The evening world. Newspaper, November 1, 1911, Page 3

HELD IN STRANGE SERIES OF DEATHS Vermilyea, Arrested After Fiance Dies of Poison, Tries Suiicde. IFE INSURED TO HER. Has Collected $15,000 on ves of Husbands and Oth- ers Who Passed Suddenly. ‘AGO, Nov. 1—With @ police cer on guard to-day at her bedside the Hahneman Hospital, where she hastily removed following a sul- jal attempt upon being arrested last ht, Mrs. Louise Vermilyea may face charge of having caused the death not less than nine persons, either rel- ves or closely associated with her. roner Springer Is taking steps (o-day the examination of at least six dies of persons with whose deaths, !t believed by the police, Mi ermilyea id a great deal to do. Some $15,000 in- rance money has been paid to her on ount of these deaths, Dr. EB. L. count, toxicologist of Rush Medical Pollege, 1s making an analysis of the er of Arthur F. Bissonette, who died In convulsions at the Mercy Hospital it Saturda; + Bissonette, a probationary policeman @ttached to the Twenty-second street Setation, was a boarder at Mrs. Vermil- "a house, No. 413 East Twenty-ninth: ibe called upon to explain include her two husbands, a son, two daughters, a Granddaughter, a conductor and Bisson- otte. THE EVENING WORLD, (OMAN SUSPECT |Schoolgirl Type Has Vanished From City Lite, With Braided Hair and Skirts to Shoe Tops Between Matrons Trying to Dress as Giris, and Little Giris Aping Make-Up of| Matrons, Most Charming Type ot Femininity Is Lost. Something Hobbled, Rouged and Pompadoured or Conquest Has Taken Her Place. — Permitted to Use Powder Puff and Rouge Pot Lest They Miss Trick in Mar- riage Game. Encouraged by Mothers to Preter Expenswe to Ap- propriate, Striking to Be- coming. — With Pathetic Innocence They Emulate in Hair, Clothes and Carriage the Worst Type of Chorus Girl. THE GIRL OF 14 AS SHE USED To cf BY NIXOLA GREELEY-SMITH. The young girl of fourteen to sixteen is obsolete in New York. One may search the streets from the Battery to the subway's end without mecting one GEEK WEALTHY MAN WHO JILTED THE WIDOW. The police are also trying to discover the present whereabouts of a wealthy man who was engaged to Mrs, Verm!!- yea, and who failed to appear on the @ay set for the wedding. The man !s Delleved to be in Chicago, and his ex- Planation of the eleventh-hour Jilting @f the prisoner may throw some light on the mystery surrounding the woman. ‘The prisoner declares herself the victim of an unfortunate series of coincidences. Bissonette, sho says, was poisoned by @ome one fealous of his attentions to Cora and Florence, Mra. Vermilye! ehildren by her first husband, died at the age of cight and four and @ halt years, respectively. Harry J. Vermily: old, telegraph operat . thirty-one years died at No. 3% West Diversey Parkway of heart fail- ure, superinduced by malarial fever, on Sept. 30, a few days after he ts sald to have quarrelied with his stepmother over the sale of a house at Crystal et mM. Jian Brinkamp, twenty-six years aa, granddaughter of Fred Brinka tlyea, oveland ave- gue, of acute nephritis. HUSBANDS AND THREE BOARD-| ERS DIED SUDDENLY. Fred Brinkamp, sixty years old, first husband of Mrs. Verm died on @ f near Barringt en Years ago. The widow inhaled 5.0) worth t of property ears old years ago, leaving $1,000 the woman, | | Maplewood t nk Brinka marriage, twenty-t @ year ago i the widow $1.20, i Smith, a conduc at the Vermilyea hoi dled suddenty. No formal ehar against Mra. V been made aware e has yet Shortly » declared that she ha investiga tlon aleady “They may go as far as they like,’ she sa for I have nothing to fear. 1 simply have been unfortunate in having people dying about me. My first husband was a farmer and he drank himself to death, though I \ should be ashamed to admit it, After 4 1 was a widow for two and a half years I married Vermilyea and we ' moved to Chicago. He was on a train 4 run to Jaynesvilie, Wis, when he came il] and after he was brought home I nursed him until his death “My had married a widow and | Givorced her before his death, so that explains how I came Into possession of } the $1,200 life insurance." CORONER ORDERED ARREST PENDING INQUIRY. Mrs. Vermilyea sald Bissonette was to be admitted into the Home Guard through her efforts, and that the insur- ¢ ance he was to carry was fo be made out to her, while after they were mar- ried he was to be made beneficiary of the insurance she carried. foffman, #80 far, Coroner dered her arrest, ad ing to show that a Poisoned, but the pel a rigid investigation. \ “Next Friday will tell the story," a \| ded the Coroner. “If it is then ported that Bissonette died from ar- genic or other polson, I will ask for Permission to exhume at least six bod- fees of persons who have died in the ‘same house where Bissonette died, or who were connected in one way or another with the persons who occupied the house. I am making no charges against any one. All thai I can say is > that the subject under investigation will fall flat or it will develop one of the greatest mysteries the country has ever who or- Springer, the Coro aiding Dr. pount {nt Hee of Bissonette’s liver, was an: more NESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1911. MRS. N'REE SURE OF ACQUITTAL ON GHARGE OF MURDER Case Expected to Go to the Jury To-Day, and a Speedy Verdict Is Predicted. | OPELOUSAS, La, Nov. 1—With the hope that the end of her ordeal was near at hand, Mrs, Zeo Runge MeRee, accused of the murder of Allan Gar- land, the Tulane University student, lentered court to-day: as counsel were | preparing to submit their arguments. |If these are not prolonged tt ts belleved | Mra, MeRee's case will go to the jury | this afternoon. A speedy verdict is an- tctpated. | Mrs. MeRee's lawyers are confident jot acquittal, ,t holding that the prosecution has been unable to produce | evidence damaging to the defendant. — | nthe other hand, the grosecutor n+ jtends to make the most of the |that the three bullets Mra Mer 1 at was advancing on he Garland’s back. | \7 tal hinged about | |tostimony aimed to show that the de- ‘gree of intimacy between Mra, Melee andy arland Was #uch as to “ \r nent that she feare ei bedily harm ence HURLED INT! INTO 1 THE HE PASSAIC | AS BALLISTITE EXPLODES. Workmen Injured and Buildings | u. bona fide specimen of the old-fashioned schoolgirl Wrecked at) Dupont aad with a braid reaching to her waist and with skirts to Works in Haskells, N her shoe tops—and without puffs, “rats,” pompadours, Three of the bulldings of th Leper | false curls, hobble skirts or French heels. AND AS SHE __ 0 ae ae r Worn eo at Haske J, are} Between the endeavors of our matrons to look like 1s TODAY —— rulne to-day and two & re In the school children—and what a sight they are with their) ——~— — —- paca aes --— aoe tlatite lee patted Mei dita tight, abbreviated skirts!—and the efforts of the school-| their young daughters to dress tike the | star's most eoventrie event nae contained much valunvte ce girls to dress like matrons, the freshest and most, Worst , type of chorus & 1 asked | but one can, and should baw ant the damage is est! inintt m| Mrs. Annie Nathan Meyer, founder of | he « her have It Kdward Brown, fore f the shift Greeiry. SMITH charming te of femininity has disappeared from) jon ata college. wanted up" our halr and wear that was working In th where New York life. “There's no doubt that many of our! long skirts when we were thirteen or the explosion occ 1g from We see little girls of eleven and twelve on their way to school, thou-) little girls under seventcen go about! so, It Is the desire of every young ereas & broken arnt fe was sands of them every morning, and a sweet and charming sight they are.| with their faces powdered and rouged,| ture to rush into Iife ay furiously as | safalee, And then suddenly they disappear and something new and strange, that {rat cela ie eMiseHTInO. tha poe e. It sec. ormal ob the m into | ; Mrs, 3 5 ne| fifteen-year-old girl to Want to dress but were rescued. {a not quite woman though it carries all the paraphernalia of mature! i others of such girls have much to) |ike her mother or tl Tite ae iae Aes BARI hurt Ne womanhood, yet {s no longer little girl, appears hobbled, pompadoured and picture hatted and ready for conquest. “The young girl no longer exists ex-| prompts the imitation of this cosmetic cept for stage purposes in the big} Venus. : cities,” a man remarked yesterday after| There are girls of fifteen and sixteen reading a speech made before the w.c. in New York City who rouge thelr faces red dtd quite as often and as much as a matter T. U. convention by Dr, Loutsa C.} o¢ course as they wash them. And they are girls living in good homes and sup- posedly surrounded by good influences, ‘They. hobble their undeveloped or un- chiseled bodies in tight skirts that make them into unconscious caricatures Parington of Boston. The physician de- clared that less attention is paid to the welfare of children than to the care of horses and hens, and her suggestion for {mproving tha health of both women and children was offered in the brief formula— “NO HAREM—NO HOBBLE—NO HIGH HEELS!" GIRLS NEED PROTECTION FROM THEIR OWN TASTE. Now, I think most of us will agree that if a grown up woman wants to Tt false h: color her cheeks or her y a stick of red salve about with her, use her lips chap so easily,” she is well within her con- stitutional rights, But surely the very young girl should be protected against of the mode they seek to follow, and |», offer to the Jeering passerby the most| soiig investment that It used to be. DI-| vorce has become too easy to make a paying Ufe invest- r, is about adopt in daring revelations of their fat little chests. Unconsciously, and with the most pathetic innocence, they emu- late in hair and clothes and car- riage a type of woman of whose | », existence many of them are quite unaware. And they are not in the least to blame, Girls of ffteen |i. tno snobbishness of our dominant and sixteen dress as their mothers | ious, permit them to. The inexp owns, the sim- MOTHERS ARE TO BLAME, NOT! y0 arran) the hair, the THE YOUNG GIRLS. Coroner Hoffman, it was learned to- | roe making perparations to 60 to| Ii, Mra. Vermilyea's for- | mer home, and that he wil’ demand the exhumation of the bodies of her rela-} tives buried there. Ww not yet complet: the Coro lieve that Vermilyea has ings to ain concerning the We have un- covered .t € ce and may form a! definite « * 1 a day or s o every © of sd Detective Harding. s marrfed twice and under mysterious | 8 realized about | f the nine per: | and it seems almost beyond hbe-| should have dled in such | | ittles of medicine selzed at the | 2 home last Friday night by Hoffman will, it 1s expected, | important bearing on the inves- yea was always | ° f st to report ie deaths in ber! family or in the houses where she lived. When she was taken to the Hahneman | Hospital last night it was believed that she was prostrated by her arrest, but | during the night she developed symp- | toms singularly like those of Hisson- | ette, and the police belleve she tried to | 1 herself when she went for her hat | and coat r the warrant of arrest'| rved on her. had been A blend of the outspoken, however. “In my opinion,” he eald, her own immaturity of taste which! “Why do New York women allow on the verge of the discovery of one | Iron mysteries i, | MRS. ROBERT MANTELL DEAD ‘hica Mrs, Robert Mantell, wife of the AO) OH AES that be eae met] actor, known professionally as Marle 5 re See er ie | Boot! Russell, died last night at 845 gis ” eeandi ic! k at the Mantel! home in Atlantts No, I do nob” he answered | inds, N. J, Mrs, Mantel had been NEARLY EVERY DEATH MEANT | {i for ral weeks and Mr. Mantell CASH TO WOMAN. had cancelled part of his tour to re- packed either ground or whole bean in sealed tins, thus retaining rich aroma and flavor. | COFFEE turn to her bedside; but last week she improved so rapidly that four days ago he rejoined his company In Pittsburgh, Monday Mra. tell became worse and a telegram nt to Mr. Mantell. who reached home just about half an r before his wife died. hi Death was due to an attack of pneu- monta and Bright's disease, Mrs. Man- | = tell was formerly known as Miss Petors story. ment, the only profe which awe and experience will diminish courage them to prefer, to the appropriate, becoming. DESIRE OF THE CHILD TO APE answer for. “But the truth is, they don't Gare suppress the powder puff and the rouge pot in the case of their own daughters for fear the poor Uttie things will miss a trick in the marri Game and other girls with less possible husbands away from them.” But this doesn't seem to be the whole A great many mothers do not ,train their daughters to the husband- unt. For marriage 1s not the good, fon a girl er efMfciency {nstead of increasing It. No, the reai explanation of the dis- appearance of the young girl among us inconspicuous jewels, all vis- ible symbols of girlhood h are sought after and emphasized, even in the attire of royal prin- cesses, in older countries, are not good enough, not costly enough for our overburdened “little women.” They prefer, and their mothers en- the expensive HER ELDERS NATURAL. One can't blame a little girl of four- teen or fifteen for coming away from a| matinee with a burning desire to have ool dress made like the er next sc and at one time lived in Brooklyn. She n ' twas married to Robert Mantell In 1900,| For Mother—invalids and since which time she has always 4p- the well. peared in his compantes as bis leading woman. a ae ATE A BRIDAL RING, MAYBE. “Where's the wedding ring?’ ts the stion that Is bothering twelve mem- of the Monday kvening Bowl) b of the Pchwick section of Brook- Monday night the club bowled as and had supper aft chief feature of the big cake, baked by Miss No. Sumberland street. the cake tn for every pe upon strange as buttons, 1 Me n the cake. had heen devoured, Miss Cuff asked, “Whioh of you got the wedding ring?” erybody looked at his or her neighbor, bit nobody sald “Here!."" the ring could not be found anywhere. Some over-bashful person got it, Miss ft thinks. q usu highest quality, SEEMAN BROS, NEW YORK §f |! Proprietors of WHITE ROSE Ceylon Tea 2 English Ale and Stout Whitbread England's BES! for 170 years 8 BES1 for 170 years Stout are bottled The GENUINE IMFORTED nd see that your Ale and gland by the brewer. 3 a GREAT difference Ing Co, (Importers) York City Watch the labels Smart Shoes for Women Miller's Shces are priced $5, $6 and $7, because he makes them himself in his own factory. $6. Otherwise the price would be from $8 to $10—-the prices usually fetch, I, MILLER 554 BROADWAY at 46th St.) Factory at 202 West 234 St. the striking to the that shoes of this character | school friends. But she should not be dragged ashore allowed to do it any more than the | baby should be permitted to swallow the shiny shoe buttons which he regards ax the most fascinating and delighttul nourishment. | What we ne anything \ ‘0 glycerine compound only in shotgun powder, It ie highly {nflamable and explodes with great foree, A shet of ballistic came tn contact with some hot metal and took fire, the flames running along the sheet of explosive to a barrel filled with the unfinished product. Norman gave the alarm and the men rushed for the doors Several. got out before the explosion came, but the others were blown through the door and {nto the river There wese three distinct explosions ‘followed by fire that wrecked three | buildings before extinguished. 1 in New York more than and all the muntetpal im- provement societies should begin to agl- tate for It—Is a Jssance of the young girl—the slim, bright-eyed creature with flowing hair and simple girlish dresses "the rose with all its cweetest leaves folded,” not full blown and wired and faded before its time. Missouri Waffles With PRESTO Self-Raising Flour This is an old famous southern recipe: Two eggs, well beaten, '2 pint sweet milk, two tablespoons butter, soft, not melted, and two cups of Presto. Everything—cakes, cookies, biscuits—made with Presto a are light, tasty and never fatl if you follow recipes. Best iy (SC “ua flour and purest ‘‘leavening’’---that’s the Presto secret. al oe ee Recipes in every package. The H-O Company, Buffalo, N. Y¥. <.\presto jserk | — DR. JOHN J. HOGAN Former Owner of “hrich Bros. Optical Dept. for 20 Years. Is Now Located at 15 West 23d Street. SUrtMING *5~ Gold Eyeglasses, at ‘12 | | Above Offer Good Thursday, Fri- day and Saturday ed in His Work Speclulists of By Dlehest ata GREAT CARE WILL BE TAKENAND EACH EYE TESTED SEEARATELY EXAMINATICN FREE, AND PERFE FIT GUARANTEED They are skel- ton or wi h frames, spec acles or eyeg'asses; best quality lenses, each purchaser as carefully fitted as if regular price were charged. This price doesn’: cover act sal cost of gold. We offer his remarkable chance as an advertisemen* for our new store. Quick, accurate repairing, 3100, worth St DOW) $1.00 Hex, 140. $3 “ $150 “ “ $5 © $200 « “$10 $2.50 Given Free with Every Purchase of $50.00 of over Fungi 8 rags 69" vices BROS. Goobs, VERE In UNMARKED Ww z ° z ao > = EVENINGS ASTLAMWAT Coat Sensation! A Reduction Sale Customary §15 Coats 7 q | 0 Absolutely the lowest price ever quoted for so much excellence. styles, smart appearance and exclusiveness ti at you not find elsewhere. All at this special reduction price. To-Morrow Thursday Vicuna Cloths—Mixtures—Kerseys Capuchin Collars—Mammoth Revers Becomingness may guide your choice. Gray vicuna cloths with contrasting collars and cuffs; king's blue or purple. Swa mixtures with Le de broad collars, ideal for motoring. Also many types of dressy black coats, variously trimmed in silk braids and velvets and suitable for daytime or evening wear. SALE AT ALL THREE STORES Remember---Alterations FREE ‘AB 4th ret stu Rue sti Brads Street LARGE stores. N ‘ae US “es Cer d Stern Brothers desire to call attention to their New Department for Women’s, Misses’ and Children’s Ready-to-Wear Riding Habits and Skirts of Melton, Broadcloth, Whipcord, Corduroy and mixtures, include ing the Meadowbrook Cutaway and Norfolk Coat, with Cross Saddle or Safety Skirts; also the Long Riding Coat with Breeches, at $29.50, 35.00, 37.50, 45.00. Separate Riding Skirts, \ : in astride and safety styles, at $10.50, 13.75 Women’s Shoes Walking and Dress Shoes are shown in very lar assortments of Lustre and Vici Kid, Black and Tan Russia Ga, Black, Grey and Tan Suede, Patent. Leather and White Buckskin, also of Patent Leather and Black Russia Calf Foxing, with Ti of Black Cloth, Velvet and Satin, Grey, Brown and Mode DRESS AND BOUDOIR SLIPPERS, SLIPPER TRIMMINGS AND BUCKLES IN NEW EFFECTS, Art Needlework A comprehensive collection of the latest Novelties, including Stamped Pillow Tops, Scarfs and Centre Pieces, with the necessary Flosses for Embroidering, Also Scrap Baskets, Hat Pin Holders, Doll Pin Cushions, Antique Tapestry Boxe: Gold Festooned Fern Dishes and Candlesticks in the most desirable designs. IN ADDITION, TO-MORROW, A SPECIAL SALE OF Tapestry Boudoir Articles HAT PIN OR FLOWER HOLDERS LDERS, | at $1.25, 2.50 DESK PENCILS, NOTE AND TELEPHONE PADS, $4.50, 3.45, 4.25 COMB AND BRUSH TRAYS AND BOXES, lined with cedar wood, at $2.50, 3.00, 4.28 CANDY JARS AND WATER COOLERS, at $2.10, 3.75 covered with Moire or Tapestry, SOFA PILLOWS, covered with 3.50, 4.75, 5.50 West 25d and 22a Streets Velour, Satin or Tapestry, at $2,25, Statement to the Public 1911, Owing to increased cost, your grocer must get 38 cents per pound for Hotel Astor Coffee until coffee market conditions change. Coffee prices have been advancing rapidly for some time, but we have de- layed increasing the price of ‘Hotel Astor’’ until absolutely necessary. The Quality of Hotel Astor Coffee will always be maintained at its original high standard, irrespective of price conditions, November 1st, ia So a i a pete. od