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The evening world., 1915-02-23
RICH MANS SON HELD
AS THIEF IN SPITE OF
100000 BAIL OFFER
Prominent Men Try in Vain to
Aid Boy Accused of Attempt
ing to Pick Pockets.

q Neither the financial potency Of his
father nor the character testimony OF
prominent men moved Magistrate
House in the West Side Court to-day
to dispense anything but even handed
justice to Franklin Veith. the sixteen
year-old son Of Hugo Veith, a wealthy
millinery importer at No. 622 Broad
way. He found the boy guilty Of the
charge Of attempting to pick pockets
and sent him to the cells behind the
court building without bail to avail.
sentence on Thursday.
Detective Miller. assigned to watch
for plckbockets In the subway. testi.
fed that on Feb. II he had watched
the actions of tho lad on the island
platform at the Ninety-sixth Street
station. Young Veith had allowed
several trains to pass him. the de-
tective said. and on three occasions
had attempted to force his way In II
crowd of women and open their rcti-
cules. Finally, seeing that he was be-
ing watched. the boy had jumped on a
Bronx train and rode to the Mott Ha-
ven station. where he tried to run
when he saw the detective pursuing
The boy entered n general denial and
said he had gone to Mott Haven by
taking the wrong train. Abram Elk
us, his counsel, put on the stand as
character witnesses for the boy Mu-
nicipal Court Justice Frederick Spiel
berg. DIR. Henry Leipziger OF the
School Lecture Bureau and Prof
Campbell. the prisoners teacher In
the Columbia school. All spoke mos;
highly OF him.
After the Magistrate had found the
lad guilty Elkus made an impassioned
plea that he be admitted to bail pend.
Ing investigation by the probationary
officer. To his pleas were added those
OF the distracted father.
"I'l give 100000 BALL" tho elder
Veith cried; but the Magistrate wal
obdurate.
II see no reason why an exception
should be made In this case" he said
The evening world., 1915-02-23
ALDERMEN TRYING TO
BAR MARRIAGE CHAPEL
FROM THE CITY HALL
Plan to Stop "Shake Downs
by Putting Wedding Bells
in Municipal Building.

Aldermen Quinn and Poulker in
troduced at this afternoons meeting
OF the board a resolution abolishins
the marriage Chapel In the base
ment Of the City Hall and trans
ferring It to a room in the Municipal
Building Immediately adjoining the
City Clerks ONCE. The resolution
was referred to the Committee on
General Welfare and will be roperted j
out at the next meeting OF the board
Some of the absent minded young
couples will get lost looking for the
chapel II we put 1t over in the
Municipal Building" argues Alder.
man Bowling. who will lead a fight
against the resolution.
The resolution establishing the
chapel" in the basement of the City
Hall was adopted by the Aldermen in
March. 1895. 1t gave the City Clerk
the power to designate two men tu
look after the chapel and to solicit,
no money. But there is n joker In the
old resolution. This Is to the effect
that the parties being married must
be informed that whatever they wan,
to give must be voluntary. OF course
no one escaped without a voluntary
contribution" Alderman Happy
Jack" Reardon has pecn performing
the ceremonies for some time.
Alderman Curran. majority leader
OF the board. contends that tn.
chapel privileges have been abused
He says runners are busy every day
plotting couples from the Municipa
Building. where they get their mar
riage licenses, to the basement of the
City Hall.
Many couples were shaken dowr
for $40 when they wanted to get mar.
ried on Saturday afternoon" say.
Curran.
The new resolution provides no
only for a chapel right under tn,
eyes OF the City Clerk himself, bu
that the Board Of Aldermen appoin
cne OF their number to sit one day {
week as a marrying Alderman. i
will also empower the City Clerk OF
his deputy to perform n ceremony
without copensatiOn.
The evening world., 1915-02-23
BERllHARDTeA|NS
NliAllF'TER lill'T OPERATION;
AHERPULSE NORMAL
Temperature Also Even and
Actress Sleeps Soundly, Show.
ing no Signs of Shock.
WONDER IN HOSPITAL.
- Will Have Strict Quiet for
Three Weeks, Then Go to Re-
sort-Queen Sends Inquiry.
WONDER IN HOSPITAL.

BORDEAUX. France. Feb. % tvia
Paris.)-It was announced early to-
/. day that Sarah Bernhardt. whose
risht leg was amputatsd yesterday
at hospital here. had passed . good
night. She slept continuously and
her pulse and temperature are
normal.
!. Telegrams Of inquiry regarding
Nine. Bernhardt's condition have
been recsivsd from Queen Victoria
OF Spain, the ex-Empress Eugenis,
Paul Deschanel, President Of the
Chamber Of Deputies, and Albert
Dalimier. Under Secretary Of Fine
Arts. together with hundreds of
others Edmund Rostand went to
Aroachon yesterday and remained
there until assured the operation had
been successful.
Surgeons and nurses present at the
operation expressed themselves as
deeply impressed by the calm courage
with which the famous tragedienne
faced the ordeal.
Before the anaesthetic was admin
istered she asked permission to en-
brace her son. Maurice, who vaa
waiting anxlously In the next room
She then expressed her readiness for
the surgeons to proceed.
The operation proper lasted nine.
teen minutes and the leg was re
moved above the knee. After sh,
had recovered consciousness Nine
Bernhard was carried from the
operating room to the elevator which
took her to her rooms on the flool
below. She was completely mistres,
Of herself and appeared In no wa,
excited. ...
She. will be kept absolutely qpie
for three weeks and then will be re
moved to Andernos near Arcachon
where she win complete her con
valescence.
The evening world., 1915-02-23
mrs. WALTERS MAYBE
At INQUEST THURSDAY
Child Pokoner Examined as to
Physical Fitness for Ordeal
Before Coroner.
AHAHN NRA6S

An examination Of Mrs. Ida sniffen
Walters. the child poisoner. was held
this afternoon In Lebanon Hospital
for the purpose of Of Determining how
soon she will be physically able "a
attend the inquest into the cause Of
the death Of her two children. The
examination was conducted by Cor.
oners Physician Riegciman. DR.
0resubers Of the hospital stafr and
Coroner Flynn. ;Dtstrtct Attorney
Martin and Supt Daub were present
a. witnesses. -
District Attorney Martin 10 Of the
opinion that Mrs. walters 10 we'll
enough to be removed to the County
Jail. II she 10 found to be In reason
ably good health the inquest will be
held on Thursday, and the District
Attorney, will raise no objections to
her being present. She has already
been subpoenaed.
The evening world., 1915-02-23
HEAVY MEAT EATERS
HAVE SLOW KIDNEYS
Eat less meat If you feel
Backachy or have
Bladder trouble.

No man or woman who eats meat rrpu.
larry can mako . mistake by flushing the
Kidneys occasionally. says . well-known
authority Meat forms uric acid. which
excites the Kidneys; they become over
worked from the strain. get sluggish and
fail to filter the waste and poisons from
the blood. then We get sick. Nearly all
rheumatism. headaches, liver trouble,
nervousness, dizziness, sleeplessness and
urinary disorders come from sluggish b
Kidneys.
The moment you feel dull ache in the
kidneys or your back hurts, or IL the
urine Is cloudy. offensive. full 0f sedi-
m~nt, irregular OF passage or attended by
q sensation Of scalding. stop eating meat
and get about four ounces of Jad
Salts from any PHARMACY; take a
tablespoonful in a glass Of water before
breakfast. and in n few days your kidneys
will act fine. This famous salts is made
from the acid Of grapes and lemon juice.
combined with Iithia, and has been used
for generations TO flush and stimulate
the kidneys, also to neutraIize the acids
IN urine 50 il no longer causes irritation.
thus ending bladder weakness
Jsd Salts Is inexpensive and cannot
injurc; makes = delightful effervescen,
ithia-wster drink which every one
should take now and then to keep tn.
kidneys clean and active end the blood
Psrs. thsssby syoidias serious 'kidne,
seUCllsNllpoe-
The evening world., 1915-02-23
PRISONER AT FUNERAL.
Detective Takes BOY 10 See His
Dead Brother.

Lieutenant" said Detective Cassidy
to-day as he entered the Third Branch
Detective Bureau with a prisoner and
addressed Lieut.. Gallagher. this young
fellow here Is Salvatore Duranto. ar
rested for burglary. When he was frst
arrested he said he was fifteen. and
took him to the Children's Court. He
admitted there to-day he Is seventeen.
and I'm on my way to the Harlem Court
with him. Here's the reason ] stopped
Ia to see you.
IAN the way up In the street car this
boy begs me to take him over to the
funeral OF his brother Nincenzo. who
was killed In Prince Street Saturday and
Is being buried to-day from No. 1897 East
One Hundred and Seventeenth Street.
Salvatore here sprang forward and
threw himself on his knees. Take him
over to the funeral" said Gallagher
TITS unusual. but take him there. Ther
hurry up to court with him." Cassidy
did.
The evening world., 1915-02-23
$4,000 WOMEN
VOTERS MAY SWING
ELECTION IN CHICAGO
Cast Ballots To-Day for First
Time for Full City Ticket
in Primary Contests.

CHICAGO. Feb. o3.--Voting was
brisk to-day in the Mayoralty pri-
mary, the first in which Chicago wo-
men have participated. The morning
dawned dark and gloomy with spat-
ters Of rain. Soon afterward the sun
shone brightly, only to retire behind
clouds before noon. The weather,
however. made little difference to the
women voters who In some OF the
precincts outnumbered the men and
were much in evidence In all the pre-
cincts.
There are 665.911 persons eligible
to vote, A7,lo9 men and 2l8.1l2 wo-
men.
Followers OF Mayor Carter II. Har-
rison and of Robert NJ. Sweitzer. his
opponent for nomination on the Dem
ocratic ticket, watched the lines OF
voters and each declared they spelled
victory for his candidate. In the
Republican camp opinion was about
equally divided between Judge Harry
Olson and William Hale Thompson
Charles NJ. Thomson, Progressive
party candidate, had no opposition on
his ticket and had made no campaign
The polls opened at 6 o'clock. At
every voting booth In the city there
were hundreds Of the fair voters In
line ready to WELD the franchise long
before daylight.
Because of wholesale fraud charges
and score or moro OF arrests al
ready. special police reserves were
held in readiness to be rushed Il
booths where intimidation of voter:
| was expected.
The evening world., 1915-02-23
SKIPpER'S Wife DARES
+ DEATH TO SAVE SHIP
Mrs. 6jerding Eager TO Aid in
4. Freighter's Fight Against
Stormy Sea.

Storm battered and leaking, the
Norwegian freighter Egda, under
charter to the Munson Line. reached
port late last night and Is lying of
the Statue Of Liberty until she can
be towed to Yonkers to discharge
what Is undamaged Of her cargo.
For three days and nights, accord
ing to Capt. Albert Gjerding. the YES.
sci was hammered by mountainous
waves. Capt. Gjerding and his bride
OF six months and twenty-six men,
bers Of the crew were In peril.
Mrs. Gjerding donned oilskins and
was on deck eager to aid in the figh;
for life whenever II was reasonably
: safe for even the men to expose
themselves.
The Egda was laden with sugar
/. which she took in at Manzanlllo and
Jucaro, Cuba. The leak, which was
discovered on the last day of the
storm. badly damaged the cargo.
The evening world., 1915-02-23
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The evening world., 1915-02-23
MOCK MARRIAGE LEGAL.

BINGHAMTON. Feb. ?3.-John b.
Andrews. 25 years old. has started legal
proceedings to recover damages from
Charles Springer, alleging Springer had
him married without his consent.
Andrews and Miss Grace Beacham
10 years old. participated In what they
thought was q mock marriage at a
church social at Tioga. But q regular
license had been secured and a justics
Of the peace performed the ceremony
AndreWs. who 10 engaged 70 another
giri, found the marriage vali1 an1 susl
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The evening world., 1915-02-23
GLEASON LOSES SUIT
AGAINST HARRY THAw
U. S. Supreme Court Decides
Against Lawyer in His Claim
for 100000 for Services.

WASHINGTON. Feb. .S.--John b.
Gleason, T. New York lawyer. to-day
lost his suit in the Supreme Court for
$50. 900 charges for defending Harry
X. Thaw in his first trial for the kill
ing OF Stanford White.
The court held that services OF law
yers are not property. within the
meaning OF the bankrupt law, which
provides a bankrupt shall not be dis
charged from liability for obtainin z
property by false pretenses. and 50
affirmed the Federal courts in New
York
The evening world., 1915-02-23
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The evening world., 1915-02-23
DECLINES A CALL HERE.

Rev. Dr. Brown, of R0chester,
Does.'t wast New York job.
ROCHESTER,. Feb. 2s.-Ths Rev Dr.
Robert T.. Brown. pastor II Asbury
Methodist Church. this city. has declined
n call to Madison Avenue Church. New
York City.
DR.. Brown 10 the second clergyman to
decline . call to the Madison Avenue
church within Q moath. The first vas
she nsv, Dr. LUsius =. Dugbse. ef
The evening world., 1915-02-23
HOTEL MAN IS ON TRIAL.
John HiII Jr. Accused Of steslins
Sl,6OO BOnAs.

John Hin. proprietor and manager at
various times OF hotels and restaurants
In Manhattan and Brooklyn. tho Ciarsn-
don and Murrsy's among them. was put
on trial before Justice Crane IN the 0u-
preme Court In Brooklyn. to-day.
charged with the theft Of fifteen 800
bonds Of the A. and NJ. Robbins Cor
poration. a provision concern. from
william Cow.
According to the indictment. aiu per-
suaded Howard Maxwell. w. 8. Hurley
on the pretense that he would give q
similar amount and give the sixty
bonds to two salesmen OF the concern,
TO stimulate their interest. II ID
the statesmen. Maxwell, who was presi- :
dent OF the Borough Bank. committed
suIclde
The evening world., 1915-02-23
Tree. DIo..o,. In Jersey.

ELIZABETH. ". j.. Feb 23.-Yester-
day was the first Wsshington's Birthday
In Union County In which trees were
bIossoming. Thousands OF residents of
Ellzab beth went out In the country and
witnessed the phenomena. The Union
County Mosquito Commission has made
. hasty departure from the Atlantic
couvant1an n order to execute . 0Aah
The evening world., 1915-02-23
KILLS SELF WITH GAS.

shOpkeeper SENDS Son to school
and Thea Commits suicide.
Marcus Borsnsn. who owned a hard
ware shop in Second Avenue. called his
little boy Elias to him this morning In
their home at No. i5i Allen Street, gave
him dollar and the keys to the store
and told him to run along TO school and
look In at tho store on his way home.
Borsnan said he was not feeling well
and would stay at home. As soon az
the boy WAS gone BOrsnan dragged a
cot into the kitchen, unfastened the gas
tube from the stove. tied II around his
neck with the end In his mouth; lay
Elias reached home his father was dead.
Borsnan's business had been bad foI
months He suffered from chronic stom-
ach trouble and his wife 70 fn q hos.
pltal ID Westchester In . crtttsa1 eoadi.
tes astsg . sesssss soesasieA
The evening world., 1915-02-23
SUICIDE NEARLY KILLS TWO.
Gas Ends Mothers Life-spsesds Ia
Husbands and Sons Rooms.

In ending her life with gas early to-
day at No. 4ls Melrose street. Williams
burg. Mrs. Alma Rueloff. sixty-five
years old. nearly killed her husband.
Henry. and her son. Charles. She had
been despondcnt because Of III health.
She detached a tube from heater In
the hathrooE ard put II on a Jet. She
failed To cloae the bathroom door as she
lay down with one end OF the tube In
her mouth. and the gas filled her hus-
bands room and her sons. further
away. The boy was awakened at $50
this morning by 4 choking sensation
state. lie called for help and police
man responded. Mrs. Rueloff had been
dead for several hours, DIR. Bersin from
the German Hospital attended father
and son.
The evening world., 1915-02-23
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The evening world., 1915-02-23
8 Visits for SIS

This Otfss EsAs lgsssh H. - . ?. - (,
The offer Of the nominal Tee yoeo'
OF 8 visits for IS II given at thie'
time by DR.. Mccoy 70 allow all suo
ferers from catarrhal diseases - -
treated often enough TO b curo4.
The low fee rate given includes al1
necessary treatment and meole1no
for home use.
II 10 given for oil diseases q al
catarrhal nature. whether the a.
ease be In the nostrils. throat 6eoor'
chial tubes, ears or stomach. UA1oe|
this treatment there will b no CO.,
ting out Of the bones In the nee. Y
The only condition that DaBo II
that the offer for treatments ~ u
will positively end March lsl ~
you desire 10 take advantage oe ~;
offer you must enroll your nas1o -
later than March 1st N
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The evening world., 1915-02-23
OLD SAW RESET.
trum the Peoria 10,

Trom the Peoria Journal)
After spending an hour in the com.
pany Of = Eiggling female We are tempt
ed to revsmp II thus: she laughs best
who laughs least"
The evening world., 1915-02-23

Frederick Mayer. thirty-five. q car
psntsr, fell from his window on the fifth
floor Of No. 1850 Avenue A early to-
~ ~ ssS 81 ssss,ssi irSssS essSis. e 'ese. ',es
The evening world., 1915-02-23

The oder boys and girls Of Germany to be {
tendance and employed in farm work In East Pru
rOvinces.
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FINNISH WOMAN SEES END.
Says the War VIII Last TIL Ever,
Country But America Is Dead.

America will be the only country
alive when peace comes, said Mrs. Ana
Malmhers Of Finland in Cooper Union
last evening. Soon all of our young
men In Europe will be killed and
we shall have peace necessa rily. But
who expects peace for years to come
We all know that both the Allies and
Germany are reinforcing their armies
for the spring.
You have all protested against The
treatment Of Belgium. but who has said
a word in regard to the treatment of
Finland and Poland by Russia Thu
English md American press has not
even mentioned the question, because :,
do = would have been to speak against
on" of tine Allies
The meeting last evening was held
under the auspices Of the Manhattan
branch OF the Woman suffrage party
and war WIS the subject uppermost.
IF the women of Europe would rush
onto IN" hattlcfields," said Mrs. Char
lott" Perkins Gilman. mot iguratiyeIy
but literally, by the hundreds aud thou
sands and throw themselves between tho
opposing armies before their husbands
and brothers and lovers the war would
cease tomorrow"
Mrs Charles farwcll Edison OF Cali.
fornlh spoke of tho success of woman's
suffrage IN that state.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-20

passengers who were embItking on
board her that tho United States flag
should be holsted. presumably to in
sure their safety. Meanwhile the
memorandum from YOU EXcellcncy has
been received. His Majesty's Goveru-
ment did not give any advice to the
company as to how to meet this re-
Lusitania left Liverpool under the Brit
ish iiag.
1T seems unnecessary to say mors
as reg rds tho Lusitauia in particular.
In regard to the use of foreign flags
by merchant vessels tee British mcr-
cham shipping act makes Il clear that
the use OF the British nag by foreign
merchant vessels is permitted In time
Of war for the purpose OF escaping
capture. II is believed tina I'm the gas.
90 some other nations there is similar
recognition of the same prac ice with
'cgard 10 their Nag and that none OF
them has forbidden H."
ut would therefore be unreasonable
TO expect his MaJesty's Government to
pass legislation fo-hiddiug tho use Of
foreign atgs by British merchant ,es-
sells to avoid capture by the enemy
now that the German Government has
announced its intention II sinl. ne--
chant vessels at sight. with their non
crows. c'rgocs and papers. a
proceeding hitherto regarded BY tho
opinion Of the world not 40 war but a.
piracy. II is f'lt that the United states
Government coul, not fairly ask tie
British Government to orde- British
merchant vessels To- forcEp q means al
ways hitherto permitted ~ escap'ny
only capture but the much wors.
fate Of sinking u destruction.
Great Britain has always, when n
accorded to the vessels OF
other states at war the liberty to usc
British nag a. a means % prote-r-
tion against capture. and Instances are
on record when United states vessels
awaited themselves OF his facility dur
ing the American civil war. II would
he contrary q fair expectation u now
conditions are reversed. the United
and reutral nations were to
to British ships the liberty 10
similar action.
The British Government has no in.
.ention Of advising its merchan, shin
ping 70 use foreign flags ~ a general
or To resort 90 them otherwise
han for escaping capture or destruc-
lion
The obligation uron a beli;geren,
warsh!p to ascertain definitely for IT.
self the nationality and character of
I merchant vessel before capturing IL
md, q %fortiori. before sinking and Dc
sroyiuc. II has been universally recog-
n'2ed. If that obligation "a fulfilled
tho hoist'ng OF a neutral flag on hoard
a British vessel anno; possibly OIL
neutral shipping. and the Brit
Government holds that ~ loss 70
reutrals is caused by disregard Of this
il is upon the enemy vessel
iisregarding II and upon the Govern
giving the orders that II should
be- diSreGarded that tn" solo RESPONSE
for injury to neu,rals ought 70
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-20
N. Y. CENTRAL SAFETY MEDALS
a." Public Exhibition T.mpornr Ri,
at the Ttnauy Store.

The three medals awarded 20 The New
York Central Railroad through the
American Museum Of Safety in r~ccocri.
ton of rlat roads record for safe'y and
Industrial hygiene Will re on exhibition
at T!nany's FOR a Few day.. beginning
to-day
\ cabinet case opposite the THIRTY
seventh street entrance shows three
handsome medals and the diploma pre-
scented with the T. II Hartman Gold
medal awarded annually hv the trustees
OF 'he american Museum Of safety. The
dlrloma says 'he medal vas awarded 10
the New YORK Central Railroad AS the
American railroad most successful i'm
protesting the lives and the health Of the
public and of its employees during 1914"
II Il signed by Mrs. T.. II. Hartman
and the officers OF the American Museum
of Safety.
\ silver medal that vas awarded 70
the operating department OF the road for
- record during the year and a bronze
medal given 10 Denis !. Cassin. an engi-
neer. for his record Tn operating fast
trains over a long period OF years with
on: accident also are shown.