The evening world. Newspaper, April 9, 1914, Page 15

men tering each almost a thou- sand persons. “Fro _ UIVSHOSPITALS DECLARED UNFIT AND DISGRACEFUL = WHEN CONSUMPTION Charities Commissioner Kings- bury Tells of Shameful Con- CURABLE Remember, that ditions He Has Found. . losie passes thro curable which ts often of juration— of time to be cured, if the disease recognized and properly treated the incurable stagen overtake the pi If you fear that there has to correctiy dingnose or under care, call on Dr. York's jeading 8} Lung Dineaves, and by special X-Light He discovers the lung trouble wh! ite curnhle at ment and the cured patients, Do not ”o away from re from residing @ short time in nt climate, You can be cured at you can be cured at all. t Dr. Anderson. It coste you to find out for yourself, because office consultation and examination are without charge. Dr. Anderson, Spe- at, 60 Weet 224 (between Sth h m each of the unheralded night visits which T have paid to Blackwell's Isiand in order to ac- quaint myself with the conditions in my department before undertaking to effect a reorganization and improve- ment, I have returned with the feel ing that it was a place of misery in- stead of a comfortable refuge for the dependents of a great city.” bufldings for men and women which found si case of tn Charities Commissioner John A. Kingsbury, in a statement issued to- day, attacks the hospitals and other Quarters for the poor on Blackwell's Istand and the conditions at the city Qospitais in general, He says the Board of Health would not_permit tn Private institutions conditions that exiet in the city hospitals he has vis- fited, and then goes on in detail to escribe some of the “shameful con- @itions” he says prevail in the Mot- Fepolitan Hospital. The Kingsbury report in part is as follows: “In the City Hospital ‘floor beds’ have to be used every night. It con- tains now almost a thousand patients. It was in the Metropolitan that the most shameful conditions were found to exist, owing principally to conges- tien, Nearly 2,000 patients are crowd- @4 into ite wards. About half of them have tuberculosis. Two and often three persons suffering from tuberculosis were to be seen crowded into small rooms intended for one, “Even in the general hospital wards of the Metropolitan two and three Persons were seen by me sleeping in Tooms only large enough for one oc: cupant, and in several instances I saw the sick inmates with no more sleeping accommodation than beds on the floor in the corridor. “Im the children's ward I discov- A ered eight cribs intended for one \ patient, each containing two sick children insufficiently covered and lying with their feet in one another's faces. The state of the sixteen glass and wood shacks designed expressly for the fresh air treatment of tuberculosis was particularly to be condemned in that congestion constituted no excuse. . Doors and windows and movable walks were closed and the air in the badly crowded interior was as foul | as though each wert hermetically ~ sealed. In these sixteen shacks, | which should have contained but sixty-seven patients, I counted 197, y iy y fatlure jand your Anderson, one of New otalists in Throat and xpert in diagnosis me in the hope to 2. Valuable book on Tuber. joole went to any address. Heavy two-inch post, just as pictured; a shee 54, 98 value; special. OUR TERMS $160 puncnnst 2 cown *1°° weer 150 "3H Sie 200 2" 10" 2%" UNMARKED AUTO DELIVERIES —ee an excess of 180 above the allowance of beds under State Hoard resula-'f Clothing "sa" Family tions. (At th Ave sire Onty) “As a result of the overflow of tu- | Any Purchase Up to 825.00 berculosis patients, the solarium in I $4.00 Down, $1.00 a Week which they sit in the daytime has Qe been called upon to serve as sleeping i space at night. When I entered this | wlass covered structure, which is just | north of the hospital building, 1 found that there was scarcely room | to. walk among the prostrate forms of | ji the sleepers, | “A night tour of the buildings of the New York City Home for the Aged and Iniirm, which contains up- ward of three thousand inmates, a slight majority of whom are males, eonditions which the public now if there is to be a ought betterment. “aAnythi hful and comfortab table old | people of the city who without means of support could not be imag- ‘ined than the two large and {dentteal Greatest o! All |Pre-Easter Shoe Sale All the new pretty styles, Shoes, Oxfords, Colonials and Pumps, turn or welted si Cuban, French or Spanish heels; all sizes and widths; sold regularly in smart shops up to $5. Our special price uvie'ur Frazin’s Shoes // Women’s and children’s high and low shoes now on our second floor at About ONE-HALF Frazin’s Prices / 50e, 75¢,1.00 & 1.45 6th Ave., Cor. 21st St, N New York Branch Store, 106-107 Market Street, Newark. x mixtures in light and Sui The worsteds, cassimeres breast. [~_ Many Splendid Model of All Wool Serge fe. Made of all wool se checks, Ru: Bi lar and cuffs of sil One of the models illustr Striped and plain m als; hematite with pearl butto: collars. with broad gray, lave Copenhagen or stripes. in white, maize, flesh, “Liberty mn for the growing girls who need low heels. Misses’ and Children’s models, with tipped toes, made on a good, roomy, | ny comfortable Milo pear! buttons. Wild’s Cork Linoleum "Ina Speciai Sale, at a Square Yard 30. Regular XXX_ weight. Two yards wide and shown in new Spring f patterns. any Enamel Cork Linoleum some patterns, including floral de- signs; full 2 yards wide; a grade that is regularly sold at ei marked Wild’s $1.29 Straight Cut Inlaid Linoleums ‘The most sensational price ever known for this make, well-known patterns; tile and geo- metrical designs, The most suit- able floor covering for hard floors; A splendid heavy grade, in hand A 8 at, a square yard..... Clear cut, showing definite lines; ed special at, a square yard... THE EVENING WORLD, SATISFACTION GUARANTEED Of OTHENI WEST ia” STREET aGO The wl Pre-Easter Sale Ever! Boys’ Patch Pocket Norfolk Suits Norfolk Suits, patch poeple pela erate Boys’ 2 Pants Norfolk Suits Youths’ Long Trouser Suits Navy blue serge and mixtures in all the new, Spring colors, Choice of ‘Smart, snappy models for the growing young man. Children’s Coats *2.98 blue or black and white shepherd style with wide lor finished to match. shoulders, hemstitched Also solid colors Cobalt iad GT lls A ENS Three Carloads of Famous $22.00 Persian Axminster Friday ne-half inch thick, making a most luxurious Your choice of real Persian ‘and Oriental designs. THURSDAY, APRIL MONEY PROMPTLY REFUNDED FAG Co AND belts; blue sy ev and 6 years, Russian BI tures, aise 8 years. Reeves, 3 to ru) S| ‘|: The coats have patch ets iy Choice gray or Hees sa Merl ears stitched-on Sizes 7 to Also Russian or Sailor Suits of all- e serge. with one pair of bloomer pants. ‘Sites 215 to 10 years. $12.98 Newest Spring Models ‘and cheviots; sizes 15 to 20 years, and trom 30 to 36 6 as sin Instead of $14.75, their regular price, special Custom Altera- tions FREE ated. trimmed with taffeta silk and Jackets lined with peau de soic. signed in the new tier effects. Coats have the new flare acert effects. Long raglan sation and kimono sleeves, with the new bell cuffs. Lined with peau de soic. Tastefully finished lace or ruffle collar. The other nt be 34 to 44 bust for women. A New Shipment of 3,000 Pairs .of Shoes, Pumps, " Oxtordae Colonials Equal to Any Sold at $3.00, Shoes of patent coltskin and gun metal calf with cloth or kid tops, also vici kid and other wanted Bleathers. The pumps are of patent coltskin, gun metal calf, vici kid and tan Russia calf, made with stitched or hand turned soles, Colonial pumps are of patent coltskin and gun metal calf with iS tumed or stitched soles, cn either the new concave or Cuban heels. Also pumps, Oxfords and shoes OF good quality Sea Island duck; extra high cut Sizes a 49 | pto2 White Canvas Shoes oe. W19 S70 1.29 | 7 6to8 (Third Hoor.) Sues Wy to 1.79 Size 9x12 Ft. hese rugs are of a quality that ard wear, woven of best wool loor covering. Smith’s Seamless Brussels Rugs 40 Yard Rolls of Jap Mattings "Size 9x 12. New. fresh Ma Splendid and $ 20 tings, this year's $ 98 good wearing tation Rugs, in a vA large varicly of sble lor ngs. Heavy quality a every room in the 1. (Fourth Ploor,), Friday at, Each . lendid curtains for warm weather months. Ai Holland and d Opaque Window | 15e Mounted on guaran- spring rollers. Slightly im- erfect. Complete with crocheted 1g pull and all atures. Values som 2'e to a colors 9, 1924. ae Made of as illustrated. Silk + years The color range includes tango, reseda, mustard, navy blue, blue-roi, navy, mahogany and black. Sizes 14 to 18 for misses and 34 to 44 bust for women. Satin-Lined Moire Coais Also Coats of All-Wool Serges, Satins and Coverts and Popular Balmacaans (Second Floor,), he illustration shows exactly how law: curtains drape. vlad. of extra quality double thread, very durable. Full 40 inches wide. De yard. ‘“‘Home Again in Their Old Quarters’ Friday Bargains {cr Money os Your Easter Needs: Friday, as in the former days, brings lower prices than any other day of the week. We are back with our same policy of fair: dealing and also “Friday— The Entire Store Has Been Thoroughly Renovated New fixtures have been installed and the new merchandise is being rapidly distributed. Our Grand Opening Announcement will be published in the near future WHITE DRESSES ~Bargain Day.” of aoa all-wool ire le Balkan belt and | orge, A Great Easter Opportunity / New Spring Suits For Women, Misses & Juniors 9.98 Mannish serges, wool crepes and Krench serge. Bewitchingly cordings, finished with tassels. The skirts are draped and de- $4.98 coats are also in the newest Spring styles, and the Balmacaans are right up-to-the-minute. Sizes 14 to 18 years for misses and Wall Papers AtFridayPrices One visit will convince you our prices are the lowest in the city. 33,000 Rolle of Wall Papers, in neat florals, stripes, set figures 1 and allover effects 3ic 25 Domestic Non-Fading Oat- meal Wall Papers, 30 inches wide, in all desirable colors, Sold with 10c handsome cut out horders; roll, EASTER SPECIAL—A Com- ited Assortment of Bedroom tripes, with beautiful 9inch 7 cut out borders, at 4c # yard ra, for parlor, and up; roll tting 9c 18c Varnish Gilt Pa (Fourth 100%.) gemma dining rooms, halle anc rooms; roll will star yarns, full Smith’s Seamless Brussels Rugs one piece Large variety of Sue wn which insures double the wear of the ordinary rug: patterns and colorings. Scotch Valance Curtains Illustrated—1,000 to Sell C 3,000 Yards 25c Swiss 12:e Make Good variety of detached figure ‘and vine patterns. Suitable urtains, bed sete, etc Worth quality sheer whitc lawns, jn a new Spring, full-length model, collar and cuffs. throughout. For Confirmation; Also Cohort Values up to $4.00 The dresses for Confirma- tion are fashioned of fine with beautiful allover em- broidered waists and em- broidered skirts to match. Also dresses of imported repps, crepes and other new Spring materials. Scores of new, ey models to select from. Colors embrace enhagen, Rose, Pink, Tan and also ee peg Sizes 6 to 14 years. Giris’ Serge Coats Coats are finished with Sizes from 6 to 14 New Models in the New “WWattean” | TrimmedHats . As a Most Extraordinary Friday aia Made of fine silk braids two of the attractive models as illustrated. Trimmed with velvet ribbon and finished with a bunch of roses or cherries. All colors. A Bunch of Flowers for 25¢ from, embraci Here's a Sensational Get “‘Reacquainted”’ Special Right in Time for Easter Men’s and Young Men’s $10.00 Suits 6” We doubt if men of New York were ever before enabled to buy brand new clothes, made for the Spring trade, at this reduced price. They are ali snappy, smart cut styles, for both the young man and the more conser- vative man. Choice fancy mixtures and plain effects, in addition to the splendid lot of navy blue serge suits. All sizes for young men from 15 to 20 years, and for men from 33 to 44 bunt, (Third Floor.) A Friday Bargain of Great Note: } | Steel Bungalow Bed Continuous Posts $79.98 | ‘This bed is exactly as illustrated, \ hard to believe owing to our tide. ulous!y small price. Also a splendid bed for the spare room Couch Bed , $3 98 | Double Sliding Can ¢ used as or dou le A well mace mattress, very closely tufted and covered with heavy grade 98 i) " § e H of art ticking: choice of all sires ; y Ali White Cotton Mattress | *. a: