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, 1912-04-06
PROGRA NNE.

PART l.
1. March. ..... Schneider's Band .Luscomh
2. Overture. .FHyorlte MInker.
3. Waltz .EmellDe ........ Luscomb.
4. Polka ..... Deutschland Mackle- Boyer.
5. Schottische Love Letters. Muckle Boyer.
PART IL.
1. March Battleship Texas Mackie-Beyer'
2. Overture. Peter Pan. Mackie-Beyer.
3. Serenade Smiling Stars Mockie-Beyer'
4. Waltzes True Eyes .... Mockie-Beyer'
5. Cakewuik .Coiored Bellies. Hackie-Beyer'
King Christian.
Bassin, Ball.
FRANK A. CRUISE,
NnH0g'r.
, 1912-04-06
MUSIC IN FREDERIKSTED

Easter Monday uight from 8 O'Clock.
Through the kindness of His Honour
the PoIiccmaster and The Postmaster, the
CH~R1srLNsrrD NATIVE Brass BAND, under the
leadership Of i. G. Jackson, Jr, will play ON
the Post Office gallery DO following
, 1912-04-06
FRANK A. CRUISE,
Nanager.
GRAMS
ST. CROIX STATION.

London, April 3rd-Yesterday mofn,pg
ballots were ninety eight thousand s'A nun
dred and thirty nine in favour OF feS''lnP,
ton of work, and one hundred thoasan"
The evening world., 1912-01-27
ANN0yER IN JA|L
STILL A TERROR
TO MRS. R0MLE|N
Pretty Young Woman Fears
N Will Be Re-
sumed When lie Gets Out.
HAS T r HIM
Says She Rejected His Offers
Before She Married
Mr. Romlein.
HAS T SPURNED HIM

Willism Ross ~ No. t3 ives, Seven
teenth street has been sentenced 10 ten
days imprisonment on cou Of his
attentions to Mrs. MarGars: Romlsin
of No. 100 West EiGhty-nintn street. but
she fears the punishment will not cure
him of his habit of annoying her.
Mrs. Romlein La = pretty matron. Sho
IL twenty-five years old. Her husband,
Walter Romiein. aused the arrest Of
Ross yesterday after Romlein had hur-
ried home In a taxicab In response to a
summons from His wife. who t~slephonsd
him that Ross was then en~deavoring to
enter their apartment.
On the way home the HUSBAND waS
arrested for exceeding the speed limit.
% ~fur1ous1y ~ he racing to rescus
his wsfs from Ross's pcrGstont ATTEMPTS
b make love 70 her.
Rom was trted IN tn Might Court
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Romlein testified
against hdm.
MY husband has warned him 40
many times 10 leave me Alone SAX
MIRA. Romlein to-day. and 1 have tried
In % many ways to put a stop to HIS
annoying conduct that I doubt whether
I am through with Ross"
Roas admitted 81 the trial thsA HE
motive IN seeking Mrs. Romicin's COM
PAM was a overpowerinE love he
could not conquer.
II have known him for four years"
said Mrs. Romiein. "A very few times
before I was married. three years age
he wa my escort on different occasions.
He proposed to me. but ! M jected him
IIe repeated his offer of marriage sew
raj timcs. but I did not care for him
IAN during my married life ne has
at intervals called ~ ny home and
begged me to lot him ON In. to 30 q
dinner with him or to accompany hin
to . theatre. I have always spurned
him. When ! happened to meet him or
the street no would insist on watkins
with me. I have permitted that severn
times rather than create . sosne IN
public.
For the last sisa< wesks ne has be-r
hanging around this n~eighhorhood, ap-
parently letting his business drop
Friends of mine n v seen him almost
daily. Sometimes he started ringing IN,
bell as Don az he knew my HUSBAND
was gone. and the bell kept ringini
svery little while until tfme for my
husband TO return. ! was 80 afraid 4
was Ross that I did not dare Rnswer tn,
bell half the time.
'-rhe only person who HAYS benefited
by his unpleasant behavior are IN,
s%chooiboys OF tho nc1xhborhood. He
paid them ntckeis to bring notes 30 me
often eversi In q dsy-but I did not
reoedve the notes"
Mrs. Ronlein said she HAD long on
temphated catrhng Ross's arrest. bu
had postponed taking that action be
cause she dreaded publicity I'M because
she kept hoping that his unwelcOmc
attentions would cease.
The evening world., 1912-01-27
SUGAR
SPOUTS AS
HATCHIS OPENED
Fire Must Have Smouldered
for Days on Voyage From
Cuba-Loss Is $4,000.

Lcngshoremen opening Q ~hatchway On
the steamship Guiana. at the foot Of
Pearl street. Brooklyn. to-day In the a.
pectation OF getting to work on the r.
moval Of a cargo Of raw sugar. net w3th
the surprise Of their lives. A. the haenh
cover was removed q volcanic burSe OF
hre and smoke shot out. ard Win -
accord the lonEshorsmen adtournsd 10
the pier.
A IRE alarm VA turned In from -
Arbuckle house and brought -
only the land engines In hat via1n1ey
but the nrsboat New Yorker q ~.
When b apparatus reached the ooaDa.
the open hatch was spouting SPARKS -
sitting smoka
The nremen Hooded n Of the 49,
partments OF the hold and sxtingu11Aao
the blase in two hours. The Asoaa0D
management estimates the toGs -
sD.Wo.
II Ia probable that the fire anouDaOu0
In the alright hold for days. H.
Cubana reached brooklyn ThasU1n0
from Cardenas. Cuba. Hatohway NJ. !
wa opened yesterday and part - ~
cargo In the extreme forward oonoogte
snsnt Of the hold was removed ~
l~onsshoremen were SONG TO vos6 -
compartmsnt No. . TO-DAY.
Capt. Rudolph Becker Of me OuN~
ssys there was no indioattsn o. ~ r.
until II burst through the hstGAwOV.
Men working all OF yesterday In -
compartment adjoining that In which
the fare was sm~ouidering ssit no inom.
v~cniencc.
The evening world., 1912-01-27
$4,000 FUR COAT
IS STOLEN FROM
MRS. PAULA ORG
'Sssuable Garment Disappears
While She Sits in Box
at Theatre.
NAY OFFER REWARD.
NAY OFFER REWARD.
Ere Same Night Makes Quick
Loss Of $4,000 to AM
ateur Whip. ~

VINO stole Mrs. Paul Arthur sorx's
$4,000 Russian sable coat.
1~s disappearance OF his valuable
germsut. worn by the wife OF q Mrec.
tor ~ the American Tobacco Conpany
80 amateur whip At . theatre party
1hursday night. Is a mystery that
would strain the deductive powers OF
. Vdocq or . Holmes to solve The
valuable coat 10 gone. and up to the
present there IL not the slightest hint
where.
Mr.. and Mrs. sors were guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. Elisha Clifton Tower Of the
Hotel Plaza at a dinner and theatre
party. After dane the party. which
also included Mrs. ]. Pierre Drouillard,
Mr.. Crystobal Martinez and Earl Tower
r.. went to the Globe Theatre TO 80
EDDIE Foy in over the River" The
6our women and Mr.. Sorg occupied Q
box. while Mr.. Tower and Earl Tower
jr. had orchestra seats near by.
At the conclusion Of the performance
Mn. Sorg's sable coat was not to be
found. Search OF the n%eighboring boxes
was made. but there was no trace Of the
missing garment.
6orc v distressed at the loss OF her
coat Mrs. Sorg returned to her home,
No. II East Eighty-seventh street, with
her husband. They retired shortly after
midnight. Mr.. Sorg awoke to find the
room filled with smoke. He arose and
found the dining-room ablaze. The fire
mad started from an electric light wire
connecting with n bronze e%lectrolier.
Mr.. Sorg attempted to fight the flames,
but they gained such Roadway that an
alarm was sent In. The damage to the
apartment was considered by Mr.. Sorg
10 amount to SIS. o00.
Mrs. sorg investigated many chAn-
nels In search Of her Goa Finding II
hopeless, Mr.. Sors's lawyer, Il. w.
Brixey. was notified and he communi-
Gated with the police. They have been
given q detailed description OF the
coat and a search Of all the pawn
shops 10 being made for It.
A reward of $500 was Offer ed to-day
by Mr.. Sorg in an effort to induce the
thief to return the sable Rarb.
The evening world., 1912-01-27
MRS. BURNLEY'S READINGS.
society Attends Delightful Enter-
taSnnnent at Republic Theatre.

No more delightful light entertain
nient has been offered New Workers
than that given yesterday afternoon
by Mrs. Curtis Burnley TO an audience
which crowded tho Republic Theatre.
a southern woman OF charming per-
sonallty. Mrs. Burnley showed an
adaptahAlity and a sympathy OF inter-
pretations In her sOngs. approximations.
monolOgues n readings that thrilled
her hearers.
Among those in the boxes were:
Frederick Townsend Martin. Mrw. James
Speyer. Mrs. Stewart L. woodsord. Mrs.
Russell Harding. Mrs. Simon Baruch.
Mrs Edward L.auterbach. Mrs. Arthur
T.. Stiliwsll. Mlss LILLIAN Hester. Mrs.
Ira Barrows. Mrs. Marie Allen Battle.
Mrs. Pierre G.. Waring. Mrs. VI. E.
Hardy. Mrs. G. ~ Hiihard. Mrs. Ar
thur Elliott Fish. Mrs. +. l. rich.
Mrs. Edna N. Hodges, Mrs. Paul a.
Sorg. Mrs. Maciyn Arbuckle. DIR. Hol-
brook Curtis. Mrs. Jcsslca Gar rctson
Finch and Charles T.. ~Stickney.
Mrs. Burnley's engagement to G. ".
Railing. assistant manager of the Hotel
Plaza. was recently announced
The evening world., 1912-01-27
20 HReMEN HOMELESS.
Missed the Olympic aad Appeal Ia
vain 10 Consul.

Twsnty-eisht British frcmsn who had
berths on thu white star liner Olympic.
but vino were unable to get TO the big
steamship before shs sailed at noon N
Wednesday. appealed to the British
Vicc-ConSil At No. : state street to-day
for aid. The fremen said tina they had
played q game Of football at Van Cort-
landt Park on Tuesday with some fire-
men OF tho Cunard lins. Later they
wore entertained. perhaps too vol. by
soma EnGlishmen they met at Yonkcrs
The result was that they did rot get
TO the Olympic in time.
The men say that they appealed 10
tho British Consui's ONCE, AZ No. II
STATE street. but got no satisfaction
,hcrc. Last night most Of thcm slept
In the Municipal Lodging House.
The Nice-Consul told the nremen that
the case was out % his Jurisdiction.
Tho outlook for the marooncd men was
blue. as all they had wa a collection
taken ~ by ship news reporters. II
the Consul does not loo after them
they will be amcnable TO tho immigra-
ton lSws and may be sent back at the
expense OF tho White star line.
The evening world., 1912-01-27
KAISER IS So TO-DAY.
Taft and Many Others send birth
day Congratulations.

BERLIN. Jan. Emperor William
to-day celebrated his fifty-thtrd birth
day. Messages Of congratulation poured
in upon him from the heads OF prac-
ticallv all the nations az the world.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 27.-ThLs being
the hfty-third birthday anniversary OF
the Emperor OF Germany. rreslden /
Tart cabled to Berlin a message ex-
tending hearty congratulations In the
nalne of the Government and people
of tho United states. and tcnde ring his
own best wishes for the Emperor's
welfare and for the continuance Of the
cordial relations existing betwc on Ger
many and the United States.
The evening world., 1912-01-27
EXPECT TO SOLVE
MURDER MYSTERY
Crime Has Baffled Sleuths Ten
Months, but Arrest Is
Now Anticipated

Persistent effort 10 expected to result
soou in the solution Of the mystery
surrounding the murder Of MIRA Charles
N. Turner. who was brutaliy slain.
nearly = year ago. In the woods near
Lakewood, N. J. Ever since the murder
detectives from the william ]. Burns
agency have been on the watch.
The suspicious Of the detectives have
rested for a long time on a man who
lives about two miles from the secluded
spot where Mrs. Turner's body was
found. once the sleuths made "A wild
chase for a negro. believed TO be a sus-
pect in the case. They now admit tho
hunt for the negro VAS a blind OF
much the same nature have been other
moves by the detectives.
rhc case seemed to have come 10 n
climax, Tuesday, when a mar long a
resident OF the district disappeared
there were rumors the detectives fol-
lowed him and that al arres, had been
made. The supposed arrest, however.
was denied at the Offices OF the Burns
,gency In this city. although 1t was said
Important developments would conc
Wit hin n few days.
Theodore J. r. Brown. the Prose u
Tor for the Lakewood distrlcr. who
makes his hosnc at Toms River. went
20 Lakewood. yesterday. 10 DO on hand
Z any arrest was made II 10 give the
detectives all the aid he could. lie re-
.iained at Lakewood to-day.
Mrs. Caroline Turner was the wife OF
ono M Georpa I GOuld's Gardeners
The evening world., 1912-01-27
GIRLS HAIR ON FIRE AS
SHE USED CURLING IRON.

Miss Edna Curtis was curling her
nair in front or a gas Jet IN her home
On the top moor Of No. 100 West Forty
t.Ath street last night when II curl bile y
lsaInst the ilame. Instantly hor hair
Vas aiiame. The girl tried TO beat out
the Are with her hands. but failed. aud
ran about the room screaming. The
lre spread to her clothes ana she wa
IN danger OF being burned to death.
Other tenants came and put out The
IRE.
The doctors at Bellovue FOUND her
face and hands horribly burned and no
hair left on her head
The evening world., 1912-01-27
GEN. GORDON 80,
MARR|ES TODAY
Ceremony in This City and
Bride the Widow of Col.
R. ]. Fleming.

Bris.-Gen. David 9. Gordon. U. q A.
retired. 10 to DO married In New York TO-
day 10 Ara Belle Fleming Of washing,
ton. D. c.. widow Of Col. Robert I. Elem,
ing. for many years one OF the lead.
Ing architects Of the national capital
Before her marriage. ~ Belle veddsr
she was one Of the reigaing beautle
Of Washington. There In to b q re.
ception at the Waldorf-Astoria,
Gen. Gordon Il eighty. The bride-to
be Is a grandmother and under sixty
Mrs. l.. .. Corea Of New York " he
daughter. and It 10 At Mrs. Corea'.
home. No. 229 West Ninety-seveut.
st. set. that she is to be married. Gen
Gordon and his bride are to travel e..
tens'vely M intend spending som,
time on this coast. While living IN Sat
Francisco Gen. Gordon spent much OF
his time with his son. p. X. Gordon.
agent for the Southern Pacific lines "a,
OF FL Paso.
Q Gordon was colonel Of the Sixtt
Cavalry when he retired sixteen year
ago. He vas retired with the brevei
rank OF brigadier-genersl. A aupht
OF Gen. Gordon Is married to DR.. Shook
a naval surgeon. The venerable veteran
OF the civil a and survivor Of man,
'ampaigns against tho Indians wher
the West was really wild and wooily
has been Il widowcr a year and a half
Mrs. Fleming has been q widow .
little n fou years. The coupl,
had been friends for many years. Thr
General came on from Washington tw,
months and asked Mrs. Fleming :,
marry him. Only the children Of IA.
couple and . few relatives WIN atten,
the wedding.
The evening world., 1912-01-27
LODGING HOUSE FILLED BY
SHIvERING HUMANITY,

During this cold spell the Lodging
House has been taxed to Its capacity OF
73S. which includes accommodation for
fifty Women. Sometimes a man will
come In and ask me for 100 men to
shovel now
Il go down to the mems dining room
and say Anybody want to make some
money shovelling snow?' It's pitcul to
see the hands go up.
"One poor fellow answered the coll
two weeks ago, and when the call
comes for snow shovellers his hands
may never go up again. He is In the
Metropolitan Hospital now with hands
so badly frost-bitten tina 1t ~ feared
the fingers must be a~mputsted.
His names Mundy. and he's q big
fellow" the superintendent said, but
when he volunteered TO 20 out and
shovel snow I saw that he was not
properly dressed. and told him he's bet
ter not go.
"'oh. I cen stand any kind Of
weather. he answered. and I want
to make the money 30 he went,
n two days later came back with
the worst frozen hands ! svsr saw.
Hes In the hospital now, and the
think they Will have to smputsts
the fingers.
Before he came to the Lodging House
hs worked IN = cel!uio.d factory IN
The evening world., 1912-01-27

Newark. and was laid on with a lot
OF others. lie was just "A sober. hard
working man who couldn't get work Ia
New York. have hundreds OF them.
Work on the Aqueduct shuts down In
winter: mills In New England shut
down and the die men all flock to New
York. don't blame them. Mlser,
loves company, and In New York no
body cares whether our collar 10 clean
or not: NOBODY cares whether you're
down and out or not"
And perhaps, after all. that tells IN.
whole story OF modern Babylon-nobody
tATsA.
The evening world., 1912-01-27
BLEW UP OFFICE A
brooklyn BurRlnrs First Moved Ia
an Adjoining Room.

When il men OF the Office force Of
John ". Wolf. wholesale stove dealer AZ
7% Flushing avenue. brooklyn. went to
work to-day, the safe was missing from
its place. During tho night burglars
had moved II from the office to a room
In the rear.
The condition nj the safe showed the
cracksrnen had first trfcd the hand
screw or '"an opener In forcing the
door. THIS plan seems 10 have been
unsuccessful for the work was finally
lone with nitro g1ycerine.
The robbers got about S}o IN ca sh.
They left a lot OF checks behind. No
ono In the ne,ghborhood heard the noise
of tho explosion.
The evening world., 1912-01-27
CROKER WAS REGAL
IN MAUvE PANTAL00NS At
DAZZLING ORIENTAL BALL,
Frisco Society Leaders King Solo
mon Affair Rivaled Dance of Her
~~.,.sn Are Joet G.o,,r,,d


GAN FRANCISCO. Jan. G.-san Fran
cisco society was entertained by Mrs.
Tsmpdeton Crocker last night with an
Ogtsntal hall. In point OF m~agnihcence
q setting and costume II 10 said to have
Outshons any similar entertainment
01veu In the West. and there we're many
wAo oontended that n surpassed the
celebrated AFFAIR given by Mrs. Crock
~ sousdn Mrs. Jack Gouraud. In New
ToeA not long ago.
Ne ballroom Of a fashionable hotel
~ bed been converted into the esm-
hAncs Of the throne room OF King Sol
~ - the fantastic dre0 Of Asiat1c
N~lDo1palttiss showed IN the picture.
Ths costumes OF the parttcipants wsre
vue1ed and wondrous. Mrs. Crocker's
0GGA~. Ma WIN q. Irwin. wore Or.
sntal trousers of coral pink, yelled with
q brooaded cloth Of gold. worn as a
tu1o Win breast paecs. bodice end
broad girdis Of turquoise. pearls and
0OpA1rsA
M hostess wa rsgal - eohehsraz-
- Her mAuvs pantsaoons were en-
UOU@~ WeSb 0Os4 w 9uv ~
aaoDhires and osArls woven into Q hAr-
ps0 covered the dress, and from her
seeoa0e there fell 70 hSr bsjewelled
ashls . vAl Of oliver In q susgsition
Of ne aAshins scales Of fsh.
~ ball had bsen whispered about
~ nearly . year and many had the
opportunity to send to or visit the Far
nast IA quest Of bisarrs adornments.
fn1AA and Turkey contributed perhaps
~ most picturesque oostumsry. but
00uthsrn Italy. Greece and sven France
aAAsd - the sayety and color. No
mAAAD were worn
ne men appeared TO a. good nd
va0tASs ~ the m With the men
MIA seemed to be the most favored
hoA for representation. and the Hindu
~ present In such numbers as might
aADrm adhsssnts Of the Asiatic exclu-
4Sa ieaEus. From Mahouts to Mshara-
~ he followers Of BuSdha attracted
unusual Interest.
4 feature Of the ball was q saiome
6aooe by ok young girls attired In
fSsohing costumes. They had practiced
- dance for weeks.
The evening world., 1912-01-27

Miss Mary Lewis. an English 9UvU-
moss. whose approaching departure ~
home moved a Rochester book ssalsr
named kencrson TO try 10 iili himssaf
with a revolver last Wednesday. saNsd
on the Cunard liner Carmania to-day.
She said she knew Lewis only slightly
and did not see why he should have
held a note from her In his hand when
he shot himself. She said she hop~i
he would be more sensible when he re-
covered.
The evening world., 1912-01-27

PILES CURED IN u TO ~ DAYS.
Y0ur druggist viii refund money II PzIo Ointment
IN 70 cure any Gaze Of Itching. Blind. Bleeding
8 PNtsudins Piles in . 10 ~ days. Soc. -
The evening world., 1912-01-27
At One Repast There Are the Rarest Vines. JeDeAed
FauOrs for the Ladies, Songs and Mayhapa
Dance on the Table, but a Poor T0iler
Breaks Rock to Earn His Food.

Modern Babylon has its hours OF ease. it, hours Of
toll. its hours Of love and laughter. But the supreme
moment Of the day 10 the came in modern Babylon and
in the ancient 1ungle-the hour when the rowing lion
springs upon his living dinner and the Babylonian ct
tacks his evening meal.
In the Jungle no matter what the greed of . par
ticular lion may be. he has to hunt for his dinner-hs
has to work for 1t. And one lions dinner differs not II
flavor or price from another Hons.
In modern Babylon. because we are civilized and
luxurious and altogether superior to the jungle's Law
.l uroxA A.. sAaxxa-uork AND LLAMA a. thu ,ax a
The evening world., 1912-01-27

comes out here sometimes-one man can have a dinner at $500 . plate
while another man eats q dinner 1t six cents . plate.
Any one II q dozen restaurants in Firth avenue or Broadway will serve
you a dinner aA $500 q plate II you have the price of It. But II you want
the sixcent dinner and haven. the sx cents about you, you will have TO 90
up to the Municipal Lodging House at No. 432 East Twentyhfh street.
city, and become the guest Of modern Babylon.
The evening world., 1912-01-27

In England. and I believe At eremo-
Nous house parties. your invitatioh
states just when you are to arrive ana
IL equally explicit a. to when you are
expected to leave.
Modern Babylon 10 similarly
osesmonious with It, guests. The
law says that . maj or woman
may be 1Abylon's guest for three
days In thirty, but somstimss IN
exceptional oasss the omoasl hos
Of the oity-othsrwiss william o.
Yorks. Superintendent Of h
Municipal Lodging xouss-psr-
mits his guests to stay longer n
70 saru ths1r six-osnt dinners
breaking stone for modern babylon
ct DlaokWsu's Island.
DINNERS PAID FOR AND DIN.
NERs INHERITED.
For dinners at six cents = plate have
to be earned. OF course. a $500 dinner
10 different. It's inherited.
A six-cent dinner mean q tin cupful
Of coffee. q plateful Of bean soup n
two slices Of bread That u what the
city's guests got after they have worked
all morning In the stoneyard. 1t -
fair coffee. good bean u excellent
bread. dined with the city yesterday
and can testify to IL cuisine.
The fare at the asst Supper was
probably no better than that which mod
ern Babylon serves to It's guests at the
Municipal Lodging House. But a dinner
at 5000 a plate Is another matter. or
course, the $500 includes the rarest wines
-. .,.Il.l f,,ynra Tor tha ladia4 The
last dinner of the sort which l can
recall was given to console the defeated
English polo team. 1t took place at u
Fortieth street cafe, began at . O'Clock
In the evening and lasted until 1t was
time next morning for the departing
visitors to go aboard the ship which
took them back to England.
There were aowsrs ana Jew els for
the young women OF the thestr1cal
profession VINO were present. One
Of these, . we'll known dgurs In
musical comedy, rendered . tropi.
cal spanish dance on h cleared
table. Others sang. 30 for $500
Q plate you set. besides . great
variety Of foods, that good old
combination which has broken
many 0 bank-wtns and woman
ana song-aud for six cents which
the city pays you get beans n
coffee and coup.
Six hundred dollars. the price of one
plate at the consolation dinner to the
British polo team. would buy over
coats for 100 shiverlng. homeless men.
1t would provide shoes for 500 men.
Mr.. Yorke, superintendent OF the
Municipal Lodging House. gave me
these figures. though without any par
ticular hope that wealthy Babylonians
will cut down the number Of thsir
The evening world., 1912-01-27
SEEK SHELTER BECAUSE THEY
CAN'T GET WORK.

a plate
SEEK SHELTER BECAUSE THEY
CAN'T GET WORK.
But the most important. the most
unexpected. the most disconcerting
thing one learns At the Municipal
Lodging House Is that so per cent. Of
the men and women who seek its
shelter are there because they cannot
get work.
They = not drunken. they =
not worthless, 81 We prefer to be-
lisve. How many times you and I
have said: ANYBODY can get work
in New Fork hat wants It. NO.
body nee -.arve here II he 10 com-
pstsut ana willing"
Now this Is what the man who sees,
the man who knows, has to say on the
subject;
From Is to so per cent. of the men
who seek shelter ir the Municipal
Lodging House." Mr.. Yorke told me.
ARE men who are unemployed because
they cannot get work. They are sober
men. We investigate the stories they
tell us-after they are here Of course
for any man can get shelter at night
who asks for 1t. l am prepared to say
that the great majority OF men who
come here and say they have looked
In vain for work are telling the abso-
l.sA t.,t
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-19
cidental discharge of his gun.

cidental discharge of his gun.
Mrs. Roger N. Cresap entertained
the whist club last Tuesday
Clarence Blackburn has returned
from visit in Ottumwa.
Mrs. Eliza Coolidge went to Valley
Junction Tuesday to spend the winter.
Mrs. Louisa Stevenson has returned
from Fairfield where she has been for