The evening world. Newspaper, May 28, 1918, Page 6

Franklin Simon e Co, Fifth Avenue, 37th and 38th Sts, Cool, Summery and Distinguished by Smart Simplicity this Dai» y Separate Organdie Sxirt For Women and Misses 7.95 SFFECTIVE in white, Copen, pink or or chid; tucks above wide hem are used exclusively as a trimming, wide belt, inset pockets OTHER NEW MODEL SUMMER SKIRTS At Special Prices White Cotton Gabardine Skirt with unusually wide girdle trimmed with double row oflarge pearl buttons through self-bound button- holes; novel tucked pockets. 6.75 Washable Satin Sport Skirt of excellent uality white satin, self bound slashed pockets, self covered i button trimmed. 11.50 ) b Silk Poplin Skirts two distinct models im oyster white, gray, tan, black or navy; slashed or patch pockets, wide detachable belts trimmed with self covered buttons. 12.75 WAIST and HAT tdlustrated, from our shops Fourth Floor SEPARATE SKIRT SHOP— Brooklyn’s Biggest Credit House 219, 221, 223, 225, 227 | 64, 166, 168 and 170 Grand Street Smith Street Cor. Driggs Ave. BROOKLYN Cor, Wyckoff St, $100 WORTH OF FURNITURE, $1 WEEKLY | This Advertisement With You and Get Your TEN Per Cent. Bring TI Discount Off Your Credit Purchase When Opening a New Account Clothing for Your wn Whole Family on Easy Terms NS RESUIUEAT ORS 0 i 4 a } i _ Ui TF FONIERS Refrigerators as high ac $35; Ltt fi Buliet byt ga Be Buttes as high as tops, with good one as 316-49 ne shelf 5 : —— pen Monday and Saturday Evenings nt | Won’t Rub Off! SemouwA never soils garments—sheds moisture ; and perserves all leathers. For convenience, /, get this handy StinovA Home Set This substantial dauber and polisher make shining quick, easy and economical, Ask Nearest Store BLACK TAN WHITE /, E Sunday World’s Want Directory makes more “Offers of Positions” than any other, two mediums in the universe. SPECIAL PRICING ON PUMPS AND OXFORDS Give Their Side. referred tere from tenants p day's Bvening World ments property with n Quer va} ajuati The property sessed In 1916 the tax been $185. ‘The Bvening World has looked up the increases in taxes on apart- ed in RAISES IN RENTS | FAR EXCEED TOTAL OF TAK INGREASES =: !‘Tenant Shows vs Falsiy of One Owner's Claim—Landlords Increase In Taxes Compared With Increase in Rents. GROUPED AND PRICED AT $4.75 1917 the valuation was $9,600. ‘The tax rate had risen to 2.09, which We have gone through our stock of new Spring meant @ tax bill of $198. In Pumps and Oxfords and taken those that were some- 1918 the valuation still stood at lete in size’ $9,500, and the tax rate to what incomplete in sizes. Regardless of their value, 241. Result, a tax bill of $228.95, we have grouped them in one lot at one price. This ‘The valuation on another plece is an opportunity worthy of your attention. You of property in Brooklyn was $24,000 in 1916. It was raised to $25,000 will find footwear in this assortment that sold as high as $8.00. Queen Quality Boot Shop 32 West 34th Street in 1917 and to $30,000 in 1918. tax rate in Brooklyn in 1917 and the was 240 in which meant a $720 tax bil nerease with rate Compare the now asked! | To the Faditor of The Evening World I live in @ tenement on S Avenue, the Bronx. My wife Red Cross worker: In the scriptions for $20,000. 1 was 07, which meant a $517.50 tax bill, 1918, ents recer a nt \nd Liberty Loan drive I took sub-| !mereased | s than al, | | | It is kindly requested that merchandise for Credit or Exchange be returned within seven days Franklin Simon 8 Co, Fifth Avenue, 37th and 38th Sts. For WEDNESDAY WOMENS SUMMVER DRESSES At Special Prices Women’s Voile Dresses In white or a variety of plain colors, also of plaid voile in new summer shades; emb’d collars, tucked or pleated skirts. 12.75 Women’s Embroidered Crepe Dresses Of Cotton Crepe in white or pastel shades with an allover pattefn embroidered in white; organdie collar and cuffs; crochet button trimmed. 15.75 Women’s Japanese Crepe Dresses Tailored model in pink, light blue, lavender, rose or tan; collar and undersleeves of white organdie; wide tuck over hips, inset with pockets. Women’s Scotch Gingham Dresses Checked gingham dresses in all the fashionable shades, with collar, cuffs, vestee and narrow folds on skirt and long sash of white organdie 18.50 19.75 Women’s Organdie Dresses Plain color organdie dresses; lace trimmed, self ruffled, embroidered or effectively combined with taffeta silk, many with wide ribbon sashes. 29.50 SPECIAL FOR WEDNESDAY 9 P, = ss | Women’s Afternoon Gowns NEW SUMMER MODELS Dresses of foulard silk, flowered Georgette crepe, crepe de chine or taffeta silk; draped, surplice or tunic models, many with organdie collars and vestee; tucked, pleated or draped skirts. Unusual at « 29. 50 WOMEN'S GOWN SHOP Third Floor week before the end of March my, |ehtidren?” When T way five they r 1 "Maaint act oe Ste i landlord notified me that on April 1 | fuse to rent to me. to we would be agen from $29 to $36 baid the increase, ! = sad ‘ eighteen tenants in the rs stood indiord got $90 a the oth same Borage the month more from his Apri rents than | @tlttats Hotlermakers' Soctety Pute be om ete et March. ‘This is at the Han on Speed @ year, though the In-| LONDON, May 28.—An_ atten crease. in’ “hls taxes, which I have Cian & record for hi taken the trouble to the shipyard of J. Crichtor look up, amounts Had he raised each 50 cen j to Silla year. tenant's rent | would have ec 1 the tax increase, A VICTIM The Bronx, May 2 ’ Kents Ha Ip Geta Ne, | ’ ' To the Editor of The Evening World The company owning certain apart- ments on Post Avenue and Sherman Avenue, above Dyckman Street, served notice on the tenants last yeer of an increase in rents, to cover the extra Increase jn taxes and for jani- tor service, coal, and so on. The People accepted the increase, which | Was more than necessary to cover the {extra expense. But, taking advan- tage of conditions, company did Increase sularies of janitors. When @ change was made, it go: help for less money than what It bad oo paying. When tenants complained about the difference in service, they were told | it was impossible to get the proper |help and to be patriotic and put up ‘with it, ‘This statement can be | Proved should any one care to inves- |Ugate. The heat and hot water ser- |vice was very bad, and the excuse was: “We can't get coal.” At that time the people had no choice aud had to stand for the hold-up. | A few days ago the company seut around notices to the tenants: “Oo Account of the increase in taxes, 8, and r mainte. buildings are com- an increase in our! rents, e not as yet deter- mined our schedule, but we will no- {tify you within a short time. | t any one see what they are reling the 1 put to find they will ENANT. long? bins how much of a shak stand for New York, May 2% Excuse for | One year ago | My landlord tells me | been trebled, Lam pa the taxes have L know is not This by the excl |borhood, then 1 | How in the na od is @ man to raise a family, buy Liberty bonds and help all the charitable soctetics on $22 a week? New York, c. K. M " Rent Raised, 12 World in a building yania Avent living in this built. ‘The building @ince owner does not a without a lease Inst November I paid an Increase Now I have just re- notice th here will be an Pye ie fi y to take effect | F. L. Special Summer Deliveries to Long Island and Jersey Shore Points Begin Saturday, June 1. ty Owner Cites Ine eee "Best & Co I we ahaa rif you will be fair enough to print the landlord's side of this ° Fifth Ave. at 35th St. is Established 1879 he be und ce :: ‘ ladly 1 sévera [cate eae For Decoration Day ital Invested is $1 red janitor, who has been w 2 jeight years, left in th dc erties ae eae | Women’s |notice that he had another job and - ° was not going to do janitor work any Wh W. h Sk " I have another one now, a ‘ |ored man with one hand, and he ite as irts | more than my capital of $15,000 brings per ton more for coal | Unusual new sport styles. Fogg degen Smart novelties (just introduced) for outing. ad all the. te Simple. graceful skirts —straight and plain ) per cent, increase in’ wag ‘ . ¢ : " to workmen. I pay my janitor 100 per tailcred—such as are most becoming and most cent. increase in wage nd lad [* + s } s ing ar POGUE MANOC Ree ane OneU tne comjortatle for summer shopping wear. ant get all t benefits, an 1 they not pay for the sa ‘an any one tell me why the jd pay all these increa he does not live on the premi the tenants who do have all the be > "The taxes have increased pn tenants oF $8 more & month, pot a week e reaulred to or a day, or $24 ¢ ' year, they have the presumptior to | Say profiteering, What do they really know about it? A WIDOW PROPER TY OWNER, | Brooklyn, M Foreign Lando Refuse to Make | ements. he Ealitor of The Evening World | ing in an apartment house | run by foreigners who and do nothing in up- » United States Govern- They will not make any repairs or jo anything at all according to the to tenants on tak Last wint oves and pay } I was for six weeks with- {out hot or cold water, They refused o allow 1 ent. off iny rent, the rent on March again another $1 ri ve 1 will get an n the ff Lam. a native of the Clty of New York, having been born in City Hall Place seventy-four years ago. jouse her filled with a nice ing, ndustrious ten- am now i them to send ir complaints to you. The house lorventer Avenue T READER Yet . ndlord he Fa moved into this house a short time ago. I live here one month and the landlord rai the rent I rented this flat n the janitor, and I tol had five chil dren ‘id it was ail right » landlord found out we had five children he sent us a notice to move, He wants the tlat {vacant by June 1 He has eight children of bis own yet be makes me move because lL have 1 ud wherever I go for a dis lie firet thing they ask is, “How “inany ; I would like to know what I should do with m dren #0 onth, Not having time to/to,™it) my children a arrange fer moving. r remained and, in Br orda are me STOPS RIVETING CONTEST, Six Artistic Photographs of yourself or any member of family in special folder of tint book form — AT THE SPECIAL PRICE OF Plain and fancy cotion gabardines; Russian cord, All sizes and all lengths. -VERY SPECIAL Women’s Silk Shirtwaist Frocks | 14.75 A new model made of crepe de simple straight shirtwaist lines, girdle, pockets and trimmings. Navy, érey, flesh and white. I can tive very Independent | — MRS. J. 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