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BEE: SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 1907.
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PITTMAN GOES TO THE PEN
Cokwd Robber of Her Grind OeU Fourteen
Yean on Plea f Onilty.
ONE YEAf? LESS. THAN THE MAXIMUM
Mast Ws MbbU. Daylight Robbery
an Tries to Kill p.rll(n
e OrcrMm with
Emotion.
John Plttman. the negro who held up
the paymaster of the Her Ornnd hotel and
robbed him of 1700 two weeks ago. wu
sentenced Friday morning by Judge Button
to fourteen years In the penitentiary. Pitt
man pleaded guilty and In consideration
of this the court gave him one year less
than the maximum penalty, which la fif
teen Tears.
Plttman. after robbing the paymaster,
ran out of the hotel and along the streets
for nearly a mile, pursued by attaches of
the hotel and others who had witnessed
the robbery. He shot Into the crowd as
he fled, but no one was Injured. He was
captured at Sixteenth and Leavenworth
streets by Officer Van Deusen after a des
perate struggle, in which the officer had.
a hair-breadth escape from death, the
negro shooting at him point blank. The
bullet went between his arm and body.
Plttman was overcome by the sentence
Imposed and was unable to speak a word
as he waa led back to JalL
ANOTHER PROBATION OFFICER
Additional Place Advocated by Rev.
L. O. Balrd and Judge
At the suggestion of Judge Day of the
district court and others. Rev. L. O. Balrd
and members of St. Mary's Avenue Congre
gatlonal church have become Interested In
securing another probation officer, the
office to be maintained by subscriptions
from churches and Individuals. Mr. Balrd
will appoint a committee of Ave from both
the congregation and membership of his
church, who will interest other churches in
raising $900 a year for the salary.
Those familiar with the work of the
juvenile court realise the necessity of two
more probation officers, and It Is hoped
they may be provided for In this way,
Although their appointment will rest with
the court. Judge Day says the present
force Is Insufficient for the preventive work
possible and necessary to the Juvenile
court. Mrs. Draper Smith presented the
work of the court before the women of Bt.
Mary's Avenue Congregational church Fri
day afternoon, with a view to Interesting
them as volunteer helpers. Mrs. A. B.
Towle also spoke.
The Omaha Bar association has become
Interested In the work being done and the
legislation being asked in the interest of
Juveniles, and at a recent meeting volun
teered the services of Its legislative com
mittee to assist those Interested In the pas
sage of the child labor and compulsory ed
ucation bills now pending in the legislature.
BERGE LOOKS FOR RESULTS
Fusion Leader Predicts Legislature
Will Do What It Ret Out
to Do.
Oeorge W. Berge, accompanied by his
Jaw partner, W. M. Morning, was In
Omaha from Lincoln Friday on legal busi
ness. Mr. Berge expressed the belief the
legislature this year la going to do what
It set out to do.
"They are all well manning men, re
rardlesa of party," said Mr. Berge. "I
believe they are starting out with good
Intentions. But in every legislature there
are some Innocent . ones that are sure to
be used by the men skilled In the working
of political machinery. And the shout of
reform at the opening of the session does
not always mean that reform Is to char
acterize the legislature. I believe there
are few passes being used this year. In
that respect public opinion has been edu
cated. Two years ago, when I was cam
paigning out through the state, men used
to come up and show their passes with
pride, thinking that the possession of them
set their possessors up above others. Now
the man that has a pass doesn't care to
show it."
The Poor Man's Savings Bank.
Why waste your money In "get-rlch-qulck"
schemes? Why buy mining and
other wildcat stocks when cheap land
offers a safe and profitable investment?
It does not take a fortune to buy a farm.
In many cases a small payment dowh unj
the balance In easy installments will buy
a farm. Land Is going up every day. It
must continue to advance, for the supply
has a limit and the appetite of the world
Increases. Buy a farm and lay the sure
foundation of a fortune. Bargains are
Offered every day. See our want ad. pages.
See today's ad No, 4, page 12.
Wife Beater Convicted.
II. Crosby, 2121 North Twenty-eighth ave
nue, waa convicted In police court Friday
of habitually abusing his wife when In
toxicated and was sentenced to ten days at
hard labor In the city Jail. Mrs. Crosby
appeared against her erring spouse and
Suits that sold
All Men's Hats and Caps 15 Discount (excep Stetson's)
A FEW FURNISHING SNAPS
$1,00 camel's hair Underwear, per garment... .75c
$1 and $1.80 Shirts, both stiff and soft bosom 65c
Broken lines of high-grade Underwear, 33J Discount
Broken lines of BOc and 76o Neck wear, 35c. 3 for $1
BOo and 7So fancy Suspenders 45c
$1 and $l.BO fancy Suspenders ....75c
And & great many others.
Browning, King
said that although she did not Ilk to
testify against her husband It was sbso
lutely neceesary on account of his con
stant abuse of her.
FUNERAL OF MAJOR FURAY
lataealn Services Will Ho Held at
. St. John's Cathollo Church
Saturday.
Funeral services of Major John B. Furay,
who died early Wednesday evening from a
sudden attack of paralysis, will he held at
:30 a. m. Saturday at St. John's Catholic
church. Twenty-fifth and California
streets, when high masa and the most
solemn requiem ritual of the Catholic
church will be celebrated. The cortege
will leave the residence at a. m. The
obsequies will be imposing and will be par
ticipated In by several of the most promi
nent members of the Catholic clergy. It
Is not expected that the Orand Army of the
Republic and other organizations with
which Major Furay was affiliated will par
ticipate In an official capacity.
As one of the sons of Major Furay, Rev.
John B. Furay of Florissant, Mo., Is a
member of the Jesuit order, special services
of a most elaborate nature will be held by
members of the order In Omaha as a mark
of respect to the father of their bereaved
brother priest.
After the services are concluded at the
church the body will be taken to the Holy
Sepulcher cemetery, where It will be In
terred. The Impressive burial ritual of the
church will be used at the cemetery. The
pall bearers, active and honorary, were
chosen among Major Fu ray's associates In
the Loyal legion and the Orand Army of
the Republic and personal friends.
MRS. GALLAGHER SAYS NO
Demies Report that She Has Bought
Oat Paxtoa In Grocery
Firm.
A report has been current among the
business men of the city for some time that
Mrs. Ben Gallagher had bought W. A.
Paxton's Interest In the wholesale grocery
firm of Paxton A Gallagher. Mrs. Gallagher
unequivocally denies the truth of the story,
which, she says, has caused her much an
noyance. She supposes It started from the
fact that she sold her homestead at Twenty-sixth
avenue and Douglas street Inst
summer to W. A. Paxton, Jr. It was ru
mored that Mrs. Gallagher and her brother,
who lives In Salt Lake City, had paid Mr.
Paxton 66o,000 for his Interest In the whole
sale business.
L E. CHAFFEE BACK IN OMAHA
Returns from Louisiana to Take I'p
Work with Local
Y. M. O. A.
Lynn E. Chaffee, formerly of Omaha, has
returned to remain In this city. He ar
rived from Clark, La., Friday morning
to take up special financial work for the
Young Men's Christian association in con
nection with the new building fund and
will later take secretaryship. Mr.' Chaffee
has been In the lumber business at Clarks
for three years. He was In the lumber
business when in Omaha before.
WHEELER GOES TEMPORARILY
Secret Service Oncers Go to Denver
Just for Special
Work.
L. C. Wheeler, superintendent In charge
of the secret service bureau looking after
the land Investigations in this state, says:
"The newspapers have been misinformed as
to. the secret service being removed from
Omaha permanently. We shall maintain the
headquarters office here, and the depar
ture of any of the force Is only Incidental
to our business and Is but temporary, in
any event."
DOORLYS NOT HEARD FROM
Omaha Travelers In Earthquake Dis
trict Thought to Be Ont
of Danger.
No word has been received from Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Doorly. who were at Kingston
about the time of the disaster. O. M.
Hitchcock, father of Mrs. Doorly, says they
are not much worried, as Mr. and Mrs.
Doorly were to sail Punday and the dis
aster was Monday. They were to sail for
Colon, and Mr. Hitchcock has wired to
New York- to see If the vessel reached
Colon safely. ,
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
W. P. Mohr of Spencer, J. F. Winter and
L. C. Storey of Lincoln are at the Millard.
Adele Koch of West Point and Chauncey
Abbott of Schuyler are at the Her Grand.
J. Hlgglns of Davenport, L. C. Erwln of
Hastings and e! V. Rowley of Sioux Falls
are at the Murray.
A. C. Sutherland of Devil s Lake. A.
Jacobson of Hastings and Pat Ryan of
Buffalo, N. Y., are at the Henshaw,
J. G. Beeler of North Platte, J. H. Thorn
of Ttlden, W. McMahil! and Mrs. W. H.
Curnntlngs of Sherman, Idaho, are at the
oiercnants.
Mrs. Charles Dash of Columbus, W. R.
Fay of Lincoln, J. I. Phelffers und K. R.
Grlfftn of Denver and L. T. Wolle of Cam
bria, Wyo., are at the Paxton.
Postmaster Palmer has returned from
Lincoln, where he de-llvered an address
before the Nebraska Historical society on
the subject of crossing the plains In 1860.
Why It's Successful
VERY good reason why our present sale of Men's
Winter Suits, Hats and Furnishings is so successful
is because the intrinsic value of our goods is known.
The reputation of Browning, King & Co. is a
guarantee against any misstatement of facts.
While the choice is getting less, some of the
best values still remain if your size is here. It would
be worth .your while to see at once.
from $15.00 to $23.00
WANING DAY OF 11 AND TRADES
Machinery Displacing Old Forma -of Ekill
and Workmanihip.
NEW OCCUPATIONS AND NEW METHODS
Forma of Apprenticeship RecomlnK
Obsolete Interesting Facts Bul
letined by the Bnreaa
of Labor.
"Old hand trades are rapidly distipptar
lng," Is one of several Interesting facts
brought out by an Investigation conducted
by the National bureau of lnbor and sot
forth In a bulletin Junt lxFUed. The Investi
gators found that hundreds of thousands
of new occupations have grown up la the
place of a few well di'flned trade, and
many of them consist In a single, simpln
operation. In the field of labor, as else
where, specialization has become the gen
eral practice. The worklngmen of tin!
country have come to realise, that the policy
of direct opposition to the Introduction of
machinery In Impracticable: the present
disintegration cf trades makes It Impossi
ble, except In a few occupations, strictly
to enforce apprenticeship regulations or
effectively control In other ways the con
ditions of entrance to a trade. Regulation
of the use of machinery and the new pro
cesnos Introduced and the organization un
der their control of the machine operators
and the lower grade workers Is the lino
along which the laboring men are work
ing to maintain the standards of skill In
their respective crafts.
Specialisation Increasing.
By prohibiting the grade of Journeymen,
opposing team work and the employment
of helpers and Junior mechanics who may
do the work of Journeymen, many work
ers nre also endeavoring to maintain the
standard of skill. Thus the conditions of
entrance to a trade become nn Important
mutter to worklngmen desiring to prevent
not only a too rapid Increase In their
numbers, but. what Is more Important,
'he Injection Into the trade of men of less
skill. . The control of the entrance to a
trade Is, however, becoming Increasingly
difficult. The, extensive use of machinery
In almost nil trades and handicrafts, the
minute subdivision of labor processes, and
the consequent rpeclallzatlon of occupa
tions have been gradually displacing the
old forms of skill and workmanship and
causing the Institution of new methods
of acquiring craft knowledge. The old
system of apprenticeship, which at the be
ginning of the nineteenth century was the
almost universal method of entering a
trade or handicraft. Is fast becoming ob
solete. Though In former days apprentice
ship possessed many advantages, under
modern conditions It Is becoming more and
more unsuitable, especially In trades In
which there has already been a decline
In the skill of the workers. In many Im
portant trades where the labor processes
have been minutely subdivided and sim
plified, such as boot and shoe making,
garment . making, etc., apprenticeship reg
ulations have been abandoned, and even
In trades in which apprenticeship still
forms the principal avenue of entrance to
the trade. It not only differs In many other
respects from the old form of apprentice
ship, but its term Is lessened and the re
quirements are not so strict or bo rigidly
enforced. In Its bulletin on the subject,
the bureau of labor points out, In the
building trade?, for example, which have
been less affected by machinery and the
subdivision of labor than most other
tmdes.ythat many workmen become Jour
neymen without serving a full apprentice
ship. It is coming to be recognized that
tho organization of modern Industry Is not
adapted to tho proper training of appren
tices.
In industries In which production on a
large scale Is carried on as a result of the
use of machinery and the subdivision of
labor, neither the employer nor tho work
man can afford the time or the effort to
apply himself systematically to the train
ing of apprentices, and even if he could his
work would be of small value to the boy,
and is usually not desired by him. Boys can
now readily become proficient In an occu
pation at which they can earn Journey
man's wages by applying themselves to a
particular branch of a trade rather than by
endeavoring to acquire the whole trade
through an apprenticeship.
New Method Necessary.
As a consequence of the unsultabillty of
the apprenticeship system to modern In
dustrial conditions, other methods of ac
quiring skill in the craft have been substi
tuted. The bureau, of labor finds that
chief among these are, first, the helper sys
tem, by which a knowledge of the craft is
acquired casually In the shop, and second,
systematic trade and technical education.
The first system Is peculiar to certuin trades
In which experience rather than training Is I
essential to competency, and In which the I
labor Is too arduous for boys. Since there
Is no definite form of probation under the
helper system, the workmen have no control
over the number of learners In the trade.
Friction results between helpers and Jour
neymen, and trouble arises from the en
deavor of the Journeymen to prevent the
helpers from entering the trade.
Trade and technical education Is applica
ble only to those trades requiring some
how one price
See windows.
n fP R. S. IVILCOX,
(Gi UO Manager.
scientific as well ss manual skill. It Is
claimed by worklngmen that the trade
schools turn out mechanics too rapidly,
without giving them a thorough knowledge
of the craft, and that as a result there Is a
tendency to lower the standard of skill and
the rate of wages. The same objection Is
not urged against trade and technical edu
cation where tho men educated are al
ready workers In the crnft.
The bureau reaches the conclusion that
even If the old form of apprenticeship were
retained under modern conditions, and the
employer were still held personally respon
sible for the training of the apprentice, In
the great majority of trades and occupa
tions the practical usefulness of such a
system would disappear. In Industries In
which automntic or semi-automatic ma
chines and a minute subdivision of pro
cesses have come into play, small oppor
tunity Is afforded a boy to acquire a thor
ough knowledge of all branches of a craft.
A mechanic under modern conditions finds
it moro profitable to confine himself to only
one narrow branch of a trade: thus he
gains as great a pecunlnry advantage to
himself as If time and effort Were extended
In the acquisition of the whole trade. Only
a very few employes In the manufacturing
Industries possess a broad knowledge of the
different branches and processes of a whole
craft, and these are generally the class of
men' who direct the labor of others the
foreman and superintendents.
Owing to this disintegration of trades
neither employers nor employes are par
ticularly desirous of having apprentices In
the workshop. The expense of training ap
prentices, together with the losses fre
quently resulting from material spoiled by
them, or the Impossibility of marketing
their product, leads employers to seek ad
ditional mechanics from laborers and help
ers rather than train apprentices for this
purpose. This condition Is aggravated by
the fact that the apprentices as well as the
employes no longer remain steadily In one
shop with the same employer, but readily
move about from place to place, seeking
hlirher wages and better conditions.
Modern industrial development Is In this
way creating new and more numerous
gradations of workers In different trades
and occupations. When, In former times,
It waa essential for the mechanic to learn
his craft as a whole, he was capable of
either producing a single commodity or
performing a complete mechanical process,
to which the tools and methods peculiar
to his trade were adapted. Under modern
conditions the mechanic may belong to one
of several groups of workmen In the same
Industry, each group differing from the
others In earni ss and kind of work, the
finished product, of the combined groups
being what was In former times the work
of one man.
Obsolete Apprenticeship.
The "specialization" or subdivision of oc
cupations Is not only far advanced In the
manufacturing industries, but has also af
fected many hand trades little influenced
by machinery, in which formerly all the
processes were performed by a single me
chanic, or by several mechanics of an equal
grade of skill and efficiency.
The gradual decadence of this ancient
method of teaching boys the knowledge of
a craft, the government investigators say,
may be ascribed to various causes, all of
which have their roots In the economic
changes wrought by machine Industry. The
bureau of labor thus sums them up:
(1) Production on a large acHle, which de
stroys the personal relations between em
ployer and employe or master and appren
tice. (2) The extensive use .of machinery and
subdivision of labor.
(3) The unwillingness of employers to take
on apprentices.
(4) The unwillingness of Journeymen to
Instruct apprentices.
(5) The dislike of boys for apprenticeship.
- Beginners In machine Shops.
In machine shops of the present day ap
prentices or beginners may be separated
Into live different classes: First, those who
are taught the branches of lathe work, vise
work, plane work, gear cutting and mill
ing tho "all-round" machinist; second,
those who are taught lathe work and vise
work only; third, those who are taught
lathe work only; fourth, the handy men-second-rate
machinists; and fifth, the spe
cialists who are simply taught to operate
or attend a Blngle machine. The tendency
Is to restrict apprentices more and more to
the last two grades. It Is thus difficult for
employers to procure skilled machinists
and practically Impossible for the unions to
enforce a definite term of apprenticeship.
Consequently a crying demand for skilled
machinists and a widespread complaint of
the lack of competent and thoroughly effi
cient mechunics has arisen on the part of
employers. Several of the large firms
throughout the country have taken steps
i to provide themselves with skilled me
chanics. Schools for the training of ap
! prentices have been started in the shops,
wherein thorough Instruction In all branches
of machinists' work Is afforded the pupils.
To some extent the trend toward the
specialization of apprentices prevails In the
printing trade. The constant enlargement
of printing establishments makes this pos
sible. It is generally true that In only
small shops and country newspaper offices
do apprentices have the opportunity of re
ceiving an all-round training. Compositors
are restricted in a great many offices to
one line of work, such as display, adver
tising, straight matter, Job work and the
like. There Is,' consequently, among ma- J
chinlsts little opportunity for Journeymen
to attend p the needs of apprentices. Mas
ter printers must rely chiefly upon the
small shops for this Supply of thoroughly
trained Journeymen.
Trade Schools.
The agents of the Bureau of Labor who
made this Investigation say that the most
serious danger connected with trade and
mechanical education is the tendency on the
part of the schools hastily to turn out
workmen with only a smattering of a trade
and then thrust them upon the labor mar
ket as a costant menace to the thoroughly
trained and skilled mechanic. The me
chanic's opposition to private trade schools
of this sort appears to be well founded.
Many, conducted only in a commercial
spirit, do not teach the pupils the value of
killed trudes.
The possibility of overemphasizing the
theoretical at the expense of the practlcul
Instruction Is another danger to which the
Bureau of Labor calls attention. The split
ting up of trades and occupations In many
Industries seems to render technical train
ing of little practical value to the worker.
Frequently the sacrifice and energy ex
pended In attaining technical knowledge
of the trade- is not requited to the worker
when he enters his Industrial career, es
pecially when he Is confined to a narrow
range of work and has very little oppor
tunity of utilizing to Its full advantage the
theoretical knowledge he has obtained in
the trade school. Young men who are edu
cated are not content to remain manual
workers and seek on-.ployriient more
adapted to their higher intellectual train
ing. Boston Transcript.
See today's ad No. 8, page 12.
Tiearlnir His I.I111H.
Waiting a discreet Interval after knock
ing on the door, the mnl.l entered the par
lor and handed a note to the young woman.
It was written by the latter's mother, and
read as follows:
"Fidelia. Isn't It time for that young
man to be going?"
"Tell her not yet, but soon," said Miss
Flrtelii, with heightened color.
"On the contrary, spuke up the young
man, gratplng the situation and his hat at
the same time, "tell her Immediately, If
pot sooner."
After which he began saying good night.
CUwago Tribune.
-.L ushttT -t -ir-T- tswMMasjej"M I aiar '' spiibi
HALF VALUE
January Reductions
ARE STILL IN FORCE
J EUR ASK A" prices are always low prices; ordinarily from tsn t() twenty per
V cent lower than elseirhere. Those quoted in this advertisement are aenuine
MONEY-SAVING R EDUCTIONS, and are fulbj fifty percent lesi than the
usua I prices at other stores. See and know for yourself.
THE
All
Men's
novs' kxee rAvrs
Boys' Knee Pants some
all wool, worth ytg
BOc, Saturday. . . .
Boys' All Wool Knee
Pants some double seat
and knee, worth
75c, Saturday. . .
45c
MEN'S HOSE
Men's medium and heavy
weight cashmere and
wool hose, in black and
fancy colors 2 Be values
reduced C
to.
IJli
BUNCH OF WOE FOR REYNOLDS
Fositively Identified of One Crime and
Accused of BeveT&l Others.
TURNS PALE, BUT SAYS NOTHING
Two Men Pronounce II lm Gollty of
Wsitnberc Store Robbery on
Right of January
Eight.
Carl Reynolds, an Omaha young man
who waa arrested at Lincoln and brought
to Omaha Thursday night by Detective
Ferris, was positively Identified Friday
morning as the highwayman who held up
Julius Waxenberg In his grocery store at
1306 Park avenue on the night of January
8 and who also held up a customer, James
R. O'Hanlon, 2564 Woolworth avenue, who
entered the store while the robber was at
work.
Reynolds was brought from his cell Fri
day morning and viewed by Waxenberg
and O'Hanlon. Although Waxenberg
was- shivering with fear at the sight of
his assailant he pointed his finger at Rey
nolds and said In a quavering voice:
"You are the man that held me up, all
right."
Reynolds did not reply, but turned pale
and appeared anxious to return to his cell
and out of the presence of his accusers.
In the capture of Reynolds, Chief
Donahue, Chief of Detective Savage and
other officers are positive the man has
been caught who boldly held up Mrs.
Rockafellow In her home on St. Mary's
avenue about six weeks ago and the hired
girl In the home of Herbert Rogers a few
weeks ago and carried off silverware and
cut glass to the value of $300. It Is also
believed Reynolds will be Identified by Mr.
and Mrs. Hanson, who were held up In
front of their home and forced to unlock
the door to their home and accompany the
robber In his search for plunder.
Reynolds lived with his father and sister
at S423 Jackson street, but disappeared
from home Immediately after the holdup
of Mr. Waxenberg- When arrested at
Lincoln a few days ago a complete kit of
burglars' tools was found among his ef
fects, consisting of skelton keys, a large
revolver, a flash light and a padded hat.
Armed with a search warrant Detective
Ferris went to Reynolds home Friday
morning and It Is confidently believed that
soma of the property stolen from Mr.
Rogers, Mrs. Rockafellow and Waxenberg
will be recovered.
Concerning Man.
A man's life Is full of crosses and temp
tations. He comes into this world without his
consent, and goes out against his will,
and the trip between the two Is exceed
ingly rocky. The rule of the contraries
Is one of the Important features of ths
trip.
When he Is little, the big girls kiss blm;
but when he is grown, tbe little girls kiss
him.
If be Is poor, he Is a bad manager; If
he Is rich, he Is dishonest.
If he needs credit, be can't get It; If he
Is prosperous, every one wants to do blm
a favor. s
If he's In politics. It's for pie; if he's
out of politics, you can't place him, and
he's no good for his country.
If he doesn't give to charity, he Is a
stingy cuss; If he does It Is for show.
It he Is actively religious, he Is a hypo
crite; If he takes no Interest In religion,
he is a hardened sinner.
If he shows affection, he Is a soft speci
men; If he seems to care for no one, he
la cold-blooded.
If he dies young, there waa a great future
ahead of his; If he lives to an old age, be
has missed his calling.
The road Is rocky, but man loves to
travel It. Brooklyn Life.
Bse Want AO produce result
GOODS TELL A TRUE STORY
SUITS S OVERCOATS
GREATLY REDUCED
All $22.50 and $25.00 Men's Suits and Overcoats
reduced to
M $18.00 and $20.00 Men's Suits and Overcoat a
reduced to
All $15.00 and $1G.50 Men's Suits and Overcoats
reduced to
All $12.50 and $13.50 Men's Suits and Overcoats
reduced to.-
All $8.50 and $10.00 Men's Suits and Overcoats
reduced to
Remarkable Reductions
in Boys' Clothing
BOYS' OVERCOATS
All Boys' $4 and $5 Over
ocats, ages 4 to 13 T T C
reduced to
Air Boys' $6.60 and 7.50
Overcoats, ages 4 to
15, 4 95
reduced to TW
BOYS' SOTS
Boys' 3 and $3.60 Suits,
ages 4 to 15, T (?
reduced to JZJD
All Boys' $4.00 to $6.00
Suits, ages 4 to
15. TTC
reduced to
MEN'S SAMPLE HATS
Manufacturer's Samples
values up to $3, all sizes,
shapes and colors J
MEN'S UNDERWEAR
Special lot of men's Under
wear, In natural gray, tan
and blue, derby ribbed,
flat wool and Merino
$1, $1.25 and $1.60 val
ues short ends,
reduced to. ..... . UC
DEATH FINDS
WRECK
Story of the Gay and Giddy Life with
the I'snal Melancholy
Finish.
A woman's llfe-a life which had drunk
to the lees all that this old earth's cup
holds of pleasure and bitterness went out
In the bleak house on Morris Heights,
New York, which, with a decade's neg
lect and ruin upon It, Is still called "The
Hilton mansion." It was Sylvia Gerrlsh
who died there the Sylvia Gerrlsh whose
smiles enchanted thousands. She died
alone, without a hand near to ease her
going, or a Hp to whisper a goodby word.
It was In August, a year ago, In the
same bare room where the woman's life
ended, that Henry Graham Hilton, who
sacrificed everything that be had In the
world for Sylvia Gerrlsh, breathed his
last. Death found him a wreck as It
found her.
It seems but a few years since Sylvia
Gerrlsh flashed out of the west and set
the gilded youth of the town agape by
her beauty. But the years count seven
teen when the pages are turned back.
The season of 1SS9 ushered Sylvia Ger
rlsh down to the footlights of the old
Cart no as "Adolph da Valladolld" in "The
Brigands."
She spoke not a line, simply smiled at
the front row and the boxes, bent her
dimpled knees a couple of times snd went
up stags again. Yet In the morning she
was famous.
The critics described her as "the girl
with the poetical legs." And those legs
of hers suddenly danced her to the heights
of a star with the managers of New York
and London bidding to win her to them.
Henry Graham Hilton was In the front
row of the Casino the first night that
Sylvia's eyes looked over the footlights.
He was then at the beginning of a com
mercial ' career, whose course waa laid
along a golden route. Son of Judge Hil
ton, the executor of the A. T. Stewart
estate, with his father's position and In
fluence and riches behind him, there was
nothing to stay htm. He had been mar
ried eight years. Henry Hilton's wedding
present was his Installation as the head
of the wholesale dry goods firm of Hilton,
Hughes & Co.
So young Hilton was the night of Syl
via Gerrlsh's debut. He was called one
of the handsomest men In town.
Hilton tried to get behind the scenes of
the Casino when that performance of
"The Brigands" was done, but failed. So
he must hire two boxes the next night
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and when Sylvia Gerrlsh tripped to the
footlights, showered her with flowers. In
the early part of tbe opera be used on
box and the last half the other.
He waa unaccompanied then and for
nights afterward and he became the talk
of the town he and "the girl with the
poetical legs." Nobody Becmed to know
who he was, but Sylvia knew.
So after that no night went by but the
gay restaurants of the theater district
saw young 11 Hon and Sylvia Gerrlsh to
gether. Their names and their associa
tion became bywords. Sometimes Fred
Hilton, younger brother of Henry, and
Delia Fox made a quartet at midnight
suppers.
The summer after Hilton met Sylvia Ger
rlsh, his father mortgaged the Stewart
building to Hetty Green for $1,250,000 to pay
for the son's extravagance, and Henry Hil
ton passed out of the llrm of Hilton,
Hughes & Co. Sylvia advUed him to re
fuse a settlement of $25,000 and there fol
lowed a tangle of law.
The scandal of It all helped to break
Judge Hilton's heart. It broke Mrs. Hil
ton's, although she bore up under the dis
grace until Ml, when she died In Paris.
Judge Hilton set his soul on breaking the
attachment of his son, but It was of no
use.
Sylvia Geirlsh wore only a No. 1 boot,
and the year "Thistle" came across the
water to lift the cup, one of these slip
pers of leather was nulled to the cutter's
mast for a talisman. Watson drunk the
full of It In champagne, and for the slip
per gave its owner tbe Insignia of tbe
Royal Yacht squadron.
In March, 1W1, Henry Hilton married
Sylvia 'Gerrlsh, a few days after the death
of the first Mrs. Hilton. They went to
live In the mansion his father had built on
Morris Hlghts.
When the Judge died in 189R he had cut
his son off with I2S.000, but tho executors
compromised and Hilton and the actress
got enough to keep them In luxury. It went
to the winds.
Hilton died "broke." His wife found a
note among his effects on which she real
ized. It Is said, (5.000. This kept her going
until a few months ago. St. Paul pioneer
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