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Li re dames McCresry & Co, 34th Street, Buy a Liberty Bond nS BEVENiNG woman, WaevVaABeVAL, Against It, but He Has Plan of His Own, ORGANIZED OPPOSITION T0 GOVERNMENTAL REGULATION ~ OF FOOD GROWS STRONGER Even Commissioner Dillon Is Governor and the State Defense Com- mittee, goers Sam is piling up orders for Provisioning his armies — and strawberry jam, never so scarce as UNCLE SAM’S MARKET LIST FOR HIS SOLDIERS NOW BEING MOBILIZED Uncle Sam has started in to pro- vide for the army to be mobilized at Atlanta in the fall. In his Jong order list to wholesale grocers he seems to have kept in mind that the Yankee trooper has a eweet woth. One of the items calls for 144,000 jars of strawberry jam Another is the old army stand-by, pork and beans, Here is the list, item by item: Tomatoes, cans. String bean max 48, 1917.° escape burglars” who Iately have] SOfy att tines of the Southern Pacitte Com- | seeoe, mote than forty robbertes G FETE WILL AID WAR. pany are taking @ secret vow to de- | in the Williamsburg section. The men describe themselves as Harry Fried- man, nineteen, of No. 64 Middleton Street, and Sol Katlan, nineteen, of No, 425 Flushing Avenue, Williama- burg. Detectives Cavanagh and Grieco early to-day followed the men into an apartment house at No. 716 Bed- ford Avenue, after seeing them force the door, and found them about to enter the rooms of Mrs. Sarah Stern. The intruders ran to @ fire escape and shouted from their windows for ald, and a dozen policemen came running from the Clymer Street station. The two men were overpowered According to the police they made a full confession, including an admis- sion that they had robbed Mrs. Stern Saturday night and had planned a a flerce fight followed. Tenants} ;, School Choral Societies to Sing at City College The high schooi choral organizations and the New York City Orchestra will hold a concert and celebration next Gaturgey night in the Stadium of the City College for the benefit of the Na- tional League for Women's Service and the National Red Cross. ‘The Stadium and the Great Hall will be illuminated by forty flood lights, on top of the Stadium will be a red cross of electric lights. The display will begin on Friday evening Music will be furnished by an orches- tra of 150, conducted by Victor Herbert. The soloists will be Pasquale Amato he Metropolitan Opera, Albert Spaid- Ing, violinist, and Alice Verlet of the French National Opera in Paris. ‘Three thousand young men and wom- en will be costumed as Red Cross nurses, soldiers, sailors and farmers. Bach brigade will have its band and fife and drum orps and will carry banners of the Red Cross and the flags of the Allies. —— urday. termine if a strike shall be called Jane 10 to enforce their demands for pay they claim under the Adamson Law betw the time the law was passed and time It went into effect. ~ LIVES 200 YEARS! For more than 200 years Haarlem Olt, the famous national remedy of has been recognized as an infallible fetiat from all forms of kidney and bladder @le- orders. Its very age is proof .hat it tut have upusual merit If you are troubled with pains or eghee back, feel tired In morning. Indigestion, ineom ood. 0 For snonar vrepared proper quantity and Wenlent f t It is Imported direct from. now, 1s one of the dainties he wants for Hero are geome up-to-the-minute fea- | his boys. tures of the high cost of living prov-| COMMISSIONER DILLON jem: CHANGES HI8 MIND, “I am opposed,” the Commissioner —Tho high cost of living ts still high | told an Evening World reporter to- in New York in spite of the oft-| gay, “to price fixing of any kind by repeated and invariably proved state-| tne Government. I have decided that ments in this paper for ten months! pricg fixing by the Government is that foodstuffs are plentiful—and the | not the best thing to do at this time. Proof is the unquestioned reosipts here | 1:15 department will shortly put into daily of such necessities of life as but-| operation a plan that pera tho: plan t will effecively age Me y, There no change 110 GEM-LADEN CUBAN sino vk necting gt Dpto 6 in an wl ey ge HERE FOR DAZZLING VISIT That in the last three weeks there | hope, reducing the prices. Sere were 48400 paal pay ets has sprung up a very strong op- ir organigation expects to as The top grade is 40% | Bring Sparklers Enough to Change |second visit. In thetr pockets were |found forty pawn tickets and burg. | Ft lars’ tools. Victor Goodman of No. 429 | Flushing Avenue, Rosie Zuskin lof No. 415 Flushing Avenue and | Joseph Mascon of No, 325 Flushing | Avenue are declared to have identi- | flea the prisoners ag burglars seen in thelr apartments. Taxes Exempt Pre tories. and you can get it en on Sout Pacitic Vating| Hug sore, Your money promptly re on Possth! Strike. es not rel! ¥01y Woe, | oO GLOBE, Aris, May 23.—Firemen on Adve A gilt-edge investment sold } without profit or commission not nearly so scarce as pork and beans by the can. The amount or- dered, though herdly enough for three or four days, is not availa ble at present and will have to be especially canned, the jobbers say. Everyone can help by subscribing now for “Liberty Bonds” Guaranteed by Your Country | . "y . ble © - “s . Obtain information and subscrip- position to the regulation of food prices| testy” recuteten the etre ces pee. Bates 16 Island’s Title to “Diamond i tion blanks from salesman at the by law and that some food experts who | retail’ prices, We will ¢o-operate cinaide", firsts, + igs ay of the Antilles.” F A mon th eve! 5 | “Liberty Bond” Booth—Main Floor {we months ago favored Government | Ti) Ss nave nircedy a suasantes errect of the wholesale market and] 30 on ene diamonds worn by 110 regulation are now opposed to it. the consumer is still paying 10 cents of support from many commission Cubans ow —Commiasioner Dillon of the State} merchants here and up-State We 4,Dound, One hundred and seven Meda those mpd heal 4 Beh d dl Food andMarkets Department has| ope to do here very shorty Just Gay, though ail of thom were cot ship from Havana to-day what the Government has wanted to (4% 4 om were not UN-| grouped in one display they would changed his mind about price-fixing by | 4 lent alone—bi loaded, and there was a large con- the Government. Up until a week ago| farmers “VOS pring down, prices. signment by the barrel en steamers| make Tiffany's window look Wke s ho advocated « minimum price to the | have promised heartlest co-operation ire memes, wee te ae Bo- | cardioad Katie var eat Kegel farmers and the abolition of gambling. | °04 increased production under this jy, Horas tte ie $10.60 to fr fj arrivals a " guard The Commissioner has decided on an ‘The result will be tho aesem- barrel, South Carolinas are quoted | Cuba's “wealth, beauty and Laitaal experiment for New York State the At $9.50 and $10 @ barrel, but they are | Which will spend the summer In the operation of which is now up to the We will develop a sys- Rot coming in plentifully enough to | cool resorts of the United States and, = t of drying and canning, One Dollar sus. ale DRESSES ae EL ture? Well, we have en assured which | ceived juisitions from the army for | made in sugar and much of Stents, Phe toedocate: wilt te uae | supplies to be delivered at Atlanta. | was more or less painlessly extracted rage to the account of the far- | Tough this order is quite large, it {8!from American tourists in Cubs last mer who sent it. By a banking af-| three asym, sccording to some of the | Winter. Mave noe the, fae ne ate et renee | Jobbers. Among the items called for] Mountains of baggage, the diamonds trom time to tima as he may need It | 4F¢,720000 cans of tomatoos, 144,000 aforesaid and optimistio predictions Although the Commissi 14 | ‘ons, 288,000 cans | 88 to the future of Cuba accompanied act disctia tote feature of his pian, | CFM, 480,000 cans of peas, 288,000 cans Formerly of Hackett, Carhart & Co. aay ys bn +4 Hegathgdd i pad ie fav. : FASHIONC INC. wee Could not be learned. fen any Auto Bandits Cut Off Light tn Village i members of the Supply Commission. | Police Say Prisoners Captured After! jo _nnd Mem Fost Offlee, | ie a ne GO, N. 3 3. - 100 West 32d St. Opposite Gimbels wholesale trade who will oppose aay | Battle on Fire Escape Admit |ring the clectrio power lines and| xcheme of operation planned by the Williamsburg Burglaries. throwing the village in darkness auto Commissioner. bandits blew up the safe of the post Of course, if the Governor ves| In two prisoners captured on @ fire | ortice at Sandy Cr Vacation eile aiee = i, @ &D- | escape after a battle, Seventh Branch |iast night and got # Uy } e a ne a) e tioner an opportunity to increase ths | (stectives say they have the “fire cash and $200 In stamps, effictency of his by hiring some- —starts to-morrow morning, 7.30 A. M. For the convenience of business women to share in this unusual event the doors will open prompt- ly at 7.30. In every detail we consider this sale the greatest event of the season, Your unre- stricted choice of any suit, coat or dress in No fees for service. The Government receives every cent paid for bonds ‘ter wh! ‘The entire Cuban Consulate force | : oh | iataer cesene ig be Rabo valle turned out to greet Senora Sarah} th THE eeGov. wutrman, °°|40 ROBBERIES CHARGED —|Goverament of Cuba. she wil epena Government of Cuba. She will spend ‘The scheme is now up to Gov. Whit- T0 Two TAKEN IN FIGHT jb err inand New York with her All Wheat Ready to Eat Itors. They declared the revo- The Evening World reporter was in- Soikoes poanee of eseen 288,000 cans Hate I over aa that President formed that the State Food Supply | of peaches, 288,000 cans of salmon and | weorsat. Commission (has approved his eppll- » trawberry jam, Just Menocal has the republic under per- cation for $65,000 to carry it out. - trol. This amount is to cover the opera. | ae et ORE OE DETR | Ter enl one with practical knowledge of the ‘oval market situation to handle that end. Meanwhile scores of experts and al- ed experts here and elsewhe: tlon for a practical solution of the problem which involves the taking ever of the entire food situation by Herbert C. Hoover and the fixing of prices to producer and consumer plus the operation of this plan through t channels, but with the gam- ‘ oS the house. ay (IA i You Can Now Buy | ebntie: the experios bie, Uttle and infinitesimal, an extra Suit, Coat or Dress for | merry. around. Shine bigs thel thy one dollar. For example, if you ferry | SPlanlog: And while the im) rie heel ts spinnin, urchase a garment for $10, $15 or and around with accelerated, 5S you can apiece ay othe ar tions every week or ten days the sup- in addition ply of meats, potatoes, butter and mene of tsp aaays Light doll in eggs and onlons—yes, even cheese— and buy same for one dollar, ts coming Into the city just as nor- other words, you get an extra mally and just as suffictantly plonti- Suit, Coat or Dress . ful for the dally needs of this city as it did nine months ago, when The - " Evening World started its food- HE selling prices of these garments are much receipts exposure. below their real value. Come early and share FOOD IN PLENTY AND S8TILL in this great event. PRICES GO UP, There were 86,427 cases of eggs re- Elevator, ceived here rday, official celpts, but this includes only amount unloaded, Monday there | were 13,695 cases received, which rep- y a part of’ Saturday's al amount on cars, This makes & total of 49,122 cases for the two days. This is by no means extraor- dinar There have been larger re- ceipts in two days than this since the fresh egg season opened, But it means that for the wants ef this city 1,473,660 dozen eggs have been re- ceived, Under normal market condl- tions the price of Downtown—6th Ave. at 16th St. Uptown—22-24-26 West 34th St. gone up Monday be Under normal conditions tho narket should have dropped two e weeks ago to at least 29 and 80 cents 2 * dozen. Under normal conditions reat Time to Selec ew furniture market, In the face of 85,437 casoa| eived yesterday, should have} |shown the effect of such a supply | But the markets nowadays reflect ‘Take So many carloads are reaching this store daily that every department is overflowing with exciting values, You buy from stocks which we bought at special big-lot prices, conse side of the food problem . hig. The 6 s, 90 days, 6 mo “4 ee aaa . . The market opened to-| quently your savings are big. The 60 days, 90 days, ¢ nths, a year or louger allowed to th a slight increase over Mon- pay any bill doubles the advantage. Let us make you welcome at either store (Open Sat. Eve.) quotations, At the close of the sterday frosh gathered ox- tras were S and 8% nts, storage acked 84% and inst 37% and 38 for extr $a ——| — — rhet = ‘Father Time and Mother Nature grew the tobacco. I guess they cure it best.’’ PIPE load of VELVET gives you [ \ every last bit of enjoyment that there is in a pipe, | | \ The best natured fellow in the world will lose his tem- per if you push him too hard. An’ even good Bur- ley tobacco loses a lot of its fren’liness if you rash the curin’, yt fer VELVET’S two years’ ageing in wooden hogs- heads brings out the last bitof mildness, mellowness at and taste that is naturally in Kentucky’s best Burley tobacco. That two years’ ageing is Nature’s own method. No shortcut processes can even souch it. And VELVET will prove this to you, DUST PROOF SLIP COVERS 5 PIECES TO ORDER, | Belgian Damask; Consisting of G4 in. Buffet, 48 in, Dinin 6 ft, extension, Serving Table, Arm Chair and 5 Side Chatre, $10 avot Man’ Will Gali With’ Samples. | _ SUNDAY WORLD WANTS WORK MONDAY MORNING WONDERS. U: "UPHOLSTERY CO., | 242 SIXTH AY, Near 16th 6t, |