The evening world. Newspaper, October 31, 1902, Page 9

i 1 He Does Not Hire a Hall When He Wants to Hold a | Meeting, He Just Seizes City * Hall. SETS THE MAYOR GUESSING. Smooth Gentleman Who Is Opposing a Great Government Dock In the Navy-Yard Steals a March on Smart Business Men. There is a euave little man, with Ches- terfleldian grace of manner, a closely shaved chin and well-groomed sideboard ‘vhiekers who Is glving Mayor Low and other oMotals at City Hall some con- cern these days. His name ts Philip I. Cootey, but the name does not appear In elther the New York City or Brook- lyn directory. He Js to all appearances behind a@ scheme opposing the United States Gov- ‘irnment in the building of a 600-foot wharf at Cob Dock, in the Brookiyn Navy-Yard, for the use of Government war vessels. Mr. Cootey clalms to have supporting him In Mis enterprise the business men and market men in and around Walla- pout Market and also the Secretary of Xhe > y, buf there are many among who do not know anything about 7. Cootey or his plans. Why the Mayor Guenses. Just how Mr. Cootey managed to pre- empt the fine Aldermanic chamber‘ for the purposes of one of his so-called meetings of opposition and agitation 1s what has kept the Mayor guessing. Tt ts a fact, nevertheless, that Mr. Cootey called a meeting of prominent downtown merchants and members of fis exchanges, and that meeting was held in the big anteroom of the Alder. mante Chamber yesterday. i Carefully worded invitations pearing the name of Philip I. Cootey were re- welved by scores of business men and \nembers of the Produce and Maritime Exchanges, The National Steam Board of Navigation was not overlooked in “this, particular, The invitations indi- cated that an Aldermanic committee had taken up the matter of the Govern- ment's projected dock echeme and fhat a@ hearing would be given on the subject in the handsomely furnished anteroom of the Aldermante Chamber. Business Men Hooked On, In response to the invitations fully a « E ‘@ pleasan gentlemen, led them through PYOUR HAT —jTHIS POLICEMAN p~ TOMR COOTEY. - | improved. Aldermanic Chamber into the provided with biue prints of s, which he spread upon the big. ma ‘Any ‘table and, drawing the com- Herre a cecmenda, SATE around 2 ,, hoxpita ¥ = Hemen tobe scated. ey ee rr, Cootey at ouce attacked = Jeet In hand, and using the mena for purposes of illustration talked at length of the project of the Government. to lestroy the commercial value of the out Channel by bullding a si ‘d-foot duck. into the Bast River. screme Which all having Way to defeat the Govefnment.” of the crowd u . It remained and walted, Cootey asked Vhat a chairman be named, Wot One of those present would accept r, He went from one to the + Won't you take the Pyeitt, there, Was no candétats, then the crisis seemed apparent, D. Lockwood, of the New Now the curtosi Me nie’ Association, came into the room. Before he could realime the attu- Been wh alsaseea tele tha a fim forthwith to the vacant chair. as Landed His Chairman. “You are the chairman, B belated Brooklyn newspaper reporter ar. He was in turn seized by Mr. pencll were 8. most of the talking iked him- 8 ts true then we ought to. fo prevent the building of . But Mr, Cootey must show US first. ‘The upshot of the meeting was that See wecle matter was referred to the a they had tal opposition to the government dock plan don good reasons the same ee ight be taken by Mr. Cootey's ne. ow the question t9 who wave 2, ey privilege to call hi meeting in HBthe Aldermanic chamber. The Mavor ‘wants to know among others. Janitor ceys doesn't know. All he knows 18 tt Mr, Cootey talks pleasantly and miles: reetly. STROLLERS SHOES. The real, active intellect of the md experience that hundreds of our Mest shoe for men. ood grace, too. ! hard to please try a pair. } eo OUTFITTERS 279 Broadw: att cortatat sista nro bets U4th ona apie Bea . thized with me on account of my ad condi- Jadstone, Beecher, Bright, Bismarck, Ericsson and others, the real up-to-date man enjoys perfect ease and comfort—he has the knowled; Strollers—to stroll in—to walk in, Please run New S and ask our polite salesman to show yoo around—he’ll do it with STROLLERS “Easily the Best Shoe for Men.” §3.50. Sold only at our Four Big Busy Stores, NEVER FORCETS Foley Arrests Two Men from) emory and Search at the “Station Reveals Burglars’) Nippers and Skeleton’ Keys. HAD MET THEM BEFORE. i In Twenty Years of Active Service on the Force He Has Not Lost an Atom of Experience, Nor a Per- son, Met Has Slipped from Him. Policeman John Foley's memory was responsible for the appearance of Eu- gene Wilson and Thomas Smith in Jef- ferson Market Court to-day. Foley says that his recollection hasn't slipped a cog in twenty years, During all that time he had not forgotten a name, a | face or an incident, He was “bridge- man” for fourteen years at Jefferson Market Court. Foley, who Is now a ward man for Capt. Cottrell in the West Twentieth street district. saw a man walking up Eighth avenue near Sixteenth street. His coat collar was turned up and he! seemed to be examining the houses | along the street. At Eighteenth street | the man turned his collar down. | “Aha! eald Foley, “That ts James! fi Wileon; I’ know him by that mole on his neck, Three years ago he pleaded gullty in Jefferson Market Court of robbing flats, He got two years.” At Twenty-third street Wilson was | Joined by another man. They paused under @ street lamp to talk. “And there is Thomas Smith,” Foley whispered to himself."" He has served a term in the States Prison for robbing a fiat, He 1 No. 8829 in the Rogue's Gallery. I saw him for a minute and a half when he was arraigned in Jefferson ‘Market Court.”” | Foley followed the men to Twenty-| ninth street and arrested them. Wilson satd that he lived at No. 643 West Twen- | ty-ninth street. Smith gavo his house address as No. 729 Mary evenue, Brook- iyn. Nelther lives at, the places desig- nated, When searchdl at the station house a jimmy, a pair of burglars & tweezers and. bunch of skeleton keys f were found. They were both remanded j for further examination, Foley says that his ‘suspicious we: both aroused by the fact that a gre many flat robbertes have been report the district of late and he thought | Wilson's movements peculfar cena om MRS, GAMPBELL STILL ILL. Condition Improved, but She Wont Play Until To-Morrow. 1k Mrs, Patrick Campbell, the English | j actress, prostrated 6y nervous exhaus-| @ tion, is reported to-day as considerably | ‘The arrangement of yesteray that she) § will not appear until to-morrow night remains unchanged. Men’s Suits at $10. Men's Winter Suits, all woo! black cheviots, dark and medium) Breasted ordinary ready-to-wear $15 sort. These sults are cut in the new broad-shouldered single-breasted sack style. Our spe celal price, $10, Men’s Suits at $12. young men’s sui from, fancy dark and light patterns, in mixtures and plain colors. They're made up in all the new single-breasted sack styles, both military an roll 3-button double-breasted sack. Makin: them in our own overcoats would to $5 on every suit. Our special price, $12. Men’s Suits at $15. dressed younger men. Here you'll find them with broad,|—at $10, prices, Ali the new fashionable cloths; and a popular one | here—the regulai Sale of Shirts. just to roll things along the BS Ave Our Military Sack Suits at $15 are in high favor with the well- | with our broad shoulders and collars that fit t! surtout, at prices ranging from $10 to $45, i price is Voge Brothers OPEN EVERY EVENING TILL 9 P. ANIM Sie.Cor, Br Pye, SATURDAY BVENING TILL 10.80 P.M. We cannot tell you in just so” many words why our clothing iS the best made—but if you'll come here and try on a Vogel Brothers’ A garment you'll readily be con- vinced of the great difference be- tween ours and the ordinary ready- made sort. Our clothes are iden- tical in point of fit and style with Athose made by high-class custom (iailors—they’re made with broad, shapely shoulders, long, narrow cole lars that fit the neck snugly, and wide, full sleaves. In all they are perfect in every way--and yet you save money in buying them, They’re sold to you direct from our own workrooms—the only possible way you can get clothing such as ours at reasonable prices. Sale of Men’s Winter Suits & Overcoats. The new Long Roll Double- and the Single-Breasted gray and brown mixtures—the cloth we put into these suits | {S thoroughly tested and will stand. hard vervice. The work: | Military Sack Suit for young men, manship and trimmings are as good as what you'll find in the| sizes 13 to 18, at $8, $10 and $12. — | That young men know where to get the ewes! style and | swing to their clothes is evident by the great activity of our ‘e cater more carefully to it department. the big and little wants of the young men than probably any Here the list is long—over 25 different styles of cloth to select | Other store in New York, Men’s Fall Overcoats at $10. regular, and also in the new long-| Any man that walked out of the store with one of these $10 — have hard work convincing his friends that workrooms and sell'ng direct to you meins a saving of $3| he'd only paid $10 for it. They-look as good as most $15 coats, and they'll wear as well, too. They consist of black unfinished worsteds, and tan.and olive coverts, in both the medium length and short, boxy top coat style. All made neck snugly — square, shapely shoulders and long, narrow, close-fitting col- P ints, with all the IRtle “kinks” of fshion. Oue sults possess | Men’s Winter Overcoats, $10 to $45. atone and dignity that can only be had outside of our cloth- | All the proper styles are ready for you. Whether you are a ing in high-class custom-tallored garments at double our | plain dresser or ultra-fashionable, the overcoat you want is r overcoat—the long, loose, great coat, si just hey is a shaggy, rough black worsted, very new, very |and double breasted; the long coat with belted back, and smart— $15. Sale of Hats. ") Special—Sale of 200 dozen men's ieee oats Ue? in F; Colored §) . lack ani the new ancy | olored Shirts at sc, All the a te ica cee new patterns, white ground, with neat ‘shades, tans, brown, nu- figured and striped effects; thes: shirts trias and pearl grays, in all were made to sell at $1 and $1.50; the new wide-brimmed shapes; exclu- 69C | sive hatters charge for the same $3; our special price $1.85 « Nogad Dravhers 42 Sw. Cor. B Ave Surprise Special Sale No. 163. The Opening Gun in Cured of Consumption! “The fact that T had consumption was that Thad It, and my frends. all sympa- Are You Prepared For Fall and Winter? Is every member of your family provided with seasonable Clothing, Shoes, Headwear, Etc.? I£ not, come here and make your selections from a large stock of strictly Standard Merchandise. Prices are lowest ——styles are newest and a liberal CREDIT SYSTEM is at your Convenience on request in strict confidence and Without Extra Charge, Mo Security Required, Business Strictly Confidential. OPEN EVENINGS. ‘ton. “T coughed and expectorated large quan- titles of tter and had those awful chills nd fevers. iy, breath was dally getting shorter and my flesh and strength were fast Teaving me. (i “LT realized that I had only a few more weeks to live but f determined oue last effort, and the Koch Lung Cui New York, because they make a spec! of curing consumption, and because I be- eyed thoroughly In the Koch Treatment. ad faith because I knew other had been cured by them, and becai for a lifetime, made a Jo thin treatment, it took thom four months to cure me—it was because I was a very bad ense—but I gradually improved from the time I began to breathe those healing vapors into my lungs, which are now Uirely healed. { now feel fully as well ever did. “I Hve at 127 East 108th Now York, and will be very gind to prove what « won derful cure this Koch treatment at 48 West 22d st., New York, hus made in my case to any one who Will take the time and trouble to call upon mé at m; ie. MRS. H.C. 127 Bast 108th STROLLERS SHOES. world lives long, like Victor, Hugo, Operator of Ten Stores, 19 E, 14th St., Bet Brway & sth Ave. e friends have, of where to buy the For Women The leading druggists of this city are uniting in a monster special sale of the purest and best medicated toilet soap made— Punyon’s wotloetees |i tere, 02° They te Semone ne to fer prone oung, old, - TO MEN AND BOYS, |{re'Minyon's Witch-laze! Soup will make the skin soft as velvet, will eradicate dan- Cee eae ve the Landa vigor, wml forms of sein disorder. rer patbicg os St. and Greenwich Sts. Cold Weather Underwear Ft Bargain Prices. Sown Daniell, Sonst Sons. rices the Lowest. & Broadway, 8 829 Sts.| | vist ihe store or postal a request { OFFER to have our representative call. i Heavy Balbrig- Immediate Delivery. Strictly Confidential 85c. Fact gan, Silk Fleece Mm 50 gan neers (MAREE OM ELC, and Drawers. Usual price $1.25. $ . crepniea’y Natural BST TWENTY-SE een | 1.15 Bach. Woo shirts and Drawers, a good standard make. Usual price $1.35. $ White Wool 1.35 each. Shires and Drawers, make and wear guar- anteed. Worth $1.65. Shirts Only. About dozen Silk Striped, Ribbed Balbriggans, - stripes, blue, helio, orange and green, To close at 50c. ea.; worth $1. Fullmore, Ardsley, ford gray. lation flap pocket. the sweep of skirt, the general Jewelry Excellently tailored, black Pure worsted cl Thibet and fancy cassi- mere of good weight, tions, Every high-priced kind you've ad- | 1A S mired somewhere is here—but these are the Surprise prices: Nothing comes into our stock. ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW AND SPECIAL Boys’ All-Wool Knee Pants, Boys’ Heavy Blouse Suits. Boys’ Storm King Reefers.. FLYER - B9c + 1,50 2,00 Other Days Until 6.30 P.M. — IF store DIC STORE Open Saturdays Until 10 P.M. te SU {98404146 West 4tnSt, velour cassimere in a gr showing of color combina- make our statements so convincing that every man and toy needing winter apparel will come and see, Courteous salesmen will demonstrate that every word of our advertising is true. + 25c¢ 48c | Boys’ Friete Overcoats, 1,50 | Young Men's Suits... . These ate in the extremely handsome two-button ~ doubi out. ; for two days only, to-morrow and Monday—-MEN’S HEAVY BLEECED UNDERWEAR, Gray, Blue and Tan Health Underwear, strictly first quality, as we carry no “seconds” or interior goods at any price or SAH TUMEL NS eras vetne e's MEN’S FRIEZE 0 ; The superlative overcoating is frieze—woven ND) and firm after the manner of the mills of old I ai We've made ready substantial garments in the vari- ous fashionable lengths and_models—Chesterfield, ondon Box—in black and Ox- Some have the vertical slit pocket and others the The shenins of shoulders, the contour of ang and character of the overcoats are precisely what careful dressers are seeking. The warmth and durability of Irish frieze are so gene! quire mention. On sale one week en: MEN’S WINTER SUITS land. ay known as scarcely to re- ing next Friday, $10. heviot and| Finest Belgian, English, reat | French and American wor- steds, exquisitely fash- ioned and finished, $5 and $7.50 $10 and $12. $15 and $18 75c.,95c.,°1.45,51.95,52.45 TWENTIETH CENTURY OUTFITTING—Direct from wholesale maker to you—enables to buy at a handsome saving, and still with that comfortable feeling s unless RELIABLE as well as FA’ of geting. THE BEST. HIONABLE. We try. to IN THE BOYS’ SECTION 2.50 3.00 mY REED 25g We Fill | Mail Order «x. ATS. cole 7,00 10.005.