Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-08-26
was made ehevalier in recognition of
his discovery of such a voice


his discovery of such a voice.
1t is rumored that Miss Florence Gro
ker. daughter of Richard Croker. has
eloped with an Italian in Europe. 4
New York newspaper published a cable
gram from Aix-les- Bains, saying that
resort was stirred up over the eiope-
ment of "a Miss Florence c., daugh-
ter of much talked of New York poll
tician' and Louis NJ connected with
one of the best families of Naples.
The story runs that both young people
are under 20 and that before clipping
they sought the consent of the young
womans mother to wed. Failing to get
tins, they ran away together to see her
father. hoping to get his consent to their
marriage. Miss Croker Went abroad
with her mother some weeks ago, after
the funeral of Herbert Croker.
Russell Sage, who recently celebrated
his S9th birthday, is reported in financial
circles to have told a friend that he ex-
poets TO reach the age of 100 and that
he also expects to see Missouri Pacific
stock go to 700 before he dies. This re-
mark circulated upon the floor of the
stock exchange caused much amused
comment, as it was only few years ago
Mr.. Sage denounced an upward move
ment OF the same stock as rank manipu-
ldLiOn tHdl WOulu HuFl the TdIlEOdu ug
exciting the anger of the farmer legis
lators. Mr.. Sage has been noted for
longtime predictions in the stock market
that came true.
When one broker on the exchange
heard of Mr.. Sage's prediction about liv-
ing to be 100 he remarked tersely: Il
don't see why Providence should wait
for him to reach par, when he can be
got around SO. if economically managed,
and can be expected to earn carrying
charges"
Dr. William D. Crum. the negro collec
tor of customs at Charleston, $. c., is a
summer visitor, with his wife, in West
Park, n. j. The Crums called on John
Schneider. the roller chair man, on the
board walk at Asbury Park and wanted
to hire double-seated roller for a ride
along the walk
will you push it yourself? asked the
roller chair man.
NO" said Crum; Il want one of your
boys to do it,"
The Charleston collector was told the
boys would't roll negroes.
IF you viii allow a placard TO be
placed on the roller chair announcing
your name and the fact that you are dis
tingaished colored people | think | can
manage it, was Schneider's suggestion
To this Crum objected. Schneider re-
fused to rent the chair except on the
conditions stated.
Collector Crum bowed politely and left
the board walk.
According to statement made by JO-
seph Pool, the veteran New York mag
istrate, more than 700 women are aban,
doned in New York by their husbands in
the course of year. What is the
chief cause of abandonment" the mag
IStr tn Oslo
husbands leave their wives on account of
other women. There is no doubt about
that. And, in quite a good many cases
that come before us, gambling on the
part of the husband is responsible for the
abandonment of the wife" According
to the city magistrates, about half of all
the wives who are abandoned in New
York remain self-supportlng, although
they drag along on miserable pittances.
The other half are taken care of either
by the city, in its public charitable inst-
tutions, or by churches or private insti-
tutional charity. The children thus for
saken by their fathers are. in a large
number of cases, placed in asylums,
from where they are frequently sent to
remote parts of the country and are for
ever lost to the parents.
A truck load of table and bed linen.
si!verware and other property bearing
the marks of various hotels was spread
cut in Yorkyille court New York city.
the other day. 1t had been taken from
the home of William Grogan, who was
arrested on complaint of the assistant
manager of the Hotel Manhattan. Gro
gan has been "head worker in the
hotel, but threw up his job. The house
keeper said she had seen Grogan carry
ing away bath towels. He had the pass
key to all the rooms. The police learned
hot nd
tanned the servants from various hotels.
His rooms were furnished with more or
less luxury. On the kitchen table was
cover that cost $40. There We're hand
some silver spoons, forks and knives.
In some rooms pieces of velvet carpet
lay upon the ordinary ingram carpet.
The dining room closets were filled with
expensive chlnaWare. Lace curtains
hung over windows. Fine linen covered
the beds and Grogan's bed bore n lace
bedcOver and lace fringed pillow shams.
Mrs. Selie Weinstock, wife of 4
plumber living in this city, died n pris-
oner on Ellis Island. The doctors say
heart disease was the cause. but her hus.
band and friends are making a stormy
protest over her detention by the Immi-
grafton officials and declare that the
woman died from broken heart.
Wenstock came to this country from
Russia four years ago. He left his wife
and three children with his father. En-
gaging in business on the West side. he
gradually accumulated money enough to
bring them over and also took out citi-
zenship papers recently.
Mrs. Weinstock arrived at Ellis Island
July ,. Her youngest child had CON
tracted measles during the voyage and
was Immediately sent to the hospital
ashore. The other children also were
allowed to land, but the mother was held
on a report by the examiners that she
had heart disease.
The husband went to Ellis Island
daily and tried to comfort Mrs. Vein
stock. Meanwhile lawyers were busy
and made strong efforts to secure per
mission for her to land. The matter was
finally placed before the bureau in Wash
iugton. but no action had been taken
when the woman suddenly gave way
under the strain and died before her
husband could reach the detention PEN