The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-07
GREATER GOTHAM
NEW AND GOSSIP

to apply it, Bernard Block owes the
fact that he is behind the bars in the
West Side court prison, proclaiming
that he is not a burglar in spite OF
the fact that he is held in $1,000 bail
for trial on that charge. The young
woman whose jiu jitsu worked so
badly for Block is Mrs. Nellie Mona
han, wife of detective Sergeant Mona
han Her hatred for wOuld-be law
breakers is due to the fact that she
has brothers, uncles and other rela-
tives on the police force Mrs. Mona
han is 80 years OF age, fair, pretty
and plump. Scarcely had her hus-
band left his home a few days ago,
than there came the sound of some
one at work at the lock of the dining
room door. Mrs. Monahan did not
cry for help but she threw open the
door and surprised Block who was
experimenting with skeleton keys.
He sprang to his feet, knocked her
down and fled. Fleet of foot as was
the fugitive Mrs. Monahan was at his
heels before he got fair start down
Amsterdam avenue, and when block
away he saw he coulo not escape her,
he dropped Mrs. Monahan fell over
him, but before he could arise she
was on her feet, had seized his right
arm at the wrist, doubled it under
his collar bone, and then had him safe
by one of the simplest kinds of holds
in jiu jitsu. Get up" she ordered.
She gave his wrist twist to empha-
size her command, and her prisoner
bowling with pain. got to his feet
meekly enough. With her other
hand at the nape of his neck she
marched him ahead of her for three
blocks, when she was relieved by two
policemen.
Leslie M. Shaw.
Governor Leslie NJ Shaw, as his
friends are again calling MIN, has set
early hours for himself in assuming
his duties as president of the newly
organized Carnegie Trust Company.
He does not delay his arrival at his Of
fee until near the opening of banking
hours, but appears there early enough
to make the Office boy fully appreciate
that he has TO keep his own hours
strictly unless he is willing to be out
done by the president of the institu-
ton "Mr President" has been used
by some in addressing the former
governor of Iowa since the assumption
of his new position, but the sugges-
ton of prophecy contained in the
phrase offers no inducement to fore
go the designation of governor, which
is the one that suits him best.
Hardly Acceptable
Upton Sinclair appears to be con-
fronted with problem as serious as
1.-The Jungle offered. But this time
Ii is for him to solve. In addition
TO looking for a new home in his
Utopia, he is as busy with half a
dozen publishers. He cannot furnish
copy as fast as they ask for it. His
very latest sorrow comes from the
irrepressible mayor of Jersey town
Silas Dewey Drake, postmaster,
mayor, chief of police, fire chief, and
founder of Lincoln, has offered Sin
clair and the other members of the
burned-out Helicon Hall colony a
large frame building and section of
land at Lincoln, suitable for a CO.
oterative settlement Lincoln would
| hardly be considered a Utopia. 1t is
on the Central Railroad of New Jer-
sey, and Lehigh Valley Railroad. Any
| local train will stOp-if tagged. A
| large incubator factory is also To-
Gated there Mr. Drake first came
| into prominence as mayor of Lincoln.
At that time the members of his coun-
Gil were all women. When the late
Alexander Dowie, the second Elijah,
was storming New York, Mr.. Drake
offered a large section of Lincoln to
the prophet. Dowie sent one of his
| lieutenants to investigate, but de
cided that Lincoln was hardly a
second Zion City.
Death Of silent James"
How little we or the doctors know
about our bodies is shown in the case
OF James Henry Smith, or Silent
| James," as he was known. so rich
that he hardly knew what to do with
his money, and with all his seventy