The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-15
HOFFMAN HOUSE
WINS LAWSUIT
MRS. BLATcH TOck ISSUE AT
NOT nEINo SERVED WITH
OUT ESCORT.
NEW SUBWAY TO OPEN
Between New York City and New Jer-
sey Shore Feb. 25.--RooseveFt
and two Governors VIII
Take Part.

/ New York, Feb. 14.--When Little
Tim" Sullivan, the famous Tammany
politician succeeded In getting an or
dinance passed forbidding women to
smoke In public places. II looked az
though fatal blow had been struck
| at the eternal contest for the rights
| of woman. The women suffragettcs
rose In Indignation. and great was
their triumph a few days later when
Mayor Mcclellan vetoed Little
tTim's" ordinance, and declared In fa
vor of the women There was JOY In
the camp al the suffragettes. 10 that
one OF their leaders. Mrs. Harriet
Stanton Blatch, who Is figure In
society as well as lecturer OF promi-
Inence. marched confidently to the
Municipal Court last week to brins
suit against the famous Hoffman
house. the hosiery that has been the
home of Democracy and the man
about town for years.
Mrs Blatch brought suit against
the hotel to prove that a woman, un.
attended by man, could not be reftis'
ed service at public restaurant. X
came out In the case. that early last
summer Mrs. BIatch and another wu-
man took seats MT d table on the Hon
man house roof garden, The heal
walter informed them that they could
not be served, ais they we're not Mt
tended by man. The women left
indignant, and the suit last week was
brought to test the right Of women u
cat unaccompanied by male escort.
IN defense the hotel management exe
plained that the rule was necessary
in order to keep away an objection
i.abic e,ass of wnmen II took the
Jury only a few minutes 10 dcciaeT 10 Z
favor OF the hotel
To Open New Tunnel.
Governor Hughes OF New York.
Governor Fort of New Jersey, and
President Roosevelt are all gcing to
take part In the opening OF the new
tunnel and subway under the Hudson
River, that will connect Manhattan
with the Jersey shore, when II -
opened to the public on February 70.
According to the present plans two
special trains, one from each end
fthe tube, bearing the Governor and
guests from the respective statess will
start simultaneously and meet under
the center Of the Hudson, where the
two executives will sake hands at the
moment president Roosevelt touches
the button In Washington.
Immediately following this cere
mony the regular train service will be
installed The route that Is to be
opened is double track read ex.
tending from the Lackawanna termin.
al In Hoboken, under the river aud
through Christopher street and Sixth
avenue, Manhattan to Nineteenth
street. The thousands of Jersey com
muters who have been Obliged to usa
the ferries. hail the opening of the
tunnel with the greatest delight
Hungry School Children.
When Robert Hunter. one OF New
York's noted charity workers an
nounced over year ago that seventy
thousand poverty stricken school
schiidren went to school every morn
ing. breakfastless. the kind hearted
Gotbamites we're shocked beyond
words. II was found. however. that
Mr.. Hunters figures were rather exag-
gerated. with the result that the mat.
ter was allowed TO drop.
Only last week, however. one OF
the principals of big east side
school. declared that large percent
age of her pupils were obliged 10
come to school without having break
fast. and that she had been forced 10
buy milk and crackers for them. cut
Of her own pocket, in order that they
might be IN a condition to study. This
statement coming as II did from one
who is in the ranks. caused the great
est surprise with the result that al
Investigation of conditions in othsF
schools was Immediately started. II
was also DECLARED by this particular
principal. that while she made re
quests of the nurrrrens relief soeiss
ties throughout the cIts. she failed TO
get any response.