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]V:ew Efifi zfl F at Fourteenth Have You Arranged for your table at our New Year’s Eve Party Saturday Night? Better do it right away. It’s going to be a most enjoyable affair. Lots of real fun—and dancing to your heart’s content. Attendance .will be limited to comfortable capacity—that’s why you’d better register a res- ervation with the head waiter promptly 608'1'0814 75 MO PLAN | FORNEW YORK PORT = By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, December 29.—Permis- slon for New York city to spend $225,- lf | 000,000 for a direct rail connection be- l| [tween New Jersey and” Brooklyn may be sought of the state legislature. The ll | city board of estimate had before it when it met the plans for link- ing up the mainland with Staten| {:lxlnd ?;Id it ;’l‘; be"e;!dedblt Wo:.l;g pg.ree i e action which would brin | gn:uer before the lawmakers at Al| aermorigion, B.P: ‘Davelopements in the movement to provide Staten Isiand and N Sey with a connection With Brooklyn | ton show there is a divergence of opin- . S. M. Bruce. ion between the city government, the| Works and railways, R. W. Fost state transit commission and the port| Vice authority, which succeeded the Newlcll, J. o of the proposed w. n to Sf Island bo about sn ouo ooo w)\fle the b across the Kili n Kull, conne The Tunnel with cost approximately $175,000,000. Would Be Costly. ter in Australia. MELBOURNE, Australia, Dece: 27.—The reconstructed Austr: ternn.l affairs, ome and tarrltorlel. George F ulllen : Jer- Treasu: 11th ST. N.W. The House of Courtesy THE EVENING. STAR, WASHINGTON, York-New Jerse; ey port and harbor 2 / developmant mmmlulon_ The city and | 222 h re in favor of a One of the biggest Features of the After-Christmas Sale—is the offering of - Dresses ---for street and afternoon--- The variety is unusual and expressive of all the best models and effects of the season. The values are far beyond the featured prices—for we have made very drastic reductions. Crepe-back Satin Canton Crepe Poiret Twill Duvetyne Georgette Tweed Tricotine Crepe de Chine Serge 318 Into two other lots have been grouped wide spans of grades — for your choice at $12 and $25. - Five Special Lots of Coats —offer choice of the better grades——botfi plain and fur-trimmed. Exclusive designs in dress and sports models. $19.00 $33.00 $4.9.00 $73-.00 $95.0¢ Handsome @ Hats Sacrificed in this sale / Faille silk em$roid We are including all the remaining Duvetyne and Velvet Hats—and even many of the new Satin and Faille Silk. 3 Effective shapes—of exclusive types. - All in one big lot— $4.75 ered and, jewelled:$4.75- ——————e e e Five Special Lots of Suits —includes every Suit in the house even— up to the very finest. Plain and fur- $19.00 $20.00 $39.00 $49.00 $99.00 Special in =+ | Dance Frocks . New Year’s festivities will call for proper gowning—and out of our elaborate assortment selection ywill be easy—at - prices ranging from $22 to $195. ‘We're featuring these Dance Frocks at Radium Silk,- Georgette, : - Lace and Taffeta and Velvet $ ; —daintily ‘embellished with sashes, girdles, embroidery, : ribbons, etc. v assenger service. The city and the port authority are sald, hawever,, not in accord u to certain phases Reports placed b-fou the board of eltlmu.m show the cout of the tunnel | Tunnel to Staten Island and i Connection With Mainland would ridge otin, NQW Jersey, woul 0,000. NEW CABINET FORMED. W. M. Hughes Made Prime Minis- mber alian cublnez as announced today, is as fol-, ' riime mintster and minister for ex- es. oster Po!lmster “nern.l Alexnnder Boyn i ter. Eresldent of the executive coun- E D. ©, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, I It started today! And it includes our entire stocks The Half-Yearly sale of The Hecht Co. and Suriety Bram Suits ®. overcoats ' The half-yearly sale started today, and judging by the response thus far we will ring up a new sales record, For while clothes are lower So more than ever before priced than in years, good more men wait for this Half- clothes are still worth all they Yearly Sale, because they know cost. the clothes. Our entire stocks * are included in these sale prices (’I':ull dress, afternoon and dinner suits are not included.) These are the Mark-Downs / were$35to*40 marked down to $27-50 33750 $ 4 3.50 $ 5 3.50 $ 59.50 $69.50 The Hecht Co. - were$45t0%50 marked down fo were $5510%60 were$65t0%70 were!75t0%85 marked doun to marked down to marked down to $05 overcoats marked down to 7th at F