The evening world. Newspaper, June 18, 1914, Page 3

‘THE EVEN WORLD, THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 191 er rep rds of America Greatest, IMD HECAPTAN “THE GLEN RULE \ Mrs. Bacon Tells Court She i Thinks More of Her Good Name Than Life. SKIPPBR WASN'T NICE. Packed Her Off With Four Kiddies to Aunt Kate’s and Didn’t Pay. ©n hor plea that her good name is More to her than +ffe, Mrs. Dora Bacon, mother of four children, pre- vailed upon the courts to-day to ad- vance her separation suit for imme- @inte trial in order that the differ- @hces betwen her and her husband, Capt. Samuel Marshall Bacon, may +f legally disposed of before she un- @érgoes an operation of a grave na- ture. ‘The case came before Justice Leh- ™an in the Supreme Court with Mrs. Bacon as the first witness. Inciden- tally, she has to defend a counter ‘harge for divorce brought by the captain, in which he alleges wifely indistretions, naming John J. Cava- fagh and Abbott ©. Lyons. Both auits being heard together. ‘The captain commands the steam- sbip olden Rule. “I want to say right at the start,” said his wife, “that Sam Bacon sald I was not like other women, that I always had a headache, a backache, @ toothache or a toeache and that he was working for the doctor.” Mrs. Bacon told of being ill last Christmas in a hospital when the skipper ungallantly neglected to send her flowers or even a Christmas gift. This was rank cruelty, she said. When she recovered he brought two friends, “Jimmy” Durham = and “Billy” Barkers to their home in Long Island City. Barkers at once became most attentive to her, par- ticularly during moments when the captain found it convenient to ab- sent himself from their home, “1 cross questioned him about Barkers, for I ameiied a mouse,” dhe declared. “It only went to show his deceit. Why, Judge, do you know I actually found some combings of blonde hair in my nome when I got well, and I'am not a blonde, When I reproached him he said I was crazy, but I forgave him. Then one day I sent my son, Marshall, down to his steamship to get some mali, and would you believe tt that boy ac+ tually brought back three letters py by a femaie named Martha. is creature wrote she was lone- some for Sam. That's how deceitful he was. . “Then, to cap the climax, after I found a letter he wrote to this Martha, saying that 1 was much bet- ter, but he hoped some day to be with Martha, he came home and pol- lashed the kitchen stove to get on the good side again.” Mra. Bacon pointed her hand at Bacon aa she told how she had found him, “loving, hugging and kissing” a Woman in the next block. She thought the dove of peace was nost- ling in their home when she got him to “join the church,” But the Cap- fain slipped his anchor again, though the good pastor, the Rev. Eugene Hall, had made him a deacon, Mrs. Bacon wouldn't play an organ in any church that Sam was deacon of. She told him so plain! He told her that she would make ‘holy show of him asa church man,” and further listed the good offices of the min- When I told Sam I would resign he blackened my eyes and punched my face. Then t minister came along und said to Sam fly; get a good housekeeper. Mrs. Bacon moved with her four children to “Aunt Kate's over in Jer- ney,” the Captain introducing them his relative with the words: ‘Here, Aunt Kate, here's the whole ush! I'll give you sixty a month to jeep them going.” But the Captain didn't put up the sixty a month, and Mrs, Bacon now asks a liberal part of the $300 a month which she says the navigator earns, stan a> Cees MAN AND WIFE GUILTY UNDER WHITE SLAVE AGT Woman Got Girls From Hungarian Agency and Husband Spoke to Barber Shop Patrons, Albert Ferrenzy, formerly a barber in a Broadway hotel, and his wife, Catherine, both of No, 201 East Sév- enty-ninth street, were convicted by ® jury in the Court of General Ses- sions before Judge Rosalsky to-day of violating the white slave law, They were remanded to the Tombs to await sentence on Thursday of next week. In the evidence it was shown that Ferrenzy’s wife visited the Hun- garian employment bureaus of the clty picking out the prettiest of th \ ‘young Hungarian ris and taki » teem to her apartment. She is Hungarian herself the girls would trust her ay © spoke their he y's part was to drop a word to patrons of his barber shop and then give them his address. Two of the girls, Most Powerful Men Since Days of Old Rome THis OCA wie Gwe maser niece $ A AKHARD WAGNER OF BUSINESS COnPeing A WMMONY OF DO! THE GIG GUSINESS MAN COMET Com fanouGe He Nal STARE" te LARS a They Have Made History as Well as Money, Says Theodore Dreiser, and Thinking in Terms of a Continent Have Figured in a Tremen- dous Romance of Unscrupulous Success. By Marguerite Mooers Marshall. Since the making of the Roman #0 great as the. business overlords of That is Theodore Dretser’s estimate; that is why he has given us “The | »imself he suspended the o and “The Financier,"! two of a prospective |/*¥8 of conventionality and mo trilogy, with an American business genius as hero of the plot—or villain, if you like it better so. Arnold Bennett, W. J. Locke and other critics of /SREAT AMERICAN OF FUTURE Tita distinction name American novelist, hie manner; he is Hiss Mm torn, now fatalistically qui Empire the world America, Mr. Dreiser as the greatest living - It's not difficult to quarrel with detailed, catalogue-ish, and his Eng- held no mem | explanation of Napoteon,” I “You remind me of Bernard Shaw's marked —"that ho was great while keeping them in operation for other people.” A BUREAUCRAT. “Well, but on the whole those men have been a blessing to the rest of us," defended Mr, Dreiser, “They lish can be gratingly unmelodious, But in his matter I] have given opportunities to all of us ‘ know of no American who follows more sincerely] that we shouldn't have had without fe George Moore's splendid dictum, “To be ashamed only | them. a\t of being ashamed!” His men and women, now passione| that we cin now ride to Chicago in nt, make our fictional lay-figures more arti-|Cighteen hours, It's because of Rock- It's because of Vanderbilt ficial than ever./ And if some of us wish he would take more pains to adorn | °f¢ller that we get oil at the present a tale, we may at least be thankful that he refuses to point a moral! Meanwhile, his conception of the; American business man ie distinctly interesting, and as far removed a8 possible from the European sneer at the “money-making machine.” Over orangeade and molasses caramels we talked sterday afternoon in Mr. Dreiser's summer writing-room, which ie a Staten Island veranda, aet just above the bay and swept by keen It winds. Mrs. Di » @ charm- ing woman with bands of soft brown hair and slanting brown eyes, was ready to supply orangeade or smiles whenever the conversation became particularly candid and emphatic. “The business man cs you see bim {s primarily an expression of the will-to-power?” I asked Mr. Dreiser when our rocking chairs were com- fortably placed. (1 know whence the heroine of “Sister Carrie” derived her fondness for that article of furgi- ture.) BUSINESS IS SWIFTEST AND SUREST ROAD TO POWER. “Each of us is an exprension of the will-to-power,” he replied. “But in America business {s still the swiftest, sureat _method of attaining great power, “When | was a boy, and | think se holds true now, the nat ul able thing for the am- bitious young man was to go inte bysiness. The ideal of every- body wae to be president, vice- president or secretary and treas- urer, of something. It never oc- curred to anybody that greatness could be achieved as @ writ musician, an artist. Thereft all the intially great men poured into business, and that fact, combined with the wonder- ful rtunities, Yhe things waiting to be done, gave the United States a group of men the like of which has not been seen since Roman days. * “They were men who thought in terms of a continent,” Mr. Dreiser continued, a light of enthusiasm In his blue-gray eyes, deep set under heavy brows. He is a man who looks every day of his forty-odd years, and who looks more the te novelist than the editor of a wom- fan's magazine, a past performance of his. He has a long, heavily built body, a swarthy skin and a rugged, irregularly featured face, across which a wide, wise smile is con- stantly flashing. It came now as he added, “I am certajn that the mind of the great merchant js conscious of the poetry of his work, He has something that men want and he sends it to them erywhere. From Alaska to Mexico, from Masésachuetts to the’ Philip- pin he makes himeelf known to men, for he supplies what they need, whether it's oil or tobacco or Nt rails, The romance of it is tre- mendous. CAPTAIN OF INDUSTRY PROOF OF GREAT MIND. “The people who talk about ‘money: making ‘machines’ ought to step and thi think of what American business men have accomplished. It takes mind, and a fine quality of mind, to think out and bulld up the industrial enterprises of this country. When old Commodore Vanderbilt had a dream that there must bo a raflroad between New York and Chicago, it was a ronderful dream! When Rockefellef decided that he must own all the oll in the country, he showed that he had a remarkable brain.” “But the type of all-conquering business man of which you ha written is frankly unscrupulous, is he not?" I questioned. Mr. Dreiser sat bolt upright and his right hand shot out in a rotary gesture which is evidently a favorite of his. “Nature is unscrupulous!” he exclaimed. “She takes her own way, regardiess of the suffering caused, and the fittest survive. And in each one of us lingers this instinct of nature. In the weak it ie mostly drowned un- der the rain of ethical exhor: tien poured on them from the beginning. In the strong un- morality triumphs. And to-day America is great not because of, but in spite of, her pieties and her moralities. “In them, however,” he added more calmly, “lies another reason for her particular sort of greatness. Busi- ness and morality can so easily be kept in separate compartments, RELIGION AND ETHICS OUT OF BUSINESS LIFE, “The fact that you believe or dis- bellove in certain accepted forms of religion is in no way concerned with the fact that you have wire nails to woll me. On the other hand, your religion and ethics are inextricably mixed up with self-expression in art or letters. “Because of our narrow-minded in- tolerance, the men who might have given us an American art have fol- lowed the line of least resistance and gone into business. There they could do as they pleased and yet confor: to al) the prejudices of the com- munity, In fact, most of the great business men of the Jast half-century bave been church members and moral husbanda. “But how they did get away with {t in thetr choxen line!” Mr. Dreiser spoke with retrospective appreciation while his fingers absent-mindedly laid in’ pleats a large square linen hand- kerchief. “What were the laws of a State, what was the Constitution of the United States, to old Commodo: Vanderbilt? He sed like a @omet that comes no one knows whence, hut goes Whither it will. We said, "Men are equal.’ He and hie peers knew that mon are un- equal. We said, ‘This is a demec- racy. And the great financiers built up an oligarchy under our. very noses. What did they care the verdict ef histery? They AG hietery)” ms | | Price. We should pay more if there were a hundred competing companies. “It's as foolish to attempt to judge these men by the ordinary code as to apply that to a thun- der storm or any other natural Phenomenon. Each did what he had to do. If he had faltered a Stronger man would have ridden over him. Despite all the muck- raking, most of us have a secrat admiration for these busi 8 giants,’ “Will the future great men America be like them?" I asked. “No,” sald Mr. Dreiser prompt! rolling his pleated handkeyhief into @ neat little ball, ‘e are Now clam- oring for a perfect democracy, We plan to elect good government offi- clals and then put all the power in thelr hands. Very well. The am- bitlous young men will soon see clearly that they can ,obtain moat Power as government officials, and they will all mtudy law and get them- selves clected to office, Then (he greatest Americans will be bureau- crats. The passion for regulation of everything and everybody ts already upon us.” For the sake of those who listen to commencement orators I ventured a final question, “What's going to hap- pen to the altruists, the people with a love for humanity? Have they no chance of greatness?” “They always get the worst of It,” the novelist-philosopher vouchsafed, rfully, “If you offer to bear the fellow's burdens he'll let you, every time.” Dreadfully materialistic, of course. But—well, have you found that it works differently? BANDITS I ALT FLED NHOCUP AT CONEY SLND of Chase Taxi Carrying Four, Women, but Police With Re- volvers Drive Them Aw: The skill of a taxicab chauffeur and quick action by the police saved four weil dressed young women from being held up by auto bandits in Ovean Parkway, Coney Island, shortly after 8 o'clock this morn: Two of the party were Sadie Meyers and Agnes Lynch, both of No. Wl Lenox avenue. The police were forced to depend on Patrick Fitagerald, the chauffeur of the taxicab, for the details of the story. Fitsgerald said he picked up his fares at Sixzty-sixth street and Broadway, Manhattan, about 3 “THEODORE OREISER, o'clock. men drew up alongside. “Halt!” they cried, Fitzgerald. Fitagerald, suspecting were would-be robbers, even slacken speed, the continued to Surf avenue. the brilliantly lighted street, the rac- taxi all the wa the semi-darkness and Fitzgerald pulled his ran slowly, well down the street toward where the taxi had stopped. As goon as the driver of the robbers’ car saw the fleeing auto. Reductio 2,000 exquisite linger! ive collection we have Also broken lots of ¢ tub silks and lace blouses. | Values up to 5,00 Values up to 3,00 A Special 300 Summer Dresses at 1.98 ant 5.00 Values 2. ‘They ordered him to drive to Coney Island, and he was on his way along Ocean Parkway when @ striped racing car in which sat four according to men declined to Inside the tuxteab the frightened passengers lore off thelr Jewelry and hid it in their clothing and beneath | backing of the courts, will come out There, in ing car, which had kept close to the dropped back into chine to a a National Salee Company e Pe ea tary of the : abet feare wea hitne Aone quickie and a charter member of the Canadian put on all spend and was off down | lub of New York: died last night at Ocean avenue into the darkness, HY # Hoapltat sg the result of e ractured skull. ‘The death of Mr. Mil- Ocean avenue into the darkness. Sew. | {hen ine. fainting eral shots were fired by the police at Women’s Blouses at 1.45 each Regular 2.00, 2.50 and 3.00 Values advanced models from our reserve stock and manutacturers’ samples; the most attract YELLOW TANIAE TIME BY NEW LAW Commissioner of Licenses and Assistant Corporation Coun- | sel Are Preparing Measure. Commissioner of Licenses George H. Bell and Assistant Corporation Coun- sel Terence Farley are in conference this afternoon on a revision of the taxicab ordinance. The purpose is to pick out the flaws in the ordinance, submit them to experts, who will look for other possible defects, and then draft a new law, which will compel every one of the 600 Ii wading Yel- low taxis to operate under a public hacking license and submit meters to the weekly scrutiny of John Drennan, Chief of the Bureau. of Motor Vehicles. The provisions of the new ordinance will of course operate just as effectively against every other company, big and little, now seeking to defy the authorities, “I have not been in office very long, but for a sufficient length of time to know that the evasion of the law by taxis which pretend to operate out of & garage is the thinnest kind of a sham,” declared License Commission- er Bell. “It is my opinion that when the new ordinance is drafted it will com- pel every big company-owned taxi to get a public hacking Hoenee or go out of business. There will be no alternative. “After we have made up our minds what we propose doing, we intend to call together the representatives of the various big and little companies. We shall tell them what the License Department expects of them. “If they have any suggestions to make they will be courteously and conaiderately received. Our idea in calling together the taxi company people ia to have a plain business talk with them ao that there will be no misunderstandings as to the fu- ture. “[ shall put it up to the Yellow and other taxi compantes to come around to the public's way of thinking. If they don't we shall keep after them night and day. If necessary the num- ber of inspectors will be doubled. It will be a fight to the finish, and I pre- dict that the city, with the very able help of The Evening World and the the seat, Fitverald put on speed, | on top. fecling certain the men wouldn't firey “During ie ast, Wes, there has} Ke Ne en collected in fines for - - him when so many persuns could pean of the taal ordinance. With the have heard the shot and come to his] assistance of our Inspectors and the assistance, police, who are co-operating splen- Down the Concourse the pursuit | didly, this good work will be kept up. “Ap soon as the big companies and the clty agree that every cab at the disposal of the publi hire should be subjected to the Feeulations of | public hacking there will be an end }to the crusade—and not until then. Chief Drennan of the Motor Vehi- cle Bureau said the 600 Yellow Com- stop in front of Henderson's and ce! pany taxia have not had a metre ex- Herp ia miamadaasnles SCIEN.) kmined by, the city tn a year, and it aving Fitzge | is therefore Impossible to tell whether see ta ere ate yan hls. Pae- | they are counting Balt tntles as miles icemen Shay, McManus and Lut | or stretching the distance even ky jumped into another machine | further. and ordered the driver to take after aie aE the racing car, which then had drawn George % M oorge 8. Milliga One Hundred and Third atreet, Fifth ave- n Sale of blouses in the most ever offered. hiffon, crepe de chine, | ..at 2.45 at 1.45 TD BE BROUGHT 10 jr» suis wor. 50m by thousands. They were over to the care of General E. R. Graybow. PEARLS LEFT ON SHIP BY MISSING OYSTER MAN re gE 4 May Help if You ¢| Were Hidden in Cubbyhole Have Tuberculosis o Under Work Bench. nabita'sia ereous ‘netting from 4 Jack Jenkins, oyster man for two| frougnt “stout mann” rece? aa ‘about y years on the United Fruit Com. | What it did in thie case: Pany'’s steamship Pastores, went ashore at Port Limon two monthe @g0 and failed to return, so the ship MS sailed without him. . vi To-day the kitchen of the ship was being remodelled preparatory to her sailing Saturday from New York and it wae necessary to draw aside Jack's well-battered old bench. Beneath it the carpenters found a jittle cubby- hole which they searc! A big handful of fine pearis was brought forth and then another handful. Some of them are declared perfect spécimens. Their value is estimated at 916,000, It is supposed he found them in the oysters he had opened A Household Help Nothing could be more con- venient than Heinz Spaghetti. It’s cooked—ready for instant use and cooked just right—with tomato sauce and aspecial imported cheese. | einz Spaghetti is a delightful addition to lunch or dinner. Takes the place of expensive meat dishes and is just as nourishing. Heinz Spaghetti is sold by good grocers althost everywhere — always un- der the guarantee of money back if you are not pleased, oh aR nn os Seyi Ass I eee A aren ak eo Alexander's | | Summer Shoes Reduced F MEN’S $5 OXFORDS Tan and black calf—all sizes and widths. High lace at same price. $3.85 WOMEN’S $6 BUTTON BOOTS White buckskin and tan calf. $4.75 WOMEN’S $5 LOW SHOES Tan calf Colonials and pumps—brown suede and white linen Colonials—some sizes missing? $3.65 Sixth Ave., Corner 19th St. OPPENHEIM, CLLINS & G 34th Street, New York Will Close Out Friday Additional 475 Pairs Offering of 50 to 8.50 Comprising fancy crepes, figured voiles and other materials in solid colors and stripes. An elegant assortment of real pretty dresses, } ' Brocdwow, Ghana Oth Rs, A / ~ PD seoyveseet aai0 | Women’s Colonial Ties Latest Styles taken from the Regular Stock, Hand- turned and Welted Soles. Spanish Louis Heels. Fawn Buckskin Colonials Patent Leather Colonials Gun Metal Colonials Brocaded Back Colonials Regular 5.00 and 6,00 Values