The evening world. Newspaper, October 6, 1922, Page 9

Sage TIRE TE eet oe os NAN ARE DEA AS FRES SWEEP —CAMDA FORESTS Bix Mining Towns Razed by | | Flames—Many Drown in + Rush for Boat. QUEBEC, Oct. 6.—A death toll of Mere than thirty persons Is certain, f€ is reported, in the brush and forest fires which are raging over twp widely separated areas in the Provinces of Ontario and Quebec. Although the fires which razed six mining towns in the Hajleybury dis- ; #rict in Northeastern Ontario are ve- Ported checked, timber lund in the ®t. Maurice Valley in Quebec is 0, ablaze and fires are spreading south and southeast toward this city and the villages lying north of Montreul, in what is described as Canada's | Worst conflagration. Mr. and Mrs, Robert Bond and their eight children and Mrs. Bond's brother were found suffocated in a Root, Ont., house where they taken retuce from the flames Last night it was raining. Soft rains which began to fall during the morn- ) ing have increased to a steady down- pour, which has checked temporarily the fires about Haileybury, The rain adds to the misery of the thousands of homeless and greatly impedes all rescue work. Hifteen bodies have been recovered in Haileybury, reports from Cobalt @tate, These despatches are meagre, but !t is believed that several of them were the victims of a panic which | proke out on the Haileybury Docks in he rush to board rescue boats. ra) (Other reports from Cobalt state that weventeen bodies have been recovered from the ruins of Heaslip and Charl- ton, two other of the Haileybury dis- trict towns which have been razed. ‘The extent of the area ablaze in St. Maurice Valley has not been esti- mated, the fires burning far to the Rorth in regions sparsely populated. The entire burning area spreads fan- shaped over the two Provinces of Quebec and Ontario, with the threo Cities of Ottawa, Quebec and Mon- | freal to the south. had WEST HOBOKEN BOY HAS SCORE BOARD FOR WORLD SERIES Harold Meundel, 2 West Ho- boken boy, is going to have his own World Series score board, He has erected @ board on his lawn and has a wireless outfit. He will move the players around as the vadio report is received His audience will be the kids of the neighborhood and incidentally some grown ups who probably will stop to see one play and stay 1iN the finish. ANY FREE STATE WAR IS UP TO PARLIAMENT DUBLIN, Oct 6 Press).—Parliament (Associated has adopted Article 48 of the proposed Con- stitution This article says that, except in case of actual invasion, the Free State shall not be commit- ted to active participation in any war without the assent of the Free State Parliament. Kevin O'Higgins, Home Minister, described the article as having been agreed upon by the Gov- ernment and said the Government would advise strongly against any at- temptg to change its provision: Darrell Miggis moved an ment to submit the question to a erendum of the people. The amendment was rejected by a vote of 42 to 19, and the article was adopted, ref- —_— GUATEMALA REFUSES TO SIGN NEW TREATY Declines to Become Party to Recent ‘Tri-Party Agreement. MEXICO CITY, Oct 6.—The Guatemalan Government has an- nounced it would not become a party to the treaty signed recently aboard the United State cruiser Tacoma by Nicaragua, Salvador and Honduras, according to private advices. Guatemala says sho is still abiding by the treaty of 1907 signed at Washington by the Central American Governments and does not wish “to lend herself to entangling alliances and difficulties embraced in the treaty signed aboard the cruiser.’ The treaty entered into by Nica- ragua, Salvador and Honduras was signed in the Guif of Foncesa. Aug. 323. and provided for united action in checking rebel bandits within their borders. FORD REPORTED AS ABOUT T0 BUY TWO BIG RAILROADS Wabash and Virginian Lines Said to Be Subject of Negotiations. CLEVELAND, 0., Oct, 6.—Rumors were current here to-day that Henry Vord is endeavoring to purchase the Wabash and Virginian Railroads. An official of one of the “Big Four’ railroad brotherhoods said to-day that “jt was his understanding that Ford had been negotiating for the two car riers for severaf weeks."” Contro} of the Wabash and Virginian lines would give Ford clear access to Kansas City, known as the “key to the southwest,’’ and also to Norfolk. Vo. on the Eastern coast The Wabash Kansas City to main fines operat edo direct with lines to Detroit From Toltdo into Buffalo the trackage” agreement big trunk lines and Omaha Wabash hae o with one of the The Virginian operates between Norfolk, Va., to Deepwater, W. Va. Ford's railroad, ile Detroit, Toledo and Ironton opprates from Detroit to Ironton, 0. Inasmuch as Deepwate: and Iron ton are only 102 miles apart, Ford probably would connect these two pints at once Word's line now connects with the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad at Ironton and operates over it to Ka- nawha, W. Va., reaching the coal fields over the Norfolk and Western from Kanawha to Deepwater. It is pointed out that inasmuch as the Wabash crosses Ford's railroad at Toledo, purhe of the Wabash would give Ford « direct connection with the Southwest coal fleld and also with his Kansas City plant. which is a distributing point Purchase of the give Ford connection Virginia and Virginia Virginian would th the West ul fields. sh Boys’ Autumn Suits (with two pairs of knickerbockers; 8 to 18 years) will be placed on sale to-morrow (Saturday) at $16.50 an unusual value These Suits are made of fine-quality materials and are excellently tailored throughout (Sixth Floor) Men’s Balta Shoes _ - (designed by and mado exclusively for B. Altman & Co.) are developed on jasts which can be obtained from season to season The new Autumn models, of selected leathers for street and dress wear, are In stock at reasonable prices (Sixth Floor) Iginla aia Madison Abenue-Fifth Avenue, New Pork Thirty-fourth Street Thirty-fitth Street oR GOV. EDWARDS APPEALS FOR LOWER COAL PRICES ‘TRENTON, Oct. 6.—In an effort to keep coal at $14.50 a ton in New Jer sey, Gov, Edwards to-day asked the Pennsylvania Coal Commission to in- sist on Its ryle that not more than $8.60 a ton be charged for household coal at the mines, Gov. Miller of New York and other Executives of Eastern States will follow, it was announced, “It is @ serious situation,’’ declared . Edwards, ‘because some of the The new frocks, suits many charming features, in and color variation, exacting of growing-ups them many becoming cisely meet her require ontributes its intere Autumn display or independent operators have been axk- ing $14.50 at the mines, Many of our denlers are de ing upon the inde- pendent mines for their supply.” oF atcaalanie As RURAL CARRIER SHOT BY RIFLE SENT IN MAIL ROCHESTER, Oct. 6.—William Alex- ander, a rural mail carrier of Mount Morris, a village near this city, was wounded early to-day when # loaded rifle, sent through the mails from Phila- delphia, exploded as he was Iifting the package containing it front a suck. The bullet entered his right ari, shattering the bone. He is now in the Warsaw Hospital B. Altman & Cn. Fashionable Outerwear Misses Ju nic ine 1g ucla © and coats present so style, material that even the most nay among models a ! pre- iments. included in the regular stock: Worsted [Frocks ‘ Silk Frocks ’ ; Tailored Coats ; Furscollared in all the mewest own special section of 1 Every type of skirt, or sports wear, may be esting assortment The Misses’ the new in models for sch modes to 52.00 to 75.00 55.00 o 135.00 Misses’ Separate Skirts and materials (among the latter being many of the fash- ionab e imported woolens) are shown im their he Second ool, college, street © found of Blouses and materials for Autumn pri $2.95 t are shown at Department For to-morro ces ranging from o 10.75 on the. Third Floor w (Saturday) A Special Offering of Autumn consisting of several t Woolens thousand yards of ce- ble fabrics, arranged in Sult, Skirt and Coat Lengths and exceptionally priced ut $1.50 ng these materlal fine quality, are tweed velours, wool jerseys, a skirtings, There is a & 2.25 per yard fl of which are of nomespu cheviets, mad checked end striped generous choice of the wanted colors, and black is well represented. (First Madison Abvenu S4th and 35th Streets Floor e- Firth Avenue Rew York THE EVENING WORLD, FRIDAY, OOTOBER 6, 1922, | a precisely made machine. Best & Co. Fifth Ave., at 35th St—N.Y. , ‘ Established 1879 | Today and Saturday Young Girls’ | Clothes | Combining smartness, youthful simplicity, and very sensible pnices FOURTH FLOOR Juniors’ Fur-Collared Coats . .. . 45.00 | Wool Bolivia, crepe de chine lined, and with collar of nutriayor opossum, Sizes 13, 15, 17 years. Girls’ Chinchilla Coats, Fur-Lined . . 69.00 | English Chinchilla, with lining of lock squirrel, and convertible collar of gray squirrel. Sizes 8 to 16 years Girls’ Plaid-Back Top-Coats . . . . 27.50 Smartly tailored double breasted coats of pilaid-back wool mix- tures; patch pockets, convertible collar, belted back. Sizes 6 to 12 Years Girls’ Dresses of Velveteen . . . . 16,50 A smart little straightline, long-waisted dress with top of Paisley silk, Belt and suspender straps of velveyeen. In black or brown. Sizes 8 to 14 years Girls’ Hand-Stitched Jersey Dresses. . 12.95 A straight-line, one-piece dress with applique and narrow panel of contrasing jersey. Hand-stitched in wool. Sizes 10 to 16 years Girls’ and Misses’ Semi-Dress Hats . . 6.7/5 Close-fitting, smart little shapes of velvet or, duvetyn, trimmed with ribbon or hand-embroidery Children’s Wool Stockings . .... Long ribbed hose to pull over. the, knees}, heather mixtures. Sizes 7 w 10. 95c /lats—-Second Floor Hose—Maia Floor Tomorrow Last Day McCreery 65th Anniversary i Sale ——— SS iil Two Special Values Just for Anniversary Week ‘Master-Made (Console) Phonograph 73.50 After this Sale 95.00 An attractively designed and ex ceedingly well made Cabinet has been combined with a bell-like | Exceptionally Fine (Upright) Phonograph | 85.00 After this Sale 110.00 | | \ Louis XV model with very | graceful lines which reveal ils éxcellent cabinet work, and a | clear, rich tone, possible only in tone in this unusual instrument, exclusive with us *Reg. U.S. Pat. Of, Either Model at 5.00 Down Balance Liberal Monthly Terms—No Interest (Fifth Floor) } cern avemy WANS McCreary & CO. sor srmeer ‘Usual list price is 150,00 <~namsnussiienstviiiidinninsieniae daiiestaaicnnieiaigiiinamamin