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35 THEATRES NOT FIREPROOF Proliinaty yen of District Attorney Jerome’s Expert Shows Seven Dangerous Out ; of Bight Thus Far Inspected, ‘Ag ® result of a preliminary report nade by H, De B, Parsons, appolated by Distriot*Attornoy Jerome to examine ‘New York theatros as to thelr safety in ease of fire, District-Attorney Jerome addressed q letter yesterday to Super- Mtendent of Bulldings Hopper calling Attention to twenty-two alleged viola- + flons of the bullding laws in the Lew Gilelds Theatte in West Forty-second @treat, Mr, Hopper !s infonmed that sudn violations, If found, constitute a ‘erinte, and a demand ls made for a re- port showing when the last inspection Was made and the names of the in- epectors, Mr. Parsotis’s wt to the District. Attorney, which f) but a@ beginning in the examination of New York play- houses, includes eight prominent theatre puildings, Which, with one exception, Gio pronounced either “unsafe,” "has. @idous” of “dangerous,” Mr, Jerome withholds the names of theae, Startling Defects, Mr, Jerome refused to make the Par- Wons repont public in its entirety, He Minted that in fully half the theatres in New York audlences were surrounded Mae dangers that call for drastic ao ton. The District-Attorney tholdentally made public yesterday @ report made to him by the Republican Club, in which Gttention is called to the alleged unsafe condition of the Dewey ‘Theatre in Fourteenth, street, “It appears the document deals exclu- * ome, with @ amile, "and that theatre Bee to be owited by Timovhy D, Bull ‘Thie action pl HitecAttoeney cannot give his atveal exclusively to one theatre.” Thirty-five Not Fireproof. aterday Wie a table ra exaanination mi be alow Kk theatres by the B ii play apnesten an rd oy ve Tage AV, teates ry ve, accordin, 10 re walle. in constructions ‘ait ihe Wale are not approved; in twen! yelgnt t the proscentum walls are fot approved; in ee one the fire doors at the opening in , tively with one theatre, " gold Mr, Je pan Clu ts Oe en aals hairy A startling disclosure by the Dishes: ee hav ist a, proscenium walle ere not approved; in latent curtaing are not appro’ tnatt ‘thirty -t iycAve there are elther no auto: matic sprinklers or those in Ube are not rome a in forty-two the dressing: ms tee not awake in thirty the ne Ha, jang’ ms are not approved; in thi Myefour the standpipe and hose Gre not approved; in b tesal nian) tl be ‘watchman’s sytem and fire ali ae ae not Approved; in thirty-two “th rect engers ‘and Lib iudihgedel (0) approved, and in six pment is not Msurore fel \shiahanding LILY LANGTRY IS A GRANDMOTHER. Mrs, Inn Malcolm, Hor Daughter, Given Birth to Boy—long Hs- trangement May Now Cease, LONDON, Merch 2%.—Mrs, Ian Mal. colm, daughter of Lily TIangtry, is @ mother of a, povnsing boy, and Mra, Malcolm and Mra, Langtry, who have heen estranged since the Mrmer's mar- rhage, are e: ed to be brought to- @ether again by the child, The dl rentee between, tho ed and ber daughter ote cele deen due to the atraight-lnc ideas of her son-in-law, who is :. Member of Parliament from Scotland. 155-157-159 You will find Our Credit y. | dining in Still's several nights ago When EAST TWO DOORS WEST of THIRD Mansfield Edits Gides a Pohl Performance of the Tragedy, @ith Many Cuts and an AWditton or So. Richard was hardly himself again at the New Amsterdam Theatre last night, That 1s to say, fhe was not his old, tra- ditional self, He was, if anything, an improvement upon himself, ‘Though Mt, Mansfield by no means murdered Shakespeare, ho out and flashed "Richard 111,” as unteroltully ds the ctyel monarch put to death thore who stood in the way Of his ambition, ‘There was no “winter of. our discon- tent" on this first taw evening of a dit- fident. spring, The familiar soliloquy, along with the whole first act, except the svene with Lady Anne, was among the missing, ‘'Cut St out!” waa aleo tho Manafeldian injunction to the curbing of Queen Margaret, for whith humble thanks are offered, wince there were enough other vituperative ladies lett to Gisooutage the gayety of nations, But it was give as well ae take with Mr, Mansfeld, He has edited Shakes- \peate very interestingly, In tacking on prologue from thé Thitd Part of sorte A COUGH THAT WAS WORTHS500 —_— Alderman Gaffney “Coughéd Up” a Pearl from an Oyster ‘He Was Swallowing—'Old Gus,” the Waiter, Gets $500 for It, “Yos; that's (he biggest tip T ever} m got," sald “Old Gus" to-fay, as he hustled about the tables in Still's oys- ter house, No, 19% Third @Vepue, where he is employed es a waltef, “I sold that pearl tho Alderman gave me for $500. If there are any more pearis in oysters wnd they are not wanted just pass them along to Gus, I cam make use of them." Alderman James Gaffhey is the man who gave Gus the tlp of 4 pearl. With several of hip friends the Alderman was he got a hard substance down his throat while eating an oyster, The Alderman “poughed up" tie moyeral of hig i led a bad Penta to Eee a hat ks bay Sime 8] Ly " ee 0 ti] how n't, ‘ou Want A man to cla im Any a er in this, poles, hat fe fone h that ne Pe eted at a) ted ee a fy eae vi ial th nore SS ye i. a “tha Rating been ‘endef on Aderman's real peal fi aa ao oe he a, ra) fe Saye Ml detman’ Datronte’ aaasy: (from the Philedelphin Bulletin.) Diogenes haf been lod betore the Cail for severely beating some mis- chievous bows ‘I'm guilty, your honor,” sald Diog- enoa, “but there are extenuating lr curnatances. ot Tne | are ‘ies asked the exponent uy was pursuin, leet fi tig, 8 finer i 1 eee young scoundrels pet me and ted me nto the United States Senat baila “Richard \ IIl,” “Henry VL" he has enabled us to see the evil imp growing into the blood- thirsty tyrant, That bit of youthful deviltry is a stroke of tho present-day Hichard’s | genlus, 80 perfect was the disgulse | that Mr, Mansfield had been on the Blage several minutes before he Was recognized. ‘The Mansfleld voice cannot be completely disguised, even) when It Is given the Nghtness of youth, which it was given to a remarkable de- gree in the prologue, which ends with the joyous murder of King Henry, ir, Mansfield leapt at his Richard with the eager spirit of a man who loves the devilish in actin DB, and played the part with @ keen eye tg every point and An unmistakable rele of the whole, le gave a splendid, powerful, fascinat- Ing performance, Piotorially, $00, Hh work wae a masterpiece, Minanela the robes of the monarch, with fe Bae orafty, cruel faoa leering above we ermine, 18 a picture that ip carried bi yond the threshold of the theatre, Miss Julia Marie Taylor, who gives promise of doing better things when she ts older In years and bxaerlenioe, was Lady Anne, and the rem@inder of the support was satisfactory, The audience turned for 5 eels re: liet’” to the clanging armor, which “palllefer’” Roun of jade anata Rie} Ike @ lullaby, cD Nervous Women Their Sufferings Are Usually Due to Uterine Disorders Perhaps Onsuspected A MEDICINE THAT CURES Can we dispute Bythe well-known fact that Ameri. can women are nervous? How often do, we hear the ex-! pression, "I on 80 nervous, seems as Pa 1 should fly;” ttle things annoy you and Sree you {fritable; you can’t sleep, you are unable to quietly and calmly, perform. Nat dally tasks or care for be children, ‘he relation of the nerves and gen- erative organs in women {1s so closé that nine-tenths of the nervous pros-| tration, nervous debility, the blues, sleeplessness and nervous irritability arise from some derangement of the organism which makes her a woman, Fits of depression or restlessness and Irritability, Spirits easily affected, so that one minute she laughs, the next tm{nute weeps, Pain in the ovaries] and between the shoulders, Loss of} voice; nervous dyspepsia, A tends enocy to cry at the least provocation, All this points to nervous prostration, Nothing will relleve this distress: ing condition ahd prevent months of prostration and suffering so surely as Lydia ©. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com- pound. Mrs, M, B, Shotwell, of 103 Flatbush avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y., writes: “I cannot express the wondorful relief 1 e |have Ra fo oneed by taking Lydia FB. Pink: ham's Vegetable Compound. 1 suffered for a long time With rervous prostration, back- ache, headache, les of appetite. I could not slew aud would walk the floor almost every night, “T had three doctors and got no better, and Iife was e burden. I was advised to try Lydia Bl, Pinkham's Vegetable Com- poyee, and it pas worked woniers for me, T am a well woman, my nervousness 16 Fea and any friends say I look ten ipa volumes of letters from women made strong by Lydia H. Pink- ham’s Vegetable Compound convince all women of {ts virtues? Surely you cannot wish to remain sick and weak and discouraged, exhausted each day, when you oan be as easily cured as “Phat “it ‘cba And ho not, oni} pu renueed mdm Heh fine to tivo ells, other women, , - ST. System most Itberal.and accommodating, enabling Buys this handsome solid $11. 50 oak Extension Table. brs: Dh Hal Week you to discharge your ob- ligations in small weekly Pay at Your Convenience ot monthly payments as you may prefer, And our prices are all right also, as the following spectals testify 3 $49.25 Buys This Attractive 5-Ptece Parlor Suit, Terms: 7L00 Down,51.00 Per Weekk a ‘This sult ts well upholstered, has mahogany finished frames and ts covered 165.00 for as {n Wl Velour or Damask. Other houses ask at least This table {s highly polished and has five massive rope-turned legs, carved feet, You cannot buy the same elsewhere for less than $16.00, this white enamelled $7.50 per Tron Bedstead. Terms: $1 Down, 750, perWeek Orders Filled for Specials, ‘a hala eee | | Made tn all sizes oe heavy eres h | osts, ornamental gilt castings; worth at i! least $10.00, [ Open Saturday Evenings. | FOR SALE, (CASH BENERITS ||stenp ate “epee? With every purchase {dont A Protea Surprise her with a Diamond Ring. {etaction funded, ¥ DIAMONDS, WATCHES, §\~ JEWELRY, CASH OR cREDIT. 6, ABniplover's retorenn Cail ot write for nite eateh onto, L, W, SWERT & CO,, 201 ey ND i BRD AYAND) wow york ‘TON, ay: ‘Bh WARK AV, Tie Newry, Out-of Town Patronage Solicited, 4 (Twenty Yoars in Business, iN} terion 10 onan LANH” DIAMO! “WATCHES | JEWELR) meas Gorn ADA I tain pu ee ag ‘dollar ing, fl &, Diamond Co, price —_—_—_—— _————————<—, Ww cart vitae | (ONDB on 4 ON be te money re.| te, call of \| iat oral Wate Go; G5 Nassau st, Nee ‘WATCHES aye \D DIAMONDS, BABY PAYMENTS, hehe i Ot ET aheoity until ® P.M, TAKH LEVATOR, eae YMBENTS, jowoat al ae hone Nt ata aire) ANE LRG ee eagie | AY | axe TANoR \ ga Rrondwe wtaltieyed | Out-of-town, Matton dent., address. room fl ne, No Extra Charwe for It. Adyertisementa fo) World may bo lett 0 Amerlean Dist aint Messenger sts | The 1905 World Almanac Ms the buciness "hy Ao reliable Ara hk vt bi & comp! 35 cents, \GOODYEAR? SOING OUT O OF RETAIL TRADE. Stop- allow we apiece? cost of material? Who in all this broad land would not --Consider--Think--Realize an, Woman or Child who can reach us in person or by mail can or ought to portunity to get past them. Who of you cannot afford a Raincoat at a mere few dollars Who of you will refuse to buy a Raincoat at a price that hardly shows an advance over actual go miles out of their way in order to get a Gen. uine Cravenette at the sensationally low prices that hold in our 3 stores? Those of you ha are acquainted with the rainproof garments mace by the Goodyear Raincoat Co, will realize the far-7a ingenuity, as in tos ta to experts. Need we sa came to look and not to Raincoats, al8o making a nice Men’ s Spring coat; vue dl Rewhere at $15.00; Sale price..ssseseesesvenes High Grade Genuine Craven Men's ates Including carefully tal. lored Paddoaks, of silk and wool inixed worsteds, in several shades, and fash- foned after latest 1908 models; selling elsewhere from. $18.00 to $27.50) sale price $14,00 ANd, .sscsearseeorvvasrres Tl Kten's 98 Raincoat and Spring Coat combined; for- merly $42.50; sale price roofing of Raincoats and Mackintoshes, ‘6.50 wool bprin, plait 8.75): Mackintoshes #8 Men's — Mackin- toshes for....... 1.50 $15 Men’s Mackintoshes, of * méiton and kersey cloth ......06 3.80 $8 Women’s Mackin- toshes ...0.0065. 2.00 £4, 86, $8 Boys’ Mackintoshes, 1,00, 1.50, 2.00 $4, $6, $8 :Gitls’ Mackintoshes, 1,00, 1.50, 2.00 205 Broadway, Bet. John @ Fulton Sts. 1369 Broadway, Cor. 37th St. foe’ Raincoats, suitable tn all Ladies kinds of weather; selling else. where at $15.00; sale price,. ‘Ladies’ Genuine Cravenettes of all importance of the prices that follow. Our product knows no superior, Our has always been a point of marvel more? If We cannot beat our talk with the goods themselves, simply say you ‘6.50 mixtures in Oxford, tan, olive and gray, made in the latest Styles, fitted and semi-| Iss backs, some shirred collarless and collar effects, well tailored; sold else- where for $20 & $30; sale price $11.00 and 8.75 Ladies’ +. 25 Raincoat made from worsted cloth; actually valued at 12,50; sale price Fe / ECO, COAT 257 Sixth Ave., Bet. 16th Q 17th Sts. Last 8 Days Of Thts Great March Piano Sale. Pianos Within Every- body’s Means, $1 Week for the Renowned r $16 Wilson Pianos. Don't Delay Another Day. This Great March Piano Sale ends Friday evening, March 31st. Don’t fail to take advantage of this remarkable plano sale at once, for by it you may secure one of the best planos ever manufac tured and save from $150 to $250 on the transaction, The price of the Wilson Piano In this great March Sale, includ ing stool and cover, is $165, on easy payments of $5 down and $4 a week, No interest is charged for time taken In making He ld and the Wilson Piano will be delivered upon first payment o: Planos which cannot be compared with the Wilson in construction, tone or responsive touch are being sold daily by dealers at $350, So by uted a Wilson Piano you save at least $150 to $250 on your Investment Ten Years’ Guarantee accompantes eyery Wilson Plano, covering every part of the instrument, i FOUR OTHER REMARKABLE PIANO OFFERS: WALTERS PIANOS, BELFORD PIANOS, HARMONY PIANOS, RICHARDSON PIANOS On easy terms of $5.00 down and $1.00 per week, Beavtiful Baby Grand Piano. Come, see and hear the new Walters Baby Grand Piano, The smallest Baby Grand Plano manufactured, Rich, melodious, sweet toned, Oo Beware of Second Hi Caution! aes ae Upon no consideration do we advise any one to buy a so-called “slightly used” or second-hand piano at any price, for in a yery short time such a piano proves absolutely worthless, The so-called “slightly used” or second-hand planos are like pleces of old machinery—they are worn out and useless, otherwise people would not part with them, xchange your.old plano for a beautiful new one and pay any balance due at $4 a week. Upon request a representative will call on you. 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N.E, Cor, 125th St, & 8th Ave, OPEN UNTIL 8 P.M LAWYERS, GEO, ROBINSON (Lawyer,) 00 Nassau st, (Dar, ) Bway, oor, 87 st, (Night, 2 PATENTS, | ri PER OR) ARTE a reer rent aersead UBTH GT. 32, W.nr8 rooms and bath ateam heat, hot water, HELP WANTED—MALE, eevee La eM Aral LT PEM Goney lands Thombedtt” Studer AY™ RAILROADS, PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD, 22 OF Ny R STATIONS FOOT ors THIRD - STREBT MER CORTLANDT an ‘RENTS. e leaving time from L Cortlandt Stresta is five, minutes: jeeeee tnd that given Live for ia Btreet ot AK Shae tt TH aN Rua ee ie D Ye etornnamt i ena Hot oh tna Nortda LAmited Hhtavas. 8,25 NORPOLC & . dll nd yee and eae Aus 2.65 P.M, i tee snu ya), And ca ra 3 0 and atacions aie : yn: 4 Court trek, 86 Multon Btreet, braronhay ind mene Annex fut a Neg Eph “h pan Fosidanicss thot talon, WF Wa, i feleea’™ ° tor or i LGN iV nue Ane 1%, worth BAG Biato! 6, worth Woenerat Na 8, 48, 20, 22, 24, 26 and 30 West Fourteenth street, 7,9, 44, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 24, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27 ahd 29 West Thirteen '§ Opening of Our New Store, - The ARCADE, 8 Wat 14th is the occasion for. our offertig THESE WONDERFUL VALUES that all New York fs’ talking ‘about “No Place Like Hearn's for oe Style and Value are @ombined in our Spring Exhibit of 4 Women's Outer Garments Logattoa of Sutt and Cloak Dspatteistt (a fo new, railed eel more than ever alttactive.... e pure, ers.os You make no mistake in buying Hight ts greatly aj WE cand INSPECTION OF THE FOLLOWING: TAILORED SUITS cust Choviste—cont oF blouse styles sith lined jacketa—Ikit skirt 8.98 double rows tailor stitoh ay vay — "Aon Cloth anf ghephen Pi ver" a e hewest models in. Blouse, Tacket and aes Mr eee strapped seams, ith buttons, biadd and 13,98 Hitehed slik trimmings... " TAILORED suits or Broadcloth, We tines faney Panamag and new bit tad a jammer ‘we sin Pas oftea Ae Footiiion, shionable Burp) fies e akiet 1 lo, flare and other new modelt s.. 19.98 TAILORED SUITS ot Pangea) Berge, Broadcloth and Voile—black and colors—blouse postilion In Bye new models—with and without. fancy. Maolaariid tepid Jacket—fancy or severe Lore all slzes—value 2198 of Chiffon 7An RED SlLK sul’ ota—surplice yoke with deep ny front--famoy fad Soiartenn wont ant 8 vestshirred flare skitt..s....,. 249 SHIRT WAIBT SUITS of Waite Ailk— Bhick and colors—pleated yoke @nd skirt—button fini pkirta— all eles BHT 181) BUITS ot bi ante, Black, Reseda, eto, itt Hie" sh ‘eae phir 6 fancy braid ..... 15,98 sbabaviesedanyede Lovely ‘Wash bi Cheviot, Koa to, ii oredecalltchea, steape B11 i ir Hk and, sat of Bish SPRING JA‘ Broadcloth and Tan Spe Collarless or breed | notch & stra or stitched seamae satin lined tfroughout= All Blzes—special,...,.. radeon ORE. ACen & ‘ota—full strappe aeuine—neh p ben —turnover cuft—value $1 RNGLISH BOX COA’ Coe ne. seams—st! man tail Peal) iined— special value... SPRIN‘ i rape ORAVEN!) — ws iy ei Aaa ‘ANC; fl the smartest new. imodele full rect he Borstun Vests alkirt with founoe, sts. Dress Fabrics vinibed were they so diy op Pl bon in texture, designs predominating for dtessy tal flo wees so perfectly that the: the tailored sults tha Checks, Mixtures, and oa ate to be found in exteaordinaty varieties... ‘7 and 7" sales, don’t delay tf: in any of PgR AUTON GARD Proven tio ete.-with a at) that glyes A rich lacey gan ob i A eee aes en "Yau tng bn Hares hades Hsp a atvo el oh ft tht look mks ive. Me Waist "aint. “eee SUTHING MADR. h Flannéls—hew gevnnd axed ofests, with or Ay Tessa aaa }-ineh— Special Mey om esis ‘i 26 conte "Sear f bite in mah and 5% wear—printin' look “ready . t will be so fashionable right plain Linens and h fiowin| tH ald weet ae: "Voile Iike eA cig white—Vii lee y tid Pink—wmeake. alye Fr h vale m AW imate val Ein mE 1 ane 2 ‘other fio i dint ngs—eleewhere Women's “Sample” Oxford Ties, $3.00 and $4.00 Qualities, A yearly Spring Offering that rhe bs 8 quick hese are t! ent Leathers, Kid, Tan Kid and two pate alike-—sizes 34, 4 and 44 he peeeae samples, ftom whi === | so wotkmanship is of the highest or bh ordess as wea re ler Pag i asset Calf are only—widths B an fremeeasdihtoun namaste rE NAIA; SPRING CORSETS The new models that taper more ut Watnt, dre a little higher in bust and majority with deep hips— points necessary to give the cor. reot figure for the new fashtonn, An apeciuln we offer: BATISTE CORSETS Aiso ight sree ht Coutille— Wi et on run all elxea—Inatend of $1.08 amd 92,601.39 EXTRA FINE CORSETS French Batiste and satin finish cloth—new modele—extra handsome lace al ribbon fintsh—all Coe 98 regularly $2.60 aga GLa White Dresses » For ba joya and trRATehee Hah Ww i} ox pleats and belt or the an hemstitohed White India eee wide—shear Dy sh ae ay Qy | x MAIN LOOK NEW Roiibin Silk Floss Cushions vered with best lo—never oftered Jose fhan 60 cente— 2 9 tts ‘Wiiioa, Black btale de Sole Lat) fy Wal temata and Chik ren's @ cent quallt; MAI Aide. emnoeneansncnanaomnniceanenensnsenentnsesan| Turkey Red Table Cloths bet Lea all Aphis exceptions! y 39 HiitDING, Table d' Hote Lin 5 Courses, ..30) 11:30. TO. TO-MORROW, Women’s Dréssin Proty Perslan p p rose, ti a ‘box tay “ ban 8, bi bce "a ae ak) ae hy Lerner ‘ATO tauloretp ts OF pane! @! Recteemee H worth CaN Som SWCOND tas) yoke of by oon ae 2 Bs Soarfs and Shame Hematiteh and wee An aR other off