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SOLID i} \ HOCK SHALL C0 “City Officials Determined to Wipe Out the-Buildings Where als _Tuberoulosis Rages and Turn : ~ Plague Spot Into Park. D CHILDREN NOW HAVE DEADLY CONSUMPTION. | rk Commissioner Willcox Says Nothing but the Seifish- ness of Politicians Stands in| the Way of Itnprovement. but the Be i of poll- Who believe in overcrowding it districts far their own ad- oe cniet Y M THE WORLD: BLOCK OF HOUSES TO BE LIFTED A STORY TO MAKE ROOM FOR NEW FLOOR. nent can keep us from razing Block’ and turning {t into a pub- looking over a map.of the Commissioner is -enthuels ‘The Evening World'splan to raze nts of “Lang Tock,” where deaths are almost simul- from Block” ts that section of the B aide better descrited as just | tv r ** pounded by Cherry cet, Muirket street Catharine street. It is an eyesore “the city, and ihe spot in all New Whore the death rate from tubec- “especially among thie children, test. ‘This fact wos only discov- wed by Health Commissioner Lederle Tenement-House Commissioner Do after they had agitivted razing » Hamilton on opportunity vorh young to-day bh metho, talk Svitn DE. Lederle. nt ‘@ fight for both blorks ‘park. Consumption, Block” there ase five hun- oe sd Mot ettorts, there hat a bearse and c: E be seen Moving out of the © cemetary. ann: myself too ot n favor Ineluding ‘Lr Iatest east side pro} I sid ulwa of my have the opposition of Al who represents that have In opposition th 8 0) nd the Lambert way. This is a rush has not begun. You Man’s Handsome Watch for $40. We never saw a better, hand- somer watch for the money than this. The hunt- ing case, of 14- karat solid gold is made by the best manus. facturer tichness of the engrav- ing is indis- tinctly indicated in the cut, A watch for any man to be proud of. Price $40. Trusty Timekeeper A hunting case watch, sterling silver, engine turned, good Swiss works, of modest appearance, but a trusty timekeeper. Guaranteed Swiss works, not of the cheaper sort, but a good timekeeper. Price $6/ fes of grass cannot wote. two square blocks are turned into K there will be nothing left n 1y duman life 1s nothing co ont tubercular plant don’t jo into a park and be dono by Commissioner Lederle Hundreds of Watches Under Keen Eyes of Lambert Experts. No matter how careful a watch manufacturer may be, imperfect work is bound to occur where watches are turned out by tens of thousands. The Swiss factories, for example, make the poorest of poor watches as well as the best of good ones. are perfectly protected. Every watch we sell with our guarantee must earn it. Guesswork has no place in our system. Before we exhibit a watch an expert, whom no flaw escapes, takes it to pieces, examines it bit by bit and puts it together again. Only watches that pass this ordeal, and are thoroughly regulated, are sold. We are just as exacting about cases. best manufacturers, and a sample from each lot is tested by Government assayers. That is the with special care. We kee When ocoupled by tenants. TO LIFF BLOCK CF HOUSES ONE STORY Ten of Them, and Contract Will Be One of the Biggest of Its Kind Ever Attempted in New S$ district but trees 5. He knows th. ‘opposes tho project houses, and four hous: for many years the Mary a refuge for worn out teachers, ar! he view of a p walk through tharine to Market and pe ‘ the Ward on the lower edge of the B shows the banner growth of any dls in the olty, yet the Thomas mained an eyesore, as newcom: the more cozy surrounding and park of green gra: jement is filthy: el the halls aire and in fact oof the earth has such an » thrive In the systems of stances could they be induced to and old as in the ‘Gap.'” i avenue. Hnoush Parke) ile Saya: York City. “So when I bought the block,” sald “ x Levy, the Harlem investor to an When Alderman Isaac Marks was eeen EUW ON. Feporten, (Ok ANnieed 40 The Hi ing Gardens of Babylon hoodoo, That can only be done ed among the Seven Won- | by lera of the World. Up in the Bronx, in the plan, es and tree es in the! houses, comprising qn entire block, will soon be raised. and an additional floor ta house-moving contract inserted, yet the accomplishment iH attempted in ee ye AV in receive no more than passing attention, |. Ditloukty Js being Ind tn tna The houses to go up are three-s u and has mt brick single family | structure: ey were bullt elgnteen C yoars ago and have a total surface a a of 17,00 square feet, it is planned t Uft the big mass of brick and mortar just six feet, which, wi allow for the transformation of the basement into stores and the upper floors will be cut up lato five room apartments. For years this dlock on the east side of St. Ann's avenue has blushed - cause of its inability to yleld a pro; rent roll, Had the block been haunted it uld not have proved a more bitter nancial Alsappointment to the builder and owner, the late Dr. Gaillard Thomas, |,, as there has not been a time in its unxious as anybody else standard of health of York, I maintain derlo, if he exer- ry vigilance back er parts of tuberculosis there would be no pm the W the Battery tor a t at present there 6 have the Rutgers her yarks al- are tearing, ket to turn that hey turn the to vacate within’ th ind floor can be begun, va looking after, the in- mstituents, and jon from THE jeneral Ruyssenaers has cab », in behalf of nected . expressing grat 13 Contribution to kave $1,600,000 f, r the De The Ha itions could be tm ¢ fo Arbitration at But patrons of the LAMBERT store We buy them of the good time to buy Christmas watches for laying away. The holiday can select at leisure and your orders for engraving can be executed P your purchase in a vault and you pay when you take it away. Fit for Any Lady. A Lady’s Watch, GA with solid 14. Sign karat gold hunt. of ing case, richly ; engraved, some- Hearts United. what heavier than In the beginning, twenty-seven years » the one we sald at ago, we.made seamless Wedding \the same price Rings, and we have kept on making hea\last year. Choice them ever since. To many of you it lof Waltham, Elgin may seem strange that the LAM. or LAMBERT BERT repvtation should, in so large (¥/ works. A joy to a measure, be founded upon the plain- the eye and a fine est article in a great and brilliant timekeeper. Price stock. But there is more art in one se $18, of these simple circlets than you imagine. Not merely do we guaran. A Fine “New Model” Tealant) andincrt Tay ba tee weight and purity of gold, but The Wal- we employ the best workmen to tham Com- make Wedding Rings. Our tings are any calls 14, 18 and 22 karat solid gold, and apy: prices vary from $3 to $20, Metal this f he and workmanship never vary at all. anes With Monogram Model” on Back. watch. It This is a gem has a plain for awoman, It polished is a polished Bas- case, open hh cine hunting case face, x of solid 14-karat Choice of gold and has Waltham space for a mono- or Elgin gram. Choice of works, Price $22.50. \\" Waltham, Elgin or }LAMBERT Watches of employees of the New York yy works. Nothing Gentral and Hudson River, and Long Island more Bey and Rallroads, are regularly inspected by our ree ce Wie watchinakers, price, $22.50, -ORNE R 58TH STREET. sf pene ee ie ag history when the entire row has been With the exception of the two corner in the centre, her Home— and authors—the block has been almost totally uninhabited, The Twenty-third k ree at houses: for thelr homes, and under no circum- into the Hoodoo Row on 6t Ann's transforming the row into flat- houses with a string of stores along the ye on St. Ann’ . between One Hun-| ground floor, It will cost in the nelgh- PONS tenths EitX] dred and ‘Thirty-fourth street and One| borhood of $50,000 to holst tho three sate Yshail| Hundred apd ‘Thirty-Atth street, ten|upper floors and make the necessary finding a J in the block and they have that the work of bullding in the or a tists roe. trict hose rent ever job. st live are hirty tude the nent wi aM mu to in} t fin WORLD ALMANAC. | J Furniture and the entire surplus stock of a promi that mean to you the saving of a full third from regular prices, This especially fortunate, coming just before Thanksgiving, when others insisting on full prices and large profits. that every home can be handsomely furnished. Ke of wit wire spring and soft ts Mattress; value $12, at somo ood " woven. | wito 1 Ls Rs pe 2 stantial make and/nish ample oppor- @.7 perfect finish; prices| tunity for wisely Mer acitom economical selec- tions. Golden Oak EE ao ure and Home asiest possible term JAMES R.KEANE & CO.. to ‘Wear This Apparel? It is especially good and specially low priced. The question of apparel for youngsters enters very largely into our store preparations at all times. {t requires a peculiar knowledge to know just what is pest. We do know—and we offer you such, and Children’s Merino Shirts and Bands, pearl buttons, fin- {shed with floss edges all 25 Infants’ Shoes, special lot, In pink, Infants’ pines meas and black; nicely made and finished; special value Infants’ Stockings, all-wool black cashmere, double knee and spliced heel; sizes are 4 and 446; regular value 35c. pair; special, 3 pairs, 80c.—or... 19 Children's fleece-lined Sleeping Garments, with feet, In natural; 25 and fancy braid; sizes 2 : to 4; regularly $6.00, at. all sizes; special at.. Much Below Value Is This Lot of around; all sizes - dinal and navy; value, at SECOND F. Women’s Night Gowns. Five thousand of them—in muslin, cambric and flannélette— and all underprice. s Really an extraordinary collection—for qualities are excellent and making perfect—the sort of gowns your own needlework would produce. 486 Muslin Night Gowns, full sizes, with hemstitched tuck- ed yoke, surplice neck, trimmed with a neat hemstitched lawn ruffle, pearl buttons, 8c Twenty styles to choose from, muslin, cambric and nalnsook, all trimmed with good washable faces and embroideries, The $1.25 and $1.50 kind. $1 50 Nainsook and Cambric i Night Gowns, yokes all trimmed with fine laces, embroidery, Insertion and baby ribbort, 68¢ Women's Flannelette Night to choose from. $1.25 collar and cuffs, ~skirt, gown, corset cover Gowns, made with round jcely di i i collar, sizes 14 to 18, in neat light | value $7.00, poset stripes. SECOND FLOOR, _At Very Special Pilces To-Morrow Are Two Lots of Women’s $3.50 Shoes $1.85 and $2.25. Some are our skins, with welted sol ses,” in brdken sizes and styl in the very style you'll like best. Have You Any Little Folks HONeill & Co A Séi’sonable Sale of Women’s Jackets pe and finish lower than usual. represented, the styles are absolutely correct, the tailorin the very best—and the prices are very muc Children’s and Misses’ Knit Sweat- ers, of fine grade yarn, in white, car- #0 $1.50 Children's Colored Coats, In a va- riety of styles, trimmed with collars $4.95 WOMEN'S COATS, of Kersey cloth, ly fronts, atin lined, } ¢4 7 g 3 well tailored, in medium lengths. .... aisiaes Sedeeseoctsoorves Value $15.00. WOMEN'S COATS, of Zibeline cheviots, in collarless effects, satin WOMEN'S COATS, of Montagnac cloths, semi and full fitted back, loose fronts, double breasted, with trimmed revers, lined } $15.00 with satin That should prove interesting to every woman who reads ||| this advertisement, The favorite fabrics of the season are WOMEN’S COATS, of unfinished cheviots, velvet collar} $19.75 shoulder capes, new sleeves, satin linings, very finely finished... Value $25.00. WOMEN'S COATS, in longer lengths, of Zibelines (very fine! quality), with wing capes, trimmed with velvet and silk braids trimmed with stitched broadcloths, in novel effects, lined with } $12.75 $22.50 98c Women's Flannelette Night Gowns, In good light colors, mannish styles, with handkerchief pocket, cuffs and front trimmed with neat white braid; many styles Women's Flannelette Night Gowns, In plain colors and fancy stripes, heavy pearl buttons and trimmed with braid on $4.95 Nainsook Bridal Sets, consisting of four pieces drawers—trimmed with the newest design of fisheye lace and insertion; at ; patent colt and kid” Others are patent leather, with Louis XV. heels and turned soles—AA to E. All sizes in this lot, of course, and undoubtedly AMES KEANE The special offerings at this Great Ki il, bring unusual and extraordinary response. Keane’s terms are ane’s stock Tron and ly ow “| y and hese, hand- Beda ist be Keon be appre- ted; beau- ish, with spring, | And extra quality mattress, Many prefer tho | combination of iron handsome a lino of{ i} bi Ki Sideboards; excellent pauline? wudonice | Dresser to the al CT ) styles and carefully cm wood sult. 3 eay selected stock; sub-| Never before have. Hwe had so large and Our im- mense stocks fur- Dressers low as $8.50 $6.75 tle in sterling | Dining Chairs of nicely kv with pers) carved solid oak, with seats erly fuished | of good quality embossed titully ourved | leather, stoutly made, beautl- ess; an ele-| fully finished, cusily worth | want piece of furniture and a very big| tonal bargain at at Kea sale prii attention to the remarkat ngs that go to make our coi en the biggest values you ‘our rooms Completely Pu 5 WE GIVE GREEN TRADING STAMPS AS USUAL. ar Keane not only East Side of Third Ave. BETWEEN 77th and 78th Sts. FURNISHERS, eane Sale should, and certainly Our own high-grade nent maker at prices 80 easy Strong well- made Bed in a number of attractive, with woven wire spring ‘The best Bed values m all New York are at Keane's Handsome Colonial de- signs, right posts, brass rods, Complete with woven wire spring: 14.95 1351, 1353 & 1355 THIRD AVE., For Political Facts and Figures See | ;| fabrics out this season. evening wear. some two-toned effects. now on the market. yard—regular 35¢. value, 25¢, per yard. 14c. per yard. from. They come in bl ed, two rows Pearl Stick Fans, spangled inlaid ef- fects, various decorations, $8.98 to $17.50. Bone Stick Fans, lace and hand \painted decorations, 98c. to $9.50. Ostrich Feather Fans, in white, black, etc,, pearl sticks, $13.98 to $16.25. White Pearl Opera Glasses, ‘ Le- maire,” $9.98 to $23.98, White Pearl Opera Glasses, “La Favorite,” $5.96 to $12.75. Same in Oriental Pearl or black morocco, “ Chevalier,” $2.25; "Le- maire,” $5.75 up. ae ‘Value $30.00. °°" Also a Special Lot of Very Fine White and Light Colored Evening Coats, |. Elegantly Trimmed With Velvet, And Ordinarily Worth $65.00, At $50.00 each. Silks For Street and Evening Wear. We are showing an extensive line of the very newest at neck, new strapped sleeves, plait in back, all lined with fine Particular attention is called to our ing of Faconne and Brocade Silks for carriage and shown They’come in solid colors and very hand- New complete color lines in many other new weaves— notably ‘Silk Messaline’’—one of the most popular silks Prices throughout are the very lowest. Special for Thursday and Friday. Imported Black Taffeta 21 inches wide, pure dye, wear guaranteed, a regular $1.25 : 65c Special Prices on Fabrics that are in universal use now. The styles are new and many of them exclusive with us. FANCY SCOTCH FLANNELS, new importation, showing many dainty new patterns—very desirable for present wear—regular 50c. value, at 35¢, per PRINTED FLANNELETTES, 36 inches wide, new exclusive patterns, over 600 to select from, supertine for ladies’ and children's wear, special at OUTING FLANNELS and FLANNELETTES, 27 inches wide, in a large variety of patterns, regular 12%4c. values. at 10c¢, per yard. Lace Nets and Flouncings at Decided Bargain Prices. Flannels and Flannelettes. INCH NETS in all-silk Chantilly, La Tosca, hie. en Ring-dot and Point d’Esprit, suitable for Dresses, Coats and Waists. The assortment comprises | plain and figured in black, white, cream, BUCK oa) white black—guaranteed a —special per yar and white on DCE SuatWorth $1.25 to $1.98 | 45-INCH LACE FLOUNCINGS, all-silk Black Chantilly, very fine quality and new patterns, worth $4.50 per yard; special at.scceecrseeererer atest eee cecees | We Place on Sale Thursday 800 Dozen Women’s Fine Imported Hose At 50c. per pair; worth 75c. to $1,00. Women’s Fine Imported Hosiery direct from Chemnitz, ' h grade goods and over thirty styles to select Germany alten fick and assorted shades—sizes 8 to 5 0c 92% inches—import price 75c. to $1.00 per pair; for thissale. Six pairs for $2.88. / Three Big Specials in Boys’ Overcoats. cores BOYS' OVERCOATS (like cut), made of all- wool Irish Frieze, in Oxford gray and navy blue, | $4. 89 velvet collar, size 7 to 16 years....+-..... emt ° C ¥ Regular price, $6.75. BOYS’ EOE ACOALS rade Re all- [ rieze, cut double breast- Wp two cows bam buttons, with or without ni. $3.7. sizes 3 to 8 YCATSeeee...-.-- 0-0 ; ported Ifish Frieze, cut loose and swaggery, colors Oxford gray navy blue and black,sizés 16 to 20 yrs, Regular value, $12.50. A YOUNG MEN'S OVERCOATS, made of im- $@ 4s : le Jewelry Department, Fans, Lorgnettes, Chains, Fobs, etc., suitable for wear at the Horse Show—a magnificent varicty to select from at ex tremely moderate prices. A few units with prices: ‘ Avenue, 20th to 21st Street, (Third Floor.) - Floor.) (First Floor) 68c. from $3.75 to ; $2.25 (First Floor.) (First, Floor.) tow] ira (Thifd Floor.) °! v Lorgnettes, in sterling silver, $4.98to $7.98—gun metal, $6.49 to $9.75. + Keal shell and imitation shell Back Combs, rolled gold and pearl Asap nbite handsome assortment, 96%, to Pearl Lorgnette Chains, 59, to $475. Bead Girdles in various colorgblack, | white, turquoise and gold,49c, to 98c, |} + Ladies’ and Men's Fobs in gol, silver and oxydized, from 98c. to $10.49, (First Floor, Front.)