The evening world. Newspaper, January 15, 1917, Page 8

| q + aon REECE men = a ~ a a ia BREAKS A COLON AHURRY “Pape'sColdCompound” ispleasantand affords Instant Relief. ‘A dose taken every two hours until doses are taken will end grippe ry and break up « cold. end alr the head, PT discharge or nose running, leves sick headache, dullness, fow Don't stay stuffed-up! Quit blowing snuffiing! Ease your throbbing Nothing else in the world at] prompt relief as “Pape's Cold und,” which costs only 25 cents any drug store. It acts witheut ren nice, causes no incon- lence. Be sure you get the genuine, "t accept something else—Advt. CREDIT TERMS 63- Down on $50: 60 “ “« x 70 « APARTMENTS FURNISHED People often fail commas raow O60 TO G500 |S eere ek hon in inelt blood. to a pen Monday and Saturday Evenings | ° 104 ST. L STATION AT CORNER BET.103 &104 ST. Sunday World Wants Work Monday Morning Wonders. | It prompty opens clogged-up nos. ansages COLUMBUS AVE.| Business Firms Approve High Cost of Living Fight Made by Housewives | Their Trade Dwindles When Prices Are Forced | Beyond the Reach of the Homemaker—Bill | Drafted to Salvage What Is Good of Confiscated Foodstuffs. By Sophie Irene Loeb. The Housewives’ Protective Association ta receiving many communica tlons from housewives in which well known, responsible firms are indorsing the efforts of the housewives to reduce the cost of living. | average family, ° ‘To the Editor of The renting World: In reply to your letter of Dec. 29th, relative to the “Housewtves’ Protec- tive Association,” and asking for my club's co-operation, I am very glad to agree to give same for a cause #0 necessary. Tam ure you will feel glad that I was sufficiently interested to take your letter up with a representative of . His swer is most in- teresting, Ho states that he ts heartily in favor of any plan that would improve conditions in their line of business, for high prices al- ways hurt their business because they cause curtailment of purchasing power. It appears to them that the average housewifo always etarta to economize on her food requirements Iron Is Greatest of The following letter in line with this is as the firm mentioned is one*of the best known in Greater New York: Many of these letters come from Presidents of clubs who are urging their members to Join the House- wives’ Protective Association, realizing that a combined effort of all the homemakers of the city can certainly accomplish much in this direction, Firms of good standing aro in hearty accord with the plan, as their (business 1s necessarily affected, as to volume, when prices are beyond the reach of the gnificant, Qs e00n as prices become high, which 1s only natural, He therefore states that I can make no mistake tn oo- operating with this movement of The Evening World, provided they deal with real facts and not with theories of people who know very little of the Prevailing conditions in food prod- uot lines, I ask you not to mention the name of this firm in any article that may appear in The Evening World, be- cause I know they would feel the peo- ple might think thoir statements were made for the purpose of advertising. I would be glad to send you their letter, if you so desire, with ‘the un- derstanding that you would only re- All Strength Builders, Says Doctor ASecret of the Great Endurance and Power of Athletes Ordinary Nuxated tron Will Make Di cate, Nervous, Run-Down Peo Per Cent. Stronger In Two Weeks’ in Many Cases, foolishly seem to think g to get renewed healt! strength from some stimulating medicine, secret nestrum or narcotio drug, said D: Sauer, & Specialist who has studi doth ke this country and urope, ren eat. But le it to change food into living mat- From their weakened, My eommence doctor! i er kidney trouble, or symptoms ef wome other ailment caused by the lack e blood, This thing may go while the patient quffers ° following test: See how long you can | work or how far you can walk without becoming tired. Next tak ar tabli tim of ordinary nw per day, after mea! Then ti strength for yourself how much you have gained I have seen Goxena of nervous, run-down people, who dou! tr Ret rid of atl symptoms of dy: If you are fot strong or. ft to yourself to make the | thelr atrength and endurance, and | da: Pepala, liver and other troubles, in from ten te fourteen Gags’ time, in and assimilated, fron, if you want it to do you 4, otherwise it may prove worse May er prize use otrength blood with tray, while reat and endurance and filled his afi | MEMBERSHIP > Cut out this coupon, fill out and mail to the Housewives’ Protective Association, Evening World, Post Office Box 1354, Name Address . APPLICATION I desire to enroll my name as a member of The Evening World’s Housewives’ Protective Association. Inclose 2-cent stamp and membership token will be mailed. |! fer to them as “a certain leading firm,” and not give the name. Wishing you all success in your great and unselfish Interest to reduce the coat of living, which ts the prob- lem of the majority of the women of to-day, and promising to bring this matter before my chub at its next meeting, I aim, with appreciation of your efforts, very truly yours, HARRIETT M, LEVY, President Women's Club. A member of the Housewives’ Pro- tective Association sends a clipping and letter relating to the matter ef foodstuffs being confiscated by the Health Department. A bill which will be watched with interest by the sa- sociation ts now being drawn to be Presented to the Legisiature that ts intended to alleviate this condition, ‘The clipping reads: “The Department of Health, not- withstanding the high price of fond, last month found {t necessary to con- demn 1,467,690 pounds of foodstuffs which were intended for consump- tion by New Yorkers. Only last weok members of the terminal squad con- domned-600,000 pounds of Porto Ricau fruit. Tho health squad carried the food out to the lower bay on bargen and dumped {t overboard.” ‘The letter accompanying it follows: To the FAltor of The Evening World LT inclose a ollpping relative to food. It has been in my mind for a very long time that much of the excessive cost of living fe due to the Board of Health, While this board ts needful, and without it we undoubtedly would have contaminated food sold, never- theless it seams that all of these con- fiscated lots cannot be worthless; some portions thereof are probably fit for use. It would therefore appear that a salvage squad would be of use. Progressive be| The fire insurance companies main- tain a patrol eystem to minimize their losses, and work of a similar character on the food supply might aid the people at large. Often, if not always, these shipments are delivered to the transportation mediums in proper condition, and are spoiled by improper handling. When a ship- ment tg destroyed by the Board of Health the shipper receives no recom~- pense, and is therefore not inclined to send further produce to New York. It seems needless extravagance to destroy wi shipment when everywhere conservation is being reached, I am glad to see you are getting the housekeepers into an organiza- tion and hope much good good may 200| be accomplished, ‘Wishing you success, believe me, | cordially yours, MRS. V. L. G. HUNTER, No, 767 Union Street, Brooklyn, | Be. Altman & Ca. _ SPECIAL OFFERINGS FOR TO-MORROW Imported Lingerte Pillow Cases (Hand-ombroldered) in several sizes and a variety of attractive designs, will be specially priced, in the Fancy Needlework Department, at 65c., 85c., $1 25 to $3.50 each DOWN-FILLED PILLOWS covered with colored on sale at the same ti Size 1214x16 Inches Size 14x18 inches French sateen, will be me at these low prices: at 60c. at 75c. Also a Limited Number of DRESSER SCARFS OF bordered with ma chine=-made at lace, 40c. to $1.75 (Fourth Floor, Madison Avenue sectign) An Important Sale of Women’s American - made Underwear will be continued to-morrow (Tuesday) A Selection of Toilet Articles will be offered at attractively low prices. Military Brushes per pair $2.25 Nail & Tooth Brushes 5c. each, ean The Toilet Goods Department has In stock complete assortments of the wanted fumes, Bath Salts, Soaps, Complexion and oilet Specialties, etc.; also Thermos Bottles and Carafes, Tourist Cases, Sponges, Brushes of all kinds, and every requisite of the dress- ing room, Fifth Avenue- Madison Avenue, New Jork Hale Brushes, 65c. Also \ Hot Water Bags 95c, | Whisk Brooms 20c. Per- than $15,000, half of wht hy thousands to the hospital, “There wae one’ re.| Mystery Surrounds Disappearance uiceole poet ou experience , gret: Mme. Homer was making her| of Mrs, Henrietta Sullivan From relief it gives. lad rel last appearance for the season. "Die 8 earest Zaubertiote,” with Melanie Kurt, Brooklyn Home Get a jar at once from the nv 1917, Jacques Urius, Otto. Gorltz, Edlth ‘ drug store, It is a clean, white oint- Mason, and Mabel Garrison’ for a} The police of Brooklyn are to-day] ment, made with the oil of must Renna iat gtneing ve Queen of|trying to solve the strange case of Lips! ven a or plastet } Night admirably, the performance a| Mrs, Henrietta Sullivan of No, 724, docs not blister, rings ease i fetes woman of twenty-four, who went tee Sed rrarees, Millions of jars | BLINDED BY TIN BOMB, shopping on Jan. 2 and did not return.| gre used annually for bronchitis, © same evening her mother asked] croup, stiff neck, asthma, neural the police to search for her. Congestion, pleurisy, rheumatism, lum= | At 4 o'clock tho next morning the| bago, pains and aches of the back or The police of Plainfleld, N. J., are seek- | mother was awakened by a struggle| joints, sprains, sore muscles, Ing @ clue to the sender of a talcum|!® the hall, and was suro sho heard| chilblains, frosted fect, colds of the |Powder box to Joreph Emil Sevigny. the voice of her daughter. She] ehest (it often prevents pneumonia), ' Sevigny 1 tn the hospital, blind and | 10m! pond the bad tusbed out, Te . t w New Music Heard + 0,» 191 the vox. came | there were indications that re zie jthrought the mail and he assumed some| had taken place, The mother ran to |friend had sent it as a present. th but that At Concerts OF, | iii "tarine ve west te ase: tue| tes Lake Mente tata na agen powder, As he gave the box ke | been vainly seekin; th The Week Bind Vian ates ena nie cme . a senseless when friends reached him. urea & ton far married when |The box had be filled with bi 4 0 John Sullivan, from wh Ts ss By Sylvester Rawling. | Dita of “ateel ay “aundpaper |AN© parted after two yeara, He thon Wond: NOTHER busy week-end in. police suspe oman sent it & tropped out of her sigh World Wants Work ‘onders. A music disclosed some novelties rs = axes in composition, gave favorite ortists fresh appearances and intro- duced some newcomers, At Carne- gio Hall yesterday afternoon Mischa Elman, the violinist, gave a recital before a large audience, The power = and beauty of his tone and his re- markable virtuosity made thelr usual appeal, It's a pity that he doesn't ‘ - cultivate a more reposeful manner TOK and avoid some of his eccentricities. | INSURANCE COMPANY Yet it must bo recorded that his hearers received with more favor than 846 & 348 BROADWAY NEW YORK CITY any other number Auer’s not very tasteful transcription of Beethoven's _———_—_—________4 “Turkish March.” Phillip Gordon, at = the plano, accompanied Mr. Elman TO THE POLICY-HOLDERS AND THE PUBLIC ' excellently. ! a a ‘ Our old friend Evan. Williams, . . * 2 + eae > ‘ ®, ghee SBE doe a kiSae A brief of the chief activities of this Company during 1916 Hall yesterday afternoon that gave runs as follows: great pleasure to an audience of con- . siderable size, He was in good voice, ‘ 8 as wach Mr, Wiliams probaly better New Paid Business ..... . . . $263,048,300.00 "i 5 yy (i al $239 73 We ecure: . = - ways, His finest group naturally was | Of this total $239,090,873 was secured in the United States. a the third, civen up to oratorio, for Mr. Williams 1s pre-eminentty an||| Total Income ........ .. . $138,559,395.79 oratorio einger. ‘The “Sound an ; is “ A 4 " Alarm,” from “Judas Maoccabeus,” From New Premiums........... base $10,241,497.43 psei{ Piyrotrye et [ rapes fod From Renewal Premiums.......... eee $82,843,015.14 ( programme consisted mostly of old | From Interest and Rents...6...5...5..c00008 $38,108,768.16 eon Rap hierrapt are coma eon From rfiscellaneous sources (exclusive of increase . Tears’ because Of @ recent personal in Book Value of Assets)......4........ $7,366,115,.00 sorrow. But the apology wasn't nec- essary. ig : ‘otal Payments to Pol ‘ The Gociety of the Friends of Music | y Icy Holders * ° $81,41 5,138.36 08.108 SLES ORCAS CEL Be eee In Death Losses..... $29,332,346.32 6 itz yeaterday ernoon made se PaP Seay Sa @ new departure: It permitted the} In Endowments eee $11,384,424.69 ( Public to buy tickets and share in the Fi Entertainment, Continuing its poltey | i Pipdooi ong $19,695,355.33 of presenting works that do not fin s eee er ttete ey ae ee n Surrender Values ........... $19,551,361.00 grammes, {t offered for the firs fine In Annuities.......... $1,414,154.02 in New York Gustav Mahler’ <in- - » Clai inh dertoten Lieder" and “Lieder eines In Disability Claims... ‘ $37,497.00 / fahrenden Geuellen,” which proved to of real interest an hel muc!l . “fg: cham. The soloists. were Tily|!| Significant Facts tant ier Dutch deteiae ‘ the firet, and Johannes Sembach, the . German’tenor from the Metropolitan Mortality Rate reduced Opera Company, in the Herne Mr, Ex R i | t Bodanzky, the distinguls German ) se ate , conductor, prepared the programme In pense Rate _ Teducec and conducted a small orchestra tn) ere > eTer a4 to accompantmenteto the sue a nterest Rate increased {i vagne! “Stegfried Idyl,” with J ouny SS hope ‘ the original instrumentation that was | New Business increased played on the staircase of Wagner's . ife, , HGR ay )& murpene te, ME. Hite Invested During the Year in Bonds and Mortgage Loans —_$70,7 Tae “Societe des Instruments Tat Baa Anoleas,” of which Hear! Casecenis © pay 5.26%, ra, {g-the founder and Camille Saint- Gacns ts President, made a frat ap. |) |. Added to Legal ReservVes . .... , $24,676,393.00 earance in America at a concert a aly , ¢ Bake es Bherry's last night. In the quartet Market Value of Assets, Dec. 31,1916 . . .. . , $866,988,841.57 of violins used in the seventeenth and Legal Liabilitie sti : eighteenth centuries, which the a0; Be é Ricccusta hs haben bind teaedsuun fas ae $728,226,426.34 clety has taken pains to find out and scerved f, art : . 8 Sather; Mi Casedenus has associated Reserved for Dividends and Contingencies. . $138,762,415.2 i Dubrullle and Maurice Devriliers. a || | Outstanding Insurance Sureikeg Metairie tua $2,511,607,274.00 favorite practice in those days was ace) Status to include the harpsichord in per- Represented by 1,228,601 policies, formances, and this instrument last te ' aight was played by Regina Fatoral. Phe actual mortality of the Company expressed in the per cent. which it Marie Buisson, | The entertaininent bears to the expected death losses according to the tables of mortality adopted wae novel and charming. ere are i‘ g , ati . . ; 7 Bound toe further opportunities to by the State for valuation purposes through a period of years is as follows: write about e compositions and the players, 1912 Actual death losses 76% of the “expected” 1913 Actual death losses 73% of the “ex od” Alma Gluck was the special soloist A e “expecte at the Metropolitan Opera House 1914 Actual death losses 73% of the ‘expected’ (5 mos. of we concert last evening. There was bd pected” ¢ 8. Of war) Froat audience to hear her and ah 1915 Actual death losses 73% of the ‘expected’ (12 mos. of war) | respond to the enthusias: yy y Pe agg ee pag lak gd | 1916 Actual death losses 71% of the “expected” (12 mos. of war) % tertainers were Sophie asia and | the Seventy-Second Annual Stat t of the C y wi i Lume Helen, Bech popular nh slap ee atement of the Company will be filed at Meniatin tion thes aaomna ee once with the Department of Commerce in Washington and with each State of years, was permitted to rempond to the United States and each country where we do business. A brief of that state- A eee ee ment will be sent gratis to any person asking for it. pons, MoCormack moved over to rooklyn last night, and at the Acad. \f <INGSLE Seon a HAS Pigg he BEE @L ADS AGRE DARWIN P. KINGSLEY, | audience that overflowed after ex- Provident hausting the capacity of the house and of the stage. The programme was familiar, ’ Harold Bauer, pianist, and Pablo Casals, ‘cellist, in joint recital at Acollan Hall on Saturday afternoon, | the programme all-Beethoven, repeat r: ed their artistic and material tri-! e umphs of last season. A house full > to overflowing, with the stage also! crowded, Ww nx0d enthusiaatio over | thoir masterful playing. The pro- gramme included the sonatas in ¥, G| Pay Ae ey minor, and A major, How Beethoven | ‘write and would have glowed to hear.their pre- | my sentment of these works, At Car- ‘Men cannot an negio Hall at the saine time You can Know better (nen Isloomfield Zeisler, the planist, Le ri m New York nowadays, la g with fyour If you. suffer , much of er old-time re 4 oro eae that held the na 3 of res thoven, Mendelssohn Chopin and Liszt. In the evening at Aeolian Hall 4 Dal Buell, a nervous young woman ins tial from Indlana who has been trained in on | which is kel De ¢ 3 vantage com serena earings Woe OUR FRICES ARB BIGRT ! INVITE You TO SEND TO-DAY FOR My FREE TEN DAYS’ TREATMENT Philharmonte Trio, with Adolph 9 Rooms furnish mm how these ailments can oa and surely conquered at ho: Grieu, baritone polotat, Fave the third 3 's low as $59.98 Wetaetas aad Neren al’ Wun) you are ‘cu ie a enger, the chamber concert of the People's 5: - A ment phony Auxiliary Club-at the Wash. p.Open Evenings at Both Stores headuc ht ree yt ington Irving High School on Satur- BETWEEN nothite’ to re pine i you eh 119:120$1| [awe ne deen reatiment, facial acer Oo iin nw: rh “Samson et Dalila,” with Loutse C 7 ¥ S your Tappers, postpaid. ti Homer, Caruso and Amato in the CORNER | feeder. and retum fo'me. ‘tend pringipal parts, Mr. Polacco conduct- 156 $ MRS.M. SUMMERS, - - - |ing, was eung at the Metropolitan | , ence helped make the occasion a gala one, The receipts, it was understood, were Opera House on Saturday night for the benefit of the French Hospital, It was a fine performance and the pres- of the ‘French Ambassador THINKS MISSING MATRON IS KIDNAPPING VICTIM THE EVENING WORLD, MUN DAY, JANUAKY 16, 18917 ination ) —_ ‘ Musterole Loosens up Those Stif Joints—Drives Out Pain