The evening world. Newspaper, November 18, 1921, Page 18

(Continued from First Page.) with the many other conditions with which you are familiar, the depart- ment was not, to say the least, In a creditable condition, You realized this so fully that you assured me that following the city election I would be given the proper assistants, and I have cheerfully gone on, sparing neither time nor trouble to get results, and that these efforts have been suc-| cessful is now a matter of public whieh existed, I found that one firm had @ practical monopoly of furnish- ing scows to this department (viz., having fifty-four scows, while all! THE EVENING WORLD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1921. under him has been a joy ride for of a beating alleged to have been street cleaners who were believed to|municated with the District Attorney effect of my action would be bene- | Brooklyn Magistrate's court in which ficial to the department. My von-| Kelleher's case was being heard talk- tention proved correct. The streets|ing to a man named “Mike” and that of thts city to-day show a marked! it was learned that the clerk had improvement.” | been asked to intercede for McManus _ As a result ci Mayor Hylan's plea It was further charged — that 500 otiver street cleaners who were «|McManus had been assured by “Mike” have been discharged were spare: | that if his case turned out seriously Incidentally the clean-up of the snow | he would be provided with a lawyer. storm was reported to have been ura denied that he had talked 9 record brea‘er for efficiency phone with the court clerk. After that Commissioner Leo says| said John Saverese, he gained the confidence of the clea ers by establirhing the “open do policy. at is, any man with a grievance could tell his troubles. “The street cleaners tell me the: will use the $10,000 a year they for He known as his confidentia! man, had done the talk- ing. Kelleher ‘claimed he was knocked down because of his refusal |to join the union, Laura is still under suspension, MAYOR MAKES PUBLIC ACCEPT- record. merly used to pay trouble makin TELLS OF IRREGULARITIES [delegates as u death benent tund,"| ANCE AME Hi ae cube aun THEN IN. EXISTENCE, sald’ the retiring Commissioner. | Mayor Hylan made public | : vi 5 x va, | cel Cor sioner Leo's resiz- “Among the -many Irregularities} WaNt to ansuro the clennera that eve; |ccptance of Commissioner iz though Iam no longer in the depart ment T shal! take a personal interes in that fund in particular and thei welfare in general, T'm going to worn to make that fund a success.” The last chapter in Commissione “| regret that you have seen fit to resign because I have directed you to , others had but four scows), and at|yeors differences with the. powers DIAMONDS « price of $14 ver day, which was]that be in the Hylan Administration, WATCHES above the existing market rates; and’ or rather the one Immediately preced- JEWELRY ing the row about the scows, occurred that others who had scows to rent! onthe eve of election and is sald to SILVERWARE at a lower figure were not given the slightest consideration. I remedied this condition by « repeated broad- cast invitation bid to any and every | person who I thought might be able to furnish scows for our use, with the result that on the open bidding the price of daily hire for scows dropped successively to $12, then to have been one of the most Important contributory causes of Commissioner Leo's resignation. Tt was the s pension by Leo of First Deputy str Cleaning Commissioner Micha Taura, In charge of Brooklyn, who was the regular Democratic candidate for Sheriff, It 1@ claimed that Leo's action hurt Laura's chances at the polls and John H, McCooey, Brooklyn Wholesale Jewelers Democratic leader, was angry. \87 Nassau Street, New York IVORY PYRALIN GOODS ETC. AT WHOLESALE PRICES Send for Big Illustrated Catalogue H. M. MANHEIM & CO. give the Commissioner dition in the of ent not in the 1 precedent to partment to Leo was asked, y none,” he replied, To Insure Their Prompt Disposal The other day a man prominent in the woole® trade referred to us as stubborn. Said we were stubborn because we refused to turn t Mayor H Accounts| CLOSE WATCH ON Instructs O'Brien to Prevent Un- yl re nion, n yesterday al ntermyer, Chairman McAneny, an made public to-day te to Corporation Cour ut Samui ‘ommissio: the Merchants Club, and the had m ica he Transit dry prope: the City The cent election had -| de to the effect that Aneny schemed to unload the on the taxpayers. Mayor concluded: shown “an over-|Untermyer, the Mayor | ho “milked | of the traction interests | | Senate WASHINGTO: “While nation of John W you the City Club, ction rang and would {nation of Ellis Loring Dr |proclamation of peace. fe ra Conftirmy Argentina No} 1 iddle e. cti- are making your fight to protect the |tut to. be. Ambassador to Argentina, was people incidentally keep your eye on confirmed to-day by the Senate. Citizens’ none—even the moat favored friend|/administered to a street cleaning access to the records with respect to whelming sentiment against the trac-| Union and’ Merchants’ Association.” of the biggest politicians. driver named ‘Kelleher. by a man an investigation he Is now making in TRANSIT “PLOTTERS” | tien programme,” and that Mr, Unter- | ana | Ask For Nas They went among the men, he named MeManus. Kelleher told the Street Cleaning Department myer, in calling on the organizations | ppesel Confirmed as Charge in| Ggt Horlick’s claims, and told them ta “lay down" | Commissioner Leo that he had been ie Senay wien oie Von Ly ORDERED BY HYLAN | "aimed to appear before the Commis- Restle: | he ORIGINAL on the job, Leo learned of the plot|attacked from behind and kicked ay that wi appe at the hearings b : “ eneiit nd in time and summarily dismissed 300| while down, Commissioner Lev com- You were directed to remedy any con — | well knew they were “con-| WASHINGTON. Nov. 18.—The nomi-| Malted Milk ol of Massa \ ~ be ditectly represented by the walk- | of Kings County and requested that public. any ‘more|chusetts to be Charge d'Affalres of the y ~. Ing «¢ i the “thug” who attacked Kelleher be ding on Ci ‘dked Dr United ta > Oe eae we Mere any more dismissals,” said Capt. Leo, Clal of the Street Cleaning Depart- Vinee oo ae Nan ih tote Properties. | Aneny had,~in opening the hearing, pointment will date from Nov. 11, the eabtaiglacs. “and I told him that 1 thought the|ment overheard the clerk of the Sloner of Acthunts, er Ae aUated evar aur jay. President ding signed” the | Tne “Food- Drink” for All Ages. | Quick Lunch at Home, Office,ana | Fountains. Ask for HORLICK’S, s@7-Avoid Imitations ¢ Substitutes Amb: 18.—The nomi- name we concluded it would be wisest to sell direct to the public. Since we printed the first news of our coming retirement the our business topsy-turvy by going into the making of cheaper apparel, as demanded by the retailer to-day. Well, maybe we are stubborn, but we've never made inferior clothing and won't begin now. And rather than cut down on volume we're going to quit business altogether. When we made that decision recently we found ourselves with a response has been enormous. But having made our decision, we are anxious to close up the very first day possible. So we are again revising our prices downward. Once more we cut deeply into our already less-than-wholesale prices. And now, right in the height of the season—right at the start of cooler weather—we are making a determined drive on our big stock of fine overcoats. We offer $8 and finally to $7 per day. Laura's suspension was the result! f “By carefully keeping track of con- ditions a final advertisement reduced the price of scow hire (depending up- | on the size, condition and age of the) svow) to a minimum of §7 and a! vaximum of $8 per day, broadening the field to a number of scow owners Sale of 300 Plain and Fur Trimmed who in the past had felt it was use- less to offer scows because one firm ad a monopoly, and this action by me has caused an intense feeling of d hostility against me by the bene- ticiaries of the former monopoly. You were fully aware of what was done by me in these matters and I under- stood that what | pad done had met with your entire roval. “But it seems to me that I mistaken, and that there is not exis| ing petween us the confidence that.| should exist between the chief and his subordinate, and so I now ask you to relieve me as promptly as possible from the further duties of the position, and substitute another in my stead. “But in order that the public ser- vice may not suffer, | am ready to ‘respond at any time, and without compensation, to give assistance to my successor in the way of informa- tion as to what pitfalls he should avoid, and in order that he may be iully acquainted with the plans that have been made for the winter's work, the efficiency of which is threatened by the unfortunate lack of proper housing accommodations for our snow equipment. “But with my best wishes for a successful Administration, and my congratulations upon the good work that you have done, as evidenced by the appreciation of the people on Noy. I am, “Very truly yours, “JOHN P. LEO, Commissioner.” Mr. Leo's letter to the Mayor is but the culmt lon of a se of events since he left his post as head of the Board of Standard and Appeals last January and agreed to act as sucees- sor to Arnold B. MacStay, Street Cleaning Commissioner, Leo on tak- ing office learned that the city was paying $300 a day to tow each garbags seow to sea, and he reduced the cost to $99 a day throagh open competi- ton. His second discovery, he says, was! that the city was paying $14 a day for the hiring of scows. Under Leo the price was reduced to $7 a day, It ts claimed by Leo that fifty-four of the sixty scows which were used by the city were owned by John J. O'Brien of Brooklyn, who is reputed * to be a great friend of the Mayor. PLOT TO OUST LEO FROM HIS OFFICE. Last winte: first big snow storm occurred on Feb. 20, when 13 inches Commissioner Leo says he ed that the $50 a week walking | ates of the street cleaners, the cost of maintaining which is $19,000 @ Year, plotted to oust him. When the word of Mr. Leo's ee came Cleaning Municipal Building was a carnival of celebration. Clerks abandoned their desks and office boys | pelted each pther with torn paper by the handful. Commisioner Leo h: buen a strict disciplinarian, He always said he believed a city Cuom-| missioner should run his office as he| would run a private corporation for its and profits. Office holding are permanently relieved only by wearing correct glasses It is dangerous to neglect your eyesight Reliable Eyesight Exxmination By Rogistored Eye Specialists B¢hilich &Sons Established 59 Years New York: 184 B'way, at Jobn St. 223 Sixth Ayv., 15th St. $50 Sixth Av., 22d St. 101 Nassau, at Ann St. 42d 17 West Street yn:517FultonSt.,Opp.Namm’; OVERCOATS $8 iP BOLIVIA and NORMANDIE COATS at $35 (faith More Than 250 with Genuine Fur Collars of AUSTRALIAN or BLACK OPOSSUM, WOLF and MOLE! Bolivia Coat Wolf Fur Coll: and Cuffs $35 A Coat Sale of Most Unusual i qnannaas PHIQEQGRAPHS #50 In Artistic Folders—Size 6 Inches x 9 Inches You simply can’t afford to miss this opportunity to secure a set of these beautiful photographs which will make 6 IDEAL CHRISTMAS GIFTS FINISHED IN FRENCH GREY OR SEPIA BROWN Avail Yourself of This Offer Before It Is Too Late This Special Price Alzo Applies to Children’s Photographs Reproductions of Old Photozraphs a Specialty at 40 W. 34a St. Stud:o « Covpon Entitles Bearer to Bring ‘OGRAPHS FOR $1.50. u Wholesale Clothing House Will Retall surrs and OF RCOATS 34 BROADWAY, ae r. Welker St. au Sor. pon se Studios up to Dee. 19. for Special sath i Avenue " nh Avenue Frit megitenigign Saeko, Regular ‘Venue 157 Newark Avenue 2) Ktreet OPP, Brie Bt., Jersey, € Price bed baled on ‘City Hall, Newark Without Market St, Paterson Photographer Coupon million-dollar stock of fine clothing to dispose of. To preserve our Four Notable Groups of Fine Overcoats Our big stock of Winter overcoats includes more than 7,000 garments. Here you will find practically any style and any pattern you may have in mind. And with a full assortment of sizes we can assure you a satisfactory fit. Handsome Ulsters and Ulsterettes that we've been selling at $27.50, $29.50, $31.50 and $33.50—coats that x retail would cost you up to $60. All sizes—stouts included. Style and service are built into every one of these splendid coats—now being sacrificed at |” x heed Full Dress Equal to the finest custom garments. Silk lined, some with satin facings and cuffs of correct depth. For similar garments retailers and mer- chant tailors everywhere are ing $90 to $150. Our prices: 44.50 47.50 49.50 Suits Too— This Season’s Styles— Way Below Wholesale Samuel Blum ‘Astor P1.& Broadway At the Corner: j sertanatmammeencasnsnaneeamaarscnanniessa: ie ey ie LTO A from the than $50.” sale figure. own workrooms. Samuel This very attractive lot of coats includes fine imported Connors, formerly $36.50 and $39.50, at sale prices; and an equally fine showing of Chesterfields with satin yoke and wool serge body lining. Ail sizes— stouts included. Ret: values up to $65. Get them here at SO at retail would $35 to $85. prices were up at These coats are just out of our They were made under the direct supervision of Blum himself—and de- signed by Frank Laura, for ten years with Schanz and J. F. Lani- gan, Fifth Avenue custom tailors. These suits are all new, Fail@t: models. Back Sui and double-breasted Suits; English Sport Suits—all tailored to perfection from high foreign and domestic woolens, An attractive variety of patterns. The wholesale sizes—shorts and stouts in- cluded—now being sacrificed four lots of It's Record immedii They are of this mei overcoat opportunity of years. Your own best judgment will tell per you to act—and act quickly. MI: producing | A choice assortment of Ulsters and Ulsterettes that we've been | clearing at $41.50 and $43.50—worth | up to $70 and $75 at retail. Beau- | tiful woolens — beautiful tailorin, All sizes—stouts inelused. It will bay you to take two or more at our sacrifice price— 3950 cost you from to $49.50. All Entrance: 740 Broadway Open 8 A.M. to 6:30 PM. Rochester, wholesale for Winter Overcoats Sold Direct from the Manufac- turer at Less Than Cost to Make Read the item at the right. Daily News (N. Y.) a trade publication of authority. Note particularly what it says in the last paragraph: “Few manufacturers are selling a Carr's Melton coat to wholesale for less Samuel Blum is offer- ing Carr’s Melton overcoats, fault- lessly tailored and ‘in the newest cut, at a price way below the whole- That goes for every other coat in the house. all being sacrificed at barely what it cost to make them—and less. You can readily see that this is the Strong Spot Demand May Clean Out Stocks—Better Grades Gain in Popularity CHESTER BU vay NEWS KECORD. Oct. 27.—Overdoats for e delivery are In strong de- mand in the Roch the present time, with very stock on hand. that ‘if the overcoat demand con- tinues throughtout the season, as it has started, thére will b whandise befo son is over. ‘Although the balk of the present demand is for the ulster Rar of tment in. the “soft-fin' {a fabrics, several manufacturers report they ‘recently have received @ nul of inquiries for -meltons other hard-finished The demand for. th eo in dine wit! eral igney of the consume for the ‘better grades of merchandise, especially in overcoats, ag few 929 t9 4.350 in 1, 2 and 3-button styles oe 4 REAU. er market at little Manufacturers fee} | shortage that m- and manufacturers ‘are ‘je Tnelton cont to js than $66. From Daily News Record N. Y. fu 28, 1921. Coats in Carr's Melton and Cale- don, wonderful imported fabrics; Worumbo and Hockanum, domestic materials of high quality. Former sale prices: $40.50 and $49.50. Ali sizes—stouts included. The aver- ge retailer is asking $80 for coats of equal merit. The price now is 350 ingle grade The same garments purchased Tuxedos Beautifully tailored from high class fabrics—and conforming in every detail to the approved fashion ideas of the At ood ready-to-wear shop or custom tailor the price would be $80 to $135. Here at 39.50