The evening world. Newspaper, September 1, 1914, Page 4

ED 10 REDUCE a aH COST OF FOOD patios ot Women Take Their turned out bright and éarly with their baskets that fresh fruit and, produce and even groceries were obtainable at comparatively low prices. While the early response of the ‘Westchester was rather slight, agents of Borough President Marks said they hed assurances that by noon the produce arrivals would be quite heavy. The matket at Fort Leo ferry, One’ Hundred and Thirtieth street and the Hudson River, proved the busiest of the four. Several wagons from Jersey farmers of Long Island, Jersey and) GRE EVENING ¥ * WORLD, mh SREME SS BDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 19 NEW MARKET OPENED UNDER MANHATTAN BRIDGE OS SPEAR | ONLY ON NEAR SIDE OF STREET CROSSINGS |= New fetish Goes Into Effect To-Day All Over the | Grayson will return to Washington with the President, but other mem the } ag mite Btockton Axson, . Sayre, Miss Margaret ‘Wilecn, Nod ee, Morne and Mra. Cotnran—will re: main at th oe Mri Williamstown, id the Sayre will as., in about th lent may visit immer White House for o to her home and Carry Home | S¢¢ ta trult by 7 o'clocks and thelr City of New York. Their Purchases. | owners were either sending for fresh —“— ee “Care nop on near sae!” The Manufacture of Harris i 4 Don't forget it e new order TABLES ARE LOWER] pair pounas tor a0 cents cheaper than besina. to-do Glasses under the personal su- Midlers Sold Out Early and * Forced to Replenish Their four city vonducted markets | Dfended to reduce the cost of food &t 6 o'clock this mornin, less than two hours to AUR SICK CHILD “| baskets carried by hefeelf and o at any place in the cit jabbage was 8 cents a head; apples sold for 10 conte for four quarts and tomatesp and penches were 10 cents for large baskets. A prosperous looking woman, who said she lived at Broadway and One Hundred and Sixteenth street, filled grown daughter. She said the stuff 16 bought was all good and a shade per than at Washington Market. nd I have saved twenty cents car- sold five pounds for thirty-two cents, tea at nineteen cents, coffee seven- teen cents, peas at in cents @ can and sixteen ounce loaves of bread for four cents. JERSEY COMMUTERS NOT IN- TERESTED IN MARKETS. Most of the buyera at this market seemed to be upper Manhattanites, and the Jersey commutters going in both directions seemed but little in- — ARRIVA — WAGON NS x: BAtone MARNE not only of the great army recently thrown out of employment, but those of thousands of families ‘that have Until the pubHe gets used to the new idea police at crowsings will re- mind walting passengers of the j change if they are on tho far side, Capt. Jacob Brown, Acting Inspec. tor of Traffic Squads of the Police Department, sald to-day that the dai of accidents would be greatly lessened by the new regulation. If “trolley stop” signs are installed by the railway companies the ordi- nance gives the cars permission to stop at oth points on unpaved without stopping with the consent of the Police Commissioner provided a |"No Stop” sign is installed and there; i regular stopping place within) 200 feet of the “No Stop” sign. The ordinance provides a fine of $10 for violations, —_——_——— WILSON’S VACATION ENDS. pervision of the head of the firm. Making eyeglasses, and mak- ing them properly, requires far greater skill than most perky realize. Only in a thoroug equipped optical factory can perfect eyeglass results be achieved. Our enormous facilities en- able us to give you the ‘ ‘very best glass at the lowest cost.” r cares of housewives who boot," she said. reets, in the centres of blocks over Harris Glasses, whether pre = sa : —E gto ca auto trucks were 400 feet long. The cars may croes| scribed by our Oculists or made y loaded with groceries. Sugar was any intersecting or connecting street} upon the prescription of your ; own Oculist, cost $2.00 or more, depending upon the quality of frane you select and the kind | of lenses you require Optical Bouse of WtStonnis deeented, been without sugport sinco last win- 13a opal Mag the eae ies Savooli. Teveriah or bilious} ‘tne markét at One Hundred and sevingass PAE® GxBausted thelr Inst) Conseratt, H. HL, Sept. L—President 27 W, Sith St. bet. Sth and ath Aves. *C, Syrw Twenty-ninth street and Third ave- Pi .| Wilson left for Washington this after-| 44% Columbus Ave., 81st and 82 } om ’ ae Ad 4 nue, under Harlem Bridge, was oc- Sane 1? ree RENDER: | oon, bringing his short vacation to «| 70 Nassau St. near John St. oad pT endl peda oupied by many pushcarta and a few wagons. The Macy trucks were also There is not a labor union in the clone, Hoe ts due to arrive at the cap- ital at 9 A. M. to-morrow. 1405 St. Nicholas Ave., Bet. 180th “& 18tst Sts, city that has not spent from $500 to aren thorough laxative should always | at this place, and at the others. $1,500 In emergency relief on the Inat| ain tae tam een: aamorer this! 1000 B'way, near Willoughby, B'k’n. first treatment given. A Bronx woman who walked over few weeks, Edward I, Hannah, sec-|™0rning for a last game of golt before! 459 Fulton St., opp. A. i Bk’ little one is out- cof-aorts, half- “ont resting, Gating and acting lother! see if tongue is sure sign that its liver and bowels are with waste. When cross, irri- feverish, stomach sour, breath bad stomsch-sche, diarrhoea, sore fen 4 cold, give a teaspoonful — Figs,” and ino a coviieetre be t out ie int ithout jour bile ge little bowels and you have « well, playful pain. m4 cam rest easy after giving “feuit laxative,” because fails to cleanse the little one’s bowels and sweeten the stom- sty dearly love its Full directions for bal chil- id for grown-ups Nae will also have something to say. "| Jet or Spangled Bands....,............. yd. 15¢ to 1.25 and yno. town to try their fortuncs at the n: al place. The Macy trucks disposed o rae Bie a value 25¢ to 2.00 SFTOnt valid Sues ABA'ten, the bes families as servants. Invariably oné{ gather on the idle merchantships. Jet or Spangled Ornaments.............. each 25¢c to 1.00 ter being bought as an experiment by child can go with the mother. Tne} Addition to the 40,000 mneeaole ra | value 35¢ to 1.50 id women who sald ghey, usually paid 40 rest, if there are more, it s neces-| !onsshoremen, yrane . Seer oan . er 60 cen! : export agent o! 0, rest One . The at under the Queensboro sary to place in the nurseries. Hundred and Third street, estimated PURE—DELICIOUS Metal Bands and Edgings............... yd. 20c to 1.50 Mute evidence of the impoverished|that more than 35,000 clerks, book- WHOLESOME value 30c to 2.25 = frie was the nom. eaheede & condition of many families can be keepers, staangrannire and cole nea Fl Tri e gap scved bar dls in had on alm formerly employed in shipping |TRY ITON ~~ a>» | Flower Trimming........ te eeeeeee see 40c wagon owners thought they had to east Bide. "There. fo hardly o cusie| freight and actorage houses are out ot | RM re ON sail liniaaes ita seach to 1.50 appear first and ba ve spaces allotted. which has not. lately witnessed the| Work. Steaks value 60c to 2.00 y, h dpe they toon dey, souls set plen- piling up of furniture of some un-| The men in the trucking befiness| Roast Beef of for thelr wupplt regen & aero fortunato evicted family. The wagons] are heavy losers as the result of the! Comed Beef UMBRELLAS of the Bureau of Incumbrance, which | stagnation in shipping cireles. The!) i Mae trunks ene ‘eras. & ba cart te stuff oft to the Corporetian wagons are tale, but the borees are! ieee R A! Macy Manhattan Bridge market drow , yards of the city if It Is not removed| busy in the stables eating up the re- § ndred in twenty-four hours have bi .| serve capital of the truckmen, Added i‘ pale wagons, vd iyethy pond [worked. ‘The yards are stocked with| to the army of unemployed on the} Union Taffeta Umbrellas,—Women's and Men's aises; Were sold at prices even lower than Old Contributors Feel They sprains awaiting claimants, some| waterfront are the idle teamsters, the handles of Imported Natural and Carved Wood; others with usual in that neighborhood. ‘The buy. of whom will never come, stokers, firemen and the engineers of ‘ rédiaaaty ; was brisk. ig DEAD DAYS ALONG THE WATER. |'the ships laid up indefinitely. Sterling Silver Caps and Trimmings. value 8,00, 1.90 Wr AAGEss, Gacvainen 3h Broun ‘Can’ t Afford to Be Generous ra +)". J. Bruno, director of the Charity | peapy TO USE. Prealdent Aly ees A sel edhe RONT. Organization ‘Soctety, an institution tone of mie Bee ek and Relief Falters, South street along the East River| without support from the State 8 | Makes Cold & Hot Meats Tasty tly | my way, but I ha t|HUNDRED PUSHCARTS from Cypress avenue and One Hun- dred and Thirty-third street sald that the prices was charged in her own neighborhood re @ shade lower than at the new market, but that on some things her local trades- men were Bigher. “They charged me 25 cents a dozen for corn, while it is only 20 cents over Just bought seven pounds of potatoes for 10 cents, where I only get six at home. They are low on onions here, 2 cents a pound. | pay 3. But all these things are good and they are certainly fresh. Tll come back again. UNDER MANHATTAN BRIDGE. Alderman Hyman Peuker, Chair- man of the Markets Committee of the Board of Aldermen, was at the Har- fem Rridge market opening time, getting a general idea of he situation. dredth street, were on their way up- MiEW o'clock ‘and returned to the Municipal Building prepared to make an enthu- altatic report. He said the really great bargain that he saw was the com- Représentatives of charity organ- t vestigat ble. waterfront presented a desolate ap- pearance to-day. Hardly a wheel was stirring and the rust is beginning. to clty, thinks the outlook for the win- discouraging. “We are bexin-! ning,” said he, “to feel the demapds at States Benator on the retary of the Pavers and Rammer- men's Union, at No, 223 Bast Fifty- ninth street, union has provided $800 for families in desperate need so fur. The sub-committee the Central Federated Union to tn- estimated to-day his appointed by the holding up of city con- tracts resuling in 30,000 laborers be- ing thrown out of work a an appointment to go be aiting Gov. Glynn and lodge a complaint against the city officials they hold responsl- They will ask the Governor to inveatigate the handling of the city’s finances by Comptroller Prendergast. PLANS FOR HENNESSY RALLY. Augustus Tho: je WI Preal Cooper Unton. Augustus Thomas, the playwright, it was announced to: and make a speech rally of John y. will preside the opening Hennesay's guberna- torial primaty Campaign in Cooper nessy ticket, A Delictows Balad Dressing and Fish Bauce by adding vinegar. Delicatessen and Grocery Steres. leaving for home. The day was clear and Mr. Wilson was in fine spirits. Dr. 597 Broad St., near Hahne's, Newark Store Opens 9 A.M. Closes 6 P. M. James McCreary & Co. 34th Street 5th Avenue Special Values on Wednesday and Thursday hi THES Union to-morrow night. Hennessy By 8 o'clock produce merchants who on + himself w ‘orm, ani 2 had stocked up at the Harlem Mar- renee 2 mm Pr ihieaton tack the DRESS TRIMMINGS Box Cleanliness | **t: #t First avenue and One Hun- CN ORR 4 |lin D, Roose ‘or United ee SUIT CASES AND BAGS Lightweight Rattan Suitcases,—double steel frames; reinforced corners, straps and catches; fitted with top pockets. Sizes 24 and 26 inches. value $.50, 2.40 Cowhide Suiteases,—double steel frames; reinforced corners; fitted with shirt pockets. Size 24 inches. value 6.25, 4.50 Sole Leather Bags,—saddler sewn; reinforced corners; best trimmings; leather lined; fitted with inside pockets. Sizes 16, 17 and 18 inches, value 6.50 to 7.00, 4.75 bination baskets, containing corn, matoes, potatoes and fruit, wh: were sold for 60 cents at the Fort ferry market. Borough President Marks made a tour of the markets later in_ the’ morning and expressed himself as delighted with the response with which the plan had been met by both tradesmen and housewives. He said he found business had increased remarkably in all t marketa since orning. He immediately set ending telegrams to nearb; farmers telling them of the succes of the scheme and asking them to send their products to any of the fourwmarkets. “I think the apparent succeas of elty conducted markets foreshadows a general effort to cut down the prices of all foodstuff said Mr, Marks. A general slump in food pric over New York followed the opent of the markets, tzations, benevolent societies and la-| bor unions, struggling to bring re- Uef to the thousands of destitute families in the city whose support has been cut off as a result of eco- nomic depression following the Eu- ropean war, said to-day that the sit- uation was fast getting beyond their control, With their work tripled, sev- eral charity organizations dependent upon private contributions declared | that pledges of financial support have been withdrawn from many sources. Business men felt they could no lon- wer afford the generous contributions they had been making. Hardest hit by the latest turn of the wheal of fortune are the day nurseries all over the city, These institutions have made it possible for Large Orders for Get an OUTING KIT Canned Goods Beans Dried Fruits Rice not sold at t down sharply. Practically were reduced from one to two cei by the retatters, The packing houses, however, maintained their heavier demands. Figures: complied by agents of the f Health show that on 95 pounds of salt meat, is of fresh beet, and pounds of ultry were stored in New York City. That le more than the normal supply stored in this city, yet the packers were Jeven then claiming that the supply was short and the demand heavier than could be me! Among other staples that were forced down to-day re coffee and potatoes. Coffes went down one- fourth of a cent a pound, which just offsets the rise of Saturday, while sugar wavered between 7 cents and ™. Potatoes went down 6 cen bushel, Indications were plentiful, however, phat the new markets do not prove do thet daty, uccessful commission merchants and wholesalers will take immediate thousands of mothers to leave their homes and work for @ living for nis | themselves and their children, Mra, Elizabeth K. Thompson of the Glendale Day Nursery at No. 1036 Cypreas’ avenue, Brooklyn, and sec- retary Of the Practical Mothers’ As- sociation, at No. 690 Union avenue, the Bronx, reported to-day that the Bronx nurseries were in a bad way for funds, The Practical Mothers have been forced to give up their large house at No, 426 College ave- nue beeause of the withdrawal of financial support, CHILDREN WILL SUFFER NURSERIES CLOS' The children of the destitute fam- a ilies will be the chief sufferers, Women have been far more euc- cessful than men in obtaining work, the societies report. The French Benevolent Society, looking after the interests of more than « thousand women who hay. been left here with thelr children by French reservists : foo bert Se Auth severe ihe) many ‘et the women are being taken inte Promptly Executed Austin, Nichols & Co., Inc. 61 Hudson Street Telephone Werth £100 Importers, Exporters, Manufacturers and Wholesale Grocers A Free! Free!! 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