The evening world. Newspaper, July 22, 1904, Page 6

THE WISE FIREMAN WHO KNOWS HIS OWN CHIEF IN VOLUNTEERS’ HOT FIGHT ON STATEN ISLAND, | iten Island in a Turmoil Over ) Rivals to the Command of the ‘Worth Shore Volunteer Fire, Department. Y’S ADHERENTS HAVE COMMISSION'S SUPPORT. Donovan's Friends Say He | Was Given a Majority of Forty Votes and Serve Mandamus | ‘on the Board. CONTENTIONS OF RIVAL CANDIDATES For the last two or three weeks ‘two rival Chiefs have commanded the North Shore Volunteer Fire ‘Department of Staten Island, Al- though given a majority of forty votes, Chief John F. Donovan, of West Brighton, shares his high,|' unsalaried position with Chief Gioseph McKay, of Tompkinsviile, whose adherents cry “Fraud!” ‘and bave the support of the Board of Reprosentatives or local} | Fire Commission. ? vire box No, 43 is at Westervelt road 4n4 Hamilton Highway, at the extreme | Sratorn end of the district which takes the First and Third Wards of Rich- Borough. Two thousand volun- ¥ of Fas od firemen stole silently from their Romes at 1.47 o'clock last night when Ah alarm of fire was sent tn trom this ‘grossroads, and the remaining 4,000 res- Mente arose and watched the parade pf the companies to the fire, which was test the prowess of either Donovan ft, McKay. | For days North Shore people waited the test of chiefs, and’ with cheers company was greeted as it lim- ‘Bored out of its particular fire-house ‘Pad dashed in the direction of the Chureh, There were Dono- 3 footers and McKay shouters, and Bot since a local brewery took first Prize at the Chicago World's Fair has ‘there been greater excite: ~ With that old sea cap’ ‘Fohy, riding the spotless . Agquehong4. Hook »! ny, the boys of Mariners’ Har- Dor hurried along. in their path skim- “med the lght-rancing cart of tive Hose Company, Mariner's ‘Wad ite own candidate, one Jones, for @hiet, and thus far has not sided with @ither of the opposing chiefs, Peavy-Welght Driver, _) Bimer Hunt, of the Actives, just | Piltehed up for his daily trip to the city with @ load of garden truck, sprane f his place with: the cry: “Gosh alt Bemlock, Mariners are neutral, but ‘we're going to side after to-night.” > Over in Castleton Corgers the Mc- Rayites of the Defender Hook and Lad- Compaty rolled out from the thick enveloping that hamlet with Ikier, weight 267 pounds, on the seat. Here the fire lads wear ‘boots summer and winter, 4% goes on the North Shore that ‘Sleep in them, Shouting lustily they stirred the hearts of ‘Lie tyir renks ran Billy Egeleson. the New’ Brighton Post-Ot- ‘Plumber Missal, who kicked Donovan because one month lest ‘failed to include in hie re- fire which gave fame to the ‘ and Ladder °s i for Linoleumvilie! Donovan- to & man, they started in from the Temote western corner of the dis- ‘and although the trolleys have com wn from Bull's Head all Their former spirit. Cried lex. Glenn, as the Oceanic joward the church: joven, and we'll years for the trolleys!’ me political faith a! the and Steady Stream hose com- which jumbered in from Elm Fit, z et HE i@ hero of the Don- v@van faction, as hi od out with them “against ail of the McKayites in the Alert Hose Company, of New Bright- on, The Chemicals, of the same piace, went out to ¢ fifteen for Dono- ‘van and ten for McKay. It was & yough ride they had, and the split Io gentiment was the cause of much Acri- montous dispute. Ren to False Alarm, Joe MoGeo was D And 80 they flew through the dusty Foads, over the plains of the North ‘Bhore, The Medora truck, the W cart and the Castleton fire patrol, of West New Brighton, with that ribbed Ta: ny of the fire com- i Union Hose Company, with ite TYarge and alleged padded membership for Donovan, were features, Theo was the Star” Hose Company, of fest New Brighton, and the Zephyr No. 1 Engine compantes from Port With Donovan's own, the Engine Company; and Me- @ own, the Tompking Hose—alto- am long line that choked the and woke up every dog within fdius of twenty miles. & the fire—now surrounded by all @ilstening in the moon- to be a false alarm, Donovan—just his luck to ‘Manhattan. y In charge? McKay was spending “With some relative in 100 PANGS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS Board of Education Receives Permission to Purchase In- struments Whenever It Likes, at Reasonable Prices. The members of the Board of Estl- mate and Apportionment had five min+ utes of fun to-day whea the matter of buying something like a hundred plance for the public schools came up. The Engineer of tha Finance Depart- ment reported favorably on @ request of the Board of Education that tt be allowed to awerd the contract to other than the lowest bidder, With It were | submitted some bids from well-known manufacturers of planofortes, many of them of the highest class, offering their Wares at department-store pr One woll-knawn house offered to sell forty Inatrumente for which the average pur- T |) chaser has to pay 400 and upward for $260 each. “I think we.ought to let them buy es they want ¢o,” eald Mr, Grout, “Well, sold President Liteton, of the Borough of Brooklyn, “it the Comp- troller agrees {> stand for anything which the Board of Education does I think (he reat of us all ought to agres Thin reference to the Comptrotlers usual opposition to anything asked fof by the Board of Maduecation created a laugh, in which be joined, President Fornes, of the Board of Al derwen, sald he thought $2 rather high. He said he had read in a paper coming down on the train of make of piano offered in a dep store which could be bought for $121.0, $5 down and fl @ week. “T think there must be @ piano trust to ask $90 cash in balk for them,” he sald, Mayor MoClellan said it Gid soem as. 1¢ music for the, oublic eheol cbjldren — rather ‘Tigh. but he was in favor ot “Gut I'm not hate, geptiem@n of the Board. to pase on’ thene as an expert,” anld the Mayor, ‘If it, were @ vase of buying peng ny bulk,’ as the Preektent of the sof. Alder- men hag sajd.'T would be able to give comnetent evidence,” The Board finally agreed with Comp: troller Grout and his “engineer,” and oacpecag the Board ef Education to uy such op as they waot in what- ever auaetity they may need "warn SSS SES whorn a mandamus has been served by the Donovanites restraining tham from of hie duty a Chief, nas voted the ontive contonte of ite treasury tund— SFO & retainer for « prominent law. yer to plead the cause of Chief McKay to-morrow before Judge Wiimot Smith, at Patohogue, L. 1. Denovan Has His Madge. Chiet Donovan seems to have the best of the sitvation, He still holds his fire badge-—a great gold thing~and = fused to give up his horse and buggy furnished by the city. Chief McKay nding to his Are duties in re wagon, Each of bs but Chief Me. t the other in this § his brother William ia the potter wardman for Staten Istend, and at any stage-of the game can step in and arrest Chiot Donovan tn case of hostilities. The alarm system has only beea in servion since the first of the year, reaidanta of the North Shore nave fused to accopt the still-alarm pr 1< ton, Every time the signal of a fire ts struck in the company houses ft is telephoned, aa in the old days, upto the Water Works plant on the hill, amd re peated there by the shrif biggte of the engineer's whistle for the Bededt of ai) mankisd The Volunteer Aremen ged @ small. aid from the city, Svery engine company reee'ves anauall) \. i t Interfering with him in the performance and COULDNT WAIT | aD To ay 2 Sf” FIRE DOGS SCRAPPING ielviebeivieliteiel-itelri-leivieleb nimi ARREST 11 TRAMPS ON FREIGHT TRAIN Men Held as Vagrant¢—Polioe Trying to Break Up Band of Thieves Preying on N. Y. C. Merchandise Cars, While atealing @ ride on a New York Central freight train seven white men and four negroes were arrested early to- day at One Hundred and Soventy-ftth sreet.and the Hudson River by Detec- tives MeKenale and O'Meara, of Inspec: tor Smith's staff, and a force of five taflrond detectives under Chief McLane, of the New York Central staf. While the men are held as vagrants, the raid was made In connection win the efforts ef the police to break up what Is supposed to be an organized band of thieves that has been preying on the merchandise cars of the railroad company on the Hudson River branch, from One Hundred and Thirtieth street |” north to Two Hundredth street and be- yond.” These thefts have been increas: ing in frequency of late and extreme measures have been adopted to appre- hend the guilty persona Traing are boarded as they leave the New York torminaj) and the thiev break the locks and seals of only c! containing v ie merchandise, The plunder ta ed, it Is tossed from the moving » to the side of the track, the thieves Jump from the train @ firat opporunity and return to r up thelr booty, carrying it away boats to the Jersey siore, or cart- ry 2d0n4. Only a few days ago, the police found a large case of silks near One Hun- dred and Thirty-eighth sirest, Ih had rolled from the track stle into a clump of bushes and ‘apparently had been oveylosked by the thieves, although vf the neighborhood had found it helped themselves to some of the contents, most of which were recov. fered through @ report made by the mother of one of the boys. station, Ni ted eit mathe trate on e on Ww they. were riding had been broken open. — BOY'S BODY IN JAMAICA BAY. Lad Was Evidently Gotag Swim- When He Was Drowned. ¥ was found toeday in matoa Bay, by fisher. en to the Morgue at 4d brown eyes shirt, biack . Under the Andrew THE AS MAYS HE WAS A WALKING DEPARTMENT SHOP Police Arrest Man with Bas- Coins, Spoons, &c.—~ Shirt Waists Stuffed in Clothing. The police of the Kingsbridge station are searching to-day for an owner for a miscellaneous lot of property running all the way from a set of false teeth to an assortment of shirt waists, and back again to @ collection of souvenir colina, that wera found on a man walk- ing the New York Central track last night. The lot is valued at $2,000. oundgman Donovan saws him and asked him what he had In two market baskets he had. "he sald, adding “some ‘Ob, pathing, things I'n taking home. Got off at the Hd back,” wrong station and am walk This is the ring we have been selling right along for $175, but for quick action we offer a limited number at $105, blue white, 45¢ kts, perfectly cut, Chance of a lifetime. Write for Ulustrated Catalogue, ASPERFEL UvELAN ESTABLISHED 1957, 144 Bowery, Det. Grand and Broome Sts., north of Grand Bt. Station, west aide of street Open Evenings till7, SATURDAYS till 16 i] Mall Orders Filled. Solicited, Inquiries Davey. Best Butter. Very finest Elgin Creamery—none better to he had anywhere at any price; per pound, Cream Cheese. Finest full Cream Cheese—best New York State product ; per pound, Best Potatoes. Unquestionbly the finest grown on Long \sland—large, dry and mealy; large basket for Fresh Eggs. Strictly fresh fully guaranteed; 14 for 25¢., Fees, all candle-tested and or per doz., Above items on sale all this week at these prices in all the Andrew Davey Stores, which are conveniently located in all parts of Manhattan, Bronx, Yonkers, etc, Boe iu Ni) " bhi) diet JULY $8, 19 Button His Nightgown in But- ler, but Not in Yungborn— Turnip Is His Lunch. Joseph Bolomonson, former Belgian Consul to the Island of Java, is at- tracting much attention in his home at Yungborn, N. J., by his unique style of living. His only apparel on the atreets by day or night Is g flowing nightgown of coagse duck, This airy apparel caused the good peo- ple of Butler, N. J., some uneasiness, as the more modest ones feared the ef- fect of a strong gust of wind, Solomon- | son was arrested aad taken before Jus- tice John Roberts, He refused abad- jutely to change his style of dreas, but made one concession, He agreed to close the front of his nightshirt with hooks and eyes while in Butler, At his home in Yyngborn, however, he goes with the front open down to his chest. Solomonson is fifty-five years eld, bat does not look @ day over thirty. He is brilliantly educated, an expert linguist and an accomplished musicien. He has not eaten flesh or salt im four years and has not tasted water or any other beverage in that time, He eays he |s ,® naturopath, and alle himself “Meva.”” ‘He sleeps aut of doors, except when {t rains, and half an hour before arising lies on his stomach for the pur- pose of letting the magnetism of the earth pass through his vitals, His breakfast consists of a cucumber, At luncheon he eats @ carrot, a turnip, « Sr Makes a Concession and Will Team Visits Exclusive Section of Yonkers—Enters One House Three Successive Nights, but Is Frightened Away, A woman and a man, working together ax a team of burglars, are annoying the residents in the tion cf Yonkers, and the police much trouble, For three nights in succession thi more exclusive sec causing much worry) re , HOOKS RSE] WOMAN ARTES) WYTHE POLE Body of Drowned Man Was Clad Only in Trousers and Shirt—Believe It Was Thrown Into River, \ The body of an unknown man wes |found in the North River at the feot | of Porty-fourth street to-day under els cumatanees which led the police to Be- | Neve they ‘had stumbled os the teil couple has visited the home of Mrs, | mysterious murder, Cell, M1 would ride put qT ride out on a car an by an open window” as over a hd Whose screams The police were they arrived the team jeter a sent to Gouv: erneur Repeal, where it was said he would Tuckahoe road. y au drawer last night 19. Howison, o daughter of Mra Odell, frightened them away. but by the time of burglars had ‘The man apparently was about thirty. five years of age and of a refined ap- |pearanco, There were no marks indi- cating violence about Mm, but the manner in which he was dressed caused the police to wonder. dair and @ light complexion, ang was - | dressed in a flannel shirt, a belt and , | Striped trousers, ‘There were netther shoes née eteck- ings on him. If be had been ming he would not have wom trousers and shirt. The lack gives rise to the suspicion body had been thrown in the ri eath. 4 HLONeill & Co his shirt, and the following articles also were found. A. set of false teeth, two leather pocketbooks contatning foreign coins, four silver knives from 8. Augustine, jpoons from for- raw potato or nuts. At euppgr he eats only fruits, The good results he has achieved in his own case have attracted » number of followers, and they follow his ex- ; {ample in the matter of going without | shoes and stockings, sleeping out of eet. an gave his name as August doors and resting an thelr stomachs before rising; but, to the grief of the chief naturopath, many of them still A Grand List of Specials for SATURDAY MORNING. The Sale Continues of kets Containing False Teeth, as hs Unequalled Money-Savings Will be the Feature Hereon Saturday’ ($15 Silk Shirt-Waist Suits, $7.50 (Clearing Summer Shoes & Oxfords 1.0.. Be ea 5c. ‘Buse road Prot once teed rattled off all the stationg|¢at meat and drink occasionally. Bolo- from here to New Orleang monson hopes to get them to give up these foolish habits eventually, All go direst by transter te our doors. eran Broadway, Graham and Flushing Avcaues, Brooklyn. lace edge and em- mstitched and em- ctured to sell for 1» 5c Boys’ Wash Su: equalled yalues, worth $1.00; SATURDAY FROM 45¢ 4.80 TO 1.9 Corded Ma ground, with dst pleated fronts, fancy stock collar, full sleeves; worth $1.3; 49 SATURDAY FROM 4.30 TO 1.30 ONLY., c ——— CHDAY manu DAY F for 5 Hours Only. No Mall Orders. None ©, 0, D, A a ee nO Sands Down they go for Saturday to one-half less than they ought to be, These suits consist of taffetas and foulards, very prettily trimmed, in black, brown, blug and white fi skirta plain and tucked, worth $15.00, speci Fine White Pe Rese eet and lace section. Ted worth $1.89 bf ye from $2.60 to $4.98; special. | worth $2.00; »; Prices for Boys’ Summer Clothing. ee UEEEEESnEEIEEPENParamememeranrenaed It you were to take any of our boys’ clothing and pick it apart you'd find nothing but the purest material, That's the magnet that draws to this clothing department every thrifty parent of beys—and brings them here over and over again. Strictly all-wool Vacation Pants, Sra made, for axes 39¢ and 49c Cool, pretty B of Madras and Gpantray, for bore 39¢ sna 4c Days, Comte te ars 98c 11.% econ 69¢ te for ltt % to Very fine Norfolk Sults, Sallor 6uits ouses, boys mixtures and toa 595 10,00 Two-piece 000] Dresa Suits; for ages to 16, prett 4,98 n4.2,98 fight and med- Long Pants F oe sorges, for Youn; urday Men, of ages it y Ww a he 10; worth jh Russian fers Hum COlOTH...seses Here’s another good chance at Summer footwear that clear. ance time brings around. Note the reductions: {4 Shoes, button and lace,; Misses’ Shoes, dark Tan Vict Kid button and lace; sizes 1 t 98c 2; our $2.00 quality,. $1.39 Children's White Canvas Shoes, hand ian sol 9Be.; 31 Women's K oles, patent leather ‘i 3 8y to 7: worth $1.50 size 8 Men's welted et $2.09 quality, ra m1 a Oxford Wand Russet: sizes 3 to 74 worth 8c! ) Russet Calt, hand-welt sole, newest last, Cuban | heels; width C to BE; 8.9 quality .. Saturday’s Fine Grocery Program. If you miss reading any one of these items you will deprive: yourself of one of the best g:ocery chances of the year, 1 Zu for A 's Potted Hi $e as aa gee ache at oe gee ee on: ‘or 4 Iba. of 300, 15c. ° Mules seepat, Waters: | 20. ‘lina whole hasa rise” Himit 6 . 1 26c. for, Ib of our A Cot- re telb. cans Corned, +a Luncheon Beef) price; bps fico, Lad per dozen fresh Long Island 23c. iges packed 1 ton; crate of 30 oxen, 64.78. 7c, fog Pe. bags extra refined Table 3 full-pouad |NOco bata tehcranes.cnstae® * 50. . for out We. & Teas, Formosa, Oolong, In- a, Cevion ‘and others; 5-Ib. caddy, ae fades new always used, worth Sheer Lawn There are waists, to-morrow. The $1.50 Waists.. 75 The $2.50 Waists.$1.00 Shirt Waists. still plenty of these fresh, dainty; new trimmed with fine laces, etc., for your codes The $3.50 Waists, $1.50 The $4.50 Waists, $2.00 Misses’ Regulation $3.00 Chambray Dresses, with emblems on Sleeve and Shield..,.....+« $00 ) Plaited Mercerized Shirt ( $3.00 Value $4.00 Waist Suits, White and Oyster Shade. ........se0ese05 Wonderful Values in Boys’ Suits At $3.98 Each. You are sure to find you ‘ Boys’ Suits, consisting of THREL-PIECE. SUITS—TWO.PIECE SUITS NORIOLK SUITS—SAILOR SUITS RUSSIAN SUITS and KILT SUITS, Regular price, $6.98. At $3.98 Each, r size in some of these lots, Men's and Boys’ Negligee Shirts, Men's M ‘i ite and fancy, bosoms | Negligee plain and plaited, $1.00. Worth up to $2.00, (first Floor, Special en's Boys’ Shirts, in plain | Madras and fine percale| and Youths’ Negligee Shirts, ina wide| Shirts, in good, range of patterns, 68c, Were $1.00 each up-to-date styles, 50c. Worth @5c. to $1.00, Tables, 21st Gt. Side.) Hosiery and Underwear, Women's Vests. | Women’s Hose: | Men’s % Hose. Swiss Ribbed Cotton| Prtra fine fast black and tan Lisle Thread Hove, 25c vir. Value 35c. to $00, Vests (in white only)—2 for 256 15¢ ach Regular price 19% (First Floor, Black cotton and fancy Lisle Thread Malf Hove, 18¢ vm Value 25c. to 3$c, dist St. Side) Neckwear and Veils, Women’s and Children’s Neckwear. lemstitched §gnd_ tucked Hill Then, Embroidery and Lace Stocks, Collars and Sete—value 25; at.... 406 Lace Stocks, Yokes, Collars and Collarettes, in white, butter, champagne, Arabian and com: bina colors; algo black spangled collare—worth Sc, CaCl; Abs ssesrerereseenenes (First Floor, 20th St. Side.) }10¢ 25¢ Made Veils, 19. Value 48c. 150 dozen Chiffon and Mous- seline-de-Sole Vi 19¢ Price 486 ateerseecssersone (Tirst Floor, 20th St. Side.) | | WASH DRESS FABRICS On Special Sale Saturday Morning. (Bargain TableNo. 1.) High class SCOTCH ZEPHY RS and FANCY PIQUE yen % (desirable for shart waist suits)—val 2,000 yards SCOTCH ZEPHY R—27 inches wide, in stripes, neat checks and plaids—value 25c. per yard.. eee ards FANCY FIGURED FiQu: aS iid calor and black and white—value 17c. per yard.......+ —in solid REMNANTS of WASH GOODS up to 25e. yard; to close but... wes up to 25¢, yard; At. ..eeeee, 19 and WHITE GOODS—values oT