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BUT JOE CASSIDY + In Queens Former Borough |. Leader Sits Around Mil- ler’s Hotel All Day. -_ WRANGLE FOR JOBS. “Two Sets of Laborers Report for |’ Work and Police Have to Quell the Daily Riot. Bverybody works but Cassidy in Long Island City. He sits around all day in Miller's Hotel, a careworn political g@erelict, his leadership gone and his followers beyond the reach of his fwequent ‘ at'll y'haye?” The once powerful king of Queens is a pathetic re. But Cassidy's appointees won't give Up the ship. Bounced by the new Bor- jough President Bermel, they come back to report on their jobs every morning Uke balls on a gum string. They won't ‘de fired. There was the usual clash to-day. Long Island City turned out early to }get reserved seats at the comic opera warfare. There is a new act every morning At 7 o'clock ft begins, Dt goes something Ike this, with about five hundred variations: ‘Dwo men report for work on the same pick and shovel. One is a Cassidy hangover and the other a Bermel ap- * pointe, , “It's my shovel," says the Cassidy man. * “An' how about the pick?" asks the Berme! man. Te mine, too," says the Cassidy ‘man. } “Well, you can take your pick of the jovel or a beatin’,"’ and the riot be- nx, The war is some times in Italian, in It has a Weber and Fields tone. stillness of the morning vanishes @ mighty wrangle, in which 500 men "argue, push, punoa and threateo, The police then rout the Cassidy crowe ana the Bermel men go to work. Say They Are Protected. ‘The Cassidy men say they are in the ~tivil service class and can't be fired. ‘Whey think that i they report on the Gob every day they can collect thelr wages whether they are allowed to Bragga, the new Commis- stoner of Sewers, has unearthed some startling fects on the Cassiyy pay-roil. In his department he found the names oe ety-five laborers and fifty-three foremén, an average of more than one foreman to every two laborers. “Well, the laborers were not lone- @roe, at any rate,” said De Bragga, and he fired the whole lot, foremen all, street cleanera of Long Island -Cityapa “keeping".De Bragga awake “nighté.'.It is alleged that they «re fill- up the sewers for the purpose of bringing il repute on the new admin- 8 é To Fumigate City Hall. ‘The telephone in De Bragga’s office is ble all over Queens. ‘The street clean- ore are ly holdovers. De Bragga gays he will chll on the police to pro- the city. ¢ Bermel has asked the Board of Health to fumigate tho Borough Hall. That three-story struo- had three janitors and three se's cleaners, oné to each floor, under ‘There wae els 8 superintend. of windows, who drew a yeur dronping in’ once in a while to see they had been cleaned. He is said to @ merchant of Long Island City. S EEEEESaneE ‘BURGLARS HIT HIM, BUT HENCKE CLUNG, ON. Shoe Dealer Grapples with Rob- bers in His Store and One . Prisoner Is Taken. \. August Hencke, a shoo dealer, of No. @5 Broadway, Williamsburg, came out @ victor last night in a fight with two bold burglars who had entered his store. Although one of the men Dit him in the cheek, Hencke man- aged to hold on to his companion until Policeman Toftiy, of the mourged equad, arrived and placed him under ,arrest. The prisoner gave his name as irank “Caseatta, thirty-one years [ ih found in Doel fay where he got the pin. Y’S SKULL BROKEN Down by the Spirited Animal \ | Frightened by Car. ‘his condition ts, critical, fallon, of No. 811 West Forty- ett, bel BESSIE MAY LITTLE, WHO HAS BET SHE WILL WED BY JUNE. EVERYBODY WORKS | MANY SEEK HAND OF BETTING GIRL Pretty Miss Little Has ‘‘Offers” of Marriage from Callers and by Post. Would-be husbands are swarming after pretty Bessie May Little, of No. 351 West Forty-ninth street. Since The Evening World told of her wager that she would be married before June thé") mail man has been burdened with love notes and the ting-a-ling of the Little bell has never ceased “I guess Il win the wager," saft Miss Little to-day, as she displayed a thand- ful of letters just left. “But I will not I have entered upon this ‘thing and I am going to the end with it, Now Tam going to use my detective Look at this letter. strong and earnest? That man is ain- The writer said he was an elec- young and steady. worked for the same years. He was getting lonesome. “You say you have no oppartunity tp meet young men,” have no chance bo meet young women. would like to meet you." * said Miss Little. an appointment with him. Perhaps he is my affinity.” ‘The Evening World was barely on the street with rie story oe rang. When she opened the door. the young woman was oon- fronted by a %all young man dressed best Sunday clpthes, patent leathers and white te. “He frightened me."' said know how to. g then I asked hia what was #9 much that you ssid, “Just anyth! ¢_ rid of ‘offer She simp! ay! “But he won't do. Any man Who 18 top tatingy to buy @ two-cent siit me.” stamp wooldn’t COLER OPENS WAR ON ELECTRIC POLES. Says No More Can Be Put Up in Brooklyn, and He Will Try to Get Down Those Now Up. Borough President Coler, of Brooklyn, has devlared war on telegraph, phone and electric-light poles. nounced ‘to-day he would allow no more les put up in the streets the publleeservice jo, 782 Flushing avenue, Brook- cr . 4 pal escaped. fi Gown to dee whet eo base- be, countersigned. DEATH LURKS IN SIGK. KIDNEYS ‘The kidneys are the weak link in the chain of life and are dally carrying thou- victims to untimely graven, Ninety men and women In every hundred have kidney trouble and don't know It, ‘because {t's only when tho trouble reaches ‘fan advanced ‘stage that it's recognised ax ‘BY VANDERBILT HORSE 0 wo have dyspepals. pity 1 aeevous prostration and ® hundred ‘and one ills, but nine times out of ten the real/trouble tn thet the kidneys are so weak i carry the waste matters out of the body. foa'the urie weld accumulates tn th tam, and slowly but surely paves. the way for ‘Bright's disease, diabetes, blood poison: S horrible death in convulsions. ‘Ask your doctor if this ie not good, solid ponte. INB YOUR URINE Iy’s the Intalitble test of rang urine, on st mn Gane, ten years old, of No. ird aVenue, was kicked on the foan mare owned by Mra, jus Vanderbilt, at Sixty-fourth ‘ané@ ‘Third avenue, this aftérnoon, Feoeived A fracture'sf the skull and Svéed'to Flower Hospital, where of No, Sil Weet Bev~ sy émployee of @& THE WORLD: THURSDAY EVENING, JANU ARY 11, 1906. bust—flat abdomen and dip hip-gored—cut medium and full forms—trimmed on top with lace and ribbon. Sizes 18 to 80, AH at the 59c redw:ed price Embroideries. Sale or sample strips REE great stock of em- broidery sample strips has been opened up, and if you passed the sale just previous to this you can share in values fully as good to-morrow. 5,000 yards of fine embroideries represented in this sale—all in short lengths—cam- bric, nainsook, Swiss—in endless varieties. Se. for 10c, to 12 tc. values. 10c. for 15c. to 20c. values. 1Sc. for 25c. to 35c. values. 25c. for 50c. to 75c. values. 19¢. for corset cover embroideries, 17 in.—35c. values. 29c. for 27 inch embroidered flouncings—50c. values. 29c. a ings—newest effects. + for BOe. dress flouncingy newer’ © SIMPSON CRAWFORD Women’s sample hosiery—half price. A GREAT importing house has turned over to us its entire line of sample hosiery—thousands of pairs of the very finest grades of hosiery manufactured, including all the odd assortments and broken lines of men’s, women's and children’s hosiery—all at about half. This is the greatest hosiery sale of the year in New Yoru=a wale embracing a larger quantity of hosiery than at any other time, and a far greater variety of styles. : Women’s 50c embroidered lisle Hosiery, 25c pair. A special lot—also alot of advance samples of styles to be used this Spring. Many of these cases of hose have not been opened, so you are buying the latest, most desirable 50c stockings that can be produced at 25¢ ec a pair. It will pay you to anticipate your wants and select your season's supply, as lisle thread embroidered hosiery at this price for qualities and and styles like these you seldom secure. The above is the greatest value ever shown on Sixth Avenue. L for women's 19c and 25¢ gie black cotton hosiery in all sizes from 81g to 10—staple grades — regular price for this hose is 19¢ and 25c, but as these are either samples or broken assortments, pair 12%c. 79 e 1, women's $1 sie hove 25c plain colors — white, pink, light blue, lavender, cardinal and tan. 19¢ cotton hose — seconds — sizes 734, 83g and 9}4. te castor and green: For 89.75. blue, tan and black. eseee++++++ Girlst ot boya'—éises @ $0 | Girls’ or boy’ (aie ae ee ~~ ee C t —$1.00 domestic corsets at 69°. orse Fine —jean— medium high at which the goods sold off the piece. There are thousands and thousands of yards in the entire aggregation, including the most desirable fabrics of the season—lengths suitable for skirts, waists and suits. 1.25 ta 1.75 dress goods, 45c. 1.75 to 2,25 dress goods, 55c. 50c. to 85c¢. dress goods, 25c. 85c, to 1.25 aress goods, 35c. novelty tweed _suitinas. black and colored voiles, albatrosses, nun's veilings, fancy and | 25¢. a yard for aveus lain_and_fane; suitable for ladies’ jain_Panamas. cream _mohairs. All usetul waists and_ misses’ and_chil- prices varying a from 50c. to 85cj (dren's dresses. ASC ya. for black and colored fabrics sold at prices varying from Black and colored voiles, Henriettas, crepe-de-Paris, fancy eoliennes, homespun suitings, English suit- ings, black and colored cheviots, storm serges, French poplins and German prunellas; all are per- fect, useful, and very desirable lengths. for women's fancy and plain embroidered lisle hose—black and colors—also lace lisle in black and colors in the season's oductions used as travelling men’s road samples— for children’s 50c ribbed cash- mere hose for boys and girls. for men’s 95c and 3c hose— | stripes—mostly in black—all sizes. pair for men’s 0c hose— lain and fancy lisle vertical a pair for women’ for children’s Buster Brown ported cashmere hosiery— stockings, were 25c. SIMPSON CRAWFORD Co, Remnant sale silks and velvets. WE divide our stock silk and velvet remnants in 3 great lots, and whichever lot you choose from you secure igh grade goods, worth in many cases-several times t aM si ay lengths, Tango foci! tole yards thousands of them. Almost every weave and color represented. Lot 1, DIC. Lots, AD Messalines, liberty satins, fancy silks, Jacquard taffetas, novelty silks, plaid silks, checked louisines, black taffeta, black messaline, black louisine, black peau de cygne, black peau de soie, black crepe de chine, satin foulard, colored taffeta, colored peau de cygne, louisines—evening silks of every description—all kinds of velvets, including panne velvet, chiffon velvet, plain, colored afd all black velvet, corduroys, velveteens, etc. Accumulated during our recent special sales and from our regular stocks. SIMPSON CRAWFORD Co,———. Women’s *24.75 coats. A FTER throwing $10 off the price you buy fashionable three-quarter kersey and light weight cheviot coats for less than the original cost of material and making, but we do not rely upon the price reduction as much as upon the beauty of the garments themselves. Materials are light weight kersey and fine heavy cheviots—all cut 3-4 length and lined with soft satin. Colors are black, A wide range of styles to select from at...cceeeeeeeeeeeesteetes 7.95 for women’s $15 % coats—Kersey and‘cheviot. These belonged in our $15 lines—come in tan and black—made with notch collar, fly front, double breasted effect. Choice at 7.95 Women's $37.50 long coats, $24.75—Fine broad- cloth or medium weight kersey. Beautifully tailored and lined with soft satin, tight fitting. Short jaunty models in kersey coats—Finely tailored, lined with soft skinner satin—all sizes, notch collar, fly front. Value 16.50. For... 1 Women's $60 velvet suits, $39.75—some smartest effects of the season in short jaunty models, broken But a variety in which most any one can be suited. Rich greens, wine, and several other practical shades. Coats lined with white satin. = | 2 1% @ children’s 19¢ ribbed rf. also white split foot cotton hose. 18 rice at which th Id fe , ee Ad eeuey sold for off the piece. Lot 3, DOC. 50c to silk belts at 24c. ‘THIS extraordinary of- fer comes through an enor- mous purchase of an importer's' surplus stock and sample line of| 14.75, $] 4.7 Beautiful belts in all silk taffeta satin and moire silk, plain shirred effects, tailor effects with beautiful back pieces, slides and buckles, black and white, 50c to! 1,50 values..---+....0. 24¢ Val. laces. EWEST 1906 patterns in French and German Val. laces, the correct and want- ed ena and insertions Values up to 37.50. in sizes and colorings. Values up to $60. 34 25e doten yards—worth 39c a dozen 1.50—The suits we 39c dozen yards—-worth 75c a dozen wena vonsso January linen sale bargains { le 10,000 yards of wash | y g laces in matched sets. |" sizes.......--- Broken widths—direct from Calais and Nottingham—bought. by. our foreigh house at less than cost to make}; fine Normandy vals., em- broideréd vals., point de Paris, Meehlin and duchess’effects:”") —worth to 256 a yard. Hemmed pillow, worth to Shc ® a yard. Women’s woollen suits at $ have had most calls for—went out into the market and se-| >=* cured a few sample lines. Otherwise these suits would ‘sell for double. Values to $45. “SIMPSON ORAWFORD. CO. $2 and °2.95 waists *1. A ROUSING waist sale Friday. were made to sell at $2 and $2.95 at $1. Lot includes albatross, nunsveiling and mohair waists—beautifully trimmed, with lace, embroidery, tucks and tailor plaits and stitching—red, white, Mions—sille lined; a| | yoke—rows of Irish Becond Floor. Going to sell shirt waists that 2 5Q for $5 allover lace waists—designed with lace insertions and medal! ° waist that is well worth $5, special at $2.59. for $6.95 crepe de chine waiste—solid rows of emi A iit) Ext a lace Thsertion and medallion on yoke; pink, blue and white. SIMPSON CRAWFORD co.——————_— Women’s *3.°° and *3.°°| Annual canned goods sale saves Shoes--*1.°° and *2.*° | VER 2,000 of these shoes bear a copyrighted trade mark, which we are forbidden to use in this adver- tisement—a name that stands so high in the shoe world that it’s only on very rare occasions that any of this par- ticular make are ever sold at less than regular prices. , It’sa shoe event that it to crowd this section morrow, for to these styles we add our broken lines and odd assortments—no matter how high they were formerly priced, you can actually secure shoes in this sale that sold as highs $5. Girls’ &» boys’ shoe Must have more room, and secure it, we offer every bo; and girls’ shoes except the ** Footshape,"” here at a saving of 333/2¢ from regular . Infante’ sires—1 to 6—were BBc | Infants’ sizes—1 to 6-—were 61.95. Children’s sixee—-4 to B—were citer sizes—4 to RED RIPE ToMA- TORS — Cameron brand) at 250. doxen lees than the present Java and Mocha, n. won Crawford's: BEST ROYAL .6TUAiKC of Mi | ena SEEDED RAISINS — 0 Breith drand; tancy di if a rende wit jelicious, tender oR aeldiors’ ave. an oppertunt . we reds An: || mm plain_and_fancy_mohairs, | 3 5 {Including crepe de Paris, tweed suitings. plain and check Cc. | Panamas novelty worsted _suitings, cashmeres. Henriettas, from 85e. to 1.25. Including colored broadcloths, plain and fancy eo- Cc yd liennes, English and Scotch suitings, crepe-de- | ° 19c for 35c corset covers. Gore covers will be the great feature of our Annual Sale of Muslin Under- wear. Secured since this sale was first announced over 5,000 corset covers at half or nearly half price. Four immense lots at 19¢ for 35c corset covers; 25c for 50c cor- set covers; 50c¢ for 75c corset covers; 75c for 1.15 corset covers. for 35c corset covers—good quality cambric—full French effects—trimmed with ec lace insertion, edge and ribbon, for 50c corset ec covers—just 2,500 of them—made of nain- sook and cambric—prettily designed in French fects with tion and edges of torchon lace, beading ani ribbon. i for 85c nain- ec sook corset covers —about 25 sty les— made of fine nainsook—all very hand- somely trimmed with roses of fine lace—dainty edges, ribbon. beading and | ¢. ished with tucks and deep hem. ] 5 Cc for 29c drawers—cambric and muslin—made with fine ruffles—lace edges and hemstitching. 95c for 50c drawers —30 styles, 89c for 59¢ drawers—fine cambric. 80c for 75¢ cambric and muslin drawers. 25 for 45c short wnderskirt—excellent grade of Cc cambric——with deep hemstitched flounce. 40c for 75c short underskirtn—cambric. 0c for 75c chemise—excellent cambric. 69c tor 5c nainsook and cambric chemise. 1.00 for 1.50 chemise made of fine nainsook. 50 e for 75c night gowns—made of test cambric and muslin. 69¢ for $1 night gowns—cambric and nainsook. 76e for 1.15 night gowns—cambric and muslin. 00 Main Floor. trousers at value $1.75, al yard. yard, at. SIMPSON CRA PRUNES — panta Clara sates; ripe, sweet, thin 2 n, $1.65; mi sine 5% Orange: sea | box 33. H SARDINES 1 Btuart, finest | “Fen. BORAX SOAP—Simp- T3e Bl 18 SBel| WAM mp. a0: WILSON, WHISKEY—Original Bot- 7Q, s — ~ oY — 1 ance rawford . 18¢ ting, "That's All.” Bottles. see ic low 120) per cal (85: dozen, OB0; Bo National Bri ete cakir cay Oe or = @ P | | Our 1908 wash fabrics at 8c are the best valued AAe will ke seen this season. Three beautiful fo-al designs @ thatare all the handsome sheer organdies, organ- i die yoiles, sille and crepe de chine and mer 1 8 ASATH AE IGCTOBO™ STREETS | cerized cottons—25c, 29¢, 35¢ and 40c values, Cc Black and colored dress goods remnants--50% saving. inaugurate Bargain Friday our great semi-annual sale of black and colored dress goods remnants—offering at half the prices The entire accumulation of short lengths collected during the past six months. Mitr. : a yard for dress] Prunellas, In dark and light colors, as well as_cream and fabrics worth for dress fabrics worth from glorias, imported plain and fancy English mo- $1,75 to $2.25 per yd. hairs, in lengths for suits and skirts. for 25c drawers | 12¢ —several hundred pairs 4 pee general clearing sale now going on in our clothing department reaches its maximum of bargain interest Friday. The workmanship in these suits is better than the average réady-to-wear clothing at $12 and & thing regardless of loss at the reduced price, $8.50. 11.50 for Kuppenheimer suits They sold up to $58. ‘There are exactly 400 suits in this lot- Some are only $18 value, but from that price the values run through $18, $20, $22, and $25 grades, 73> S220 9.75 for $15 tourist overcoats The popularity of the long tourist overcoat would have prevented our having an overstock in this line had we not duplicated our orders late in the season. Materials are all wool Scotchy goods—cut in single and double breasted effects—all sizes—remarkable values at 9. Men's $8 $ 50 Youths’ $§$ 50 Boys’ $7.50 $4, 50 oe Austrian linen hemstitched table cloths—in 3] All linea table napkins—20 inches square—value i seeeee $1.25, $1.50 and $1,09| $2 dozen, at..ecee ; 50 Scotch and Irish linen pattern table cloths—9 | Satin damask dinner napki yards.long—value $2, at... $1.50 Hemstitched lunch cloths—45 ii Hemmed huck towels—full bleach—18x36 inches | Ics, at...-s+eersssrssee sseceecvecsseel2 2€ value 17C., ats eves +++ | All linen kitchen towelling—18 inches wide, red | _valtle 39c., at....++5essee0 eves. border—value 1234c. a yard, atssseee ..++++Oc | Hemmed sheets, double bed size—81x90 inet ex— cas inches—value 1244C., at.ssecsseeeese sere 4C Hemstitched sets—cloth and napkins—8 sizes, 2 | ¢, fe i hemstitchea 244 and 23; yards long—value $6 set... $3.00 | Orman fancy linens “hem alk 69 in |abie F “a as %: drawn work—in centre pieces, scar more than} Tndlan it ere than | Se| Malan ieiver oe gpaghett! K . FINE, OLD PORT. we peje Men’s *12 and 515 suits, *8.50. New Wash Goods. black. Useful lengths for ladies’ skirts and misses’ suits. Paris, French voiles, cravenetted tweed suitings, SIMUSON CRAWFORD Co. Second Floor. v 65) for 1.15 corset Cc covers—fine nainsook —numerous dainty ef- fevts—elaborately designed front and back with choice laces, beading and ribbon. good quality muslin— 50¢ for 75c cambric walking skirts. SLMPSON CRAWFORD CO.- 5, but during this sale we include every- All genuine Kuppenheimer make which means that the tailoring is as perfect as clothing can be made, and that the styles are up tothe minute. Can give you a good fit and all around satisfaction «2+... ....++ 1, $10 suits at e overcoats corrmcn ee Y YE ue oF ron, SIMUSOY CRAWFORD Co, value $3.50 dozen, at... oe veer ee $3.00 Hemistitched huck towels—ali liren — 22x42 quare——| inches—value 35c., at.... * 25c +$1.00 | rremstitched pillow’ cases—-egular sires stsseesees ovseaeL2ige | Hemmed sheets—single bed size—good quality nis value 70c., at.... ecesedeecdstcncsseoee food quality—45x36 | optish Nainsook —36 inches wide — yaa piecer—value $2 piece, at.......... ll linen—value 70c.| cloths, tea cloths and shams, at half regular 58c) prices........19c., 20¢., 39e., 49c, and 75¢ FORD CO. from 25 to 35 per cent. BARLY JUNE LIMA BEANS — PEAS — Summer 1,000 cases Beautics brand, large, creamy fine sifted; pnack- Maine Li th New York State; C. : can. . GUINNBESS'8 EXTRA FOREIGN STOUT— ‘Bottled in| Dublin’ by 1 Wilson & Co.; dozen pints. or. fine ull Bodied Claret 43c|meuting SUGAR oF Golden Sherry; gallon, includ "7 Ge PEAS—Royal Stuart, es i > felleate”* apvort SED VINTAGE PORT) MONOGRAM ORY — ran ° delicate. Aavors ; . At ce Baar orn; ever - ok iTS} WHISKEY — Gallon, 7; fi Gare ‘bottle, ic Sr VERNON 1 it . LD ROW “rex “dation, $2.50; oss Tac