The evening world. Newspaper, December 27, 1920, Page 9

Rs Ie ee “TRANS HELD UP RAN EDS SNOW 71 BARGES ADRET B. R. T. Subway Is Halted in Tube Under the East + River, . ‘The snow of early morning and the rain that followed resulted in a slackening of the city’s transit facil- ities and thousands of workers were delayed in getting to their places of empleyment. Brooklyn seemed to be affeded tho most and throughout that Jorough the elevated trains, sur- face lines and the subway lines in open cuts were greatly delayed and in waveral gnstances completely tied 8,30 until 10 o'clock B. R. T. subvay trains were tied up in the East River tunnel. ‘The tie-up was occasioned by a short circuit due to the snow and rain, What might have been rather a se- rious mow problem was largely solved by the rain, At 5 o'clock this morn- ) ing Harry Hart of the Snow Bureau of the Street Cleaning Department sent oat the call for snow workers. The call was sent through the police Of 8,0 men on the lst only about half rssponded, which was consider- able sf a disappointment. The de- partment, belleved that there would be no difficulty in getting hands be- cause of tho large number of unem- ployal, The Snow Bureau pays its extra labor 65 cents an hour. ‘The rainfall, however, made it un- necessary for the use of show wagons and tho Street Cleaning workers were setto work with lines of hose. They conzentrated their efforts at the stret crossings and swept the slush into the sawers. ‘The temperature was sufficiently high to prevent freeting, New York puddied its way to york, however, and wet feet were quite ;ommon, Twenty-one barges belonging to Brigham Brothers, each loaded with twaty-five tons of brick, broke from thdr moorings at the foot of West 524 Street, North River, at 5 A. M. to-day, A strong wind and tide scat- teral then: and sent them down the rive, Thers was no one abbard the runeways. ‘Tie John F. Hylan, in command of Insprctor Hallock, started in pursuit. Afte: hard work the police boat suc- ceed’ in rounding up all of the bargs and landing them at plers at the foot of 23d Street. Barge No. 4, howwer, again got caught in the tide and turned over, dumping its load of bric}s into the river. The barge was recaytured and later tled up again. ‘The Federal Government was notified and will make a survey to see if thé bricts endanger navigation. _ ‘At unidentified. man, about forty- five, slipped on the pavement at ‘Tel- ler Avenue and 168th Street, Bronx, and sustained a fractured skull, He is in Iincoln Hospital, ‘A HOME GRAND RAPIDS FURNITUR! TOE SEL” STATION ar Conan OPEN SATURDAY EVENINGS” Ky $1. WEEKLY .\ Casore{ y= $7508 $ a5, DOWN ON ‘idee FISHER BROS COLUMBUS Pa gpa = ‘ > iG T. Fast Published | The World 1920-21 Winter Resorts Most Complete Directory of American and Foreign Resorts Available for the Winter Season, FREE AT ALL WORLD OFFICES Will be mailed on request to any address WITHOUT CHARGE, Address THE WORLD, WINTER RESORTS DEPT. th rhea ne) . SCARE IN SUBWAY: | AS FUSE BLOWS OUT Passengers Rush for Car Doors on Report That Bomb Had Exploded, A loud report resulting from a fuse blowout started a small panic aboard a southbound subway train in the 724 Street station at 9 o'clock this mérning. The report started the rumor that a bomb had exploded in the subway and there wan a rush by passengers to wot to the exit doors. During the crush “Anna Magruder, nineteen, of No. 449 Lenox Avenue, be- came hysterical, aad was escorted to the platform by two mon, Irnest Lus- sin, No. t nd Philip Thome The fainted. e ate ambulance surgeon and sent to their homes. The train was delayed fifteen minutes, — Coolidge Didn't Wash the Christ- mas Dinhen. SPRINGFIDLD, Mass. vin Coolidge jr. he and his brother and their father, Gov. Coolldge, did not wash the dishos after the Christmas dinner at thelr Northampton home, as had been pro- Aicted In press despatches, He sald the “men” of the family washed no dishes Dec. 27,—Cal- said “to-day that yee \EL NING OF SCHOOL IS UP TO ARSON RING Pittsburgh's $350,000 Fire Added to Loss of $4,500,000 in Two Counties, PITTSBURGH, Dec, 27.—The burning here of the Johnston School in Wilkiflsburg, an exclusive suburb, is now attributed fo the arson ring, whose activities Wave caused fire losses of $4,600,000 thus far In Fay- ette and Westmoreland Counties, A loss of $850,000 was involved in the destruction of the Johnson School. ‘The fact that this new outrage was perpetrated upon tho heels of the ar- rest yesterday’ of Albert Smith of Fairhope, Fayette County, who is al- leged to have confessed to complicity in about fifteen fires in the Browns- ville region, increases the perplexity of police detectives and State troopers. UNIONTOWN, Pa., Dec. 27.— Eanly to-day fire destroyed a, business bulld- ing here with a loss of approximately | $150,000. Willlam Pantelos, owner of «| . store in the building, was arrested by a deputy fire marshal, but waa re- leased later. Nervous and excited because of the many incendiary fires in the last few months, the people poured Into the ‘Court, fortunately,” declared the court, _THE EVENING WORLD, MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1920. Magistrate Levie in Jefferson Market “So far as I can see the turkey Is the only one that has come out of this affair streets at the first alarm and helped the firemen pene the esa on 1 HELD FOR CARRYING ane f REPAIt Furnace, “Sleam or Hot Water TURKEY BY HEELS Humane Agent Has Man Arrested for Cruelty on Way to "hen Work ony” STE REPAIR CORPORATION ot aan Chopping Block, Next time you buy a live turkey for home consumption don’t carry it throogh the streets by the heels, It's terribyy annoying to the turkey and, according to the Humane Soclety, positively eruel, Andrew Darrigher of No, 400 Went 13th Street found that out Vhristmas morning when Anne Allors of the Hu- mane Society had him arrested. Shoe insisted it was inhuman to treat a bird that rough even when he’s on the way to the chopping block and the ultimate constmer, Sunday Darrigher was discharged by He $5 COHEN at M 115 Tth Av. cor. 17th At. 5.000 BECOND HAND OVERCOATS No Higher ‘No Lower INVALIDS’ CHAIRS ‘Tables, Bedtraye, 1 lack-reeta, Commodes, 14 LEXINGTON AV Sargent Co. NEW YORK. Between 224 and 234 Streets. that day. Thirty-fourth Street Altman & Cn. MADISON AVENUE - FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK Thirty-fifth Street The New Year Sale of d Blankets, Bedspreads, Etc. are already in progress, and will be continued uninterruptedly throughout the month of January White Blankets The values are exceptional The Bed Furnishings Dep’t} The Linen Department offers these specials for the current week: Household and Decorative Linens offers these specials for the current week: All-linen Damask Table Cloths COMPLETE” “| | 500 pairs, cotton-and-wool $6.50, 8.00 & 9.50 150 pairs, wool-and-cotton per pair ‘ “ . each . . . $7.50, 9.25 & 11.00 All-linen Damask Table Napkins to match ; per dozen $8.75 & 9.75 per pair per pair $11.50 & 13.50 125 pairs, genuinely all-wool 514.50, 19.50 & 25.00 All-linen Double Satin Damask Table Cloths | 125 Colored Cotton Blankets each . 5» «© «© « « « $5.50 Comfortables | 200 figured silkoline, cotton-filled é 55.00 ¢ plain-color dotted mull, cottonefill « § dl -50 tched, edged filled; very each $45.00 White Bedspreads Crinkled dimity, hermmed ° “I sa -§ hand-s k cord; lambst-wool ity color satin, x23q yards . . . each $2.75 84 yards 3.75 Satin-finish, scalloped Size 2. «2384 yards each $7.00 Size 214x284 yards. ‘ - each 8.00 Muslin Sheets and Pillow Cases in staple and the finer grades hemmed and hemstitched at great reductions from former prices ! heavy quality, each $12.75, 15.75 & 18.75 All-linen Double Satin Damask TableNapkins heavy quality, to match per dozen + «+ «+ $13.50 & 15.00 Hemstitched Linen Sheets $15.00, 16.50 & 19.50 per pair 5 . Hemstitched Linen Pillow Cases per pair x : - $3.50, 5.50 & 6.50 Hemmed Linen Huckaback Towels Room size, (very special) per dozen $9.00 Hemstitched Linen Huckaback Towels Room size, per doz. $9.00, 10.50 & 12.00 Guest size, per doz, 8.50, 9.50 & 11.00 Hemmed Turkish Bath Towels perdozen . $3.00, 3.75 & 4.50 Also Madeira Hand-embroidered Linens and Filet Lace-trimmed Linens at remarkably low prices Both Departments are on the Fourth Floor (Madison Avenue section) Stern Brothers West 42nd Street (Between 5th and 6th Avenues) West 43rd St The Annual January Sale of HIIGH-GRADE CORSETS Phenomenal Savings available in Two Special Groups at $4.75 and 5.95 “LILY of FRANCE” CORSETS— | STERN’S **ALPHA” CORSETS— Fine Brocades, topless with elastic | Fine Mercerized Brocades; low and band; others medium top; medium | medium top models; medium or long lengths; garters attached; | lengths; lightly boned. Pink only. } 4 Pink only. Sizes 22 to 28. Sizes 22 to 30. Da Expert fitters will be in attendance—thus assuring you of expert attendance. An EXTRAORDINARY CLEARANCE SALE Tuesday and Wednesday of ~ ‘ CHILDREN’S SHOES At About ONE-HALF OFF Former Prices Children’s Dress Shoes, School Shoes, Slippers and Novelty Shoes | The assortment comprises discontinued styles and models incomplete in size range. REE ITY The selection embraces infants’ sizes to the larger sizes for growing girls. Special Price Advantages on FLOOR CO*’ERINGS A most complete selection of Domestic and Imported grades. Wool Reversible Chenille Rugs In plain colors—Brown, Taupe or Grecn; band borders; for every room. — a 21x45 inches, - - $6.00 30x60 inches, - + $10.50 | 26x54 inches, - - $8.10 8x6 ft., - - $14.90 7. English Jute Rugs—Oriental designs and colorings 27x54 inches; regularly $10.50; reduced to... 86x72 inches; regularly $15.60, reduced to... Imported Cotton Rugs | Cotton Chenille Rugs— Heavy grade; for bath room or cham- | Reversible; all colors; for chamber ber, attractive designs and colorings. or bath room. 2x4 ft, “~*' "$8.50 24x36 inches, $3.50 2.3x4.6 ft., - 16.50 24x48 inches, 4.75 2.9x5 tt.,- - 15.00 30x60 inches, 7.50 4x7 ft., - - 30.00 36x72 inches, 10.00 >—— SEAMLESS CHENILLE CARPET Special at $13.25 Square Yard Plain colors; in widths up to 15 feet. The Finest Foreign Makes of CHINAWARE and GLASSWARE At Substantial Price Reductions Limoges China Dinner Sets— ‘ (Theo. Haviland); 106 pieces; wide gold encrusted border; matt gold merly #379.00,. 295.00 handles. Formerly $375.00. | Imported China Dinner Sets— H | Limoges China Dinner Sets— - 100 pieces; conventional border designs; | matt gold handles, _‘ For- merly $90,00........+6 wserece $69.50 English Porcelain Dinner Sets— (Theo. Haviland); 107 pieces; beautiful | 100 pieces; Cobalt blue conyentional border; — mutt band; open stock. Forme: gold handles. Formerly #150, 110.00 | $75.00............- Pina ny $49.50 American Porcelain Dinner Sets 100 and 106 pieces; floral spray and conventional border designs; matt gold handles. Formerly $82.50 and 49,50, $22.95 and 39.50 GLASSWARE 60-Piece Glass Table Sets— Light Cut Glass Water Gobletse— Coin geld band and line; Tall or low Sherbets and hand- 75¢ complete set for 12 persons. dled Tumblers, in rich floral and Colored Glasses—Water Goblets and American Porcelain Dinner Sets 52 pieces; floral spray and conventional — border designs, Formerly $17.50 and $22.50, $12.95 and 17.50 Unusual Value... . 6... see eees $37.50 leaf cuttings. Formerly $1 each, tall or low Sherbet Glasses; Light Cut Class Tumblers— descent or amber color, Reg. 7c... Cut border designs; fine thin glass. Formerly $1.95... .doz. $1.50