New-York tribune., 1911-10-15
BOROUGH GOSSIP
Court Tells "MolIyCoodle" to Get
lob and Support Wife.

the other day was six feet tali and large
IN proportion. lie moved with deiibera-
,ion that seemed 10 aggravatc the court
attendant AZ his side The plaintiff. the
defendants wife. was wee body Nh"
skipped 20 her place b"fore tho bar Of JUS
ticc with a birdrko activity. Tho woman
charged that the defendant had not worked
Tor six months and that lac had become
nuiearcc about the house. Tho story was
an old one 90 ihc magistrate and lac pro-
pounded the usual stereotyped question:
..you seem TO be a pretty healthy man.
Wh1 don't you go 20 work and support
your wife,
~Neu. IN ten YOU" returned the man.
81 would go 80 WORK but taking care of
the house. washing the dishes and scrub
hius the floors take uD too much Of my
time"
For q moment tho magistrate eazed at
tho defendant In amazcment and thcn n
Sitter ran about thc crowded courtroom. IT
cessed however. at a. blow OF the SsNel
'.Nou say rou wash the dishes?' the
magistrate asked. speaking slowly and en-
phaszing each word
THAT IS what j said and that * what
] do," came The Ioply. somewhat dchant"
you look 2e U Eou washed dishes.
Vommentea the court. ~ricastically.
But ae doesn't. your honor' cried. the
pIainur .Glce too lazy 20 DO even that
You're e. solf-confcssed mollycoddle' 80
scrtiruad the magistrate. You Quit wash
snc dishes and scruntug floors that s., II
sou really DO s,lcb ,hiues-and so out aud
ect "a JOS. c~cu = .cu have 90 carry tho
hod I'.e no respect Tor men who do
houseyyorh Leave tia, for the women
you SOC that ho carries out ny orders
she magistrate commanded the plaintiff.
The ''molycoddle" permitted himself to
he showed away from ,he front Of the
bench The sight OF dozens of curious
eyes trained ayon h.n oid not shake bis
Squapimiy.
The announcement that one IS about to
walk about the world. coruius ones livins
on tho trir. docs not seem 10 elicit as
,uuch interest nowzd8y- ss - used 10 DO
The other day Elio Koodinoph = dealer in
safety matches. VINO lives at No. 81 CO
lumb'a Heights appeared a the Borough
Hall and cent word 50 Borough President
steers that he intended 10 start on q trip
scross the continent, and maybe around the
srorld on Nionday. re asked for q letter
a. Introduction or identification. but the
Borough President refused through bis sec
,a+,r,. t,oodironb Vas somewhat dissp-
,,o,r,ld hut Ia rAn,.rled that thA MAYOR
"a slso refu,ed n give him q letter. and
jo did not intend % permit of1cial robuf
- dishearteu him lie said he would start
from the steps Of the City Hall on his
Jong tourney and would carry a combns-
ZION music box and ehoeblscl,s outfit, with
which he would tr1- 10 earn his expenses.
wears old. ~ Chicago. and will pass
through many Of the large cities. lie eS-
rect. 10 reach San Francisco IN six months
There Inc hopes 10 open grocery store
II he cannot carry ont the plan, ne expects
90 walk nort,, 10 E4ring strait cross the
,,.,i, ~, raf, cross Siberia and Europe
., r7~,rce ondi,e his tourney AZ Paris. He
,a,. ro walked thousands Of miles I'm
-. -. ~, ,.,-a,,,, a., American
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The German hosP'ai Ala Ho''''', wiz, "
holds a performance each year Tor the
Neuagt 81 trr institution after which II is
nam'a viii present 'Motne' inns IAN
Ms Mary Sha" VIII play 'h' iea"us pa ''
performances VIII DE- hNiu az the M"J'9'I,
Theatre h iol"" SlIe''' OF O',o"'I 90
anu 81. an" NoN'moef ana 20 iie" To-
Hc'EaNh' Plesioe"' ol ''' "osP.''' % 7'''
'1'on, Is chairman oil Inc committee 'l "I-
rans'ments. The advance sale oil ucNels
LAS already begun ana the indications ate
than last years big success VIII be SUI
passed. ~" proceeds VIII De uSe' 10 he'p
erect aorm.tory lor me nurses oI t"s .
1'i,.sin.. ucc,ssity Plans Tor tho building
Iav. ALREADY recn prepared IlckctS loi
tn' performances VIII pr piaC3u OF s"lc a.
l1' li'au' OF 'ti"p'' 80
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N'H H" 'i''i9'."" ''SSo'i''''' - '"'''"7 'l
advance work lh stehoSTdpiN ds Spc-
,.alt, this fall Ny Rogers the instructor.
j. paying great attention TO developing
SI'e'd. mother departure = the ihuoouc-
ZION 81 tho so-cailcd touch system in the