The evening world. Newspaper, March 23, 1909, Page 13

BLAST HOLDS UP 30 TRANLOADS - OF COMMUTERS Rocks Showered on Erie Track ; BY SYIVESTE WLING. in the North Bergen AER ot s eT 4 got its final performance | , Tunnel. for the the Man- in “Thais” Draws a Big Auaience. Mary Garden in She'and Renaud Give Fine} mpersonations — Mischa) Elman Plays the Meditation Intermezzo | season at hattan Opera-Houso last night before one of the largest and most brilliant audiences *that it has ever at-| tracted here. Mary Garden in the title | part of Massenet's opera never looked lovelicr or sang better, or acted with greater char.i, Whether as the siren of Alexandria or as the converted volup- tuary, or as the redeemed saint, she was equally fascinating, Renaud, as Athan- ael, while not at his singing best, was most compelling $n his characterlza- tion of the proselyting monk, who, when he had fulfilled his mission, him- sel€ fell vietim to the human passion. When the curtain fell his face, as the original story said, was that of a demon. | For this occasion Mr, Hammerstein had engaged Misc nan, the brilliant | oung Russian violinist, to play the | Meditation Intermezzo in the second act. | It had been reported that the orchestra | was ready to strike in consequence, But | there Was no mutiny. The young man | The engine that left Hac ing heard a blast as hi the Be same instant on the ¢ local train sack at this morn- engine entered en THiil tunnet, At almost the » heard the sound of | falling stones and saw, some distance k and several smailer root of aliead, a large re ones that had fallen from the the tunnel to the north track Not knowing how much might follow and tile wide an to » and he oj d the t! the Payonia s gave the alarm All trains on both tracks were at once held up and the “inspection train was hurried out to the tunnel and care ful) observatians were made, The rocks | were found to have fallen at a point! about midway the hole. The roof did ‘! umes. Valles, as Nicias, the rich patron of stalled on ng track, ing back to Oc 5 an ais, Was not as distinctive or as di The blast which caused 1 ‘tinguished as he might have b rock was ut whi int and Ponzano, as his slave e Co ig parallel the tunne and whieh en com- pleted will & 1 in place of the old | Pa tunnel. excellent, ——- “MADAMA BUTTERFLY” INSTEAD OF “FALSTAFF. sudden of Scotti ab the a-House NN ENJOINED Her Tronbles j MISS KELLERMA Diver Tells Aud indisposition 4 and Does Physical Exercises, Aavamentia nk As the result of a Federal Court In- ie AL ft" te 1 Butterfly.” Wn 7 c a » title purt, r gunetion ception of th ing Miss c mF She was in senting diving diabolo and dancing |B NOCsuneNMore i ist gloric ramatic fervor, act at the A the "Grass! was an inefficient Pi it and sag finely. artist yesterda ation Wh o was a manly, jad in stration of ises and a moving |, y of the swimmer's diving | | continue the until the p case will be do lawyers will ende n will ALBERT SPALDING GIVES ANOTHER VIOLIN RECITAL. Abort third recital at terday afternoon » audience, s-miuded : Spalding’s Le issohn Hall y oved attractive: to yrder have th << SHIPPING NEWS. pata in man- mprised Mozart t ajor and examples of vieniawski and ' Snrasate. He was’ applauded gener: vusly and gave seve®al enc ' TWENTY MONDAY NIGHTS FOR BROOKL:N NEXT SEASON. Thi litan Opera Company Is PORT OF NEW YORI ARI is Hremen L P Par T | \MSHIPS | ce Atlanta, Pale », SILICO Tho famous Silver Polish fs all that | could be desired. Completa efficiency, imparting a wonderful brilllancy with little tabor, and hos the unqualified approval of housekeepers everywhere, | Void of all harmful substances, Get etr0 Silican Co , 20 Cl y Grocers & Druggists REAL ESTATE FOR SALE— | REAL ESTATE FOR SALE— LONG ISLAND. i LONG ISLAND. In | RAR ALA HALF ACR “200 20,000 SQUARE FEET OF LAN ‘ NOTHING LIKE IT ANYWHERE BAY SHORE MANY TRAINS Buy Half Acres Your Own Terms A Down You Can Save This Monthly SPECIAL OFFERING 5 LOTS FOR $125. SIZE 125 BY 100. THREE SPECIAL EXCURSIONS SUNDAY, WEDNESDAY, SATURDAY. Write or Apply in Person for Maps and Free Tickets. ns leave 10.30 A. M. Week Days and 10.30 A. M, Sundays from Long Island City and Flatbush Av., Brooklyn WM. H. MOFFITT Coeat +: 192 BROADWAY, COR. JOHN CHEAP FARE Present (his Mi di. to our | BINGHAM RAISES; HAMMERSTEN OPERA. not appe to have been weakened at| Was permitted to play, and he played) any other point, ard at S15 all traffic | Superbly, The applause was kept up| was resumed, tlie stones having been | for 80 that Campanini graciously Haat permitt repetition. the end of | = Ba li ‘ wore | (he det both the violinist and the con- By tai time Inty trains were | ductor called before the curtain ABOUT 10 CITY LOTS. | COMPANY | ' THE EVENING WORLD, TU i} ESDAx, MARCH 23, 1908, Oscar Hammerstetn announced to-da that he expected to close negotiatior for a new opera-house In Brooklyn b the middle of next we Mr, Han’ DAPATROLMEN TO HOUSE FOR BROOKLAN Rewards Them for Good Work] jar roe e paitaneiphias” sant. ate | With Increase of Pay—Two Hammerstelg, "I cannot as Sergeants Promoted. |nounce my plans except to shall close the contract v jam going to show the people of livn what splendid opera T can gi them, and [ feel sure that 1 will not | disappointed In their support.” foner Bingham to-day! Mr, Hammerstein added that the stax: Promoted twenty-four patrolmen and | of the present Academy of Music zeants, a1 7 too small for opera, and this fact, adde two sergeants, who have been doing de- | (4 the monopoly of the bullding held tective duty for the last six months, to | present by the Metropolitan Opera Co detectives of the first grade. ; pany, had foreed him to plan his ney | ‘The patrolmen will receive an advance | Rouse: } of $0) per annum on thelr salarles, and | > = Oe cn | DRUGGISTS FIND ECZEMA CURE Pollee Commi Frnest L. Van Wagner and James A, Donohue are the sergeants promoted, | The patrolmen are Manhattan—Bdward 9 0 Daniel P. Hart, George W, ‘puly | recommend a remedy for any disease; he P. Trabucei, Hugh idy, Thomas | will make a recommendation, as a ru Heaney, Joseph aA. 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Our Lease Expires We Must Vacate The Big Building, Cor. 23d St. and 6th Ave. i Every Spring Suit @ Top Coat AT HALF PRICE More than six months ago we placed orders for over TWO HL NDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS’ worth of Spring merchandise which we have been compelled to receive, notwithstanding that our lease expires soon and. we have to vacate. The manufacturers would not accept ellations 01 part of orders placed with them. : : We have received nearly all of this immense order bes own elegant stock. How to dispose of this immense quant} dise in a short time on account of the expiration of the | @ St. and oth Ave., is the PROBLEM THAT CONFRONTS US. "t is to sell Two Hundred Thousand Dollars’ Worth of New Spring Suits, Top Coats, Cravenettes, Trousers and Tuxedo Suits in a short time. All stylish merchandise, fresh from the tailors The Suits and Top Coats are high-class and include the best makers 1 this CITY, ROCHESTER, BALTIMORE AND PHILADELPHIA. Garments that always sell at from $25 to $40. (WE WANT TO MAKE A GLEAN SWEEP And haye marked every garmer. to be sold ct having our REGULAR PRICES! is your opportunity to supply your Spring Clothing at Half Price, Men's Business Suits Men's Top Coats Retail Sale | Retail sale Value. (34 to 44 sizes.) Price | Value, (34 to 44 sizes.) — Price 10,00 Fancy Wool Cheviots,, 5.00 | 10.00 Tan Top Coat... 12.00 Black Cheviot $ 14.00 Fancy Worsted Su . 5.00 6.00 7.00 6.00 7.00 12,00 Black Thibet € 14.00 Oxford Cravenette 2.50 Cheviots and Cassimere 4.00 Worsteds and Scotcies 5.00 Worsteds 6.00 Custom e.. .7.50 | 7,00; Men's Elegant Worsted 7.50 | 8,00) Trousers, Neat Strip ash Vests at 50c and 75c; worth Gravenettes, Tuxedos and Full Dress Tre Cor, Sixth Av. KING’ & 23d St, Railroad fare allowed to out-of-town purchasers. Show your return coupon to cashier. Open Saturday Night Until 10 P.M. 6.00 Fancy Cheviots....9. ++. .3.00 ++. ,6,00 | 9,00 Black Cheviots...++ 12,00 Fancy Worsteds.....+ 15,00 New Shades.... 15.00Pure Worsteds. . Five hundred Me gant line HE WORLD PRINTED 8,270 | separate want-fi ling Aavertisements LAST SUNDAY, | TH WORLD GAINED 1,130 Advertisements over corresponaing Sunaay in 1908 The Brooklyn Store famous for its values throughout Greater New York Alterations Free Fucron Sr.Cor. Bripce St. B’KLYN, A Phenomenal Offering , Tremendous Value a in 2 3-PIECE COSTUME SUITS For Wednesday Only A bewitching Paris cre- ation, reproduced with all its_original_beauty and effectiveness unimpaired, at_but a fractional cost of the original model. The fabrics are two toned satin finished worsteds, or checked novelty goods. Colors are black, reseda, tan, old blue, taupe, green, etc. : 18" A semi-litting hipless coat, with taffeta lining and hancsome bengaline silk | lines. 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That Is Played on ihe Diamond. 0 1,90 a Week 50,00.... 1.004 Werk 100.60 2.00 a Wee uy can’t call, writ ASTLE'S mW. 42d St (Cossipesra Ope 25.1 Examination of your teeth tree, TEETH REDIT rs. | S7—BIO—& — B15 |24ande U ee G | Ni E 125th st. and Sth 271 W. 123th st. ‘a 4 ee eeeescer “Follow the crowd” Brass “into The World’s weit o ce hi ae “Want” Columns WORLD WANTS WORK WONDERS, If you have three or four teeth 1 willinserta fuli set withouta plate, Ido this With absolute satisfaction, | AEAR FOURTEENTH STREET West of Fifth Avenue | THIS WEEK ENDS Our Great Spring Sale! Its Values Are Town Talk! Its Opportunities Are Matchless! | ! Bridge Work, Per Tooth, $5.00 | f LSHAN fescue: Ave. |69 ct, Spring Flowers... {69 ct. Sah Pins | | | Oa Sale l | Following for To-morrow— No Mall or Telephone Orders, $8.98 Women's Coats,...4,98 Fine Black Serge—medium length—sem|- fitted—stitched seams-—buttoned through— Taffeta silk lined. Ldmit—One, $12, 50 women'sSilk Dresses, 7.98 Satin Foulards and Chiffon Taffeta Silks— Princess and Empire stylee—charmingly trimmed passementeries, laces, etc.—lace yokos—black and stylish shades—dreas you'll not dream possible for this price! Limit—One, $1.39 Women's oust _ 87 Striped and fig’d Cambric—Spring color- ings—-neally tallored—all slaes. Limit—On $1.93 Women’s Peyv-' Hats 1,09 Mohair and Pyroxyling brald—new mush- rooms, turbans, ete.—large and small black, brown ‘and navy—satin, velvat, quill and wig trim. Limit--One, Aa Rose clusters of two and three with foliage and buds; also large sprays of Lilacs In white and natural shadings, Limit—Four, | $5.98 Girls’ Repp Dresses 3,29, Imported English Repp in White, Blue and Pink—beautifully made and trim'd with handsome embroideries on front of Waist and Skirt, which ts box and side pleated— broad shoulder effects and large peart buttons—6 to 14 years. Limit—Two, 5 $3.98 Boys’ hovti Suits, ..2.00 One or two pair Knicker trousere—Spring Chocks, Plaids and Mixtures—belt loops on trousers—extra well tallored—8 to 16 years, Litntt—Two, 98 ct. & $1.25,,.8oy*', Blouses, 65 Fine Madras and Percale—White and fancy—plain and pleated bosoma—neck- band or shirt collar—8 to 16 years, Limit—Three, 49 ct, Boys’ Spring Caps,, .33 Golfs, Yachts, Etons—Cheviot, Serge, Cloth and Fancy Worsteds; aleo Black and Brown Leather, Limit—Two, ‘ain 49 ct. Bables’ ¥*!" Dresses, .33 6 mos. to 2 yra.—yoke styles, with dainty handstitching or hematitchings and tucks, | Limit—-Three, 49 ct. Babies’ Wrappers... .24 Of fleecy white Domet—with pink or blue stitching and rolling collar and cutfe— dalotily made and full cut. Limit—Thr $3,98 Women's Waists,,,2,69 Lustrous Black Taffeta—small yoke and stole effect of tiny tucks, with silk fold and soutache ornament finish—tucked and Pleated back—ais A | $1.69 White Batiste Walsts 88 laborate trim of fine or y trim'd and tucked backs—all sizes, Limit--One, 24ct, Women’s Vests... .17 Medium = weight—hlgh neck—long short sleeves; also pants—all sizes, Limft—Threo sets, 29 ct. Women's Black Hose, .16 Fast black ingrain—full fashioned—white split soles—all sizes. Limit—Three pairs, $1.19 Fx Petticoats,.,. .66 Black quality — ruffled sateen — extra flounce with stitched straps—lengths 38 to 12. Limit—One. $4,98 Directoire Corsets, 2.95 Of fine white coutll—extremely long—will give the slender bipless figure—deep lace tod satin ribbon trim—four white al!k elastics—sizes 15 to 26. Limit—Two. 29 ct. Women’s Drawers., .17 Excellent Muslin—well made, under sani- tary conditions joke band—deep ruffle, h. s, hem. TL mit—Three. 59ct. Nome ANight Dresses .39 Good close muslin—V or high neck—yoko with clusterrd tucks @nd two h. s. emb'y inserts—emb'y ruffle neck and sleeves— extra full cut. Limit--Three, $1.98 & $2.98 Men's Vests 1.00 Mercerized Cheviot and New Fffects in Fleunels—latest colorings in Stripes and Figures—double back—five-buttoa cut—all sizes. u 49 ct, Maids White lawn—with bib and shoulder Lim Two, 29 Also Collar Pin ih Rose, E Sat with An paz oF Sopp 53 ct.Dressmakers’ Shears 32 Full nickel finish—band forged steel—6 to § inch—first-class shears. Three 3 ct. Cushion Slips 16 and art. tickings—4)xa)—about designs—figures, Cretonnes thirty. beautiful floral, scenic and patriotic. eee and | heads, Point $2.25 Ron, Curtains.. 1,35 Rich corded designe—full length and width, High-class effects. Limit—Three pairs, 12 ct. Art Curtaining... 6% Empire end Egyptian designs on white or Arablan grounds—yard wid Limit—12 Yards, $2.19 American Rugs,.., 1.48 for cottage or porch y atripgs—tringed timely val Limtt—One, $1.98 Fool, Blankets... Size for double beds—heavy welg! wrade—white or gray with colored borders. Limit—Three, 49 ct. Nickel Ba Fixtures .25 For soap, towel, glass and toothbrush. Limit—One each, 69 ct. Ironclad Sheets..., 45c Linen finish—#1x90—three-tnch hem—mus- lin {8 worth far more than our price for finished sheets. Limit—8ix. 17 ct. Bete Tickings.. .11 Fancy stripee—Sateen finish—32 inches, Limit—12 "Yards, 10 ct, Filey Muslins. Bleached—40 tnch—good sheets by seaming in centre— 45 inch—rog. 12, Limit—12 yards 16 ct. Sheetings, . 1% Unbleached—extra heavy—s1t4 Inches wide good width for single beds. Lintt—15 rd 21 ct. Absorbent Cotton.. 14 Pound Carton—pur itary grade, for surgical and family wi Limit—Six Cartons, 10 ct. Talcum Powder ...... 5 | Wild Violet odor—shaker top can, Limit—Three, 59 ct, Col'd Taffeta Silks., .38 Good, firm quatity—sott or heavy rustle finish—White, Cream and the fancy light shades, as medium and dark tints, Limit—18 Yards, 49 ct, Puig Shantungs Plain and changeable—light and dark, iu- fine jee—these are "st new Spring shad spoken of in “fashion” maga- being particularly in vogue for three-piece sults, Lindt—18 Yards. 69 ct. New Dress Goods,., .42 M4-Inch All-Wool Herringbone Serges, Golden Brown Royal ie Havana Brown Navy Also plain Black Serge. Limit—16 Yards, 159 ct, English Siciliennes .29 SO inches wide—extra high allk lustr Graya Seal Brown Royal Myrtle tan Golden Brown Garnet Black Grampa Cardinal b White Boauliful quality and finish for Travel- ling Coats, Dresses and Skirts, Limit—12 Yards, 29 ct. Imported Jnite.g.... 16 Mercerized Yarn—soft and fine, beautiful | lustre—lovely quality for the dainty Lingerie Walsts and Underwear—sewn and emb'd by hand. Limit—12 Yards, 1944 ct. White Nainsooks.. 6% | 40 Inches wide—soft and silky finlsh—tor | underwear and Infants’ Dresees this fabric ds all that be desired. it—10 Ie. Yard cards Percales, coon, ESA Linen fintsh—Checks, Stripes and Figures in best colors on white—excellent styles for Shirts, Walsts and House Dresses. Limit—10 Yards, i8ct. New Dress Ginghams 3x Good, serviceable quality that will wear and wash well—Checks, Stripes, Small | Plaids and plain colors. Limit-—-12 Yards. {9% ct. }29ct. Black French Lawns 12 | 47 In, (note width)—splendid quality, Limit—15 Yards, 15 ct, Dotted Silk Mulls. Black and Large Variety of Street and | Evening shades. | Limit /15 ct. Embroideries...... 944 | One to five Edgtngs and Insertings —Swiss Cambric—extra strong edges —newest styles! Limit 49 ct. Val, Leces— Edges and Ineerte—% to 1 inch | new patterns, 45 Yards, -desirable Limit-—Two pieces. 159 ct, Brussels Net 134 Cream, White and & -for Dresses, Waists, Confirmation Vells and Millinery, et Note width. Limit 17 ct. Mercerized Sateens, 95¢ Yard wide—black, white and full line of staple sha 10 Yards, 10 Yards £9 ct, Scarfs and Shams,, .37 que in a variety of patterns— Remember, This Is RIBBON WEEK PRICES TO MAKE THE RIBBONS FLY! ALSO 27 MORNING SPECIALS Desirable, Seasonable Goods Look for the Clocks! otil 1 P.M, at Phenomenally Low Prices! Look for the Clocks ! 4 28