The evening world. Newspaper, December 2, 1902, Page 7

—. 4 TSP aR EN ‘AOWIKEEP THE STREETS LEAN Commissioner Woodbury Talks of the 845 Miles of Streets That Have to Be Cleaned Twice a Day. ANSWERS MANY QUESTIONS. Says that There Are Now 1,289 Buildings In Course of Construc- tlon, Each One of Which Causes Dirt, Dust and Confusion. “Just ke Theodore Roosevelt!” ex- elaimed the dear old Indy who wore a black bonnet and antique golden spec- “he 1s so strenuous.” She sat In the front row of chairs in the hall at Berkeley Lyceum last night where the League for Political Education held its sessions. Dr. John McGaw Woodbury was telling what he knew about ‘keep- ing New York streots clean." Vigorous, snappy, pright\and caustic, the reform Commisstoner, who 1s an athletic man six feet in helght and sur- charged with vitality, needed all the re- sources at his command to answer the volley of questions discharged at him by the audience. ‘The old lady on the front seat was the only one of her sex present. ‘A meet- ing for men,” said the advertisement, Though, goodness knows only, since women are at least as much as men in- terested in the vital question of clean atréots, Among the other political leaguers there seemed to be a difference of opin« fon as to Dr. Woodbury's opening statement when he said: “Mayor Low asked me to clean New York and I un- dertook to do it. Further than that there ts little to be said. The streets are cleaner now than they have been for years.” 8 845 Miles of Street. But there was one listener who was wholly in sympathy with the Commis- monet, tor the old lady with the gold spectacles finmly believes that some Gay there will be a United States Pres- {dent whose name begins with ‘W." When Dr. Woodbury arrived half an hour late he was instantly recognized ‘yy his whirlwind gait. He bustled ddwn the alle, but was at once met by a score or two of questions, In fact the évening’a instruction consisted for the most part in questions and answers. “Are the streets as clean as they can be mado?” inquired an innocent-looking young man, slyly unlimbering e pom- pom loaded with quizzical shells. “Yes,” gnapped the other sharply; “they are ag clean as we can make them with our force. We ‘45 miles of streets, one-third the distance from here to Liverpool, to go over twice every day, A good part we clean three timed) each day, We remove two million oub yetds per year. Do you know tow much that is?’ Horses in Bad Shape. “The young man winced. He did not khow. Tho old lady looked radiant. The Commissioner balanced himself with hig hands upon the desk, his body rigid, looking this way and that. “What 1s your force?” came the query short and sharp from a black mustached lawyer. “We have 1,750 horses and 2,484 men. Both are overworked, The horses are fm a deplorable state. Deplorable,” re- peated the Commissioner, encouraged by the sympathy. “New York I suppose is harder to’ clean than ever?" “Harder?” shouted Dr. Woodbury, with a clink of his jaws, “why do you know that New York is growing at the rate of 100,00 per year? Do you reullze that I have 90,000 tons more garbarge on Manhattan Island to re- move than last year? Do you know that I must do this with the same im- plements used by Col, Waring? Do You understand that what was good six years ago is no good now?" Pavements Torn Up. was carrying the counury. "Phere ud take care of old lady was making sonverts speedily. “TBut whet makes New York so hard clea tmidly ventured another uestioner. WOnderground construction, buildings, electric wires and sewers. TI 1,289 buildings In process of construction, Hardly a block wh ements not torn up. If they ever meat down and ke ft would be possible to sweep it, at the whim of some company something ways being changed. Aviat is the best way to clean our eots?” Ingilred a clergyman. wn local way js to Mush and then weep them,’ retorted the other ag mmartly as could be exclaimed a young man in @ 01 “Why, mn B agel: “simply because, my friend, 1 Would cost 9,000,000 to lay ‘the pipes and $800,000 a year to handle them, If you M persuade the City Treasurer to give rr) we will do it.” 6 morale in the departn it, I eup- ventured a reformer, ‘is much hath 0 erto?”* oa. From the lowest sweeps, up to Conte nor we are all out for one leanliness, Lg prot find any mon fleeping on the curb. row ou eee fon drinking in saloons?" e Commisajone a i to retire. The Jast question Was asked by the dear old lady herself, dnautred with tears in “her eyes ow 4? it did fot “hurt” the men lo je urged. ada. id Commi wo a king hand: aateoes 10 lve anywhere. —_— MAYOR ASHBRIDGE’S VISIT. Oharitics Commission of Philade}. phia to Inspect Binckvell’s Island, Homer Folks, Commtsstoner of Char- ities, expects Mayor Ashbridge and the Members of the Commission of Pub! ities and Corrections of. Philad: ec of the department in this city. dei of. Of ‘Philadelphia, the thore will be the following members of yamiesion of Chart and Cor- ectiona: Dr. John V. Shoemaker, Presi- Dr. C. 8. Middleton, Dr. Elwood irdy,§W. J. McLaughjin and John i, i th ‘he object of they! it is rishi to 1 quarters for con- 4years old, and he said that he had two @ (pretty hot fre stully and was Lon in th work. “Isn't it POOR BLIND WIFE SAVES HUSBAND Woman Whose Sight Was De- stroyed, the Polica Say, by William Leddy, Swears in Court He Is Innocent. CALLED ‘BROOKLYN BRUTE.’ Neighbors Who Said They Saw the Man Beating His Wife Were Not Summoned as Witnesses and He Was Set Free. Michael Leddy, who earned the police appelation of the “Brooklyn Brute” by gouging out one of his wife's eyes two years ago and .nearly kicking out the other one on Sept, 21 last, was r cued from prison to-day in the Lee Avenue Court, Brooklyn, by the wife he 1s sald to have mistreated. It was one of those common Inci- dents in the police courts of every city where a wife who has been beaten causes the arrest of the husband and then pleads with the magistrate for his discharge. It was another display of the love of a wife which could not be extinguished, even by assaults and abuse. Weak, faltering and blind, Mrs. Leddy was guided to the witness etand. ‘The police thought she was about to unfold a story of misery. But it was an entirely different story. ‘My husband 1s innocent," she sald. “I was attacked with violent pains in the night, and in groping my way to the medicine chest I struck my head upon the furniture, and that is how I lost my eye," The police had relied 6o much on Mrs, Leddy to convict the husband that they id not summon to gourt the neighbors who safa they broke into the house and pulled Led@y away from the prostrate woman. These neighbors told the polfoé St that time that Leddy came home drunk and forced his eight-year-old eet oe @rink @ glass of whiskey, rom w she fell in Leddy hurled a plate at her, cutting open her scalp and kn: her to the floor uncorscious. ‘Then he leaped upon her, they sald, and was kicking her face and ly with his heavy; b-natled boota when ‘the neighbors broke in and pulled bim byt ee Ge was arged, of plas settee, re from the room, TURNED HIS FATHER FROM THE DOOR, Son Had No Room for Aged John O’Leary, a Once Rich Dock Builder. “You Honor, how can I find my way to the poor-howe?” cried an old man to-day In the Lee avenue police court, Williamsburg. ‘My son says there is no room for me in his ho.@), and I must find some place to stay.” The white haired patriarch gave his name as John O'Leary, seventy-five sons in good circumstances, one living at No. 102 West Ninety-ninth strect, New York, the other at South Fifth and Keap streets, Williamsburg. ‘The latter, he said, was a clerk in the Gen- eral Postoffice, getting a salary of $1,000 per year, “I was ones a rich man," sala Mp. O'Leary, “a dock builder by trade, Dut I lost everything I had. The last tour years I have worked at anything I could gst. My wife Js living witn my son in York and last night | went to my n in Wiilamsburg to get todging. “Ele eatl his place was already crowded, too narrow for another lodger, and I'd have to find another home, Send mo to the poor-house,” The old man wept as he told his story and Magistrate Higginbotham sympa- thized with him. “If you have been turned out," ho sald, “it 1s @ shame, and Cshail hold you 1n $100 bail for examina- c. 4, We will investimate this."* In the nelghborhood of Fifth and Kea streets young O'Leary 18 well spoken of, rts a wife, mother-in-law and children, SNS xs Kind You Have. 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THE CRNTAUA COMPANY, TF MURRAY BTREET, mew YORK CITY. Sohn Danhell Sons Sons DRY & FANCY GOODS HOUSE. OFFER SPLENDID BARGAINS FOR WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY IN LINENS, BLANKETS & COMFORTABLES. Comprising an Immense Assortment of the NEWEST, MOST DESIRABLE & SBASONABLE GOODS At Prices Far Below their Regular Values. f It will well repay you to carefully note the following : Pure bleached satin finished all- Mnen Table Damask, 70 inches wide, splendid patterns; value 1.25 yard. This sale, 89c Napkins to match. 20x20 inches, value 2.50 doz. now 1,98 a4xae 8.75 4 « 2.08 100 dozen satin damask Napkins, 24 Inches square, large assort- ment of patterns; value 2.98 dozen, now 1.98 doz. hemmed 200 els, 17x32 inc! each. This sale, 9C. each; 1,00 dozen. 50 pleces extra heavy weight un- bleached linen Table Damask, 64 Inches wide unequalled for wear; 55c, quality, new, 39c yard Wamsutta Pillow Cases, 250 dozen only. Size 50x36 inches, You know their yalue. For the two days only, 124%c. eas No mail orders filled at this price after Friday era U fine white crochet Bedspreads, 300 full size, magnificent Ma.s-_illes patterns; splendid value at 1.25 and 1.50 each, Special, hemmed, 89c. ea, “fringed, 1,10 ea. irge size very handsome les Bedspreads, splendid fects; value 3.75 each, designs in m dallion and all-over al This sale, 2.50) Mail Orders Promptly Filled.- Bed Coverings. Sanele Blankets, white only, from this country’s finest mills, the cost of n.anufacture. ™% Size. Value, 1.98, 2.98, 3.75, 5.50 Pr. Sale Price, 1.50. 2.35, 2.98, 3.98 Pr. Full Size. Value, 2.50,3.50,5.50,6.00,7.75Pr. Sale Price, 1.85,2.75,3,98,4.75,5,98Pr. 50 dozen fullsize Eiderdown Cotton \llled Comfortables? heavy silk- oline covered, both sides figured; very pretty floral designs in all colors; value 1.35 each, now 8c, ALSO a Splendid assortment of fine sateen covered Com- fortables, pure white cotton filling, 72x78 inches, in beautifn! floral or Persian effects. [arked special at the following prices: 1.98, 2.25, 2,50 & 2.98 each 50 Elderdown filled Comfortables, in Persian and floral effects, beautiful satcen coverings, full size; value 5.75 each, guaranteed down proof, special, 4.50 25 Japanese Silk bordered silk Quilts, Biderdown f.lled, finest mercerized sateen lin.ng in Pink, Blue, Red and Yellow; value 9.51 each, very special, 7.98 Linen Store, Main Floor, Rear. ENTRANCES ON THREE THOROUGHFARES. Broadway, 8 and 9 Streets. Bright people get good positions through Sunday World Wants. If you seek help, a Sunday World Want will find it for you. BOXES Greatest in theWorld A MILLION GOOD LIVERS, in a double sense, credit their good feeling to CASOCARETS Gandy Cathartic, and aro telling other high livers about their delightful experience with CAS- CARETS. That's why the sale is nearly A MILLION BOXES A MONTH. The one who likes aod eating and good drinking, and is liable to over-indulge a little, can always depend on GASOARHBTS to holp digest his ifood, tone up his intestines, stimulate his liver, keep his bowels regular, his higod pure and active, and his‘whole body healthy, clean and wholesome. “In time of peace prepare for war," and have about the house a pleasant medicine for sour stomach, sick headache, furred tongue, lazy liver, bad breath, bad taste, all results of over-in- a ;@ tablet at bed-time will fix you all right by morning. All druggists, 100, 256, 600, Never sold in bulk. Genuine tablet stamped GO. Sample ard booklet free. Address Sterling Remedy Oo., Chicago or New Yori. 9) a auld GOK AVE. nacre attic rountan Slassware and China. Gxtra Special Bargains. You will certainly require some new China and Glassware to meet the special social amenities of the season. i more acceptable as a gift than some pretty piece of odd china. have made the purchasing scope of the prices a most appealing feature. | DINNER SETS, French Limoges china, 100 pieces, very large platters. complete service, richly decorated. all edges of plates, covered dishes and platters handsomely stippled witli coin gold; regularly at Besides, nothing is GLASSWARE. WINE GLASSES, very handsomely engraved; regularly per dozen at ERS, imported cut glass, ‘cut neck and cut stopper: sket-making centres, ment. different designs and colors, WALL HANGING BASKETS, assorted colors, 4 kinds, WHISK-BROOM HOLDERS, as- sorted colors and designs, and TS TEA SETS, 56 pieces, finest French very decorated, richly gold stippled; regularly at $11.00; special, ODD CHINA CUPS AND SAUCERS, French Limoges china, very handsomely decorated and richly traced with raised gold; regularly at $1.50; Quart size, 1.9. HOCK oc RHINE WINE GLASSES, very Fircy shapes, in gold déco- igh fae shepes ore dah Fancy raped RHINE WINE GLASS! apd delete i en, ipod a al zen, EPPERS AND SALTS, fancy signs, imitation of cut glass, very sterling silver tops; special, DINNER SETS, 100 pieces, fine thin Porcelain, richly decorated in natural colors, every piece gold lined; special, DINNER SETS, finest French Li- moges china, 100 pieces, very richly rated, size platters and sr 16,50 A. large assortment of CANDY BASKETS, in many colors, rush 20, 25 108 BS|2 diferent UNCOVERED WORK BASKETS, 6 pide shapes, many colors, in sortment of different 25, 3S wi FF JAPANESE GLOVE BASKETS, IO in rich colors, CUPS AND SAUCERS for bouillon, richly decorated; PLATES from fancy designs, French German china; regularly at special, SHAVING MUGS, fine Austrian china, richly decorated and gold lined; regularly at 20c.; special, Upholsteries. Some Gxeeptional Values. With the advent of Christmas comes the desire to have the home look its prettiest and most comfortable. will help you admirably, and incidentally save you money. VELOUR TABLE COVERS, extra fine ity, in soft tones of reds and fully embossed in artistic de- The following suggestions OPAQUE SHADES, EACH Wife Choice of 8 colorings mounted on .good rollers, size 36x72 inches. HANGING LAMPS, * EACH 79 iron with colored with fancy scroll | complete with lamp and burner. CURTAIN POLES 5 feet long with wood fixtures in oak, cherry there wouldn't be ular /} P reason why this plese be fg 480 7.90 975 11.50 TAPESTRY COUCH COVERS, a rich Lover in the offer than $4.30; choice at; each. 260 ODD TAPESTRY ising the PORTIERES, com- of one of the most the newer eects in velour and lace epplique bordered eff suck clearance we have into wo prices: chovce, ach. ag 9.5 the par these td ips precast e e wa eo. e : Special Prices on Fancy Holiday Furniture. Gverything Gxceedingly Desirable. a Women’s Desks, Rockers, Morris Chairs, Gold Reception Chairs, Odd Mahogany Chairs, Gold Parlor also the finest and most complete line of Music Cabinets. BRASS EXTENSION. ith brackets and novelty crimped ball ends in fancy colors to match (Tated Floor, Front, 18th Bt.) OAK DESK, reduced from $23.00 17.25 OAK DESK, reduced fr $22.25 ° redoced from 16.00 ey on” 48.00 3 OAK DESK, reduced from $1250 9, 59) "9% 29. 50) warnur DESK, reduced from 34.75 25.00 | WALNUT DESK, reduced from $19.50 7g. 775 CABINETS. PARLOR CABINETS, handsome design, hes, wide. finely carved and covered wid lat, renler 67, 50 new and handsome de- ‘and 60 inches high, finely redu (roe $92.43 99) 50)” ROCKER. quartered oxk. finely finished, sad- dle-shaped’ seatback suppored with heavy special lot of 75 of these rockers, $7.00, special, 4.75 ROCKER—M, Dorma baah wel eat, regular price $4.00, special, pefatvatlanh DESK. reduced from 73, OO) Price $96.00, special, MAHOOANY DESK, reduced from RLOR CABINET, te steed f OAK DESK, reduced from $53.00 best French gold leaf. 596100, ° 89, 7.5 vet French old ea. par pice ple and enthuse the ol } C LANTERN, SFO éx5x3 inches, lamp, 1 F TABLES, 20 finches long, es high, golden oak fnish, PARLES, 16x24 inches, 17 h, golden oak fateh, ‘ TABLES, $3 inches inches high, golden oak 7p, some bisque head #8 eyes, long flow- s, beautifully trimmed with t styles of drennes, long flowing | wii nh mouth showing teeth, good Bi , . v! , MECHANICAL BANKS, William Tell, 95 Duck, Clown, Baby, etc., jhalr stutted, bisque 4 1 AMBRICAN INSTRUCTOR, by which characters do 59 if size 17x8x6_ inches, » bronzed handles, of letters and figures; pntains about 25 tool fall out of frame, a, of imitation bird inches square, has 2 cues and CROKINOLE BOARDS, ard back and mahogany ‘centre, POOL TABLE, 38x20 Inches, com- plote, with slate bed, OUR GREEN SET contains four ed extension nickel- eh bottnd — net; belle; per” 7 gO DRUM, 10 inches in diameter, with metal shell, imitation brass, fags, with JAPANESE — FURNI chaira and arm-chairs, in neat box, In Its Sparkling Holiday Attire, 3 Ohis Js an Gxceptionally Beautiful St Ohe Restaurant In the Basement. Choice Foods in Season. Polite, prompt service. Popular prices. Saney Raskets For the Christmas Grade. ; The New Basket Store on the Third Floor near the centre elevators is one of the most attractive features on the floor. stock is the largest of the kind ever_seen. assortments are unequalled: The Baskets rts of the world. We import direct from the various fo This enables us to offer finer selections than if we bought from jobbers, as others do. HAIR RECEIVERS, large assort: choice of 5 different designs, at PHOTOGRAPH RACKS, on stands, |. xstety of eakers SATIN LINED WORK BASKETS, WORK BASKETS, on designs, with 40 and square shape, in colors, Many men are* apt to ask: oe The price is low enaush, but how (raed 24 Men's Winter Suits S. J Ps ; “Well, what sort about the garment and Overcoats at Suit + Overcoat can | get for 38.507 . If these were $8.50 garments patronized with any hore thati commonplace interest. Butthey ; are not_$8.50 Suits and Over- ’) coats. They were made to sell / for considerably more, but trade : conditions deste them to be sold at a con le reduction from / what t was originally intended. s sal 4 iss om salle he valtes tectita beac, OM 1 paradoxical. ‘The lots are reinforced masments. And 95 you abe Benen valuen eeonce be finds no objection on the customer's All syles. All sizes. ‘makes MORRIS CHAIRS. RECEPTION CHAIRS, MORRIS CHAIR, ered MORRIS CHAL ered oak, y . rms and Reghet complete wi tgs a “Oh, What a Wondertul Goylandf Amazing Chings Chat Arouse the Admiration of Children aid Srown People. Toyland is in the very heydey of its animating attractiveness. D) 14-inch seat, 35. inches brass body, 7, &, ory sildes, etc., ADDER TRUCK, with 4 2S wo s-foor tad Ind Jw PARLOR TABLE CROQ' wood, nicely finished, psy in ol yi voxe IBACKGAMMON _ BOARDS. handsomely polished inches, complete with checkers ‘ complete with ex- ldico cups, strongly made, and utensils, size 6. jo of ash var- 1g, IL inches 9 4p, of ash, var- inches long, 21 inches Inches bleh, 5.95 made of ash, val nohes long, 13 ‘inc! Inches bigh, Mifror 10x 5 9.6) 12 WAGONR, 1b inch steel 1x3 B wagons, url neh wel (RON a fold down, making 4 flush bottom, jwitoels, 2 felis Cin-pihted #hediy, BS r The colors, desi ‘actically come JAPANESE HANDKERCHIEF (2 BASKETS, in rich colors, large as- 0) 40, 60, 80 ws 1,01 Full size SCRAP BASKETS, your ” very special, ied BASKETS; special for one y only, at 2 shapes} an assortment “95S ant 60 PAPER RACKS, rich colors and. ancy, deen STANDING MUSIC. RACKS, in 3 styles, assortment of colors, at WORK BA‘ beautiful as shapes: Palit bee eis a Wenderland that never fails. to , ones. The various Demonsirations are simply marvellout. You would not. thin it possible to invent so many new things. If we were all to shrink to elves, We would still be able to continue existence, for Toykund would supply all our mechanical needs in miniature. LOCIPEDES, steel wire wheels, adjustable seat, front wheel 20 7 75 on * ORiLD Ss he onl ulated to @ifferent heights,