The evening world. Newspaper, December 25, 1908, Page 3

Father Who POOREST FAMILY. IN ALL THE CTY HAPPY TO-DAY Evening World Plays Santa Claus in Most Hopeless Home of East Side. Emanuel Leudersdorfi, of Fortune, After “Settling Down” for Twenty- Nine Years, Prepares to Begin New Life 3,000 Miles Away. |GLAD TO WORK FOR SHARE CHEER] his HEALTHY FAMILY. Would Welcome More, Again” SEVEN but Name Any Food and Clothing and Tovs Well Placed by Aid of Charity Organization. Faith in President Wi ALL THE GIFTS CNL APPRECIATED Saran Periniaeeors Emanuel Leudesdorff, descendant of Viking rovers and soldier of fortune k Evening thirty years ago, sits in his curio-laden de home at No, MM Decatur street, Will on behalf of the fa Biniy _veineribered Jamsburg, to-day with groups of his time the kindly seventeen children playing about his Event? knee as he listens to the tidings of cheer echolug from the Chris The clothing. the provisions chimes. For sixty-one years his « the toys for the children, are fully ave heard Yuletide jingles, but to- appreciated by each member of the} | aay tie fails to recognize them family The Charity sno less ap) cate the gift yours, Ofeanlsation Instead, he harkens to the alluring preciative of manner bestowed all of the Pacific #1 Every pee from chureh tower tue summons of the wild stronge: after ried live, twenty By Ethel! Lloyd Patterson. wor The Even World played Santa ambition of o Glaus to’ the ipoorest tamuy in New |move hea and kin to Califor York City last night. ‘The family was "#8 clime, wie Soe Lote iy found through the ald of the Chace 2¢t bt added to those already spent for his children an& wife Organ!zatio whore letter of 1 his family rests on the bosom acknowledgeme printed above of the s € vows that sleep und Tt was through one of the poorest dis- peuce will be strangers. He says that tricts in the city that the organization's ‘He world owes the handvomest and hea est amily oO! ch ! agent and The ng World rene ean Saints mu i Pou aioe made their way eir mission at ight pleasenter faced group cheer. Down Sixteenth stree: toward of children er to be seen, and the Avenue A, past children half sick and strange part of the scene is the father half starved, with the slus 1 snow ing to ideals of earlier days, wit! oozing th kh t miserable sho youngsters more like his grandeh that made a sorry p ME than nis own. their frost-nipped feet. Into a hall that i caused one to stagger and pause at fi Loves to Work for Them. tren © of cove: because of the assailing odors and omi-| “Why man, I'm a strong man to- nous dark. Then up five long flights of I’@ go out now and shovel snow, a and shovel well, were it were lit at the landings by ghos's of gas for these little boys and girls flames, more confusing than illuminat-|to an Evening World report ing. | So this is Christmas Day, eh? The mother with the baby in her arms | Christmases were not as this. They opened the door In answer to the agent's |I'm getting 100 old to work. My sons knock. Mother and litt! one, five are not making money enough and my months’ old, had both b sick, wero|daughtera must rey it in fact sick enough at that very moment stairs that creaked and roc not work 1 will do it. I love to work for such as touperinived: these. And maybe I can't go some,’ Seyen in family they counted—seven||ns added, dlaplaying two huge arms of forlorn, hungry ones, utterly without steel, bare to the elbew hope. : RES His shoulder aightened 8 The father was sitting hunched over |i aq uecame erect cena scans nt miserably in a chatr, with his head lean- eae Gags when ne nage ed the ing against the wall, asx the agent and FIRE GR OAT e the reporter entered the two barren abveria) ninthnatee i rooms. For more than three heart-break- of the winter and knew no hard ship too severe, and of } ing months he had begged, demanded prowess as a and besought work fruitiessiy, With no | Olan and elbow wrestler wherever a Christmas, not even the prospect of “#!! Was unfurle A ponderous enough to eat in sight, he arcely | S@t of shoulders 6 whose mus: cared to move or display inte n les stand out like whipcords still g comfortably clothed visitors who might Cre eneee te the Id man's one-time have come to mock his poverty. j ’ The Mother's Sad Story. Walltare potion reece One little girl, Angelina, four years rennin 4 Thewallt cleeeely of age, and a little boy, Tony, of (Wo, headed Baaencier arty were at home. ‘Two other children, both | their futher’a chair and, with benrm Uttle girl, were in the stree! maiulagextanta nterintien short time they, (00, carr ering and listening broken story of mist they moth- hickory and wain Yes, they had had money, comfort, | ine home at Hm ee ter entered home in Italy. Miseravle day tha: thes 4 Pate et een O es had come here to this cold, cruel land! Is Happy Family, They had had a dry goods store, a BOOd Phe puddy-faced father and his wife Dusiness, fine business, and such a nice home. Then they think there is more money in America. In Americ be nich, They sail, They beautiful, bright, warm Italy, almost twenty years lis Junior, gath- youngsters eyes twinkling with pleas. ure and health, and they told ideal life of simple bliss of twenty-nine years, 1 of his rub of living, w h had cost his family only $120 fo: tors’ bills in the first twenty-five y of their wedded life. The mother is ao surprisingly young-looking woman, who has never been ill a day in her life. She is forty-six years ol Four other children died shortly after birth Their lives are wound up in the future of their progeny, and the proud—almost and noth- ing but misfortune has pursued them since. “Everything is gone now the father has been out of For months work and for months the mother has beon too wick to work, No money to buy any- thing, Clothes? Clothes are luxuries— food comes first. Everything has been pawned but the two beds, a chair and @ stove, Much linen and so many dear} family things have all been pawned. | noastful—father smilingly confessed that Now Christm: How could Christmas| ne tikes to joke and jolly his sweet- be happy? An’ Gay would be happy | heart as he did thirty years ago. that brought food.’ | Leudesdorff is a mint of philosophy. What would they like? Food, nour-) pie did not marry until thirty-three fehing food. Chrisimas trees and toys years of age. Until thut time Seemed hazy unreallties, venturesome nature carried hi They Wanted Dolls, the world as a sailor, dragged his ad: around to thi But Angelina finaly confided, with her stage as a comedy actor (and he still cheek nestled against the reporter's| WUsplays a ready wil), coaxed him into skirt, that a doll, a real live doll, would |the fields of painting and sculpture, Just be beautiful, And the two o} lured him to the insurgent camp of a Uttle girls would like dolls, too. rer American republic and then | vi ay » you could drag on, turned him into a merchant, which er, wanted "'s horse FO occupation he ways is not ideal. in all | ® string.” The baby was too little and too sick | to do anything but whimpe Beven pairs of weary eyes looked un- Delleving when it was suge Banta Claus was not de: pairs of weary eyes hardly brighte: When they were admonished to wa and “see what they would see.” his wanderings his alert mind absorbed Sigiis und studied nature with the eye of the confirmed iconoclast, He is well | read, positive in his conyietions and | determined. He says the secret of right living 48 obedience to Nature's laws | Lost Faith in Roosevelt. Early in President Roosevelt's ad- ut an hour afterward it was quite! eae rent. Joyous and exultant, orig en Pegi ie ven Ans er sorted and found place tor| are) ANA Whe & enough groceries to set the table amply | for a week, With a@ flush on hier each other 1 brand new doll the moiher was selecting tie : at that, wero to make up. the| Abies Were ranged against the wal! Christmas dinner, There would be| *8tching the proceeding, and the horse tomato up, roast chicken, mac was galloping madly at Tony's heels as) he flew from one end of the room the other. Almost too happy mn and string beans, olives, pickl jelly. Then there were to be apples, wes and bananas, nuts and raisins, figs and dates. A couple of boxes of fresh honey were thrown in for good measure, Before the reporter and the dopord Bgent left the lids were bobbing mer- ian f wily on on boiling pots. to remember the grou loc the twa wome | started to slip out the mother burviaale her glad work and held ow to her visitors, There wer, her eyes as there were w And the children? They were beiping | phe Meet told ber aiory. Bur they ep Chaue ty irieraing ihe tree ole Mts ‘sag, ‘bat’ ovata ‘na, “oe (00 they chabiaved and giggled Proudly Declares His Task Is a Labor ot L of Love Soldier‘ | | | for Roosevelt for He’s Lost, ered thelr brood about them, each little Arrested Persons anne Away THE EVENING WORLD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1908. Must Work Hard tor 1 7 Youngsters | ONEILL: ADAMS © Sixth Ave., 20th to 22d St, N. Y. Double G old Standard Stamps up to 12 o’Clock mn a. wy, Hee Lmanuct— aod Me See Jesolo if A sale that s economy 0} PRICE. ard in every parti Broken sizes in some lot Men’s $20.00 Fancy Suits, $10.00. A few hundr neat worsted patterns. of sizes from 33 to 40 stout... Men’s and Youths’ Have re that were sau $10.00 to $25.00. should be f securing a really tir are taken fr iar, The Sui che’ Down Go the Prices on Men 1 choice suits in s and cassi arly A fine collec 1 Of suits taken from our re neat fancy patterns, both light and dark not n ry number Suits that have and Youths’ $ : $5.00. Just the kind of good, strong garmen the men who go to business and want 4 é suit at little cost All from r u 5 00 if in py vlors oO. eat fancy Af 4 lar stock ; r ¢ S or neat fa 1 1 H Of Sizes 33 10. 4G, atss.eeseeoe doco ae | jing-——Seeond Floor ’s Winter Suits $5.00, Sore and $10.00 respon led to by m t ¢lass bu m our about HALF { promptly ock and are ip to our st but every size in the collec aney mixture old at $18.00 to $2 Extraordinary Low Prices For This Season’s Boys’ Suits and Overcoats To Close Several Lots Out Quickly the boys will be Not all size: many desirable atterns, Boys’ $6 Suits at $2.69 |: Overcoats and Suits at $4.59 Values up to $9.00 boul st th Ee ae Ach Tar Peefery ant choice Novelty. Over- SE Sa ! ' 1a good va- sizes ; |! { colors, th long coat. ss “$2. 69| ‘oats for th n Oxford Boys’ Reefers antl Ov sreoals,| tnd funcy chevints; sizes 8 $4 59 $2.69 ) high class. Novelties Double- s all é prevailing colots dsomely Va jade and trimmed; “$4.59 FATHER OF 17 TELLS HOW TO MAKE CHILDREN RUCEE S| SHOT IN THE BACK, Broadcloth Suits for Misses and Small Women $23.75 ( Value $27.50, at - - - - Seer nature. Let t ioe ae t 1 is SIS THAT HF MISSES’ BROADCLOTH SUITS—In three-piece MISSI Sik OADCL OTH SUITS—Lined aes ease y AN het mogels, jumper double breasted, with satin lapel; | throughout ulin, hipless effect, inlaid collar 4 Piaicer anova mmethers Oe ve Ubi unike Uule cones | coats lined throughout with circular shirt; andcutts of s rcular skirt with fold; sizes 14 piceae es from children—they don e | sizes 14 and 10 years: Value $2 ad 1 es tockir 4d sume loose e special at..... nnno9 pannoonean ond wh are victios of foolish mothers! wiims for at! Suits and coe a Ganiis ‘sal cat v e and easy ¢ nm rit p 5 ra 1 vurant Keeper Easano’s GIRLS’ THREE-QUARTER AND FULI JUNIOR SUITS—In mixtures, lined throughout - ' . Wiest tn I ; leavies awa Wife and Young Woman | others in plain c flees caveriiciMesniuenG to a ) $0 nes ae hers al red; pleated fw Bolon Was the wisest? ' Guest Agree With Him. years, Value $8.00, $10.00 and $12,005 specitl at] ee neil ates sscacsseseaeaee "$13.75 we tows ; Ribloe one Ail nlerivenieae —= S595, $7.95, $10. 00 “Tn Ba Buildings. aa Rar aS ie oH eat ie j He's i} vi i ep in her | | sink ea year di led had a toothache or had a tooth puted. | Se! tation 9 ou te Clearance Sale of Men’s Neckwear Hates A eld ft Hi All lines left over from the tremendous selling before Christmas marked away being ce aha a \ down to effect an absolute and immediate clearance. iy f e didn’t | ‘ 50c. Neckwear, $1.00 Neckwear $1.50 Neckwear, re i iaeun | 000 25c 50c 65¢ en f a ae y collection presents high gr pure silk four-in: ind open-end Scarfs, made from dD AAR RUBE AN a elect ADA ame ANG pure silks in foreign and domestic nove Adams Building—First Floor, of life to which I owe k ace Ra cree eae Ne hurts and mending hl none Gy seniot Fesne 1) Fevery man who hasn’t worn should wear a pair of the | $2. 59 “He's a man ofthe minute, not the | smoke what ‘an youll’ |} almost perfect Douglas Shoes we sell at - a Fe CETTE Hats rut aan tr himseit, at | | “I brand every aos 1 make with mut what he’ i or him to rs before. Magistrate Mt to the Work From Jefierson Market’s Closed Doors, Dr. Lyon’s PERFECT Tooth Powder the prison The prigone Att Magis: | Greene nwt trate a son Market @ast F eth stree Court, ha e ten ca >-—-- Cleanses, beautifies and preserves “ onde SHOT HIMSELF AFTER TALK, the teeth and purifies the breath. no Serre n ; PAMPORT, Conn, Dee M—-Wiile ly ged by peonle of re page aro a ago gg OO ay ; t\finement for almost Half a shoplifter, Beatri Shapiro. | iy | Century, | around is lority efor bin to it cash value,” aon a Ane A 4 pl F 4 A: life jot ads i 1 50 says L. Douglas, and that Edward, England hates us, an Ire, exploration and exp fe \ y he mak mn e Hogs iba land yet will ruin us, W ld he fail! three N's which liken ‘ ther manufac the world, |to open the wedding present from King Drink when you w i { when 1 hem for less Kdward to his daughter, as he did feel Iie At, y wher tie andinlay in { price you get a all the others. Was he or she made a ie 4 nd Teddy too frigh to an afraid to gen yunce 4 a ! ei tnd t We contract w ith the Douglas Smokes and Drinks. bur 1 ! tor es to take ever pair OF shoes In all his life Leudesdorff has never | it has even igh Surface | mark of defee The term ‘ u | nperfec are for the aD, only 5 +n ! most part so immaterial that they do not affect in the least 1¢ looks ¢ g y. 59 cau Aa v the} quality of the shoes. Splendid selec STG TR AA ADAAnAnAnAAAAA eee ons . tes later Detectives Me Shlendia) Values in Men! s Shoes at $1.98 ARLY sii wi a youths Whar the hi ier etained ae wit A Big Lot of Douglas Factory Damaged Sho. { na $4 98 Pee oe BetciOn OF Burglary. dics | ies Men's Shoes, in the newest Fall shapes; special a Ann Anan ’ wire and asked where they could. af. ol Adams Building—Basement, raign vunpeled ‘to do 1 ry for the? West “FOLLOW THE CROWD” into The World’s * Want” Columns