The evening world. Newspaper, January 28, 1911, Page 5

THE EVENING WORLD, GIRLS SEARCH SEA ‘Stock Fatt Methods for Babies’ ALL NIGHT IN TUG | TO MEET PARENTS With Doctor and Nurse for Sick Mother, Brave Perils of | Fog to Find Liner. CALLED BY WIRELESS. Helen and Marjorie McCurdy | Hurry From Chicago and Take Parent to Hospital. The condition of Mrs. George L. Me-| Curay, wife of a wealthy Chicago tnsur- | @nce man, to meet whom her daughte: *ped to sea on A tug and @pent the night on the bay in the fog, 1s reported un- changed to-day in the New York Hos- pital, whither she was taken on the arrival of the steamship Pring Fried- rich Wilkelm yesterday afternoon. r with | ; after the North | rman Lioyd liner left Southampton. ‘ing she might not lve until the vessel reached New York, Mr. MoCundy | sent a wireless message to his two daughters, Helen and Marjorie Mc- Curdy, in Chicago, telling them of their | mother’s {IIness and instructing them to take @ fast train to New York with a trained nurse, charter a vessel at any expense and meet th jteamer at They brought with them Mise ‘Turgeon, arriving on Thur: Hired Wrecking mer. The young women had a diMcult time chartering @ boat, none of the skippers wanting to take a chance in the fog. Finally they hired the big wrecking steamer Chancellor of the Merritt é& Chapman Wrecking Company. Friends at the Waldorf, where they were stop- ping, tried to persuade the Misses Mc-| Curdy to let the nurse go alone, but they insisted they were not afraid of| fog, Collisions or even of the boat sink- Collector Loeb gave permission for a pi ysician to accompany them, and for| them to board the steamship. They| obtained heavy coats and plenty of wraps, and left the Battery in a heavy fog at 10 o'clock Thursday night. A wireless giving the exact location of the ship did not reach the hotel until Chancellor had gone. All night the Chancellor searched through the gloom for the anchored vessel in Ambrose annel. ‘The young women spent their ime between deck and pilot house, re- fusing to take rest. About 8 o'clock rday morning Mng to quaranting dows as soon opped anchor, Dr. to Tepresent the liner hed avid Eward, sent OMcer Doty, nbed up and was followed by the s women. In a few minutes the Misses McCurdy were with thelr parents and younger sister, Alice, who went to Lurope with them on Jan. 3. Hurried to Hospital. When the ship reached her pier in) liobeken in the afternoon a private am- bulance was waiting to take Mrs. Mc- er urdy to the New York Hospital. The MeCurdy's live at Hinsdale, » fishionable Chicago burb, and are yminent in Chicago soctety. The isses McCurdy did not seem to be the worse for their experience to- when seen at the Waldorf. It wae very exciting.” sald Miss Melen, ‘and of course we were not used "o being out on a smal! vessel in a fog. We were quite worked up. We ent most of the time out on deck. You see we had those heavy coats on and did not get chilled. it it seemed | as if the night would never pasa, and of! we were dread! orried over mother's conditio we were afraid. The doc hat while! e's condition & rious she has a chance of recovery, that we we were groping awtul fog. We were in when we found the ship.” patel: on VOLCANO IN ERUPTION ON ISLAND OF LUZON. Many Earthquake Shocks Felt in Manila, but No Damage is Cause MANILA, Jan. 29, the volcano ‘Taal, which is situated on a smal! island i) Bombom Lake, Batangas province, Island of Luzon, 1s in eruption foy the frst time since 187%. ‘Thé eruption is accompanted by fre quent explosions, which can be heard for miles. Enormous columns of smoke and steam can be seen rising from th crater, As the result of the outbreak of the volcano the waters of the lake have been lowered fully three Inches’ and numerous e quake shocks have been ut the jsland, » minor shoeks have beer in this city in the la iwenty-four hours. ——e STEAMER TO. 4ED TO PORT. British Sun Was Found Disabled Var 0 nt Sea, FAYAL, Azores, Jan. °% steamer Georgian from Boston for Lon- don came in here to-day, bringing to port the British steamer British Sun, which she had taken in tow S00 miles to the westward. The British Sun had ‘Jost her propeller blades and anchor, Dut her cargo was not damaged. * ‘The crippled freighter was bound from London tor Philadelphia when she broke down. —_~__—_ A complete Detective Story, in Book . [ited for the purpose of telling the Chiid u of The British} * Form, will be given free with to- morrow's Bunday World (in Greater New York), Detective Story. to Breed a Better Tupe of J Prof. McKeever Explains| His Theories of Select-| tve Propagation for the Development of Which| He Seeks a $10,000,000 Carnegie Endou'ment. | Would Have Public Of- | ficials to Regulate Mar- riages — Thinks New York Might Well Start an Experimental Baby| Farm. By Marguerite Mooers Marshall. | “We study and experiment with entific breeding of horses, even hens, and we leave to luck the propagation of | the human animal Yet the Greatest opportunity in all human history Enooks @ the doors of this virtle young nation. To us especially belongs the duty of re- constructing the race-life, even if we have to check our mad craze for making money, to more di- rectly into the busin of mak- ing men.” William A, McKeever, professor of Philosophy at the Kaneas State Agri- cultural College, sounds this latest call for the superman. I saw Prof. McKeever last night, at the end of « strenuous three days in New York, which he vis- Welfare Exhib& about “‘a better crop of | girls and boys.” In the half hour before he took the train for Kansas he told gomething more of his highly interesting theories, both es to the planting and raising of this crop. Incidentally, he was graduated from the University of Chicago, and holds an honorary degree from Harvard. He wae @ country boy and {e proud of the fact. He js not very tall, and stoops a bit at that, but his shoulders are broad and his lean, smooth-shaven face wears Ane coat of prairie tan. His blue-gray eyes are inclined to assume a slightly far-away gaze, and, indeed, he admits to the absent-mindedness of the pro- verbial philosopher. Now listen to his philosophy. Wants a Carnegie $10,000,000. “I believe we have not even gucssed. at the possiblities of human develop- ment," he began. “We have not stopped to guess, or think, or plan. We have busied oursetves with every other art that promises @ money return, but we have totally neglected the business Promising the most profitable results, the selective breeding of the race. “From the viewpoint of “Any stock mM proves that ft needs love—attraction between individual more than chance to evolve and train|is absolutely inadequate. It is one} the finest specimens, What we need {s/ feseential factor in the development! to apply the methods of the stock farm/of the superman, but only one to humanity. We should have @ na- City Life Bad for Race. | tional bureau devoted solely to anthro-} “Another point to be considered is pology, the study of man, with experts) that the modern city presenta condi- using the methods of research and in-/tions distinctly hostile to what wel quiry now employed in the promotion of may call scientific race development. all practical sctences and industries. |The compact society and the atmos: “I want to see your great citizen, Mr.|phere of excitement ripens young life ‘arnegie, put down another §10,000,000/ too early. I have often thought that elimination of delinquency|@ great city like New York might cientific man-bullding. A fund! profitably lease a few square miles of half a million per year would set Of open prairie and use it to produce some of the master minds of the world|the type of men much needed in mu- at work on this problem,” |nictpal affairs, Upon such an open| “Meanwhile, please tell me some of| lot boys could grow physically, men- | MSHKEEVER. | background. The unions of the mill- fonaire and the mill girl, of the coun- try youth and the rich soctety girl, | while beautifully romantic in books, | are distinotly inadvisable tn life." “Do you believe in ‘nternational| marriages?” I questioned. “A union between a French duchess | and an English duke proper one | for there ts the common background | of hereditary aristocracy and all that} it implies “A marriage between an American girl and a foreign nobleman is more than likely to be unsatisfactory, be- cause it fe the mingling of two dis- tinctly different streams of accumu- lated inheritance.” “And you don't consider that mere love is enough to make marriage a auccess?” the ra/ Prof WILLIAM A. SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1911. ype of Men. WALL STR STREET To-Aay's ree stock market ruled | relatively firm, despite reallzing tn a | number of stocks, particularly the Cop- pers. It was evident that yesterday's | Duoyant tone had been dropped over night, when the market opened for bust- ness this morning. xcept for pool | activity In a few spoctalties, trading did nothing but drag during the first | hour. The early pertod of profit-taking was easily overcome and the list was it chned to move upward, stimulated chiefly by strength manifested in Stee! common. Northern and Southern Pa- cific, St. Paul and Atchison accompa- Jed Stee! in marking higher prices. ‘Trading eventually became very light. Trading in the last hour was con- fused, resulting in @ mixed set of prices at the close. The upward move- ment begun in Norfolk and Western, Baltimore and Ohto, Chesapeake and Ohto, Atchison and the Hill shares at | the outset was pursued right to the| finish, elevating these stocks to the| highest range reached in some time. | Almost 1 point gains were numerous in these Issues at the finish. Improve- ment in this quarter, however, was oft- | viness in the Coppers, Steel set by and Readin Tot 8 of stocks were 25 shares, and of bonds, $1,982,000. Prices. | your theortes for its solution,” I re-/ tally, morally, for a quarter of a cen- | ers J last prices of atocks | quested, jtury, away from the turmoil of city jared with yesterday's | |iife. Then they would be ready to Would Regulate Marriage. Jehoulder the responsiilitie of the final figures, are as “The first thing we must ee to | ety.” Anti sees regulate marriage. 3 do uot believe [your proposed bureau would then | that we will over achieve anything [og uiate the conditions of the child's de- | ae OF tee on wernattted ta maccy | elopment, as well as of his birth? he’ per nh nla aadlaa glssewd | Phat is the only way tn which we | Am can Insure a proper development," he | Ana and fight it out for Life, will never | Gehared. “We are, prowl win’ mont | give us the progeny wo desire i-- reason, of our publicly rolled | Halts & the raising of Our sace standard. hools, But his 001 life occuptes | Hrookiya H. | py idiieedea eid make ik |acarcely more than « quarter of the , %| ble. 4 jehild’s time. So long as there ts no fg ee | contro! of his home and street tife, he $| amount of anthopologioal resce:tch bes| Serie’ (ofall into evil and degra | fore we can form any positive concep-| phe @tate or city must yo farther | tlon of the various physical and mental | than offer play grounds, I: must amcor | characteristics which sh.uid be mated} tain what 1s the satixsactory quan q| together—or of the proportion in which! and quailty ef amuagne they should be mingled—to insure the of ali ages | best results for the children of the! at ‘the p | on, But there are certain negative | training by s Wileh we are quite justified even dina * 2 tting on our statute books the dire: t 3 nitation and ~regulation of will have made z X ach prodle + 2 fo one should be cilowed to nee, how to otek marry who— mex, hhow =$ “puffers from any contagious w to preven = 1 ain = Ry “Is below the normal in mental him isn't soclaliam” evelopment. | in sense,” sald Prof. M +4 “Ie a criminal by profession. | Keever. = 4 “Pails to pase an examination on ——»—_—_— = 8 the proper care of children. “Cannot prove ability to support a family. ; | “Ie incompatible. | Must Train for Parenthood. seer to me that the f1 ed no comment will agree to them, | AT ELEVEN SHE PENS And Drama by Otis Skinner's Girt | Youngest f i Known, = | Is to Be Produced, | wo re-| Most edu- Als : tnarriage of crim Hee Miavan-dearsside cacroallkoc Midanen | : 1 and administered | daughter of Otis Skiuner, actor, in fol-| ith caution, A man may commit a | to the theatr! steps of ane} under great temptation, | father, She has writ « play and, | rmally be @n excellent sort what !s much more to the polnt, she ts here 18 no reason why | going to have It acted ould not benefit the com- | | he naturally criminal who adopts taw-brenking as a fe different, His environment nar “AN prospective parente should ‘be trained. The love of obildren is instinctive, but the ability to care for them properly is not. Z think all eplicante fora marriage license should be compelled to take @ writ- ten examination in the elementary facts of ohild rearing. iW Do for Books, Not Life, ! “Ag for compatibility, no marriage | w Hite Mise kinner 4 Fron. | ssct play en and emp>astaing the contained a al Ott ("Frohman examined the Uitie giel'® work and found that, tne) deed, she had written an actablo ‘ph containing fly ‘acters, based ne | he King Arthur legends. There were everal good situations In it, and Frohe {man decided that, with a Itele fixing | | up, It might be presented as a curtain Sire,” at the Criterion The- | 80 he accepted It and arranged with hla Juvenile client for royalties, | Little Miss Skinner has been busy with | her pen in other direotions, She has written verses at various times and vfesslon—the ¢ n would be ha! Inheritance but by He should not be allowed to Don't miss this Great} should be permitted between pevple! some of them have appeared in chil- who do not share # certain common dren'semagazines. ny \ = PUBLIC DANGER, You Cannot Afford to Miss Reading This We believe It is our duty to inform the publie that the majority of fatal cases of pneumonia are caused by the patient tuking for a cold some so-called "Jcough cure which depends upon pol- | sonous drugs for its effect ‘These drugs deaden the nerves and | stop secretion along the breathing tract —that causes pneumonia, Father John's Medicine oures colds | and throat and lung troubles without the use of poixonous drugs, It is not a patent medicine,-nor cough syrup, but @ ody builder—an eminent specialist pres | scribed it for the Rev. Fr. John O° Brien | | of Lowell, Mass., Afty years , overturned by « trolley car at Third ave- jnue a ee ems! Ridwer tome Mout “the” Need and face and suffering from shock it BURNETT, MRS. LOUISE, No. & Hooper street ntusions and shock ARS. MARY, No. 26 street; cuts on hands ROLHSLER, MRS. ROSE, No, 2” Sixty-seventh street; bruises and s! STEBBINS, MRS. IDA, No, 33 Mari- borough road, Flatbush; cut about the head and face; laceration of scalp and shock. ‘The viotims ware on thelr way home last night trom a reception at Public School No. 127, a block away. The other four were gucsts of Miss Burnett, principal of the school. It was raining when the reception wae over, and an Waiter Pendel wae k. UPSETS AUTO Injured when thelr automodile was and ‘Seventy-eighth et, Fort Hamilton, five women are confined to thelr homes to-day. They & motorman, Witiam Hanks, did not see! 3. Hopper, former Presidente "of *@r6* the machine. The auto was in the mid-| Aqueduct Commission John F. Cowan, Andrews, Commissioner of Griscom and Joseph dle of the track swept along fitty uck, William & Re The screams of t and the cries of gers trolley car aroused 4 tor a Docks. All the five we had been cut and bing, who iv seventy-five unconscious. Mrs. Roet After being treated at’ the Hospital the women were taken to th homes, | RaAnWwaY's ==Lumbago s Ready Relief should 8 dow tised Radway —~s | Cleveland Democracy to Dine. The annual dinner of the © Democracy will be held Tuesd. Radway Pills retiring should | No. BURNETT, MISS JOSEPHIN®, prin- cipal of Public School No, 127, 26 Seventy-elghth e auto was called driving it. ‘The chauffeur did not see the trolley car in the rain and mf and the {dent of the Bo: 8 Koente, ex-Hecretary of State George B. Loud of the G. A. Ry; Gen. Jonn living at street, Bay ik for. 600 New Pianos and Piano-players are now in our ware- rooms and among them a goodly number have come in from our own incomparable makers, upon which certain concessions have been made enabling us to make some special prices. The concession must not be considered as a guide for any future business excepting during the next few days while these beautiful Pianos are unsold. « Note—First, these are NOT USED Unusual | | Pianos, though some of them have ° Piano been employed slightly here in the store, ar.d reduced on that account. Offering 1 Second, the very fact that we have H s employed them in our Auditorium and in Two Trial Rooms proves that they are Respects |the worthiest types of the very best (makes of pianos. The Pianos Listed Below Are Bright and New from the Testing and Voicing Rooms of the Factors § Some have been on our floors for more than a year, others less than a year. Heré and there it will be found, on close examination, that they are varnish-checked and shop-worn, but this only to the extent that applies to careful usage here in the store, and not as would be the case had they been long in household use. © The greater number of the pianos have been employed in demonstrations in our Auditorium and Trial Rooms. | one for this sale—$200. This Extraordinary Event Chickering Pianos Prices elsewhere we are not permitted to name the manufacturer. But the instruments are the standard products of this reputable manufac- turer, and it is an unusual privilege to procure them at a figure even approaching our special Here Is the List of the Shop-Worn. Pianos and Piano Players, with the Prices for e Quantity Recent Price hie Ad It Would Not Be Fair to Offer 5 Chickering Uprights..........$500 $395 : 4 Chickering Uprights.......... 550 435 All These Pianos 3 Chickering Upright 600 475 without stating the above facts, as they all 2 Chickering Grand: 650 525 look as new as if they came in yesterday. 4 Chickering Grands 700 565 { In some instances, the only reason for low- 6 Chickering Grands............ 750 615 ering the prices is, that in the year or so that ; none bia seneee ie be! we have had the pianos, the manufacturers Campbell Thane have changed the patterns slightly. This does 1 Campbell Uneieke, (a AE $165 not affect the worth of the older pianos in the slightest, but our store policy decrees that it shall affect the prices, © We regard this as an exceptional opportunity Vose & Sons Piano 1 Vose Grand., Patera neataerii Me $550 Schomacker Pianos $425 4 3 Schomacker Uprights... . . $400 $325 for procuring 4 Schomacker Uprights.......’. ves eee 340 : : * homac! Upri een Ny EERE Pianos Virtually as Good ds | sshomacker Upright so 3398 New at Economy Prices 4 Schomacker Uprights............... 425 295 and we are sure you will agree in this view TP Bohomacker Grandr. ss .rerie sare ts 680 525 when you call and examine them. Knabe Pianos © In addition to these pianos ' nue ate Pee eeeeeeeeeenenes ve “ee nal TORN. cece crerccvevcees r Two Collections of Perfectly New Knabe Angelus i, 1 ond 1 Knabe Angelus, Ebony...,....... . $1050 $650 she ged mene ener 2 Knabe Angelus, Mahogany......... 1050 650 ot ft Anamiogiana $245 to $290, instead of $400 to $600 6 Angeloplans....... rate . $900 $695 { The prices that prevailed for these excellent pianos before the factory was taken over by the Wanamaker Store. These pianos are made strictly up to the former high standard of the Lindeman & Sons factory, but by the application of better business methods and the elimination of middiemen and other useless burdens we are enabled to sell them at these greatly-lessened prices, 24 New Pianos of FamousMake,$200 © Because these pianos sell at much higher season, as follows: 00 to $800 Player-Pianos no cash payment will be required. In the Piano Salons, First Gallery, New Building. JOHN WANAMAKER Formerly A. T, Stewart & Co,, Broadway, Fourth avenue, Eighth to Tenth street. “ TERMS These pianos will te cold on the special terms that prevailed during the holiday Pianos up to $200 Upon Payment of $5 $200 to $400 Upon Payment of $10 $400 to $600 en Payment of $15 pon Payment of $25 Up to $600 Upon Payment of $15 $600 to $800 Upon Payment of $25 When an old piano is taken in exchange, | Ask for RADWAY'S READY RE- IEF and be sure you get what you t © nc Ce ee See 2 ‘ ,