The evening world. Newspaper, March 5, 1915, Page 10

BRO ao wake Se | . ive aboot ders, =x why millions of ‘1@0 aud 380 pe B ome of two nightly and note the 1s Work Wonders. t ¥ > Jia —— Tabletsa subdsiitute “pteperea by Dr, Ka- ‘fer 11 yeats of study with bis Tabiete sre 6 Rae tice tues cane ott vill know thom by their skin, bright BY EVENING WORLD SAVES ot besyancy wet at the Ctire Tablets act on the ‘Hho, calome!—ve: have effects. Say that to your deale It brin; ee of its sweet, firm —just’ as picked direct from the tree. it box. AU Evening World’s head lines that Company's Surrender Is Climax | to Five-Year Fight by Evening World. IT WILL END EXTORTION. Starts New Corporation Policy of Seeking to Make Patrons | Its Friends. | wive milion dollars per year has | been saved for New Yorkors by The | Evening World's fight for cheaper | telephone rates, which came to a cll- j max In‘ yeaterday’s surrender of the | of tawyers, lobbyists, agents and ad~ company and Its offer of a 6-cent rate. As a public service, with practical results that can be definitely m ured in daily savings by every phone user, The Kvening World's phone campaign stands except! ‘among the many services rendered by it to the public, she offer of a reduction of all rates to a 6-cont basis and abolition of In- terborough tollgates, as submitted by the New York Telephone Company yesterday to the u Public Ser- vice Commission, the success- ful termination of trenuous con- test betwee blic opinion, voiced | through paper and the most | powerful of local public utility cor- | porations, {. It inaugurates also a new policy ‘for corporations—that of seeking to ‘make friends instead of enemies among. their patrons, of recognizing the futility of long drawn contests rough courts and of changing Its of reaction to one | reduced profits. ‘The telephone company could have prolonged the fight in courtsfor years, but realising at Inst the power of public opinion, fearlessly and vigor- ously voiced, It sued for peace. ince the telephone became ap in- diepensable part of daily life in the metropolis, with its operation monop- olised by the N York Telephone Company, The Evening World has over the 'phone r mow. the very finest sige seg y uicy, terrdes, delicies ‘t tastes when California Sunkist Or Ripe from the Tree—Shipped to All Freight—-Sold by Best Dealers in Your Neighborhood Eat Sunkist Oranges in salads and di them whole between meals and at bedtime. Order teday—a dozen or a box. Low prices place them within the reach PATRONS $5 000000 A YEAR ” FIVE-CENT TELEPHONE RATE FOR THE ENTIRE CITY NOW DEMANDED BY THE PUBLI Rates in Greater New York Highest of Any American City Through the Zone Division. opened last fight in phone war. been vigorous in its support of the , seeking to lower the rates step by step, as the steady growth mary of progress events brought about by its of many complaints of nt public heal jearing was Nov. 1918. Telephone company forced to produce financial statement of its in New York a ‘A 10 per cent. reduction in rates pending final adjui cr jn two months, giv! special request from Gov. Glynn so that the Public Service Com- mission could make an by the Assembly when the com- mission went to sleep on the job ‘This bill was killed by the Senate. Exposure of the telephone lob- by’s activities in Albany. Reorganization of the up-State Commission by the Governor be- cause of delay over the teleplione case. Telephone rates ma issue in many Asse: in the 1914 election. The Foley i commit- a political ly districts of busineas and increasing profits warranted.. | Jan, 18, 1918, was the date The} Evening World began the fight for | & cent telephones which, after two yours, bas been crowned with suc- cess, On that day, following several preliminary articles relating to ser- vice and charges in the metropolis, incement “Hake it 6 cents per phone call || in greater elty.” | logan was taken up by o' organizations and lawmakers. A bill introduced in the Legislature regulating rates in New York City, t: it falled of passage. The tele- phone company had # strong army justers at work to protect its ez- Profitable rate schedule, ts of complaining patrons were scattered and ineffective. The! up-State Public Service Commission | had become disorganized, deat to complaints and blind to conditions in New York Cit; CALLS AND GINS. Evening World reopened the fight, and from that day there was no let up in its in- sistent daily demand and. peraistent, Aghting until complete won. The first day's d | Abolish the telephone toll gates. | A five-ceat rate for all New York City. ‘There was one fact which the New York Telephone Company carefully avoided disclosing in any of its re- rts to the public or to the State. it kept concealed the receipts, ex- penditures and net profits of the ser- vice in metropulis, WHEN FIGURES ARE PRODUCED A REDUCTION COMES. The Evening World, by the force of its demands, caused the figures to be roduced before the Public Service Sommission, and from the day New Yorkers realized that the telephone company was making im $10,000,000 to $12,000,000 net pro! nnually out of the metropolis was little doubt that ch rates would come. On Jan. 6, the telephone com- pany offered a 10 per cent. reduction legislative tee started an investigation in De- cember last, looking to mandatory legisiation. Prof. E. W. Bemis gaged as expert to prepare & echedule of rate: . Public Service Commission en- gaged new counsel and renewed work vigorously on its appraisal and public hearings. Legislative committee reported on Feb, 24 that.$3,000,000 ly should be cut out of firming all the demands on ug calls for hotel and dwell jers. Three days later the Public Service Commission also con- firmed by ite own report ning World’s demands. harges and proceeded to make a rate schedule CREDIT TO THE ABLE ALLIES OF EVENING WORLD. The allied forces rallied by the Evening World in this campaign have contributed in no small by | to the final victory. Each has held at into: sals the post of attack and eyo valiant,service in the public Firat to join in the ht was Max H. ~“inkler of No. 90 Wall Street, a lawyer who had an individual com- extortionate charges of the telephone company. From his office windows, near the foot of Wall Street, Mr. Winkler could look atross East River to the Brooklyn shore, less than a mile away. Each month on his telephone 8 He wrote to the telophone comp: about it and gut no satisfaction. communicated with the ny He up-State ic Service Commission and eventually filed <. formal complaint but could get no action. three months he tried to have something lone. 4 as gi Winkler com . More complain- ants came in and eventually the in subscribers’ rates, ponding final ad- justment, and agreed to a plan for the Public Service Commission to make an appraisal of company property as commission merged them all into one ‘Throughout the en- tire fight Mr. Winkler gave freely of time and money to prosecute the cause. Scores of civic organizations in va- 1ious boroughs, such as local Boards of Trade, Chambers of Comme: taxpayers’ combinations and rea! estate associations, gave cordial in- doraement to the caserts—cat es ete hy | of battle so the Legislature and'lined up powerful support of citizens. blic opinion was not only aroused throu these organizations, but uickly crystallized into effective ting forces. Great delay was experienced in the firat year and # haif of the telephoi re because of the disorganiz condition of the up-State Pubilc & vice Commission, which had become involved in Democratic political con- ditions of the Sulzer days. When it finally got straightened out and its decks cleared, it took up the teie- phone case with energy. Chairman Seymour Van Santvoord and Commissioners Martin 8. Decker and W, T. Emmet took the lead in ive cheaper rates for Ne' gether they pret for settiements Lexisiativ was assured, This committ former Legislature, whore e: had been prolonged, suddenly red the arena last December and em- loyed as ite investigator Prof. BE, W. Beats of Chicago, a man of national reputation op public utility ques- dons. Former Judge Robert L, Tce of New York as counsel to the com- mittee, assisted by Robert Sutter. man of Ogdensburg, directed a short, sharp campaign of exceptional effec- tiveness that brought the long de- layed revision of rates to a sudden climax. ‘The situation developed into a race between Public Service Commission aud legislativ: which could judged the temper o! f Ne and struck bard for their interests at the crucial moment. A persistent Aghter for cheaper telephone rates was Assemblyman wae ene, of wae 2 5 con' Re the ' New York ore Beautiful New Fashions In a Wonderful Variety for Saturday Women’s Tailored Suits at $25 Eight Lovely Wearable Models Gabardines, poplins and men’s wear serges for wo- men who wish navy or black; homespuns in gray and tan effects; shepherd checks, hair line stripes of white or blue or black for larger women. The V-back, cuffed skirt, suspender skirt, side-belted flare jackets—all new touches—are in this group. A little gem in gabardine bas belt and blind pocket, buttoned, silk faille collar, and, wide circular skirt. Another gabardine has set-in V-back, strapping around bottom of jacket, embroidered poplin eqilar. and deep-yoked, flaring cuffed skirt. ide-pleated straight-back jacket A serge suit and omart striped pongee collar. ‘The poplins have high waisted jackets with nar- row black and white belt, white pique collar, boutcn- nieres on lapels, and full flare suspender skirt. There are two models in homespuns; one belted, one with side belt effects, etraight back and rip- pling sides. An exquisitely plain tailored model in serge and checks, braid-bound. For Large Women Hair-line stripes, plain tailored with longer bust line, in sises from 4% to 50 bust measurements. All $25, Saturday. ‘The Gray Salons, Second floor, Old Building. Women’s Black Silk Stockings. : Exceptional at $1.15 Pair A special purchase of brand new perfect hosiery. Pure silk, beautifully knitted, well shaped, comfortable flare tops, with all-silk or mercerized tops and soles— these stockings are equal in every re- spect to our $1.50 grades. © With them we shall offer some all- over shot silk hosiery or hose with shot silk: boot at $1.15 (regularly $1.50 and 92). Main floor, Old Building. Boys’ Spring Clothes The New Suits are coming into the Boy's Store every day. For Saturday we shall have in the cabinets a fine lot of Spring suits. With Extra Knickers —sizes 6 to 18 yeare—new mixtures, grays, checks, tartans, browns, in good wearable cloth, stoutly tailored. $6, $7.50, $8.50 They all have the little touches that make Wanamaker clothes for boys different and most desirable. Boys’ Topcoats Jaunty coverts, fancy grays and tans, checks and blue; in 3 to 18-year sizes. Very mannish. $6.75 to 815. Boys’ Spring Hats Many styles and colors. BNe to 98.60. Second floor, Old Building. Young .Women’s More Expensi Suits Copied to Sell at $17.50, $ We wanted some suits to sell at $17.50 and But we wanted them in the styles of the more sive suits. So we had two fine suits copi with the most happy results. The $25 Suit (pictured) is of bl or sand color serge with ted pocketed skirt and belted and poc! eted coat. Linings are soft peau, cygne, tailoring is neat and workmanlike. . The $17.50 Suit has the new Russian peplum coat slashed at the side and belted all around. In navy,, sand or shepherd checks with con- trasting collar. 14 to 20 years. Other suits, $17.50 upward. More than 300 t |] choose from. including exclusive copies of our owp importations. Corduroy Skirts, $5.75 ‘This material is becomi we cannot offer these | a0 scarce that we much irts . assortments now in white, coral, Delft blue sand color. Lengths S¢to 4linches. Bands to #7. Coats of Every Sort For every occasion; Serges, gabardine, corduroy. SATURDAY is Family Day in the March Sale of CHINA | Wanamaker, Tomorrow afternoon let father and mother come and together choose the dinner set for their daugh- ter’s wedding gifts; let brother and sister together select the piece of statu- ary or the dozen of fine plates to please mother on her anniversary; and let the soon-to-be-bride and her fiance come, too, and pick the sunshiny china for the new home. The watchword for this March China Sale is still “Moderate Prices.” Dinner Sets Which Cannot Be Duplicated at the Prices The vegetable dish pictured be- longs to an English dinner set of 108 pieces, from Grindley, Ltd.; our standard $27.50 grade for $17.50. Ahrenfeldt French china dio- ner sets, with coin gold handles and original, vivid borders, four sizes plates; 107 pieces all told; our 885 grade for $25. J. & B. Meakin English porce- lain sets in entirely new border de- signs, coin gold handles, all of the iss pieces gilt; our $32.50 grade for $20. Knowles" Taylor & Knowles (Ohio) American sets, with at- tractive borders and gilding, our 928.50 grade for $15. F entivals, Ltd., English lain sets, in underglaze com r de- sign, 108 pieces; our 817.50 grade | for $10. From Vignaud, bsg Mong lowr eee ja dishes; yesterday’ 057.50 and 965. any less. Tomorrow, they will be offered for the first time at $40 and $5¢. Royal Doulton Cups and Saucers Now 85c to 68; were 91.65 to 84 ea. English China Service Plates Now 815 to 960 dozen; were $80 to $120. From potteries such as Josiah Wedgwood & Son, Royal Doulton and Royal Worcester. Some of the Art Wares 30 marble busts and figures at ex- actly half the earlier prices, now $1.85 to $25. 25 bronze busts, figures and ani- aes were 87 to $45, now 83.50 to Hand-painted china priced @ third les: cluding ‘candle sticks, salad bo tc. Dresdew vases, urns, etc., . below former prices. The Cut Glass Every item named below is either exactly half or nearly half less than its every-day prices. Footed nut bowls, $5. Celery, trays, $1.50. Vases, 12-inch, 83. Sugar and cream sete, #2. A deep. 8-inch, $f and 43. Head lower baskets, 8% and Punch bowls on stand, $5 and #12. Second Gallery, New Building. To Men Who Like Good Clothes And Want Them for Very Little lenty of whites, too. 5 seodst tweeds, chinchilla, $12.50 upward. Sizes 14 to 20 years. stockinet, etc. " Priop Second floor, Old Building. (” March Sale of | Housewares” March Sale: prices are 10 to 50 per cent. lowed than other months:of tl March Sale quality is the same as every other month of the year—Sep- veh plcbeLplatcd ie nickel-plat jOuse- hold articles iifusteated below are representative of both the savings and quality of every kind of Wanamaker House- wares in the March Sale. Percolator, $5 Subway floor, New Building. Because we have come near to the end of our Winter clearances, Saturday will be virtually the last day this season on which you may be certain of getting a Wanamaker suit or overcoat at these prices— Men’s Fancy Suits, sizes 35 to 39 Men’s Fancy Overcoats, all sizes These figures are, of course, reductions from much higher—regular— | prices. he goods are the best we have ever offered at these rates... Burlington Arcade floor, New Building Saturday, at Broadway corner Eighth. Men’s Fancy Suits, all sizes If the demand for these suits is as great as it should be, there will be mighty few left tomorrow evening. —