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a CURRAN SPURTS IN THE RAGE FOR MARDI GRAS KING i} One Candidate Quits Coney Contest in Favor of the Yorkville Man. | Kolle still leads all competitors tn the @lection for King of the Coney Island Mardi Gras Carnival of Flowers and Song, Sept. 11-16, and is stretching his lead little by ttle, though John J.) Curran, the Yorkville man, who Is) “Host Curran” at Coney Island, polled | More votes yesterday. James A. Kelsey was sent into the! field to-day by the John Ennis Demo- eratic Club of Brooklyn, with twelve) votes as a starter, while John Hickey, President of the Soclety of Old New Yorkers, withdrew his name as a candi-| VOTE TO DATE FOR KING OF THE CONEY MARDI GRAS CARNIVAL. Candidates must be nominated to the Mardi Gras Association and accepted as candidates by the N ating Committee of the association. No be recognized by T World. Nominations closed § Aug. 26. © 1 - day, Sept. 7, at 12 o'clock noon. No votes will be received after that hour. ‘of the Serpent” In the acter pageant, every night, the Sea Reach Palace comics in the M chance to win tiese prit thore offered by Rouge each evening, a gypsy band. Th all professional acrobs artists, and thelr anties, frolics ana) carryings-on should greatly entertatn | the spectators along the route of the parade. ‘The Mardi Gras editor’a mall ts ing So great that It will be impos to publish more than one letter in or so, and if the reader does not find his letter among those below, ft ts on that account rows ers are doing | | LETTERS SHOWING HOW CAM. | y, PAIGN 18 GOING. After consulting my friends and hear my old friend, John J. Curran, 4 THE EVENING WORLD, TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1911. ‘The letters speak for | 0 | themselves and tell what the campatgn- | Wallach Bros. Third Ave, Cor, 122d St. 246-248 W. 125th St. (Open Evenings.) (Open Evenings.) Final Clearance Many Hart, Schaffner (Marx Summer Suits $1 50 ‘THIS is the final drop in price— below you'll find the number of Suits and their regular prices. | | 1195 Broadway, Just Below 29th St. 5 00 we netid. jou 600. coupons, to “sleet William Rolle We at ork enough al BELOTAR GUS Shtn, Verlinden, Predent. totes for Joa. Hewes MAY MORRELL. nent 1am senting sou fitteen votes for J, J, Curran members of Bt, Ignatiue Council, CB, Kindly accept twenty-one votes for August von jassein, an old ltnate of mine, AUGUST BECKMANN, Canarite, Inclosed find fifty votes for W. D. Kolle, who and feeling that my health | awe win cation hustling, . poly ate | eoty of eras gre || Remember—many of them will make splendid Fall Suits. Lord & Taylor Founded 1826 Special Clearance Sale of Cotton Dresses Comprising Batiste, Cotton Voile and Mar- quisette Dresses Values up to $20.00 $7.00 Clearance Sale of Misses’ & Junior Suits t Tncloeed find 3 “name date in favor of John J. Curran, asking | in nsent of mt ereitt of Antrow ‘Br Yecenda, his friends to give their votes to Curran | Heeetpahtauin! Yor ning” fie" andl van aay ak 18 were $40.00 at 3 at ina letter which appears below. | Degen ao scircimetancan will 1 opnowe ny trie, St, HOLLAND, Pre, Full of confidence and the courage of hia egpe et SOR Sticke SAR tas 64 were $35.00 325 were $25.00 I 0 I 0 2 0 his convictions, G. Frank Croissant, the ‘pred Tem ot the Bortety of Ui priors. FRANCIS “R. YACKNDA, Treas. 199 00 Md is “ American Athletic Association's cand!-| John R. Lake and George R, Stillwell, | jhiguiig totes for gout, neat King at Coney! gretoned find five votes for August won Hassetn were A 196 were $22.50 date for the crown has chosen the fair | son and son-in-law of William B, Lake, |" x WORNARD LYNCH, | With, many more to follow for one who te not 94 were $28.00 405 were $20.00 Value $22.50 Value $35.00 Value $50.00 Queen upon whose brow he will place| Treasurer of the Mardi Gras Associa- 0 5 . 200 votes for my friend, Anton Dy vender Mina JOU sOHELuE corge Meletn, President. Incloand find forty yotes for Jor Mewes, As a sort of an offset to the “Order | We wil’ come tit'some day this, week with the diadom on the evning of Sept. 11, |tlon and for several seasons in that role, “ ee and the two have had thelr pictures |#how thelr faces to the public to-day ait h ton 38 Gar nest in be Te OW taken together for the scrutiny of| Lake 1s head farmer on his father’s! JA. wl: NA i mente BAe. Lose Eevning Wofld readers, who will vote| Gravesend ranch, and Stillwell ie dis- TH ST Ww BU! . + Aus. @.— ,, |Joneph Jefferson's ari *\feraon 34, is deud here from epileps ion, Joseph Jef. | == t his summer home unanimously that Miss Sedlack would| count clerk in the Nassau Bank. be Sz IRB Years Leaders 6; SIXTH AVE. 19770 207 STREET. 9 NEW YORK Just Two Days More to Get the Practical Benefits of This August Furniture Sale Many Pieces on Sale at % Their Former Prices Two Days More—and Then the August Furniture Sale Will Go Into History as the Biggest, Business Ever Known at Simpson Crawford's, Reductions of the Most Drastic and Determined Character Prevail Now in Every Section of the Furniture Mart on the 5th Floor. decidedly pretty ween Emma," Extraordinary Sale of Oriental Rugs Sunday World Wants Work Monday Morning Wonders. Restaurant Specis! Dishes for Tormorrow: Reading Lamps! Extra Special! This Handsome Reproduction of a $ 3 We secured from an importer, who desired to close them out quickly, an invoice of Akbhissar Turkish Rugs in All Colors at so great a reduction from regular market quotations that we can place them on sale to- morrow morning at practically wholesale prices—viz.: $35.00 to $155.00 Sizes 7x9 to 14x18 feet High Class. $10 Lam The design and output are con- trolled by Simpson Crawford Co. No other store can match this remarkable offer Very artistics dosigned; cast met- al shade perma fern Colonial style; antique verde green finish; fine art glass panels; BEST WORKMAN- SHIP. Most desirable for any room. 100-Pc. Thin Austrian China Dinner Sets Wet stock patterns; reg- $15.00 $19.50, at En Tego cee a rnner Bate regularly $12.50, at... 100-Pe. Porcelain Neat gold floral desi ool Peach Pudding, Wine Assorted French Pastry « TF Eighth Flooi To-morrow—One Hundred Wednesday Specials: Parlor Suites $45.00 8 Pc. Parlor Suite..... 935.00 $50.00 3 Pc. $55.00 3 Pe. $8.50, at. Half Prices and Less for these Special Lots: $10.00 Solid Mahogany pieces; assorted decorati: pisos ested with poldt cata Also.a Large. Number-of of These $15 Solid Oak wm Dining Tables at $7.50 each Antique Kurdistans regularly 87.50, at..... $9.89 [B3Inch Art Glass Din- ing Room Domes, made for inverted style; 8 art glass panels; and reproduction of 081.00 domeat.. $5.98 Rocker $57.00 5 Pe. $70.00 5 Pe. $85.00 5 Pc. Parlor Suite..... 965.00 Chamber Furniture a remarkable value at, 93.49 #25 Dining Room Domes Leaded by hand with over #00 $17.50 $22.50 $25.00 The above will be sold at-retail only For the benefit of those who could not | 930,00 Dresser Outside lights or attachments || Pieces of glass into » beautiful take advantage of this remarkable offer | $40.00 Dresser: for electricity $2 extra. oat design choice of gas $15 yesterday, we offer for Wednesday, | $45.00 Dresser oe tect $60.00 Colonial Dresser. positively for the last time, this hand- some solid oak Dining Table at just one-half it alu Made of solid oak with heavy pedestal and deep carved claw f top, $7 50 6 foot extension Initialed Water Tumblers 6f Best quality lead blown glass, engraved with or your initial in Old English style by our expert engraver. Value $1.00 a dozen. 25c simpson Crawford Co., Sixth Avenue's Foremost Stor Half Price Special 950 _ Grandfather Clock This will be your only opportunity to secure this handsome 9 clock at 34 its real value 25 Mattresses $18.00 French Imperial Edge Mattrenses..... 4 $30.00 Ostermoor Mat: $45.00 Ostermoor Mattri Broadway & 20th St.; 5th.Ave.; 19th St. $106 Dining Room Suite ‘The design and finish are very beau- tiful. The set consists of 6 chairs worth 86 each, table worth $30 and a buffet worth $40. complete suite at $20 Dressers & Chiffoniers Dressers of natural oak, Early $40.00 Parlor Suite Magnificent three-piece suite, ma- jany finish, loose cushion, as ® special leader to-morrow— nearly half its real value Bargain Prices on a Big Lot of 9x12 American Made Rugs VALUES that make this one-day event an occasion standing quite alone in its possibilities for satisfactory selections and special economies. © Simpeon Crawford Co.—Fourth Floor. We need the room they occupy—big shipments of Rugs from the Orient are awaiting entry. That's ‘ie we pit quick slllag prices ca thes Fagie Made of d and foot, $15 Sale of Upholsteries English and forest green finish enn $12.75 | Se el Se Winding Up the August Bright or satin finish Paris Made Sale Extraordinary of Hand-MadeRenaissanceLace Bed Sets ‘05 | 3 1 $77 i This is the second half of the great lot of bed sets we purchased recently from Cohen Bros. of Fifth Ave., New Sale Price, $2 3: 29.75 ] 7-30 Untrimmed Dress Shapes iy who are retiring lane Wore eae acd aetna er reco, neg a avery rateclags store in Anerica as $ 95 for ¢30.00 for 940.00 for 024.75 UR is without e best made and most beautifully designed bed sets on the market. It is the only occasion we know of . A Royal Wit Pe Ss.78 showing to-day yu when their merchandise has been ‘iflered at such sensationally low prices. These handsome bed sets have very 323 Body Brussels Rute. ‘eval Wilton Rugs. xmineter Ruge, O Gee e Someerenenyy large hand-made centre pieces and corner medallions, Renaissance insertions all round. Bolster covers are Made to Sell ar oe “oxtra| «For Parlor orlibrary thie Bice Oxl8 lect. it does the best shapes from the fore- included. White or Arabian color, All made for full size beds.........++sseseeeeeeereees Lesoar eaten: At 96.50 to 98.90 Full 6 treme, aoaely woven curabierug, Thick, heavy nap of most French hat makers, including worsted rug. Large va- grows ia populerite wt. | Pure wool gives the tex- or than any rug manufac- | ture the true appearance riety of patterns to nan en choose from. tare, VSFS0r8D60 Of Att of g real Oriental Rug. $30.00 9x12 Velvet (Seamless) Rugs shapes that have been given them by such as Rebouz, Susanne arie Louise, Georgette, Ger- other milliners of note. Ending That Sale of Lace Curtains at Less Than Concluding the sale of our purchase from the Massachusetts Curtain Co. of Boston, bought at 50c on the dollar, makes these unprecedented Curtain bargains possible, Half air for 92.25 to 93.00 Lace Curtains air for 93.50 to 94.50 Lace Curtains it for 95.50 to 97.90 Lace Ci One of the greatest values ever offered by us. Women who appreciate a real $135 9H21000 pairs of Novelty ‘Renaissance $1.80 P2800 pairs of Iriah Polat Lace $3.40 Mr cop caine Braun tea Teco A rug rich in style and color. Splendid for your parlor or sitting room, French Hat will do well to pay us an Lace Curtains. Curtains, Lace Curtains. and on account of being without seams is practically early visit as the quantities a PETAL 1 PRP eee rarer One Carload Cork Linoleum From the foremost manufacturer. Four yards wide. Will cover your room without a seam. Large assortment to choose rom. Price includes laying; for Wednesday only, per sq. yd. 55c 8.90 to $11,50 Renaissance Lace Curtains, 5.90 | 96.50 to 97.90 Arabian Lace Curtains, $3.90 Have large wide hand-made insertions and bor- ‘ or insertions ln. thane CUFEAIBS orp Peasy i made, and are also hand applied to Gary fe hast quellty Preach bebbinets white or) will make beautiful parlor, dining room |country, ‘They would sell quickly at their regular Arabian color. or library Curtains. prices. hmouth. vite $18.75t0922.75RenaissanceLaceCurtains.$12.85 | $15.50 to 916.75 Arabian Lace Curtains, $8.90 | $8.90 to $11.00 Irish Point Curtains, pai: r it. 95.85 IMPSON CRAWFORD CO., SIXTH AVENUE'S FOREMOST STORE. Grocerie large in any one shay 95,90 to 98.50 Irish Point Lace Curtains, 93.95 these we are shy These Curtains are the most beautiful Duchesse lace and large border effects ever imported to this Prices that are all, We Call Particular Attention to Our Superb Showing of Black Velvet Hats. Regular finish; also in soft finish, conforming easily to the head. Prices ‘Ot Black Velvets..... eereeceee seeeeeeee bet eeeeeeeee 93.75 to 911.75 Fine Quality Velour Campbell's Tomato Soup 1o.:°8* ier Te Framed Pictures Genuine Oil Paintings This Great Purchase and Sale ot Sealloned and Hemstitched Damask Table Cloths Bacon-Cr#,,2eks | H cheval bias ee ountein ill Create a Shopping Sensation To-Morrow 4-inch sweep; gilt frames; corners Hats and Hood val 96.50 Bacon’ ory 'amoked | Hams iiihty Nae: | Coffeesind 8 cae . Nothing we could have planned in advance | | 4nd centers nicely burnished; ebony fetomesuees — LOE | pork se Nr | hs Cc : . : Bright Finish Felt Hats, shadow boxes; landscape (0) subjects; value 85, at... 2.5) ~ could possibly give the Last Days of the August S Sale such bargain-giving power as this offering. <).95 for $5.00 & $6.00 Round Scal- loped Damask Table Cloths. Heavy all linen satin damask, 72 inches in diameter, fine > rer ea! patterns, for N itis a typical Simpson Crawford Co. 18):c Hand picked. Beans~\*\" » Stu row, I 91.65 to 92.48 In high colors and black; also two toned, Pure White Felt Hats are very popular; also Black Velvet Crown combined with white brims and vice versa. Prices $1.65 to 99.95. A Magnificent Assemblage of Untrimmed and Simply Trimmed Hats for the junior girls and children; prices begin at 98c and run up to $2.75 ‘Trimmed Millinery, Second Floor, Untrimmed Millinery, Main Fleor, ‘$1.05 Wines,Etc. abin et Honogram. Wiis Potatoes aasink; $7.50 and $10 Genuine Oil Paintings, +5 Heavy gilt frames with polished ebon figure, marine and land- 8; sizes of canvas 12x18 ; outside measurement, 21x23 Tapioca Ui, Es" i? 33¢ y Brand; tt tsi Bree o be said n Horing. o €F Main Floor, Same Quality Table Cloths 2!{ Yards Long inryat 86.00, special st ee $2.95 $1.59 50c and 75c pictures, oval and square, sizes 19x16 and 11x14. 9c $1 and $1.25 pictures; large variety of subjects to select from. . &¥ Fourth Floor, to, kal full at Cognac x? Moped Damask Table Cloths pn, made and finished ready for ixtraordinary value at 42.50 Hemstitched Table Cloths Powder Brand. pure 6th Ave., New York City! panes Milgord 21% yards long, extra heavy all linen, borders ons ot the bestvaluesinthivaies at” $1.75] 915 ana #90 Hood EXTRA SPECIAL—-01,85 All 4340 LinenBocttopedTabie Clothe EXTRA SPECIAT— °2.50 Go-Carts ani cram $10 Linen Hemstiteched Table ine sal inish--a variety of new, | $00 zen $3.50 in- ae artes Cloths hand ns; this cloth is | ner Napkins, Dozen. * ‘This is the final clearance sale to make S R R 5 all linen satin damask; at this unusually low price. in the lot, some with reed bodies and hoods, others have enamelled bodies and leatherette hoods, EF Third Floor, WEEK. ORDER ONE TO-DAY AND PROSPER. 8 ut.