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i URGED 10 LIMIT + TAX RATE RAISE Realty Board Would “Return Colleges to Trustees in Plan to Save School Fund. ‘The Rea) Metate Board of Trade miggestions for limiting the increase | of the tax rate by making drastic efits through reorganization of the city departments was made public to- | day after the approval of the report of Waward 'P. Doyle of the Bureau of | Information and Research yesterday. | {it had the approval of the repre-! sentatives of every realty organization! im the city. f ! ‘The purpose of the repo) 8 find a means of raving the essential to the operations of the Bourd of Education The recom-! mendation that the Colluge of the City of New York, now costing the city $1,000,000 annually, and Hunter College, now costing the city $700,000, de! returned fo their trustees to be operated as private institutions was of particular interest to educators. Mr. Doyle's report took the ground that these were in offect class Insti- tutions, not availatie to all the pu- pils and were used in great part by students who went to their recita- tions in limousines and walked the campus in fur overcoats, He sug- gested providing need education for the poor iby scholarships paid by the city in private institutions for the sigher instruction of students of de- serving merit. Cuts and consolidations of depart- mental bureaus throughout the City Government made up the total. LIST OF ITEMS AND ESTIMATED SAVINGS. The complete list of items and the estinrated sav ‘e as follows: Beart of Aldermen City Clors 210,805 | Board of Katmate Apportion- ‘and oller mt Gill “servi Gini" Ser nina. Thais re 1,01. te0 Devarmoent of Department, of Inde Wolfs Con 0 ‘Roam Horm Departs SNOWSLIDE IS MILE WIDE. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 7.— A snowslide one mile wide js re- ported from the Alta mining district, Utah, Two cabins of the Bmma Sil: ver Mining Company and @ tunnel At the Michigan-Utah mine were de- Stroyed. The slide passed over bunk fouxes built into the hills and scores Sf miners miraculously eacap Your eyes are your most precious possession — don’t neglect them. Ehrlich glasses cost little and help so much. Reliable Eyesight Examination by Regist red Eye Specialists, DE frkich é Sons New York: 184 sway, at John St. 3 223 Sixth Av., 15th St. 950 Sixth Av. 22d St. 101 Nassau, at Ano St. 17 West 42d Street 498 Fulton St., cor, BondSt. Coty ’s Chypre Extract 4.95 Including Tor formerly sold at 7,02 No €.0. D.'s. No Returns, (Main floor) : _. Sth Avenue ' ; In Celebration of The January Sale of White Blouses—Hand-made and Well-made 2.95 ‘ formerly 5.00 Any sort of a Hand-Made Blouse would be a bargain at 2.95 to say nothing of Blouses made of the very finest quality Batiste, lavishly adorned with exquisitely wrought hand-drawn work and hand-embroidered dots! There are several styles from which to make your selee- tions—models with an extra long Tuxedo collar and others with smart roll collars. ; Though we have secured a great number of these Blouses sar be well to shop early, as there is certain to be a great demand, NoC.0.D's — No Approvals. — No Returns, (Fourth Floor) Unquestionable -Values! Distinguished-Looking Wraps for Women — : 62.50 The distinctive, full cut styles and ma- terials alone indicate their superiority. And then when you examine them you find they are exquisitely lined and finished and that the collars are of the better grade of Fur— Genuine Moleskin, Nutria or Australian , Opossum of the highest quality. They are, without question, extraordinary values. Formerly Costly Wraps Reduced; 125.00 ‘and 175.00 formerly 250.00 to 495.00. (Fourth Floor) Baronette Satin Skirts Are Here Light and Dark ‘Shades 11.75 There is nothing in all the world of fashion so widely adored as the Skirt of glowing Baronette Satin. Through a special purchase we have secured stunning models of especially high-lustre Satin for much below the regular wholesale price and have marked them close to the cost to us, Most of them are made in the popular shirred style with girdle belts and odd pockets. Sizes 25 to 36-inch waisthands. ‘ Black, Navy Blue, White, Flesh and Silver Gray. (Fourth Floor) 3.95 prominent to be overlooked. 2 A Special’ Sale of Hand Bags and Vanity Purses To be smart and modish is every woman's aim, such an effect cannot be obtained unless every detail of the attire conforms to this standard, The bay is too Any one of these five hundred Hand Bags and En- velope Parses of Real Pin Seal will fill this requirement. They are silk lined, some fitted with inside framed com- partments and mirror, others with Purse and Mirror, Aristotle was the first early writer te, mention Silk. He tells of a lady of Cos named Pamphilia, who wore a creation of transparent gauge so fine and delicate it was called “Woven-Wind.” It was woven from threads that had been unravelled from silk cloth imported from China. We fancy it must have resembled a diaphanous new Silken fabric now in our salon—a sort of super-fine Silk Geor- gette through which strands of fine Satin floss wind their way in fantastic designs. “Woren-Wind" would, indeed, be a fit- ting name for this fabric, so ethereal and fanciful it is, But its own name is quite as lovely. It is called Dream Crepe. During the White Sale it is available for $1.75 per yard! Over 50,000 Yards of McCreer. White Silk Bear Special Prices to Celebrate the January Sale of White The weaves and styles Palm Beach is already exploiting as the season's favorites. f 8000 yards of White Baronet Sport Satin, 40 inches wide. special, yard, 2.95 2500 yards df the better kind of White Silk Tricolette, 86 inches wide. special, yard, 1,95 White Motora Silk, retommended especially for sport suits, shirt or pajamas, 40 inches wide. a special, ee 1.68 (Second Floor) The Newest Modes In McCreeryFootwear for Women Special, 10.00 They are the latest arrivals, fore- casting the style preferences for early Spring as well as present wear. Many of them introduce a new double-strap feature that is par- ticularly smart. Gray, Brown and Black Suede, also Black Satin. Boots, Pumps and Oxfords at 8.75 Strap models in Brown and Black Kidskin, Walking styles of Tan Calfskin, Brown or Black Kid, Brogue Oxfords of Genuine Nor- wegian grain leathers in Tan or Black; ,tailored styles in wanted leathers. Boots in all the wanted leathers; military and Cuban heels, At 4.95 About 200 pairs of low shoes, principally narrow widths, reduced from higher prices for immediate disposal. NoC.0.D.'s | Ne Angee i eae Sale of Children’s Shoes As an added feature of the special offerings we are making to mark the opening of our new, enlarged Shoe Department we have specially priced every pair of Children’s Shoes. Infants’ first hurd sole Shoes are included as well as every conceiv- able type for Boys, Youths, Misses and Growing Girls, (Second Floor) But i Re, 1991, Where There Is Justice, Co-operation, Economy and Energy, There Is Service ames McCreary & Co. . 34th Street .. @ \ Coty’s Face Powder 65c bor Inchabing Taw Assorted Odors and Shades No Returna. No @.0. D's + _ New Coats and Dresses For Misses and Girls Very Specially Priced Misses’ Dresses Special 15.75 Stunning styles of fine-twill Tricotine —eighteen different models from which to make your selection. Some are ultra- smart tailored effects; others are em- broidered in unusual ways and colors. At 15.75 these Dresses represent value that is nothing short of extraordinary. 14 to 18 years. Junior Misses’ Coats - spect 1204S Swagger Top Coats of all wool Heather Mixture Polo Cloth—adaptations of Eng- lish modes, They are lined throughout with guaranteed Sateen. 14 to 16 years. Girls’ Coats Special 9.75 Serviceable, modish Coats made of sturdy fabrics—all wool Cheviots, Silver- tone or Heather Polo Cloth, All are lined throughout with guaranteed Sateen. 6 to 14 years. , tomake your selection, Misses’ Wraps Specia 39250 Fr 250 handsome Bolivia Wraps which we secured for much below wholesale price, and have marked at de- cidedly close margin. Each on full, graceful lines. All shades. The collars are of Nutria, Mole- skin or Australian Opossum years. . Janior Misses’ Dresses Special 12.75 Fifteen adorable styles developed of tine Serges, Jersey Cloth or Wool Plaids. Excellent for the school or Some are demurely simple, others. effec- 12 to 16 years. tively adorned. Special 6.95 As “‘voguish” as older sister's, fash- ioned of fine Serge or Jersey Cloth. ‘There are 12 delightful styles 6 to Girls’ Dresses "14 years. ‘ Cfain Floor) | the reggular mode is cut the wanted _ 14 to 18 G college girl. from which (Fourth, Ploor)