The evening world. Newspaper, March 25, 1903, Page 12

» a “You're looking sharp to-day, ” said Bolt of Cloth. "Yes, just got back from the grinder’s ‘felt rather dull, and went down fe to tone wp—but back to work ‘me now. In my absence there been several orders taken for E; to measure—of _ black \ivicuna, medium length, with a silk or $20. Just watch me cut ‘We make promises to keep them our Custom Department. Prompt- i is one of our virtues, Suits and Overcoats to order from $12 up. ‘Time to order the Easter Suit now. |. Guarantee CLOTHING COFIPANY, WS 127th St. and 34 Ave. BERMAN LEACE. AN ENOISE BL enounces Proposed Increase in Tax as *Oppressive and Un- \ bearable, and Scores Greene | for Raids on Respctable Clubs i a les =6of §=Scathing Resolutions Adopted Sent to Gov. Odell, ) Mayor Low, the Legislature and /| Board of Aldermen, Characterizing the 3 excise tax ‘Argisiation as “arbitrary,” and the re- *-mt police raids on fraternal gatherings 3 ‘despotic, tie German American seague of Greater New York, which in he campaign of 191 allied itself with ‘@ Pusion movement, has adopted con- emnatory resolutions, copies of which ‘re received by the Mayor and mem- I the Board of Aldermen to-day. ‘also were forwarded to President it, Gov. Odell and members of Tesolutions were unanimously opted last nicht at Beethoven Hall. "Im flagrant disregafd of the conse- @nd constitutional rights of the of this city to enjoy unrestrained liberty,” the resolutions de- “certain recent harmless, recrea- ‘WB -aceably assembled under the auspices “Fespectable societies, clubs and as- tions have been arbitrarily, rudely ‘PAA without proper process of law In- | fered with and dispersed and wholly | ted by sundry police raids under ders alleged to have been issued to fespective precinct police captains the newly appointed Polloe Commis- , Gen. Greene.” resolutions continue: arbitrary, despotic and degrad- police raids, coupied with the in- Ged imposition of an unbearable and Ubitive excise license foe, are in On disregard and glaring conflict of prote personal | y, vested property rights contained 4 pronounced to all the world titution of the United State. . resolved that in event of any statute authorizing by Im- y @ the fore ye the une be forth waled 48 unjusi, tyrannical fet avith the’ letter Increase in exc! My abandoned because wonadle and unbearable. in Sunt whatsoever in excess of th AMigh Mcense fee at furnishing a 1s exacted from ay o or taxable inte: . OFF SANDY HOOK. | Steamer Orono and the| Achooner Almeda Willey Collide and Both Return for Repairs, Ge British steamer Orono, outward d trom’ this port for Montevidey, Ayres, was tn collision at 10.00 at the entrance to Gedney Chan-| ith the schooner Almeda Willey, | homaston, Me., also outward bound nawick, Ga, k on the port] and had wheel-box, hand steer- And poop-railing damaged. ‘Tho had Jibboom, head stays and Passed in at Bandy ACRE aT leamer Was ulso oolige dock . "RUN DOWN BY wagon. Pade OC Abraham Miumen- bably Fatally Murt, run over ohen & Co., of No, 1658 Probably fatally injured, Bved Bevera! cuts about the v injuries, He was driver of the Dine. os. | ford, "| thon unanimously to utterly ignore trade councils repre- | *\tory of John Trebileock in the the other stock mad goods have every new stock we had in the b Vaiue 35,00 37.50 42.50 45,00 47.50 49.50 quality materials, reduced to 3,75 Value 4.25 2.25 3.75 and Crepe de Chine, 6.75 8.75 12,50 No alterations No C. 0. D. No exchanges Sale, UNION HEN WIL “STAKEAPIL 1 Denied a 20 Per Cent. Advance Westchester and Vicinity Will Go Out. | |TEN PER CENT. REJECTED. (Special ¢0 The NEW ROCHELLE March %.— Labor untons in, this ount V non, Mamaroneck, Portchester, Stam- rwalk, South Norwalk and all Connecticut towns to and including Bridgeport have united In ordering a eneral strike in all building trades to begin April 1, ‘They demand’ an in- crease of 20 per cent. in wages. Members of the Builders and Con- tractors’ Association met In this city last night to consider the demands made by the men. After deliberation asting several hours the association voted unanimously to reject the de- | mands, but offered to pay a 10 per cent increase Delegates from the labor unions de- ed promptly not to accept the 10 per t. concession and to order a general eon April 1. ‘led by the union men’s refusal the Builders and Contractors’ Associa: passed a resolution senting labor unions and deal directly with the men, If the men refuse to deal dircotly with thelr e: rs then they will be per- mitted to go and all sorts of labor will be given employment independent of Interested labor unions NARROW ESCAPES AT THEATRE FIRE. Toronto Opera-House Destroyed and Caretaker and Family in Peril —Heavy Loss. TORONTO, Ont,, March %—The To- ronto Opera-House {s in ruins, Fire broke out early to-day and before the flames were subdued the building was destroyed, ‘The lows Is estimated at $100,000, ‘The fire 18 supposed to have originated from electric wires in the Caretaker Champion occupied rooms on the third floor with his wife and three lohildren. ‘They narrowly escaped suffo: j cation. ‘The flames spread to the clgur tac: ear, Uh \premises belng badly damaged Piullivan, Harrie & Woods, tie tors of the “Kin Detectives Ce Dany,” lost all scenery and con: nines and claim & loss of $10,t0 or $12,000, proprie ee R. Harding Davin am Actor, MARION, Mass. March %.—Thur day will be a Lown holiday, when Rich ard Harding Dayis's play "Tbe Tam- ine © will be a is, the guthor, Women’s Dept. New goods are coming in daily. most complete stocks to select from. stock we had at the time of our recent fire, latest models at moderate prices, and the now at a great sacrifice, 15 different styles of Dress and Walking Suits, fine selection of materials and all this season’s Jatest effects, Value 22.50 25.00 29.50 | at J 7,50 32.50 35.00 12 different styles of suits of fine quality. Broad- cloth, Venetian, Etamine and fancy mixtures, 100 Brilliantine Walking Skirts, black and blue, fine 800 Wash Waists in Imported Silk and Cotton Ging- hams, striped Cheviots and Oxford Cloths, Fancy mercerized effects, Piques, etc., 3.00 4.50 5.00 500 Silk Waists. Taffeta, Peau de Soie, Peau de Cygne Value 5.00 7.00 10,00 15.00 During Covert Cloth Jackets, Sitk Coats No Lights as yet. and Skirts Reduced in Proportion. Yorke Carrarl Co. Broadway and 13th St. in Wages, Building Trades of | THE WORLD: WEDNESDAY Two al- One le up since. The new feature of this season’s uilding during the fire st 29,50 from 7.50, 10,00 and 12.00 and 5,00 at 50 1.50 1.95 \ at 2.95 3.95 5,00 7.50 | Close at 5.30 P.M. WORK 12 HOURS »ADAY FOR $1.44 _New Rule on the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Road Works a Hard- ship for Young Women Ticket Sellers. |BUT THEY WILL NOT STRIKE. The seventy-five young women em- ployed by the Brooklyn Rapid ‘Transit Company in selling tickets at elevated stations, who were notified that in fu- |ture they will be obliged to work | twelve hours a day instead of ten, as heretofore, have decided not to strike. Instead, a peaceful agitation by promt |nent women who have Interested them- selves in the situation 1s contemplated The ticket sellers think that when pub- | CO, ee ee Tee tC ‘ EVENING, MARCH Stern Brothers New Spring Lines of Imported Men’s Shirts and Pajamas of Madras, Cheviot, Silk and Flannel. Specials for To-morrow STIFF AND SOFT BOSOM SHIRTS, plain or plaited, in the newest striped and figured effects, MADRAS AND CHEVIOT SHIRTS, plain or plaited bosom, in white and the latest colored designs, MADRAS PAJAMAS, in white and fancy stripes, military collar, Men's Furnishing Dept., First Floor. $1.45 $1.95 to $3.00 $1.45 to $2.45 New Tmportations of Roses, Foliage, Small Flowers Aigrettes, Fancy Quills, Ostrich Feathers. To-morrow, Special Sale of CRUSHED ROSES, six in a bunch, WREATHS, of Poppies, Forgetmenots or Roses, suitable for ladies’ & children’s hats, $1.25 and $1,50 First Floor. 35c Women’s Low Cut Shoes New shapes in Patent Leather, ‘Ideal’? Kid, Calfskin Enamel Leather, Matt Kid-and Glace Kid. LADIES’ OXFORD TIES, Spring Styles Patent Leather, with heavy and light weight soles, and Glace Kid with walking soles, pair Patent Leather, ‘‘Ideal’’ Kid, Matt Kid and Glace Kid, with walking soles, First Floor, Annex. $3.50 $5.00 pair Lace Gurtains at a Saving of 4. The Most Enthustastic Spriny Sale That We Ever Held. vbody {s prejudiced against buying lace curtains in the Spring, these offerings will change their ideas. Keep the carats tl yy Fall before putting them up if you wish. But buy them now—BECAUSE IT PAYS. ‘ 1,000 Yards of RulfledRenaissanceBobbinet Trish Point Curtains. for curtains, real renaissance insertion and edge; ce worth 30 cents per yard; special at, per yd... The $4.98 quality at, pair, 3,98 The $3.98 quality at, pair, 2,98 Ps) A Great Showing of $2.50 Values ai $1.33. Irish Point, Cluny and Renaissance Patterns, fine English Lace Curtains, 334 yds. long, 54 inches wide, Irish Point Lace Curtairs, beautiful embroidery, 3% Striped Ruifled Swiss Curtains, 3 yards long, 5 yards long, full width— overlocked corded edges; values up to $2.50, at.. The $5.98 quality at, pair, 4,98 Scotch Lace Carta:ns. Real Scotch Lace Curtains, Renaissance and Brussels patterns, per pair, at. Aleeeeee $1.00 English Bobbinet Ruffled Curtains. 750 Pairs of Real English Bobbinet Ru‘fled Lace Curtains, fine lace insertion and embroidered 1.98 3.75 Westl Twenty-third Street 4 Sanford & Si suitable for p: SOROSI; SHOES Sorosis materials, workmanship, form and finish are as perfect as skilled craft can make them, Models are designed to meet the require- ments of fashionable dress,—so that each season brings appropriate types of boots, shoes and slippers, 3.50 per pair. None genuine without the Sorosis label. JAMES McCREERY & CO, Twenty-third Street, \ JAMES McCREERY & CO. Sale of Corsets. Made of white Coutil, with attached supporters, Straight front, extended dip hips, — and other models. Sizes 19 to 30 inches, JAMES MeCREERY & CO. Ladies’ Hosiery, | Spring Importatiens include acomplete stock of French, Englishand German man- ufacture,—with a very at- tractive range of Children’s Stockings, Ne attention is called to the fact that they are obliged to work twelve hours a day for twelve san hour, while men doing exactly same kind of Work are paid sixteen cents, the com- ¥ will be obliged to make some con- essions A young woman employed in the East- ern district, in talking to an Evening World reporter, said: We never seriously thought of going on #trike, for th re only seventy-five of us, and the company could fl our Plaecs in five minutes. Hut we think it }{s very unfair that we should be com- pelied to work twelve hours, and that We should be paid 12 cents an hour whea |mer who do exactly the same work get 16 cents, The company can't say that the mon do better work or more work It is not a case Where strength or mus- cle counts for anything, They get 16 cents an hour just because they are men and won't take lees, Work Twelve Hours at a Stretch “The work {s not hard, but it is very confining, Till the new rule was n I came on at 6 o'clock P, M. and stayed Ull 1 o'clock. Now I have to stay until 5 in the morning. Of course the porter comes on at 12 o'clock, so there is no reason why I should be afraid, but tt !s a great tax to work twelve hours, It leaves me no Ume for recreation at all. “The only thing we can do is to try to get some prominent Brooklyn women interested, If they take up the question as they have other similar ones I think the company will be compelled to do something.” Already 4 movement 1s on foot among Brooklyn clubs to agitate the cause of | the women toket sellers, Among these lu the Asacog, Whose naine Js spelled by the first letter of each word in the phrase “all sorts and iditions of girls” the Chiropean and the Civitas, whose misston is the discussing and im- provement of civic affairs and the con- dition of women; the Prospect, Urban und the Brooklyn Woman's Clubs, They are ready to take up the cause of the ticket” sellers when the matter is brought to their official attention, Great indignation at the treatinent of the women has been expressed by {dual members, but as a body the annot act unth a note or vesentod at a club meeting. »| role, On Thursday, March 26, 500 dozen, fine lisle thread, —new designs, — lace ankles,—double heels and toes, 1.95 Value 3.2§ to 5.00 Bust supporters made of jean or batiste. Designed to wear with shirtwaists, Sizes 34 to 44 inches, 4oc. per pair, thread silk stockings, — various drop stitch designs, with double heels, soles and toes, 1,50 per pair, Value 2.25, Black, — pure Twenty-third Street, So and the nature of its discussions the her cluds consider should be the pio- er in the movement, announced through its founder and senior director, Mrs, Darwin J. Meserole, question were brought up at the dire tors’ meeting next Tuesday official a Uon would undoubtedly be taken. “It seems absurd,” said Mrs, Mese- that women should be paid four ovnts an hour less than men, for doing exactly ly doing It bett quiring manual dexterity: Selling tickets is surely women are quicker and more eMec than men, Twelve hours seome a very long time for Women to work and, as fg facts seem to me now, an tnjustice | ¢ 9%, being done. “FV cannot speak for the club oMoiall out if a petition should bo p: at our next meeting In favor hours and more pa Ket sallece Mt would consideration.” Mrs, George Brw 6 Garfeld place, Prospect Club, said Twenty-third Street, EE food, for they aree to small \bers or a strike to be practicable ou “Ugon't think these women enough for their work. Very It iy very unduat thar they ohn ve | than men. If the Wome is ked to join in movement offelsily, Tan wi ado help them” 8 bas ables P Schoonhoven., : 8. nd pl Feats of cit Henat iy the piteest association of women in Bouth Brooklyn, cone Hooper's vie yA, concurred in Mra, rac 4 Veryth! we can to help the women ticket sellers, attention will have to be ed Bt rel rievances as @ body at @ club ie BRYAN'S PICTURE OUT IN THE RAIN. Portraits of Cleveland and Croker Were Also Ruined When Colored Democracy Was Dispossessed, Having been dispossessed of its head- atreet, r ir ems to me, meets gitated, Is that the women rec pay for the same work. The Prospect ay not take the einiflative in nt to compel the company he claims of ite ticket sell- ‘s, but, speaking unoMclally and from my knowledge ite past action In similar matters, itself on record | tho other clubw tak She Opposes Strikes, ‘lub said: sed to strikes, af a 2! edge; value $2.50 pair, at..sseseeereee ——$—_—_—_—_—_——— ° $30.00 Axminster Rugs $19.98. 100 Axminster Rugs, the best Smith's make, 12 ft. long and y ft. wide, rich Oriental and Persian patterns, actual value $30.00..++++eeeeseescecesrseerencne Cece cecnee , Hall Ranners. Reversible Smyrna Rags. d 200 Reversible Smyrna Rugs, 16 different Fo orient en hana taaGe eit 1.98 patterns to choose from, 6 feet long and 3 feet Persian patterns, value $3. wide, fringed ends, at..... Kashmir Rags. Kensington Art Squares. 50 Kashmir Rugs, perfectly reversible, Ori- 100 All Wool Renee auger ental patterns, durable and guaranteed fast col- . feet long and 7.6 feet wide, strictly F ors, 9 feet square, value $15.00, sale price..... value $5.75, at ey hana ditt a Ae oe Jendid selection p Heavy Brussels Rugs, 10.6 feet long and 9 feet wide, splen 5 aloe) TEE Fea BEAN) or office, actual value $16.50; special sale ates py M Linoleum. attings. »Genu’ne Cork Linoleum, 2 yards No Mail Orders. No Rolis Cut. wide new patterns} fs worth up . per Such specials as these are making the biggest were sural as Ci Spring Matting Sale we ever had- ee, if 2 cue Reversible Japanese Mattings, red, green ih : and blue striped or plain grounds; 40-yard is Oilcloth. roll; worth $8.75 per roll; sp2cial ate. * Fane oni, 1% wg 2 pat nese Mattings in wide; splendid selection of patterns; bet Pie aur enealievan: 40-yard roll, 7 50 WE LIMIT THE QUANTITY TO 25 value $11.50; special atees ¢. YARDS TO EACH CUSTOMER, AND MUST Reversible Shangh: all 4 98 PEEING] uo FILL MAIL ORDERS 40¢. Cc Seamfost,yardrroll; special at. .. ke value; special, per square yar los 40 i ing C t Sal Economies of the Great Spring Garpet Sale. Such Values as These Are Found in No Other Store. a blue, oak, brown and light effects. One Ingrain Carpets, newest patterns, designs in red, green, Y; e, Cc Baa its Usually sold at Soc. per yard. Limit 25 yards to a customer; to-morrow at,... Smith's Axminster Carpets, with Smith's Extra Quality AlleWool Best Quality Velvet Carpets, ive Bee Sarat ty Brussels, some with borders to most durable carpeting made. Usually rs revise’ ae match; also hall and stair 59c sold at $1.25 per yard; special 80c 3 patterns; special, per yard... Ab. cccceecsereeceeeee neee yar eer a e. oge Most Remarkable Furniture Opportunities. 75 Handsome Stee!and Brass Beds,like $22.50 Sideboards at $14.50, Hustration: erg a ort hatr mat Solld Oak Stdeboard, with handsome carved top and Sa aie So paris covered in your base; large French choice of satin ticking, plate mirror, cast and an all steel woven brass handles, wire spring; this oute highly . finished, din 4 ft. a ae size, and is posi- value $22.50, at tively worth $22.50; very specialat Dining Chairs % Off. Solid Oak High Back Brace Arms Dining Chair, cane seat, heavy turned spindles in back and front; extra well constructed and highly finished; value $1.50, at...........65 Golden Oak or Mahogany Fin- ished Morvis Chair, like illustra- tion, fine spring seat, reversible fig- ured cushions, solid brass ratchet and rod, worth $7.503 special for to- morrow only, 4,98 Stern Brothers Ladies’ Tailoring and Dressmaking Departments Copies and Adaptations of New Paris Models, suitable for all occasions, made to order, At Very Attractive Prices. Spring Importations of their Celebrated Classique Corsets including Several New Models embodying the latest Parisian ideas and specially designed to conform to the prevailing styles of dress. To be had in Silk, Broche, Satin Batiste, Brocaded and Embroidered Batiste, Linen, Plain and Fancy Figured Coutil in entirely new effects. West Twenty-third Street. For the man who wants a “Custom” Shirt at less cost than custom shirt prices, The “Manhattan” Shirt, hand-made—perfect fit, $1.50, $2.00, $2.50. Extreme sleeve lengths— Spring designs now all here, Wachal CarharleCo. Three Cor. 13th St, BROADWAY | Cor. Canal St, Stores. Near Chambers _ BON MAROHE GLOVE POLLY HYMAN, 128 W. 2 “The busy man of whatever ooou- pation should not be without “| THE WORLD ° ALMANAC Eneyelop | “has put its goods in storage while tt seeks new rooms, 1 ‘The organization was dispossessed last ay t le wi nimht Just as the storm broke and per-jtown last 9 aud spoke at a ith ns ' 8 the ‘or temporar, The leader of Democracy, 'y safe ke the. B | sons riding through Fifty-third street on Columbus avenue care saw framed|Aeety’ Question” Ho portraits of Richard Croker, a former! Work to-day. F ‘Feladent of New York; Williain J, ras 4 Grover Cleveland on the sidew, doa Ing wet, These were a part of the Late tne Hen, a Death of # of the club. , bn Bu