Evening Star Newspaper, January 26, 1898, Page 8

8 Ww. A B. so F st. cor. 11th. Mattress Factory, Ist and D. Furviture Factory, 128h & B. Storage. 22d & M. —That simple statement covers a mine of the most attractive Bed Room Suite offers you ever saw. We're not making a‘ sale—or a hur- rah—we've simply seen the advisa- bility of getting rid of the present stock before our spring shipments arrive, and have given prices a good, wholesome cut to help the goods on their w: These'll be trade winners: al. Solid Oak Suite. $115.00 3 $110.00 Mahogany $840.00 Mahegany $180.60 M $65.00 Carly Curly Notions In Prices. 6 \ Barnard’s Cream, 17c. (Paine’sCeleryCom p-, 69c. <a) 4 Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab. Terraline, 69c. Pennyroyail Pills, $1.37. «Chichester’s.) Kolb Pharmacy, It. 7TH AND E STS. N.W. no4-3: ORR eel <r << The Only Pure and Clean Milk in the city at + ‘The Pasteur Milk Laboratory, 1120 18th st. Send postal for report of com- mittee of Medteal Society. §e14-1m,20 DRAWING INSTRUMENTS. 7 per Architects, Dranghtsmen, z De Surveyors ind Civil En- E Cent — gineers will find this : fF. moval Sale a life-time oj 2 on. portunity to replenish their stock of Drawing Instruments. 20 per = cent off all cases of Drawing Instruments. = We move shortly in our new building, 6 doors above, so come soon if you wish to par- take of the bargains offered. *- Schmidt, 504 9th, =The Drauzhtsman’s Stationer. Whisky For medicinal right- ad not is the medi abused, purposes. Sour tucky Itye he best. $1 “Teeth” Talk ¢ —if you neglect them! Keep them in perfec $f rondition—and save dentists’ bills by using our Myrrh and Orris Tooth Wash . . . . . . . . . . 2 It cleanses the teeth—prevents Sha the gums—and perfames the +2 le. At all druggists or at ? OGRAIT’S, is*§ > 9 Pa. Ave. © in 22-2 ° We're Satisfied — With 4 Less For STORAGE °° —than what first-class y M bave to pay at other houses. And if you paid pe-hilf more than their prices — you woukin't get better rooms" or better . crn wing Furniture, see ate storage apartments—bere. cee “ c * PARCEL MERCHANT’S fitter co. 929-931 D St——'Phone 659. Js 28d 7 ow convenlent to employ elec- switch when you want power. And turn it off when you don't —you psy only for what you 213 14th st. nw. ‘Phone 1877. Go to Siccardi’s FOR BARGAINS LX HUMAN BAIR. Hair Switches at Geeat Bargains, .00 Switches reduced 1» $1.50. 00 Switches reduced to $2.50. 00 Switches reduced to $5.00. Jay and White Hair in same proportion. lime. Siccardi, ‘T1i J1th st., nest to Pelais Royal. Private rooms for = seine. e are fully domiciled in our new large and handsome quarters and are better equipped to wash your clothes clean- | Pha er and whiter; iron them more smoothly—and deliver them quicker! *Phone 592 or drop postal. FRAZEE’S LAUNDRY, Pijgice* 1214 & 1216 D St 5 13th st. 3109 M st. 5522 14th st. ‘Phone 592. (ja25-204 SSOSOOOHESS CEC OC EC ESEE O ‘D. |@SSSOSS 69985600 008006 NS, Maybe the Boy. Needs a Reefer. Here it is as cold as we've had if this winter — just the weather for Children’s Reefers and Overcoats—but still the one- third off sale continues. We inaugurated it during the warm weather of last week —hbut we won't stop this reckless down to its normal size. All the $2.00 ones aré now $1.35. All the $2.50 ones are now $1.67: All the $3.50 ones are now $2.35. All the $5.00 ones are now $3.35. All the $6.00 ones are now $4.00. In the Men’s Department the $7.50 sale of Suits and Over- coats—and the $1.90 Pants sale—are still in progress. THE -EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2898-12 PAGES. selling until the stock gets Eiseman Bros., Cor. 7th and E Sts. No Branch Store in Washington. SOCSSSESSS HHS OF OOOO O00 00SO0G009008SC00080000c C0008 The Busy Corner, 8th and Market Space. S. Kann, Sons&Ce. We close tomorrow at 12 o’clock. We RY THING Advertised in last Sunday’s Post will be on sale again tomorrow until 12 o’clock. Some few lines may be sold out, but the very best things are here in quantities large enough to stand a run until that hour. We close this half day in |order to give us ample time to mark down the greater part of our immense stock. LLON| This grand finale is the closing scene of a very pros= perous fall and winter’s business. Tomorrow’s Star will tell | you a thing or two about our doings, and Friday morning when we open our doors you'll be greeted with a smile of bargains that will cause your dollars and dimes to hop with joy within your purses. S. KANN, SONS & CO., 8th and Market Space. HE BON'MARCHE. WINTER COATS TO GO! Final clearance of all the Coats. None are to be held exempt. Here are five ex- amples of how we've readjust- ed prices!! For Latlies’ Coats that * reviously retailed for eae fe tue are he . lars, and with the new le sleeves. This is an exceHent opportun- ity to secure a splen- did value. . For Coats that have ** * before now been nell. * * * i $7.50 Sade ret Aa ~~ black, brown, tan and navy— plain ‘and rough-faced cloths, Half and all- silk lined. ~ Elegant Conts—stylieh- jy “made and ‘fully § ff -O5 worth their up-tin-now rices — $9—-$10—$11— 12 and “$12.50. AML colors, are. offered in this assortment. These Coats are half and all- silk lined. For your choice from as handsome a collec- lection of Fashionable and Stylish Coats and $ M5 Jackets as can be found at the former ee eeee eens prices at which we re- tailed them — $16. $18 — §20 — $22.50 y d . $25. “AN the newest effects you'd look for only in imported gar- ments. All the Skirts are to share in this clearance! Think of Skirts worth up to $5 for $1.98. Fine (rongh effect) Cloth Skirts, in black and colors. Regularly retailed at $5 here —special during this shes 93.25 Brocaded Satin Skirts—in a very handsome variety of pat- terns to pick from—a vers: special offer at the price 93.09 Bon Marche, 314-16 Seventh St. FARRER EEE “If they’re Rich’s shoes they’re proper.”’ Ten-two F, Evening footwear. Washington’s swell set have come to look upon this estab- lishment as the one store where can be found all the correct styles in evening footwear. Our showing of slippers, of satin, bronze, suede, kid and patent leather, stands without an equal. Of satin slippers we car- ry all the usual shades in stock, ready for immediate delivery— and when some particular shade is desired we make the footwear to order without extra charge. We are ready to fill every order intrusted to our care for foot- wear for receptions, balls, par- ties, dances, teas, etc—there’s nothing missing from the stock of exclusive “novelties” to mar its perfect completeness. Indeed —there’s no shoe store in this city so able to meet the wants of the swell set. Nowhere else will you find anything to compare with our line of footwear for walking, skating and golfing. There’s nothing like them in style and wear. We have recently fitted out several Klondike parties with suitable footwear for use in that icy region. The shoes are con- structed in a manner which makes them entirely impervious to water and peculiarly desirable for rough wear. We are pre- pared to fill all orders of this sort—for any number of pairs. In order to make room for thé new spring stock we are offering ladies’ fine footwear of deerskin, calf and kid—which sold for $3.50, $4 and $4.50—for $2.48. And for the same reason we are offering the chojce of the men’s fine shoes, which sold for $3.50, $4 and $4.5d-—f6r $2.98. a. B. Rich's Sons, “High art foptwepr for the elite."” Ten-two F Street. Ladies, Use ‘Rosemary Balm” —if you want your face and hands to be xs —— Sat. Fountain Syringes, 75e. TURKISH BATHS at YOUR HOME for 7 cents. CF HOT CHOCO! soft as velvet. Prevents chapping. | A delig! lightful preparation, 25c. BARNARD'S COMPLEXION CREAM, ise, 40c. Sachet Powder, Good Whisk Brooms, 5¢. TEVENS’ rmacy, Cor. gth and Pa. Ave. ‘25d greatest known health ESTABKOOK PHOTO STUDIO, 1227 Pa. AVR, LATE, Se. CUP. Tablets? Here’s Headquarters. “Anything to write on or write with’? we can | furnish. and especially in Tablets—every size, from the pigimy memo, up to the larges business | heuse cat uses cogpiereds | PURSELL’S, “418” Ninth St. Holmes’ Genuine Home- made Pies will be delivered anywhere in town imme- diately upon receipt of mail or ’phone (1564) order. All the favorite kinds. Only 20 cents each. Holmes’ Landover Mkt, rst & Ests. | 2.28.47 HUMORS OF ALL KINDS Cured by Cuticura Soap 294, skin pare and Satis P watees an" ae ee Samples Free! Those callitig at ‘our store ‘will receive a sample of EANASOL OINTMENT , ny case of Piles—no matter of how long standing. (FREE SAM! also of “EUCALIP- * TINE” for chitppet hands and f : * ing preparation for the skin.) “°° "ee! Evans’ Drug Storer te2n0 Conn. ave. and § st. sid 1428 Md. ave, ja26-16d ~than the “HOME- MADE SA USAGE te! ea tory. No Better i prepared of chote- meats spices—rich SAUSAGE i Barat In the. World pte, ogam si C. RAMMLING, 3 RoR Bcgert for bie private Thett rep: tation ts foday that they hare become” RED: the bert” zing * Care ot cartartale ‘ak for the genuine article, BAILEY'S CRITICISM Tt Was Sent to Ex-Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt. GRAVE COMPLAINTS WERE MADE Mr. Procter Goes on the Stand and Explains. TO RESUME FRIDAY ee The investigation into the methods of the civil service was resumed this morn- ing at 11:20 o'clock by the Senate commit- tee on civil service and retrenchments. Senater Pritchard was the only member of the committee present when the investi- gation began. There were quite a number of people present to hear the testimony to be presented, among them Mr. William Dudley Foulke, chairman of the special committee on congressional action of the National Civil Service Reform League. Mr. E. D. Bailey, chief clerk and assist- ant examiner of the civil service commis- sion, was the first to testify, his testi- mony relating to matters that had been brought out at the last meeting of the committee. * Mr. Bailey Seeks Vindication. “I ask permission te refer briefly,” said Mr. Bailey, “to the amazing and una countable personal attack upon me, whica was read here by Mr. Proctor, president of the civil service commission, at the last session of this committee, in which he at- tempted to belittle my personal qualifica- tions by alleging that 1 was incompetent for the responsible duties of the important position which I have held in the civil ser- vice commission for more than ten years, covering a period about three times as long as his own term of office, and in which he further endeavors to asperse my motives by picturing me as a disappointed clerk with a grievance to air, in a city where for fourteen years I have endeavored to live in public and private on a high plane of sincere and unselfish devotion to duty, with the highest regard for the public welfare. “I addressed a polite note to Mr. Proctor, asking him to kindly furnish me with a copy of the paper which he read, but he has not shown me the courtesy of a reply, and hence I am not prepared today to re- fute in detail the allegations made by him. Unless, however, vindication comes from another source I may ask your honorabie committee to hear the testimony of gentle- men whose opportunities enable them to judge of my qualifications and whose in- tegrity will not permit them to knowingly misstate facts.” Senator Pritchard said that Mr. Bailey could not be given an opportunity today to go into the details of any defense he might wish to make, but said if he wished such an opportunity it would be given to him later. Mr. Bailey presented a copy of memo- randum he sent to Mr. Theodore Roose- velt March 5, 1897, in regard to the condi- tion of work in the office of the commis- sion, as brought out at the last meeting of the committee. “I transmitted the memorandum with a brief personal letter,” said Mr. Bailey, “a copy of which I have not been able to find, in which I expressed the hope that in any reorganization which the President might deem it desirable to make, Mr. Proctor might be retained in his position.” This memorandum, which has much comment, follows: Mr. Bailey to Mr. Roosevelt. “Th2 business of the commission is in the greatest confusion, and is becoming mcre and more demoralized for want of in- telligent management. Requisitions remain unacted upon for months, and many com- plaints are made by the departments of delays and yances detrimental to the service. In o] *S authority was given for temporary appointments, under the emergency rule, and at the end of ninety days, no provision having been made to establish regist>rs, such appointments were made permanent, although no rule exists permitting such action. Requisitions of this character probably cover several hun- dred places. Various requisitions of this sort were made for th> marine hospital service, and.in one batch thirty-two ap- pointinents were reported for which no authority existed, and the only excuse for which was the failure of the commission to provid> registers. The Navy Department recently appointed fifteen siee! inspectors without examinaticn or certification by the ion, and the Gepartinent commission to make th? ‘ap pointments regular by issui: No action on this request has yet taken. The engineer service at large made requisitions to fill hundreds of places, and as yet provision has not been made to meet the demands. Th> same is truc of the light house service. The Navy Depart- ment requested certifications for drafts- men. An examination failed to supply eli- xibl2s, and the department proceeded to fill the places without examination. The de- partment notified the commission that it would nct delay public business to wait for examinations. No registers have yet been established. In on? case, at least, oral per- mission was given to mak» an appointment in a classified place because there was no register. A number of appointments in the subtreasury at New York have b2en made since the classification without examina- tion. No attempt has been made to meet the needs of the ordnance departnient. Irregularities and questionable appoint- ments have been so numerous that the rules have almost lost their force, and the alleged law of necessity is regnant. Effect of the New Rules. “The adoption of new rules last May I:ft the commission without any general regu- lations to govern the office details, and though new regulations were placed before the commission, th2y were never adopted. The result is that a want of uniformity exists in all the business of the commis- sion, and the greatest uncertainty prevails. The subordinates of the commission can- not do their work with confidence becaux2 all precedents, practices and principles are abandoned and new ones are substituted. No reliable policy or line of action exists which can b2 relied upon, anc contradictory action is frequent. The force of the com- mission has lost confidence in the ability of the management, and can do no more than to maintain existing conditioas, and await changes which are deemed to be in- avitable. Work which needs attention is prepared for consideration, for want of which important action is delayed and con- fusion results. The action taken lacks con- tinuity and the minutes of one day contra- dict those of another day. Action is taken, then amended, then revok2d. ‘Changes Should Be Made. “At least three changes in the officers should be made at once, not for political reasons, but in the interests of the service. The mistakes of ‘the last administration in exchanging tried men, of experience and ability, for new men, without experience, with no civil service record, should not be repeated. Men should be selected at this crisis who are thoroughly acquainted with the needs of the service, who know the law and have had experience in its execu- tion. New men, however honest and will- ing, if they are unfamiliar with the work, will be at creat disadvantage. A splendid efportunity exists to bring order out of confusion, and forever establish. the merit system as a part of our public service, but the men who undertake the task should bring to the work absolute integrity, the loftiest patriotism, tried business capacity and actual experience. If the present ad- ministration takes prompt and wise ac- tion it will avert disaster; otherwise, the whole system will get in a tangle, the enemies of civil service reform will dis- cover the situation, public business will suffer and the gravest disasters will fol- low.” Commissioner Procter Explains. Mr. Procter asked’ Mr. Bailey if at the time of making that statement to Mr. Roosevelt his name was not before the President as an applicant for appointment a@s a civil service commissioner. Ra Mr. Bailey replied that his name had been presented to the President about that time’ by Representative Walker of Wor- c@ter, Mass., Worcester being the former home of the witness. caused “THE DEPENDABLE STORE.” running through to 704-706 K st. “THE DEPENDA\ ZO) va you read the specials below vou y 29c. 29c. cuspidors tomerrow which are easily worth double. In the basement. —for three fine gold decorated | ~for tix pairs of best quality | stone china cups and saucers me of the best val- tomorrow ues of the sal In the base- ment, BS Qc. Hier WH ok Tye est quaties Rs 2 stone “china ‘dinner’ plates. & wth much more. In the base- z ment, ee 29c. 29c. 29c. morrow. In the eetonty 29c. 29c. inn sna ss In the Daper. 29, —a G-quart size gray enamel IC. saucepan, with long” handle— anda IG-tnch cook spoon to- morrow. In the basement. —for a steel tack hammer, six 1s Lest quality steel one Tong-handled screw gray enamel dust pan—all complete. In the basement. 29c. —for eight rollx of the finest quality perforated toilet paper tomorrow. In the basement. 29c. 29c. 29c. 29c. 29c. 29c. —for choice of a small lot of 29c. ladies’ fancy dressing sacques, with lace-trimmed_ collars. very carefully finished, tomor- row. On the second floor, —for four solid nickel silver teaspoons tomorrow—a splendid value, In the basement. nickel tab In the base- fer 2 solid spoons tomorrow. ment. —for 3 pairs of white bone- handled steel tale knives and forks tomorrow. In the base- ment. —for a dozen fine thin-blown table tumblers, engraved with dainty 3-line bands. In the basement. —for 3 fine rated porcelain bowls, 134-quart size, tomorrow, In the Lasement. —for 5 yards of heavy twill si- lesia, in black and all colors, tomorrow. On the first floor— lining department. —for 58-inch German table linen —which always sells for 39. # yard. Linen department—first floor. —for two extra large size linen buck towels, which sell regu- lady at 19 cents each, Linen department—first floor. —tor 3 pairs of ladies’ fast black full seamless hose, which sell usually for 13 cents a pair. Hosiery department—tirst floor. —for 4 yards of mobair braid for lengthening skirts -2_ inches wide—which is sold at 15 cents a yard. Notion department— first floor. Se se i es ss ss ee es ss eee ee eR in regard to some of Mr. Bailey's state- ments. i Mr. Pritchard asked the commissioner if he would refer to Mr. Bailey's statement that he (Mr. Procter) had said the man of the committee on civil serv’ nent had called only witnesses to retren testify regarding civil serv when they Were antagonistic to civil service reform. Mr. Procter, referring to Mr. Bailey's memorandum to Mr. Roosevelt, said: “I have in my possession a duplicate copy of the paper which Mr. Bailey produced this morning. I have had it in my posses- sion for a long time. It came to me from a United States senator. I did not know | who was the author of that paper until Mr. | Bailey gave his evidence before the com- mittee the first time, and 1 was satisfied then that he was the author of the paper. This paper had been passed around among senators and was made the basis of an at- tack on the civil service commission at the time Mr. Bailey was an applicant for the position of civil service commissioner. I sent for Mr. Bailey and told him that he had been summoned, not at the instance of the commission, but, I supposed, at the in- stance of some senator who had seen that paper. I furthermore told him that hither- to the chairman had summoned persons who had complaints to make against the civil service law. “I did not tell him, because I did not think it necessary, that in a conference with. this committee I had expressed a de- sire that everybody who had a complaint ake against the civil service commis- to mekor ine law would have the fullest opportunity te state their complaints, and after these complaints were all in I would request that people be summoned who had large experience in important positions con- cerning the cperation of the law—nor clerks wo had been reduced or removc'!, but those who could speak from a broaaer view of tbe law. I told Mr. Bailey there was a line to be drawn between statements of facts aad the giving of mere opinions that involved criticism of heads of departments and President.” i In regard to Mr. Bailey’s statement that the chief examiner had, after his testimony had been given before the committee, told im to sign no more papers while he (Mr. Serven) was in the office, Mr. Procter said the commission had, during the past year, told the chief examiner that when he was in the city no papers were to come to them that did not bear his signature. It had happened that some papers came to them that they thought should not have been sent, and they were signed by Mr. Bailey. It developed that the chief examiner did not approve the action taken by his as- sistant, and then the instruction regarding the signing of such papers was repeated, and it was not because of any testimony given by Mr. Bailey. Senator Pritchard—“I understand you to say you have had no difficulty in having witnesses you desire brought before the committee?” my Mr. Procter—“None whateve' Mr. Bailey Criticised. Mr. Pritchard said he had not had wit- nesses’ brought before the committee of his own volition; most of the testimony had been volunteered from various sources. Mr. Procter testified in regard to the charge that the commission had made no preparation for the additional demands op it before the exteusion of May 6, 1893, took place, and showed that that matter had received carefui consideration and that | when the extensions were made there were 30,000 names on cligible lists. 4 The committee adjourned until 10 o'clock Friday morning. pee aide rate Fe eae Fire at Chief Justice's Residence. An alarm of fire was turned In from box 82, about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, for fire in the house of Chief Justice Fuller, Those who haven't become acquainted with our weekl sales should make it a point to be here tomorrow. 39, 45 & 50c. values tomorrow. Those who follow the daily store news of Store” in this corner will be pleased to learn that we shall have another of our already famous “29-cent Sales” have striven to eclipse all former records at value giving—and when “The Dependable tomorrow. We ill agree that we have succeeded. y 2y-cent —for fine sitk and colore, which we sel ae. a yard regularly. Fi floor white goods departme mull, In white 1 for r 8 lape of the beat Rerlin zephyr tomorrow. First floor art goods depart ro first Moor. —for seven yards pendabih m me stic 2G. ss brown, fiver. 5 yards tomy went—tirst floer. for fine Pequot sheets, 54 by row. Domestic dept : : i pon 1 made ly finished with taped seams which are worth Soe. ope dept.—second foot —for fine silk faced velveta, In a ‘ab shades: and — m fe to Sl a 29c. w af yard. Silk dept.—first floor r two 5-foot curtain poles, ture Third Noor. QO, afer 2, Ars of Metnem_ Not Co tinghim “curtain ix worth 2c floor. wiks, a yard, which Third 29c. 29c. 29c. 29c. a yard. Silk dept.—first floor. —for 8 large cakes of “Flotilla” soap tomorrow. Toilet dept first thoor. , & penholder and one’ dozen lead pencils to In the stationery dept first floor. —tor choice men’s heavy whi grey mixed nde Bil sizes he sold fer Sic. dept. 29c. which Men's 29c. 29c. 29c. b sing, —first floor. ponder an ivery a cake of Toilet dept.—firet floor. COMM ERP PPP PEPPER RS NGROWING NAIL Sufferers from Ingrowlng or I ceased Nails should We PROF. J. 3 11) Chiropodists. Hours, Ja26-104 St 6. Sundays, 9 to 1, ' Tinute!l taken advantage of our sacri- fice sale of Furniture and Car- pets? There isn’t any time to /) LOSE—hbecause we have made every one of these odd pieces a bargain that is bound to be snapped up on SIGHT. ; CREDIT Is just as free as ever. No notes—no interest. We shall take unusual tare to arrange every payment in the way that will please YOU. As usual, we make, lay and line all Car- } pet free—no charge for waste in matching figures. 9 ‘Grogan’s ‘Mammoth Credit House, 817-819-821-823 7TH ST. N.W., ) $a24-754 Between H and I sts. We want to ask if you have i ~~ \ ’ <> OKI DUCRO’S ELIXI Big Fire Dogs, Small Fire Dogs, Spark Guards, per cent discount! “THE TILE SHOP,” 520-22 13th, ALL SORTS and conditions of dress and household fabrics nice. ly cleaned or dyed. Let us do your work; we can and will please yu1 Pinest dry cleaning. Wagor, Rind mop an <a ave. nw. wc23-1yr,1d Esteblished 1831, R 20 PER |CENT OFF,