The evening world. Newspaper, February 18, 1921, Page 19

a ha PCWIND-SWEPT FIRE. ENDANGERS MANY Hy RIDGEWOOD HOMES ag ca Firemen of Two Boroughs Fight Flames and Far- Flying Embers. ESCAPE AS ROOF CAVES. Warehouse, Once a Church and Then a Theatre, Damaged $100,000. Fire swept through the two-story frame bullding at No, 425 Street, Ridgewood, formerly a Pro- testant Church, then a motion pic Himrod ture theatre and lastly a warehouse, | early to-day, doing $100,000 damage The front of the structure is in Queens and the rear in Kings, 50 firemen and policemen from both boroughs responded to two alarms, The buikfing was used by the American Wholesale Grocery Com- Dany, and, with its contents, made @ blaze that brought out a big crowd despite a temperature that icicles to bristle all over th At 4 o'clock, when 19 was the flames were under coutrol, burst from the gockloft. While fire- men from Engine No, 271 and Hook and Ladder } 34 were on tho root with lines of hose, the timbers begun %0 crack and they reached the ground Just as it caved in. The high wind caught the that showered in ail directions blew them into mat many ng the blaze, and police sent to order all windows © while firemen went to nearby build- ings and roofs with ex take care of the stray The patients in Wyc Hospital, a block away ignorance of vhe blaze, the fire ap- ss it went by, > watchdog ieved to be appeared frisking about the rhood with pars of the rope with which she had been tied neatly bitten in two. i THREATENING NOTE FOUND AFTER FIRE Blaze in Negro Tenement Put Out by Woman Who Summoned Delinquent Tenants. “You niggers rob in cc This note, found by police side the door housing twent West 184th St fe r the lower hallway had bee! guished. Mrs, Elizabeth Do P umd floor tenant, was awa moke and put out the blaze w WY of water before tiren not before other te: awakened in great ex« Detective Clarence of West 185th Street Station, who mnd¢ an Investigation, sald he had found that Mra. Douglas, who mub-lets several apartments In the building, tka sum- moned severai of her tenants to appear in court to-day for non-payment of reat. > CITY LENDS $10,000 TOITS UNEMPLOYED Losses Estimated as About Those Caused by Chronic Charity Seekérs, Mayor Says. unsecured interest-free officials have an- |. taking notes in return, nounced, This new form of charity, sald, had been extended to about he plan, sald ss of would-pe ed, but that ttle gome+ mt chronic the city, anyway.” JIM O’LEARY’S RAIDED. that the borrow w Gambler's Quarters. Attor+ fo Immune gambling hi trict, arreste confiscated thousands of of gambling paraphernalia. minutes after O'Leary's was thirty exodus of frequenters and proprietors, lea ne Mr. Elkus Recover! LOST uit g G. MAGUIRE G47 Sth Ave., at 42d St. FORMERLY VOdEL BROTHERS, OUR ANNUAL February Furniture Sale SAVE 40% WW bed; 4 pieces, as illustrated r; indestructible 3d Ave. Street Cars Pass Our Door. On Every Purchase All Goods Marked in Plain Figures Louis XIV. Suite in American Walnut Consisting of Dresser, Chifforobe, Toilet Table and $235 3-Piece Living Room Suite Massive moulded frames, in Mahogany finish, highly Hehed, upholstered seats, backs and arme in genuine | rings in seats: as illustrated. . Motor Truck Deliveries Our Liberal Cred- it Terms Apply to Long Island, New Jersey and Con- necticut, 36th St. Cross. town Cars and Buses Two Blocks way. B4th St. “L” Sta- tion at Our Door. U MUSKBGON, Mich, Feb, 18—The| Gonntasion City of Muskegon has lent more than — $10,000 to persons unemployed and in|CAFE SEARCH YIELDS LIQUOR. | Chicago Police Descend on Noted | __THE EVENING WORLD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY TET DS ON TU eta ! ' 18, 19891. So they arrested the head Friends Hear He Is to Bo Made | Gabriel ino, and left a summons for beverages. ‘The NEW JOB FOR KRACKE. Lay > aad they got whiskey et « dollar SS Sea FE po ret waiter, | about $2,000 worth of alleged illegal Collector of Port, It was reported to-day that Prestdent- elect Harding had decided to appoint P, J. H. Kracke of Brooklyn Collector of the Port of New York to succeed Byron D. Newton.» The post paye $12,000 » year and ls considered one of the best loval Jobs In the gift of the President. Mr. Kracke was Naval Officer of the port at one time and was Bridgé Com- missioner under Mayor Mitchel. Later he was a member of the Public Service Dev Aments Also Say They Paid #1 a Drink. Prohfiition agents went to the Matson Chevalier, at No. 131 West 45th Street, late last night, ordered some food and asked for “something to drink.” They TEA Just Send a Postcard te SALADA Tea Co., Stuart and Berkeley Sts., For a Free Sample of the Génuins “SALADA" All im doubt should send their address, and we will mail a sample of SALADA. State whether you usq Black, Green or Mixed, and the price you mow pay. 10 2° Floor ISW. 34% BETWEEN FIFTH AVENUE AND BROADWAY (OPP. WALDORF HOTEL) Fourteenth Street (ESTABLISHED 1827) West of Fifth Avenue Entire Stock—Suits were $31.75 .15.87 All semblance of profit and a good pail] part ef our original cost on oi i tj) tire stock of 's Si veen | and Furnishings. | FRANK ur en-| . Overedats mixtures, serges, fancy mixtures. medium or dark. Single or double breasted. } Sizes 34 to 46. Men’s Trousers | Y, Price | Entire Stock—Trousers were $4.95 ...2.47 were $8.95. were 5.95..°2.97 were 9.95. were 6.95 ...3.47 were 10.95. were 7.95...3.97 were 12.95. HEARN MEN’S SUITS were $50.00. 25.00 were 33.75.16.87 were 55.00.27.50 | were 37.50.18.75 Were 60.00. 30.00 | = were 65.00.32.50 wie, S270 shoe were 70.00.35.00 were 42.50.21.25 were 75.00. 37.50 | were 45.00.22.50 were 80.00.40.00 were 47.50.23.50 were 85.00.42.50 | Cassimeres, flannels, cheviots, finished and unfinished worsteds, silk Plain colors, stripes, etc.; light, Winter, Spring or Summer weight—regular, stout, short or long. Alterations free on shortening or lengthening sleeves or trousers. Open Daily Till 6 P. M. Saturda: Til'9 P.M. Here They Are c@ Here They Go! All at One Price--- “JUNIOR” 4000 Suits, Overcoats and Ulsters "rm" Made to Sell at 40, *45, *50, *55, °60 & °65 40 famous nationally advertised brands from which to choose —the largest all-star aggregation of celebrated clothes ever assembled under one roof in America. No matter what your 4.47 -4.97 | 5.47 | 6.47 Athletic Suits and Trunks—were .98 Men’s Root’s Underwear—double breasted shirts, also drawers to match—were $2.95 Fabrics include all-wool, wool mixed, worsted, worsted mixtures and cottons in desirable plain colors, fancy mixtures and stripes. Sizes 30 to 56. Various lengths Special Purchase Brings Bargains in Bathing Suits Navy, gray, etc.—with and without stripes—wool and wool mixed. Suits that were $5.95 and $6.95 Suits that were $7.50 3.95 Suits that were $8.50 4.50 These prices are lower than present wholesale prices— So Buy Saturday. 3.35 Morning Specials Saturday Until 1 P. M. No Mail or Telephone Orders $2.48 Men’s Root’s Underwear—gray; shirts or drawers; wool mixed.. $7.95 Men’s Sweater Coats—dark cardigan jackets—all sizes includ ay, Maroon, navy, etc.—also black but not in each lot............ bia See pages 4,23 and 31 for other Hearn advertising Friday and Saturday are our taste inclines -50 the stocks of 4 more well- warts you will find eal known makers whose labels actly what you want in 2.50 | we reproduce. this sale. | Again we furnish clothes buyers of New York with another startling demonstration of our ability to bring them the finest clothes made in the world at unheard of prices. This is positively the || most sensational sale of its kind that ever appeared in print in this city. Oppostte Waldorf Hotel, Between Fifth Averwe and Broadway } a 24 Floor ISW. 34%St. |) ¢ Floor lo W. ) a | 4.95 a favorite make may be—YOU WILL FIND IT IN THIS SALE AT $20. The labels are your guarantee of the genuineness of this offer! Tailors Rochester, There isn’t a famous nationally advertised brand you can mention that is not in this sale, Added for Plain blues and blacks, as well as pencil stripes and fancies of every descrip- tion. No matter what OPEN DAILY TILL 6 P. M.—SATURDAY TILL 9 P. ee oa