The evening world. Newspaper, December 13, 1911, Page 17

FOREST FRE HERO DIES NOBSCURTY AFTER SANG 50 James Root, Who Ran Train Through Flame’ to Safety, * Unhonored if Death, There died in an obscure rooming house at No. 217 Kast Seventy-seventh Gtreet yesterday James Root, unknown in New York, but known throughout the Northwest Rs the hero of the Minnesota forest fire of 18M. To-day James Root's body Is vein# taken baok to the State where he leved herole fame by says ing the population of a town from the flantes. JatMes Root was the engineer of Mmited train on the St. Paul and Dus uth Rasiway, and on Sept. 1, 18%. at 1 o'dlgok, he pulled out from tho station and ‘Into the forest lands of Minnesota. The air was full of smoke and grew denser as the fast train roared onwank Fingily, flames were soon on either side, and the crow realized they were al- Most wurrounded by fire. They reached the town of Hinckley and saw the town- folk, ty the number of aver 500, running from their burning homes. Root ordered them to board the train. His fireman had deserted him, but he determined to take a desperate chance. Straight aiead into the sea of fire sped tho limited. The flames lcked in at the cay windows. Every plece of metal was burning hot, but Root, as fireman and engineer, stuck to his post. For five mils the train ran through the roaring furnace. The train took afire, Root was almost exhausted, his hands were blistered and the skin was peeling from his face, but his hand @ripped tho throttle in @ death-like grasp, Out of the flames rolled the train and to the edge of Skunk Lake. Root brought gine to a stop, the passengers tumbling out » then collapsed on the floor of a Like Jim Biudsoe of the Pra! Belle, immortalize) by John Hay, he stuck bad post until his passengers were sate. For seven months Root iay in a hos- Wital suffering from his burns, The Citizens’ Commitee of Minneapolis adopted resolutions of thanks for the brave deed, the State Legisiature re- membered him with a set of engrossed Tesolutions and the &t. Paul and Duluth Rallway gave him @ valuable, engraved watch for his act. Three years ago, at the age of axty- four and after thirty-nine years’ eer- vice, Root retired from rafiroading on & pension provided by the road. He came to New York with his wife to live and the walls of his room were adorned with the many testimonials of esteem given him for his heroism dur- ing the fire. WOMAN KILLED « BY AUTO AFTER SHOPPING TRP Mrs. Panturn Is Run Down and Terribly Mangled Be- | ja. fore Daughter’s Eyes. Mrs. Matilda Panturn, fifty years old, of No, %6 Fifth avenue, Brooklyn, dled early tovday in the Brooklyn Hospital from injuries received last night ¥~2 she attempted to cross the street at Fifth and Atiantic avenues, where @ large number of wagons and other ve- hicles were temporari!y stalled, She had been to make some purchases and was accompanied by her daughter, Matilda, teen years old, She car- ried a number of bundies in her hands, and as she stepped from the curb an automobile driven and owned by Morris Magensen, & manufacturer, of No, 990 Union street, Brooklyn, knocked her down. She had not seen the machine, going at ordinary specd ‘from east to west, and Marigensen did not observe her un- til she stepped direptly in the path of his car. He jumped out, picked her | up, and, with the assistance of Police: man John 8, Scannell of the Berg street Atution, put her in the tonneau, With the policeman on the front seat with him, he raced two miles to the 1, breaking all speed regulations, a t \ighs were broken, several ribs wert fractured, and she had internal injuries. She lived only a few hours, ‘As the accident was unavoidable, no arrest was made, ee WANTS LIQUOR PARLOR IN NEW MUNICIPAL BUILDING. Pitisburgher Offers to Pay a Big Rent, but His Proposal Is ; Tumed Down, | Belleving that New Yorkers possess Femarkable power for the consumption of “ales, wines, Iquors and cigars” a citizen of Pittsburgh has made appilca- tion to the ‘Sinking Fund Commission for the “bar and cigar stand” priv- tleges of tho new municipal building, He says the new building will be a centre of great business activity, and will teem with city oMcials and em Ployees, and adds that a big rental might be charged for the privilege. home as soort as he heard the news, The telegram was in ftalian. Mr, Hom- er is going to take it to Mr, Casazaa to-morrow and ask him to read It. Mme. Homer is now a cloge second, | they say, on the Metropviitan Opera House record. Mme. Schumann-Hetnk fs atill first. She has either eight or | thirteen. ay TRUSTED SERVANT ARRESTED Accused of Robbing Lawyer Linds- ley Two Years Ago. For two years Van Sinderen Lindsley, a lawyer of No. 100 Broadway, Manhat- tan, and Garien City, 1. has been puzzled over the disappearance of $2,000 worth of rings and ping. Mr. Lindsley and his family had tmplicit trust tn their servants, all of whom had been em- ployed there for many years. | Patrick Donohue, one of there trusted | employees, was arraigned to<my before Justice of the Peace Gittens at Hemp- | for the Grand Jury on a! ind larceny. He was ar-| Another Homer at Homer Home; Five Little Homers There Now stead and hi charge of restel yesterday on d soll a ring valued at $300 to Henry Dorn of Hemp- | stead for $%. When arrosted he had| two other rings in his pocket. The rings weer Wentified by Mr. Lindsley as hia property. A FRW DAYS MORB, Wil! End the Sale of Jewelry Now Being Held at Frederics Famous Otd Shop at 905 Broadway, cor. 20th St. TWO NEW UPTOWN STORES TO BE FUTURE HOME FOR FREDERICS JEWELRY. Remarkable Offerings This Week | At Least 50 Per Cent. Saving on Every Article In the House. EXCEPTIONAL SPECIALS. Frederica Pearie—Manufactured and sold exclusively, by us in. strings 16 inches jong, jreleey. vie 7 $2 strings now &5o, $3 strings, £1.50; 85 strings, 4816 strings now $5, and others up to $60 and more—all at one-half off. Chains for lorgneties and muffs tn tor plate, With or al stowes, The $0 chaina to $5 and more— apis, om Fings how $5.8 pupeta UR to 6500 all at one- 565 Vat Ping of 044 and uniau eet mn CEE i Festonetal ; ‘cost of importation: nee ma Ax dyportunity never before offered any 0 be named Father Makeplece Homer, | where, licet etal, ster- after her great-sreat-grandmother, the |" °sivertand Gecmaa miter 2 first American ancestor of the Homer |. Jet’ Jewelry — Frederica, hag family, who was born at her home at |) Watertown, near Boston, in 168), The other little Homers are the Homer | Be twins, Annie Marie Homer and Kather- There's another Homer at the Homer home. The Homer home is at No. 13 East Sixty-fourth street, where Mme. Louise Homer lives with her husband, Sidney Homer, and the four ittle Hom- ers that preceded the fifth Homer. The new ttle Homer arrived yester- day, It’ er @ contralto or & B0- prano, they are not sure which yet. In- cidentally it makes the fourth Homer irl at the Homer home. She's going lone Homer boy, Sidney Homer jr. | Gullo Gatt!-Casazza, the general man- ang. ‘more | ager of the Metropolitan, sent a con- aatie. Sains ‘at. Fre jer, gratulatory telegram to the Homer $ioadway and 20th atreet store only.—Advt. OPPENHEIM, CLLINSs.G 34th Street Special Sales for Thursday and Friday 110.00 Ermine Set.. : 65.00 62.50 Pointed Fox Set.....ccssssccssecees wesaasiees AaeeD 39.75 Black Fox Set....csccsscscsccsccccccssccssccccres Sae0 39.75 Skunk Raccoon Set... c.sscscssccsccescveseveess 27.50 40.00 Civet Cat Set....ccccscccssscetesecscsssesccoeess 25,00 50.00 Moleskin Set....cccssescecssseeeresscvsccssevess Sd SO 35.00 Beaver Sot .crccsrccccvsccssecsesccceccccccsscece Dod 29.75 Dyed Skunk or Siberian Wolf Set ..........e0000.. 18.50 12.50 Persian Paw Set....csssscsssceccvsvee covvee 7,90 15.00 Persian Paw Set ........... seeveeceeeseceeees 10.75 42.50 Pointed Siberian Wolf Set........csccceecsseess 27,50 22.50 Natural Raccoon Set...sicssssssececcsceseseeees 15,00 Women’s Waists and Petticoats An assortment of smart Chiffon Blouses eg 3 05 5.00 YD, Oo. trimmings of lace and embroidery. Valuo to €8.90. Petticoats of Messaline Silk, deep plaited flounce, plain or with trimmings of Silk Fringe. Black,} 2.00 street and evening shades. Values $3.05. SPECIAL Women’s Silk Hosiery “Onyx” pure thread silk hose. Lisle sole. Wide 1 4 5 ' garter top, reinforced. Street and evening shades. . Wonderfoot” pure thread silk hose. “K, J ahanea Regular and,out size. SPECIAL } 2.00 Guaranteed, GRAND RAPIOS FISHER: COMPANY They Scatter Into more New York | City Homes and Offices than can be ‘The members of the commission who met to-day and read the letter admitted | that a rathskeller, cafe or other liquid refreshment rendezvous would reap a| fine revenue, but as the law prohibits | the sale of liquor tn any elty or public building the proposal of the Pitts burgher was turned down. Many New Yorkers have, applied for space for the sale of liquid refr ments im the big building, Ore them offered to pa:’ $100,000 a year fer the privileg,, | reached through any other Sunday news- Sunday World Ais, FURNITURE, CARPETS, RUGS AND BEDDING at the ONE LOW PRICE CASH 3x LIBERAL CREDIT MAKE YOUR OWN TERMS 2a E125" St nese MADISON AVE. uepicion after it, || 10 Minutes Jersey City to Hoyt St. by Tunnel! and Subway Best Chris THE BEST NEWS FOR those seeking gifts, we do not hesitate to say, that you will find in this paper, because it is the best news we have had to tell for some time. Selected specials from the most satisfactory Christmas stock in Greater New York. bn Conveniences Private Subway Station at Hoyt street makes the store convenient to customers from Manhattan, Bronx, Staten Isl- and, Jersey and Long Island. $2.50 Leather Collar and Cuff Boxes, $1.63. WITH SATIN LININGS; a general assortment of colors and yles the usual selling prices are $2.00, $2.50, $3.00 and $3.50, now all at $1. Main foor, center, Costes! Bafiding, 75c. Eyeglass Chains, 35c. Gold filled, soldered Tinks, in hairpin or hook style. $5.00 Pearl Opera Glasses, $3.87. In white or Oriental pearl, gilt trimming and finest lens; each In @ neat case, Main floor, rear, between Rast and Centra! Butidingn Eight mammoth new plunger elevators—24 passenger eleva- tors in all—handle ‘the big crowds easily. Men’s $1.00 Plaited Shirts, 69c. PLAIN WHITE and fancy plaited Shirts, all brand new; coat model, cuffs attached; correctly made from fine fabrics. Selling now on the Mezae nine Balcony, East Building. Largest restaurant in Brook- lyn, grill attached, where men may smoke, Special luncheon dishes at very moderate prices, choicest foods, beautiful sur- roundings, prompt service, Waist Patterns in Fancy Boxes. Fine white fabrics, boxed for the Holidays, 57c, to $2.06 2 pattern. Main floor, rear, Best Building $4.00 Nemo Corsets at $2.00. ADVANCE MODEL for 1912. Designed for medium and slender fig- ures. An entirely new model made of white coutil, with supporters attached. Second floor, trout, Kat Building, A Fine Grandfather's Clock -for $20.00. WE THINK THIS THE MOST REMARKABLY ATTRACTIVE FURNITURE offer of many a day. It was not so many years ago when it cost at least a hundred dollars to get a GOOD standing hall Clock, with the earmarks of goodness, the refined lines, the reliable movement and the handsome ap- pearance that make a Grandfather's Clock so impressive, appropriate and artistic an ornament in any hall. Then we brought it down to about $30, and now for THURSDAY you @re offered a mahogany finished case, old-fash- foned brass sundial face, brass chains and weights, guaranteed 8-day move- ment—hour and half hour strike—in a most artistic shape——just as if it came down from father to son for ages, at $20.00. Surely, this is an extraordinary offer just in the nick of time. Fourth floor, Central Building, $3.98 Chiffon and Crepede Chine Veils and Scarfs, $1.59. 98c. Plain and Flowered Scarfs at 39c. Put into dainty boxes ready for the gift making. Other flowered Scarfs range from $1.35 to $2.50; the latter are printed ‘on crepe de Chine and are 2% yards long. Main floor, center, Central Huilding, Men’s Silk Half Hose, 6 Pair for 75c. SILK LISLE Half Hose, in Holly Boxes; assorted colors; 6 in « box for Seamless, with double heels and toes. Main floor, Man's Buflding, 35c. Silk Bloom Taffeta, 20c. Yd. 36 INCHES WIDE; a very fine, lustrous qua ¥;_made to sell at 35c. a yard; sold here in special sales at 25¢., now Colors are black, peasl, slate, red, pink, brown, tan, pale blue, rose and dark green. Excellent for fancy Petticoats. ‘Main floor, reer, Central Buildieg. Women’s $32.50 to $42.50 Tailored Suits, $15.00. ONE HUNDRED semi and plain tailored Sults, reduced for quick se! Variety of styles, of popular woolen sultings, velveteens and corduroys. | the best shades of prune, new blue, Oxford gray, navy, brown and -black. Coats cut new long length and skirts wid I lined with best quality satins, also interlined, Bust measure from 32 to 4 Second floor, Central Builiing, $22.80 Hair Mattresses, $17.70. Made in our own factory under most sanitary conditions, Pure South American horsehair, gray or black; full size; weighs 40 pounds; covered with Amoskeag A. A. ticking and made in one or two parts as desired, é Smaller sizes priced proportionately low. $9.00 Chiffon Waists, at $5.98. BEAUTIFUL chiffon Blouse, with new lace revers on each side, front trimmed with silk braid and embroidered; vest effect and pipings in con- trasting color; fine net collar and cuffs. Each Walst in an attractive holly box. Colors are black, navy and Alice blue, a New Flannel Waists at 98c. ‘ In a holly box, strictly tallored flannel Shirt Waists, with turned back cuffs and collar with tie. Beound float, rear, ‘Bulldieg, $7 Chafing Dishes, $4.88. Three pint, nickel or copper; dome cover; side handles on hot water pan. | i Subway fleor, Bast Building. 7Sc, $4.50 German Silver Mesh Bags, $2.97. A Gift to Delight Any Woman. A SMALL, FINE RING MESH attached to a heavy German silver frame, In five handsome patterns—the “Egyptian,” “Colonial,” “Fern,” “Pruurose” And a pretty pierced design—full size Bag UNDER WHOLESALE COST. None C. O. D. Store orders only. ‘Mela floar, center, Central Building. Fourth floor, Central Building, Children’s $1 to $1.50 Lawn Dresses, 69c. WAIST STYLES; skirts plain and embroidery trimmed; walst with lace and embroidery; sizes 2 to 5 years. Store orders only. fecond floor, front, Kast Building, Men’s $15 to $20 Fancy Suits, $12.50. And Every Thread Wool or Worsted. THERE'S MANY A MAN who would be pleased if his wife should see that he got one of these fine Suits for a gift—many a man who would find it a great gift to himself just now. JUST 100 odd Sults selected from our own stock and including small lots from one of our best makers. Smart cassimeres or pure worsteds In some of the best designs of the season. Excellent variety of stouts as well as regular sizes. BE EARLY. Becond Moor, Men's But!4ing, ’ * A Women’s Silk Stockings, 19c. Black silk Stockings with lisle tops, heels and toes, all perfect goods. GUARANTEE—If for any reason this Hosiery proves unsatisfactory it may be exchanged. Main floor, fant, Central Building, $4.00 Sterling Silver Photo Frames, $1.95. Oval, cabinet size; broad. band with ball feet; velvet back easel. Only one to a customer, none C. O. D. and store orders. Black Fox Fur Sets Shaped Scarfs, at $14.75 Pillow Muffs, at $16.50 Second floor, Central Bullding, A Great Day in the Toy Store. Wonderful Values---Splendid Assortment. GROWN FOLK MAY COUNT ON SOME OF THE GREATEST VALUES ever given in Toys just before Christmas—and the little folk will see the most exciting and merriest sights in Greater New York, No other store is offering special attractions hereabouts for the little ones, This is the only real, jolly, exhilarating, merry-making Christmas store in town, And just a word about the sights and then details on some of the bargains. First place, there are Toys from every part of the world, bought direct by our representatives abroad—Toys that no other store has, al! the Toys that other stores have, and lowest priced anywhere—acres of them. Then the merry-making sights—the Clown, who enjoys his own antics immensely as he parades around Toyland; Santa Claus in his workshop, with his big mail box for childrea’s letters, and Crandall, the famous original Toy man of Brooklyn, helping him; the children’s bungalow, with its tiny Grandma entertaining children, and—but what's the use, we could not tell half in the space allowed, e Thursday These Remarkable Value Events. $3.50 Go-Carts for Dolls, $2.49. | 85c. Mesco Engines, 69c. 75c. Mechanical Airships, 35c. $2.00 Telegraph Outfits, $1.49. Dolls at Exactly Half Price. About 100 assorted, dressed and undressed Dolls—a bit soiled and slightly imperfect but marvelously cheap Just the same. Prices now 49c, to $2.08. We mention these items as examples. If you have a good idea of what other stores charge for Toys this year it will amaze you how low priced we are, Take a walk through the Store—let the children enjoy the merry sights—and you waich the prices, not on a few but practically ALL the Toys, Fourth floor, Fast Building,