Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-05-27

This question has been agitating the
mothers of the east side of New York
city since the beginning of spring.
Scores of them are too poor to buy shoes
for their children and on account of the
prejudice against the bare foot of a boy
or girl, the education of the children
often has been neglected. Today no
principal is ready 10 invoke blessing
upon the heads of barefoot boys, as did
the poet years ago.
Il never made inquiry whether wear
ing shoes was compulsory" said Mrs.
Behrman of No. 62 Columbia street.
"but my children say that unless they
have shoes they will be sent home
When they have none they will stay
home. The idea is outrageous Poor
people cannot afford shoes in warm
weather"
\ gambling house for women has been
raided in West Forty-third street by
New York detectives. Gambling tables.
roulette wheels, racing charts and tele-
phones were coniiscated. and the only
man found on the premises was arrested
on charges of conducting the place. \
dozen or more handsomely CARRIED won-
en- were leaning eNcltediy over the tables
when the police entered. With screams
of alarm they ran to all parts of the
house. Some escaped over the roof. but
the others were found in closets and In
the coal cellar. They pleaded hard for
mercy and after taking their addresses
and reading them a severe lecture the
police allowed them TO go. y big crowd
which had assembled on the street jeered
the women as they passed out.
Apparently the place was primarily
pool room, but had been fitted up with
gambling paraphernalia, so the habtues
mi Al hot ~
with John ID. Rockefeller. Jr., While
abroad was told by Charles NJ. Schwab
on his arrival from Europe. Mr. Rookie
Teller told Mr.. Schwab he was not feel
ing well, was all run down. and WAS
taking vacation, whereupon Mr..
Schwab replied:
You want to cheer up, John. Have
a good time. Let other people save
their own souls for Il while.
This remark did not please Mr.. Rookie
Teller apparently. He is said to have
made the single crushing rejoinder:
WHY. Mr.. Schwab.'
Mr.. Schwab refused to discuss the re-
port that he had entered into contract
with Gar Nicholas to build ten warships
at cost Of about S1O00O0.00O. The re-
port WAS current among the passengers
Z.
Schwab had failed in his mission. How
ever he is reported to have said to Il
friend who greeted him.
The finest ever. Everything came
my way.
John J. Phelan. Il barber formerly enl-
ployed at the Standard Oil compaEy's
building at 81 Broadway. is the only
person ever known to have received ti9
fir. E.l ~ f.Iln L.,
fehor was in great hurry rs he climbed
into the BARRIERS chair TO have his hair
trimmed.
Good work. John d.. .Tr.. said, as he
felt in his trousers pocket fer change.
after the Job was done. Take this,
and lie handed Phelan coin.
What is it, a gold piece?' the other
BARRIERS asked as they crowded about
Phelan.
Holding the coin between thumb and
forefinger, Phelan displayed it aloft y
hearty laugh came from his friends as
he held Rockefeller's tip before them.
1t was 5-cent piece.
II will keep it forever Phelan said
Accordingly he has had the nickel
framed and decorated it with the follow
ing inscription:
JOHN ID. ROCKEFELLER, JR.'S.
One Best Tip
The framed nickel is hung in the par
Tor of Phelan's home in Brooklyn
There is serious question as to Nan
Patterson's ability to fulfill IL contract
on the stage even. The Florodora girl is
no longer the robust young woman who
entered the Tombs eleven months ago.
Then she weighed 142 pounds: but now
she tips the beam Mt 11S. This weight
IS altogether out of proportion to her
frame. Nan is big girl. She stands
feet 61a and normally weighs about
loo pounds. The experience in prison
has done her little good. Her face, once
rosy, is now thin and drawn. and her
figure has become gaunt and bony. 1t
would he hard to imagine her III the
atrlcal performance requiring il full
bl0oded young woman. Nan always has
been called an actress, but the fact is
she appeared in the Florodora SeXtet
only about ten times. Her voice is thin
for singing and her capacity for speak
ing lines is small. just how she can be
come a hit in vaudeville is not plain.
Yet with all these facts before them
number of vaudeville managers have of
fered her fabulous prices for seasons
ranging between fifteen and eighteen
weeks. They figure that most people be-
long to the circus element and that the
public will flock to see her, not because
of her special artistic virtues but be-
cause she is Il sight"
Familiar
4 Mobile man tells the following story