The evening world. Newspaper, May 24, 1921, Page 6

° fee Df 52 AR OOEGRIPR Nes Neo a Merete t avesmorcn! whet vo $980,000 HOOGH SEIZED IN RAIDS ' ee | TSGIVENBACK f » $680,000 Liquors Already Returned. ‘Application made by George L. Don- (oinmigjnemme Applications for Permits Show | ° Mellan, counsel for various liquor ealers, to Prohibition Director O'Connor to-day for permits to sell whiskey to wholesale druggists re- vealed $980,000 worth of whiskey, champagne, brandy and cordials | seized by enforcement agents in Man- | hattan in raids last winter; $680,000 worth has been returned to its own- | @fs. The remaining $300,000 worth io dn Mtigation. j Mr. Donnellan is making application | for special permits for bis clients bo- |) @ause, under the ruling of Prohibition Commissioner Kramer, all stocks were to have been disposed of by May 16th. _ On that date the $980,000 worth in © question ras in the hands of the Gov- |" jernment“two-thirds of it iilegally— ‘and there is no question, apparently, of the right of the owners to sell it wader special dispensation. @eck recently cancelled @ search war- gant upon which $250,000 worth of » Mquor was seized from the United Mates Distilling Company. This con- germ has already been authorized to impose of its supply. Judge cypbstns N. Hand bas just order restoring wo J. ' No, 131 Wooster Street, ML barrels ak 1,560 cases of whiskey 650 barrela of wine seized during holidays, Judge Hand has also | signed an order restoring to Wortman Bros, No, 1146 Second Avenue, $30,- 800 worth of liquors. Ginger Bros. 2th Street and Third He g By & g n z s 3 2 Caffey and Supervising Agent Lang- “Jey. Arguments were beard last week vy Judge Hand in a sult brought by ‘Aquino Bros, No. 96 University ‘Avende, the Bronx, for the recovery Yet $200,000 worth of liquors seized by Ve | edera) agents, and the onse is under ee * advisement. ‘The seizures were loudy prociaimed wy. the Prohibition enforcement forces “at the time they were made, but no feformation of the court rulings re- Surning the seizures was given out at . Prohibition enforcement headquar- | tere ‘Dhe chacffeur and two occupants “ef an automobile were arested at 58th | Street and Second Avenue early to- @ay on charges of violating the State |. Prohibition law. After Patrolman Harry Vinconot of the East bist * Street Station had fired a shot which shattered the glass pancl back of the ehauffeur's seat. One occupant, who described himself as William, Smith, thirty-two, of No. 1093 Washington ‘Avenue, Bronx, was cut about the eye by flying glass. ft According to the patrolman, eight- \—een quarts of whiskey were found in the automobile. Smith ana the other occupant, who said ne was John Feldman, twenty- diye, of No. 236 East 58th Street, a salesman, were charged with illegally | possessing Liquor, and the chauffeur, | who eaid he was Clifton B. Calhoun, (> gwenty-six, of No. 1274 Second Ave- ue, with transporting liquor with- | eut a permit. i Magistrate Harris in Court handed a delicate quest.on to the Grand Jury to-day when he held Baward Sommers, No. 447 Hast 78th Street, in $1,000 ball on a hooch _ ebarge. Sommers, it is alleged, possesses restaurant, a wife, half a pint of loohol and a dipperful of red wine, "The alcohol and the wine, which were | found in his restaurant Saturday, { Paused his arrest. It was not until! the arraignment this morning that| the wife appeared. “I use the alcohol,” she told the United States Commissioner Hitch-| Yorkville jeonnected with a press j@ faucet through which ip the cellar of the place a beer rel containing twenty g supposed to be drawn, REID'S CHAUFFEUR FREE; WINE HELD Publisher Says Stock, Seized in Street, Was Being Moved Without His Orders. Ogden Reid, owner of the New York Tribune, stated in the West Side} Court to-day that the forty cases of wine seized by the polloe on Friday while it was being loaded on a@ mov ing van in front of his home, 5 West bad Street, had been bought by him before the passage of the Voi- stead act and furthermore was being removed without orders William P, Weiss, « truckman of White Plains, admitted that he wae removing it without instructions, as his only task way to take some trunks and furniture from the Retd home in this city to the summer home at Purchase, N. Y. Magistrate Mc- Geehan dismissed the case and Mr. Reid is now wondering how he can regaln possession of his seized wine. Detection of the wine on the truck came when two thieves leaped out of a taxicab, grabbed two cases from the tailboard of the truck and tried toeget back into the taxi with them One of the thioves was successful, the other dropped his case on the sidewalk, and the resultant trickle of liquid and the odor drew a crowd and a policeman and Welss's arrest fol- lowed, FUR STORAGE—Remodeling and Repairing Franklin Simon 8 Co. Fifth Avenue, 37th and 38th Streets WILL CLOSE OUT—WEDNESDAY HIGH CLASS SILK GOWNS Heretofore $59.59 to $89,590 OWNS which represent the smartest models, and the most wanted colorings. Of silk canton crépe, crépe de chine, crepe Georgette, satin meteor, crépe satin or taffeta; handsomely beaded, embroidered or eyelet models included. NO EXCHANGES ‘Women's Gown SHoP— Third Floor WILL CLOSE OUT—WEDNESDAY gourt, “to massage my legs. The, ‘wine is used for cooking. We bought tho wine and the alcohol more than three years ago: 1 have to use the! @iooho! because J have rheumatism," | } Detectives of Inspector Boettler's Biaff arrested Thomas Shammy, Discounts of 10% to 60% ebtain on evergthing. HE discounts of 107% to 50% which the moving sale brings are cone reason for purchasing now at Ovington’s, but a reason even more potent is the innate worth of the wares themselves, OVINGTON'S "The Gift Shop of 5th Ave." $14 Fifth Ave., nr, 32d St. WOMEN’S COATS Consisting of Capes, Wrap-Coats and Coats Heretofore #59. to $98. HE season’s newest models, silk lined throughout, of genuine veldyne, fortuna, marvella, armeda. tricotine, : orlanda, satin, or silk crepe. NO EXCHANGES WOMEN'S COAT SHOP—Fourth Floor : —“Feanklin Simon & Co. Fifth Avenue, 37th and 38th Streets Dex let your friends sail for Europe without a steamer basket. 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Foulard—summer’s favorite silk, does itself proud with a host of patterns and colors, 36 inches wide . . $1.95 Chiffon Taffeta—a rich, lustrous sili in tans, blues, greys, 36 inches wide . . = $2.50 yard Silk Shirtings—efective stripes in a heavy silk, suitable for frocks, 33 inches wide . . 1. 1 ee $2.50 yard GROUND FLOOR Sheer White Cotton Fabrics Fancy Voiles—exquisite drop-stitch patterns, light and lacy in effect. Over seventy-five pieces to select from. 36 inches wide, 45¢ yard. Dotted Swiss—a crisp fabric in small and large dots, 36 inches wide, 50c yard. SECOND FLOOR All-Wool Homespuns— $1.85 yard SOFT in texture and firm in weave are these delightful all-wool home- spuns especially appropriate for sports suits. ‘Tans, browns, blues, gteys and greens in soft tones, 54 inches wide. SECOND FLOOR Checked Gingham For the Young Girl GREAT patch pockets that are all in one with a front panel, square becoming neck- line, and neat edging of rick-rack braid— “4s these are the fine points of the gay little checked gingham frock at the right. The 12 to 16 years, Voile frocks, rose, blue, lavender, green, are trimmed with hemstitching in 6 to 14 years, $4.95, checks are blue, pink or ted. $8.95. contrasting colors. A small group of gingham frocks, 6 to 12 years. Some ase reduced in price to $2.25, FOURTH FLOOR Fitting the Corset —to the figure, instead of trying to fit the figure to the corset. That is an art that our corset fitters thoroughly understand. For the average figure there is an Elente model of pink broche, with elastic top, $7.25, tax 23c. A pink satin corset with elastic girdle top is for misses and slender women . . 6 . « . $4 SECOND FLOOR Children’s White Shoes oA Special Selling HIGH white canvas shoes, all sizes from children’s 6 to big irks’ 7 - » $4.25 High soft buckskin shoes, lace or button, Broad toes, welted soles, sizes from children’s 6 to misses’ 2 . . » $5.50 Growing Girls’ hhigh - cut, lace and button buckskin boots, sizes 2igto7 . $5.95 FOURTH FLOOR From All Corners of the Store A COLUMN of news notes, gathered throughout the store. Notes of interest to those who are looking for gifts, to those who search for the unusual, and to those whose chief interest is ex- cellence of value. VW Handkerchiefs of Irish Linen—Reduced For Women: Embroidered cor- ners, 50c and 75¢ each. Madeira embroidered initials, 6 for $3, Armenian lace edge, 75¢ each, Point Venise, $1 each. GROUND FLOOR The Watch For Vacation and Camping IT is a practical and reliable nickel watch, the kind you will like to have with you on your vacation, $3.95 (tax additional), cA Cushion Watch of White Gold —is an extremely dainty and charming little timepiece, 18 Karat gold, 15 jewel movement, $38 (tax additional). GROUND FLOOR Long Gloves of Milanese Silk $1.75, THE gloves you want for sum- mer wear—16 button length— and at such a modest price! Truly it is an opportunity no prudent woman will overlook. Black, white. GROUND FLOOR Shall It Be a Fur Coatee? A JAUNTY little page-back style, to wear on cool days or evenings. Or a fur-scarf, caracul, slynx, mole, kolinsky or mink? Any one of these will be a charm- ing addition to your summer costume. And By the Way -—have you stored your winter furs? A card or telephone call, Fitz Roy 1900, will bring a messen- ger who will deliver them to our Cold Storage Vaults FOURTH FLOOR