The evening world. Newspaper, June 14, 1911, Page 10

f : | ARG OF SNAKES ~ PRE-EMPT OFFICE SLFATCLUBON SOLATEDSLAND AGEDMANSHOOTS ‘CREDITORS ASK 4 Naturally Mr. McKinuey was ‘Nine Bushets of Reptiles Get | Policeman Has to Row to Shad | Declaring Company Owes | Tie Commissioner says Out of Trunk That Is Shy Expressman McKinney Finds Himself and Two Women Cleverly Acrobatic. Jotm McKinney, Brooklyn expressmen, has made some quick trunk deliveries to MMe time, but he made a new record for Bimself this morning when he got © trunk, comsigned to Ferrari, the ent- mal man, away from his office at No ivi i Hl ? ? Creek, Jamalca, for the Body. Temethy Rodina, seventy-mx years oh, shot himeelf in the right temple | | today at Shad Creek, Jamaion May, Queens. died &@ couple of houre) later aa he wae betag transferred by ambulance from Rockaway Beach to} Wes 60 isolated thi oot & policaman had to row there In a 1ff, take the | injured man into the flat bottomed boat | and then row him to the beach. Mr. Robins had lived since last mum- mer at the Pocona Club on an inlet at| Shad Creek. ie te said to have been dorm in the South, but had lived in Manhattan for thirty years. Hin bear- deters the old echool,” one of the other olub members said after he had heen taken away. Trying to account for the not the same man sata: fteelt to Mr. Mo- @ bad night with the way, coa- assorted snakes, label on the MoKinney'’s mea from the | It was @ per | trunk ; ind trunk, not 4 @ bit lowe ked in @ cor. | McKinney | fi if rf i i i Fut Efiy ae AL : i his @tenographer, Miss Lena Osman, | pounds the keys and equirle the pot-| hook, 8088 AND 6TENOGRAPHER “SEE “am” TOO, AND CLIMB. It Gappened yesterday that McKinney had @ot behind on hie books, @o he and Mises Osman decided to spend the eae Hi Hit | | fered a warhoop and eohleved (hing in the nature of @ Bandapri } t 2 ished to see his two patrens premises thus prectpitatety, rif REE nerves got ancther seit when stenographer uttered @ shrill an@ climbed up on her typewriter, el «id @omething in the acrobatic Mne that ihe two elderly women bad left out. ‘There were only three of them comii ut of the trunk et that time, but th was some forty feet of these three, and \4 soon as they got their tatls out in | yursutt of thelr plump, diamond-studded acks, they made as much noise with | 1 eir rattles as a Gozen tinamiths repair- Lag botlers. POLICEMAN PLAYED PEEK-A-BOO WITH THE REPTILES. How they. got out on the trail of the | Gisappearing elderly women they do not recall. Somehow, McKinney managed to Nft Miss Osman from the top of typewriter and make a dash for lit didn't close the door behind him, he ran until he found two policemen, ‘Thomas Burns and Lawrence Heslin. After a long colloquy Burns and Hes- lin went back to McKinney's office, ‘They went in the door and then they came out the door. They went tn again and came out again, They went in and came out again, &c., &e., &c, McKinney got up courage to peep in * the door at 1A. M., but after one look he Jammed on the padlock and went home. ‘Alice, Myrtle and Hazel, the three snakes that came out last night, had boen joined by several male companions, ‘They were corra¥ed after an hour's work that more resembled a riot than any serious industry. But when the trunk was opened to put them back, an- other hundred feet of snake veme out— bull snakes, garter snakes, more rat- tlers, adders, black snakes, &c, | was neither train nor Jaunch available, , |Med Uttle ls known of Robins’s past nd! day and spent the forenoon in housing “Mr, Robina had not deen in {i health | partioularly, nor had he been despond- ent. He was one af the kind that nover | talked. He made up his mind to do a| thing and did {t. He made up hia mind | to kill himeelf thie morning and he did/ pots After breakfast at the Pooona Club to-day Mr. Robine lighted his cigar and strotied over to the Amateur Fishing Club house, He eat on the porch there | for houra, At 11 o'clock @ couple of members of the Pocona Club sitting on their sun porch saw him draw @ re volver from Ris pocket, examine it care- fully, and then deliberately raise tt to . One of the men called out: ‘Without lowering the w or turn- ing his head Robins waved his left hand at the two men and pulled the trigger. ‘Word was dent to the police, but there eo Patrolman John Mills rowed out to the club-house. It was two hours after the shooting that Mills returned to the mainland with Robina. Beyond the fact that he was not mar- history. emeneneeipemennene COURT HOLDS UP JUDGMENT. Delays Heinse Execution Until Pagures in Verdict Are Verified. Judge Platt, eitting in the Untted Srates Circuit Court to-day, made an or- der staying until further direction of the Court the exeoution of judgment for $208,825.40 secured a tow days ago by the Westen Developmem Company as easignee of Otto Heinse & Co. in an ac- tion brought against John McKinnon as agent for the shareholders of the Na- tional Bank of North America. ‘The action was instituted to recover on securities alleged to have been do- posited as collateral for a loan of $100,000 made to Otto Heinze & Co. by the Mer- cantile National Bank, ‘The jury re- turned a verdict for $203,825.40, supposed to represent the market value of the collateral with interest. ‘The stay of execution was granted on an affidavit made by J. Merkham Mar- shall of Underwood, Van Voret & Hoyt, attorneys for Agent McKinnon, whioh states that the Western Development Company {a about to enter judgment without waiting for a verification of the figures of the security. CORNELL CREWS ARRIVE AT POUGHKEEPSIE COURSE. POUGHKBEPSIE, June 14.—The Cor- nell crew arrived from Ithaca early to- and rigging up their boats at the Oaks, opposite this city, The Pennsylvanta contingent were expected this after- ee RTE “THE EVENING WORLD, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1913. U.S. RECEIVER FOR UNITED WIRELESS — $650,000, but Has Good As- sets, They Ask Federal Ald. A complaint in an action tn equity fnatituted today In the Unfted @tates Clroult Court by the flem of Haskins & Satin, Howard & Gane, the lawyer and the Corporation Trust Company, eters: that the Untied Wireless Telegraph St. Joseph's Hospital at Far Rockaway. | Company ts tnaoivent and aska that a! The place where Mr. Robins shot him- | reoelver, of reontvera, be appointed te | take chara of the corporation, manage ite business ami arsemble the aseets in the Interest ef the creditors The complaint atates that the United Wireless Company ta indetted approx. mately $000,000 to varto: and individuals al) of wh! exception of $18,000 In the f BAKoR On Teal oAtate, Is ov that the company ta without The rent of the main ofiices of ti npany | at No, @ Broadway, amounting to $7,807, te amung the claims unpaid, The creditore assert that the prop- erty and assets of the company at a fair valuation are more than sufficient debia, but 1f disposed of at will be merely that the de prosent but nominal. fendant cow $100 cash on hand. Independent of patents and patent rights and an income of about $25,000 through the use of its wirel paratus by steamships, the Wireless Company owns assets which at & conservative estimate have @ value of at least $1,010,000. ‘The complaint tells of the prosecu- tion, conviction and sentencing of Col. ©. C, Wilson and the other officers of the corporation and asserts that the company 1s now practically! without of- ficers to carry on its airs. In addition to asking for the ap- pointment of federal receivers, the cred- ftors ask that the Insolvent company be enjoined from exercising any of its franchises or receiving any debts due it and from paying out or transferring any of its money or effects. With the complaint was filed the an- swer of the United States Company, signed by E. Bright Wilson of No. 141 Broadway, as attorney for the corpora. on, consenting to the appointment of GOLD LABEL SHIRT the roomiest, smartest, BEST $1 Shirt America makes. Exclusive patterns noon, The Syracuse crews are due here to-morrow, ‘The Columbia and Wiscon- sin crews had smooth water for practice this morning, Registered rade EMPEROR RED LABEL SHIRTS $1.60 UP Phillips-Jones Co., 502-504 Broadway, N.Y. Established Halfa Century. Imported & Domestic Lingerie, etc. It took another hour to scoop them | | WATER FAMINE DANGER IS NOT ALL OVER YET., Commissioner Thompson Says Sup- ply Is r Below Normal in Croton Reservoir. Th spite of the baavy eainfaN of the fast lew Gaya ali danger of a water famine in the eity has aot passed, ace tording te Water Cominiastoner Thome. fon. Mr. Thompson declares that every Prasible gallon of water was held in the Croton Vaterwhed Reservoirs, bit that thie supply ta ati far below the normal, of proportions durtig the summer the situation would atiil be quite aerionve, | the water on hand in the the Croton pyetem to-day is about alt amount that we had f ma inst year, T t fe \vot> of th below the Charite Gets a Tall. WATERTOWN, Conn, June 14.-Mas- | ter Charite Taft, the aon of the Preat- | |dent, will be unable to go to the Tart ‘School dance Thursday night, becaure ‘ot a badty eprained wrist He was vaulting yemterday on the damp ath. up and get the trunk battened down to suit McKinney. pt FATAL SCAFFOLD FALL. 7 Killed, At Greatly Reduced Prices. _ In order to close out a number of lots where the sizes are somewhat broken, we have placed on sale the following at very much below the regular prices: Imported Lingerie George Kenny, thirty-four years old, | Gowns at $2.7 of Becond avenue and Ninety-seventh | ; stveet, died in Flower Hospital thts mbinations a s afternoon from a fall from the root rawers at $1.75, 2.75 of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Chemises at $1.75, 2 Houllding, Central Park. Petticoats at $2.75, 3 He was, with Daniel J. Murray of | Ne. 23 West One Hundred and Four- | leenth street, Going carpenter work | when both fell fifty feet. Murray's! wkull was fractured and Kenny was in- ternally injured. Both were taken to| Metropolitan Museum of Arte. | American Lingerie Gowns at $1.00, 1.25, 1.50, and Skirt) at $1.50, 1.75, 1 Flower Hospital, where Kenny soon Drawers at 95c., $' ee Petticoats at $1. 5, 2. rigger vs -<egmaapad | SCANDAL OVER BRONX GAS. | Infants ALBANY, June 14.~Although the As- Ver sembly passed to-day the Turley tll | providing for an S0-cent gas rate in the | 4 Borough of the Bronx, the corporations | jf operauing in that territory are preparing to fight it when it reaches the Senate. Efforts made to defeat the measure in the Assembly came near resulting in @ scandal, Two or t members of the lower house say that they were ap- proached with a proposition to vote against the bill and were informed by one of the corporation agents that “even if you fellows do pass it over here, we thimk we can sandbag it over in the Senate.” Ret Hats—A limited quantity; During the summer, commencin close at noon on Saturdays, and 75, 4.75, 5.75, 6.75 and 7.75, $3.75, 5.00 and 7.75. 0 and 5.75. » 3.50, 3.75 and 4.50. .75 up to 28.50. 1.85, 2.75, 3.75 and 4.75, Combinations (Corset Cover and Drawers or Corset Cover 98 2.75 and 2.95, 5 and 2.50, .75 3.75 and 4.98, y Wear y greatly reduced in order to close it out. Infants’ Coats sizes up to 6 years at $4.50, 7.50 and 11.50, this season's styles-—82.50, 4.50, next Saturday, the 17th, this store will at SP, M on other days of the week. James McCutcheon & Co. 5th Ave. & 34th St., Opposite Waldorf-Astoria. lotic field when the pole elipped and “While the rains of the Inst few dageihe fell on his right arm. The wrist | have suppiied us with several billion! was badly sprained, necessitating the | falions of water and postponed the pos- | carrying of hie arm im a siing for a mDility of A serious famine severallfew days. Young Taft wil! go to days, should there be no more raia Washington Satuniay, Stern Brothers Announce for To-morrow, a Sale of Women’s Midsummer Dresses and Tailored Suits At Unusually Low Prices Washable Dresses, Bile ve te iam oeee to 6.75 itera maim trom Se8Qt0 12,80 bl aan tw effects, from 7.50 to 22.50 | Mili and timmad, from 950 to 15.50 Washable Skirts Ow fern 0 snd a 9.75 Tinea Kaki ek 1.98 to 5.00 And the remainder of Medium and High Cost Vailored Suits and Dresses at Decisive Reductions from Also a Very Important Offering of Women’s Coats and Wraps Pongee and Tussah Coats, Full Length, for Automobile and Street Wear, a $14.75, Actual Values up to $35.00 Black Satin eg Copies of Importe: . lined throughout, some reversible, 913.75, Values up to $45.00 Raincoats, | Silk Rubberized and Double Texture, $ with raglan or mannish sleeves, Values up to $16.50, 8. 75 32.50 19.75 Imported Steamer and Touring Coats, of tweeds and novelty mixtures, Values up to $69.50, Imported Summer Wraps, of Chiffon, hand and bead embroidered, very effective and dressy, Values up to $125.00, 49.50 | A Special Sale of Women’s Silk Petticoats Messaline with Deep Accordeon Pleated Sectional Flounce.$> 05 also Silk Jersey Tops with tucked flounce, Value $3.75, at’ Silk Jersey Top with Dresden side pleated flounce, | Changeable Messalines with stitched and turned deep side pleated flounce, also Messaline in plain colors, with , | sectional flounce and silk underlay, Value $5.75, at 3.85 Japanese Silks ia slack and white stripes, navy, tight colors 3 00 | and white, with side pleated flounce, Value $5.95, at We | _ Imported Duchesse Satin of superior quatity, with ep side 5 7 5 | pleated flounce, in black and suit shades, Value $8.75, at ° Exceptional Values To-morrow in ' Handkerchiefs Women's . Pure Linen in sheer and heavy qualities, Doz, 3 1 .25, 1 95 Values $1.60 and 2.35 Dozen Pure Linen and Shamrock Lawn, fancy wreath initial, Values $2.00 and 2.90 Doz? 1 60, 2; 10 Sheer Linen in tape effects, also plain hemstitched with hand embroidered corners, Value $2.85 Doz. Pure Linen Hand Embroidered Madeira Handkerehi 1.75 Value Soc Each, at 38° Men’s Pure Linen Handkerchiefs, in plain and tape effects, Sheer French Linen, tape border, hand embroidered wreath initial, Value $4.00 Doz. at2e50 | Value $8.75 Doz. ° at 6.50 Plain and Fancy Ribbons for Hair Bows, Sashes and Children's Wear Satin Taffeta Ribbons, five and six inches wide, Yard 18°, 24° ‘Taffeta Ribbons, ‘ 5 and G6} inches wide, self colored floral effects, in white, pink and blue, Yard 25°, 35¢ Lingerie Ribbons, in white, pink and blue No. 1 1} 2 3 5 oe — poe cot 33¢ 45c 58 78c soil Yards The two entrances on West Twenty-second Street will be found very convenlent for Automobiles and Carrlages, West 23d and 22d Streets Saks & Company Probably the largest and certainly the most remarkable sale of Women’s Lingerie and Tissue Dresses ever held in this city is to take place tomorrow at Saks’ 3,000 Women’s Dresses at less than half price, that is the story. © Ten days ago we persuaded four of the leading dress manufacturers to contribute just as many garments to this dress offering as was possible in the limited time available between then and now. he prices agreed upon practically eliminated all profits, but the makers welcomed the opportunity at this season to cut deeper into their dress materials. « Tomorrow, on our Fourth Floor, more than 3,000 dresses will be assembled, including the very latest and most attractive Paris models, reproduced under our supervision. Thirty in number, these models are exclusive with Saks’ and embrace many features that are distinctive and different from the general run of lingerie apparel. The work ship is unitormly exealion, and every garment has the charm of sim- plicity and graceful lines. Nothing better has ever been done in lingerle apparel at these prices, which barely represent the cost of materials. « Additional saleswomen will be on hand early tomorrow and we urge you to come just as soon as convenience permits. It is a splen- did opportunity to solve your Summer frock problem for precious little money. Regular sizes and sizes to fit small and large women. 450 Women’s 10.00 Tissue Dresses...................at 5.00 480 Women’s 10.00 Lingerie Dresses.................at 5.00 386 Women's 12.50 Dimity Dresses. . ..at 6.50 362 Women’s 15.00 Lingerie Dresses scoscceat StS 300 Women’s 20.00 Lingerie Dresses...... teseeeseeessat 10,00 550 Women’s 22.50 Lingerie Dresses..................at 11.50 500 Women’s 25.00 Lingerie Dresses. ....-at 15.00 Clearance of Women’s Tailored Suits at exceptional reductions * Your Summer go-away suit is going to cost very little after all. Every solitary suit in stock, whether plain or fancy tailored, has been included by us in this sale aad reduced virtually one-half in every instance. They represent the balance of our suit pur- chases during the past few weeks, and in order to accommodate in- coming merchandise we have concluded to offer them at economies which really mean something to the woman who is looking for a smart tailored garment to cost little money. ‘ All the latest Paris models are here reproduced, and whatever your preference as to style, fabric and color, i may gratily it tomorrow without any drain on your pocket. Each garment carries on its ticket the brief but interesting story of the great saving it nets you. Tomorrow, remember. Tailored Suits.......... reduced from 25.00....... ... to 12.50 Tailored Suits..........reduced from 30.00..... ..... to 15.00 Tailored Suits...... ... reduced from 35.00.......... to 18.50 Tailored Suits.......... reduced from 39.50......... . to 22.50 Tailored Suits.......-.. reduced from 50.00.......... to 27.50 Tailored Suits.......... reduced from 75.00.......... to 37.50 These 4.00 Women’s Low Shoes at 2.35 are selling rapidly © Sunday's announcement of 5,000 pairs of 4.00 low shoes at the remarkable price of 2.35 has met with the wildest kind of succ Women have visited our Shoe Department literally in droves ai our increased selling facilities have been taxed to the full. ‘ We shall continue this sale until every pair of shoes is sold, though this can be only for a day or two longer, as the depletion is consistently heavy. At the same time the fact that we started out with 5,000 pairs in the first place means that the quantities alone have suffered and not the assortments, which are still com- lete. There is still every size in every model and in the different then, and tomorrow you can get the shoes you so much need for Summer wear at a trifle of what they will otherwise cost you later. " Models are two-eyelét sailors, Blucher-Oxford and ankle strap pumps, in tan Russia calf, patent leather and gun metal. A Small Quantity of Fine Waists at very great reductions for Thursday © How often is it, Madame, that for a matter of two or three dollars and a half you can find a waist which accords with your ideas of what is artistic in waist wear? And how still more seldom can you do so at the height of the season as in this bright and shining instance at Saks’ tomorrow ? © There are only about a thousand of these waists in the sale, hence the reductions. They include marquisettes, all over embroideries and fine batistes. L.ace trimmed as well as elaborately embroidered styles in collarless, low neck or sailor collar models. At regular prices these beautiful waists would deserve unusual attention. At these reductions they will command it. Regular values: 4.00, 5.00, 6.00, 7.00 & 8.00 Thursday: 500 at 2.50 500 at 3.50 Ce a SE RIT AR CR ANE nn et