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I “JACK” FITZGERALD, WARD OF “BIG TIN,” IS SERIOUSLY ILL WALL STREET. —_—— Market Closing—After geome hesita- tion Im eatly part of the afternoon the Was @ conalderable increase in volume of commisnion house business on the buyers’ aide, Excellent earning was back of the rise In the American Can isaues, it was claimed. Stocks sold off in the late afternoon, Successor as Leader of “Little | ana traders vecame active on the bear Vira" ‘Laid Up at Sheeps- head Bay. Renator John C. Fitzgerald, whom “Big Tim" Sultvan named for the leadership ‘of the Sixth Assembly District to succeed “Lite Tim,” is a very sick man. His condition wan such to-day that he could Hot be carried even to, look for the last time on the ace of the deal Congrens- man. Senator Fitzgerald Ss deciarel to be suffering from an incurable malady and has been prostrated for several ‘weeks. ‘The news of the death of his political @ponsor and ie long friend wan kept from Fitzgerald untii the last hour. He ‘expressed a desire to attend the funeral, but Bis physicians forbade him to move. mB Hie heart is in such condition that un- due excitement might bring «n @ serious attack. Senator Fitpgorald has been nursed by his sister during his present sickness and she represented him at the funeral of “Big Tim" to-day. enator Fitsgerald tives in @ fine| house on Ocean avenue, near Avenue U, Sheepshead Bay. He moved there shortly after he was promoted to the leadership, a place which he always Geckgred “Big Tim" insisted on him accgpting against his will. Iq was shortly after “Littie Tim" ‘wag buried that the Congressman called his Meutenante together a advice as to * le Th When all had been hea man Sullivan sald: “The name of John Fitzgerald hae been mentioned. You better make him your lender, I understand that some of my relatives want a Sullivan for ® leader. Have we not had enough of that name in the district? Give John Fitagerald a chance.” None opposing the suggestion of “Big ‘Tig Senator Fitageraid was named. & few months ago when “Big Tim” wae incapacitated from taking any in- terest In district politics, brother Patrick Hf. ‘Bullivan declared his intention of making a leadership fight against Fite- werald. After weeks of controversy the matter waa settled by a compromise, Senator Fitagerald axreeing to give half the district representation to “Paddy.” — CHICAGO WHEAT AND CORN MARKET, Retarday’s fe RP RR: i Bs BBs BY 8 = ENN AT on larger American and Canadian wpring wheat recelpte, Opened 1-8 lower, Corn opened easier on gen- erally favorable weather eonditions. Receipts from country are moderate Corn was under pressure and sagged off 1-8 to 1-2 Wheat did not rally from initial decline; most of the bearish sentiment In based on reports of @ lib- eral movement from Northwest in com- petition from Canadu and Russia. Wheat advanced with Nght trading on rather small winter receipts and steadiness of foreign markets. Cern rallied on some covering of shorts, and influenced by improvement ig _ Wheat commission houses bought. Both wheat and corn sold off toward the close and showed small losses from Baturday's close. WORLD'S GRAIN SHIPMENTS. lest NOTICE! Any other advertisement regarding the **Forsythe’s” stock is absolutely misleading. Stewart ¢ Co. FIFTH AVE., CORNER 37TH ST. ARE NOW SELLING The Entire BANKRUPT STOCK of | | side, arguing that the market had not broadened out am it should h In responne to inovements In st era an Union Pacific and Reading. It seemed to be the belief that the little recession at the opening had not veen ufficient to serve the purposes of a * n [normal reaction, and that the dectine| mmparnd icy He jshould go further, The final figures) showed loses from the cloxing of Sat- Jurday ranging from 1-8 in Reading to] 194 in Canadian Pacific. American} 4 Can closed 1-4 up at % 1-2, Total ealen, 4%,528 shares, Opening—While there was a large volume of proft taking at opening. the | 4! salen were not pressed when prices de clined and for that reason the trad became comparatively dull at the of haif' an hour. Reading was the lead Ing feature, opening up 1%, at 167%, and |¢ | was very active within a range of % up|, and down. Union Pacific opened off %, | Erie at 16), and declined to 150%. Canadian | ct, Pacific's initial price was 200%, @ loss of 1% from Saturday, while the general let Was Irregular, but mostly off from Sat- | yy, M urday, Prices hardened in the second hour, having absorbed the offerings of selling orders, and @ rally started with Amert- can Can common in demand and very active, advancing one point by 11.30 to m4, Reading continued to be the moat aoe | tive stock in the trading, with few) changes of importance in the other te | sues. Tt waa thought that Reading wad held up to facilitate realising salen elne- | V- where. In connection wth advance in jeu this stock there was a revival of ru-| “| mors of w segregation to forestall aj NEW YORK COTTON MARKET. decixion againat the company in thi anti-trumt gult, Traction lasuen wer strong and fairly active, ‘Third ave-| nue advanced % to 41%, while the others gained fractionally, Norfolk & Wentern advanced to 7, highest price far touched on the movement. Ei Issueg were strong, with amall dvances. American Can continued to advance In the early af- ternoon, and sold up to 38%, a gain of 2% from the first prices to-day. Interborough-Metropolltan preferred was weak in early aternoon, yielding 1% to pressure of offerings. Trading was on a fairly large scale, with price changes confined to narrow limita above the lower level established early in the day. FINANCIAL NE’ ireme Tt fs learned from @ trustworthy wource that the California Petroleum | corporation will probably be absorbed by the Royal Dutch Petroleum-Shell transport and trading combine, whose engineers have been going over Call- fornia properties. Norfolk & Western hes eréered Awenty-four electric locomotives from ‘Weatinghouse Bleetric and Manufacture 4ng Company, amounting to around &%- (000,000 in cost. Copper Metal advanced to 17 cents a pound to-day. —_— Regular quarterly dividend of 1 per cent. on second preferred stock of the Reading Company !s payable Oct, 9 to stock of record Rept. 2. President William Sproule of South- ern Pacific is quoted as saying that Southern Pacific will resist any at:empt of Union Pacific to gain possession or control of Centra, Pacific. He states that they propose to retain possession of Central Pacific even if the matter has to be taken Into court, and that ‘the road ts not for sale at any price, At the annual meeting of the Fed- Purchased from the U, S, District Court. Including the latest and most exclusi del. seeue WOMEN’S, MISSES’ ond JUNIORS" We O f f Forsythe’s Prices Fhe most remarkable sale of Forsythe’s Waists and Wear ever presented in the United States, 4 “4 FIFTH AVENUE STEWART & CO. J Less t oo eer Oe _—_—$—$$ $$$ eral Sugar Company the directora were atockholdere voted unanimously to withdraw preferred and common etocka from Stock Exchange At the annual meeting of Interbor- mighMetropolitan Company Sept. the board of directors will be reduced 01 jo mt market reamed tte advance, There) romatwenty-one te ‘Time money firmer with raten % por cent, higher all along the line at 4% to 4 daya, % to 44, per | Ex-Assemblyman’s Version of a Land Deal That Has RearmRoshuck & Co, declared regular quarterly dividend of 1% per cent. on Ite | preferred stock, payable Oct. 1 to atock of record Sept. 16. Former Assemblyman Edward J. t. Taediris, who Is the head of the Pro- gressive ticket In the Bronx and Chief Inspector in the Bronx Lullding Depart. ment, has asked The Evening World to publish his version of the circumstances under which ‘he figured in a Hronz street opening proc.eding, acting as @ dummy for Condemnation Commissioner Michael J. Deviin. Deviin is now under indictment for the part he had in the affair and fe ccaasease SEB=2E2F SFREBSIAATENS 3, 5 —_ Ss SOD ESE LTTE EF Et ae. s=S2 sase- Fe: BEE FPS TESS “I went into the Deviin affal cently and in order to accomm: Michael J. Deviin's aon, who was edu- sated at the same college 1 was. It was in 1910 that the deal went through, and at that time I was in the Assembly. Young Deviin told me that his father wanted to purchase a corner lot to fir out a plot; that If the owner knew his father wanted it he would put a fancy price on It. He a dummy in the purchase, and I did. The! deed was turned over in blank in the oMce of the real estate broker, “I did not know at the time the deed Was nigned that the elder Deviin was a condemnation commi: $ is. FRCEREEP. Phtiee Piett S223 PFE CSEPSE FEE FEF EE tre PEEEPOEOTETER SEP EPELETEE ws eSscoaas 233eN ViPeGPbetdh + je2zitass S222esseetsescs: ER CSEEEE EEE FEES: 13 I told Borough President Miller, and through him got In touch with Mr. Fos- ne, | dick, then Commissioner of Accounts, to | 13] whom I told all the facts. Before doing | #0 1 notified young Devin of my inten- tion and he told his father, 1 was of-| “Toniette” “Triboulet” tered w deed of the property on condition era in other States. ‘The Ceneus Bureau reports that there during August 458,725 bales of cotton and for year ending Aug. % 6,796,061 Dalen. Exporta for year, 90,98 bales, y it, Number of active spindles in AUgUAt,| president Miller thanking him for send- Cotton opened from * to 14 points {ie me down to his of There was considerable profit taking after the first hour and some pressure of Southern hedge selling, but prices moved up 1 to 10 points during the morn- ing. Reports of excessive rainfall in Texan were not confirmed and this aided considerably !n sharp reaction of market from early advances. Brisk buy- by commission hcusen developed again, notwithstanding selling credited to some of leading spot houses, Strength was shown in the ve which elosed eS] SSSR Ostrich Plume Hats $5 to $10 A whole floor is devoted exclusively to the sale of Ostrich Plume Hats rang- ing in price from $5 to $10, 500 Models to choose fram LondonFeather Co. 21 West 34th Street SS a a i ing Apparel AT 37TH STREET (Opposite Tiffany's) — See EN a AN el LS he CR RNR Ye ate a ~— 18, 1918. and several to L | President ling of severad connection with ti Japanese mubjects during the recent bahetdh sh ten WA [ | fighting at Nanking have been agrecd Wie et ae us, ria k—Preaitent einvipal by Chine, but pend won epent the last few bo W lw tn principal by Chins, but pending) vise to the aummer White Houde in playing golf on the Dartmouth Cellege tablishment of order the Japanese Gov-/tinks at Hanover, After luncheon* sev ernment feels that the presence of in-| erat mombera of the family motoret creamed Naval forces in Chinese waters) across the river to Windsor to see him — - thelr actual settlement and the re-os- is justified, start for Washington. Been Criticised. Announce a Showing of French Millinery and Reproductions litical opponents of Mr. using It against him. Jement follows: me to act as a sitting on I did not Chapeaux of Caroline Reboux ‘Beret ie” i Chapeaux of Maria G “Sirene”’ se “Rivoli” that I would testify that I ‘chased in good faith. "k deed a the proserty | ienteee me Manteo was later fied in the F rl . writt a ‘tiall; eu a ‘Mle The above-mentioned original models, together with “Commissioner Fosdick wrote Borough | many others from Susanne Talbot, Maison Lewis, Evelyn Varon, Jeanne Lanvin and Georgette, on view in the third floor millinery department. Also accurate reproductions of French models. @ 20.00 + 100.00 meuanisy he Gala. Fifth Avenue at 38th Street TOKIO, Sept. 5.—The Japunese Gov- Pogtesered Ecabttshed Toads Merb Heb o Commp Early Fall Display Housekeeping Linens Recent important additions to “The Linen Store” have made it possible for us to devote the entire Fifth Avenue section to the sale of Housekeeping We now offer to our patrons not only the most comprehensive collection of Housekeeping Linens in the country, but the added pleasure of shopping where there are spacious aisles, ample counter room, as well as intelligently trained sales people. It is therefore with the fullest confidence in our ability to serve our patrons satisfactorily that we cordially invite their inspection of the new fall lines, which we quote for a very general way as follows: Table Cloths and Napkins Fancy Table Linens Many of the patterns are exclusive and| Beautifully hand-embroidered, \° cannot be pbtained elsewhere—all of the| stitched and lace trimmed. r usual McCutcheon quality. Prices range: Luncheon Sets (2 di Doilies with Napkins. ... $2.50, 3.00, 3.50, 5.00 up to] Centrepiece), $5.00, 7.50, 9.00, 12.50 to 50.00 per dozen, mene me Table Cloths, $2.75, 3.50, 4.00, 5.00 up to] Tea Napkins, $2.75, 3.00, 4.00, 5.00 to 250.00. 45.00 dozen. Pure Linen Towels Tea and Luncheon Cloths, $1.50, 2.50, eveything desirable, from the tiny Indi- 29, TED co 828.08. to sumptuous Bath Towel of ex- treme size. In weaves there is every i- Linen Sheets and ble variety from the soft absorbent Towel Pillow Cases to the coarser and more mannish weaves of] ‘The collection includes extreme sizes for friction towels. single and very wide double beds. Also fine Hemmed Towels, $2.50, 3.00, 4.50 up to] em! and 9.00 dozen. great variety. Hematitched Towels, $3.00, 4.50, 6.00,]Hemstitched Pillow Cases, $1.25, 1.50, 9.00 to 30.00 dozen. 2.00, 2.50 up to 5.00 pair. Turkish Bath Towels, 25c, 50c up to 3.00} Hemstitched Linen Sheets, $5.00, 6.50, each. 7.50, 9.00 up to 30.00 pair. Bed Coverings Every size, every style and every quality is included in the assortment. Many of these have colored coverings or designs, so that practically any style of bedroom decora- tion can be satisfactorily matched. Blankets....... + -$4.00, 5.00, 6.00, 7.50 to 30.00 pair Comfortables. ....$2.00, 3.00, 4.50, 6.00 up to 45.00 each Bed Spreads......$1.50, 2.00, 3.00, 5,00 up to 200.00 each Store Open Daily Until 6 P. M. James McCutcheon & Co., 5th Avenue, 33d and 34th Streets. Gil Ria Bie Ri ae "| WILSON OFF TO WASHINGTON. | gp Specials Until Wednesday’s Closing At All 33 James Butler Inc. Markets Short Forequarter Lamb Chops, lb........12¢ Shoulder of Lamb Chops, lb............+ Sugar Cured Hams, choice selected, lb. Sugar Cured bacon, in lean strips, Ib...... Fresh Beef Liver, lb...............55 ..10¢ Fancy Stewing Chicken, Ib................ its a His Oating at Sums Campbell’s Soups, 3==........ 25¢ Full_nssortment—all kinds =? anese favorite family soups Sharp Cuts in the Four Best Brands Pride of St. Louis Flour Superlative XXXX—in clean cotton bags. "69s 2513 Pillsbury’s Flour. . .)*® Gold Medal Flour . Hecker’s Superlative . -10 2 Stamps FREE With 7 Cakes Butler’s Borax Soap, 25c Clenewel Washing Powder, ‘i. 12c Dutch Cleanser ................. 8 con 25 Bal stamps FREE with can c Essie Milk, «2, LO Condensed Miik, axsivs, 8°s 3 cans, 23e Van houten’s Cocoa, fini Triumph Oats, {37.07 Essie ‘somatoes, (ii. “ am Essie Peaches, discon" 2"... 17 Salmon, tut 1-0. cao, Atasko Pink. Alaska Salmon, i<../T. ar Madison Pickles, sc’ tir a Sa e=eaSseo Bromangelon, vpn ee ee SweetPo ators, 5» 12c\Red Onisns, 2 +. 5¢ Fresh from the National Biscuit Company da Biscuit, Uneeda Lunch, Zu Zu and Graham Crackers, 10 2:a¢ Stamps FREE with rrint ! + est Govern- Butterine, ment Inspected, 25¢ 22 Stamps FREE with 100 rib. Best Teas . 60c Formosa-Oolong, India-Ceylon, English Brea’ or Mixed Old Cabinet Rye Gld Monogram ye Whiskey, vo. Princeton Cocktulls, \iiii't Kingussie Scotch, ("' Guinness’s Si World's ‘I'wo Best Imported Brews Ailowance of te for d Sauterne, Cuoie Calitorsin bo Ves Double 2a Stamps WEFURHISH tn JMES COMAETE RAND RAPIDS FURNITURE CREDIT TERMS —_ rs spoleay, ‘The sar own oN 150. sat UPLN SATURDAY EVENINGD! L wom» waxca woas woxpsas & World Wants Work Westen” CHOICE the fainous jelly powder, puck- Choice formerly ¢ c choice Coffee == 20 Mabe Best ‘New ‘Teas for 60c AtAll 231 James Butler Inc. 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