The evening world. Newspaper, April 5, 1920, Page 6

1920 fiscal year is available it wilt! urer; Frank, Vico Presideat, ' show further substantial increase in|and oes Pie Secreta accumulated profits, notwithstand- With retailers ing the fact that the company 1s now prices ae ny f a i Store Closes at 5 P. M. Lord & Taylor a ugh, ie i Officers of Albers Pick & Company cron the ovles househ: 38th Street FIFTH AVENUE-- 39th Street are Albert Pick, President and Treas: Lord & Taylor 38th St. -FIFTH AVENU! 39th St. | OUSEHOLD GOODS RETAILERS - JACK UP PRICES AND PROFITS; | FOLLOW MANUFACTURERS’ LEAD Earnings of Albert Pick @ Co. Last Year| Exceed Those of Year Before by 100%— Margin of Profit 36% Larger. Telephone Orders Filled—Phone Greeley 1900—Ask for Telephone Order Desk Festive Silk Dresses For Juniors and Girls - ee Sale of 3 Attractive Lamps Rr, « With the cost of shoes and other necessities mounting higher and _- Bigher eighteen months after the armistice was declared, The Evening World to-day continues a survey of the increased profits of corporations ‘ngoged in the manufacturing and handling of clothing and food. The attention of Attorney General Palmer especially is called to The Evening World's articles. In this series of articles it has been clearly shown that producers of _ Meceasities have passed the burden of higher taxes and operating costs along _ ft the consumer through the medium of higher prices charged for their rt + that they have, in fact, made higher taxes and operating costs the ¢ for jacking up prices to such an extent that they materially fattened ir surplus earnings available for dividends. It appears that retailers hgve adopted the same profitable method of procedure. Household supplies such as glass-@—————____ fe, ohina, kitchen utensils, crock-"jshow that any tax reserve was set linens, furniture, carpets, &c./up. If consideration is given to this practically doubled in price dur-|the disparity between the ratio of the three or four years. Pro-|net profits to gross as shown above of these articles have fattened | would he materially greater, ir profits during this period. and| Increase in prosperity of the com- eomeerd of Albert Pick & Co-/ pany that has come with higher 9 Gis ot Criterion, |n- | prices 1s shown by the statement of ara oe Charaed by manufac |assets and liabilities, At the clone Whown that the margin of pront {of the 1919 fiscal year the accumu- this large dealer in household goods |!#ted profits of, the | company shown large expansion. amounted to and were incorporated in/®a@al to over 100 per cent on the ed a popartuer: | amount of common stock outstanding Te{at that time. And it is under: { cent. of |that_when the balance sheet for the \ Y rnishings, —_ hold goods, &c., is handled by orders. its fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 1920, Eyestrain Is y did a gross business of compan, i] Ps onion I Ghani gut ot wnien it saved for!!! A Serious Matter | We have selected certain lamps on which we are making a special re- , duction. This is merely an introductory price for the one day only. Floor Lamps—Solid mahogany, gold or ivory standards, with shades so lovely either when lighted or unlighted that they’ll make your room effective—each shade is carefully finished with silk fringe, variety of {colors. complete $32.50 Bridge = Lamps—Mahogany Table Lam polychrome. } standards; adjustable bionze arm, | one-light, flat silk shades, with long. 7 i i heavy two-tone silk fringe, in tan dainty silk or hand painted parch- over blue or tan over rose. ment shades.......complete $15.00 complete $29.50 Boudoir Lamps—Of mahogany, antique gold o1 ivory, with silk. shade* in all colors .....complete $5.95 Floor Lamps—Standards of solid mahogany, gracefully carved and substantial-looking, shades of silk in any color, with hand embroidered borders and heavy silk fringe. This lamp is here illustrated, but we want you to see it lighted in order to fully appreciate it complete $63.75 Pifth Floor Quality Trunks and Bags * AY little Maids from School, with their hearts set on Spring vanities and new Frocks, and likewise interested Mothers, are hereby and increased taxes, $819,425. apprised of an uncommonly attractive offering of [a other words, its final net profit was to 7.86 cents on each dollar ot) iness. _ These net profits are found to be is largely margin of it on each dollar of business Don’t treat it lightly and try | to get along without glasses, | You are bound to sutfer the | penalty of tailing eyesight. Reliable Hyoolebt Bete: | by Registered Eye Specialist: Established 58 Years per cent. larger than tn the 19. A eae R6hikich é Natio of 4 Grom. Neat. se | in final more interesting is the fact the statement for the 1920 fiscal showed a reserve for taxes of set up out of earnings. The § statement of earnings does not These Specials at All Bedell Stores West 34th Street, New York ° Broad " 8 " Newark 2794,8ert | Brooklyn ton street, © Sutt feo Jersey Suit Sale At About Wholesale ! Dee new models, in Tan, Navy, Gray and Heather Mixtures ~featuring smart four-pocket effects, tailored collar, novelty belts, Norfolk effects and plaited backs. ‘ade offerings! Sale Tomorrow Only 20 A ee ee ee ee Correctly Fitted Glasses $3 to $10 | | Taffeta, Foulards, Crepe de Chine and Geor- gette Models—A Group of Pretty, Girlish Styles ata Price of Post-Easter Economy $29.50 Featuring pointed overskirts, smart pockets in bouf- fant hip effects, low waistlines, abbreviated sleeves, touches of embroidery, pleating and ruffles—as chic as they are inexpensive. Three Models Illustrated Girls from 12 to 16, Juniors 15 and 17 years. ° Third Floor me Store Your Furs Now is the time to put your furs in safe, scien- tific storage. Ordinary and home storage con- tain the element of danger—but in the Lord & Taylor Cold Storage Vaults your furs are com- pletely protected from moths, fire, dampness and theft. The charge is slight, and a card or call will bring a messenger to your home for them. Silk Bags Something Unusual at $3.95 Bags of distinctive style and quality priced notice- ably less than usual. A splendid assortment of fine bags of: Taffeta Moire and Novelty in a comprehensive selec- tion of smart styles, in- cluding envelopes. They are attractively mounted on frames of shell or metal Black Brown Taupe Tea That Is ALL TEA EVERY CUP FULL OF STRENGTH, FLAVOR AND FRAGRANCE “SALADA" No Alterations. No €.0, Ds Pl REFUSE SUBSTITUTES—SEALED PACKETS ONLY insist upon "SALADA” Tea at Specia lized Prices Like building a house on quicksand is buying luggage of inferior quality. We don’t carry it. Even at the lowest prices, our luggage is made to our speci- fications, which assures you of the best quality at the lowest possible price. What a Man Wants in a Traveling Bag First of all he wants a sizeable one—then he wants a sub- stantial one—a bag that won’t sag and droop and look dilapi- For this man’s wish we show— dated after a few hard trips. An Excellent Cowhide Bag of tan, smooth leather, hand-sewed corners and edges; 3 pockets; sizes 16 to 18 inches Introductory Sale of Refrigerators Just at this time of year, when you are house-cleaning, comes this sale of refrigerators made expressly for us. specialization, you can be assured of quality at a very fair price. At $28. 50—white enam- ellined refrigerator that is absolutely sanitary. The outer case is of ash, thor- oughly seasoned and kiln dried. Shelves, ice rack and drain pipes are re- movable. Three door, side icing style, ice capacity 80 Ibs.; width 30 inches, height 43 inches — 3 shelves. Featuring This Full-Size Wardrobe Trunk, $61.00 A trunk that will serve you well for many years to come, be- cause it was built to stand hard usage. It is 43 inches high, 23 inches wide, is fibre covered; has all round edges; made of 3-ply veneer basswood and fibre interlining; lined with dainty cretonne; 5 drawers, one having a woman’s hat box; 11 hangers; shoe pockets and laundry bag; also spring lock and draw bolts—a most compact and complete trunk. A Splendid Wardrobe Trunk for $43.50 * "The best of its kind for this price—we have proved this state- nient by comparison. It is 45 inches high, 24 inches wide, 22 inches deep, fibre covered, 12 hangers, cretonne lined, shoe pockets, 5 drawers, top drawer locks and is divided into compartments. Con- vertible drawer for women’s hats. | What a Woman Wants in a Traveling Bag | Her trips very frequently take her where there is no such person as a “ted cap” and she is forced to caity her own bag. So she must needs have a light weight one and, of course, she wants it smart-looking. For this woman we show— A Black Cowhide Bag of light weight cobra grain leather, made in 3 pieces, with $12.50 | sewed on corners; 3 pockets; sizes 16. V7 and 18 factions $19.50 Seventh Floor New Bed Coverings For Every Bedroom in the House When you can buy such attractive comfortab.es and blankets at the prices here quoted, you wil! do well to buy in quantity. Tussah Silk Comfort- ables—pure wool filling, solid colors in dotted ef- fects, rose, Copenhagen, > and lavender, very yely tolook uponand snug to slumber neath.. $18. o Novelty Comfortables ~silk centres in floral de- signs, dotted silk mull borders, plain color back. Since these are our At $42.50——a side icer, seam- less porcelain lined, rounded corners. This lining will retain its hard, smooth, unscratch- able snow-white quality year in and year out. Ice capacity 100 Ibs.; width 33 inches, depth 20 inches, height 45 Rilkoltae.<Gonmfortables of a quality you will like, figured centres, dot~ ted silk mull borders to inches At $25.co — apartment | house style, white enamel | lined; width 2234 inches, | depth 18 inches, height §1 | inches; 2 shelves, ity 100 Ibs. Other refrigerators of various styles and prices from $20.00 to $272.60 Seventh Floor, match,.... 10 80785 Silkoline Comfortables —with floral designs, plain borders to match, light and medium color......$4.75 Australian Wool Blankets—so. much sought by those who know good blankets; all white; full size, 100% pure wool; just 50 remaining, so st in order to pur, Sceond Floor,