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FIREMEN SEEKING } FURNITURE SPACE TOAD EVGTED | Tour Districts in Quest of } Temporary Quarters—Ten- | ants’ League to Meet. | Bvery commanding officer in the | Fire Department to-day started out on a five days’ inspection and search in his district in quest of available space for the tgmporary storage of furniture and other household effects of the victims of profiteering land- lords. The order was isgued by Fire Commissioner Brennan, acting on in- structions from the Mayor. ( Loft and storage buildings especially will be inspected, Reports will be made of space available, the name of the owns, lessee of the space gpd the terms per month for such etal to be hired “temporarily by the City,” the order reads. Anticipating an —_ unprecedented number of evictions, Commissioner Brennan said to-day that the fire hax ard due to the storage of furniture on sidewalks and cellars was not to be overlooked. Nomer Gray, the school teacher who organized ‘the ‘Tenants’ League of Greater New York, was busy to-day with preparations for to-night’s mass . Pas Sa meeting in Washington Irving High School. Twenty-five hundred tenants will take part, he expects, and (Gov. Smith, Mayor Hylan, President La Guardia of the Board of Aldermen and District Attorney Lewis of Brooklyn are expected to speak. "The biggest thing we look for,” Mr. Gray says, “is the presence of Greater ; New York members of the Legislature. Saturday night Was selected for their cotivenience.” Forty-three tenants of the Gardens Apartments at Forest Hills Garden, L. 1, were notified yesterday by Guyon L. C. Earle that they will have to vacate on Sept. 30. Tenants there recently instituted proceedings to re- strain Earle from enforcing rent in- cent. it became known that Vice Presi- dent Benjamin S$, Halsey of the Shef- field Farms Company is a Vice Presi- dent of the Gardens Apartments Inc. On April 1 the Mayor's Committee will open branch offices in each of the boroughs. . Prof. Ernest W. Brown o} Get Medal | Ernest William Brown, professor of mathematics of Yale University, is on his way to San Francisco, where the Bruce Medal of the Astronomical So- ciety of the Pacific is to be presented ty him next Friday, Dr. Brown 1s the seventh American to be thus honored since the medal was established thirty years ago. He recently finished the great task of defining the motion of the moon. * Way to wen A765 Stolen From School Safe. Some one who knew the combination opened the safe in the office of Ivan 8S. Somerville, principal of the Ridgewood, N. J., High School, during a teachers’ dance on Wednesday night and stole $500 In Liberty bonds, the property 0° one of the teachers, $265, the re- ceipts of the achool ‘cafeteria. ES creases ranging from 70 to 200 per! ICE AT $5 A TON PROMISED NEWARK; WAS $8 LAST YEAR Mayor Gillen Expects Retail Price of 50 Cents a Hundred—Ex- Brewers to Enter Business. AYOR CHARLDPs P. GIL- LEN of Newark, announced to-day that wholesale ice dealers of that city at a confer- ence in his office assured him the maximum price of ice at whole- sale next Summer will be $5 a ton. Last year it was $8. To-day the Mayor called the retailers to a conference. Their price last year was 80 cents a hundred. He thinks 50 cents will be a fair price this year, “A number of ex-brewertes will manufacture ice this year,” New- ark’s Mayor said,” and there will be no ice consumption by saloons. The price of ice must be lower.” | menionndiiaincien } DEMOCRATIC WOMEN TO DINE Manbeth Marbury Guest Cele-! bration To-Morrow ts | Women Democratic leaders from all parts of the State will celebrate their entrance into national politics, at a din- ner given by the Woman's Democratic Club in the Hotel Commodore to-mor- row night at 7 o'clock in honor of Elizabeth Marbury and Harriet May Milla, delegates to the Democratic Na- tional Convention, and their alternates, Mrs, George D. Hewitt and Mrs. Mau- rice Connolly. Among the principal spcake be Bainbridge Colby, recently ap) Secretary of State by President a Gov. Smith, Homer Cummings and Gen. George A. Wings 3 Laura! Cauble, formerly Deputy Commissioner of Markets, is Chairman of the Dinner | Committe | LOTHES OF CUSTOM QUALITY Ours exclusively in New York! PADDINGTON TOP-COATS Made in England! We were first attracted to The Paddington because we saw it only in the better West End shops in London. It’s a coat, you understand, that isn’t ad- vettised on every -wall and fence; it’s really too exclusive for any such boisterous boost- ing... . . Well, to make short: of a long story, we got the ex- clusive agency for it in New York and, as events have shown, it was some “catch”! Paddingtons are on a par with Saks-tailoring ; if they were not, we wouldn’t sponsor them. Saks & Company Broadway at 34th Street $ THE EVENING | | + In some respects the most practical hat a woman can have. Pineapple or | lisere straw in large and small shapes. | Plenty of colors: red, brown, navy, ||] Copen, sand, and black. And the best f THE DOWN-STAIRS STORE Picture of a Man who’s been waiting for this Raincoat Sale And the surprising part is the price $9.75 We intended to have 500 of these raincoats, but we're lucky to hive 100 for this sale. All double texture Bombazine-cloth each side with rubber between. stitched and cemented. Collars that button up to the neck if you want them to. Good utility coats; good coats for || | the kind of weather that April brings and May MAY bring. features: comfort and service. the prevailing mode. are welcome part of the story is the moderate price. $2.95 Down-Stairs Store, New Bldg. Years ago we planned certain types of......... Women’s Oxfords We wanted something that would embcdy two important We had the oxfords made accord- ing to our own ideas: and we have continued to sell them }ear after year, with just enough variation in the shape to conform to One has a very low heel, and a medium round toe. The other has a narrower toe and a higher heel. Botlvare soft and pliable, and substantial in every detail. Special at $5.90 Down-Stairs Store, New Building Kear Ta eee a eu | \ <7. ee TN HN Ss wi Seams always Halt and less for Laces and such Accumulations eventually find their way into an underpgice sale; and then comes the time for housewives to profit. Here, in this grou are nets, chiffons, Georgettes, tulles, of one yard to 214 yards. work, and other uses. rufflings and laces—in lengths Fine for blouses, millinery, trimming, fancy Sale prices v ill be— 10¢c to $3.75 yard Down-Stairs Store, Old Bldg. ..vilks ... As little as 10¢ a piece in this unusual sale for it! For trimming purpc most needed—in lengths of 14 to 2 kinds thing. ses, 2 neckwear—all of these and many more Vy yards, Georgettes, taffetas, satins, plain silks: Going Monday at 10c to $8 piece Down-Stairs Store, New Bldg. Just a little piece of silk—but how many uses mother finds soles, waists, millinery, and here are the pieces A host of different almost every- Last June we bought . Silk Stockings The price was much lower than it is now; the li has just arrived—and you may have them at last June's price. A find at weight; fine gauge; black only. t of the purchase Medium $1.60 Down-Stairs Store, Old Bldg. $29 instead of $32 for Couch Beds A very useful type. Folds into a couch for day use; opens into a double bed at night. Strong frames; fine springs; three-inch roll edge mattresses. Another at $12.75 Single-bed size; jack-knife style into a small closet. Gray enan qortt ress. Ae SE folds in centre and can be wheeled led frame, c: Another size, 6 inches wider, is fortable spring, good 3.75—both underprice. Down-Stairs Store, New Building Women’s Neckwear Exits at 35e Regularly 50¢ few sets. Odd lots. Nets, organdies, Georgettes—and a Down-Stairs Store, Old Bldg. \ ondayat WANAMAKER’S | Broadway at Ninth, New York ‘Store opens at 9 Our $6.50 to quirements of every figure. varied individuality. Navy blue, taupe, Gingham’ Dresses For the morning Six styles, smartly cut, bright in color, all le of a very fine quality of gingham, neatly stamped, and sure to launder well. Blue, green, lavender, rose and tan, as well as black, all used with Ww , in blocked checks or plaid effects. Straight-line coat model, with two side pleats and loosely tied sash, short sleeves and a dainty or- gandie collar, Very modish over-blouse, with large roomy pockets. Finishing the square neck and short sleeves are pretty embroidered voile collar and cuffs. The pannier effect so much used in smart wash dresses is found on another dress. This style has a sheer organdie vest, collar and cuffs. The majority of the models are made with the long sash to tie in back or drape loosely. Plain colors, tan or yellow are used in one style, a very simple, tailored dress, with long white collar and trim self belt. $6.50 to $12.75. Third floor, Old Building Spring Comforters of silk and satin In unusual shades A most alluring assortment, it includes all the colors you are always looking for—but, some- how, never seem to find; delicate orchid for your lavender and white room, or deep plum color if your heart is set on service- abiity! exauteltecahides Of pine ranging all the way from palest pastel to deep glowing rose; wide range of blues, from faintest robin’s egg to dark, serviceable midnight blue; greens, both light and dark, with several in-between shades us well, And—most unusual and hardest to find of any group of colors— every shade of brown, yellow and gold, including sand, cafe au lait, and old gold, bright gold and tete de negre. Our own factory makes the plain éolored com- forters. We have just received a fresh lot, all finely made, filled with lambs’ wool or down, standard sizes in an unparalleled choice of colors. There are a few _particularl handsome comforters finished wit: Japanese embroidery for the lover of the Oriental touch in the boudoir. $29.50 to $75. Fourth Gailery, New Bidg. Army Week Monday to Friday inclusive, March 22 to27. The National and N. Y. Recruiting District prizes in the U. 8. Army School Essay Con- test will be on exhibition at Wan- amaker's. The subject of the essay was— “What are the benefits of enlist- ment in the U.S. Armj?” The prizes to be awarded in New York include one to the school submit- ting the best essay, one for the best essay submitted from each Bor- ough ind for the best essay in the entire Recruiting District. Moving pictures In the Auditorium on the First Gallery, N ing picture of Heroic Deeds,” be shown, followed by a short ad- dress by Major Samuel T. Stewart, U.S. A., on “The Purpose of the Army"—the new democratic Peace-time army, not the army you know all about. First Gallery, New Bldg. Concert in the Auditorium Monday, March 22—at 2.80 Edna Beatrice Bloom, soprano The CHICKERING-AMPICO Reproducing Piano J. Thurston Noe, piano and organ First Gallery, New Bldg, Butterfly Hair Bows, 65c 75e grade Pink—Blue— White. Dainty, soft ribbons. Pret- i Three patterns, tose, Bird. pted to graceful, perky bows. Main floor, Old Bidg. Tricolettes at $4.65 Fascinating, compelling, seductive Tricolettes Everybody likes tricolettes, They adapt themselves very gracefully to the re- red, amethyst, green, gold, raspherry, black, and white. Silk Rotunda, Main floor, Old Building Store closes at 5 Hi yard $12.50 grades, 36 in. wide. Perfect And the range of colors permits of the expression of le, tan, rose, plum, gray, brown, orange, cherry, Scout ‘Smart Spring Wraps of Bolivia Cloth, $75 Illustrated is a full length wrap of soft fine bolivia cloth—-a smart coat-wrap of becoming simple lines and excellent workmanship. It is répresentative of the charm and practical character of a large spring collection. The large collar drapes becom- ingly around the throat, the string girdle defines the waistline and gives a charming silhouette. Large pocketd and a trimming of self cov- ered buttons down each side further distinguishes the coat. In midnight blue, reindeer, beige, taupe and grotto blue. \ Second floor, Old Building Nearing the end of half prices on Knickerbocker Hardwater Soap $1 dozen cakes—usual price, $2 Violet, Verbena, Almond, Unscented Pure. Lathers well. A soap so very, very good that the wife of a ies of soap attached to a big wholesale house buys it for her own use —stocks up for the year in this annual sale at half price, The sale ends with March. Main floor, Old Building What the separate Skirt may mean in your Spring wardrobe 4 } } evolved with the help of the new skirts. | Skirts this spring | have possibilities beyond those ane past season. So i many costumes can be j Striped or plaid skirts of velours, of serge, lends itself so well to either town or country wear. With midnight blue coat and smart tailored skirt it is a costume for a day in town. With golf boots and sweater it becomes a swanky sports costume and one that is absolutely correct. From $18.75 to $26.50 the Skirt Salon has a wide and varied selection of the newest skirts of this type. Fine velours in brown and white and brown and blue rather small checks have bias bound pockets and narrow leather belts; $22.50, Serge skirts plaided in midnight blue, green and beige, tan and blue plaid for wear with the dark blue suit coat, also black and white prunella plaids are much favored all in plaited models; $22.50. Striped blue and tan and brighter blueegabardine; $26.50. - Tweed skirts | of tan and light brown mixtures, i jal slit pockets at the | sides, bound with leather to match a narrow leather belt, also plain tailored model; $12.50. Skirts made of fine jersey cloth, simply made and well tailored, are in the new leather color, beige, soft old blue, brown and midnight blue; $15. Second floor, Old Building. More Dinner Sets arrive. Ready Monday || - In the March Sale Two handsome decorations in porcelain from one of the * foremost potteries fh America. * * 4 $27.50 for the $35 sets __ 100 pieces, American porcelain; new panel border design; ell |{) pieces gilt; three meat dishes and bread and butter plates included in each lot. | $25 for the $32.50 sets f 100 pieces, American porcelain; gold band and line decoration. Nine days more—then the Sale ends |! Real American china sets in fine border design 77.50 sets for $60 American porcelain sets $40. sets for $42.50 $45 sets for §: English porcelain sets Gold band sets $42.60 sets for 335 $100 sets for $80 $45 ~~ sets for $40 All complete sets for 12 persons. All first quality. Second Gallery, New Bidg.

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