The evening world. Newspaper, April 6, 1903, Page 4

Play if wieertivn Pranks|Members of the apy ee Assert Big Double Tenement and| that Story of Bribery Is a e¢ Twice Make Mad| Trick to Defeat Two-Platoon for Street. Bill. iS IN THE BASEMENT. Every fireman in New York has hia eye on Albany to-day. He will teep it there, at least until after to-morrow, when it js expected the Two-Platoon bill will be*reported out of the Cities Committee of the Senate and paased— it 1s hoped, There has deen a lot of talk about undue Influence being brought to bear by the firemen in behalf of tte bill, but the same thing has been aald about ‘almost every measure in Albany this winter, As a matter of fact such wholetle. charges of corruption have been made during this session that all measures alike have dome under sus- picion, abut ‘the firemen tndignantl have raised a cent aud ceniare that this is but a Those who are § Coron ne it to ‘cet te (Xd: feated. The: it that cade are urgin, the bill on tts Smorite, and they point to {ts provisions as belng such as to re- quire no money to wet it passed. E No Now Yorker is there Wee knows the lot of the fireman. He ie on duty by} day and night. He lives in the fi house. He eats when he can. nei@hbors know hi children better than the fireman fat fe ri every fire and wands th pline of his officers year tn and out without letting any of hia. troubles interfere with his dutits to the public. One pever secs @ fat fireman. One never hears of a fireman ‘buying lots in Japan” or dying ) suddenly with 100,000 worth of sacurities in his desk, here {# no blood money on his fingers. He earna by twenty-one hours of work every day in te month and by the risk Of hte life and hia. limbs every dollar of the ealury the city pays him. Comparisons: rey, be odious. Rey gught to be for the police force in th instance unyway, Now, what does the fireman want in this two-platoon bil? To ask that the city employ 480 new firemen at $800 a year In order that the men In the department may be divided into two platoons, so that each may be on duty twelve hours a day. ‘This will it each man to Ket @cquainted with wife and children. It will let him get his breakfast and supper at home, and jet him take his Juneh to the engiie house Ike any other working man. will let him 0 fires with hig muscles untired and Starte in a Woman's Grocery) Store and Is Quickly Put Out, ‘Only to Flare Up Afresh as Soon ne the Fire Patrol Left. —- fires, each of mysterious origin, same place, early to-day caused panics in the bie double six-etory . at No. 622 East Dleventh The fire marshals are investi- find they sald developments ht be expected. i Tiagntlag and her sister conduct a : any r the basément of the building, : | it cay vgs there ‘that residents the street saw smoke pouring ‘after midnight. They deny that jor the, bill he roof, fire-escapes and stairways. ‘pti alarm brought Engine Com- No. 28 from their hous little ‘the téndnts had been induced to, M to their rooms a fire patrolman Diaced in charge of the store, as is ctistom, and he was to stay on guard il the insurance companies adjusted joss, 16 feft his post an hour later to go to engine-house a few doors down the fo make his report. While he was the residents across the street from ‘were again startled, thie tO see great flames burst from the in the bagement. aonr families, now thorough!y ‘ushed to the means xcitement there wie of serious mishaps. The fire- were 90 crowded that it was d some of the women would be d off, An alarm was turned in many were taken from the escapes the firémen with their ladders. firemen soon had tho flames out, ek part of the store having been 4 out. Assistant Fire Marsha! reported, “after an investigation, | his the first fire had been completely | 2° n hed, and that he could not un- how the second fire could have from the first. —e \BY 18 FATALLY | See, BURNED IN BED. aie ing elght hours a day permission to work twel of twenty-one, and, those, who oppose 0 veal acouse him of putting up in order to gat it. ‘The very Jon ange! the men ay they. would acorn to Duy what they fhould have a8 @ right In ap- Proclation by the elty of the work they delegation of ers and “a chess favoring the bil will to to urge the be. otee of the Ben- . Pe pba counsel of the that, ne felt, sure He has a fee Sah Ppt, a the wa would Pengon signed than $50,000,000 favor t! le Snyder, two yoars old, ts dying carne ‘Hospital trom burns she early to-day in her home on of No, 168° For. ed of ridges In her Mrs. Dora Snyder, of David, akmaker, got up to! the bed. She gave little Jennie t)» le to hold while she remade tha - In a minute ttle one was ne, the candle having ignited hyr ing. mother picked up the child and led her to a sink, where she put under the water faucet until the were extinguished, Mrs, Snyder hed all the time she was doing b and when the neighbors came in # found the mother in flames. They the floor until the fire In buying carpets here you enjoy unusual advan- tages wn the superiority of our qualities and the moderateness of our prices, by reason of our being makers as well as sellers, SPECIAL BARGAINS: a liberal selection of each— BEST BODY BRUSSELS RUGS, Oxia, $23 value, $18.50 Soriiag burned about the arma cer but the child had breathed HS flamesand besides the burns about edy her lungs were scorched. At 0 ur Hospltel, where she was it was eald she coun not recover, —S BRETAGNE’S ROUGH TRIP. “Pue of tlie Cabin Passengers Was CE iMikbatn! Down and Injured. "The French liner La Bretagne arrived from Havre. The trip across waa e owing to the high seas. damage was done to the vessel, but of the cabin passengers, M. ‘I. Bro- Was injured about the head and face ‘belts thrown down tn tia cabin three for. Pee ARET ae yard BRUSSELS ic, a yard valu 1 fOr seenee ante ve 5G c BEST ALL- HOE NGuNChe 4g PET, 70c. a b yard value, for... Cc MATTIN grades up to rae, roll 40 rn, #0 Ching, roll 40 yas. J.& J. ‘DOBSON, Corner 14th St, and Sth Ave, =5°. ‘Bretagne passed three fosbergs. Bhe SE SENG pameen sors. 181 one. M en’s F urnishings. Negligze and Dress Shirts, mede to order and ready to wear, Pajamas, silk, Madras, Scotch flannel, and cheviot, Also a New Importation of a Toweling Bath Robes, Underwear lisle thread, balbriggan, and silk mixtures, All the Newest Ideas in » Fine Foreign Half Hose. Gloves and Neckwear for street and evening wear, > oT. aylor, Five indtotments which have been standing since 1893 against John J. Vail, cashier of the defunct Commercial Bank of Brooklyn, were quaghed to-day by Justice Gaynor, on motion of District- Attmey Clarke, of Kings County. ‘The WSPOFE VAL INDICTMENT | 8; | mS! i “i TALK} QUASHED AT LAST. He Was Cashier of Commercial Bank of Brooklyn Which Failed Through Bad Loans. failure fo the Commercial Bank created a great sensation a decade ago, and An investigation mhoyed that {m- mense throug hexcesstve loans on worthless minis the claimed that he was not responal- ble and had made the loans on the ad vice of superior officers. losses were brovght about securities, Vail was indicted, but Influences sufficiently potent to pre- vent his case from gong to trial were exerted and all these years he has been out out ball. ing of to Application for the quash- the indictments heave been made aveccessive District-Attorneys, but they refused to interfere until the com- mittee tn charge of the bank's assets 5 | gave their consent. Clark’ ‘This was obtained # motion followed. BLACK or GREEN “The tea with the taste you'll like.” 6th Ave., 24st and 22d Sts., IN, ¥% tre Balcony Book Store ims To-Morrow ! | ELSIE VENNER—By Oliver Wendell Holmes— an entirely new e ion—beautifully bound in cloth—printed on good quality book. paper— considered the author’s masterpiece, and has heretofore been sold from. $1.00 to $1.50— our special price, ee Uniformly Excellent, WniTE Rose CEYLON TEA Half-Pound, 80c. All Grocers. The little things are those that count; The surest way to show it by Vaily's ¢riends on Friday and Mr.|Is to use a little World Want ad.— If you do this you'll know it, 8 vesiasie Dining = Bed Room Rugs! for finest_grade Gran- for all-wool extra $9.75 ite RUGS — perfectly $3: 95 superfine ART reversible and of splen- SQUARES—ina large did furnishing quality; in a large|selection of aealieet Brussels de- variety of patterns; sizes 10.6x9.0/signs, recommended for durability ft.—regular price, $4.25. and excellent color combinations, In Basement Salesroom To-Morrow! High-Grade Sewing Machines At Greatly Reduced Prices! to Red 29e. poun Red bette: pouni best Bi Half-barrel, $2.79. 24%6-Ib. Bag, 67c. Lily Barrel, $4. Half-barrel, $2.68, | 24%-lb. Bag, 56c. Red Red Lem bran can, can, can, Bart! Apri can, Apri dozen, $3.14; can, 14¢. Green Gage two gg two Sliced Pineapples, Lily White bran case Grated Fineape case of two Sliced Pineappl rof two dozen, 83.42; can, 1$c, Marrowfat case can, French Voiles, Veilings, Etamines. |W Armour’s White Label English Bacon; Bridal Veil Flour, thousands of pleased customers have pronounced made: Half-pound’ cans, 15c.; doz., $1.69. Pound cans, 29c.; doz., $3.04. Five-pound cans, $1.29; doz. $14.48, Vanilla, 2-02, bot., 15c.; Cd $1.58, Vanilla, %4-pt. bot., 29¢.; Vanilla, 44-pt. bot., "S4e.3 Vanilla, pint bot,, 98c.; doz., $11 32, Lemon, 2-02. bot, 13c.; doz, $1.32, Lemon, %-pt. Lemon, ¥4-pt. bot., 44¢.; Lemon, pint bot., 79c.; doz., $9.04, Almond, 2-02. bot, 13¢5 doz, $1.32 Orange, 2-02. bot,, 13c.; doz., $1.32. Rose, 2-0z. bot., 13.4 doz., #1. 32. Yellow Crawford Peaches, Jessamine brand; Royal Anne Cherries, case of two dozen, $6.26; can, 7c. $5.14; can, 2c. Sugar Peas; case of two dozen, $2.42; Extra Sifted Early Jae eal case of two dozen, Macy & Cos Attractions Are-Thelr Low Prices, Macys Good Groceries, = ros. re necautor, match ours. Star Coffee, our regular price a pound; for this sale, 23c.; five- dd cartons, $1.14. Star Hams and Bacon, r at any price; pound, 45c. none d, 17¢, it the blended flour on the market: jarrel, $5.24, White Flour: | Star Baking Powder; none better Star Flavoring Extracts: doz., loz., $3.04] $6.04, bot., 24¢.; doz., $2.66, 107., $4.94, on Cling Peaches, Jessamine id; case of two hess, $5.14; 22¢. Sliced Lemon Cling Peaches, jJessa- mine brand; case of two dozen, $5.14; 22c. case of two dozen, $4.39; 19¢, lett Pears; case of two dozen, cots; case of two dozen, $5. 44; a2c, cots, Teal brand; case of two , Jessamine brand; case of dozen, $3.86; can, 17c. Plums, Jessamine brand; case of dozen, $3.86; can, 17c. of two dozen, “int ah ca Lily White yee hy BS: 12; can, 2c. jaryland brand, case Peas, Jessamine brand; of two dozen, $1.81; can, 8c, tic, $2.66; can, 4 Other department stores occasionally reduce their prices Investigations have almost invariably shown that when this is done inferior goods are used. No other store sells Groceries, quality for quality, as ad- vantageously to the consumer as we do. Homestead Peas, Lity White brand; case of two dozen, $3.14; can, 14c. Petit Pois, Lily White brand; case of two dozen, $4.34; can, 19c, Preserved Fruits, Lily White brand, sixteen varieties to select from, put up in one-pound Phoenix cap jars, 15¢.; dozen, $1.69, Preserved Fruits, Wiesbaden style, strawberry, ATC; Including raspberry, red cherry and melange, dozen, $1.82. California Dried Prunes, and 18c. Evaporated Apples, cartons, 41c. Evaporated Pears, frult; carton, 15¢. and fresh; cartoy Chow-Chow, Red st Star Psa pt, 18c.; qt. 32c.; gal. J; 89c, Gherk! i Red Bar brands pt., 19¢.; qt., 32c.; gal. Jar, 89¢, Mixed Pickles, Bee aia breed pt., 19¢.; qt., 32c. White Onion pt Tiny Tims, pt., 27: Onions, pt., 23c, Booth's Creamed Sauce; small size, 44¢.; 24e. Booth’s Navy small size, 14c.; large size, 24c, Booth’s Oyster Cocktail Catsupy small size, 14c.; large size, 24c, Alpha New England Salad Cream; 10c,; large bot, 19c4 small bot., Jumbo size, 39c, age, 10c.; dozen, $1.09. Quaker 9c,; dozen, $1.02. Bayle's Horse Radish Mustard; small Jar, 12c.; large size, 18¢. large cakes, $1.64, Red Star Borax Soap; box contain~ ing 60 large cakes, $2.84. White Borax Soap; box containing 60 large cakes, $3.24. Lily White Floating Soap; box-oon- taining 100 large cakes, $4.74; 100 small cakes, $2.99, Rel’ Star Wi fen” dozen, 89¢, Macy & Co,'s-Attractions-Are Their Low Prices. MACYS | Less Than Half Price. Embroidered Voiles and Etamines and Bordered Veilin colorings—-imported | Worth.$1,00-to all the summery this season, Cc large, bright, meaty, thin-skinned and of delicious flavor, 25-pound boxes only; at $1.44, Evaporated Peaches, pound cartons at 8c. 10c., 15c. an 23¢, Evaporated Apricots, cartons, #5c. Extra Fancy, large, bright Patras Currants, shorourtly, cleaned nee ‘at, 43¢.; Little Pearl Onions; pt. 27¢.; Sweet Horse Radistt large size, Salad Dressing; Wonderland Rodding 5 Tablets; pack- City Tomato Catsup; pints, Red Star Laundry Soap; bax con- taining 60 large cakes, $2,94; 50 Sua gat Soap; ead containing 100 io Powder; four- Bare packages, 15c.; dozen, $1.69, re yee] pound packages, 10c.; aise Banner brand, 8c.; Every machine makes a Cet handsome appearance and at the same time gives every promise ol yours of service, for the workmanship is F" eups first-classfand thorough. Each machine has a dark antique pollshed oak case, Is plano finished and is complete with automatic tension, high arm and all modern improvements. It Is warranted for five years, Instructions given free, 4 > Sewing Machines with 3 drawers, | Sewing Machines with 5 drawers, drop head and flat table top--all box top—with all attachments— agent’s price $25.00 $] 1. 50) rice #30.00—ours. 14. 75 Sewing Machines with 5 drawers, drop head and ball-bear- ing parts, handsomely finished—agent’s price $ J 9, 00° $4500 —DUFS veo ncsine oie lasies bees lbeie cere ba ori a A Tuesday Wooden Ware. Help Sale of Curtain Step Ladders. | Wood Pails, Sewing or Cutting Tables, Stretchers, Hard 2&3 7 3 wood, hoops, with pail cena rest— and 4-foot ine; size at the Will fit any size cul 50¢ ‘ “a Ae 2 and 20c. kinds for tains; nickel- pated) Steel springs, nicely|pins; centre braces! « foot sizeat 65c) nished; the regular the #1 kind H'kind for OFC6-foot size at 75c| 10¢ tec Family Wash Boards, Parlor Brooms, Skirt Boards,' Regular size, 4-sewed extra full d 4-foot size, special, A bis ae i the 35) 10° J = WATERS | PIANOS All the new Waters Uprights have 741-3 octaves, 3 strings to a note, full iron frame, finest ivory keys, repeating action and three pedals. They excel in fine tone, solid con- struction, careful workmanship and great durability. | Pants or Trousers, however you call ’em, must stand wear. “Dutchess” stand hard- est wear—otherwise their makers forfeit cash. Spring consignment of 2,000 pairs, in worsteds and clos¢-weave cheviots, fashionable colorings in striped effects, every pair guaranteed, , $2,$3 & $4. ole agenta—~ If you desire to purchase a strictly high-grade piano, with all the im- provements, at a reasonable price, call and see us, or send postal for catalogue of Waters Pianos, with reduced prices and terms onournew gear system of payments, giving you three years’ time on a piano without interest. iHOBACE WATERS & CO,, 134 Fifth Ave,, Near 8th St. | Harlem Branch (Open Evenings), ‘aba Wert 125th 256 West 125th St, near bth Ave, near 8th Ave. Brod way. Cortlandt 2 & pe tee dove 125th 8 CREDIT Easter Clothes for Man, Woman and Child the k cast with no extra are rere Rack Hermes Pian Aettienent, Nov, rien pasioma, AeA o7 variety than ever before, ba erentngs. seb ag ah Consult the World Almanac and Bucyclopedis. 19 B, 4TH STs, Bt | Ehrich E 6TH AVE,, 22D AND 23D STS, NEW Y' Easter Gloves. oo The glove with this stamp is made ex- pressly to our order by one of the best manu- facturers in the world; in fit, finish and durability it is not surpassed by aaa $1.00 glove anywhere. We carry a complete a% sortment, all sizes, in every color, also white and ig Every pair fitted and warranted; per J .00 IT SSS oc cc cwine veb0.0s 0 65000590010 web 0 meee Women’s two-cl Glace GLO’ 1 ode, whito and black. all aaa aio waluees'be Ptah 59 Women's Genuine Real Kid Glace GLOVES, with one large ran button, white and pearl only; $1.50 values, 95¢ berets one-clasp Hght-weight Cape GLOVES, tor opring ‘wear, new shades of light tan; $1.50 Mo rlead ery, esis end J .00 GUNMDIO: ADEN Cs cause cednces Wsccesetesescsbessuseeeos Women’s two-clasp ‘Glace GLOVES, ‘tn white ead pearly with fanoy colored embroidered backs and clasp to match em- a 25 broidery; $1.75 values, pr.--. seecererccerceesces « Men's Glace Capo and Lambskin GLOVES, in new tan shades; alsa gray castor GLOVES; $1.25 and $1.50 values, 79 prs. a Wool Dress Goods, A Bargain Beyond Compare. ETAMINES—All wool, with overshot flaky effects; exact cop- tes of the imported stuffs retafled from $1.25 to $2.50. Blue and White, Green and White, Reseda and White, Meet nal and White, Myrtle and White, Tan and White, Gray and ‘White, Brown and Wiilte, Cadet and White, Black and White, itera goods have had an immense success = at 59c. a to-morrow, Tuesday, at your bees 3 Cc yard) seuss cscs, None sent C. 0. D. No mail rien flea, SS 16x16 (strictly odorless), worth 38c. at regular sale. 5} A lot of TEA OLOTHS, in union linen—hemstitched, plain or stamped ready to be embroidered—size 82x32, worth 690, 2%¢ CCH, At coe eeenewewsevececeress seeweeee are a Remtonlbors | Dewt Dept. Second Floor.) Price The Most Notable Bale of Many Months. Hosiery Sale. Hosiery for Men, 1 5 pr. Hosiery for Women, kind and color, piste ; Hosiery for [lisses, The Men’s half hose comprise every and fine gauge black, black and fancy orion, fancy st: ee granite, black, mode, tan, blue and cardinal grounds, with silk embroidery of white, red, black, &c. The Women’s and Iisses’ are of black real lace lisle thread, with lace down the toe, in alaree verity. of the Heraet spring lace designs, al double soles, worth fro} J tos Per palr; alt sizes on sale Co‘marrow [oj Standard Corsets. “Rone” Imported CORSETS, straight front, bias cut, long, short and medium lengths, all the latest models; rang- ing in prices from 5. 00 down to 1.98 a la Spirite CORSETS, oan the latest models in long, short and medium waist, with dip hip and low bust, bias cut, made in white soutil and fancy bro- cades; The “Nemo” Umbrella COR- SET, straight front, bias cut, made in batiste, with dip hip, giving the fig- 3.00 All the lar makes ip etraight-front Cone in medium waist, low bust and dip hip, coorreeet of R. &G., , ‘Thomson, Miitene G. Be. ‘a Gpirite, a ‘Nemo, Kabo, Thoval Worces- Pp, Starner ~ 4.00 Domestic CORSETS, straight front, bias cut, medium bet, with garter attachment, in white oniy; also Tape Girdles, ‘boned mite covered steel, made in ba- 50 tiste, allat ........ I, 8. Tape Girdles, made of linen tape with gen- ure a most per- fect f0Fm..eerrensee Picture) 7% Important Offerings at the Drug Department, fl Qualities strictly oe eh ne, mete etandin: ig the very low a sansiensea’ or tt St BOUP, LON ta, Wonderful Shoe Values, : 50 for Women’s Oxfords, Made to Sell for 2.50 to 3.00, Pt pity R lig oe Oo us to offer pf por heels, light, flexible soles, made on very a bn} Derfect fitting end for Women's 2,00 Hand Se