The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1905-07-20
SIDELIGHTS OF new YORK
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The State Board of Charities the immi-
grafton problem and immigration evils
are prominent subjects. Wife and child
deSertion and illegitimacy is alarmingly
IN the increase. according TO the report
winch IS compiled by the secretary, Ho-
mer Folks, former Commissioner of
Charities.
This problem touches us deeply"
says the report. I'm no other country is
commitment of children so easy. To our
foreign brother 1t appears quite as a
custom of the country. The institution
appeals 10 hmm as sort OF superior or
der OF public school, where his children
not only acquire the language. but are
sheltered, fed and clothed at no ex-
penSe to HIM. His sense of the paternal
relation steadily decreases as the city
fathers assume his responsibilities
He soon learns that TO render HIM
self invisible for the time being greatly
facilitates the business. and nothing is
easier for man, who finds himself with
an uncomfortable number of children for
his wages and house room. to step aside
until the city has relieved him of his
burden or a goodly proportion of it,"
Reducing the rate of mortality among
the 100 TO 200 infants who are abandoned
annually i'll the streets from $50 per
cent. IN 1880 to Io.I per cent during last
year the institution has plan OF plac-
Ing the little waits Immediately with
mothers who have recently lost child
The high death rate was that of the in
tant up to the age of years and the
association feels ;hat the success OF its
plans warrants its continuance
In the last half year this system has
reduced the death rate to SO per cent.
h1i nf fi,a
rejected, as the homes and persons arc
rigidly investigated
In Portland, Maine, Mayor James P.
Baxter denounced the tip" to walters
as an insult to citizenship. representing
social distinction between the givcr and
the receiver, aud advised student walters
20 resent such an insult at all times.
But in New York, contrasting in about
the proportion of black and white, Jas.
Farrell, a cafe waiter at I2I University
place, was held by Magistrate Breen
tor taking a compulsory tip from Miss
Violet Monroe
She testified that when she showed
no intention of tipping Farrell he de-
manded an explanation. She, fright
ened, offered him dme-all the change
she had. Then, she testified
You're a cheap sport" Farrell said.
snatching her gold chain and locket
from her neck and striking her on the
head She told her troubles TO a police
man, who did the rest
Mrs. Josephine E. Ware, of Denver,
in criminal action against DR.. An
drew Linn Weldon, a mountaineering
doctor, declares that beauty is skinned
deep. According TO Mrs. Ware, who
has caused the doctors arrest and de-
tenton in the Tombs on the charge of
obtaining money under false pretenseS,
she went 10 him to have some wrinkles
removed, but instead of removing the
wrinkles the doctor gave her Scared
and scared face with a carbolic wash,
and turned her into a genuine fright"
She paid him $500 for the cure that
tientS were found in Welden'S sanatori-
um, one awaiting an operation to move
her ears back.
Soporihc hospitality is what led 10
the arrest of Frederick f. Carlton, 1913
Sands street, Brooklyn against whom
Henry ]. B. Schwab, chief machinist
OF the New York Maynard has filed a
complaint of receiving 500 by fraud
The money was paid to Carlton, it is
alleged, on a fictitious real estate deal.
Carlton piled Schwab with whisky. he
SAID, that made him sleepy, and offered
him filled pipe which he intimated
contained some drug to steal his senses.
Now Coroner Flaherty has started an
investigation into the deaths of two of
Carlton wives in 10 months. both caused
apparently by tetanuS. In each case
Carlton collected a considerable amount
IN life insurance.
Norman Hammer. John Smith. Oscar
Garrison and James ChildSworth, the sec
ond named a life-Saver. were drowned
off bathing houses in North River. Smith
lost his life while trying 10 save Young
Flammer, who could not swim and had
padded out beyond his depth. The ex-
element had hardly abated when Ca
risen lost his lie. John F. Peterson,
who was teaching him 10 swim, narrow
ly escaped a similar fate when he went
to the boys rescue
One of the queercst cases tried in
Jefferson Market Court for some time
came up when Edward p. Rowland, a
wealthy builder, of Harrison, was
charged with causing disturbance in
Herald-Square Theatre. William Lush
head usher, said that Rowland threw a
lighted cigarette OH the stage while
Sam" Bernard was on, making the
actor lose his lines
What! That's very serious" said
Magistrate Breen. you hunt up Ber-
nard right away. apologize and help him
find those lost~lines."
Packing Establishment Burned.