Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-05-21
NEW YORK EVERY DAY.

man. speaking for the manufacturers of
preserves. claimed that 90 per cent. of
the. je!iies made in the United States are
limitations, composed OF glucose and col
oring matter. Some jellies. lie said con-
tanned no fruit at all. Another witness
said that il the manufacture of com
pound jeliicS by mixing Of different fruits
were forbidden. - per cent. Of the fac
/ ferries in the United States would have to
! close. The commission viii continue lis
hearings ten days.
In compliance with an order issued by
the chief Of police Of Elizabeth. Y. j.
the manager Of tie Lyceum theatcT in
that town engaged several ahle-bolied
men for the purpose OF putting white
pettic3dtS over tie shapely legs Of the
| female figures shown on the posters of
! Little Egypt's Bu1ieSquers." The post
| erS on the hillhoards showed n hevy Of
| young women in red. white and PINK
tights. differing little. if at all, from adj
yertisiEg OF the same kind that has an
| ptared on the biilb0ards in times past.
The men who were set 10 work to fix
| things up did a peculiar job. They past
/ ed strips Of white paper across the board
! III such way that each burlesquer now
| has skirt reaching the knees. with red.
white and pink limbs dangling beneath
| of 4 procession passing the Flatiron
| building Oh a windy day.
| James G. Blaine won n suit in which
| he demanded $4,000 damages from Post
| Il Thomas. brokers, for the sale of 1000
shares Of Pennsylvania stock on May .,
| l90l. the day Of the Northern Pacific
panic. The Junior member of tie brok-
erage firm was Edward Il. Thomas son
Of the late Samuel Thomas who achieved
| fame as boy bank president an auto
mobilist, angel for the knocking bird"
I a NJ / L.,
! claims that he had $4,000 margin at
| Post Il Thomas May 5, 1901. and was
! IN Washington next day, where he sold
| bis 1000 shares ut f42 per share On
returning to New York he was astound-
ed to learn that his broker had sold him
OFT AT l39 and he had to pay $ll4 10
get stock to deliver the shares sold in
| Washington. The two transactions cost
HIM $500 for which he sued.
Not since the spotted fever epidemic
| Of 1872 have there been so many cases
Of cerebro-spinal meningitis on record
with fatal consequences for a similar pc
! Rod OF time as in the last month. The
record is going ND every week. and ii ii
continues rs it has there Will he Il Sc
rious condition OF affairs in New York
before long. There are many more eases
now III the hospitals and i'll the hands of
private practitioners than there were last
year The record shows 3IT eases from
March . and May {. inclusive. against
- during the same period last year.
Capt. J. ]. Hcaly, G5 wears old, found
er of Nome Alaska. and Il member Of
the Alaskan commission for the settle
ment of clnims was arraigned before
Judge C0Win@ in the court of general
sessions charged with grand larceny.
The indictment alleges that Capt Healy
holds in his possession funds of the Cen
tral Alaskan Evrto"ation compauv to the
amount Of $S23917. The captain was
arrested in Chicago and cams the
money was due him on salary Healy's
counsel asked the court TO release him on
parole, but because Of objections by As
sistant District Attorney Perkins bail
was fixed at $1,000.
Notwithstanding the benevolence of
the citizens of New York. the increase
! in hospital capacity has failed 10 keep
pace With the growth of the city. Eff
teen years ago there were 10000 hospital
beds. There has been an addition of
only about 2000 since that time. The
increase i'll population has been proper
tionaly far greater The city especially
has failed to keep pace with the new CON
ditiOnS.
New York city has on her payroll one
Of the most remarkable old men in the
world. lie is Charles Haynes Haswell.
lie is % Years old. What is more re-
markablc Still. he retains the spirit Of Il
young mantle spirit of work. Every
day finds him nunctually at his desk in
the city hall between the hours of 9 and
1 clock. and this despite the fact that his
heart. as he admits. is growing weak
Professionally Mr. Hasweil is a civil.
marine and mechanical engineer; Incl
deutally he is the author of several we'll
known books, and, all in all. he is Il man
with Il remarkable record of public use
fulnoSs and private integrity. To him be-
longs the unique distinction of being the
eldest active engineer in the world.
From the confusion of the board room
to silent. spacious rooms whose walls
glow softly with the rich warmth OF old
mahogany and tapestries. where spotleSS
linen covers tables set with cleaning sill
vcrwarc. cut glass and rare China. is
quite change. But il may be found
under the roof of the New York slock
exchange. Away up on the seventh lror
of the big marble building are the quar-
tiers of the Luncheon club. The club was
formed in such name" that men outside
Of the exchange might become members
and ;hey did. The membership was fixed
ut 400 and that limit still remains. There
has been a change. though. in the matter
OF membership. Outsiders are still eligi-
/ BILE but ii is understood that members
at the stock exchange are to have first
CHARGE. members of stock exchange
houses second and the outsiders only
third. There IS an initiation fee OF $100
and after THAI annual dues Of 500 The
popularity of the club is shown hy the
waiting list. on which there are said 10
he about 100 names.
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