The evening world. Newspaper, November 20, 1920, Page 4

— Clothing and Shoes Especially. BUSINESS KEEPING UP. i Samuel Bloomingdale Reviews the Situation—Wholesale | Drops Followed. By P. Q. Foy. 4 { While sounds of the inflated prices one year or even three months ago stil} ringing in the ears of millions yf consumers, The Evening World has fended its economic investigations ‘0 the clothing and textile situation its various and complex angles. 'The purchasing power of the dollar greater and extends further in the hase of clothing and footwear than ‘any other of the human necessities. Pe structive purchasing will disclose t the dollar is rapidly approaching aaa pre-war apex when it {s applied to “Eny items of elothing. prepay’ the retail prices of clothing to Bi sumers reflected the lower cost of stiles in general, precipitated by the Japse of thousands of manufacturers were compelled to sacrifice thelr ks regardless of cost? the manager of one of the largest Mises in the wholesale textile district, A Bbresenting several of the best weaves ‘yaréthe United States and Europe, asked make a comparison of the present $5, quation, compared with a year ago, THplied: “Mhere is no comparison, the SCGanufacturers are at a standstill, many them ruined, and that explains it ” ‘Samuel Bloomingdale of Blooming- gile Brothers was asked to eompare present market, with the condi- that abtained {n the textile and hing line a year ago. He respond- as follows: “There has been a re- tion in the wholesale frices of ing of from 30 to 40 per cent,, and fin every instance, we adjusted our re- ‘tail prices to correspond with the lower wholesale cost, and while there was considerable money lost, our cus- tomers were not the losers." Here, Mr Bloomingdale explained that re re six turnovers each year in the goods business, and the losses were adjusted in the first turnov and stocked up again at the lower Prevailing wholesale cost, Regarding the volume of business) his own houve, Mr. 'Moomingdule| tinued: "Our business has been ch larger than expected. 7MPhe slashing and cutting of prices fm clothing and shoes has been on a much iarger scale than in any other |“ line of the necessaries of life, and that the consumers are getting the benefits of the lower whuienit can ‘to a greater extent is a conclusion borne out by the investigation. ‘The cost of ready-made clothing ppitly approaching the pre-war is, Men's suits of latest cut in Misite patterns of serg ‘and worsteds were marked $2: were seling at $17.50 a f , while suits offered at $38.50 were of the same workmanship and mi terial as the $57.0 suit of thr morths ago. Men's overcoats of the} material and finish that sold at $60 and $70 a year ago are now down to while ‘young men’s Norfolk} ‘that sold a few months ago at #20 can now be had at $17. Tn the matter of footwear the re- Auction in cost is 50 per cent. under a year ago. Boys’ black leather shoe fg several styles, can be had at & ag compared with $8.50 last summer, while boy's all wool overcoats at} .85 are equal to those that cost .75 last, winter, Women's and misses’ clothing ts of- fered at about 50 per cent. of prevail- cost of a year ago, find includes most fashionable suits in velours, rsteds, Jerseys, woollen checks, sil- tones and kerges, At a cost of $18 to there are many superior and sim- Suits that cost, from $95 10 $10 4 serge dresses Gt) Bonnett race fos were ready. sellera at $15.20 lens) ooontt Fa tigee months ago. The reduction 4B the retail cost of hosiery. under-| rand hats, for both women and leer. bear no relation to thelr jt fomen’s hats offered at $1.95 to $2.95 it formeriy $4.95 to $5. while chil- 's blue serge dresses at $119 are] ual to tho=s that cost $260 before war, and the same holds true in{ hy roago, Misse Bumerous other instances. wer than similar materia! can Yestigations iN NEW. YORK TO-DAY. Army Gas Association, convention, wention for Industrial Defense, meeting, Pennsylvania Daughters of 1812, luncheon, Pennsy!- vania. @ance, Pennsylvania. Courland Lodge, No. 885, dinner and| ‘aldorf-Astoria, 7° P. M. nce, National Lodge No. 209, F. and A. M., @ance, Waldorf-Astoria, § P. M Phi Delta Epailon Fraternity, meet fing, Wedort-Astoria, & P.M. ‘apxington Heights Chapter, D. R., bridge, Waldorf-Astoria, Bt. Mary‘s Alumni, meeting, Astoria, 2 P.M. Hoop, Band and Strip Manufacturers’ Association, ing yd aie luncheon, ‘Waldorf- Astor! ‘Tne Canadian Society, dinner, Bilt- more, evening. Phi Epsilon Pi Fraternity, dance, Biltmore, evening, "Astor, 7 P.M and boll, tor, 8 P. M. ual show, Madison Square Garden. Natio Tuberculosis Association, th convention, Polyctinic Institute, ya. morning. ‘The Rubinstein Club, musical, Wal- @orf-Astoria, afternoon. nhattan Chapter, D,.A, R., 1» Meaipin, aflerngon. pe Bt, Catherine Nowtal, dimer, at Chamber of Commerce, eve- bee ett eal een THE EVENING WORLD, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1920. ° ~ OF DOLLAR GROWING INNEW YORK SHOPS Marked Decrease in Prices of| \, MWCARLSYLE HWASH U. LEIGH WADE Lr JOHN MACREADY UMOE R WOOP ANS ONDERYOOR 70.69 KELLY Thousands Witness Classic Contest at Mitchel Island from Mineola Thanksgiv- street railway company were set | When they failed to stop fired one} Hundreds of McCook Field, Dayton, ©., for the pursuit | ‘Thomas- Desby, to be flown over STREET CAR FARES RAISED 10 7 IN PHILADELPHIA FOR EFFECT HERE —_—+ — A battle royal for the Army and Navy Chanksgiving Day, thousands of New opportunity aerial clash betwe two arms of establishment hundreds of Yorkers will n the greatest fy- Philadel- been carefully con- Subway $5,100 Liberty (Continued From First Page.) Grounds ne rowing financial needs o! d ‘Transit Cothpany, pansions and better- d modifications of nd Interest contracts betwe rating company and the un- derlying corporations which own the original franchises, jo not set forth that the order of the Public Philadelphia and provide for e ments with pre with the result that the types of airplanes ever world will meet in the 140 mile world’s record ntly established by a French bill board propaganda and have not, up to this time, even been intimated flown in the Interest to} situation In New to fares, is, In @ general way, analagous to the situa- tion which prevailed in Philadelphia months prior to Nov. 1, Philadelphia few days notice fast flying Verville-Puckard 600 horse power army bipline of the Army Air vlub of Ame plees the rac York with refer is flown this year, with 3 , was forced to stand for a fundamental fare increase of 40 per cent. ipitated wm revolt In th ttus tiny machin: the 11,000 employees of the ring their confident belief that it Yl average more than Ou. on the straghtaways of the Morgan d allied tnterests control the underlying corporations in the street railway systems of New delphia and of Jes where fares have been in- stmke—a strike in the public Interest | banking interests air circles that the 7 1. is reported in pther They do not set forth the Impression speed of the army's Veryille-T Will spring a surprise In the r of a specially built reducible wing newspaper public a mis Mr. Stotesbury persuaded Gov ave increase in Philadelphia— the last large city except New York to a five-cent basic gtreet on the face mentary and sary and that {ts actual pur- was to influence public opinion in New York ia shown by the avidity and thoroughness with which it was | cupabie of t Increasing Its wing spr pilot, can ‘land sma}lost flying fleld { raliroat! corporation, up to his of all the otherwise, blished In Philad France with m vas ever bee Service Com three of whom hi the Legislature, absolutely under flown before in Amer- | m)ssio ping (helt | contirined in 4 last minute army's Verville-Packard well-organized Interbor- propagandists. were | ennsylvania Public | reaching aj Commission erinination to boost street railway in Philadelphia 40 per cent. in violation of # plain contract between sity and the street railway corpo- ation are now plainly marked and {t iil be interesting to note how closely a new Public lon in New York to A PUBLIC DOCUMENT, BUT STILL KEPT SEGRET. points of every’ type my engineers and pilots | Joped and built at 1t was entered | SM and was de Snow, supporting Commission, y Bennett Cup reces in Fran flown by Major Service Commis be appointed by Goy. Mille according to a director up to last ley Railways, a cor- street railroad rystein in and-radiating from Harris- The Pennsylvania Public Ser- | vice Commission, appointed in part by has advanced the fare ‘ A Healthful Drink With No After Regrets ‘You are sure of satis- faction when you make your table beverage INSTANT POSTUM Coffee drinkers delight in the change because of greater comfort,and the price is attractive because so moderate. All the fa the flavor At Grocers Everywhere Made by Postum Cereal Co.,Inc., Battle Creck.Mich, roeder, | Dublic, although it 1s a public docu- It met with @ slight mechanical mis- withdraw.) pennsylvania Public sion held no. hi 8 will be flown | of the Philadelphia fare incr though hearings are provided for by Service Commis-| Moody's Many and in Thur sion is, In fact, @ judicial body. of tho street | Go: ydon Bennett Cup | world’s fast will surpass the ch race the contests In many cases the . prices are} be! pitot to duced. ‘The money saving that can| icy t° 8 sult from careful shopping in the re dry goods stores will astonish reful shoppers, and it is wotrh the while of buyers to make personal in-| thrown angular course that motorists along t Columbia Trust Company, dinner and dition to. the Ralph, Joseph Jr. and Herbert Pulitzer, ear to the aero club e for $5,100 In the will of th fostering of aeronautics arly interested In this race will be the first opport thousands of of seeing wh Thomas Hunter, Association, ‘dinner, | Yorkers have will like Postum Equity Association, supper | types of the Supper Club, dinner and dance, Astor, National Horse Show Association, an- foreign type entered least fitty mites yOTR SUPPRAC to 10, has granted wome ja.& despatch to the Bac trom Home dividgnd on preierred and a It must not be/inferred from this statement that the Valley |was th | railroad adelpnt, Ww ilways only Pennaylvania street poration outslde uf Puill- eh has ber ndelphiu, In defiance of the G.cent fare contract between the cits and the operating street railway corpor tion, by un order issued by the cor |mission a few months ago which : Tec niegtiee railway fare tari! lowed Into Dark Cellar of | The street railway corporation op- x Restaurant. erating the lines in Scranton was granted « franchise by tho city only after it had entered into an ugree-| A man was seen peering from a railway corporations all over the, CoMnected with Bast Bnd Hall, No, |country, the Scranton company usked | 625 Sist Street, at 1.30 A. M. to-| |perminsion from the elty a couple of day, by J : orn of No. |Years ago to increase the fare to 1 | sas; 0, snarew Westerkorn rai |cents. The city refused to listen to AvSnoe, (the Bron: woe the proposition. of the ‘ound floor After exhausting all means to In-| lull and restaurant less than two | dusnce the city, Government, the | hours betore. Scranton company filed with the Pab- . yy. 4 raaterkor ot lic Service Commission a 7-cent tari, |. BY the time Westerkorn reached effective on a certain date. The Public| te window the man had gone. He Service Commission approved the tar- | Went to the street and notified Pol sl iff and the Clty of Scranton appealed! mun John Soden of the East ssth| from the decision to the Supreme| street Station, who was patrolling | Court of the State, Tho Supreme Court, in a deci: t End Avenue. Soden could not handed down last June, upheld the! find anyone in the rear yard and went Publle Service Commission. In effect |Into the cellar through a side door the court held that the contract be-| Soden drew hia pistol and ordered tween the city and the traction com- VaHWKL IS. N Breese ain pany was not binding. The reasons SORE SENCRE EROS te ROL ee| Underlying the decision are not tm. | Hands. There is another door leading portaft here, but the deciaton itseif, fom the cellar into au alleyway was Important because of the effect|which runs along the side of the it had in the matter of fares In Phil-| puiiding and then to the street by a ate adelphia. : (An article to appear Monday ight of stairs. till show how the management of The men In the cellar went out this the Phiiadcipnla Kapld Transit |door, and as they got into the light Company, jelphia public sen- i id ‘+ fiment and the contract between from the street Soden could see there | the city of Philadelphia and the | Were three of them. He pursued and aside by the Public Service Com- | shot mission.) Policeman Dickey, who heard the ind the third ted by: at back iNereuse in fares. Im fact, the way ‘fi ‘ wax opened to the Publie Servic een shot under the left shoulder Commisslon to abe fares in Phil- been shot under ie soulder. | y.cy pintiission to Increase fares In Phi The body waa taken to the Poltee | gy <i me Fires at Three He Had Fol- Jam mbers of the fa East 80th Street PURCHASE POWER \F astest U.S. Army and Navy Airplanes (#33. S.2ge8"3sse POLICEMAN KILLS ea eerung irl an Prank | Bat oo) Stee 166 Kast 12th Street, and Soden | bought th To Race Thursday for Pulitzer Trophy peri ue Kea MAN IN EAST SIDE captured one describing’ himself 48| Joseph Kopf, who lives on the meds hall and restaurant . Gnelling, twenty cemen took their prisoners | to Kopt. we : tu the alleyway, where they ad. He had MERCER, Pa. 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