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WRECK IN HUDSON TUBE HURTS FIVE Crowded Car of West-Bound Train Jumps Track Near Exchange Place Station, Jersey City. Five men were injured when a car @f & west-bound train jumped the track at a switch in the Hudson and Manhattan tube just east of Exchange Place station, Jersey City, shortly af- tar 7 o'clock this morning, The car Wes crowded, most of the passengera Being employes of the Federn! Ship- building Company in Kearny, N. J. ‘Those injured were: Maurice P. Callaway, No. 135 West W5th Street, Manhattan, roken and may have internal injuries, fp serious condition in City Hospital; Benjamin Kimball, No. 164 Bleecker Btreet, Brooklyn, knee injured; John McDonald, No. 408 Sumner Avenue, Brooklyn, head and shoulders bruised; Carl Pammella, No. 158 Bast Avenue, Leng Island City, abrasions and bruises face, and Kalamio B, Diamocis, No. a Christopher Street, Manhattan, face Mattie in the tubes was delayed for Ralf an hour. four ribs! BOAT MEN MEET PORT ENGINEERS. Strike Believed Likely if Owners Fail to Meet Demands For 70 Per Cent, Wage Increase. To consider the demands upon tow- by the Marine Engineers it Association for a fncroase in Wages elght-hour day, the Arbitration C4m- mittee Of the New York Towboat Ex- change and members of the Enginetrs’ Union met to-day behind closed doors at No, 11 Broadway. ‘On the outcome depends the posstbitity of a strike. Local No. 33 of the En- gineers’ Association will meet to-night at No, 2% Park Place to hear the re- sults and consider thelr next step. veces Ts Charged With Robbing Clabes. Detectives Kemp and Roy, who have been at work on the robbery uf the Cos- mos Cli, Dec, 7, and the Young Com- rade’s Club, Dee, 14, early to-day ar- reated In his home at No. 17 Bast 104th THE EVENING CITY WINS SUIT ON CAR CONTRACTS Decision Against Manhattan and Queens May Affect Right to Charge Increased Fares, Corporation Councl! Burr announce? to-day that the United States Cireu! Court of Appeaia has decided that the Board of Estimate has the right to do- clare forfeited the franchise granted to the Manhattan and Queens Tractior Company and to seize the rafway This decision is considered a sweeping victory for the olty by Mir. Burt. ‘The contract was first made between the alty and the South Shore Traction Company and mabsequaently assignee with consent af the Roard of Estimate to the Manhattan and Queens Traction Company. It provided that the trac- tion Company complete cestain con- struction work within a given time and fallure to itve up to this provision was to result in forfeiture of the cno- tract. Street, David Block, eighteen yours old, who is well known to the monbers of both clubs under the name of “1'op."" This debision, it 1s said, may affect contracts between the city and traction companies which have been granted the right to charge increased fares, 1. B. ACKERMAN CO. "ASKS FOR RECEIVER Concern That Developed Bright waters, L. I., Applies for a Voluntary Dissolution. ‘The T. B. Ackerman Company, real @ttate operators, to-day applied to Jus- tice Callaghan in the Brooklyn Supreme Court for a voluntary dissolution. The company asked for a receiver, declaring that it has for some time past been do- ing business’ only through the leniency of creditors. ‘The development of Brightwaters, L. le, was Begun in 1909 dy this com- pany, which was organized In Decem- ver of that year, and had its main of- at No. 1 West Mth Street, Man- Migg Ht was incorporated for S company blamed the war for its if has mot kes against it @f $100,000 and owes $35,000 to the 0 Fy Trunt Company and $20,000 ¢ the Exchange Bank. HOTEL MAN DIES SUDDENLY. James H. Stack Was Former Man- ager of the Knickerbocker, ames H. Stack, formerly manager of the Hotel Knickerbocker, died of heart disease early to-day at his home, No. 128 Fast 34th Street, after an illness ot two days. Mr, Stack was born in Boston In 1859. Me served several terms as @ member Of the mon Council. He Ma Wotel tntereata:in Boston in fons and to the Knickerbocker in 1901, re- from business altogether in, 1n12. vee 8 low and kh gon, James Stack, who ia presi of Imperial Company. D WG os TH 4 EY WORK WHILE YOU SLEEP. Chad Back hurt you? Can't straighten up without feeling sudden pains, sharp aches and = twinges? Now listen! That's limbago, sciatica or maybe from a strain, and you'll get blessed relief the moment you rub your back oi” Rub Backache Away. with soothing, penetrating “St. Jacobs| will never hurt or cause any more Nothing else takes out sore-| misery, It never disappoints and has the ness, lameness and stiffness so quickly.| been recommended i |the pain. Its perfectly harmless and doesn’t burn or discolor the skin, Limber up! Don’t suffer! Get a small trial bottle from any drug store, and after using it just once you'll forget that you ever had backache, ;lumbago or sciatica, because your back WORLD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1920, . * VX “FLU” SYMPTOMS What to Do. Fatigue, Fever, Headache, especial! over the eyes. Cold in the head, Sneezing, Chills, Aching Joints, Back and limbs. Watery or Bloodshot eyes and nausea. Get a bottle of CAR- TER’S LITTLE LIVER PILLS, and take # to 8 as a physic. Soak feet in hot mustard water for ten minutes. Drink hot lemonade and go to bed promptly. Stay in bed at least two days AFTER the fever. Keep the sickroom well ventilated. Open win- dows at top. Avoid draughts. Im- mediate relief will follow.—Advt. math of painful acidity, the joy is taken out of both eating and living. KI-MOIDS are wonderful in their help to the stomach troubled with hi anand Pleas- ant to take—relief prompt and definite. MADE BY SCOTT & BOWNE Waterbury Dental Work is as good as human skill can produce. It is dur- able, beautiful and comfortable. ‘These ROOFLESS Teeth give permanent aat- lafaction. They hold fast, You can eat anything and get the full flavor the same as with natural teeth. The WATERBURY Way Come here in the morning, have your old teeth extracted and return home at night with a NEW set that fits, De- cayed, teeth sayed—missing teeth Fe- places thout plates. OUk ‘OWN ANABSTHETIO applied to the gums to relieve PAIN from ex-! tractions of surgery. Gas adminiatered | if Indicated or desired. | | Warexpury Dena COMPANY ncerporated Established 1897 29 .W. 34th St., New York 414-16 Fulton St., Brooklyn | | jor 60 years.— You simply rub it on and out comesi Advt. I DavmMannes o D all UY Wy LE} EE "129 Pay for 11 $1.75 Weekl, Special 2, 3,46 5-Roon Outfits Up to $2,500 Teory Bedroom Suit (Four (Gold Separately If Desired. Price $72.60 906.07 $08.00 4n.3e 4575 37.60 Genuine Oak Rocker "tien ] 47 4 Cash or Creant. SP Golden finisn in best ‘imitation Veather, Um any dinner vet oF sayin: we ell wy fe 875 and pay for i a Sale of 95-Picce Dinner Sets Cash or Gredit 50-Piece Dinner Sets, $12.49 We also have on sale several beautiful pe tems of OPEN BTOCK Dinner Seis at won pelos. Pay ‘or This Suit Handreds of Young Couples Are Starting Housekeeping ‘< ON CREDIT DURING THIS GREAT SALE If you have delayed starting that home of your own, because of lack ot *ready cash—come to us to-morrow and select an outfit from the sale articles— whether you buy an outfit for a single room or an entire house—pay a few dollars down and the balance in small weekly or monthly payments. Comparison Will Convince You, Whether ———o Pieces) $2.75 Weekly Other Bedroom Suits Colenia! Suit in Walnut.......se0000+++ Chippendale Suit in Walnut... Hepplewhite Suit in Mahogany Louis XVI. Suit in Mahogany. Chippendale Suit in Mahogany. Adam Suit in Ivory........+++ Our Prices Are Always the Lowest You Buy for Cash or on Credit, That (Sold Separately If Desired. BUFVET—Neg Price $110.........814887 | p CHINA CLOSET—1 Price $155. 126.46 Reg. ARM CHAR, EXTENSION TABLE™-teg. Pr. 6140 110.28 | feathe BELVING TABLEeg. Price 88, ‘eas | pie aeth Met: 23,89 Cash oF oreaie Other Dining Room Suits rit | t ’ we AMERICA'S GREATEST Furniture HOUSE American Walnut Dining Room Suit (Four Pieces) , SIDE CHAIR, Pniattt ack 17.98 Hours: f# te 6 AL On Small Weekly or Monthly Payments Small Accoun s Especially Invited 449.47 Sale of Heaters 9.09 Cash or Creat. A quarantecd cost saver. Special Bale of Oll Heaters fod Gas Radiators at money tees. m Oulfit of $ Period Furniture 298 PAY FOR IT $4 WEEKLY, Sale of Baby Carriages To Our Customers 1 your att es, We told you about it in our advertisement last week. Did you read it? If not, read this. Note the prices well—then come and look around The Surprise Store. Take Particular Attention That— —this is something unexpected, something sensational, something advantageous to you. You will want to know why we are doing it—and so will others. But never mind that end, Let us tell you that we are always-“on the job’—tand in this instance you'll thank us for what we are doing. ’ - Not a Single Article Remains at Its Former Price We are going to sell 50 per cent. of our entire lines—and we have reduced every price in these two stores. You know what you've been paying—you know what others ask to-day, and you ought to know that these prices are ridiculous for guaranteed money—ask the other merchants in this city their prices for these lines we carry. We have listed below only a few of the items on sale. would let us have only four columns. Blue Serge Both Stores Open Saturday Evening Till 10 P. M. Mail Orders Filled When Accompanied by Money Orders. Men’s‘8* Pants 1365 Pairs—formerly priced at not less than $8.50, many of them $10; regardless of former prices they must all go to-morrowat. .. . Match Up Your Odd Coats— We will show you at the above price, garments that cannot be made to-day te sell under $10. Fine fancy worsteds in neat stripes and plain shades—and every garment is full cut, well made and guaranteed to fit. In addition to a big assortment of FANCY WORSTEDS, there are: Black Thibet Boys’ Blouses Now, note what we say—genuine $1.10 and $1.25 grades; and we will prove it. blouses are now offeredat. . Mothers, How Can You Ignore Such an Offer? Every mother knows the price asked in the average store for boys’ blouses— every mother knows how fast boys soil blouses and wear them out, Lvery mother knows that this is extraordinary value- blouses for a year. Made of percale in neat stripes of fast color; all have attached collars. They are perfect garments, full cut and carefully made. Sizes 6 to 16. We Are Disposing of Nearly Half Our Present Stocks! clothing and furnishings. If you don’t think this is an unusual opportunity to save We wanted to use a page but because of the shortage of white paper the publishers, Formerly aaere in our own $ 7 5 e may have them while the lot aroma lasts atlessthanto-day’s cost We say $36 to $43 garments—please keep those prices in mind, and if we don’t convince you that such is the case, we want you to tell us so in any They are made of the finest fubrics—designed in the latest models—and possess the highest class workmanship. -These are our finest grades of suits—and remember that there are none finer made. Pi i Here’s Your Chance to Buy an Overcoat $ 85 Have you waited for a drop in price? Here it is. Every single $43.50 and $47.50 is offered to-morrow at less than wholesale prices. 527 gar- ments; all sizes, models and patterns; they'll last for one day at this price. stores at $36, $38 and $43; you These Suits Are Positively Worth $36, $38 and $43 language you may see fit to use. These are suits of the highest excellence. All sizes, all materials, and all patterns, and all models. overcoat that we have been selling ae! at $38.50, $40, e. ora) on Buy Work or Dress Pants Heavy Cassimeres Corduroys | Black Cheviots | Suiting Pants 2-Pants Norfolks If you are economical, buy for pres- § 4 5 e ent and future use. Don’t let this opporiunity slip by; you won’t find tt again within three years—here or elsewhere. Here are guaranteed $15 and $16.50 Garments, NOW, at For ages 6 to 17 years—all kinds of suits, with one and two pairs of pants— values that speak for.themselves. We simply suggest that you see these garments and judge for yourself whether or not these Surprise Stores can undersell other stores. TWO-PANTS NORFOLKS........ Worth $16.50; sizes 6 to 16 TWO-PANTS CORDUROY SUITS . . . Worth $15.00; sizes 6 to 17 ALL-WOOL FANCY NORFOLKS .. . Worth $16.50; sizes 6 to 16 es, These oC now, come and prepare your boys with | 2th Avenve] Between 15th and L6th Sts, 3 rd Avenue N. W. Corner 83d Street