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| FREE BATHS LONG HELD UP o> BY TAMMANY t Contractors Ask Mandamus So They Can Begin Work us of Construction, HAMPERED BY OAKLEY, NAN PATTERSON REFUSES OFFER Girl’s Counsel Says She Will Not at Present Accept $2,000 Weekly to Appear in Vaude-; ville, but May Later. by Polite Young Man, The statement chat Nan Patterson| When Mrs. yesterday had signed a contract with Hurtlg & Seamon to appear In New York in vaudeville next week was dented to-day by one of her counsel, Dante! O'Reilly. When questioned by @ reporter for The Evening World, Mr. O'Reilly sald that while his client had gone to Philadelphia, especially for a conference with tho theatrical managers, she had refused thelr offer for an immediate engagemont. “It i true,” sald the girl's lawyer, living at No, 65 West gabe, and, maid deferentially: Commissioner Has Neglected to Remove Water Pipes on Stor- age at the Appointed Site. to pay fine or furnish bail." "Oh, very well,’ “that Miss Patterson was offered $2,000) "It ts well." When asked who it WaS! sig was breathless, Then she went to ; 48c, 95c ‘ HIS DEFENSE SHATTERED.|« week by Hurtig & Seamon to sing] that paid the fine which the Magistrate DIRELORT for watreih” WHOA TEUOASAIY. Seen yp Neckwear Shirred Back, in all the newest shades, ’ @ few gongs with @ chorus accompan!: | imposed, Mra, Gohwarts said with much | she clasped hor hand to her loft sido aw, ' VANITY BAGS ind STRAP BOOKS, fitted with Coty caer en wi me to Phi adel. disdain: ‘My butler, sir, my butler though she were in great pain, she in a large variety of shapes | pu and Mirror, Inside frame, in dull or powdered seal, $2.95 phia yesterday to talk the matter ov! Living at No, 6 West Seventy-ffth| staggered an instant later and fell to . leat! Value $4.00 { Aesletgnt Corporation Counsel Calm-) 14 decided not to accept. ‘eet ave Dr, Dudey Bradisy and Dr (the Roor, and materials, || Pigskin, morocco or patent leather, e $ 4 ly Suggeste that the Contractors No Contract in Sight. J, A. Nicholl, There are other occu-; Agent Taylor, in charge of the station, 25c each SOLE LEATHER SUIT CASES, 3.95 j Bhould Sue the Git; “Miss Pattorson foels that it is too]pants in the house, however, Mrs.|ran to the woman and raised her head, oe ’ lanen lined, 22 and 24 inch, Value $5.00 $3. kd soon for her to appear before, the pub- | Schwartz was found in the gutter last| but in a moment she was dead, Dr. value 35c, to 50c, | fein that capachty. Somo time fater! nignt at Columbus avenue and St Cook, from the Presbyterian Hospital, | | sho will prosaiily, accept such an offer. Col Bie mabser iy beet oF Me: Tans Getta "Ainderstanding about an ar | many administration in the matter al rangement being made in the future providing the free publte baths wat if desire to figure longer and in great were ordered by the Aldermen two yer Ae in pubile ave. Moreover In view cf) fined her §. ago, as the result of the campaign led | ¢, ‘about her wish to go home and! ‘The police learned by The Evening World, was thorougaly there as soon as her freedom was! york gt exposed before Justice Greenbaum in gbtained she Rael the Supreme Court to-day, on the! eenBre tthe “orrer, application of Willlam 1, Kimber for| tempting one. a writ of peremptory mandamus to! 1 ine the offer if it js made to her som®@) prisoner, thin street. gowned. dishevelled She was and Gisorder, that tho e Institute, at No, 18 urring seve: theless. tsa charge durmng the day to an ale while business negotiations with Miss | Patterson had been pending they had yet no definite statement to make, early Uits morning, ed altos for three free public 18, Bote ough President Cantor appearing in pel Twenty-third and T fourth street4, Suit of J. J. Fleming for @2%,000, Miss Florence Oehl, who has ‘Avenue A and ‘the Uivenpoint Ferry Damages Agatust Win, Brauer | Missing from her plaza, | gomery street, Jersey Contract Was Let to Be Re-Tried, | day last, Presiden Anearn lot the contract for] The jury In the sult of Dockmaster | the papers to-day puliding a palatial bati-house to Luke | James J, Fleming against President A. Burke & Sons tor $43,1 on Jan 13, | Willlam W, Brauer,of the Brauer Steam- oe ship Company, brought in a vendlet for This site had been used for years as| Brauer, which Justice —_Glegerich a storage yard tor pipes and mains bY | promptly eet aside, Fleming sued for hom and with friends In this city. The police had been asked to out @ general alarm for thd girl. tho Buren oe ae UbHN Gd hy Gctas | $25,000 damages for slander in charging | New plans have been prepared for the | Stalzer Was confined and noticed noth- Lord& Taylor, \ TPB Oa Wee ever oul @ | that he had “held him up.” ae a result | ing unusual, Twenty minutes later he dig’ lot at Que widred png oeis ity ct whioh he had to pay $500 to two out. peremrmeene | Und fe man hanging from one of the Broadway and Twentieth Street, | and Huu 5 roes c streot, Fifth avenue Gaume ume bye | siders for a month's rental of dock cont, "Men Wey! Sil Gown a stout Fifth Avenue, Nineteenth Street, Sinking Fund, and Oakley waa told to | privileges at Pler No. 33, Bast River, Sinbulan f ed, The surgeon take his atut re, the regular rental being only. $162.87, ' President tned Burke & leh act the verdict aside Ado fRVest wa tic 1 be started to gone ih m ‘berin Of Thomas Gis nd out how Staiger outarted the piece | ork On” meant | who nen. chal Int conmequenes = cord to hang himself, | that whe ef M ers charge, Fleming, who day, for the “purpos: 3 of computing any haa been a dock ter twenty years WITCH HAZEL fallure | Wns tried ¥ Dock | Commissioner “John Doe’ orney-Generat ce Att Snecial Ses- Fleming was completely exon- erated tn beth these proceedings, Justice Glegerich sent the case back | to the day calendar for retrial, | TOO OLD FOR WORK | HE TRIED SUICIDE. Toll We Would Have to} Make Way for Younger Man, Stabbed Himwelt, Having been told he was too ola to work at, the place he had secured elstant, 0. 204 Madison i il, ond hie -four} ed to on u a, te 3 Nite | “We have been unarvle to, be un up the tver, uid penalties they might incur to mplete the work on time tion,” sald W. F, Kimber, “because | Maver. + WWe have notified Commissioner Oakley, President Ahearn have notified him to We have « to carry the ma Assistant Corporation. Cour J tha th iis fae that sito 1s still encumbered by | thia| gions f \ The Sinking Fund Commissioners and task, both sites being on the river @ disposition to d | J * | Dentnkt, opposing vie A) that the stuf could a. low, of Water Qepartment material, remove the stuff to the yard In Harlem, to remove It for him ourseivce so that all that Oakley's Dofense Shattered, | mandamus, unl the Makes the skin soft as velvet, Improves any compleaton, Best shampoo made. Prevents dandruff Stops hair from fi amitavit to re yord had Feady tory ended, that a peta, or any j i to Use Munyon's spep ila,” Nerwo Tam too old,'} he plunged a of con ‘Tuatice Greenbaa Meantime © tl now be ¢ yoor of t SSS MADE WITH, S=S SS wz s f Ke SOAP A ZERiSOAP (MILLERSSOAP f ee Yeh lees hie) AYLLERSS oeeee WLERSIOAP ha 55S EE iss \ the half-hour soap, the friend of the cloth, ‘ Turns washday into wash-hour; adds to the life of the clothes ; takes away the drudgery of laundry work; saves arms—saves hacks, For use in the roughest wash or on the dainticst fabric—no hard rubbing—it works dz a harmless way, while you wait—and rest, Full particulars inside the wrapper. For everything but clothes, use A/i//er's Powerine with ammonia, the quick cleanser and disinfector. Insist on Afiier's Svap and Miller's Powerine, Your grover can get them—if he is slow about it, write to the manufacturers, and you will get what you want, ; Mado by THE P NSYLVANIA SOAP CO., Via ea inthe Line a ei hi} She Declares Is Her Servant. Johanna Schwarts, describes herself aa a wealthy widow, Seventy-fitth street, was arraigned in the West Side Court to-day on a charge of intoxica- tlon @ spruce, young man entered the walking up to the woman, “Madame, I have the money necessary He had just left a cab in front of the station- house and acted like a major domo. adid Mrs. Schwartz. handsome’ In court to-day her halr was her clothes rumpled The Magistrate New | West | pear Upon the! wighty-second street, had given a dis- n Mfis) Patterson may ac-| patient answering the description of MOTHER GETS NEWS FROM Mont- » since Sun- read of her disappearance In notified mother that she was well and stopping | Miss Oehl was engaged to Leo Smith, | cells, pure, of if you have er of stomach trouble, | 1W-Paw THE WORLD: WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 17, 1908, “BUTLER” PAYS WOMAN'S FINE | Picked Up in Gutter, Handsomeiy| Gowned Prisoner Is Rescued |NEW DRIVE AT ‘GIRL IDENTIFIED WHO DIED ON''L” Victim of Heart Disease Was Miss Maud Groff, of Reaville, But Gov, cL thut Measure In Not Properly Defore 1 a ing World.) / of business “fake” thelr attack on the measure, this tin efore the Governor, Itt had d that bill + Who} ON. J—Father Claims Her ied (ied ee te eee Body. eve: been passed a second time in the i Senate, Gov. fluenced by this argument. He sal Gav that he had no evidence that t wae (im) Ty on tle des! who| phe handsome young woman who fe HAKE HOTEL BILL. Higuina Not Disturbed by Mal 10 Note:-keepers to’ tho *rtlines bill putting out hotels are renewing on the ground that It is not properly Higgins js not likely to be in- ‘sald to- Stern Brothers will place on sale to-morrow on the Second Floor An Importation of the Highest Class French Hand-made Blouses and Waists Embroidered, also Combinations of Laces and Embroideries, at $9.50, 11,50, 13.50, 21.00, 29.00, 35.00 Greatly Below Regular Values me he dead on the elevated station at Eight ninth street and Third > was Miss Maud Groff, of Reaville, J. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mra. Henry Groff and had come to/ New York to epend a few days with relatives. She was about twenty years old and was belleved to be in good health, The young woman walked rapidly up the stairs of the station last evening at 7 o'clock, Upon reaching the top 1,000 Dozen suld death was due to heart disease. ‘The body was taken to the Hast Lighty elghth Street Police Station. ee Ruchings in boxes, désirable styles, 25c. per box. ohole Neckwear and IN HIS CELL ater on." ‘ asa compel Commissioner John 1, Oakley, | UME, later one et ottaaeipnin| A man who said he came trom No, 8 of the Department of Water Supply, | yesterday afternoon arriving shortly) West Seventy-ffth street calied at th h ‘ to remove a stock of water pipes trom an he Grelock, and leaving inless 1haA | station after A. M. and wanied to | C hemisetes, our, Ace 00) Ne reat nategend af , , | @ soclcted site, She "arate to. the Welton, where she | KnOW if le could ball the woman out, George Stalzer, Prisoner in Ray- Ip July, 193, the Aldermen Indorsed! consu Mea’ with ‘the vaudeville agent, Told that he could, he went 4 50¢c. each. The Evening World's project a vot-| Hurtig & Seamon said to-day that] ising to return, but had not done so mond Street Jail, Placed Cord! Around Neck and Suspended tency Se/h Scarfs fon to urge the passage of the roaglu) sala ‘ " : ae ee Ff of Hatimate appr Himself from Window Bar, in Persian and Oriental de- oh Tae oerarer poeteg JURY'S VERDICT AGAINST 3 in December and the Binilne Fund MISSING FLORENCE OEHL. Lie signs, 75C, Sommission set ast: asa for the ; Brit ot (ne both plot bounded by’ DOCKMASTER SET ASIDE, eee ee formerly $1.25 to $1.50. been ‘onge Stalzer, a prisoner tn the Ray- ‘! ted for Intox! in ostrich, marabout, coqu her | jail Tle was old and ved ut No ushing avenue, Brooklyn. At 2 o'clock t the keep: to match the gowns, send I, on the top tler of say's he passed the cell jn which Seu Springtime Reductions. of the season’s Spring patterns i) || | #25.00 and 28.00 to...... Yrackott Carnarlelo. 1000 SUITS, the choicest selections iots. Reduced from $24.00, 3 Broadway Stores: At 13th St., at Canal St. & near Chambers St. It Nechwear Dept. six pieces to the box, al! Fancy and Tatlored A large assortment of Boas maline and chiffon in colors Leather Travelling Requisites Including a large selection of TRAVELLING BAGS, DRESS SUIT CASES, with and without Toilet Fittings, JEWEL and HAND BAGS, LUNCHEON & TEA BASKETS for TRAVELLING & AUTOMOBILING, To-morrow, Exceptional Values in || KID BELTS, Plain Straight Shape, also Rug Dep't [mia Fico | FLOOR COVERINGS for SUMMER HOMES, including ALGERIAN MATS tor Verandah, AMERICAN FIBRE RUGS, INDIA DHURRIES ter Flocrs and Decoration, CHINA AND JAPAN MATTINGS, Specials, To-morrow 75 ROLLS CHINA & JAPAN MATTINGS, Fer Roll of 40 Yards, $8.50, 10.50, Value $10.50, 14.50 and 16,50 12.50 ott, $6.50, 7%4210%, $8.50, 912, $10.50 COLD STORAGE for ORIENTAL RUGS, also Cleaning, Renovating and Repairing at MODERATE CHARGES, | | FIBRE RUGS, | \ | West Twenty-third Street Le Boutillier Brothers Women’s Suits, Coats and Shirts AT REMARKABLE REDUCTIONS. Women’s Tatlor-made Suits—Blacks and Colors—Taken from our regular stock and Reduced to 5{7.50 Were $29.75 to $32.50—exceptional value Women’s ltght grey Homespun and fancy light grey mixture Sutts —three e-tirely new Coatzmodels—Eton and Tuxedo effecis— 515.00 value $25.00 Women’s Tan Cobert Cloth Coats—Best English Cobert Cloth— F675 ond ¥8,75 Were $12.50 and $15.00 Women’s Rain Coats—fine quality shoWwer-proof matirials— Greys and Tans— $ 6.75 balue $12.00 | Women's Taffeta Silk Pleated Shirts—to new models—three e, 4 | claster hiit effects, Tailor Shops: 110 Fifth Avenue, Atterbury System Clathes | cAre the standard by~ ready--for-service garments may* be judged. For one-half cus- | | | tom-tailor charges you get every | | | | which all | goodness that can be worked into clothing @f the highest grade. ‘t Ask the «Man Who Wears Them" Quaker Groy and the new Naples Blue Suits at $20 and $25 save you the merchant tsilor's large prices, Salesrooms 30 OF 41 tAlso at CORTLANDT STREET New Haven! New York City Sols Agent Connecticut SALE AT REDUCED PRICES FRENCH AND ENGLISH CRETONNES PRINTED LINENS AND TAFFETAS Our own importation, exclusive designe and colorings, suitable for City, Country and Seashore Furnishings, 31 inches wide, 206 256 45¢ 506 yara Formerly 80c 550 600 75 yard SO inches wide, 1,10 1.25 yara Fi Formerly $1.65, $2.35 yard "11,75 were $17.00 Le Boutillier Brothers West Twenty-third Street, Laces and Trimm ngs. Lord & Taylor Will place on sale Thursday, 100 Fligh Class | Lace Waists of German Val. and Dotted |Net in either cream or white with yoke of heavy lace me- formerly 50c. to $5,00, A Few Lace and dallions of point lace, China ‘silk or chiffon lined, with - > Spaneled Robes \elbow or gauntlet sleeves ; at 4% price. jwaists that are valued from $29.50 to $35.00, at Embroidered Waist Pat- terns and Robes in imported PI8.50 each, and domestic makes at re- This is a most exceptional duced prices, offering of high grade waists. | Lorde? Taylor, at a nominal price, ' Broadway and Twentieth Street, Fifth Avenue, Nineteenth Street, | Clearance Sale of Laces & Trimmings, 25c. to $1.95 yd., Brondway and Twentieth Street, |) Fifth Avenue, Nineteenth Stroet. Special Sale of — Cotton Dress Fabrics For Thursday and Friday, je-inch Lephyrs, large variety of most desire able patterns in plain and fancy stripes, checks, plaids and solid colors, at 12%c, yd., value 180, 10,000 yards Best Quality Printed Batiste, Dimities & Percales, very large variety of most at- tractive designs and colorings on white and coloredgrounds at ric, yd., . special value, White Fancy Corded Striped Batiste, very desirable for women’s and children’s wear, at 15c. yd., value 250, Remnant sale of White and Colored Cotton Goods at greatly reduced prices toclose Lord& Taylor, Broadway and Twentieth Street, Fifth Avenue, Nineteenth Street, Foulard Silks, 100 pieces Desirable Foulard Silks in neat patterns and colorings, offered on our special counter at 38c. yd., unusual value, Dress Goods Dept. Plain Dress Linen, 6,500 yards 36-inch WhiteButcher'sLinen a remarkable offering at 25c. yd. Also 8,000 yards 36-inch Natural Grass Linen that we sold freely all season at 35c, a yard, thislot on sale at 19¢. yd. ‘Lord Taylor, Broadway and Twentieth Street, Titth Avenue, Ninetecnth Street, Special Sale Enamelled Beds. Full-sized white enamel Iron Beds at less than cost of manufacture, Bed like cut, strongly bullt, enam- elled, with large brass scroll and spindle protected by gracefully curved continuous posts, Price $6.50, Wholesale value $13,00, Also. Folding Iron Couches and Mat~# tresses at greatly reduced prices, IRON BEDS 1s ne * $2, 15 McClain, “Aitg® CREDIT, Simpson @ Co. . Furniture, Carpets, Rugs, Ete, 530-41 8th Ave., Northwest Corner 37th St. Ypen Sat, Evenings Till 10 Not necessavily “the chance of @ lifetime,” but the chance no clevas World’ Want, “Business Opportunt ‘or' ai usiness thes.” Read the Wants