The evening world. Newspaper, May 22, 1914, Page 6

gabe Lao) a are WALL STREET, [PMMA ChnAL Locks ALL OF SOUND STEEL Defective Metal Was Rejected, Isthmian Waterway Official Declares. into the gates. WASHINGTON, May 22.—The great! ‘pe United States Government, It steel locks in the Panama Canal are|was declared, had lost no money by as strong and as safe as engineering | this attempt at fraud. The purpose skill can © them, and there is not | ofjthe prosecutions in Pittsburgh, it the sligh danger to life or prop-| ts erty In their use, notwithstanding the disclosure of attempted fraud in the supply of proper metal for their con- struction. This ment was made at the Isthmian Cai when attention was presentments ‘found by the Grand wife, who was Helen Gindys Aimy, daughter of J. Winthrop Aimy, in ===. PLUNGER WHO HON part payment of a judgment obtained his candidacy for against him by the brokers. = the Nineteenth District +, jay. Progressive leaders plan exdore Koosevelt to make two AB the district in opposition to | offices here, explained that the at- tempt to deliver defective steel cast- ings, or castings that bad not been STEEL TRUST HEAD FINDS [Quit Suffering © ic); Scere ee] DUNES WA eae ae Rest, quit it to-<d in the Bupreme Court to-day, reveal tors before the material was worked | Confidence Being Restored All Over U that not only has Charles Donohue | been appointed a receiver in the pending suit, but they tell an inaide story of how in his palmiest days, when hia weekly winnings were re- — Papers in the sult, which were filed Yielde of Leading Stocks on Present Selling Pri Rates. Amal. Copper. American Can Pf.. Am, Car & Foundry American Smeiters.¢ American Smelters P Canadian Pacific. Consolidated Gas.. Great Northern P: Lehigh Valley.. 4 47-49 West 42d St. { Ura, \\ ported to be $5,000,000, the firm of | Ulman @ Co. rented him a house in | Lakewood, N. J. furnished it with J. Brandt Walker in Fight every comfort and installed « set of | private wires, over which he played With Ulman & Co. for the market. Rare Possessions, Saataease URDAY ONLY: Walker says that when he wan taken fo ill that he had to go to the Adirondacks, the Ulman firm prom- ised they would not get a judgment against him for any account he might have with them, He was sur- beep beng ors iaht-shoe torme: o more into the locks. Every plece of mi for those the World, He Says, on Return closet at Pegg RRL peal (es - feet of yours to soothi From Europe. with Johnson's Foot Soap iin ie james A. Farrell, President of the| the solid comfort it-brings you. Steel Trust, his family aes Johnson's Foot Soap simply draws nie rm four of murope, ies rare gave out| cpt Ltn, tnd cornea, and Leones a an ie ype for 44 years. You be 4 at almost any drug store—e Out tho world ‘Ie ‘graduany | cake of solid foot-comfort for Se. contractors and punish those alleged/emerging from an unsatisfactory| Beware of imitations. Look to be guilty on this case. copes one = se commer- | for this trade-mark on end of SS cial confiden: in ing re-estab- | ever; ‘kage. Made only b; Four Shot in Holdup. lished. All the European THOMAS GILL SOAP SAN ‘FRANCISCO, May #2 — Two|are making strenuous etforts to Ine hikes Si 3. masked men early to-day entered a road! Creare thel export trade, —_— aeZeearte mrance Sale house on the southern outskirts of the! “Notwithstan the apathetic BIGH-GRADE city, where eight men were playing condition of the markets of the WON $5,000,000 IN WEEK. U. 8, Steel orted Shapes \His Luck in Wall Street f Changed, He Says, When He } lan ALL Married in 1908. se rly to } $7 -00 gt 42d S é oe J. Brandt Walker, who was one of ‘Wall Street's most spectacular plung- era until phthisis laid him low in 1912, has come back, but not to make 4 million a day out of the Street, as he once did. Still far from being a well man, he has begun a fight in |the Supreme Court to prevent the Wall Street firm of Ulman & Co. from taking from him two rare paint- ings and a silk rug that he gave hie Numbers 0 67 and 40 TRADE MARK SALE OF .50 to $5.00 $1.95 & Packard, Slater’s Monarch are $8.60 to $5.00 shoes, in up-to-the-minute tan or black, also Tango Pumps, 1.08 Floor ving Shoe Bargains 0 $2 Misses and 3 Sample Children’s 98c $1.50 Shoes, All leathers, all] Kid and Calf jood styles in/Button and ps and Oxford Lace Shoes; All sizes in}also White White Canvas High Canvas d Low Shoes.|Button is is the best/Shoes, ain you everjall ght. sizes. Econom: Greatest Money in Play Shoes Calf Lace Oxfords, with Elk soles, the best shoe ever made for Summer wear; all sizes up to 2. Misses’ & Children's $1.50 Mary Jane 98 tton andj All sizes in Pat- 4 ce Shoes, alljent Leather, J aiso|Soft Calfskin 3g sample|and White ‘ Canvas. AK FO and Calf|Pumps prised, he says, to receive while in the mountains notice that a suit had been entered against him for $10,000 as the result of his speculating while in the Lakewood cottage. From this little cottage he made millions in wheat and engaged In a spectacular Oight with James A. Patten, the Chi- cago wheat king. ‘Walker explains that his luck in stocks and grain was phenomenal until he was married on July 2, 1908, and from that time on he never seemed able to pick himself up and regain his ponition on the Street. Not only did Walker speculate but his wife joined him and had an ac- count in Wall atreet which he from time to time hel! to increase with large profits. is testimony shows that he gave her two automobiles, one just before marriage and the other on their wedding day, an | bought expensive furniture which she placed in her home at No. 471 Madi- fon ‘avenue. Ho also gave her two valuablo paintings, ono by Thurlow and the other by Henner, which she hung in one of the drawing rooms in the Madison avenue establishment, and the silk rug in question. Ulman & Co. and Donohue, the receiver, claim that Walker presented these to his wife after incurring debt with brokers. Walker declares he gave all the valuables to his wife long before his account with Ulman & Co. was Ruestiynes and that Aref Amy 4d now ave the ee app! ie pay- ment of the judgment. The value of the pairtings {s not set forth. Both were purchased from J. A. Hoagland. Donohue aeserts that the two paint- ings and the silk rug are the only articles of value remaining in the possession of Walker and his wife. —_———— ITEMS FOR INVESTORS, New Haven April net gained $34,- 000 wea of $240,000 and a decline of in gross. Lehi Vall $155,678 for April hype but ont: < 5 lor ril in gross, only a decrease in net of 6. Ten months $3,859,162; net declined 360,913. Rock Island's plan of reorganization pre} by stockholders’ committee was presented to the 4 per cent. col- lateral bondholders’ committee, and pany shares collateral trust 4s. U. 8. Realty and Improvement Com- pany—Year ended April 30 gross re- celpte decreased $139,694; net income equal to 8 18-100 per cent. on $16,162,- 800, compared with 9 16-100 per cent. last year. ——_——>——- CHICAGO WHEAT AND CORN MARKET. during the past fow days liquidation, At mid-day the market was quiet and firm about final of last night. Closed 1-23 to 8-4 below Thursday's finals, Corn was firmer on light offering, advancing about « cent a bushel in late dealings, and closed 1-4 to 7-8 above yesterday's finals. SS The eyeglass question answered. “Where shall I go for a pair of dependable eye — glasses?” We say—to the Optical House of M.H. Harris, The examination of your eyes in our offices is made by iculists (Registered Physi- cians), in eye-testing rooms equipped with all the latest eye-testing devices known to science. The fitting of the frames or mounti: is supervised by practical, competent opticians, A service such as we give you is only possible because ours is the largest retail optical busi- ness in the world. Whether your glasses cost $2.00 or more we Guarantee them to give you complete eye- glass satisfaction —or refund your money if you wish it, Optical Bouse of WStStonnis 54 East @3rd St., mear Fourth Ave. 54 West 125th Bt, near Lenox Ave. 27 W. S4th St., bet. Sth and 6th Aves. | 442 Columbue Ay,, Bist and 8#d Sts, 70 Nassau St, near Joho St. Market closing—Ttere was no re- lef from dulness in lato nfternoon, but firmness of market was well sus- calls for assessments of $15 on Rock | & Istand Com; and on the declined $159,024. Surplus’ $1,822,538, is tained and might even be said to have increased toward end. Completion of Mr. Mellen’s test! mony was followed by an upturn in New Haven, and Street thought that further progress of investigation would not make such a “human in- terest” story to be featured in news- papers in the way that formor Presi- dent's testimony was set forth. Announcement by Dow, Jones & Co. that bankers expected that $10,000,- 000 of Missouri Pacific notes would have been deposited by end of day tended to produce a better feeling by increasing hope that extension | Plan might prove successful. Opening—There was nothing to on- courage hops of development of ac- tivity. Trading was light and al- though stocks in general seemed to be firm, price changes were exceed- ingly small, Chesapeake and Ohio responded to declaration of regular dividend, opening up % at 61%. A hadening tendency developed toward end of first hour, Market remained extremely dull, with few changes. New Haven advanced to 68 in early afternoon, and gencral list held steady. The Closing Quotations. § ee see wecceecs* sere FTE FF ae s io ranEEE Ral me vue FF a Lit +b Jel lel leeite th ltt ott 1 Fee Ff Fee Frere FF pees eee ee ++ [+ +11 ” See PSE eee ar BREESE EES F. sree Sie eS? Fst PF Sek ‘* ore ee ESEZEEZ oS asses E82: £3 =e ese ESES: 5 ZEe7e. eS J 3e2 PEERLESS, 2= 28! Cet BER SRRSE SA Seo ASHE ESS: sean: a +] itteet teil lit PREEREER FETE T TS = Ss 2. 33 82 3 FESR SEE DIVIDENDS DECLARED. Term, Rate’ Payable. iB Ire June 80 B.A. 42° gune 90 June 1 une 20 2 10 ie | iis Mae 12 points on favorable weather and reactionary sentiment. Foreigners took profits freely. Scatered buying without aggressive support rallied prices from the low point 8 to 8 points. Port receipts estimated 15,000 bales; last week, 12,272, Last year, 18,197, Market closed barely steady. pot Sn CALLS AFFINITY A HAZARD. Company Holds Up Insurance on Man Killed by Sweetheart. LOS ANGELES, Cal., May 22.—That en affinity ie a hazard, and that the courting of an affinity by @ married ian ls dangerous undertaking, ts the basis of a lawsuit that may prevent the widow of J. D. Vambaalen, who was shot by his alleged afMnity, Leah Alexander, from collecting his life in- surance, ‘The insurance company declares the love affairs of the woman and Vs bealen, which resulted in his death her acquittal on @ charge of murder, was « hazard that Vanbaalen ignored when, in his jeation for 96,000 life ineurance, he stated that he wae not engaged in any hasardo' ation. fi he Sea ges tea Jury in Pittsburgh yesterday against five steel makers on a charge of con- apiracy to furnish inferior material for the locks. Major Boggs, in charge of the canal James other a Seat tine layer. the neck. world Great Britain's fives"ac™Baeid “Wwhiteneree exports show an increase. Germany's commercial Baily, one of the industries are perfecting their ex. Bad cretntts| developing, trade. possibilities, partic, iy we loping trade iit received a wound in the wey, in the Fi ind "South merica.” ‘ar East and South | B. ALTMAN & CO. announce that the following schedule of business hours will take effect June 15th: June 15th to June 30th: / A.M. to 5 P.M.; Saturdays 12 Noon Se July and August: 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. On Saturdays the Store will be closed all day ember Ist to September I5th: 9 A.M. to 5 P.M.; Saturdays 12 Noon | B. Altman & Co. Will hold the following Sales to-morrow (Saturday): 10,000 Yards of Colored Dress Silks (in Dress and Blouse lengths) at the following extraordinarily low prices: Rich Imported Silks . at $1.85 per yard Evening Crepes and Novelty Chiffons at. . « «© «© © « $1.45 per yard Roman Stripes and , Tinsel Brocades at . + 6 « « « © $1.10 per yard All-SilkCrepons . . . at 95c. per yard India Silks in Afternoon and Evening shades at . «© « « « « «+ 68. per yard Imported Striped Washable Silks at . . - « « « « 38. per yard Several Thousand Yards of desirable Black Silks will also be offered at correspondingly low prices. A Special Purchase of Women’s Silk Gowns in the latest models for Afternoon and Evening, will be placed on sale at $22.50 The usual prices of these Gowns range from fifty to seventy-five dollars. A Special Sale of Fine Satin-bordered Chiffon Veils 1 yard wide, 2}4 yards long, in white, black and the fashionable colors (both light and dark). These Veils, which are especially suitable for travel, steamer or motor wear, will be offered at the very exceptional price of $1.75 | Also included in this Sale will be a collection of Parisian Novelty Veils comprising the newest and most desired meshes, in black and colors. These have been talon from the regular stock and marked at one-half the original prices. 4 A Very Unusual Sale of YOUNG MEN’S SACK SUITS (sizes 33 to 40 chest) at $17.50 which is one-third to one-half less than the regular prices. These Suits are in several smartly tailored long trouser models (English styles); coatg made with soft roll lapel and with either full or half lining, many having patch pockets. The materials are in light and dark mixtures, showing neat stripes and checks. Also Young Men’s Outing Trousers of striped flannel or serge . . at $3.75 A Sale of Children’s Rompers (sizes 1 to 5 years), to be held in the Depart- ment for Misses’ and Children’s Underwear, will offer excellent values at the following prices: French Hand-embroidered Rompers, of colored chambray . 2 © ew wh w:€6Cat $1.38 Rompers of fine white crepe . . at 85c, Rompers of crinkled cotton, in white and colors . . »- © «© « « « at 55c. Rompers of white cambric or colored chame bray . - + © © © «© « at 38, Also Children’s Bloomers (sizes 3 to 8 years) of white cambric or colored chambray - + + *© © © @ at 38. ASpecial Saleot Boys’ Furnishings will comprise Boys’ Shirts, Pajamas, Bath- robes and Neckwear at large concessions from regular prices. ' Boys’ Negligee Shirts of madras, with soft cuffs and detachable soft collar . at 65c. Boys’ Madras Pajamas . . . at 65s, Boys’ Toweling Bathrobes . . at $1.75 Boys’ Silk Four-inchand Scarfs . at 25e. FURS, RUGS AND DRAPERIES STORED IN VAULTS ON THE PREMISES (Telephone 7000 Murray Hill) .