New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-11

If he persisted in going with the show it
would interfere. but he paid attention TO the
warning, and the show took place. Just after
the prizes were awarded the society appeared in
the persons of Juan c. Butts and William ].
Fogarty. The agents were first going TO arrest
Paul Behal. who registered the babies, but Mr..
Melville came In at that moment and they said
he would suit them better. They marched him
forthwith TO the station. from which he returned
as quickly as possible and tried 10 pacify the
ragged mothers. 1t was IN vain. They absolutely
refused 10 believe his story.
TITS all a humbug. just as it was last year."
they said. They just got us TO come here so
our friends would come 10 see the babies and pay
90 cents 10 get in"
Some Of the women complained that they had
had 10. pay 90 cents themselves and % cents for
their children. but Mr. Melville declared that the
gatekeepers had orders 20 admit every woman
accompanied b. a small child free. whether It
coming TO the baby show not.
The mothers had other grievances. too. Each
one OF them had the prettiest and most remark
| able baby in the world. and there were prizes
for only six
My baby had her picture IN the paper" said
one. and If she's pretty enough TO have her
picture in the paper she's pretty enough TO have
a prize"
My baby got a prize at Steeplechase Park"
said another. land the Judge here never looked
at her"
Moreover. the judges were men, and what did
a know about babies? The mothers be-
came so exasperated when they thought of II
that Judge Charles O'Brien, whose whiskers
seemed 10 expose him to particular danger. fed
precipitately. Mr.. Behal whose bald head and
smooth shaven face gave him a feeling Of
curity ventured to try the effect of reason. but
soon concluded that discretion was the better
part Of valOr.
Meantime the prize babies were being photo
graphed behind securely barricaded doors while
crowd of angry mothers surged outside.
-Ihere IS just way 20 manage q baby
show" said Mr.. Melville '"and that is 10 have
| as many prizes as there babies In the show
MI Melville does not call the affair a baby
SNOW, however. International infant reunion"
/ Is MS term. and he is confident that the Gerry
Society has no case against him. On the con-
trary he believes that II he IL convicted he will
have an action against the city for discrirnina-
/ uon since baby shows have been held ranea tadIv
] at Coney Island without Interference
I me DADles were here only a couple Of hours "
ne SAID Ihey We're not taken out at night
nor kept In the broiling sun. and there were ten
trained nurses 10 see that no harm came ~
them. No admission was charged to the cnncar,
hall where the reunion took place ana tbera NO.
no audience" WI"
The case is coming up this morning IN rar,ar-
son Market court before Magistrate wabIe
The prizes We're won follows: T9,a mos,
beautiful baby, Harry William Horla 7 .-a-a
ton avenue, Brooklyn; the finest twins RachsI
and Ruth Mckenzie, No. ! Lincoln a,,s,,,,e
Brooklyn; the fattest baby Muriel 7 Sna,'
man, Nutley n. j.: the smallest CbarIaa NgS
Donald No. 80 Reid avenue. BrookIvn ustah,
most strenuous. George NJ Miller, No Ian saS
street, Brooklyn. weight thirty-eght nonnSs
age three years; the cutest Negro bah,t 49,,
Kennedy. No. 81 Lexington avenue. Brooklyn