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The evening world., 1902-09-11
Another Finds Window
Barred ard Madly
Thrusts
Glass.
FALLS ~oNsBURNING STAIRS
Her Companion in Tenement,
Where Several Families
Lives Were ImperiIIed, Is
Found Charred and Dead.

One woman was killed, another
seriously injured and n dozen fami-
lies imperilled in a fire which did
several thousand dollars damage to
q four-story tenement in the rear of
No. t5C West Twenty-eighth street
early to-dey.
The fire is reported by Acting
Chief Purroy, of the Fire Depart
ment, to have been the result Of
Illegal storing in the first floor and
basement of paints, oils, varnishes
and other highly combustible ma
terial by the owner, N. b. Sire. M
of the theatrical Arm of Sire Broth
ers.
Just as Engine Company No. / ar
rived. with Acting Chief Purroy In
Command, Mrs Martha EaEun. sixty
two years OLD. with a room on the sec
ond door. .ran to her window to get on
The nre-escape. The window was
barred and she could not get out. In
her mad frenzy she ran her arm through
the pane Of glass. cutting the lcsh TO
The bone. This did not ]llocrate hers
and as a ladder was raised to the WIN
Dow she disappeared back Ia the room
She ran into the hall. which was filled
With flames, and fell down the burning
stairway. When taken out she was
still conscious, but her night dress had
been burned off and she was suffering
great pain, the burns hurting her more
rhan the severe glshus IN her arm
LATTER the fire was out Acting Chief
furroy ordered the iirumen back to
their houses. Persons In The crowd
commented ON the fact that Mrs. Mary
FRAZER. who had occupied tne room
with Mrs. Eagun. had not been seen
Since the fire.
The talk became so common that Pr
trolmen SeatCn aud .McNulty decided
TO make a search of the RUNS Ihc
search resulted in finding Mrs. FrIzer's
body under the bed In her room. Muii"
irisntfully burned, It is believed that
she was suifocatcd by the smoke.
Z An ambulance was called from tho
New York Hospital to take the body to
the mOrEug. The strrtcher used was a
rotten affair and broke, permitting the
body to fall to the ground. Then a de
lay of half an hour fullowCd. In getting
another stretchcr, this one from the DO
lice.
The evening world., 1902-09-11
TENDERLOIN POLICE
At JEROME'S DOOR.
Mutual Surprise Expressed by
Inspector Harley and Capt,
Sheehan as They Meet at
District Attorneys Office.

Two " the mos: surprised policemen
In Greater New York were C3pt,
Sheehan, OF the Tcnderlotn, and In
spcctor Harley. when they met just
outside the door of District-Attorncy
Jcrome's private office to-day.
what are you doing here asked
Harley.
- can't toll YOU replied sicehnn.
"Wou', you walk in. Inspector said
the attendant and tho police officers
separated, each wondering what the
other was M to.
They didn't come here At my invi-
tatlou.' declared District Attorney
jerome. you can draw you own in
ference as to why they called on me. ]
have nothing to say
capt. Shcchan was shown into Mr..
Jeromc'3 omcc. and they had q half
conference. capt. Shcehan
looked worried as he came out
Nothing to say he said in response
to questions.
Inspector Harlcy's district includes
the rcnderloIn precinct, and District
Attorney Jerome has been insisting for
the past week that there is much gam
biing and pool selling In that district.
Are you AFTER capt. S~hechan?' In
spactor Harley was asked.
Il went in after him to see the DIS
triCt-AttOrney, replied the Inspector.
II have nothing to say
Attaches NJ the DistriCt-Attnrney's
office believe there Is something
1oin'.
The evening world., 1902-09-11
DEATH
TO MORE FAT.
Henry kraus Drinks
Acid Because His
Great Flesh Robbed
Him Of Employment.
WEIGHED $50 POUNDS.

Henry Krnus was chef Mt an uptown
restaurant until he got 50 fat ne lost his
Job.
lie weighed almost $50 pounds
For weeks he had been trudging about
hunting FOR employment, but all the
hot / Nor ana restaurant keepers Did
him he VAS too lat.
lie went to a room this morning in
the Hotel Vincent, at No. 2Jl East
Forty-th!rd street. turned on the gas
and drank carbolic acid.
1t took ten man 10 carry the body
downstairs.
When kraus first came to New York
he was a trim little man. alert in MS
movements and skilled in his profession.
Kraus grew more and more %corpulcnt.
until at last the other chefs In the
Kitchen complained that he was in tao
way. The proprietor discharged Kraus
This was about i've years ago, when n
was comparatively slim, for he weighed
only 200 pounds.
The restaurant from which Kraus was
discharged was one of the first class,
lie could not secure employment again
in one Of equal pretensionS and was
compelled 20 20 to a cheaper place.
From this employment he was dis
charged when his weight reached 20
pounds.
Down the scale OF restaurants went
the chef until he could work only in
places where one may din for fifteen
cents and eat freely of the bread that
is piled In the middle OF the tables.
Six months ago Kraus found that ne
was forever barred from COpkihg.
Hoping against hope, he took long
walks and fat rCduCcrs. but without
effect. His savings dwindled ana his
wife had to go 10 work to support him
and his three children in their home at
No 693 Third venue.
dodgers In the hotel heard him NOV
Ing around his room at 1 o'clock and
thought he was preparing to 20 out
So ne was, but II was a preparation to
80 out forever. The odor Of gas In the
Railways led to the discovery of his
body.
The widow lives right around the cor
ncr from the hotel in which her husband
ended his life. She learned of his death
as she was starting cut for work. but
she could not stop.
The evening world., 1902-09-11
Umbrella Offers
Of Interest to Every One.
Main Floor.

1t is an easy matter for other stores to meet the
Simpson Crawford prices, but the real test of
merit is to be found in the quality of the goods Of
fered. Here are some that will certainly interest
every woman who has children going to school:
For the school boy and girl, small rolling Ameri-
can Gloria silk Umbrella, with case to match, steel
rod, Paragon frame; % and "a inch sizes: regular
little mems and women's handles: a splen-
did Umbrella at &c.; we say ................ IS
More Of our now famous silk and linen Umbrel-
las, in both 26 and % inch sizes; a thousand differ
ent handles to choose from: the best ever
oileTeu u VbsOO
Womens stylish Umbrellas. selvage edge, pure
silk, in all the r%ainproof colors-navy, royal blue,
match; the most stylish Umbrella made for
women; regular $500 value for ............ 1ZUU
The evening world., 1902-09-11
DR.. WOOD At 70
TAKES A BRIDE.
Baths Owner, Of
Brooklyn, Marries Matron
Very Near His Own Age in
His Mountain Camp.

DR.. Albert L. Wood, wne OF the
Turkish baths in Clinton street. Brook
Ign. though past his SEVENTEEN year,
has married Mrs. Mary Gorsclin. a Flat
bush widow. only IA few years his Junior,
ifhp wedding took place at the Doctors
camp In the AdirondaCks.
a week ago Mrs. Gorslein, with Mrs
McCune. of No. SO Orange street. left
Brooklyn for the Doctors place. known
as the Boulders, in upper SlranaC Lake.
There the ceremony was performed
last Friday, Rev. II. G. Eribs, Of the
Phelps Presbyterian Mission. at No. ga
East Thirty-fifth street, officiating. DR..
and Mrs. Wood will return to the physi-
CLANS home In Clinton street, Brooklyn.
Oct. /, spending their honeymoon al
the Boulders,
The evening world., 1902-09-11
RAN AUTOS TOO FAST.
Two Men Held for Speeding Ma
chimes on Central Park West.

~
Magistrate Meade, sitting in the West
Side Court, this morning, held two auto
mobilists in $500 bail for trial for infraG-
tions of the speed ordinance.
The first case was David II. Barrin,
a mechanical engineer. living at No.
S27 Central Park West, Bicycle Police
man Nerney, Of the West one Hun
dredth street station, said that Barrin
was going at the rate OF twenty. miles
an hour up Central Park West ycster-
day, Barrin said the machine got cut
Of order and he lost control of II.
Jacob l.. Pelzer, Of No. l47 Blocker
street. Jersey city Heights. who says
he works for a man named Jacob Reiger,
vas arrested by Patrolma.i.eDqbsou, OF
the West One Hundredth street station
for going at the rate OF eighteen mites
an hour on Central Park West yester.
day
Pelzer said he was showing the ma,
chine, a large auto Of French manufaC,
tufe. to two men who were with him
in the machine. He did not think he
was going as fast as the officer charges,
The evening world., 1902-09-11
Money-Savine Offers in
WOmen'S Fashion Neckwear
Main Floor

Nllln FlOOr.
You can always economize by purchasing your
Neckwear at the Simpson Crawford Store, because
our acknowledged supremacy in this line enables us
to offer values impossible elsewhere. By pur-
chasing your Neckwear here and now you'll prac-
tiSe economy in the truest sense of the word.
L ace and Net Barbes..... 49, IS and SLAB
Wash Silk Scarfs, well worth 75c, at.... 48
Lace Scarfs in all styles, and the newest fads,
IS, IS, SLAB and $3.50
Our assortment of Rufus is now very complete;
prices range from ...... 81. so to $45,OO
The evening world., 1902-09-11
School Shoes
For Bows and Girls.
Second Floor.

Second Floor.
Comfort-that'S the watchword of our Juvenile
Shoe Dept, though style and service, of course, are
by no means overlooked. This is statement we've
often made, and VT cannot repeat it too often: The
care of the foot is absolutely necessary in childhood
if foot-comfort be desired in after years. Our line
of Footwear for the young folks of both sexes is
splendidly complete.
Prices for Boys. 81. 65. 81 1852, 90 and 50. so
Prices for Girls, ST. so. 81. 90. 81. rs, ST. IS, SO
and at every price you get better goods than you
can elsewhere for the same money.
The evening world., 1902-09-11
NEW YoRK'S STATE TAX.

Nathan l.. Miller. State Comptroller.
has notified the city authorities that
the State Board Of Equalization OF
Taxes has fixed the aggregate valuation
Of property in the counties of New York,
Kings. Queens and Richmond at So
S22, $685.. upon which a State tax Of
1896. 95I.a9 must he levied for the fiscal
yClr commencing oct. |. 1902.
This Is 1900 Of a mill on a dollar and
will be used for the Cana Debt Sink
ing Fund.
The evening world., 1902-09-11
Unusual Offerings in Our
Trimmed Hat Dept.
Second Floor.

Second Floor.
We shall place on sale tomorrow, on the second
floor of our new building, a very choice collection
of Misses school and street Hats, at the
uniform price of $500
In our Stiff Trimmed Hat Dept, also on the sec
ond floor, we offer 900 Women'S and Misses Trim
med Hats in a variety of styles, each hat
well worth $500, at. .............. S2.95
The evening world., 1902-09-11
Mems Fall Cravats.

Many desirable and exclusive styles, such as are
not to be found everywhere.
We call attention to the new four-in-hand, "The
Knotblack." a scarf in white and mixed medium
color effects with a black satin knot; a novel
and desirable scarf for business or gem 20
erai wear "
We have on hand constantly a fresh assortment
of the Keiser Barathea Scarfs, so widely adj ~
vortised: suitable for all occasions; ties 80. ~
Folr-in-hands $500
The evening world., 1902-09-11
Women's Kid Suede Gloves, 88c.
Main Floor.

Main Floor.
We've just received a special consignment Of g.
clasp embroidered Kid Suede Gloves, in black,
slate, ian, modes and white. While the cost is
small the quality is high. These Gloves are per-
feet fitting and in the correct styles for early Fall
wear. At the price mentioned this is the best
Glove offer that has been made in a 90
long time 90
The evening world., 1902-09-11
TO END BRIDGE CRUSH.
Mayor Low Names Commission to
Consider Plan.

Mayor Low TO-DAY appointed a COM
mission Of three experts to examine and
report on the plans submitted by ne
Manufacturers Association b.. Brook
lyit for the relief of the bridge crush at
the Manhattan end OF the Brooklyn
The commission Includes William Bar
clay Parsons, of the Rapid Transit
Board George y. Post, "A manufa rtlirer.
and j. E. Breckenridge, Of the BroukIyn
Rapid Transit Company.
The evening world., 1902-09-11
PRINCE is INDICTED.
FFaaeia Joseph Of praEan1a chnrr.
ed with Misconduct.

EoNooN. Sept. 1.-THE Grand Jury
me Old Bailey, to-day returned a
Irae bill AGAINST Prince Francis Joseph
1f hraEanza. a lieutenant In the SEW
nth Apth'tan Hussars ana who was a
zsnhcr .of he Austro-Hungarjan Mis-
an ~ th4. Coronation or King Edward.
81 q charged with misconduct under
tfiHInsfjaH ameudment."
The evening world., 1902-09-11
n.noo nEronTND nnOMNED,

VICTORIA, b. C., Sept. l1-Flve
thousand persons were drowned in
China through the OVERLOOKING of West
River, Japanese newspapers report, and
there was heavy loss Of property and
life in Formosa by floods. followed 10y
u tidal wave.
The evening world., 1902-09-11
Timely Offerings in Mems Furnishings.
New Half Hose.

Our Mems Half Hose Dept. starts on its Fall Ca
reer with a~splendid showing Of high class Novelties.
Mems fancy Half Hose for fall; medium and
black grounds, with neat embroidered effects and
silk woven Jacquard figures; styles distinctly
new and desirable; pail. IS
A small lot of embroidered and open lace effects
in Mems fine imported Isle Half Hose;
worth SOC. pair, 3 pairs for ...,........... SJ.OO
The evening world., 1902-09-11
Izz: :7E:2ISn| Sa;np>op@6 2o~q 4Ree1& 50 & q
o;R;' s Lace Curtains, PortiereS, Etc.,
At Wonderfully Low Prices. u
Repeated
Offer of
Fourth Floor.

F"h floor
The remarkably low prices quoted in our previous announcement in regard
to lace Curtains, PorfereS, Couch Covers, MantA LambrequinS, etc, and the hint
we then gave to economical housewives that this is best time to buy, bore good
fruit 1t needed but glance at the items and pnesto send many a woman mhaSte
to our counters before the lines we're broken and selection cunaHed. &
IheS Simpson Crawford Store has always been headquarters for curtains and interior hangmgS
OF all SnSa this &eH shut another proof of this fact The following offerings from value
standpoint are lne with those previously Od0 m
Irish Point Lace Curtains richly embroidered Suuche VsNbue and Sash @S NOS ure
'"W ' ut"Nhd designs: common values -
$500 pair, value $500 s0o5 pair value TO- 'I un -. c. u1 Yma er
$3.50 SS45 pair value $780, =" ~" H'"
Point Artc Lace Curtains rich effective de- Ah,r orpd uuyH * at ef *
signs, in entey new styles A@M"L H "IS~u"V "'"pr@S
-. S4 par, value $3.50 S85 pair value Meceied Tapestry onhaeS hand 49,
59 1923 pair worth $500 n,u n mmy ifrngeb value $1,000 pair at. $3.50
Die lace very pretty effects: p,L5 po-i..s Ornpt1 affects @
S45 pair worth $500 ,.m .,, well worth 5000 pair at. ......... $3.50
Effects vi y- cn camn rnd on ~
5000 pain, value $3.50 round EM 50 f %Wu co% %su GG pHss s s%s at at SEAS
Rnhed Bbbnt Curtains lace edHgs and r,r mc h c. arr tM{
insertion. at we E 'aS n Tn%'' rn GSR G GGT%s s@ m $z25
Regular prices $3.50 and $3.50 Nhnd Lambqunsd silk rnu@ nice go
Nottingham Lace Curtains hcshmnes in pat lily hnghi priced elsewhere at $h here. @~7o
CO. nr a~hMG "" 80 - Matl Lanhneqnrsm made rom fine quality
hy SIS. $45 pair regularly Sao6' 'N a ny@ nnm%h ."@! Is s the Fss~ fp price, $4e5
Estimates furnished on all kinds Of. interior decoration work. Samples and
original sketches submitted. Lac: curtains cleaned to look like new.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-29
UNDER BONDS OF $500.
Woman Pleads Guilty Of Grand Lar
ceny in Police Court.

John c. Bruce Of 1926 9Th street north
west reported to the police October Is last
that 500 had been taken from bureau
drawer in his room that morning. and that
Lizzie Tillman, colored domestic employ
ed at the house, had mae her departure
short time after the money was missed.
Precinct Detective Evans Of the second
precinct who was assigned to the case,
upon investigation learned that the woman
had left town, but was unable to learn
where she went. Yesterday morning he
was informed that she had returned to the
city, and last night he visited house on
Franklin street northwest, where Lizzie
was found and placed under arrest, and be-
cause Of statements made by her Henry
School, colored, twenty-five years old. who
was in the house, was also taken into GUS
tody son a charge of receiving stolen prop
erty.
The woman pleaded guilty this morning
when arraigned in the Police Court on a
charge Of grand larceny, and was held I'M
der bonds Of $500 by Judge Kimball to
await action by the grand jury. The man
denied that he had received any of the
money but the court decided to let the
grand jury investigate the matter, and held
School under the same amount Of bond.
None Of the money was recovered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-29
Flower Preservers Meet.

The first annual meeting Of the Wild
Flower Preservation Society was held Sat-
urday afternoon in the lecture hall Of the
National Museum. The president, Mr.
Frederick V. Coville of this city. was in the
chair, and other officers present were the
vice president, DIR. D. T. McDougal Of the
New York Botanical Garden; secretary.
Charles Louis Pollard, United States Ma
tional Museum The following were among
the members of the board OF managers who
attended the meeting: Mrs N. l.. Britton,
New York Botanical Garden; E. L. Morris,
A. NJ Read and DR.. F. H. Knowlton,
Washington.
Dr. c. E. Waters of Johns Hopkins Uni
versity, president OF a chapter which was
recently organized in Baltimore, and ten
other members of the new chapter were
present. DR.. Waters stated that the So
ciety intended to undert AXE the marking Of
the trees in the parks in Baltimore.
An illustrated lecture was given by Prof.
Francis E. Lloyd of the Teachers College,
Columbia University New York, on "The
Colors Of Flowers" In opening his lecture
DR.. Lloyd said that the work IF the society
would. in his opinion, be advanced best by
arousing interest in plants and flowers and
encouraging the public to study them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-29
NEED OF MORE MONEY
TRUST COMPANY LIKELY TO BE
FORMED HERE.
Rumor That Organization Will Be
Established on Former Site
Of Riggs Bank.

One Of the most interesting topics now
being discussed in local financial circles is
the probability of the establishment here OF
new financial institution. AS stated in
The Star several days ago, when the cur
rent gossip on this subject was mentioned,
there was not then anything more definite
than rumor. Since then the situation has
changed somewhat, as in some quarters
the statement is heard with more or less
positiveness that 1t is the purpose to or
ganize a trust company and establish 1t on
the former site Of Riggs Bank, at the north
west corner of Pennsylvania avenue and
18th street This is said to be the plan Of
Mr.. John r. Mclean and those associated
with him in the ownership Of that prop
erty.
According to what is credited in the cur
rent gossip to these interests the purpose Is
to establish a trust company which Will
be equipped to do business on rather ex-
tensive scale, and while the capital will not
be any larger than that Of those companies
in existence, which is the amount required
by the law applicable to such corporations,
it is expected the money available for use
will reach a sum greater than Is controlleo
by any other single concern.
In the opinion Of some men who are
familiar with the local situation, but who,
knowledge of the policy that Is contem-
plated by those alleged to be thinking about
starting a trust company, there is use for
a larger amount Of money than Is now Cd
tainable locally. 1t is claimed that money
which is obtained in New York and other
places, and used, for example, In making
call loans could be furnished prof1tably by
local concerns. While it is not maintained
there would be use extending throughout
the year for increased capital to- meet
local demands, yet during the period OF
activity here, it is asserted. money Is Dor
rowed literally in other places.
This phase Of the local financial situation,
as it appears to some, was suggested by the
rumors relative to a new institution and
has no bearing, as far as known. on the
plans and purposes of those who are cred
tied with being interested in such project
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-29
Slippery Sidewalks.

To the Editor of The Evening Star:
AS a stranger from the wild and woody
west arrived in Washington the evening
before the late snow storm, I was aston
ished to see the condition of the sidewalks
the next day. The city is, no doubt, we'll
governed, but evidently snow on the side
walks is not considered the menace to safe
pedestrianism that 1t Is Why should not
your citizens be compelled to clear the side
walks after cessation Of snow storm? The
ice that forms after the snow melts and
freezes is a serious menace to safe walk
ing. The skill OF Blondin is required to
keep the center Of gravity over ones feet
in walking. Broken noses arms or legs
are liable to occur a result Of the neg
lect on the part Of householders or owners
Of unoccupied land. Who would pay the
surgeon in case his services were required
to mend a broken limb2 Some years ago
while on a visit to your city I had a fall or
two that forcibly called my attention to this
subject, and in the interest of the public, If
there is a city ordinance to correct or abate
the snowy sidewalk, let it be enforced.
STRANGER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-29
W. B. Hepburn Of Idaho.
o the Editor Of The Evening Star:


In a recent issue Of your paper you made
q believe Internationally an erroneous
statement concerning w. B. Hepburn, a
candidate for the United States Senate
from Idaho, as follows:
a." The principal objection to his
candidacy is based on the fact that he Is in
the state so little of his time, as his home
and main office is in Spokane, WASH
Mr.. Hepburn went to northern Idaho
twenty-one years ago, and has been resi-
dent Of Shoshone county ever since. AS one
Of the foremost mining lawyers Of the far
northwest he has an office at Spokane, in
charge Of his brother, also an eminent law
yer; but Judge Hepburn (who is bachelor)
resides, has his main office and votes at
Wallace, Idaho. His large, practice, Of
course, occupies a great deal of his time
before the courts of the state, and occa-
sionally before the United States Supreme
Court.
Is it likely that his county would have
sent him to the constitutional convention at
Boise in 1889 If Ibis home had been in
Spokane? Would he have been chosen a
delegte from Idaho to every national repub-
lican convention since its admission II 80
little of his time" had been spent in the
state? Would he have been the nominee of
his party for Congress in 1893 the year the
fusion opposition was the strongest II his
main office had been in Spokane? Do
you tnlHk tndt nc Woulu nave peel uolil-
mated for presidential elector on two occa-
sions-his home county would have repeat
eddy sent him to state conventions? And,
lastly, do you think Shoshone county would
have instructed it's legislative members to
give him their hearty support if there had
been objection to his candidacy for the
Senate?
Born and reared in southern Idaho my
self, l am confident that 1 voice the senti-
ment of the people Of my state in saying
that we do not wish any misstatement to
go unchallenged. lest the citizenship Of a
man we greatly admire and of whom we are
proud should be credited, through error to
a sister state. JOHN JAY CURTIS.