The evening world. Newspaper, October 4, 1901, Page 7

ets AGITY OF ‘CORRUPTION. That Is What William F, King Told Mayor Van Wyck. “ALL DEVERY’S FAULT.” Merchants’ Association Determined to Compel Commissioner Murphy to Ach. In_conenctio made by the } y Temove from office certaln pol clals whose retirement they deem it emary for the protection of this city's business interests, i). Leroy Dresser, President of the Merchants’ Assoctation, | thls morning sald that on July > delegation from the organization: called upon Mayor Van Wyck, an H dress made by William F. h Mayor that persons who have New York have not obtained correct 4 | In impresstons of It. A Clty of Cofpaption, The Mayor asked the reason, and Mr. King replied in effect that the people of this country belleve New York to be a city of corruption. On Oct. 3, 1%0, a letter was addressed to Bernard J. York, sald Mr. Dresser, who was the ident of the Board of Police Commissioners, by Mr. King, regard to the harmful an corrup? con- ditions existing in this city and thelr detrimental effect upon business. On the 2th of the same month, Mr. Yerk Is alleged to have replied: “In reply I have to state that ondition of the east side, the section of the clty to which th now directing thelr atte this ts the fault tment 1s a question.” alsed by President Mr. Dresser, “has been dls- tion of police of- ficinis for accepting bribes from erlm- {nals and by the exposure through the efforts of magistrates and citizens of a general condition of corruption which Scouldl not exist without the connivance of the Police Department. tion Acknowledged. nstble head of that depart- Jace Deputy |, extols t of that officer. eputy Commissloner was elther uneble to or unwilling to discover the crimes and corruption which cltlzens h r to prevent the ex- a ott of blackmall a the price of Immunity for erlme, “Thus we find these conditions: The Mayor of this cl S. In effect de- eged corruption then clvred that th existing, a et which this association then protested, was due to the misrep- resentation and « ration of the press, A year President of the Board dt Pi missioners admitted the existe orrupt and shameful conditions, | a second pro- which protest arm caused to test by this a was prompted Ings and Judictal rocords h nclusively shown the criminal practices existing In the Potlce Department. “The actual executive ofictal of that department has kept his eyes closed to the corruption and vice whose existence {s now fully proven, while the ostensible and political head of the department apacity and the merits of whose {mmediate serper- vision these abominattons have flour- Ished. Murphy Must Act. “There could be no more flagrant Abuse of offigial power than the refusal of Commissioner Murphy to Masten to evidence as to the real character of the Deputy Commisstoner and as to the manner In which he has employed his capacity to prey the vice which is now disgracing t “This ts a busin clty. matter, as well as + ind xood government. ‘Merchant’ AUS ABSO- clation of ft to stay until It is demonstrated by the people themselves that they are indit- erent to decent enforcement of the laws and to proper control of public ser- vants., who now assume to trample the rights of the public under foot. “Commissioner Murphy's refusal to Jace his deputy upon trial Is of the latter class of abuses. He will be re- aulred to defend that action to the uttermost.” HIS DEAD SON'S HEIRS CUT OF. WILL OF GARRETT HARDY DISPOSES OF $50,000. His Daughters Get $40,000 and His Stepdaughter §50,000 and a Fine Home. The will of Garrett Hardy, admitted to probate this morning in the Surro- gate's Court in Brooklyn, disposes of hour $500,000. His daughters, Josephine G. Hardy and Allce McDonald, get $4,000 each, and a stepdaughter, Laura Taylor, gets 160,000. The descenda gene P, Hardy following claui “It ls my will that.no person or per- | aons, being or claiming to be descended from my deceased son, Eugene Pp, Hardy (for whom personally 1 itverauiy rovided during his life, and fotze whose nughter I have also provided to her | @atisfaction) shall have any portlop of my entate. it. Hardy was one of the best known i Of stern District, and sinftul home, at No. iss aylor ier all its: furnishings, 18, also fis step-daughter, ts of his only son, I are disposed of In th |2% to 5; your choice of MISSES’ SUITS of best Venetian jackets ; entire suit trimmed; $14.51 special at 3-4 KERSEY GARMENTS for Girls; most i elaborately strapped and stitched; beautifully finished; a%l colors, FULL LENGTH KERSEY BOX GARMENTS for Girls; high collar; finely stitc! tailored; $15.00 values, 3-4 KERSEY COAT for Misses, lined with best satin, very ornamentally strapped; a superb garment; regular $22.50 values, at Long Sarments, Sackets Capes and At Special Saturday It will be a most interesting Women's Cloak Section. We dffe: possible inducements, and any woman in need of the THEBIG STORE EG i q SOG AVE necre atTHt WOnLo: Dadib. ay hy oni, OCTUBER 4, lui]. (ODER wit FOUNTAIN Many Special Inducements Stylish Fall Garments For Girls and Uisses. There’s such a wealth of dainti- K\ ness, originality and goodness 4” in the pretty things we are show- ing in the girls’ section that buy- ing becomes a double pleasure. ‘Xs We can fit your girl in a jiffy, : xs dress her just as handsomely and snugly as though the frock were made specially for her. No oldish clothes for little folks; everything is fresh and youthful = and beautiful. All the new ideas in Fall and Winter styles. Girls of 6 to 14 years, and Misses of 14 to 18 years, may share Saturday in the many specials we have set apart. The following excellent gar- iments and exceptionally low prices give some idea of the scope of the sale: | 34KERSEY GARMENTS for Girls 6 to 14 . | years; regular $10 values, special at MISSES’ FULL-LENGTH GARMENTS of Priestley's Cravenetted Cicth, special at MISSES’ WALKING SKIRTS, 33 to 38 ihches long, dowble faced cloth or 10.00) hair lined stripes, great value: 6.95| 11.75 blouse values; SERGE SKIRTS FOR CHILDREN, in black and blue, good quality, 26 to 35 9.75 | inches long, great bargains at 2.95 a SERGE SKIRTS FOR MISSES, hed and in black and blue, good serge, 35 to 40 inches 11.75 | cng, good bargains at : 3.25 | FLANNEL WAISTS FOR MISSES AND GIRLS, all wool quality, clustered tucked front; regu- 15.00 larly worth $1.50; special for Saturday at 1.00 | One Ghousand Black Gatleta Waises A Special Sale for Saturday . at SP, 95 Each. Broad and excellent variety of leading styles. An Prices.’ Saturday in the r the strongest garments referred to will find thie an opportunity to} OPPortunity that comes rarely, and which, being so be snopped up without delay. LADIES' NEW CRAVENETTE AND LONG _- GARMENTS, at $9.75, $12.75 and LADIES' NEW GOLF CAPES, at $5.90, $7.50 and LADIES’ NEW JACKETS AND ETONS, at $3.90, $7.50 and LADIES' NEW CLOTH CAPES, at $7.50, $9.75 and with every men Big Store ever h very seasonable, is all the more desirable. The price we quote is about half the selling value of these Waists. 16.75 Also for Saturday, 11.75} 200 Fancy Silk Warses, of Peau de Soie, Taffeta and Crepe de Chine, appro- 9.'75} priate for evening wear, pee At Each. 12.75 Values t 35.00 © to $13.75, A Shoe Sale 3 f =) Ghat Has Created a Sreat Stin 3 No classic need be written abot this Shoe Sale. It needs J No sonorous sentences. The values carry ringing conviction ©) ition, It is one of the most important sales The ad. ~ The Crowds that Came Yesterday to the Opening Were Eager and Very Large. Remarkable values abound prolifically; are as plentiful as leaves on a tree in Spring. Go-Morrow Ohes Beg Shoe Sale Gakes on Tew Viatity and Fresher Interest. Hundreds of pairs just unpacked are added to the lots on sale. Shoes’ for women. Included are the famous ‘‘Harris Whence came all these good bargains? As we told you Wednesday we bought the entire stock of a well-known Boston retail shoe store. tosell.. We bought him out. Allt! There isn't an unworthy pair Women, Men and Children. They WOMEN’S SHOES; dongola kid, with patent leather or kid tips, lace and button, all sizes, regular $1.50 and‘ $2.00 values; in this sale at WOMEN'S SHOES; vici kid, but- ton and lace, kid and patent leather tips, hand turned or welt soles, not every size in each style, but all sizes in the lot; these are all $3.00 and $3.50 shoes; in this d 6. 6 sale at WOMEN’S SHOES; vici kid, calf and patent leather, several styles of each leather, turned and welt soles, all sizes, regular $3.50 and Z 95 $4.00 shoes; in this sale at 4¢ WOMEN’S SHOES; mostly samples of the very best Shoes evet made. All styles of leather, toes, heels and trimmings such as are used in shoes selling from $4.00 to $6.00 a | pair; all sizes, but the best selec- tions are in the sizes ranging from 2.50 MEN’S SHOES; satin calf, Good- year welt, plain wide toes, lace and congress; also some tan kid shoes, London toe with tips; regular any pair at (Sis noe ce IS X Owner wanted to get out of business and made astonishin, i he good luck’s yours. iz sacrifices of shoes in the whole lot. Pick what you like from this list for are all great bargains ! o MEN'S SHOES; satin calf, lace; good styles; all sizes; $2.50 values; any pair inthis sale A 65 MEN'S SHOES of wax calf, kid, box calf and patent leather; also double sole enamels; all sizes in neo every style; $3.00, $3.50, an 00 Shoes, in this : 4.95 sale at , MEN'S SHOES, regular lines of pat- (fv ent leathers and patent kids; also several hundred pairs of samples, int alten 6% to 8, B and C widths; all $4.00 to $6.00 values, in this-sale at Lia, 50 BOYS! and YOUTHS’ SHOES, box calf, sizes $1; to 13, with spring heels; sizes 12 to 2 and 21; to S15 with regular heels; $1.50 values, in this sale at 98 BOYS’ and YOUTHS’ SHOES, of box caif and Russia leather; all sizes up to 5%; $2.00 and $2.50 OR Ub dena aNeD Ire 17) values; in this sale at MISSES! and CHILDREN’S SHOES; dongola kid; spring heels, in button and lace; all sizes up to 2s; IS $1.50 values, in this sale at MISSES? and CHILDREN'S DON- GOLA KID LACE SHOES, with kid { Made of Wamsutta muslin (there isn’t any 3 7 Great Camera Yews. $10.00 ‘‘Wizard’’ Cameras tor $4.25. We were lucky enough to get 100 ‘Wizard’! A 4x5 Box Cameras, and these we offer to-morrow at the unprece ented price of $4.25. It is an occasion of ; reat interest for camera en- thusiasts. These Cameras are fitted withthe Wizard single valve snutter, with sets for time and bulb sto, 3; also snop chot of 1-5 to"1-100 part cf a second. These Cameras are liste. at $10.00, but we tought them at sug an astonishingly iow price that we can afford to sell them S ngly low price Full line of Eastman Kodaks at 20 per cent. from mavjutacturer’s list. Ask for a catalogue. JEWEL DARK-R°OM LAMPS, burn kerosene, two glasses, orange and ruby, worth $1.00, 42 ZINC WASH BOXES for 4x5 or 5x7 plates, 45 RUBBEROID DEVEL- OPING TRAY, ° chem- ical proof, 4x5, 8 PRINTING FRAME, heavy, professional, 4x5, 15 HYPO, C. P. Tremley process, per lb., 3 ‘ FOCUSING CLOTH, per square yard, 22 SOLIO TONING SOLUTION, per 8-oz. bottle, 35 EASTMAN WATER DEVELOPING PLATINUM PAPER, the very latest photo cgeation, will be DEMONSTRATED in our Photo Supply Dept. all day Saturday. Come and see how easy it is to work this new paper. Water only necessary to develop it. Optical Department. This important department is in charge of a graduate optician of long experience and great skill. Eyes are tested free of charge. These special offers for Saturday will command much attention: GOLID GOLD SPECTACLES AND EYE- GLASSES, fitted with first quality of peri- scopic lenses, actually worth $3.00; special price for to-morrow Our famous ‘SIGNET’’ EYEGLASS, is arim- less eyeglass with extra large lenses and 14- karat gold spring, all mounted with Blank's patent triple straps, which prevent the lenses from getting loose, regularly worth $2.50; special price for to-morrow NICKELED STEEL EYEGLASSES AND SPECTACLES in ad‘ustable and offset s-yles; spectacles in straight or riding bow temple, regularly worth $2.00; special price for to- morrow s 1.95 1.00 Literary WMasterpreces. More Extraordinary Bargains. Fresh news from the Book Department. Every line as crisp as a new banknote. SPECIAL SALE SATURDAY At Z5ce, a Volume. The famous Aldine Illus‘rate! Library. 100 of the greatest masterpieces of the world’s literature selected with infinite care. The Aldine Library ts s»periorto any uniform series heretofore announced, being printed with unusual care trom clear, open- faced type on a soft laid paper of fine quality and bound in silk ribbed cloth made specially for the series; stamped on front and back covers with ap- propriate designs. Rubricated title paves, illustrated gilt tops, head bands ond silk ribbon book marks. Each volume issecurely wrapped. 12mo. The. reg- ular price is $1.00. HERE ARE SOME OF THE TITLES: Ace of Fable, Py Bulfinch, | Vanity Fair. By M. Chili's History of England. By | Thackeray. Dickens. Whitter’s Poems. Na ural Law in the Spiritual sy's Fifteen Decisive Bat- Horta. By, Heary Drummond. Y thics bert Dor Quixote. By Cervan Seances By He Frederik the Great at is | Descent of Man. By Charles Court. By Muhtbach. | Dorwin, Origin of Species. By Charles | Discourses of Epictetus, Trans- Darwin, lation bv George Long. Emerson's Essays, First Principles, By Herbert Spencer, . | French Revolution. By Thomas Past and Present. By Thomas sarlyle. Scarlet Letter, The. By Na-|Hypatia. By Charles Kingeley. thaniel Hawthorne, {Jane - By Charlotte Sartor Resaitus. By Thomas | Bronte. Carlyle. ohn Halifax. By Miss Mutock. Tennyson's Poems. | Doone. By R. D. Black- Knickerbocker History of New | more. York. By Washington Irving. Longfellow's Poems. Tales (rom Shakespeare. Charles and Mary Lamb. Uncle Tom's Cabin. By Har- | Scottish Chiefs. riet Beecher Stowe. Porter. ‘ Mon’s & Boys’ Shirts. Uncommonly Attractive Values for \ Saturday’s Selling. Would our Men's and Boys’ Furnishing Depart- ments thrive so excellently if we did not serve you so well? Hardly. Men don’t like the use of the word ‘‘bar- gain’’ as applied to use in personal wear; we don't 4 we employ the term, means ind recognized value at a price lower than what is usually asked. The price has gone down, but the quality is as good as ever. Here are some bargains of that kind: MEN'S UNLAUNDERED WHITE SHIRTS, 25c. Surprising price, isn’t it? Men's Unslaun- dered White Shirts, made of good strong muslin, and reinforced back and front; Satur- day at this extraordinary price, MEN'S UNLAUNDERED WHITE SHIRTS. By | Meditations of Marcus Aurelius. | Translation !y George L y 2 bitter ; pure linea set in bosom; reinforced back and front; continuous facings and flat felled seams; short or long bosoms and closed or open fronts; any neck or sleeve size; regu- larly worth 75c., Saturday, 4 MEN'S AND BOYS’ COLORED DRESS SHIRTS. Hundreds of good patteras; ll sizes; worth SCc. to 6kc.; spevial for Saturday at MEN'S COLORED DRESS SHIRTS. detached linke cufs to match; made of very best percales; all sizes; regular $1.00 and $1.25 values; special for Saturday at 2 6 Caidren’s and Infants’ Coats. Wonderful Bargains. $3.00 Each for garments worth from 33.75 to $4.50. We place on sale Spturday a special purchase of Colored Cloth Clr aks in a variety of styles and color- ings, with braid or fur trimmings; suitable for children 2 to 5 years old. Also a big lot of long Bedford Cord Coats, with fancy trimmings. Te Best Bargains of the Kind Ever Advertised. 5 9 9 9 rca eprewen ; reey at the exceed- ZG, 28 “ sie i i THE BIG STORE SP ACITY INITSELF ESUXGH BAW (EA Wfen’s Fall Clothing At Prices That Men Like Best to Pay. Are you ready for real cold weather? Hasn't th t summer su.t about ended its term of service? Isn’t last spring’s topcoat a trite shy in freshness and fashionableness: Whirling leaves and xeen mornings and evenings hint vividly of chilly® days just around the corner. Busy days in the Men’s Big Clothing ¢tore on the Maia Floor. It’s more than merely a place in which to buy clothes. It’s a fountain- head of correct fashion. Here the man with the slender purse or the man w.th the full purse may come and obtain precisely what meets his fancy and re uirements. _ We're very 7ealous in the matter of selling you good clothing. Crowd in every bit of goodness we can. You see it in the workmanship, the linings the buttons—in the fabric itself. And ihere’s never any la k of style never any carrying over from sea- son to season. If it’s new and worth having it’s here. z If a dollar will add more goodness or style that dollar hurries right into the garment. t cuts a dollar out of the profits, but it makes you a cheerier friend—sends you back when you've another clothing need. Yes, ‘ust such clothing as a merchant tailor would make. Clothing that fits and stays fitted. And how important that is. Collats fit snugly, , vest don t flare, and trousers retain their true outlines. Could we say all this f we didn’t have the best tailoring organizations in the United States working for us? NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR ALTERATIONS. We employ the best of experienced journeyman tailors on all alterations. MEN'S SUITS OR OVERCOATS. S 75 effects in mee Cay surface all worsted yarn . suitings and the new blind cheviots in black. Regularly $12.50; Ey cL - The Topcoats are light effects in fine coverts,, Twenty styles of Men’s Suits in pleasing patterns, black Oxfords and dark green colorings in unsheared mixtures as well as black. | worsteds and Thibets. Richly lined, with the make Ten styles in Fall Overcoats; fine grade coverts and of high-class art stam ped all over every garment. twill coatings. aan | MEN'S SUITS OR OVERCOATS. i earmont properly Regular Strictly all wool fabrics. Every value, $19.00; special Sat- Z, jurday, ? 2 WL O) 15 tailored and well designed. MEN'S SUITS OR OVERCOATS. Vv i ‘ery choice selections of strictly high-class im- Regularly $15.00; Saturday at 7/ 0, 00 portations in Suitings are displayed in this line, in- The Suits are all of excellent quality, being Cluding the new Bannockburn black and white effects, worsteds, fine Scotch twill cheviots and smooth cas- 48 well as many other effective mixtures. simeres, also Black Thibets and navy serges. | The Topcoat materials are of the swellest sort, and The Overcoats are of fine whipcord coatings in |COmprise mostly the new dark effects. i lighter shades and Oxfords and in black smooth and) MEN’S STYLISH TROUSERS. vicuna stuffs. Everything is in the latest fashion, Regular value, $4.50; special Saturday, a 50 | Hundreds of stylish Trouserings to choose frém ‘The new broken stripe effects predominate. Many. while the tailoring is perfection. medium weights for present wear in this great assort- MEN'S €8BIS OR ER COND 5 Regularly $48.0); Saturday at v ment. Mostly high-grade worsteds of the double The Suits are in imported English hand-loomed yarn weave. ‘ = Exceptional Saturday Bargains. LA GUETINA, high-grade clear Havana, Cuban made, Conchas Grande; box of 50, Sees edlakoatie High-Srade Cigars 3.00) BENEFACTOR, 10c Cigar, box of 50, . 2,25 ROBERT BONNER, high grade Sc. Cigar, FLOR DE JULIANA, Sumatra wrapper, fine box of 50, 2.00 long Havana filler, Favoritas; box of 50, 2.65 GEo. w. CHILDS CIGAR, bor of 50, 1.65 LA SIMPATICA, clear Havana, Cuban made, PRIZE AMERICAN, Puritan Conchas Especiales; box of 50, | 2:18 | Piee sortion ses a =o io of50, «1.50 LIBERTY COUNCIL, plantation size (5% | Sri a box ior 30s 1,25 inch), made partly with Mexican tobacco; | VICTOR DE’ CIGAR, box of 50, 95 2.00) Mail orders filled. \ Sood Clothing tor Roys. Pshaw! what boy thinks of his clothes when romping exuberantly after schyol hours ? ' Fun, not clothes! Young heads don’t carry worries such times. How necessary to get that lusty lad clothing that w_1] wear well, that won’t show hard knocks too soon, that won't look shabby in spite of mother’s loving brushing and pressing. i it’s a proolem we’ve so!ved long ago. Jt doesn’t follow that because a suit is showy and little priced we’ve slighted the making or used cheap tabrics. Not a bit of it! Little prices indicate powerful buying, special con- cessions resulting from enormous orders and the consequent use of vast quantities of material. . If a boy’s suit or coat is cheap and hasn’t any merit, of what use is it? None! We refuse to sell clothing that fades, rips, gets out of shape or frowses rapidly. It doesn’t pay us. That’s why parents who want relia- ble clothing for their children come here. And that’s why these offerings for Saturday are particularly interest aa BOYS’ STYLISH SAILOR BLOUSE SUITS. | BOYS’ HIGH-GRADE SUITS. : Worth $4.00, Fast color navy blue winter Three Garment Vest Suits in high-grade serges; eailor collars, plain cr trimmed; for fabrics fer boys 8 to lo years; also swell boys 3 to 12 years old; specia! price Saturday, 2.50 creation’ in small boys' nobby attire, for BOYS’ 2 A\D 3-GARMENT SUITS. |boys 2% to 22 years; vrry choice collection lof exclusive styles and fabrics; regularly box of 50, Worth $:.50, Double-breasted style in stan- dard woolen materials, two garme:.ts; ‘or | worth $8.50; special price for Saturday, 6.00 boys 6 to 1 years; «-garment suits for boys | BOYS' JAUNTY REEFERS, 9 to 16 years; 3-garment Vestee suits, manly Regular value $/.C0; special for Saturday, 2.45 fashicn for boys 3 to > years; every gargient in the latest s‘yle; special price Saturday, 2.95 SHORT TROUSERS SUITS FOR BOYS. For Boys of All Ages. Every Suit of the $5.00 Grade. The natty Russian Blouse Suits, sizes 2y to 7 These are the small collar styles for boys 3to8 years old, and the deep ulster collar effect styles for ‘boys 7 to 15 years old; made of good grade frieze coating; exceptional values at the price we quote, BOYS' MIDDLE WEIGHT COATS. value, $5.00; specia! for Saturday, 3,95 The swell long coat with broad shouldera and the new vertical pockets, made of fine grade oxfords and meltons, also natty new mixtures in overcuatings; for boys 7 to 15 years old. Choice of | Regular All, ) 295 years. Swell Sailor Blouse Suits, sizes 3 to 12 years Conventio: al D, B, Suits for boys # to 18 years. -itke Vest Suits for boyg 9 to 16 years, Norfolk Plaited Suits for boys 4 to 10 ears. Every suit as right a9 right can te Wen’s Ribbed Underwear. Really Great Bargains. MEN'S PURE AVSTRALIAN WOOL MEw’'S SILK FLEECE-LINED SHIRTS AND SHIKTS AN” DRAWEKS, single-breasted | DRAWERS; look 1 ke silk, feel like silk, or double-.r asted and double back; best ! wear like silk; !est make and finish; ecru, makes and finish; all siies; fully worth ‘bl e and brown colors; all sizes; worth $1.25; $2.25; Saturday special at 1.75 Saturcay special at |1,200 DOZEN \'EN’S FANCY AND PLAIN MEN'S PURE NATURAL WOOL SHIRTS ji WIEN SEEARC PEEADY AND DRAWERS, shirts single or double- NATURAL WOOL SHIRTS AND DRA ks [ES, with or without feece ning; best breasted; drawers have heavy sateen waist- satin waistbands, pearl buttons, seams doubly bands, taped seams, double gusset and fine H y worth $3.00 1h, SU, pearl buttons; all sizes; worth $1.75, at Ha worth $ to. $1,905; MEN'S NATURAL WOOL SHIRTS AND | M1 NS FINE FLEECE-LINED SHIRTS AND. DRAWERS, single or double breasted and | DRAWERS, every seam doubly sewn, double back; seams are taped and doubly | comfortable and gcod wearing garim sewn; all sizes; worth $1.25, at 5 jsizes; worth 65¢,; § lata sai a A aw 75 1.25