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DWAY HOTEL Story Loft Building on Mercer Street. i An attempt to destroy the six-story loft building at No, 21 Mercer street by fire at an early hour to-day was un- covered by a prompt investigation con: ducted by Fire Marshal Beers, The Mer@er street building {s directly across | the @treet from the rear of the Broad- way Central Hotel. The fire was preceded. by an explo sion which awakened most of the Bueste in the hotel, The first firemen to reach the scene noted a strong smell of Benzine, They found two empty |“ second and third floors and a third can, | empty, outside the building. ih the blaze got a good start firemen and caused about $70,000 Re was amothered in a hurry read the water was turned on, So pal- was the incendiary feature that Marshal had an investigation j ‘nae way within #ix hours. Witnesses were heard by Marshal Re The only outsiders allowed in i the joe of the Marshal during the inveatigation were two Central Office i detedtives, After half @ dozen witnesses had ‘been examined one of the Central i H omicg mon hurried away, } to nge for making an arrest. ‘Th® explosion blew out all the win- | dow® in the front of the loft putiding. |, Potée Captain. Henry of the Mercer Station waa sitting in his office, a bh away, Waiting for a report from two @f his detectives who were out on & safe-cracking “plant.” The noise t him to his feet. presumably 1" he shouted, “they've pulled tt oft soon.” HN into the,-‘reet and saw flames pou from the windows of all the uppe® floors of the joft building. He turned in an alarm and a call for the revetves of his own precinct and then the McDougall street station. Dep- uty Ghief Langford turned in @ second alarm, which brought Chief Croker. Squads of firemen invaded the Broad- way Central Hotel, reassuring the guests and closing ‘all windows. The burned out Moors were occupled the following firms: Max Born- gle ‘Tucking Company; A ein, waists, William P. Watts, of Engine struck by a falling piece of rendered unconsclous, He was taken to 8t. where severa) lacerations of the head were sewed up. ‘Sats HIS WIFE'S + MOTHER CALLED With Third Wife Yet,” Junkins Says She Wrote. a When (Special to The Evening World) TE PLAINS, N. Y., the trial of separation sul her husband, Sidney B. it of a big New Y pany, Was resumed to-day be- | Restored to Health Suffered all Spring and Summe with bladder trouble. shert time by Still another of the thousands of testimonial: vital importance to every one suffering wit bladdet or kidney troubles. _ from kidney and bladder trouble some fron 4 and a sprained back. ssed bloody urine. T took three « A snore, to me th me : Bowett Clearwater, NFiamer's Safe Cure is made from the fresh juices of plants and medicinal roots gathered at the praprmenvonin varie ous quarters of the globe. Men skilled in pharmacy and | chemists y compound a Put up in 50c. 1 Sea gn — wold by druggists 2) eveevwhere. , War ner's Safe Pills for i stion and biliousness are purely ve; etable, ru parconted absolutely free from i jurious sul Riicarce, @ periect lexative. They do not gripe a rave any bad after effec 25 cents a packa Hf you have ie tried Warner's Sal Cure send us your name and address. will send you a sample bottle, together wi fi t All Vi fae Bod fe at, World when Cay Rochester, "N. GUESTS ROUTED BY _ INCENDIARY BLAZE Gifen hech by fh by Fire in Six- vensihe cans in the hallways on the | Iman, cloaks; Weinberg | Vincent's hospital HIM OLD DEVIL . “You'll See Him se Him Riding Around April 18. | brought by Mrs. Tuna Junkins against | Junking, vice- ik engineer- ‘ourt Justice Morschauser and Strength Cured in a| | WARNER'S SAFE CURE we are constantly receiving and which are of | “I was not well all Spring and Summer I became so thes of Warner's Safe Cure, and was cured in a short time. | am now baaltsy and strong and able to do all my work. | sin. cerely recommend 7 Keduced Fac-sinile ae | sample of Warner's Safe Pills, free of charge it you mention the New York ‘Warner's re Cure for several hours, oO ‘ Mrs, Junking broke down and had tol age ented, ag et be excused until she recovered her| te doing You will lve to se | Roire, and ride around with his t Here are some of the rules which] yet. He : Mr 8 RWo Now you down for her and | t | s | or Pe rs n. th After That Junkines was the ‘bows of hie own home, That when his danghter came to visit |nim tt wae nis That Mrs. Junkine must not interfere | } with his daughter's happiness. — Oo aed ~ PARTIALLY BLIND WOMAN WALKS INTO PARK LAKE: testifying 4s to have ungtate- he ain't no good and n not much better "You write and teli_ me everything wurhter's home. ehiidre That Jnnkine must have # room to} and when you get ready to atart the| nue and Louls Rossctt of No. 415 Mastloared for fight you come right home to your) wifty-sixth street, walter were pull en py mother, With asl _* 4 Me A ing ® rowboat about tlhe large lake in is wifee| fie. Sohiahe Gemares Oe moterersin. | CONLEAI this morning about 10 if Niw] law meant ivimaelf in her reference to] O'Clock, when, according to their ac-| ‘The woman turned n-law the “old devil Special Notice! SIMPSON CRAWFORD COMPANY ANNOUNCE FOR WEDNESDAY The Continuation of Their Very Remarkable Special Sale of Women’s Gowns and Dresses CP Third Fier, Foulards Beautiful Models /Challies, and other Made to Sell at | Eoliennes, Fashion- $20, $25,$30. |Lingeries, able Silks, | Pongees, Nets, al Rajahs and and Mar- other beau- quisettes a tiful fabrics. Many are reproductions of stunning foreign models, All the newest colorings in stripes, pon dots, checks, figures and plain materials, including lo nhagen, King and navy blue, tan, champagne, brown, tid ree; lavender, gray, gr white and black. IMPSON CRAWFORD CO:: Smartest Millinery In the Land R wonderful millinery selling makes us justly proud and stirs us to greater effort. tar Becond Foor. To enter our Showrooms one would never surmise that we had been through a most strenuous campaign, but that only shows the re- sources of this organiza- tion and what it can ac- complish. Milady who has waited until after Easter Sunday will find a most glorious showing of Beautiful Dress and Street Hats at 98.50 and $10.00 It will be a revelation to you to see the amount of style and clever merchandise which we give for this little price, and remember they are so different from the hats usually shown around town at these prices. Smart Tailor Suit Hats at $3.98 to $8.50 Every hat has an individuality and “chicness” of its own—only to be found in Simpson Crawford Tailored Hats. Of course, you could ¢ millinery shop and probably get some- Our Untrimmed Hat Sections Show the very newest and best shapes of the old world and the new. — We show more exclu: shape: large and small, than two or three millinery depart- ments‘in one, and not one without the very best of material used, made up in the best manner and at the lowest possible price: Our Untrimmed Hats for wor start at.. 98c Our nase immed Bash for hildren range trom € Octo 1,98 Offer Handsome Tagal Wa D: Sh sien, $3:95 and'9 4698. Tats, all Nacre, Jap Braid IMPSON aly co. ov hand sewed and Lace Trimmed Waists, Special, at HIS is the annual waist event that thousands of Included are_ ta mention the Tardly a style 75¢ & 85c New Waisis, A large variety of 59e good styles beautiful_wai lored linen fi ve_vuriety_in_lace_trimmed_and Hamt embr smissing, 50c Peter Pan Waists, Always popular, spe cially priced at _THE EVENING WORLD, Peter Gloaser of UNDERPRICE BASEMENT Wonderful Sale of Waists Women’s $1.50, $1.75 Tailored, Embroidered await with eagerness, knowing that here and now they will undoubtedly find the most amazing values of the year. ithe Kimono and tailored sle 25¢ |: \— 22 o oo S ees Peep se Co., $3 Messaline Waists, nies, steel frame, upholstere od | Lingerie and Mar- § with ‘las k uit, 1.89] (invent 5.95 J TUESDAY, APRIL the watk ere ahe mak when haul then Gi he could to Brown's } western ma trolman T in of the 1 0, 781 Third ave- @ middle-aged woman dressed Sige 52 Yaats Loaders IUMPSON TOL Earnest Oliver, fifty-two y *7.99 [F Main Floor. made in diameter. ing] a 1 a his home at No. 1578 Rosedale avenue, Bronx, by inhaling gas through a tube, necessary for us to sell t] Clean and perfect in ev NCOMING stocks make it absolutely that we have cut prices regardlessly. as when the quantities were large. 750 Pair Hand Made Renaissance Curtains, $3.65, $5.90 and $8 Not machine made braided Curtains that are often advertised elsewhere as Renaissance Curtains, but fine hand eof border or insertion design ‘The different lots are somewhat broken up and we are desirous of cleaning them out. Sold regularly at $5.00 to $15.00 pair. $3.95, $5.85 and $7.65 showy patterns, Because we have ie 3, 4and 5 pair in stock we will clean them out, although they made laces that are mounted on strongest French nets, in choi bian color. $ and 4 pair of avy one style, including the sample. 500 Pair Irish Point Lace Curtains, $2.65, Choice of beautiful artistic designs, in border and edge effects, as well as cushion worked flowers. sold regularly at $5.50, 86.90, $8.75 and $13.7. 2,000 Pair Fine Scotch Lace Curtains, 98c, $1.75, $2.95, $3.95 nd Cluny Lace Curt Most accurate copies of Irish Point, Brussels, Renaissan of a double and triple twisted yarn and has fast overlocked edges. $7.00 pair. Odd Lots of Portieres 85.50 to 86. rdered Tapestry P $13.75 to $14.50 Damask Porti $12.50 to 915.00 Handsome Tape: stry Portieres. $00 Dozen 39c Holland Window Shades A great special purchase enables us to offer these shades of exce inches wide x 72 inches long and are supplied with slats and fixtu dark green or drab, Facto ‘The; 97. “85 | $13.50 to $15.00 La pr Crawford patrons. 300 Fine New 9x12 Rugs $19.50 $23.75 $12.50 for country al Royal Axminster | 80.00 value. Brus- {819.00 value. ‘Tap-| $77, $17.95 3 ster | vols Rugs. Asplen- | estry Rugs. a Rugs. Large assort- | iq rug both in|heavy quality, ment of patterns. [looks and service. | splendid designs. ireside" SIMPSON CRAWFORD CO., SIXTH AVENU The New $25 Pullman Chaise 31975 cy Third Fi, 5 . women 98e The Pullman Chaise is || copied from the English and French Mail Carts, but is much more comfort able and can be utili both as Carriage and Cart, It has the Pullman Sleeper body, set on the F and is lighte with leatherett atch $7.50 Famous *' Palace" DURE pan Go-Carts. 8, high or low necks yout mode ols c of the je we the nown wide y re ome: 1 neigh «| in the park every fair morning, and some of them thought that because of her bad "| vision she 6 cutter, committed "pilolde to-day IIE regular retail prices of these exquisite Table Cloths are $10.00 We shall have on sale to- another Renaissance Table Cloths at $4.95 and $7.95. You Cannot Possibly Appre- ciate Their Great Beauty, their richness of design and execution until you see them, by nimble Japanese fingers; all have deep lace edges from 20 to 24 inches deep, with Renaissance insertion or drawnwork in centre of cloth. SIMPSON CRAWFORD CO., SIXTH AVENUE'S. FINEST STORE: SSS] OddLotsLaceCurtainsé»Portieres At Prices So Low That Crowds Will Take Quick Advantage ese odd lots at once y detail and quite as salable hey occupy valuable room which we need, so out they go. 1200 Sample Lace Bed Sets at Half 7.25 Lace Bec < ity Holland. ce of white, imperfections that are almost unnoticeable are the cause of this low price offer. SIMPSON CRAWFORD CO., SIXTH AVENUE'S FINEST STORE==— Extraordinary Sale of Large R,ugs ICES that will show you what a big four-store purchasing organization does for Simpson There are many dealers that would be glad to buy rugs from us, but our buying power and price-lowering power are distinctly for the benefit of our ec ‘ustomers. New Shipment of Colonial Poster Rugs Wonderfully attractive and very inexpensive, suit- Sto. $14, ‘ba ireside”’ Ray Rug Rag Rugs. ‘os STORE Our Monthly Payment Plan Makes Better ETTER because Furniture like ours is worthy of your life-long companionship—prices like ours, and a convenient payment plan like ours, are not offered—not possible—in any store with resources less than our almost unlimited purchasing power, represents the combined retail busin Of course we can get’ prices down—we do get them down until the pri pragfically wholesale figures. This Handsome $12 Mission Li- brary Table A very lacus ste siz 1911, tom hootmaker. ‘The couple lve 1185 Lexington je a charge of at- » against the woman, and that she would be re- to Bellevue. tment house it was leamed Ollver had been in poor health me. She also suffered trom and wore thick colored has been in the habit, so bora say, of taking long walks might have walled into thi Daily Sets To-morrow at Full composition, graceful shapes, brown floral to any 89.00 sets on the market... lot of beautiful We cottage ain " *2.98 19.95 Fine English Sets, open stock patterns ar Fine French China Sets, $ Fine Austrian China $ open stock patterns...... 25 100-piece sets. $7.50 Rich Sparkling American Cut Glass The lot includes footed Punch Bowls, Fern Dishes, troliers, Bowls, Jugs, ete. Some items are limit therefore we advise quant yon shopping. Values to $7.50 4 ¥) « a Ayton roti , Fine Thin Lead , i Glass Tumblers ral pretty engraved patterns to choose from. Regu- larly 75¢ a dozen; at, each > They are hand Full 2 yards and to do 120 Pieces Art Glass Domes Were made specially for us to our own design. Leaded by hand into solid brass frames. Nile © Fourth Floor. 45 Inverted Gas Light Sold in other stores as high as $2.00. A limited number will be sold Wednes- day only. Consists of scientific regu- lating burner, 100 candle power, mantle, some with Every Curtain is and gas regulator. ecru, Rolled Oats Meal, fresh Yellow and mt OF Fourth Floor, Size SOxT 2 s. r rl Mowiayy 8 rem 100. pkese. 2OC 20 Lbs. Sugar, $1.05 Sold at this price only with a purchase of $1.00 worth or more $3.95 $8.95 $7.95 Linoleums Extra Special—125 Oriental Rugs Bf our bulk teas or coffees Beautiful Specimens of Kurdistan Weaves, ever, Ss 5,000 Yards of the Heavy | | one dittereat and interesting: sive approximately | Besta Cork and Oil Linoleum $.6x5 to 7 feet ao vu slues 825 to 835, ol! $16 _&: Two yds. wide, per square yd...49¢ Rr Lon Imarineny romenee Tian oel | J Roxbury Rye, bottled in bond, || Calif Claret und, Zinfandel, Four yds. wide, per square yd. . 59C are to-day priced (in hieroglyphics) 850 to 860, .... Each Cie Bed pe Hun eE OG fine table wing gal., 63¢ °89¢ SIMPSON CRAWFORD CO: Furniture Possible for Your Home s of four big stores in New York, One of the Best $14 Dining Tables Ever Made, er Made, $Q. 25 To-Morrow, ‘7.95 library roomy drawer 1 oak finish’ class in workmanship. inch continuous: tubin filling reds, with heayy Panel head and foot, si of such customers, $7.95, A. speeial value vincing char 00 Early English Genuine | | H » | finish. All sizes. ft “Leather "All nood house, | Wednesday's and Thurs. Rockers sof NewYork day's customers..... Refrigerators nd selected $14.00 Box Springs, special at... oak CREAM FARINA THE IDEAL BREAKFAST FOOD (Special: 700 Dinner $ by Naa > Fifth Floor, WONDERFUL bargains. Made of fine porcelain. beautiful design others to choose from. *5.00 , many as-| Fine Thin Austrian China s6- Piece Tea Sets, assorted, pretty decorations and shapes. Regularly 88.9. *5.95 12.75 Complete for Gas green or rich amber, with border in a ‘olor with 100 in white or Ara- desired. Made to fit any height ceiling. Other Candle Ouly 2, domes up to $50.00 and as low as Bowes Inverted Light. most satisfact- 89 a Com Our buying organization Boston and Chicago. you pay us are often You can talk matters over with us without any, obligation, F Fifth Floor, This Fine Brass Bed Is Great value at $27.00 A bed that is massive in build, artistic in design and thoroughly high Made of ¢- ball joints “Bright or satin rial price for *18.50 8, 75 | new and Equal 32c Goose l-inch pedestal with plain, fe al price for Wednesday's and rsday's customers, $8.25. »ck can be found here in all es and styles at greatly re- prices. $11.00 Pure Mattresses. Sixth A Avenue, 19ih to © 20ih St, New York City \; Lt