The evening world. Newspaper, May 21, 1920, Page 19

+ POSTED FORFET AND HARMORY” Steropolskys Couldn’t Agree, and Wife Claims the $500, but Loses in Court. Charging her husbahd with “cave Man” tactics and alleging he refused to take & bath or change his clothes, Mrs. Jennio Steropolsky, @ pretty Blonde, sought to gain possession of $500 “peace and harmony” fund {fm the Brong Municipal Court yester- \ @ay. Justice Robitzek, however, de- elded tn favor of the husband, Alex- ander, a Nassau Street jeweller, who , Yves at No. 509 Hast 173d Street. | ‘Tho action revealed a most novel agreement. The couple were married fm 1917 and have one ehild, a giri| @eventeen months old. Shortly after |) te marriage discord arose and after ‘Many apats the couple landed in the Bront Domestic Relations Court, Whelr quarrels were adjusted by Magistrate MoGechan and eévery- hing was well for a time. Then Steropolsky filed an action } for separation in the Bronx Su- Preme Court. When the matter was edout to be tried before Justice Mul- Jan the couple reached an agree- Ment, and this, duly signed, provided that Steropolsky post a “peace and |}, Rarmony” fund of $500 in the Public National Bank of the Bron; ‘4 Wf furnish a home. eae ae It was agreed that should he com- Q mit any act which would again dis- turb the peace of his domicile he b gould kiss the $500 goodby. But on Nov. 2 last at 2 o'clock in the morning the “harmony” be- y@ame so pronounced that Policoman i O'Rourke was called in to turn off music. Mrs. Steropolsky al- ed she was forced to leave home a z pater: e told her story yesterday, but Probation Officer Charles Hammel of the Domestic Relations Court, who had investigated some of her’ com- plaints, was called and gave the hus- band a clean pill. So the Justice directed the bank officials to turn over to Steropolsky his $500 and in- terest. $10,000 BEALE AWARD MADE. 1 G, 0. P. Platform Contest, Award of the Walker Blaine Beale Prizes totalling $10,000 for the best Re- Dublican platforms, offered by Truxtun Beale, former United States Minister to Persis, in memory of his son who, as CT dW. P. Smith, An of Michigan ($1,000). were Dr. Butler, President of fumbia University: former United — (tema Beveridge, and David @ Hill, "he contest, open to Republicans not er twenty-five years old, was de- ed to interest young voters in Na- I affairs. B-a-a, black sheep, y wool? ‘One for BE tives iat lao So it is with suits! Various grades of wool make various grades of suits. First class clothes require | first class fabrics—and first class fabrics were never so scarce. y, Just as necessary for a | fabric to measure up in body and strength as to come through, all-wool. We depend as much on our knowledge of the texture of woolens as we do on our chemical test. Suits. Overcoats. Moneyback, if you can do better. A §=Flexible straw hats, all- leather shoes, dependable fixings, sporting goods, Broa “Four et 34th St, Convenient Fifth Ave. et 41st St. FOR HOME re Manufacturers THE EVENING WORLD, FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1920. * The Great New York World Newspaper speaks favorably of “the momentum the movement ac- quires as it progresses”. ..“initiqted in New York and Philadelphia...something unknown in the experience of the oldest storekeeper,” in an editorial in, yester- day morning’s newspaper. 2 ‘ This recalls to the writer a well-remembered June interview, in'the early Spring of 1883, when at luncheon with Joseph Pulitzer, at Mr. Anthony J. Drexel’s table, Mr. George. W. Childs being present, the four men at the table heard Joseph. Pulitzer, then in the prime of his youthful good health, on his way to New York to begin his life there and to reorganize the “New York World” say what he printed afterward at the top of the editorial page, giving his intention of the way he would pilot the great his son now owns. It was to be “An institution that should always fight for “ progress and reform, never tolerate injustice or com tion, always fight demagogues of all parties, never belong to any party, always se privileged classes and public ers, never lack sympathy with the poor, always remain devoted to the public welfare.” Mr. Joseph Pulitzer seems to be living his life over again, in standing by tHe effort to stop the further in- crease of prices and, without injuring labor, to increase its products by improved machinery, and for larger wages required by longer hours. Many of us have always known that even ten hours a day was too short for the work that had to be done. The misconception of a patriotic movement, now country wide, as an effort to cut prices seems ridicu- lous and without the least foundation, as the originator of this idea for sixty years has held to fair prices, and helped to make market levels of prices in two cities, by introducing for the first time into the business of the nation the return of money for any article brought back, if it were not wanted—not for exchange, but to have the money returned. Only an idiot would make ices by which goods were sold that could be brought the next day and take the money out of the till. These large businesses were built up on a basis stated above, and we did it until the storekeepers united to break down this privilege and certain other privileges in the war time, on the d that required more people to attend to the yusiness at a time when every man that could be spared was wanted for the Govern- ment work and in the Army and Navy. This Movement in Goods Was Not Known as a positive fact to a single individual, except the writer, until late Saturday night of May 1 and set in motion by the newspaper advertising on Monday, May 8, in the two stores, New York and Philadelphia. Not ten persons knew of the movement until they read it definitely in the newspapers, as it required no prepara- tion, but simply to clip off one-fifth of the prices that the goods been sold at all the season. It is fair to say that there were nine of our people, all in our employ within our two stores, who had de- bated a movement without any conclusion during the five days previous to the time it was.launched. There are splendid evidences in sight that the people who have money to pay for goods have come to the conclusion that they will not patronize the distribu- tors of goods who agree.to raise regular and fair prices by allowing their buyers to place orders for future de- liveries at any advances of the present cost of goods, And, on the contrary, the public mind has been educated to do with less goods and cut down the busi- ness of the country, and perhaps the employments thereof, unless there shall begin immediately the un- locking of hoarded goods and making a scale of prices for the coming season at some slight reductions, as much as possible, which shall be borne jointly by the maker of the Lrcue and the storekeeper, who has the expenses of selling them and the cost of advertising them and gathering the customers, This Kind of a Readjustment Is Due to the People who have borne the burdens of the war. It will come the sooner by all the people uniting to bring it about. The getting down to a better basis, though it be but a begin- ning, and must work out gradually as conditions can be adjusted, will bring a new spirit into the world, allaying the unrest, fear and distrust that otherwise, after an experience of four years, has become a confirmed habit. ‘What if the world should find a certain degree of Bolshevism among the powerfully rich and great business people, as well as among the c! that have come from foreign lands, and the poor and ignorant, who have been prejudiced to misunderstand the Government of the American people? ’ May 21, 1920. 400 Women’s Umbrellas At Twenty per. cent. off Making our $5.50 to $15 umbrellas—of gloria or all silk— cost you only $4.40 to $12, plus Federal tax. Main floor, Old Building now join with Wanamaker’ s to Bring Down Prices The National Association, with a membership of 5,400 manufacturers employing 6 million workers, and producing 75 per cent. of the country’s total out- put, offers co-operation. The “20 Per Cent. Off Everything”’’ is Accomplishing its Purpose Outofour entirestock, offered at20 percent. less, ‘ (Except a few price-restricted articles, and our separate catalog stocks) we call attention to this News for Saturday 10,000 yards of Silk Remnants Were $4.50 to $8.50 yard in our stocks. To go Saturday at the rate of $3.25 yard. Twenty per cent. off this makes $2.60 yard. Hundreds of weaves and styles. Plain and fancy colors and black. Main Floor, Old Building Women’s Suits, $29.75 And twenty per cent. off this price $23.80 (that’s what (77 Gs z it figures down to) for a well maiens and smart suit made of desirable material is a very low price. It dp ake to 300, Saturday. Materials and styles Gray and tan tweeds with severe notched col- lars and patch peckets and narrow belts. Wool phates fd with notch or shaw! collars and the long tuxedo collars; heather mixtures and plain colors including midnight blue. : sl Silvertones in blue and oxford ched collars, note verges, plain or braid-bound, tailored type. Second floor, Old Building a RRR RE one eee neces 900 Boys’ Suits At Twenty per cent. off Regular prices are $16.75 to $42.75. With the 20 off they will be $13.40 to $34.20. And marked price-reductions, too In addition, we have taken a number-of boys’ suits that were $40 and $42.75 in our stocks and reduced them to $34.75 —from which, of course; you will deduct 20 per cent., making the cost to you $27.80 each. We have also reduced some boys’ suits from $35 to $29.75. ‘Twenty per cent. off brings the price of these down to $23.80. Sizes 7 to 18 years in both groups. Blue serge suits are $25 to $47.60—and twenty off. Long trousers suits are $42.50 to $75—and twenty off. CAPS, blue serge, $3 grade, now $2.25—and twenty off. WASH HATS, 5 to 14 year sizes, 75c to $2.75—and twenty off. Third floor, Old Building Young Girls’ Frocks $5.75 and $7.75 And Twenty per cent. off these prices An exceptional purchase of dresses, ¢! ing in style and beautiful in quality. at $5.76 are of the qual- ity which we have sold this season at $7.75 to $9.75, Dresses at $7.75—are our $9.75 to $15 grades, Striped, cross-barred and plaid inghams, plain colored cham- free and voile—excellent colors. Two of the models illustrated. Sizes 6 to 14 years, Another special purchase 50 very fine dresses of Swiss, organdie, candy-striped dimity and Peter Pan Cloth; purehased at a saving of 20 per cent. to us; $12.50 to $49.75—less 20 per cent Reductions 80 White pique dresses, were $8.50 to $13.50, at $6.75 and $7.75, less 20 per cent. 75 Spring coats and a few capes; were $27.50 to $69.50; at $22.60 to Second floor, Old Building $57.50, less 20 per cent, No goods sold to dealers. None C. 0. D. Nothing returnable No goods on approval. y. Attractive velours checks in blue and tan and tan and brown, with narrow belts and well tailored On the Aisle At twenty of 450 Bag Tops, $5 to $12 es, bought to sell at $2.75—less 20 cent. tana voy, forte imitation of antique ivory, tortoise shell and pearl he One piece stock. Many hadilled, 600 Corsets, for summer wear— plain and brocaded batiste—$3.95 less 20 per cent. Main floor, Old Bidg. Neckwear 800 lace vestees, ruffles of fluted filet roreiee dainty front: $1.75 grade, bought to sell for $1.25— —less 20 per cent. Main floor, Old Bldg. Ribbons At 20 per cent. off 1,100 yards for children’s hair bows. 434 to 8 inches wide; taffeta and satin or combinations of the two; light and dark eee solid color fs eal en flowered patt ,and plaids—b55c to $1.68 yard—less 20 per cent. Main Aisle, Old Bidg. Jewelry At 20 per cent. off Wedding gifts. Birthday gifte. Certain very dependable wa! Wedding rings of platinum and diamonds, $90 up—less 20 per cent. Main floor, Old Bidg. Girls’ Pajamas At 20 per cent. off Good yop 4 striped peréale with silk fi sin for 4 to 18 years, $2. less 20 per cent. Others of soisette, in pit blue and white, $8261 20 per cent. Third floor, Old Bldg. Dress Cottons At Twenty otf 1,000 yards imported white dress cottons—fine sheer quality novelty white dress materials in fancy stri $1 to $1.25 grades to be ca Saturday at 85c yard—less 20 per cent. Main floor, Old Bldg. The White Sale Everything Twenty per cent. of Alig gal TANGERES a0 Af drawers; fine quality batiste and nainsook in flesh or white, trimmed With lace or embroidery; $1.95 each —less 20 per cent. PETTICOATS—200 cotton and heatherbloom in all the street shades, $2.45—less 20 per cent. COTTON CREPE KIMONOS —a new shipment of 500; variety of colors, trimmed with crests and floral designs; $3.75 each—leas 20 per cent, HOUSE FROCKS — lawn dresses with dainty orpane collars and cuffs; and voile dresses in darker shades, $5.50 and $9.75— less 20 per cent. BRASSIERES & BANDEAUX 800, in a wonderful assortment at $1—less 20 per cent. Third floor, Old Bldg. Miss 14 to 20 Another shipment of our much praised wool jersey suits at $29.50 and $39.50—less 20 per cent, New sioghan frocks at $10.75 to $59. eas 20 per cent. Dotted Swiss frocks—very charming—at $29.75 and $49.75-—— less 20 per cent, Second floor, Old Bide, (Tenth Street TS From the Sun and New York Herald Manufacturers Employing 6,000,000 Men Adopt Resolutions to Reduce Prices Trt National Association of Manufacturers, with a of 5,400 of the leading manufacturers of the United ploying 6,000,000 men and producing between 75 and emy cent of the total i per KA, pee sob be of pence products of this country, Whereas, The cost of living has steadily advanced during the past years; be it , That we are in hearty accord with commodities, Resolved, efforts to reduce prices of , and that to that end we urge fr members to cooperate in all reasonable efforts to bring about In commenting on this action, Stephen C, Me Pittsburg, president of the oryenioalion, said: west p! The real meaning of the resolution is that the members of the association believe should take ie nol ek phase @ definite stand on the John W. the fohn Edgerton, president of Tennessee Manufacturers’ I believe the time has come when must take a members ‘d turn, and the of the ufacturers wil not be backward in aiding to bring abou oie sedan 83,000 pairs of . Women’s Shoes At twenty per cent. off Walking shoes, pumps and oxf evening shoes and slippers, house slippers, and high and poop Wea for sports wear. Price range, $2.25 pr. for tennis sneakers to dle trots al So pel eae ae PBI ae 21,386 prs. Girls’ Shoes At twenty per cent. off Oxfords, shoes, tennis play hoee-every good liad ef thos a giel mesdar 62 te i pair, less 20 per cent. First floor, Old. Building 2,158 prs. Boys’ Shoes at Twenty per cent. off School shoes, dress shi A bhichersi-aport pees, tel Blacks ays patent eth ea : white canvas From $1.75 pair fo; sneakers to $10 for wing. brogue shoes, high and low—less 20 ae i iat Burlington Arcade Floor, New Building 250 Men’s Umbrellas at Twenty per cent. off Marked $6 to $15. The 20 cent. deduction brings them down to $4.80 to $12, plus Federal tax. Main floor, Old Building Close-ups for MEN 2,000 Suits, $50 to $100—-less 20 600 Topcoats, $45 to $115—less r cent. 6,000 pairs Shoes, $7 to $18—less per cent, 25,000 Shirts, $1.95 to $18—less 20 per cent, 10,000 Neckties—65c to $5—less 20 per cent. 5,000 Straw Hats, $2.50 to $5—less 20 per cent. Suits made to measure—less 20 per cent. Shirts made to measure—less 20 per cent. Flannel Trousers, $20—less 20 per cent. Burlington Arcade floor, New Building r cent. ee TT