The evening world. Newspaper, December 20, 1918, Page 15

BONE DRY BY MISTAKE, Eight #1 Falls Sploons HITCHCOCK LASHES ARMY MAIL FIASCO) “‘croses'c toate wreneue neea. Fight ealoons of Highland Falls, which , “Rankest Incompetency” Charged| Under the peltet wet tie law governing Against Post Office ‘and War the sale of intoxicants in military can- tonment zones applied to the Weet Point Department. day, that under a decision of the United Xtes Attorney General they ma: WASHINGTON, Deo, 2.—Sonator|sume operation. ‘The decision hold Hitcheock yesterday charged ‘the |the Weet Point Academy ts not @ A : - Military Academy, were notified yester- rapkest sort of mismanagement and incompetency” against the War and Holiday Cheer Comes High Post Oifice Departments in connec- 9 tion with the handling of mail mat- This Year With Evergreens |ter tor American troops abroad, He at $5, Wreaths at 35¢c. sald there had been “a miserable breakdown,” and no reasonable ex- ‘ planation for tt had been found. The Christmas tree profiteer is go- is worse, perhaps,” said Sen- mg to make dear old Santa dig down |ator Hitchcock, “but not much tn his jeans this year. Judging from|wors., than the breakdown of the , the price of trees, shoppers aro begin- | business management in his country which has failed to pay family allot- mitig to believe another trust bas) conte to the families of soldiers who sprung up. Holly wreaths are selling|are serving abroad, It ts like the ‘at prices in proportion to those asked | business breakdown which has re-| 66 trees. sulted when, as we know, soldiers in a. |ths service have gone one, two, three, There is no rush by city hous | four, five, six and in some cases seven wives to buy the high-priced treos.| months without their pay.” Wholesale dealers say the big jump a tn, prices {s due to the scarcity of FIRE IN AMERICAN STEAMER. trees. They have increased about 10% per cent, in prico since last se4son.|Carge of Eastern Cross Is Being Tho size that sold for $2 and $2.50 Discharged in Chill, last year now retail for $5. This is} LONDON, Dec. 20.—The Amertcan considered a fair.price tor an ordinary | steamer Eastern Cross, from Seattle f fr $2.60) Nov. 12, which asrived at Tocopilla, | tae es arc a Lash Dec. reports that her cargo Is afire. Wreaths that formerly brought 16; “2! bolds are being discharged. a t ‘The Fastern Cross ts one of the new ang $0 cents ence are being sold at 85) The, “Reurey. by. the Shipping Board cents, from Japan, She was last reported as | One firm has placed placards on! salling from Seattle on Nov. 12 for the tiny tr planted in flower pots,| west coast of South Ame Tocopill which : }is in Chill “Buy a live tree, Aftar Christmas you can plant it in your back yard.” ‘These sell for $3 each. ‘A dealer in West Broadway said: “We have to employ a watchman to d the trees at night, and that Costs money. If we do not sell all the trees by Christmas, we must pay gome ono to cart them away, We| ™ust make the money now.” | The predictions on turkeys are| vafying, but there will not be an oversupply. At the present time, they are golling 50 cents a pound.| Geese are 40 and 45 and roasting! f™--++- chickens 42 and 46, | Cranberries are up to 20 ‘cents a pound, The relaxing of sugar regu- | lations has caused @ greater demand ‘for them. | — IRISH BALL PATRIOTIC, hystetan will t need te ® toni supply of Ir ER-OL, @ skiifal comb!- of peptonized tron, man- pure olive of] and port will give you iron tn a man- oer that your sysiom can absorb. Olive oll will correct constipation. Port wine will tone up your ner. vous 7m and make rich red “AFTER INFLUENZA F ciate "rete? ine. be Ait ete you a va bot Di Your arumetst or denier. $1.25 A BOTTLE H._ T. Dewey Sons Co., 138 Fulton St,, N. Y., or All Liggett-Riker-Hegeman Stores Euatie’s "Chrtetmas Cheer! ies Call Lady's or Gents 3-Stene Gray Wrist Wateh v famonds| A small watch, ruarantoed and Traiger napphire | 20 years, with @ link brace: centre ia 14, poll | let, Handeomer AV he 1S | Oe seen ASTLE (252 ti2 weekly ONFIDENTIAL|$ idose s2eWeekly REDIT 1374 Broadway 2 DOORS ABOVE 57% St. Festivity om Jan. 18. Delegates from all the Irish county associations of this city held a meeting | Yast night at the Irish Counties Hall, No. | 211 East 45th Street, and made plans for the annua) Irish ball. Michael J. Burns of Roscommon was elected Chair- man of the Arrangements Committ, Tr was decided to, make the aftalr « Toe entertainment and bell, which u 0. en , pe held in the New Yorkville Casino, by Evenings ODGE DROTHERS BUSINESS CAR Dodge Brothers offer their Business Car to the business men of America as an investment they can make with certain profit. Tt will pay you to ofett as and examine this car COLT-STRATTON COMPANY COMMERCIAL CAR DEPARTMENT 109 West 64th Street Telephone Columbus 7100 Gift Furniture 2,800 Pieces at 10 to 50 Per Cent. Less Anything any home-maker could wish for—desks, desk-tables, chairs, rockers, tea w: 8, muffin stands, work-tables, en cman stands, book racks, tabourets, lamps, candlesticks—THOROUGH FURNITURE. More Than 100 Styles of Home Desks Mahogany, walnut, oak, enamels, in a lon: a of rices, from $18 for a $20 fumed oak’ desk to $368 or a 08 black lacquered desk with chair. A few examples: Black lacquered decorated desk, $82.75; regularly $92. Fumed drop-lid desk, $21.50; regularly $24, Mahogany drop-lid desk, $24; regularly $36. Walnut leaf desk oo} ee regularly $42, Mahogany drop-lid desk, $39; ularly $82. Walnut leaf desk, $31.50; regularly $34. Gray enamel! decorated tuble desk, $55.75; regularly $111.50. Ivory enamel decorated table desk, $37.75; fogerty . White enamel table desk, $16.50; regularly $33, Mahogany spinnet desk, $37.75; regularly $42. Fifth Gallery, New Building Women’s Afternoon and Street Frocks Reduced nie thy $17.50 At $24.50 ere $32.50 to $35 Velvetecns, satins and crepes de Were $45 to $50 chine. Very smartly trimmed and Charmeuse frocks. simple. Plenty of navy blue with white collars and cuffs, At $19.75 Were $38.50 to $42.50 Very good velveteen, braided or embroidered a bit. Simple tailored satin frocks, satin frocks embroid- ered with silk or trimmed with fringe. Serges, Georgette crepes, serge and satin combinations. in this group. At $38.50 Were $50 up to $78 soft lovely satins. Some serges, Second floor, Old Building Save on Boys’ Overcoats At $18.50 Reduced from §21.50 At $8.75 A S90 of pee ey, Gracy . es overcoats for 8 Ol ‘ears. Boys all-wool overcoats in Double - breasiad<bution iy e sizes 10 to 16. Some fully lined | chin—very warm, and fine for —others quarter lined. From | school Ha lay days, And they're our own good stocks, ALL-WOOL, too. Boys’ Shop—Second floor, Old Building 860 Handbags--Sale 360 chiffon velvet, black, taupe, brown, $3.50 grai .$3 150 chiffon velvet, black, taupe, brown, $4.25 grade. 300 chiffon. velvet or brocade, $7.50 grade Yrs $5 20 French silk velvet, $35 to $95 grades... .. . $24 to $63 (These 20 have sterling silver frames, several styles and sizes) 30 beaded bags, from France. . $25 to $50 (These were $36 to $88 in our own stocks). Main floor, O18 Building Last Call for SLIPPERS Slippers are the salvation of many a late Christmas Large stocks here of every kind—for men, Arranged conveniently for quick shopper. women and children. selection Saturday. Women’s and Children’s—First floor, Old Building Men’s—Burlington Arcade floor, New Building Christmas Pianos EING a statement of the many famous instruments on the WANAMAKER Roll of Honor—the largest selec- tion of good pianos, player-pianos and reproducing pianos under any one roof. Reproducing Grand Pianos $2,500 to $2,900 | Chickering Ampico (Raby ¢ Chickering Ampico (Pi Upright Player-Pianos $535 to $1,050 Pianos $725 to $1,600 Grand Pianos $585 to $1,600 ry Emerson: Angelus: : Grand Player-Pianos $1,050 to $1,400 chickering Auto de Luxe. .... “Upright Pianos $300 to $750 a). Abartment Gra Convenient terms of payments on all purchases are granted to those desiring them, Used pianos accepted in part payment, Piano Salons, First Gallery, New Building. Plano Salons open until 9 P. M. Saturday. Entrance, 9th St doors, under Bridge of Progress. Xmas morning, if desired, Delivery before Xmas or oh ‘ m Satin com- bined with Georgette crepe and all satin. Charming afternoon gowns Hudson Bay sable cape Hudson Bay sable stole One and two of a kind. Mostly All kinds of LOUIS TELLI Pipes, cigar and cigarette holders, etc, Guns and fishing tackle. Fourth Gallery, New Building Saturday’s the Day for All Men to Save GOING SALES are stil! going! There is a fine opportunity here for the soldier who is returning to civilian life—and who wants to finish out the Winter with due regard for ‘‘clothing economy.” | Bra BSP D | Bre (Queen Anne). . m0 price. - \ f / coats, too, affords an qpportunity to make your final Christmas shopping decidedly worth while. Every price quoted below is | Skunk.....5¢......$17,50 to $210 | Leopard... Black lynx . +... $37.50 to $70 | Taupe rat a third below regular. | Dyed muskrat (ifudson Marmot... "$82.50 to $100 MUFFS seal)... ++ ..$20 to $125 | Plain dyed muskrat Brown wol! $27 to $37.50 (Hudson seal)... .....654+ $250 . Taupe wolf... »» $27 to $40 | Plain dyed muskrat aes Rae Np! rm tesls Poe +4 (Hudson seal),.......404.5 $215 jatural squirrel " Taupe squirrel... $22.60 t0$30 | Black coneye ns ten $he80 Make Lasting Gifts Sable squirrel. $25 to $42.50 Pointed fox...... $95 to $135 lee ae an +4 & bo} pT dh} ne $117.50 to $122.50 Black, taupe coney $4.50 to $6 m i Silver fox ? Me SCARFS again Natural blue $575 saved for other Christmas gifts. misses in sizes 14 to 20 years. coat was $29.75). be good looking for the next two or three years— smart but not extreme in any way. of all the right colors including black, various blues, burgundy, brown, taupe, green, reind Special Gift$ n the Sports Shop Golf and sport suits, for men and young men, $22.50. Mobair sweaters reduced from $12.50 to $9. i edaga sweaters, good variety, were $20, now $13.50. A fighting dummy reduced frurn $15 to $10. Ice skates are 65c to $10. Footballs, $1.50 to $6. Shaker-knit coat sweaters for boys are $5. cou goods, in the selection of which He will advise you. First—Overcoats The fine black and oxford cheviots that men can wear on all occasions. We naan | the fabrics; we had the coats made as wt BO Ce 50 wanted them we know that they are $60 and $65 grades. About 200 in ull—at.... Second—Suits Our OWN good suits—the all-wool worsteds and } Clean-cut, attractive patterne—substantial linings. The last cheviots that wear—and still wear. of several $47.60 to $65 groups at Burlington Arcade floor—New Building Third—More Overcoats Fancy fabrics—well chosen—food. the season's selling, Originally $27.50 to large heavy coats in the lot... Fourth—More Su Winter suits—cheviots, such, The last of several Big Christmas Sale of FURS---$35,000 Worth Priced a Third Less Everyone knows how difficult it has been to obtain furs this year, Worth-while furs are hard to get at any Furs below the market price have been nothing short of an impossibility. However, we attempted the impossible—and achieved it. By two special purchases — and the reducing of prices‘on some coats and small furs in our regular stocks—we are able to offer Saturday, in time ¢ for Christmas, $35,000 worth of fine furs at 3314 per cent. @ below our regular standard prices. This sale, which embraces not only small furs and sets, but a variety of fur $300 | Caracul and natu squirrel cape Down-Stairs Stor 1,000 Brand New Coats for Women and Misses, $15 Majority were here earlier at $25, some were $27.50, one style was $22.50 ; $25,000 worth of splendid winter coats offered for $15,000. Ten thousand dollars 0 coats for women in sizes up to 42. Guaranteed by the maker to be wool through and through. Fabrics pronounced by experts to be standard $4 Most of the coats are lined throughout (earlier in the season our cheapest all lined Warmly interlined. ‘Twenty-seven styles. Staple styles which will leer. Cloth collars, plush collars and about two hundred coats have large kit coney collars— some have fur trimmed collars and pockets. The women’s coats wil! be in the Old Building, Down-Stairs, Fourth Avenue side. The misses’ coats will be in the same building on the Broadway side. | model wo have had in stock at $10. Left from 0, Some orsteds, cassimeres and 27,00 and $29.50 groups. Plenty of neat stripes and checks. All sizes...... Broadway, corner Eighth Street Georgette lynx . $850 Second floor, O! 500 coats for $5 and $6.50 a yard grades. Plenty Down-Staurs Store, Old Building Special Blouses—$3.95 and $6.75 A manufacturer’s clearance of standard $5.95 and $8.75 grades. 260 Georgette crepes at $3.95. Round neck, with or without collars and beautifully embroidered either in a vest effect or on a plain front. Flesh, white, and the popular suit shades. 100 crepe de chine waists—one model made in tailored style, with a contrasting collar and two bi buttons. Flesh and white, flesh and blue, Frence! blue with bisque, navy with bisque, ete. The other model is high at the neck, wit! long waistcoat front, buttoned all the way down—an ultra-smart Third floor, Old Building $4.85 for $7.50 Shoes sounds good. And best of all | —it is TRUE, The $7.50 , $43 5D | evades for $4.86 are black and ba tan leather shoes with leather | soles, The styles are good, | The sizes 844 to LL. ve Socks . Silk—in black, hogany. .55¢ Cotton and wool mixed — for varmth, Not ribbed. Natural color 65¢ Black, white and gray, .60¢ Cotton and wool mixed — not ribbed—black, white and colors. . $1 Silk and wool mixed— shot effects~-various colors $1.25 artnatn tendo ft $24.75 its $24.50