The evening world. Newspaper, February 16, 1905, Page 11

—— Bl pg iach lsat Ne A gig Mh lb co IN ie a uaa PHYSICIAN $20 Dr. J. G. Knowlton Fined for Hunting Sheriff in Gilsey House, PUT UNDER $500 BOND. Tells Court He Was Seeking », Stranger Who Blackened His Eyes. ACCUSED: OF “BUTTING IN.” MANY HURT I SULPHUR FIRE Part of Scholes Establishment in Willlamsburg Blown Into the East River ‘by Series of Explosions, FIREMEN OVERCOME; . FLAMES STIFLE CITY, select Brave Resoues of Unconscious Employees from’ the Wrecked Struoture—Six of the Injured in Hospitals. —_—- OPENS FIGHT FOR District-Attorney Instructs Ex- POINTS OUT DANGERS Declares His Intention to Safa- SAFE THEATRES pert Parsons to Thoroughly Inspeot Every Playhous3 in the Borough of Manhattan, —— THAT PROBABLY EXIST. guard Every Theatre-Go2r, No Matter What It Costs Managers or Others, oe . House will be rid of the familiar figure ‘hree successive explosions in the Scholes Sulphur Works, Kent avenue and Rodney street, Willlamsburg, to- day blew the, west end of the plant into the Hast River, injured slx employees so severely that they were sont to hos- pitals for tredtment, and burned and smothered a dozen more, Following the explosions there wag a fire productive of clouds of yile-smelling smoke that rendered life in Wifllamabyre almost in- tolerable, The six men severely injured are: MICHARL CLBARY, thiryt-eight yeara, of No, 108 Wallabout street, PATRICK SWEENBY, forty, of No, 678 Myrtle avenue, ‘i THOMAS M'CAHILL, forty, of No, 55 Wallnhout street, EDWARD MCABR, forty-one, of No. 380 Park avenue, , WILLIAM WCULLAGH, forty, of No. $5 Wallabout atreet, Prisoner Terrifies Guests of Hostelry by Flourishing Big Revolver and le Arrested, For six months, at least, the Gilsey of Dr, J, George Knowlton, of No. 2% West Twenty-seventh street. Likewise the loungers in the lobby of the hostelry will not be frightened into undignified exits, crawling under the tables and attempting to scale the walls and hide under pictures, when the physician @raws his gun and goes a-hunting, He went a-hunting last night with a Magazine revolvor that possesses the combined qualities of a Maxim end a Gatling’ rapid-firer. He oxplained to Magistrate Fiammer in the Jefferson Market Court to-day that he was seck- ing @ perfeet stranger who had black-| MICHAEL MILLIKAN, twenty- ened both his eyes without walting for} ne, of No. 8 Sanford street, the formality of an introduction, Terror to Willa jung, ; Had the etranger been flitting about the corridors when the doctor got out his gun bullets would have whistled and wheezed through the hotel lobby, Even as it was When Policeman Crow- For many years the Scholes Sulphur ‘Workshas been a terror to the lower end of Williamsburg, The concern occupled feet, fronting on Kent avenue and run- skylights in theatres, Lt is not an unr malority of them in New York theatres au close them without ine use of axes and a three-story brick building, 76 by 100 ot danger dueng the winter, Disirlot-Attorney Jerome to-day {n- ntructed H, de B, Parsons, the expert he has employed In connection with the investigation he Intends to mako rela- tive to the eafety or otherwise of New York theatres, to make a thorough in- spection of every playhouse ‘n Manhat- tan and report to him at the earllowt! possible time, Mr. Jerome, in giving his Instructions, intimated that noth'ng would be left undone to safeguard the theatre-going public, no matter what the cost to thewtrical managers or who was bit, To an Byening World reporter he sald: “while ‘it 18 impossible to make & theatre absolutely safe, it is possible to reduce the danger from fires to & minimum. ‘There should be a system of regular Inspection by competent men who will do their duty without fear or favor, There |s plenty of work for such inspectors to do, Skylights Frozen Over. “Take, tor inatance, the matter OF ‘rranted assumption to say that a big wen 80 solidly to the roggs be {rpossible to open £4 rowbars, In this 4 constant source “hen the scenery, Every bit of it ley, of the Tenderioin station, arrived @t the Gilsey House on a riot call the corridors were in a state of siege, Sheriff Punches Doctor. Dr, Knowlton had been drinking at the bar with a friend. Fred Kavanagh, Sheriff of Saratoga County, was also in the cafe. According to the hotel people ning back to the East River. The root and walls were covered with caked sul- phur, and when the wind was right the aroma from the factory made everybody for miles around think that Hunter's Point had moved down the river, Explosions were of frequent ocour- the Sheriff was annoyed by having the| tee; in fact, they caused little com- ,physician unceremoniously join his| Ment in the neighborhood. Because no party, ‘‘Butting-in” Js not manners {n| !nsurgnce could be obtained the come pany maintained its own fire depart+ ment, manned by employees, and they ajways managed to subdue any blase following ‘an explosion until to-day, Work of Great Peril. Saratoga County, so Kavanagh swung on each of the physician's eyes, Before Dr, Knowlton finished his involuntary astronomical researches the Sheriff had left the bar, In the Jefferson Market Court to-day the prisoner gave a different version of the story. He ead: “Your Honor, a perfeot stranger tried to butt in on my conversation with a friend. I remonstrated with him, whereupon he punched me on eyes." both, eyes, The physlolan proved this statement by removing his glasses and exhibiting two navy blue frames on each side of hls nove, Fined and Put. Under Bonds, Continuing his story the prisoner sald that after the stars had returned to the firmament he went out and got his gun, Arriving back at the hotel he had hunted for the stranger, Waving his automatic rapid firer he had trek- ked about the lobby oalling for the sheriff, In elghteen seconds or less the broad hallway was empty, He went- into the bar, where everybody @ucked, ‘Then: the policeman entered and gathered in the man and the gun, ‘Man hunting don't. go on Broad. Way,” said Magistrate Flammer, ‘and I will fine you $20-$10 for having the Weapon in your possession, and $10 for flourishing It.” Dr, Knowlton, who is said to have recently inherited a for- tune, promptly paid the fine and start- @d to leave the police court, Before he got out of the door Special Policeman Tucker, of the Gilsey House, burried up to the bench and asked that the doctor be put under bonds to keep the peace, Tucker said that the hotel management objected to having Dr, Knowlton around, as his eccentric con- There were between fifty and sixty | © men at work in the place, most of) 4, them in the rear, where the first hand- | ception from lighters and barges, was accomplished, There is great danger in the process of grinding and. assem: bling the stuff, but the men employed in the place had grown accustomed to the peril and paid no attention to it, No one can be found who can tell the cause of the first explosion, It oa curred on the second floor and blew out part of a side wall, Then followed two others, the west wall dropping into the East River and allowing part of the roof to fall in, Every man in the rear end of the bullding was krocked down and ten or twelve were rendered insensible, The explosion caused a panic which made the factory tre department useless. Bome of the men jumped from the windows into the icy streets, sustain- Ing slight injuries, Others remained be- hind to carry out their helpless fellows, No Blaze, Much Smoke, A policeman near the factory turned in an alarm and tho first firemen to arrive followed it with a second alarm, There was no blaze apparent, but the clouds of smoke were almost solid, Bcaling ladders were run up to the win- dows and firemen went on an explora- tion tour of the bullding looking for dis- abled men, By this time the fire had gained con- slderable headway and some of the in- sensible workmen were threatened with or whioh it Ing of the crude sulphur, after its re-| acenery hanging up In files, too, is a Nd; rd you know It ta very easy ple to should as many a4 sixteen seats in each row between alsles. It should be amended to make the limit six seats, There are other radical changes to be made be- fore the danger of a repetition In New York of the Iroquois Theatre horror In Chicago, I am told that the stairways ‘rom the second floor of the Casino 'Theatra were constructed of, wood stend of steel and fireproof brick, ig to discover and do away with abuses of this kind that I am having a thor- CHAMBERLAIN British Leader Declares & Dis- whould be treated with a fire-proofing Preparation and kept treated with It, 80 that the flames could not feed upon them, The asbestos curtain, about which there is so much talk, is in my opine Jon practically useless as a fire shield. Any big burst of flume from the rear of the stage i# more than likely to cause the average asbestos curtain to fall to pieces, there being Insufficient wtrength in the fibre to withstand such an onalaught, even if the curtain would not burn, Other Sources of Danger. “Another source of danger in thea- tres Hes in the fact that Immediately beneath the auditoriums and stages of a majority of them are big, barn- Uke rooms thea with scenery out of use, flimsy furniture, properties, éte., that would blaze up like tinder at the comtact with fre and inte {s dangerous for the theatre| yenture with a light ex- the greatest caution, The Mehtost mployees opt. with as once on fire It furance, for peo- menace, becomes a roaring to death in furnaces, a defect in the code which remedied, It now permits in- It ugh inspection made,’’ GIVES HIS DEFI solution of Parliament Has No Terrors for Him—Willing to Trust the Workingmen. LONDON, Feb, 16—Joseph Chamber- Incineration, All were rescued, how- ever, although many firemen and fac- tory hands were rendered helpless by the smoke In the operation, duct with guns spolled custom, The Qourt ordered the physician to be brought back, and he was held under $500 bonds to keep the peace for six months, He furnished the bond, CONTEST WOMAN'S WILL | Jones, {het helt condition was serious, LEAVING DOCTOR $50,000, |r Section nea’ be erature: Hast: Tt was found that six men were 80 badly burned about thelr heads and Pitals, The surgeons divided forces, Melatives of Fannie McGayico Will Attempt to Prove She Was On the ground of Insanity Mrs. Adele Timpson and a dozen other cousins are disputing the will of Fannie MeGavie, who committed suicide jn February last by cutting the arterles in her wrists with a pair of scissors In St, (Luke's Hospital, The testatrix left her $50,000 estate to her physician, Dr, Charles Medding, of No, 157 West One Hundred and Twenty-third street. The contest was called to trial before Sur- rogate Fitzgerald today, “Fannie McGavie was imbued with the exalted delusion that It was her mlis- sion to unite the Jows and The Gentiles," said Mr. Stecklay, ‘She believed she had accomplished this divinely imposed mis- sion by the purchase of a certain plece, of silver plate from u Jewess, She had been a patient in to or three sanitar- dums, the Inst one being at Falkirk, N. ¥,, to which she was taken a vol- some carrying the alx seriously injured to the hospitals, the others remaining on the ground to attend to those alghtly hurt and to the firemen who were dropping out of the. fire-fighting line, overcome by the vapors, Williamaburg Stifled,, The fire was punctuated by a serles of small explosions, each of which was followed by a puff of thick yellow smoke, The smoke hung close to the ground and drifted off to the eastward, gradually working Into the mercantile and residential districts of Willlams- burg, It seeped through every opening, | filled dwellings and stores and caused {coughing and eneezing and tears, ‘Dhe blaze worked through the factory for two hours before the firemen got it under control, Lawrence Smith, of No, 143 Bedford avenue, and Michael Whal- en, of No, 89 Sanford street, employees, were palnfully biistered while trying to | Protect the machinery, unitary patient In 1902 by Dr, Medding, | ‘and we claim that she was Insane, “We shall show also that Miss Mc- Gavic made a trust deed of all she possessed to Dr, Medding the day before this alioged will was executed, her prop= erty by the trust deed to go to the phys.) tolan on her death, Miss MeGavic had just inherited about $50,000, $30,000 of It In stock in the We: chesier County bank, from her father, rt " she came to New York from to live, five or six years ago, —— DANIEL DE LEON, TO LECTURE, Daniel De Leon will lecture next Fri- habtan avenue and Varet street, Brook- second story of the series, will appear j an Piece OF the Prosperity of Bonet Saturday's Evening World, [SHERLOCK HOLMES, The officers of the Scholes concern ; Were reluctant to give any Information | 8 to the explosion, Some of the mea | Said that the first explosion was jn a largo reduction tank and that the con-|¢ cussion caused the explosion of two) Ml question, other tanks on the third floor, ‘The nn could not estimate the damag: ich 18 probably heavy, as a great deal of manufacturers’ sulphur was de- stroyed, a. Of course you're reading “The Return | of Sherlock Holmes," \ menetously, came the better, that the Government would not aban- don {ts trust simply because the oppo- sition wanted office. lution were a ‘'fantastle pretense," The réal object of the judged amendment" was to create dis- gsension on the ministerial alde, There was no difference between the Premier und himself regarding the need ju nor iY not seized Jain, the former Colonial Secretary, had ‘a full house when he arose to address the House of Commons thie afternoon on the flacal amendment to the address tn reply to the speech from the throne proposed by Mr, Asquith (Liberal) yeas terday, A dissolution of Parliament had no terrors for him, he sald, He was quite content to trust his political fortunes to the workingmen, who for thirty years had placed thelr confidence in him 60 In his opinion the sooner a dissolution He hoped, however, Mr, Chamberlain declared the opposl- tlon’s contentions in regand to a disso- “foolish and Ill- He had never said free trade ought to be abandoned, but that the policy of free Imports ought to be reformed as {t stood In the way of freer trade, | SDA’ HAD TO ACTIN Roosevelt Tells the Senate That Under” the ‘Monroe Doctrine We Are Compellod to Collect’ Debts Under Protocol, WASHINGTON, Feb, 16:—The message from the President tranamitting to the Benate a proiocd) of an agrebment be- tween the United Stated and the Do- miniean Government, providing for the colleésion and’ d'ebursement United Biates of the customs revenues of the 17 esha bare was to-day offered made oublic, together with ihe vrptocol, a letter from Jobin Bi Roam, @, formerly Assistant Secretary of , | Batlal: which wave A itaters ent rorarding the Hl award of the o isgion which settled the clore of the San Domingo fie ment Company, The Senate went Into exocutive ‘ses- ston immediately atter morning bual- ees, at which time ‘this action was ‘w largely a divousson oft duties of the United States under the Monroe doctrine, and the the protocol affords & practical lest of | u ii the. L id epverament In maintaining the doc- rine. mingo | worse for been contracted the Republlo to pay, hav fetit Cause of the non-payment of debts due thelr oltizens an only way they could ever Guarantee of payment would be by ne- quisition of territor: of ‘the customs affalrs of the republic, who carte f 8 by the} tl te te fact ‘that itis incompatihe wit) national sally. fo refuge to’ all nm ident that this propose ‘to take any part of San Re mingo, or to exercise any other control over the Island to Its financial tlon with the Hi? he Serntp. he lahat rewident rays he efficiency of t United States have been growing steadily any bots and debis ha D beyond the power of Certafn forelgn countries, he says, themiilves aggrieved be- have felt that the or taking charge Tt te pointed out by the President that the Monroe doctrine would pro-| 4, hibit ay In, foreign government and he says that ‘those by this doctring mast fovent with the topping prea in responsibilities alon, confers. He says further: juatification for the United ne cule burden and dneurring 'y 18 to be found tn the Inter+ lor the United States low other powers to take 8 ot Fe disposal of Haima of their greditors to so Ituelf to take, any 8. olal polnt Is made by the Pres. Government does not his res} save what i necesasry AehabiNta sion in connec: collection of revenue, part Was ts Jand was read th fell tot In beginning his message the Presl-| | dent says that conditions in Ban Di get any! from | ol which wil be turned over to thd Government to meet the necessary ex- Denge of rumning It, and part of which Will be distributed pro rata among the creditors of the renubiie upon a basis of absolute equity. Disevseing the course aggrieved na- ns may take against A Ine, the President says ny notion may be taken which ‘doad | | not take the shape of erence with | | thelr forin @f government or of the e- | | spollment of thelr territoyy under any disguise.” But, ehort of this, when tho question | Is one of a claim, the only way which remains finaly to colleat it le a blockade or bombardment or the selz- ure of the custom-housem and this} means, as has been ei!d above, w Is in effect a possession, oven thouvh only a tempor The United States then becomes a party In Interest, becavse under the Monroe doctrine It cannot: see any European power solze and permanently cecupy the territory of one of these re- | publics; and yet such selgure of terrl- tory, disguised or undiagulsed, may eventually offer the only way in which the power In Auegtah ean. collect any debts unless there is Interference on the part of the United States, pubic lel sii REMEMBER THIS! “The Adventure of the Norwood Butlder,"" second story of the’ great gerles, "The Retum of @herlock Holmes," will appear in next Saturday's Evening Wonld, Feb, 18, , Kazaks, 42575 inches. Shirvans, 72x38 inch, Karas, 36x52 inch Karas, 32x48 inch... Anatolians, 65x36 Inch. ; New Figured Foulard Silks. A large variety of desiges, suitable for Spring cos. Qumes; 20 Inches WIdt,..s0++s+ssetenweree seven Ve Ve 86ST. & 5% AVE, OFFER Radical Reductions in Antique Rugs, ° formerly $19.95 formerly $19,95 $15.00 os $10.50 st $7.50 39c SUNDAY WORLD WANTS WORK MONDAY MORNING WONDERS, ” a ut hi Now EM hese Our Mid-Winter Sale of Furniture and Kindred Lines of Merchandise. We are prepared to execute, Dinner, Evening and broidered batiste. ented Prench modiste, standard—there is norte better, suitable for early Spring wear and Hats and Toques. Spring and Summer ideas have Neckwear section, The displays, new settes, Sir Raleigh Collars, Yokes, $6.50 to $10.50, CaCh. ...seeeeeee At 24c. Each From 97¢ to Cotton Neckwear, Ma'n Floor. At 24c—Printed Voiles, eer ene ear sonia new, very fine quality, very desirable for entire dresses; shown in various combinations of checks and figures; also various size checks, dots and fig- ures, At 39c—Irish Dress our own Importation Linens, pur Belfast; pure linen, 36 inches wide; shown in natural linen, ecru, two shades of pale blue, two of navy, two of cadet, heliotrope, pink, silver, slate, reseda, red and lack; actual value 55c, a yard. At 19c—TaffetaChecks, a mercerized fabric that comes from abroad; shown in combinations of white with black, lavender, pink, ox- blood, reseda, navy, brown and pale blue; mercerized In the yarn; a supe- rior quality and 3 inches wider than the cloth advertised by others at 25c, a yard, of reform of the present policy, and their only differences were in regard to holding a colonial conference—differ- ences of method, not of principle, Continulng Mr, Chamberlain ridiculed that It was the opposition's contention necessary to septle the question t of the effect of the fiscal agi trade pointing out dation of the that trade v A vo COUNT) 180 tL pavy 1 be Remember, “The | day at 8 P, M, at Capitol Hall, Man- {Adventur of the Norwood Bullder,"’ | out roc SALONS W mocal treatment, and he d Neve that the Bridsh would re- fers of their own jt en t oppantunity which i { never recur, Te) ject Phe PE EA Sb a athe yh ATUL belie sco ise | Special—King William Pinochle and “Cricket!’ Full Decks, red, blue ant green BACKS seereesssevee +106 “Harts” Crown Playing Cards; blue, green and, brown backs, in ed designs, a 13 “Apollo” Playing Gards; red and blue backs, assorted designs, plain edges, 18¢,; gold edges + 236 “Bicycle’ Playing Cards; red ani blue backs, various designs, 19¢ “Golumbia’’ Whist Plaving Cards, | French size, red and blue backs, assort- | ed designs... “ Congres Playing Cards, gold edges, fancy backs In over 25 different design Pinochle Playing Cards, red and blue backs teeewes conse ZIG Pinochle Playing Gards, French size, red and blue D&CkS.,...se0000+eendIC | Heli Playing Cards, fancy back red,} sort. 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Novelties in Women’s Neckwear, tat at short notice, orders for Calling Gowns and° Tailor-Made Suits. ‘ Now on display are some very pretty models in crepe de Chitie, flowered organdy and em- for service at Southern resorts, ousted Winter lines entirely in this in every feature, introduce Chemi- Blouse Fronts, Stocks and ‘Turn- over Collar—many with Cuffs to match, In the showing of “man- nish” Neckwear are many advance styles in tailor-made effects, For Special Selling We Offer:— Large Circular Lace Collars, with tab ends, hand-made; he Fine Lawn Stocks, with lace and embroidery, each, .79¢, to $1.34 Chemisettes of fine tucked lawn with Val. lace and embroid- ery; Collar and Cuff Sets; Linen and Lawn Stocks, Embroidered Stock Collars, finished with French knots in silk rib- bon of corresponding shades, CACH..+:ssseeeessererererreny ss 40C 29-Wonderfully varied assortments of Fancy Wash Fabrics for Special Selling Basement. At 5c—-Dress Ginghams In solid colors, checks and seersucktr stripes; all fast colors; usually sells at 10c, a yard, but as this lot is made up of 40 to 30 yard lengths, the price is halved, At 12c—Dotted Swiss a dainty fabric for en- Mustin, tire gowns; white and tinted grounds, printed with dots, figures and floral effects, At 14c — Embroidered now very popular; we show Volle, over fifty distinct combl- nations, At 39c—Clearance of 250 Pieces of Dress Goods—Nohairs, Voiles, Eta- mms mines, Tweeds, Chev- jot Suitings and Shepherd Checks; regular prices ranged from 49c, to 79c. a yard, Playing Cards and Games. 5th Floor. Duplicate Whist Sets, without cards; “Pains” or “U, S." 8-trays, $2.99; 12+ trays, $3.99; 16-trays.....0001 +. $4.99 Bridge Whist Sets, in imitation leather cases, containing two decks of cards and score pads and pencils, $1.39, $2.0B ANd ce seseeevrevesseeeee $2189 Unfilled Poker Cases, filled cases, $5.23 to. Bridge Whist Score Pads, 14¢,,18¢, 23c, and, we 2de Point Euchre Tallies, dozen,.,...17¢ Fancy Luchre or Whist Tallies, each fe, and, . Flinch.. Sherlock Holmes, Mrs. Wiggs... Busts and Trusts,,, Parcheesi..,.,.86c Crokinole, Checkers, 18¢, to,,, Combination Game to 7 P blue flower effects, cach. ,.seeeeee 96 Bway at 6th Av Men’s Shirts, let FL, 84th St, Stock-righting in this section, and the prices tell the story:— High class Colored Shirts of import- ed madras and percale, stiff or pleated bosoms;— $2.24 Shirts at $1.44 $1.44 Shirts at 4c, 94c, Shirts at 78s, High class Colored Bosom Shirts, in large sizes, 16% to 18; regularly 94c, and $1.24, clearance price, White Dress Shirts, su! soms, open front and back, varlous Sleeve lengths; $1.00 values at,,..68c PAJAMAS—Made of sot, fleecy do~ met flannel; regularly 94c, each, sale price... +0686 NECK WEAR—French’ Four-in-hands, 2% inches wide, handsome colorings; regular price 44c., now 24¢ We offer, at $2.59 each, a collection of about 75 Terry Bath Robes—worth double, Boys’ and Youths’ Clothing. 2d Fi, At $2.49 — suys' NoRFOLK SUITS, of navy blue and mixed cheviots,with regulation knee trousers; also in double-breasted two « plece style, made of mixed cheviots; si: to t $6.9 about 150 Suits in al At $6.96_yourHs ALL Woo. 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White Vests for evening wear, rnade of pique, mercerized fal $2.49 to Spring Styles.in Men’s Hats Now on Display. sates ae fe new bogs real e highs arr mi emost, 0" laneoush; i alsplays made by specialty Haters Mert Wi f igate will find that our Hats and those shown by thé'coats lined with . y wil irae ws ty Hatters are exactly alike, barring.a difference of names in the hand and a difference of dollars and cents in prices, | Our Prices:...,. $1.88 §: Elsewhere,...., $2.50 Children’s and Misses’ C ' and Suits. ‘i Girls' Reefers, made of tan covert and blue chevlot, intald collar of stitched velvet; loose with straj Sizes 6 to 14 years, at, saad Girls’ Double-breasted Box Reefers, made of tan covert and blue cheviot, collar and cuffs of silk in ‘con- trasting colors; lined ‘with silk; sizes 6 to 14 YCATS, Abs ssevsseiesse ss 6B,96 Misses’ Fitted Jackets, made of tan covert and black cheviot; fly front, Mined with satin; sizes 44, 16 and 48 VERS, At, mpsowesesssressrcerss $7090 Misses’ Semi-fitted Jackets, 27. Inches long, made of tan covert and black cheviot, finished with self-strapping, lined with ‘silk; sizes 44; 16 and 18 YOATS, Mtr icseeereneeoesens BL 96 Girls’ Full-length Coats, made of heavy blue’ cheviot, double-breasted style, pleated back finlshed with strap; sizes 6 to 12 years; ‘reduced from BION COs ser eccisseeeererens $BDO Girls’ Military Capes, made of navy blue cheviot, finished with hood and roll collar, lined with red flannel; sizes 6 to 14 years, Girls’ Half-Length Coats, made of blue frieze, finishéd with embroidered émblem and gilt buttons on sleeve; IIned with: red flannel; ‘sizes 4 to 12 years; reduced from $10.96 to.. $7.81 Girls’ Half-Length. Coats, made of plain cheviots and mixed tweeds, with embroldered emblem on sleeves, lined with flannel; sizes 6 to 12 years; re- duced from $14,96 to.......065 $9.96 Girls’ Guimpe Dresses, made” of white poplinette, fancy bertha trimmed with braid; full puff sleeves; kilted skirt, finished with deep hem; sizes 4) $2.96 | to 14 years,...... Children’s Dresses--Spring Styles} 24. cashmeres in biue or red, with yoke of plaid silk and fancy braid, tinished with fancy brald trimmed bertha; collar, cuffs and belt also sizes 4 to 14 years, > -—One- piece Dresses, ] At $3.74 mide of novelty piaids, in biue, $6.67] , _|n the section devoted to apparel for the little miss Spring Gat ments hold sWay—and it is the most important collection we have shown this early in the season, Mothers are invited to inspect the: displays—particularly the showing of Dresses :— —High Neck Dresses, t $I. Vinade of goodquality , trimmed with braid; goved skirt, lined; | on : Girls’ Two-piece Dresses, biol style, made of: ~ pina double-breasted pleated ‘Nove, rolling collar and. silk tle; kilt. finished with deep hem) sizes 6 years one BOT Girls’. Two-p! Russian ‘Blouse Dresses, made of white linen, w white pique rolling collar and white pearl buttons and linen skirt, finished with deep hem; $1 to 14 years... 3 linen, 8 Girls’ Two-plece good quality white waist, trimmed with sot embroidered emblem on sleeve: front; new model sleeve; kilt’ finished with deep hem; sizes 6 years, . Junior a made. goad quality plain Pasa sailor collar, trimmed with » str chambray and soutache braid; » model trimmed sleeve with high ¢ embroidered emblem on shi V self material; gore flare bern with fold of striped cham deep hems sizes 12, 44, 16 Mlntitirecgy bial \ ain blue an : Iny collar, wristbands trioumed (Wi folds of white lawn, embrold ( blem on shield, sailor collar: sleeves; kilted skirt finished with: hem; sizes 12, 14, 16 and 4! ; Junior Two-piece Sults, mad white organdie, waist trimmed fine tucks and Valenciennes lace tlon, ribbon and fancy lace tt bertha; full sleeves, with severak of lace Insertion and tucked cuffs; bon elt, gored skirt with flounce; sizes 12 to 18 years... $ B'way. a il —Two-plece: § Russian At $6.24 ] : blue serge; blouse Tie ated, a with gilt buttons and fancy sill sleeves with trimmed wristband; Skirt; sizes 6 to 14 years, [At $8.96 | —Two-plece Ruse slan Blouse Dresses, ‘ouble. breasted blouse, in blue and green fancy mixtures; brown and green: pleated waists trimmed trimmed with straps of self matertal, with plain cloth. gilt but ons and sou- tache biaid; full sleeve with trimmed cuff; kilt ski to 14 years, Suits in blue chev. fot; cuffs, standing and large sallor co'lars trimmed with braid emblem and shield on sleeve; kilt ; entire dress lined; sizes 4) '—New model Sailor | 610.14 years. fancy braid and pearl buttons; white #9 linen roll collar, silk tle; kilt skirt; sizes | 6 to 12 years, ae | —White Brillignting #4 [At $10.90 | sits pointed yok effect, cults lar braid trimmed; emblem on silk tle; kilt skirt with deep hem;