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— j ; Fiy Across the Nevada, ‘The first attempt to fly over the { @erra Nevada Mountains will be Mado to-day by army aviators, it @as announced here yesterday by aviation oMfolals. Lieut. J. M. Fetters, in a De Haviland plane, and Lieuts. T. 8. Curtis and William Beck, tn Curtiss planes, will start from Math- ers Field, near Sacramento, for Og- ee Utah, a distance of about 700 miles. Comsaer your living expenses carefully. No matter how you figure and p an you): can’t seem to make your income stretch sufficiently to cover everythin in these high-cost-of-living days-—atd you put clothing for ourself and family last on the list, allowing your personal appearance to suffer as a consequence. convenien ‘Say, hor credit is simpl pineligs to pay a wee If you could take advantage of the ce of a charge ac- count as your neighbor does, youcould manage nicely, you but you can’t seem to acquire the privilege of pur- chasing on credit larger - department stores, where the basis for credit is the ability to pay cash. Well, your credit is at this store, where your basis in the ood y the ability and{¢ as little as a dollar on your account, over a period of time to suit yourself, for de seasonable, reasonably price for the entire -family. pepe clothing Hecht Bros., 53-57 West 14th St., near 6th Ave. apart the proposition, A dollar a weck for a share in the Victory of which you are living in the freedom of the States of America with a home—and a family—and a job—and a future. Isn’t it worth it? VICTORY COUPON BOOK Ms red Well, then, go to'the nearest. | ove ssovicurr No$2 docs and $1. wool, bank or bond booth today and get at least one Coupon Book. T Eufemia Giannini By Sylvester Rawling. UFEMIA GIANNINI, lytic #0- prano, made her New York de- last night. While her parents were Italians, she was born in America and now lives in Was tah She has sung in opera in in, Italy, and that her bent is for the operatic rather than for the concert stago is manifest. Her arias included Puccini's “Vissi d'arte,” “In quelle trine morbide,” and “Mi chiamano Mimi;” Verdi's “Ah, fors’ e lui,” and Charpentier’s “Depuis le jour.” Among her songs were Chausson’s “Les Papil- lons,” Tosti’s “Le Serenata” and “Love is the Best of All,” from Victor Her- bert's “Princess Pat Miss Giannini'’s voice has both power and quality, her top notea round and luscious, but it lacks variety and needs polishing and, last night at least, Miss Giannini showed little temperament. Marcella Sembrich, past mistress of the art of singing, was present and stayed until the end. I asked her if she were to take Miss Giannini as a pupil, but enigmatic smile. « Caruso on concert tour is drawing phenomenal crowds. In Nashville he had an audience of 5,000; in St. Louis and in Kansas City eath more than 8,000. Special honors were paid to him in St. Louis, where the city flag was presented to him by the Mayor. Mrs. Caruso, who is with him, says it is their honeymoon trip, Scotti and his grand opera com- pany, touring the southwest, are highly successful. In Memphis, Shreveport, Houston and San Antonio they performed to sold out houses. > ARMY WILL INSTALL AERIAL HIGHWAYS: Landing Fields to Be to Be Built at Thirty-Two Cities, From New York to the Pacific. WASHINGTON, May 7.—The army plans for co-operating with muni- ctpalities, air landings would be es- tablished at 32 cities, including New York, Albany, Buffalo and Syracuse and extending to the Pacific Coast. Major Gen. Charles T. Menoher, Director of Air Service, said that the idea was to inaugurate a system of postal, commercial and pleasure use. The ‘air service will co-operate fully selection of landing fields. The latter will require a minimum of 600 runway, and the usual telephone, transportation and-fuel aupply ser- by right United Victory On $100 Victory Note—$4 down and $2 « week. Ona $600 Victory Note—$20 down and $10 a week. 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Sembrich's reply was only an Air Service announced to-day that! as part of the War Department's! aerial highways capable of military, | with the Post Office Department, and | also with municipal authorities in the | | i |e May White Sale Extra Size Undermuslins Perhaps no better test of the careful planning and thou 4 ful merchandising of our May White Sale may be had t the ample provision that has been made for the women who wear extra sizes. Styles are as good and almost as varied as in the regular sizes and the designs are especially built for stout women,—combining fit, comfort and durabi Every seam is reinforced where the strain is Breatest. EXTRA SIZE DRAWERS. . Of soft muslin with ruffle of emb: ity. EXTRA SIZE CORSET COVERS............ oeeat ¢ 93 Soft muslin, lace or embroidery trimmed. EXTRA SIZE ENVELOPE CHEMISES....... at $1.25 Of fine nainsook, lace trimmed. Others up to $2.95. EXTRA SIZE STRAIGHT CHEMISES. . at $1.39 Of soft nainsook, embroidery trimmed. Others up 5 EXTRA SIZE COMBINATIONS...... seeeeee At $195 Made of nainsook, lace or embroidery trimmed. EXTRA SIZE NIGHT GOWNS...........7... t $1.39 Of soft muslin, trimmed with lace or embroidery. Others is LS, $4.50 EXTRA SIZE NIGHT GOWNS.............. at $1.85 White Crepe, lace or ribbon trimmed. EXTRA SIZE PETTICOATS.............:.+. at $1.29 Made of fine muslin, with embroidered ruffle. Others up to $4.95 Assottments Are Still Good and Values Greater in Regular Size Undermuslins NIGHT GOWNS CORSET COVERS Of soft muslin, with 79c etna pellet pete embroidered edge. muslin. Embroidery trimmed, Of fine nainsook, va- ’ 47c riously trimmed in 93c Soft muslin or nain. dainty laces and em- sook. Models tailored broidery. Others up or trimmed with laces to $1.95. or embroidery. Flesh batiste in a pretty tailored model. Crepe in fleah or white, ‘Trimmed with lace. Nainsook in several dainty styles. Lace and embroidery trim- med. Philippine hand em- broidered with dainty hand scalloping. ENVELOPE 93c 93c $1.29 CHEMISES 79c Nainsook trimmed with embroidery in- rien and lace edges. Nainsook or muslin, $1.39 ome with V necks, Ribbo: t |. trimmed. oO vier eae pees 93c Nain are with lace or embroidery ing. Others with fine embroidery and lace insertions. ibbon shoulder straps. Flesh batiste with dainty hand embroid- ery. Nicely finished. Extra sizes of nain- sook with lace inser- tion and ribbon Nainsook Val. laces, lace medal- lions and beading, rib Crepe, flesh or white, trimmed with ing. Others $1.85. Flesh batiste trimmed with stitching, some hand embroidered. Others to $2.50, $1.39 $1.39 93c $1.25 $1 39 Extra size gowns of muslin with embroid- ery or lace and ribbon. $1.39 $1.85 with fine Fine nainsook, sleeve- less or tiny sleeves. , bon drawn. Others to Val. and other laces $2.95 and embroideries, thers up to $6.95. @ $1.85 Ext size muslin or BLOOMERS gues age tet h 45c Bloomers of flesh ba- . Others op to #495. C iste with reinforced 95: seats; elastic at waist sizes of white and knees, 85 Extra crepe, lace and ribbon trimmed, $1 $1.95 Trimmed styles in flesh color crepe, with clastic at waist and knees, 69c Philippine gowns, hand made and with clon: “Ribbon | $1.89 [eis mete drawn, waist and knee bands. loomingdales—Main Floor Everyone Buys TOILET GOODS In the Big May Sale Or so it seems when one looks into our Drug Department. Of course, the wide scope of the sale makes it an event to interest any person of either sex. All sorts of household remedies, manicure articles, vanities, rubber goods, bath needs and comforts, moth preventives—all these and more —at reduced prices. N. B. Sale prices include new revenue tax. Bloomingdates—Main Floor Wallpapers at Reductions We have selected May, the month of moving, when new wallpapers are most in demand, to effect a clear- ance of this seasons patterns in Artcraft and other choice wallpapers by considerable reductions on their regular prices: Artcraft Papers 9c Roll Sold Only with Borders to Match at 1c Yard A variety of pleasing all-over and floral stripe design in a choice of coloring and widths of stripes, Two-ply Heavy Duplex Also, a varied assort- Oatmeals, fadeless. In all ment of two-tone effects; colors, reduced to 19¢ roll. damask designs, grass cloth Sold only with matching eee colltasariie Bloomingdales—-Third Floor Our First Offering of aes be |NEW SUMMER DRESSE Over a Thousand Ginghams : Voiles: Novelties $5, 50 and %8. 29: PERFECTLY fresh — of course — for they are just emerging from their. wrappings. a And perfectly new — also of course—or we wouldnt have chosen them. Charmingly * simple and made as carefully as though they were expensive and elaborate. . Colorings are that maturer for ri iowa and Cream, Kaltex Fibre Rocker $8.95 Extra strong —_ construction with steel braces woven over with fibre. Fancy cretonne covered loose seat cushion over spring ay and garden-like, omen welcome, Well worth coming to see—and buy, loomingdales—Main Floor. rranging our splendid stead of she 1 Vhird and Fourth Floors as formerly: This time the reductions are on just such items as women are stocking for' to make country homes habitable and city homes more comfortable. A Idw price indeed for so complete a set. In any desired special fi $28.00 and wide arms. seat will stand up under the heavicst Green finish. Unusually high broad fi high Quantity arms. nish, usage. limited of the extremely low price, High Back Rocker Unusually durable tion with steel-braced arms. comfortable back broad Unusually good looking in natural or green Unupually low-priced at aad | a there are pay the new dark tonings All sizes from the 16-year isses to the 44 Womens. Substantial Reductions on, SUMMER FURNIFUR: STILL other groups of sterling grade furniture are sacrificed to ent Aut ts our Ai stocks of fine furniture all on thi fourth Floor,—in- This 6-Piece Reed Set: $88. a Of finest reed construction with Joose cushions covezed in fine meaty cretonne, over spring seats. At the price quoted in the following finishes: Grey Stain, POxty Color, inish or enamel, at a slight extra cost. Pieces sold separately at the dcllewiee prices: Plenty of Chairs for the Piazza are % Thriftily Possible at These Low Prices ¢ Porch Rockers: $3.50 Pleasing to look at and com- fortable to sit in. is this high backed model with broad seat A double cane Natural or because construce with seat and $4.88 Willow Arm Chair Piazza Rocker: $1.39 $5.39 Very special at the price is Imported French Willow | this’ all maple frame. tocker, Seat 18x 2034 in. Back 24 in. | with rattan. seat; strongly B25 Textia, ayy for | constructed throughout, Lime fancy cretonne to fit. | ited quantitiy. A truly wonderful value at 1) ishes,—-Antique Ivory and t and coral P Buffet China Cabiner Yea Wagon... Cha'ts (4 in the set) each. r i j HI |. excer $22 26. 15.75 Be 10,251 Flower Bloomingdales—Vourth Floor, 10-Piece Breakfast Roonf Suite: $148.00 ionally rately priced a 5 5 Ihe io a ro pleasing design and offered in two attractive e scheme of fin ¢ Tiaymore Hotel—chrome greea follows Ferner Pot Stand © { x