The evening world. Newspaper, February 23, 1912, Page 20

er yar ee! "7 NEW COMPLAINTS ABOUT TATTERED SCHOOL BOOKS Parents Indignant Because Children Are Given Germ Laden Supplies, EXCUSES MADE FOR IT. Appropriation Too Small and Increase of Pupils Rea- sons Offered. The question of dilapidated and ta tered school books handed out to pup! by the Board of Education has arisen again, and some parents are asking why | thetr children should be forced to study from books that are in fragments, shy of pages, covered with the grime of much usage and provably containing all kinds of germs. There was brought to the office of The Evening World yester y three books which looked ae if they had been blown many milea by @ cyclone, They had ween given to a pupil in the Commercial | High School Annex, at Walcott and Van Brunt streets. Of these a Lockwood & Emerson's “Composition and torte’ was minus a back. The detached leaves of Scott's “Ivanhoe” made It look as if tt had been through one of the t sits author depicted so well, The “Practical Bust: ness Arithmetic’ was in such a shape that ft would take an expert accountant to put the leaves in order and account for those that were missing. “Why. asked tho parent, “should such books as these be given to my boy?" NOT ENOUGH MONEY TO BOOKS, ONE EXCUSE. ‘Thereupon inquiry was made, with the old answers coming from the oMfcern of the Board of Education in charge of the supplies and from school principals who ive the books directly to the pupils, For the Board of Education it was sald that an appropriation of ao much per capita. was allowed for auppliies and could not be exceeded, It was also de- clared that boys particularly w less of their use of city property. They made bludgeons of bunches of books, slammed thom on the pavements or on the fron ratiings along their way, threw them about generally in such @ way that none but cast iron covers and leaves of tin could stand the etrain. ‘The principals seen admitted that this year they were forced to give out at the veginning of the term books that other. would not piaced in boys’ hands cause of th ‘eat number of pupils. hese old bo it was sald, were being jaced as fresh supplies came from he Board of Education. It was gen- erally admitted, however, that there had been a tendency to economize thie year om the part of the School Board, and that @ little more money spent on new books would not be amias. MORE PUPILS THAN BOOKS, AN- OTHER EXPLANATION. As for the torn books to which atten- tion had been called, William E. Dog- gett, who looks after that part of Brooklyn's pride that goes to the Com- mercial High Annex, eaid: “The overflow from the main echoo! was eo great at the opening of the term that we hed to give out tem- porarily books that otherwise would never have been placed in use. Theso have been taken up as soon as new supplies have been received. Tho iifo of @ echool book is indeterminate. It all depends on the boy. Perhaps if Parents had to buy the dooks their ohiidren might be more careful of the way they use them. The principals try to keep their suppty freshened up, for they do not Hke to give @ sotled and BUY care- frayed book to a new boy any more | HERMIT HEIRS HAL NOVEIN WIL PLO Agree to Postpone Inquiry Into Competency of Rich Mr. Haslett. ‘The hearing of the motion of the heire of Samuel E. Haslett, the “mill- fonaire hermit" of Remsen astreet, Brooklyn, to have him declared tnoom- Detent to take care of himself and his wealth was eet over to-day when the case was called before Judge Fawcett in the Kinge County Court. A post- Donement until next Monday was agreed ‘upon by the various counsel. John B. Lord of No. 18 Mgntague atregt, who has @ new power of attor- ney to represent Mr. Haslett, and who instituted proceedings charging consp!r- acy againat former Senator Frank J. Gardner and George H. Decker, a nurse, said when the cam camo up that he had not yet received a complete report from aileniate he had engaged to examine Mr, Haslett. Also there were some others matters which he desired to clear up. 9, Stanwood Menken, representing the hetra making the motion to ‘have their rich old relative placed in the hands of & commission, agreed to the delay, ‘The examination into the Gardner con- spiracy charges \s also eet for Monday, wo that it is lkely that the evil pro- ceedings will bo further delayed. ee Mikado Receives American, TOKIO, Fob, 23,—Lieutenant-Comman- der Lyman Atkinson Cotten of the United States Navy, now attached to the American Embansy at Tokio, was to-day Tecelved tn audior ‘Fire zvihine Samples of Shabby Text-Books Used in the New York Schools TRISH DOG, TIDE TIME, WINS ENGLISH DERBY. Greyhound Despised in the Betting Carries Off the Waterloo Cup —Adversary Secoad. LONDON, Feb. 23.—-The Waterloo Cup, known as th tested at Altcar, Lanc Both greyhound puppies whose smart per- formances during the three days’ cours- ing have been the feature of the meet- ing. The betting against both of them ‘on the night of the draw was 1,000 to 2%, but although they were so little fancied they disposed of all the favorites in the early heats. Tide Time is a black dog puppy bred et Shellfield, in Ireland. The Waterloo Cup is ing contest in which hounds paritcipate for a stake of $12 each, to which the Earl of Sefton, president of the British National Cours- ing Club, adds a cup of the value of $500, peed hatboe dhs TROOPS WOUND MANY IN LISBON STREETS. LISBON, Feb. 23.—Scores were wound- ed to-day In @ street clash between re- Dublican troops ant? several hundred monarchists. Cheering for ex-King Manuel and hooting the republic, the monarchists started to parade through the prinn!pal streets, The police dashed process! and attempted to arrest tho leaders, but were over- whelmed by force of numbers and badly beaten. ‘ Mounted eoldiers were despatched to the scene and charged the throng, but [were driven back by a heavy revolver {fire, It was not until a batallion of in- fantry went to the troopers’ rescue and ‘aent @ fusilade of bullets into the crowd ‘that the demonstration was suppressed. Among those injured were three men who have been most active in the al- leged conspiracy to restore King Munuel to the throne. |. Don’t Poison Baby. \ ORTY YEARS AGO almost every mother Sones her child must havo PAREGORIC or lena ne to make it aloe ‘hese drugs will produce Tide Time and Adversary are) Off and He Was Dragged Four Blocks, of No. 123 Mifty-seventh street, tracks, Policeman Sheridan of the avenue station was at tan-bound train, tern, Sheridan | Fifty-fourth street. He #ays Cook declared he w to got aboard the train, when | | | | to William Cook, twenty-elght years old, Bay | Ridge, clung with his clothing caught! to a gate of a Bay Ridge elevated train! for four blocks early to-day, according to his story and that of @ policeman | who found him unconscious on the Fourth Fitty-eighth | Psumed and service will go on as heres strest and Third avenuc when a man ran down and told him a passenger waa being dragged away on a Manhat- got @ Ian- went upstairs and walked along ‘the runway until he found Cook at He carried him back to the station, rving | won lines alvo have been rendered inac- guard tive by the strike. The rush and roar of deadly modern life is everywhere. Your nerves are weak build them, vitalize them with a Food- Tonic. Scott's Emulsion is one of the oldest, purest and best-known of Ca por nana WORLD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1912. FOUND PASSENGER UNCONSCIOUS ON BROKLYNL RAK Cook Says Guard Pushed Him pushed hin off and his coat camght 14 it was elamined, | guard walked tnaide and ging there. He clung to broke a 5 Wt eli to the trac the gate jtrain bad ru [gave Way 4 rowly tmisal third rail. 1{ was found by a Norwegian Hospital lambulance surgeon that he had frac- red ankle and a acaip wound. He was taken home. The B. R. ‘T. em- ployees say that somebody on the Fifty. | eighth street platform lad 4 fyut and | puslied Cook to the tracks, and that he was not dragged at all by @ train and | was found at the Fifty-eighth street | Station and not at Fifty-fourti street, pasha Sihaltcaatib | ’ ODOCKERS’ STRIKE IS ENDED. we of Strike | a 8 Settlement of the dockers' strike at Glasgow, which has tied up shipping j there for the last five w , is ane nounced in a cablegram received to-day by the Anchor Line from thelr repre- wentatives at the Scotch port. The; cablegram reads: “Labor strike over. bie Announces © at Glnagow, Relens Work has been tofor Four vessels of the line, the Colum- bia, the California, Caled and Cam. eronta, plying between Glasgow and this | city, Montreal, Halifax, and Portland, ami Boston, have been tied up at gow because of the strike, The Callfornia, due to sail to-morrow, will be the first ship out of the port for weeks, officials of the line here de- clared, 5 of the Allan and Donald- and worn, they are overtaxed, strained the breaking point. Strengthen them, FOOD- TONICS. 11-48 23dr Street | James McCreery & Co.’ On Saturday, February the 24th, HABERDASHERY DEP’TS. 34th Street In Both Storee POLICEMAN RUN OVER. Poltceman Mewfs', thirty-fve, of the ) vigml strget, station, whi No, 6% Soeventy-fourth stree = Was knocked down early to-day at Broome and Sullivan streets by a run- away horse belonging to M. Schroeder of No, % Thompson street, and driven by Thomas Edwards. The horse bolted while Edwards was out of the wagon. Harfst was dragged ten feat when he tried to etop the ant- mal, then fell, and both wheels passed over his feet. He was taken to st. Vincent's Hoey a "James McCreery & Co.’ 23rd Street 34th Street On Saturday, February the 24th, saaennRIEREEERRROREREREEEE JUNIORS’ SUIT DEP’TS. In Roth Stores. Unusual Values in Dresses and Raincoats. Juniors’ Dresses of Marquisette or Batiste, lace trimmed. Sizes 14 and 16 years. 11.00 Juniors’ Tan Rainproof Coats. Full length model. Sizes 14 and 16 years. 6.75 xirls’ Wash Dresses of Gingham, Lawn and Chambray. White and cqjors. Sizes 6 to 14 years. 3-75 MISSES’ SUIT DEP’TS. In Both Stores, Spring Suits of Whipcord and Serge,—= new short cutaway coat, lined with peau de cygne. Sizes 14 and 16 years. 27.50 White Lingerie and Cotton Voile Dresses, lace and embroidery trimmed. Sizes 14 and 16 years. 14.50 TOILET GOODS. Sale of specially In Both Stores, priced Toilet Articles. French Tooth Brushes.......10c and 15c values 1650 and 35e Nail Brushes, wood or bone handles. ..35c value 50c Bath Brushes, with or without detach- able handles. Hair Brushes, assorted wood backs. . Imported Ideal Hair Brushes....... Cretonne Toilet Rubber Gloves, sizes. 65c value 1.00 soc and goc value 1.00 to 2,00 -40c value GOc Cases......35c and 50c values 50c and T5c guaranteed. Assorted soc pair value T0c Rubber Water Bags, red or white, guar- anteed. 2 quart size. Toilet Soaps, assorted odors..... 75c¢ value 1.00 box 3 cakes, 15c and 20c Store Open Evenings Until 9—Saturdays 1 For Your Convenience LAST 2 DAYS OF MY $400,000 Sale To-Day and Saturday. EXPECT to do the cloth- ing business of the Town here these last two days of the most unique Sale that New York ever heard of. With $600,000 to raise in 30 days, I went at prices with hammer and tongs, in all my five stores, and I’M going to get away with it. Of course the loss I’m taking is some- thing awful; but I have the cash instead of the stock and I’m happy. Think of buying Merchant Tailor’s uncalled-for garments and GEORGES “Custom - built MODEL CLOTHES at the following prices. But the important thing is this—the Sale ends Saturday night at 10.30. Suits & Overcoats | now 8Q#1|, On ef Avio, Fur ard Fi od Z NEW YORK 44West 34thSt, Bet. Broadway and Sth Aves ALSO STORES AT | ne ES than he Ukes to recelve It." sleep, and a FEW DROPS MANY will produco the BLEEP 450 dozen Shirts, made of Scotch i aaliiid FROM WHICH THERE 18 NO WAKING, Many are tho children who si A ‘ . ay paneoreey o aniNe | have been killed d or whos Dealt bes been Tuned for life by paregorio, lauda- Madras ie nbeeseried Mai. pat, ‘ ‘ : num and mor eacl wi 8 narooti uct of opium, Druggists ain ¢ ) 0! i The attention of Me. Doggett was fre prohibited from selling elther of the narcotics named to children at all, or plain and plaite ORF. MEMOS. Reeve James McCreery & Co. f fn a Eneorerie 2 ee eee to anybody without Iabellfng them “poison.” The definition of * narcotic” lengths. 1.45 is: A medicine which relieves pain and produces sleep, but which in poison- oua doses produces stupor, coma, convulsions and death.” The taste and smell of medicines containing opium are disguised, and sold under the names complaining of conditions tn the dis- trict where the Annex !s a@ituated, Tho paragraph said: values 2.00, 2.50 and 3.00 23rd Street Austrian Terry Bath Robes..........3.50 34'h Street of * Drops,” * Cordials,” * ing Syrups,” eto, You should not permit any “It le to bo regretted that the Annex medicine to be given to your children without you or your physician know value §.00 te situated in an undesirable netghbor- | of what it is com CASTORIA. DOES Nor : hood, The Annex students aro Ukely ip ancoats ec analiafleeimodaa mammadeie ct at any time to be ‘held up.’ Buch an g inetdent occurred five weeks ago, Two doy were detained after schoo! for dis- order and when dismissed they wer the only ones to leave the building, On| their way to the car they were attacked and everyting hem on pain t Gray Mixed Tweed or single and double Tan Texture Cloths, 12,00 values 18.00 and 20.00 CONTAIN NARCOTICS, if it bears the signature e of Chas. H. Fletcher, Genuine Castoria always bears the ature of A ae RE EE TI ET I ery cent th rfare was not spared and they w BOYS' CLOTHING DEP'TS, Jn Both Stores hat exagwerate the conditions.” Doggett. “Phe nelghborhood is nough, The two boys held up Spring showing of Boys’ and Young But, as a matter of fact, it will king @ short cut through a| Men’s Suits, also Boys’ Furnishings and strike you as one of the fu dimrict far removed from the school, | js which {a not the best tn the city, ut Hats. things ever, if you see th chool everything is orderly. | nie Ser p e 1 al ‘ulding iteelt ty one of the Jacket Suits. Knickerbocker trousers this picture and read all a! he city.” ’ 4 . 1 repeat apeenarente Made of Cheviot, Serge and Worsted. FALL IN HOLD KILLS MAN. Skull by Tumble as He Unloads Goods, ‘Two men engaged in handling heavy merchandise fell at thelr work to-day Norfolk Model, size 8 to 14 years; Double Breasted Model, size 8 to 16 years. 5.00, 6,25, 7.50 to 12.00 Young Men's Suits of Cheviot, Worsted Every Morning Makes Strong, Healthy Children and Strong, Healthy Men 66 rar 99 The New, Big Another Fractui One was instantly Klied and the otier A deicous fla | and Serge, Size 35 to 38 chest, 15.50 to 22.50 A good advertisement ina good Weekly : A enieaan enincuctwe.qeara os6) | vor—wholesome Boys’ Combination Suits,—jacket and ces i af No, 6 Forsuyth street, loading the] |S “an «ae, NG nuitritious— two pairs of trousers, Made of Mixed newspaper makes a team that will J OK e Book , Plerpier at the toot of Hank sits ‘el| choicest eate—easlly dered Were ea Cheviot, Size 8 to 16 years, 5.50 pull the business cart out of the : poli Was instantly Killed, | a ‘00! . ROO OAR YMA JAFARY BML VV to item vn cock & tear cane valu 640 rut of adversity onto the broad of No. 47 Rector street, a driver for Thomas Mulry & Son of No, 43 vest Twenty-first street, was unloading goods at No, #@ Tenth avenue and lost his footing, failing on his head. Dr. Walsh Free With Next Reduces breakfast work and worry 831-3%, Saves you money by cutting down your fuel bill, Millions of people enjoy H-O oatmeal every highway that leads to prosperity. | James McCreery & Co. shee Vincents opal yn had een mmoming, sn oe | 23rd Street 34th Street Sunday’s World Paban AS Sr Americas Breakfast for 30 Yr | y