The evening world. Newspaper, May 24, 1906, Page 3

THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 24 1906. THE WORLD: FRIGHTENED GAS BAR a 0 te Trust Is Driven from is First Stand| by the Gas Consumers’ League Organized by The Even- * ing World. THE GAS CONSUMERS’ LEAGUE. If you want to join the Gas Consumers’ League fill out the blank helow and mail it to THE GAS CONSUMERS’ LEAGUE, Room 201, Pulitzer Building, New York. ONS WILL ACCEPT THE 80-CENT Ri DOESN'T FEEL LIKE FIGHTING NOW. By George McEy 4 No. 419 Enat Sixty- S38 Fast One Hu hth street 310 West One Hun: venth taree’ fadison street —_—_—_—. To the Editor of The Evening World: 1 desire to enroll myself as a member of the Gas Con- sumers’ League for the purpose of fighting the attempt of the Gas Trust to force me to pay $1 per thousand feet when the law makes the price 80 cents. Manvxa, John. Maddlx, May at Amsterdam 409 Broadway Name ‘ wv Th 8 t has backed down on one bluff arm iy wth | N « | of the Gas C ers’ League and the prospect of a fight the gas by ‘ | have decided they will NOT cut off the gas supply of consumers who iia { refuse to pay more than 80 cents a thousand feet. And there is a ge : opinion that they will back down completely within a short time and obey | 's , the law. A " The Evening Worid, through the Gas Consumers’ League, has won an overwhelming victory for the people, but the end is not yet. Every con- sumer of gas in the city should enroll, So long as there is organized op-| position the Gas Trust does not dare fight. The Gas Consumers’ League must remain active until the 80-Cent Gas bill is accepted by the Trust, as it is accepted by the people. Five days ago the Gas Trust was of New York would haye to pay a dol rrogantly insisting that the people lar a thousand cuble feet for gas or go without. Then came the organization of the Gas Consumers’ League. the Gas Trust meekly admits that it has no legal or moral right to inton street, | Patterson 1 re than 80 cents a thousand cubic feet. ~ dred and Ninth street a, 439 West) patterse N fait Brooiden Willts nve-| pocke RoE We No. Oe e adie Terrace: h Enet F a 18 East Ti | A. No, Ar 194 Enst Ni = m people's Wits No. “104 a Park mit"? West One| Se ‘ ana ; Byr tn a nvenue. | ‘and Ninet a A nice state of Reld, David H rgton s given | ‘ est One Hundred unconstitu: Lu No, Heas No. fae Brown, of No. 301 East One ma: Ney pam: and Fourteenth street writes Hoebermann, A., No. 171 St. Ann's ave- of a gus consumers’ league es, Mr. F., No. 3) Bradhuret & good one. If every enue. “a02 Etech tt, nd tp and unite in the| Howard, ees i 0. 488 Nostrand ave- M2 “Tight. street pose as nue, Rrookiyn, " aes fhe Gas, Trustst William A., No. 42 Satner, s. A, No. West; Ona © trust that Ixth street, Hundred and Thirty-third street are not to be Thomas, No. 684 St. Ann's A elr rights and $0-cent ma rhira avenue. | fhler, Mrs. K., No. 1838 Jerome ‘Mrt. Mary Bohan, of No. eped No. sani aventie, | enty-sixth street, says L West ‘Twe Loule. No. 145 brings new Grand ave- Jin the figh dered public 18 East With Consumers’ League, Ibraith, of No. 49 Leroy| “In the last twenty-elght d some pretty hard raps panios, and Tam with venth avenue West One Hun- |J refus of Sta World dis' ner ad rate The } je Evening | » | will keep up the fight for the| ¢ the Gas Trust | of the Gas Trust Madison avenui rights and the Shcent gas | either turning ti Tarael, H., Madison avenue, | off ite su) Isancson, B., N | | venue. Amsterdam ue. CLuPECO SHRUNK 18 CENTS EAC QUARTER sites 2*FOR 25 CENTS |this out at the beginn fight, Only by uniting into ac No, "6 East One Hun- Manhattan t his name further No. i22 Woat Twer * ) 398 Knicker ar that it w It ae Aneta Brooklyn iin his gas being shut off, writes: MM da htaL hantiabes Sait) the courts aa to the © wish to tion an incident of last week. As we have a quarter meter, a man comes and collects monthly. On |May 1 an employee of the Trust called and fixed the meter for 80 cents. Soon after he cama again and fixed it for 1.” be S0-cent gus law. hi League, and be in @ position the benefit of the League's legal ent with & captain located in every aahembly district | New. York pala Pale Buffalo -| OPPENHEIM.CLUNS &@ | Here are some y members of the growing organiza Assem. Dd, dge, of No. %5 Clinton | of the Gas st © Gas Trust charges what 3t| ..cner, Meyer, 102 t One Hun-| wa We burn very Uttle gas and 4 i Second ed rapidly yesterday. There w ny volunteers among lawyers willing to assist with Jegal-advice when the fight gets to the court stage, Former Arsemblyman Robert F. Wag- mer, of the new Twenty-fourth District, rs’ Leugue pr have to pay $2.40 a month,’ Here in the experience of A. L. Wash- burn, of No, 815 West Fortleth street, with the gas man: “Representatives of the Consolidnted Gas Company called t my apartment and wanted to tu ‘© mi 489 Seventh atreet, | already has his organization under way, |th® meter back to the $1 scale. I told FNo, 210 East Tenth} . rtment Former Judge Albert F. Ommen haa! tiem they could not enter the apart- Sl eyeerrte eter Suit Depa volunteered to take chargo of things in| ment. The gas sHeni EneD said SV} i on j the Fifteenth. By to-night the Gas|have an order from ine cau poe sold M3 «St. Nicholas | e J Consiiwiers), Lessus will: be Peet ane eae ysl Brine lnc Nas uae bee 1 Bast One Hundred Ladies’ and Misses’ Tailored Suits, gray mixtures, plain mianeous no! artisan combinatio; orgs Fre 4 Roh Seen 8 iY ; 3 ‘ etipemte organized to fight oppression | repealed. I dared them to shut off my | gray and tropical materials; also Panama; the season’s latest 19 75 | . gas, and they didn’t.’ models. Value $35.00 to $40.00. by a corporation that New York ever ‘ Bagshaw. ; aaw “Keep Up the Good Work.” fender, J Ae) Letters from Victims. “Keep up the good work and we will| Due Fo) Ladies’ Voile Suits, full pleated model, over heavy taffeta 20.75 Letters from gas consumers are pour- * Is the message from L, C. Du-| fiiman, 4 silkedr 5 , 4 fe {nto the office of The ing | flock, of No. 83 West Twenty-first] street silk drop (all colors). Value $50.00 Seee sees Sati teeta sine Snit8 the writers condemn the | street. | Boehm, Teaac, of the Gas Trust and praise this| mR. A, Longworthy, of No. 617 Quincy fourth etreet AloNor ats? walecover | paper for agitating the enforce street, writes: “Wish you every auc- | Barone ae Pia ato . On ment of the §0-cent gas law. pte | coans (We ought to have city inspection | 5, 09\" "George H. No. 140 Weat On Separate Walking Skir ts from some of the missives foll: of ga8 moters also, as well as quality! Hundred and Tw street = ‘bast Broadway. 0, Mid Third ave- Bunimowltz, 8. Morris Schapiro, of of gas.” c ‘A. Hoebermann, of No. 771 St. Ann's . | pe tac ty g Ce ny, Nos. 19 : . Sociability is the Best of Appetizers.| avenue: “1 am’ with The Byening | Cary, MapuP oval tree, Ladies’ Linen Skirts................ é special 2,90, 3.75, 4.50 World in this fight against the Gas Cotte, , Coilte, , No, 732 Car- Trust with hands and heart.” of ‘cot, | HB, aird,, of No. 24 Weat| coh G Truxton street {11 | Ladies’ Mohair Skirts, black, blu: and white, 6 50 | h atreeti “Am mn Wa \to have my meter taken out I anal | Gos Fast One Hundred also mannish mixtures, Value $12.00,, 4 BainOAaY ° pay the full enone an the bill, an ence mnoring, ane etree eit Let e) ue t u cents on ea too! , Thom a ” Pr Aan ee eet é; | ra David, ‘No, 17 West Ninety: Ladies’ Jaffeta Skirts, black and shepherd plaids, 9.00 i 3. Dow, of 791 Prospoct| fifth’ street. wot. ; | Beet he atitaae ilatahe Good | Carey 0. 72 West One Hun- accordion pleated, velvet bands. Value $15.00... ks : 4ind Fitty-fourth wtrect. GBe} Po No. Raa Beventh ave- work go on. The Evening World al- ways is in the battle for right and jus- dice. The people of this great city ‘are fairly In the clutches of the Gas Trust, Suggests a Big Fund. “I suggest that Tho Evening World call for 60,00 names of consumers of | gas in this clty who will contribute at| once $1 pa t legal tal- | writes A. J. Car No, 372 West | One, Mundred’ and ‘ourth street, | “and in this way protect the community | in the courts, If The Evening Word will handle the funds and appoint a legal staft I wil forward you my $1 at once," L. 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