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THE EVENING WORLD, FRIDAY, MAROH 14, HOTELS 10 FIGHT APSLITION OF TAXI STANDS IN COURTS > Eyploy Counsel to Contend Ciiy Has 1, No Power to ge Prevailing System. PUBLIC HEARING SOON. Committee Is to Publish Draft of New Ordinance in Pamphlet Form. Wormer Supreme Court Justice Mor- @an J. O'Brien has been retained by the hotel men of New York City to oppose Qny effort on the part of the city to @iiminete hotel taxicad stands, as pro- Poved by the Mayor's taxicab commis- @on. This means another fight, and one (which the courts probably will ibe called @pon to settle; tut the Mfayor's com- @ilesion, acting in the interests of the Qudlio and in compliance with a de- fmanded reform in taxicab rates and lations, aa expressed through The ‘Works, will oppose every etep, “ @ity cannot arbitrarily dictate. | dave equal privileges. | WOTEL STANDS COST COM- PANIES $400,000 YEARLY. companies $100,000 yearly for the priv- ilege of allowing the cabs of the com- and obtain trade ast sury of mon: £ the pockets of istinction, for the first hal quarter of a mil as well as carry luggag o the carrying of tw Taxicab Commission had meeting to-day, dinance printed in pamphlet form, t the commission. toe the date of the public hearing, thu: @f regulation that oan be afforded, Stands must go, thus giving ever: @e dbueiness at those stands. Assistant Corporation Counsel Wil! bem Beers Crowell, Mayor Gaynor’: commission, said to~lay he agrees wit the or otherwise, to prevent the con- of the so-called private hotel Mr. O'Brien, in behalf of his oltents, going to contend that the city has the legal right to eay whose cabe or shall not etand in front of tele; that such privileges belong to @ hotel property owners and that the fayor, in his message appointing the mmission, frankly informed the mem- ere the olty has control and power over the streets and that private or Rotel stands are illegal and should be @bolished; that all public taxicabs may The hotels receive from the taxicab panies to stand in front of the hotels It is argued that this Is In turn taken out ne taxi-riding public, | = t) the result that high rates of fare s contr the inde- taxicabs are willing at a much reduced f they receive of taking and hotels without tn- cut the taxicab te ne rate, they add, may be Tt was decided to have a draft of their proposed or- be followed by a report to the Mayor. ‘Then will come a public hearing before Secretary Adamson of the commission Was received a number of letters ask-|j ghowing the growing interest that 1s be- fee taken in the work of the commis- ion and the demand of the public for Weduced rates and the finest character ‘The commission has already agreed @manimously that the privileged hotel taxicad owner an equal right to begal ‘adviser, who is a member of the the Mayor that the city has absolute $usiediction over the streets and that power to abolish the hotel stands fa the interests of tho public is unques- disorder toned. THREE-YEAR-OLD PRODIGY BOXES HOUR EVERY DAY. His Father Wants to Produce a Perfect Athlete by Sys- tematic Training. CHICAGO, March 14.—Stanley Bern- stein, three years old, son of Isaac Bern- stein, trainer of college athletes and “dis- coverer” of Packey McFarland, is said by his father to be the youngest boxer In | the world tn active training. ‘The lad boxes an hour every day un- der the tutelage of his father, whose am- bition itis to make his son the most per- fectly developed athlete in the world by the time he matures, to prove to future generations what training can do for a man. “When Stanley was thirteen months old he acted as mascot for the University of Wisconsin football team in a game against the University of Chicago, and {in athitics,” said pelcnntonLnsendin c.) ALBANIANS SHOT | BY SERVIA" TROOPS. Unarmed Peasants in Turkish Prov- ince Put to Death Without a Trial. FRANKFORT-ON-THE-MAIN, Ger- many, March 14.—Three hundred Al- banian inhabitants of the district of Liuma, in the Turkish province of Koa- ova, Were yesterday shot without trial by Servian troops, according to a de- spatch from Uskup to the Frankfort Gazette. The inhabitants of the district to- js father leat night. Ante and did not follow the example of the rest of the Albanians in fleeing to the mountains. All were captured by a column of Servian troops who, after shooting 300 of them, brought the sur- viving 100 as prisoners to Prisrend, the capital of the province. Pash na WRIGHT PATENTS STAND THROUGHOUT FRANCE. Court of Appeals Confirms Previous Decision After Getting Tech- nical Reports. talled 400. They were unarmed peas- | STATEN ISLAND NOTES. J. & Romta, pastor of the Moravian Church, Great Kills, will be the apeaker at the Unton meeting to be held in the New Brighton Baptist Church on March m1. Leroy Post of Mariners’ Harbor, is visiting relatives in Poughkeepsie. Tho Sentor Branch of the Junior Aux- tMary of Christ Protestant Episcopal Church, Franklin avenue, New Bright- on, will have @ tea and sociable in the parish house, next Gaturday afternoon. Mrs, James B. Howell of Van Duzer street, Stapleton, is with friends in New Rochelle, She will stay two weeks. Mise Margaret O'Brien of Richmond avenue, Port Richmond, ts visiting rel- atives In Auburn, Mass. She will ro- main until after Baater. a Mre. Joha Astor to Sai ‘Mre. John Astor, who has been spen] ing most of the winter here with fon, Vincent Astor, has arranged to for England on ‘Tuesday next. Bhe will be accompanied by her daughter, Muriel Mra. Astor will probably spend part of the spring in Paris before the London season begins, New York Hudson @ PARIS, March 4.—The Wright acro- plane patents, recently upheld in Ger- given to-day in the Fourth Division of the Court of Appeal, confirming @ previous judgment rendered in the Third | Division after receiving reports from a technical commission. The hearing and arguments lasted seven days. The suit was brought by the Wright brothers against several French aero- plane manufacturers for an infring- ment of patents, particularly in connec- tion with the warping wing principle ONE DOSE, MAKES INDIGESTION 60 re Heasthuio, +t 7as, Diapacais and all Stomach distress ended with “Pape’s 4 Diapepsin.” 0 too valuable; you must! drastic drugs. Pape's Diapepsin is note d for it: harmlessnes sour, gassy stor cures in indigestion, and other stoma famous the world over. Keep this perfect stomach doctor in your home—keep it handy—get a large ifty-cent case from any drug store; and y| then i y one should eat something with them; if what ferments and sours headache, dizziness jons of acid and un- digest as soon as h|Pape's Diapepsin comes in contact with the stomach all such ishes. Its promptn ease in 0 = | and forms gas ‘s} and nau | A fo..cnate purchase, from Loss’ suits, just at the right LASTER, and designs; every fabric is ned ughout, with two pairs of knickers. boys. 47 CORTL! AN D’ NION Easter Bargains Boys’ Spring Suits At *5.95 58.50 Values «ables us to offer Mothers and Fathers an exceptionally & od opportunity to secure some wonderful bargains in two-tone effects and blue serges. one of our best manufacturers, time—ONE WEEK BEFORE { iuded in this sale are Double-breasted and Norfolk Suits in all of the season’s newest and smartest styles, patterns strictly all wool; the knickers Included are beautiful grays, browns, Over half the lot Remarkable bargains of which every mother or father ought by all means to take advantage—real Easter bargainsfor 3 3 BROADWAY, near Chambers St REET, near Greenwich. SQUARE, 14th Street, West of Broadway Harlem and Union Square Stores Open Saturday Evening. 125th STREET, at 8d Ave. many, were fully upheld by a decision | 7A Downtown New York minutes trom K Hudson Terminal, fiv Wai ‘ark Kow ail Street and ROYAL Grteres Why Credit Terms $3 Mors $30 7.50 $ Dining Table, Value, 15 00, RONX STORE! 3035-3037 3"AVEGRI for only $1.00 1 ¢/;\ |) $1.00a Week $14.75 ,, Commniets daa Establishes Here 1895 OUR ONLY STORE “Short Line’ Real Rapid Transit BETWEEN 18 PROVIDED BY THE Pennsylvania Railroad AND Tube Service BETWEEN Park Place Station, Newark 224 Trains Every Day THE IDEAL SUBURBAN ROUTE FURNITURE iTWO STORES) IHARLEM STORE Sanna 2190 S°AVE BETII9"al20"ST- Select Your Goods Now—Pay As You Can Don’t Think Because WeTrustYou That We Ask You to Pay More WOMEN’S SUITS AND COATS ees ues, here Oa Credit MEN'S $25 SUITS ON CREDIT Sth Ave. Corner 9th St. and Newark Manhattan the Uptown New York Bix Stations from Christopher Street to 39d Street and Broudway heavy Values © Wait? We Make a Specially of Our Complete Homes Furnished 3 ome $49.98 75.00 99.98 voil guimpes. Write for Our}) ., New Catalogue, S) Mailed Free tri Special, $15.98 Ib. BROOKLYN to $7.50 each garion colors, Value 50c. G ment 1 Main st Made of fine quality Madras and Garner's percales. up-to-date ¢ tailored, in good fitting models with fevew and plain bosoms, finished with pearl but with cuffs attached. $1.00 Smart $1.00 to $1.50 $1.98 Dozens of styles of pretty low collars, i Bulgarian‘collars, low collars of eres 1918. week since the sale opened says they est clothes in A All Priced $12.50 lighter fancy also popular. in plain and the new Values at 69c 6 for $4.00 The Neat stripes in all olorings. Faultlessly Coat Sizes 1 tons. models ; r I ec! V4 to 1714, ew green, Women’s Faster Neckwear 50c to $3.98 Irish Crochet Jabots, hand-embroidered linen stocks, cout sets and hand-embroidered net chemisettes, dainty stoc ks with jabots; only one piece of a kind. Real. Cluny Lace Collars Regular Value $3.50 For coat or dress use. low effects. 2,000 Pieces New Neckwear at 50c Including low collars of satin, with Bulgarian coll: sailor or shoulder point collar. broidery or lace, net or crepe. Only one piece of a kind Irish Crochet Collars $2.98 Value $4.00 to $6.00 Real Irish crochet Dutch collars, some in sailor shapes. In high or Pre of net, embroidered in Bul- also the “Princess Helene” frill, with miata anoulise point collars in fine em- Regular value 75c. New Collars at 25c net, crepe or some sleeveless Store—Firet Floor, Girls’ Coats | In Serges, ed models. Checks at *3.95, ‘5.00 enuine Irish Shamrock 2 + Edwin C, Special, on Down Saturday, ; Ox the I ri per pot nought for 84.50 t Ov, Neill Main Store {ial IRiSH Ham ae DUBLIN Biscuits Lemon Puffs and Davite bon Biscuits packages; Sizes 6 to It A Very Remarkable Sale of Misses’ New Suits Dressesand Coats At x1 5 Each The Values of Sach Handsome Outfits Are Modestly Priced from $19.75 to $22.50 Misses’ Cutaway Serge Suits In Serge, with the new Cutaway Cont, lined throughout with de Cygne and a de- tachable brocade collar; skirt ade in straight lines; sizes 14, 16 and 18 years; w for... mw 18 Misses’ Spring dole In French Serge and Poplin, in several mod- els, with detuchable collar and. cuffs of em broidery; skirt draped; sizes 14, 16 and ma 1} 18 years; only... Misses’ hi ped Dresses mighout with with silk; all re 16 nnd 1s years; 15 Junior Coats In Mixtures and 5 ae tear enutmalgde bie 5.95 + ‘7.95 and Stripes and plain 15 and 17 Special 6.50 | send us a big offered at this red Aascment, ed price, W. J. Shaw's Genuine Limerlak Eokad go Burt! Patent Leathe! eee ge | with high azch, new receding Wet eae Smoked | Gunmetal Calf Button Boots, 24c All have welted soles. All size: Misses’ and Children's Shoes 20¢| tease tod for at ate «|e 5 for $2.09, they are About the Clothes Every man who has bought them during the a, looks, value and all, Spring Suits English and conservative Worsted, cheviot and cassi plain blue and faney serges shapes for Spring, both imported and can sty newest. Spring s, with a high crown and flat brim Ited edge ind how in the back. Also a large variety of more conserva- tive styles, such as the ‘Telescope, and Crushes, in all colors, including the This is An Exceptional fe ae Not Let It Pass ' Button Walking Boots, with kid orcloth top, § toe, Boots, in button or lace style, with new military heels, and other yood styles, Women's $3.00 Shoes atelos n'y shoes in gun Ore We Give eo Stamps Free ‘With All coe | Sixth Avenue, 20th to 22d Street Get Your Faster Suit Now---Get $18 to $25 Values at $12.50--- Shopping Center AMS Co.i About the Payments Our Club Plan of arranging payments at inter- vals is a great conveni tomen, It is confiden- | tial, dignified and business-like. Spring Overcoats— fects in light and dark grays and black H are the great- models in the new an and brown, pencil stripes are ores, wide wale weaves, als Sizes for all men ne made in’ the rae lined, with satin sleeve lining: othe still others have silk to the edge. Stouts up to 46. \{Men’s Shoes $4.50 and $5.00 Values at $1.95 The correct new Ameti- The smartest new lasts that are shown in all the best shoe stores in the country The low, straight heeled lish last with blind eyelets; lacing all the way to the tops; ng toes, The very latest in the fines? including the new Barrister English shape, K » Black Calf and Patent Leather; button and lace Also 96.00 and 96.50 Grades at 93.85. Fedora, in all Alpine Special for Saturday 300 Stunning New Tailored Suit Hats at $9.95 to $5 To-day's favorite styles, the new sailor shapes, new tur- bans, small hood effects and Tam O'Shanter meres, in grays, tan and brown fanc alate Made. dp intaew Naeialk and double-breasted mod ers are full cut and full li have belt loops. Sizes run to IT years trimmings of ribbons, fl fe showing of exceptionally good Tooking hata at very foal pete, 5 Of bd Grade Navy Blue Serge All wool, fast blue, navy serge; double- pleats. Full cut knicker trousers. Sizes 8 to 18 years. A better suit was never seen for A Special Lot of $7.50 Suits Are 5 : Boys’ $7.50 Spring Reefers $4.98 navy blue serges, made double-breasted Eidiran Go lah bara seats bteeesameane taller sto 10, Boys’ $10 Extra Pants Suits, 7.50 | Boys’ Trousers at 98c in brown, tan and gray fancy effects. Also navy blue serge, made in Knickerbocker style in large sizes, Sizes range from 5 to 17. Boys’ Easter Suit breasted or Norfolk style, with yoke and box less than $7.50. Siesial Lot ol $4 98 in This Sale at In new fancy cassimeres, in grays and browns, also of red or blue Galatea, with flat braid trimming. Sises In all wool cheviots and cassi- | All wool cheviote and cassimeres, bloomer are in the email sises; Big Store for Dad and the Boys. To-Morrow is the LAST DAY of Our Semi-Annual Sale of Burt $4.50 Shoes for Women Burt shoes are known all over the country as hest and smartest footwear for women that can be Just once each season the makers ent of regular first-c medium and high Cuban heels, — Burt's gai with cloth tops, Cuban heels, Burt's Vici Kid sin the sale, but not every size in each style, Women's 92.00 Slippers Boys’ $2.00 Shoes at 91.80 at $1.00 and 91.50 10 pairs women's black |. Calf Blucher, manaish p , styles, splendid wearing satin slippers, with chiffon | shoes; sizes 1 to 544, 4 well made and | 91,50; sizes 10 to 1934 fur dainty looking, $1.00, f therm but rosette; great bargains a *Neill-Adams Co,, Sixth Avenue, 20th to 22d Street, New York City EEN