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TBI EVENING WORLD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY IB, I9T9. 11 MAN KILLED BY GAS EXPLOSION LATER SCORCHES TWO Mrs. Slifkin Lights Match When Policeman Forces Door Into Her Flat. A Coroner' Inveetlgatlon it being made to-day Into the death i. gaa of Morr'e SUfkin. twenty-three year old, whl brought to hie noma at No. H Ameterdam avenue aavaral policemen, Mia Are apparatut, an ambulance, two doctors, and aavaral hundred peraona about midnight and oreated no and of exdtemeat Bllfkln llvad In a roar flat ea the third floor with h1a wife. Jennie, and kept a hand laundry at No. 1M Ameterdam aivanue. They bad been married two yeara Hla wife apent laat evening with ralatlvee, returning ahortly beforo U o'clock. Her hueband was olwaya at home at night and aha had taken no key, expect ing tun to lat her in. She could gat no reeponee to her rtnge when aha returned, however, and went up to the third floor, whore ehe emailed gaa. She called Meyer Edeleteln. tlrteen yeara old. who Uvea on the floor above, aad he aald the gaa muat be coming from her flat, and ran for a poMcwman. Policeman RetUy went up and forced open the door of .he Bllfkln apartment It waa Ailed with gaa and the policeman went to the kitchen to open a window. Mm glifkir, had come In behind Mm exalted at finding the gaa-fllled room, and not finding her huaband aha struck a match and tarrtflo exploalon followed. She, the policeman and young Bdelatoln ware flung to tha floor, cut by broken glaaa and alnged by the flamee. The curlalna took Are and tha boy, the flrat to recover, ran for mora police. He found Policemen Mel. a and Ooldman, who eant In a fire alarm and went ba:k with him. When Mrny readied t'le itat flelllv haj .-.xvrred and waa carvjln: out the unoona-loua Mm ftllfkln. She aaa taken to a near .- flat and an am Milam waa railed from the Hood Wright lloapltal. Dr Tlppina found her aurTerlng from burnt, ehook and glaaa cute, and eorae of her balr had burned off. By thle i'me Pollcaman Reilly waa ail In aad bad to go to the hoapltal for treatment. He. too. waa aurTerlng from cute and burna and waa put to bad and told he could not report for duty again tor everal day. Firemen had HtHe trouble in putting out the blaaa, which did HM damage to tha furnlthingt of tha flat In tha bad room Mlfkln waa found fully dreeaad and dead, aaphyxlated, the deotora aald. On the floor bealdo the bed waa a fully loaded revolver. Tha eecaplng gaa had come from a Jet In the kitchen. No cracks were etuftVd and Inert W.i no tXBtanatM of lb- a ... Ida. If It w.i a iui( cl.' The t . ay thAt Mr. - rw.n, whrn t-jld on e over.na I ial Bel SSI land aaa dead, aald kg bad Pttt drap.nd.'nt t't tirnie t.me They rgfOTtM the rate . s aulclde. When report! . later eas Mr Sllfkln aha denied laying her huehand had ever ' I'oen mrl in :,... Hhe aa d hla bualneat and health were gitoa ami ha had never been more chwrftil. Kvery afternoon, ehe declared, he went legate for a nip, and aba thlnka ggflta cam wrtlle lit alept and wat dut to an acd.leni I atealei l.eetdera etlcli LONDON, Jan. Ik Andrew Bonar Law and Lord Lanadowne decided to day to retain the leaderehlp of the ITnlonlet party In the llouae of Com- t mona en tha Houae of Lorda, re ! apeotlvely, and to abandon tht ttand I thay havt heretofore taken on the ' aubject of food taxation In connection : with the acheme of Imperial prefar nee. OLD BROOKLYN LANDMARK IS DESTROYED BY FIRE. Smer- HjI'i, Otve .i church, Utir Use J for Dances, Scene ..t Dad Maze. Kire out an old landmark in Hrootfvr t.-ley when tht bullJinar known aa Somera' Hall, at H.unere afreet and Horkaway avenue, waa dee troyed. Charles l.ewi. Ir . a tilano lunar hy day and a apeclal watchman for the hall at night, waa about to atart for hla day'a work whan ha dle covered amoke coming from the raid die floor of an addition, uead aa a lodg ing houaa Hla father, who la eighty vr .ra old, occupied a room on the third floor, and with tha aaelatanre of ueorg Ii" i. nelly the younger Lewie Hiahed Into tha building and rescued Mm. Three aJarave wore turned In before t kg fre nr un.ler c.ntrol The flamea nPevetiteg from aprendlng to ad- loining huiidlnga. tmi rni tea walle of the liall nere left Man line The dam axe waa eallinaiel ti lin.onn into New ninth, a Sreman. waa hurt, but not aerl"iialy, hy a falling floor. The building wax owned by the Am ber Realty Company and waa run aa a dance hall by Abraham Hymen. A Lin e had been In progreaa till a o'clock thla morning. The structure waa orig inally a 'nniregatlonal Church, found ed hy Dr. Halla.lay. once aaeletant In Henry Ward Meerher. Subsequent Ir It waa a Presbyterian and then a Metli o.llat church. In rotation It became a theatre, a abating rink and finally a dance hall. Maaar tor Caplerer. Mr and Mrs. Joeapli It Oreanhut of No IS Central Park West entertained at dinner last evening In honor of Sir Krneet Khackleton, the Antarctic explorer. YOUR HAIR IS FLUFFY, BEAUTIFUL AND LUSTROUS IN i FEW MOMENTS i ! (ict n 15 cent bottle of "Danderine" and try this. Also stops falling hair; destroys dandruff. Girt Yonr hair becomes light, wary, fluffy, atiunilant anil apprare aa toft, luetmut and beautiful aa a young girl'e after a "Danderine hair rleanae." Juat try Ihit moiatan a cloth with a little Danderine and carefully draw It through your hair, taking one email atraaa at a time. Thla will cleagaa the hair of duat, dirt and exceaaiva oil and in juat a few momenta you have doubled the beaut v of your hair. Ileaidra beautifying tha hair at ones, Danderine diaaolvea every particle of .1 dandruff, cleanses, purifies aad mvig orates tha eralp. forever aUrpfiiag itch ing and falling hair. But what will plans ram stoat will he after a few wteka' nan, when ym will actually aaa now laker fine ana downy at flrat yes hex) really nam hair avowing ail over tan atalp. II you care for pretty, salt hair and lot of it surely get a Is-cegt bottle l Knowlton'a Parade, ine frogn any drug gitt or toilet coygat'jr. md fott try it. Wholesome) Oailoloun Nutritious Order Cans Tri. 1 70-siaia OLDEST LAGER BEER BREWERY IN AMERICA Jtoet$cQ. Announce the Opening of a Women's Millinery Department under the direction of a well-known Style Creator where they are prepared with Smart Hats to Match Gowns and Suits for all occasions. French and English Models are now being shown with copies from 6.00 up A feature of this department will be the Popular Priced Hats Ranging from 10.00 to 1850 FIFTH AVE. At Thirty-fifth St ?5eat&C0e An Advanced Showing of the Latest Spring Importations in Lingerie Gowns for Women and Misses Designed EspeciaUy for Early Southern Wear Dresses of White Crepe and White Bponge, reproduction of ft recent spring importation, effectively trimmed with hand-embroidery, reel Canny lace end oroehet buttons , fin ished at waist wikh kid belt 84 to 42 boat assjsjt Regular prioe $69 .00, 45.00 White Sponge Dresses Reproduction of a recent apring im portation; handsomely hand-embroidered and trimmed with realClunv lace, finished at waiat with girdle of Egyp tian silk. 84 to 42 bust Regular price $56.00, 39.75 Imported Hand-made Dresses Of White French Voile; handsomely trimm'd with real Cluny, Valencien nes lace and hand-enibr idery. 34 to 42 bun Regular price 149.50, 35.00 Imported Fine White Batiste Hand-made Dresses, prettily trimmed with Valenciennes lace, hand embroidery and real Irish lace yoke. 84 to 42 bust Regular price $35 00, 25.00 Imported White French Voile Hand-made Dresses, piin or fancy; daintily trimmed with hand embroidery and Cluny lace; high or Dutch neck. 84 to 42 bust or 14 to 20 yeevrs Regular prioe $35.00, 25.00 Imported Fine White Batiste Hand-made Dresses, trimmed with hand-embroidery, Valenciennes and Irish lace; high and Dutch neck. 84 to 40 bust or 14 to 20 yean Regular prioe $29.50, 19.50 Imported White French Voile Hand-made Dresses, trimmed with Cluny lace and hand-rm broidery. 84 to 42 bust or 14 to 20 years Regular price $26.00, 16.50 ' Imported Hand-made Dresses Of Fine White Batiste, effectively trimmed with Ciuny lace and hand embroidery; high or Duto.k. neck; three-quarter sleeves. 34 to 40 bust or 14 to 20 years Regular price $22.50, Imported Fine White Batiste Hand-made Dresses A dainty model, trimmed with Valenciennes laoe and hand-embroidery. 84 to 88 bust or 14 to 18 yeara ... Regular price $18.60, 14.50 12.75 The Q I MB EL January Clearance Sale Offers These and Other Fine Savings Tomorrow Women Are Charmed With the Modes As Well as These Lowered Prices Evening Gowns $15 to $37.60, were $22.60 to $66 Charmeuse Dresses $16 and $19.60, were $22.60 to $29.60 Velvet and Corduroy Dresses $16, were $22.60 to $29.60 Women's Tailored Suits 15, 19.50, 22.50, 25, 29.50 Were $25 to $60 Third net ryr CD . . . The Latest Modes For Young Women $15 to $25 Paris has quits decided about one thing (or Spring and that is the Russian Blouse Costume for girls of Sweet Sixteen, or thereabouts. The simplicity of tnis mode, and Its straight lines have given the designers an unusual opportunity to create some charming Dresses. And it is these that we invite you to aee tomorrow. Quite the most severely tailored model fastens at the extreme left with corded frogs. Its dainty lingerie collai of. voile is embroidered in the effective darning stitch design. $16. Illustrated. Then, there La a fascinating style, that has a large revere extending be- ?ond the armbole at the right side, n Charmeuse, 926. Serge, $18.60. Other new styles In Charmeuse and Serge at $16. Third Floor Favored Gloves for Women They are the three splendid brands of Gloves selected by GIMBELS after long search among the best glove makers, and made especially for us La Mascotte at $1 ' La Favorite at $1.50 Modena at $2 The excellent quality of each grade of these Gloves at its price is due to the arrangements that we make with the manu facturers to supply our three stores. Our women customers profit by the resulting economies. You may be sure of fashionable styles and colors, and your size in each iu any of these three qualities of Gimhel Gloves and your satisfaction is assured by the Gimbel guarantee, which says and means "bring the Gloves back if you are not pleased with the service they give." Main Floor Fine Nickel and Copper Wares At Half or Near It Our collection of Brass, Copper and Nickel Wares hai been remarkably rich all season in its variety of handsome designs many imported by us. Now the small lots go in the January Clearance at reductions of almost, if nor. quite, half Clai Baa Five o'Cloek Tea Kettles, Imporuxl $8.60 Wine Seta, Imported. . .118 Tankards $K&12.50 Smoking Stand $5.50 Tea and Coffee Set.. $12 Baa 1 5 o'Cloek Tea Kettles. 110 $4 i Hammered Bran Trays $6 $9 ' Also $6.60. Cake Baskets and 63.60 1 Trays, wicker rim. 66 I China bottom. $6 Oleartnee $6 63 fifth Floor Premo Cameras, Low-Priced Amateur phot ographers know well how excellent these Cam eras are. Tne present group comprises our remaininK stock of 1911 models.which we offer at discounts of 25 percent, or more a snap for the enthusiast who neels a new Camera. Retfularly. Clearance. Premoette Camera, 'o. 1 A, double len. 2 in $10 6T Film Premo, No. 1, double lens, 4x6 inches $1L'.G0 $ Film Premo, No. 1 , double lena, 3W5ljlnche $12.60 69 Pocket Premo C, 3 klftW in., double lens $16 610 Pocket Premo C, 8' 4x4 M in., double lens $12 69 Film Plate Premo, 3' 4x4' in., double lena and valve. $24 617 Film Plate Premo, 3x5 , in., double lena and valve $26.50 $18.60 Film Plate Premo, 5x7 in., double lent and valve $35 126 Wood Tripods 66c 46c Loose Leaf photo Al burru 85c to $4 26c t 2 . 7 6 fourth floor An tjjrclive Blouit of rotfr , friaa msd u-Uk Unitarian embrotdtry in tht tloth edit lit si in, tnseljront trimmed with tiny platings qf yaltnttnnt tact. A typlital Frtmth Bitmis of Jim toil vtth Kand'tmbroidertd frimtt, and fasttnint with ttotntttd but tons. Embroidrrtd collar ovr pkot edttd collar of to lor id voiU. hmbroidtrtd and Lact-trtmm4 Voxlt blous Tomorrow The Newest 'and Prettiest Lingerie Blouses Join the White Sale We wish that we had a page to devote to illustrating all of the new and charming $2 styles, tor you cannot have a conception of bow different and beautiful are these blouses. However, to appreciate them you would have to see the fineness of the French voiles, lawns and batistes, the richness of the Bulgarian embroidery and the daintiness of the laces. These Blouses are fashioned after the newest models from Paris. And even though they are not band-made, they look quite Parisian I In the Clearance Sale miscellanies from our Imported and American collections, at extraordinary reductions. Third now A Double Sale of Silk Petticoats Heavy Quality Messaline and ChiTon Taffeta, $2.25 Extraordinary qualities of silks rarely in Petticoats at tnis price I Styles are the newest one with four-section accordion pleated flounce; the other with accordion pleated and French tucked flounce. And it is seldom tnat all taese fasnionable colors are included in a Sale rose, taupe, green, purple, blues, white, black, also artistic changeable colors. Extra and Regular-size Silk Petticoats at $2,95 Silk Jersey with meisaline flounces; also Petticoats entirely of a heavy quality meiaaHns and the extra sizes come in both. Thet extra-size Petticoats are not just a little larger than the resular sizes, but they generously proportioned in every particular. All the new colors, besides white and black. Second Floor Popular Sheet Musio, 9c Many other selections at the same special price. Row, Row. Row. Down in New Orleana. I'll Build a Wall Arovnd Lowland. Daddy Hat a Sweetheart. The Tale the Tulip Told. My Little Lovin' Sugar Baba. Goodnight Nurse. Oh, You Silvery Bella. Ragtime Melodies. Take Me to That Cabaret. Ragtime Soldier Man, When the Midnight ChooChoo leaves for Alabara. Sweetheart Sue. Some Boy. On the MiKHimippl. Baby Bumble llee. That's How I Need You. When I Lost You. Georgia Land. Rverybody'i Rag. My Little Peraiun Roan, Ghost of the Violin. Hitchy Coo. Tuk- Me to That Swanee Shore. Oh. What a Beautiful Dream. After All That I've Been to You. Eighth Floor and Subway Store Desk Calendars at Half 1913 is but a few weeks old, and these attractive English Calendars in their decorative paper frames have nearly a year of use fulness before them. But now half price or less. 10c, 15c and 25c Were 25c to 60c Main floor, Rear At iso, rei Aigrettes, wit gularly 60c, Spun Ulan and pink. n line pearl inraya. At 60c, llundeuux of white and dainty Dale blue and Dink iiearl. At $00, regularly 75r, White pearl and bugle beaded Bandeaux. At 600 to 66, Fancy Flexible Rhine stone Bandeaux, In a large assortment of designs. Main Hoar The Parisian Wave" A Great Aid to Hair Dressing For the woman who wishes to have a waved pompadour with out going to the trouble of having ; permanent wave put into her hair, tht- Parisian Wave is especially designed. It may be found in ths Gimbel Coiffure Salons, made of 14-inch Water-waved Hair, which will keep in curl for several weeks, mounted on hairpins. At $6.50; in lighter weight at $3.60. And These Special Hair Goods Offerings SWITCHES $4ineh wuvy hair, for all stylet of hair drags, at $9.60, uaually $5. SWITCHES 2S-ln., of natural wavy hair, good weight, $T.60, usually $10. TRANSFORMATIONS, all around of 10-inch nutural wavy hair, to be used inside or outaide. At 67.(0, uaually $1U, and 64.60, uaually $7. Main Floor, Rear Baleen GIMBEL BROTHERS Hosiery News That Means Economy When savings of a third or more abound on such excellent qualities as these, of Men's and Women's Hosiery, it is wise to profit by them. The January Clearance Sale is responsible. Women'! $1 and $1.36 Silk Stockings at 660 Black and a few in colors, broken lines of regular Gimbel qualities. Women'! $1.60 and $2 Bilk StocUnfi at 96c Pure thread silk, heavy weight, in black and a good assort ment of colors. Men's 36c Socks at 36c Pair Our regular 36c imported Socks, of fine gause cotton; black or with maco split soles. again fleer Bandeaux and Hair Ornaments Leg! Her ladyship will be delighted with a selection from this re markably bewitching group of Hair Ornaments and Bandeaux in gilt, pearl, or rhinestone, that blend so prettily with all shades of evening attire. And for these, so inexpensive: At 26c, Dugle Headed Bandeaux. i At 60s. Fane Braided Randaain in regularly 60e. gold, with dainty aigrette. In Dear! blue glFTg 4V8NUE 4t Thirty-Fifth St. r : E 6