minutes | Ree uare brought in a verdict in favor of! #0 CM Gop peeing: ack fa Higginson. Satisfaction guaranteed. Establ's'a 187: Ns penahinetciinstaatdetetideeatl NEW YORKS FAS ~ SENSATIONAL PRICE-CUTTING OF ALL Last Minute Shoppers will find here to-morrow a gold-mine of HOLIDAY BARGAINS. Every line of Holiday goods, as well as staple goods, has been sub- jected to such vigorous reductions in price that THE BUYING POWER OF YOUR DOLLAR WILL BE DOUBLED by finishing your shopping here, to-morrow. 4 We take this opp riunity 01 thas king cur tr.cud> 104 their co-cperat.ou in sight- jening the burdens c1 cir employees Guring this Xmas seavon. THt, R SUL«S have {proves that he innovat.cn 1 closing our siore at 7 P. M. instead of 10.30, as in pre- ) vious sours, wa { ployeds brig hier DAY 2 iSIN: S> a s wise and sagacivus. 1 he service was noticcably improved, ourem- nd more energetii—mAND WE ENJOL ED THE GREATEST HOLL- 1) (UR CVRELK, Gold Filled Link Buttons In the Book Dept. “Better Than Toys” Handsome gold filled link buttons, A New Book suitable for mé 2l1c Something absolutely new: very ve women and bi oamememenes instructive for the children; fig- $3.25 Blackboards, $2.69 csc. ‘wns Sue "oe8,19 special color and cut out and ¥ paste; al colores (Toy Dept.) pictures “from ‘whieh Cc to get ideas. ibe Strongly constructed and made from Values _at.. | 1 | BERLE eonatr Hate i Women’s Kid Gloves regu- Women's 2-clasp kid gloves; shown Men’s Silk Handkerchiefs Xmas Leather Goods 1b ieretmacrrayrerrya meena i9e, to-morrow only, at, per pair larly priced at & t nf 8) al to-morrow i 44 = ; s. with i | i 9c Women’s 16 But. Gloves 3 7 . in black, white and Real German Beer Steins) ;°\2'";,,2¢"¢3'. hans The genunine article in beer steing;| stitching. Values up all blue; b yily em- to i 25, special, per oN Cc Mission Reading Lamps Direct from Paris, women's 16- . button, rea. kid a Baby Carriage Robes | jiven shown “in Made of fine quality | witte, "Values na Opal Toilet Set | j sheep akin. furs! to 42.08, to-morrow e pal Toilet Sets Tined throughout | «cic et pel pale Easily worth $3.50; A . ’ . special, || Children’s Turkish mors | Angora Fur Sets bd from fine Turkish ommear | amme) Ankora. con. Pr yer Books Aleting af Key of Heaven—the Epla- witheor with: tle. and Gospels ‘for © ut pocket: Fil Sundays and Festivals finished of the year, the most With silk cord “ i completa evar pub and a large \ bation of His Emi j farep rin’ 4 nence, James, ( dinal $1.49; to-mor- r cmular dull calfskin, gilt per t old. Regular price c Cc : Tow ow, at OI ELE LEILA ISI Se: 23rd Street LADIES’ HOSIERY. UMBRELLAS. FURS. 23rd Street 23rd Street HABERDASHERY DEP'TS. 23rd Street JAMES McGREERY & CO. On Thursday, December the 24th. In Both Stores, A large assortment of French Silk Stockings, dainty lace weaves, combined with embroidery of self or contrasting colors, Ranging in price from i 5.00 to 15.00 per pair 300 dozen, Pure Thread Black Silk Stockings, with cotton spliced soles, heels and toes 1.00 per pair Children’s Hosiery of Silk, Lisle Thread, Cotton and Wool, Plain Ribbed. or In Both stores, 26 and 28 inch, covered with tape edge twilled and taffeta Silk. Handles of Pearl, Ivory, Gun Metal, Capehorn, Staghorn, Sterling Silver and Gold trimmed. Natural Wood, with Sterling and Gold C 2.85 and 3.85 value 3. to 6.00 Covered with extra quality, tape edge, Taffetas Silk; Handles of varions designs,—long etched Sterling Silver and Gold, Pearl, Ivory, Gun Metal, Stag- horn, Capehorn, etc. 4.85 and 6.00 value 7.00 to 10.00 In Both Stores. kin Coats. 40 inches long.........- Si ws 4 Pony ¢ with pointed F collareecrr 5.0 26 inches long...45.00 Caracul Coats. Mink Muffs. 26inches....,.... 18.50 Hare GDIESh) force rtcnmerene cre rine 9,00 Natural Squirrel Muffs.......... 5 Ast) CI Scarfs. a 5.50 Persian Paw Muffs......... Seaaes eil0) = WS Samo conocs 30 4.00 JAMES McCREERY & CO. JAMES McCREERY & CO} In Both Stores. Qn Thursday, December the 24th. Sale of Waistcoats, Pajamas, House Coats and Woolen Gowns, Handker- chiefs, Neckwear and Glov 300 dozen Waistcoats, of English Worsted. Latest models. 2.45 value 5.00 10 dozen Pajamas, of colored Eng- lish Silk. 12.50 value 18.00 200 House Coats and Woolen Blan- ket Robes, 4.00 values 5.00 and 6,00 50 dozen Handkerchiefs of French Lawn, with colored corded edge 75¢ value 1.00 450 dozen Scarfs, French and flow- ing end Four-in-Hands. Made of Satin, Moire, Repp, English Silk and Barathea, Plain colors, stripes and figures. 1.00 250 dozen Gloves,,!‘The Irving,’ of English Tan and Gray Cape Skin. Regular and short fingers. 1.00 per pair 700 dozen Scarfs. French and flow- ing end Four-in-Hands. Made of Pop- lin, Satin and Knit Fibre. Plain colors and novelty stripes. 50c each yourself from Adversity---7,000 “Opportunities” will be separately advertised in next Sunday's World 34th Street 34th Street 34th Street 34th Street