The evening world. Newspaper, February 28, 1918, Page 11

ee Samer POORGAS BIGBILLS UNANIMOUS PLAINT oC RT RN TT TROON PN EE OT RRR OA No lighting and heating gas and that the lowering of the has been ac ditis Twenty inspectors of the Commiasion are already obtaining evidence, Kvery| mpanied by a jacking up of came and t cave it Service ox and put it ba nd sent me the same | jold bills ag ch I won't | THE EVENING WORLD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, PASTOR RUSSELL'S PAPERS SEIZED AFTER 8 ARRESTS # month 1 refused to pay. ‘The k my w section of the Bronx and the extreme Siew x enue i ‘ * mint . ”| hat hiss " northerly end of Manhattan will be| GT vy Per ua Gans Seat GK we Whi Predic visited jimpeasibie to get heat from dis Ras W Tak Another gas investigation by the| Steve, whi oli, - tame 1572 Kast b said the gas| ¥ the arte {Commission seeks to place respon-| 9 ee a. ine Brome ip si y for the unusvally large num-|[Urnished | thiol tdi beet - Electric Company recently has been - ber of amphyziations (hroUgbOTt tae eee oii ieee tas. beet Reryina . jeity during the last few months.|°F S¥ch aie shite Mbcba Service Board Makes Sweeping | heath Comminciones Areetec has|Compelled to purchare an oil stove Investigation in Bronx and |P¢titioned the Commission to ex-| Mrs raid yh oa ies ii th amine aid she proteste o the Upper Manhattan. ‘The Public Service Commission to- @ay began a swoeping Investigat Of numerous charges that the Bronx Gas Company and the Consol Jated| Gas Company are supplying inferior te eee 8 em Report Many Cases of Rheumatism Now Saye we must keep feet dry; avold exposure and eat less meat, Stay off the damp ground, avoid ex- | gocere, keep fect dry, eat less ment, rink lots of water and above all take | Hy spoonful of salts occasionally to ren Cove urte acid, eumatism is caused by poisonous toxin, called uric acid, which te gen- arated in the bowels and absorbed into the blood. It is the function of the kidneys to filter this acid from the} blood and cast {t out in the urine. | ‘The pores of the skin are also a means ‘of freeing the blood of this impurity. yin damp and chilly, cold weather the Skin pores are closed, thus forcing the |“ kidneys to do double work, they be-| come weak and sluggish and fail to eliminate this uric acid, which keeps accumulating and circulating through the system, eventually settling in the Joints and m causing stiffness, soreness and ‘alled rneumatism. At the first twinge of rheumatism! twet from any pharmacy about four| @unces of Jad Salts; put @ tablespoon-| 55 tul in @ glass of water and drink be fore breakfast each morning for a week. This is said to eliminate uric acid by stimulating the kidneys to formal action, thus ridding the blood gf these impurities. Jad Salts is inexpensive, harml ‘and is made from the acid of gra and lemon Juice, combined with lithta and {is used with excellent results by thousands of folks who are subject to theumatism. Here you have a pleas- which overcomes uric acid and is bene- ficial to vour kidnevs as well—Advt. At Subway Sta OF OUR Reducti BLOUSE, COATS, SUITS Mitten. = Formerly to $30.00} 77 Fharede 47 Friday... .*11°° Do not expect to fir come expecting the bigg None C. 0. D. | low | $2.10 to ant, effervescent lithia-water drink| « FULTON STREET corner ot BRIDGE STREET Friday the Last Day Automatic Every Winter SUIT, COAT, DRESS, SKIRT and FURS must be sold by Friday, March Ist ne Day That Makes the Price i) Here’s How It Works: nN Copy of Ticket s ona $12.50 Garment ane} and DRESSES) °° “+2250 All Higher-Priced Garments Marked At Proportionate Reductions ALL SALES MUST BE FINAL di cvery ste st bargains your money ever bought, NO FREE ALTERATIONS ALE AT FULTON STREET STORE ONLY Qe! the quality of the gas now] used in this clty. He wants to know| if the increase is due, as the gas com panies claim, to carelessness on the part change is responsible. There have been deaths by gas asphyxiation since } Dec 1 In its Investigation of the quality and pressure of gas the Commission has heard a number of wit- | es. Assistant Corporation Coun- O'Brien, enting the city, called residents of the easterly part of The Bronx, the territory served by the Bronx Gas and BPlectric Com- pany, who testified as to acter of the gas. Reynolds of No, 2219 Trinity Avenue, who said that for the past four months the gas has been so bad that he was frequently unable to read by gaslight He would not work represe he char One was James said his gas heater the pressure was so there wasn't suffic to heat a kettle of water and thet the lght frequently went out “The quality is low and the price high,” the He said his ent warmth declared witness. two dollars higher than formerly, yxiation in your neighborhood ? ynolds aske No; we do we try to be careful, Henry Uhl, of No. 121 not turn on the gas a retired business man Beach Avenue, ed poorly and furn Meyer t Bronx Property Owne of th gave Presiden of the Asso Chester similar ation and a member Taxpapers’ Alliance, testimony James MoCloskey years old, No, 680 West the district served by the Consol- »j, complained about increases in » bills and had gus service. “T used to get bills ranging from $2.25 per month,” tho sald, I now use exactly the same quantity of gas, but I get dills as high as $9.04 seventy-eight Tih Street, in tion, Brooklyn FAMOUS on Sale ot consumers or whether the! ¢ in the method of making gas| a 400) paratus wé danger of asphyxiatior he creased by the Bronx Gas Ele tric Company during Nover D cember and January Low, Average. Hirh, Novem|» I ” ‘ December 17.5 4 January 86 i > 70,000 Motor Tracks to Carry [ning t fr gas bills have ben one or} “Have there ben any deaths from | said the] shed very | c COATS, SUITS and DRESSES ox \Formerly to $20.00 165 ‘J Fritay.....*10-% and color in every style, but No Exchanges mpany concerning poor qua nd high bills and her safe ranges yuld not knew of no such de sted rampaign of education asa wing figures show w andle power has been gradually de Supplies for Ura ALBANY, 2 Edwin Dufty the W n western point south. The truc Monroe > “BULL” M’CARTHY ILL. PLEASURS 4 with BARNEY BERNARD MONROE CLOTHES at $17 —correct style —exact fit —wear giving fabrics and 100% value Exercise real foresight and buy two MONROE suits at $17 now. trimmings and labor are soaring a stocks now provide— In MONROE CLOTHES at $17 your fullest money's worth— share in all our savings~ We make MONROE CLOTHES direct We operate 18 upstairs MONROE (¢ SHOPS We never have “Sales” We sell MONROE 140,000 men CLOTHES volume buying Come up--See MONROE CLOTH the difference in our $17 price f these same fabrics are elsewhere p and you'll buy here. MANHATTAN 42 nd StYr.cor Bway SOES42nd / mapison NASSAU /% = ‘’FRANKroeT 5S CORTIAND’* **@ BWAY 14th *epp. ACAD MUSIC 23rd cor. 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It instant stops the pain in corns, callouses and inions. It's simply glorious. Ah! iow comfortable your feet feel after ”” You'll never limp. or your face in pain. Your hoes won't tighten and hurt your feet Get a cent box of “Tix” now from any druggist. Just think! a | whole year's foot comfort for only 25 ents.—-Advt world that draws pus exudations whi t and cause i" | | | ' | | WRITE FOR New York City | “Vollrath’’; 1918. ob 9a, Peau’ ihre Broadway at Ninth. Enter the March Sales Store Closes at 5 Going direct to the sources of supply abroad and at home; Placing orders earlier than usual (more than a year ago Rushing in belated shipments by express; Reducing our own stocks to meet an emergency All these sum up briefly why these Wanamaker Semi-Annual Home Furnishing | bountiful as ever before in assortments and savings March Sale of CHINA and GLASS | Savings Mostly of 25 to 331-3 Per Cent. events are ¢ | 2,000 English, French American Dinner Sets FROM FRANCE $125. our $185 grade—108-piece sets $67.50—our $87.50 grade-—108-piece sets $50—our $70 grade— 107-piece sets $37.50 —our $50 grade~-108-piece sets $30 - our $47.50 grade— 101-piece sets FROM ENGLAND Porcelain dinner sets; richly gilt. $22.50-—-our $34 grade-—102-piece sets $27.50- our $40 grade | 102 and 107-piece sets $20. our $30 grade— 107-piece seis FROM AMERICA | $12- our $18.50 grade -100-piece sets $15— our $20, $21 and $22 grades | 106 and 107-piece sets $20— our $27.50 and $30 grades 107-piece sets | $25--our $35 and $40 grades--107-piece sets Open Stock Dinner Sets We shall offer dinner sets made up trom our year-in-and- -year-out open stock patterns at an average discount of 20 per cent. from our regular prices. The modern housewife must keep her kitchen up to war-time standards only for ott food, but the proper time-and-labor saving utensils with which to prepare it. N the same as you will find in our regular The March Sa stocks. The quality of these regular stocks is remains the same, but Prices Drop 10 t Large supplies were contracted for. Every art Refrigerators | White Mountain—-15 to 30 Per Cent. Less Lift cover, side icing and apartment house styles; selected hardwood; nickel-plated solid bronze locks and hinges. Enamelware 2,500 Pcs.—20 Per Cent, Turquoise blue, lined with white; every covered Less LOTHES to over volume business gives us the benefil of {ES rom wha See niceda — OPEN EVENINGS m9 l Monroe SUITS - OVERCOATS SATURDAYS 1 TILL 1O (NO CHARGE POR | ALTERATIONS | America's, Largest SATISFACTION GUARANT D Clothes EVENING CLOTHES Retail Clothiers i catiessbiannpninremneer eemeninescaameens OR MONEY REFUNDED BRONX Bergen Ave., BROOKLYN Court & Montague- Fulton & Hout - - §87 Fulton at Fiatbush NEWARK-151 Market St JERSEY CITY-Newark av at Bry PATERSON-220 Main St. YONKERS ~*Get (1) Square 149 ow & | kind of wooden article made for the kitchen piece with enameled cover; every piece seamleaa. Sewing Machines Standard Rotary; $34.50 were $45 be sent home during Mareh on th the balance at $1 weekly b wing machine is also a time 8 to the usual machine's 100 Wooden Ware 10 to 30 Per Cent. Less The offering of wooden ware now at a discount in the face of prevailing conditions is a good teat of the service of this March Sale. Included is almost every = | irat pay Standard | making | Bathroom Fittings Enameled and Nickel-Plated Wanamaker bathroom fittings will not rus finishes —« lated on brass; the ot ered with white porcelain which is guaranteed not to peel off | Cutlery Kitchen Knives--25 Per Cent. Finest quality steel; cocobol paring knives, carving kn KNICKERBOCKER Less or ebony handles ead knives, k (Other months, 15e a cake) The price of all soaps (like other essentials) ha increased-—-Knickerbocker Hard Water S cluded. year, instead of reducing the size of the cake, the price was raised to 15¢ March to 1de for two cake It lathers freely in hard water cleansing and softening effect ia scented with almonds, or It is ideal for toilet and bath 290,880 Cakes have been received for the opening of the sale We make it up in large quantities like this, leay ing off the individual wrappings and specia boxes, and sell it unwrapped in cartons of six ¢: It has a thoroug on the rh be had unscentec the following 24 cakes $1.80 48 cakes $3.60 of Housewares offers these very kinds- During March HALF Price—2 Cak ap in- English and French Decorated China Plates to one-half pasert plates Uur own stocks reduced from one-t Included are service plates, salad pl and fruit plates—all richly decorated. $20,000 Cut Glass to Go for $12,000 4,837 pieces, specially purchased to sell at prices a little over half our regular rates; | 1,000 pieces taken from our own stocks and reduced one-fourth to one-half in price. American Table Glassware Reduced by One-third to One-half stocks of four patterns (com- | Our complete prising 15,000 pieces) are included Goblets, tumblers, sary pieces for the tab! dozen, Two patterns 70c dozen for kinds we usually sell for $1 (based on our regular prices) from two leadin, standard © 40 Per Cent. icle is perfect ne glass and all other neces- je. Cut and needle etched 3,000 doz. Water Tumblers at almost Half $1.50 dozen for tumblers we sell regularly wide optic needle etched 500 dozens Plain Blown Water Tumblers Sale of LAMPS $14,000 worth for $8,400 ric floor and table lamps with shades to te manufacturers. lamps, floor lanterns, table lampa, boudoir lamps. Second Gallery, New Building ——— These ¢ For the March Sale that quality there are no seconds, Nickel-plated Ware for $2.50 30 dozen Floor I not Percolators, Casseroles, Pie Dishes, etc. Every piece is nickel-plated on brass or copper— percolators, stove coffee pots, puddin, dishes, casseroles, trays, crumb tray ani Feather Dusters Savings of 10 to 20 per cent. less Made of selected ostrich feathers, securely fastened; the latter of wool. | parlor, picture and wall dusters dishes, pie scraper sets. Aluminum Utensils Cooking Utensils pans, sauce pans, dow Articles of Iron -20 per cent. Duplicates of our regular stocks; tea kettles, omelet, Tle rice b oilers, skillets, ete, less Many Kinds--One-Third Less Anh cans, garbage ¢ skillets, dutch ovens, cent, less. 4, water pails; nod choppers Utensils of Tin Heavy Polished or Japanned Finish Wash boilers, tea kettles, rice boilers, pot steamers, covered buckets, etc.—all polished tin ens. xes, etc, waffle irons, all at 3315 per tin in white, vad and cake boxes, can- 4 10 to 50 per cent. Electrical Devices strainers, of heavy ; brown Irons, Percolators, Chafing Dishes ‘ona will bi $4.50 Our $5 electri colators will be be $6 Hard Water Soap According to our usual custom, we have halved the price for | ACTUAL SIZE akes and upwards (thus saving cost March Is the Time to Buy a Year’s Supply For family supplies, and for business houses who use soap in large quantities, we suggest $5.40 144 cakes 72 cakes Main floor, Old Building and Down-Stairs Store $3.85; our $7 ing dishes will Seventh Gallery, New Building es for 15¢ $10.80