The evening world. Newspaper, March 27, 1920, Page 5

1 IS THIS PROFITEERING? CUT ICE BUT NOT PROFITS IS THE LUCRATIVE POLICY OF THE AMERICAN ICE CO. In Four Years Income Available for Dividends Has Jumped to $2,019,041, an In- crease of 283 Per Cent. With the cost of shoes and other necessities mounting higher and higher eighteen months after the armistice was declared, The Evening + World to-day continues a survey of the increased profits of corporations engaged in the manufacturing and handling of clothing and food. } The attention of Attorney General Palmer especially is called to The Dvening World's articles. AMERICAN ICE COMPANY. 1t is reported that with the approach of warm weather, ice companies are planning to again boost the price of ice, wnple justification for vociferous public complaint, for present high prices enabled the American Ice Company, commonly known as the “Ice rust,” to swell its profits in a manner that suggests that ice prices should be substantially reduced instead of being raised again. No statistics are available as to the ® a number of tons of ice the American |Common, out of which it is paying $4 per share annually. ioe Company supplies to its custom- ers’ annually, but from its official PO ihn atements it {s learned that high ice eget wom, ices hawe enawled it to gradually 43 Xpand its margin of profit on each 0:00 jollar of business turnover and to $3 1 Companies controlled by the Ameri- can Ice Company are Knickerbocker Ice Company, business of H. D, Mould, Knickerbocker Ice Company of Phila- delphia, business of R, J. Foster, Mer- chants’ Union Ice Company of New Jersey, business of August Grill, Bos- ton Ice Company, John Hancock Ice Company, American Ice Manufactur- ing Company, and Ice Manufacturing Company. Officers of the American Ice Company are Wesley M. Oler, President; Walter Lee, Vice Presi- dent; Thomas Pettigrew, Treasurer, and Henr: Hi n {ts surplus earnings in an im- ucderate manner. The excuse that high ice prices are © natural result of increased oper- ing costs and taxes will not stand, * after charging these costs and .xes, including Federal taxes, sainst income, the margin of profit s sti found to be gradually ex- anding. Back in 1915, before labor costs and axes were advanced as the reasons i ended Oc sales totale Be e or dividends had 1, an increase of 1915, : proving the assertion hat higher ice prices have been forced by increased labor costs and taxes, it might be pointed out that after making charges of every kind ugainst income, including those “‘on- erous” Federal taxes, the geompany saved for dividends 13 cen out of every dollar of sales in 1919 compared ghtly more than 6 cents saved In other words, not only has the ourden of higher costs and taxes been passed along to the consumer through the medium of higher prices for ice, but the company has added enough to its prices to more than double its ‘argin of profit. thermore, before arriving at its nargin of profit for 1919, the company 1 s financial fat “deprecia- No such} 18. And BELL-ANS FOR INDIGESTION ividends. } e annual > prefe ith the and 1915, when 14 per But the company is per cent. on its pre- has left a balance s paid ~thats why | prefer H-O OAT-FOOD” “When folks start using H-O Oat-Food, I notice If this is done, there will be | they always come back for more! “Housewives tell me H-O is light and flaky— (not pasty nor soggy like ordi- nary ‘rolled oats’). Steam- cooking and double-toast- ing make all the difference “H-O takes fewer minutes to cook and that pleases busy housewives, (signed) 2 Masia Buffalo, NY. The steam-cooked and double -toasted OAT-FOOD Broadway at Ninth, New York Store open at 9 Store closes at 5 The Wanamaker Clock Goes Ahead One Hour Monday 4 This Store will Open at 9 o’clock Monday morning and will close at 5 o’clock— new Daylight Saving time THE DOWN-STAIRS STORE Is there a man who wants..... REAL Silk Shirts There is nothing mis- leading about this question nor does it infer that many so-called silk shirts are not silk; but we know of no other word that conveys so definite an idea of genuine quality as REAL. Con- sider, please: Silk shirt sales are com- mon. Silk shirts, likewise, are plentiful. But many a man who likes the comfort and richness of silk has been sadly disappointed in the wear- ing qualities. He has bought flimsy silk, only to find that one washing (or two) left it limp and lifeless. e have seen some silk shirts that wore thin under the collar points with ONE wearing, even before the shirt was laundered. Now—the point —about these existing facts is this: the Wanamaker Down- Stairs Store has a group of | fine, heavy silk shirts that are— XS ‘g) = 7 ‘ a Excellent at $1 (Tax 70c) The weaves are broadcloths and crepes de chine; and the patterns are the kinds that a man can wear with due re- spect to himself and his neigh- bors’ eyesight. If you like silk shirts and you want some- thing that will give REAL service, the Wanamaker Store recommends these. We know becaiise we've tried al] kinds. Sizes 181% to 18. Down-Stairs Store, New Building 50 Traveling Bags Underprice Genuine cowhide—black and brown—some with leather lining. Mostly 18-in. size; some 20-in. Going like this:— 12 Bags—$16 grade. . 12 Bags—$21 grade.. 26 Bags—$25 to $30 grades... $18 Down-Stairs Store, New Bidg. 100. Wool Jersey Frocks at $10 A dress that can be worn w large p: and button trimmings. In brown, fabrics, correctly fashioned—is something these days, And our good fortune in, this respect isgiue to that very ase we mude a week ago. who wear sizes 34 to 44—mostly tunic, with wool embroidery, tie belts, .. $11 .. $15 ith satisfaction—well made, of good of an achievement at $10 These are good Models for women rookie, tan and gray. Down-Stairs Store, Old Building spring and summer. Good ones, too. Sizes 8 to 16. Navy serge or plaid. Pleated ‘‘Her’’ Straw Hat Little Miss 8 to 12 A good time to buy Girls’ Middies Faster week is usually vacation time; and vacation time makes it easier for mother to provide many of the things daughter needs for Here, for instance, are— Middies at $1.95 Of white jean or galatea, with yoke and lacing. Four models in all—including the regulation with white or blue collar. Middy Skirts, $2.95 or plain, The navy serges are in sizes 6 to16. The plaid skirts, on bands, are in sizes 12 to 16; on waists, 6 to 16. Down-Stairs Store, Old Building Women’s Suits for the ample figure Scientifically and artistically designed Designing and tailoring for the ample figure is an art that has only recently achieved perfection, an art that re- | quired careful and intelligent study of proportion, of types of figures, of the effect of certain lines on certain materials, with simplicity and slender-seeming effects as the ult’mate object. $59.50, $69.50 and up to $98.50 Each suit is smart and correct, developed in fine tric- otine, or men’s wear serge, or Poiret twill, made with strictly tailored lines and notch collars, or with the “Tuxedo” collar so becoming to large figures. Narrow string belts, and fine embroidered finishings of sleeves are other points. Some suits are braid bound. Linings are of heavy pussy willow satin and peau de cygne. In midnight blue. Second floor, Old Building . This is a Spring of Separate Skirts For both town and country wear, the smart skirt is having a decided vogue Vyella flannel skirts In light effective striped com- binations such as white and blue, white and gray, and other com- binations. These are particularly good for golf and tennis, since and afford ample room at the hem. Prices, $12.75 to $37. Black satin and taffeta skirts are really the nucleus of a smart frock. A black chiffon Georgette crepe, or satin blouse, and one has a whole costume. Satin skirts in draped, and eated models, some made with ‘avored softly oes hem, others slim and straight hanging. Taffeta skirts are draped or leated in smart three-tier effects, 15 to $37.50. Blue serge and poplin Plain tailored or knife-accs dion, or box plaited. $7.50 to $18.50. Waist measures from 25 to 44 inches in many models. Second floor, Old Building. Consider the sports skirt | of that bere crinkly satin mater- ial, Kumsi-Kumsa, ‘This appears in ‘the skirt Salon in the form of epor es skirts in delicate pastel shades and the vivid shades we associate with sports. In yellow and black, green, mauve, orange, flesh color and white. The Blouses that Make’? One’s Summer Every summer every wo- man finds that she could do with just about twice as man: blouses as she possesses. (7 is difficult to be immaculate without a large and replete wardrobe of lingerie blouses. On a morning in town, but a very little while need be spent in the Blouse Shop to select enough lingerie blouses and shirts for the summer. So large and varied is the col- lection. Llustrated is a little white batiste blouse, entirely hand made, and featuring the jabot frill. The frill and the blouse are hand- the models are pleated and plain - fagoted together. The cuffs and blouse are trimmed with hand hemstitching. Price $8.75. In dotted swiss is a blouse cut on tailored shirt lines, has a square turn-back collar edged with fine pleating in white, a3 are the front A white voile blouse with its collar formed by a’ pleated frill set in with real Irish lace and edged with imitation Valenciennes lace, This is a smart and becoming mode; since the ruffle extends down the front. Price $11.50, Big and little shapes equally good. Some are braided straws; some have streamers. The very hat she will need for school and play days. New—at $2.95 Down-Stairs Store, Old Building Tuo Things Prompted US To Take The Steger Phonegraph First—the tone. The prince’ tone, No matter how good the ci other part of it thing you buy in a phonograph is r net may be, or the motor, or any the TONE is the thing that counts. Second—the patented device that regulates the pressure of the tone arm on the record, 80 that various kinds of records may be played cor- rectly, T is important—fa XE important, in fact, than most persons real he lasting qu of your records, as well as their reproduction, nds upon it, Guaranteed Steger Phonographs begin at $100, A specially fine model is $140. ‘The terms will be arranged to suit your convenience. Down-Stairs Store, Old Building and cuffs. White dotted with red, green, or blue. Price $9.75. Second floor, Cld Building Women’s Coats, $57.£ Better than the price indicates | coats of bolivia cloth, with draped collars and full hanging | back; in beige, blue and brown. ‘Three-quarters’ length coats of natural color polo cloth. Wrap of midnight blue satin; full length, with draped collar and becoming lines. Second floor, Old Building Nothing in all the country to match it at the March price. » tY Urenom, } ae Full length and three-quarters’ length street and sports | | $1 doz. cakes; usual price $2; choice of unscented, violet, verbena or almond odors. 0 H Get a year’s supply (as so many are doing). ‘Three days more March Sale of China and Glass AJl our regular Dinner Sets, also many pieces of Cut Glass and Fancy China are in the Sale at seothe of from 10 to 40 per cent. The best factories of the world are represented. ’ The goods are all of the First quality. The orations and shapes are newest and best. American Porcelain Dinner Sets $17.50 from $25; $25 from $32.50; $27.50 from $35. American Real China Sets $60 from $77.50. French China Dinner Sets $130 from $180. Fine border decorations. Solid gold handles. 101 pieces open stock pattern. English Porcelain Sets $40 fromm $45. 107 pieces coin eS band; gold traced handles. $35 from $42. Border decorations and traced gold handles. Nippon China Sets $65 from $82.50. 107 pieces—border designs, traced gold handles; open stock pattern. At half price, Monday Bowls, Flower Vases, Sandwich T rays Bon bon Dishes, Comports, Cologne Bottles We have taken a number of our finest pieces of cut and for the concluding three days of this Sale have mi them just one-half of our regular price to close out. They have been marked during the Sale at a third off. We have still a small collection of fine colored glass at a third less. And in ich and ace China and in English and American Porcelain—Berry Sets, Salad Sets, Tea Sets, and Ice Cream Sets, regular goods and patterns, at 10 per cent. less. Second Gallery, New Building We clean, repair, and store Rugs and Carpets ‘This is the only store in the country—so learn—that has its own plant and ex; the clcaning, repairing fet storage of rugs and carpets. Moderate prices. "Phone Stuyvesant 4700, Imagine a 9x12 ft. Rug for $12 It is one of the new rugs for spring and summer. Coo! green, or blue or brown, with stenciled border of deeper tone than the body of the rug. Wohderfully made, of wild grass or rushes. The 8 x 10 ft. size is $9. The 6 x 9 ft is $6. These prices are almost as low as today’s wholesale. Newest Crex and Deltox Grass Rugs 3 x 6 ft. $3.75 434 x 7) It. $7.75 6x9 ft. $11 8x 10 ft. $15.50 9x 12 ft. $18.50 Green, blue, brown and new shades of rose, gray, etc. Rattania Fibre Rugs, very pretty And very durable. Especially suitable for bedroom. 30x 60 in. $3 = 3x6ft. $3.75 6x9 ft. $13.50 734 x 1034 ft. $17.50 9 x 12 ft. $19.50 Grandmother Rag Rugs, Braided 2x 3 feet, $3.25 2\ x 4 feet, $4.75 3x3 feet, $4.50 2% x $ feet, $6.75 3 x 6 feet, $8.75 Very colorful. In cretonne patterns that are always cheerful, and never tiring. Thrown here and there in the summer bedroom, or hall, or living room, they give an air of welcome and hospitality to your home. Third Gollery, New Building as we can ition for riental and domestic 90 choices of pianos layer - pianos and Reproducing pianos —counting makes, styles, sizes and grades—in the Wanamaker Piano Salons. There is no choice in all America to equal this. You may hear any of them any day in the Piano Salons. And we hope you will quite understand that you will be welcome whether you wish to buy or not. Weare here to give SERVICE. We are always glad to complete the service by selling to you what you want. But it is you who must give us that privilege. We do not importune you. And —any instrument you wish, you may have on con- venient terms of payment. Piano Salons, First Gallery, New Building Only three more days to buy Knickerbocker Hardwater Soap at HALF Pure soap, that lathers creamily. It will keep. Main floor, Old Building, OAT AIRE ORE i