The evening world. Newspaper, March 21, 1911, Page 15

4 —— his Athiete Couldn’t Raise His Feet Off the Ground, but, by Pure Grit and Persever- ance He Became the World’s| Titie Holder. 'T was 4 cold, raw day in early apring. Rain was falling. In the middle of @ great, half-filled stadium, a little knot of athletes gathered. At one sile stood a tall, loone-limbed man in athletic fostune with a wet, soggy sweater thrown over his shoulders. Drops of Dlood trickled from iis lips and dropped | slowly down on his white athletic shirt end the red cross bars of the American ohield that adorned a spot directly he Leart. The man's face was waite | an@ grim. He didn't notice the Slood. | He was centering hia thoughts steadily pon his next exertion. An Olymple championship was at siake—and honors for Uncie Sam. Closely the man watched his nearest | Fivai, a Greek, aa he cleared the bar| fa the standing jump. The Greek nad equalled the American's vest effort up to | that time. “Raise the bar ¢ sti got another aa he took his 4 Clutching one hand at Jumped and cleared ehampionship was hie ver | 5 feet 2 incnes; I've! id the American is side the stick. The He had won his tenth Olyuiple title. | Ray Ewry, the greatest amateur | standing jumper the world has ever known, was the man. That very morne ing he had ruptured his left kidney in| the preliminary trials. For hours after he had sat huddled and bleeding at the mouth in a dark dressing room of the stadium at London, not knowing what had befallen him and afraid to speak of it for fear he would be ordered to the hotel and not be allowed to com- pete in the finals, | Ewry Always a Fighter. | Perseverance and dogxed will had always been one of Ewrys strongest | > characteristics, © They pulled through at London just as they ha Gone at the very first of hia career as) crase US OFF ¥ Rue BRoGE + an athlete. Probably there never has been @ man tn kame who haa put up a fignt equal to one Ewry ma when he was a y When he was tw years of age—he's thirty-seven now and prepar- ing for bis twenty-first year in compe- titlon—he was injured while playing football at P Ind. Infecti he would lose his left e lowed, and Ewry was alee away until he at Lafayett was unable to even waik about, After n mantaa dnt iediine aia. p one day and gave h @ tryout. A few steps and the young fellow fell to the floor ou're active days ha T doubt that you will to walk dur the rr "said the medi rp 4 just started to « interested in jumping when I was hurt,” sald Uwry yesterday, “and that doctor made me feel pretty punk ot I Managed to get down to A. building and watched th: raining. 1 couldn't Jum passed and nainder of al 8 to raise both my feet off the fo same tine, but | kept tryly For weeks I kept at {t, ana some days I'd wet Bo blue I'd cry I managed to jump about an inch oft, th ne flo: that was the happlest moment ite, “It semed as though I didn't strength enough to do anyt months I went through al of working at the weight in time was able to do an amount of gymnasium work.” What Fluck Did for Ewry. Pluck had won, Bwry kept right along training, a have For the next year fe made a new world record for the standing hi-h Jump. H Gd 6 feet ay in Dut has betters thet mark four times since, and t world’s record is 5 feet I way attending Purdue tt college closed for tevee months durir the summer tine, The local Y, MC. A always muspende to a spot treet lainp came tir ~ There's no teil! ¥ much musical genius Ray miaht show if he would only get eway from one song~"'On the Barks, | eid-red me the most “DO YOUR CHILDREN THE EVENING WORLD, TUESDAY, MARCH WIND TUMBLES WALL DOWN AND 3 ARE INJURED |Much Damage Done by the “Young Tornado” in All Boroughs. The wind was diminishing to-day after the young tornado which atruck the city yesterday, during which a number of persons were injured and consider. able damage was done to property in ail the boroughs. ‘The local weather bureau, whfeh an- ounced that the windstorm wad due to Yooal conditions, predicted that as those conditions passed away to-day the ve- locity of the wind would lessen ‘The worst of the windstorm struck the city yesterday between ¢ and 5 oolock. Its force waa felt the most on the river fronts and the shores of Long Island. At Hegeman and Alabama ave- mies, East New York, a seotion of wail fifteen fest high and % feet long as blown down and three workmen were | buried under @ mass of brick and mor- tar. They were taken to the Bradford | Bireet Hospital seriously injured, In various sections of the city trees were blown down and the yacht olubs in the vicinity of New York reported that craft anchored off the clubhouses were blown ashore. City Island was cut off from the mainland for three hours. been beaten fro natch except in the by last event mentioned WORLDS ReECOaADE 1 hope another org at the CaS Se ee 21, 1911, ite = ; 13 LUNATIC KILLS HIMSELF IN ASYLUM; 30 IN PANIC. Suicide’s Fellow Inmates of Long Island Hospital Beyond Contro! After Kitchen Tragedy, Patrick Cooney, forty years oll, an Inmate of the Long Island He the Inaane, created a pante among the thirty other inmates who were emp oyed and climbed to a warm and comfort- able perch alongside the whistle. His owner and an enthusiastic company ON SHIP AT SEA order waa Induced by drinking, ft his good conduct he full force of kitener The other Inmates roreamn ing. hard task resto ELECTR Silver Polish SI 1,500 National Guard OMcers to Go With Army, WASHINGTON, Ma 2,000 acceptances fr cers of the War I Boston who had left the table early. They came tearing into the dining saioon with Saki perched on the shoulder of one of them taking down of the Hitla offi. invitation her hair. with him in the kitchen of the ho-pitat| [© Participate tr Once more the chase began and once |this afternoon when he seized « bie |!" sala California About 1.600, It Leads All Hands a Dance, Does 7°"? 88! took to the Whistle, In the | knife and cut his throat, He was deat was decided to-day, will be sent ur , ation. 1 apportioned to the strength of the various Sta‘e militias Others, 1 they must do so at the ex enae of thelr State. | morning when Capt. Pope went up to | the bridge Saki hopped in and gave | himself up. three years ago Cooney lived at No. | “it wasn’t St. Patrick's Day any more | Dean street, ne His mental dis- and Saki didn't mind going back to his llamo PRISON FOR FAKE AGENTS. Four young men who ran @ fake the- atrical agency in the Tenderloin and ill treated young girls who applied for positions were sentenced to long terms when the doctors reached him. Before his com ent to the asylum Old Maid’s Hair and Stays Out All Night. D Estasusnen 43 Years 191! DAMS © Mise Mabel Riley, a New York girl, passenger on the Royal Mai Packet | Avon, whicti arrived to-day, prevatied | on Bdgar Kauffman, a wealthy man from Pittaburg, to show her the pet General Sessions. wanted to put a green ritbon ano | " und “They are Clarence Friedman of No. 6" Ave & 207 22% St s: Sa monk's neck, It being St. Patriok’s iy Union avenue, Bronx; Harry Blexel Surety pod of No. 68 Vernon avenue, Long Island ‘The marmoset grabbed her affection- City; Robert Schenendort of No. 48 E. ‘Thirteenth street and Max Moore of No. | ately by the arm and she jumped in the ne and Liha bari marmiogst went i754 Madison avenue They ware ar- way from there up the compantonway. | rated last Ovtober by Gerry Societ: Mise Riley and Mr. Kauffman pursued. | vents, if if af Tn ‘three minutes the whole ship's ‘riedman and Siegel were sent to the company, headed by the dignified Capt penitentiary for one year each and fined Poppe, were scrambling along the deck gy in addition. Schenniort and with the monkey well In the lead. At soore were sentenced to Elmira Re- last Saki took the smokestack guy formatory for Indefinite terms. | | THE QUALITY “STORE OF 61! AVE. i} Beginning To-Morrow.the Annual March Sale of ‘Sterling Aluminum Enamelled Ware O'Neill Hometurnishing Mtorepiasement (Formerly ONeill Building). This ware should not be confounded with the cheap, uo eae , . selected single or double coated ware offered as specials. prrerenenee a : Whe Romina aint We have sold this triple-coated ware for several years and | ¢f the Ree ge eer eeneee oe London Tam aure there | thousands of our customers can testify as to its merits. ‘There snen T was a kid we used to flo Nor th Sin ine, Getting (6 are both enamelled covers or double coated tin covers. Every I ening mln. the: Wabusn tneat @viey MASE ie) BURA Bb , KF, ‘ : D icc rive satisfacti LJ nue. wry ow ed hunt for iting to be an old bff, but as Th i, | EAL BREA B37 FG id piece warranted Lo give satisfaction 8, too, At one place there a dump lett In me TU tomes oars elienall saree ar | Regular Sale Regular Sale lagu pale was a long railroad bridge, and a! ing. Tt'r 9 great game | ‘ Trice Price Trice Dive rice Price wrouchy old guard was always on duty | ee — = | Tea of Cofce Pots, ¢qts. 44¢ 33 | Lish Pans, 10 ats. Me See | Straight bch) He would chase us off the | ‘Tea or Cotiee bots, Syts. 49 36¢ |] ish ..b4c 400 Bqts. +1 Me 33e @ the chase would be- ‘Tea or Coftce Pots, sts. 5%¢ 39¢ | 5 : [Straight Saucepans, mand we'd have to ||| Double Rice Boilers, Chamber Louie sa hata yf Sc 420 rnfeld. It was a long HH] — @ats. ah oc |Lerlin Saucepans, ¢ qts. 35e 276 1 ‘Sisi ar my lege would reach the | Double Rice Boiler Berlin Saucepans, Sqts. 42c Sle |! ipped Preserve Kettles. nee a a, btn HET foal ~oe | S gts Jae 62c | berlin Saucepans, 4qts. Ste 390 4qts bd t aa they did \< - A | Double Rice Boiiers, Straight ricumat ns As Lipped Preserve Ladtatl i +6 1 then, | SOW isiseseces ‘ 69e tqta.. oe ate Bats. he finest | always had » ud a small ackyard. We had a “ of the house, and it Was my Job to keep It clean, The fol- | lows would com and ask to play with my toys you can bet there weren't many I did the ‘Tom ing on | ing by my ’ wouldn't have had an nage days Eury Called‘ The Little Deacon.’ “kL Was in great demand at the Sun- day school, too, The class teacher con- udious pupil he 1 me ‘the 1 was over: | but I was | had ever seen, and acon.’ It wasn't evested In didi nually looking ¢ the teacher. I'd sp. e to get I ploked » lot of informa. n Purdue, Col- | en a full-fledged Acres of Floor Space : % A Pronounced Sag in PERTHW, || Dinner Set Prices | $8.98 Dirner le $5. 49 Teble, $12.75 $1 Monthly tinished round ton 42- Hundreds of other items aitally as low. \ our Lshences Just what is eet foe summer cotlages: 100 pieces to each set and ten assorted de- corations to select from, at $5.49. $4.50 Tea Seis at $3.75 Prettily decorated in natural floral de- signs, with a gold finish, at #3.75. New Harlem Store 3rd Ave. @ 12lst St. 2212 to 2224 Third Avenue This Great Building Full of Everything for Housekeeping A Large Line of 1911 7 Pressed Glassware Faster Lily Vases Cake Plates. Cruets, Vinegar or Oil. Mustard Pots, vovered. 10 Fruit Saucers.... - C Salt and Pepper Shakers. to mention. The Hardy Holland Rosebushes Have Come Nearly every ine variety of rose is here, and let us tell Sein how they became hardy. plant, and from this root they draw a life and strength that rosebushes grown in any other way do not have. States while the little bushes are still asleep; and they're asicep row, though it istime to plant them; but when they are once in the soil and feel the in a large assortment of eae such as: Lemon Juice Extractors. . Grape Fruit Glasses and a great many other iten.s toonumerous ONeill Hometurnishing Store, Basement (Formerly O'Neill t ‘The little roscbushes are grafted on the strong, splendid root of a manetta ‘These are dug np and pat cold storage and shipped to the United sun they will come to life.* Rosebushes planted now should bloom this Summer, ay my, mind to, come Very substantia! oak | Rosebushes, I5c Each, or Other Plants and Shrubs ere ther » were eh ae See ae si 2 for 25c Rhedcdendrons, red. white, blue anc pins. 906 each, Azalea Moliis, yelicw and pink, 356 ewet. Paroness de Rothschild, — Marg. Diehinscn, Hy dianseas, Me and 35¢ each, Inch. | Duchess Albany, Magna Charta, Clen atis, 29¢ each nid house at Eliza-| Others {n Mission, | Ulrich Brunner, Gen, Jacqueminot, DMapnele Trees, $1.25 and $1.75, shad at one tr 1 Mahogany and ail | Mrs, John Lang, Caroline Testout, Rann to deci RY eeprom neon ron ora eh ea ister all pre Site: Pe, Suite, $24.50, 50c Weekly|| rm Hane opt Ha ene thee ee OS ter A house wi Z b cae “One of our “Best Sellers The frames, of mahuganiced birch | i tie fine. triek bleve Chairs, etc, of every description are very strong a8 well a» pretty, and the paiels of Gie acks ad | Remarkable Values in $3 and $3.50 ih MA moat. every. beaniass | Gea . Ful man$ greatly to their coumiort. The loose cushions are all-hair, | " a ore Ave Oe Gold Reooras GEC sceeper, 8.75 Covered in silk plush and fitted w 1 tassels Fancy Linens Umbrellas, $2 mn Within a fey sie Light, strong, : Fark ur Fur niture in sets and single 5 nets, |) : O'RNetL Main store Birst Floor | comforta Pedestals, Tables, etc., of every variety | ftp (Formerly Adams Buliding The next year Ewry competed in five . ‘ Fxtra quality tape edge tatleta silk Um-* t Buffal d establisned | 4 S$ 400 pieces, consisting of Centrepieces, | y tap xe tafleta silk Um- at Buralo | and established brass bed, $14.75 _, 1400 pieces, consisting of Centrepiece: railed SIGKE: ciivnrugous | rauies tokietAe recent Ri aah Seek Shams and > carfs; embroidered, lace tranmed Praattstit ; “ won! tho standing igh and. eu $1 Monthly aeons tassels, both in women's and men's” sizes. go-cart at very rea prices dce-Box $5.25 21x17x29 inches olda 40 Ibs, tee; eavy aly wa Bullt of selec ard wood, well finigued, Per- fect. circulation Overs in’ every ind size—up NEED BUILDING UP? Father John’s Medicine a Safe Remedy Recause It Is Thousands of others use ther John's edicine in ir families as A cersain factory makes an excenent v onic and body 9 by 8 ft. 6. We liked it so well we bou, ilder, when at a great reduction. little ones unusual size will fit well in any parlor. come weak or n down, The urishing, pure od elements of hich the medi- ne is composed oleum, Uilcloth and Matting and an en to show them, to say nothing of nine Siena ce 7 The pattern Is very pretty and the Cea Nei at. $9.50; 75¢ Monthly Needless to add, we have every kind of Carpet, Rug, Lin- ve flesh and No charge for measuring, sewing, lining or laying. atbrignt 3 sebeeCantrentedes sands 8 iene Landles of mission and uuported natural Hae Scarfs; values up to #1, at 58e each wood, at only #2. Odd Damask ‘Table Cloths, pure white New Line of Farasols Irish linen; serviceable quality, hemmed; are now being displayed in all the newest size 64x54 inches; regularly 82.10, at $1.78 each, : 600 dozen Hemmed White Towels, at 12¢ aad 24¢e each, designs and colors; chiflon trimmed, hand- enibroidered linen and pongee, prsian, ‘Turkish Bath floral and striped designs, also black and white effects at very popular prices. enormous reser stock Cowperthwait Sanitary Fedd:ng || We make all our mattresses, pillows, bolsters, etc, In our own factory, It's worth a lot to be sure your bedding is clean and wholesome. Yet our Sanitary bedding costs no more than the Trunks.-4 to 4 Reg Regular Prices O'Neill Main Store—Hasement (Formerly Adas Muilding), The surplus stock of one of the best manufacturers in New York. There are 100 trunks in the lot Dress Trunks, Steamer Trunks, Shoe Trunks, Cab Trunks, Pat Trunks, Theatrical Trunks, Skirt Trunks, Combination Trunks, Men's Trunks and Carriage Trunks. Set of Seven ficces with Neat Fack, ordinary kinds. $30 worth for 50ca weelt $65 “ $1.00 “ Boo SS gs $1,000 “$12.50 “ Payable by the month if more convenient and extra time on payments gladly given in c. | of sickness or loss of position. Collectors Sent IF RE QJESTED, | We will open an account for any amount on | proportionate terms. No limit, emall or large. 10% Discount if You | Prefer to Pay Cash Prices marked in plain figures—no extras. | elvet Rug, size 6 ft ight the entire stock You would think ormous Itpht space big revolving racks ength d , = TERDAE Ne AUAn ot Eon Title a | 812,60 Steamer Trunks, at..ssseseees #8.50 | #25 Dress Trunks, at. 917.23 safe medicine to use, because it ix free #20 Steamer Trunks, at. + 012.25 | #45 Skirt Trunks, at. ...... creee O32.80 from alcohol or dangerous drugs in any Downtown \ Park Row and Chatham Square p re} So oe || 818 Theatrical Trunks, at.. . 913.95 | 882.50 Chiffonier Trunks, at 921.75 fora Bd ¥ PAROLE UNE 6005 | Store 193 to 205 Park Row Co wperth Ww att NS || #17 Hat Trunks, at....... + 910.75 | 840.00 Chiffonier Trunks, at, 024.78 years of success, Get a bottle to-day, | | Silver’s Best Fri | WORLD WANTS WORK WONDERS = ——— —————————————— EEE ———— eee en —- Oe ee ee See eee en Tae