The evening world. Newspaper, November 20, 1911, Page 6

SSE ( * table and walked to the door, where he | fii AN OLD SOE | DARING BURGLARY Victim of Accused Slayer of | Girl Gives Story as Proof | of Insanity. | JAILER AIDS DEFENSE. Woman From California Also! Tells of Prisoner's Strange | Behavior. —s SPRINGFIELD, Maas., Nov. %—The report that a mysterious witness, sum- mored from California to testify for the defense, who would take the stand in the trial of Bertram Spencer, the alleged murderer of Miss Martha B, lackstone, Grew an immense crowd to the court+ house Jong before the doors were opened. Attorneys for Spencer had announced that the unnamed Californian would tes- | tity to~lay, Spencer spent two years of Nis life tn Caltfornia. Dr. R. P. Ames, a physician of this city, whose home was robbed by Spencer on June %4, 168, according to the prisoner's confession, was the first witneas. He told of the burglary and seid that among the articles stolen from his house was a ehoe. This testimony was introduced to show that a burglar who ‘would steal an old shoe was not of gound mind. Dr. Ames said that, of the stolen articles, he had recovered goods valued at about $1,000, In giving a detailed list of grticles with their individual values for the benefit of the District-Attorney, Dr, Ames could onls: say that one ring Tecovered was worth #5. WOMAN TELLS OF QUEER AN- TICS IN CALIFORNIA. Eugene R. Farrell told of watching Spencer twenty-five days while he was a prisoner in the jail, we played cards or checkers said I cheated him,” said Fi ne day I dealt him a hand and he jumped up, threw the cards on the ‘stood crying. Then he came over and @hook hatids with me and said: ‘Forgive me, Gene; that's an old failing of mine.’ He would run around the cell all day chasing fies. He always had 4 wild look in hie eyes." Mrs. Lucy T. Lewis of Oakland, Cal., sald Spencer called on her there six or 0, ed around the room *9on- said Mrs, Lewis.’ “He would sit-in one chair and then jump to an- other. He did not seem to be able to sit still, Hoe was greatly excited and ner- vous. The only cause for his outburst that I had asked him how his r was. aid his father struck his mother face until she black and biue and dragged her around by the hat Aa Mrs. Lewis testified Spencer fell into a violent hysterical spell, weeping londly,’ His wife sought to culet him, Kate BE. Spencer, mother of the Was the next witness, ram," she said, “was two or Wiree years old before he walked. He! ae pot much of a reader in his carly He one child living—a boy Wares, years old. This child is very $00 000 000 PLAN TOCOMBINE BANKS OF WHOLE COUNTRY Former Senator Aldrich Sub- ‘mits. Scheme to Association uy at Convention. Uipecial to The Evening World.) NEW ORLEANS, La, Nov. 2.~The organization of a banking association with a caplial of $300,000,000, governed by three rectors from each of fifteen banking: sHetricts, the capital to be In- creased from time to time, each bank being allowed to buy stock to valine of 2 per cent of its capital; the adm sion of wll banks on an equality the assoctation and the Introduction be of the plan is a elson Aldnie, Bankers the to an Association (ile after w none president of the ight and day w address ita, plan will be indorked almost ously,” suid Mr, te. “It will be nted to the next Congress, Io 1 be @ great edu- aint the pu n Aldrich Recklessness of the American Girl With Money Due to Ignorance, Not to Selfish- ness or Frivolity, Says Mra. Clarence Burns. Self-Sacrificing Mother Who Recalls Her Own Hard Girl- hood and Parvenu Mother Who Apes Rich as Matri- monial Speculation Blamed Marguerite Mooers Marshall. Are Amerioan girls extravagant —and why? “Clearly and unequivocally, I belteve the American girl, type, to be ex- travagant through heredity, domestic environment and social influences," anys 4 woman writer in the Pictorial Review, “I firmly believe extravagance to be her greatest fault to-day. “We American girls have been taught by doting parents that good clothes are 4n investment which may pay dividends in the torm of matrimony or nigh sal- aried positions. We have been educated to belleve that our good appearance will convince the world that our fathers are making money, In @ way, we are supposed to adyertise our family pros- perity. “We American girls are extrava but who has made ations of money-making, soctally ambi- tous parents! Thousands of mothers Whose standard of thought, action and expenditure is set, not by women in their own walk of life, but by some woman higher up! Thousands of fathers who, however firm and thelr commercial or profi tremble befure the little phrase, ‘Think what people will say,’ spoken in thelr family circle. “In Lie making of an extravagant daughter, mother generally takes the Initfative and continues actively to encourage her daughter tn luxury-lov- ing habits, The father may register ao vigorous protest, but gradually he 1s reduced by wifely strategy to the pos!- tion of @ passive onlooke: CURE 18 IN SYSTEM OF PER. SONAL ALLOWANCE. Yesterday I showed these remarks to Mra. Clarence Burns, President of the Little Mothers’ Ald Association. “A ‘certain proportion of American ant and wasteful,” nd I agree with tie writer that the mothers and home train- ing are usually responsible, But I be- Neve the personal allowamce system has sounded the ‘deathknell of rash spend- ing in the majority of American homss, when « girl spends money veoklossly it 1s mot usnally selfishness or frivolity, but through puchasing power spent once. “I know many girls who have allow- ances ranging from §@ to 85 a month. Most of them are expected to buy their| clothes, stationery, candy, flowers, | theatre tickets, Christmas presents and! Pay their carfare with this fund. It! practically covers all their personal ex-| penses, except room and board. And| yet most of them manage to save a| Uttle every month. “An ordinary girl only needs a few hints and cautions, Her extravagance !s | due to thoughtlessncss, not selfishness. “When ahe 1s extravagant it is almost invariably the fault of the mother. There are two types of mothers whose daughters are idle, extravagant and pleasure-loving. One 1s the superlatively unselfish woman, whose own girlhood | was perhaps barren and full of hard- ship and who wishes her daughter's couch ned with rose leaves to make up. 4 TWO TYPES OF MOTHER THAT PROMOTE EXTRAVAGANCE. “@he 1s honestly far happler in an old styled poplin with last year's bonnet and watching daughter, radiant tn pink ohit- fon, than she would be if the respective dreas allowances were a bit more even. as hard to oppose a passion for rifica a, it ia to oppose any other, whter follows the line of least ‘Fhe other mother who minis- tere to Gaughterly extravagance is & parvenu in spirit, if not in fact, with an ever-observant and obse- ious eye on the woman ahead. Bho always tries to make her atandard of living tally with that of the neighbor whose husband is earning @ few thous es @ year re than her own. “The more clover she 4s, the more she realizes that her daughter's soctal chances are superior to hers. The riot of spending begins in sohool da and as the marriageable age a more and more money {8 invested in t specu fon market of matrimony bb most really rich young men marry only ove with a substantial ba: lavish expenditure. An er hand, many poor you |men a seared awa from the xirl pelleve it would (ake # fortune to Dem ; é TRAGIC SUICIDE CAUSES GIRLS 10 FLEEINPANE Tailor Falls Into Workroom With His Throat Cut and Dying. ‘The firm of Zellanko & Moskowitz, cloakmakers, employing about fifty girls and men in their loft at No, 16 West Seventeenth street, was shocked by a tragedy to-day that disrupted their working force and caused a panic ‘throughout the building. The victim was ‘a young man whose name was not known to any one in the firm's employ. cutter for the past week. his table. He thought nothing of it until he happened to go the men's hatroom., To his horror he saw a thin, crimson stream trickling over the threshold. Weinstein ran back into the operating room, “Murder! murder!” he yelled. “Somebody open the door.” Nathan Cohen of No. 80 Myrtle ave- nue, Brooklyn, responded to the oall and rushed to the door. The girts ofowded around the other doorway: peering with frightened yet curious es, Cohen jerked open the door and the body of the stange young cutter, which had apparently been leaning (inst the door in a standing posture, forward and slipped to the floor, ‘The man's throat had been cut from ear to ear. ‘The screams of the girls mingled with the frightened shouts of the men as the {ta's employees rushed for the stair- ays and elevators. The girls did not stop for hats or wraps, and all efforts to make them return to work to-day were futile, Some of the braver men were induced by the girls to go back and get their hats and wraps for them while they watted in the street, but there was no more work done in the loft for the rest of the day, The panic spread to the other floors and it was an hour before, quiet was restored, Dr. Howard was called from the New York Hospital, but the man was dead before he arrived. On the floor of the - —_ Commin r Shields In 72, United States Commissioner John H. Bhields Is two years young to- The Commissioner threatened on ny thls event by. ree to observe if she marries at all, it ts erally & man in moderate elreumata one 7 PORTUGUESE ROYALISTS PREPARE FOR INVASION. | {\;, LISBON (via frontier), consuls at Galicta, Spain, that another] {iy gia not even know how to make @ “nyasion by the Royalists Is tnminent. [cup of coffee. ‘I want to make a lady The Royalists claim that they will be | of her,’ she explained uided by Portuguese troops, who will | it T think the average girl is more sevolt in their favor, There is, however, | 0s ly brought up now than she was| idence of any Repubilcan gpsertion | &\* peg 9 | ben hven ey It is confirmed that the Duke of/ 0" me oeen bars ‘mena eye cules uncle of deposed King Manuel.| their girl students? a sign of the | ved at Vigo, where Sete cen-i times. And the in numbers of wg with other Monarchist leaders. | American girls Who are self-supporting They plan to strike the t blow atl are certainly not extravagant, they | Oporto, The Government tinues to situation easllyy jand th he vorr UR? to be trouble | coming clerk of the Cireult Court forty- due to hier false bringing uo and lack | ewo years ngo. He is the youngest mat mapey tn action in his office and watches are Re cress cM Ginn evar niorning. WESH G0: be bo any ly extray gance,” smiled | ters the 4) Bullding |Mre, Burns, “and that Is In‘ the teno- | = — | ment Mouse family, In my work T have | I that the mother on the east ras her Means permit, brings more extravagantly mother on the west side te wrrow At away.” work too hard for thelr mapey + want away from his office, but to luded the proper celebration would be to come to the Federal Build- | ing and do his usual dally quota of more work than any k in his department. Commissioner Shields has been fifty |seven yours in the clerteal de of the United States Clrouit | get immediate nourish- ;\f| ment and new blood FROM Scott’s Emulsion entire body of Zellanko and Moskow- | lavatory was found tho tailors knife | with which he had committed suicide. | No reason is known for the act as the stranger had never talked with any of hin fellow employees. He had appeared Hke @ man in some deep sorrow, but all any one ever heard him say was “Good morning” and od night." iT HER MOTHER UST HONORS PAD IHN, CARROLL | ATTHECATHEDRAL Scores of Politics and Finance At- tend the Funeral. ‘The funeral many years high in the councils of ‘Tammany Hall and for a long period He had been working by the day as a} clerk of the Court of General Sessions, was ‘held to-day at St. Patrick's Ca- It was just after the noon hour that] thedral. Scores of persons prominent William Weinstein, the foreman, noticed] in political and financial circles were the strange cutter had not returned to| present, and there were also delega- tions from a The funeral Hotel Savoy, Fifth avenue, along gathered. St. Mary's Martin. ceremonies, The casket, CUSTOMERS. SYRUP CO. DRUGGISTS social organizations. the avenue where fully two thousand persons had Solemn high requiem wass was eung by Mer. Lavelle. Mgr. Hayes, Mgr. Flood, rector of St. John's, and Mgr. MoMackin, pastor of in Rosebank, dfacon was the Rev. Dr. Sonnott and the sub-deacon the Rev. Father Byri Perosl's Requiem Mass wag sung by a doubl quartet. followed to the church by the immediate relatives of the deceased. Mra, Carroll, the widow of the deceased, entered the thdral supported by her son, John F, |Carroll jr., and they were followed by |the other sons, Edward and Cyril, and Miss Catharine, the daughter. delegates, and the Democratic Club, MANUFACTURERS TO OFFER IMITATIONS, IN ORDER TO MAKE A LARGER PROFIT AT THE EXPENSE OF THEIR OR WHAT MAKE YOU WISH, WHEN YOU ASK POR [Boi SYRUP OF FIGS AND ELIXIR OF SENNA, HE IS PREPAR ff ING TO DECEIVE YOU., TELL HIM THAT YOU WISH THE GENUINE, MANUPACTURED BY THE CALIFORNIA FIG THERE IS BUT ONE GENUINE AND THAT IT IS MANU. FACTURED BY THE CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO ONLY NOTE THE NAME CALIFORNI PRINTED STRAIGHT ACROSS, THE CIRCLE,NEAR THE TOP OF EVERY PACKAGE,OF THE mcoav-.s, aUuyv 4 THE UNG OF MOST RESISTALCE FROM Men Prominent in vate. of John F. Carroll, for number of religious and cortege started from the Fifty-ninth street and At 10 o'clock, and passed to the Cathedral, In the sanctuary were N. J. The William B. was master of break. of solid rosewood, was the p07 Broad Street. near Hahn pan ees Chanter Divorce PARIS, Nov. 9.—Lina Cavalier! against “Bob” Chanler for divorce and | financial compensation, set for to-day, | has been postponed unt!l Thursday. it TAMMANY AND CLUB _DELE- GATES PAY LAST HONORS, | bid All the Tammany associations sent! Fs eng a Catholic Club and the Arkwright Club! and a number of other organizations | were represented. oputy clerk of the Sessions under Mr. | Carroll, and present deputy under his brother, Edward, was chief usher. The casket was covered with violets and Iiles of the valley. Interment, in Holy | Name Cemotery, Jersey City, was.pri- attached to your glasses will ‘save their cost—85 cents—many times over in the lenses that used to Sold only at our Eight Stores WLS: Stonnis , Broklya Newark | It,” Peitus. ult SPENCER ST itz American Girl Not to Blame for Extravagance; ‘WHITE LIGHTNING’ Because Never Taught Value of a Dollar Bill JES DONE MADE HM DO SU \“Yes, Suh, Moonshine Done Says Pettus, Who Threat- ened Postmaster. si thr gan. tening William B, Pettus, giant Kentuckian, day pleaded ites Commissioner Shields to sendirfg guilty before United letters to Postmaster Mor- He was hela in €2,600 bail for the Grand .Jury. Assistant to Pettus's report OW “Yes, you all Pips, \F A DEALER ASKS WHICH SIZE YOU WISH, ALL RELIABLE DRUGGISTS KNOW THAT FIG SYRUP CO R THE BOTTOM, AND IN REGULAR PRICE 50¢ PER BOTTLE, pa ti tae ALWAYS MILLIONS of FAMILIES ere ‘using SYRUD of FIGS ond ELIXIRo&f SENNA FOR COLDS AND HEADACHES, INDIGESTION AND SOUR cz STOMACH, GAS AND FERMENTATION, CONSTIPATION AND BILIOUSNESS, WITH MOST SATISFACTORY RESULTS, NOTE THE: NAME i CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP COM N THE CIRCLE ON EVERY PACKAGE OF THE GENUINE SYRUP OF FIGS AND ELIXIR OF SENNA IS ESPECIALLY ADAPTED TO THE NEEDS OF LADIES AND CHILDREN, AS IT IS MILD AND PLEASANT GENTLE AND EFFECTIVE, AND ABSOLUTELY 7REE FROM OBJECTIONABLE INGREDIENTS. IT [9 EQUALLY BENEFICIAL | OR WOMEN AND FOR MEN. YOUNG AND OLD FOR SALE BY ALL LEADING DRUGGISTA CALIFORNIA Fi so ed ee SENN \ G Syrup Co Gruber araigned Pett on a level with Petts ber will commence an investigation In- lightning?" suh, you all never done hear o’ that—wall Postmaster Morgan has warmly com- Plimented Postal Inspector Jacobs and Detective Wertheimer for the speed with which they found and arrested They were given the letters on Friday and Saturday afternoon the man was in custody. United States Attorney His head was ips. Mr. Gru- past, for it {s the belief of the inspectors that Pettus és crazy, “White lightning done mage me do this,” Pettus said to an Evening World white lghtning. Hain't ortherners done certainly have to learn a powerful lot! Why, white Hghtning is moonshine stufl—it’s white, and once it gets inside it done acts like lights Why, Mistah, ah done Grin a atill dry afore ah was years old, It made me crasy, “The pagers say Ah done was starving, and that’s why I done this, Your papers all ‘are irs, sah! In Keutucky that would mean fight, too. But you North- erners doan pay no attention to such things. Suh, Ah done it a’cause Ah ‘wanted $200. If Al’d got §200, Ah'd have shown you all something in the game +f getting ‘the money, This town would be @ good field for a man with nerve and @ gun to work in. Why, that money they done talk about Being down there in Wall street—why Ah'd have shown them how to get rich quick." ‘Ah'm glad to go back to jail, acaw Ah knows that if Ah stay out Ah done will do eomebody gome harm, and Ah don't want to do that. I has to Mugh at one of your constables here. Ah was talking loud last Friday night up there by Broadway and Four th street. Ah wanted to pick a fight and get run in, so Ah could get a nigh lodging. Along eame one of these fel- lows with his club swinging and stepped in and eaid Ah had to cut out that kind of talk. Ah told him Ah was a bad man and he'd better look out for me. “Do you think he was skeered? No, suh, he jest turned around on me and said something about canning that | of talk or he'd soak me on the with his stick and run me in. “Your constables are funny. Why, in Kentucky, ali one has to do to scare to say you is a gun fighter away quick. But New York ‘ork City and Pennsylvania points dur- Whe last four days. Commission men mn on the cabbage growing county Inst week, to prrctically none left in panel PRESTR MISSING BALLOON SAFE. INTRANAPOLIS, thd balloon Ducsseldorter, late yesterday, lar Monroeville, Ind., 1.0 miles of this city. G. L. Bumbaygh, pilot, an Walter Mofft, aid, had salied in an effort to win the Lahm Cup for long dis tance flight. ‘ No succeed they would have had to travel over 698 miles. Nov, £0.—Thr Children Love It Lindt Chocolate has just the sweetness and delicacy that appeal to little ones as well as grown ups, find Chocolate jppeared to be perfectly happy, led away to the Tombs, alent a Now for the Corned Beet, NORTH TONAWANDA, N. Y., Nov, The Woman Who Doesn’t Know What baking? But she doesn’t know how flours differ. Else she doesn’t think. And, by leaving the choice to someone else, she gets the wrong flour at times. per nari® Merely orders “flour.” ' And the grocer thinks that she doesn’t care. But she does. Gold Medal Flour is: selected flour. the heart of the wheat. It is the sifted-out-flour—the perfect flour—which comes through ten sheets of fine silk. None but this cream of the flour is ever branded Gold Medal. cost just as much as this. This is the flour which has come to outsell every feuvyuey' WAShBuRN-CROS » penne, woman lacks pride in her It comes from Yet lesser grades—hundreds of them— other flour in exist- ence. You'll get it always when you find it out. WASHBURN-CRossy's pyco- AVG Whe Meat oF i gt WP eo erica,