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Feta bpcrgay etsy ae, ’ a AMERICAN DENED y STATEROOM ON ISH A BT * Yohn wats, waa k Well Known Im- / porter, Made to Pose as Canadian, He Says. , John Burke, wealthy importer of etout, of No. 179 Water street, who feturned from Europe in the steam- @iip Baltic on Saturiay, to-day brought to the attention of Richard &. Nosworthy, the acting British Con- eul-General, an experience he had on the other side which would indicate (that officers of English mailing | O™>*! steamers in the Irish Sea are dis- e@rimimating against American cit!- @ens, Mr. Burke informed the acting Con- wal-General that he was refused a etateroom on the regular packet ply- ing between Kingstown, Ireland, and Holyhead, Wales, after he had bought fhe thoket, aktbough the steward prao- tfonlly admitted there were many to be had. Only after the captain per- usted him to book as a reaident of ‘Toronto, Canada, was he able to get tions, Mr. Burke com- “An extraordinary case,” was the @emment of Acting Consul-General Meeworthy to-day. “I cannot under- @tand why Mr. Burke should be re- k bs Burke relates that when he the steamer to cross the Irish make connection with the ing next day, having pur- a his ticket on sh @e “John Burke of New York,” he ‘Was questioned by the steward. “Are you an American citizen?’ ‘Mr. Burke says he was asked. “For more than forty-two years,” ir, Burke's Reef Pe nt) but we have no more state- said the steward. ts x7 demand to eee the Captain,” Mr. bet exclaimed. ar, Banke Matened attentively to ue ‘a complaint of the stew- "es act! “Have en ever Itved in or visited 7” Mr. Burke was eaked. “1 bave been in Toronto,” eaid Mr. “Then I would adviee that you reg- ‘eter from Toronto,” the Captain an- swered. Mr, Burke made no objection, and a few minutes later was assigned toe “But I never would have made a declaration to that effect," said Mr, Burke, “if I had to stay in Ireland for the reat of my life.” POLICE RIDER SAVES TWO FROM DROWNING IN BAY Gallops Horse as Far as He Can Go and Then Swims for Woman and Girl. Policeman John Macintyre of the City Island Station's mounted force ming early to-day. @wimmers were Mra, Irene Mcintyre of No, 404 Barnes avenue, the Bronx, Lillian Seliano, thirteen years @id, and one of a party of young whom Mrs, Mcintyre was chap- @ening at their summer camp on Orchard Beach. Mre. Mcintyre and the girl had waded out beyond. the mud flats for a when the girl, becoming fright- Ly pew! the woman about the HT fH B 3 i el bit Peor Outlook for Beet Sugar. WASHINGTON, Aug. %—With the gagar beet crop this year will be the ele ey BES it of Agriguirure, by ad the ea in tit, &0eh 400 tones $SAs Guaranteed \ 15 Jewels Adjusted 10-Yoar OF NASSAU SAU R. ANE AND G. CLUB. Georetary Philtp Hacces lauser Reeeives a Prewnct bron we orsecmcece’ IPOSLAM SAFE —Ezhibition of High Diving. Eighty-two members and friesds of the Nassau Red and Gua Club of Point Lookout, Long Beach, attended the Berens the olub at pecmiver’® The'Ben, Witen of the ‘Groat 80 "e fleet Py nee ona ol George sveuing Atte Acted aa toustmastse and sh short were made by P by President it W. all, loe-President Herman aus tary Philip Hauser and Samuel New- es of the New York City ciplent of ‘e handee id fob eult ae Inscribed with the ‘tha: of ization for, hie many years of ex service, The other unusual hap; the p gEnIDICiOn of of A and “high Gall Caldwell, This took "bl of an hour before ma a ed by @ small Select erowa, mult o good ane Pu ary ii wis rower be hoase D the water ie o compa the entire party got back to h Average Less than Half Now for Practically All Remaining Summer SUITS for MEN Out go summer’ stocks while yet there remain weeks for the wearing of them, tho not for their selling. And to make sure they SHALL go out, we have reduced prices to a point which bears no relation whatever to the goodness of the suits. $12.50 Now Originally $18.50 to $30 for a good assortment of worsteds, cheviots and cassimeres; sizes $4 to 46; not all patterns in all sizes, but every pattern a one; and e' suit as fine as could be made to sell at its origi- nal price. Main Store, Burlington Arcade floor, New Building. Every light-weight fancy summer suit in The New Store for Men (our Jower-price cloth- ing store) is now $6.75. prices were $12.50 to $17.50. NOTE—Because of the very low evorage less than half original prices—we ‘shall podiegereivany! Ne chares for ony f ony alterstions dead beyond lengthening or shortening of ‘dlesves and Broadway, Corner titi 1,800 of Our $1 & $1.50 Shirts Added Tomorrow to |the Great Sale at 55c Among them are 600 ‘‘Loom-to-Wearer” shirts in sizes 1414, 15 and 154, But in the entire lot are all sizes from 14to 17, Shirts of madras, percale and soft materials, with both soft and stiff cuffs. If any man needing shirts misses this sale he is missing the greatest shirt oppor- tunity at popular prices offered to New York this summer. Three selling places— Burlington Arcade floor, New Building Bubway Entrance, New Building, end Main Aisle, Old Building. Formerly A. T. Stewart & Co. Broadway and Ninth New York Out-Clearing Boys’ Cloth Suits Boys’ Blouses (At Prices Boys’ Wash Suits Boys’ Rompers Boys’ Straw Hats 422 Cloth Suits at $4 and $6.75; original prices $5.75 to 15; every Spring and Summer suit in stock. 3,600 Blouses at 50c and $1; our 65c to $2.50 grades; most of them recently from the makers and un- packed fresh for sale. 877 Wash Suits at $1.15 and $1.65; originally priced $1.85 to Pet a eens large assortment of the summer's 309 Norfolk ¥ Wash Suits at $1.85; originally $2.95 and $3. 400 Rom t 85c and $1.65; originally 75c foes. Becton straight log model in adta, chums silk mixtures. ery Straw Hat Remaining, 35c—irrespective of former prices. The Boys’ Store, Second floor, Old Building. Re-Opening Tomorrow, the Fifth Semi-Annual Silk Packet Sale More silk packets have been added to this half-yearly dis- posal of silk remnants. Fresh little lots of silk or ‘Erokea as- sortments of color that we have found in our stocks. All the packets are marked a third to half less than our Sadie last week—so they easily can be imagined “‘pack- ode dresses, wraps, suits, petticoats, blouses, sashes, waistooate—can be ae out of these silk packets at a mini- mum of expense. In the following list of we wish to caution our readers that tease yb caly cua perdat at Ut somes Bisa: alinougs Wane ade several or longer pieces of the same silk priced proportionately. * + yard pea Brocade, $1.0; erigi- al pi striped taffeta, $7; origi- a fine ‘Colored Poplin, 0; Dongee, 92) originally feinally $28, 4 Lote pret ay. 92.405 origi- Bally Rally $6.67. a eet ‘ae rough crepe, $6; originally © Xginaty "$1.60. eckaraaty tt de chine, 96.25; 5 ee Ft es aes ert ele ae fallle motre, 47.60; ortat- # yards printed crepe, 96.00; oftet- Bras brocade, 917.80; originally 10 yard Seenned foulard, 96.80; 4 yards satin, $10; ori inally $18, ” striped silk, $6.45; origi- a aay matelasse, $10.50) origi- “ Lewy 6 *yards fine crepe, $11. 10; origi- 1" i yaa crepe soe de aloe thei ae origi- 4% mene, fine satin, $12.28; origi- Thousands of other kets at equally low prices. Silk Rotunda, Main floor, and Lower Silk Rotunda, Subway floor, Old Building. Exceptional—Waists at 75c 600 of them—part of a large special purchase. They are the kind of waists which we sont sell regularly for $2.25. Lawn, voile and cre Seven pretty styles. Sizes 34 to 44 represented. Subway floor, Old Building. War Books Three new novels that have a more or less direct bearing on the present great conflict: War, by ws Deneae Newton, with preface by Robert Hugh Ben- Down to son and introduction by Rudyard 25c each | Metts ia itu. 91.85, Originally 50c to 85¢ ‘The Last Shot, by Frederic Pal Sizes 2 to 6 years. mer, $1.35. Subway floor, Old Building. These Hartford Saxony Rugs at Once-a-Year Prices 600 Children’s Colored Dresses Book Store, Main floor, Old Building. Sise Regularly Now Size Regularly Now #7x86 in, 88.50 $2.60 83411034 feet 845,00 $33.75 27x54 in. 5.85 3.85 9 x12 feet 50.00 37.80 86x08 in. 8,00 5.65 = 1034x18 feet 70.00 50.65 826 feet 9,00 635 = 1134x12 —_feet 70.00 50.65 414x736 feet 10.60 = 14,00 1014x1334 feet 77.50 58.00 6 x0 feet 34.50 24.50 W215 feet 87.60 63.75 It has come the turn of these patterns to be discon- tinued; which is the only reason for the lowered prices. The patterns have been favored by buyers for years. There will be no further announcement of these special prices. * Hartford Kerman Wiltons (French Weave) The 6x9 feet size, regularly $84.25, at $27.50, The 0x12 feet size, regularly $55, at $47.50. Hartford Body Brussels The 6}4x10}4 feet size, regularly $29, at $21.50. The 0x12 feet size, regularly $82.75, at $24.75. Fourth Gallery, New Building. _' | HE BVENING WORLD,| MONDAY, AUGUST “28, 19148, SUMMER DINNER AND DANCE |Nsseew-br-tnetea ot 1 A. at. ater «| Closes at 5 P. a August FURNITURE Sale. P All Samples & Single Pieces & Suites Fy Go at Half Our Regular Prices § All odd pieces not sold with the suites of which they were a part, all sample pieces with no reserve stocks back of them, all single pieces and suites not to be re-ordered, for bedroom, dining-room, living room, library and hall, are now at half their original prices. This is in accordance with the custom of our August Sale. It is the way we clear our floors for our tegularly-assembled Fall stocks. It is the offset we —= offer our customers for the lesser choosing, although the very piece or suite you want may be among the hundreds at half. For convenient selection, all the half-price pieces are grouped in front of the Ninth Street elevators on the Three Furniture Galleries; living-room, library and hall furniture on the Fifth; dining-room furniture on the Sixth; bedroom furniture on the Seventh. : These half-price days are naturally among the busiest days of the August Sale. Come tomorrow, if you wish to avail yourself of best choice. Some of the Furniture at Half For the Bedroom Twelve-piece white enamel Bed Room Suite, with tm- Hnes; regular price $647.60; now $323. jece white enamel Bed Room Suite, with inlaid regular price $384; now 9102. n pahoaney inlaid Costumer; regular price saa ny Costumer, Colonial design; regular price Mane now $14, bert pyahogany carved Costumer; regular price $27.00; ow 8 saild) mahoeany Costumer; regular price $9.00; now Boll I Coat oe le ae p! inegpre post oe regular Full size cream enamel Bedstead; regular price $70; now $35.00, Single size cream enamel Hedatead, with cane panels; regular price $86; now $3. Ainale siz cream enamel Bedatend; regular price $43; Cream enamel Dresser; regular price $60; now 930. # Cream enamel Chiffonier; regular price $48; now $34. Cc enamel Dresser; regular price $51; new 925.50. Cream and white enamel Dresser, with cane inlaid ‘panels; regular price $165; now 962.60, Cream enamel Chiffonter, rienly. carved; regular price $165; now 982.50, "e mahogany Bedstead; regular price $48; now Full sioe, oe mahogany Bedstead; regular price $54.60; now Bolid mahogany, full size Bedstead; regular price $118; now 965i Croteh Fyneee f mahogany Bedstead, full size; regular price § Seven- ee mmahowany Colonial Bed Room Suite; reg- ular price, $794; now $397. Six-plece Taney | Bed Room Bulte, Louls XVI. de- sign; regular price §522.60; now $261.25, Eight-plece mahogany Bed Room Suite, Louls XV. Geslen| Feeulas Brien Q4¢:801 1 ow $333.75, fece_mahogan; Bed Ror f Buite, Colonial de- ig; rogular price $221; now @110.60, “piece mahogany Bed Room Suite, cane panels; r price $204; now $127, y Hed Room Suite, four post Bed- ular privo $210; now $103. ‘otch mahogany veneer Dresser and Chif- gular price $210; now $166. any pave Bed Room Suite; regu- Four-plece mahogan lar eros. $745; now $372! Mahogany prong + scroll Dressing Table; regular price $60; now For the Dining Room Mahogany China Closet, Chippendale design; reguier price $104; now 962. Mahogany Serving Table; regular price $66; new $32.60, Four-plece mahogany Crotch Veneer Dining Room Suite; regular price $617; now $288.60, Hair Mattressesand Box Springs, Made in Our Factory—Tomorrow at HALF These are sets made to fit wood bedsteads. Used on display beds, to show our customers the good sort of bedding we make. to us the largest retail business in bedding to order. of the finest. This is the first offering of its kind, and easily outvalues any offering in mattresses and box springs put before the New York public. In Each Set, Hair Mattress and Box Springs Size Regularly Now Twosets....3ft.2 in.,..$103 $51.50 Two sets....8ft.2 in....8112.20 $56.10 Twosets....$ft.3 in,...$181 $90.50 Two sets,...$ft.3 in....8118.50 $59.25 Twosets,...8{t.2 in....#145 $72.50 Two sets... .8ft.2)gin.,, 8227 $113.50 Twosets....Sft.2 in,...8193.50 $96.75 Two sets....3ft. gin... .8161 $80.50 Price of Hair is we bought 200,000 pounds of fine hair at less than the market price of six weeks ago, and we are taking orders for hair mattresses, to be made in our own factory and warranted pure and new, at $15 to 828, instead of our regular standard prices of $20 to 836 and box springs at $10 and $13.50, instead of $12.50 and $16.50, This only so long as orders have been coming in very briskly from all sections. Until the end of August, also, our $12.40, $15 and $18.50 cotton felt matt our $4.50 to $10 woven wire springs are $8.75 to $8; our feather pillows, $2.40, AM fst sta—$—$ For the Dining Room Long low Chi China Cabinet im mahoganyt ehowsny erring Tie resi pica Ht; now, Je: Ra ome Tit A Noskn tee ‘price $6176; now bas regular price fon new it. Mahogany Sideboard; price $168; new gst, Temes site: mem Oe i : ro board, beautif carved; regular price $460; keh ted ‘ For the Living Room and Library Spanish leather and Arm Chair, tufted over; regular price $304; new $128, Kidney So Sofa, in dark green leather; regular price $397) Daveneers Seth sad Arm Chale; sebeles rise Cees f now 9128, Mission Davenport in oak; regular price $83; new $38. Brown Spanish leather Sleepy Hollow Chair; regular price $80; now $32.60. Mission Arm Chair, leather seat and back; regular price $53; now $20, Mission Arm Rocker, leather seat and back; regular price $44; now $16.00, 4 Arm Chair, in olive green it skin; regular Beprice 4204; now #viR.80. by Green leather Davenport; regular price $108; new Teg peee, carved Library Suite, Arm and Side 4 Shalr and Table; regular price $1,153; now $463, Brows re feeenoes English Chair; regular Price $206; Green leather Ottoman; regular price $30, new oe Revol Library Chair, Spanish leather peat regular price $138; new 900. Bote and Arm Chair, oak frames, Spanish Teather seat and bac Pack repular price ast; now $78, ESh, Caulnr Gries Glass ea oes eee cont ame Mahogany Library Table; regular price $96; new 048, ‘Walnut Lasrery Table, Louls XV. design; regular price $475; now 91 Carved hog oy Rack; regular pane on aa Sm, Melos Glass; regular price $115; new Brown oak, ra round top Library Table; regular moraion mahogany Library Desk, inlaid tines; regu lar price $196; new gee. ‘Their showing has brought Hair, cover, springs are all 3 Size Regularly Now Twosets....8ft.@ in... | 0108 $84 | Two sets....3ft.2 in.... $82.48 | id Two sets... .8ft.234in.... $36.50 ft Two sets... .Sft.2 in....6172 $86 | One set......4ft.4l4in.... $47 | : Twosets....3ft.2 in, $72.50 b> Twosets,...3ft.2\gin.... $52 ey | Two sets....3ft.24gin.... $48.50 One set......4ft.5 im.... $34.38 Going Up, But— Seventh G