The evening world. Newspaper, May 17, 1904, Page 6

| BE WITVESSE Members of the Railroad Com- » mittee Will Be Called to Tes- » tify at Next “Boodle Inquiry” Session. RCHANTS’ ASSOCOATION OUTLINES ITS PLANS. Ready to Proceed with Investi- _ gation to End if Bronx People Contribute Funds and Evi- ' dence. President William F. King, of the ferchants’ Association, was informed ye-Gay that Assistant Corporation Counsel Burr had agreed to call the members of the Railroad Committee of he Board of Aldermen and place them wander oath at the next meeting of the ‘Aldermanic “Graft Inquiry” Committer This Js in accordance with the request of the Merchants’ Association. { The committee is composed of the fol- Jowing members: © John J. tnggerty, chairman; John 'T. McCall, Timothy P. Sullivan, James If. ney, Moses J. Water, Elias Good- wn, Fran Gass, John J McCarthy pnd Robert F. Downing. these men,” said President King to-day, “We will have present at the hearing former Attorney-General John W. tegs to examine them, providing tho investigating Committee will permit ‘outside couns F community, ‘Our position in this inquiry ts fair Bnd squa: continued President {Ik "We were forced into this fight. )@entty it was the unanimous desire that the Merchants’ Association be set to ‘work to smél out the rat in the situa- tlon, and we are willing to go ahead, / providing the Bronx asociations coms to ‘time in the matter of making good the suggested fund of $10,00 which is abso- Jutely necessary in taking up this in- Vestigation. If the Bronx comes in with ft pet tp of the $10,000 necessary, we i] i] put up the remaining $1,000 and In- tigate to the end. © will go into court with the right charter gives us, with five reputable ‘ dyers, and make: application for n Bupreme Court hearing. But we «Mi ot wo into court without being armed ith evidence and a guarantee of some jeharacter of success. "If President Gotishall, or others have claimed that bribery ts at the bottom of the hold-up of the Portches- ter road application. do not come for- rd, then wa can do nothing, and the rd of Aldermen stand vindicated In eyes and the eyes of the ¢com- Munity. If the Merchants’ Association Independent investigation, all the evidence that we can secure placed. before Attorney-General and he reports that there {ts no evidence of corruption, then there !s nothing more that can’ be done, “It ts now up, to the people of the x who are interest to start the rolling. Ve will be with them to sh, and there GROUT DENIES MEETING HILL Gomptroller Declares He Did Not | Confer with Former Governor, ' W. F. Sheehan and McCarren as Reported. ah will be no com- Comptroller Grout emphatically dentes that he and David Bennett Hill, Wil- Mam F. Sheehan and Senator McCarren Met in consultation at the House last night. Neithi Hoffman did the Comptroller meet any tingulshed gentlemen mention- y time last night, to-day or he adds, nor, he continued, y immediate intention of meet- thg them for any purpose. The Comp- troller’s denial was sweeping and posi- tive, But “the Comptroller refused at the same time to discuss politics or his Feported ambitions for the guberna- torial nomination, Former Goy. Hill was still at the Hoffman House to-day, he having come to town last night a flying visit, the Object of which is not apparent. He de- clined to be interviewed, simply remark- ing: “I have nothing to say. 1 have Rothing to say." Then the former Gov- ernor walked away, carrying a large black umbrella under his arm, Tammany Leader Charles F. Murphy did not materialize at the Wigwarr to- day. It was said the Tammany chief- tain ts keeping unded cover pending the settlement of accounts dn the Brook- situation, Comptroller Grout’s implied determi- mation to find places for any deposed lcCarrenites js said to be ng sat She leader of Tammany guessing. Still he is sawing political wood, and his lieu- tonants declare thi “something will drop” shortly. Ais SHIRT WAIST AS BOOK MARK. Matective Accuses Tall Young | Woman of Being Shoplifter. ‘Miss Annie Healy, nearly, six feet tall Pte it is really the intention to eal | to appear In behalf of | MAGISTRATE MOTT 4S BROKEN DOW | Friends Have Given Up All Hope of His Ever Returning to the Bench, as His Ailment Is a Mental One. Friends of City Magistrate John 0. Mott have given up ail hope that he will ever return to the bench, He has suf- | fered an almost complete mental break- down, and information from Darten, Conn., where he {s an inmate of a pri- vate sanitarium, indicates that he has not long to live . City Magistrate Meade, who ts on way also, and {t is believed by his friends thnt he will never be able to ree sumo his duties on the bench. His mind remains unclouded, but physically he {6 in a very bad way. In the mean time the duties of both Magistrates Meade and Mott are betn Shared by the other Magistrates, an: Magistrate Mott's salary of $7,000 a year js being paid to him in regular monthly instalments. Magistrate Mott's condition mentally Je such that he has not yet been. in- j formed of the death of his daughter Jennie, whieh occurred six months ago, T.W.CHURCHILL Commissioner Hayes Chooses a Tammany Man His Assistant As Authorized Under Bill, Signed by Gov. Odell. Thomas W. Churchill was to-day ap- pointed Deputy Fire Commissioner for Manhattan under the bill recently signed by Goy, Odell establishing that office. Churohill Is a member of tho Porarset Club, which is the political organiza-| tion of Fire Commissioner Hayes, who made the appointment. The appointee) will assume his new duties after he ts/ sworn in by Mayor McClellan to-mor- row. Churehill, old, {8 a member of the law firm of Osborne & Hess, a graduate of the College of the City of New York, of who is thirty-eight years the New York University Law School and has been teaching classes in rhe-| torio in the School recently. Ho has been known as an ardent Tammany politician in the Thirty- third Assembly District. and had t incorsement of Senator Frawley, the and the approval of Charles F. Harlem Evening High jon Murphy. GEO. B,CORTELU CHOSEN CHAIRMAN Selected by President Roosevelt Head of Republican National Committee. as Cornelius N. Bliss Could Not Serve. WASHINGTON, May 17.—George B. Cortelyou, Secretary of Commerce and Labor, has been selected by President Roosevelt as chairman of the Republl- can Natlonal Committee. President Roosevelt chose Mr. Cortel- you after he heard from Cornelius Bliss, of New York, whom he had se- lected first for the position. He thought up to a week ago that Mr. B! would manage his campaign, but the latter t word to the President that he could not undertake the heavy burdens of campaign management. Mr. Bliss will continue to act as treas- urer of committes however, He Will undertake the raising of a cam- paign fund, and will give his earnest support to the Presidential ticket. Mr, Cortelyou will resign from his Cabinet position as soon as he ts for mally elected chairman of the Ropub- lican National Committee, Who will get ne portfollo is, as yet, @ matter of joubt. EE OFFER FROM HARVARD, BERLIN, May 17.—Harvard University | has offered tho Professorship of the History of Music to Prof, Fleischer, of Berlin University. the sick list, is believed to be in a bad | NEW FIRE DEPUTY Expected He Wil Be Appointed on th: —— of the! er had | some time and that death | undoubtedly due to heart isease. ———— 2 | Sa Cn G: UNPSOL & jf SUTH AUE BYP 20 STREETS ) Regina Music Boxes Reduced. The Regina Music Box Company has moved a part of its New York establishment, transferring most of the plant to the factory at Rahway, N. J. Rather than move the stock on hand they have determieen to sacrifice the pies, and so to us have come a number of Regina Music Boxes, including some eight different Tax Bourd. Ernest Viewegh, of Bridgeport ALBANY, May !7—Tt pees ee are BROTHER IDENTIFIES BODY. pointed to Board of Tax INDIANAPOL mR fac... PERN TOETET PRTEFPRERRISTNP: ee ‘ THE WORLD: TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 17, 1904. ‘einlist Labor party of Indiana to-day | named for Governor FB. J, Dillon, Marion, and for PLACE FOR ATTERBURY. of a man who dropped dead in Tompkins Park and removed to the Bellevue ue, was identified as that of John ald, of No 186 Ave- | ble by Gov, Odell #1 . increasing 6 board from The salary is other Thom He said his bi bur Nominees. May 1—The So fame anc been fli for Rocinltet wae Startling prices will sell |' 24 used pianos | to-morrow quicker than any store ever sold that many. This is the ideas opportunity for ummaer home furnishers to secure This is @ sak that folks who intend remammg m the cig this letter because the range of prices is just as broad—$5 to $165, *Tisn’t a question of money in this sale but of how badly you want the piano, Pay almost any amount you desire—part down and the rest by. the month if you prefer. This Wedesday sale is full of good pies ares Weill take iibackiatitherprice: you pay when you're ready to buy a Read this list of argcains an you' 1 say you never heard of a piano sale with so many good features. Foarth Floor, 1 Estey Upright... - $145.00 155.00 150.00 165.00 (Good as new. l- Horace Waters Upright.... , (Beautiful tone.) 1 Lindeman & Sons Upright (Toné like ni 1 Schumann & Sons Upright. nee teee 1 Chickering Square 15.00 1 Weber Square. .... .- 75.00 (Like'new.) 1 Wing & Sons Square....... ......,.... 20.00 1 Good Square Piano. ...........seeevese 5.00 1 Angelus Piano Player...... ...... seee 100.00 (Like new.) 1 Raven & Co. Grand.......... essseeee 80,00 (Good tone.) We've 15 other squares and uprights, values just as good. Stirpsson Crawford Cor of Lieutenant-Governor 4 : ; SUATH AVE: 19% T0 20™ STREETS ; Toilet articles and drugs | 500sample pieces of imported ‘| summer can'tafford to miss. | ROAD STATEMENT, but we'll fulfil it to the | We'll guarantee that you'll secure a piano to @! serve your purpose admirably at a price equally |j as satisfactory. | : at low prices giving you absolute assurance of the season’s greatest saving. HEN you look over this list of prices that are un- ’ precedentedly low in the history of the selling of drugs, medi- cines and toilet articles, and recall that Simpson Crawford Co.'s invincible guarantee assures the absolute purity or dependability of every article, you cannot help but recognize this sale as the most important ever held—one you positively cannot afford to miss, 6 Main Floor. Summer Always calls for various drugs and medicines and all kinds of toilet articles, and that’s why ant to impress those who are going away for the Sun with the importance of making their purchases during this occasion. This great sale begins at 8:30 A. M. to-morrow. Special sale of medicines. Ss Bid sedated BLL : lal Ss 5 57c. for Peruna (no mail or-| Praeil Gain ia T-| |: 196. for 4 o7. Mrs, Ella Wilson's vio~ {_ders) 1 toa customer. i let. liquid shampoo soap; 8 oz., 366, 106. for box of 3 cakes rose geranium, daisy farm buttermilk, witch hazel, violet and jockey club soaps. 256, for box of 3 cakes Fifth avenue bouquet and violet de parme soaps. 256. for box of 6 cakes Idealia Span- ish castile soap. 246, for 3-lb. bar green castile soap, Special sale of tollet articles. 156. for Sanitol liquid, powder or paste. 106. for 25¢. borine. 166. and 596. for listerine. 17¢. for Sozodont, liquid or powder. 29c. [or full pint Eucalyptone solution: quart, 55c.—double the strength of any other antiseptic mouth wash 126. for largest bottle Zahntine perfect 39. antiseptic tooth powder—three to a 346, and 55c. for Mellin's Food. customer. 136. for Carter's Liver Pills. | Finest imported St. Thomas bay rum, 19. for Cascara Pills, 3 gr., 100 in | sprinkler top; 3% pint, 25c.; pint, | | 676. for Pinkham's Compound. | 696. for Eno's Fruit Sait, | 21c. for Fletcher's Castoria. 636. for Bromo Seltzer, largest size, | 71G. for Gude's Pepto Mangan. | 376. and 676. for Kilmer's Swamp- | Root. 236. for Pt. Beef, Iron and Wine. 336. Qt. for Wood Alcohol—pt. 18¢. | 30c. for Benton's Chafing Dish | Spirits; Ot., 58c. 396. for Dr. Earl's Cordial Calisaya. | | | 196. for Dr. Earl's Headache Tablets, 25 in bottle. 336. for 4% pt. Norwegian Cod Liver , Oil; pint, 59. S| 156. for 4 oz. Paregoric: 8 oz, 28c. | 19¢. for 4% 1b. EfL Citrate Magnesia, Phosphate Soda, Vichy and Kissin- | gen; Ib., 486. | 296, for Malted Milk; hospital size | 2.39. bottle. 48c.; quart, 956. Seo fee bot. of 50 Seiler's Antiseptic | 19¢,, 23¢., 396, for German Kaiserin ablets. cologne, 376. for 50c. Meadow Brook violet toilet water. 15c. for 4 oz. jar Dr. Earl's rose cold 126, for bot. of 100 Saccharine tablets, 38c. for bot. of 25 Phenacetine 5 grain | tablets. 4G. for 1-2 Ib. Epsom salts. 12c. for Ib. refined borax. [|| ote 8c. for Ib. bicarbonate soda, ; 8c. for 1 oz, jar Idealia violet cold 126. Ib. phosphate soda. | cream. Spectal sale of brushes. 126. for Mennen’s talcum powder. 390. for soc. “Keep Clean” hair | 256. for 4 boxes ideal tslcum powder. brushes. 31c. for Levy's La Blache powder, 59c. for 75c. “Keep Clean” hair ® any color. brushes. 126, for Dr. Earl's foot powder, | 156. for Mrs. Ella Wilson's perspirine. 39c. for SOc. Ryan shampoo brushes. 13c. for pt. extra fine strong violet Qc. for 12c.,15c. and 20¢. French and | ammonta—qt., 236, Jap tooth brushes. | 196, for full pt. violet witch hazel, 79G, for $1 “Keep Clean” hair brushes. 12c. for 20¢. whisk brooms. Great clearing sale Oriental rugs @ carpets E SAY to you positively at no time have you ever been privileged to choose such rare and ma in Oriental rugs and carpets at prices as low as those at which we offer them in this great sale to-morrow ani | i They have that inimitable richness and character of design that appeals to the retined taste of the connoisseur. That's just why you will want to come while the range of patterns is so comprehensive, this superb collection is entirely closed out, $29.00 to $65.00 for cashmere worth $40.00 to 4 a $85,00-.50 pleces extra fine cashmere rugs, the best thal have been imported ina long time. 8! to $95 for $65 to $125 silky Afghan rugs, 52.50 beautiful soft colorings. $1, 49 for $2.35 Anatolian mats in good condition. $4,45 to $6.95 for $6,50 to $8.50 Persian and Car- ‘ abagh rugs, very silky. 3 for $14.50 antique Beloochistan rugs, voi 8.95 Ad dark rich shades of red and brown. . ny 49,60 for $15.00 small Tobriz rugs, beautiful color- ings, best made. ‘ for $28.50 antique Kirmanshah rugs, finest $19.50 quality and soft colorings, average size 2 feet. pe 800 pairs bobbinet curtains, 1% to 1/ less than usual. THE SUMMER season calls for the lighter hangings, \ and that’s why ruffled bobbinet curtains are so popular. Thes: are of exceptionally high quality, and in thi great sale they're 14 to 4g lower than the regular prices, Fourth Floor. 1, 1.45, *2, *2.50. °2.95, *3.75 800 prs. daintily trimmed with lace insertion—lace trimmed ruffles, Here area few of the countless bar- gains in our upholstery department. Ro) rtieres—The ideal Summer hanging, decorative, yet ermits of a perféct circulation of air—three specials for Wednesday. H $2.25 for $3.50 rope| $3.00 for $4.65 1.50 for $2.25 rope rope portieres, single door | portieres, full size, large| portleres, of very fine size, all colorings. rope, new color effects. | rope in 2 choice styles. Groceries ® imported wines: Tus great sale of groceries and wines not only saves you a liberal amount of money, but it satisfies your appetite for good things. Simpson Crawford Co, guarantee every article to es Telephone Chelsea 2100. Mailorders. sixth Floor. Pure Wines. _ BASS ALE—Dos's Head Bottling; dou, $1.77: bint, Ao BEXTRA QUALITY CALIFORNIA BRANDY, 8 years old; reduced » galing, #5:80, bot pi tie .. 780 OLD APPLE OR y Se mR Bl ¥ be absolutely pure. ita ic a4 gong es E S. g MOCHA COFFER—A po} Ter, blend of fin Tiported Coffees i. decorative linens at half usual prices. ERE is without a doubt the finest gathering of sample decorative linens ever shown by a New York importer—doylies, centre pieces, tea cloths and scarfs, embodying the richest effects of the noted European creators—ail lace or linen centres. We bought the entire collection. regular wholesale prices, To-m: than we ourselves could buy prices ever quoted, ~ 75c. for $2 centro | , each for 2,000 : pieces, 18 and 20 | 55¢. sample pieces of in., round or square. | Swiss embroidered scarfs 31,50 for $3 contro | and shams, beautiful de- in, | aepe worth up to $1.50 | each. Main Flo pieces—at half and léss the yn sale at much Tess 3 now—the lowest 25¢, for 50c. and 750. Teneriffe doylies, 6 and 9 in,, round or squares in allover open work ef | fects or linen centre. pieees, 24 i round or square. Porch and lawn furniture at surprisingly low prices. HESE prices are so low that they cannot possibly give you an idea of how handsome and strongly built this porch and lawn furniture really is.—Built for comfort. Great special sale}begins to-morrow, Now Fifth York's foremost showing of new styles. Floor. [These stools, rock-| Stools | Rockers. | Chairs. Settees. i fe .50 $5.75 $9.50 [etsy rehalis tans (se at ee 5,00| 6.25 7.25]10.00 11.25 jtees are made of | 625] 7.75 923! 12.50 13.00 | willow — built for 7:80] 9.75 10.50| 13.50 15.00 ; comfort. 9.00 12.75 13,00} 16.00 19,00 $5 for Jumbo rockers, large and comfort- able, closely woven, glazed cané seat and high back, extra broad arms, built for strength. 33,25 for rockers with closely woven reed seats, extra high backs, broad arms, shown in red, green and natural. 32 for rockers with closely woven reed seats and slat backs, broad arms, shown in red, green and natural. 32 for smail rockers with closely woven seats and backs, shown in red and grean. $1.75 for arm Chairs. closely woven reed seats and slat backs, broad arms, shown in red green and natural. $1.50 for small chairs, closely woven seats and backs, red and natural. $1 for small rocker with closely | $5 for lawn settees, shown in woven reed seat and spindle back. | natural frames, closely woven reed seats shown in red, green and natural. and backs, 38 inches wide. Prairie grass arm chairs,6.75, 9.00, 11.00, 11.50,12.00, 12.50, 13.50. Prairie grass rockers, 6.00, 7.25, 9.00, 10.50, 11.75, 12.50, 14.00. ¢ Prairie grass divans. 8:50, 10.25, 12.00, 15.00. Braided rush arm chairs, 9.00, 9.25, 10.00, 10.50, 11.25, 13.00,, 13.25, 14.25, 15.00, Braided rush rockers, 8.00, 9.75, 10.00, 12.00, 12.50. Braided rush divans, 12.75, 14.50, 17.00, 17.25, 17.75, 19.25. Willow rockers, 4.00, 5.50, 6.25, 7.00, 7.50, 8.00, 9.50, 12.25, 13.25., Willow arm chairs, 6.00, 6.75, 8.50, 10.25, 13.00, 13.75. Willow divans, 10.50, 16.00, 19.00, 30.00. ificent creations all this week, until ‘Third Floor. 316.85 for $24.50 to $26.£0 antique Shirvan,Capistan y and Daghestan rugs, very choice pieces. $21.50 for $28.50 to $35.00 antique Persian rugs, good large sizes, $29.75 for $40 to $60 extra fino Kurdistan rugs, 357.50 ‘or choice specimens of the best Perstan weaves. $85 to $125.00 Kirmanshah, Tobriz and Saruk rugs; the finest of all Persian rugs, soft cok orings and complete designs. 337.50 fora limited quantity of $75,00 silk rugs. Also a large and carefully selected stock of medium and high grade Turkish, Persian and East India carpets at the lowest prices ever quoted on these grades of goods—-Kirmanshah Goerevan, meshed extra Persian and India rugs. KL It’s Winter the year round in the Star refrigerator: °4.95 IF YOU think it’s worth $4.95 to have the butter: always cool and solid—the cream always sweet and the vegeta bles always fresh and crisp you'll attend this great sale of 3 car- loads of the world's best three refrigerators to-morrow and’ select one for the Summer. Weather’s getting pretty warm, isn’tit? Well don’t wait. Come to-morrow oF this week by all means, and choose a famous refrigerator —the Star, the Atlas or the Jewett ata price zqually low —the grades considered — with the prices some stores will quote in August. The famous “Star” refrigerator, made of kiin-dried hardwood, heavy zinc lining, removable waste pipe, bronze hinges and locks, exceedingly low prices: Basement Satesroom, 35 Ibs. 55 85 105 4.95 8.75 13.75 15.75 The “Star” apart- eas style refriger- 85 Ibs. 110 +50 ator takes up little room, ~-~—— ———— still there is plenty Gi fom for ic#and food: 312.75 15.75 17.75 —This is withou he ee doubt the most 35165 55 75 8s saving refrigerator made— has the = Oatpertes cold air circulation: eS 12.50 14.75 18,75 * If you desire a very The Jewett refrigerator: 1700 (ire a vt bert for your country, Bane ite nee HO Ag bee Bey Sound ever special prices—made by John Jewett Refrigerator Co.— eBnstructed of hard wood, zinc lining and picked through- °34.75 37.50 out with charcoal. packed with mineral No.1 No, 2 Nursery refrigerators, ere ee tated ucet, The Peericss, “32.25 2.78 Ice cream freezers: aq 3 4 6 suitable for small rooms, dens, etc, \ € quite thin, who said sho lives at |] styles, to sell at these reductions from the regular prices: ‘60 | daok ui three minut aie i 1720 Washington avenue, the Bronx, 3 . Pp : aiee she eat atlas, i ree minute, = pastel srratencd before Magistrate Cor $20 Regina Music Boxes at $7.50, | $75 Regina Music Boxes at $50. PAA E HT AR Bile Be te | Ne oe eee Gta aaee eafon cae to-day ed with shoplifting. + * ° ‘ 4 a f peered sith sneplaine $50 Regina Music Boxes at $25. $125 Regina Music Boxes at $90. TEM So 23¢. for2 ac cones pots. | Enamel ware. | wes i 156. BEAST Upped sauces, 256. fordat. Borlinsauce- 236, for6 at. presorve kote pans. tles. 396. for 1H4at. rice bollers 456. for 2 at. rioe bollers. 5G, for 14 at, dish pans yw Miss Healy put a shirt walst mn the pager of a book of poetry first Miss Healy stated that she inadvertant! ak shirt $50 Regina Music Boxes at $40. | $175 Regina Music Boxes at $115, $55 Regina Music Boxes at $45. | $225 Regina Music Boxes at $175, The chance is one of extraordinary interest. The Regina is unquestionably the best Music Box in the world, the one which most perfectly reproduces the sweetest piano tone; the one which lasts the longest, which is easiest to manipulate, which gives tea opportunity for individual taste to the operator. At the full, regular price the Regina Music Box has no equal, and now comes the chance to choose from a PARLOR | MATCH: | }i ES mond Hirer ‘2008; 20 obtainable: a Jar. ’ » Oll cooking stoves-the ton"’ and “‘Brooklyn."’ blue flame, odorless. 9 ‘smokeless oil cooking stoves are the most reliable and perfect stoves made; cannot_explode, and are so simple and safe that a child can operate them, ring ore. The prisoner was strikingly 4 in a great picture nat, a lone Gacrifion at he ors macy ringo) on ber |] STOUP of absolutely perfect Music Boxes and to ay from a fourth to half less than the usual price Brice per Son, THe Brooklyn, Perfection. Le TERR age | Ue Monthly payments may be angel if desired, the same as if the Music Boxes were sold in the SYENT, Ginna: 2 burner, low, $4.75. 2 burner, low, $4.63, ewan elt E ‘sual way. The only drawback to the offering {s that the quantity is limited, It will be wise to come to- i Bie abies bumere low, 3 burner, law, $6.48. "TGs | Sit orice, 2 3 2 burner/and and 6.75. sfand, $6.75. 2burner, high, $6.75. 3 burner $8.75... eh; $8.75 “3 burner, high, $8,7 morrow, if you would be sure to avoid disappointment, pec . “and i reM fresh ¥ aD. ‘360 1b, ; 7 oi. H BA & ¢ Ss va mT f ae, 8 BBS | ae 4 STRING L COTTAGE CHEESE 90:2 in —Made fresh daily | &' aby Be in our new cream: I Pherae balls, Be: i naeneeen 3 a MK & b. vet Granulated | 5 tle Sereda. YR, | Siew eto ‘Ibs. ee IN 5: Sehu- Naas jar, y fh eas norted ™ TO oe | Sorte: 2 Fancy ita n0aso ib. | & ‘ee 166. ty : F es EM} rei i ‘i obs Royal deat ‘mpevial,. th, ose.