The evening world. Newspaper, November 7, 1914, Page 7

a About Your Auto and How To Drive It and Keep It Expert Advice How to Keep Automobiles Running Smoothly end the Best Way to Remedy Machine Troubles— Traffic Suggestions and Pleasure Routes for Evening World Readers. By GEORGE H. ROBERTSON. ITH Broudway, between Twonty-third and Forty-second streets, in {ts present torn-up condition for subway construction, it would be advisable for automobilists to avoid this section of Broadway as much as possible. It would be better and quicker to use| Seventh, Sixth and Madison avenues. Seventh avenue is now open for traffic and has the advantage of being Bdjacent to the shopping centres, Sizth and Madison avenues might be even for those who shop in the vicia- ity of Fitth avenue. Many complaints have come to me regarding the unnecessary wetting dows of the pavements during the day. Some action ought to de taken by both the owners of autos and horse-drawn vehicles to have this watering done at some other time. The Street Department, of course, must flush the streets, but for the Gafoty of both pedestrians and riding public this should be done at night. , Wet pavements cause probably 25 per cent of all vehicular accidents. Driv- ~ ing around the city in the morning I haphhehdentelcacan frequently find many sections—Lafayette street, the Bowery, Fourth ave- nue and Broadway between Seventeenth and Twenty-third streets, for in- stance—very dangerous to travel because of a wet surface. thereon or therein cause or permit the same to pass or approach @ riheal mong ged car, which has been stopped for the purpose of receiving or Passenger or passengers, within eight feet of sald street car same is stopped and remains standing for the purpose afore- eis te « serious offense ia the ayes of the authoritics and to punteh- pe! jes. NSWERS TO LETTERS. Parte of alcohol le ene to four parte Autemsebile Editor: of water. Avtomebile Raitor: e We have a master vibrator on our What is the weight of the heaviest Ford car and what are the dimen- sions of ite wheels and their weight? R. M'DONALD, Jr. 1 ut by 8 In front Ag in front RT DECISION MAY CAUSE REOPENING OF COTTON EXCHANGE Judge Releases 80,000 Bales Tied Up by Failure of S.H. P. Pell & Co. A Gevcision made to-day by Judge Jultus M. Mayer of the Federal Dis- trict Court will in all probability re- open the cotton exchanges both in New York and New Orleans. An ap- plication was made to him by David Miller, representing thirty-one un- Uquidated creditors of the failed firm h of 8. H. P. Pell & Co., to take up the ie | $0,000 bales of cotton bought by the firm which the firm was unable to “i take up by reason of its failure. Pell & Co. bought this cotton at from 131-2 to 14 cents a pound on the exchange. When the time came to take up their contracts they were ‘anable to swing the deals and were forced to go into liquidation. Judge Mayer granted leasing all of the evedionte of Cotton Exchange mem- ‘The release of this great amount of cotton will ease the situation to such an extent that in the opinion of to New Haven. il? Fe young auto mechanic and ‘very much to get into the game. How would I go inquire for a chance to ride méchanic or as a helper at the in the next races at See i? 'W. LANGE. Would advise you to with the Contest Board mobile Assoolatl h avenue, thie ity, yeu can seoure the information yeu desire. Avtomobile Bitter’ ‘ ‘Will you kindly atate the best roads from New York to Shohola, Pa.? ‘WM. O. KOHLER, i tet In touch | change, thereby bringing ebout a the Ameri-| practically normal condition of af- nm at fairs in the cotton market. ——_—— UNIFORM DID NOT BAR Re a a SAILORS FROM THEATRE Plaine, Newfoundland Fi i Rather It Was Forgetfulness of ford’to Shoh Y ri Navy’s Grape Juice Order, eWttet is the Attaches Testify, What is the best way from Brook- WA Nadine, Fo 4 It was not because Albert T. Walk- er, Max Brody, Henry C, Conrad and tals | Wilfred @. Dobson wore the uniform "| of sailors of the United States Navy but because Walker and Brody had not suMctently respected the grape juice Ideals of Secretary of the Navy Daniels that they were not alloweil to enter the Columbia Theatre, Broadw: Lam driving a truck in New York and surrounding States, I have much trouble in not knowing the routes. Kindly Bovis me what book with ‘an atl Ww mileage is the best to get and the price, if possible. JOSEPH BRCK The Book can be purcha any it ot or book store tar ie gives you ‘outes, mileage, Ao. Avtomobile Editor: I have a 1914 Reo and have been led from vibration on advancing and Forty-seventh street, cording to the defense of ployees, of the sailors Nt ourt, dis- missed the complaint. Lieut. Shonerd, U. 8. N., present as representative of Rear-Admiral Ush- m ant of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, under orders Secretary to see strict justice done to form of the navy, sald he i laine Magistrate had been Herbert, who heard evi- | T! th ur sailors, and later, on advi ipecial fartini tha! them were not in shape to joe of t_ two of! ‘ge inside, Effect of New Sithouette TOMS FRENDS Jersey City Man, Invited to Watch Eclipse, Saw His Own and Sues. No. 16 Leonard etreet, Jersey City, those two kissing. “Another time, late tn 1918, we had @ party to watch the eclipse of the moon. I went out to the back door and my wife and my friend Joba Zimmerman were out {in the back yard. They weren't looking at the moon, either. She saw me and called out: if “ ‘Come on, Al, look at the eclipse.’ “No, Lena,’ I said. ‘All I can see fe my own eclipse.’ ” ‘The case was edjourned until next TEACHER DIES WITH FOUR SCHOLARS IN A PRAIRIE FIRE Trying to Escape Flames, Vic- tims Had Almost Reached Safe Spot When They Fell. DICKINSON, N. Dek. Nov. %.— Mise Gladys Hollister, teacher of @ country school near bere, and four of her pupils are dead and three other pupils are dying to-day, fol- lowing a prairie fire that swept this part of the State, doing damage amounting to thousands of dollars The little country echool which they deserted as unsafe to make a frantic effort to reach a ploughed field stands undamaged ead would have been their haven had @ey remained in ft. The fire was started by a threshing outfit. The teacher and her little fock of twelve children saw it coming five mi Thinking the school would be de- stroyed, they sought a ploughed field. Five of the children ran toward their homes out of the path of the fire. They | * loughed field they were found, bud- Blea ther. Just dying in the arms of mother of one of the children who died ay, Sar mistake, bay Hollister Tegained consciousness to plead: I know I erred. May God and you forgive me.” BOY KILLED BY GAS. Mother Rescued and Raced to Hartem Gospital. The odor of gas in the rooming house at No. 102 East One Hundred and Seventeenth street was traced to- day by the landlady, Mrs. Mary Dougherty, to @ room on the third occupied by Mra, widow, and her y id Maurice, caped during the night froi open jet and the boy was his mother was unconscious. The window of the room was open at the top and the gas leak was un- doubtedly accid . Mra. O'Connor taken to H im Hospital. She and that tl refused to go in without them, refunded the money. ‘he sailors then bought tickets h a civilian and were again out. Richard A. Doran, ticket taker, and Martini aid a score of other sailors in unifo) had been admitted the eald all four men were sober they went to the West For treet sta- tion to make their complaint, half an hour after the theatre refused to admit them. Police Inspector Dwyer, several fire- men and a dramatio critic testified sailors were frequently in the Colum- bla audiences, away, sweeping up the valley. | 0: @| Velvet never 2 OR AIRTRINTE RET SPINY ISSA 12 HIE” . Tue ee %, tie NAVY'S HEAD WILL FIGHT FOR INSULTED SAILORS Directs That Counsel Be Engaged for Four Whom a Theatre's Employees Barred. WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.—Seoretary of the Navy Daniels to-day expressed indignation when shown the report from New York that four sailors in unt- form had been barred from @ theatre recently. “This te simply outrageous,” Mr. Dantels ealé. “I am at @ total lose to understand the viewpoint of an Amer- foan citisen who has such perverted no- tions concerning propriety as to offer an insult of thie sort to a uniform that represents the Government under which be lives. “T intend to put an end to this sort of narrow and mean discrimination if ft can be done I shall instruct the Commandant of the New York Navy Yard to see that those sailors are rep- resented by c uneel when the cases come to court and that their rights are properly jected.” SELECTED. FAMILY DINNER, VVECOSEOOOOD More Apparent in Moy- en-Age Gowne Now So Popular — Design Sub- mitted To-Day Show Its Diver Choisi"—61.50 Ht confined t hip rmeck, LY manner pe mus the of the fashionable ae, reducer” 1918; the other held the breast in tion of, in the case of a slender ure, wae placed beneath in order to ve the figure a more fully rounded effect. The brassiere has been a great ald to us, and will continue to hold = Place in conjunction with the corse’ DESCRIPTION OF GOWN. ‘With most of the Moyen-Age styles in gowns which have become so pop- ular, the effect of the new silhouette ie more apparent. The design I am showing to-night possesses a dignity of line and trimming, quite in accord. ance with this new poise, and as sug- gested at the left it is particularly CAPITAL CITY LINE PRESIDENT TO OPEN TERCENTENARY SHOW U. S. Mint In Operation and Old and Up to Date New York to /¢ Be Exemplified. At 8 oclock to-night Presifent Wil- ‘eon will touch @ button ig Washington Remember [sgsesst, sas: ase ee ee STW weeB tlon—of de oe oY, BY de- igh! with the a jug of the tuts, below which it as- pears. We have not seen anything of the Mned skirt for so long that the idea nee absurd, yet with the in- troduction of the uneven tunic edge and-uneven skirt edge some novel | effects sugest themselves by this| means. The irregularity of a swing. | ing tunic or fo ge ie bound to reveal the under part of the same, which if ft my eotreming color or material In Metropolitan Section Chaperoning Eléven Millions in Gold to New York with Ten Eminent Gunmen to Watch Out for Jesse Jameses en Route. The Mystery of the Sealed Art Gallery A Thrilling ‘“‘Cleek of Scotland Yard” De- tective Story, by T. W. Hanshew, Author of “Cleek of the Forty Faces.” . . . In the Magazine q Another Helen Keller in the Making— The Fourteen- Year-Old Girl, Who Is Blind and Deaf, but Reads With Ease, Intelligently, and Is Well Advanced in Language and Literature. . @ Last Word in Under- Tew Fitem— Unele Sam’s New Divi ‘orpedo Boat That Has a Radius of 5,000 Mile. . . . . . q Steve Hill's Awakenin A Realistic Movie Aimed to Make Railroad Emplo More Careful in the Per- formance of Their Duty. . g The Irish Earl's Daughter Who Has Avenged the American Girls’ Invasion of the English Peerage ly s ing a New York Mil- jonaire. . . « Hae In the Magazine q Just Arrived— The Waltz. The New York Dance That Won the Paris Prize. Illustrated. . . . @The Little Comedienne From Indiana Who Became a Real Baroness as a Sequel 2 a Romantic Kiss in the q How the Bayonet, Obsolete, Proves the Decid- ing Factor in Many a Finish and for the bodice and ter, with its ured the 1 professes allegiance Bat new Leage | ouch o Fivoiees. (alge as this ono o! support a train! Surely it bad just cause for desertion, And, indeed, the tunic well its with use of black satin as & 4 pov at the same Je serves as an effective ator the filmy little skirt. any consider- be ‘choos A_mere line of brilliants to outline the neck and sleeves of this gown could repeat their glitter in a wide band of beaded embroidery which separates the waist from the skirt. 00 Sunday “Excursions Free for Coupon in Second News Section A Vainable oe a May Manton Chet mas Novelty Embroide: itterns, w= ‘ European ing How to Make a Creat Number of ree cm Eucpenn Satee Beautiful Holiday Gifts. ....,... aH K. Tha larry K. W, Captive de Luxe—How the Noted Refugee Spends His Time in the Aristocratic North End of Manchester, N. H. . q “Bill, the Office ny,” Helps Make Memorable “An Important Event” in the Boss’s Family. . The Art of Modern War Just How Up-to-Date Battles Are Fought. 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