The evening world. Newspaper, February 17, 1922, Page 11

$3 lie tara ™ If WOODLAWN TAXPAYERS DEMAND CIVIC IMPROVEMENTS OFTEN PROMISED BUT NEVER MADE Association Acting With Gravesend Decides at Meeting to Force City to Provide Schoo!s and Police and Fire Protection. t Manhattan's jokes about Brooklyn being 4 poor place in which to live seemed justified, if the difficulties of residents of the Gravesend section are representative of conditions. Life, for the 70,000 who live there is just ‘one promise after another. headway. in the south end of Brooklyn in tw the B. RT. Residents of that part of the bor-| Jacob Diemer, Chairman of the ough just back of Coney Island have; School Committ © asso at! on, eaking Nditions de: been demanding for years sewers,|§ hools, fire and police | cli i something approach- ing adequate transit service. So tar| C 8 the only responses to the requests,| the situaticn, It according to members and officers of | M88, Hut so f the Woodlawn Taxpayers’ Associa-| o anythjng in the way of reltef. tion who spoke last night at a meet- nd section ¥ ‘ye condition of ‘officials knew d that the paved stre protection, ing at No, 1639 Gravesend Avenue, TO SCHOOL. have been promises—from the Mayor's office down. 1 wos not at all surpri Mr More promises were made last| Di said, read in ny Bvening night.. Alderman John J. Dunn went] World of th rable condition of down from his home in Bath Beach! our public school system in Coney Island. Coney island cannot boast to promise that if the organization sent him a letter he wouldgeee what, could be done about sewers, schools, | of being the only section nestectsd. were made to promises of one-minute All the civic organizations ind} Coney Island will hold a joint debate weeks with represéntatives of and the Transit Com- n effort to bring about MILE AND A QUARTER WA'.K | | J THE EVENING WORLD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1 dent Shallow admitted 1+ human to ask a child te wal! ind a quarter to school. ‘Our portable schoois were secon |- hand when they were erected we've years ago, and ought to be serapp 4. They are not sanitary or otnerwse| proper. Construction of a new ol | at Avenue P and West First suould be started at once. Tie owns the land. Meantime condemna- tion proceedings cquld be commenced to acquire land in Cyney Island tor another school, whieh ‘s badly needed | there. "Our section is developing rapidly The Board of Education d-es rot make any attempt to keep up with! our ever-increasing pepulation. A construction company planned to) erect 200 one and two family wousys ' vas in. o mile by keeping to this stand he can get| Potomac will make her first trip urls some measure of support from, the| the new arrangement March 18, cal Soclalists as well as the Catholics and | *t Qteenstown, nand Dane all the other groups who are anxious rE - for the conference to take place |uarat oo et Mane ite TO TAKE ONLY THIRD CLASS, nia, like America, now thas its Thomas H. Rossbottom, General Man- |t¥ Bell.” the gift to the moth ager of the United Stated Lines, an- {from Lithuanians in America. it are nounced yesterday that the asteamahip Tived some time ago, but was to de Potomac will be placed in the New York, |rung the first time yesterday, at the n, Bremen and Danzig run asjopening of the Lithuanian Nationa’ ase passenger ship. The Poto-| University, Yesterday was the thid be reconditioned and given over janniversary of Lithuanian ladepon= | to third-class traiic, The dence ast hunta Koy exelualy this summer in our section. When t heard of our portable sehvels it changed its mind, Tue latest report was that the number ef houses to be erected was fifty. “We have the same kind of up-hill struggle to get sewers, electric lig.:ts for our dark streets, fire, police pro- tection, and, in fact, anything we | Remaining Fur-Trimmed | Fashions Grouped for | Prompt Disposal ask for. “It is about time Mayor Hylan was Coney Island and, nm the map and that | Tailored Suits ‘ “winidut fur $38 | | | | of Duvetyn and Velour | | that x nd we are hum But’ these two organizations through depending on promises. Committees will wait on Ms Hylan, Police Commissioner Enri Values to $125 ' are Fur-trimmed Sport Suits $75 Bright colored Tweeds, Checks and Novelty fabrics with deep Fur Collars i Values to $750 Velvet Gowns --: $65 to $95 For day or evening Values to $250 Evening Wraps - $95-$125 Values to $195 gelmann and Shal- low to demand begin their calls T Superintendent Delegations| cil BONOMI TRIES AGAIN. Ifalian Chamber Is Cool, but Genoa Parley Will Help 1 York Bvening V sblishing Company, RON Feb, 17.—Premier Bonomi reappeared in the Chamber this af- ternoon and made a speech =| Copyright (Ne Pr i amounted, after his recent resignation, | | to an apology for his policy and it ed without enthusiasm. It Is generally thought that he wil! get enough votes to-day or Saturda) carry on t , |fagement &c. Police Inspector Sackett sent] !M ‘ Lieut. Winsche of his staff to promis« Rig Vises n eens, faved a police booth at Avenue O and). UAcK OF tenors) Ocean Parkway. The Lieutenant! Toreearitiac made it clear, however, that the ulti-| foree 8 mate 1 with Commis-| {8 podlawn —T ‘ sioner s large district Is} Vepaiawn nas now virtually without police pro- West ‘of Ocean sek Gravesend Civ Improvem nt ONLY ONE ENGINE, AND IT) League, with 250 members on the GETS STUCK. east, 7 6 B “Last May we begun to fight for a Fire protection is inadequate. En- ) gino No is in an old barn at| brick school house to replace the Avenue W and Ocean Parkway, It 16 peal 5 supposed to cover an area of many : i ‘ miles, Twice recently No. 224 sould Ean Ww st not get to fires. Once, when a e Bete eey , line train caught fire at Avenue arowde wouEHRE the the apparatus became Ub Ave Pere ey al | nue QO, and it was nec te push | not ae | the burning train a quarter of a mi to the hose lines Again, lost a b: sponding to from No. 1 re higt Is i h the mud wh n carly morau transferred to Street, near Neck F on Avenue K Avenue Uo ¢ he distar saved the ily trapped in ne was stuck in the) t ght emphasized the] attained on between ¢ through 4-B and are and the s mud and slush that se There is not a pa oO They ure unable to attend rve for streets. | ‘ street west of| count of the Parkway in this district | paved streets; it conditions, too, were bit-| snowy!or any terly attacked, and cynical references | ter Associate mud, for th or on extremely ce severe westhe School Superinten WuRUIZER The Most Amazing Player Piano Offer Ever Advertised! Brand New Player Pianos *295 F. O. B. 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ALL SIZES. | An Important Sale Saturday Features Women's and, Misses UNTRIMMED HATS at $3.95 : Patent Milan and Crepe silk combinations, also satin and hair braids, modeled into a diversity of smart shapes for immediate and Spring wear, ATTRACTIVE TRIMMINGS for the new Hats include imported | and domestic flowers, birds and fancy feathers at Very Special Prices, | The Untrimmed Millinery Dept. directs attention to their unusually large selection of | Women’s and Misses’ | Untrimmed Felt and Tweed Hats, $1.65 to 7.95 A special assemblage to meet the unprecedented demand for this type of Hat to wear with the fashionable Tweed or Homespun Costumes. fe} Peaiing ‘New Spring Models in WOMEN’S HAND BAGS of SILK or LEATHER ‘ Over 500 decidedly smart Bags to select from at the exceptionally moderate price Saturday of $5.00 Included are Real PIN SEAL. HAND BAGS, calf leather lined and with several compartments; also MOIRE SILK HAND BAGS with gold front clips cord handles, some Rhinestone initialed (complete) ENVELOPE PURSES ot silk stri materials with $2 95 $< —— Bloomingdale's 1872 Our Golden Anniversary Year———1922 ~ 59TH TO GOTH ST. LEXINGTON TO THIRD AVE Beginning To-morrow at Nine ts One of the Most Tremendous Sales Ever Held in Our Bargain Basenent New Spring Dresses of Silk For the Miss and Small Woman ; 1 3” Stunning new creations on sale here for the first time. Dresses—dozens and dozens of them—in all the most fascinating Parisi styles—and all the most exquisite fabrics including Canton crepes, waite faced Cantons, crepe de chines, in the dark and light Spring shades. As this is a rare and unusual purchase and probably cannot be du licated we will not be able to take any mail, telephone or C. O. D. orders. = Bloomingdale’s—Bargain Basement Final Clearance Sale of Men’s Winter Suits $19.5 Suits of our great winter stock spe- cially priced for an immediate clear- ance, Previously selling at much higher prices these suits are remarkable pur- chases at $19.75. A splendid range of materials and styles. Extra pairs of trousers with some of the suits, Sizes 34 to shorts and stouts. 40, including longs, Give the Children Nature-Shape Shoes $2.95 to $7.50 A Great Sale of Baby Strollers At Less Than Half $10.98 Very Special % The — comfort- { able reed body Let their little feet grow in the natural, proper Way — prevent pain and dis- comfort in after years. Nature- Shape Shoes are 7 : @. at ear designed alony the lines of the some have reed | foot—the only or leatherette | correct way to ax ANG | fashion chil- hoods. are dren’s shoes. made with re- And they look clining — backs well, too. 4 ‘ Nature-Shape Shoes for infants, children, and adjustable | growing girls and misses. Lace or button style, in tan with beaver tops, white buck- skin or kid, patent kid, gun metal, patent kid with grey buck or white kid tops. dash. Limited quantity, and the price, re- member, less than cost! Bloomingdale’s—Third Plo Bloomin | EEE THE WORLD prints more | “Business Opportunities” | | than all the other New York | morning newspapers added | together