The evening world. Newspaper, December 28, 1916, Page 8

1 EVENING WORLD FORCED 8. RT. 10 GET MORE POWER; ioenligpaicoome Found It Possible the Same Day Letter Declared It Was Impossible. More {illuminating cor Public 8 KEEP A JAR OF MUSTEROLE HANDY Tt Quickly Loosens Up Coughs | and Colds in Throat or Chest | Justa little Muste sterole rubbed on your sore, tight chest before you go to bed will loosen up congestion and break tup most severe colds and coughs. Musterole is a clean white ointment made with oil of mustard. Simply rub iton, No plaster necessary. Better than mustard plaster and does not blister, Thousands who use Musterole will tell what relief it gives from sore throat, bronchitis, tonsilitis, croup, tween rvice Commissioner ter written by stitf neck, asthma, neuralgia, head- ache, congestion, pleurisy, rheuma- tism, Iumbago, pains and aches o® the hack or joints, sprains, sore muscles, bruises, chilblains, frosted feet and colds (it often prevents pnetimonia), Franklin Simon 8& Co. Fifth Avenue, 37th and 38th Sts. Reduced Prices—Friday Boys’ Winter Overcoats Modela—8 to 18 Years Of plain or fancy weaves in gray, brown or heather mixtures; novelty worsted lini: Heretofore $12. 75 Small Boys’ Overcoats Belted Back Models—@ to 10 Years Of chinchilla, frieze or tweeds in desirable colorings; lined with durable worsteds. Heretofore $8.75 and $9.75 7-00 Belted Back Boys’ Winter Suits With Extra Knickerbockers—1 to 18 Years New model Norfolk Suits of all-wool tweed or cheviot in gray or brown colorings; also navy blue serge. Boys’ Mackinaws New Belted Models—6 to 18 Years New belted model of genuine Mackinaw cloth, in gray, blue, green, red or brown plaids. York, N Our Terms Avply Also to New Al. PLAI 208 MARKED IN ght, consisting of Duofold Sofa upholstered in Tapestry, at With very ® Columbia Gt in good condition) f APARTMENTS FU Boys'Appa rel Shop pparate Shop on the Fifth Floor -PIECE DUOFOLD SOFA BED, Davenette by Day, Bed at SHED FROM $75 UP ON CREDIT SWAVING MACHINES ON CREDIT, PEN MONDAYS & SATURDAYS UNTE | Travis Whitney and 8. W. Huff, Vice- President of the Brooklyn Rapid Tran sit Company, in relation to the matter of heating street cars in Brooklyn, was made public to-day, It includes @ tet- Mr. Muff to Commis sioner Whitney on Dec, 14 and Com- missioner Whitney's reply, and coples of both letters are now on file In the office of District Attorney Lewis of Kings County. Mr. Huff, in his letter to Commis- sioner Whitney, stated the B. KR. T. had no contract for electrical cur- rent with the Edison Co. had no means of procuring additional power with which to heat its cars ts well as run them, In reply to this statement Commissioner Whit and “| ney wrote: “You state you are unable to find that there fs any contract or agree- ment with the Edison Co, for the sup-| ply of current “Lam informed that you did actually take electricity (from the Edison Company) on the evening preceding the date of your letter, Was this un der any contract or agreement? If not, how did you get It? And Sf you did get it, why did you not get it before?” Now comes the interesting part wigeh shows just what The Evening World has been doing for the people of Brooklyn {n its effort to force the B. R, T. to ive up to the law relating to tho heating of street cars, On Dec. 14 The Evening World printed an article, the headline of which read: “B. R. T. Given 24 Hours to Obey Car Heating Orders.” ‘The article set forth facts in ac: | cordance with the headline. Accom- panying the article was a “box,” as such displays are called, headed: “Attention, Mr. Lewis! Doesn't the B. R. T. Heat Its Cars?” And on the night of Dec, 14 the B.) R. 'T. suddenly divcovered that it could »btain additional current from the Edi y which, by the wi 9.75 8.75 Special 6 Guo a la at Reasonable Prices On Our LIBERAL CREDIT ARRANGEMENT w Jersey, Long Island and Conne¢ PIOU PAY PRP Bed, Arm Chair, Rocher, WE SELL ON CREDIT COLUMBIA GRAPHOPHONES From $15.00 Upwards KIO Worth of Y URED F within 90 daye ron ane 10 PM. "ST._730-752-E1GHTH Why) THE EVENING WORLD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, owned by the same Interests that con- trol the Bh. T, Since that time the B. f been getting current from the You ‘ison ¢ any and the Br lyn Edison Company, The Dis Attorney of Kings County has been sasemblying facts along these lines and action against the B. KR. T. and its officers and agents will soon be instituted. Chairman Straus of the Public Ser- vies Commision ent to District At torney Lewis trical Engi neer Nixsen mission etaff, who iss the BR. power h , and he will co-operate int tter of Inquiry into B. R. power facil HEDLEY READY TO AID VENTILATION I SUBWAY Doubts That Health mith Department's Open-Window Plan Is Best However. he New ok General Manager Frank Hedley of the Interborough Rapid Transit Com- pany sald to-day regarding the re quest of Health Commissioner Emer son that the company open the win- dows of its subway trains to improve the ventilation, that he was ready to co-operate with the Health Depart ment in any plan which would tm prove the air in the cars, “We are vory glad to consider any suggestion the Health Department will submit and will carry out any scheme which will work the good of | the greater number,” he added, “but | lif we are to open our car windows |in winter why have any windows at |i “While an open window is wel- comed by one passenger, another re- sents it, so it {8 a pretty broad qu tion as’ to which is the better pi n But we will confer with the Health Department upon it.” —>—__—_ Mr. and Mrs, No. 22 East announ daughter, Miss elle War Reginald Rives, son of Mrs, Regt Kives of No, $15 Park Avenue. Miss Warren has been active in soclety Whitney Warren of Forty-seventh Street «1 tho engagement of their ny to affairs since her debut at Newport three years ago | Dr. and Mrs, Harold H. Fries of No, 40 West Fifty-ninth Street an- Rounce the en ement of their daughter, Miss Gladys C. C. Fries, to n of the FB. Roland N. Harriman, jlate E. H, Harriman. A luncheon was given yesterday t Sherry’s by Mrs. Danie: J. L 7 Miss Beatrice Pynchon Charlotte Guye, debutantes, Ralph J. Preston of No. 903 Park Avenue gave one of th rgest din- ner dances of the season last night at Sherry's, to lutroduce his daughter, Miss Evelyn W. Preston, who ts being Folsom Davenport, daughter of Dr. and Mrs, Sebert E) Davenport of No. 1 West. Forty-seventh Street, to Charles Milton Walton jr. of Stam- ford, Conn, Mrs, Walter Chadwick Noyes of No. 41 East Fifty-tirst Street gave a |small dance last night at her homo for her younger daughter, Miss Catherine C, Noyes, who will not be introduced until next season. Mr, and Mrs, David Oliphant Haynes and Miss Elise Stanton Haynes gave a dance last night at No, 11 West Ninety-fourth Street for Mr, and Mra, David Oliphant Haynes jr, who were married In Baltimore jast June, and Mr. and Mrs. John ‘Trevor Adams, whose marriage took place in November. Mrs. Adama was formerly Miss Helen Dunham Haynes, Mrs. J. Robinson Beard of No, 516 Park Avenue gave a dance and sup- per last night at the St. Regis for her daughter, Miss Beatrice Beard, one of next Year's deouiantes, The guests numbered about 200, The first of a series of Colony Dances was held last night at the ‘olony Club through the courtesy of irs. C. Ledyard "lair, Mrs, Walter B. James and Mis, Winthrop Burr. These dances are intended es for girls who will not be introduc: until t season, The patroness in addition to those already named, are Mra. Robert P. Huntington, Mrs. ry H. Landon, Mrs. Oliver Gould noings, Mrs, Amory 8. Carhart jand Mrs, H, Castmir de Rham, Mr. and Mrs. George Watson Kit tredge introduced thelr daughter, Miss Mary H. Hittredge, last night at a dance in the Amackassin Club, Yonkers. Mrs, Ashton ©. Clarkson daughter, Miss Helen Pi son, held their last Wednesd noon i | West s (GRAVATH HOME MENAGED and her t Clark after. 2 Volunteers Save New $500,000 Mansion of Lawyer Who Has Lost Three Houses, Paul DP, Cravath, the lawyer | who has lost three homes by fire in the Oyster Bay section, came near losing his new $500,000 manston, nearing completion, early to-day, | $50,000 garage on hie estate near Locust Valley caught fire shortly after midnight and was partially de- AGAIN. AS GARAGE BURNS DEBUTANTES’ BUSY DAYS AS PROVED BY AC ritrl CREEN GIRL DIED OF MISS NINA tial cs Wy These are busy days for Miss Ning Van Rensselaer Dearth. Yesterday she made her debut at a reception Ip the home of her mother, Mrs. Henry Golden Dearth, No, 763 Fifth Avenue, On the night of Jan. 31 Col. Robert M. ‘Thompson will give a dance for at the Colony Club. On this oc- ra. Stephen H. P. Pell, ¢ n's daughter, will chaperon the buds who wae end. THREE MEN St SENTENCED. nity Company ‘alse Claim, Three employees of the Globe In- demnity Company of No. 45 William Street, the company by on automobiles, fake accident claims were arraigned before Ihdge Delehanty i 1 Sessions to-day for sente William Ramey of No. 700 West One Hundred and Seventy-ninth Street, of the claim department, superintendent who swindled tenced to Sing Sing prison for not less than one year nor more than three yours, Ramey restored $1,000 of his booty. chaperoned by her aunt, Mrs, Lew!s a No sp bar ad 8. Thompson. About 200'persona were | Pi", of Ne ce es at the dinner and others came for the | participated In the ‘swindles, was sen- dance. tenced to the Elmira ormatory, er Charles W. Bury of No. 1 West Six- Mra, Henry Golden Dearth gave aj ty-ninth Street, who admitted that he reception yesterday afternoon at No. | Fot $800 through fraudulent claims. 168 Fifth Avenue to introduce her | fet of with & nus ibe on daughter, Miss Nina Van Renssolacr essa i earth, z 117 New 1 © Army. A third en, mont of interest to p —One hun- society folk is that of Miss Lorna|@red and rev 1 HOb-comml esi ied officers of the regular army, regular rivates and former officers of the inilippine Scouts to-day — received rovisional commissions as second jeutenant® in the army ry P 27Stores Mail Orders Filled 1387 Broadway, Bet, 37th and 38th Sts, 1945 Broadway, Bet, 05th and 66th Sts. 251 Bi vin] Avenue, Near 23d Street, stroyed. away, said to be one of the show places of Long sland. Anton G. Hodentyl, whose place ts| nearby, discovered the blaze and yol unteer ‘firemen from Oyster Bay, Sv miles away, reached the scene’ in a hort time By 1h work they succeeded tn preven flames from the garage reaching the mansion, a stone's throw 2258 we, Near 123d Street. 691 Ei hth Avenue, Bet, 43d and 44th Sts 2331 Eighth Avenue, One door above 125th 155 William Street, Corner Ann Street. 1514 Third Avenue, Near 8! th Street. 149 W. 36th St., Mail Order Department YONKERS STORE.105 New Main St. } i | DOVER, N. J. who pleaded guilty to robbing, his employers out of $4,800, was sen- | suits for $ \ men & young men 10) MENT IOURSME SSE 7 8 NEW YORK CITY STORES:— ~ BY ACCIDENT, IS OFFICIALS VIEW Dover Detective Thinks Her Night Clothing Caught Fire From Candle in Hotel. Dec, 28.—The of- ficial investigation into the death on Green, as a result of burns, is closed it, County Detective Brennan sald this morning he was satisfied that Miss Green's clothing took fire tn the Morphey Hotel at Lake Denmark, that she had not been carried to the hotel after she was burned, Brennan has an envelope contain- ing what he believes to be the ashes of Miss Green's night clothing and his theory still 1s, as it was y day, that she walked too close to the fired her gown. into the hall to the spot close to Morphy's door, where he found her later, This ash was gathered up tn all parts of the hall and bathroom, pli ear stataa EDUCATION MANAGER OUTSIDE CIVIL SERVICE Mayor Would Leave Board Free to | Pick New $10,000 | Employee. | Mayor Mitchel does not believe that the man who ts to be executive man- . ager of the Board of Education should be selected as a result of a civil service test. Rather, the members of the Board of Education should have the right to elect the manager, the Mayor thinks. The Boafd of Educa- tion yesterday established the posi- jon of executive manager, a $10,000 provision for which was made in the 117 budget Leo Arnstein, who was assistant to George McAneny when he was Alder- manic President, and who ts now a member of the Board of Education, will likely be made executive man- ager. “Tam informed,” said the Mayor, “that the executive manager of the Board of Education will have con- trolling power over the expenditure of $6,000,000 educational funds every year. pick their manager on the basis of their personal knowledge of his fit- , ness and integrity.” (PAE MURDERS IN EAST PRUSSIA. Berlin Saye Russlans Committed 8 of Them in 1914, N, Dec. 28 (by wireless to Suy- The number of civilians assas- ed in East Prussia in\914 during Russian invasion now been of- yade public by ie Koenigeburg cal Offee and totals 6,048, of whom 99 were women,” says A state- nt to-day by the semi-official Over- sens News Agency BER ville) Come to any of the Ritchie & Cornell Stores to-day, to-morrow or Saturday and take advantage of this great offer *18 to $20 Ready to Wear x OVERCOATS 1916. AMERICAN SKIPPER, WHO DEFIED U-BOAT, LIONIZED ON LINER Captain of C Chaitin, Sunk in the Mediterranean, Here “was on the bridge, when I sighted a morning of the 26th,” he went on, “I]We had ecarcely cleared submarine three miles distant, A fow minutes later @ shot crossed our bow. While T was dis @ the situation with the crew another shot hit the water close to us. Our flag was flying at the time, The submarine would not come closer because, as we were later told by its crew, some of the enemy boats have been using the Stars and Stripes as a disguise.” Capt. Duffy said he put the firgt lofficer in one of the boats and sent him with the ship's papers to prove | to the submarine commander that the |Chemung was an American veseel. | The commander of the mibmarina sent back word that he would have {to sink the Chemung becauso of her shot from the submarine hit the mung. They never had pe me obey that order.” A Safeguard Against POOR APPETITE HEARTBURN (NDIGESTION ) BILIOUSNESS OR MALARIA Sunday morning of Miss Lilllan C., {unless something develop to reopen! where she was the housekeeper, and | candle standing on the floor and! She probably ran’ For that reason the members {Bethe board should have the right to} FAMILY on the Rochambeau. Captain John L. Duffy, skipper of | tho American ‘steamship Chemung, | which was torpedoed and sunk by 4| German submarine in the Mediter- i th ranean, fourteen miles from Cape Satta, Nov. 26, was the most inter- esting passenger on the French line | jSteamship Hochambeau which rived here to-day from Bordeaux. | One glunce at the steady-eyed, jamiling, compactly built little man |who refused to obey the German lcommand to haul down the Stars and Stripes on his vessel before they sent her to the bottom makes it easy to understand the plucky perform. ance that has won him a warm place In the hearts of his countrymen. | Capt. Duffy, who lives at No. 27 East One Hundred and Sixty-third; Street, the Bronx, has just turned forty-two, Determination of bulldog | variety shows in his eyes, his walk and his positive manner of specch. He was} lionized by his fellow passengers. Un-| til he consults with his employers he asked to be excused from discussing in| detail the dramatic incident in whien he played the leading part. “T don't want to say too much about the incident because I am going back," was his comment. “The Ger- man submarine commander undoubt- edly felt he was justified in sinking us as wo were carrying general mer-) chandise to Italy, but we Americans| can think otherwise. We believe we} were acting within our rights, ar} Touching the sinking of the Che- mung, the captain sald she had left/ New York on Nov. 8 for Genoa rea Captain Duffy. rgo and ordered that the Stars and pos be lowered. pald no heed to that order,” said “With my crew of HOSTETTER'S irty-four I took to two lifeboats. The May Manton Fashions one are exceedingly smart. They mot alone will be worn throughout the win- ter, they also will be fashionable through the spring, and this combination of the long sleeves and slightly open neck is a new and ® liked one. The collar makes a feature. It 1s made in what we know as monk's etyle or with a drapery that just hints of the monk's hood. ‘Thé frock itself ts Ial@ in box plaits that give extremely becoming Hines. Tn the pleture tt is made of brown serge with champagne colored broadcloth as trimming. Dark blue would be handsome with buff, for that combination is much liked, or you could used a real Colonial blue with buff, or again you could make broadcloth with trimming of velvet to be handsome. For a very dainty frock white serge would be charming with white allt for the collar and trimming. It is such @ simple dress to make that girls can run it up them- solves without difficulty. The closing 1 made invisibly at the back. If you do not ke the draped of monk's collar you can use » simple sailor one in its stead. The saller ollar opens in the front and should be at- tached with snap fasteners, not sewed to the iress. For the 16 year size will be needed 6% ards of material 36 inches wide, 5% yarda 14, 4% yards 64, with % yard 54 inches wide yr the trimming: the width at the lower ige is 3 yards and 10 inches. S’m one-plece dresses such as this rhe pattern No. 9311 is cut in sizes for 16 nd 18 years, Price 15 cents, pret No. 9311—=(With basting line and added eeam pHidhtanl/ Sui anddte dt at hsibe allowance.) BOX PLAITED DRESS FOR MISSES AND SMALL WOMEN, 1@ AND EES! 18 YEARS, LY CELEBRATED MAKES Jus’ ORLD MAY MANTON FASHION 9@ FLESH Ont THE EY Elaine, 100 West Thirty-second Street (ope JOHANN HOFF’S "ino ms Meaney sah Sa Ro \ i i in cola of stamps fer each pattern ordered. THE | specify size want “ARISTOCRAT” | soma OF THE — - —_—— — | | CF= — 2 Just Out! Just Out! Taken with Meals Imparte | An Indescribable Flavor to Food. | \ Aleo Aids Digestion. \ | DRUG STORES EVERYWHERE. | T W l 9 h or d S| at $4 &.50 00 . ! 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