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FINES WANAMAKER CHAUFFEUR $15 Driver Punished for Speed- , ing Despite Plea From F Inspector Dwyer. Deputy Police Commissioner Rod- t man Wahamaker'’s chauffeur was ' fined $15 by Motor Vehicle Commis- stoner Gill at Passaic, N. J., yester- day, although Inspector Dwyer, the Commissioner's aid, wrote a letter urging leniency. Commissioner Gill imposed the fine on Elzul Vesser of No. 334 East 72d Street, Manhattan, without comment. Vesser was driving Mrs. Wana- maker, April 30, from Tuxedo to New York. While on the Franklin Turnpike, near Ramsey, it is alleged the car was going forty miles an hour when he was halted by a mo- torcycle policeman. Commissioner Gill had received this plea from Inspector Dwyer: “Commissioner Wanamaker de- THE A mma r er nee EVENING WORLD, FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1922. plores the fact that an employee should violate the Motor Vehicle Law. The chauffeur may have been overzealous in his desire to dis- charge his duties to the Commis. sioner as expeditiously and effi- ciently as he coul*” ‘Phe letter then asked the Commis- sioner to take this into consideration in inflicting the punishment, ——_—. 2 FIRES BLOCK TRAFFIC IN STH AVE. AND BROADWAY. Two fires early last night blocked traMc in Fifth Avenue and Broadway, j firemen arrived the flames had com- Fire in the fifth floor of the nine-|inunicated to other parts of the afth story loft building, No, 366 Fitth Ave- | "°° all vehioulae Geuffle. waa, pth al extending through to No. 2 Weat | a Street, caused @ damage of $20,000, nd resulted in Fifth Avenue traffic being blocked nearly an hour. The fire started while the firemen were fighting @ four-story brick butld= another blaze in Broadway, near 30th b 14-1210 Broadway, near 80th rietohy Street. The fire started in the Victory The fire is believed to have atarted In| Dress Company fooms and burned part the Sirotta Drees Company. Wher the! of the top floor. TAKH JOY OUT OF THE 4TH. ATLANTIC CITY, May 12.—The National Fire Protection Associa-~ */tion has voted to inaugurate a sweeping campa gn for a general prohibition against the discharge ot fireworks, fire balloons or other pyrotechnic display, except at pub- Ne functions under properly an- thorized officers of fire departments, The McCreery Haberdashery Sale—Men’s Hose! SILK PLAITED LISLE HOSE ow Full fashioned, silk plaited lisle hose with vertical stripes in contrasting colors. Many appropriate, new spring effects. SILK HOSE a Silk hose in solid colors—gray, cordovan, navy blue, champagne, white or black—also silk plaited lisle in a pleasing variety of two-tone shades. dames McCreery & Co. FIFTH AVENUE THIRTY-FOURTH STREET Introductory Sale of Women’s White and Sport Footwear 675 8:75 and 9:75 Decided Reductions On the Entire Assemblage of Gunther Of Cloth and Silk The final and drastic reductions nowin effect oneverywrap of clothand silkin the Gunther Salon affords an opportunity for unusual savings on these latest Creations suitable for immediate use, Summer and early Fall wear. Original Imports as well as Adaptations for both Dress and Sportswear—each model an individual Creation—have been finally and emphatically reduced to effect clearance. IMPORTED MODELS Tan and Brown Moroccan Cape . . . 155. 85. Beige Repp Coat. . . - + + + © » 225. 95. Brown Canton Crepe Wrap . « » \' 225. 115. Navy Tricotine Coat. - - sw oe 225. 325. Black Satin Cape. - - - + + + © « 250. 145. Terra Cotta Twill Coat. . . . + « - 250. 165. Grey Twill Coat . . . + «+ 6 ++ 275. £75. Black Moroccan Coat «oe ee 295. 198. GUNTHER ADAPTATIONS AND REPLICAS Grey Roshanara Wrap with Mole . . « - 150. . 85. Blue Coat, imported Cloth . + + -'s - ~ 150. “95. Penguin Stockinette Coat, Embroidered . . 175. 115. Navy Veldyne Coat, Embroidered Grey » - « 175. 125. Black Crepe Wrap, with Fringe . . . - - 185. 135. Grey Krinkle Crepe Coat, Platinum Fox Collar 210. 145. Cinnamon Duvetyn Cape. . . . ~~ 250. 150. Grey Duvetyn Wrap, Embroidered . « - - 225. 165. Javanese Duvetyn Coat. . . . . « » 275. 175. Black Canton Crepe Coat, MenkeyCotlar. . 250. 185. Gunther Fifth Avenue at 36°Street 7 CAPES - COATS -WRAPS - ees KELLNER BROS. Thirty One years selling Good Furniture Southeast Corner 15th Street & 6th Avenue Misses’ Wrap SHop— Second Floor : FUR STORAGE—Remodeling and Repairing Phone 6900 Fitz Roy Franklin Simon & Co, A Store of Individual Shops FIFTH AVENUE, 37th and 38th STS. i Of especial Interest Tomorrow For MXDEMOISELLE (14 To 20 Yrs) CAPES AND WRAPS THAT HAVE PROVED THEIR SUCCESS All the Smart Fashions Of The Season, Includ- ing Many ModelsWith ¢, Gollarsof SummerGurs y | Dyed Blue Fox, Gray * a Or Black Garacul. 16 fp 59,50 WING SLEEVES JENNY SLEEVES BLOUSED BACKS FRINGE TRIMMINGS NAIL HEAD TRIMMING CIRCULAR INFLUENCE Veldyne or Silk Grepe capes and cape- wraps in navy blue, black or gray; all silk lined Eighty-two styles in all! Fetching models to wear with gowns and frocks; walking styles that are congenial as well with dresses as with suits. Tailored types and attractive sport models, con- structed by experts, of the very best materials procurable, bear prices far below regular. Kid, Calfskin, Elk, Linen, Buckskin and Patent Leather con- stitute the materials. colors. All types of heels. (Second Floor) All the wanted colors and combinations o1 Queen Anne Overstuffed Living Room suite cov- ered ina selection of Velour or Tapestry—3 Pieces (Removable Marshall Spring Cushions; Spring Edge Beats; Spring Backs.) OU practice true economy when you buy at Kellner’s. Not only are prices here consist- ” ently low by actual comparison, but you enjoy ~ An the certainty of obtaining furniture that embodies en- during beauty—built-in quality and authentic design that promise. a lifetime of service and satisfaction. You are cordially invited to visit “The Twenty-five Rooms.” They offer limitless suggestions for home arrangement. » YR the first four months of 1922, both THE WORLD and THE EVENING WORLD have shown steady and consistent gains in National Advertising — an indication of the general acceptance on the part of the manufacturer seeking wide markets that these two newspapers perform a very definite and valuable service in building distribution in greater New York. The gain in both spprcnine WORLD and to ta ne Ng The figures in agate lines for the four months follow: NATIONAL ADVERTISING January: . 1921 1922 Gain The World 144,484 176,272 yey The Evening World 91,904 121,454 20. . February: The World 92,412 152,828 59,916 The Evening World 74.758 128,020 58,262 March: The W rid 126,224 167.566 61,842 The Evening World 98,284 166,068 67,784 April: The World 124, 195,080 70,790 260 The Evening World 97,254 _129,566 82,812 An aggregate gain of more than 400,000 lines in both papers in four months in- dicates tty clearly the.trend of national advertising when it comes toudequate repre- sentation in the New | * field. 300,840 4, B,C, Anmuah Await 1006