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| ; Africa and there for the night of Dec. 27 Thrown From Her Bed. jog,” “said M Hurford to-da thrown rom my bed to t Moor of Tmy room, The hotel rocked and] ereaked like « ship at sea. I knew at once that we w passing through an earthquake. Fortunately my baggage was not unpacked. I caught up a travelling bag and m ¢ es and rushed out to the street in front of the hotel. There I was joined a moment ,by my father and Mr. Moeller. So far ‘the street. dust, and the MER N GR ie IN EARHOUME. TLS SK” Miss Hurford, Who Arrived To-day, Describes How She Was Thrown From Bed "SAW MANY HO With Her Father and Charles ., Moeller, of Brooklyn, She Hurried From Italy. | The first earthquake York Repub! Jan, 1 Dis daugiite Charles M Hurford Medite tending of Palmt and put up at the as we know no ona was killed in the] hotel, but several were injured. | “The quaking and rocking continued | after we had gained the open air. It is | an awful sengation—impossible to de scribe—to feel the earth writhing and | heaving under your feet, Bulldings| were being shaken down like children’s | houses of blocks all around us, Huge pleces of stone from upper floors and | cornices of buildings were crashing !nto | The air was black with ound of wild cries and shrieks w: itying, “We had read of earthquakes and we| knew that we ought to get to some open space where we would be out of danger| from falling buildings, Remembering that there was a saqvare or park close | to the hotel, we made for it and found | St crowded with pe: | “Many of the un ates were en-| tirely ie None was fully dressed, | The of Italian lamentations and| prayers waa overwhelming. Quake Victims in Rain. "A drenching rain set in, meantime had nd In the | clothed ourselves * made our was hi thelr load ed us of all | n engaging 69 Italians aN ther parsage 23d St., West Meccan, SPECIALS FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY $25,00 to $45.00 \| TAILORED SUITS 5.00 10 15.00 {- ing many of the season's most popular mi either fabrics. No Alterations, Broken assortment inclu ne plain or $18.00 to $ Tafieta, Foulard and | Broadcloth Dresses | imber 9.50 | TWENTY.THIRD ST, WEST, |) (Near Fifth Avenue) | only a limited in this lot, t close at So Justice Davin Or )USES FALL. | \* OI FOr tiet c9 ror arene nt ar epee - ALD, ie - DEVINE MISSING. When Cao ds Cntled ta Court > CAROLINE IS 8 YEARS OLD. ys Her Father to Pay 8 Week ler Support eo wut eh WHISKEY FOR COLDS of | The increased use of whiskey for colds causing considerable discussion a | ihe medical fraternity, It 1s an almost infallible cure when mixed with ‘ other ingredients and taken properly: following formula is wonderfully effective Mix two ounces of glycerine with eight wes of good whiskey and add one-halt ounce of Concentrated pine compound, Take nd Caro- | teaspoonful or a tableapoontul every four are old, | Bours Ppeitew ‘Any good druggist can supply these in- Weredvantutandkr hmebartiaieletiessee it can be mixed at home Concentrated pine is a special pine prod- t refined for medical use, and comes only in halt ounce bottles eS otin screw-top case, wh from $3 to $5 ch inclosed in & is air-tight, to retain all the original atrength of the fluid, but be sure it is labelled “Concentrated father Annual Furmture Sale continues for the balance of this week, at reductions on every piece of Furniture of 25% t0 5.0% Off Our Regular Prices Bedroom Furniture {n Walnut, Mahogany and Oak Bureaus Flighboys Chiffonters Cheval Glasses Toilet Tables Bachelor Wardrobes Wood and Brass Bedsteads Parlor and Library Furniture Sofas Arm Chatys Rockers piece Sutts Upholstered Suits and Davenports Howard Chairs Book Cases Fireside Desks Reading “ Tables a Dining Room Furniture Sideboards Dining Tables China Closets Serving Tables Fancy Furniture Cabinets Tea Tables Cellarettes Tea Wagons Muffin Stands and Novelty Tea Trays Music Cabinets Card Tables Writing Desks Fancy Mirrors oile,, fon Mission Furniture Lord & Taylor Broadway and 2oth St.; sth Ave.; roth St B. Altman & Co. A SPECIAL SALE WILL BE HELD TO-MORROW (FRIDAY), AND SATURDAY, JAN, 15th & 16th, OF MEN'S PAJAMAS, NIGHT SHIRTS, HOSIERY AND UNDERWEAR AT GREATLY BELOW USUAL _ PRICES, MEN'S IMPORTED MADRAS PAJAMAS $2.00 PER SUIT MEN‘: MERCERIZED COTTON PAJAMAS — [,35 PER SUIT MEN'S COITON NIGHT SHIRTS 53c, & $1.00 EACH MEN'S PLAIN COLORED LISLE THREAD HALF-HOSE INCLUDING BLACK, TAN AND NAV AT 23c. PER PAIR O MEN'S WINTER-WEIGHT WOOL. UNDERWEAR \T REDUCED PRICES, 34th Street, 35th Street and Sth Avenuel’ \Heged Swiutier Palle to Appear _—— PH, Macy & Cavs Attractions Are Thetr Low Prices, Macys = way at 6th Ay. 4th to 35th Se Fine Clothing, Including | Men’s $22.50 Overcoats at $14.75 Fitth Floor, It the weather during December had been reasonably cold, there would be no price-squeezes in January. The manufacturer Overcoats to sell at $22.50° best. These Overcoats are the results of his efforts. $14.75, lhe lot includes: finished Worsted Overcoats, Velour Overcoats, 48 inches long ; than $22.50; choice es are here. Not one is worth less Other big valu Fifth Floor. These Trousers are made of pure worsted in stripes—broad and narrow effects. They are well tailore *3.25 Clearance Sale of Women’s Collars Main Pioor, A lot of Frenchand Madeira Hand-Embroidered Linen Collars, including many very pretty styles showing dainty patterns in the embroidering; sizes 12 to 14. Were 98c to $1.84 each Now 59c, 89c, 98c and $1.19 each ot the week. have been paying $5.00 tor elsewhere. Our $2.49 Silk Umbrellas at $1.89 Main Floor. Umbrellas for men and women, all-silk covers, taped edge, Paragon frame, eight ribs, natural boxwood and furze handles. * $1.00 Umbrellas at 69c Men's and women’s sizes, American gloria cloth covers—very durable, tape ea wood and fancy handles. Finer qualities up to Martin's English “Umbrellas from $9.74 up to $24.74. Umbrellas for Children 49c fot a strong Umbrella—20, 22 or 24 Inches, natural wood and fancy handles. 74c for Children’s Umbrellas—20, 22 or 24 inches, American taf- feta covers; Dresden, horn and natural wood handles. tao Lace Curtains at Lowered Prices Third Floor Glance at your windows. Are they bare of the light- ening and brightening effect of Lace Curtains? If Curtains do sway from them, are they stringy and yellow and worn? In either case, you need nw ones, Fresh, filmy, dainty, cheery Lace Curtains that will add grace to your home, without and within, Here they are with the price- -barrier removed. Novelty Braided and Marie Antoinette Lace Curtains —new and pretty designs, mounted on the best French cable net. $4.00 Quality $6.00 Quality Regular $7.00 Quality Regular $9,00 Quality at $7.49 pair. Regular $10.50 Quality at $8,24 pair. Regular $12.00 Quality at $9.74 pair. Novelty Bonne Femme Curtains, in white or Arab at $2.89 pair. at $4.39 pair. at $5.69 pair. Regular Regular tint. Regular $5.75 Quality at $4.49 pair. Regular $7.50 Quality at $5,69 pair. Regular $9.00 Quality at $7.24 pair. Renaissance Bonne Femme Curtains, elaborate pat- | terns enhanced with deep valance. Regular $5.00 Quelity at $3.74 pair. Regular $6.75 Quality at $4.96 pair. $7.25 Quality at $5.74 pair. 8.50 Quality at $6.74 pair. Imported Colored Madras, Graceful designs in clear, (ypev=s strong colors. Nothing for the money adds so much @B&> prettiness to a room as the fresh charm of these Madrases —45 and 50 inches wide. ular Prices 80c to $1.25 yard Choice at $9, 69c and 89c a yard. Estimates submitted for Draperies, Window Shades and Slip Covers. Furniture re-upholstered equal to new at moderate prices End o’ the Week Candy Specials Regular Regular At 17c a pound—> Neele assorted flavors— At 49c a pound—( 1007 nilla, orange or assorted == flavor ¢, our regular price 59¢. gathered the finest. materials that could possibly be put into He knew that his products would come in competition with the products of other manufacturers, and self-interest spurred him on to do his A late Winter crushed the maker's late hopes, and the Overcoats that were to be quick sellers at $22.50 will be sold at Blick Kersey Overcoats, 40 inches long; Black Un- 46 and 52 inches long; Fine Gray and Bro n and a large variety of Overcoats, inches long, made ot handsome tabries and representing the latest ries The Higher the Price the Greater the Saving. fe brown and fancy colored wear, sizes 30 to 52 waist measure; worth up to $7.50, special at $4.25. will command some unusually attractive values in Men's Trousers here the balance The fabrics, patterns, colors and workmanship are the same you The Sale of Men’s Cluett, Peabody & Co.'s $1.50 to $2.50 Shirts at $1,.04—and Men’s Collars, six for 46c, worth two-for-a-quarter — is still under way. $14.75 $4.25 for Men’s Trousers Worth Up to $7.50 yacrs Suitable for dress or business Having Purchases Charged to Deposit . Accounts, —= yaces R. H. Macy & Co's Attractions Are Thelr Low Prices, ) i} Ty B'way at 6th Ay, 44th to 35th St, Men’s and Women’s Furs for Motoring—Reduced Fourth Floor, The weather's ripe for these goods. That's why these sweeping reductions are most welcome, ‘They are made in the “nick of time.” Men's Dark Raccoon Coats, very choice, former price $209.00 to $224.00, now... $98.75 to $124.00 Men's Dogskin Coats, former price $16.74 to $39.74, now, $12.74 to $26.74 Price $29.74 to $49.74, now $23.74 to $42.74 Men's Calfskin Coate, former Men's Raccoon Coats, former price $48.74 to $84.78, now, $36.74 to $74.75 Women's Fur Coats, jor ce $27.74 to $80.75, now $24.74 to 874,75 . $16.74 to $59.75 $8.96 to $19.74 $1.49 t, $14.74 Fur Robes, Fur Gloves, fori po ccaed Shoes Women’s, Se nor per than other stores, ot Rubbe TS 1s Stumped on the bottom of the sol second aay as we do for the fal qualit harge as much tor Deposit any sum that suits your convenience. Make purchases in the usual way, and ha them “charged” in the usual way—to the money you have on deposit. You have ALL the CONVENIENCES ot an ordinary charge account at a credit store—you have EVERY ECONOMY Macy’s STRICTEST CASH SYSTEM affords, and, in ad- dition, you get 4 per cent. IN- TEREST on your daily balance, compounded every three months. Only Deposits intended for pur chasing purposes are invited. We do no Banking business. Re Blankets sanu Heavy Berkshire Woo! Blan- kets, gray, with fancy borders; for full-sized $3.24 a pair. White Berkshire kets, very cl colored beds, Wool B woven lg Feece Blankets, with fight ‘shaded borders and durable binding; very soft fle for full-sized beds, $1.56 4 pair r 1 Extra Heavy — Cotto-filled Comforters, covered on both sides 1 figured silkoline, fancy s d; size 70x78; reg ularly $1.59; special 31.29 each Extra Fleece Blankets, very closely woven with a sli ght im- Perfection in the weave; regu- larly $1.98; special $1.14 pair. Baby Blankets, figured th windmill design; very soft {i and durable edge; size 36 le each Ruffled Cr: comforters, fancy sith ¢ top and f colored back; size 36x48; each Higher priced Blankets that are relatively as great values, Ae eee Stationery Specials Main Floor. Whiting’s Fine Writing Paper. “Whiting’s"—no use adding an- other word when that name qualifies stationery. A variety of styles in decor- ated quire boxes usual price 24¢ to 31c; spec 17c, 19¢ for Irish n Cabinets, containing sixty sheets and sixty envelopes. 24c tor Decorated Quire Boxes of dai hemstitched paper. 49c for Cabinet Batiste Bond Paper, one hundred sheets and eighty envelopes. 54¢ for Cabinet Vellum-fin- ishéd Paper, two hundred sheets and one hundred and fifty envelopes. Macy’s for A late Winter! now the store is full of them. Storm King Boots- 9, Lieys, $3.29; Youths’, $2.59; a $3.49, 19; Children’s, $1.68 Arctic! , $2.09; Youths’, $1.98. Arctics ; Misses’, sizes 44 to 2, $1.59 ee ; Misses’, sizes {1 to 2, Guimpe ses, pink, blue, n; full pleated skirt; Tr rose, years, $2. 75 Gingham Dresses at $1.96—Dulch Neck Ging- an Dresses, in an and brown, effectively trimmed +0 to 14 years, $2.75 Lawn Dresses at $1.96—S ————_—_— i. trimmed with by Pretty shades of blue, with embroidery ; pink elbow sleey eer White Lawn Dr Homade and dai trimmed; full skirt; 6 to 14 years, $8.94 and $9.94 Coats at $4.96 and $5,.74—Tailored eee Coats of ; full all-wool in and medium cole to 16 years $14.00 Gites Cloth Coats at $9.74 —C EC eats ighout; cal Cloth : very full y satin; 6 to 14 ; elegantly lined with $28, 00 Caracal Cloth Coats at $18,74—(aracal Cloth SS Coats, of ims Ported materials; full length and beautifully lined; £4 to I NAb -_eeo “Community” Silver... +=: Some people c. fford Sterling Silver Tableware; many othe te for ordinary use. er has achieved ir designs, known as duis NVI" AL four era less ¢ ns why “C and bright t durability of “¢ gray community” Silver have litte “But it's plated,” you say, Yes, it is plated, piece is guaranteed to wear twenty- five years. be a long term tor solid sitver to e you from the Sterling—if you do du \ I ‘you'll tind our values the best 1 care for Tableware that is 2 and refined, representing those qualities that “Community” Silver will please Wil more than please you. They’ It delight you, I le elegance,” 3 nd the price For example: Tea Spe set of tix, $1.74, Dessert Spoons, set of six, $3 1s ble Spoons, set of six, Ae ; Spoons, set of six, $3. Spoons, set of six, $2. 48. ks, set of six, $3.47, orks, set of six, $2.44 Cream Forks, set of six, $2.74, \d Forks, set of six, $3.74. eads, set of six, $3.12, ves, Set of six, $5.07, Spoons, 69¢ each Spoons, 81.42 each. Sugar ervers, $1.78 each Cream Ladles, 94¢ each Gravy Ladles, $1.24 each Oyster Ladles, $2.71 each. Soup Ladles, $3.84 each, Sugar Tongs, 98¢ each, Salad Sets, $3.49 each Fish Sets, $5.08 each Cold Weather Goods Dessert Kn Dinner Knives, set of six, $5.24. Do you know what that means—the effect it has upon prices of commodities that von must buy even if freezing weather is limited to only a few weeks out of the calendar Winter ? Manufacturers can't afford to harbor Winter products later than the middle of December, stock rooms must be cleared tor Spring goods balances, their surplusages, at underprices. Here's a half glance. Their This gives us our chance, We secure the unsold That's how many of the great Macy values are realized, Just Boys’ $4.30 Cheviot and Cassimere Knickerbocker Suits at $2.95; others worth $6.00 at $3.96; Boys $5.00 Overcoats at $2.97; $10.50 at $7.49, Martin's Patented Folding Adj Be dy) s’ Reefers and Russian Overcoats worth $8.00 at $4.96, others worth ustable Ice Skates, usually sold by us at $2.49 and $2.97, at $1.39, Furs—Coats, Mutls and Boas—at half prices. Special values are. thick Robes, Heavy Underwear, Gloves, He among the Fur and Fur-lined Overcoats, Fur Caps, Fur Gloves, Fur Lap ysiery, Blankets and Comfortables, ‘SONG HIT OF RUTH ALLEN AND HER LONDON JOHNNIES Now Appearing in Vaudeville in Greater New York. ; WORDS AND MUSIC WITH NEXT SUNDAY’S WORLD.