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' ovo. existing accounting system of the loa Mr. Lasker explained that of gross expenditures $409,416,- was disburwed for operating snd that $307,035,428.34 of POTELL CONGRESS 4 TONY OF GIGANTIC he believes that the $313,000,000 spent | oth i| this was not accounted for and there|for the woaden chine. that, are now | nul ato Chait | 8 nothing on the books to show for| rotting in the James River will have |i Lasker ig es | { it, as it went to operators who so far to be written Can #0000800 | als of the b uly receiv approxi A Lidl “It is tai ol UL We are added, “that operators aiwaya are ‘aid of it }a few months behind in accounting . f es, but obviously for 75 per : é man rene asker tf Stateitetil| cent, to bo unaccounted for ahows « RY ete breakdown and that) th Says $307,000,000 in Funds compre ius inherited a. system b has collapsed.’ ls Not AC yunted For. |i i PHC. shat $220,000. ditures represents an ssi TON, July 19—Chair on operation of the ‘= c eiatea | 8 lition to this was ex- gman Lasker of the United States) vondod £406,000,000 on ships. Of this “shipping Board will go before | g148,000,000 was used tn constructing and, he added, “a sad ) tor five wooden and steel st item of Coakiess to-day with a request for 150,000,000 to carry the Board for | is fvcal year, We will go over| Members the figures “he gave out yesterday showing which| cont the question.” . which is now ready Was quoted enormous loses which have been sus. | 1. nt hie ant, tained by the Government. His explained, bas been made over Ktatement mar mublic to-day has i When it was laid down : was int dd for a transport, then wattle 1 then a hospital ship, |then Inte to a cattle boat and finally det ded to make it a passen- sit stands to-day,” Mr. Lasker “the American Legion cost the paused muct nishment "While bl Chairman La rh "Had the books w oto cheat © in particular, won kept with a and deceiving | gaiae Songress and t intry, they could) Gevernment $75,000,000. It might be not have been kept in much different worth $3,000,000. ‘i shape than they lave heen They Chairman Lasker said the figures he presented to the President “came as a terrific shock.” but that \Mr. Harding directed that the facts vicious, |be given to the public and that re- td puts gardless of whether the facts made ind DUIS @ the old board or the new board ap- pear incompetent they were to be given out. were sturted in the stress of war and | continued in the stress tency. The dureauc premitim on d My. Lasker's announ of incompe- system nefticient, ment is the of his charge that first-given to the public that y : ition TURE LABKCOVEE represents the receiy ind expendi- | 1/0 ih ney and tures of the boar ny fier! year |downrieht dish a sty." mM pointed veptio cold fizures, ont that since January, ae orn Trey ws + Libor voyages have been made by Shipping Railing s Board vessels under private operc Ay wn auditing force whirl I- | tors and only 3,000 voyages have be tudes many pr vate walled accounted for by the Chairman t nment fore ; Far, 1920-1 001 sntinued, “has sit business: n to ‘Kk ost dift ever kne BONWIT TELLER &CO The Specially Shop of Oripinaions ’ FIFTH AVENUE AT 38™ STREET FOR WOMEN --. OF VERY FINE RESORT FROCKS OF SILK OR CO’ 32.00 Reqularly 58.00 to 1 LITTLE GROUP AND EXCLUSIVE FON -00 F PRINTED crepe de chine on white grounds; crepe de chine in light colors delicately hand drawn; of imported organdie or voile, beautifully hand embroidered; of ramie linen or organdie with real Irish lace. In Mid-Summer Colors. (Second Floor) | BONWIT TELLER & CO. | The Specially Shop of Onginstiona FIFTH AVENUE AT 38™ STREET | WEDNESDAY—Main Floor Exceptional Values in | Glove Silk Underwear || For Women and Misses NOVEU’ TY striped or mesh effects in flesh or orchid. GLOVE SILK VE 2.25 GLOVE SILK KNICKERS 2,05 GLOVE SILK STEP-INS 2,95 To show the utter chaos of the) @re sick, trade in of the crews ts s “The Shipping not disheartened and belleves a American merchant marine can be worked o1it e The Chairman made t ne SMALL HOPE TO SALVAGE MUCH, DECLARES SMULL. Roar J. Barstow Smull, one of the Shin- ping look after allocations and charters, THE EVENING WORLD, 3(* *$4,000,000,000 wreck.” *\bert D, Lasker, Chairman of board, mentioned that figure Sat id it occasioned cor jJerable 3 Plain that | the wr se Mr. Smull al | “The whole Shipping Board honeycombed with the personnel in many respects have to be reorganized. Po! ad Member “Adda That Politics vaging of the $4,000,000,000 Mad LAE Mh) Those holding jobs who befo Board's operating trio, who will Hdent tht we homer men. We feel ¢ extablish an Ameri ine.” luncheon in Round and Medium Pointed Toes. Arch “Built-In”’ SALE! E are closing out a number of our regu- lar VAN-HART SHOES ai reductions of !3. Prices are $8 $10 $12 We seldom hold a sale, but when we do it is as different from ordinary Sales as VAN- HART SHOES are differ- ent White, Black, Brown Tan and Grays. from ordinary shoes. Here's an opportunity to obtain shoes posessing both comfort and style at worth- Quantities not every size while savings. In Kid, Canvas, Calf-Suede and Buckskin. are limited in cach style do not delay. No Exchanges. No C0, D's. ‘HART =o BY EXPERTS OUR ONLY STORE IN NEW YORK 35 West 36TH STREET. NEW YORK On Military and Cuban Heels, ‘A July Sale of Silken Undergarments for She Who Is Going McCreery’s is a devoted friend lo vaca- tionists, Each year, just as they are pur- chasing their outfits, MeCreery’s launches a ale of the one thing they need the most ilken Underthing This year conditions make it possible for us to offer most unusual ralucs, as the follow- ing indicate: Night Gowns Perfectly exquisite affairs of Radium Silk in lovely shades of Peach, Orchid, Light Blue, Flesh or White with trimming of Real Filet and Valenciennes Laces 6.95 und 7.95 ightgowns in tailored effects or ned. Flesh color: Crepe de Chine N beautifully lace trin 3.95 and 4.95 Chemises Step-in Chemises in Radium Silk to mateh gowns above. 3.95 und 4.50 Step-in Chemises of Crepe de Chine, lavishly lace trimmed. Flesh color. 2.95 Envelope Chemises ofgCrepe de Chine, tailored and lace trimmed. Flesh color. 1.95 and 2.95 Bloomers and Drawers Bloomers of Crepe models, flesh-huec de Chine tailored 2.95 Step-in Drawers of Crepe de Chine, effectively adorned with fine laces. 1,95 and 2.95 Bodices Delicately beautiful models of Washable Satin lace trimmed. — Plesh tints. 1.95 Petticoats Tub silk models, prettily flounced, or in straight line effects with panel back and trout 2.95 Radium Silk Petocoats in Plesh or White, panel back and front 3.95 W: rated with Calais shable satin Petticoats, flounced model elabo Valenciennes lace, 5.95 (Therd Floor) dames McCreery & Co. 5th Avenue 34th Street ick and the morale |the Whitehall Club to the board being When Al- inefficiency ls ‘hereafter, will be barred in the al: war had nothing to do with ships will/ be replaced by experienced shipping ntile ma _TU ESDAY, JULY 19, ig. the ur- ur- Where There 1 Hee ffi - ers not is MeCrocry Quality Merchandise, as Advertised, on Sale beginn will | McCreery (Dusyurois Pigeeaaninle fiat al lon in priee MeCreery patrons Kel form tnace tler Co-operation, Econany and Bi vo James MeCreery & Go. CLEARANCE! “Master Hand-Made Blouses, Hand-Drawn and Hand-Embroidered ly 1.85 Pi ° At Less Than Half Former Prices r rices Juist sean the lists below and examine the reduces There are odd pieces, complete su nd dis tions made. When “Master Made™ Purniture continued patteros included in this clearance. We reaches these prices, you will agree, it is time le Wish to make special announcement of the t that bay, Kvery picce reveals ils expert workmanship there is but one of cach item advertised ala ghinee. No duplicates. All sales final and for Immediate delivery. No C. O. D.’s. No Telephone and Mail Orders. No Exchanges. Three piece Cane Suite .179.50 Ten piece Walnut Dining Room stry Rocker 19.75 formerly 00 Suite. formerly 1075.00, 395.00 formerly 95.00 Cane and Velour So . 29.50 Ten-piece Walnut Dining Room Tapestry Rocker 12.50 A formerly 125.00 Suite formerly 500.00, 395.00 former! aed) Cane and Velour Arm Chair, 19.75 Walnut Toilet Table.. . 37.50 Cane and Damask Sota . 59.50 formerly 87.50 formerly 120.00 - formerly 235.00 Three-picce Frieze Mohair Suite. Mahogany Chiffonier ... 39.50 Cone and Velour Ara Chair. 29.50 formerly 1500.00, 575.00 formerly 100.00 formerly 110.00 Four-pic Walnut Chamber Suite Walnut Vanity Case..... 59.50 Tapestry Wing Rocker 19.75 rmerly 750.00, 275.00 formerly 189 formerly 87.50 Vive piece Walunt Chamber Suite Mahogany Chifforobe . 49.50 Vapestry Wing Chair 19.75 | formerly 50, 350.00 formerly 125.00 formerly 97.50 | Four picce Walnut Chamber Suite Seventy-five odd dining room ‘Tapestry Wing Chair 17.50 | formerly 00, 250.00 Chairs and chamber chairs ane formerly 69.50 Ivory Vanity Case, marble top rocke 6.75 Tapestry Pillow Arm Choir... 19.80 | formerly 00, 75.00 ny formerly 95.00 Walnat Chifforobe 39.50 Overstuffed 'T. PREYS) BOLD cas 2 vem eas 49.50 | formerly 90.00 aru former! formerly 15.00 Walnut Chifforobe.... 9.50 Vapestry ¢ Two picee Velour Suite. .... 95.00 | formerly 155.00 * formerly 287.50 Five piece Mahogany Chamber Tapestry Rock 29.75 Two piece Tapestry Suite. ..137.50 Suite formerly .00, 395.00 formerly formerly 295.00 Vivepicee Walnut Chamber Suite. Tapestry Sofa...... . 47.50 Vhree-piece Cane and Damask fumnlers ameo 398.00 formerly 1 Suit formerly. 50, 187.50 Four piece Walnut Chamber Suite The ‘eo Tape aa ; . 5 May u epiece Tapestry Suite. .112.50 Pwoopicee Cane and Damask i tnntely LOEB OD sera formerly Suite. formerly 245.00, 95.00 Nour-piece Walnut Chamber Suite «d i eee emerly 1079.00,. 495,00 Vapestry Sofa. . 87.50 Velour Arn “Chait +++ 59.50 Ten-picce Walnut Dining Reom formerly formerly 159.50 Suite. formerly 995.00. 495.00 Tapestry Wing Chair .. 49.50 Cane and ‘Tapestry Sofa . 57.50 ‘Ten-piece M ils ny Dini formerly 125.00 formerly 145.00 Room Suite 428 Vapestry Wings Chair 29.50 Gane Sofa . 69.50 formic 00 formerly 110.00 formerly 169.50 No Duuliecates (Serenth Floor) (No Dupiteate ing Wednesday, July 20th Tl net Roy 8400 Made” 2.95 erly snseeiinalih A vinvehy, WHAtiy arated Knough said! Every woman ‘Wear seevttieciean) (bweu PRGo as knows that real Pfand-Made oo osstire its immediate sale Hence we are Blouses of Batiste, lavishly He seen ea ie ee adorned with hand-drawn work : ind offer the merchandise and hand-cmbroidered dots, is feapalaiert Be Berl iver Rete eles worth far more than 1.85 pase ae that, in trath, they would be exceptional values even i priced 2.95, Important Sale of . In this assortment there are Bar Pins several different styles with square or Vo necks, all suitable for wear with sweaters, Laillenes: 25c and sleeveless frocks. Sizes An importer who has discon Sb to 06 tinued his jewelry departinent Vi, fina) Sh closed out to us al wreat sacri fice this wonderful assortment . of Bar Pio hich represented ‘ C Rpleiftd Galue shen priaedl ab A Reduction Sale of 50¢, Toe and 1.00, 5 rh ipalweriquels Cotton Wash Skirts eee Hi vont ccuistied: sad formerly £50 to 10.75, now 2.75, 4.75 aid 6.75 ae Garelecnn pomulnnine of Lien or Noveliy Weaves tii gravelal shitrotl styl colored stor and types for Women and Misses Ma nor) Fourth wlan) I Clearance of Summer Porch and House Dresses At Radical Reductions An opportunity is offered to tire the dresses at willy reduecd p [i many styles Gilthough cach style is not repr sented: dn every sized there leo Printed Voiles, Checked ‘Tissue Ginghanis, White Dotted Swiss and Ss D y some dace cdged or hemstitehed; many tive Organdie Collars. Former prices, 3.95, 5.00, 6.00, 7.50, 8.7.5 Ruluced i) 2,95,,3.95» 4.95, 5.95, 7.50 oo came ce en i} 4 . poe TK = Cie ris Tica Yt ere