The evening world. Newspaper, July 20, 1914, Page 5

. brat Candidates for Next Assembly Asked What They Propose to Do About It. In ‘seven years the Public Service Commission has cost the city of New York $10,000,000, and it is getting more Costly each year. Here are the figures: In 1913 it cost.. It has asked f present year. ‘The total erpenses of the Interstate Commerce Commission, with its ‘WATERS PIANOS Founded 1845 Horace Waters & Co. invite you to see the new Waters Pianos and hear | their sweet, musical tone, also to examine the new Waters-Autola player-| pianos, which combine | - wonderful Autola| layer action with the Waters Piano, and) which can be played| either by hand or with| music rolls. Waters Pianos differ from other eae be standard pianos in being high-classed and not) high-priced, and are sold en easy monthly payments without in- terest or extras. Examine the Waters| tone and quality and compare the aters prices and terms and you will be convinced that the Waters Piano or the! Waters-Autola player- piano is the very best value and the most at-| tractive piano proposi-| tion possible. | Send Postal for Catatogue. | Horace Waters &Co.. Three Stores: | 134 Fifth Ave., near 18th St. | 127 W. 42d St., near B’way 254 W. 125th St., nr. 8th Ave. Will Seek Legislative Inquiry ' To Learn Why $10,000,000 Board Fails to Remedy Evils of B. R. TO THE VOTERS candida fora Service Commi upon the public. field to cover, have been approxi- mately $10,265,000. And what has the Public Service Commission done for the taxpayers who contribute to that vast expense and who are compelled to ride over the lines of the Brooklyn Rapid Tran- sit? It has done less thgn nothing. | Conditions over the B. R. T. system are worse than before this expensive body of commissioners went to work. WHAT THE COMMISSION'S OWN REPORT SHOWS. Inapection of the commission's rec- ords shows: That a public hearing i» ordered when complaints have accumulated too speedily. These hearing are post- poned from time to time and lag along for months and months at great ex- pense. And then NOTHING Is done. That complaints against the B. R. 'T. are nearly alwaye assigned (as are the hearings too) to Commissioner Williams, and the records of the meetings held before him reveal that he invariably gives the company the celay asked for. That the greater number of the thousands of complaints made to the commission against the B. R. T. are ignored by the commission and by the company. ‘That the disregard of the complaints by the commission, ita half-hearted investigation of a few complaints and the utter disregard of its passengers’ rights by the company has caused an increase in NET PROFITS OF ABOUT $700,000, ‘That when the commision does hold j@ hearing and thes evidence proves conclusively that tne B. R. T. te at fault the commission issues a useless order—useless because the commission delays enforcement or allows the com- pany to reopen the case and more dragged out meetings result. NO CONCERN FOR “PLEASURE” PASSENGERS. ‘That the commission has no concern whatever for passengers who use the BL, R. T. trains for pleasure on the hot days. It holds that these people MUST SUFFER under the inadequate transit conditions OR NOT TRAVEL, That frequently the reports of the commission's own inspectors AGAINST THE B. R. T. are disre- garded and treated contemptuously. The Public Service Commission seems to have become the public apologist for the Brooklyn Rapid Transit rather than an instrument! for the protection of the public. There 1s no complete report of the commis- sion available for 1918, but the report| ‘* for 1912 shows many instances where the commission apologized for the B. R. T. and the State paid the ex- pense of publishing the apology. Some instances are here given: In connection with the lowering of the fare from ten cents to five cents (an improvement promised by the B. R, T. subway contract) the com- mission's 1912 report says: “In the case of some of these No man should vote in the Broeklyn primaries for any legislative who does not pledge himself unequivecally te work and to vote ation of the shameful neglect which the Public wn teward complaints against the eutrages || - the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company hae committed and is committing THE EVENING WORLD, or & per cent., during the three-year period, while the number of motor- men declined by twenty-seven.” This is an admission that shows on its very face the growing rotten- ness of the B. R. T. service and the bg disregard of the P. 8, C, for - |on. he public, Admitting that the de. fica to Bia may. hand and life was extinet. | route was made for economy's sake, {no one has heard of the commisaton e East J the B. R. T. to put on addt- jonad cars. This would necessitate the employment of additional con- ductors and motormen—an added OF BROOKLYN! the entire report of the commission which shows with more eloquence the friendship of the commission for the B. R. T. an LAWYER KILLS HIMSELF. Rescued Wh Me Te He Uses WASHINGTON, July 2.—Found over- come by gas in the pantry of his home yesterday, James Hemphill Ts lor, an attorney, was assisted to Brooklyn Rapid Transit double fares, each of the two fares goes to a dif- ferent company, and the situation might therefore be said to be the ordinary one of each company charg- ing @ single fare for fhe ride on ite line, The fact that the cars are op- erated through without change, over the tracks of both companies, can study on the floor above and a physi- cian cated. There @ few minutes later he shot himself through the mouth. When Tekeo Protect Yourself! Taylor had been fll for some time, A colored maid had discovered him on the floor of the pantry apparently dead. ‘The gas of the range had been turned Mra, Taylor and the maid carried cost. There is, perhaps, nothing in| af FOUNTAING, HOTELS, OR ELOCUMERG Get the = Original a4 Genuine HORLICK’S MALTED MILK TheFood DrinkforAllAges hardly be considered @ sufficient rea- fon for # further concession to the) Public as regards the rate, But the Stern Brothers financial interests back of, and the control of, these companies are iden- tical, and their separate operation a legal fiction rather than an economic fact. Under such circumstances 42nd and F3rd Streets, West of Rh Avenue. Fashionable Novelties in economic i ghd es arg phical considera ~ tions should determine the extent of the single fare territory.” PERMIT THE USE OF TURN- STILES. The universally condemned stile in use on most of the “L" ‘ines of the B. R, T. was long ago aban- doned in Manhattan because the peo- | Ky ple forced them out by drastic ac- . The public refused to pa; y ‘| the toll stiles with their own bodies. much to the effectiveness of the costume. Also Comminwion ‘dene about the a's the following attractive offerings: | mit they mere. ob ° ttonable. ° the i Tucked Organdie Guimpes, with rolling saiom five are, paid on entering Gladstone collar and net body, . . at 95¢ each eeven ? eg MTS eunt indie Vestee, with hand eycnae ‘agent io accountable i i. embroidered Gladstone or flat collars, . at 50¢ each checked by a register or pass meter. i Thies use of pass meters has srithin Hand Embroidered Collars and Revers, . at 45c each ||| the Inst two or three years made nearly universal on the elevated iy ines. This feature, which should of itself give data much to be preferred =" Women’s Neckwear HE most artistic Midsummer effects are shown in the Main Floor collections of smart Guimpes, Vestees and Collars, which add so Hand Embroidered Rolled Gladstone Collars, 25¢ each pi to the ticket sales of the Manhattan rapid transit lines, is nevertheless the occasion of added complexity (in figuring up the ticket males on the Manhattan and Brooklyn I'nes) The meaning of thie—which |, other P.8.C. apology for the B. R. —Ia that so long as the method of ac- counting for aales by the use of turnstiles {s the most convenient for the company and the commission, !t does not matter whether the pass Ke Toilet Requisites presenting an exceptional offering of meters hamper and injure hea penile Special Values, To-morrow, onethe Main Floor, in $3.50 American Thermos Carafes, at $2.50 or nat, Tie logon oe Pate Peroxide, re be 8c| Gauze (25 yard pieces), 70c wien Comminnion mut Keep cot ° Solid Back Ay ru: Toc Be Absorbent Cotton (1 1b.) 22c dition so that the B, , R. T. may not | | be cheated out of any revenue | |||? through the use of the more accurate ced Sperone eet Hae alae jem in vogue on ie iT. 3 . and) other lines where the pass meter|# Whisk Brooms, at 12c, be was abolished, White Dressing Combs, 20c CUT DOWN EMPLOYEES AS Sponge Bags, at 16c, 25e TRAFFIC INCREASED. ‘ourist Cases, at 35c Among the few faults the commis- | sion discovered in the B. R, T, and for which it made the usual apology, | was that while the increase in rev. i enue passengers on the B. R. 18 per cent. from 1909 to ibiz, there was a decrease of 7.62 per cent. in the number of employees on the sys-, ||)! Bath Brushes with strap oradjustable handles, at oe Tooth Brushes, 5e | Guest Room S Violet Bath So: Bromley’s Bath Soap, Celluloid Toilet Articles At the following Very Low Prices: \| Vanity and ils re Boxes, H Te and 35c Soap Boxes and a ‘ombs, 15e m. The report of the commission says: “The phenomenal increase shown for the Hudson and Manhattan (an | | increase of 205.82 per cent. in the num- . d ber of employees) in adequately ex- Mirrors an plained by an increase of over 300} Hair Brushes, per cent in traffic from 1909 to 1912. MirrorandComb, at Talcum & ToothPowders bc Salutaris Cologne (8 02.) 82c » 4cakes 8c - at 17 * 6c Witch Hazel, half pint, 10¢ pint at 15c; quart at 25c¢ Also a full assortment of Imported and Domestic | Toilet Set,comprisingBrush, $2.50 Monogramsengraved on any of the above articles, script at $1.25 siaauame 10¢ Pee monogram, ‘The decrease of 7.62 per cent. shown SS —— a in revenue passengers of 18 per at: It appears that there has been eral economizing o flabor in anna ae. partmerits of this system. The num- ber of conductors increased only 107, for the Brooklyn Rapid Transit is Women’ s ‘aweaters surprising in the face of an increase iy At Very Decisive Reductions Formerly A. T. Stewart & Co. — Broadway and Ninth Street Starting Tomorrow, Tuesday, iW Annual “Close-Out’ Saleof|/ SUMMER FURNITURE All our rustic hickory and rustic cedar lawn furniture. All our imported French cane drawing-room furniture. All bur porch and lawn swings and benches, All odd picees of wicker and reed furniture. All our rustic houses and arbors, Tt seems a pity to break up that ertistic outdoor setting on the Seventh Gallery, and sell out | these beautiful things, but the space is demanded for our August Furniture now coming in, ~ mi All Should Sell by Closing Time Tomorrow il B Such has beer our experience in former sales of thia kind, Here is a bird's-eye view of the variety and new prices, Rustic hickory settee at 8.75, 08.85, 64.25, 811.85, ‘kers nt A185, 81.00, 61.85, #2, 48,10, Rustic hickory swings at 84,26 and $11,735, Rustic cedar pieces of various patterns at 61, $1.25, $8.60, 92.75, 98, $3.50, 84, 85, 96.50, 07.50 and 80. 1070 Pieces---||!, | $1.50 and 2.50 Handkerchiefs, $1.10 and 1.90 doz. Lawn ewinge at 69.85, in various siylen, wan, te ita. 018.70, 916, 017.88 pl, nt Se on the Main Floor, to-morrow, at following reductions: $3.50 Sweaters at $2.45 All wool, plain stripes in solid colors with V shaped $6.00 Sweaters at $3.95 Store Open Daily from 8.30 to S —- Closed All Day Saturday models, $10.00 Sweaters at $6.90 trimmed with contrasting colors, Misses’ and Children’s fine zephyr Wool Sweaters, in plain and fancy stitches, sizes 24 to 34, Formerly $2.50 to 4.00, pow groups of desirable well-made varieties, the neck, Of fine wool, and in angora finish, solid colors in several Hand-made, of fine Shetland wool, in solid colors, ") f Much Under Price mt FTO-MOREOW, on a special counter, on Hi FOR WOMEN * Of pure linen, with fancy wreath initials. All at Half Of pure linen, neatly hemstitched. | 8.00 Handkerchiefs at $1.75 a dozen Of pure linen, with real Armenian lace edge. $2.00 Handkerchiefs at $1.45 a dozen Of pure linen, with dainty colored borders. #4,00 Handkerchiefs at $2.75 a dozen ' Also the following offerings of Lawn owings with canopy at 03. f"vToos at 85.00, 82, at 09.72, 98, 09.78, 00, 014.78, 918.08, Seventh Gallery, Now Building Pure linen, with fancy initials. Men's @2.25 and 4,00 Handkerchiefs, at $1.65 and 2.50 a dozen Of pure linen, neatly hemstitched, i Tesieable fandkerchichy. a the Main Floor, the following timely offerings: $1.50 to 3,00 Handkerchiefs, at 90c and $1.95 doz. Of French linen, with wreath initials, in white orcolors. Men’s 82.00 Handkerchiefs at $1.50 a dozen == MONDAY, JULY 20, 1914. found a revolver was grasped in his Formerly A. T, Stewart & Co, Broadway and agg | Ninth Street pipe co 1,000 Women’s Summer Dresses Priced for Quick Going All the charming summer dresses which you wanted but gi. could not afford at the higher prices are marked ‘way down. Prices Are Now $5 to $25 Our own original prices Many dresses at $18.75 were $10 to 860. and 825 are direct Paris He thee frocks oii fae importations. velously pretty; white lin- . aby ae ie colored _,It is THE opportunity and there are of the season to buy dresses poe voiles and linens at for right-now wear which will look as if you had that price, too: Interme- M c diate prices are $4.75, paid twice as much for them. $12.75, 015, $18.75, 825 Tailored Suit Clearaway Is Exceptional New Prices $15, $18.75, $25, $32.50 and $50 Our original prices were Some of these suits are $32.50 to $125. signed models from the Women haveorly tolook at dressmakers of Paris. at the materials of these Others are direct Paris suits to see that they are one — by the on very fine indeed. Linings “"O¥" merican tailor, are fine satin or dainty fig- tue sed nil % ‘an ured silk which won't feel blue, black, checks, tan embarrassed when the and some colors which are waiter turns them back being talked about for Fall over a chair. wear. Second floor, Old Bldg. Summer Sales in the Housefurnishing Store Coffee Percolators, Refrigerators, $15 Rubber Bath Mats Only 11 that have been until ly 55 at these pecial $4.85 today 010.50-—-ash case rounded | 'ea¢xis inches SOe beck, for your choice of $5 that until | corners, lined with galvanised Enigetasc inches--e0e sock. sheet sf hb rass hardware, re- bry Aeictidhaneahed Wcadage mayable drip pipe, lifting cover, | Famous Wanamaker peraed cel plated, & (oR | capacity 100 the, Wardrobe Trunks Bop capecl 49 inches high \ $15 at $25 Serving —" $1.95 | 31 inches wi each This is this Summer's new low price for full-size ward: (ull-size trunk sccommo- dates 12 suits or dresses sad bas drawers for shirts and underwear. Apartment house style same as above, i seeeey 195 Ibs. Until today 921.50. 88 mission and oak serving trays that have been $2.50 until today— brass side handles, glass covered oo ae bh Now Si jal Vacation raceme Trio denims | ches ie i $17.75 | “Trunks, $13.80 50 dress trunks, canvas covere Seeger-Siphon Re- Lawn Mowers. copper finished trimmings an Mowers, $6 | frigerators Reduced | {oRiront and side stay bolt, two for your choice of 47 in different | The Seeger is a refri leather straps, hard fibre bound; S775 toe. TE ell ndjusting, bell | Fm age wnat two trays, one with hat division Lig PA BBE tp Oty ead tad refrigeration. We are cl other skirt tray, rivet chou bearings, 10-inch driving wheels, 4 | out some of these in two pind out, cloth li ned ec draw-cut wiper blades; « powerful | and } you can save $10 on cither | 84, 86, 86 40 inches— mowerdesigned for hard service, of the m. Dads) | 13.80 each. t-Siphon refrigerator, 100 14 of the 1¢inch All pound ice napactts tie freee | $30 Dress Trunks, $10 of the ieinch © Now | dors, eanoad tet Cloth lined, canvas covered, Le hrab atid $6 er-Siphon refrigerator, 125 | two trays, one with hat division, © of the $0-ineh pounds ice cupachir hres front | hinged. cover, other skirt tray’ doors, reduced to 638.50, Brassed hardware, riveted E; Aluminum Alumi sior brass loc! i jumMinum $4, $6, 98 and 40 inches, $10 ea, ee ing Pots Saucepan Sets Subway floor, New Building, With béll handle and cover— i _ rroi ania * ti special ae With d side handle—only Mirrors, 50c 60 at ice—one 1!9-pt., one 200 mirrors of French plate fe Spt one -pte-$1.AS glass, in oak frames; size 6x11 and 8x13 inches. 50c each. TOMORROW—TUESDAY Men’s Pure Silk Shirts, $2.35 There are 1,200, but unless you hurry you will miss them; for silk shirts—pure silk shirts— at $2.35 will go like hot cakes on a winter morning. All Are Our Own $3.50 Shirts 960 were selling here at $3.50 until this very day, 240 were recently marked $2.75. To close them out in one day all are marked $2.35. Negligestyle, soft cuffs; sizes 14 to 17. “he Mo $38 shes ALSO 6,000 Soft Shirts at 85c 8,000 are a special purchase—shirts that match our $1.50 shirts so well that when oe came in we had to reduce our own to 85c (8,000 of them) to keep up in value—the market is setting a hot pace for values, the days! 1,800 of them are of woven crepe | in 25 patterns—a grade that has been used this summer in a famous 82 The others are woven madras and mercerized fabrics. All with soft cuffs. Sizes 14 to 17. Burlington Arcade floor, New Building And Subway Entrance, New Building, BY DECISION OF COURT (New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department.) DRAWS BX CLUSI VELY i RUDOLPH DIRKS ‘wr...’ KATZENJAMMER KIDS