The evening world. Newspaper, May 21, 1920, Page 15

hour Vil- IS FAIRLY “UP 10” | exer 2 ing destruction of the villages of St. RETAILER TO-DAY sss eee quam was sald to be in great danger and the inhabitants were reported leav- 4 fu FLEE FROM-FOREST FIRES. 0 PRICE fig i ge it PUL T THE EVENING WORLD, FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1920. ~~ Saks &Company --- Specialists in Apparel Wholesale Meat Meat Prices Lower|'"* ©. and Supply of Vegetables ’ Plentiful. their homes to escape the flames. Several scores ears aoe and. f pune. the farnes teen leken abort Pushed ieee } By P. Q. Foy. the burning woods" | (Special Food Expert of The Eve- ning World.) With most meats lower and more | Red plentiful than in thtes years past at this pelinborine diate ‘Timber valued Ay more than $1,000,- is in the path of the flames. Volun- | cr" oie fre, fighting equipment and supplies have been sent trom stricta into. Bellechasse | the flames. Public season and an abundance of vege- | prayers are eine offered by persons in tables, the market basket of the, Daal. districts that their homes average family, should be filled cheaper this week than at any time Boye at Play Near Ch since before-Wo entered the war. The wholegnie beet houses, not only those controlled by the large packers but! the those owned by the independents, are | no, _—————— cal. Over- -come by Chierine While playing in a lot whic adjoins Ultra Chemical Company plant at 236 46th Street, Bropklyn, last night, buiging with beet offered at 17 80'S) three boys were overcome with chlorine to 18 cents for good steers, with me- dium at 16 cents to 17 cents and com- gas mon to fair as low as 18 to 15 cénts. | lying near. which had escaped from cylinders Those overcome were: It rests with the retail dealer | Charles Olwell, twelve, No. 245 46th whether the housewife 1s going to get | Street; Edward Zimmer, thirteen, No. low _ prices, | 267 No. the ae Hi 46th Street; Thomas Cole, eleven, 4604 ‘Third Avenue. They were at- tended by an Ambulance Surgeon fromp| Norwegian Hospital MAKE YOUR OWN CLOTHES! You save 50% For Saturday Only Harlem’s Largest Dress Goods Store offers a large selection of voiles in the newest designs, 55¢ voiles at 38¢ 89c voiles at 65c $1.10 voiles at 89 $1.25 voiles at 95c $1.39 voiles at $1.10 The above and all other dress goods in our store Less 10% | UNITED DRESS GooDs STORES 358 West eae Street Bet. St. Nicholas and Morningside Aves. if ie i : i % ¥ Er] u ae yuan i Be BSHE 3 fee HS ieee dey #8 Besezesareetee GAS FAMINE TALK CALLED OIL FIGHT War Between Standard and tnde-| pendents and Holdup Scheme for | Higher Rate, Says Hylan. Mayor Hytan wrote Corporation | Counsel O’Brienu to-day that the pre- * @iction of a xas famine marks the be- ' ginning of a bitter fight between the Standard Oi] Company and ‘Independent competing companies. He said the frst prediction of a famine cane from William Merrifield, a gas engineer of the Public Service Commission, who, , according to the Mayor, was formerty, in the employ of the Consolidated Gas Company and was appointed to an ex- empt position on the Publile Service pay-roll by Public Service Commis- Nixon. ‘The Corporation Coun- sked to join in the gas investi- already begun by Commissioner Hayes of the Department of Water Supply, Gas and Blectrictty, ‘This’ is a Sight betwen the Standard » Ol and o independent oil compa- nies, as well as a desire on the part * of the fas companies to hold up the peopie for an increased gas rate. The *~-talk about using up the present supply ~ of paraffine base oil and ‘being obliged to resort to asphalt oil, etc., is another! way of frightening the ‘people into pay- ing a higher gaa rate if possible, venly Rest | yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock, Miss Martha Barney Reynolds, daughter of | \ cers, H. Newell Reynolds of No. 665 Park Avenue, xia cores to pgm “Meade’s. Crazy” exclaimed a shoe retailer when he saw my ad last week, in whieh I offered 1,000 pairs of shoes at $4.75 a pair—the exact Price I paid for them. More than four thou- sand men came after the ene thousand pairs of shoes and I was com- pelled to give up my reg- ular stock at $4.75 per pair—some of these shoes cost me as high as $y50 wholesale. BUT I made good and I have won more than four thousand new friends. Yes, I will do it again, but the next time I will prepare for.a ten thou- sand crowd to play safe. fitted To-morrow’s Offering at MEADE’S 3,700 PAIRS including 500 PAIRS Watk- Goer Shoes 200 PACKARD’S 3,000 EDMOND’S The Lowest Value on any pair of these shoes to-day is $11.00. Meade’s price Brooklyn's Best Known Shoo House 102-104 le Ave., Cor,‘ Bridge St. BROOKLYN LED YD Smart Summer Frocks Very Specially Priced Saturday At $10.95 and $15 Lovely cotton © frocks for every Summer use, fashioned of checked, or plaid ginghams, dark flowered voiles in foulard patterns, sheer French or domestic voiles in plain colors. The model pictured~ at left is of checked ging- ham, trimmed with white organdie; the other is of Georgette Voile, with tucked tunies. Sizes 34 to 42. Other Splendid Values in Smart Summer An Unprecedented Opportunity— | WOMEN’S ULTRA-SMART suits | Radically Reduced Two Hundred Suits to Choose From—every one from our regular stock —every one made according to our usual very high standard, every one a most remarkable value. Note These Substantial Reductions for Girls Distinctive ~ Summer Frocks For Misses— New and Charming Leghorn Hats sash—as pictured. years. Special Saturday At $15" The most delightful frocks to be seen. anywhere —fashioned of fig ured. Voile, sheer Organdie, Ramie Cloth, and Imported Gingham. Youthful charm has been embod- ied in every model, starting with” smart ruffles and pleatings, and ending with the demure organdie collar that transforms itself into a fj Sizes 14 to 18 ; Sharply Reduced! Each garment: cleverly designed and splendidly tail- ored to satisfy the most critical taste! Take advantage of these liberal reductions: | Misses’ Suits, Capes and Coats French Linen and Voile Frocks. Frocks Assernbled on the Fourth Floor Domestic Voile Frocks.......+00+++++++ $7.50 to $39.50 Domestic Gingham Frocks...........+++ $8.95 to $15.00 Imported French Voile Frocks. . .. $11.50 to $39.50 Imported Scotch Gingham Frocks... . +. $22.50 to $30.00 St. Gall’s Imported Swiss Frocks...... .. $25.00 to $39.50 «$25.00 to $35.00 « . $29.50 to $45.00 BOYS’ SUITS —¢each with extra pair Knickers Regularly $19.75 Reduced to $13.75 Tt is a long time since we were able to offer such splendid values in boys’ suits—the tailoring is exceedingly well done, the models quite individual, and the woolens are of the most de- pendable variety. Sizes 8 to 17 years, - Also—A Large Collection of Boys’ Spring Suits Regularly $25 at $18.95 Suits..........Formerly | $69.50....... $34.75 ‘ Suits........Formerly $79.50.... $38.75 Special, $8.75 _ Suits........ Formerly $89.50. $44.75 pp Er: ill Suits..........Formerly . $98.50. $49.50 ourhtol shapes, Suits......Formerly $125.00... $62.50 Tvimmed with ta Mf 1 01 Ww Suits. Formerly : $300.00. $150.00 Mibhon fae olay pe All Sales. Final pony Ways iaiows, je or le toa of T hahed Plow Women’s UNEQUALLED! Women’s Sports Coats At the very low price of unusually fine investment. delightfully individual. Developed in Velveteen, Duvet de Laine, Suede- like, Wool Jersey, Polo Cloth and Bolivia, Tomorrow—Saturday A Sale of Silk euporre Hand Bags In three models—one as pictured. At $2.95 200 Artificial Pearl Necklaces —the ideal gift— Specially Priced for Saturday Only $29.50 and $39.50 Smartly fashioned—superbly tailored any one of these coats will prove an Models for the shore, mountains, street and sports wear—each new and | Fourth Floor Coats and Capes —— SS: girlhood — white, ly silk foundation, 1 .Fornetiy SISO diss, kas Formerly $125 to $175..........4- Now Coats and Capes....... Formerly $39.50........ Now Coats and Capes Formerly $59.50........ Now Coats and Capes... ... . Formerly $69.50... Formerly’$79.50..... if ‘ ( Sizes 14 to 18 years, but not in every model. FOR SATURDAY ONLY— Junior’ Girls’ Graduation Frocks Sizes 12 to 16 years At $23.75 They are the very embodiment of of course — simply yet artlully designed for grace and smartness. The model pictured is fashioned of soft Georgette Crepe over a loves fles of taffeta adorn the skirt and Second Floor Piquant ruf- The newest of Summertime bags at a very, very low price. Made of black, navy, brown and - taupe Moire Silk with novelty/ metal frame. Many have centre com- partment—all have mirrors, Main Floor back. —_—— Girls’ Voile. Frocks For Warm Summer Days $6.75 the wide sash ties gracefully in the they are, with a gractful sash, besides, years. FISHER Fine figured voile Summer frocks with quaint ficha collar of crisp organdie, edged with narrow ruffling. . ., And since a frock is not complete without pockets, here Sizes 8 to 1 Second Floor ' Fashioned of small, soft and silky skins, of excellent quality, brides and graduates—so what can be m than a gift of a lovely artificial pearl ne graduated, fastening with solid gold clasp. June—the month of pearls—is also the month of re sperepriais lace? 16-inch Matinee Strands..., Special... .$15.00 24-inch Opera Strands...... Special.... erfectly 25.00 Main Floor Scarfs —just one of the remarkable values presented in $150 the great assortment of FURS on the Sixth Floor. Wemie' ‘8s and eg Extra knickers with each suit. Smart single and double-breasted suits of a most superlative quality. They are entirely without competition at $18.95, and we do not expect to be able to duplicate them for some time to come. Guaranteed fast colors. Produced in rich mixtures and two-tone suitinga of the highest grade. Sizes 8 to 18 years. Boys’ Summer Blouses Saturday at $1.25 Collars attached, neckband and sport styles, in neat striped patterns, plain white and khaki, Sizes 7 to 16 years, Second Floor Dainty Negligees -—Just the kind you want for Summer wear— Regularly $18.50 At $10 a White Wash Skirts —of Surf Satin and Gabardine Regularly $8.95 | At $5.95 Surf Satin a Cotton Gab- | | | iE “er | | | | Made of imported voile, with wide, Japanese-like sleeves—fast- ened with a pastel-shaded flower of silk that would brighten any morn- ing. At $10—an unequalled value, Third Floor that sell pegatarly at $22.75 to $29.50, ardine have been selected fashion these lovely ski because they combine cual wearing qualities with beauty of texture. The more you tal them the better they look! [Also at $13.75--a really wonderful collection of kon e