The evening world. Newspaper, January 26, 1922, Page 6

———, i a ee ‘ 6 CHICAGO MAN'S NOT THE FIRST TO DISAPPROVE | USE OF LIQUOR AND TOBACCO FREAK WILL eee For Centuties Testators Have Evidenced Their Antipathies in Their Last Testaments in Strange and Often Crucl Ways—Some r According to a Chicago news de- Patch yesterlay, one sip of liquor or * @he puff of a cigarette will cost Eph- maim Henry Atwood or Ivan J. B. * Atwood their share in the $350,000 estate loft by their father. It Is sur- mised from tho will that their father, the late Fred H. Atwood, was opposed to both liquor and tobacco, If he was| mot, the probating of his will has cre- ated a false impression. Freak wills have been cropping up fm this country since before Revo- ution and they were cémmon in Eng+ gland for centuries. Even McGuffey's RerZer had one of a Scotch peer who Was splitting up his estate on his *@eathbed. When he reached a son who had been the black sheep and probably had come home whe he head the head of the house ‘wee dying, the old man said: “And to you 7 leave a shilling to buy a hal- fer with,” and the grateful son, fol- Jowing the formula as laid down by the other beneficiaries, replied: j } Mahifested Their Loves. “May Heaven give you life and | health to enjoy it yourself, father." Lewis Morris was suspected for a [long time of not being overly fond of (the colony founded at Hartford. | Whether any Connecticut settlers had sold him a wooden nutmeg or @ painted lemon does not appear, but when he left his will, im 1760, it di- rected that his son, Gouverneur, should have the best education af- forded in America and Bngiand, but that he was not to be sent to Connec- ticut for it, Of recent years there have been Many queer wills or wills that make Peculiar bequests Mrs. Mary Eliza- beth Whitmarsh when she died, in 1908, left several thousand dollars for pocket money for the inmates of ao home for aged women. In that same year John J. Lamon of Watertown, N. Y., left a sum to provide for hay, grain and » warm stall and groom to care for his old gray mare until her death, Interested in keeping this job, THE EVENING WORLD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1922, nae eee eee be OS, lived the fife of Riley from an equing viewpoint. Mrs. Margaret Perry of Tarrytown left $250 to two cats that they might continue to purr along until they died, Charles L. Murray, a G. A, veteran of Bridgeton, N. J., left $25 th his veteran cronies to have a time, and he also left $5 to the Mayor to buy two gallons of whinkey “for the de'ectation of himself and his sanctimonious brethren.” Mu fot off cheaply because, had he lived until now and wanted to make the fame bequest he would have to leave at last $50 for a couple of gallons and then the Mayor could not be sure of the quality. Broad mindedness was shown. in the will of Dykman Odell of White Plains, who left 3250 for a wedding present fot his widow if she married again, thereby paying her the high com- pliment that he thought her attrac- tive enough for some man to court, William S. Murphy of Cambridge @ecided *he man who invented the Murphy button was not going to be the only iMurphy to have his name known to posterity and left $100,006 for scholarships in Harvard for students numed Murphy. To each of her three granddaughters who could cook a six-course dinner acceptably and do so in a dress made by herself when she was twenty-one, Mrs. Marie Zinsser left $10,000. Bom other willy of a freakish nature Were: Lemuel M. Hart left $100,000 to six- teen old friends and the blacksmith and barbe, of Hartsdale, Rolla Dering of Paterson put law. yers and liquors in the same class, admonishing his children to have nothing to do with either, The Rev. John Abbott French of Flushing left $5,000 to a couple at whose marriage he had officiated ten years before. William J. Kelly, Clerk of the Crim. {t was up to the groom to take the jinal Court In Jersey City, left $7,800 ext of cure of the old mare, who for masses at a dollar each—enough _ Franklin Simon a Co, "+ Fifth Avenue, 37th and 38th Streets TOMORROW— FRIDAY First and Final Reductions GIRLS’ AND CHILDRENS’ 4,,59 ‘WINTER SHOES Reduced from *6.” and 7,” Laced boots of tan or black Russia calfskin, also buttoned boots of white buckskin. Sizes 8 to 104 and 11 to 2. ai “ > No EXcHANGES in CHILDRENS’ SHOE SHOP—Third Floor NO CREDITS - Franklin Simon e Co, Fifth Avenue, 37th and 38th Streets : Tomorrow—Friday Final Price Reductions WOMEN’S DAYTIME OR EVENING GOWNS SPANGLED EVENING GOWNS CHIFFON VELVET GOwNS SATIN AFTERNOON GOWNS CHINOIS CREPE GOWNS BEADED GOWNS OR EMBROIDERED GOWNS * No EXCHANGES 25.00 Leicemnier me wens? Regular Prices $49,°° to $79.50 NO CREDITS ” Women's Gown SHOR—Jhird Floor to last twenty yearn at the rate a LEAVES JAIL TO WEEP |fivences, with nor three-months-old one a day, He died six years ago an should have enough masses reserved to last until 1936, George Ballington Hood of Pitts- HK. | burgh had his will tattooed on his! Wife Who Killed Husband and His Stenographer Geis Per- bhok. mother. Frank A. Ogden of Grand Rapids, Mioh., left $16,000,000 to build good roads and schoo! houses and to teach people to eat unpolished rice. It gave everything to his mission From Court. and nothing to her husband, while Mrs, Bliza Miller of the Bronx left tn any way desired by him.” PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 26.—K down to kiss him repeatedly. neck) “Then abe held the baby ‘close for | court order Mrs. Nelile Ross left $1,000 to cat |ing beside the coin in which lay the| the laat time to the thee of hie lite, body of her husband, whom, with hia @ dime a day to her husband "to spend |*tenographer, she had slain, Mra, O8- | an car Ronier yesterday pleaded for for- Proaches for her act. Plead for fo T to do. & be the undertaking establishment to the | Ment of Ernest w. T didn't meant it, daddy. I didn’t | County Prison, where she is held with- mean It. See, on my bended knee | out ball to await the action of a Cor- | 588 been announced by the Treasury. liveness. Oh, what fm joner’s inquest Friday. Mrs. Rosier became so hysterical that her cuarés | CAMP NEW CUSTOMS CHIEF. baby wore i AT HER VICTIM'S BIER) iwc nosccr oe xa one wae |ton. ee ee tee eee ‘ON, an, 3 WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. —Appoint- Camp of Saginaw, Mich., a8 Chief of the Customs Division, Mr. Camp. formerly clerk of the 1 loved you, Onoar, Gou| was not permitted to take the baby | House Ways and Means Vommittes, will knows I teved you,” ahe crted, bending | with her to the prison, which she ob. | *ueceed George ly, tained permission to leave through «| executive omer germany visit. An less father, After twenty minutes, Mra. Roster Two Exhibition Days. Realizing that one needs leisure in selecting the furniture one is to live with, we have set aside tomorrow and Saturday as Exhibition Days.’ You will see all of the Sale collection in its entirety— you can make selections at Sale prices and deliveries will be made after the opening day of the Sale next Monday, January 30. wide. $79.50 Size g x12 fet . 1 2» 2 + 74.50 9x 10.6 feet. + « Clearance Sale of White Blankets $6.50 and $7.50 These blankets have 100% wool filling on a cotton warp, so ensure warmth and wear and successful laundering. They are white with pink and blue borders. Single size, $6-50; Double size, $7.50 pair. Tomorrow and Saturday—Exhibition Days Preceding The Midwinter Furniture Sale UNLIKE most February Furniture Sales, this Midwinter Sale of outs is both an Exhibition and a Sale. We have so augmented our collection of suites and individual pieces that you will be able to select the very newest and choicest advance Spring designs at amazingly low prices. This suite shows Early American influence. The front panels are of choice Prima Vera wood finished to a golden brown. Head and foot panels of beds striped in ebony. The man’s chiffonier has a unique top drawer that pulls out to form a desk. There are 7 pieces in all, a bureau, chiffonier, vanity table, twin beds, chair.and bench $1275 SIXTH FLOOR STORE-WIDE JANUARY CLEARANCE | Tomorrow and Saturday Are the Last Two Days of Rug Clearance Plain Rugs Made from Broadloom Carpets A LARGE assortment made from plain Axminster and Wilton velvet carpet, 9x12 feet Every size from a small mat to a 12x15 foot rug. Colors—taupe, gray and brown. Such prices will prevail for these two days only. , Exceptionally Fine Worsted Wilton Rugs, at Clearance Prices $57.50 « 6.50 Size 6.9x9 feet. . 27x54 inches » 5» » FIFTH FLOOR Comfortables At Clearance Prices Comfortables—of satin, silk and brocaded Tussah silk. Every comfortable is now marked at a tempting price for these last few days of January There are but one or two of a kind, so select yours early tomorrow. SECOND FLOOR Lord & Taylor FIFTH AVENUE Meanwhile, the funeral of Mths Mil- | service examination. “Kins dear daddy,” she|dred G, Reckitt, the slain stenog- said to the child. "You won't see him | rapher, was being held at the horae Wat wan ie satteras more.” of her parents in another section of nefone 4 bed a toe. the olty. The services were private, the service, “other tanators wil aiest or Reet aroetianoiac rte nS W. Ashworth, executive order Store-Wide Clearance Sales End Saturday! Curtains TOMORROW you may select one or two pairs of cur- tains of the same design in scrim, marquisette, Irish poine, Brussels, panel curtains or filet het at prices that would only be possible during such a Sale as this Store-Wide Clearance. These curtains will be on dis- play on the Fifth Floor at 9 tomorrow morning. FIFTH FLOOR Final Cledrance of Irish Linens TOMORROW and Saturday are the last days of the Store- Wide Clearances and the last days of the remarkable prices on “Gold Medal,” “Dew Bleach” and “Old Bleach” cloths and napkins, ‘towels, sheets and pillow cases. “Gold Medal” Cloths $2.50— Trish linen weft, circular designs 67 x68 inches. Napkins—a miscellaneous assort- ment of designs to close at $6 to $10 dozen. SECOND FLOOR Clearance of Stamped Household Linens Linen Centerpieces, 45 and soinches . , . . $2.25 Linen Scarves, 36 to 45 in- 4 ches . . is (7S Linen Crash Scarves and Pillows 65 each Linen Luncheon Sets (Bel: gian), 5 pieces - $2.50 “Indian Head” Luncheon Sets, «3 pieces . SOc FIFTH FLOOR Clearance Sale of Kitchen Needs Porcelain Tub Covers, $4.85 pair; white enamelled, 22% x 24 inches. They fit right over your stationary tubs, making an extra work table. Kitchen Table, $10; white enamelled, porcelain top 24 * 36 inches, White Enamelled Stool, $2.15, for kitchen or bathroom, 18 inches high. Illustrated below. Three-Legged Stool, $1.95; white enamelled. SEVENTH FLOOR