The evening world. Newspaper, December 16, 1912, Page 10

orange tae he —— A ge ee | Court Grants Divorce to Silk Mer- i585 RULED ~NEW HAVEN RAILROAD, IN TRAIN WRECKS EGRESS BL PLA Representative Berger Proposes} Witness for Father In $250,000 That the Road Be Run Under Federal Control, DURING THE YEAR Commerce Board Also Reports 169,538 Injured —‘Safety First” Is Demand Made. WASHINGTON, Dec. 16. — "Satoty | Orst’ te the paramount rule of train Operation suggested by the Interstate Commerce Commission in its twenty- sizth annual report submitted to-day fo Congress. Discussion of disasters | fom American raliroads during the last Year constitutes an important feature of the report. ‘The total number of casualties on @team roads, during the year ended | June 3, was 190,123, of which 10,68 were persons killed and 160,588 injured. These figures indicate an increase over the Previous year of 189 killed and 19,379 in- | jured. Of the total number of casual- ties, 400 railway employees were killed and 92,363 injured through “industrial @ccidents”—happenings incident to rail- Toad business, but not due to the opera- tion of trains. An analysis of the Mgures furnished by the steam roads shows that of the | number of persona killed, 318 were pas- | Bengers, 26% employees, and 6,682 other | 1h Persons, trespassing and not trespass ing, indicating an increase of 38 in the total number of employees killed, a de- crease of 3% in the total number of | Passengers killed, and an increase of 1 | fm the total number of persons killed Other than employees and passengers. In the last class were many victims of Brade cross! Of the persons in- Jured, 16,39 were passengers, 142,42 em- Ployees, and “10,710 persons other than passengers and employees, It is pointed out that many of tha fceidents resulting in fatalities might have been averted by the exercise of Proper precaution or the employment of table devices and good equipment. igures given show that of the total | of 8,215 derafiments during the year, 1,877 were caused by defects of roadway and 347 were due to defective equip ment. This indicates an increase ovr the previous year of 652 in the derail. ents due to bad roadway, and 1,023 @ue to bad equipment. ‘The investigation by the Commission {teelf of railroad accidents involving | ‘Woes of life, the report “has pro- | weeded far enough to indicate the need of mote effective measures than thus far have been taken to secure safety ‘of railroad travel." While the previous Suggestions of the Commission as to the adoption by the railroads of all- @teel, or steel underframe, cara are be- ing adopted “as rapidly as conditions ‘wit permit” and “the danger from the use of unsound care ia gradually disap- Dearing,” the serious dangers of de- fective roadway and the use of unsound | fells atill remain, as a result of which | Geraiiments are likely at any time to occur, Concerning ita investigations, the Commission says that of the 81 de- Fallments investigated 14 were either Grecty OF indirectly caused by had | ‘track. na Se SHE’S TRYING TO COLLECT $4,309.44 BACK ALIMONY. Mrs. Burke Obtains Execution! Against Husband, Charging He Is Dodging Process Servers. Charging that her husband, Charles Russell Burke, former Standard Ot! Magnate and a nephew of the late United States Senator Redfield Proctor of Vermont, had managed to dodge Bu- preme Court orders requiring him to pay her $0 a month alimony and direct- ing hip arrest for contempt of court, Mra, Katherine Huntingtan Pope Burke today, obtained from Supreme Court Justice MoCall an execution against Burke for 4,30... This figure includes’ back alimony and premium on life in- @urance policies taken out by Burke in| favor of his wife. Burke made no attempt to obey this| order and hie wife obtained a receiver | for his property and realized $2,249.56. Last August Mra, Burke asked the court to punish her husband for con- tempt, and on Oct. 7 Justice Gerard an order committing Burke to| jail. But hin wife's process server'a| ven’t yet Caught up to him and he! has yet to be mitiated into the Alimony Club of Ludlow street jail, Burke's first wife was the doughter of the founder of Bensonhurst, the fashion. | @ble Long Island resort, and the wecond | Mre. Burke in her application for alt. tony named among hin assets $60,000 worth of Bonsonturst real eatate, which | he ecquired trom his former wife, 3. Basten lle SHE’S HELD ON BOY’S STORY. ad Accuses W m of Bursting Him With Hot Poker, On the strength of the story told by tle Edward Cogswell, eleven years old, fm the Children’s Court last Friday, Mrs. Bilen Hughes, thirty-one yeare old, | of No, %3 Hast Thirty-seventh atreet, ‘Was arrested to-day by OMicer Hyland of the Children’s Society, and arraigned in the Essex Market Court before Mag- fetrate Herrmann, charged with asawult, ‘The etory told by the boy i court was to the effect that he had been burned with @ hot poker and beaten wth « a@trup by Mre. Hughes. Mra. | Hughes asked for an adjournment and | wes held in $00 bail for examination to- | i ea SPLITS EAGLES’ EYRIE. WASHINGTON, Dea 16—Setzure of the préperty of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Raiiroad Company and ite condemnation and purchase by the Government are proposed in @ Feso- | gosh, wag called ae a witnens in the Supreme Court to testify recarding the epeed of autos, Her father, Converse D, Marsh, @ Wealthy advertising man, ie ating John W. Zari, « millionaire typewriter manufacturer, for 6350,000 for injuries received ia an automobile acd- dent on Baster Sunday, April 16, 1911, Miss Mareh and lution (ntroduced in the House to-day | by Representative Victor L. Berger, the Socialist member from Wisconsin. Mr. Berger would have the House in- struct the Seoretary ef Commerce and Labor to ascertain and report the actual value of the railroed’s property, the est!- mate to de used as @ basis for its acquirement. Consideration of a request for an inquiry into the methods of the corporation now is occupying the House In explaining his resolution, Mr. Berg- @r declared there would be “a general and justified outery” if a country high- way were operated in the interests of a/ few and in such @ way as to institute a “constant menace to the persons who He denounced an useless previous Con- | gressional inquirtes into alle; abuses, on the ground that tions “had no particular end ," and defended his proposal, al- wh it involved the question of Gov- ernment ownership. “Incidentally, I would also add,” he de- |, “that no government in the world that owns {ts railroads would eel! them back again to private persons or corpor- ations for any price. gate the New York, > jford raiiroad’s alleged monopoly of transportation facilities in New England determined before Thursday. With the record of its preliminary hear- ings about completed, the rules commit- tee of the House is expected to vote tomorrow on reporting the O’Shaunesey resolution to authorize an inquiry by a special committee, with a rul j!ne for its immediate con! rallroad inves- ess will invest!- Haven & Hart- | je provid- Commercial.) In the course of a recent address the George F. Pentecost, en- demvoring to illustrate what many people of the twentieth century go to | | church for, told the story of a woman | Who, after hearing him preach in one | of the large New York churches, in- formed a friend that she did not like | the services at all, The seat wae hard, she #aid, the singing was not good and preaching was poor. #irl, who overheard her remarke and | who was present swith her at church, “What can you expeet for a Plush Rocking erses | THE EVENING WORLD, MONDAY, DECEMBER attorney for the) SUBWAY AND ‘L’ EMPLOYES TO GET $62,000 XMAS GIFT LET GOVERNMENT SEIZE [GIRL QUALIFES AS AUTO EXPERT IN SUI FOR BlG DAMAGES Action, Miss Marsh Tells of Car’s Speed. gary. knocked Mr, Inditigence tn outfoor spots, ee prac- tloed by the up-to-iate Amertoan gin, Proved its worth to-day, when Miss Faith Marah of No. # Central Park father were ocrose- jing Fifth avenue at Fifty-sixth street when the Earl oar, containing the owner and his wife, and driven by a chaffeur, jareh down. His leg was | fractured and he was in the hospital for months, Three times the broken bones | were aot, and one operation wae neces- “I looked both north and @outh before stepping off the curb,” Miss Marsh testified, “and I saw the automobfie coming at a rapid rate.” “How fast was it going?” esked H. | Snowden Marshall, FIREMAN IN ICY PLUNGE SAVES MAN FROM RIVER. Barry Leaps From Fireboat Strong and Is Nearly Drowned by Man He Rescues. Never stopping to think of the cold- ness of the water when he heard the ottes of @ man being carripd away by the tide in the Hast River about 1 o’elock this morning, Patrick J. Barry, a fireman on the Fireboat Wiliam L. Strong, dived in and rescued Francesco Counsel tor the defense objected on the ground that she wasn't qualified to Interborough and City Railways Co. to Play Santa to Extent of $5 Goldpiece for Each Man. reesion of appreciation Then Mien Maresh atatéd her qualin- “You, I understand motor cara” sho ‘I have driven them. drove @ aix-passenger touring car for » I should @eay the automo- bile was going at from twenty to twenty4ive miles an hour when it rick my father.” fhainnani RUN DOWN BY WILD HORSE. Runaway Strikes Aged Woman on tion of their employees in the conduct of their business, the In- terborough and the New York City Ratl- Company, covering together the y and elevated lines and many of urtece lines in Manhattag and Brooklyn, are going to play Santa Claus on Christmas Day to the extent of a gold piece distributed to every employee recetving $110 a month or less in both 1912. attempted suicide. Yt, Who could nor ing him aw Kighth Avenue. A Gorse attached to a light delivery wagon in charge of Barney Chipkin of t, became frightened at Eighth avenue and One Hundred and Twelfth etreet, this afternoon, and ran systems, General notices to this effect were sent out to-day from the offices of ‘The board of irectore of the Inter. dorough has appropriated $42,000 to Sante @ financial backing in thi deavor, and the directors of the | York Ratlways Company have set aside $20,000 for the same purpose. ire Catherine Kroncke, sixty years old, was etruck b ythe ewaying wagon and the animal dashed up on the side- walk, breaking several show windows. It was stopped by Patrolman Volk of the West Forty-seventh street station. Mre. Kroncke was accompanied to her home, No. #9 West One Hundred and Fifteenth street, by @ policeman. alaan Gen cises,, 7.10/dun cvte,, 4.34/Moon cote. A. M, 1a Fa Best & Co. Her little | STREET S OR rT NY ve ished, . Doll Per. Maroon or blue: Flyers Strong Sisal ehant, Gives Him Children, & Aivorce for Charles K. Eagle, al ‘Wealthy silk merchant of No. 4 Eyoome | Btreet, was recommended in the referee's | Peport Hled to-day with Suo: Justice Bijur, The Eagles 4n 20M in “The Littie Churoh _ the Corner.” and have two cm mine and a boy seven years old. | referee recommended the children fhe turned over to the father, Hagle charged that his wife Was guilty duct in the Hote! Strathmore, ola and other places at various since 1910, r TEA exits “ier MACARONT Choice Elbows, or 0, . 25C ements ini | on S06 162C|STEAKS i=", 6¢|SPARERIBS "= : 28CIMUTTON LEGS {8 25¢| CHICKENS ‘a sid *' 39C|BUTTERINE 1 *25¢|PANC'KE FLR iC GINGER SNAPS for ~., 200|POTATOES turvi.uarik, 270 * BCIONIONS Markel aver py | ae 14TH STREET STORE, HENRY SIEGEL, id alata cada LIBERTY MERCHANDISE ST. Finca f the sort of Xmas gift any man will appre- ciate. Let Aim select ‘his own Hat, Cane, ‘Gloves or Umbrella. ambulators “92.50 at $2.25 No. 1 Flexible Belts Rerey: t for To-morrow, Double. Get the habit and save New York, New Jersey and yee towns give them. you toa Li ‘one in your neighborhood. lade of hard wind. ie ruse $1 Pianos Nicely decorated. . ripee ‘Manta Claws ||extremely in; es les ht heal Tround Sirlotp, Porterhouse; tb. A Fascinating Display Children’s Playthings $1 And Charge You No Interest on the Payments Other Grades of Meister Pianos from $195 to $350 i 85-NOTE PLAYER. PIANOS from $348 Uswords |||] 4 SPlendid $7.75 Toy Department Fourth Floor FIFTH AVE. At Thirty-fifth St. STORE OPENS AT 9 4. 1 Es oo oo Merchandise Stamps Means an Additional Saving of 5 Per Cent. on Everythin Do Your Christmas Shopping To-Morrow and Make This Saving on Your Purchases’ - Merchandise Stamp Day, should be one of the greatest da: volume. Thousands of Christmas shoppers will flock to our store to get DOUB. their purchases, for they Will get many of their Christmas Gifts FREE with filled books. Each Filled Book Will Be Redeemed for $2.50 “Worth of of Merchandise ata teers Groceries, Meats and other Foodsteffs Merchandise Stamps. Actual Time It Takes to Get to Division Express Time al Tenox Avesto ath, sts; 19 Minutes aay Rieek, Thousands of merchants in Every 10c. purchase entitles There ii iberty ly of the dealer who gives them. FROM Borough Hall, Brooklyn, to 14th Street. 12 Minutes $1.50 Mechanical ae 6 len of track; $1.50 soem raahtiegetle, nd | 75e Rattle Drums | $5.98 Automobiles $1.50 Post Card fs a $4. 50 Auto Hand Cars ras arargg. gg [tare $3 D5 & Men’s $6.00 Gold Filled _ A good timeheeper will give hi of real pleasure, These are sp New England Watches, twenty-year turned cases, latest models, stem wind an i Monogram Engraved Free. sits German Silver §$ Mesh Bags . . Neat designs, shirred mesh, kid ele German Silver § 98 Mesh Bags . . Etched design frames, 26 200 Rothschild & Company are the only manufacturers of pianos in America who make this liberal offer and live up to it in spirit and /etter without restriction: We will sell you the MEISTER plano on terms of $1 a week or $5 a month charge you no interest on the payments. The oes of $175, includes a piano stool and scarf free, likewise Rothschild & Company’s ten year guarantee bond. THERE ARE NO EXTRAS OF ANY DESCRIPTIONS, q If you feel that you would like toknow the MEISTER better before buying it, we will send it to your home on a month's free trial. But perhaps it would suit you better to come to the store and examine the instrument inside and outside and hear it played and play it eae, The the days of TERMS: $2.00 Per Week—No interest. WE PAY THE FREIGHT ANYWHERE SEND VOR OUR FREB PIANO BOOK NEW YORK: CLARENDON BLDG., S. E. 18th St. & 4th Ave. Conveniently reached by Subway and Msdieun Abe. Cars ‘TELEPHONE STUYVESANT 353-354 Conveniently reached by Gubway and Madison Ave, Street Cars guar. This is the splen- did instrument which proves that a fine piano can be made tosell at $175and that exceasive profits are gone. Week or $5 a Month ‘peak enough English to tell where he lived. Edordo was taken to the Gouver- neur Hospital, a prisoner charged with Barry rubbed him- self down and went back to bed. Barry had no little diMoulty in effect- ing the resoue and was nearly exhausted when he got Edordo to the side of the fireboat and his comrade, James M. Frawley, threw him a lifebelt. Edordo had got bold of him by the neck and had to be beaten into Insensibility be- | fore his grip could be broken. | Edordo was seen to run down Grand street and jump into the river, but ap- | parently changed his mind when he| found the water cold and the tide aweep- Broadway at 34th St. Every Sort of Good Gift Here! Come to Liggett’s to choose! See how pleasant it is to be greeted by cheerful sal le, how saving of time it is to everything right on one floor, and how saving of money it is to pay Liggett’s low prices. Manicure Cases to Suit All Tastes Here is a leather case filled with a splendid set of ivory mounted it ts. Other Cases 49c to $8.75 Tourist Case, Real Seal Case, containing clothes brush, comb and brush, soap holder, tooth brush holder, toilet e water bottle, mouth wash bottle, Rothschild & Company, Inc. ||}rst is 4 neers snore use as well as to look at. Other Cases $3.49 to $25.00 Many exclusive patterns not to be found elsewhere. Among the leathers are pig skin, scal, walrus and goat skin. All Day Tuesday 2 3 in oar hist LIBERTY STAMPS with ali The 14th Street Store 6th Ave. Elevated Line Street t° 24 Minutes ‘2 17 Minutes 13 Minutes 5 Minutes 125th » 12 Minutes ee Bireet 9 Minutes} po: 4Minutes| *"e*t FER to Tally Btveot. quality than elsewhere. Warranted hand tumed soles, fur trimmed. Men's $1.50 Sli: Of black o tan kidskin, war. opera or Everett styles; EE widths; at, pair at, pair. You Buy f; Hudson Tube FROM Grove St. Jerey 11 Minutes See Our FREE ATTRACTIONS In Every Part of the Store Free Menagerie— Dog and Pony Circus} rioo By Brady's Elite ee ee Concerts 9” iii on the Main Ploce Twin Lighthouses * "anit Foo” Mystic Mirrors on all the Stairways For“Him”"—For For“Him”—For “Her’—For "| The Kiddies” Kiddies” No more extensive stocks are to be found anywhere intown. You will find what you want. Our prices aretypical of the | 4th St. Store—lower for the same Women's$1.50Felt Jullettes Mens $2 Romeo Slip- genuine vici kid- ranted solid leather soles; full tin black or tan; hand turn- ull lined; sizes 6 to $1.49 50c Felt lined; sizes 6 to II, E and Se 11, Dto EE widths; Men's andWomen’s 6Sc | Children’s Felt Slippere—In assorted | Slippers—In red and black; colors; leat! + soles; leather soles; fleece A9¢ | ial vin'st 3¢ Thermos Caraffes, temperature of ice water 86 hours— handsome _nick- eled base, and re- inforced filler, the kind of bottle used in the most exclu- sive hotels. Thetmos Bottles. Kiddies Cute, indestructible —a doll a child will D clasp to its breast }50c to $2.98 -- 50c to $3.50 idan Toilet Sets! Rubber Goods! Always remember that better as- sortments and bet: A box of Liggett's Chocolates for | Christmas will be a gift any per- | son will appreciate. Half Pounds. ..40¢ Pounds. -- 80 | J Allsorts of Can. the good, nd —taate good because ae 8 Open in the Evening