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STEALARPLANE IS NOVEL CHARGE AGANST YOUTHS Two Alleged Former West Point Cadets Say They Named Only Parts. ‘Dwo young men who said they were former West Point cadets were locked ‘ap in the County Jail at Mineola, L. 1, yesterday in connection with the attempted theft of an airplane from Mitchel Field last Friday night. They are William K. Donellan, twenty-one, and Stephen W. Costoros, nincteen, both civilian flyers for a concern at Ocean Side. . jeld, the two men made a forced ‘anding near Mitchel weeks ago. Their Curtiss plane was practically wrecked and they walked to the army field, where they re- mained over night. A few days later Lieut, John P. Roulot noticed that airplane parts valued at $400 had been stolen from the storeroom. Last Tuesday morn- ing officers found that one of the Cur- ties JN-4 biplanes had disappeared from its hangar during, the night. Field = three (Wemen's Separate Skirts Departmgnt, Third Fioor) Porch and Morning Dresses in a number of desirable models, simply but attractively , developed in various pretty Summer cottons ’ . will offer exceptional values at | $1.95, 2,95, 3.90 & (Sale'on ‘the Second Floor) Pcie raed to officers at Mitcher] Later it was found a mile from the field, stuck in the mud but not wreoked, In the machine was a can of alumi- ‘um paint with which the thieves |had probably planned to disguise It. | Thinking the thieves might retuén to lete the Job, army aviators tem- y disabied the plane's motor und left it with a hidden guard. The guard reported Wednesday morning | that two men had approached during jthe night, but fled when they saw him | He had Been the men at the feld be- |fore and idéntified them as Donellan und Costoros, F Cpunty Detective Mi arrested the two ata hotel in Ocean Side. He said they told him they had been cadets ft West Point but were |dropped for falling to theu studies. In their room, according to the detective, were West Point uni- |formg and swords. ‘They refused to |say where they came from «ther than that their homes were in Cull- fornia, Officers at Mitchel Wield who talked with the prisoners said last night that they adinitted taking the plan» and the parts from the storehouse. They saidsthey had no intention of Stealing the plane, but merely want- ed some parts from it. Charged with burglary, they were held in $3,000 bail each for the Grand Jury. —_—— . TWO AUTOS WRECKED FIVE PERSONS HURT pass Cars Crash on Broadway Corner | Through Misunderstanding | of Signals. Two automobiles met head-on at Broadway and 145th Street at 8 A, M. to occupants of both were B. Altman & Cn. * MADISON AVENUE - FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK Thirty-fourth Street , Important Sales for Wednesday Imported Hand-embroidered Lingerie Robes (a limited number only) made of French batiste and organdy, and some of cotton net; ali elaborately adorned with exquisitely wrought needlework, and . . extraordinarily low-priced at $25.00 (Lace Department, First Fioor) . 200 Women’s Plaited Crepe de Chine.Skirts (all silk, of superior quality), in white, flesh-tone, navy blue and black will be very specially preg at $11.85 a ' Waist sizes, 26 to 34 inches Women’s ‘ THE EVENING WORLD » TUESDAY, MAY 24, 1921, painfully hurt but able to go home after being attended by surgeons from Columbus Hospital, In a car driven by Alfred Lazorous, No, 9511 Emerald Street, Brooklyn, were Dorothy White, twenty, Wilming- ton, Del; Lillie Rusensky, twenty, 61 Audubon Avenue, and Esther Gor- don, twenty-two, of ‘Philadephia George Tucker of No, 1989 Amsterdam | Avenue was alone in the other ear, | All were thrown out and both eara wrecked, ‘The police say a mistake in | signals caused the accident, | —_- WARLIKE GUARDS | IN ALBANY STRIKE Troopers Wear Steel Helmets to| Protect Themselves From | Bullets. ALBANY, May 24.—Street cars are | woving but the main thoroughfares are | Handed by State troopers armed with | guns and wearing steel helmets to pro- tect’ them from possible shots fired from the roofs along the way. So many arrests of jitney drivers have been made | that the courts are cert ived and the company, It was reported, | will soon maintain full serviee on all the lines. many of the cars while the police are on their regular beats. ¢ More than 200 State troopers are now on duty and Major Gegtge F, Chandler is in charge. He paid he was confident his men would handle the situation and make the cgiling out of the militla un- cessary State troopers are riding on Thirty-fifth Street 5.00 Street cars are more libérally patron- | f+ Where There Is Justice, Co-operation, Economy and Energy. . ‘ Summer resorgg promise to revert to their for mer social brilliance this season, as the great de cline in prices of Summer apparel enables one to procure, for modest expenditure, a more varied and extensive SOmmer Wardrobe than has been possible for several years Everything, from party frocks to bathing shoes, evidences a marked decrease in price, ‘This fact is bound to render gayer the Summer seuson, as clothes unquestionably wield a mighty influence on social life. Did not wartime dress restriction take all the life and spirit out of our social at mosphere a few years a McCreery: prices 6n Summer merchandise are the very ‘lowest it is possible for any conc@rn to attach to merchandise of equal quality, for they are based on the latest wholesale price reductions, A Sale of Summer Footwear for Women 7.75, 9.75 10.75 Vor four days only these prices will prevail on three groups. of eorrect, new Sum- mer Footwear. There are ultra-smart sport models of Buckskin, Calfskin and Linen, and dainty, dressy affairs of Kid, Those fashioned of leather are solid leather throughout. The fabric footwear is made of the finest grade of Linen shoe fabrics. Many of the sport models are trimmed with bands or straps of Patent Leather or Black, Brown, or Green Calfskin. (Second Floor) Women’s and Misses’ Wraps, Coats, Capes In Newest Styles Only 2 4:50 The result of an exceptionally for- tunate purchase. Every model is a late Spring style, splendidly tailored of Tricotine, Bolivia, Duvet de Laine ‘and some of the women’s moftlels, are shown in Men’s Wear Serge. There are chic straight-line, belted « models, free-flowing or draped Capes and delightful versiogs of the Wrap. All are lined throughout with plain or fancy Silk. Every desirable shade for Spring and Summer wear. of the above.) (Two women’s models are shown Sizes 34 to $4—Women's Section. Sizes 14 to 18—Misses' Section. (Fourth Floor) Important Sale of Lovely Negligees - All Specially Priced A remarkably good opportunity for brides-to- be and others to secure a really exquisite Negligee fora modest price. Never, to our knowledge, have new Negligees of equal quality and beauty been of- tered for pricds anywhere near as low. ‘The truth pti a a a RE gE Sg ER I There Ls Service, sn avoue SOMOS MeCreery & CO. 1s McCreery Quality Merchandise, as advertised, on Sale beginning Wednesday, May 25th.” is, we have marked many of them at cost to us others at merely a fraction above. + A. Breakfast Coat of Taffeta, heavy Crepe de Chine or two-tone Satin—three fetching models, embellished with odd ruching, flowers and tie-sash. Wistaria and Navy. Special, B, House Coat of exceptionally heavy quality de Chine, lined throughout with China S ing adorns the collar, cuffs, poe Wistaria, C. Negligee of Plaited Crepe de Chine with coat of contrasting shade Georgette Crepe. models, Breakfast Coats of superior quality two-tone Satin or Shot Taffeta bedecked with ruching, flowers and tie Special, 13.00 sash, ll the loveliest hues, < Prices include Tax. (Third P.oor) French ° Porcelain Atomizers For the Boudoir Exquisite is the only word which suggests the beauty of these French Porcelain Atomi- zers hand-etched by the famous French artist, De Vez. Their delicate tints were chosen to harmonize with the decorative scheme of milady’s boudoir. Equally appealing are a number of Baccarat crystal. Prices range from 5,00 to 120.00 Imported Perfumes Houbigant’s Ideal Extract.....2¥-oz. bot., 6.25 Houbigant's Ideal Extract... .4 2-3-0z. bot., 14.25 Houbigant’s Quelques Fleurs Extract. . 2-oz. bot., 7.15 Houbigant’s Quelqnes Violette Extract.......... 2-02. bot., 6.95 Houbigant’s La Rose France Extract........ PE 2Y4-02. bot., 8.25 Houbigant’s Quelques Fleurs ilet Water...... 9-oz. bot., 7.25 Guerlain's Jicky Extract........ 3-oz. bot., Guerlain’s Fol Arome Extract..2l-oz. bot., Guerlain’s Rue de la Paix Extract..3-oz. bot., 7.95 Guerlain’s Apres L’'Ondee....... 4-02. bot., 7.95 Coty's L’Origan Extract.........2-0%. bot., 4.95 Coty'’s La Rose Jacqueminot Egtract............ 2-0z. bot., 5.95 Coty’s Styx Extract........... 2-02. bot., 8.75 Coty’s L'Effleurt Extract........2-0z. bot., 8.75 Houbigant’s Face Powder, in Gold Lacquered box, Ideal and Quelques Fleurs odors. box, 2.75 Tar included. (Main Floor) Silk Sweaters For Summer Holidays Women's Thread Silk Tuxedo model, roll collar, with sash, Great variety of colors , 32.50 Slip-On Model Silk Sweaters, V-neck and gir- dle. 18.50 Scarfs of Thread Silk for Motor or Street Wear, plain colors with border effects, Sweaters, All colors, striped 7.25 formerly 14.50 (Fowrth Floor) Colors, Pink, Turquoise, Rose, Orchid, French Blue, Coral, Henna, 9.75 Jrepe k. Cross-quilt- s and bottom. French or Copenhagen Blue, Rose, Coral, Orchid and Special, 18.50 i u Margot Lace and French Flowers add to its loveliness, ‘Two different Special, 18.50 and Telephone Fitz Roy 3400 Enchanting Negligees of heavy quality Crepe Me teor—-unusually beautiful graceful, flaunting flowing sleeves of Geor gette or Satin weighted down with silken tassels Two stunning models, Special, 15.48 The Prices in This Sale of TOWELS ‘Are All Reduced This sale of 5,000 dozen towels presents a splendid purchasing opportunity to those who are furnishing Summer Homes, Yachts or the June Bride’s new home. Cotton Huck Towels, hemmed, formerly 2.25 and 8.00, dozen, 1.75 and 2.50 Union Linen, hemstitched Huck Towels. ... formerly 6.00, dozen, 4.50 Trish Linen Huck ‘Towels, hemstitched, for- merly 8.50 and 12.00, doz., 6.75 and 8.50 Scotch Linen Huck Towels, hemmed, for- merly 7.50 and 10.50, —_ doz.,6.00 and 7.50 Turkish Bath Towels, hemmed, formerly 6.00 and 7.50, dozen, 4.50 and 6,00 Irish Twilled Kitchen Towels, hemmed... « formerly 6.00, dozen, 4.50 Irish Union Linen Glass Towels... .. peer: formerly 5.00, dozen, 3.25 Scotch and Irish Toweling 6,000 yards Scotch Crash Toweling, heavy quality; Red or Blue borders. formerly 45c, yd., 29c 8,000 yards Irish Linen Glass ‘Toweling,; Red Checks. formerly 55c, yd., 39c (Second Floor) Summery Smocks at 2.95 Garden — Smocks in delightfully gay and cool colors are a welcome adjunct to the Summer wardrobe — whether! one has a garden or not, and our Blouse Department has sev- eral attractive models such as those illustrated. Rose, Blue, Peach, Green and White. (Fourth Floor)