The evening world. Newspaper, February 4, 1909, Page 9

. SOENGE T0 AD SNOW GRAFTERS Edwards Asks Columbia Pro- fessors to Devise Scheme to » Make It Hot for Them, DROP CONTRACTORS? Plans Also to Bring About a Complete Reorganization of the Snow Removal Service The scientific lege are going to grappie wi snow ticket problem. Pré Bchoo! to-day working out the problem and will submit a plan of snow ticker distributic ing to Conmissioner Edwarc ft ls hoped w day or two Co; receive the outlin he expects to ha by the tine the ne When te discove! old triplicate system could be as eviderce by the called up Columbia @n appolatment with se fersors. He tol a@ ticket plan th. ald put an check 01 snow ticket grafters vited the professors to try their at the new game They entered into the » A number of the advanced members of the scientific class have also been asked to furnish sugge: » and now a-days there is nothing doing tn the class but snow ticket problems a Col- the city's nfessors of the of Mines ar hand Plans a Reorganization In addition to the new scheme to be devised Commi r Edwards will, he declared to-day, reorganize the whole of the grafting sixth ypes to adopt measures ctually stamp out the ¢ it there, The plan may be made to apply to all other snow districts in the city also asked the He has for »poration Coun: egal right to ¢ t snow contra he ald to- expects the Commissioner day is an emergency one and that it will reach lls office s “L hope n that I have the | right to ¥ of the old bunch of tt and willing ctors to be ¢ and always hi jead ones. to pay intend to Praises Charlesworth “IT want to say that newspaper reports of t of snow gratt of Snow In: ing been eubpoened worth {s not mixed un snow frauds le Is all right and is abovet Seventeen hundred er addition to the 3, men in uniformed etreet sweepers are rking on the streets to-day removing snow, Tha contractors are off the job. The! emergency force and the regulars are cleaning crossings and gutters piling snow for removal. and Did you ever notice that the larg: men in every line of business? Business growth {s the result of organiza- thon and organization means trained In every one of our stores—from the soda fountain back to the pres scription counter—we have an organization of the best men we can get. Men who have reached thelr present yelopment and training. So in dealing at Riker’s you have the satisfaction of dealing with peo- ple who know their business, who cai very courteous attention, Riker Prices Are as Low as Riker Service Is High. | Compare a Few: Others’ Kiker’e Prices. ‘astoria ‘ond's EE RIKEWS Expectorant will cure your cough or we will refund Q Pri fasts Croan Rosaline . . ubifoar: ‘alder's Dentine .. Amolin Bromo Seltzer, Y0e The New Riker Drug Stores, one on \4 | ¢ |] Instead of Using l.iquid Preparations | POF injurtous acids and chemicals for Cleaning and Polishing Silverware, try Riker Employees ~ OL TRUST AGENT STUREKEEPERS City ieee laps Driver Delivering Oil in Cans With False Bottoms. DROVE OFF AT GALLOP. Swindling Receptacle Turned Over to Mayor McClellan, Who Orders Investigation. | eel | Inspector Lee J. Mills, of the Bureau oe W ights and Me: was making st tion in the EB fot of Brooklyn to-day, ed upon astern when he a small grocery store n oil wagon was delivering oll » vehicul of the o that the driv tank belonged to an agent npany. Mills noticed was carrying in five- gallon cans and {t struck him that he made rather light the burden, jhandling the cans as if they had been quart measures After learning from the storekeeper that ordered one hundred gal- lons of oil he asked the driver of the oll wagon to allow him to Inspect one of the cans, he man refused and Milis a can, He id to fight to set hold of it, but he got it and took it into the store, Opening the can he found a box-like contrivance of tin built up from the bottom that seemed to occupy about half the interior space of the can. Filling up the can with a measure the inspector found that the “flve-gallon” ‘can contained only three gallons | Having made suro of his evidence of fraud, Mills went out to find the driver | of the olf wagon. The man had driven Joff at a furious gallop and was about tour blocks away. The inspector got his name, however, and the name of his employer, which he turned over to the j police. Just how much of this fraud is | being practised the Bureau of Weights and Measures will make special efforts Mills brouglit the freak | can to his ofle in the City Hall, where Mayor McClellan saw it this morning Jang Immediately ordered an investiga | Inspector Mills obtained » warrant to- day for the arrest of the man with whom | BARON LOUIS DE HOFFMAN DEAD PARIS, Feb, 4.—Baron Louls de Hoff- | man, who was at one time in the bank- ing business in New York City, died in this city yesterday, ELECTRO | SILICON A Perfectly harmless powdered pollsh, that imparts the ‘eatest Brilliancy, with the Greatest Eane, Free Sample | Malled on receipt of address, The Electro Sitlcon Co., w York, iggists Everywhere y cl | Sold by Greseee est organizations have the best trained men, efficiency from a long period of de- in advise you wisely and will give you Others'Riker's Wampole's C. L, 0, Russell's, Emulatos Carter's Little Liver | | Piso's Consumption Cure, | Hay's Hair Health | RIKER'S Malt, Wine, for tired childten 65 tod Liver Of and there and alckly : AL — f Others'Riker's Prices. Prices, Coke's Dand- ruff Cure...1.00 62 Cuticura Ointment .. .50 .30 Mansileld's Capillaries.. 560 30 Laxative Bro- mo Quinine, .25 17 | Quinine Pills, | “2-gr..per 160 — vip | “Ess n | “Fairchild ..1,00 07 Of all the Toilet Dainties, Riker's Violet Cerate st Orders for Developing, Printing and balked promptly executed. th at at Sixth ave, and 424 st. are conveniently I offered by other Riker Stores. 7F Mall Orders Promptly FU at west of Fifth ave., and ed and have all the advantages led nt . Cor, 6th Ave, + |RIKERS DRUG STORES New York Brooklyn Boston THE Filling Your Lungs jing Your Stomach ight wis, Wrong ways Wee way. Hight Wrong way, Might Wrong Wid, way, Way. way If uu stop breathing you will drop dead. yO Stop e itl for days. How little we realize the importance of this. 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W 28 W. 15th Street, Bet. 5th & 6th Aves., New York of male or Stern Brothers To-Morrow, Friday Men’s« Women’s Furslined Coats Closing Out at Extremely Low Prices MEN’S COATS of Black Broadcloth, with linings and collars of various furs, at $35.00, 45.00, 67.50 Reduced from $65.00, 75.00 and 95.00 WOMEN’S COATS of Black Broadcloth, with lnings and collars of various furs, iat $25.00, 45.00, 65.00 Values $35.00, 75.00 and 95,00 3 ee American Flags For the Approaching Holidays STANDARD WOOL BUNTING FLAGS, WELL MADE, REGULATION SIZES, SILK FLAGS, POLES AND ACCESSORIES, AT MOST MODERATE PRICES, ALSO DRAUGHT SCREENS, COLLEGE CHESTS, SHIRT WAIST BOXES, MISSION STYLE SAFES, TEAKWOOD PEDESTALS, ETC (THIRD FLOOR) Bisliiignles LEXINGTON 0 3°AVE Great Sale of Walters Pianos Ata Saving of $150 to $300 $5 Down, $1 a Week Pianos delivered to your home { i on payment of $5. No extras. Pi $375 A Walters Pianos .... $198 $450 Walters Excelsior Pianos $225 $550 D Waiters Pianos.,.... $260 $900 Waiters MERE N one Piano Outhts, $450 | Free al! purchasers to. v Wb every P Huy a Plano Unless It Bears the Maker Caution! & Kieess otherwise teopie would Y Upon Request a representative will call, xe = Ad Cars Transfer lo BLOOMINGDALES’, Lex. to 3d Ave., 59th to 60th St mocamel EVENING WORLD, THUR More {mportant Than IN THAMING OUT CAUGHT CHEATING |S | Fil VEDAY, FR Our agent at 59th St. and Lex. Ave, will hand you one. Use it as $e in Free Transfers at our store—that makes it just the same as though ALL CARS WL, pani LEXINGTON ro 3 cash on a $1 purchase POMINGDAL ES FURS S Keduced $15 PERSIAN PAW $21 BLACK LY i SEALSKIN SE 15 BLUE WOLF $21 ALASKA SABI at : * $12, 00 10 SAT PLE OPOSSUM SETS $5.75 ) MINK €O ‘Bis00 0 §0-inch BROAD- WOMEN'S 3175 PERSIAN LAMB COATS at $90.00 5 FUR-LINED COATS, Far lined, have lamb or br $35.00 MEN'S $200 MINK L INE DCOA with large storm collars * $88, 04 of Persian lamb, at BLOOMINGDALES ~ Men’ s Heavy Underwear Great Clearance Sale Bargains MEN'S 50¢ RIBBED SHIRTS AND. DRAWERS, in all sizes, special at, per garment 29¢ 69° MERINO WOOL WEAR in navural "296 all sizes at, per storm ¢¢ in MEN'S $150 WOOL UNDE R- WEAR, American Knitting Mills Co.'s famous ake, seconds, in alte and gray, ut, per gar- MEN'S §1 FLEECE LINED UN- DERWEAR, all sizes at, per marinent ny " 49c Main Floor, 60th St. Section = BLOOMINGDALES' Heatherbloom Petticoats, $1 Made of the famous heatherbloom, in black only, Have tucked flounces and tucked ruffle. Unusual bargains at this special price, Second Floor SS svome $7.50 Italian Man- dolins at $2.95 Fine instruments with 21 highly ribs neck; inlaid with pearl S\Mfinger dots, bound with narqueterie and pearli earl inlaid butterfly. ‘Third BLOOMING uD polished rosewood will sell you a $1.50 24-inch Alligator Leather Design Suit Case for Leather handle, buckles sittrane and HB LOOMINGDAL ES See Wal Paper Specials 9c and 124c STRIPED, SCROLL AND SET FIGURE PAPERS, in many beautiful designs, to-mor- a Mee oa 6c & Sie My A roll, ——— MARGHiNoi |. Wines! The Best at Lowest Prices r BASS's STOUT- Eng per de at ae Tite Seratsci Coes’ walt WHiskky Hie TED sti y st grade GENUINE iM Pe ES CREME, Dk R BREWING | ¢ OL PORTE Ox: | PROSIT PORT WINE LKR e PURE PROSIT RYE Whiskby over gation = HLOOMINGD ALES ~ eee | $350.00 || and solid mahogany j) BRUARY 4, |Ail Silk Chantilly 1909, PAVED ule, with A Main Fl 50 Sr I 7 59c| Lace Veils at Worth $1.75 and $2.50 These are i!» yards long, in black, brown, navy, cream and white. Amazing bargains at our special pri Not many in the lot, so a prompt visit to the store is advisable, Main Floor Stationery and Engraving---Our Annual Sale Brings these remarkable values to-morrow: f ©, Noa Ck- specially Reduced I'rice Paper by the Pound INDIA HAWN a fat ENVELOPES £0 MATE be PRENCH DIMEEY = watt tint un ENVELOUES To MATCH SLENINGTON LINE, “Men's s 59c & 89c Shirts, 34c 3 for $1.00 Another lot of 1,200 new Spring negligee shirts, in light and dark colors, at an amazingly low price Every shirt is perfect. Cutts at- tached or wristband style. Sizes. 14 to 17, Main Floor, 60th St. Section, <= PLOoMINGDALES* Women’s Belts at 39c Spring Styles, Worth 59c Made 2f silk elastic, double faced, or with white back. They are 1%; inches wide and have Roman gold or gray silver buckles, in many pretty designs, Belts are in black, BAY, Crue white, brown or gray. Main’ Freeh, a Bhoomnapanes $2 Razor Sets, 1 This razor set combination includes a G fon Safety Razor or Wade & Butcher Razor, one Badger or bristle lather brush, one Williams Shaving stick. one China mug and one horse-hide strop, If you purchased this set piecemeal it would cost you $2.00, Main Floor, Centro, BLOOMINGD ALES! =———= $2 Umbrellas, $1 SLOOMINGDALES ) ny Selis Regularly for $1.75 Our Frcraving Departm. nt Makes Sharp Reductions | ARDS il fro nate price vss. b ENGLISH VORB A A smooth Anish fabric paper, pate white, square sheet; large square x, containing 50 sheets vo use no! with 0 enyflopes to match: Is con. 1 jerint sidered goo AY price, this pone foe MATIRAB—A superior cloth fins ‘ " {pure White. azure of Kray: (Ok ey contalnas Hi} sheets and 66 quality a ked $5¢| sain Ft, tex, Arcade, Btatlo BLOOMING DALES AMERICAN DYE TAFFETA y UMBRELLAS, built on lock para- gon frames that will he'd their own in any storm; have case and tassel and substantial steel rods: close rolling. Sizes for men and women; an excellent assortment of pretty, handles. Main Floor, SOth St. Section On Sale 12ic English Voiles, per yard. .03¢¢ In manv pretty colors. 43 10c Heavy Outing Flannel.... Pink and blue stripes and solid colors, oe en Pretty Cotton Challis, per yd. AMC Oriental designs for ki mones. ard 334 8c Unbleached Muslin, yard. 39¢ Table Damask, per yard. . Yard wide, extra heavy Bee per y: | Limit: 10 yards. Turkey red, $8 inches wide. | Men's $2 Silk Half Hose ..... .95c | ri A A 0) Pure thread black silk, Some cotton | 10c Bleached Muslin, yard... . 5c $1.98 Linen Table Cloths... .$lel H Stamped grade; yard wide. Limit | _Size 810; full hemstitehed; pretty. | ascot others all silks All sizes, 10 yards, WOE EL Be | 2 I24ec Linen Huck Towels...... NRO LBS WUE Cicoooe S0c Muslin Bed Sheets at Size 81x90 inches; 2-inch hem; linen finish. Limit 6, 12%c Pillow Cases at...... Tec = Size 42x36 inches; 2-inch hem; 2c Kitchen ¢ good quality. All-linen; || Groceries, | FYAPORATED PREACTIES | : 10¢ ev toityren veri. | nier sat prove that, Ail mati Sweet Pickle Seckel an Pears, 16c | 12sec | SEEDED WAISISS OR, pn oases “OUR 1 8c COREE t PRUNES i ; 2d : 28e PRUNES xtra larg ; 10c MATAC AIO COPPEE 5 7 I5¢ Lilt: 12c GLIst BREAKFAST CERSEN DRIP PEARS ' 7c 17 He OOLONG, ENG: BREAKFAST, OK CBYLON 1 bb cia; Et 98 See a ager OLi0E, LIMA EAN small $7.99 All Cars Teste to BLOOMINGDALES’, ins to 3rd An, 59th to 60th St, = Extra Special Friday Bargains $2 Bed Blankets, per pair. . Wool finish; white; extra size. | $1.50 Silkoline Comfortables at. Fullsize, white wadding filled, extra heavy weight; stitched. ee ls bd kids Mercerized Table Napkins,12 for $1.19 | 22x22 inches, Usually $1.75 a dozen. | A Extra heavy quality; white; hemmed, SS 25c Turkish Bath Towels at.... } White; large size; fringed. ene —_——— ‘ash. . 10 yds. for 8% hes wide. BLOOMINGDALES’ Our prices are always lower than any of the others. Comparison will | 50c & 75c Combs at Included at this great bar- gain price are combs 35c pretty gold plated mountings, combs with attractive stone | settings and combs in @ very popular carved style. we Women’s Soc to ¢ik $1.50 Neckwear at ] Ic A great collection of beautiful stock collars: that were made to sell for 50c to $1.50 on’) sale (o-morrow at this very low price1! Every collar in the assortment is pretty si i smart. Great values. Don't miss cm. sale | Paper by the Box . GIANT CABINET — Contaialna sity sheets of clean woven satin ftth pa. [| per, ruled or plain, and fifty énvelopes | to match; very special at this FRENCH PERCALE — Cablnet sheats of cloth finish — pépff, white; medium sq envelopes to mateh i" §5¢ Women’s Kid Gloves at Extra Special Bargain Prices $3 GLACE KID GLOVES, 16-button length, $1. 60 in tan only, Sizes 6!¢, 634, 7 and 74, at. $2.50 GLACE KID GLOVES, 16-button 1.25 length, in black only. Sizes 6 and 644, at Die $2 SUEDE AND GLACE KID GLOVES, 8-button length. Sizes 5 6 and 614, black and 1 10 . white, at. sees gray and 59c $1 KID GLOVES, 2-clasp, in 80) Oth St. Sdction, white; every pair guaranteed, at. Main FI “00 La ——— BLoominap ares Men’s 39c Suspenders, 19c 3 pairs for 50c. Made ot fine elastic, in narrow and | wide webbing. Have non-rustable buckles and 5 strong, detachable leather ends. Police and firemen’s style included, Main Floor, 60th St. Seotion, a 51L0ooMGALES Men’s 29c Neckwear, 19c | 3 for 50c—Silk four-in-hands, reversible and open end styles, in solid colors and stripes, in beautiiul light and dark eflects. Main Floor, 60th St, Section, ———— BLOoMINGDAL ES! = Fine Watches Reduced MEN'S THIN MODEL GOLD FILLED OPEN FACE WATCHES, cases warranted for 10 years, Fitted with 7-jew- elled American move- $3. 88 ments.....4 WOMEN'S SM ALL MODEL GUN METAL WATCHES, fitted with reliable sete elled movements... $2. 79 MEN'S THIN MODEL GOLD FILLED OPEN FACE WATCHES, plain polished cases, jully warranted for 20 years; fitted with 7-jewelled Elgin movement: . $7. 75 Main Floor, 94 AV, Section, All Day .98C | Women's 15¢ Cotton Stockings . 6c | | | | Women's 25¢ Cotton Stockings. .15¢ ]} | .98C | Very good quality. | HH Women's 50c Lisle Stockings. . 23c | | _ Silk finish; black, white and colors, HE Women's $1.50 Silk Stockings, .79C | First quality, cotton feet; colorsand || black and white, All sizes. | _.23¢ Black and colors, A T7¢ Men's 25¢ Half Hose at......14c isle thread, fancy inste; C Li insteps. Children’s 18 Stockings at... .6¢ Double knees; ribbed; svenieesl| cctton; bla Sizes 514 to 10, from pinta berond out remuier amon delivery | or a y money Unless customer has a charge accoun ani Sita of EY OR iB Two ta. ae ous of rans “our ra 16 fs RESERVED ares Pi ip LUMS iNEAPPLE 1 Oc Table Fruit re at Double ns; extra , de $2.10 MILCHNER HERRING OR OUR Ise LIMA BEANS FAT MACKEREL — Roa tail: can $144 Mage crcer amiss 406 ML iegggoone os ORE. AKFAST COCOA—Bost can, 20e, 28c pureat: ID. 126 |