The evening world. Newspaper, June 27, 1917, Page 11

Mo., June 27.—Depart- of Justice Agent Edward Brennan 4 began an investigation which, it ed, may lead to the uncover- Ang of widesprend operations of German ters through the Middle West. Francis . Millet, former employ. the Commercial Acid Company of Bast St. Louis, is believed to hold the M found insignia Red Cross and allegedty papers procial the Franciscan Breteaee mem Ladies! Why Keep Corns? Lift a corn or callus right off without one bit of pain, Yes! You truly can lift off every hard corn, soft corn or corn between the A toes, as well as hardened calluses on bottom of feet, without one bit of pain. A genius in Cincinnati discovered freezone. . It is an ether compound and tiny bottles of this magic fluid can now be had at any drug store for a few cents, Apply several drops of this freezone upon a tender, aching corn or a callus. Instantly all sore- ness disappears and shortly you will find the corn or callus so shriveled and loose that you lift it off with the fingers: You feel no pain while apply- ing freezone or after- wards, Just think! No more corns or calluses to tor- ture you and they go without causing one twinge of pain OF sorene: Keep a tiny bottle on r and never let a corn or je twice. —Adv Quick, Painless Way To Remove Hairy Growths ‘Helps to Beauty) Here is a simple, unfailing way to rid the skin of objectionable hairs! ‘With some powdered delatone and water make enough paste to cover the hairy surface, apply and in about 2 minutes rub off, wash the skin and every trace of hair has vanished. This is quite harmless, but to avoid disap: intment be sure to get the delatone Gen 1 pack: UANES OF GIRLS SENT TO CONVICTS A Correspondence Bureau in Washington Sends List to Prisons. The Department of Correction has become apprised of the fact that a “society” In Washington fs securing the names of young girls and furnish- ing them to convicts in various peni- tentiaries for the purpose. of estab- lishing a old country girl in West Virginia, Supt. Luther C, Whfte, in charge of the industries of the department, in his report to Correction Commigsioner Burdette G, Lewis, said he had found entioned is man- aged by Dr, H. N, Stokes of No. 1207 that the soclety Q Street, N. W., Washington, D. C., through whom prisoners have ob- tained correspondents, mostly, if not all, women and girls, in various parts of the countr ‘Tho gin Whose letter to the five- intercepted 1s Frances termer was Augusta Wagner of Cumberland, W. Va., and the following is an éx- cerpt of her letter: “T do a lot of crochetting after I get my work done. My sister and I start- ed to take music lessons yesterday, so that will keep us busy for awhile. I don’t know whether I will like it or not. We have a cow and chickens, 80 we have enough to do to keep us busy, 80 we don’t have a chance to It is very quiet hore get lonesome. where we live.” Commissioner Lewis Dr, Stokes, respondence and declared easily visit the little girl, to Dr, Stokes: “a wecured Please Read Carefully THIS IS A SALE THAT L MEAN- WOMAN CATCHES THIS ADVERTISEMENT. POSSI ING WHOSE SSES a VIT rO EVERY EYE Let us explain. Thursday—every Thursday— we present for the one day a sale that stops at nothing by STAIN NA NEW SPRING SHADES, AND MISSES AT 815,00 AN BALANCE OF OUR LATE MUsT ( AT $15.00 AND..... way of price lowering, so we dis- pose of the many odd lots and discontinued models that have accumulated from day to day in each department. in fact, houses Many houses: ( may say MOsT prone to mix these in with the continue their sale at the regular prices. newer lines, and so WE believe in early losses, to our stocks fresh and new keep ALL THE TIME, As soon as something smart in | style appears, and that means almost every day, you'll find it here. The wonder of our Thursday bargain sales has spread from the furthest reaches of Long Isl- and to Harlem and the Bronx. Tomorrow is ging to be one hi of our BIG savings of fully half. Alterations ursdays—with ENTIRELY NEW MODE HAND LOOM SHETL, EFFECTS AT $7.75 and... we are Thursday 9 A.M, to 12 Noon Only Yaad Wh WRITE LETTERS correspondence between them. The matter was brought to the attention of the local authorities through the correspondence of George F. Landin, serving time on Black- well's Island, with a fourteen-year- immediately wrote to the girl's father and also to Both he and Mr, White were indignant over the plan of cor- that It should be stopped. Mr. White, in his rpport, stated that Landin {s a man who roams over the country and might Commis- sioner Lewis sent the following letter am Informed that you are at s- head of @ bureau-which has se- cured correspondents for prisoners in different sections of the United States and that it was through the efforts of your bureau tha a prisoner named eorge Landin, serving a year in the Fulton St., cor. Bridge St. 1329-1331 Broadway 4810-4812 Fifth Ave. Bet. 48th and 49th Sts., Brooklyn, || Thursday “Clearance Day” | Radical Price Savings Developed Through Weekly Clean-Up of All Odd Assortments 183 Dainty Summer Dresses STRIPED, CROSSBAR, FLOWERED AND NOV. 75 VOLL ALSO AN ELEGANT ASSORT- 5: OF GINGHAMS AT 87.75 AND...........+ 261 Taffeta Silk Dresses STYLE 179 Novelty Spring Suits THEREFORE TH 197 Sport Sweaters 403 Summer Outing Skirts LINES AND T SPORT MODELS IN ALL SIZES 435 Lingerie and Voile Blouses Some embroidered, others lace trimmed, a few strictly tailored; all sizes, but not in every style. 95e Free at Three Brooklyn Stores v dont ® young fourteen-yoar-old girl who signs herself as Frances Aur gusta Wagner, R. 2. D. No. 4, Box 52, New Cumberland, W. Va. Landin has also been in corre-ponésnce with other girls and women in different parts of the United States and I am told he s:cured them as correspon- dents through a society or bureau managed by you, “George Landin ts now serving his fifth term in penal institutions, to be In correspondence with a four- teen-year-old country girl. For it is easy to understand from her letters to Landin that she has no under- standing of a prison, nor of a pris- oner and no appreciation of the se- riousness of what she is doing, Lan- din is the kind of man who trav about, when out of prison from one city to another, Upon discharge it would not be at all difcult for him to visit West Virginia in his wander- ings and come n contact with ths young girl, She sent him a picture of herself which shows her in short skirts and beautiful curls, “1 write to ask if it Is true that Landin secured this young girl as correspondent through you or your bureau, and if you are engaged in this kind of work. Jf it Is true, let me assure you that'the sooner you stop such nonsense the better it will be for the young women of America and the prisoners undergding sentence in | institutions.” “T think Dr, Stokes is a misguided philanthropist,” said Commissioner Lewis. “But the idea of supplying prisoners with the names of gl oe nt girls to write to is certainly and I shall do everything 1 stop it. So far as we are concerned, we can refuse to deliver mail to the prisoners. But that would have no effect on the practice in_other Insti- tutions in the country. Nothing im- proper has appeared in any of the letters, so far as we know. We will take the matter up with the American »| Prison Association, which will doubt- .|1ess find a way to stop further cor- responde ‘ud —_—_—_——— JERSEY AFTER SLACKERS. Large Number of Warrants Issued Arrests in Paterson Expected. ‘The Federal Grand Jury at Newark, N. J., to-day handed up to the court a large batch of indictments and war- rants were at once issued upon thim. Deputy marshals and the police of various municipalities in the State will serve them. They are said to be di- rected aguinst slackers who falled to register on June 5 and did not take ad- vantage of the opportunities allowed afterward, It is said that a large unm- ber of arrests will be made in Paterson, 0. & . June 27.—More than 600 volunteers, recruited from all parts of the United Stgtes for the Serbian Army, were mobilized here to-day, Nearly 400 other volwnteers gathered at Johnstown, Pa., to-day, and the two forces will be joined at Johnstown to-morrow, where the men At Subway Station, Brooklyn Near Gates Ave., Brooklyn. FEATURES, FINE Y BLUE, BLACK AND inne FOR WOME Disecoves seeeeeee 1 yA SPRING MODELS E LOW PRICES | o” OF FIBRE SILK AND SMART SPORT 5 75 COTTON GABAR- 1 95 Morning Sale 9 A.M. to 12 Noon Only It} seems to me that it 1s unwise for him | entirely concealed from view in vestibule of the Bellevue Hospital Medi- cal College, No. 388 East Twenty-sixth tracted the attention of Miss 458 East One| Street, Alice Trattner, of Hundred and Thirty-elghth Stree night as she passed the building. found @ two-months-old female infant sleoping peacefully in the carridge. baby was dressed in white clothing of 008 quality. Patrolman McEwan pushed the car- riage to Bellevue Hospital, baby was received. There were no marks of any kind on the carriage or the clothing of the baby which would indicate its paren| forms added brilliancy ding of Miss Priscilla ING WORLD, W PATHETIC NOTE IS PINNED TO ABANDONED BABY BOY “This Is Not Written With Ink, but in Tears,” Writes His Mother. A sixteen-day-old baby boy was found abandoned tn the basement of No, 301 East Seventeenth Street last evening by Marion Dillon of No, 424 Bast Seven- teen! over to the police of the East Twenty- second Street Station, and later sent to Bellevue Hospital. Street. The infant was turned The following note was pinned to the blanket In which the baby was wrapped To Whom It May Concern: This baby boy was born June 10, 1917, Please, whoever may get this Uttle child, I, as the mother, bom of you to please namo it Israel after its dead father, It is a Jewish child. Whoever gets it, please put it in good hands. This child is very de- cent. On account of my circum- stances it breaks my heart to leave him, This is not written with but in tears. Whoe brings child up may reecive hi for his kindness in happin and wealth. Its poor mot you that with tears, 1 ask you, please do not advertise it in the papers. May God bless you. A BROKEN-HEARTED MOTHER. —e ABANDONED BABY FOUND. Two-Months O14 Girl Left in Veatt- » Bellevue Medical College. A brand new baby carr! ef No. She ——— Army Uniforms Made Wedding Bril) Many army men In dress uni-| to tHe we Van Wyck, colorings. Plain dressy models are inc ovelty Voile Dress practical models in ne trimmed. s W pleated and flounce model combinations. Braided Voile Dress Ss waisted model almost the | # last ‘The where the BROOKLYN OPPENHEIM. GLLINS & Fulton Street; Brooklyn Special Sales Thursday Women’s and Misses’ New Summer Silk Dresses Of Crepe de Chine (as illus trated), Taffeta and Novelty Striped Silks in attractive Shirtwaist and elaborate Sale Price 15.00 Gingham and Voile Dresses in striped, | shades of peach, copen and light blue EDNESDAY, JUNE daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Philip Van Renaselacr Van Wyck of Summit, N. J to Capt. Wade Hampton Car- penter, Coast Artillery, which took place last night in the Hotel st. Regis. The ceremony was held In the ball- room before a temporary al by rose bushes, Illes and SHORT TREATMENT WITH POSLAM HEALS PIMPLES Those pimples are unsightly, and should not be tolerated. Clear them away; please your friends and re- move the cause of embarrassment to yourself. To do so is simple—apply Poslam at night, and leave it on in the daytime, too, when convenient Postam acts quickly. You can soon’ see benefits. It is absolutely harm- less. So effective 1s Poslam that a 'ittle| of it will cover a large surface. It is its QUALITY, not the quantity of it, that does the work. 4 Sold everywhere. For FREE SAM- PLE write to Emergency Labora- tories, 243-245 West 47th St, New York.—Advt. H 10 YR. GUARANTEE WITH ALL WORK 4}, THE MORNING, HAVE Piatt AC TH. or, ‘PAIRED WHILE_YOU WAIT. or-BLOON |} MODERN PAINLESS DENTIST \ =TWO OFFICES =~ | } 2 Easy 125° 51.1169 East 34” Sy, se ‘. 1 | ‘COR BB AVI Ww Com Suave?” Hf DAM 1 DAILY 2 Nia oroM ilored, luded. in sport and smartly Sale Price | 5.90 Sale Price in delightful Long Sale Price | 12.75 219, 221, 223, 225, 227 Grand Street Cor, Dr.gus Ave, BROC GOODS DELIVERED ANYWHE 164, 166, 168 and 170 | Smith Street YN Cor, Wyckolt St. IRE IN GREATER NEW YORK No Deposit, 50c Weekly Opens a New Clothing Account "$125 Worth of enn | Bring ihis Advertisement With Discount Olf Your Credit Purch: No Deposit—$1 Weekly You and Get Your TEN Per Cent e When Opentny a New Account. Fine Dressers |3 & §-Piece 50c Weekly [ Splendid stock of Dressers, all|estry, mi woods; nice Teather, one ] 14-98 OPEN MONDAY AND leski from Parlor Suits fn silk plush, tap. 0; R well made good finish 35° 8-plece Suits as low a» Parlor Suits) BUFFEIS — eae, 50c Weekly A bew!ldering | See pd mane array of fine| Mew designs in Buffets, Big n and genuine | Stock to select $62.5) from, Some pretty 16:98 patterns SATURDAY EVENINGS. 27, 1917. Thursday Is Double Profit-Sharing Day Two “Sperry’’ Gold Stamps With Each 10c Purchase ALL DAY TOMORROW "THE BIG STORE” SIXTH AVE.. 18 TO 19%! STREET Special 50c Lunch (For Thursday Only) Served in our cool, siry Lunch Reom— Fourth Floor. r This is the Semi-Annual event in which all depart- thents join in sales of most seasonable goods of every description. All Charge Purchases made during the remainder of this month will be en- tered on bills rendered August first. lestine with Rice Boiled Haddock, Chicken Clearance Before-Inventory 50-Piece Dinner Sets at *4.50 Best $5.95 grade Americari Porcelain Dinner Sets with dainty pink or blue spray design. Complete for six 100-Piece American Porcelain 100. Piece “American | Porealatn Dinner te—neat maroon ba Dinner Sets—with gold hair- and two gold lines; le lined and gold on edge; this ; regularly 415 set sells regularly at $8.25, but ; Pi owing to slight impertections, | 7 ~ Piece Lemonade Set — dainty ign; each ists they ef reduced for § ape design; each set consist tomorrow t0......... 7.50 of a 3-pint jug and 6 tumblers to match; at. 89c Hot of iced Tea of Mitk or Buttermilk Women's and Misses’ 10-Karat Solid Gold Rings, at 83.15 Dainty rings, appropriate fe Graduation, Wedding and Anniversa bite is The price, in many inst d not the cost of the gold and es the workman- P— ship. The selec- tion is wonder- fully varied, in- cluding = many handsome de- signs, set with real cameos, bloodstones, synthetic rubies and — imitation eglored stones. This is a value for which words are in- aequate, Women’s and Misses’ Smart Summer Dresses Originally Priced At $ 5 $6.75 and $7.95 There is wide range for choice in the extensive variety of distinctive styles, included in which are straight-line, two-piece effects, coat models,etc, There are some in white with contrasting colored trimmings, some in combination effects, with skirt and coat of different but stunningly har- monizing colors. > The Style Illustrated pictures a Misses’ model, with coat of novelty plaid crepe and plain colored skirt. There is also a women's model, with plain color coatee effect, and collar, cuffs, belt and skirt of novelty striped cotton crepe. Other styles are in such excellent and desir- able materials as Gingham, Linon Crash, Cotton Gabardine, Poplin and Cotton Crepe, in all the new Summer colorings and combinations, Included in the selection are the popular Kh, military effects, trimmed with butions or braid, tt) Dresses (a dashing All sizes for women and misses included in the in every style. se “ Women's, Misses’, Juniors’ and Girls’ Suits and Coats In most instances the reduced prices do not cover even the cost of the materials. The selection includes the season's most approved styles, colors and materials. Size and color ranges are incomplete, yet wide PRECIATE IT. Come early! The'Smart Idea’ Skirt Pattern Is Pattern and Material In One! No Cutting From a Pattern. No Waste of Material. A Good Fit and Well Tailored Skirt Assured. lection, though not enough to insure individdal satisfaction, Suits for Women, Misses and Juniors In th most attractive styles, develoned of Gadar- jonable Summer c dand richly lined with si 9 38-inch bust; for Juniors, 18 to for 14 and 16 year Originally priced $14.75 to $22.50 Sale at... retiseis SOOO Coats for Women and Misses won's cloverest % and raceful and becoming aids Tn black and white ef Sises for Misses and Women up to 38-inch bust, Originally Priced $9.75 to $12.75 5 Sale at . eee ’ $ Coats for Juniors it made of such ser- ck and White Checks ids; sites 15, 17 and 19 years Originally priced $10.75 Sale at... ¢ * $6.95 Coats for Women and Misses In ewagger new models, suitable for all occasions, Cholee of such desirable materials as Serge, Novelty Plaids and Thietledown, Misses and Women up to 40-inch bust can be fied. Originally Priced $14.75 & $16.50 Mie hee $7.95 Coats for Girls 3 a variety of chic styles, well made of Shepherd Checks Novelty Overplaids; sizes # to 14 years. Originally Priced $6.75 Bale Gls. scssrisssss QOCOD The new “Smart Idga” Skirt Pa tern is really wonderful. It elimi- nates cutting from @ pattern (and the mistakes which sometimes oc- cur in cutting), and allows any oman, with only a slight knowl- edge of sewing, to make a perfect fitting, well tailored skirt. The package contains the style skirt you select, with the pieces already cut—requiring only to be put together, Liberal allowance is made for good hems, seams and waist bands, yet not an inch of material is wasted, This is economy in the highest form, While the skirt is already cut for you, you save the cost of making, and of wasted material, and are assured of a skirt fitted fo your own individual measure- ments. The styles are Reduced it to $8.95 Save on Groceries Order all your table supplies in our Mammoth Pure Food Store. We offer the best quality strictly fresh pure foods at economical prices. Prompt service and quick deliveries. Mail and telephone orders filled promptly. Patch pocket Telephone Chelsea 4000, Flour models, Dutch belt effects. The F materials are: White Pique, gabar- FOUNTAIN PREMIUM PATENT PLOUR ) dines and novelty honeycomb, etc HECKER 'E SUF DRLATIVE FLOUR til. O06 6180 Waist bands, 25 to 36; Lengths, PILLSBURY'S BEST XXXX FLOUR J 37 to 42 der a oulfl nt now for the Summer and Fall months, while you can In White, 74¢ and $1.25 each secure the 1, made from selected Oid Crop Minnesota Hard Wheat, In Sports stripes, pink, green, cadet and navy, Y8e each Demonstration Main Floor, PANCY CUCUMBERS —ea (Centre.) GREEN OR WAX BEAN Fresh Vegetables h . Se NEW STRAWBBRRY RHUBARB 10c unches ae quart ¢ NEW JUNE PEAS—4 quarts Fresh Fruits SOUND, Laundry Soap OA cast ) ine $5.90 P & G. GOLD $0 FLORIDA JUICY LEMONS— BABBITT'S BEST s: for des 4 dosen, BOc; Sia oe ares | pr fm ties iaweee HORAKAID. LAUNDRY. SOA 10 SWiikt’ ORANGES— x 60¢ BABBITT’S NAP! SOAP . bare 3 doten, HTHA ) Wey 35¢ Delico Dainty Dessert ["s California Figs— MA ; ancy usually jo | BuiteRFis "76 fe. tc ale ——Spring Spinac! Fresh Butter —= -——Cri er patiane in tne nee LL eacinaeh: doten, 6LYBt Faane in a a 83:45; peck, 18 Bge] | deze be 7 Ammo Wheatsworth Biscuits riper poeta) OT ape r pereriber Dry Ammonia en Mab We del Butter flat; Ib Regular 1c boxe.sssee Bs pke we Filled Books of “‘Sperry’’ Gold Stamps Redeemable for $2.50 Worth of Merchandise in Any Department, or for $2 in Cush in the ax Office on the Fifth Floor, We Give aa Green Trading Stemps as Usual. Ask, for Them, Double gat Stampa Till 12 o'Cléck, Single aa Stamps Thereafter. ’ Double Sperry” Gold Stamps All Day Tomorrow Only.