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"PHONES FOR ALi PROMISED SOON Company Tells of Rapid Strides Made in Extending Its Service. Extensions of telephone service and betterments in facilities to the point where the waiting list for telephone Installations will soon be but a mem- ory were promised today by witnesses fpr the New York Telephone Com- pany at the hearing conducted by the Public Service Commission into the city and State telephone rates. H. A. Trax, aauditor for the com: ‘Suny, testified as to the tnter-cor- Porate relationship ‘between the New York Telephone Company and the a: «OO FORD SIGNS CONTRACT FOR PLANT AT SHOALS Embodies Terms Offered by Him for Ninety-Nine-Year Lease. DETROIT, Jan. 26.—Henry Ford has received and signed the con- tract form into which his offer to the Government for the Muscle Shoals, Ala., nitrate plant was drawn up., It} was brought to Detroit from Wash- ington by a Ford engincer and immediately Mr. Ford went into sessions with engineers and Edsel Ford. An hour later Mr. Ford an- nounced he had signed the contract. It simply embodies terms offered by Mr Ford for the Shoals lease of ninv- ty-nine years. nume' subsidiary companies which the N k company owns through stock ownership amounting to $116,- 616,075, yielding a return of 5.77 per] HONGKC 26 (Associate 1 cent, Press) nited States Shipping On the other hand, the Americ] gourd steamer Wenatchee arrived’ here ph Company rk Telephone per cent yesterday from Maniia with 816 Filipinos brought here to replace the striking Chinese crews of the American steam- ers Hoosier and Boy State, which have been tied up. The Filipinos were trans- betterments OF the total of $116,646,075 by the New York commany is in companies outs’ in service. und police protection. A is feared a8 a con- ljustment was anngune by Chairman Prend Asst Corporation Counsel iz 8 that the city would be ready to p ee ceed with ys. To- morrow th will be resumed 1 emia PREACHER TO DIRECT PENNSYLVANIA DRYS WHOLE WHEAT BREAD All the wheat made into a loaf that you and the children will like. Buy it at the five Hill-Ware stores, Sheffield Farmy stores, L. Oppenheimer stores. con Appointment of Blair Anno Sent b; anywh parcels pest or express ere. Write for prices HILL-WARKE COMPANY 3339 Park Avenue, N.Y. City Pre- INVENTORY CLEARANCE Famous Queen Quality BOOTS AND LOW SHOES All At This Greatly Reduced Price 4” Boots in Gun Metal Black Kid and Brown and Black Calf—Mili- tary or Cuban heels. Oxfords in many styles, strap slippers and a va- y modes in materials, riety of nove the — season’s A most comprehensive assortment to choose from. Every pair up to the Queen Quality high standard of workmanship, materials and style. Queen Quality Boot Shop 32-34 West 34th Street SoknDaniell, Broadway. Closing Out Entire Remaining Stock of Women’s and Misses’ SUITS AND COATS SUITS OF STRICTLY ALL=WOOL MATE- RIALS, PLAIN AND FUR TRIMMED, IN BROWN, NAVY AND BLACK. 18.00 Values to 45.00 for - = COATS OF FINE QUALITY ALL= WOOL MA- . FERIALS, SILK LINED, PLAIN AND FUR TRIMMED, IN BROWN, NAVY AND BLACK. Values to 40:00 for - - 18.00 55.00 Values to 75.00 for - - ' from the Wenatchee to the other | \ | THE EVENING WORLD, THURSDAY, JANUARY on the up-grade. Furniture Is The Great Response to the February Sale of Furniture is one indication that business is (Newspapers sover the country please copy Needed! The Great Savings costs came down. 94,000 New Homes! in the February Sale of Furniture are in addition to the reductions which were made in our retail prices during 1921 as wholesale styles and colors, boys of 3 ta 8 years; the popu- lar styles for winter or outing wear. floral and conventional designs with cord, pocket and large col- Warm Petticoats of wool Jersey RODIER’S Spring Woolens & Cottons Just arrived from Paris Marvelous new Colors, which are now being used in Paris for frocks and suits to be worn at the Riviera. The WOOLENS KASHA CLOTH JASPELLAINE KASHA L'IHFJ1 PERLLAINE KASHA, embroidered = CALLOT CHECK The COTTONS BULLA—the “‘blistered” cottons. predicted for these. ROUMAIA Les FLEURS de LAINE LINNETTAJOUR ORGANDINA ORGANDNA Cross-Bars—Jar removed from the ordinary. A great vogue is A natural colored linen—sheer as only linen can be, covered with silk flowers in gold and red with blue leaves. Mosaiques Clogues—we can't describe them—they must be seen. First Floor, Old Building First time in New York The New Sports Skirts of hand-loomed cotton made by the TRYON WEAVERS of North Carolina This new material is exactly the right tex- ture for sports wear. It is to cotton what home- It will not readily stretch spuns are to woollens. out of shape. It is in an exquisite shade of ivory white— and Paris is saying white most emphatically for the new season. The skirts are of the severely tailored type. Price $15.00. ‘ Second Floor, Old Building Boys’ Sweaters, Bathrobes | and Suits--out they go! At prices that could not be duplicated at wholesale Sweaters, $4, $5 $4—were $6.75. $5 were $8. & to 16 year sizes. 50, in heavy stitch in different 62 Jersey and Serge Suits, $5.95 Were $7.50 to $12. 3 to 8 year sizes, Oliver Twist and 40 Sweaters, $3.95 Were $5.50. 40 sweeters for appearance, 100 Bathrobes, $3.75 sizes in all models, Were $4.95 and $5.50. Attractive patterns in large | Unusually good offering. Burlington Arcade Floor Regular sizes Straight-line models attrac- tively scalloped and embroider- ed around the bottom; and models trimmed with narrow frills or deep accordior, plaited ruffles of taffeta or satin, $3.95 to $6.95, The $3.95 petticoat may be had in Copenhagen blue, taupe, navy blue or black; ail other models are in black only. | Extra sizes | Pretty petticoats, fashioned on slenderizing lines, finished with narrow frills or deep ruf- fles of taffeta or satin; black only. $5.95 and $6.95. Third Floor, Old Buliding Millrose Games Make sure of your seats | the right. for next Wednesday evening in Madison Square Garden, Reserved seats in the Arena still to be had at the Infor- mation Bureau, Main Floor, Old Building. | lar, 4 to 18 year sizes; for board- | | ing school, home or camp wear. | middy styles, smart serviceable suits, very well made and of smart There are not all These were never reduced before and are an New Building Close-out of odd lots in small sizes These suits and overcoats are from the regular stocks of the Burlington Arcade Store, of the grades specified in the list to The Overcoats Chesterfields, with self or velvet collar. Some are full satin-lined. satin lined...The suits are in good brown and gray effects. Twenty-six dollars! Just see them! Taupe Nutria in New Capes and Coats at $350 CAPES—made with that smart line—fitting at the shoulders and flaring to the hem-line. 46 in. long. COATS — with mandarin sleeves and high chin collars, 40 and 45 in, long. Hudson seal (dyed “FIFI” A new Frock of wool jersey lor Miss 14 to 20 $16.50 | Who can better furnish these homes than Wanamaker’s—in the February Sale now going on? muskrat) Coats, $395 Smart coats in many dif- ferent models; 40 and 45 in. long. Capes of Near Seal dyed coney), $195 The same model as the nutria. Second Floor, Old “Building as its mock opening is fin- ished with a ciny ruffle. |) The turnback pique euffs on ]! the woll-fitting sleeves are edged with the wee ruffles, In beige, henna, Copen- hagen blue, gray, navy blue, black and brown. Second Floor, Old Bullding Tenth Street A Sale Unique! We have collected in the Art Gallery, on the Restaurant floor, the framed paintings of various sizes and kinds, and the framed prints, that have been hung on the walls around the store for dec- orative purposes, and offer them beginning Friday, regardless of their cost or condition, at these almost ridiculous figures: Framed Oil Paintings $5, $10, $25, $50, $100 Framed Prints, $1 and $2 | Good, bad, indifferent subjects; in good, bad and moderate condition; a regular old curiosity shop of art that has accumulated during the years—a treas- ure trove for those who will take the time to pick out | just the picture they want to add to their home. In all, two hundred and more pictures—among them some salon paintings. Eighth Gallery, New Buliding Turkish Bath Towels and Bath Mats—Clearaway © | 18x36 in. towels, white, heavy, firm. ...at $3 dozen | 24x44 in. towels, white, heavy, firm....at $6 dozen 25x50 in. towels, white, extra heavy.at $7.80 dozen 90 slightly imperfect bath mats......at 50¢e each 300 slightly imperfect bath mats. . -at $1 each | 175 slightly imperfect bath mats....at $1.50 each The bath mats regularly retail —here and everywhere $3. The imperfections in these are very slight and will in no v the wearing quality. First Floor, Old Bullding | for $50 to $65 Suits for $40 to $60 Overcoats Here are the sizes 6 35 42 40 36 64 49 37 55 58 38 10 37 39 2 6 are oxford Some are yoke 191 94,000 new homes were erected in New York City alone in 1921, figuring 5 rooms to a home. The exact figures are: 56,356,700 square feet of residential floor space; about 470,000 rooms of 12x10 feet; about 94,000 new homes of five rooms each. Some of these are houses, some are apartments. But all are homes. New homes. And new homes require new furniture. Old homes, too, require new furniture. New York City—and America—is ready to buy new furniture—in great volume.. Fur- niture is needed greatly. WANAMAKER’S is ready to sell fur- niture in great volume—at the lowest prices. We have the right. kind of furniture. Furniture that you can live with a lifetime and not get tired of it.. Furniture of sound wood, well put together, of designs that are classic. No gingerbread.. No gim-cracks. No trash. We have the furniture in large enough variety to meet all tastes and all purses. It is new furniture. Most of it came in within the past few months. And that means that it was bought at the new low wholesale prices. Jt is marked the same way—low, very low. People who haven’t looked at furniture for a year will be sur- prised to see how low the prices really are. Friday is another Day of Courtesy. Make your selections. The charge will be on the February bill due in March. Deliveries will begin February 1. See all the furniture—on three floors. BELMAISON reproduction furniture on the Fourth Gallery and in the “Home of Ideas;” two other floors of home furniture on the Fifth and Sixth Galleries— allin the February Sale at greatly low- ered prices. Our regular stock at average One-fourth less New-purchase stock at average One-third less Special stock on hand at average One-half less In all more than a million dollars of furniture. Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Galleries, New Building Fine, new Wool Robes for steamer and car From England, $18.75 each Twenty-five plaid designs—-both sides—in light and dark effects. Fringed. 60x72 inch Burtington Arcade Floor. New Building