The evening world. Newspaper, May 15, 1916, Page 6

fi i ! $600,000,000 Rist "AREAL TOPAY MLSIBHAY CIS Rush to Build and High Land Values Along Dual Lines Swell Tax Rolls. $10,000,000 IN A “WEEK. End of Year Will See Nearly Half Billion Added to City’s Taxable Assets. Realty ix beginning to pay fer the In addition, land Tt meane a vast increase in the ehy's taxable ansets ~ practically Terough to pay all interest charges on | mug and the fi CHINA MUG ON HEAD OF | AN UNLUCKY BURGLAR Family Heirloom Is Shattered to Bits, but Is Sacrificed in Good Cause. On the table next to the bed of Whitlam Pugh, at No, 34 Weat Fifty. fourth Gtreet, has been sitting e china mug, which was a family heir- loom, once the property of his great- | @reat-grandfather. It fen't there any more. Karly to-day Mr. Pugh threw it at @ burgtar fin the dark. Bing! went the family mug into seventc-n pieces; but down went the Burglar, laid out cold. obina mug, but ft surely was saeri- | ficed in @ good cause. Somebody hand ‘me Piece No. 11, and let's eve if it fits here.” ‘wee sound asleep when a his face. He saw @ dark figure bend- ing over the dresser. He iet fly the Then thé bonds issued to meet the costs. | Mrs. Pugh said: fileé for new buildings in the Central Terminal district alone week call for an outlay close to 98,000,000. Another fourteen-story epiremest tote! project for Lezing- ‘ton Avenue at Seventy-second Street wu than $150,000,000 will be invested dur- ing 1917 and 1918 as a direct result of qmbancementa attending the dual eys- ton. WOW REALTY 18 PAYING FOR VSTEM. i : i i : Hy Rancements shell reach well above year. ‘The city’s share tn the cost of the $945,000,000 dual ia approxt- ? i S52 Hit Eile gist E; ati nil stl i; a" CHARGES. us ly to ft Hy i i ii it 3 nll ii eae 2 | i i ; fourteen- apartments Lexington Avenue sub- way, at Nos, 156 to 164 East Seventy- th Street. On Seventh Avenue, southeast corner at Thirty-sixth Was acquired in a $1,090,000 deal * Bros., silk manufac- turers, who will hold it for improve- ment, involving an even greater ex- penditure. These were only a few operations in Oe Premtnant midtown zone of the nyatem, Along the outer sections of the Hines the aggrogate of smaller transactions is making a big iota! « soc woah Jn downtown Man- ui ing uilding are add- ing fast to coelies valuations, brok- €@8 reporting the market to be more Brive, than at any time during “past decade, ass EN . TRUTH WILL ovr. me the Milwaukee Sentine, ) maide: ‘3 possible suitor and had takee her rtionk, who was exhinl «Get ap end finish him.” Pugh did. He Belabored the pros- trate figure and then threw it out in the street, | “1 don't believe great-great-grand- | father’s china mug is going to be very “No,” said Mrs. Pugh. “You'd bet- |ter 0 after that fellow some more, Ho may be shamming.” Pugh went out into the street, The }man had vanished. After a while Pugh found e policeman. “Have you seen a dead man around here?” he asked the officer, “I pretty near killed a burglar with my gfeat- great-grandfather’s china mug.” “Sure,” aid the policeman. “I just put him jn Roosevelt Hospital.” The prisoner sald he was John Smith of No. 551 West Eighty-fourth Street. He will be arraigned to-day if he's able to get up. OLD-TIME PICKPOCKET WARNS BOY PRISONER Elderly Thief, Sitting in Pen Beside First Offender, Says Crime Does Not Pay. “Boy, don't become a pickpocket. It does not pay. The next time you feel ike putting your hand in some one elso's pocket, take a knife and cut off that hand. “This ie the twenty-first time I've been arrested, #0 jail hasn't @ scare for me. Rd you're just a kid.” witch tecas Detar it, det ‘itty- to John Wiesen, nine- une been congtt she Sate et_for pock: Guring’ Gaturday's parade, {twas the ‘BREAKS HIS ANCESTORS’ MARY GARDEN BACK, Pugh are beginning to advance! point of light from an electric toroh | 4? @arply all over the great dual sys- was reflected from the mirror into | === ty sDealye, Doug continu. the ark. et im 27, then, fine the goods." isi boy's frat offense. Take from an old timer,” o I . That's the line, 3 from me, It's th ge Fr fe 3 i i . —_—_—— WOTED POLO PLAYER KILLED. Maurice Duval Dies tm Trenches at Verdun. BAN FRANCISCO, May 15.—Mau- joe Raoul Duval of Paris, well known re as @ polo player and prominent fm @octety, was killed in the trenches at Verdun recently, © @ cablegram received by to-day. Mr, Duval al years here. He was the late Fernand Duval, who A Tie se F Charge of Assault. Herman Radtke, a noted jockey on the American turf until his retirement a “the |few years ago, was held for further ex- - }amination in $1,000 ball by Magistrate by Jesse M. Thomas of New je. Mr. Thomas told the Magistrate the ex-jockey struck him with @ billiard cue & pool parlor in West Forty-second it. Radtke denied the charge, saying his cue probably slipped from his hand and struck the complainant on the head. apomes ‘was treated at New York Hos- » Be cpeeceentiininteme One of the last stories from the pen of the late Richard Harding Davis, en- titled “Somewhere in France,” wl ap. pear complete, illustrated in color, in next Sunday's World Magazine. Come petent critics have described this swift- actioned triumph of fiction as the best of the well-known correspondent’s war Stories. Colorful with all the sidelights of crafty modern warfare, “Somewhere in France’—-the powerful narrative of an intriguing woman spy—may even have ‘been founded on facts revealed to Davis upon his last trip to the front. A real Iiterary treat in the four pages devoted ua, {to this exceptional work of an excepe tlonat writer will await readers of The World Magazine next Sunday. Some Unusually Good Values for to-morrow (Tuesday) THE EVENING WORLD, flowered hat, arrived here yesterday on the American liner Philadelphia from iverpool. She sald she expected to spend three weeks with friends in Philadelphia, but will not do any sing- ing before next fall at the earliest, when she may join the Chicage Opera Com- pany. her mother, Mra. R. p Garden, aid nee walt tor wet aicteal, ee ay a 6 on aunt, aid ahip ea ee tirier donate vas _ hepoonenti WILL TEACH IN JAPAN. Montolatr Society Gitl Accepts Ap- potntment by Mission Board. MONTCLAIR, N. J., May 15.—Miss MUNDAY, MAY IB, 1916, BURGLAR LOOTS FLAT ‘| TELEGRAPHER OF DAN M'KETRICK! “"scazezive Pittstureh Leaves Boxers’ Manager Only Wrist Watch and Monocle—Mother’s Wedding Ring in Booty. Dan McKetrick, manager of prom- inent boxers, returned with his wife to their apartment at No. 314 West HAS LOST 30 POUNDS ON WAR NURSE DUTY, AtAll265 JamesButler Inc. Stores For Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday SAMES operators on the Pennsylvania lines east of Pittsburgh had been notified of @ wage increase, instead of the fifty men ing, except Dannie’s wrist watch and monocie. Every room had been ran- sacked, and trunks, drawers and cab- inets emptied and their contents ecat- tered over the floor. ment, sometime McKetrick weat spend the evening sides 9316 cash, 5 Bites. ‘anary, thirty-eight, of Avenue 8 . Seca B. Altman & Ca. FIFTH AVENUE - MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK TELEPHONE 7000 MURRAY HILL fret ‘Walks ana John ana Thirty-fourth Street Thirty-fifth Street The Greatest Treat of the Month Best Creamery Crononcan ok the trcetoniin ie esters dott cok 35°} Sensational Sale of Canned Goods T and retail dealers wil te be supplied. sat te een mee low their present value... : June Peas... 4= UTTER33° Belle Brook Print Butt Fanciest Creamery, in 1-Ib. These offers are for housek and consumers Most remarkable offer. Large we cut the price away be- toa 2 5 Sugar Corn .. Little Children’s Coats Handkerchiefs for Men & Women (sizes up to 5 years) of the desirable serges, checks and other practical fabrics for Summer wear, have been. decidedly revised as to prices and offer excel- lent purchasing opportunities at $5.00, $6.50, $7.75 to $12.50 Little Children’s Straw Hats in attractive styles, have also been repriced, as follows: $1.75, $2.50, $3.50 $6.50 to Women’s Straw Hats (untrimmed) in the fashionable shapes, will be on sale in the Department on the First Floor, at $1.50 & $2.50 each Suitable Trimmings, such as flowers, foliage, ostrich and fancy feathers, ornaments, etc., may be found in the regular stock at very moderate prices. Electric Lamps FOR THE TOWN OR COUNTRY HOME Floor Lamps (double light) in solid mahogany or gilt finish, with 26-inch flat Empire shade in ecru, rose, green or red . . $22.50 Table Lamps (double light) In solid mahog- any, with 18-inch Japanese painted silk AHBGA eS sx 5 re og | cel $9.75 Table Lamps (single light) in solid mahogany or black enamel, with 14-inch Japanese painted silk shade. . «© © $7.00 Boudoir or Desk Lamps (single light) in white enamel, with 9-inch cretonne shade in assorted shapes and colorings . $2.50 Adjustable Desk Lamps of brushed brass $2.25 at . ° . . . . . SAFE STORAGE in the establishment for Furs, Rugs and Draperies, FOR MEMBERSHIP. EVERYBODY SHOULD HELP IN THE GOOD WORK OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS DURING THE MONTH OF MAY CUSTOMERS AND FRIENDS MAY SIGN, IN THE STORE, APPLICATIONS DUES $1.00 PER YEAR In view of the present conditions in the linen market the following prices are of exceptional interest. : ; MEN’S LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS Initialed . . per dozen, $2.00 & 2.70 Plain, hemstitched, per dozen, $2.45 & 3.45 With corded border ({. per dozen $2.10 WOMEN'S SHEER LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS Initlaled . per dozen $1.80 & 2.50 Plain, hemstitched, or with corded border, perdozen. . . . «. . $1.50 Hemstitched,.with hand-embroidered corner, per dozen » « «© « $2.40 & 4.20 With hand -embroidered scalloped edge, each . . . . . . . Fi Also Women’s Shamrock Lawn Handker- : chiefs, with colored or white initial, per dozen ee wee ¢ > OBS SSE Department for Cotton Dresses (Third Floor, Madison Avenue section) In anticipation of the Summer season, a large and very comprehensive assortment of dainty Frocks is now ready for selection. Everything that is at once pretty and stylish for wearing during the warm - weather months may be found in the regular stock, including Cotton Frocks for before-luncheon, $5.50 $6.75, $7.75 and upward. Simple Linen Frocks, $7.75, $8.75, $10.50 and upward. Dressy Frocks, $18.00, $24.00, $28.00 and upward. | White Net Dresses for demi-toilette, $15.00, $16.50, $18.00 and upward. Coat-and-skirt Suits, $12.75, $15.00, $18.00 and upward. Separate Skirts, $2.75, $3.50, $4.25 and upward, Also a charming variety of the Higher-cost Dresses, for really smart functions. LACE CURTAINS cleaned and (after cleaning) stored without additional charge. —— “Somewhere . WORLD MAGAZINE String Beans . for 29° Assorted to suit purchasers. face | : ] c finest in the world are grown; large, ripe, luscious, deliciously flavored fruit, worth 15c to 20c, each.......cecscees Potatoes, Best from Maine. ....6 Ibs. New Onions, Finest vetiow or Silver Skins; 1b. 5° N javel Or, ANZES, Largej juicy; 126tocase,doz. 35¢ Gr apefruit, Big Floridas, 54 to 64 to case; each 6c AuntNanna’s Pancake Flour, Pc.10¢ Buckwheat, Blue Ribbon Prepared; 2-Ib. pkg. J QC Blue RibbonSyrup, in cans, each........ sc Laundry Starch, 11. nivtoe, nest ciow; pes. 4 Special Offers at Our 35 Meat Markets Boneless Bacon, In lean sugar-cured strips, lb., 20€ Boneless Pot Roast, All lean, juicy meat.. .lb., 18¢ Corned Spare Ribs, Tender, nourishing meat, lb., 12€ Sauerkraut, Crisp and good............ 3 lbs., 10¢ ial Offers at Our to California Claret, Pure Grape Wine, half-gallon.... 35¢€ Kingussie Scotch, For the dinner high-ball, bottle... 85¢ The Big Dollar’s Worth—Unparalleled Value Bottle Trysome Rye Whiskey All Thr Bottle California Sherry Wine, Ree $ if Bottle California Port Wine, Size Bottles Lager Beer, Liebmznn’s, Ruppert’s, Ehret’s or § Fidelio, Case of 24 Bottles for.............. 1 $0 20 Stamps Given With Every Case of Beer Wholesale Orders: Address 89% Washington St., New York City in France’ The Best of RICHARD HARDING DAVIS’ Last War Stories The vivid tragedy of ; Beautiful Woman Spy in France. A tale of romance and intrigue, based on the European War, with abig surprise in the last line. Illustrated in colors—complete with CMPLD OMA Win Next Rp pe Order from Your Newsdealer To-Day