The evening world. Newspaper, March 20, 1903, Page 6

LATURE BEGIN fl WAR ON GAS TRUST. Giving the City Power to Build Its Dwn Lighting Plant and Approved by layor Low Formally Introduced at AiSany —Vice-Chairman Mclnnes w Framing Amendments to the ‘The first gun fired in the campaign against gas extortion is Assem- n Finch’s bill in the Assembly making it mandatory upon the city w York to establish 4 municipal lighting plant. This bill was in- ed at the request of Gommissioner. Robert Grier Monroe, Other guns being loaded against the Gas Trust are: : Amendment to the Charter, proposed by Vice-Chairman McInnes, Whting’ additional powers to the Commissioner of WateriSupply, Gas r that he may curb the gas combine, Itivestigation by Corporation Counsel Rives under the resolution of sident Fornes, of the Board of Aldermen, requesting him to define the of the Board in dealing with the combine. Rigs) oner Monroe's bij], which was presented yesterday, giving the ‘to establish a minicipal plant, meets with the full approval ot, ', He suid to-day: ome (SED BY THE MAYOR. ‘@m heartily in accord with the bill. Whén {t comes before me it Teceive my indorsement. Hearings, of course, will be advertised, but prehend that any person will appear to Oppose it.” . Was submitted to Senator Hisherg, who sald he would hold it day, desiring to exam{ne it thoroughly before standing as its spon- he bill directs the Comnilssioner to select a site fur a lighting plant ently located, and the Board of Pstimate 1s Mrected to-—purshase tho Commissioner is also to nave plans prepared for the plant and without delay with its construction. If diMeulty is encountered & site,.condemnetion proceedings may be,bad. ptrolier Grout {s authorized tp issue bonds for the purpose of de- the cost of the plant and. site, 5 h ENDMENT SUGGESTED. tor Elsberg and Assemblyman Finch, who will have it in charge 6 lower house, desire carefully to’ examine its provisions. They sus- 4 peated tb Mr. Monroo that It might be well to amend the bill to make it ‘ lasive, but-he did not approve of this plan, peli A ~ DNEGAS HOLO-IP. WOMAN ADMITS MLTED.BY VOCE, DEFALCATIO, Deuel _Indignantly Sobbing, She Pleads Guilty in , Up the Summons! Court, While Her Husband Which Called Woman to Pay}, and Five-Year-Old Boy Stand Bill She Did Not Owe. by Her Side. QUS!” HE SAYS./WAS CONFIDENTIAL GLERK. Magistrate Deue!, in the Harlem Pd- . Court, poured a volley of vergai}. 4 Quiet woman, weil groomed, of re- yt shot at the Gas Trust to-day, when! Mined appearance, about twenty-five . " for the vompany ap. aed years old, stood deforélMagisirete Bar- ® Woman who was euMMNO! iow in Cones 7 for tho crime f refusing <0} Nive Street Police Court to- ¥ a bill she did not owe, ant not! and pleaded gatity to having fala\- alo the gus company's man to cut | fled the pooks of her employers, the gas meter. Tears streamed down her cheeks. ry omsh who appeared in angver) io. say this’ hed bbeoapa, sei clinxine jof my clients to tout the gas met to pay a bill for ga. ‘1 ask Your Hetvr ‘doy at No. 890 st. John's place, Brook- ar Rogers avenue, For two years ain supprt of the {ved B25 @ week, her employers say, and what ens did with the money she misappropriated Ger hus- INERSTED WOW EROWD GRAD ENT PLA Hear Valoable Private Tectore by Dr. Gresne. —_——_ , No One Better Able to Give Ad- vice Than Dr, Greene—The Leading Specialist in Wo- men’s Complainis—Suc- cessful Physician in Chronic Diseases, NO CHARGE 108 CONSULTATION, EXAMINATION:OR ADVICE, You Can Consult Dr. Greene Ak- solutely Free—He Places Sure Means of Cure Within the Reach of All. The mont tnportant of Dr. Greene's not- able course of lectures in Grand Cent:a! Palace wan a helpful private disvourss to women. Net for years has so powerfu! interesting end instructive a lecture besa given to woman, a lecture so portecily And accurntely tllustrated by storeopti- con pletures and wondertul X-Ray effects, fo plainly, graphically and completely de- fcribed, und so forctblysand ably delivered by the skilful doctor, that every woman in tho vant audience learned more about her- Wet in an hour and undorstood herself Lct- tor than the ever know or understood bo- fore. Particularly wan it valuable to those fomon—and we are obliged to ety that they are by tar the great majority of womy who are iil, out of healid, or sus ‘Pom wome of those weaknessen, Aebility or dirensea which serve to make the averaco woman's Ife anything but eary and pleas- ant. Tt was at Dr, Greono's great private’ Icc- ture thet women becanzo fully aware of just what those weaknorses and diseases are, of their nervous and phyatcal conditions. of the ngcesftios and recuirements of their syetemn, of what in essential to maintain houlth, and how that health can be re- Balned tad restored whon lost or impalzed. ‘Women are great sufferers {rom disease. Tho aching head, nerves all ajer and shoken by over-strain, the utter weakness and prostration from overwork, worry and the cares of lite, the sleepless, restless nights followed by tired waking mo the Wearing pain, the drayging weakness of fe- male complaints, the unutterablo misery and wearlneas of it all, make dark life's picture with the discouragement of despair Yet no woman should despair on account of her weakners and if! health. It js to such women, bent and bowed under the welght of nervous and physital ailments, that Dr. Greene's lecture brought again tho \tght of encouragement, hope, faith—/aith that there Is a cure, that there 1s no causo of disease, however grent the weakness, and however inuch the suffering, which tw not within reach of his skilful treatment and cure by bis wonderful remedios. And it 18 in regard to these marvellous vegetable medicines which Dr. Greene has Giscovered and compounded for the vure of disease that we wish to spenk most narticu- larly and emphetically, While Dr. Greane 1s Teoognized at tho preseat day as the mos’ successful physician in the cure of all forus of nervous, chronic or lingering complaints, | and while from his vast experience in hav- Ing the largest medical practice {u the world among the sick and cufieriag, his profound knowlotge of diseases and iro ektiful trone~ ment are unsurpessed by any other p! clan, atill We bellevo that Dr. Greeno's truly remarkable and astonivhing euccers im cur- ing complaints of all kinds Is principally duo to the grand curative virtuce of bis | © areat and mort | dical discoveries he has tuade vorotable medicinns, the nature which a wie Prov- {from buian ils ways cure and are curative tp nature and action, reese has wondrous success In cur- wee With thle piltely vegetable Q armies but sure fa thelr ace ton, rémedies which cannot poss! jure the syrtem in any way and yet are powerful in vastoring health ead nbsclutely Certain Im their baaith Mand strength-giving Dr, does not employ ja his trentigent of th drugs used by ordinary 9! which got only fell to cure’ nervous chronic Glseasds, but often do tajury tpraparadie bar Tt {* simply Aetoundins to the ondi- nary observer who realises for che first me Greet the potsouour 6 Dand does not know and the wife wiil not tell, Eight years ago Mrs. Beott, then sin. gle, went to work as bookkeeper f, Dusehverg & Sone, woollen merchan| At No, 296 Broadway, She did her work Well and earned the respect of her em- me to pay tie pill,| Players. Impudently Wiat thoy did not owed the bill; that the gas At the house 1 wag. living in Would compeime to pay it, aukge T would not Jet tem cross my "Hou did pertectly right,” said Magis- Devel. “This ix the most out- Ou Oeeting that has ever been ‘Ry Notice The idea that a ptiguid try and compe: a Bt) Pay a dill that she does not fo the trust's tewyer the waatehed the summons trom ie @nd tore tt to shreds, fairly fou mean by coming in this | discrepancy, 4 be. nO etleash ac ummons 1s Mrs, Jobn K, Ter- fives in a private houso at{ to his hand stood thelr tittle toy, ay- ing: "Papa, papa! Please tel) mamma hot to 309 $0," Tae drunks, the rounders, the taw- vers, the court attendants were affected hy the scene, She Wan the Broad Wipner. The woman is Mra, Adéla}de Scott, Sho Ww meter to be cul off, lives with her husband and five-year-old , Torrens then explained that a iy who lived in the upper part of Dpuse she now occupies left laste month owing a bil for $22 for gas. The f the company asked her to pay Hin, Pil. She refused. p.” agid Mrs. Torrens, “they told ‘unless I pald bill they A Bave to lock the meter. I sald 9 lack the méter tn the upper the house, but could not touch Misfortuse Comen, A few years later she met Soott and they Were married. A series of hard luck was the sequel th the union and Mra, Beott, after their boy was born, had to return to ner desk. She worked hard, The firm was sia to have her back and raised her salary On Dex, 1 last Mra. Scott waa promoted to be confidential clerk and private erc- ‘der undoing, ile Taylor tok Mrs. Boott's the books. Soon ashe noticed itles about the accounts, and wat it Was a shortage in the unt of 42 on Dec, B. Mig don that day whe had eaehed for #éfor Mertert von Frank- 2 ee had had @ obéck cashed on that day. Suapictens Areused. Loule Dugenberg began to get sus- Piclous and atier & further examination Mr, Sooty was summoned tu court, “When arraigned Mra. seatt. hotween Hor sabe, acknowledgod that she way J uilty and besaed for meray, Bhe was, wont to Asristant JetrAttorncy Mize, retary to Touts Dusenberg. ‘That was]? © Asked Mrs, Seott about ono and ‘The firm communieated with Mr. von | here | Hrankenberg and he denied that he | cng Gi the quick, eure and porltive action of Dr. Greene's ‘system lof modicing in curing iinense, and experiences ‘ cal power In making th i Ing paln, weakacss, suffering aud ai Ing to the wellnigh discouraged and heartened suifere happiness In the ¥ tect and robust And another matter of greatest value moment to the peoole ls that Dr. Oreene ean De consulted absolutely free, without ehargo or fee of any kind, Consultation, ozamination and advice are entirely the people. “You are welcnme to cs write to Dr. Grasne about your case al lutely without font to you of any kind. His ofice ie 10) bay kc where all are welgo ample reopption a ompletoly at the desiring reen are view a ti in re compounded and prepared thease erful bealth-xiving medicines, 6 largest medicing manulaciorics a the A For the benefit of the thousands who livs et too great a distance to make it con-| venient to cali at the office, or those who for eny other reaton prefer to write to the| Doctor {or consultation and adyi "i thelr eat Dr. Gr er known. do. tor's wide bxperiont among diseases, bin areat knowledge of xyinntums and. there ang, and bis ab to understand A Bnd conditions ‘hed to him hy! make tt absoluisly certain chat the) f eases be cured at their hy Dr years, ree THR WORLD: FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 90. todo, maser Att errr G A Porfoot Boys’ Store LOCATED on the [8th St. side of our great 2d Floor at the extreme Eastern End, it has the advan- tage _of AMPLE FLOOR SPACE. PERFECT LIGHT and EASY ACCESS by Elevator, Escalator or Stai Apparel for Boys of every age, from 2's to 20 years-—and above all, PRICES BEYOND ANY COMPETI- TION. Our. regular, plainly printed pricesare invariablylower than specials elsewhere. aa Boys’ Gop Coats. Stylish litle Coats, made) of Tag Coverts sites 5+, OO to 10 years, ) FOO for sizes 11 10 16 years, SILK (Remaine) LINED COATS, izes 5 10 10} 4, 50 years And_a splendid selection of High-Class REFERS, RUSSIAN COATS and SPRING COATS. , use Sutts Serges'and Cheviots in all’ the new color- ings, sizes 224 to 7 years, . 8.50 to 8.50 Salor Blouse Suits, An immense variety of styles, sizes 3 to 12 me 2.50 to 10.00 3-Picce Voste Suits, Navy, Black and Mixtures, for Boys 11 to 17 years of age, 3.50 to 7.50 Boys’ Yortolk Suits. Bright effects and solid colorings, sizes 7 to 17 years, 2,50 to 7.50 0 ec ce ee The very newest fabrics. cut in syle as iitusrrated; beautiful suits, in sizes 7 to 17 2.50 to 7.50 | Our Celebrated sale herd yal MAP ei Suit, with 3 00 whether # ¢u ? 'e tl wewsary medic Pe are Vie In thie wey i alana tion 2 per oi kG) AQUFALS i mation NiNOUL + ., the prices of Jow and with . wont for oF We should atvise #3! who are alok. our o: i ewlteziag trom ont : 1 Prices, range, Cxtra Grousers | Sizes 7 10 17 yeers, Long Youths’ (9-82? ) Sucts Sizes 14 to 20 yeers, SIMPSON CRAWFORD Co. NEW YORK'S FINEST RETAIL STORE SIXTH AVENUE 19H TOQOTH STREET | Continuition of Last Week's Big Success. RECITAL HALL. ~ Sixth Floor, 2.30 10 3.30 EVERY DAY, MOVING PICTURES. SS = A Saturday of Unusual’ Millinery Selling, Unquesticnably the most important in New York, for ihe values are away beyond the usual. We invite particular attention to the offerings for young folks—for we are to make this their headquarters through the season. \ On the Sscond Floor. (joining Show Room.) On the First Floor, (Near 20th St. Elevators.) 250 TRIMMED TURBANS, in black, made from isses? chi ’ \ : Silk braid, on wire frames, with new style Hg Mesa ere pe ae ke & tied pane for imming; regularly sold at $3,75| Vane 96 ( sue 68c SOUR ENCE Sere acsuuncetns Visa vane 6 ; ak ‘ot 300 BLA TRIMMED TURBANS, In ¢ tion with sale of Children's Hats we offer on adjoining counter -100 dozen Flower Wreaths and Mixtures, in various flowers, including hawthors, poppy, rose- very Jaunty—very good value at...... $2.25 350 TRIMMED ROLL-BRIM SAILOR effects, hand- made, on wire franves; very stylish’ for ‘misses buds, daisy, forget-me-nots, heather, &c., and young ladies; in all colors and &e, $2.45 ‘We Confidently say these are $1.50 values; at. 85c BACK... 5 sheees O00 weeeeees Our Men’s and Boys’ Clothing Store Makes Its Spring Debut. Take Escahtor to Second Floor. ‘ Like a young debutante—eager, ambitious and awaiting the plaudits and congratulations of friends and acquaintances— our entarged and magnificent Men’s and Boy’s Clothing De- partment steps forward in new Spring attire, ready for a con- quering campaign. Every garment is new and the product of expert crafts- men. Our Assortment of Men's $15.00 Suits is very large and comprehensive, embracing the yattiest effects in fancy Cheviots, Cassimeres, Worsteds, &c., besides Black Thibets, Un- finished Worsteds and other stylish materials. Every garment is hand made. AS we fit the hard-to-fit, every man may accordingly be fitted, no matter how large or small, stout or slim he may be. Our Assortment of Men's $18.00 Suits is nothing short of a revelation. Never have we possessed so large or choi¢e a line of patterns, nor have we éver given so much quality at the price. These ‘Suits in every detail will favorably compare with your merchant tailor’s $25 to $30 products, REACHING HIGHER WE COME INTO THE $20.00, $2250 AND $25.00. TO $30.00 GRADES. HERE OF COURSE THE “ACME OF PERFECTION” IS AT- TAINED. Our Stock of Top Coats ts Full of D ages Character —it caters to every man’s needs. | Fashion leavés much to individual taste this season, so you can- choose from the jaunty short coats, or the flowing long coats, or.the medium4ength ones, In materials you can et from Coverts, ‘Homespuns, Cheviots, Vicunas and Worsteds. 20S Our Three Big Favorite Grades Are $15.00, $18.00 and $20.00. - Of course you may pay as much ‘as $40.00 if you care to. The Simpson Crawford Go,-Glothing Store is One of quality, backed up by the virtue of economy. Men’s Cravenettes, Men's Hats, $2 and $3. $12 to $30 Every new Spring block, in black and the modish ° Spring shades. The Genuine Priestley—we handle none other. |] ,,, QUT best grades reach the limit of accomplishment In Coverts, fancy ‘Cheviots and Cassimeres, |] 'Gur'sa.00 flats are’ id in the latest long, loose, boxy style. Our §2.00 Hats are on a par with the $3.00 grade of many dealers. lendi ing for B Our Splendid Clothing for Boys, ‘ Take Escalator to Second Floor. AN EXCEPTIONAL OFFERING IN TOP COATS AND REEFERS, made of Blue Worsted Cheviots, plain and fancy Coverts and Silk-trimmed Navy Serges; for ages 2% to 12 years $4.95 CHILDREN'S SAILOR AND RUSSIAN SUITS; sizes up to 12 years; an endless variety ‘i of combinations. A foe comprehensive assortment of fanty weaves, in sturdy fabrics $7 395 BOYS’ SCHOOL SUITS, in Cutaway, double-breasted style and the regular square-cut or Norfolk; new idea in belt and plaits; ae? garment thoroughly tested as to durability and guaranteed to give absolute satisfaction; ‘sizes G to 16 yéars......... GS Aad ic aaGies'sseeeee syncs sos yeaaania le ILDREN'S HATS AND CAPS; in Tanis, SHIRT WAISTS AND KNEE TROUSERS; our Golis, Sailors and Cadets; large showing of new | special price. Bless GA ..50 and 75 Spring styles; excellent qualities at, 50, 75 and 95 Important Sale of Men’s Collars--55¢. for Six. Thirty Thousand of Them for Saturday. We propose to make this one of the most succ+ssful sales in the history of the store, from a value- giving standpoint. .So we have had made specially to our order Collars of a well-known brand, compris. CY Vv . BATH PARTY SUITS are here in excellent assortment, downs, , Extra fine quality, four-ply, barred buttonholes, perfection of laundry work; strictly perfect. All sizes, sold in half dozens or dozens only (no packages). 5 The sale will last one week if the Collars are here that long, “They are positively the 15c. grade of Collars—not seconds. 5 5c. per Half Dozen. rare tS More N ; A Saturda' If a mother’s supreme delight is in seeing her kin Saturday, It is to be another of those important selling carn season of the year, every Collar warranted MISSES' HIGH-GRADE VOILE SUITS, MADE after imported models; collarless blouse, tucked MISSES' SUITS OF GOOD GRADE BROAD- cloth or Cheviot; blouse coat, flat collar in stole full sleeve; stylishly trimmed with taffeta Bands | effect, or li ble capes, fullosleeves with or Persian trimming; Silkel| flare skirt fone a tr bir with Silk braids or narrow trimmed with taffeta bands over sifk > bands, taffeta fined; seven gore full dare 16.75 (SOD. sbacceaduaatine stom) er sagen: AIAG: |, Walled SUt....cecsevsvedmcnsery pips, 20079 | MISSES’ SUITS OF NOVELTY GOODS OR Broadcloth, collariess blouse, with or withovt JUNIOR SUITS IN SPRING MODELS OF Oy Re AE a I ier ae OY e® 9.50 to /5. 00 ier | the ing 2,500 dozens, in all the new Spring shapes—high-band turnovers, tabs, pokes and regulation tum. ||/; ew Garments for Misses and Little Folks. Sale of Interest to New York Mothers. roperly dressed she can be easily satisfied her Ras tee we make through preparations for + The stock is at its best this Saturday—and Easter is but three weeks away. May we interest you? MISSES’ DRESS SKIRTS OF LIGHT WEIGHT Broadcloth, in blues and black; fancifully trim med with miniature buttons and silk bands around skirt, stitched habit back. , MISSES’ PEDESTRIENNE SKIRTS OF ALL- wool materials, yoke and panel front effect, lap ith 4 seam consecutive rows of atitchin; shoulder ies, postion ‘back, prety drummed. | [tet MACE ERI 8s, sith tround facings. seesseeere ne 4.50 with stlhehes laffets bands 9p, fancy, aad ad ia.priee.fromn, " 99,75 to 29.75 eavy i . SL, 3 alta GY Fi | AR FRGUATION GOA OF tACA | MES COLE LOR MOH, CoAT Gp se otttsnetistens 2B75 |: Sate rae eee ee 6.00: tlre ar tc Heb Overpaid The 20th Century Wonder Book Books---Easter Offerings. Second Floor. The near approach of Moly Week and Easter will make the following items and their prices very interest- ing reading. Pear! Rosaries, with pearl crosses And sliver ornamentations, in nent Our in garnet, emerald, tv vst, pearl, topaz and sapphire, on 19-kt. gold-plated chain and put ou tn handeomy SS box c in. in bi silt dbcorated 19 ted flexible. 5e, The New Brooks Book. Phillips Brooks: A Study, by William Lawrence, Bishop of Massachusetts; Round in green cloth. .. Bound tn white and gold Sporting Goods. Second Moor, A good selection of Fishing Tackle §s always apprecizted by a lover of the sport. Reasons why you should buy your Tackle here, uperior workmansh'p, holiow poirt hood, kind that sells regu: dozen here at 5 Superior Trout-fies; full winged, all néw goods, equal to the regular i) fe kind, > 1.25 h3 to 1.25 ¢ tw Baits to mak: fishing more successful, at lowest larly at 76. multiplying; + 40 to 69 steel pivots, value; from -85 to Lange assortment of Ane Bamboo Rods; every one guaranteed GEOR si ceensve<neseasesvil to 22.50 Also complete line of Eristo! Stee Rods, cheaper than elsewhere. Golf Gocd:. Leather at... seed oon regularly $2.75, at. Haskell Golf Pal Kempenal! Golt B id Ba, Auto Sun drier, Leather Caps, best mak Coats, Norfolk style... Large assortment of new style Gog: gles and Gloves at lowest prices, ' Two Olers of Cameras. No. § Folding “Weno” Kum Cam- ern, takes 3% picture, sells ere at here at. Piate Cam logue price $7. i oure ‘We make a speciaity of developing, printing and en'arging for professional and amateur at very low prices. Musical Instruments, Phonographs, Records. Basement, Thousands of people are impatlent- ly watching for this good news.,Sat- urday Wwe are going to give the own- ers Of Graphophone or. Disk Ma- chines an opportunity to buy ~ The F'nest Disk Records; 7 inch, 29c. 40 inch, 55 We have just received 10,000 CLI- MAX DISK RECORDS, which the manufacturer closed out to us at a figure which enables us to offer them at the above lowest prices, They have never been sold for less than 50¢. and $1.00, but they are yours on Saturday for Just hall, A big rush for these, and early comers will get best selections. NOTE:—These Records are all new, never been used and are fresh from the factory, Phonographs. All equipped with very latest im- ‘ovements, fies Gem Phonograph 88 ison Btandard Phonograph. by, ysl Home Pi i fa wi ee: Wren convenience, chine will be sent upon first paymi this this 7,78