The evening world. Newspaper, July 17, 1919, Page 7

=_~ ee oa rR ee NCTE ET — eee — “PLOT 10 KILL A ~ SAYSNEW WITNESS | that Fred | Shipping y | was found mysteriously dead on May KILL HIM, “1 May Be Dead Within 48 Hours,” Graft Investigator : Is Quoted. (Bpectal to The Evening World) SWATTLE, Wash, July 17.—Investi- | gators to-day found a former ship- yard operation chief who declared Dowsey of Brooklyn, the investigator, who 2, told him the day before his death that he found a plot against his life. “I nmiight be found dead within | forty-eight hours,” this man quotes Doweey as eaying. “I have a lot of | things to get on record first.” This new witness hase received Bumerous threats since it has become unprecedented prices. ‘383° $12.00 Va'ues White Washable Kid Colonial value $12.00 $8.95 Plain White Kid Pumps, All White Buckskin Walking Oxfords, Value $9.00 $7.45 Co onials in Patent and Black Kid, $10.00 Values at $7.95 Satin Colonials in Brown, Black and Gray, Brown Kid Col $12.50 Values, $8.95 Every low shoe in stock has been reduced, and we insist that never have I. Miller shoes been offered at such low prices. Ne ©, 0. D.'s ais 1 MILLER ,, 15 West Near Fulton known that Dowsey probably was! John Y. Richardson, United States|died of apoplexy. I-MILLER Creator of Distinctive Footwear A Dominating Feature of Our Semi-Annual Sale White Oxfords, Pumps, Colonials A recent strike at our two factories occurring while thou- sands of pairs of shoes were unfinished caused our present overstock of summer footwear. This surplus stock has been marked at sharp reductions to effect an immediate Jixposal, thus giving to discriminating women a most uutisual opportunity to purchase I. No Exchanges frauds were stolen from pocket by the mai who killed This is in-spite of the Coroner’s jury verdict that Dowaey died of natural causes, One wealthy shipbuilder whose fortune, Government agents say, grew immensely during the wa. is practically in hiding to-day and | Dowsey's cannot be located. His telephone|had opened the wires have beon disconnected and he | hd fallen . R, Morton, speci has govered his movements complete-| tn ioid me, in the presence ly. other operatives, that Investigation 1s being made by the|peen struck & pc Shipping Board secret operatives of| J. Richardson, special agent: deals made by Northwest, ship-|“Dr. Tiffin told me that [oehy nd builders who started with nothing) eet struck ® powerful when the war broke out and who are! front of the now wealthy. case of rg Dr, Tiffin Following are the conflicting state- he did not think that death was ments made at the Coroner's inquest cme pean sed mez hove which the eecret agents are investi- found an open wound ta Dowew’s gating to-day: head, and distinctly declared that G. H. Douglas, Shipping Board ase” Was not of the apoplectic clerk: ‘There were two men in the Dr. C lavatory (where the body was found) | qieq’ ¢rone” the ettects of when I went in. Dowsey was lying |plectic stroke. In my opinion on the floor of the washroom. His| was due to — go cigar was lying near by. There was on « statement from Corone: Af ‘Tiffin, Seattle new: rs published Ho cut on his forehead. & story May 3 reporting that Dowsey At this time Coroner Tiffin was ed by Govern- ment agents to make a report show- ing death due to natural causes. Publicafion.by the Seattle Star of ;Orst announcement that Major M. 8, Game and other Federal operati' believed Dowsey had been murdered for his activities in invostigatin, leged frauds in connection wit) - Northwést shipbuilding came on My jJuly i. b¢ ‘ LEASE LEXINGTON THEATRE FOR GERMAN OPERA CO. Rehearsals Will Begin Aug. 1 and First Performance to Be Given Oct. 20. ‘The Star Opera Company, which will present German opera in the fall, yesterday leased the Lexington The- atre, No. 671 Lexington Avenue, and @nnounced its first performance will be given Oct. 20. It will occupy the house until Jan, 15, when the Chicago Opera Company’ will take possession. Otto Gorits, formerly of the M ropolitan, who will be artistic direc- tor of the enterprise, said yesterday that composers of other nationalities jd be represented, and that he hoped to make the company a “medium of International art.” Most of the former German singers of the Metropolitan will appear w! the Star Company, the management said. George Blumenthal, former man- ager for Oscar Hammerstein, who Is business manager for the company, will sail to-day for Berlin, London, Paris and Vienna to gather materiai and aytists, Prices are to range from 60 cents to $2. Rehearsals will begin ug. 1. CHICAGO Miller footwear at $0.95 8 Va ues a May Be Redeemed at Any Post Of- flee in United States, Announcement was made here to-day by the War Savings Committee that registered War Savings Certificates may be tedeemed hereafter at Post Office in the United State: Value $11.50 $8.95 the former Bravisson that such secur- ities must be redeemed at the Post Office where they were registered. This ruling is expected to en- courage registration of War Savings Stamps, for many purchasers found it Inconvenient to go to the Post | Office where the: were registered f] | when they wished to redeem ‘thom. |The committee suggests that owners H | of certificates register them as soon H | as possible to insure safety from loss. with steel beaded buckles. lonials. NC-4 GETS MEN FOR NAVY, Averaging Ten Recruits a Day for the New Drive, ‘Ten recruits a day have come to the oll-burning battleship Arizona throtgh the exbibition of the NC-4 in Central Park, The Arizona, which completed 30,000 sea miles of travel last year, in- FA |cluding visita to Constantinople, | Smyrna and Gibraltar, is driving for from Manhattan and All Sales Final 42d St. Reai'soth ie. Ser eaeanite Brooklyn. Recruiting for the Arizona is central- ized at No. ‘34 East 23rd Gtreet, but a | detail of men is stationed at the NC-4, West 42nd Street Stern Brothers } (Clearance Sale) BOYS’ WASHABLE SUITS (Between 5th and 6th Avenues) West 43rd Street NTIRE stock of high-grade Washable Suits, three styles illustrated; developed in finest fabrics; plain or striped effects, all white or white with colored trim- ming ; long or short sleeves ; attrac- tive models, including Oliver Twist, Junior Norfolk, Middy, Belted and Camp Suits; 24% to 9 yrs. ARRANGED IN TWO GROUPS: GROUP I. Values up to $3.50, $1 95 GROUP II. ; Values up to $6.00, $2.95 4 “Dowsey an apo- death MAKE NEW RULING ON W.S.S. | Men’s two-piece silk shantung suits $22.75 | \nwoyl Baa herrea dt a My man suffering from the heat Can’t he wear a silk shantung suit? Aren’t these suits, @ conspicuous or “radical,” enjoying far from bein, unusual popularity? And why shouldn't they be popular? Aren't they the dressiest of the tropical suits! We have smart suits in the fashionable models, includ- ing the popular waistline, and we have them in all sizes. ‘oreover, we sell them at considerably lower prices than other good shops. a? —Fifth Floor, Front These charming blouses of ENGLISH PRINT combined with ORGAMDIE : ‘ rer : trimming. land smocking and have been reduced inprice | Teduisites are consistently P lower than other stores’ bed sone ditendin tena will $4. ‘ 69 sale prices. stand close inspection for the needlework and Originally priced $7.94 Ny ot the prion ot uaint little basque an equally quaint lacing of black ribbon. The sleeves are of organdie, with their double cuffs piped in print. The second is a lovely little sus- oc style, the shoulder straps id in place with small pearl buckles. The upper part the blouse is of organdie, the little {rillp of the print. Bue —Third Floor, S4th Street. We sell dependable merchandise at other store, but for cash only. prices lower than any $13.75 The Inevitable Our regular prices’ for perfumery and toilet Occas'‘onally a competitor, in order to attract attention, stages a sale and cuts his prices till they are below our regular prices. The inevitable takes place, however, and in sort order our regular prices again be- come lower than the otis store's sale prices! Our cash selling poticy makes our regular prices When in a moment of desper- ation a competitor tries to disprove our policy by cutting under our prices, we maintain our policy by making. our prices lower than his. Cash selling is and must be the most economical policy. It must be discourag- ing to combat the in- evitable. SALE! 19,000 piecesof BLOWN GLASSWARE... General Information Designs and Shapes Illustrated. Sale begins Friday 9 A. M. and will continue Monday if quantities last. Because we purchased in such large quantities we are now able to offer this fine glassware at these low prices. “Bedway, 34th to 35th St. Little girls’ white i hy there’s a prettier sight in this Of course; jaded old world than a little girl in a white frock we have yet to le see it. That's why we bought white dresses in such quantity this season. No matter how many pedir Spe we had, there was always another one irresistible that we had to buy a lot more like it. so we've They are made of fine lawns, crisp organdies, or dotted Swiss, the-shoulder" slyls Mother’ Hubbord stgles; and eth finishing are excellent. We illustrate the: half-dozen stytes. Sizes 2 to 6 years. SALE BEGINS FRIDAY, 9% A. M. an —Third Fleer, Hear, Sh STORE HOURS 9:00 A. M. to We imported these boneless elastic slip-ons — directly from lower, P. M.. 5:30 Store closed SATURDAYS during July and August Paris HEN the representative of Y our Paris office visited this store recently, he told us many stories of what “they are wearing” in Paris. He called the attention of our corset section to the elastic slip-on corsets entirely without boning, without opening, without fastening, that give to the Pari- sian woman the uncorseted silhou- ette, We were interested, and Placed an: order for several styles of them. Since that time, photographs that give first hints of the Autumn mode show that the uncorseted silhouette is coming to America. Indeed, the first of these corsets that we presented to American women were bought with many comments as to their desirability. Judging from the comfort that is possible when wearing corsets such as these, and their remarkable adagtability for sports wear and for daneii @ believe that their popularity is assured. attractively needle etched The firet iso plain, straight elastic i 5 slightl, 12c ea. 18c ea. 24c ea. fgg” ft made sf heavy qual t it tic, 04 Grape juice tumblers Brandy glasses Goblets sibs ft : : Saucerchampagne ortall-footed eacyeanciginns The second is a slip-on of superior Whiskey glasses Lemonade and iced Pa t glasses BOOSH OOSVO quality mesh elastic, with part tea glasses jaret glasses . opening down the front that it Water tumblers 8 Cocktail glasses teh may be slipped on the more easily, Ale glasses 12 oz. and 14 oz. Low-footed sherbet glasses border dealgna, $16.89 Lipase —Basemest, S4th Street, Front, fee —Third Fleer, 35th Street. Sam Must Sponge His Living - CE 1 eee SAY, MY FRIEND You'D “<j WHO,ME? 1M ETTER GET INTO MACYS }] NOT MARRIED! cK AND BUY A ER! fh FIRE LESS COOKER wiht SS COOKER! SAVE HALF THE LIVING Fifth of the “Sevens mean Savings” announced to-day—the 17th day of the 7th month. 94c. to $5.89 our Seanslaapat tote just the same Froves to the small gitfe'in bee fomily sto is in Nes hundreds urally we haven't all sizes in every style now, but we've assembled all the white dresses we have left for one big sale. There are about 400 in the lot. They are ”straight-from- accentuated ; thers with Empire waist lines, pinafore sashes. Narrow laces, tiny ied frills, ruffles boo by ad are effectively used for ZI YOURE QUITE Ric HT eee = 's THE TIME WELL Now's THE TIME, i GENERAL, BUT- \E& ‘ rare or Sales— fronks. every mother of of white of them.’ Nat- footwear ts hacing its day, fo be sure. It seems that the adaptability discovered © of. canvas was only this season. Never has it been exploited to such a © degree! There is white canvas footwear for every occasion from the tennis game to the dance. Notice the consistently low prices of these smart shoes, Sport oxfords of white canvas with rubber soles. $4.96 White canvas oxford with medium low leather heel. Straight tip. $5.94 Plain, smart canvas pump, neatly bousd, with low leather heel. $5.94 New “sailor tie” with covered Louis XV. heel and gros- grain ribbon bow. $5.94 Biewre —Second Fleer, Rear in a Tailor Shop WHOD PAY TH OTHER HALF? White canvas e Vv