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SCARE IN. BROADWAY. ee Onere Th Thrown at the Feet Office Special Poliveman, 1 Patrolman Kadal was on duty adwa of the Post-OMce m when a large ball about erence, With a fuse feet. A crowd supposed bomb f Police Captain gation showed paper covered wita consisted of a piece Mt to contain manill tinfoil. e fuse of twi It is thought some office boy in one of the office buildings in Broadway op- posite the Post-Office tirew it from a window, ‘ ‘Ours is the Largest In- stitution in the World devoted’ EXCLUSIVELY to themak- ing, fitting and adjusting of eyeglasses, . Harris Glasses cost $2.00 or more—they will give you the ut most in satisfaction, comfort and durability near 4th Ave. t- | unpleasantly if the "TWAS BOGUS NOTE THAT MADE JAPAN RESENTFULOF.S. Washington Explains to Tokio and Situation Is Eased— Inquiry Started. WASHINGTON, June 14.— Rela- tions between the United States and Japan, upset and delicate over a misunderstanding as to America’s purpose in China, were straightened out satisfactorily to-day through ex- planations sent to the American Em- basy at Tokio. At the same time an investigation was started to ascertain the source of a bogus note purporting to have ben cabled from New York to Tokio, which aroused resentment in Japa: It is now believed that this ‘n which was published in. the, Tokto| Asahi as genuine, was not sent from New York, but was either sent from China or written in Tokio, It made the United States say that the Chinese revolution should be quelled because Germany and Russia were about to make a separate peace and Japan intended to send her troops into Manchuria, The true note sent China merely expressed the hope of this Govern- met for a settlement of internal troubles, Subsequently thé Japan Times took exception to what it considered Amer~ ican interference in China without consultation with Japan, though this Government was not obliged to make such a consultation. Later the text of the true note, ob- tained at Shanghai, was published in Japan, dissipating the anger which bit Tvaiits euAtt THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1917. FINDS SERVICE BOARD HAS NO AUTHORITY TOVRAISE GAS RATES: Hughes, as : Rieres, 8 ays Law Fixing Prices Is Limit to Board’s Power. That the Public Service Commis- sion has not been empowered by the Legisiature to authorize a gas or elec- trical corporation to increase its rates beyond a statutory rate fixed by the Legislature, even though changed conditions show that the legislative rate has become unremunerative to the company, ts the ruling of Ex- United States Supremo Court Justice Charles E. Hughes as referee in an action brought by the Brooklyn Bor- ough Gas Company to restrain the commission, the Attorney General and other public authorities from en- forcing the application to the Brook- lyn Borough Gas Company of the 80- cent gas rate passed by the Legis- lature in 1916, Hearings upon the injunction ap- Plication of the company have been in progress before ex-Justice Hughes by consent of the parties during the week and will be continued to-day in the office of the referee, No, 96 Broadway, The plaintiff company asked for a decree annulling and declaring to be law but also the 95-cent gas rate | prescribed by an order of the com- | mission in 1913 and the dollar gas rate enacted by the legislature in 1906, The company operates in the the bogus note had aroused. Realiz- ing that the situation might develop! misapprehension ‘© not. immediately corrected, this Makes Your ‘Clothes Sweet Smelling Wash your clothes with 20 Mule | Team Borax Soap Chips and de- | , Stroy perspiration odors and make Ie your clothes clean, and sweet smel- | ling. It’s the Borax in these Soap | | | ent informed its embassy at | Chips that does the work. MULE TEAM ) BORAX SOAP CHIPS Soap Chips for 100 will do 20c worth of ordinary soap ps. 20 Mule Team Borax Absolutely the best for kitchen, and bathroom. A and labor saver. Always lo r the pice ture of the famous 20 Mules P je of both é : 4 Our Terms Apply Also to New York, 3-Piece WILLIAM AND M COLUMBIA Byer « APARTMENTS FURNISHEL SEWING MACHINES ON CREDIT, OPEN MONDAYS & SATU will not harm the most delicate fabric. An8oz. package of 20 Mule Team Borax Prevents shrinking. 0 R. 46" ST. Good Furniture at Reasonable Priest On Our LIBERAL CREDIT ARRANGEMENT NewJersey, Long Island and Connecticut. ALL GOODS MARKED IN PLAIN FIGURES WE SELL From #15 en ee the work of laundry laundry &8™ AV WE PAY FREIGHT AARY DINING ROOM SUITE ON CREDIT GRAFONOLAS » FROM $75 UP ON CREDIT. RDAYS UD 108, M Thirty-first Ward of the Borough of Brooklyn, which is the Coney Island and Shepshead Bay region in which the summer business is much larger than the winter use of gas. . —_ Dangerously I. oNT June 14,—The James A. MeFaul, Bishop o| Trenton, Record r Capita, ROCHESTE Y., June 14 Rochester Liberty Loan Committe has wired President Wilson that this city's subscriptions to the Liberty Bonds, per capita, are practically double the showing made by the lead- ing cities of the United States. While working at his trade as jour: neyman shoe- maker,’‘ The Boy Who Pegged Shoes”"’ decides to put into oper: ation his life am- bition to become “THE WORLD'S GREATEST SHOEMAKER.” Fo car sh TRE ay Will be published on June new Russian Republic. English version by Kurt hymn of the stantin Balmont, Alexandr music is by Schindler. WORDS confiscatory not only the 80-cent gas | Wi L. DOUGLAS and 103 W. 1 eg re ere seeder shoesby mail Stores marked with a * carry complet ing taxpayers from a substantial part of these burdens, he said. Ia simply the ounition of mental ueheloncy te provision for ite home or custodial care, costs taxpayers between § STATE'S MAYORS INDORSE EQUAL VOTE FOR WOMEN - and, 10 ter cent. of the of sireet Stand 47 to 41 for Suffrage—| BOO wy Wo Marte Ween ene. tans gineer of Binghamion, He expressed the better that #0 per cent. of the money wasted under the procedure prescribed by State law could be saved by chaug- Ing the ti f designating the type of en! required, Speakers Point Out How Cities May Save. BUFFALO, June 14.4/The State Con- ference of Mayors has gone on record in favor of Woman Suffrage, the vote standing 47 to 41 on the following reso- lution: Resolved, That :the New York Con- ference of Mayors do hereby recommend that this Government proft by the ex- perience of other Governments now at war and, by granting equal suffrage, avail itself of the services of its women, | S# an well as of its’ men, in the full em-| Short 6,000,000 Hi clency of its citizenantp.” ag ecg he gh Abe hay That the enormous expenditures of | Milk cows In the United States | our cities for police and fire protection, |000 head below requirements, P ar atet fare unnecessary wea the |& 7: Edwards, of the American Feed hasortion made to-night. at the fifth | Manufacturers’ Association told mem: ession of the State Conference of |bers of that organizati®n in convention | ayors and other city officials by Homer | here to-day. The problem, he sald, is ty Folks of New York. ‘odtal ncheaper food for cows and bette A simple and direct method of reliev- prices to the dairymen for his produc “Oh, Happy Day! Happy Day! When Pierce’s Drove My Corns Away!” Secretary of the New * Department, spoke at asion on trafilc remula- Jim for your traffic "The time has passed make the public ne by tise of the nightatick. You legislate carcless~ ness out of people. ly of Cown ta Unite: I never get tired of singing the praises of that old- fashioned, New England remedy— PIERCE’S CORN PLASTERS. My feet are as healthy and smooth as those of a bare- foot country boy. FRIEND EAT MENT Don't b stain, Don't fuss with thick | that ‘only add to your misery, Get the have found relief | uffer with corns ! But you can nd here's th Limp right over to the corner drug atore f Plerce's ready to end ne of the thin ‘Then you are rid of them yer Corn, cked plasters right over t reas it into poaltion. It fits Ivet, and almost the mi y Continue the oak the foot with the distinct un they end the cora or we | ware of imitators, A. F, Pierce's Corn | apply it the pain disappear: treatment for a few dn: | jn'warm water, and you can lift the corn d Cut, root and. All r gfitteen years, | Give this method one trial and you'll Biet never be @ corn sufferer again. “THE SHOE THAT HOLDS ITS SHAPE" | $3.00 $3.50 $4.00 $4.50 $5.00 $6.00 $7.00 58, 00 ‘You can Save Money by Wearing iz W. L. Douglas Shoes. The Best Known Shoes in the World. IW): stam factory. The protected against high prices for inferior shoes. The retail prices are the same everywhere. more in San Francisco than they do in New York, They are always worth the price paid for them. e 4 “0 shoes. ! aa <~ ion centres of America. equipped factory at Brockton, Mass., by the highest paid, skilled shoemakers, under thedirection and supervision of experienced men, all working with an honest determination to make the best shoes for the price that money can buy. L. Douglas name and the retail price is d on the bottom of all shoes at the value is guaranteed and the wearer They cost no he quality of W.L.Douglas product is guaranteed by more than 4o years experience in making fine The smart styles are the leaders in the fash- They are made in a well- dealers sin the nient to call r sale by over 9000 sho BEWARE OF FRAUD None genuine unless W. L. Douglas name and the retail price Is stamped on the bottom TAKE NOSUBSTITUTE nnotsupplyy pu, take nooth Write for booklet, apy hcrear tt Whe boreple ident ge free. 210 Spark St., Brockton, Ww L. Douglas Stores in Greater New York: 2779 Third Av., bet. 146th & 147th Sts. |i Manhattan Avenue. | B47 Fighth Avenue, yi | *250 West 125th Street. BROOKLYN 21 Fulton Street, ¢ 710 Broadway, 8 Newark Avenue, Washington St. 76 Bergenline Ave, Broad Street. 87 Broadway, I arket Street, Fifth Avenue, cor. 11th 8! *TRENTON-101 E, State St., cor, Broad ines of W. L, Dougias Shoes for Women, 17 in THE SUNDAY WORLD. The It is the is written by Kon- The Kurt MN OF FREE RUSSIA” | poem and Vera Schindler. e Gretchaninoff, arranged and edited by AND MUSIC COMPLETE | At the Following Liggett’s Riker-Hegeman Drug Stores Broadway and 42d Street, Times 7th Ave. and 14th Street 15 West 34th Street, Opposite Wal- dorf 121st St. and 3d Avenue 181st St. and St. Nicholas Ave. Broadway and 141st St. 149th St. and Third Ave. Broadway and Bleecker Street Square 80th St. and Broadway 125th Street and 8th Avenue 45th Street and 8th Avenue | 99th Street and Amsterdam Avenue 97th Street and Broadway | 83d Street and Amsterdam Avenue THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Th PI Pay us our regular price for any item mentioned e ani; in this advertisement and we will sell you —" another of the same kind for ONE CENT. You are at liberty to buy as much and as often as you like. No limits to purchases at this sale. bn reserve the right of refusing sales to dealers. (ed delivered. No mail orders accepted. No goods charged or sent re D. No orders taken after stock is exhaus Bre $ Breakfast | ONE HALF LB. 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