The evening world. Newspaper, December 8, 1914, Page 11

~TLASTOF GUESTS, HOUSE TOFRIGHTEN| PICKPOGKET ON | WEEPING, LEAVES "RVALGANGLEADER} SUBWAY EXPRESS; OLD-TIME HOTEL Wanted to Scare Family So it}Leap on Him and Hold Him} Thomas Yeandle, War Veteran, Would Move From Bronx Until Police Come—Com- | Has Frequented City Land- Hou. plimented by Judge. Mark for Forty Years. Two Bronx girls who captured a) pickpocket on a southbound eubway express during the morning rus! 0. 190 Washington St xs ‘a on eet, hour, dragged him to the Seventy-| ¢ New York's landmarks destined to second Street platform and held him! become a memory. until detectives arrived, were compll-| ‘The hotel, whieh overlooks Wash- ,| mented by Faia tes bagi in Ped ington Market, is chock full of his- At 4 P.M. » tenant found a bundie| Veet eed Bf dtd hd Be if ot w prisoner was arraigned to-day. jewspapers burning against the} "na, gn Rose Hecht of No. 818 hall door of her apartment. She put Courtiandt Avenue and El out the fire with a bucket of water. Op the floor below at the same time there was a similar blaze. Neither 4ié aay damage and the engines were not edjied. Half ‘an ‘hour tater a tenant discovered another bundle of papers buralag against the door, and again at 6,80 and at 7 o'clock. None did any damage, but the Fifth Branch De- tective Bureau was notified. Detec- tive Ssermer was sent to the house. Me says.he learned from two children that the Reise boy had been seen run- ning downstairs about the time the fires were kindled. He went to the Reise flat and for three hours closely questioned him. Finally, according to the detectives, the poy admitted he started the fires. He is said to have deciared he was a member of the “Tif- fany Street Gang,” rs. has Ley) at war with the “On undred and Six- ty-first Street Gan, nes" The hostile crowds of school boys frequently have rock fights and keep crowda of children in terror, Accord- ing % Detective Szermer, young Reise explained that a boy living in the house is the leader of the “One Hundred and Sixteenth Street gang.” The “Tiffany Street Gang” decided it it could get rid.of him his formidable forces! Would disband. So Re! cording to the detective, sald ed the fires to scare the bi au moving from the neighbor. The dangerous development The steam heat was shut off and elsvatora closed down this morn- of “gang” spirit among small boys of the Bron was again demonstrated by the police report early to-day of the arrest of nine-year-old Coleman Reise, a schoolboy of No. 616 East bears the names; of old-time New of No. 827 Fast One dred and Fitty-eighth Street. The girls employed by John F. “the” hotels of the great city. Circle, ‘They had stood side by side) pejongings, from the Bronx and were to change from the exp Miss Hecht put her band in her coat] room with paralysis pocket and discovered that her purse, | to containing $16, had been taken. The sald, “put kindly counsel prevailed and passengers we wading to the doors. :he Home for Ineurables, “ ne; e tifa athe Al BL ek ambermaid inthe hotel since ‘Tom Hecht. fiat went there in. 1874, cried when “I saw that man brush against you! she suid goo: 0 the old soldier. Sa a@ husky young fellow who was bowing his way through the crowd ike a football player. ‘The girls had him in three jumps. Miss Hecht jumped on his back, knocked his hat off and wrapped her arms around his neck. Miss Schmidt | grabbed his right arm and twisted It | around bis side to the rear. He| struggled but they maintained their! hold as the crowd pushed them out on the platform. Detectives Mulligan and Leonard, detailed on pickpocket duty were on the platform, arrested the captive, who gave the name of Benedict Mil- ler, of No. 657 Caldwell Avenue, the | Bronx and described himself as a| clerk. The purse was found in his trou sers pocket. He waived examina- tion and his case was adjourned until to go, I went to the Civil T was born in Natchey, seventeen, Gens. Miles and Crook.” A. H. GOMBS & CO. FAIL, “Posted” War for Their Financial Difficulties. A. H. Combs & Reise was arrested at the request of Fire Marshal Wade and paroled in the custody of his father. He will be arraigned to-day in the Bronx Children’s Court. SUBWAY WORK TO 60 ON PENDING APPEAL OF SUIT) =" ‘ cla sPRrAl OF SUIT WEW CONVICT FAILS Courtols<AlienLabor kaw: ts]. TQ: GET:INTO PRISON | Constitutional, but Case Will ‘Be Taken Higher. Goes Unattended anc Is Sent from Genoa and ‘rhe ‘afion'tabor question, which tor Back After His Commit. | Naples. reached port, to: hry erties # tine threatened to tie up work on | «mm. greater part of the vora voyage. the new subway and extensions, w settled, temporarily at least, by @ « cision ‘handed down to-day by Su- preme Court Justice Newburger, The Court helds both the subways and the elevated railways must be built by American citizens only. ‘The decision was reached in the in- junction suit brought by William EF. Heim, a business man, of No, 1 Mad- ought to restrain Commission from nbrogating con s on the ground that certain subway contractors had violated clauses in their contracts which prohibited the employment of aliens. The effect of the decision is that work on the subway may proceed with aliens until the Court of Ap- peals passes finally upon the constitu- tionality of the antt-alien clauses in the contracts Justice Newburger sitys? “Where a statute admits of two constructions, one of which will make the act in violation of the constitu. tion and by the other of which the act can be sustained as proper legis- lative power, that construction should | Mic be given which assumes that the Legislature was mindful of its consti- tutional limitations and passed a con- xtitutional and not an unconstitutional act.” ment Papers. | was Archbishop Bonaven po SALEM, Ore., Dec. §.-—R. N. Gib- a ‘aon, sentenced from Multnomah Coun- | {this city. "Arch! hop | w ty to one to five years in the peniten- | greeted at the pier by Father Hugh tlary, for obtaining money by false | °f St Patrick's ears pretenses, was refused admittance = when he arrived at the prison unat- tended to-day. He had been author- ized by Sheriff Word of Portland to make the trip alone, but forgot to) bring his commitment papers, He was told to return and get them and started for Portland again, ex- pressing annoyance at the delay, | a MADE WILSON LAUGH, | President Took Se: Carransa Ultimate WASHINGTON, Dec, 8.—President Wilson laughed heartily to-day when a report was brought to his attention | that Senator Willlam Alden Smith of 1d the evacuation of B. Altman & Ca, will continue, to-morrow (Wednesday) A Sale of Furs and Fur Garments presenting Furs of superior qualities at very special prices. (Fur Department, Third Floor, Madison Avenue section) under our roof —writing —picture public comforts. us with their presence, w Patrons desiring to reach the Store from the Grand Central Station or the Subway will find the new | Entrance on Madison Avenue most accessible, Dec, 8, 1914 ‘ Bitth Aura -Madtsan Avenue Peon re Yew Jor in the Smith & McNeil Hote! at another torieal associations and its register Yorkers who were once prominent in Bonenid® | att walks of life. It was once one of Men who tad claimed the place as their home for years said @ reluctant Hall, « music publisher, in Columbus} googpy to-day and moved with thelr! ‘The oldest of them all hagging to straps all the way down) was Thomas Yeandie, a soldier of| ™ ting ready| the sixties, who lived there off and 8 to @ local) on for forty years, and who for nearly at Seventy-second street stop when/two years has been confined to his| tw: He didn't want At firat he wouldn't go, he’ Se he was removed to the Hudson Street train was slowing up for the stop and) ifogpital, whence he is to be taken to Tracy, who had been a HIT BY CHANGE CLOSING Stock Brokers Blame of the Royal "TRE" TO COLORADO MINERS, Executive Board ‘of Mine Wi otkers’ Union Makes Recommendation to Men in Convention. | DENVER, Col. Dec. §--A recom: mendation to terminate the Colorado |coal migers’ strike, which had its in- ception in the Northern Colorado coal fields in April, 1910, and which for more than fourygen months has in+ volved practically the entire coal min- ing industry in Colorado, was con- tained in a communication from the international executive board of the United Mine Workers of America pre- sented by Frank J. Hayes, Vice Presi- dent, to the union mi of Colorado in convention here to-day. “We recognize no surrender and shall continue to propagate the prin- ciples of our humanitarian movement throughout the coal fields of Colo- rado,” says the communication in an- nouncing the determination of the executive board to terminate the strike. a BURGLARS GET $2,500 FURS. Brooklyn, reported to the police to-day that his piace had night by burgtars, {nd coats worth be- aid that for several men representing them- hone and Inapectore | wh the store and hed in the back yard. ALBANY, Dec. Lope of kill ‘ON FLAMING SHIP , Abraham Genser, furrier, of No. 316) Avi Later, I fought Indians with $250 Plano, pa: old-time one, estab- but has not been prom- inent in the market in recent years. member of the ie firm was executing or- Exchange for| Breeklyn, 1100 Broadway. (SS MoNEv_SSWR) PIANOS 8168 Step into Stor; home ied begin payments later at your con- . Paar oben NO RED TAPE. NOEXTRAS been nown a bead history Fett ttarep Selling. We offer enuine, bona perealbe that ore be di rear net in| 558 265) 210 Terms as Low as $ ler = ass Player Piano, Sit; haste $368 tare $365 STORY & CLARK PIANO CO. and 14 West 32d St., New York. A! . om Nowa, it Haley So x4 ne neATH WRECKED IN GALE Oil Steamer Strikes Near Eng- lish Coast, Cargo Ignites and Only Two Are Saved. LONDON, Dee. 8.—Thirty-four members of the crew of the British oll steamer, Vedra, en route from Port Arthur to Barrow, Tex., perished to-day when the vessel took fire and burned. The Vedra was sighted stranded and ablaze off Walney Is- | ||| land. ! Two members of the crew were rescued, badly bi a and tak Barrow. The remainder were lost. ‘The vessel was caught in a gale and driven ashore. As she struck the cargo of gasoline ignited and Games soon swept the vessel, cutting off escape of the crew, The steamer Vedra left Port Arthur for London Nov. 18 and passed Nor- folk on the 2ist. She wan reported yesterday as passing Tuskar, in the Irish Sea, which would Indicate that she had changed her destination and ‘was bound for some port on the west eoast of England. ‘The Vedra was under the command of Capt. Brewster. She was built in 1893 at Sunderland, England, was of 4,057 tons and belonged to the Asso- ciated Oil Carriers Company of Lon- don. A MORAL COWARD. (From the Birmingham Age-Herald,) ‘The man who boaste that he doesn't care a snap of his fingers for public opinion is afraid to wear a white duck sult to his office in the summer time. to ey & Clark's, select any new y nothing now, simply try it im your tunity like this has never before licated. COMB CHOICE. AND GET FIR Feel Speedal Christmas Is Not Postponable on Account of the Weather or the War HERE are no northeasters inside our doors; one step across the doorstep and one is in the Christmas Regions The Subway—from all points, including Brooklyn—brings you all the way under cover into the store itself. Out-of-town people from the north, arriving at Grand Central Station, come under cover also by means of the Subway. Jersey citizens easily reach the store by means of the Hudson Tube. All stréet railways connect, and should transfer with, cars that come to us. You Can Easily Get to the Store— You Can Easily Get Home from the Store without getting wet or draggled. Many persons and parties spend the to see the enormous lots of things, to see each other, to enjoy the organ music, to make use of reading rooms, —eating rooms, galleries and conveniences never known to be in any other store until we introduced Visitors as well as buyers, strangers as well as citizens, are sure of not only every courtesy, but of cordial and pleasing welcomes, when they honor very busy tl igh we are all (Signed) . days. ne 42nd and 43rd Streets, West Lendl _ Avenue The Linen Department HAs prepared excellent values for to-morrow, in a splendid selection of useful and ornamental holiday gift articles, at one-third to one-half less ‘ than prevailing prices. Real Madeira Hand Embroidered Linen Tray Covers, at 35c, 75c, 1.00 | Tea Cloths, at $5.75, 7.50, 9.75 Napkin Pouches, “38c, 60c, 75c | Luncheon Cloths, 9.50, 12.50, 17.60 Show Towels, “7Be, 1.16, 1.50 | puncheon Sets, Centerpieces, “ 96c, 1.75, 2.25 18 pieces, at 3.95, 4.95, 6.75," Dresser and Buffet Scarfs, Tea and wee N kins, at $3.25, 3.75, 4.25 doz. $4. 4.76, 6.50 French and Italian Lace Trimmed and Embroidered Centerpieces, Regularly $85.00 to 90.00, at $18.00 to 45.00 Luncheon Cloths, “175.00 to 450.00, 90.00 to 225.00 Banquet Cloths, “ 110.00 to 260.00, “ 55.00 to. 125.00 Luncheon Sets, (25 pieces) “ 150.00 to 800.00, bed 75.00 to 160.00 It is advisable to place orders now for the embroideri by hand of Initials, Monograms, Etc., to insure delivery before C’ Imported Blankets and Quilts ristmas, gifts, will be on sale to-morrow at great AUSTRIAN BLANKETS Double size, in plain and Jacquard effects, at 14.75, 19.50 and 28.50 Regular prices $19.50 to 85.00 FRENCH QUILTS Double bed size, of silk marceline, plain and brocaded satin, with lambe’ woolend Russian down filling, in fancy stitched and novelty lace applique effects; regular prices $40.00 to 155.00, . at $26.60, 48.50-end 95.00 Also Special Values in American-made For couch or automobile, pure wool, reversible colorings. . Regular price $14.75 WHITE BLANKETS COMFORTABLES Double bed sise, with pink and blue borders | Double sise, of figured eills mull enctehiffon, _- at $3.45 and 4.95 st $245 and 8.95 Regular prices $4.26 and 5.75 Regular prices $6.00 and 6.78 A Holiday Sale of Brica-Brac and Lamps Stern Brothers _ ADE of superb materials, particularly aj to for practical Christmas” particularly appropria IMPORTED BLANKET ROBES. av$IL.60¢, 4 'TO-MorRow, will comprise French, Vienna and Itelian Bronze and Marble Marble Statuary, Sevres and Crystal Vases, Ouys: and tals, Clocks and Clock Sets, Lamps and Electroliers, Fine Imported Lamp and Candle Shades, At extraordinarily low prices, of which the following are examples: / | Japanese Pottery Umbrella Jars, French and Vienna : wicker covered, . at 90. Bronze Figures, ¢ at $85.00 Japanese Bronze Jardinieres, 7.50) Brass or Statuary Bronze Desk Italian Marble Busts or Hanging Electric Lamps, and Figures, . at 10.00 to 50.00 with glass shade, at Novelty Jewelry for Holiday Gifts Is assembled in diversified varieties, affording unlimited selections of suft- able articles for Christmas presentation for men, women and children, at attractively moderate prices. Decided price advantages, to-morrow, in the - following: Quill Feather Fans, Breneh Fans, the new wing shape, with imitation use, Iootd asd ed oe: ae sticks; in all colors, pasted te, fy amar colorings; poe at $1.00 each at $2.00." 3.50, 5.00 to 10,00 French Feather Fans, in evening shades, . ‘ The Toy Department Wun present a splendid opportunity, to-morrow, to secure such desirable . playthings as the following, at exceptional price advantages: $2.00 Jointed Dolls at $1.15 each Twenty-six inches tall, with full jointed bodies, biogas | Heads ahd movin; mea sewed wigs; long flowing curls. Mm 99S $12 Dolls’ Reed Pullmans, at $9 | $4.50 Dolls’ Perambulators, $3. 50. $7 Moving Picture Machines, $5 Complete with films, and slides, ail lamp and lens. $10.00 to 39.15. $20 Auto Coaster, at $15.00 All moving parts are ball bearing, wheels have nickeled tangent spokes and heavy rubber tires, Other machines at le Pedes- and Writing Accessories,. + at $17.50 and 96.00.4 VW 3