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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-02
new YEARS EVE REVELRY
stain ON CITY, SAYS RABBI
Dr. Sivernan Sees in Exravagance of Twentieth Century
Orgies Decadence Such as That Which Led to
the Downfall of Roman Empire

In his sermon at the Temple Emanu
Ell to-day Rabbi Joseph SHERMAN at
tackled the Christian New Year as II IS
celebrated in New York city The at
tack came after his answer 70 the teS'
Of his sermon: "wAat is religion Dr.
Silyerman said ii was holiness.
ION the basis Of this holiness ne
said, religion is to AFFECT lit" ana
make It system Of, plain living ana
high thinking IN contrast Nlth inc
present system of high living and low
thinking. To partirularizo, refer |"
the Bacchanalian reN"ts and orgies I"
which at least one million people Of
this city surrendered themselves on
New Years mght.
That night OF sensual rer"'rY ~ H.
certIous noise and dissipation Is stain
upon our metropolitan We There Is
nothing elevatng or inspiring in these
hordcs OF men and women and boys and
girls iostling and ieering screo'hing
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Despite her injury Queen Helena to-
day resumed her work among the SUI
ferers In Messina. She Is moving about
among the injured, consollns, cheering
and al'evlating the sufferings OF the
survivors by every means In her power.
News OF the Queens injury has
caused shock tc the people Of Italy, as
1t was feared size and the King might
meet accidents from falling walls and
other causes in the earthquake zone.
The King is with the Queen In Mes.
sina still directing the work of relief
The sufferings of persons still buried
In the ruins of fallen buildings In Mes.
sina who are slowly lying of hunger,
Is awful to contemplate. Bodies OF
many OF the dead found bear mute tes-
tlmony of the torture endured before
death relieved their sufferings. Several
OF these persons have died gnawing at
their arms and hands. evidently de-
, lirous from pain and hunger Other
| bodies brought from the ruins had por.
tions OF shawls and particles OF clothing
in the mouths,
The Archbishop Of Messina has been
found, still living, in the ruins OF his
palace,
heavy rain continues over the
earthquake zone, which is increasing
the sufferings Of the injured and rem.
detins more difficult the work OF rescus
/, is quenchIng the fires, however, and
slightly purifying the atmosphere.
After being imprisoned for four daya
the wife Of Deputy Nicolo Fulci was
Yesterday taken from the ruins by res.
cuing tiremen. Signora Fulci's young
niece also was brought out alive, bu,
The girl died shortly afterward. It 10
hoped that S!gnora Fulcl will recover.
Men are still searching for the Deputy,
whose voice was heard UP to Wednes-
day night calling for aid
\ youth OF seventeen was taken out
Of the guins early this morning entirely
unhurt. He was starving and devoured
food like a wild animal
The German cruiser Hertha, sent BY
Emperor William, has delivered large
quantities OF provisions at Messlna
one hundred and five military doctors
also have arrived.
Exact statistics Of the earthquake
dead and the surviving still are
impossible to obtain, because all
e dead bodies buried under the
ruins have not yet been excavated. II
is equally impossible to make any
accurate count OF the survivors, for
they are to-day scattered from one end
Of the country TO the other. The only
figures that can be given are reached
by calculating .h" total population before
the disaster and suhstracting therefrom
the numbers that aye supposed to have
survived The result is, OF course. APP
proXimate.
The dead probably amounts to ll5.otn !
The victims are Increasing daily, not
only through tho dying OF the injured
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and making night hideous with their
unearthly noises on the contrary, It is
degrading and emphasizes the baser.
rather than the higher. quality of hu.
man nature.
J the c%trarnc Ga noes OF the revel.
IerS' who too often put a strain upon
their purses in order to run with tho
tide and Join the so-called fashionable
New Years carnival.
"Th" entire object Of that night Of dis.
sipation and luxurious y ting, immod.
crate drinking and boisterous hilarity-
To say nothing Of immodest conduct.
fayors Of the ancient heatheh SaturnalI
AMI IS paGn Orgy with Twentieth
Century settinS,
"Fo' the past twenty years | hav.
noticed the yearly increase Of noise. on.
tlsvaGance and sensuality on New
Years night Where viii II end? Per.
haps as II did in Rome in the complete
enarvation OF citizens md the downfall
Of the Nation
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BRAVELY CONTINUES HER
WORK AMONG SUFFERERS.
Duke Of Aosta Also Hurt by the Falling Walls
While Relieving Distress in Palmi-Victims
Still Alive in the Earthquake Ruins
Are Starving.

ROME, jan Queen Helena has been injured in panic follow
ing earthquake shock at Mess despatch received here today
from Minister of Justice Orlando who with the King and Queen at
Mn says that shock experienced in that city yesterday.
and the patients one the mpoybed hospitals thrown into
panic.
Queen Helene close by and hurried TO the and tried to
ay the fears of the people She was caught in rush of the patients
for the open and sustained slight contlSos the chest.
The Duke of Aosa also injured while walking through the
run of Pai As he crossing the Via Carme the wall of house
fell and flying plaster struck him the face and hand nfhtng slight
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-02
DREAMS BRING The FEAR THAT
HIS Wife WAS BURIED alive
Prompted by Visions of Members of the Family Newark
Man Obtains Permit to Have Womans
Body Exhlnled.

thing-tl'at a veil buried with her WAS
white instead Of black and that II was
c.okIns hor.
The permit was granted and Tramu.
lola hurried away 10 find a grave dig
ger To disin'cr the body, which is buried
in tie Cemetery Of the Holy Sepulchre
nnt he found that the formality OF mott.
flying the cemetery superintendent
would necessarily delay the opening Of
the grave until Monday
Mrs. Tramutola died suddenly OF
Nov, ~ las, from strok" NJ paralysis.
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year.olds and upward: purse Mellna
III cMurphyl, Q 10 5, to and TO 5,
first, The Ram. ia (McCarthy), 10 TO ),
even and TO 5. second Polar Star los
Burns, TO |. . to 5 and 8 to 10, third.
Time-l.i6 4-5. Coincident, Charles G.
Gates. Sudden Start and Virgil T, also
ran.
THIRD RACE-About seven furlongs;
for thr4-year-olds and upward: purse
Ausplclous. III Mccarthy. I to /, s to 5
and 2 to 5, first: .Lucullus. l13 Murphy,
IL to,l, TO and even. second: Salvoia.
tile 1903 ,Mahon), to 10 and out third
Time-l.3c. Autumn Flower and Druid
also ran.
Fourth Race; six furlongs for three
years and UP, selling.
Bosom Friend, ll3, tCrowey), 10 to s,
even. 10 3 won.
Arawaka, lis, (McArde), Is 10 /. 10
/, 6'to ;. second
Ensley, 10 ~. iohason), 10 to s, even.
| 10 3, t.lrd. Time, 10.
Miss Maiorie and Benora also ran.
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SAVED MOTHER AND CHILD
FROM DEATH BY FAST TRAIN
But Heroic Railroad Man Who Jumped in Front Of Boston
Express and Threw Both from Tracks Was Struck
Himself and Will Probably Die.

MERlDEN. Conn, Jan, 2.-Riskns his
own life 10 save those of Mrs. phillp
Gauthier and her child who were on the
tracks Michael DOnlon ran in front Of
the New York Boston express. over the
New York. New Haven and Hartford
Railroad, at the station here this after
noon, and rescued both being himself
probably fatally hurt. Mrs. Gauthier
and her child escaped practically unhult
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FATHER JOHN, OF
CR0NSTADT. DEAD
Famed for His Sermons and En-,
joyed Esteem OF the Czar--Hai
Been III Some Time,

ST PETERSBURG. Jan. ?.-Fa.i;e.
John, OF Cronstadt, lie dead, TIE noted
priest for some time had been sufferir Z
from chronic dropsy ana intestinal conf
plants, and the end, though sudden,
wns not unexpected.
Father John was born Nov. -, 1873.
After graduation at the ST. Petersburg
Seminary lie hcCar. a priest M the
andrew Church al Crunstadt. where his
f'al and devotion JT"W about him hosts
~ followers ara attracted the attention
uf the Emperor VINO constantly be-
lrlanded MIN. \ pilgrimage OF the pres
en-; Empress to the shrine OF 81. Sera-
believed to have beeTS fssUonsiSis fcr
the birth Of the desired heir to the
throne. yls undertaken an Father
JeAAe AaMeA
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-02
KILLS WOMAN He
LOVED AND ENDS
HIS Own LIFE
Arthur Korber, Who Shot Mrs.
Wood, infatuated With
Her Since Childhood.

The Nphappy romance that was trag-
icaily ended last night In the woods
Just over the Yorker. line when Arthur
Korber, boy Of twenty, sho, to death
Mrs. Elizabeth orlopp Wood, also
twenty, beautiful, fair.haired girl.
began In childhood In the Washington
Heights section. where the young peo-
pie lived.
There was no suicide pact, nor did
young Mrs. Wood have the merest ink.
ling that the boy intended to take her
life and his own. She had gone out to
meet him and tell him that his pas.
sion for her was hopeless for the time
being that her suit for separation
against her husband would not break
down the barrier Of her possible mar
riage to him. and that she despaIred
OF ever gaining absolute freedom from
young Wood. with whom she had
eloped In moment Of ptoue and who,
It Is charged, ill.treated her for the
brief time she lived with him.
Mrs Wood was the elder OF two
beautiful daughters of Macmillan Or.
lopp 4 civil engineer, OF No, So West
One Hundred and Fortleth street, The
Orlopps are Southerners. and came TO
New York from New Orleans when
Elizabeth was a child in frocks. The
Korber boy was son OF Dr. Charles
Korber, OF No. SO Yves. One Hundred
and Forty.seventh street. The back
yards OF the two houses Join.
infatuated Since Hoyhood.
As children the two victims OF ye.ter.
days tragedy went TO school together.
The infauation OF the boy for the
pretty, golden.haIred child with the
blue eyes and perfect features. began
when he should have been absorbed In
the sports tina: appertaln to boyhood.
But he was OF a strangely sensitive ma
ture. and once his affections had be.
come Fixed upon his little friend and
ns.ghbor they took complete possession
OF him. The boys day had been empty
for him II he failed to meet his little
sweetheart.
She was very fond OF him. too, but
pretty and attractive and had a host OF
losauaysl on essseA 7ASsl
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-02
Fine New Turkish Bath.

now open At tho new Pulitzer Building. Only
fiIst-class downtown establishment. Notsn
n every detail Electric aud TurEaa baiSs
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MRS, ERB TELLS
MANY CRUEL ACTS
BY HER HUSBAND
Beaten, Choked and Her Life
Threatened on Various o.
caSionS, She Declares.

MEDIA, Pa, Jan. Mrs. NJ. Flor
ence Erb, who with her sister, Mrs.
Catharine Beisel. In charged with the
murder OF Mrs. Erb's husband, took
the witness stand to-day and told a
sensational story Of cruelty on the part
Of her husband as one Of the causes
leading up TO the shooting OF Capt, Erb
by Mrs Reisel during a violent family
quarrel Mrs Erb appeared nervous,
but told her story in a straightforward
manner.
Mrs. Erb said she went TO Red Gables,
the Erb country home, in May, 1906,
with a housekeeper and two maids.
Trouble between her and the Captain,
she said. started on the frs, night they
were there. He cursed and swore and
told her she did not know how to run a
house In one quarrel' over the Cap
tains refusal to sit at table with her
brother. who had come to the house to
install bathtub. she said lie struck her
with the back OF his hand and knocked
her over a chair, The next day she had
to call in physician.
Dragged by Her Hair
Another time we quarreled about the
food. Mrs! Erb continued II became
afraid and ran into the tower OF the
house to sleep there. He found me and
grabbed me by the hair and dragged
me down the steps to his room, where
he kept me all night and treated me
cruelty
TN December, lH06. he put me ont OF
the house, IGl go | was standing on
the porch thinking what 10 do he came
out and seized me BY the throat and
threw ne to the four. An ornament
In my hair was broken and my head
was hurt. | vas unconscious. and as a
result ot.my In!urics-I had to go to a
sanltarium."
Tell us about the spread eagle in.
cident," said her counsel.
zone evening the captain found fault
with some article OF food on the table, "
said the woman, lie blamed 1t on me.
tried to tell him II was not my fault.
but he swore at me and | ran to my
room. He followed and yelled at me,
You must leave this house at once or
I'll blow your brains OUT He got his
CONTINUED % Second paSsl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-07
we're PRAISED! LETS SWElLUP
NEW ORLEANS STREET CLEAN
Err CALLS THIS CLEAN TOWN.
He's Here Collecting Some Ideas
That Will Work in the
Crescent City.

High tribute to the cleanliness of the
streets of the National Capital was paid
yesterday by Joseph A. Gleason. gen.
eral superintendent of the department of
public works of New Orleans.
He called at the District building to
find out how il was done. and chatted
with Commissioner West and Supt. James
NJ. Wood of the street cleaning depart
ment.
Washington is the cleanest and the
best city | have been in.' he told Com
missioner West. after relating experiences
during the past three weeks In visiting
many of the leading cities of the eastern
and central states. Il want to find out
how you do it.
During his conference with Supt. Wood
of the street cleaning department, it was
discovered that there are about ten times
as much street area in the District TO be
cared for as in New Orleans. but the
visiting official told the local heads that
the streets of Washington are cleaner
than those in New Orleans.
The New Orleans official went carefully
into all the details of the system of street
cleaning in the National Capital, and de-
clared that he found many new ideas
which could be used in the southern city.
One of the advanced steps taken in New
Orleans looking TO cleanliness, Supt Glea-
son explained was along the line of MAX
ing the street railway companies sprinkle
their tracks While the old lines of the
city cannot be made to carry out that
course. the new lines are given charters
containing a compulsory clause. The re-
suits are excellent. it was reported. and
the system is to be extended in the future.
Nothing like this has been tried in the
District.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-07
THE PROTEST DEF|ED
Continued from First Page.)

! in the behavior OF Japanese troops in
Manchuria toward the Chinese and at
the war Office it is declared that absO-
lutely no military movements of an ex-
traordinary nature are contemplated.
At the Japanese foreign Office it was
believe China will not actively oppose the
work. Negotiations may continue, 1t is
said. regarding certain details relative to
the future control of the line Chinese
living along the railroad are said to be
willing to sell land to Japan for recon-
struction purposes because they are anx-
ious to see the road modernized
London Believes Act Justified.
LONDON. August THE decision
reached by Japan regarding the recon-
struction of the Antung Mukden railroad,
in spite of the objections Of China, is gen.
orally considered here to be justified. Be
fore taking the step Japan consulted
Great Britain and the other powers with
whom her relations are close. While re-
GREETING that her ally has found 1t neces-
sary to defy China, i is understood that
Great Britain agrees that Japan had no
alternative There has been no endeavor
to deny that this line is mainly of mill
tary Importance, but as one diplomat put
1t today:
Japan would beDmore than human If
she did not avail herself of her treaty
rights especially as these are among the
few solid -compensations for the heavy
sacrifices of her war with Russia.
The South Manchurian Railway Com
pany, which, on account of the large SUBJ
sides it receives from the government.
has been compelled to rebuild its line, is
not altogether pleased with this decision,
for. while the undertaking involves them
in large expenditure, it will divert part
Of their traffic from Dalny to Fusan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-07
BARS FRIENDS FROM HER HOME
WOMAN LOSES REASON ON
DEATH OF AGED HUSBAND.
Locks House and Drives Away
Neighbors Who Call-Refuses to
Attend the Funeral.

LATROBE. Pa. August 7.-FoIlowing
the death last Monday of her aged hus-
band, John Gardner. a civil war veteran.
Mrs. Gardner has lost her reason, re-
fusing to admit any one to her home
near Ligonier, and having interfered with
the funeral and burial.
She was alone with her husband when
he died, and possessed with the idea
she could protect herself from the en-
trance of death, barricaded the house,
She fastened the windows. drew down
the shades, bolted and locked the doors
and piled furniture against them, and
then lighted lamps. She dragged the
body OF her husband from bed to the
floor. She appeared on the streets Wed
nesday, and when asked regarding her
husbands health, she said he was dead
or sleeping and that she could not
arouse him.
When neighbors went to the house
they saw the body on the floor and
sent for an undertaken He was re-
fused entrance, but returned later with
a constable. The woman refused to
have any preparations made for the
funeral. When neighbors came to COM
fort her she drove them from the house.
The body was taken from the place. and
the funeral was held at the Methodist
Episcopal Church at Etna.
The widow did not attend. but locked
herself in the house and will admit no
one. The case is being investigated by
the authorities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-07
DEATH OF MRS. WIsHART.
4 Former Washihgtonian Dies at
Pittsburr Home.

Information has been received here Of
the death August at her home in Pitts
burg OF Mrs. Helen X. Wishart. wife OF
Mr.. W. w. Wishart Of that city. The
deceased was former resident of this
city and had q wide acquaintance here
Her three sisters-Miss Sarah kimball,
Mrs. c. X. Chapman and Mrs. Mary K
Butler-ail reside here. She was daughter
OF Israel and Clara Bragdon Kimball of
Portsmouth, N. H. Israel Kimball was
appointed by. President Lincoln the chief
of internal revenue. and with his family
lived here on Capitol Hill. The marriage
of Mr.. and Mrs. Wishart took place about
twenty-four years ago. and they have
since lived in Pittsburg. Mrs. Wishart
10 survived by her husband. a daughter. a
son and q brother. George G. Kimball of
Chicago. Mrs. Wishart was not only
prominent socially. but was also very
active in patriotic societies and civic fed
erations. She was delegate to the three
last d. A. r. congresses in this city and
was chairman OF the committee which
selected and erected the fountain in Ar
senal Park which President Taft helped
to dedicate last May. Her last illness ex-
tended over a period Of two months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-07
LETTER LOSES HER CHILDREN
CUSTODY GIVEN FATHER BE
CAUSE OF CONTENTS.
Judge De Lacy's Decision Based or
Testimony Furnished by Seven
Year-Old Child.

The evidence furnished by little girl
and two letters submitted to Judge De
Lacy in the Juvenile Court yesterday
afternoon caused him to take three small
children from the custody Of their mother
and place them in the care of their
father.
The mother, Mrs. Carrie Poore, recently
appealed to Judge De Lacy to compel
her husband, David Poore. to support his
children. After hearing evidence the
court directed Mr.. Poore to pay the sum
of s. a week for support of the children.
They were then placed in the custody Of
their mother. but the father was given
permission by the court to see his chill
dren at stated intervals.
The father stated to the court yesterday
that on one of his visits to the home OF
his wife to see the little ones one Of his
children, Margaret. seven years of age.
gave him evidence which he submitted
to the court in support of his contention
that the wife was not fit person to
have the custody of the children. Mr..
Poore said Margaret handed him a letter
which she said had come for her mother.
The father said he took the letter, which
he saw was in a mans handwriting, and
that it had been sent from Romney, w.
Va. He told the court he knew man
might be doing wrong by opening the
letter. he did SO.
This letter the father submitted in court
as evidence yesterday. 1t was dated July
Is, 1909 1t was unsigned, but closed with
Yours Devoted Forever"
second letter, which had apparently
been sent by the same person, and signed
George" was also placed in evidence.
Mrs Poore testified that she did not
know why the writer should send her
such a letter, as he had never written
anything like it before. She also said
she had not seen him very often. Several
witnesses testified that the mothers con-
duct was exemplary
The court, however, said he felt obliged
to take the children away from the
mother Margaret, seven years of age;
Trina, five years of age, and Joseph. three
years of age. were all turned over to the
board of children's guardians for one
week, until the father can secure home
for them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-07
Births Reported.

The following births were reported Il
the health office during the past twenty
four hours:
Michele and Pareninna Mannilli, August
4, girl.
James w. and Lulu R. Smallwood, Au
gust 3. girl.
Howard and Mabel A. Denison, August
4, boy.
James B. and Loubertha Kearns. June
90. boy.
George E. S. and Elizabeth Williams
August ;. girl.
John n. and Wilhelmina Tatspaugh
July IL, girl.
Hugh +: and Elizabeth Mcoueeney
July II. girl.
Henson and Bessie WEIGH. July &c. girl
Jeffrey and Mary O'Connell. July 81
Edward n and Eva v. Bradley, Jul,
%. boy.
Bernard and Ida Schneider, August 1
R BENZ. and Lula A. Crump. July 81
John H. and Carline Scharf, August 5
girl
Norris and Bessie Rowland. July q
girl.
Alexandria and Mamie Stewart, July 81
Samuel and Sarah De Shazo, July q
girl
Marcellus NJ. and Annie Butler. August
l, girl
Harry w and Adelaide G. Hahn, Au.
gust ,. boy.
Harry and Asa L. Boyd. August 3. girl
George c. and Bertha Wagner, July 20
boy.
Charles H. and Laura ST. John. August
4. boy.
George r. and Zenayde Brown, Angus,
5, girl
James H. and Ethel r. Naughton, Au.
gust 3, boy.
George and Diseare Nicholas August 4
girl.
James F. and Mary Duckett, August 8
boy.
Alfred and Julia A. Keys. August /.
girl
Wallace and Alice Simms, July q, boy
Clarence and Addie Burnette, August 9
boy.
Robert H. and Aggie Butcher. August
2, boy.
La VOLTA and Blanche Harris. August 3,
girl
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SWIFT IN HER OWN DEFENSE.
Woman Cuts Negroes Throat for En-
terinR Her Room.

GAINESVILLE. Ca. August Edwin
Matthews. colored. night porter at local
hotel yesterday had his throat cut by
Mrs. Mamie Lawson for entering her
room through a window.
Mrs. Lawson arrived last night from
Jefferson. Ga. and was assigned to her
room, Matthews being directed by the
night clerk to perform this duty. Later
Matthews knocked on the door and asked
to enter to see about a key, which he did.
Mrs. Lawson became uneasy after the
negro left and fastened her door securely
the negro having acted queerly.
Between l and o'clock yesterday morn
ing she was awakened by some one sitting
on the side of her bed. She instantly
grabbed a knife which she had placed
under her pillow and cut the negro S
throat, infiicting a serious wound
Matthews was then carried to the coun-
ty jail. where he was kept until 3 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. when Sheriff Crow
carried him to Atlanta for safe keeping
intense feeling having been engendered by
the negro's action.