The evening world. Newspaper, May 25, 1917, Page 8

Bik Crepe de Chine $8.50 All Woot Poplin Buit Now Food Prices Will Be Cut ! Won't Regulation if the Gam- “Are the food men of this ‘country | patriotic enough to meet Government ‘ pogulation of the necessities of lite hait price-fixing by the Government to be a fal ‘This was tho question that Evening World score of high class wholesalers fn the market districts, The anewer all gave | wos eliminate the food gambler, the man who tributor, this country will get an ex- ample of patriotic effort not equalled {in any country in war times. THE EVENING WOKLD, By Wholesalers If U. S. Eliminates Middlemen Fight Gov 1¢| regulation can be counted successful vernment’s| is, first, by preventing furthor in- | creases, and second, vy a generous mucrifice on the part of all food men in the shape of reduced profits, Hut before this is accomplished, in fact, In order to bring 1f avout, tt ts mbso- lutely necessary to aboll#h all specu- lation. “The mi tor in @ large factor in the maintenance of high prices at any time, He should be no factor in a time like this, and with his profits completely eliminated the Govern- ment should be able to work out a system, in co-operation with the bust- nese interests, Lhat will materially re- duce present prices to the consumer and allow a fair profit to the producer, the holder and the distributor, REGULATE THE PRODUCERS AND THE WAREHOUSEMEN, “1 firmly believe that, the moat packers, the but a exe men, and all other deal: in actual neces. f sities will be willing to cut profits and blers Are Curbed. | way and make I{t @ success, or le as it has been in France?” tho to-day to a put that if the ‘Government will is neither a producer nor a dis- FRIDAY, MAY 26, | those coming in from the producing centres and not intended for 1 you will have the sam No, Ldon't think the public the food men half so unpatriotic as EVENING WORLD'S GOOD WORK © Ag the request of the State of Tus IN PRINTING FIGURES. catan, the Sheriff of New York at- . Conron also suggested that tached a mim of money found in & owives should cultivate the habit gafe deposit vault in this city. udying the wholesale prices of all“ Frank F, Davis, counsel for Nich- olas, told th that Carranza sent nececnities of life, jury » Evening World ts doing & £004 6.000 soldiers “to stand Argumedo s9l- day's work in publishing recipes O€ giers up against an adobe wall.” Hi foodstuffs and wholesale prices,” he Gient, he declares, helped Argumed. sald, “though I don't always agree Qocany hy dynamiting railroads, blow- with It on some points, But if house- ing up gunboats and mining harbors IL become | tamiliar with to impede the progress of the Carran gistas, After giving his money, with 4917. of Yucatan fled he took with him tho Money of both American ongineers and has never returned it. The amount both men eeek is about $111,000 in American money. changes they. will be cna- bied to do their shopping more intel- ligentiy. They will know then what that of Lander, to he Nich- olas escaped x3 the United States warship Des Motnes. asa ma i counsel fer 4 meérican ret fompany, wi tho toolinient detendunt, ‘but, being indemnified by the State of Yucatan makes that State really the defen dant, told the jury that the fleeing Governor took pesos, valued roughly at 60 cents éach in American money, and that it was up to Nicholas to prove that the money found in the Woolworth vault belongs to him, —— 980,000 Fire in Meadville, Pa, MEADVILLE, Pa. May 26,—Fire de- stroyed the barns and fifteen cars of the Northwestern Pennsylvania Company here to-day. The Mmew of tho © company extend to Linesvitie and Cor peaut Lake and to Erie. We lows was $80, "RENJAMIN FOX, Reliable Pawn , eZ? Sth Avns None 14th “ Furs and Fur Lined Overcoats wes opera, of oll Ainda tot Gartog is a just’ profit for the retailer and what is absurdly unreasonable. Ono retailer is content with @ cent a pound profit; another wants 5 cents. The housewives can help themselves by studying the market day by day.” Himself ono of the big meat whole- salers, Mr. Conron frankly admitted that meat consumption hae been cut 30 per cent. in this city. “But that curtailed consumption, for some reason, hag not reduced the cost added. “We are puying more now than we @id two weele for our supplies, and of course the wholesale price has gone up from % to 2 cent pound on various grades of meats, Curtailed consumption of nearly all OPPENHEIM, CLLINS & G 34th Street, New York On Special Sale Saturday rai guarnessel™ 6 fae | good fr ; 4 4 | be content with a fair returo. The two important avenues of regulation on which the Government should have @ firm hand are the producing centres and the warehouses, Once it ts able to stimulate increased production and to have @ strong hold on the ware-| houses It has solved the greater part of the problem as far as actual relief and the maintaining of a maxim: To-day The Evening World gives, in full, the first of these opinions on Government regulation from Josey-h 8. Conron of Conron Brothers, West Washington Market, “I will begin,” said Mr, Conron, “by saying what I told you some time ago, that I will welcome Government regulation, more #0 at this time than | at any other. “The only way that Government HOFF'S the actual necessities of life ts the story told by all the wholesalera. They attribute it to a e of Boon. t has spread over the 500 Women’s Separate Skirts Of washable gabardine and Russian cords. 2 95 Tailored models, including 3; kets and detachable belts. rTewaivaae Skirts of Faille Silk......12.50 Skirts of Wash Satin ....12.50 Skirts of Georgette Satin 18.50 COMING IN AND PRICES GOING UP. Batter is being stored now at prices ade by speculators, just as eggs have been and are being stored ut prices Asked for an example of what, ™ade by speculators, Elghty-one might happen under competent Goy- | cars of new potatoes came In, and the ernment regulation, he went on: | Florida brand jumped to $11 4 barrel. Let us take storage eggs for in-| Since the Florida season opened there stance. Risks went into storage this have been approximately, 6,000 care year at 37 in some cases a! shipped from taat State, 200 barrels to irif_le higher, jet us wtick to the! car. The season opened with f, 0. 87 conts a dozen proposition, Under b. prices $9 for a double headed bar- the present system the consumer will rel. On May 3 they dropped to $7.60 pay at least 50 cents a dozen for those and $7.60 a barrel. This low rate was eggs In the fall. Under proper Goy- still far above the maximum price ernment regulation it is possible to last year, when the receipts hera wero turn those eggs over to the consumer) more than one-half less, From Ma: at 42 or 43 cents a dozen. The holder! 3 on, with continued increasing re- will be satiefied with probably % cent | ceipts, the market has been artificially on the dozen, The Government, hav- d until the maximum of $11 for ing control of the warehouses, can ble headed barrel was reaoned distribute these eggs through , the | jay pgular channels with reduced profit ail along the line and turn them > the consumer, through the re ata saving of 6 or 7 cents a doz “This In only a storage ex Apply the sme prinaiple, always | « @ pound, 7 ipts keeping in mind tne elimination of) sinco May 1 are close to 170,000 peculation, to your fresh supplies,| pounds. The present tendency 18 B. Altman & Cn. Money-saving Opportunities fot Saturday IN MEN’S AND BOYS’ WEAR Men’s Sports Coats A Special Reduction Sale of and Outing Trousers Boys’ Light-weight Clothing [ot rucwta, wy aovernor aver ores in assortments specially prepared in anticl- (on the Sixth Floor) will offer remarkable tovday before Justice Conalan ontia pation of the warm days to come, facilities for economical buying. ve The plaintiff is Thomas H. Nicho- jas, an American engineer, who with ‘ The Sale will comprise: BOYS’ NORFOLK SUITS (sizes 7 to 18 ne partner, an ena od Ha SPORTS COATS (34 to 42 chest measure- years), comprising the greater part of the ibrar BOS ment) of an excellent-quality knitted fabrics entire regular stock of fancy mixtures, A Beautiful Picture Free. very special value at . A rn « $6.50 $10.50 & 13.50 See colored facsimile of Norma (An unusually advantageous purchase makes (Most of these Suits are provided with | ft possible to offer these Coats at this low extra knickerbockers.) ! Skirts of Honeycomb.....3.95 Skirts of Bedford Cord ...4.90 Skirts of Jersey Cloth ....9.75 : Women’s Trimmed Hats At Extraordinary Reductions— To Close Out About 165 Hats, taken from the regular stock in tailored, dressy and sports models. _ 307 Fifth Ave. {sonic} N. Y. “, New York's Largest BECOND FLOOR Women's Wear Shop. hutter—it went up all along Tho total recelpts for Mon- eaday, We Formerly sold to 15.00 .. . new. “There will be no such thing as re- duced prices,” said Commissioner Hartigan, “until the Government makes @ complete investigation of the food business and establishes a min- imum and maximum price. Your pa-; per has done a lot of good in exposing the receipts of foodstuffs at this port and showing the increased wholesale prices this year of plenty against last year’s reduced receipts. It's naw up to the Government to.solve the prob- lem, and I believe it will.” — SEEKS $111,000 ARGUMEDO “RAKED” FROM MEXICO Nicholas Says Yucatan Governor | Robbed Him After He Aided Flight, ‘Trial of an action to determine the ownership of 876,500 Mexican pesos “raked” from the vaults of the State OPPENHEIM, CLLINS & C 34th Street, New York Misses’ Blue Serge Suits—new Models Sizes 14, 16 and 18 years, suitable for women to 36 buet. Superior Navy Blue Men’s Wear Serge; smart tailored | | | 18.00 I models in belted and sports effects; superior make and linings. Special — ee, re 95 Juniors’ ard Girls’ Shoe-Top Suits Sizes 10 to 16 years, To Close Out Values 18.75 to 29.75 . 10.00 ana 15.00 | Extraordinary Sale of at « e ° . . . 1200 Girls’ Summer Dresses About 1200 Girls’ Attractive Dresses in 12 smart models of Repp, Pique, Chambray, Voile and Gingham. Sizes 6 to 14 years, Regular 2.95 to 5.00 Values Talmadge in “Poppy” Art Supple- ment, now being thrown on screen a TROUSERS of stri aller LIGHT-WEIGHT TOP COATS and REEFERS : Aches res (sizes 214 to 7 years), in a variety of attract- in following theatres, beginning this week, This picture free with Sunday flannel and striped serge . «. at $4.25 ive colorings ot a $5.00 & 7.00 OUTING TROUSERS of gray flannel, 4.00 i BOYS’ STRAW HATS (sizes equivalent to 3 World in Greater New York and vicinity June 3, The “Poppy” will At this time men are thinking of the out-of- to 10 years) . «6 « « $1.95 & 2.90 doors and the sports pecullar to the season. also be shown in these theatres on dates that will be announced by them: Loew's Orpheum, 3d Av, & S7th St. Loew's Delancey, Delancey & Suf- folk Sts. Loew's Bijou, Smith & Livingston Sts, Brooklyn, Loew's Palace, E. N. ¥. Av. & Doug- 2.00 Will Close Out Saturday aaularty 4 i h oer BOYS’ SHIRTS AND BLOUSES, of white Jas St. aie Particularly interesting are the new styles in mercerized cheviot; sports collar styles Loew's De Kalb, De Kalb Avy near 4 4 . Broadway, ‘ ‘ee 0 “-m ie-igger aig Rides arcs , ch 4 a ee Gs OSS Loews Faton Fulton St. & Nose 165 Misses’ Afternoon Dresses or usters, otor Ooggies an other ve Loew's Lincoln Sqq B'way & 66th St, Loew's Greeley Sq. 6th Ay, and 80th. | | Loew's Seventh Av, 7th Ay. & 124th. | Loew's National, Bergen Avy, & 149th St. Bronx. | Also Loew's Boulevard, So. Boulevard, | Ss’ 2S } stri . Bh. | near Westchester Av. Bronx. | BOYS’ SILK SCARFE, in college stripes, SOc [1m AB, Av. B & ith Bb | Loew's Ick, Fulton & Jerome Sts, Brooklyn. } ’ | Loew's Theatre, Main St. New Ro- A Number of Young Men’s Suits | “cnette, ». ¥. | Loew's Theatre, Springfield Av. near! ) High St., Newark, N. J. (34 to 40 chest measurement) lane Mo BONA Bad 1 =) | boken, N. J. ere on sale on the Sixth Floor at the reduced |ncew’s New York Theatre & Roof, prices of | Broadway & 4th St, $18.50 (Shirts, 12 to 14 inch neckband measure; | Blouses, sizes 7 to 14 years.) necessaries, (All of the above will be found on the First Floor) Sizes 14, 16 and 18 years, suitable for women to 86 bust. Distinctive and attractive models of Taffeta, Fou- lards, Georgette, Jersey Cloth, Serge and Combi- | nations. Regular values 29.75 and 35.00 | 210 Misses’ Spring Coats Regular values 25.00 to 39.75 18.00 25.00 | 18.00 | Ee Men’s Summer Oxfords will be on Special Sale on the Sixth Floor at $5.75 per pair St, Ho- 15.00 Made of tan and gunmetal calfskin, on « fashionable last, these Shoes great demand at the price. should be in | Loew's Broadway, Broadway near | Myrtle Av» Brooklyn, & $23.50 Yoow’s Eighty-Sixth St, 86th St, | near Lexington Ay, | | Loew's Circle, Broadway and 60th, | Loew's West End, 125th St, near St, Nicholas Ay. Loew's Royal, Pearl and Willoughby Sts., Brooklyn, Loew's New 424 St, 424 St. & Lex- ington Av, | Loow's 116th St, 116th St, between | Lenox & 7th Avs, | | 225 Girls’ Spring Coats—to ciow ow Formerly sold from 11,75 to 25,00 6.90 9.75 12.50 s a) : SAFE STORAGE FOR FUI RUGS AND DRAPERIES fe Eee