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THE EVENING WORLD, SAVES HIS SISTERS BY ROOFS AS FIRE ‘SWEEPS 10 HOUSES Thrilling Rescue Marks $95,000 Conflagration in Heart of White Plains. In @ two hour and a half fight in White Plains this morning the local Gre department got under contro! a tire tn the heart of the business section of the village that destroyed $70,000 worth Of buildings and at least $25,000 worth of stock and fixtures in ten business houses, besides including one of the old- @ Westchester News, owned and pub- hed by the veteran editor, Edward B, q a Long is un ie loser. newspaper Job print valued at between 0,000 and nd 000, he owned most of the @everal of which housed his plant, { of the structures, all of which (were frame, were owned by him, and Bis lose in buildings alone is upward of 960,000, and they could not be re- placed for several times that amount. ‘he other property owners who suffered Yoss are Walter Sniffen, whose three- @tory building was damaged to the ex- tent of $10,000, and Village Trustee Will- fam A. Hanson, whose hotel property and store bullding was damaged in the Bum of $10,000, Christopher Teahan saved his two sisters, Julia and Rita, from the Sniffen Building by carrying them across ad- joining roofs when he was cut off by ‘the blazing hallway of iis own apart- ment. One of the greatest lonses ts the @estruction of the entire matter for the ‘Westchester County Board of Super- _ Visors’ year book, which was about feady for printing. patentee LIGHT IN VACANT HOUSE BETRAYS PIPE THIEVES. Four Boys Are “Captured, Charged With $1,500 Damage to Plumbing System. Four boys entered a vacant house at No, 667 Evergreen avenue, Williamsburg, early this morning, cut out about $100 worth of lead pipe and, according to the owner of the house, did $1,500 dam- age. The boys were caught by the police before they left the premises. Some time after 1 o'clock this morne ing W. H. Striker, a real estate man, living at No. S4 Evergreen avenue, saw a@ light in the vacant house and watched | it move from the upper story to the basement. Then he telephoned to the Hamburg avenue police sation, Two detectives and two Dotteemen | rushed for the house, and there found; the boys just ready to leave, Kugene Reilly, sixteen, years old, of No, 1885} Broadway, was charged with burglary | and the other three with juvenile de. Inqnency. They were Walter Scully, fourteen years old, of No, 8% Madison street; William Sc . fourteen, ot| No, 148 Broadwa: Marry Lode, | f Md, of No. 7 Py | fifteen years o! of 0. Palmetto atreet. ROPE OF SHEETS USED IN WOMAN’S ODD FLIGHT. Policeman Hunts Burglars, to Find Mrs. Swales Had Climbed from Bedrooni Window. Three sheets Gangiing from the win- dow on the third floor of an apartment house at No. 3 East One Hundred and Forty-third street attracted the attention of Patrolman Reynolds of the Alexander avenue station eafly to-day. The sheets |~ were knotted to form a rope and Reyn- olds surmised burglars had been at work, ‘The apartment from which the sheet rope dangled were occupied by Louls Swales, a iiinoleum dealer. The patrol- man awakened Mr. Swales and a search showed that no housebreakers had visi- ted the rooms, but thet Mrs. Louisa Swales, fifty-five years of, Mr. Swaies's mother, was missing from her bedroom. One end of the sheet rope was secured to a trunk inside the window frame; the other end hung twelve feet above the | sidewalk. How Mrs. Swales could have made the drop mystified the police. About an hour after the discovery of her disappearance Alexander Parker, + | Mrs, Sawies's nephew, who lives at No, 602 West Fifty-third etreet, telephoned that Mra. Sawies, without « het and clad in an old brown Gress hed just ar- rived at Ite home. She appeared dased. According to Mr, Sawles, bis mother has been ailing and despondent. Itching Scalps Dandruff and pase Hair Sivcansnlly Treated with Cuticura Soap) ‘Make «parting und rab ged wi sendy ch a parti gently wil Cuticura Ointment. Continue until whole has been gone over. Next morn' shampoo ‘with Cati. jeura Soap. Shampoos alone may pe SMM AD decenallind ence or twice a month is generally sufficient for this special treatment for women’s hair. B. Altman & Co. are daily receiving new Spring models in Women’s Blouses ‘for wearing with smart Tailor-made Suits. Now being shown, at Moderate prices, are Blouses of Crepe de Chine, in hand-embroid- ered, fancy and plain: tailored models; also an attractive assortment of Lingerie and Lace Blouses, in most Misses’ Blouses in a v. desirable styles. ariety of new designs. B. Altman & Cn. have received their Spring shipments of IMPORTED RIBBONS and are now displaying a very unusual assort- ment of fine novelty designs and colorings. ribbons in the newest Included are Embossed Velvets, Shantungs, Printed Warps, Plaids, Roman Stripes and effects overshot with selection of Jacquard purposes. handsome Bulgarian gold. Also a choice Ribbons for millinery Ribbon Flowers for corsage bouquets or other decorative purposes are shown in the depart- ment at moderate prices, or will be made to order; also Floral Table Decorations, com- bined with ribbon and gauze. { Filth Avenue, 34th avd 35th Streets, Mem York, - HAS 22,716 SHAREHOLDERS. Nearly Halt of the New Haven Line's Are Wom NEW HAVEN, Conn, March 4—' Women and trustees continue to form & large majority of the stockholders of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company, according to the annual census of the corporation Just officially compiied for January, 1918 Of the 22,716 stockholders, 10,102 are women, 8,18 men, 8,60 trustees and 7% corporations, There are 610 more holders than in January, 1912, the largest increase, 992, being in women. In etock ownership 667,819 shares are held in Massachusetts, 264,560 in Con- necticut, 615,009 in New York, 60,187 In Rhode Island end 161,991 shares else where. Of the total of 1,797,767 shares, 228,91 are held by the New England Navigation Company. At Greatly Reduced Prices bbon rimmed immed. Heretofore #4. 9s Of Nainsook, eyelet embroidered, wr Ot allover net lined, fren ane Brassieres lace and ribbon trimmed. in Dorothy blue, ru: ot gray suede, sits perfect | AITKEN used extensively on the new motoring, BROADWAY, corner 18th Street Franklin Simon & Co. | Fifth Avenue UNUSUAL SALE WEDNESDAY Women’s Brassieres New Model Corsets “Helene’’ Corsets Imported exclusively by Franklin Simon & Co., of batiste, coutil, broche or tricot, in models adapted to all figures, 7.00 to 25.00 “Parfait’’ Corsets Made exclusively for Franklin Simon & Co. by expert French corsetieres, of batiste, coutil, broche, tricot or elastic. 3.00 «0 18.50 “Parfait” Slip-over Corset Special attention is directed to the new model, which gives the uncorseted figure. 9.75 and 14.50 Franklin Simon & Co. IMPORTANT SALE WEDNESDAY Girls’ Bloomer Dresses Ol striped crinkled seersucker, in blue or tan, trimmed with plain chambray; including separate bloomers to match. 4 to 12 years. 2.85 vaiue $4.75 Misses’ Afternoon Dresses Of Canton Crepe Silk Exclusive Russian Blouse Tene Bopeep of best quality Canton Crepe Silk, Tusset embroidery batiste orlary (eaten) girdle and sash. 14 to 20 years. 18. Franklin Simon & Co. IMPORTANT SALE WEDNESDAY Women’s “Parfait” Pumps Exclusive Spring Model tent or dull leather vamps, also all kid, mad tag high arch lasts; peta spanish pk ae 4.50 Women’s Colonial Pumps New Model, with Buckles Of patent celkebie or gun metal calf, with tips; | " high arch last; Cuban heels. 3.50 Value $5.00 FIFTH AVE., 37th and 38th Sts. | Founded 1885—Incorporated 1912. FIFTH AVE., corner 39th Street ,90N&Co | MODEL LACES and ALL-OVERS FILET, MECHLIN, NET TOP and other laces with flouncings and all-overs to match. Alencon, Shadow and Net Top laces, in style and design dis- tinctive, many being reserved to Aitken, Son & Co. VEILS, VEILINGS, AUTO VEILS and HOODS in new meshes. New effects especially 1.95 1.45 Heretofore $2.05 prika, carrot, navy, black or white; 50 Value $29.50 | Value $6.00 model gowns. ALENCON, adapted for | | ‘TUESDAY, | | : | | | | ° IProfit Sharing Sale = MARCH 4, 1913. Cir 9 Give aad Stamps Free with Alt Purchases and ‘Redeem Them in Merchandise In New York's Shopping Center NEILT-ADAMS Co. | Join the Thrifty Thousands That Are Gathering the Great Bargain Prizes at ing the Great Bargain Prizes at ONellf'e | 6th Ave., 20th to 22d Street nes 22d Street Every T there are hundreds of new bargain lots in'new Spring merchandise—so many that scores of HE BES' VALUES ARE NOT ADVERTISED AT ALL. ast Just One Example of the Remarkable Values O'Neill's Profit Sharing Sale Offers This $144.25 Arts and Crafts Dining< Room Suit, 10 Pcs., Special at $107.06} Sideboard, China Closet, Extension Table, Serving Table, Five Side Chairs and One_Arm Chair, beautifully finished_in rich brown, fumed oak. The beauty of workmanship and finish, combined with dignified sim- | plicity in design, are | the features of this | set that will instant- ly commend it to people of discrim- inating tastes. And | itis Peat wonderful to be able to buy such a set for 107, *. Club Plan, x. Arrange Payments at intervals, =), , = =H] We will sell individual pieces, if you prefer, at the following Special Prices: The Sideboard The China Closet— The Extension The Serving Table— The Arm Chair— The Side Chsirs— —regular price, #36.75;| regular price #28.00;] Table — regular price] regular price $8.73; raelee price, $9.00; cree Price, 96.75; sale price, sale price, $28.00; nae price. sale price sale price, sale price, each, —— $27.25 $20.75 920.75 96,50 96.75 95.00 O'Neill Housefurnishing Slore—Serond te Fourth Meere. O'Neill’s Profit-Sharing Sale Blue Onion Dinner Sou! $12.98 ‘This set of 100 pieces is made of the finest quality of German & , It makes a handsome in open stock. That means that Spbroken pieces can be replaced at any time. Bargains in Useful Household Articles $4.25 Portable Gas 94.50 Electric O'Neill's Profit Sharing Sale. CURTAINS and Upholsteries Big reductions in prices of Lace Curtains, Bed Sets, Couch Covers and Upholsteries to make the profit-sharing Sale a mem- orable bargain event. $9.00 Lace Bed Sct, $6.00 Large Renaissance, mounted on high-grade cable net, with wide Valance Rolater to match; choice of white or Arabian colors. Louis XIV Boudoir | Reg. Val. $28.48 $4.50 Lace Curtain,$2.95 Real Irish Point Lace in four Very pretty patterns, There are only 150 pairs in this lot, #0 buy early $0 Marie Antoinette Curtains, pr. $4.00 Only 200 pairs of these Lace Curtains: white or Arabian colors. 87 In. long, $1.75 Couch Covers |Lamps at $2.50 Irons, special at $2. 25 18 In. wide, $ at, each, $1.25 Com piste with brass stand, Just what you want for the ; 18% In, high _* by opal shade, burner, mantle and | laundry. Saves labor ond prevents - Five hundred — tapestry Hanis. 6 feet as tubing | suffering from beat. Couch Covers in, Oricutal [With weigenecke all realy: to: ate, | guaranteed. Come with bray et pleg staples of rich colorings Hn and stand, all ready for use. 0 of solid siaonesees, Hed ¢ wee ‘peautitul Ty I fintna; with brass caster Draws lid ate: decorated pil moun sanitary Moth, mice, dust and dem 30c Art Ticking at, yard, 24c New assortinents of colors | and patterns to select from, O'Neill Main Store—Fourth Moor. O'Neill’s Profit Sharing Sale Another Another | Governor Refrigerators *! The Ones that Give Satisfaction, They Save Ice and Preserve Food Built by Experienced Mechanics Along Scientific Lines a I io me | foe. the vig profit- they have hoon jance to Buy then at cedar handler, throe-ply binges, copper trimmings and French ras, p-proot, 49c Brooms, 27c wou dozen of pied Table Sets, 42.19) 01.38 Pitchers and : Decorated Porcelain. | « Basin, + T80 Titty ‘four Bese? Set | aad! sot. Very apecli O'Neil) Hometurnishiog irs pene “re Drunks robe oto At Sale Can be bought on O'Neill's Household Club Plan You buy them now at sale prices and while using them you Pay at iy With ths aporoeen of nor, refrigerators are now in demand more than oe} prices w: walt until summer, when co, IE you Hike Model No. 3, Value $21.15, $10. 75 veneer, fibre bound, whe fibre centre band. Four drawers and pacity 100 with pro e increas node! hes an tae Ive pi vaso hat box. Brassed steel trim- city of 99] of «> pounds, praKe capactt i ated. : Xtade ot fens thing Ssnougn for | Intervals talngs, All parts viv bess nacectal. small home, any home, O'Neill Homeofurniching Storq— O'Neil) Homefurnishing Ktore—Basement. Lebenedchanad O’Neill’s Profit Sharing Sale Practical Rugs New designs and colorings-—fine, sturdy, long-serving quali- ties at exceptionally low prices: If an arrangement and Home Fittings would Household Club, payments at intervals for Furniture convenient, you should join O’ Neill’s i, O'Neill's Profit Sharing Sale. BLANKETS and Comfortables Brussels Rugs. ¢15,75 | Brussels Rugs. ¢12.95| Woot Blankets Blankets “Golden Gate" of finest perils of body ‘Alao_made of nest quality of (ee Hee ba LA F bak paths Pir riveeen Pramas, in a very uselul size— body Brussels, but in a smaller poe Aiport j wn ee tie ° Reversible Wool Smyrna Rugs | $2:98 $4.98 : x Special at from 95c to $3.75 Comfortables Comfortables “Marl -Blen- est quality, in many new patterns and colorings, in fiv o Full size; white fill-| Famous because|beim” end “Santa Jara inches: Fem Gm | 30360 inchens ree ing and covered with} they give warmth | Maria” Wool value 81.85; sale price. .. Cl value #2.95; sale price... $2.45 |silkoline; ‘worth 81.25, | without weight,” Value | Regular 98.50. 2145 inches; reg $1 45 Base aotan tae Special at, each, 83.50. Special at, each, | at, pais, aa $2.25 value 84.75; sale pr $3.75 89c $2.98 93.98 O'Neill Mal re-—Fourth Floor, O'NeUl Main Store—Second Fleer. O'Neill-Adams Co., Sixth Avenue, 209 to 22nd Street, New York Cigy Soke