The evening world. Newspaper, August 31, 1921, Page 8

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= omnes § Winners of Evening World’ Big Family Contest THE EVENING WORLD, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 81 Congratulated and Helped by President Harding “MARIA GIUSEPPE GIOVANNI MICHELS R ANGELINA MRS ROCCO MIRREN PRIZE BIG FAMILY OF N. Y: IN EVENING WORLD CONTEST WINS HELP OF PRESIDEN Harding Writes to Wanamaker Asking Better * Job for Father of 19, and Employer Probably Will Grant Request. Mrs. Domenico Zacohéa, mother of mineteen ohildren, will subscribe to the’assertion that luck has something do with efforfaiso that one stroke of luck calls for another, When she had won a $100 prize from The Evening World for having the largest family of children born within the limits of the Greater City she thought herself the luckiest of women and declared that the me would “buy shoes for the whole ily.” Bhe had no {dea that in addition ey fam-| to the shoes she would receive 11) personal attention of the Ptesident of the United States and that he would take time from the affairs of the Nation to use his good offices in her behalf. But that is what has happened. President Harding, who believes that one of the important interests of the Nation is to encourage the rearing of big familica of good Americans, has * written net one letter but two in be- half of the Zacchea family, The first was a personal letter to the mother, congratulating her. The second was to John Wanamaker, who is the ein- Ployer of the head of the Zacchea family, asking Mr. Wanamaker to) give Zacchea a better job so that he ean earn moré than $20. And Mr. Wanamaker bas virtually promised wo do it, The Evening World some mouths ago conducted a contest offering the prize. Hundreds of letters were ceived. Mrs. Zacchea sat down late one evening, after her huge tami!y had gone to bed, after the mountain of supper dishes had b washed nd wrote her letter, a nt of the facts about her family. She won, and the photo graph of her family was published by The Evening World. Later it was published by other finally in Ure rolagravure @ Sunday newspaper, which the eye of the President in the White House. He wrote her this letter “My Dear Mrs. Zaccahea “I noticed in the photogravure sec tion of one of the Sunday papers a newspapers, picture of yourself, your husband and your very remarkable family of six- teen children, L ca resist ex- pressing my very cordial congeatu jations. Perhaps 1 am moved to do so because of a litte incident in my own Life. in acknowledging r eipt “I was very delighted at the news. that you come from a large family and your mother was proud of hav- ing given birth to eight children and raised six to maturit on ehildren, tograph is here send it to you as possession. “My husband and 1 are never dis couraged of as the older ones younger, but one my husband's earning canacity ts week by John Wana only $20. per jaker of this city May { ask ¢ Y ¢ endation for hushand inily to bring the youn nto maturity with a be cation “with PD appreciation of your kind interest. am most respeettully yours MRS, DOMENICO ZACCAHBA” in writing, Mr, Wanamaker, tie sident, jnelo: uppeal Mrs z in upbuildipg enjoyed. Our fine footwear fall and winter £48 #fth Avenue at 45th S.re.. lasts designated as footwear of quality. Shoes Alexander Quality has been the fundamental and leadership which this house has always note the maintaining for men in the new may fittingly be Sixth Avenue a. 19.4 S ret ANTONE TA GOSS A: DOMENICO ZAccC HEA AND NONZIATA ELENA | promised, however, LVCIA GIOVAN INA NICOLO YERESA. YOACONNGD might be possible to find a way beds, which makes vhings a bit helpin his somewhat notabi erowded, they all agre h le explained there is’ “room for one mor k nothing whatever of the merits ffeur, Maria a dress- of the particular ease seppe a chauffeur. Mr. Wanamaker replied that Z: s will soon be earn. eahen spok y little English, t 4 he had been employed two y a shipping clerk at arning two dollars a week more and is forty-seven th an others doing similar work, He Be fore the war he worked to advance him, If nd also to find ixteen children, a for for $11 a week, iL cee eel Tee SHOTS FIRED FROM AUTO IN AUTO THIEF CHASE. the Consolidated Gas Company that could he done a Job for one of t Ixteen living nily, all ‘Two Captured After Long Pursuit in Astoria, Daniel Giordano and James Marino Sap urate COOK, ig rant |e Under arrest to-day at Hunter's} month when they first moved into it following their captu eleven years ago, but now it costs. two-mile half of the earns them $40 a month: un head of the family. “My mother bore eight children and, raised six of them to maturity. One afternoon, shortly before her death, we were all at my home holding a been arrested five family reunion and she spoke of hav- cording to cou Reet 1 in 1918, when he w [ing borne t children and said, t HLS dN with an affection most appealing ww. ¢' they lived until the fam- atory, He was once disc me, that she had been happy to bear that larger quarter ohinge. af YY Hiveen: eight children and if she had her life ive ny and was Nicolo, who is) grancy.t On to live over she would have no desire bonita BY Braniee On to change it except to bear eight Meintyre more. I thought it was a beautiful ute s Ioeteet thing for her to say and the aioe Sixteen; Lucia, fiteen; Angelina, Grijopedic. Hospital thirteen: Glovanina, eleven; Tetpsa, sath street ed on. sus. TOM ORE ARS PARE ne: tO. WHER IY 4 Joucomino, nme; Mic ight; pieie found very cordial congratulations to you s ni, five: Vincenzo, | and add thereto my best wishes. four three, and Nunzirta, one DE SRA ENA RE oy truly yours, w e civil War Veteran Dt | WARREN G. HARDING.” ip) Geor . seventy-three years (To Ute Mrs: ahea replied: teen now we ule old, one of the ir survivors of the My Dear President: fourteen. twin of Gi ane citaee ih We With my most grateful pleasure, vould be five f 1 have the honor to acknowledge fotal of nineteen ER eon ceipt of Your Eixcellency’s letter con- children born to the couple, and they ~ gratulating me for my remarkable frankly told an Byening World ce- priat family i that “there may be more,” Hor twenty-nine 3 “] wish to be excused for the delay "They have five rooms and” six ber of the Hoboken. police. HY PENNY A POUND PROFIT Vasee- Mame Quality —Price To-Morrow’s ‘Advertisement Will Feature An Unusually Fine Line of Packages + Specially Designed and prepared for LABOR DAY Special for Thursday, Sept. Ist FRUIT AND NUT KIDDIES’ HOME MADE FUDGE COMBINATION: with a goodness only possible ut fully lithog aphed boxes to Loft Exper. Fudge Makers. d with sweets which appeal 49c value. to a kiddy. Our regular 1,19 Fone 24¢c sooo PACKAGE 99c BOX COMPLETE We Also Offer tlk Chocolate . *| Wafers Milk Chocolate Three- W Mad: from ays our. famous Maple Sugar Premium Cream milk Honey chocolate Neug.t and ALE Caramel POUND POUND BOX. 69c |_ 40c nd de sk LS Den MORGUE OFFERED si, oie), amply the rotating the New York TON. Y. YACHT sat City Would Rent It as Waiting | Room lo Clear Ferry Landing. § When the fine vessels of the New York Yacht Club are commissioned next summer and gather at the club station here, it may not be at the old rendezvous at the foot of East 234 Street, but three blocks north, And when the owners and guests arrive in their Hmousines to embark for a sail, their waiting room may be the old City Morgue. For years the yachts at anchor off the station at 23d Street have inter- fered with the ferry boats there. | the connection Charles W. They also have hindered to no little | Worthington had in their man extent the use of the south slip of the | * 24th Street pier. The old red brick Morgue, bullt in 1898 and discon- tinued in 1917, when the new mortu- ary was built at 29th Street and First Avenue was vacant. Dock Commissioner Hulbert sug- gested to the yacht otub that it move over there, and recommended to the Sinking Fund a ten-year lease at $1,500 a year, with a 10 per cent. increase annually with each renewal. The Commissioners resolved that the Property should be leased at $2,000 a year. George Cormack, Secretary of | the club, is away on vacation and| the matter is awaiting his return. In Aelvornlde Lr 0 tral tracks: SWINDLE TRUST GOT SUGAR MEN’S THOUSANDS Concern's Loan Said to Re Due to French-Worthington Group, CHICAGO, Aug. 31.—Stolen xecurities of the United States Sugar Manufac- turers’ Association of New York valued at htousands of dollars have been traced to the French-Worthington $ 000,000 group of alleged swindlers, cording to Henry H. Rollapp, President of the association, who is here to-day conferring with John V. Clinning, As- sistant United States Diatrict Attorney. Federal agents to-day were attempt- ing to trace securities and to determine The Joy of the Good Old Times is in the flavor of “Eddy's Sauce—the taste of the good old garden things that made the cooking of our grand- mothers’ day so delightful. Edd At Grocers and Delicatessen Stores. E. Pritchard, 327 Spring St., N. Y. ——__— Dies After Fall From Riverside’ Perk Wall. Martin Keenan, fourteen, No. 189 Bast 93d Strect, died in the Knicker- FOF 0 6 isivie ciensis 2.95 1.95 85 .25 Talia Dada, _ Proaasey THURSDAY and FRIDAY UNUSUAL OPPORTUNITY TO PROCURE EXTREMELY LOW PRICES. . WOMEN’S SUITS AND DRESSES all silk lined and strictly all wool, in navy, tan and black. Values to 45.00, 18.50 value to 6.50, for. 2. 98 KHAKI CAMPING SUITS, DRESSES in light mate: jals. | Value to 21.50, for... f 12.50 SWEATERS in tuxedo and coat models, in all wool or fibre silk, plain or fancy knits. All colors and 9 Values to 10.50, for 5 5, 5 BLOUSES, broken lots from our regular stock of ex- cellent quality georgette in a vaiieyy of colors. ‘2 08 HOSIERY DEPARTMENT WOMEN’S SPORT HOSE, light weight wool in WOMEN'S SILK HOSE, full fashioned with liste tops, black or brown. Value 2.50 pr., for in black or brown. Value 1.50 pr., for. : CHILDREN’S COTTON RIBBED STOCKINGS n INDIAN BLANKETS Durable and exceptionally attractive, size 66x80 inches brilliant and sombre colorings. Formerly 8.50 can for. : Leneten neers, 0.50 SPECIAL OFFERINGS THIS EARLY FALL NECESSITIES AT 50 SUITS of fine guallty tricotine, serge and jersey, r WHITE SPORT SKIRTS, value 6.50, for steeeees 4.95 WOMEN’S BLOUSES AND SWEATERS sizes. Value: 6.50, for i various mixtures. Value 3.50 pr., for WOMEN’S SILK HOSE, light weight, seam bask, black. Value .39 pr., for ........ in a wide variety of symbolic racial designs in TRAVELING AND WEEK-END BAGS | TRAVELING BAGS, genuine cowhide, leather lined, hand stitched, 3 pockets, Renlerces corners in russet inches. brown. Sizes 16 or 18 Value 11.75, for HNO 8.75 WEEK-END or SHOPPIN i BAGS, plaited model, black patent or dull leather finish, 2 handles. 1 35 Regularly 1.95, for Snyper 220 9 Men’s Wear CLOSING DAYS OF OUR GREAT AUGUST CLEARANCE SALE SHAKER SWEATERS—Strictly all wool, large roll collar, in grey, brown and maroon. 9, 35 Regular value 13.50. ... Special at SHAKER SWEATER VESTS — Sleeveless, all wool, Oxford, brown and heather. . 5 35 Regular value 7.50 Special at Je “METRIC” SHIRTS—In a wonderful assortment of all woven, imported madras. 3.50 values . pe . Special at 2. 45 “SOLAR” SHIRTS—High ‘atade, well made igi fine quality printed fabrics. Splendid variety of 1. 10 neat stripes. 2.00 values............Special at .72 B. V. D. SHIRTS AND DRAWERS—Fine checked nainsook. Value .95..,.... Special at ATHLETIC UNION SUITS—High grade check nainsook. | Sizes 34, 36, 38 only. . 85 Regular value 1.65. . Special at « durable. Black, white, sordovan and grey. 45 Regular values 59... : Special at + FIBRE SILK HALF HOSE—Extra q quality, very Ton Dashell Sons, Broadway, ih GOth Sts, || APE LINGO DOLE LE NOOO RH Mey 06g NW Bakery Products Reduced! Lowest in-the-city prices are always in effect it our Bake- shop. All breads, cakes and pastries are baked in our own ovens in this store. Their delicious and wholesome qualities are famed. Our Own Molasses Fruit Cake, 54c Each- from raisins, citron, walnuts and spices. sized forms, about 1°4 pounds each. CHOCOLATE ICED GINGERBREAD—Made recipe. In loaves weighing about one pound. RAISIN NUT LOAF CAKE Fach cake weighing about 119 Ibs. A quality that retails in specialty stores at 75c each. Our price, 59¢ each. GLACE CHERRY Cz AWE, in loaves weighing about 1), Ibs., at 59¢ each, Iisa very rich, nutr us cake, thick with cherries, deliciously flavored. FRESH BAKED FRUIT PLES—Baked fresh every day in our own bakery beautiful brown crusts, light, flaky and inviting, filled with fresh fruit. Each pie weighing about 2 pounds. HUCKLEBERRY Z a Prepared Buked in special- from an old Southern 19 loaf 84c LEMON, 44c; PINEAPPLE, 6% PLACKBERRY, 79¢; APPLE, PEACH, RAISIN, O4c COFFEE RINGS—Each weighing 5 quality that gener ally retails in specialty stores at 30c ale, 9c cach OUR OWN WHOLE WHEAT | OUR OWN HIGH GRADE COF- BREAD—In loaves weighing a FEE CAKES, 29¢ each pound, at 8e each OUnK OWN HIGH GRADE BRAN OUR OWN DELICIOUS WHOLE BISCUITS, I4e pan WHEAT RAISIN BREAD—In loaves weighing a pound, at 1c each ALMOND or CRUMB CAK special at 15c each NUT CAKES, special at 32¢ each Delicatessen SPANISH STYLE GENUINE SMOKED WHITE- SALAD, 43¢ It FISH—Rich and of fine flavor; combination salad of Pc an excellent breakfast dish, Sweet Peppers, Ce 39c Ib. toes, String Beans, NEW DILL PICKLES, 4¢ each Beans, Carrots an d Mayon SARDELLEN BUTTER OR AN- SMOKED BEEF, 7le Ib—All HOMAGE eds Midaioas att ubes; delicious for sandwiches. CORNED. BEEF, 796 tb.—Well IMPORTED cooked bottom round; cut from 98¢c Ib. fine beef. quality, fine grade. SALAMI SAUSAGES—V a wey LIMBURGER CHEESE — Fancy sausage, well spiced and sea- New York Sta 34e Ib. ened A108 OUR OWN. PEANUT. BUPTER, GE JES 29¢ Ib,—Made of Virginia pea: nuts; nourishing and palatable; in sanitary grease-proof paper cups. FULL MILK CHEESE—Fancy, sharp and of fine flavor, 36¢ Ib. HM ie HM EORTED a i Our own make FRAN KFURTERS, 34¢ \b quality; small or large size. Fine Delicatessen and Bakery Products Not Delivered Alsqrs —Hitth Moor, apth street Furniture Talks —No. “To many people, the ‘best’ means ‘high-priced.’ This is a mistake, for when we say the ‘best,’ we mean just that, but at the lowest possible price, whether your wants be simple and. modest or elaborately extravagant. “In other words, the best at any and all prices.” generously, if you desire it " | | In Antique Ivory; as illustrated, at Four-Piece American Walnut Dinirg Room Suite Queen Anne Period, consisting of Buffet, China Closet, ig 79: Serving Chest and Dining Table, 48-inch, 6-foot ex+ tension; 4 pieces, as illustrated...........-..0++5 Sligh Make Chifforobe In American Walnut, as il- lustrated, at $49.98 MOTOR TRUCK DELIVERIES CLOSED SATURDAY AT 1 P, M’ WCorner 6" Ave RAS*Srneer, Krochler Kodav Mahogany frame, upholstered in Im- itation Leathe when open (t! mattress); as Hlustrated, at A ‘It Makes Little Difference What You Need— A World “Want” Ad. Will Go and Find ‘It

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