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The sun., 1919-03-14
BOYS MISFORTUNES
WIN $4,000 SUIT
Jury Returns Verdict Against
Surface Car Company.

A boys pathetic story of misfortunes
which was Unexpectedly brought out in
Supreme Court yesterday by question
from an opposing attorney brought
Thomas Leo Mcconnell. 1T Willis ave-
nue.. The Bronx, a verdict of 100000
against the New York Railways Com
pany.
Mcconnell. who is 16 years old,
llmpdd painfully to the witness stand In
his suit for damages before Justice
Emerson and jury. He told how he
had been knocked from a truck by a
northbound surface car January is.
1918. As result of the accident, he
said, part OF one foot was amputated.
Francis l.. Wellman, attorney for the
defendant company. attempted TO show
that the witness was not the good boy
his father. Thomas j. Mcconnell. had
testified he was. He brought out the
admission that since the accident the
witness had left home and stayed with
friends
why did you leave home?" weilman
asked.
The boys lips quivered and he made
several efforts to speak, while tears
coursed down his pale cheeks. Haltingly
he began
my mother died OF influenza and
after her funeral my sister died. That
left my father ana me alone, Tor my
brother IVES in Franco in the army,
and"
,, Never mind, my boy" interrupted
Mr.. Wellman in kindly tono. THAT Is
enough 90
After being charged the jury was out
only long enough to compute what COM
pensation should be given the father for
the loss of the boys earnings and atten-
ton as n result of the accident. He
was awarded $2,5O1.5O. in addition to
$40, 900 damages to the boy.
The sun., 1919-03-14
HOSPITAL WORKERS
SHARE 9TH GLORY
Base 27's aids Who Helped
Wounded to March in Di-
Visions Parade. ,

While waiting for the big parade TO
/take place the Twenty-sevcnth Division
is standing at ease" one of the officers
said yesterday at the headquarters in
Hotel Biltmore. AT ease" seems 10 mean
anything short OF busting the linden
burs line" according to tho activity OF
the division. Those who are not scrub
hing up in the nearby camps to be "all
polished up for the purrade' are under
going other hardships such as arriving
without official welcome from belated
Mayor. being entertained by Police Com
missioners. having to see shows eating
candy. dining at Sherry's, dancing with
beautiful girls meeting pretty actresses
rehearsing n show OF their own, having
good Jobs thrust upon them, meeting
with salaaming courtesy, inviting glances
and cosey corners in firelit parlors wher-
ever they go-and a lot more such trials
Oh, boy such is life in the Twenty
seventh Division
On the other side is the grim picture
of death and mutilation that made this
condition possible, an officer philo-
sophically admitted yesterday as he
rested his elbow upon pile of divisional
citations wherein some hundred or more
of his comrades-and himself-were
cited for gallantry in action.
But with all of the honors heaped
upon the division 1t is willing to share
them with others. Because the men Of
Base Hospital No. 81 helped with the
divisions wounded they have been in
vited by Gen. Organ to march in the
parade. These men, like the rest of the
division, will get tickets for their rela-
tives when the distribution is begun this
morning.
Officers and men of the division were
gleefully optimistic during the afternoon
when 1t was learned that jobs are pour
ing into the divisions employment bu-
|reau in the Seventh Regiment Armory
faster than the men can apply for them
II Is believed that work will be pro-
vided for all of the men by the time they
are mustered out.
While the General and. his staff were
being entertained at Sherry's many Of
the men were enjoying the acts presented
at the Riverside Community House OF
the Camp Community Service by mem
bers of the over There Theatre League
"A long programme" was given. Some
OF the entertainers acted before the
men when they were Over There
Other members of the division are
busy rehearsing Let's Beat It." n must
ral farce. The opening performance is
to be given at the Century Theatre on
March "a
The divisions official newspaper, the
Gas Attack. will sing its swan song, just
before Lets Beat It" makes its debut
Somehow the Gas Attack meant more to
the division than most other newspapers
It was written, edited and printed by
members of the division. and its columns
related the intimacy OF the divisional
life, its achievements, exploits, hard
ships and it's happiness
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O'LEARY WITH SPY,
WITNESS INSISTS
Defendant Fails to Shake les
timony Of Government
Inspector.

Alleged meetings between jeremiah A,
OLeary and Karl Rodiger. accused Ger
man spy, in the Mecca restaurant, at
Broadway and 145th street. were the only
matters investigated yesterday at the
espionage trial OF O'Leary and others,
which will reach the end OF its eighth
week In the Federal District Court be-
fore Judge Augustus y. Hand and Jury
to-day
Charles f. Martin. a Government
steamboat inspector. was cross examined
for hours by O'Leary. He testified on
Wednesday that he saw O'Leary and
Rodiger together in the restaurant in
January, 1917. The defendant went mi-
nutely into the details of the incident as
described by Martin, but failed TO cause
the witness to change his story
Martin admitted that he had gone TO
Bellevue Hospital. while O'Leary was a
patient there before his trial. TO verify
his Identification. He testified that
OLesry was in white bathrobe.
O'Leary caused a brown bathrobe to be
produced. The witness stuck to his as
sertion that he saw O'Leary in a white
bathrobe and was not directly contra
d!ctcd.
O'Leary showed much personal feeling
against the witness. He questioned his
qualification as an inspector and accused
him of being in 4 conspiracy with agents
OF the Department OF Justice.
Frederick Abeles. formerly president
of the company that operated the Mecca
restaurant. identified 4 photograph OF
Rodjger as q man he had frequently seen
In his place. O'Leary's cross examina-
ton brought out that the witness had
never seen Rodiger and the defendant to-
gether.
The Governments case was closed at
the end of the day. The defence will put
on several witnesses in surrebuttal to-
day.
The sun., 1919-03-14
Trunks DOUn
SIS to $3.50 SaUed

Our own good trunks--a
limited number in styles we
cannot replace
Dress Trunks, $21 and $3.50
Fibre covered, two trays cloth
lined, snap lock, reinforced
hinges, hardware riveted, small
tray for small articles; two sizes
-32-inch, SCI; 34-inch,' $3.50.
Wardrobe Trunks-$27.50
Fibre covered, 5 dr. vers, s
hangers, shoe pockets, laundry
bag, 40 II inches.
Wardrobe Trunks-$32.50
Nulcanized fibre covered, fitted
with 10 hangers and shoe pocket;
four drawers bottom one has
woman's hat form; draw bolts and
snap lock; lift top on clothes com
partment; 40 % inches.
Fourth Gallery. New Building
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PARADE SEATS FOR WOUNDED,
ofces Along Route Sought for
27th's Homecoming.

The wounded soldiers of Debarkation
Hospital No, ;. Lexington avenue and
Fortys sixth street desire to see the pa
rade of the Twenty-seventh Division but
have been able TO secure only 800 seats
on the Fifth avenue grandstand from
the Mayors Committee. About 1000
seats are needed for the wounded in the
hospital. The following statement was
made yesterday by Charles T.. Neer-
gard, field director of the hospitals
1T seems to me that the sick and
wounded men who have done their bit
overseas and suffered for the cause have
a peculiar right to consideration and
seating accommodations on the day Of
the parade.
IF any people living along or having
Offices along the line of march wish to
provide seats for ten or moro men the
Red Cross viii see that the patients are
escorted to the places assigned and cared
for during the parade"
The sun., 1919-03-14
FORTUNE LEFT TO CHURCHES
Bulk of s387.sO2 Matterson Estate
shared by Institutions.

Twenty-eight Episcopal churches, sis
terhoods, guilds, hospitals, schools and
other institutions in various parts of the
United States will share the bulk of the
fortune of S367.sO2 left by Sarah %,
Matterson of 1856 West Sevcnty-third
street who died January %, 1915.
OF the sixty-two beneficiares by the
will nine are clergymen of the Episcopal
Church, Including the Bishops Of Fond
du Lac. WIS, and of Los Angeles, Cal.
These will receive amounts varying from,
$500 10 $29,630 each. Other beuuests
are made to institutions in Portsmouth.
~; II. Omaha, summit Wis Chicago,
Washington. Philadelphia, Atlantic CITY
and Beverly, n. ]. Milwaukee and Lon
don and Guilford, England. The Gem
eral Theological Seminary here gets
$4,000 and several institutions in the
State will get smaller sums.
The sun., 1919-03-14
st. Patrick s Day
FdUOrS and NOuelties

kewpie dolls, appropriately
dressed, 30c to 50.
Place cards with fayors, zoe
each.
Wire snakes, 15c.
Green hats to hold candy, 10c
each.
Clay pipes on cakes of choco-
late, l0c.
Potatoes to hold candy, 25c.
Green cream waters, Coo
pound.
Shillalahs. DC each.
Place cards with gold paper
harps, 20c each.
Jars of green lime drops, 25c
each.
Green candy curls, clips and
straws, also buttercups, SOC
pound.
Eighth Gallery, New Building.
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LEAGUE DRAFT WELCOMED.
Nations Union Approves Covenant
Submitted 10 Peace Conference,

LONDON, March ia resolution well
coming the draft OF League of Ma
lions covenant as submitted to the Peace
Conference was adopted yesterday by
the conference Of the League of Nations
Union.
The conference also adopted a reso-
luton, submitted by n delegate from
the American League TO Enforce Peace,
suggesting that an article should be
added to the covenant deprecating re-
ligious discrimination and securing tho
full exercise of. religious views in the
respective countries.
The conference discussed n long series
OF notifications and amendments to the
covenant suggested by the French AS
ISOLATION for League of Nations.
The sun., 1919-03-14
Beautifully French
NeW BlOuses
Fresh Arrirdis in Six

Just see what you NAV
choose az $685.. Three new
and totally different styles.
Plain tailored crepe de chine
white or flesh, owing it's
smartness to many tucks end
q notched collar. $685..
Tub silk (white), with striking
shawl collar of striped silk: gold,
blue or lavender, $685..
Navy satin with satin-coyered
buttons and a large square collar.
$685..
Habutai Silk-so lustrous and
useiul-comes in 4 plain model for
$6.75.
A charming Georgette crepe
waist made with a vest and
distinguished for its sweet
little ruIlles on the vest, the
golfers and the cuffs. $3.50.
Third Floor, Old building.
The sun., 1919-03-14

BY these sketches made from
models in this little opening you'll
see that waistcoats are as different
as personalities are different. Do
notice the difference in materials
now linen and metal brocade and
satin are used with charming versa
tility. Vestees ard waistcoats begin
at 81 for white pique or gabardine
and up to SIS for one of baronet
satin and velvet. Every vest is a
fashion note.
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Slain Man HAD Love Advice Book.

The body OF Giovanni 10 Franco, 80,
was found on the street in front of the
apartment OF his brothers, Pietro and
Rosario, at 430 East Eleventh street
yesterday morning, He had been shot
through the heart and mouth. In his
pockets was book in English and Ital-
ian entitled advice on How to Make
Love-"
The sun., 1919-03-14
Real Shoes
That Boys Like

Shoes that will help him
fight that battle On the base
ball field, and Spring play
ground, these good calfsdn
qualities will serve the pur-
pose perfectly. The price
$5-indicates that quality,
materials and the best of
labor were used in thu
making-and that means
economy in the long run.
The W2namaker Store
KNOWS that these are
strong, sturdy, worthwhile
shoes.
Burlington Arcade noor, New Building.
The sun., 1919-03-14
Lenten Reading
And Easter Suggestions

Essays in Lent-by Hamilton
Wright Mabie, 81.
The Time Of Refreshing-by
H. A. Wilson, soc.
Increase of Colby A. H.
McNeile, $1.20.
Also a complete stock of rc-
ligious books, bibles, prayer books,
hymnals, rosaries, etc.
Book Store,
Eighth Gallery, New Building.
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school Teacher Ends Life.

Griffith Hughes, school teacher. who
had beer under observation In Bellevue
Hospital since December because OF .,lo-
nounced melancholia. jumped through q
window on the sixth floor OF the hospital
yesterday and was killed. He was 3S
and lived at 656 West 1s6th street.
The sun., 1919-03-14
HundkerchiefS
Prices LeSSeRed

6 for Soc Our $l.50 grade.
$500 womcp's cambria Irish linen. plain.
with 4, or 4 inch hem.
6 for $3.50 - Our $2.10
grade.
Ego women's linen with imitation Ar
menian lace ,-inch hem In pink blue or
Lavender.
6 for $1.45 - Our $2.10
grade.
POO women's pure linen, hcmstitched
assorted tape
. for $2-Om SIS grade.
I,sOO mems cambria Irish linen, full size.
neat :. inch hom.
Main floor. Old Building.
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French Lingerie
Surprise Shipment

We were deploring the diff
ficulties of getting hand-em-
broidered lingerie from
France, when quite unex-
pectedly, on order, given long
ago, was filled by the arrival
of a large shipment.
Charming gowns showing some new
wFys Of using the une,Uailnd fine stitch
cries Of the Fronch $3.50, $685. and
many prices to SIS.
Straight chcmiScs. Sl.7i to SIS
Envelope ChemiseS so to SIS
Corset covers $50 "a $3.50.
French shop. Third floor. Old Rutldinr.
The sun., 1919-03-14
NeDeSt FriLLs
And Fancies of Spring

All the whim-
steal little frills
and dainty neck
fixin gs an d
smart w a i S t.
coats that bloom
in the spring
are ready to add
a final touch to
mark your new
tailored suit or
frock definitely
Spring 1919"
The sun., 1919-03-14
SdUe 81
On Boys Serge Suits

We have had these suits in
our regular stock Al $3.50
each, but we have been 2bIc
to get 100 OF them 20 sell TO-
day ct $3.50.
They are the regulation MILDLY
style all wool serge, with silk tic,
insignia, cuffs trimmed with white
braid, and the necessary whistle.
Size, o 81 @ years Boys shop
Second floor, Oid Building,
The sun., 1919-03-14
NeU PetticOdts
In Extra Sizes

The styles that are newest this
Spring have now appeared in
extra-size silk underskirts of
taffeta and messaline both in
changeable and plain cSlors.
Messaline skirts, 1878.
There are plenty in navy blue
and black.
Taffeta skirts, S5.95, $685.,
$8.75.
Third floor. Old Building.
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SUeaterS
From Scotland, $3.50

We cannot duplicate these
ct the price and we have only
100 LETT; all sizes up to ~;
rose. sand, violet, American
Beauty, gold end white.
They are buttored coat sweat
ers in Shetland stitch and with
out collars. Two patch pockets
trim them, and TO show how
carefully finished they are YOU
have only to notice that whatever
be the color the buttons exactly
match,
second floor. old Building.
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The Babies
PNOU COrprS

A pretty cover edged with fine
lace and with a motif OF en-
broidory at one corner. So.
With two embroidered corners
and tiny tucks as well as lace or
the rufiles, $3.50.
Elaborate embroidery in love
knots at $3.50.
The hair or down-filled pillows
for these covers are $l.25 in pink
blue or white sateen.
Third floor. Old building.
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Universal" Coffee PercoIators
Wanamaker-Special
Sewing Machines, $27

Modern drop-hesd automatic M mod
el; self-thrcadlng, automatic bobbin
winder, Qusrtcr"d oak case full set of
attachments; guaranteed for five Years.
The sun., 1919-03-14
Serges
In Midnight Blue

All wool serge, chemically
tested. Good weight serge that
gives satisfaction in business
wear. Serge with qualities of
firmness that materially aid a
good tailor in getting the proper
smart effect. Specially priced
$1.35, Sl.S5, 81 yard. This is a
good time to plan for n utility
suit.
Main floor, Old Building.
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Dress Forms, $11

Adjustable in neck, bust. waist and
hips 10 a variety of sizes and proportions
4-piece neck and extension shoulders Tho
will
The sun., 1919-03-14
Specidlties
In Housewares Sales

These groups picked at
random indicate the useful
ness of this great home
event-and the Cpportuni-
es it offers to save on
Wanamaker-standard home
furnishings
The sun., 1919-03-14
SLEEPING SICKNESS
kills.; ATTACKS 5
Mysterious Epidemic Coma Has
Appeared Here and Baf-
files Doctors.
MALADY Is INFECTIOUS
Brooklyn Victim Dies After
Short Illness-Fatal Germ
Not Isolated.

Epidemic coma, an infectious disease
more battling than influenza, hitherto
unknown in New York. claimed its frs.
victim yesterday and upon the announce
ment by Health Commissioner Royal S.
Copeland that Erskine w. Martin. S5. OF
after a sleeping sickness of few days,
eight other cases with identical symp-
toms were reported to the Health De-
partment.
There need be no serious alarm al
the outbreak OF the disease in New York.
DR.. Copeland said. 1t Is not as fatal as
Influenza The symptoms include sore
throat headache. dro$sy feeling and diff
ficulty in keeping awake ten hours after
having been stricken.
No Tsetse Fly Epidemic.
The new epidemic is not the so-called
sleeping sickness" spread by the tsetse
fly among the people of the Congo and
the head waters OF the Nile. DR.. Cope
land declared that not a single case OF
sleeping sickness has been reported in
this country. and that the two fatal cases
found in Chicago within the last few
! days are really epidemic coma, or as the
medical profession knows II, encepha-
litis lethargica.
According to the report made to Dr.
Copeland by DR.. William Pfeiffer, 36S
McDonough street, Brooklyn. Martin re-
turned to his home from work February
20 complaining that he felt depressed
and ILL., The depression and malaise In
creased gradually and the patient at
times became delirious.
Early IN March a stiffness of various
groups of muscles developed lasting sew
eral hours and there were seizures OF
| total suspension of sensibiity. but there
was no paralysis at any time. Ere
Quently up TO Wednesday the patient
was thought TO be recovering.
The sun., 1919-03-14
Puritan Refrigerators
S23-Were 1925

Apartment house style, ash case gold
en- oak finish. white snamepd provision
chamber heavy timed wire shelves: re.
movable Ice rack and drain pipe: %
inches wide, ~ inches deep So inches
high 90 lbs. ice capacity.
The sun., 1919-03-14
A. T. STEWART 1923
New York, March Il, 1919.
Good morning.
The weather today: Prob
ably cloudy and colder.
Many Good
Friends Write
That They Turn With
Interest to This Page

A great many Of the readers
of our daily news, fresh every
day, say that they feel that we
are doing them a favor in calling
their attention to what is going
on in a worldwide business, to
fashions, to new ideas, to arrivals
Of new productions of art, to new
fabrics, and to the latest fashions
in jewelry shapes and metals and
colors.
A logbook OF on ocean steamer
records every hour OF the voy-
age, its incidents, weather and
events of Importance. This page
is a logbook of the voyage of the
Store today, with probabilities
of the ensuing day.
You must have noticed in our
statements that we are only givers
OF information on this page.
Yet it is a fact that there are
genuine bargains" to be found
every day for reasons Of the changes
in market values and reductions
to close out the last remnants of
merchandise, which are a conse-
quence of the business every day.
Please buy what you want
when you like in this Store, that
studies your comfort, convenience
and safety, in being prepared for
crowds and yet avoiding methods
TO obtain crowds.
The sun., 1919-03-14
"UnbreLLas
To Mend''

OIllDrellaS winch neeQ re-
covering will be put in good
condition any time from
March LIST to 18th, for less
than usual.
Recovering
With American taffeta CALL
cotton) tape edge, S1.45.
With silk and cotton mixture,
tape edge, 50.
With yarn dyed taffeta (silk
and cotton), 81.
With all-silk serge in (change-
able colors) black, blue and black,
red and black, green and black.
S4.25.
With all-silk taffeta, black, navy,
garnet or green, S4.25.
These prices are for regular
Z or S-rib, "a to 2S-inch frames.
Colored silks for 26-inch frames
only
The sun., 1919-03-14

Lovely ruffled jabot Of fne lace and
rot, attached to smart high lace collars,
$3.50.
All Of. these things are new-dainty-
irresistible.
The sun., 1919-03-14
Meat and Food Choppers
Wash Boilers

Extra heavy tin. polished. heavy COP
por bottoms,
Seventh Gallery. Now Building.
The sun., 1919-03-14
New Veilings Too

New Veilings Too
Yards and yards of malines
come from Paris for this
yelling opening. In practi-
cally all tints and shades
Vinal, jade, Eneque, smoke
gray, flame, and lovely
mauves. For beautiful eve
ming wear.
Chenille dotted wells from 25c
to $3.50 yard.
Filet meshes, octagon meshes
the smart trench mesh. In taupe,
midnight blue and other smart
colors. SOC to Sl.25.
Beautifully French
Copied and imported ones,
too
Floral scroll, and leaf design.
Square moSheS.
Smart geometrc design.
Mode wells, from Paris and copies.
$3.50 to SIS,
Main floor, Old Building.
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Recovering
Additional Repairs

Broken ribs, 25c.
Broken steel rod, SOC.
Handles, Soc to 50.
Main floor. Old Building
The sun., 1919-03-14

Long rolling
collars of fine or
candle. no trim
ming at all but a
bias fold.
Cuffs too, SO.
The sun., 1919-03-14
[Signed ]

Auditorium, - Piano Re
citGis at 2:30 today under
the direction of L. WOlfsOhn.
First Gallery, New Building.
The sun., 1919-03-14
Case Puzzle. Physician.

At G o'clock Wednesday morning Mar
tin went to sleep and In deep coma, his
breathing became rapid and shallow.
Because of the publication of the an
nouncement that this disease had APP
peared in Chicago DR.. Pfeiffer commu-
nicated with DR.. Copeland. and the chief
diagnostician Of the Health Department.
DR.. w. l.. Somerset, went 70 Martins
home. His condition was such that an
examination was impossible. Numerous
specialists and consulting physicians
were called into the case, but the labo-
ratory tests helped little in the dag
nosis. BY a hypothetical diagnosis it
was found that the disease that proved
fatal yesterday was epidemic coma
Martin was employed in a clerical ca
pacity in the office of the Ward Steam
ship Company.
AS result of this first fatality DR..
Copeland notified all hospitals and county
medical societies yesterday that these
cases should be reported to the Health
Department Immediately. for the disease
is very infectious. The germ has not
yet beef isolated and consequently no
remedy could be recommended in the
eight other cases which were reported
yesterday afternoon.
1t is a curious coincidence that one OF
the few cases of the genuine sleeping
sickness ever discovered In the United
States developed in the same general
neighborhood in Brooklyn as did yes
terday's case OF epidemic coma. Dr.
Albert c. Purvell. a physician who was
bitten by the tsetse fly in the Congo
region of Africa in 1909, died May 80,
1916, after long battle with the dis
ease. He was stricken at the home OF
his mother II Hancock street.
The sun., 1919-03-14
S1.15 Shirt Sale

Good madras cloth shirts
for Spring wear.
The t b ! e S are well
stocked. You can. see them
Judge them-choose them.
Every man knows thai
SLID is a pre-war price for
good shirts
So why emphasize? :.
Sizes IA to II.
Burlington Arcade floor. New Bu!ldin..
The sun., 1919-03-14
Announcement

THE LONDON SHOP for
men announces the first show
inc Of Spring SuitingS. Gus
tom made $75 and $50. Men
who value fine fables, unusual
e patterns, and all things that
help to make service and sat
iSfaction, will be interested in
this display.
Burlington Arcade moor, New Building.
The sun., 1919-03-14
Lord Byron" Collars

are IA V or g q again.
They re so very becoming
In sets with little cuffs
hand embroidered and
Infinitely dainty. So.
odd little collar-and-
cuff sets Of cross tucked
organdie, $3.50.