The evening world. Newspaper, December 13, 1912, Page 15

ISCENTSA MLE WLQKDON BLTTS NEMOUARIEE === Lawyers Wit Abp Appear Again) thully of the Mason Arthuy IF, Cosby, former “Assistact Corporation Counsel! Before Aldermanic Taxicab | 224 etter of Cosby's Code of Ordinances Committee Next Wednesday. ~ | sou stand on the, stgopts tn, front ot! | his note | @. Argument Was brought forwant that Feven if the Aldermen could take away the rights of private hackstands, had no right to.designate them as pul backgtands. | A. Tie foundation for granting per- | mits for the private Hackstanus’ was ranted on the principle that they were | “necessity” in tne servicg OL Lie Ve" pabrops.ef' the hovel. ty,"""granted in the |r ewes, It 8 Jumt as On the Qnd eminent counstl the legality of this is plain, Q. If the hotels’ Rave to pay for starters and footmen to’ help passen-| gers in the taxicab service, why should| they not have recompense for this?! .| Why are they not-entitled to this 10 per cent. of the tafnings of the taxicab companies, A. Beca' ftarters ard footmen should not be. differentiated from clerks, cloak-room ‘boys, others in ge hotel servi which the patrons also are to tip, And that 10 per cent. watch is paid to the hotels might at once be taken from the rates for the welfare of the public—tho everyday individual, who cannot afford high rate hotels any hmore than corresponding high rates.of cabs. @ Why not let us keep the private hackstands and besides give us the Privilege of \ploking up * fares any- Where? Then we might At eome future QUESTIONS FOR THEM Peaple Have. Right to, Lower Fares, and Courts Can Pass on Legality. BY SOPHIE IRENE LOEB. Texicab Rate in. London, 16 Cents a Mile. The next meetihg of the Altermante| Mme roy the fog ee ‘cane y ‘ou too Taxicad Committeo as, announced by} ene theory’ of "to. hin ‘tp 34 spall Chairman Willard, will) tokp plage at] be given.” City Hall next Wednes at 1 o'clock, | having private hackstana privil Not, being satistied with [courage of it r atin . you ask the power to ‘pick, up he meeting 19 for the purpose "af cons anywhere, Where would the pil tinutag! the arguments ‘for abolishing | hackmen comé incor out? th ' e hac! le whine ties, oketand syatem and 10%-| 4 ONDON CABS RUN AT 16 CENTS At.the recent meeting held the oppo- De A MILE. oes ¢ : cansee, one of the owners 0 siffon to this seeming public move-| \2: iraaons ne ‘Taxicab Company, ment was represented by an array of| stated that in London there, are sev- legal talent of the taxicab companies] eral companies jn bankruptcy, as there and "hotels." 'The attitude of the meet-| have been m in New York, Why ing assumed’ by, hese gentlemen was| lower the rat A. It make difference how, many similar to that, of trying: a, case Im] companies are in bankruptey, the fact cavrt, and seemingly. the New York| remains that there are 8,0 taxicabs piibiic was dd trial, although Chatr- [operating ta London at 18 cents a mile and the Government investigation Broves that they. could run at that rate. Many companies In many cities went into bankruptcy from inexperlerice as to qeonomical conditions. Q. (Mr. Ducasses) But ehoul we be made to lose money? A. Tf you have butit up a “private livery," enjoying private ‘hackstand privileges at hotels, and two-thirds of Your ‘business is a system of private clente’e accounts, yet operating under of license as ,public hack- ndt publia carriers and man Willard did/his level best to these meh realize that this. Wes a pub- lio hearing. for the benefit of getting faets from all sides. Former Assistant District-Attorney Tlanry Unger, appearing in the Inter- ests of the Hotel Knickerbocker, wap candid in saying that his hotel did re- celve a commission from the cab com- panies and was unwilling to give up thjs commission. Here are some of the questions : brought up and answered by The Even- |" yt woul -) Ing Worid in its efforts to give to the|tne sommise Fue ak = New York people the benefit of a public Interest. of the ann sition, vate hack f6q what happens There ie no questi of legal talent will i an prove to t ure is confi It cost me, using a to ride from Pitia _THE EVENING City, last Friday on .tho Reading ia‘l- | réat. It cost mo $1.0 to ride f, tha Read- Ing station at West Twenty-tlird etreet to the Hotel Manhattan tn @ taxioa I have not Included the cost of the! chair car on the rajiroad, included the tip to the chauffeur of the automobile. I merely draw attention to the fact that at presant rates it coxts almost as much to ride two miles in @ New York taxicab as to ride ninety miles in a railway carriage, Automoblles here are us cheap—tt not | Women's League basaar. cheaper—as i Wngland,’ France or Ger- | many. or has been until recently. nonsense to say that the difference in the pay of the dfivers affords adequate explanation for the exisiing prohibitory chagges in American cities. ‘The "taxi" tarift shoyld be revised—in the real 1 terest of the “taxi” as well as of t M-served pudite. v. jadelphia, Pa. >. 10, 1912. YOUNG GUGGENHEIM A SMELTER FOREMAN. nor have [! Gasoling 1s about halt the price, | It is arrant | yesterday. Son of Mullimillionaire Is ilearhing| Business at Plant in Jersey. (Special to The Evening World.) BLIZABETH, N. J., Deo. 12,—Ruvding elbows with toilers in overalls and with rimy faces, as he commutes nightly to Elizabeth by train and troliey var from the plant of the American nelting and Refining Company at Maurer, near here, ia one of the expe mond A, Guggenheim, of the tnil family. His father, Issac Guggenie him tn smelting plant ‘to business from the ground up.” holding ® subordinate position there} | and lives with his wife and ciult at No. @ North avenue, this city. He ts twenty-four ¥ old, ‘Dhey pack us in Ike sardines, heim, referring to local troiley con- Gitions. "I Ike the Elisabetir fremen, though; they’re a sociable lot.” Guggenheim !s a foreman. In Mas Guggenheim Baltimore plant he worked dafly in overalls a short time after he| Guggen- was graduated from Yale. theim is extremely democratic. cab service similar to, that of Euro- pean cities, where systems have been perfected: EVROPE HAS NO PRIVATE HACK- STANDS. . “t a hotaliman he able s éf private hack- 8) door just as much | RA shop within his "1 () or In everyday ‘te okin are absolutely Tho di complexion aty cotnfe’ ai ual en- terprises, are granted Uctnaes wit rules and reg- ulgtions as ¢ the dejicatel cleansing, whitening a Soap ‘and water ily. your mb “respecta i-fearing men,’ independent | hackmen were “irrespons!- ble. Why should: conditions be euch in w York City pint ail drivers operat- should not be ring men?” Also gation, from Commissioner of Police Waldo ‘and, Chiet Inspector Drennon, the independents who operate thelr own cabs give less trouble than the companies, Agalnst the Independent Tax! Owners’ Association, compris over one hundred men who own ¢ own cars and operate at a lower rate, there; hag not been ene, complaint. Q. Chauffeur Kenny of the Mason- Seamon Taxicab Company was asked: What. would happen If the private were abolished and lower | od? sald that every man with two or three hundred dollars capital would CLOTHING, | For the 0. 0 the ST aCe AP aUir ara Neckwear CITY NEEDS MORE MEN IN TAXI- ‘Sill Hose "GAB BUSINESS. Garters This ts just what New York wants, 50c Suspenders abe a 1g ie eed oar Wool Gloves cab compantes now’ males, imposaibie, Collare Under the proposed strict rul these W men would be compelied to give efficient ILL | | Handterchtete service or get out. ‘The driver also Jewelry stated that with tho abolishing of the private hackstands thore might even be one cad to every three <r four persons in’ New York, afier which the lawyers Hose and Tie York Metric Shirts ve sold to the highest bidder WHAT © with the invention of taxis Umbrellas have turned taxl-cheaters must heeds fight for protec- $1 50 Collar Bags Gloves w | Pareles e | Neckwear is place of Silk Hose {s ptivpores us long as he Ww “he the same as he could have ILL 1s wi a rn ohis “Ht indkerchiefs and in front of his own | BUY Pajamas , not as pi move, act ai f ordingly, Hesid plainly saye that there must bo ructions on the streets of New eve to the point of becoming “A NATIONAL INSTITUTION” Browning, wigely. called hin off, the stand. Sisneadsre eS “We aie willing to slow you our Why ont yon gems and ia Handkerchiefs WHAT WHAT Links and Stud: thom?’ asked tre cab companies, aw some of these statistics when| | Silk Hose | Knit Mufflers plant and-was shown a loss! | Neckwear | 00 3 50 Bath Robes t tat compariy hes just taken over two on three thie hankerupt aed Bage Be e Umbrellas companies to enlange ita busts, Jewelry Travelling Set: From time “immemorial,” since the Ww tice goach” days, a hotel has been| | Safety Razors ILL WILL Pajamas aliowed to have Ite service, Why not] | Golf Caps Neckwear Superficial Cleanness Cleanness? Real roper protection and perfect cleansing of the wential 19 good 100k: rt, the skin collects Insa. if not thoroughly. removed. ing unsightly Dlackhonda ana other akin imperfections. VELOGEN “BEAUTY’S GUARDIAN” scented, soothing emollient sinks into each tiny pore, ining the skin to a surprising degree. jay will work havoo with your Dirt clogs the pores, chus- skin superficially clean. Velogen Yappiteation makes an improvement, a Week's systematic use a transformation, Detter than cold cream—used the same way. AT YOUR DRUGGIST’S— In Collapsible Tubes—Twenty-five Cents King&Co | FURNISHINGS AND 1g FOR MEN, BOTS AND OHNTLOBEN ——————— =, Holidays Metric Shirts Gloves e Jewelry Canes Umbrelias Hate $2.00 WILL BUY Stetson Hats House Coats Bath Robes WHAT Umbrellas | Walking Sticks | Suit Cases Mufflers WILL BUY Jewelry Sweaters Best.Neckwear in Town BROWNING, KING & CO. Broadway & Sixth Avenue, between 31st and 32nd Streets, Cooper Square opposite 5th Street. Brooklyn: Fulton at DeKalb Ave, | themselves in.” The firat prisoner shuddered and begeed to be allowed to take WORLD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18; 1912. News Oddities Pe | STATEN ISLAND NOTES. John W. Wiseman wilt te ture on Yellowstone Park” at the next nivet- ing of Deem's Literary Soctoty im eo {the ) West New Brighton, on Deo. Captain and Mra Wiliam ¢. Hratsted | ot Jowett avenue Port Richmond, ae in Daytonia, Fla, where they will spend | the winter. The Robin Moog Gua Club of Con- cord arranging for a ‘Sportsmen's Dinner’ in the chubhouro the latter part of December. ‘The Supreme Court has appointed) George W. Stake of Stapleton, George! A ace of Tottanville and James T. Burke of West New Brighton a cdm- mission to. determine damage awards tn the extension of streot, Stapleton. Miss Mary F, Patister of Decker ave- nue, Port Richmond, has returned heme from a vistt to fi ‘ends @t Great Neck, 1. 1 ‘George Nelson has moved from Tomp- kinavitle to Fort Wadeworth. Misa Alberta tag aus resterietrn CJ journing in los roles, fine Mildred Jones of Richmond, Va, wenor Wright, In Seuge fe a noose a mule got entangled in @ fope ant was hanged to death. Mois i Fatlog muMns killed @ Brooklya boy, | “Clamdtégera’ Unton No, 14296 has just deen damtitted to the Federation of Labdr us Dead ‘at 100 yéars, Kancaa man left five more than « grote of descendants, . Kansas Otty church boasts of Aqving made 400 matches in te 7 matrimonial dburcau. The proportion of sulphur ones cannot be def- nitely told yet, end Centro Pkoommunicated woman th Pittsburgh sues the church for $20,000. ‘The $10,000,000 Tetverside pantheon ta to include @ hall for busts. T. R. as.a bull moose doll ip selling for ten cents a chance at the Professional | 4s the guest of Mra. Gr Aeronaut fell 8,000 feet from @ batloon ‘eovénteen’ years exo and lived iunttl: ' - i Stapleton will have a soc ception on Now Year's ov Mr, and Mrs, Winfleld 8 Koller of | North. Branch, are the ueata of Mra. D. anon , Richmond Ters race, Port Richmond, Prowkent William J, Welsh and Comp- ‘erotter William If, Hagymond | ‘Richmond Gas Gompar have returned from Atlan ted the convention ¢ Story in a morning newspaper tell ‘how Lotte Mouquin, wito runea Prenoh | reataurant, had his pocket picked of $497 soon after tis appointment as a deputy | sheriff, ard in an adjoining column is an advertisement headed “Pour Lui.” As an ‘authority in a Gecision a ssourt judge cites the Pebylonian King Hammuraf, who died 218% B. C. Staten Islander, visite? New York and was amazed at tho height of the | pundings, 0! ladies’ Ald Soote vian Church of Great Kitle will ave | Chicago masistrate nung a mireor pack of the caurt’ rail for drunks to ee | Sociable And gupper In whe whurch «hte The Richmond County Automobdile Clu will hkve A emoker tn the club es" Roosevelt has riot been nominated for 1920 as yet. the pledge. Large Assortment of Decorated Celluloid Novelties Comb and Brush Sets—Rattles— Powder and Soap Boxes—Nursery Clocks, also Decorated Kibbon Coat Hangers — Carringe Straps and Safety Pin Holders, ‘ging Drawers, warm and serviceable; in black or brown! ++ Regular price $ 75, 1.25 Warm, French Flannel Sacqties, suitable to be worn in house over fine dresses, or under coats for street wear; dajntily trimmed with hand- embroidered scallops. Colors: pink, blue and white. 8} to 8 Hot Water Plates ——————————— Of decorated china; with nickel compartment for hot water, keep- ing child’s food warm.. 2.00 JOM se eseedersreeee 3TH Also Hickel Covers... 1.35 Snow Suits Kid Moccasins Dainty shades of pink and blue, also tan and all white 55c. 75c French Pique Slippers 75c. to 3.75 Embroidered Lingerie Bibs.. 1.00 to 12.75 Hand-madePillowShams The Baby ge A light, casters, weighs 44 pounds. Thetop or body ring has asaddlo suspends ed below it) by adjustable steel strong wooden frarhé on seers 1,25 to 15.00 springs, so that the child’s feet touch the floor, and it can sit or Cashmere Sacques atand, jump or walk. Nursery Style, stained, varnished and furnished coniplete, with casters “2.50 In White 3.50 Parlor Style, finished in imita- tion of polished cherry; © guard hoop ‘covered, with red felt, bracs casters and paige; turnied Legs. veegeees ote 3.75 1.19 to 5.75 Worsted Carriage Covers Bidesties Wrappers 1.35 to 9.75 creeegsreaets B80 STB i Fine Woolen Blankets’ Sotgute ye Som 4 Ae to 9.50 Bread and Milk Sete 75 to 14.50 win nerery roe and res China Sets for Sponge fineHnglish china... 2,00 Baths Including White Bn- Yoke ‘Dresses ameled Wicker Stands. 9,50 ~ Machine made; full assortment Clothes Trees . 50c. to 12.75 Hand-embroidered syutt? 1.50 to 9.75. Silk Wrappers With warm 560 to 0 to 7.50 Worsted’ sab - - taPereeee White Hane 250 350 Fee Bapsaye a - 5.50 6.00 6 months to 2 years ..+ ' - 1.50 to 25.00 White aun Coats Fine auAly satin lindd In Brass....- Sweater Suits | Of extra heavy Angora Worsted, comprising Sweater, Leggings, Silk Hosiery for Women and Misses Pure Thread Silk Hose Heavy, firm quality, four-inch double garter top, spliced heel, sole and toe. Black or white. Regular price $2.25, Special... . Pair, Cap and Mittens. Colors: tan, gray or white. 2to7yrs. 7,50 Blanket Bath Robes Warm and serviceable. | 2to8 years 10 to 16 years 2.00 Sole Leather Suit Cases 2.85 22, 24-inch... 5.50 A Fascinating Display of Fourth Floor house, Amboy road, row evening. tenville, found four large pearis in an oy epend the winter on his orange plante- tion in Mlorida. Arnold Wi) — Best & Co. Christmas Suggestions For All Ages For Utility—For Ornament—For Amusement Children’s Jersey Leg- From Our Infants’ Department m Pe Pajamas f Tan Cape Gloves Of Fancy Flannelette. + Strap wrist, rabbit lined 2.50 2to8 years 75a A Very Complete Assortment of Children’s Playthings in our Toy Department ore epee a Kitingville, to-mor- | ception and ball of Division Now 0. Hy at Bachman's Pavilion, Dec. 21. Mr. Mahony has Inieh publications, whieh sing with Sllustrations, ae Freighter Ashore Near Seat: SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. man freight steamer Nai Kosmos Line, from Ham tle, went ashore last night: ‘Wiison, near Port Townsend, George Moore of Butler avenve, Tot- Wednesday afternoon. John O'Neil! Assoolation wilt hi West The balt in Columbia Mall, righiton, on J Vrederlek Ho of Tottenville will hn B, Mahony, the Iniah tenor, with haw, will appenr at the ri of every kind prevent the freedom of sunlight exercise which nature intended, and vital body-forces are slowly reduced. Scott’s Emulsion is the concentrated pure food-medicine to check this decline. It refreshes the body by making healthy blood and is nature’s greatest aid to fortify the lungs and prevent tuberculosis. * Scott's Emulsion makes energy, health and strength. Scott & Rowne, Bloom fleld, N. J. 12-98 : Fur and Fur Lined Furnishings for Gloves Young Men and Boys ¢ For Children Four-in-Hande Tan Cape Gloves For Boys. In enappy, bright eflecta. - 25c. 39c. 50e Knitted Silk Four-in- Hands For Young Me Gray or Tan Reindeer; squirrel lined Gray Squirrel Gloves With tan cape palms; _flecce lined Cross-bar effects: «+ 2.50 Gauntlet‘ Gloves 50c. 1.00 1.50 Of Fleciric Seal; tan cape piss Bi English Folded Square’ fleeve-lined Of neh silky and colorings «+++ +1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 For Boys MuskratGauntlet Gloves Tan cape Laat fleece-lined - « Gauntlet Gloves Of Brown Coney; tan cape palm; rabbit fur lined 5.50 14K. Gold Cuff Buttong * For Men and Youths «+ 3.85) For All Ages 10 to 18 years. ..++eees 1.04 Madras Blouses 7 to 14 years..-.. 48, 68¢ Negligee Shirts Por Boya; in pretty stripes: eee 1,00 1.35 ree Woolen Mittens and Gloves; Gray and Brown Mocha Gloves, and Tan Cape Gloves, fleece lined--Pair, 50c, to 2.50 Children’s Department Dancing & Party Dresses O! Chitién over Silk, prettily trimmed with self-shirring lace and hand-made flowers, Colors: pink, light blue, white and maize. 8 to 15 years 12.50 Imported Japanese Quilt- - ed Robes Of pretty designs of hand - embroidery, Light and dark shade: 2to 8 years. +++ 5.00 Messaline Princess Sli Linen Handkerchiefs Initialed. Box of six! 80c.°1.50 For Boy: pe With aceordion plaited flounce at bottom, trimmed with lace Colors: pink, blue, maize, white pa BBB Femi otieeee nee 4.75 rchiets, for Meni hand-embroidered Box of six -. Imported Hand-made 4jjjia).. Dresses of fine White Batiste; effectively Flat Satin Collars For Women and Misses. soft cream lace jabot. ‘+ hand -embroidered and finished at waist with ribbon 4.50 rosettes. O4to 7 yra.-