The evening world. Newspaper, May 3, 1917, Page 13

=e — MANY “FARMERS” i CITY UNFIT, AND - SOMESL SLACKERS b Wandreds “of Appth Applications to Mayor’s Committee Are Rejected. Hundreds of applications for “piaces on @ farm” are being made to the Mayor’s Committee on Food Gardens. Preliminary examinations indicate that. perhaps a majority will have to be denied, not alone because many of the applicants are obviously un- fitted for such work, but because Many think in this way to escape military service. One letter was from a man who Wrote that he “thought of going to farm for two weeks, or maybe a month, or for good, if I like it” Dozens make their going contingent upon being permitted to take their © ehildren with them. Some want farms) 7 that are within @ street car ridé of | we 1—"Magic.” called it freezone 219, 1, 22%, 226, 1 227 Grand Street China Closets! 500 Weekly quantity # China Clowets in| to none, Inc riodss sore | and other makes as low an their homes; others want them out- side the State, right off. Doesn’t hurt a bit! from any corn. Sounds unbelieval le, but try frees. one and see. Millions of men and Li odedoe and it doesn’t evn irri- women who were tortured with corns |tate the skin. and calluses describe freezone in one You will say magic A noted Cincinnati authority dis- cov red a new ether compound and had in little bottles for a few cents from any drug store. You simply apply a few drops of freezone upon @ tender corn or pains ful callue and instantly the soreness disappears, then shortly you will find| their dressers and never let @ corn the corn or callus so loose that you! ache twice can just lift it off with the fingers, | jurt apply a drop, No pain, not @ bit of soreness, | | Smith Street Cor, Driggs Ave, BROOKLYN Cor, Wyck off St. _.@0one | DELIVERED ANY WHERE IN GREATER NEW YORK Tho Deposit, | 50c Weekly $125 Worth of Furniture Opens a NewCiothing Account| _No Deposit—$i_ weekly Bring Thi, Advertisement W.th you and Get Your VEN Per Cent. Dscount Off Your Credit Purchase When Opening a New Account ee Tho Best and Largest Line [Fine Dressers of Refrigerators in the City The committee might easily go into the real estate business if it took ad- age of ail the offers to let it sell farms. It could invest thousands uf dollars if it considered all such re- quests, which range from applications for $4,000 for a single potato patch to money with whieh to have oll dug. All the applications are 1B passed upon, and as rapidly as they are classified Word will be sent to those persons for whom piaces are availa bie. The Employment Bureau of the State Department of Labor, No, 262 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, has received applications for 600 farm laborers ‘These calls are for experienced men who will work through the season, The first of the laburers will be sen‘ from the city to-day. Garden plotsin the city are till he- ine placed at the disposal of the Mayor's Cormnittee. Epstein of No. 42 Broadway, has offered the use of 44 lots in Winthrop Street, between Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Struvts, Brooklyn, and Susie D. Smith of 50 lots at Beverley Road and East Thirt fifth Street. William Blau has giv: fn acre of land in Northfeld, Sta Island, Maryan H. Hauser of Zim- mermann & Forshay, No, 9 Wall Street, has offered 70 lots at Woodmere, 1. I Daniel W. Blumenthal has offered 126 lots at College Point. More plots in Manhattan can be weed, and John A. Wilbur, who is in charge tor the Mayor's Committee of the district between Nine! One Hundred and Thirty asked yesterday for further proffers The demand tn this borough is very large, especially from children. Lift Corns Off With Fingers. Try It! A few drops of Freezone loosens any corn or callus so it lifts Seems magic! end it nm can be Mny botttes of Freesone packed tn round wood cases are sold by ati drwgotete for a few cent, Look for the name Edward Wesley Coy Ctnetanatt, 0. lua, 166, Los #md 170 Our stock of tefrizerators in quality, 500 Weekly nriety of atyles ts second | Splendid stock of all woods 16-98 | Bices'e tit 13 Batam qv wis nice oe 4 4.98 with interesting arti raising of fancy bird BOOK OF Poultry and Dogs May Be Had FREE. At All Branch Offices of The World | A handsome compendium of all Dog and Poultry adver- tisements published in one day—Sunday, March 4th—~ | by experts on the breedi nd canines. May be obtained by mail by writing and } District Superintendent of Schoola|N. Gilby, resigned. The post-office Reynoids states that he has accepted the use of nearly 500 acres of farm} Mrs. Julia Zorn, who has been a Iand on Staten Island which will be|fesident of Tompkinsville for fitty- cultivated by the school children Thomas Nolan has been appointed| day, in her eighty-fifth year, Sue by Postmaster Driscoll superinten-| was one of the organizers of the Ger- Instantly takes pain and soreness Try Freezone just once! either when applying Hard corns, soft corns or corns be- tween the toes, also toughened calluses too! Yea, you will! ust shrivel up and lift off so eastly. t is wonderful! Works like a charm, Few drops stop corn-pain Tales soreness from any com Women should keep freezone on If a corn starts hurting The pain stops Instantly, worn loosens pel BREAD 1s to be made from apring bude of lime and beech trees in Germany. i | SPIRIT OF CONTENTMENT pervades Russia, says cable, which adds everybody is allowed to talk all he wants to, $5,000 ONION in Bloomfield, N. J. Man sltpped on it and was allowed that amount by court as damages. WHETHER you are coming, going or staying, it costs more around Winsted, Conn, Doctors teise fees, costs $2 more for a grave, and coffins are higher, DE LUXE CONVICTS in Westchester County have "2 to wear uniforms the same color as those in German “% army because Stato can't get khaki, A ped ihlinsatan ~ ARM misting from body of man killed in West Vir- PHeew\. ginia by train was carried three days revolwing on loco- motive machinery before it dropped off and was found. STATEN ISLAND | NOTES, __, dent of the Great Kitts Branch of the Staten Island post-office, to succeed J, has been removed to the Nolan building on the Amboy Road. six years, died at the home of her son, Albert Zorn, on Grant Street, Tues- man Ladies’ Benevolent Society and was its president for over forty years, She is survived by three sons and one daughter, Funeral services vill be held at her late honie this eve- ning, and Interment will take place in Silver Mount Cemetery to-morrow morning. Randolph St. George Walker jr. and W. Miller-Jones jr. of Livingston have enlisted as members of Company K, Seventh Regiment, The annual convention of the Rich- mond County W. C. T. U. will be held Immanuel Church, Westerleigh, The annual dance of the Alaska Baseball Club will be hold in Veteran Firemen’s Hall, West New Brighton, Saturday evening. Funeral services were held yes- terday afternoon for Henry Adams Tabb at his home on Richmond Ave- nue, Arrochar. Miss Emeile Parmele of Hamilton Avenue, St. George, Is in Vermont The Comedy Opera Club will pro- | duce the comic opera, “The Quaker | Girl," in, the Lyccum, Stapleton, to- | morr evenings for he ti § sty for the Pre- venuon ‘rue! Children. | A social to ttre | Sodalit Hall ehildren, of Mary will be given tn St. Brighton, to-morrow e@ ie ning by the Sodalities Society of | Peter's Church. The annual banquet of the Dragon A. C. will bo held at Castel’s Hotel, | Grant City, Saturday evening. | ‘The Prince Bay Woman's C! lelected the following ctticers: dent, Mrs. F, J. Parkhurst President, Mrs. Will R. Porter; Secre- tary, Mrs. M. R. Trimmer, and Mrs. T. L. Connor, Treasurer, The funeral of Florent De Huy- geleare took place from his home in Rossville, yesterday morning. — For he kept @ road house tn freezone oF which was a favorite ‘or politicians of the old day eam Nephew of King of Eng! trothed to Lady I. LONDON, May 3.—The e€ ts announced of Prince Alexander, son > s Henry of Battenberg «an ing George), and Lady Trene only daughter of the karl of desborough falls off, The Best Way To fis a Phonograph Hear Them Side by Side And Know Which Suits You Best There is only one way of knowing which make of talking machine measures up with your ideas of talking machine quality--come to Wissner’s where you can hear them side by side. rooms and » courteous attendant to serve you promptly, you may listen to the same record on each meciine. The acoustics and surroundings will be the same for each and you can make a fair, unbiased decision, Many people have chosen hastily and unw.sely .n the past through being influenced by favorable surroundings, good acoustics and convincing salesmen, Our salesmen do not recommend that you buy any certain make. You are left to make a decision based on the merits of the machine that impresses you the most favorably. That is the Wissner way of selling talking machines --it should be your way to buy one, Special Demonstration Tomorrow On Victrolas and Sonoras WISSNER’S 55-57 Flatbush Ave., Brooklyn OPEN SATURDAY AND MONDAY EVENINGS | than the dreams ot | frocks for $18.75 and $09 F Comfortably seated in one of our large, airy, sound-proof | $22.50, A. T. Stewart & Co. Undies and blouses and negligees to please every woman—and brides can gather beautitul trousseaux at very moderate outlay in a great Half-yearly White Some Exclusive Blouses Th re’s Babette, the pretty linen blouse, in ;ink and yellow and copenhagen—it costa $3.60 and is splenuid for sport There's Gabrielle, the net blouse, its generous frill edged with novelty filet lace at $5.76. And Tcinette, a dainty blouse coyied from the French—b tiste with lovely sheer Valen- cienns edging ite double frill and tight-fituing cuffs at $3.85. Not to speak of all the lit shirtwaists and blouses at $2, $8, $8.80 and $5—hundreds of them. And the trim, severe, almost military sport shirt of white habutai, with pique waist- coat, at $6.75. New Underclothes “Copies’’ Marguerite is the most ador- able nightgown ever “made in America.” Seven little clusters of pin pleats as fine looking as though made by hand, a narrow edge of Valenciennes lace in “real” pattern, big bows of pale blue or pink ribbon. Priced $3.75; chemise to match, $3.50. Jeanette is another delicious nightie—a confection of nainsook and plenty of ribbon; the gown is $3.85; the chemise, $3.75. Prudence is a prim little night- gown, copied from a French model; deep V decolletage, with benutiful embroidery und “rib- bon-run casings. | Priced $5; chemise to match, $8.85. Cornelie Is a gown with filet lace that has hand-made pat- terns; the gown, $3.75; chemise, $2.75. Barbara is a gown with real filet lace medallions, at $6; the chemise, $3.85. | Charming French | Blouses, $10.75 $15 to $25 grades—all-white or white batiste or organdie combined with enchanting checks and stripes tirely made by hand. C.B.Corset' $5 Sample Handbags-Sale_ Duplicates i sold here at $6 to $12. Traccesibte to go into de’ But each bag is a real | one. Black, white, na | | | In the Young » | Women’s Store. | To a special pur- chase of dresses we | have added a quan- tity of pretty dresses from our stock—all greatly reduced, So | that on Friday a girl may have a prettier ea Taffetas, soft erepe de ITT | chine, smo th skin sik A) {\ are the materials, eee a The fashions give tho girlish straight line or are perfectly snug in the bodice. Navy blue, black | and colors, Sizes 14 to 20 years, 25, our own, 3.75 grade s for 24.50, I fest te More Anniversary This New Kind of White Sa'e Offers-Large Values for Little Prices Wonderful “Extra Sizes” $3.60, $3.85, $4.50, quisite uncerclothis in sizes 44 All copies or ac aptations of French movels at $27. Lavinie, the gown with lineValencie Lied oti and delic: ate ooks lke fine tude works the gown with square neck and narrow rows of Valenciennes, at $5. White Sale Prices For better-than-usual garments —lovely new aL tra 8 $1.25 to $7.60. 1 to $ Uoaineicnss $1 to $4.60, (Regular oa Nightgowns, $1 to $13. Petticoats, $1 to $22. 50. Corset covers, 50c to $3, Drawers, 50c to $3.50. Envelope chemises, $1 to $5. Combinations, $1 to $2 Underclothes (Crepe de Chine) Nightgowns, $3.86 to $12.50, Envelope chemises, $3 to $5.75. Bocices, $1 to $3.50. Bloomers, $2.60 to $4.50. Paris Lingerie Much Less hand-embroidered French nightgowns, with bands of washable footing | .75 for French combinations of sheer fine material, Lease and emt ‘vicered, eeu han ae alloped and Lat embroidered dots, ‘Third floor, Old Building. ‘Seconds, 7Fc One of the White Sale specials, in pink or old blue. Blouses en- | “Seconds” of $1 to $3 grades, Batiste and coutil and a variety of models to make choosing eas; Main floor, Old Building. Other Corset News | Beautiful silk figured broche ‘‘Lily of France” i “5c and $1. | cludes the newest and smartest models of the Spring. | beaded bags of satin, moire a ‘ ik. ful low-topped mode:, with no bones over the hips. A wonderful collection of tace and lave-trimmed Third fos Noor, Old Building. is collection in- “find” at its pric nd colors, y the woman who gets "nain tt or, Ok Building, ‘A Sale of Youthful Silk |Frocks, $18.75 and $22.50 Nouveautcs for Young Women cool gingham New shirt walst dresses bodice and silken skirts, Foulard dresses. point d'esprit dresses, repo de chine, Second floor, Old Building, Sale of Bicyeles shop- handled and 22-inch frames. Fis k so new departure ¢ er Brake, roller- hains; maroon and white, white, blueand white. Sare women's; 14aremen Tennis Shoes at Halt. 40 pairs, our $8 grade, buckskin tops with red rubber oles felt soles and green trimmings medium to narrow in sizes 6 to 9 250 Tennis Balls, not much good, 10c cach Sports Store, Seventh Gallery, New Building yy ie ews of the| Down-Stairs Store| FRIDAY and SATURDAY Two Days More of Anniversary Sales This Anniversary event, celebrating the be- inning of the second year of this New Kind of own-Stairs Store, starts today. More of the offerings still available for Friday and Saturday are announced here. Because of the expected enormous demand we cannot be sure that everything will last until the close of the Anniversary, Saturday. Ask for the ‘‘ Book of the Sale’’ as you enter the Store, describing the opportu- nities in detail. Wonderful Purchase of Women’s Silk Dresses, $14.75 Every type of dress is in this collection—from a simple tailleur frock of crepe de chine to a Georgette crepe dress that is lovely enough for y wear. Another word about the latter dress—-it is artistically pleated from a round yoke; it has a silk foundation, and a long gircle of dull gold threads, The one of coin-spotted fovlard has the elegant simplicity of a very ex- pensive dress—its surplice bodice ia simply finished with a narrow but full~ lengta collar of white charmeuse other model, of a quaint figured foul~ ard, is fashioned wit tunic and is trimmed with soutache braid. Inted chiffon cloth husa allk foundation, Quite the moat ef Ntunsian model has a. skirt of white taffeta and & long blouse of taffeta tu & smart color, Women’s Skirts at $10— Nothing Short of Remarkable If you have xeon or heard of the | derful, too, Some of them have white vory lustrous fibre silk akirta which 1 atripes In brilliant cote were very much admired at Palm uunds in lovely Keach, you will be ablo to judge iy ‘ail of these skirts character of skirts in the col lection, The fibre silk skirts are in | e, wold, t and other smart | woolens are 1 Rogele wiih are Now envey san © striped silk skirts are won- | undisputed vogue, Women’s Summer Frocks at $2.95 to $7.50 A Ruastan frock at $6 has a plaid Gingham dresses are most | | A Russlan rock at 46 has a plaid for $7.50-—it has | Cambray blouse, Y 4d uaint frock of voile at $3.75 has the new apron front which over- | q fichu'at wiite organdy. laps the bodice; its double col- White crochet button: lars and cuffs are of white the unusual to organdy. voile frocks at ; Women’ s Suits, $19.75 Taffeta Suits Cloth Suits very good acaliy of Fancy suitings in black, black or navy bl navy blue, beige and tan. ‘es at of one model is box- whieh are either gath= d in the back and has a belt ure ee ee eee Which buttons in the front. Misses’ Cloth Coats, $13.78 Gabardine, serge and poplin coats—-the very kind that are indispe nsable for Spring and Summer wear. One model has a large cape collar and double belt. An Empire model is shirred back and front. Another model, belted all around, has two patch pockets. ‘A coat cut on attractive flaring lines has new shaped pouch pockets, | Sizes 14, 16 and 18 years, Misses’ Washable Misses’ Silk Frocks, $12.75 Skirts, $1 HH “ ” A host of tt girlish models in A dollar is a mere “song pe Hs ward for white cotton gabardine | jth i jokers, with and repp skirts in smart sport | well a» particular that navy blue should models. dominate. Exceptioral Blouses, $2 and $3 Dainty voile blouses in a variety of styles. A $2 model has a hemstitched Vestee effect, tedtoned with pearl button links, A prettily pleated model at $2 has two patch pockets and collar trimmed with colored embroidery, & other modes at As frill blouses are now popular, we sper considerable effort to get an unusually pretty lace-trimmed mode Agee Georgette Crepe Spalted $5 Besides being made of a noteworthy quality of Georgette crepe, the blouses are fashioned in distinctive models—for instance, the one with the new round neck 1,500Tailored &Trimmed Hats, $1 Every One New and Bought Specially for the Anniversary Sale Duplicates of these very hats sold here earlier in the season for $2 to $3, At least 25 different shapes for tailored and sports wear, Mian hemp, patent milan an few lisere, as weil as rough and are one of 8 of the striped fancy straws, Variety of colors including black, navy, purple, gold, rose, emerald, sand--some in combination with contrasting colors, 200 Untrimmed Hats Down to 75e No more at this price when these ure gone. Women’s Shoes, $4.40 The Pumps at $4. 40 The Oxfords at $4.40 W i, tan and dull teaths Cah ia—one With 1t-Ineh {orations? other with wis and rubber soles and neatly perfor 2, O41 Pairs Children’ Shoes, $1 to $2. These prices represent. worth-while savings, Ankle boty ye with ribbon bow and medium round toes Bucton shoes of White Sea Island Duck, sizes 4 to 8.$ 1.60, New Offering 3,500 yards Foulards at $1.70 yard {his is a very practical Suinmer silk, Incidentally this is a very substantial qua the kind we sell regularly for $2 to $2.50 yard, 50 different color combinations and patterns with navy blue very much in evidence, ric colors we have been | 4