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_ i) Btin with the Bar Assoctution play. ‘ ALBANY LOBBY TE > Fine Exhibit of Railroad Law- yers and Others Suggests ; Good {ays Ahead for the . Grafters and Corporations, - ODELL’S ASSISTANTS TO. | COVER THE FIELD WELL. While ‘Chairman Will Remain » Away He Will Be Kept Well Informed as to What Is Going 5 On ! (Bpecial to The Evening World.) ALBANY, N. Y., Jan, 18—The first Peal day's work of the Legislature brought a fine exhibit of railroad law- © -yers, professional lobbyists and polltl- |, clans who hold soft snaps in the way of offices; The corridors of the Ten _ fyck Hotel last night suggested that «, She real work of the “gratters’ was » about to begin, Some of the gentlemen who turned up could resent this term * {m connection with themselves, but 00 _ Uh per cent. of them wore toiling assidu- ) ously with Btate offems and members * of the Legislature in the interest of + @orporations, mostly railroads, Tha tracticn interests of New York ‘ Citynwere pretty well represented, als lps trick Keenan will) retire from tho | though most of the gentlemen on hand , and under salary to it claim to be at- tending the meeting of the State Bar j Association, Perhaps they were, and them—at any rate, they were pretty ’ busy along Jines that’ did not seem to So 'Dhe meeting of this body, ostensibly led to indulge in the discussion of Soke of technical interest only and a uet, afforded such corporations as . usually ‘work In the dark a splendid opening to send thelr lewal representa- ives here to confer with their local pro- jotors and protectors and members of the Legislature. The result will prob- | ably be the presentation of bills that ’ Will concede leas advantage to the State « or city than to the corporation whose * agents brought tham here, The ‘“‘straight-goods” lobbyist, whose * work, if crude, is direct and compara- * tively in the open, entertains # natural resentment againat his legal rivals. He regards every lawyer as his natural an- tagonist, endowed with superior oppor- ‘tunities for concealing his real purpose, “Why don't you call those fellows by their right names?’ snorted one of the nals, who is sealously guarding the interests of the telephone monopoly, aad few honent dol @ few ho Stor the interests of our employers, would show up In some of tho nade | that the lawyer bunch toys with youd | be printing our names in big type an ing us akiddoo out of town, But fs ‘with fine scorn), they re lAwW- yers, and they're here attending Me 'o wi or Court of Api hed aay te ote 5 "Te thing Te hint That law i a fine ‘and I'm sorry I didn't study it, tse you can do almost anything but geal a church if you're a lawyer, If u're only a plain, hard-working lob- yist you Haven't got a chance, If you uncover a lawyer, he's saved by his business card, But if a lobby worker mixed up in the discord he’ ordinary criminal, ‘8 Just ‘Thet's all.’ fy ‘of prominence in the Guan iodotaio est did not show up last night was Odell himself. Pretty nearly his intimate advisers and asso- were falling over each other in) anxiety to carry out his instruc: | tions of to report to him by telephone. her eagerness to serve the master of the State machine revealed the perfec- * {on of the new system he had Inaugu- 4 Ee. ‘since he Geckded to remain away all of eiates thetr jon during the ses- i he! Lagioiatare. Hy could Hot ve covered the fleld better had he Mts. agra ‘of fact, his agents prob- ‘accomplished more than he could oy. one. For he selected them with ‘the eye of an expert. Chiet among representadives were “ha! Lauter- ach, who brought the up to the mem- bers ‘of the Legislature to talk 75-cent Instead of investigation; Billy’ Fiipin, the chairman of tho Repubil- ean. County Committee, who drawa $7,000 @ year as State Tax Commis- @oner, but has to use a gulde to find the office of it; “Charlle” Murray, now ‘of the Court of Claims, and ot Whose duties he, himself, Is in doubt; R. Manchester, former seore- the Republican County Gone {a secretary to the Cana ree mob malroad’t Commissioner Dickey and half a dozen of lesser note, ‘Me presence of this army of talent {nspired one of Platt's old-time fol- lowers to say: | “Oh, yes, Odell is going to stay away from’ here al! right, Yes, but I'd like |] to,se somo of them get through that! ‘) moh ine he's sent up here. I'll det George fary of the only one in that bunch who knows (who he's working for 1s Lauterbach, and he's not drawing pay from the Btate or the chty, With the telephone * in good working order, Odell will prob- , ably know at all stages of the game rane about what's doing in Albany than 90 per cent. of the men in the) town." | Frank F, Perley, who was a very good newapaper reporter before he fell from 4 @race to become the private secretary + of Gov, Higgins, has a cousin in the j @how business named Frank L, Perley, ‘The latter called at the Executive Chamber yesterday and said to Mister" Wille Lamborn, the one-armed prodigy, DY TO WORK im there: ‘I want to ace Mi ald Mr, Willie, ay called?" “Frank 1. Perley,” sald the showma I mean 'L,'" said the theatrie manager, “Well, name,” sald Lamborn, Perley.” Frank 2, “Well, you fell hin that Frank L,, Perley called, anyway," said Krank I) vajuoless, an Perley, Mr, Willle called a capt policemiay The latter caught Fra: L. his way, to the elevator, von mean," corrected Lamborn, ‘T guess I know Mr, Periey's ‘Kt's ‘Hy H's Perley on (¥ old guard, aha * Gibbs's Opinion of Odell. How Frod Gthhs would take tt to |heurt if he knew this old lieutenant M.Willlam, Hainin was Odell’s. jleutenant land fastotum in New York County pol- al ities. Gibbs loathed Odell, and as love as “Wicked Fred” was leader of the County organisation the delegates and State committeemen Odell could get | wore fow and far between. His objec: | tion to Odell was that In lis opinion, | | (requently expressed, Odell's word wis | that he wit constan'ly looking for opporiunities to sncnifico N.\his friends, Gay, Odell's reciprocal opinion of Mr, Gibbs was also unkind, PRICE REDUCTIONS ‘ IN HIGH CLASS FURS AND FUR GARMENTS. @. Altman & @n, HAVE MADE VERY AP. PRECIABLE REDUCTIONS IN THE PRICES OF A NUMBER OF GARMENTS OF RUSSIAN AND “Now, see here,’ he aald brusquely. “IT want. you to keep away from the Governor's office, enough with you damned oranks, If 1 eateh you about here again I'll pinch gril you, Two hours later Frank L. Perley rounded up Frank 1H, Perley, ‘Say, Frank, I guess I struck the lunacy de- partment, instead. of your office this afternoon, I don't think you've got a very good job with that crowd.'’ pita eatied NEW LEGISLATIVE BILLS PRESENTED. ALBANY, i to Jan. 18—Bills Introduced before him on ng legis. in the Assembly to-day Included those | lation, and. that Heh a Ler a will of: » he bert iy r ba ale Fanner) e also Mr, Ai P, Smith, amending the Of the ‘Legiatire hecwilr ot auvieg law ag Qs to permit the sale of wood- cock and grouse during close season, Mr, Patton, for the construction of @ double-track railroad and trafic bridge from Grand Island, in the Niagara River, to the mainland, Mr, Ogden, amending the penal; cote to make it & misdemeanor to use false or deceptive means in trying to obtain information of the financial standing of any firm or corporation, POLITICAL 1 of Am Opposition to James J. Martin, e've had trouble | ‘here will be opposition to James J. Martin's leadership at the next Tan- mai, oppo ion, as well as that to McMahon | and Plunkitt in their distriote, ts not discountenanced by who sees in the weakening of certa, -time: Satire leaders a hampering oust The lobby at Albany will reorganize fee winter on ne cal and to appear them th advance privately is to what legislation he eB, ALBANY, Jan, 18—The New York As- foclation of Dally Newspapers, at ita annual meeting here, han elected Ahe following offivers: Callahan, of the Schenectady Dally Union; Vice-Prepident, F. 8, Underhill, Treasurer, Gard! HUDSON. BAY SAI rimarios, It Is rumored this Leader Murphy. | PIECES OF THE FASHI any ination between them to it him, Change In the Lobby, com! \ IN ADDITION, FUR RUGS lines, eens elgnified that he does not desire have high-poid counsel, with politi- family connections, retained Gov, BROADTAIL AND CARACUL, AND FUR LINED CLOTH GARMENTS, ALSO MUFFS AND NECK. CONSIDERABLY REDUCED IN PRICE, BLE, PERSIAN LAMB, ONABLE, FURS, AND MATS HAVE BEEN , —— NEWSPAPER MEN ELECT, ~ Does Your Have You Is Your Hair President, James H. the Corning Dally News: jarys finer 8, Kilne, of the isterdam Recorder and Democrat. Keenan to Retire. It ts reported that City, Chamberlnin dtertot leadership if he carries his dis- trict next fall for everybody on the ticket, He has contemplated retiring ‘or some time, but his loss of an As- semblyman last fall made him determine Mo sity on until he could withdraw vic- rious, Senior Police Judge. Magistrate Edward Hogan, who ded last Satunlay, was the senior member of the police bench, If he had been the judge in a higher court of record he would have been retired before this by the operation of he one Umit, as he was born in 183, Judge Hogan was one of the oldest and best-known friends of Richard Croker, and it was through Mr, Croker’s infit e that he was re- MUNYON’S SOL. ore it, call at the it Of oup Tiait pesiataros ME Ol rey will mak: diagnosis, and advise an strength. Relieves the head, Cranitonic il Retund ¥ Me if It Fatis, YON, New York, 25% Discount on our entire stock of fancy Bric- a-Brac, Marble Statuary, &c. For Stoles $19, worth $39, ( Of Blue Lynx, lined with fane: brocaded satin, 6 tails and cord, $12.80, worth $25, $ Of Sable Opossum, squirrel lined, 8 tails, cord and ornaments, $15, worth $29, Of Gray Squirrel, lined with.|'$ satin, trimmed with cord and fringe, Flat Pillow Mutts, $15, worth $29, Of Sable Squirrel, lined with ‘ brocaded satin and silk ‘cord, $25, worth $55, Of Alaska Sable Squirrel, lined, 8 talls, cord and ornaments, $32.50, worth $65. Of Striped Mink, lined with bro- ¢caded satin, 8 mink tails, cord and ornaments. $22.50, worth $39, Of Black Lynx, lined with satin, 8 tails and cord, "$39, worth $78, Of Ermine, satin lined, trimmed with silk cord and fringe, $25, worth $50, Of Chinchilla, lined with satin, | ¢ trimmed with silk cord and fringe. these, were offered last | were offered for year through the J sale MM year WORLD'S through Wants | WORLD'S Watch Them Wants To-day and Ev-| Watch them ery Day, Daily & Sunday. bral Lexington to Third Avenue~Bloomingdale Brothers—sn to son street More News of This Great Bloomingdale Fur Clearance. must. go out at radical price cuts, and if you are ge for a fur coat or set for wea: stil son months of cold weather yet), or are looking ahead to next, we ad- {ngs of almost half what these furs were before January 4st, $89, worth $100, $69, worth $128, Ascot or Fovr-in-Hand Ties $3.95, worth $6.80, $5.95, worth $10.50. $8.50, worth $15, $7.50, worth $16.50, $9, worth $17, The Bloomingdale Wrapper Store Offers These Bargains, Three items are quoted below, but the wrapper store is full of just such big money-savings as are denoted by At 98c, —Flannelette wrappers, in light styles, with round yoke trimmed with At $1.25 —Wrappers of heavy dark flan- with fancy stripes; backs fitted, fronts tucked, signs, backs tucked, fronts full, with three rows of satin ribbon and fancy tab collar, Other assortments of furs I this seas clocks (remember there'll be Ansonia ‘These price reductions mean sav- vise you'to come to the Bloom- yp fering. clocks lls ingdie Fur Store to-morrow by ed by the An-\t all means and look over these, Sa sone Clook Company at $9.50 each; and regul hour on cathedral gongs, Fur Coats, Of Persian Lamb, 22 In. long, Hned with satin, made with puff sleeves and cuffs, Of Persian Lamb, 22 in, long, blouse and reefer styles, lined with brocaded satin, 35, worth $59, Of Nearseal, with blouse and reefer styles, 22 in, long, lined with satin, 35, worth $69. Of Nearseal, 22 in, long, trimmed with sable squirrel and lined with beaver ‘satin, These lamps are well brass column, six feet chimney and shade, Of American Ermine, lined with satin. ' off marked prices on Astrachan, llned with satin, Of Broadtall Paw, lined with satin, Of Mink, lined with satin, Take advantage of any one and y clothing costs usually, Special. Men’s $12 Overcoats, of dependable materials, well made and lined with serge, special to-mor- $6.95 Of Siberian Squirrel, lined with satin, 12, worth $20, Of Sable Squirrel, lined with satin, Becond Floor, 89th St, Section, and dark colors, made in several d; skirt finished with deep flounce, helette, some figured, others Overcoats of depend- } able materials, in sizes 8 to 15 years, special for to-morrow, $1.60 49 These wrappers are of fancy {lannelette with Persian dé. Beco Floor, 69th St. Section, It you have any sort of hal x i y. of halr or scalp aftection, ®& motoseople examinatios You what sort of treauarent ince No charge of any sort. This service Is ABSOLUTELY FREE, In Store of KNICKERBOCKER DRUG CO., 648 Broadway, near Bleecker Street, Your Hair Examined FREE! A Great Bloomingdale Clock Sale---Ansonia ClocKs, $3.58, A very special purchase of a , Small lot of 187 world - famous warrants our of- ° pet to-morrow at $3.58, very clock is guaranteed a perfect timekeeper and !s thoroughly tested Iated, They have eight-day movements aA strike the) Wve and half- They are 1094 inches highand 984 Inches wide, with a beautiful large 5-inch dial—some finished in black with Verde bronze trimmings, others with Barbedine bronze trimmings, Remember, there are only 187 clocks in this lot, and they'll be put on sale to-morrow at, each, ‘Portable Gas Reading Lamps Complete To-Morrow for 98c. One of the Bloomingdale lamp store’s greatest offers for to-morrow are these reading lamps at 98c. and socket, incandescent gas mantle, burner, They sell usually at $1.69, and are offered only for to-morrow at We are now allowing 25% Imported Silk Shades and French Electroliers; 10% and Fancy Glass Shades and Globes, ~ Here Are Big Specials from the Men’s Clothing Store Boy's $3.00 Suits and | Scalp Itch? - Dandruff? Falling Out? and are interested in b ic and avail yourself of the foo Revie give you a written Festore it to health Hair Clinic 25% Discount on fancy China, “such as Fish and’ Game Sets, Fruit Plates, &c. (4 of the % make, $3.58 Main Floor, Front, Centre, made, and consist of heavy solid base, of tubing, goose neck off marked prices on Decorated Table and Metal Lamps Third Floor, hth St, Section. ‘u'll save close on to half what such Special. Men's $8 and $10 Suits, of popular all-woo] ma- terials, ARGAIN news that will travel like lightning and set all New York's smart ers and fashionable dressmakers to talking and Binning earl iy to Simpson Crawford Co, Thursday—the only place where they can buy finest 1905 imported dress trimmings and embroideries at these low prices, 25c for 50c to 1.00 /10,000verds| 5c for 8c to dress trimmings, now ombrotd em es for 1.00to 2.50 50 iieirimaines. | DBE | LOc ty teeta a 50to 4.00 negianing for 25c he Y '95c dross trimmings, to-morrow. 15c now ombroidgrse We absolutely and unconditionally guarantee every value in this sale to be exactly as stat You know what 50c. trimmings and embroideries should be, and here it is, as plain as printer’ make it, that you can buy them here to-morrow at 25¢, a yard, Main There's no room for doubt, Values are too intensely gratifying to allow you to stay” away from this remarkable event. Words cannot possibly describe the importance of this sale, This is the colossal bargain time that inaugurates a carnival of Spring dressmaking, In America offers a greater variety, more exclusive designs or better quality at regular prices than we offer at: We took all the samples from the importers, and you buy now just what’ you'll have to buy later at two, three and four times as much, for these are the trimmings and embroideries Fashion says must be used to make your apparel effectively fashionable this seasol * The trimmings include high priced imported; The embroideries are the finest from Si! novelties—the richest of St. Gall embroidered crentions— | sent to America — all for our great January spangled and Jewelled trimmings—gold and silver novel- bee strips go on sale to-morrow—incluain ties—black and white applique and heavy embroidery—a | cambric edges, insertions and flouncin wonderful opportunity for dressmakers and all others, goods—at five, ten, fifteen, twenty and twenty: 19¢ and 25c yd, for wide cam.| Three splendid ots zt fi tleisll 95c and 1.25 yd. tor bric flouncing—-up to 16 and 18 In, se ee UnMLey AR EMICHT MB! 27 and 45 In. lace and’ wide--Including corset cover embroid- combination flouncin; 89c,—worth to 75c. yard, ery—beautiful designs—every one of this season and all exchisive 88c,—worth to 2.00 yard, them really about ¥% value, 1,48—worth to 2,75 yard. real value 1.50 and 2,00 yard, —— SIMPSON ORAWF co, —— Here’s a remarkable saving sale to-mor enabling you to choose at less than the regular prices demanded in almo store for the dainty new 1905 ; ‘ dinals, pink, light blue, gray, 19¢ for 5%-Inch mousse: line—white, mais, turquoise, light blue—regular price 27c, a yard. rose, mals—usually 27¢, We can’t tell you about all of them, but here are two that are going to charmingly correct in the evolution of the season that we're going to present them to-morrow, You will not only find many exclusive creations among our ribbons, but find them temptingly fee of a quality that will wear perfectly, colors that blend or match with pti lend dignity to and enhance the beauty of the costume, Come and see a show of ribbons for all uses, ! * 19 for 5-inch taffetis—¢ ——- SIMPSON CRAWFORD 00, ——— Values even as great as 10.00 for 25.00 in this January clearing sale. you want a suit that’s strictly in style for late Winter and early Spring will not under any circumstances miss this mammoth January clearing, R We don’t want to make any money on these suits—if we did we wouldn't offer them below actual cost, We don't mind the loss, Our profits came earlier in the season, and now we want to clear out every remaining suit and Already the new Spring creations are coi manding the very space these sults and coats occupy, and as we show the finest display of 1905 apparel in America we're determin Interfere with the accomplishment of our purpose, H fi To-morrow the great clearing continues, wi every original yalue—sults and coats that have vied with the fit creations of the smart modistes for the favor of smart dressers, inva «~ the instant our prices were taken into consideration, 1 $10 for our $17.50 to $25 cloth sults to-morrow i $18 for those $28 to $35 cloth sults to-morrow $19.75 for $37.50 to $47.80 cloth sults, $19.78 and $28 for $37.80 to | $28 for those $48 to $65 cloth suits to»morrow ‘ $7.80 for our women’s $12 to $17 coats, special $9.75 for our women’s $17 to $20 coats, 1 $17.80 for women's $25 and $40 coat; $12.80 for women's $20 and $22 coats ‘ i $21.75 for women's $35 to $48.50 coats $7.75 and $13 for our $14.75 and $25 0 $27 for our $38 to $40 fur lined coats o-oo sS ’ JF special for to- morrow, $5.50 Special Boys’ $4 Overcoats, of all-woo! materials, also suits of Scotch cheviots, special for to-morrow, $2.66 Second Floor, 60th St, Section, AN OPEN LETTER TO MR. THOMAS W. LAWS i You have succeeded in inducing many innocent stockholders of mated and other stocks to part with thetr holdings at ruinous prices |. sands of persons have become poor because of the shrinkage in the va their investments! Thousands have been drawn into the stock market would néber habe gone py but for the situation you have created |, ‘ Is it just? Is tt fair Walt it not ioe been easier and simpler to have giben them an ob lesson at less expense? It can be done! ‘There ts on the market tc-day a new card game known as “a “TRUSTS AND BUSTS OR FRENZIED FINANCE; which produces all the emotional intensity and suppressed excitement of sto speculation, without the risk ! We want you to know about this game! We want ederyone to know of: It will sabe thousands Gh dollars to innocent lambs Who can learn from tt wha becomes of their mone: ' ‘ Buy i Mr. eeay Bay it for its own sake! If you can't afford th send us a postal card and we will send you one, free! We want you to reco mend it to your followers all over the land/ If they cannot buy it at nearest dealer’s, let them send the 50 cents direct to as and we ™ill mail it to.) them at our expense ! . ns Ponder over this letter, Mr. Lawson, and let everyone, everywhere, Wi likewise / Yours a AS PRINTING COMPANY, 194 Broadway, New York,