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Christmas comes when
you least expect it; make
haste therefore to enjoy
the Daylight Saving?
"FOR THE NIGHT
COMETH WHEN NO
MAN CAN WORK"
Cross Vanity Cas?
Mptor vanity case of tinsel flow?
ered tapestry, silk lining, attached
mirror inside lid, also colored
eriamel and gilt lip tick holder and
hairpin box; 2 colored enamel pow?
der boxes in body. Size H'/ixGxS1/*
Inihes .$31.24
Cross Medicine Case
r^wr* \m)
ill
"I'?rst Aid Safety Kit." colored pin
moroc, ? eather, metal lining;
containing remedies for sudden ill
r.e^is or injury; cotton, bandage,
pir.s, plaster, eye cup and dropper,
etc. Instructions inside lid. Size
10ftix5%x5H inches.$14.50
Cross Toilet Case
(
r*5^
? ?/ : S5
V, LtM ' ' ,
For women. Comp.ete toilet and
manicure articles of brown col?
ored celluloid. Black cobra hide
cate, si k lining, sr.ap fastenings
at, ides. Size y 4 x3V* x2 Vi inches
fold'.-.l. Specially priced. ... $28.30
Cross Revolving* Tray
Oi solid mahogany, "Lazy Susan"
design, with glass ?'overing; 15
inc" diameter. ! nfitted... .$15.00
Metal smoker's set, as shown at
left. Specially priced.$4.50
Metal cigarette box, with cedar
wood lining, K..Z? "???. * 3\ x i\
inches, Specially priced.... $8.00
*
TAN GLOVES
REAL capeskin
English Hanclsewn
WOMEN $3.25 MEN $3.75
Tka World'? Create* Le?rker Stor*?
NEW YORK
?04 Fffth At. 283 Br.i?.?
t?t I7IH /Itrattj (Opp. City llallj
.BOSTON LONDON
145 TreiYiwnt Si. 89 Rojront St.
Dealer? TV-ro^gho?? thrs World
Private Inquiry
On Courthouse
Ash Pile Voted
Mayor's Plan for Public
Investigation Is Opposed
by Board of Estimate
Despite His Persistency
Steinbrink Takt1? Charge
Whalen Appeals for Open
Probe; $400,000 Suit
by City May Be Result
The Board of Estimate, regr.rdless of
MayoT Hylan's suggestion to the con
, trary, yesterday decided that it would
l not order a rublic inquiry to determine
? the legal merits of the case which in
| volves the dumping of ashes into the
? excavation for the proposed county
|courthouse.
The city's possible claim against
i Holland <fc Co., contractors, for an ;
amount estimated at $400,000, al
| leged to have been expended by the
| city in the removal of the ashes dumped j
into the courthouse site by the con
1 tractors, is ft matter for legal minds to |
determine, according to the decision of
! the Board of Estimate. Samuel Unter- ;
] myer, counsel for th..- Lockwood com- ?
I mittee, had advised an action to re-'
j cover the money, with. Holland & Co. t
; and Grover A. Whalen, Commissioner
j of Plant and Structures, and one-time
! partner in the Holland concern, as de
? fendants.
The Board of Estimate, mindful that
I it has burdens of its own, decided that l
! if there is ground for lega! action the:
i legal department of the city should be
?able to determine that fact. 1'' there.
i are facts to be gathered and questions
j of law to be determined ti.e courts arid
'the lawyers should handle the litiga-?
; tion, not the Board of Estimate, it was
1 decided.
Mayor Is Persisten!
It was only after a long argument
?between the Major and Meier Stein
| brink, associate counsel for the Ivard,
',.%'.'. the Mayor was persuaded that it
would appear ridiculous for the Hoard
'of Estimate to sit as judge and jury
in the matter and determine ti.e merits
o;' a possible claim.
The Mayor insisted that the whole
matter should he thoroughly aired be?
fore the Board of Estimate so that "the
pubi'.e would know all about it." Mr.
Steinbrink advised that the matter
'should be investigated first by special
counsel to determine whether ihr- city
had a bona fide ease airains' Holland
& Co., Mr. Whalen, or any other con?
tractors.
Mr. Untermyer had suggested that
Mr. Steinbrink be designated to in?
vestigate '.I:,- matter, and the Mayor
finally acqui? iced to this pian.
1-7 U iwing tl a clerk's reading of the
(J itermyer letl r, Commissioner W'ha
li n asked to b?- heard, and the Mayor
: granted his reques '..
"May 1 reply t" that part of the let?
ter wh;ch affects me personally?'
asked Commissioner Whalen, and con?
tinued: "If there is one thing that a
public official oucht to be jealous of
that is his reputation, and I am par?
ticularly jealous of mine. I have la?
bored hard and industriously in the
c:*y's interest, and I do not intend to
permit any notoriety seeker of the type
of Mr. Untermyer to attempt to be?
smirch my character. I therefore de?
mand at your hands that you imme?
diately instruct the Corporation Coun?
sel and Mr. Steinbrink to cause imme?
diate investigation and to report to you
the result of that investigation. 1 have
; absolutely no fear.''
Wants Inquiry in Public
Mayor Hylan interrupt".! to ask why
they should not have the investigation
"right here in public."
"That is my thought in the matter,"
continued Mr. Whalen, "and I wish
to say again that with respect to the
dumping in the courthouse I have ab
s ilutely nothing whatever to do with,
it. Th? facts speak for themselves,
and I think the facts ought to be
spread upon the recorr? under oath."
"Why not have an investigation right
here and bring these witnesses on the
--und right here in public'.'" asked the
Assistant Corporation Counsel Car.;-!
well said that the Mayor's suggestion
mignt be inc.uded in th,- instructions
- ich as he had indicated. I
"Let it be made, so that it can tie in?
cluded," said Mayor Hylan, "so that we
can have an open investigation. This
smoke screen which has been throw-::
around certain things-?it ia nearly
time it should be ended."
As an after-thought the Mayor said
that be hoped the Lockwood committee
soon would get to the investigation of |
' the trust companies and the bank'-- and i
some of the financial concerns "that j
counsel for the committee some time ;
ago said he was going to investigate."
Borough President Riegelmann, of
Brooklyn, called attention to the fact ;
that Mr. Untermyer had sneciftcally '
suggested that Mr. Steinbrink investi- :
gate and take whatever steps were
necessary in the matter.
"Yes, but w?r want a public investi- .
gation right here in the open," in
sisted the Mayor, "so that we get the
facts fin the record and the public
may know all about it. Ther-? are no !
r ore smoke screen; going to be ;
thrown around these matters."
Mr. Steinbrink then declared he did |
A FOREWORD?
From time to time we will have
something to say about the
work we do ? Plioto-engrav
ing, the oasic requirements of
the great bulk of all pictorial
printing.
After twerty years of progress
we have the greate.it patronage
in the Photo-engraving indus?
try. Our customer? are the
largest as well as the smallest
buyers.
Quality and service alone have
brought this about. We never
can forget it !
Three Separate Powers Plants
POWF.rtS PHOTO-BXORAVINd CO.
I'.4 Vhihiiu strr.-t
Vnwr.HA. RKI'KOD* (TIDV CORP.
1.17 West 871 h strc-l
POWERS COIiORITVPK CO,
I I.". I'.nM i'ird ??(,-,.,.,
A SALESMAN WILL (ALL
Everything in Photo
ENGRAVING
ESTABLISHED
STANDARDS ARE
THE GUIDE
POSTS set by big
successes for smaller success?
es to follow.
Big users of stationery
have given preference to litho?
graphed letter heads for years
Small users have hitherto
been barred because of price
We have perfected a sys
| tern of producing letter heads
i lithographed on our MARION
! BOND in multiples of 5.000
which makes them available
1 for users of small lots.
Ask us for samples and
prices.
Ritterband, Reed &Co.Inc
54 Lafayette Street
Telephone Franklin 4270
not deem it to be bist for the city's
interest to proceed along the line of
the Mayor's suggestion.
Mayor Hylan still insisted that the
public i'Ught to know something about
the truth of this thing. He said if the
letters contained falsehoods the only
way the public would know it was
through a public investigation.
The Mayor declared that the wrong
inference would continue in the public
mind until the public, investigation was
had. Mr. Steinbrink said he thought
the pel)lie was sufficiently intelligent
to suspend judgment m any such mat?
ter until they had heard both sides of
it. When the Mayor further insisted
upon n public investigation first Mr.
Steinbrink frankly told him he thought
the Mayor fell into error.
"If there is a cause of action in the
city's favor against any one, either
Commissioner Whalen or Holland &
Co.," Mr. Steinbrink said, "i don't
think, Mr. Mayor, it is within the
province of this hoard to afford to
either Commissioner Whalen or Hol?
land & Co., or whoever the dofendant
may be, the opportunity of either pre?
paring or interposing a defense here.
I think the forum for them is the
courtroom, and that is what l am try
ing to make clear."
Mayor Hylan then deciared he had
another reason for wanting the public
hearing- in order that if he found any
commissioner had been derelict in his
duty to take summary action in regard
to such ii commissioner. Mr. Stein?
brink .suggested that the Mayor could
take summary action just as well if
counsel found there was a case made
out for the city. Mr. Steinbrink urged
the course he had suggested and told
the Mayor and other members of the
Board of Estimate not "to worry for a
moment what the public is going to
think meanwhile."
Aldormanic President La Guardia
and other members of the boaid sup?
ported Mr. Steinbrink's position and
the Mayor finally suggested that the
wholi mattei be referred to Mr. Stein?
brink for investigation and report back
to the board in two weeks, which was
dune.
Railroads to Purchase
388,000 Tons of Kails
Lines Entering Pittsburgh Will
Place Order?; Amounting
to $18.236.000
Special Dispatch to The Tribune
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 1.?Orders have!
been placed or are about to be given
for ?sH.OOO tons of steel rails by the
lailroads entering Pittsburgh. Based
on the prevailing market rate of $47 a
ton, the value of the business will total |
$18,230,000.
Contracts being figured on are: Bal- ;
timor? & Ohio Railroad Company, 55,- ,
000 tons, order placed yesterday; Penn- ]
sylvania Railroad Company, 150,000
tons, contemplated; Pittsburgh & Lake
Erie Railroad Company, 15,000 tons, I
requisitioned; New York Central lines, j
1.55,000 tons, requisitioned; Pittsburgh ?
& West Virginia Railroad Company, i
3,000 tons, requisitioned. j
Campaign Report Delayed
WASHINGTON, Dee. 7.? Authority ?
was given the Senate Campaign Ex?
penditures Committee to-day to con?
tinue its work until the end of this ses?
sion of Congress. Chairman Kenyon
explained to the Senate that the rom
mittee had no time to make up its re?
port immediately. He added, however,
thai no extended additional hearings'
were planned, ;
tankltn Simon a Co.
Fifth Avenue, 37th and 38th Streets
Today
At Reductions of H9.50 to $48.50
Women's
High Class Gowns
5
Regular Prices $69.50 to $98.5Q
Models of unusual distinction and individuality for
the matin?es, teas, luncheons and countless other
occasions of holiday time?fashioned of satin or cr?pe
meteor, many combined with crepe Georgette, in
smart embroidered effects.
In the Fashionable Colorings
NO EXCHANGES NO CREDITS
WOMEN'S GOWN SHOP Third Floor
Stolen International
Mail Discovered in
Hotel Room Here
400 Letters and Packages,
Many Addressed to Jap?
anese Officials in Europe,
Found Strewn on Floor
The robbery of an important sack
of international mail, including ordi?
nary and registered letters, sent from
the Orient through Tokio, with Great
Britain as. its destination, became
known yesterday, when Postoffice In?
spectors Collis and .Sommers reported
the discovery in a room of the Hotel
Albert, University Place and Eleventh
Street, of approximately 400 letters
und packages.
The letters were discovered by a
maid who, entering a room which had
been occupied for one night by a pair
who hal registered as A. Edwards and
wife, found the floor strewn with let?
ters and packages.
E. D. Fowler, manager of the hotel,
immediately informed the postoflice
authorities and Inspectors Collis and
Sommera were assigned to the ease.
They found the registered letters cut
open carefully with a sharp knife, while
the covers of the packages had been
ripped oiT.
The monetary value of the mail is
not known, but it is believed that some
of the letters rilled were addressed to
foreign embassises and consulates, and
may haw- containea important informa?
tion.
A number of letters addressed to
.Japanese officials in Europe were crum?
pled on the fl"or. while others to prom?
inent business men had been stripped
fit their contents. With face up in the
center of the room there whs a letter
addressed to Miss MacSwiney, of -1
Pflgram Place, Cork, Ireland, thought
to be a relative of the late Lord Mayor.
Deputy Arrests Fellow
Member of His Club
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exanaers
h.
f
.9.
$13.50
Including many staple styles High cut boots that were $15
never before reduced?button ... _ , . ,
and lace; broad, medium and to $2(X ran, brown and black.
narrow toe?. in fashionable models.
Sixth Avenue 548 Fifth Ave.
At 19th Street Above 45th Street
Select carefully?we cannot exchange or
credit sale shoes
Japanese Wed 2d American
On 'Gentleman's Agreement'
A ''sacred gentleman's agreement"
! figures in the Surrogates' Court pro
j ceedings brought by Mrs. Mabel Doris
j Isaacsen, of Meadow Park, L. I., di
j vorced wife of the late Hydesaburo
i Ohashi, a Japanese manufacturer, to
! oust his widow, Mrs. Marie Voigt
Ohashi, as administratrix of his estate.
j Mrs. Isaacsen claims the estate of her
! ex-husband for Allen Kyso Ohashi, son
! of her union with the Japanese.
i Mrs. Isaacsen relates that the second
? wife was married to Mr. Ohashi by a
j justice of the peace in Engiewood, N.
J.; that a few days before a subsequent.
1 ceremonial marriage they entered into
; the alleged compact under which each
i agreed that the second marriage should
; be annulled. Mrs. Isaacsen alleges
f that the ceremonial marriage was a
! "sham" and a "pretense."
Mrs. Ohashi admitted the existence
' of the "sacred gentleman's agreement,"
? and explained that it was prepared by
her husband because of the outcome
of his unfortunate marriage to Mrs.
! Isaacsen, who obtained a divorce.
Mrs. Ohashi said that several days
before she married the Japanese mer?
chant he told her of his unhappy ex?
perience, as the husband of Mrs. Isaac
sen. He is quoted as saying he was
convinced that the Japanese were dis?
liked by the Americans and felt they
could not get a fair trial in the courts
?here. Mr. Ohashi expressed the opinion
that when ene of his countrymen mar?
ried an American girl he was at the
mercy of her caprice, and that on the
slightest pretext she could sue for a
divorce and the sympathy of the court
would be with her.
Mrs, Ohashi said her husband in?
duced her to sign the agreement be?
cause he did not want to pay her ali?
mony, if at any time their marital
happiness should be disrupted. She
said she was convinced of his deep
love for her,, and having great confi?
dence in him she signed the paper.
The second, wife said that every?
where Mr. Ohashi introduced her as
ids wife. He took her to the Nippon
Club and into the most exclusive Jap
anese circles, on one occasion intro?
ducing her as his wife to Viscount
Ishii. former Japanese Ambassador, at
the Hotel Astor.
One paragraph of the agreement
read: ''We consider ourselves to be
loving comrades instead of man and
wife, and at any time when either
party's love for the other is gone, she or
he has the perfect right to sever the
relation, and the other will consent to
the same with good will."
Another part read: "Furthermore,
we are making this agreement not with
a spirit to disobey the laws, but. be?
cause we believe our ideas are better
and further advanced than the pres?
ent system of marriage."
Surrogate Foley announced that he
would set a date for a further hearing
in the case.
i _ I
Kiss Score Marked on
Rival's Face, Says Wife
Mrs. Strichen, Asking $200,000
for Alleged Alienation, Accuses
Woman of i.urinj*: Hiir-ban.l
Mrs. Clara J. Steichen, wife of Ed
, ward J. Steichen, an artist, testifi.-d
yesterday before trial of the $200,000
I alienation suit she has brought in the
j .Supreme Court against Miss Marian H.
! Beckett, daughter of the late Surrogate
! Charles H. Beckett. Miss Beckett, who
also is an artist, obtained the order t")
examine Mrs. Steichen.
All the parties to the case, were liv?
ing in France at the time of the al?
leged alienation by Miss Beckett of
the affections of Mr. Steichen.
Mrs. Steichen t-stiiied that in the
spring of 1914, her husband and Miss
Beckett went out often evenings, "so
they said, to the hill of Sarbonne, to
hear the nightingale's song."
In (he sami* year at Voulanges,
France, whore the Steichens and Miss
Beckett wen- living, said Mrs. Steichen
in her own home, .Mr. Steichen and toe
defendant exchanged kisses. Once, said
the wife, she came upon her husband
and Miss Beckett in a room and the
latter had pencil marks all over 1:""
face, indicating ki<-se- ?',? cr,?? t !
.1.?? t..tifl.d 3,.t'm*.-, llc'keft'wt;
S? ?W.??ft ??S
The 1920
imported
Havana
Cigars
A Luxury?
But Not An Extravagance
Once in a while ?and only once in a
while?there grows a crop of Havana
Tobacco of exceptional fineness. This
year's Imported Cigars are made from
such a crop ? they are the rare kind
that improve with age.
Yet their prices represent an increase
of only about 40% in ten years, while
other commodities ? most domestic
cigars among them?have gone up 100%
Stock up on them ? present prices
will not come down for a long time.
Cigar Manufacturen
?Association of the
Island o f C u b a
The 1920 Crop
Havana Tobacco
Best Since 1905
tiers
West 42nd Street (Between 5th and 6th Ave.) West 43rd Street
Extraordinary Values in a Sale of
SEAMLESS AXMINSrEF
n
AT THE REMARKABLY LOW rR^CL OF
I
Usually The?e Rugrs Are Piro-d *t $75-00 and $55.03
Size 9 ft. x 12 ft.
Many beautiful patterns and coloring's to select from.
Early action is advised as the entire,
assortment tcill probably be sold very
quickly at this special sale price.
Noteworthy Price Reductions on
NOVELTY FURNITURE
High-Grade Assortments from which suitable Christmas
Gifts may be selected at substantial savings
Tea Wagon in Mahogany with Glass
Tray. As illustrated.
Formerly -$33.00.
Reduced to $26.50
Spinet Desk in Mahogany.
Formerly $55.00.
Reduced to $45.00
Gate Leg Tables in Mahogany.
Formerly $50.00.
Reduced to $39.50
End Tables in Mahogany.
Formerly $18.50.
Reduced to $15.00
Smoking Stands in Mahogany.
Formerly $12.50.
Reduced to $9.75
Mahogany Serving Trays, Glass
Fops. Special at $6.50 each.
Martha Washington Sewing Table.
Solid Mahogany, as illustrated.
Formerly $33.00.
Reduced to $29.75
Arm Chairs, Mahogany Frames.
Upholstered Scats. Formerly $SO.O0
Reduced to $59.75
Fire Side Arm Choirs, Mahogmy
Frames with Cane Seats and Backs.
Formt n'y $37.50.
Reduced to C25.C3
Davenport Tables in Mahogany.
Formerly $65.00.
Reduced to $50.00
Library Tables in Mahogany.
Formerly $42.00.
Reduced to $33.00