The evening world. Newspaper, December 18, 1912, Page 10

—_— 10 H WOMAN STRUGGLES H TOCAPTURE NEGRO BOY, 16, ASUICIDE TO END AIS “ODIOUS THIEF SHE TRAPS| AND USELESS’ LIFE Holds Him Until It Is Too Late Youth Leaves Note He's Glad for Him to Escape From Police. | Mrs, Eitsabdeth Keon, the owner of @ _ taghionabdle apartment hotel at No. 8 | West Geventy-second street, acroae the! mreet from the Hote! St. Andrews, ts 9) frail Uttle woman physically, but she demonstrated tn the dark hours of this morning that she has pluck In no way commenaurate with her size, This wae when she fought a negro, who was try- ing to durglarige the houge and, singe) handed, put him to fight. | Bighteen months ago she discharged Jona Carey, her negro cook, Immeili- ately a series of burgiaries, of which this morning’e was the fifth attempt, terrorised Mra, Keon and her guests. ‘Once all her allverware was stolin jn the night; at other times the rooms of her guesta were rifled of every valu- nble, Mra. Keon sumpected the cook whom she discharged. HAD BEEN LOOKING FOR BURG LAR FOR WEEKS. Determined to frustrate any further Attempts of the familiar marauder, Mrs. } . Keon moved her bed into the back par- Jor on the first floor and there ehe had been sleeping, with a vigilant ear open for nolses for several weeks past. At ‘about 4 o'clock this morning she hoard the front bay window in the parlor be- yond her room stealthily opened and whe jumped from her bed and peered ‘through parted ourtains into the room ee beyend. A ehadowy figure filled the whole win- Gow frame. Even though there was a policeman on fixed post not 200 feet away and two more within calling dis- tance, the burglar was daring to enter the house through the window opening on the streét, , Mra, Keon, in ber nightgown, waited ‘wnti! her nocturnal visitor had got equarely through the window ints the Foom, then she stepped through the cur- tains. “Who are you and what do you want?" she queried in level tones. “Why, I'm Alfred," the burglar an- swered, giving the name of the negro cook Mrs. Keon now employs, a trust- worthy men. Instantly the little woman shricked and closed with the burglar. He did net etrike her, but ‘he enstly flung loose her grip amd husied\ner to the floor. } ‘Shen he vaulted through the Window tp) ‘he areaway twelve’ feet below, sped up f i} toward West End tvenue at full tilt © | Mullahey of the West six- treet etation, who pas | 4 AL the corner, beat oY 4 woman’ shriek and raced after the flee- } ing figure. At West lind avenue, after’ calling upon the fugitive to stop, he fire@ one shot after him. ‘The burglar fh ssopped in is tracks. He was taken back! to Mrs. Keon’e |, |, house, she easily identifed him as John Carey, her former cook. It is almost certain in the police mind that Carey has been responsible for the other feur burg! in Mre. Keon's apartments, =.) " ‘The eng. (From ‘Ast-Hlefadd.) “Madam, 27 np from the other eGo» “your bulldog devoured, ra . “Well, ef yer “come iack. erga on! TU r whole coat Wished to say is the ateps and started down the stredt || to Be Among Brave Souls Daring Death. ‘The family of #ixteen-year-old Joneph Dobvin, who wrote a atrange letter filled With morbid philosophy, before he killed himeelt at hia home, No, 114 Bast Fourth street, say to-day they 40 not | endorse the ideas he wrote down and that they gave out his jetter only to show, as an excuse for the boy's act, What a state of mind great reading and unusual sensitiveness had brought upon bin, The young student’ mother was made uneasy when he appeared at home with & Ras (ubo yesterday, but she did not think he would commit suicide, although he had threatened to after falling lant September to pass a Cooper Union ex- amination, which was one of the pre- luminaries to his becoming a civil engt- ner. leador Scher of No. 806 Hast One Hun- dred and Fifty-elghth street, a boy, called at the Dobin home at 6 o'clock and asked for Joseph. "Go right up to his room," sald Mrs, find him Dobin. reading.” Isadot opened the door and found Joweph dead. The tube was attached to Qn open gus jet, and one end of it was “You'll probably held in Joseph's mouth by a néoktie. WAS READING “PHANTOMS AND OTHERS” WHEN HE DIED. ‘The boy was lying half on a couch. His left hand rested between the leaves of Turgenieft's “Phantows and Others,” which was on the floor. This note, which was given out by the boy's Parents, lay beside the book: “Te my friends and relatives: “I do not want any of, you to be troubled at my voluntary dgath, It is necessary to terminate an odious and Uscloas existence, afd what ts necessary fw fust. 1 have often delayed it on ac- count of the others, but now it dan be delayed no Jonger. | am aware that I Mall succeed tn nothing except Mm de- mroying my -ows/ hopes. There are found « few harter than the reat who refused to.take the place designated for them, whgy’ PAvetn to @ life not in wccorannce aii tt principles. They | - know thacsm, tom of every river, in the poll of every rope, On the point of that there wag a package of rat poison | rom, in the @oattall pocket of my Prince Albert, and if og isn't very sick now he goon ‘a ‘With these words the Cheater- sauntered off, well | JomDaniall Soulless js the highest for the prgved, fe be suse, sme eed rer > The Comfortable Shopping Store Our brilliantly illuminated basement is filled to overflowing with the Choicest Holiday Goods Leather Travelling Clocks . . . . Reto 9.75 Brass Umbrella Stands. + 1.950 875 orrnsy Misocurchatga and nickel plated . ’ . 2.95 to 14.00 Casseroles, nickel plated . ° Oto 5, Coaster Sets, Porcelain with nickel rim =. » . « 1.50to 3,50 ‘Trays; porcelain, glass and mahogany, =, . . 1.00 to 7.50 STERLING SILVER. Bread Ti 10.95 to 16.75 Napkin Ri 55c to 3.50 Sandwich Trays 9.95 to 13.75 Children’s Mugs 2.95 to 5.95 Sugar & Cream Sets 9.75 to 15.75 Castors : 2.75 to 4.75 Bon-Bon Dishes 2.10 to 10.50 Candle Sticks 4.50 to 7.95 SILVER PLATED WARE. Tea Sets 8.25 to 28.50 Sheffield Platters 5.95 to 12.25 Bread Trays 1.25to 5.75 “ Veg. Dishes 6.25to 9,50 Fern Dishes 1.75 to 6.75 “ Trays 9.50 to J2.50 Sandwich Trays 1,45 to 4.75 Carving 1.50 to 6.00 Crumb Sets 1,35 to 4.85 Casseroles 295 to 6.95 and | Butter Oak Chest, erasing 6 Knives, Forks, Table Spoons, Tea Knife 5.95 to 825 BRILLIANT CUT GLASS Fruit Bowls 225 to 9.50 Flower Vases 1.25 to 23.75 Trays 1.95 to 4.95 Water Pitchers = 1.95 to 9.75 ish Dishes 1.75 to 7.95 Tall Comports 1.65 to 14.75 ‘umblers 2.95 to 16.75 Bon-Bon Nappies 75cto 2.50 pee a . oe Ry ° 1.95 to 1 Bowl, 8-inch, on standard, special . 50 Fern Dishes with silver plated lining ry r 1.95 to 7.95 A Million Christmas Cards and Calendars (Dept. greatly enlarged. 2d Floor.) Broadway, Bthand 9th Sts. every dagger, Uberty site and amil “There @ @ great deal of talk about the cowardice of taking one's tife. Preachers vie with each other tn the manner of their own a Heve it is even still more wapmit weakiy to social cond! allow one » to Individuatity to be crushed in the erind of commercialiam, to live animal existence. Those who take the facts into account, weigh argu- ments for and againat, who decide that Geath is the best, and then resort to feasonable means, certainly act in a rearonable manly way. “I believe a serious blunder has been made in bringing me into this world, faa it has been made in the millions of toiling, drudging human beings con- demned to a life of misery and degreda- tion, and I am giad to be among the brave eouls who have the courage to @o away with themselves amid ao community controlled by the sent!- mental dread of death.” The boy, with the rest of hie famtly, came here from Russia nine years ago. He attended a public school on Fourth street and was a really brilliant echolar, Ambitious to become a civil engineer, fhe atudied industriously and it In be- Heved his failure to pass the examina- tion broke his heart. ——< EATS TWO BIG MEALS, THEN SHOOTS HIMSELF. Stranger Is Found Penniless After His Suicide in a Res- taurant. After a guest in the restaurant at No. #8 Bighth avenue, who had ravenously eaten an order of ham and emge, had sat for more than @n hour, eo buried in thought he was believed to be asleep, Proprietor Demetri Regan hinted to him that the place about to be closed. “Then make ha: 4 bring me a steak, @ filet mign spinach and pota- toes au gratin,” ordered the guest. ‘When, about 1 A. M., the steak hed followed the ham and cage and the stranger appeared to be settled down to the perusal of an evening paper, Regan again reminded him the restau- rant was closing. Without a word the man fired a bullet into his brain with @ big revolver and diod Instantly. From letters found in his pockets he jg thought to be Ole Gribstead of No, 2604 Sherman avenue, Washington, D. C. ‘The letters were written in Swedish. rently about twent w h ta cent of money. In h pocket was @ ticket for an overcoat pawned {f Washington and thirty-five + | ahelle for his pistol ‘The envelope of one of the ‘etters was marked to be returned to Carl Kreber Of No, 6 Wall street, this city. | . eatiGpece-enarine Afrald of Work. {From the Charleston News and Courter.) “A striking difference that I observe when I visit my home town between the habita of the people of the North Qnd the South I that fn the South some of the white people are afraid of some kinds of work, I mean that In my native village I observe @ dozen or two boys and young men ‘loafing,’ meet the trains. “In South Carolina to drive a hack appear to be employment too humble for por not thing better to do. I know that In the Routh certain kinda of work are left | for the negroes to do, but that stiould | Rot be; no kind of honewt work should | be unworthy of any man, and any kind |should be preferable to Mieness, The jMewspapers of South Carolina should never coace to emphanive that there is no disgrace in working with one’s hands.” ni Marvex Gloves Lace, Handkerchiefs Fans; Opera Glasses ' Hand Bags Art Objects Fur Sets ‘Silk Hosiery Imported Negligees - Boudoir Caps Lounge Pillows Nightrobe Cases Silk Comfortables Decorative Linens Gold Lorgnettes Dressing Cases Watch Bracelets Corsage Bouquets Slippers and Buckles Manicure Sets Toilet Sets B. Altman & Co. tou 9 are showing, in their various depart- ments, unusually extensive assortments of attractive articles sujtable for Christmas gifts for men and women. Among them the following will commend themselves as especially desirable: Smoking Sets Humidors Cigarette Cases Desk Fittings Smoking Jackets Dressing Gowns Sweaters Neckwear Motor Robes Umbrellas Stationery Photograph Frames Card Cases Pearl Studs Gold Sleeve Links Silk Dress Scarfs Thermos Bottles Eastman Kodaks Brush Sets Library Sets TO FACILITATE HOLIDAY SHOPPING, PATRONS OF THE STORE WILL, IF DESIRED, BE PROVIDED WITH SPECIAL SALESPEOPLE, WHO WILL ACCOM- PANY THEM TO THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS. ‘B. Altman & Cao! Fancy Tea Aprons & Boudoir Caps Imported and American-made. MAIDS’ APRONS in great variety are in stock at moderate prices. Included are aprons 25c, 35c, at. . 50c, 75c, and upward. CAPS for Maids and Nurses. BUTLERS’ APRONS of linen or checked gingham. ‘Fith Avenue, 34th aid 35th Sigerts, Mem York. atalcteld e aegpapeom THE EVENING WORLD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1912. | night, signed by First Deputy Con While negroes drive the ‘hacks’ that ite boy, but in the North the) in of a college @ipioma would | nt a white youth from drtv-| \ing @ hack until he could find some- | SHORT VAMP SHOES FLAG ON ALL POLICE HOUSES, Order to Fiy “014 Glory” Department Baltd iy on . The American flag wan raised at 8 o'clock this morning on the fagntatts of | ail iding? of the Poltce Department ele nee aes 50 in Gteater New York, and ti wilt hana Button’ and there until 6 o'clock this afternoon, Lace, All sixes og when it will be iowered and jald away ¥ until toamorrow, 4 uban & FrenchHevls This raising and lowering of the flag will be in compliance with J. GLASSBERG, Issued from Police Headqua: m wil Hihwwteeted Catsionve W Free, Fs sioner Douglas 1, MvKa: kept up until further not! : Stern ‘Brothers Announce for To-morrow, a Very Exceptional Offering of Several Thousand Pairs Women’s and Men’s Hosiery Women’s Extra Quality Black Lisle Hose, also Black, White and Tan Cotton Hose, Box of with double tops and soles, Pair, OOS-sis Pairs 2ae lO Value 65¢ Pair Women’s Pure Thread Silk Hose, in black, white and tan, with double 75¢ Value $1.25 Pair silk tops and cotton soles, Pair Women's Pure Thread Black Silk Hose, extremely fine gauge, with double 1 65 e silk tops and cotton soles, Pair Value $2.25 Pair MEN’S HALF HOSE Men's Black Cotton Half Hose, 23° Boe ne 1 .35 medium weight, self or unbleached soles, Value 35¢ Pair Box of Three Pairsae 1S Box of Three Pairs4e7 9 . mee Men’s Black and Colored Silk Hose, Box of heavy tisle soles, toesand heels, Paik2° Six Pairs 2645 Value 65¢ Pair ee ha Maker Silk et Hose, gab ae iridescent, shot in new and° x of desirable color combinations, Pair ® 2.50 Three Pairs 43D Value $3.50 Pair Women’s Imported Silk and Swiss Ribbed Underwear At Extraordinary Reductions in Prices SWISS RIBBED UNDERWEAR Silk Finished Vests, with fancy frents, Merino Vests, low neck and sleeveless Silk and Cotton Vests, with crocheted fronts, Silk and ‘Wool Vests, low neck and sleeveless, 98¢ A) Silk Vests, yam qoruelad tats, Reduced from $1.73 to 91.15 SILK UNDERWEAR Milanese Silk Vests, embroidered fronts, reinforced, . in white and pink, Reduced from $2.25t0 1.73 Milanese Silk Combination Suits, reinforced, embroidered fronts, Reduced from $3.50 to 2.95 SHETLAND WOOL SPENCERS 58° 65° 79¢ Reduced from 75¢ to Reduced from 98c to Reduced from $1.25 to Reduced from $1.25 to 1.65 White with long sleeves, 1 2 5 White and Gray, long sleeves Linen Handkerchiefs Very Attractively Boxed for Holiday Gifts WOMEN’S HANDKERCHIEFS Per Box of Six, Pure Linen Initial, , Per Box of Six, 70°, 1.25, 2.75 Per Box of Six, 5 1 35, 2.00, 2.75 Hand Embroidered and Lace ‘Trimmed, Each SOC, 75¢, OS5¢ Pure Linen Hand ‘ Embroidered Initial, PerBoxofsix, 21.35, 1.80 eller pr pa 1.50, 2.00 heer Linen with tape borders and Ee embroidered wtials, Per Box of Six, 2.90 Perfumery and Toilet Articles Presentation Boxes of Perfumes from Houbigant, Coty, D'Orsay, Roger and Gallet, Violet, Guerlain, Piver, Caron, Lesquendieu, Very Attractive Leather and Fancy Boxes, containing Cut Glass Botiles of Extracts, also Atomizers of every description and a variety of Novelty Perfume Burners, Utility Cases, Pullman Aprons and assortments of Shaving Sets. For To-morrow, an Exceptional Offering of Imported Hand Decorated Celluloid Sets Comb, Hook, File, Shoe Horn, Buffer with Tray, Glove Stretcher, Puff and Salve Box, Value $19.00, at $14.50 Reduced from $1.75 to Reduced from $2.25 to To-morrow, Unusual Values in Pure Linen Hemstitched, 75°, 1.00 Hand Embroidered Linen, MEN’S HANDKERCHIEFS quarter and half inch hems, Per Box of Six, Useful Holiday Gifts in Delettrez, and Poiret, also Dr. M. Albersheim’s Celebrated Extracts. Travelling Accessories in Silk and Cretonne, also large of twelve pieves, consisting of Hair, Cloth and Hat Brushes, Mirror, West 23d and 22d Streets a nena a Dull and Patent]! { tively without precedent and merit your ardent attention. Open Evenings Till Xmas- All Toys Reduced Odd Lots, Incomplete Assortments, Special Purchases in Dolls, Games and Toys Now At Savings of 4 Rather than wait {ill the day before Christmas to reduce our Toys,’ we have decided to make general and sweeping reductions be- ginning to-morrow. Every one will save. Absolutely all former prices will be ignored in this great clean-up. Here are some specimen values. CHILD'S DESK SETS~-solid oak; roll top, with chair. We have too many of them. Regularly $4.00 " Wate teas MECHANICAL Toy AUTOMOBILES—regularly $0c............ | DOLL LAWN SWINGS-—regularly 39¢ «ty 44 vies TOY CHINA TEA SETS—decorated; 28 pcs.; regularly $1.00,, MECHANICAL TOYS8—regularly 80c A Sale of Sterling Silver Photograph Frames A special purchase, now offered just when the demand for Ster- ling Silver Photograph Prames is at its height. ‘These values are posi- OVAL AND SQUARE—7x9 in.; with pl b band. Format $5.50. Re ne ON Puetreee 3.75 OVAL AND SQUARE- 5 i Regularly +82, : RE—6x8 in.; plain broad band. 2.75 OVAL—85x6 inches; plain broad band. Formerly $3.00. 1.45 Women’s Fine Hosiery PURE SILK BOOT HOSE—plain i HANDSOME EMBROIDERED SIL. beautiful designs. Pair Phe 1.00, 125, 1.50 ae ncoet AaB, NOS Women’s Silk Glove Underwear id VESTS— VESTS fron SILK SUITS 1.39, 1.49] 2.25, 2.49 50c to 2.25 Men's Blanket Robes—new Jacquard designs Men's Turkish Terry Robes Men's Double-Faced Smoking Jackets, upwards Men's Sweater Coats—all styles to 5.00 Men's Rain Coats .. 5.00, 6.00, 7.98 Men's Underwear, Shirts, Pajamas—all styles and it on earnest consideration. : y ft te eer Men’s Fancy and Solid Silk Neckwear, also new Knit Accordion and Cross- Stripe four-in-hands. Assortments that are perfect for style and quality. In single boxes 4 " §0c and 1.00) _ Slippers: Useful Holiday Gifts They're here aplenty—for the entire family—FELT, LEATHER, SATI SILK; WOOL, EIDEROOWN and GERMANTOWN YARN. yon Women’s Men’s Boys’ & Girls’ Children’s 49c to 4.00 $1 to $2.50 49¢ to 1.50 49c, to 95c Over one hundred and twenty-five kinds—all displayed to make choosing .. 2.98 to 4.75 2.98 to 4.98 ..- 3.98 from e One thousand pairs of CHILDREN'S 69%. RED xtra FELT JULIETTES and EVERETTS. Special to 2's Furniture Suitable for Gifts Few articles appeal more forcefully to the home-loving than some |fhandsome piece of Furniture, and when it comes as a gift and a sur- prise, it is indeed appreciated. KOCH QUALITY Furniture is guar- |[anteed to be the best—notwithstanding the lowness of its price. Ex. |fampkes: * This Well-Made Writing Desk, 23.95 ie wanes | Cellarette, Of golden quartered oak, hand- rubbed finish; 30 in. wide; full cabinet| Or, umes uartered oak; 14-10, interlor. Or the same design with three drawers in mahogany. Ott her destine at 9.45, 14.85, 21.75| designs 11.75, 18.95, 24,85 We are also showing a complete assortment of Tabourettes, Pedestals, Smokers’ Stands, Music Cabinets, k Cases, Library and Living-Room Fur- niture. hinged top, 26 in. high and locked closet. Investigate the Koch Club Plan of convenient payments Continuation Sale of Big Purchase Fine China and Cut Glass From BAWO & DOTTER, 25 to 34 Barclay St., Who Are About to Move into New Quarters Ten immense china hogsheads have just been opened to replenish the gaps caused by the most remarkable China and Cut Glass selling in our history, Save 78% on your China purchases by attend. ing this sale. Don't Miss This Sale--Most Beautiful Austrian and German China Ever Shown, and May Be Pur- chased at Prices Ranging Upwards from 8c Each, On Furniture, Carpets, Rugs, Linos leums, Sewing Machines, &c., &c, Full particulars, Club Plan Mana. ger, 5th floor. A SEVEN-TIME WORLD WANT WORKS ALL THE WEEK. ORDER ONE 10-DAY AND PROSPER. caer