The evening world. Newspaper, October 3, 1911, Page 7

Most—Not All—of Old Fire Horses, Sold by City, Find Good Homes Gocd at Most tor Seven or Eight Years of Depart- ment Service, Then Ci a Few Go to Fy Ethel Lloyd Patterson. Fire Commis sioner Johnson stood close to the new automobile truck, part of the apparatus recently installed in the fire department and to be exhib- ited to-day to Gaynor. Commis- er heard a versation . Perhaps Becaise he was so busy thinking of the horses that had to go to make ®bom for the motors. You see, the Com- @lestoner likes horses. For that mat- #0 do T, but * also like machinery. “Lam afraid there will Game sentiment among @bout the automodti @bout the horses,” @ioner. “A fireman Outelde his work and can't think what the horse: the men. They cannot very well grow fond of a gasoline engine.” “Oh, can't they, indeed?" said a small, puffy volce beside me, and I did feel a Bit startled when I realized it the @utomobile truck speaking. joked at the Commissioner, but, apparently, fie had not heard. The truck twinkled @ brass oye. “Why could not a fireman deconic quite as fond of me as he could of any horse?” tt asked. the firemen as there was !d the Comm few interests end nui iv do my duty as @ fire horse etrains every nerve? Why should every- body be dow Just because we are new? Why ja the Commissioner almost with of the horses he ha: » and here am I beneath his hand fairly) bursting my cylinders with longing to ahow him what I can dol” “Hush, I know!" T sald. “But tt bothers the Commissioner to think what becomes of the ses that have worked so faithfully FIRE HORSE LASTS SEVEN OR EIGHT YEARS. “Pardon me, Jot has been written about them that fa not true, Most of them find good homes. But then a few, put up at auction, are actually bought by peddlers. ‘That is very distressing to think of. I om afrafd T lke the {dea so Mttle T always try to convince myself it sel- dom happens. And as a matter of fact 1 y it does seldom happen. You | 800, we buy our horses for the depart-| Ment wien they are about five years | old, They tast seven or elght years. | Retween seventy-five and a hundred | are sold each year because they have 4 for the work, have been | ured or are otherwise not) y sound A numb ner elty dep. put up at equently bought by persons wha Ming vans and heavy Fire horses are al- they have lo L can't seo that these old Y grumblg! “What is anyway?, I wonder ly to woep © depa r the harness | om take | The fire- | horses are The new One of the Many Big Featur extras whatever to pay. $198 | Don't miss Sa Pe ip) this wonder. SS ful eh m a Other Waiters Pianos .)elight.”* ‘Swissco | Anniversary Sale of Walters Pianos $350 List Walters Pianos for 198 | $5.00 Down and $1.00 a Week| Pianos delivered to your home on first payment of $5. No ‘omes an Auction and the Peddlers. taken to the firehouse and they just stand around and watch and Iisten Ilke human beings, “Why, we that Know what was required of | them the very firet time.” “Nothing very remarkable in that,” grumbled the truck. “I'd Itke to know what would happen to me if I did not know what was expected of me the very first time?” I gave the automobile a look which silenced it for a moment MUST TRAIN FIREMEN TO HANDLE MOTORS. “The firemen will have to be trained now, to understand Pmotors? I sug- gested, ft course,” agreed Commissioner nson. “The driver will have to be an omobile mechanic as well, although it will ° departm the new appa equiped with this time next year we shull have about one hundred and twent: automobiles, In #ix or seven years we shall ha hing but automobiles. We expect a rather large reduction in the department expen well as the advantage to be from the greater speed of the mo: As things are now, the fir &bout $35 aptece In the fl buy about ono year, “On the other hand, after tho Initial expense of the automodile the cost w used like that on a city street is very “And we can make some speed," mur- mured the automobile truck “What did you say about speed, asked the Commissioner. “Oh! of course the motors will make the speed. With all the ining and pulling and rattle and trio of fire horses can only to pull a truck alon average rate of twelve mi! It looks more than that, bi first spurt it ts not. But even so," con- cluded Commissioner Johnson with # “I do hate to see the fire horses But Just you walt till he sees whi we can do for him,” whispered the truck. ‘We are every one of us in our fire house, just longing to be set free and make you love us as you have thi horses.” I patted the brass rafl of the motor beneath my hand, and maybe I am wrong, but I thought that the engine purred. John D. Rockefell J. Plerpont Mor Andrew Carneg!e-—Google, google. W. J, Bryan—Me, me, me. Proves It Grows Hair Stops Dandruff and Diseases, Re- stores Gray or Faded Hair to Its Natural Color. BANDITS AGAIN. HOLD UP CASHIER N RESTAURANT Fourth Robbery Within a Year in the Same Place— Thieves Escape. After being the scene of two bur- glaries and as many hold-ups within the last year, the Armory Lunch Roo, No, 65 West Sixty-seventh atreet, was chosen again early this morning by two bandits who escaped with $10.%, which they forced Willlam Rasmussen, | the night man, to give them from the cash Fr . The two strangers came in at about 1.20 ofc. Both had beet and beans, and the larger man, a alx-footer, paid his check. The other, a short, stubby individual, eald he would have another cup of turned to BREAK FAST The Favorite Oatmeal for over 30 years, Delicious flavor. Easy to digest. Quick to beassimilated. H-O Oatmeal for Strength, Health, Energy. Costs less than half cent a dish. zy Premium \ Coupon ae Yor’ by all n Albert, 116th es of This Important Sale Is and that’s all. Including 12 rolls of music, bench a: | $1,000 List Walters Masterto ne Player Piano Outfits $395 nd cover, 810 Down, $2 Per Week, Beware of Piano Frauds! Don't buy a Pi unless it bears maker's name, y Pharmacy, | t Btor 1-4 Carat, $10 1-2 = 20 29 39 ORROW “ we ent with a ‘They can be nd prices of at will be oa 0 Watches, Jewelry, New York M.. Saturdays Open unt —_—— Our Restaurant on the Eighth Floor is one of the largest and best in N THE EVSainG WORLD, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1911. down Sixty-reventn street to! i wall, over Which they leaped red in the darkness. ber the night man at the [Same restaurant was held up for $14.80. He shot the ceiling full of Roles, but the robbers escaped. Not a weapon wae dis- played by the bandits this morning. | draw the coffee. Whon he looked around again the little man was guard. tng the end of the counter and the big fellow was within reach, one hend tn hia hip pocket, you got In the reg- big fellow. {fe @ six-footer himself. Ve hesitated a minute, “If you don't come across with st,” the big | 4 New 1} ARROW voCOLLAR inger said, “I will be under sity of blowing you full of Reappearance. BELLEFONTAINE, 0., Oct. & ‘That was enough for Rasmussen. He opened the money drawer and handed its contents, $10.90 in all, Yow we'll go,” said the little man “And you keep atill till we make a good getaway or you'll be sorry." Rasmussen watched them well out into |the street and then gave a yell that brought Policeman Henschler of the West Sixty-elghth street station from several blocks away. Henschler pursued Atter being missing for thirty years and | given up as dead, Rufus Hetsler walked Into his parents’ home at West Mane fleld to-day, He has become wealthy as a ranch owner In California He gave no reason for hia eudden disap- pearance, He left home thirty ago to-day to go squitrel hunting and | then disappeared. | years Sunday World Ads Work Wonders. | | <>—@ SEE THIS EVENINGS JOURNAL FOR QTHER SIMPSON CRAWFORD SPECIAL SALES @—<>, vere G1 & Third Floor. pt. Extraordinary Sale of Several Hundred Cases Hand Painted Austrian, French and Japanese China At ¥4 and Less Than 4 Usual Prices There are more than 22,000 pieces of this beautiful hand painted China in this sale, Made by the Most Famous Concern _in th World and Usually Retailed at 50c and Upwards. Handily arranged for easy choosing. Thi an advance shipment; many stores will not show these goods until Xmas time ‘and then at double’ our prices. A prominent importer co-operated with us to have the record-breaking sale of the 25c, 50c, 75e, $1, S150. {|prssibes orn cantare tusma rrtierencse ate he assort ments include Salad Sets, Hi Bon Bons, 3 25c, 50c, 75¢, $1, $1.50 and Upwards leceivers, Cake Plutes, Sugar and Creamer Sets, Vases, Cracker Jars, Cups and Saucers, Ji P Boxes, Mustards, Bi Holders, Dr. Tobacco Jars, Celery Trays, Comb an Trays, etc. £F Fifth Floor, We Also Specialize tor To-morrow the Following :— Japanese China Thin Cups and Saucers ||| 14-Piece Jap. China Chocolate Sets Beautiful thin cups and saucers for tea or coffee. The Floral and figured designs, About 200 sets telling price is eeusationslly low, and to give all a inthis lot. Valucé2.50............... 71,9 chance to share in this 200 dozen, not more than 1 dozen to a customer, at, pair 8c 7-Piece Nut or Almond Sets Most desirable for table usc. Assorted decorations. At leas than cost toimport. None to dealers. While 500 sets last, at, set ........... : 39c Thin Japanese China Bread and Butter Plates Sold for 10c everywhere. About 100 dozen to bo sold at..... and Upwards 7-Piece Cake Sets Oriental design. Consists et Inrge cake plate and to ser ensationally low Hatt TIE 75c 7-Piece Berry or Fruit Sets Oriental decoration, Large bowl and 6 $] 49 sauce dishes to match SAREE TERN Pn ON 5c|Fine Hand Painted Vases 8-Inch Size Service Plates Many assorted shapes and decorations. 50 c Oriental decoration, Value 25c., 12c 1.00 kind A SIMPSON CRAWFORD CO., SIXTH AVENUE'S FOREMOST STORE Great Sale of Lace Curtains Included Are Nottingham Lace Curtains, Genuine Cable Net Lace Curtains and Very Fine Scotch Lace Curtains. So low are the prices that those who will attend will get such bargains as will make them remember this sale for many years to come. Two big aisles will be devoted to the disp sale of these Curtains, and they will be arranged into three great selling lots. 7 roursn Moor. Lot No. 1 Includes Lot No. 2 Includes Fine Scotch Lace Curtai $ Genuine Cable Net Curtains, ins, mearain.® 2 OO Fine Nottingham Lace ine Madras W. e Curtains, Recnlarty #1.75, 22.00 to 82.50; at, pair, V sWe $ Lot No. 3 includes finest quality Madras Weave Lace Curtains, beauti- ful filet effect Lace Curtains, very choice Cable Net Lace x Curtains; qualities like these sell at $5, $6 and $7 pr., at 3.00 TMPSON CRAWFORD CO $ BINT AVENUES FOREMOST STONE, October Sale Sheets and Pillow Cases 5,000 Dozen Sheets and Pillow Cases Wednesday at About the Present Cost of Cotton. Secure a Six Months’ Supply Without Delay. 4ar Main Floor, 10,000 18¢ Pillow Cases Made of standard cottons. 3,500 Bed Sheets 72x00 inches; made of heavy. soft linen finish sheeting, very strongly made, with wide he: centre seams, Value 65¢ This isa sensational pillow case offering that every housekeeper should take ad vantage of 85c and 75c Seamless Bed Sheets Choice of 81x90 and 72x90 inches; well ma sts that give iatiteatinltamemmman nC 95¢ Scamles Of extra qu ing, 81x90 in 45c Single Bed Sheets 20c Hemstitched ds of them on special | Pillow Cases at less than whole- 28 45x36 inches; made of fine finished Cy] muslins; free from dressing 15 1.00 and 01.25 Extra]| ‘ostly hemutitched c Large Bed Sheets 90x90 inches |GROCEI Hiune 3 wh SIMPSON THRAWFORD ¢ IES oreatmery Butter Bs” ptly Prunes fr" ew York vil e h Floor, is i It iy distinguished for its good foods, cag speeiat T ans .! vapored Paring Pow- 7 fats nea aniiness Ibs Be S00: [rata i"! £5e/der Meee or| Guinness" rib dt 8 f ‘arter: » . Che Menu Changes Every DAY | Mencaroni 14¢| Mackerel Yj} an 30c To-morrow's include: adSpaghetti Oranges a Titan ot 7 " Black Pepper $1.24] Ground: 2 Essence of Chicken, ged Dried ey Tiny M 4 Molas san ae Erotled Biuefisn, Maitre < pedo ET OY orn tn der| Molasses Botled New Hngisud Din telus 15.¢ | Kernels. Royal | | Ket nt Sirloin of Beran F ° Bre Coffe ‘tidal does et 120] iii Bae: Senns Apring Bomb. Mie: Corn Meal u\ youtried | Hominy yf i| Rolled ; Caulifiowe: Cream, 15c, Kiln Dried Yellow: fresh tron « 39 | New Crop: ¢ Home Made Rico Padang, Vanilla new " Kk, 10 7c 1 Clio Lae pe Home Mado Apple Pie,, in Quaker Oats Boston Ferns , our na aue, >! sale we value w i he TAL SS $1.00 5 Concerte Bvery Day By Victor Sorlin’s Orchestra, Peg SIMPSON CRAWFORD CO,, SIXTH AVENUE, NEW YORK CilY ~e-— —- ee Lexington to 3d Ave. | $25, ‘P Nearl: Bloomingdales’ | Always at your service a: Art Embroidery Demonstration Come into our Art Embroidery Dept. Wednesday afternoon and have our expert in art embroidery show you how in Art Embroidery—raised roses on cushion centrepieces; Cordelier Bags, &c. The effect is of unusual beauty and the work simple. $12.00 Combination Dinner Sets 100 Pieces Fine Porcelain and | 14 Pieces Clear Cry: 2 yards wid 36h Bloamingtates € $2.50 & $3 Nottingham Curtains ||]| A Wonderful Offering of Rich Effects in Fully 75 Choice Pat- terns—they are in Renaissance, Irish Point and Marie Antoinette effects, and are fully equal to curtains regularly sold at $2.50 and $3.00; at.. | $7.50 Imported Lace Curtains, |$3.25 Tapestry Portieres, hand- hand-made Lacet Arabian Cur- tains, mounted on heavy French eee ta tr bed borders; inthis sale only... $0.90 | . intl | $4.50 Lace Window Panels, Marie Antoinette and corded ay wors, mounted on heavy cable net; rich designs, white and Arab color; regular price $4.50 each; at......... q ique 'rench $2.95 7.50A. fiustable Draping Figures Hour Sale R Five hours only, all sizes. No mail c. 0. D. ly 14 inch thick, in many fine patterns. like these are regularly sold elsewhere for $25.00; two lots to-morrow at $16.98 and. .. 9x12. ft. Wool Brussels Rugs. Some seamless —all won- derful bargains at $10.98 $ 8 oleum—Cut from | Potter's Enametled Oilcloth — NewVoile offer, for to-morrow, new voile waists, trimmed with wide in- sertions cluny; clusters of small tucks ) are to be seen on sleeves, cuffs and back of waist while the col- lar is finished with Val. and Cluny inserting. at the unusual price, $1.87. approval. rice Always the Lowest Saves labor, saves room, and at our price saves It is the evolution of Dress Form mak- sily adjusted, Csya9 in construction, correct in lines. ter it is once adjusted. The figure | of any member of the family that may require a dress form is | as easily reproduced as yours, It answers the purpose of a whole | [| fange of sizes of the ordinary kind. That is where the room | J) saving feature is apparent. | Junior 30 bust, can be adjusted to 40 inch, Model A, 32 b bi Made in three models, aouiring skirts Main Floor, Notion Btore, ———— of Men’s Root’s Tivoli Underwear This price on Root's Underwear for two | wear for men; sells regularly at $1.25; || Only 3 suits to any one customer. W orders fi 59th to 60th St. to make the newest thing tops, scarfs, American vorcelata, with covered soup turden, 12 thin glase water tumbiers and 2 water cnrafes! @ total of 114 pf A chotee of two terns. one floral deco: toi Axminster Rugs tr | 2.% Smith's Brussels Carpets—All wool carpets, in parlor, hall and stair designo; at, per yd 59 e Best quality, 29¢ yd.; other grades at, d e arth’ Fiser, $1.50 some portieres of double face armure tapestry, some with eet! tassel fringe, others with belin ti borders; Inall colors: reg. $8.25:at S2-1 9 $3.25 Tapestry Table Covers, made of reversible Veer f with double knotted inge, Maer Oriental designs; 8-4 size, regu- lar price $3.25 each; in this sale....... A Late Model, t $1.87 At this very special price we of embroidery and To-morrow, None sent C. O, D. or on Second Fioor, $4.75 it features, Same to Sth St, Section, 66c Hygienic natural wool under- led and none sent | Bloomingdales’, Main Floor, 40th St, Sida | Sugar has not betr re for 29c per 3}. 1 but $1 worth of groceries or more, our price is 314 Ibs, for 1%¢ Other Important la Carte Coftee—Th ‘Ibs.Granulated Sugar, 19c | so high in price since 1889; it sells every- BLOOMINGDALES', Lex: to 3d Ave. 49th te 60th St. at Bloomingdales’ to-morr ow, orted Casttle ‘Soap — Per Potten per jar Ihe Metal Bi Stiver’ “Putay?” te HbR iy isle—Beat My- pine ‘trom 18¢ |