The evening world. Newspaper, November 15, 1922, Page 4

* cast bound taxicab owned and 1 4 " Taxis’ Daily Life Toll Mounts he * ated as anxious as the public that this lw should be enforced. Here are some details of the facts found In outstand- img cases: At 8 1. M., April 10, Herbert Evf five years old, of No, 1570 Madison Avenue, while walking south on 110th Street near Fifth Avenue in the com- pany of his father, was struck by an ated by Murray Meyers of No. 110th Street. The boy died shortly after at Mount Sinai Hospital, Herbert had gone out for a wali with his father and while both of them stood on the corner waiting to cross the strect the taxi had started up and then backed onto the curb- stone while both the father and child were looking in the opposite « trec- tion to cross the street. The father suffered.a fractured I~ He had his leg in a cast for a Io! period and is unable to,do real work at the present time. He'ls now hel ing his brother in a stort and dolas odd tasks there. ‘The driver was arrested but released ‘on bail. He is not bonded and any help to this family is hardly to be ex- pected. At 5.36 P. M,, May 2, Sam Rubin, ten years old, of No. 89 East Third Street, while crossing the strect tn front of No. 72 East Second Street was struck and knocked down by a taxicab owned and operated by Harry Harof, No, 545 Stone Avenue, Brook~ lyn. The child was pronounced deaA on the arrival of the ambulance str- geon from Bellevue Hospitai. Mrs. Rubin was at home at the time, and the boy had gone down to the street to play checkers with a chum. One of the checkers had rolled into the gutter and the boy was stooping over to get it when he was struck by the car. This family has three surviving children, the youngest being fourteen years old. Sam was the only boy. The taxicab driver was taken to the Second Street Police Court and released under ball. The lawyer Mrs. Rubin engaged asked for a retainer ‘of $50 to $100, but the woman could Ui afford it and belfeved that he was in league with the other side, so she dropped the case temporarily. At the Sd District Magistrates Court, on Second Street and Second Avenue, it was learned that the docket number of this case is 5189; that the chauffeur was arraigned on « charge of homicide on May 3. This case was adjourned to May 9 and then again to May 17, but was lischarged by the Magistrate because there was no complaint. Papers are at present in the Court of General Sessions. This chauffeur was not under the bonding law. At 6 P.M, on May 8, Morris rg. nine years old, ot No. t 11th Street, while playing in the street was struck by a ab owned and operated by Jo- Wolff of No. 305 East Third Street. bonded The boy died that samme day. Rosenberg stated that the boy ne home from school that day home a report card marked * and that he was very Dalal THOUSANDS of good gifts at Oving- ton’s are a full palette of colors to gain the best ,OVINGTON'S ‘The Gift Shop of Fifth Avenue” FIFTH AVENUE aT 39TH Sr. ' Horlicks ORIGINAL KRAFT (HEESE /, As Law Continues Unenforced ia By Sophie Irene Loeb. A terrivic toil is being taken on the streets of the city by taxicab drivers one out of every ten of thelr number causing some Injury and even deat) as has Leen shown in the previous article in this series. The Evening World's investigation shows sad and porrowful trails left by the non-enforcement of this law, which was made to protect the public agninst the reckless element in the tax! business. The honest and careful drivers are” happy Indeed, good, bright and happy, beloved by all who knew him. He had come home to tell his mother that there had been a fire In his classroom at school and he had hurried home ‘to fell fer that he was safe, as he knew ld be worried. t * fiven an apple atid a penny. He dropped the apple near the curb and in stooping down to get it he was run down by the taxi, which had turned the corner of Avenue B BURTON GREEN DYING; Bedside Vigil of tren Nearing End, Doctors Burton Green, NOTED LAWYER DEAD OF By COLUMBIA, 8. C., Nov, 15.—c! H. Barron, one of the most wide! known Iawy*ts and fnanctera tn Sou for ho had been an Pond, a resort near here, honor pupil that month. Nelghbors wound In his Sead. A pisto, A's condition, le constantly at his state that the boy was unusually note to his partner, J. Nelsun | pedeide, in charge of efforts to save his Frierson, were found beside him. i BH. Aliman & Cn. Men’s Silk Neckwear The Department on the First Floor has on display, in anticipation of the holiday season, timely and attractive selections of Men’s Silk Four-imn-hand Scarfs at $1.00 to 5.00 and Men’s Knitted Silk Mufflers at $5.50 to 20.00 It is suggested that orders be placed now for Cut-out Monograms to be embroidered on knitted silk mufflers intended for holiday gifts Madison Avenue - Fifth Avenue 34th and 35th Streets New Pork WIFE’S FIGHT IN VAIN husband of trene nklin and one of the most Widely known vaudeville stare in the country, who has been suffering for months with a complication of diseanea of the beart and kidneys, Is at death's door at his home In Mount Vernon to-day, it wae declared by physicians In attendance. His wite, who made @ record trip from Chicago, where she was playing, when {nformed of the change tn her but death is momentarily expected H. Altman &-Cn. For to-morrow (Thursday) | An Unusual Sale of | Women’s Slippers and Pumps (opera and strap styles) including many models of patent leather and black 1 satin, greatly reduced for immediate clearance, to $7.50 & 9.75 per pair The sizes are not compiete in every style, but the values are exceptional in every instance (Second Fioor) Madison Abenue-HFilth Avenue, Mew Pork Chirty-fiith Street | Thirty-fourth Street SS Sa ace Pret ee We THE EVENING WORLD, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1922, B. Altman & Cn. XN Men’s Sweaters suggest the pleasingly practical gift and may be selected from the smart variety in regular stock, in the Department on the First Floor. included are ; imported Sweaters of brushed cashmere or woo!, and American-made Sweaters of brushed camels’shair, alpaca, Scotch yarns and worsteds. ‘These Sweaters are shown in new coior come binations for motoring, golf, etc., while for rougher sports wear, Sweaters of unbrushed worsted and shaker-knit, in suitable colors, are suggested. The special attention given to the fit and finish of Sweaters made for B. Altman & Co. adds decidedly to this display. Men's Sweaters at $9.00 to 37.50 Men’s Sweater Vests, im several movel color effects at $12.00 to 18.00 New Trunks at special prices are an interesting feature of the Department on the Sixth Floor. Tie assortment includes the riewest smartest styles in Trunks of the best makes, constructed with careful thought to = ciousness and durability. : Especially desirable are the Wardrobe Trunks in open-top models, of two-ply hard vulcanized fibre with three=ply veneer finish, and fitted with shoe box or shoe pockets and laundry bag. These drobe Trunks offer a choice of two sizes. $30.00 37.00 Steamer size with Shangers . . . 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