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| ASks Chance to Do Prison Re- form Work, and Court Gives Him 42 Months. * Charles Hugh Wilson said in the ‘Court Of Génera! Sebsions to-day that he wanted to spend the rest of his | Making amends to the eight ‘he ‘has married and there in Journeys over the country. He @esired, he said, to engage in reform work. ‘TRE wives will have to wai but Way, according to Judge Wad- who sentenced Wilson - to for three and one-half years. pweuld have made jt five years, he | three children. | married May sald, but for the fact that Wilson ready pas setved avear and a half for a erie that he did not commit. ‘That Was in Wisconsin, It appears from the official records that one of the chain of wives extending over the country committed grand larceny, and Wilson, who had married her in the first place to help her out of an.embarrassing situation, cheerfully ‘went to jail for her and stayed there until the governor found out about it and pardoned him. Before passing sentence Judge Wadhaims asked the prisoner +6 tell about some of his marriagos, Wilson consented with relish, “My Gret wap Elizabeth Stanton,” he #yfd Davenport, Ja., Mary “'L married ber in and rhe bore* me She was @ dear, Kind lady, It was 19 years ago that t married her, aud 1 didn't marry anybody else. until 1908. Then I Bayley at Wytheville, Va. She was an estimable woman, but in the following year 1 married Bthel ©. Moore in Decatur, Ala, a girl with a mbst loveable dispost- | tton.* ‘ bey The, court interrupted to -amk: “When she asked you to support her, didn't you reply with the story of the ravens and assure her that ‘God will provide?” 1 can't recall,” said Wilson. “Jn August; 1913, T married Louise Py Davis in Detroit, ‘It is not true thet I got $1,000 from her. Part of she money Wag my own. I married her ogain in Pittsburg in October, 1914 Then in June, 1916, I married Caroline K, Morris in Mt, Vernon, N. ¥/" At this moment a tall young woman with glasses stepped forward and said “Yes, your honor, it is true. We married me. We met in the Grand Central station, where he did some slight \favor for me, and then the courtship began.” “What do you want done him?" Judge Wadhams asked “f’'m neither for nor against him,” Mid the woman, \"Whatever you do will be all right.” Wilson went on with his narra- tive, saying that he married Withol: mina C. Jaggurd in Philadelphia in August, 1915, and Fay Jeannette Ziss in New York in November, 1916. Judge Wadhams read aloud to the prisoner a report made by Superin- tendent Barber of the Parkhurst Soeiety. which pictured Wilson ab a “shrewd, cohactenceloas man and 4 prolific liar even urder oath.” tad tt do you say to _thet™ the mt asked. oorwell, it's about right,” Said Wie fon. .“But I’m. honestly repentent now and want nothing but a change to make amends.” FIREMAN INJURED IN FALL, A fire which necessitated he sends ing of two alarms shortly after 7) o'clock lagt evening gutted the four- | story brick building of the Rigs! Broth+ ore’ Candy Company at No. 10-14 Lex- ington Avenue, Brook! with . FORMER BIG LEAGUE STAR, NOW K. OF C. WAR WORKER, GETS $1,000,000 LEGACY | twenty-four Nouts a day. it) SYS, SAYS HE: "219? LET'S SEE” "AND SEESCINMEN Gets in One Wallop and They Sctirry to. Waititg. Auto; “two-Anrests, | Pe ib For! Ryan ig p fine tooking young Brooklyn dot. ¥! Ke ebestately abhors the S-hour day. It may oda Wipe in-4dthe profes sionas Earl: Ryan’ says, but if you're & policeman ‘youre a pollceman Always on duty, senrper fidelfs and so forth. Ryan was o} Brooklyn; par at 6 o'¢lock Wednesday evening, scootips bome to @ nice din- ner, when hod ppened to spy ® saloon on. the Séth’ @treet corner and the thought came to him to step in | there, celrual jike, and see if the pi | Pete Noonan, Oné-Time. Philadel- phia Catcher; In Ireland Four firemen at wor ita brother emen a heavy smoke, it was a our firemeh were able tg enter it. ts placed at $75, "FURNISHING WEER | ‘ At the Surprise Stores ee ti Rec aaihiee’ kdiis lant mone aos tnta os Getkt tasee take tar bios snl beheres dus. $7 5 We've reduced.all our - 25 and ad $2. 60 Grades and, we sdvide you to Terk ae me oe ie li i Sod ott * "You Know That Th |B. V. Sell Regularly at $1. You know what B, v. +. ig~—try to re s D. vit in sore i store: These are perfect garmentsevery $1.39 one Feetieed to be the genuine BMD. ing the label Now let hemp what they think is, They are made of the mudi nook D. underwear. used for Athletic style. Underwear 3-for-$1 You may choore from ." BbS and 0c grades; all, new, clean and perfoct; mado of splen- gia 1 four phiapes. ‘There'll be no more at thio price after cnig sale, 85 Socks at 17° The ‘3be grade, and every pair per- fect: your cholce of navy, gray, tan hello, black" and whites full seam in’ all ‘his is one socks pearcer “every day \7 9c Blouses b= c efered 5 5 now at Perfect germents fith cotlars; of & fine quality péreale tn fast color; we have FA just enous lett for this week's selling; ¢0 if you ‘be too lace; Both the Si Ohe at 45° 75¢ Balbriggan At any other, time there would be different these garments, Wait until later and see, Perfect in every Fespect; men'y fing balbriggan shirts and drawers, in all FomUlAr elses, « Union Suits at 19 Value $1.75 A union auit je prac- two garments; fore, this price is than good briggan sold at before the war. Perfect gar- ments with slevves. price on short Weloome-news to par- enta— Core they. know how goods are priced in other story Them perfect hose; full seam- Alem, and fine rib; sizes 5% to 8%. ise Stores Open Saturdays | ur prise Store f $] 85 We've reduced all our $2.75 and $3 grades to this one price, and a fine lot of re, too; made of silky ctive pat- (eros; gurments that belong to the higher’ clase—end we will refund your money if you don't think so. D. Underwear We don't have to do muclt talking 79e\l knows he can't buy B.V. D. under 81. Every one of there offer this line at our price. Athletic Shirts and Drawers. 50c Grade If you don't buy Men, This Is the Regular Dollar Garment Reduced to about such a value as thie—every man garments is genuine B. V. D. and bears the label. No other store would dare Suspenders 39° now, it will mean that you prefer to Jater on, Th penders, mad webbing; every palr ‘gua Mrong and durable; all have "yotia leather# end. 50c Ni jac This is the time to stock up for next season— for this is t its kind many — moons from _ those know; our own perfect garments. Union Suits The 69¢ c grade re- duced now to Boys’ Nainsook “@ Perfect underwear in athletic style — and the price is lower than others ask for seconds; cool, ser- viceable and comfortable, Pn 10 P. M. TH AVENUE PRD AVENUE N. W. Corner 83d Street on a third floor a. back The loss Band the diggers walked out. | entrances and tried to persuade other 15th ps Toth $ Streets @ Directing Athletics. Pete Noonan of Los’Angeles, Cal. | former star catcher for the Philade! | Phia Athletios and for the past year a Knights of Columbds secretary, has inherited @ fortune estimated at $1,- ‘5 | 000,000, Frank Fiynn, another K. of | ©. secretary, just returned after sev- j eral months overseas, states that he saw Noonan in Ireland just after law- = |'Yors had notified Pete of his good fortune, Secretary Flynn could not state trom whom Noonan received the jex- y, but he helleves it is from a rel: tive in the United States, Noonan | expected to return in a few weel from Ireland, where he is doing athe letic work for the K. of C, ‘GRAVE DIGGERS STRIKE AT MT. OLIVET CEMETERY Ceceeemneeenicinn Forty grave digger# employed ip Mount Olivet Cemetery, Newtow: | are out on-strike to-day for an in- | crease in wages from $4 to $4.50 a day, | When the demand was made Supt, | Chamberlain refused to grant ft Most of | {tho men are foreigners, who live in| | the vicinity of the cemetery. After | leaving the grounds they picketed the men from entering. disordey Other employees were put jto work, and to-day the officials said that by working night and day | they would be able to keep up with the burials, ‘There was no ee WH Train Army Fends tor ® LONDON, Aug: 15,—Official an- nowncement was made to-day that the Persian and British Governments have concluded an agreement by which Great Britain will be enabled {to provide Persia with export ansiat- jance and advice toward the rebulid- jing of the Persian state. Great Britain ix pledged to respect absolutely tho territorial integrity jand independence of Persia, Persie i will esablish a uniformed force hich will be inoorporated, the verte cus existing armed bodies. | will be put unde: fe. ingtrdction. ot | Bye oMoors. jreat F itain will Pel two million pounds |Sterting to vaneble Persia to faitiete | { certain contemplated reforms with | the help of. British financial ea-| viser. | ep WIFE DEAD AT REUNION. Ends Life on Day wie & 5 | Paul Deutsch of No, Hl West usth Street went te the Bast 16th Street Po- | leo Station yesterday and asked for ald in finding his wife. They had been sep- arated for four years, had become |reconeiied and had decided to reunite. | The man said he feared an unidenti- | fed woman found dead from gas polson- jing in @ furnished room at No. 121 | 1234 Street tbe previous night might {his wife. He was taken to the morgue, |where his suspicions were verified, Deutsch said that his wife had | threatened to kill herself some time ago. | prietor waa one of the énemies of the Republic who (according to tumor) continue to peddle fire~water contrary to the statutes in puch cases made and provided. No sooner sald than done; and when’ the brave young officerin plain clothes because he atill is at- tached to the Division of National Defense—ontered the gilded palace; lo! and behold, whom toes he see but Theodore Merritt, known to one in al in that section of the city as a sociologist of no mean order. So they are linéd up—so, that 16 to say, they are standing there, dis- cussing profiteering and ‘the actors’ strike, whem the Half-portion doors swing’ open again and in come four yolng men with drawn revolvers. You satd it; gunmen! ‘The action was swift as lightning. Two of the gunmen stood guard at the door, The other two advanced towards the #ix men standing dt.the r counter, old tight,” commaided the lead- er," and nobody’ll geta hurt. We want that,” and he took-the new $80 rain coat from Patrolman far! Ryan's arm. Then he spotted Theodore Merritt ahd {t' appeared that they had met before. ‘There was a red-hot argu- Gentine Oak Rocker fieg, Price $16. 12.37 Cash oF Credit, Golden tinted. Im} tation leather, 3-Room Qulfit of Period Furniture $998 Pay for it 44 Woanly. Get Rid of Theat Persistent Cough | Stop that weakening, persistent congh or cold, threatening throat or | lung affections, with Eekman’s Al- | terative, the tonic and up-builder of | 20 years’ successful use, 90c. and| $1.00 bottles from druggists, or from | ECKMAN LABORATORY, Wien you go om your ve- cation this Summer have your favorite paper mailed to you every day. Evening World, 18¢-per week Dally World, 19¢ per wook Genuine Victrolas and Grafonolas rom #25 » $300 WO INTEREST ADDED. Geruire Victrola No.1V, $25 Pay for it $3 on delivery and the bajanoe Weak, You Buy % Werth of Revords Devith this . machine at the ree Prices wit * erosaing these Lerms. No Stamps with Talking Machine Goods. Sale of Floor Coverings Perteet, sede Seconds. 69c Bripe room snessurements. Aa somortmens, of ace pat ras te ie ‘wade Sat fon back and Rot easily edsort Square Yan Special Baie of RAG RUGS. arn x8 au ft m1? fe a Fifth Ayenue, % | train yesterday mornin ment about sSmebody who was said to have squealed to the police about a little matter often, i old days jong sinéé Fone, ‘The argument becane.so warm that the leader of the gunmen forgot what he had dropped in for and at a cru- cial moment Patrolman Barl Ryan leaned on Mr..Gunman's jaw. Ryan's blow broke up the party. ‘The gunmen took it.on the run, They tumbled one after another into an automobile on the corner and disap- peared.. Ryan picked his raincoat from the floor of ‘the cafe and walked around to the Fautth Avenue Police Station with ‘deggriptions.”* Karly this m ie Detectives Mc- Gowan Burke Fitagerald picked up Denis Meetiant sometimes called “Dinnf.” at Poird "Avenue and state Street, Brooklyn, Meshan, -29, "claims | ia 0, 0 Path ys Brooklyn, yan wall in front of Court the a thered in Salvatore one, tnirtyetwo, ot 541 Baltic Btreet. "Or iran.” guarded the ba Both men were held in $5,000 apiece for robbery and 86,000 a J ss corre, vers, as found 6 sete. neither, BiNeih oat at the cenrainn ten "tr urada ae out what John Haarde sells ca Fah Avenue a nd 56th Street. Meh drop in again, some time later, $80,000 FOR GAME COCKS. DEMOPOLI 5. Ala, Av Aug. 15.—5At the Fooster sale here yor ie planned to. tained $200,000 to, bride: the Tombigheo River, in order to com Plete tho Dixie Highway, cock contributed by President Wil and bearing the name of “Woodro brought $50,000, the amount being made up by several counties and individuals forming « pool. Yestergay’g, sales amounted to more than $80,000, and the auétion will eon- tinue through to-day, ‘The avcttoneer, who. spent Wednea- day night in Birniingham, missed bis but artived uct the sale. detectives by airplane in time to c Skea Be OFFERS $50,000 TO BUY COAL | GREWNSBORO, N.C. Hughes, a wealthy real est has tendered to the City Commissioners $50,000, without ‘nterest, to pure,.sse coal at the mines to sell to the people of the city at cost. He was ynoved by rébent advances in the price of coal from 60 cents to $1.0, He says the dealers fail to make tclear they are paying moro now than heretofore. priseag, pay dollars down and thi Hiv Avenue Police | re HOLY. ROLLERS’ ANTICS BID on Interrupter of Meetings in Bronx, Tent. Stephen Vetter, old, @ clerk,.of No, 2024 Mulliner Ave~ Bronx, was auraigned before t on a charge of disorderly conduct for having interrupted a Moly Bastchester and Roads. The arrest t, Dan Costigan, who Bentence or t gious sect religious mai T think thi Holy Roller: thempelven Inj Buch wilds, but they are Ineomy civilized community, like a aa noyanees upon antics ane atrout- all right for the who has been con in a tent, tentified ducting 1 meetings oat id been the carest ry oecasions for rotten vegetabl pe- bles perieg. hd peop! vy tlds jected. t ties ah Teens vorts” on thele pear te to heaven: sf $2,000,000" FOR" NE FOR NEST E06, The Industries Branch’ of the | Rullding Cefipaign Fund of the oyhtod Hebrew hare on yesterfay at the Biltmore. renee, that $2, thine $10,091 ithough it i nd by gia tilt pas init day by which it] OPPen | Tt stops the itching at once and Is very ee; ing and healing yogtore the skin is irritated or inflamed, Much suffering from skin troubles may be avoided by the timely vse of this wonderful remedy, dum Oihtment is good for eczema, pim- ples, blotches, chafings, piles, rash, scabs, ringworm, sores, burns, etc. (Sedat, Raters Kraig vA RON OUTFIT. Liberal Credit and Low Prices LUDWIG BAUMANN’S LIBERAL CREDI . Will Start You, , Wether Mr You intend furnishing « si of reat stores NOW—select your f usekeeping or an entire house—visit any yentire. outfit at the sale 9 bhlanee | in emall weekly or monthly wera is Ce mvines yourself by ane whether you buy for cash or dev Adam maaan Suit (4 Pieces) ays | | Pay for. This Suit Separately, if, Desired.) #4700. Pay tor This suit 4 Weekly coe Amenican Walnut Dining Room Suit (4 Pieces) (Mold. Separstele it Desired.) 35036" your friends please (ell 129.49 3 $1.75 Weekly fe. Priee $877.90, ; 289.89 s until 0.30. Wo Give Trading Po 8. . ree and airs, Ie ry} . 14.4 leainer 18.89 Ou rec rice REATES1 Fudntiune House TH Block © A that WE HAVE ONLY 3 STORES “FOR VIOLENCE, SAYS COURT Magistrate Blau Suspends Sentence twenty-one years ite Blau in the Night Court Inetitutions had # With your fingers! You can litt Ra any bard corn, soft corn, or corn be- tween the toes, and the hard skin’ calluses from bottom of feet. A tiny bottle of “Freesone” v4 little y drug store; apply a drops upon the corn or ie ae stantly it stops hurting, hurting, thee y ot ithersome OF en) ‘ou lift that right off, root and all, without ane pain or soreness. Truly! No Advt. eczema so pe ‘You don't have to i know ( Resinol is heating your skin trouble! ‘The first application usually the itching and makes the skin look : ler, And its continued use rarely faile toclear away all trace of eruption, crusts and soreness. Doctors have eRe Resinol for many yearapand nothing that cout binjore the parm skin. Sold by all druggists. . SPECIAL 129 Accounts Opened From 5,000 On Small Weebly or Monthly Payments We Give Free Life mr snake your vorrhase You os Open dy teen 50c a Week Sale of 50 Pc. Dinner Sets We have 8 number of p 10 F 9.74 ce LUDWIG BAUMANN’S Liberal Credit Terms Re: PR ood