The evening world. Newspaper, June 26, 1919, Page 15

MRS. AL JOLSON SUES FOR DIVORCE IN CALIFORNIA. Says Comedian Told Her He Loved Her Better 3,400 Miles Away— Wants Alimony, Y OAKLAND, Calif, June 26.—Mre. \Menrietta Jolson to-day had on file Built for divorce against Al Jolson, the comedian. She alleged that Jolsen pent her to Califorma from New York last Marph, declaring “he loved -her ) better 3,400 miles away.” “He tells me I'm only a small town kid, anyway,” sho said. , © Mrs. Jolson asks $2,000 a month all- Sor Mete.Pa ere. = to me” sald Al Jolson “Tt hen told fornia to sp@d wife,” ceeetetionnn SAYS BUSSES BLOCK AVENUE Police Commismoner asked the Board of Estimate and Ap- portionment to tak keep the busses from 260 to 300 feet| apart on the congested parts of Fifth Avenue. ‘The Commissioner that the ration Counsel rules that there jv nothing in the franchise giving city the right to space out , but he suggests that the Board test the status of ded ‘leaving shortly gor Call- the summer with my ranchise in the of the divorce suit. by the military authorities to dis- pose of murplus supplies of army shoes in France have been withdut success the War Department was in- formed and instructions were quested regarding the ret) surplus to the United Stat Enright has ® such action as will BOSTON, June 36. says r was held the eo busses, | tions, there was ni courts. would take place. Wholesome Sweet Y% and % Pound mn Package CAN'T SELL ARMY SHOES. Ne Demand for Surplus Supply in Franee. WASHINGTON, June re urn of the It was vid pairs of shoes e. nl Ne Re@ Demonstrations in Boston, and a quick val —AKhough policeman In readiness machine guns were in place for action in anticipaion of red demonst: othing to-day to in: cate’ that any such demonstrations 26.—Efforts view for The Evenii of tions ans' self propounds. This is I came into my officel constant improvement in service. * But where this is a matter of mo- mentum, or keeping on going in the right direction, that is done in the face of possible loss and constant ef- fort to raise the money, we may re- ceive some setbacks, unless relief is obtained through increasing returns. Of course it is to be expected that under the present circumstances bet- terment of service, requiring more money, will be vigorously resisted. Have we any plans for eradi- cating these defects? No plans can be elaborated as yet that will lead to the spending of money not justified by returns except 5th Avenue NO BUSINESS ON SATURDAY Make Your Purchases Tomorrow—Store Closed All Day Saturday James MeGreery & Co. ON FRIDAY, JUNE 27TH Another Tremendous Sale of 3,000 RIBBON &. GEORGETTE CREPE HATS 34th Street sale of attract bon. Obtainable in the special booths on Main Floor or in the regular Mil- linery Department on the Third Floor. No Mail or Telephone Orders Will Be Filled. No Sale Hats Will Be Sent C. O. D, 3.50 This is a sequel to the brilliant Hats we held last week. We feel impelled to announce this sale, y eager purchasers could not be supplied in the previous one, although 2,600 Hats were featured. This assortment is even more ive—charming models in Georgette Crepe of pastel tints or rich colors and jaunty sport styles fashioned of rippling ib- Large and small shapes. Extra saleswomen appointed to insure prompt service, THE EVENING: WORLD, THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1919. TRAFFIGCONTROL BY CTY SOLUTION OF BAD SERVICE, | Friday //anauaf. SAYS NEW COMMISSIONER Lewis Nixon, in First of Transporta- tion Articles for Evening World, Decries Multiple Systems, Praises Women Workers and Points to Perils of Wooden Cars. doy Tee Evesdng @rortd te a caries of eotclee te eee tice ation of this city as it impresses him. This will be done by means some of which Commissioner Nixon him- first of the series. BY LEWIS NIXON. | Public Service Commissioner. | What potent defects have I found inthe various systems since i i} A system of transportation with three heads, thirty bodies and fifty- nine legs 1s somewhat apt to lack coordination. competition, which interferes, more or less, with disinterested co-operation. However, outside of the great handicap of Iack of adequate earnings, one can see, even as matters go by, a general smoothing out of difficulties and In some respects there is under compelling conditions, Of) course wooden cars are less safe than | steel ones, and there are many other | improvements manifest to all that must be brought about as soon as possible—some, indeed, where we) cannot afford te wait on earnings. | Some day we may soe the very great! advantage of a single system, em | bracing all means of transportation, brought about. This will come| through municipal operation, as a) stabilization of securities putting | them into the investment class takes | them out of the speculating field. So far as I have gone I am convinced that, if left in private control, with \mflexible conditions imposed, there will be moves made to reduce costs of operation by lowering wages. It is essential that other means than a resort to strike shall be provided to which employees can appeal. I do not wish it to be understood that I think, at the present time, that any state or municipal power can supply the organization necessary to |a number does not over-ride the efficiently handle our transportation systems, which now have the call upon the best talent wherever avail- able, The matter of salaries is really of little relative importance in con- nection with operations 60 vast. Do | believe the separating of functions in the Public Service Commission will turn out to have been a wise move? ‘That remains to be seen. There is strength in counsel, provided’ one of others, But there is necessarily delay with a large commission. The plac- ing of construction work under @ separate Commissioner, who can de- vots his entire time to it, will un- |questionably centre responsibility, | There is a very intimate relation be- tween service and construction, how- ever, but # far we can see no danger from opposing views, Have we plans for preventing such mix-ups as followed the recent floodin, @ subway, when “block tickets” were not available or given to passengers? This matter has been very care- fully investigated. The order of the Commission on. this point is clear and must in future be followed, Whether & repetition of flooding can be pre- Vented depends upon the perfection of devices and we have not, as yet, ob- tained perfection. A report is being Prepared as to the subway entranci flooded from the street. Much came through the ventilating ings. Coverings would obstruct the street and we will have to find some | other solution, What do | think of women rail- way employees? |_ My information is that women were most efficient, loyal and dependable |and rapidly worked themselves up to |the more desirable grades. My sym- pathies are with them, where they 60 |fully quality, but of course their em- ployment at night is covered by |laws, and this I cannot criticise. jwWomen will, however, get a hea jat the next meeting of the Legisla- ind cessation of hostilities will restore conditions railways so that the oom- panies may not need any in- creased fares? The normal annual increase of fares |up to the beginning of war was about 80,000,000, During the war it fell to | 40,000,000, and in 1918 ww 20,000,000 jless than in 1917, All of this decrease will unquestionably be made up. Al- ready the traffic is increasing, and in | 1920 we shall doubtless see the entire |lows regained, together with an ac- celerated annual increase of over 80,000,000, While fixed charges will pot increase tn proportion, vast sums | of money must be spent to perfect the | |sywtems and their connections. Some | steps in the mean time must be taken outside the direct Influence of in- | 3 do | consider | y 8 most need enlargement ing? Much must be done for Queens and the southeast water front of the Bronx, These must be opened up. The line ending at Corona should be extended on through Flushing to Bay Sige and Little Neck. The line at Cliffside, Jamaica, should be extended to the south and east. | We have bullt to the north and east from the City Hall, Manhattan, and cannot build transit facilities fast enough to take care of the growth thus induced, This travel should be balanced by subways to Staten Island. I wish to study this project more fully, as an inspection of the Fourth Avenue subway of Brooklyn shows this will s00m be taxed to its capacity, An important event Hundreds of yards of fine silks a yard, that cannot be described here. di All tat tae Mit read and “ayy ne We can’t describe them ilk costs is true. less of our daaies ah our feelings on the/fsubject, the The styles and patterns are too num- facts are gelf-evident: erous for description in detail, but this list will give you a idea of the Variety and Silks are going higher the saving ‘ou will not fail to note the Consequently, when John Wanamaker ey and wantable weaves that are in- offers remnants of fine alka in good, usable es Pyernn poe prices—there is just cause ass wien Pee The reason is this: This store has many well-defined fea- tures that the people of New York know and anticipate. The semi-annual silk sale is one of them. Keeping faith with our , friends is a Wanamaker tradition, and in Silk remnants... | — Fill the entire Subway Aisle in this semi-annual sale $2 black silk rajah.... $1.85 plain pongee. $2.25 plain pongee.... $3.50 washable satin... $2.50 and $2.85 satin, .. $2.85 crepe de chine... 85 printed Georgette. er to do that we have reduced. ailk 28 hack snd eclored Geort begins— as low as $1 rget 1.85 yd. rices in a way that might otherwise seem fe Sotancy touch neh B y contradictory. 4] Pron A ole eT + $3.50 | : Large quantity—5,000 remnants Practically every wanted silk can be a for all” is a slogan; and found arnong these remnants, and you can ne re TS SS Se cshatiy «|, eotomn temmelaeeind dank eoaion oat i" right for frocks, skirts and other plain and fancy weaves. Ri summer uses ma choosing surer None of these sale remnants will be sent 4 and better. c.0. D. S Being short lengths are not usable in regular stocks The Wanamaker Store serves thou- sands of people in various parts of the country; Rath when the season is well advanced, good blouses that have been held for out-of-town orders are reduced in price for a quick disposal. This sale brings three lots, the first— Silk blouses The majority of these pretty waists were $4.50 to $6.60, Some of the Georgette models were $7.60. If you like washable satin, or crepe de chjne, or tub silk, or habutai, or taffeta, or Georg- ette (and of course you do), this will be a happy message. Hand-made buttonholes, silk linin, and other seemingly little features indicate the enuine goodness of these waists. In French Blue, white, flesh and a few dark plaids. Sizes 84 to 44. $2.50 to $3 waists, $2 The sheer, cool washable fabrics that add so much tosummer comfort. Batiste, tucked voile, organdie with a touch of color, polka-dot voile, dotted Swiss; Rotunda, 750 prs. added to the $3.90 shoe sale Styles that women are asking for every day Is it really necessary to repeat what we told you when the sale first began: me boughs le they are at $8,907, Hardly This added lot of 750 pairs consists of pumps, oxfords and w! e variety is still big—still good. how we bought these shoes long ago and how d smart styles and sturdy qualities, 1,000 blouses. reduced Originally held for out-of-town customers $1.25 to $1.50 Organdie with Buster Brown collar; cross-bar voile, slipover model; voile with colored frill; Who can question their desiral and therefore not returnable. Down-Stairs Store, New Building waists, $1.15 » voile in a pretty fs roar model. ity—at $1.15? Down-Stairs Store, Old Bldg. ite canvas high shoes— Down-Stairs Store, New Bldg, Navy blue raincoats for misses, $4.95 Utility coats, they should be called; because they serve so many summer uses. ‘Take one'on your vacation; use it to wear over your bathing suit, and make it serve our purpose on every rainy day. ‘These, of light-weight ombazine, can be rolled into a very smal! package. Every seam is cemented and taped. ob. Tt 95. Navy blues ree tais! Store, Old Bldg. This white bed, $3.95 Every time we announce a new shipment of these baby beds, we have diffi- culty in supplying the de- mand, White ename ed, with woven wire springs. Made with four rubber- tired wheels for easy mov- ing. Good all the way throuzth. Mattress to fit, if desired, $2.25, Down-Stairs Store, Old Bldg. suits, $7.50 Were $9 and $10.50 | 150 mixed cheviot suits for Friday and Sa Norfolle styles—light and dark colorings —sizes 8 to 17, These good vaca~ tion suits are the last of several regular stock groups. The tlose- out helps us-and YOU, Down-Stairs Store, New Bldg, | ‘