The evening world. Newspaper, August 9, 1919, Page 5

Reh Steg Cpa tbaloe: > aed So “ * RA CG 7 2 S nas ATTACKS CAPTOR | SEVEN MONTHS OF| ¥or Hubbyand Nine Bucks ore Citic” Writes Again ¢ ~INPOUGESTATON, BULDERS’ BOON But the Party Goes On| Aryauaf- August Furniture Sale —o a ee “ |Question Whether Her John or the Bartender ‘ in nee ree Patrolman Stumbles Over Cus-| Projects Throughout Country: (OTE—the business Keep Tuesday free! “The August. sale of Winter Furs | pidor and Is Wounded by Robber Suspect. ‘A man giving his name as Francis Fleming, thirty.two, @ clerk, of. No, 21 Union Avenue, Bridgeport, became » 80 angry when he was arraigned this morning for assault that he tore off Nis- coat and went to the mat with Patrolman Thomas Delaney, who had arrested him. The attack on the patrotman occurred in front ef*the Tdeutenant’s desk at the West 47th Street Station. and in the presence of several poligemen, Delaney was making pis. charge when Fleming attacked him, The patrolman, attempting to defend him- self, stumbled over a cuspidor and the two wem down, with Fleming on top. Delaney was painfully wounded and was sent home. Fleming, it is charged, was one of three men who stopped Louis Munno, a dealer in auto supplies, living at No, 239 West 46th Street. Because Munno would not ‘ome across,” Fleming, it is alleged, struck hi Delaney was in a shadow across the street and ran after the men, catch- ing Fleming, who, he said, resisted Break Records—Metropolis Gets $275,000,000. Put Her Out Is Still Undetermined, or Mystery of the Kick in the 2.75 Beer, and of Whether the Sherry Was Whiskey, Is Still Puzzling. ti ‘T WAS either » mixture, a medley, Building operations throughout the country are running close to $350,- 000,000 « month. ] ‘This breaks all olf high records.) A oF ass eenpreni crffenyeend Reports indicate that the volume is/ portant problem to come before Judge sure to grow larger and that it prom- | Huth in Essex Market Court, 186s to be maintained for more than one year—possibly for three to five years, Building ang engineering projects for the year to date approximate $1,600,000,000, This is 20 per cent. above the total last year, which es- tablished a hew high record as a re- sult of the great war activities, Care- ful statistics of the territory east of the Missouri and north of the Ohio Rivers have been compiled by F. W.| AY] Dodge Company showinr contracts awarded from Jan, 1 to Aug. 1 for could not be # eee menne 90mm With] jearned. John eaid it was 275 and 1009 for the corfesponding | whiskey; the salionkeeper sald. It period last year, $990,¢62,000 in 1917, Mary enaaies $71,005,000 im 1916, $508,288,000 in| V"2 Sherry, and : ‘ea 1916, $454,579,000 in 1914, $45,067,000 | * had been unalloyed MEht producer, in 1913, $482,677,000 in 1912, $477,227, | ™imus the camouflage or substitute. lel AA T227-) ghe news had spread that John had fo had qapensea and had . e . “H r announced ,Max Lerner to Market Court, “And M, rm dent 6o'n that J madam himself, Fs of Huth believed him, and dis- the case. BH squeezed my Adam's apple till It was just like older,” | Judge Huth yes- .. < terday in Wesex Set: why did he hit me, Ps Down-Stairs Store 300 frocks, $2.50 (22255 dations on the! them. t ‘ , Wim all fhe way to the station. bag Phe) VENT TIPO. cuainite gone back to his old haunt, Mary pony Ad aes —I18 sensational eno h . Mba J jue — ae bee erd } a’ $276,000,000 for the year to|Put on the war and started for 2 £. not seen a and waihestatia- aad vung ol ois | aha, For auyrt the OraZ fot Sloan of ul ino ae fr: | ""soen maar Aw to be remembered until thee ivan an comprehensive SOA ae Ny sage ae |g SCAU hs pete: [ty ey See ating Zen al Ful “tor wy 1 gi oe oe ‘The police have no definite infor- , 87,661,090 | other compatriots. The nine berries | ™!!, him ! , it ona ” mation about Fleming. 000 in 1914, $181,264;000 | with which John had Tet hen te the| "He went to the, house of « friend Clean, crisp washable dresses in A close was gone —_—>——_——_ 625,000 in 1942, $143,-| morning were fast fading, the| of mine and looked at my picture,” ’ o“ v into FIND DESERTED BABY. pee jn, 1911.4186,524.000 In 1910. | unidentified drinkg were being poured| sald Max. “Then he cuts out the face women’s and misses’ sizes—none the Wanamaker for this section was | copious!: “Tha Max $58,129,000—15 Bir, cont above .the| “Al pe Hemp EasorPlc 3, 2 mate Dressed in mourning and carrying a of which was less than $5, ll Fs i June figure, $69,092,000. The. aver- [o. when I get through hie.’ ” . female infant in her arn, a woman|/age for July during the past five| “Come home.” His bed GIS Be, do to. yout tneuires that which it h s about thirty-six years old walked| years was $28,482,000, showing cur-| “Gotta have il" 4 Want you!” “First he punched mhe, kicked me, there the through the Brotix Yoo late yesterday, | Tent activity te be greater by 129 per |to meet my old pala—igve the grond| choked’ ime imchen, Hes, Hicked me, stock as well ts In front of the bird house she met Mari year to| they stand on.” mm. ‘oman, twelve years old, of No, 2437] date in the metropolitan district is| ea something happened. fyho| ““wineine wae that while the it is all so it wi Washington Avenue, the Bronx, and|167 per cent. above the five-year] did it could not be learned in the pling wi usked the gif to hold the baby ‘for a/ average for the corresponding period.| grand old temple of juations Hrigng | STePPling was gol few moments. le waited an hour for the woman found on it required two men on each end of it to separate HARD FOR HOME BUILDERS TO! wife blamed it on Bill, and Bill said| the cement! GET LOANS. that John did {t himself, Anyway, i tt iss | to. return and was fiuall; ing “Just like that,” remarked Max. seemingly by ge Lasalle of No. 3469 Game | Atthough homes are needed more some ‘one. removed Mary from the|«For why did he hit me? | into facts that were all con- the gitf_and the baby to the Bronx Park | than anything else just now to save| ““ievnge Awe DArty, went OD. aU TAY id Tit you? 1 eats me | vineing, ‘ I tation. the metropolitan masses from. rent yourse! queried Julius. Pong infant, about a week ol, dreased| profiteers, bullders of such sructures 7% th, when It was resu {There was little tb show the origin The Wanamaker after {Gotles, was sent to Bellevue Hosier | or poe, ektine the loans necessary | swat else” thundered Assistant | Of,ti*, Combat, #0 Judge Huth pon- 3 by buys . asten their work, while nearly ‘ __| very other type seems to be better | Dinwict Attorney Direngo, "In the future,” he “Whiskey.” must keep away, from Julies: kad “What happened in the saloon?" “The witercomes in and ease eyny| 2mtem tf you hit him aa ye “more the booze?” vr ke ccraes serious trouble, Now go ‘ .: supplied with funds. Among projects placed under contract durii hi week or submitted for esti factory or industrial buildin; for $4,000,000, 12 clubs, hotel: ising Agencies, or can be joned directly to The World. Can 4000 in. New York, o@ Brooklyn Office, 4100 Main, stitutions for $1,906,000, 51 churches, schools and theatres for $1,306,000, 62 Public improvements for $3,880,000, 43 store, office, loft or banking struc- tures for $622,000, 93 residential pro- jects for $2,146,000, At the same time plans are in progress for 137 fesi+ dential operations calling for $4,409,- 000, a large part being delayed on account of financial considerations. Brooklyn is leading all boroug! alterations, the rest being for new etructures among which flathouses predominate. Favorite sites for. home builders are along the new yrapid transit Ines. For the cor- responding period last year, t for n@w buildings was with $2,650,000 for alteratio: Manhattan scores $42,150,000, alter- ations taking $14,285,000, This stands against the 1918 record of $7,229,000 for new buildings and $6,450,000 for alterations, the exigencies of the war || year forcing a great effort to alter old structures. for increasing population uses rather than to ‘erect new ones, Garages, theatres and business build- ings make the bulk of Manhattan op- erations, the few apartment houses started being of the skyscraper type to contain Romes for wealthier fain- es. Queens is runnin close behind Manhattan in outlays for new bulld- ings—and a big percentage of the projects are residential. Plans fil Piryide for new structures to cos 23,250,000, with 000 more for classes through the suburban towns are features in that porough. Bronx plang for néw_ buildings call for $9,800,000. There have been $935,- 000 alterations. This compares with $3,456,000 new building projects a year ago and $350,000 alterations. Richmond has reporded $848,500 pew building plans and $78,500 in altéra- tions, against $760,000 and $267,500 last year, . LIVELY BUILDING DURING NEXT FEW YEARS. “That construction must be rushed along for several years to meet ur- gent public needs is seen by a brief Exempt from Normat Federal Tax W.L. DOUGLAS SHOE CO (MASSACHUSETTS CORPORATION) OFFERS $3,000,000 7%. PREFERRED STOCK PREFERRED AS TO DIVIDENDS AND ASSETS PAR VALUE $100.00, NON-. CAPITALIZATION men : AUTHORIZED «= OUTSTANDING ferences in France and makes them good for a variety of uses. $8.95 is less than 7 Per Cent Preferred Stock $5,500,000 $2,600,000 M. A that sold for $5.50; for e c Stock 1,000,000 1,000,000 England, they could be made for today. Ready Monday morning, ; extra skirts Dividends have been paid regularly for the past seventeen years. close to the 4th avenue Subway entrance. sports many attractive color conibinations; 54 in. wide, Payable January 1st and July Ast. There is no better 7 per cent investment in the United States. @ safe and permanent investment we believe this MB rd cer sb | 1, You would make no earni: m ing the past four years have aver: available for di ‘aged near! +L. Douglas name is known throughout stock will ap ds after the Fede: iy, Li jistake to order at once as many shares of this stock as you can afford to bu: Price $100.00 por share. If you care for more particulars All outthe coupon and mailat once. Applica willbe made to hi This company owns and operates 1 also sold by over 9,000 shoe dealers The past few years our shoes ha’ and the retail price on the botton © this stoc! listed upon the stock exchange, W. 1, Douglas shoe stores located in the largo cities. W. L. Douglas shoes are the United States. been more extensively advertised than ever before. Stamping W. L. Douglas name a the shoes before they leave the factory has saved the wearers millions of do) arantoes them the best shoes in style, comfort aud service that can be produced for the price. A groat demand for W. L. ‘a bes shoes has sprang up in leading count lars, and COUPON W. 1. DOUGLAS SHOE 00., survey of current conditions,” said 8. W. Straus, who has been the financial ends of big building Projects in various cities through flotations, to-day. “New York alone shows the propor- tonate requirements of the entire country. Our metropolitan district is revealed by careful investigations to need $500,000,000 new buildings and $100,000,000 the ten years from’ 1904 to 1914, “We see by this how the country’s Duilding alone must stimulate all forms of industry during the com- ing few years. The masses of people ere demanding better living‘ condi- tions. In addition, factors tending mM and maintain a heavy vol- ume of building include the unprece- dented shortage of all types of bulld- ings, vast amount of public works needed by the Federal Government, as well as the various Sta! and mu- nicipalities, restricted outBut of build- ing materials owing to labor troubles transportation limitations, short- age of unskilled labor due to restricted , A immigration .and increased emigra- Aion, demand of laborers for shorter wo! ours, continued upwi oer of all labor nee nd anal “In the face of these conditions, builders realize that it is better to wet their needed projects under way &8 soon as possible, and more are coming to this conclusion every day.” | DR. BROWN-TO BE BUSY MAN AS A PRESBYTERIAN WORKER, Sails for The Hague and | The Rev. Arthur J, Brown, D. D., Secretary of the Presbyterian Board ot Foreign Missions, will attend a conference of the World Alliance-for International Friendship through the Churches to be held Sep. 30-Oct, 3 at The Hague, In France, Dr. Brown will attend) as Chairman a meeting of the Fed-| eral Council's Commission on Relief! for Protestant Churches in France and Belgium. As Chairman also of the Emergency Committee appointed by @ sub-committee of the Committee on Reference and Counsel of the For- eign Missions Conference of North America, Dr, Brown will mept with a similar committee in Great Britain for the purpose of formulating plans for carrying on the missionary work formerly supported by the German Missionary Societies, Dr. Brown also represents the Pres- byterian Board of Foreign Missions of the Committee on Relief for Prot- estant Churches in War Devastated Regions, appointed by the Presby- terlan General Assembly. ‘The as- sembly in appointing this committee asked the Presbyterian Board of For- eign Missions with other boards to take charge of the matter of furnish-! ing aid to the Protestant churches in war-devastated regions, » | | | REMEMBER—$2.50 each | student of these great , its buil alterations. A year ago, the figures alteratiqns. This meas- | make fine house dresses—much for 4 Hleod for aver 140,000,006 dering ine | stood. at $450,000 for new Suillines ures the deficiency to-day, and it is | better than the ordinary “style- —on MONDAY. points, for instance: first seven months of the yenr.|and $93,000 for alterations, Flats in| ‘ree times more than the average kinds. Rotunda— 1. Breadth of stock to select More than $5,700,000 of this was for | Long Island City and dwellings of ali /¥e*Fly volume of new projects for | less” ; Down-Stairs Store, Old Bidg, Women’s white skirts---out at $1 “Out at $1” simply means that 125 of these white gabardine have been, reduced from $1.75 to $1 each. There are four the season’s best—in waistbands from 26 to 30 inches, aie o ioe ‘ no. They serve many year round, * Fourth avenue side. Down-Stairs Store, Old Bldg. en’s raincoats - Probably the last 95 ts—with ‘taped Double texture, tan Bombazine raincoa d ted seams, ‘kets, and turn-up collars. Many ‘an them for working around the car. The low price skirts are NOT for summer oniy—oh, Down-Stairs Store, New Bidg. Special---blankets, $8.50 Get ready for cooler nights, These blankets are one- third ‘woolen 0x82 pata or blue borders. Excellent. Down-Stairs Store, New Bldg. 75 Silk hats for women—$1 Think of it—$1 for silk hats that were $3.95 to $8.50! Only 76 of them—transparent and solid taffeta, Georgette and satin. Down-Stairs Store, Old Bidg. Dark printed voile down to 55c yd. Two fine qualities—in exclusive patterns—one that was 75c a yard, another that was 85c a yard. A clean-up at 55c a yard. Down-Stairs Store, New Bidg. Women’s. white shoes below today’s cost 666 Pairs in all—white canvas, with soles heels. Mostly inet islet few Pats Allat..... } $2.20 $2.20 a pair is less than today’s wholesale price; ig 4 Three groups in this | sale of wool dress £00 ds Worsted suitin 8, $3 yd. - Vory mart sod goed loan ha tae cae en f Dress Fabrics Salons, Main floor, Old Building, : Clearance of 267 cotton - ¢ frocks for women | Monday—$6,75, $8.75, $11.50, $15 Originally $10.75 to $27.50 ' 50 at $6.75 ‘ ie Ginghams in smart checks and colors; one of the models sketched, showing deep hem forming povkets; original prices of the group, $10°75 to $12.75. “4 150 at $8.75 Ginghams, plain and checked; voiles—two models having real {file on collar; organdies—one with wee rose- buds sprinkled over a tiny cross-bar and crisp organdie fichu collar; satin stripes, and other novelty mat i chic basque, fichu or straight models. 67 at $11.50 and $15 At $11.80, white volles with hand-work tissue t lace Dr, Brown will be accompanied in trimming;.models Europe and Asia. Our don iness has iucreased so that les hi Mrs, Brown, and will be gone 2 the low happens because—our sock of these ! and akirte and. some vestess actually doubled in four years. In 1915 the sales were $8,006 the latter part of October, \} shoes is mplete ; sizes are broken. Note well the quantities | pattern voilea of dark colors ena 4.45. The’past aix months’ business was at mares of A per cent | of each 7 excellent for street wear; $17.50, ,000 per year. ? ae size, origin hor great businesses wo neod additional papital to meet | Gerstood that this request incurs no obli Size 2 — 4 pairs Size 2}¢— 11 pairs Size 3 ~82 pairs At $15, figured plain the urgent requivarnentsat fnerouring domestic and foreizh trade The new con, | flonon my part; ‘unless etter investigatlon suleiceee win” gi Bare 3 eal ae dea tain dotted swiss frocks; one dotted swiss mode] itions of business also demand more capital. ‘The cost of labor and material has 44-298 pi pet PRL A oi ned ' has hand-work on'the collar and dee nearly donbled so he amount of capital necessary under the old busi- Size 6 — 24 pairs ize 5G pairs ize ~~ 8 pairs and nicely used tri ness conditions is Size 6}4—3 pairs Size 7—2 pairs lace; originally $25 to Send certified check, cashier's check, Post Office Moser Osdes or Express Order to ~W. L. DOUGLAS SHOE ©O., Early comers will profit well. Down-Stairs Store, New Bldg. , Second