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Stokes Files Another Suit /For Divorce Announces Second Action During Trial of First; Failure to Elimin?t)? Son as Corespondent Cause Names Wealthy Oil Man May Try to Consolidate Two Cases; Nurses Testify to Activities of Cousin "Hal" The announcement that W. E. D. Stokes, former proprietor of the Hotel Ansonia, had instituted a new divorce action against Helen Elwood Stokes ?was made yesterday at the trial of his divorce suit and her separation suit before Justice Finch in the Supreme Court. Mr. Stokes instituted his new suit because of Supreme Court Jus? tice Ford's refusal to permit him to amend his complaint in his original action to eliminate W. E. D. Stokes jr., his son by a former marriage, as core? spondent. In this new case Edgar T. Wallace, a wealthy oil man, now married and living in* San Francisco, is mentioned as corespondent. It is alleged that he and Mrs. Stokes acted indiscreetly in September, 1917, at 13 East Thirty fifth Street. It is understood that an effort will be made to consolidate the two actions. Miss Sarah Jeanette Gatjes, a trained nurse, was a new witness yesterday. She nursed Mr. Stokes during an at? tack of influenza. Miss Gates testified that she heard the altercation that took place between Mr. and Mrs. Stokes at their home early on tue morning of *?iew Year'9 Day, 1918, which was caused by the presence in the house of Dr. Hal C. Biliig, a dentist* cousin of Mrs Stokes's mother. Mrs. Stokes had gone o-.it New Year's Eve. Billig Obliged to Leave Home "At about 2 a. m.." said Miss Gates, "I heard the plaintiff saying: 'Helen, is that you? I thought you were eominp: home'at 11:50.' Then Mrs. Stokes an? swered, 'We were invited out to sup? per.' "I saw Mr. Stokes return to his bed? room after that. A few mimutes later I was aroused by hearing him exclaim indignantly: 'What the hell are you do? ing here? I thought you had gone to the hotel.'" Shortly after Mr. Billig left the house, said the nurse. Miss Gates also gave testimony simi? lar to that given on Tuesday by Mrs. Juliette Groeger, who acted as nurse to the two children of Mr. and Mrs. Stokes, to the effe:t that she saw Mrs. Stokes in her room attired in her un? derwear, while Mr. Billig also was pres? ent. She testified further that on one oc? casion Mrs. Stokes adjusted her garter with the door of her room open, so that the nurse could see her, and that Mr. Billig was pitting with Miss Gates at the time. The witness admitted listen? ing in on conversations. Miss Gates will be cross-examined to-day. Mrs. Groeger was cross-examined yesterday by Martin W. Littleton, coun? sel for Mrs. Stokes. She was ask?_?d ?bout testimony she gave that in Den? ver, while Mrs. Stokes was living at the home of her mother, she saw Mr. Bil? lig in the defendant's room while the latter was d?shabille. Billig Was Fully Dressed "I was in Mrs. Stokes's room with her, assisting her in getting dressed," ?aid Mr:-. Groeger. "The door was closed. She had on her underclothing, shoes and stockings. Mr. Billig opened the door. She sa.d, 'Wait a moment,' but Mr. Billig walked right in and shut the door behind him." "Was Mr. Billig fully dressed?" asked Mr. Littleton. "Yes," reolied the witness. "What did Mr?. Stokes say? What was said by either of them?" "Nothing. She went over to the closet and got something to cover her ?a light kimono. Then I left her and went to my room." Justice Finch asked Mrs. Groeger what it was that fixed the time of this occurrence in her mind. She said it was the first time she' had seen Mr. Billig enter the room of Mrs. Stokes when she was not fully dressed. The justice asked the witness whether she thought there might be undue intimacy between Mrs. Stokes and Mr. Billig, Mrs. Groeger said, "I thought they wer? kind of affectionate for cousins." The witness said that one day she saw the two playing cards, while Mrs, Stokes was sitting up in bed and Mr. Billig was sitting on a chair beside the bed. Mrs. Groeger testified that some? times when Mrs. Stokes went out for a Tialk she would lock the door of hei room to make her husband believe she was asleep. Mrs. Groeger admitted that she still was receiving $55 a month from Mr Stokes. She said that Mr. Stokes agreed to pay her this when she \**">.s leaving the employ of Mrs. Stokc-i and that rhe was in bad health and expected tc leave the state. She said she was tole "it was necessary for Mr. Stokes to have her on hand to testify at the present trial. The trial will be continued to? cay. ??-,_?-...... Brother Claims Body of Central Park Suicide Has Remains of McCurdy. Found Dead With Secretary, Forwarded to Philadelphia The body of Willis McCurdy, per? sonnel manager of the American Suret> Company, who was found shot to deat'r wlth his young woman secretary, Alie? | Snowden, in Central Park on Tuesdaj morning, was claimed at the Morgu?. last night by McCurdy's brother, Irwir P. McCurdy, of 9-10 South Cecil Street Philadelphia, Mr. McCurdy placed the remains ii charge of I?. Delaney, an undertaker of &J Eighth Avenue, with instruction; for shipment to the family home ii , Philadelphia. Friends Of the McCur day.' in Astoria had already made ten tative arrangements for burial pendin?. appro?il of Mrs. McCurdy, who ha. g( ne to her parents in Philadelphia taking her eight-year-old daughte: Frances with her. The home of the McCurdys, at 53' First Avenue, Astoria, remained close?. alt yesterday. There were many call ers at the apartment house, but none was admitted to the McCurdy home. Grand Jury Records Opened To Attorney for Colonel Portei Permission to inspect the minutes oi the March, 1020, grand jury was granted yesterday to Martin W. Little? ton, counsel for Colonel Augustus Drum Porter, former Deputy Police ? .i.n.ii.bM./Mt-r, wuv ?n?s indicted for alleged rirgieet of duty. The right to inspect tie minutes vas granted by Judge Otto Rosulsky. in the Court of General Sc?aions, after an argument on the motion made by Mr. Littleton. Joab H. Banton, Acting District At? torney, consented to the inspection of the minutes by Mr. Littleton. After ?nspecti-fh Mr. Littleton said he would move for a dismissal of the indictment. Three-Year-Old Goes Subway Riding-Lost? Not Much, He Says | Parks Kiddie Car at Tube Entrance, Lands at Times Square, Struts About Rialto Until Man Takes Him to Children's Society Rooms Georgia Francis Mahoney jr., who is three years and eight months old, issued a statement last night, denying that he ! had been lost. His kiddie car had been j and still was, ho said, but he wasn't. : He just tvent for a ride in tho subway. His mother and the police and every j body who thought he was lost are mis i taken, George says. It was Tuesday afternoon that the I notion struck George to go for a sub ! way ride. He had taken one last sum ! mcr, and it ended at Aunt Nellie's in New Milford, N. J., which George found i to be a most entertaining place. His mother, who lives in Fifteenth | Street, between Seventh and Eighth : avenues, Brooklyn, had taken George ? to the butcher's Tuesday and some ! thing about the butchor reminded ; George of New Milford. He turned his | kiddie car around and straddled right out of the shop. Tarks Kiddie Car As his mother had told him not to ! cross tha street wlo3ie George turned ; aside resolutely first at one crossing I and then at the next, which brought i him faco to face with an entrance to ; the Fourth Avenue subway. There was a pleasant, expansive expression to the subway entrante and George went in, lugging his kiddie car. The man inside told him kiddie cars weren't allowed, so George laboriously toiled up the stairs with it and parked : it on the sidewalk. Then ho went in ; again. ''Two ladies were just going in to ! get on a car that was there," he said, : "so I walked between them and got on Sweeping Changes In State Narcotic Svstem Predicted * ,_ ; Act Embodying Essentials of Fearon-Smith Bill Assured, Says Dr. Prentice, of New York Co. Medical Group Repeal of the Whitney anti-drug act, ; abolition of the State Narcotics Com? mission and enactment of a law eni i bodying ail the essential features of the Fearon-Smith bill are practically assured, in the opinion of representa ; tives of the New York County Medi cal Society and other supporters of the 1 last-named measure. Dr. Alfred C. Prentice, of 22(3 West ] Seventy-eighth Street, a member of the : New York society's legislative commit? tee, who attended the hearing on nar? cotic bills at Albany Tuesday, made the following statement yesterday: "An almost unanimous sentiment de? veloped at the hearing which seemed i to demand repeal of the Whitney act. i Of all the speakers, only two were in i favor of the retention of the law. They ; were Commissioner Ilerrick and Judge ! Cornelius .1. Collins, who drafted the ! Whitney act. "If the Whitney law is repealed ? some provision of law must be made ! to enable the ?State of New York to j enforce its police power over th? il? legal truffle in narcotic drugs and to provide for the treatment of narcotic drug addicts at public expense. The Fearon-Smith bill has been carefully i drawn as a constructive measure, con ; taining the necessary provisions to i make the state law coordinate with j the Federal Harrison law and to pro j vide for the. treatment of addicts at ' pubiic expense. ! "It is to be expected that, as a re j suit of the hearing, the joint committee ; will report out a bill providing for rrpeal of the Whitney lav/ and contain ? ing the essential provisions of the i Fearon-Smith bill, namely, prohibiting i the prescribing or dispensing by ohy ! sicans of narcotics to addicts and pro i viding for the necessary care of ad | diets at public expense. "If such a measure becomes a law it will insure preventing drug addicts : securing narcotic drugs legitimately. I The illegal trafile in narcotic drugs then becomes strictly a problem of en I forcement of law by the police and ? the courts." Opponents of the Fearon-Smith bill charged at the hearing that the eilorts ! to enact it were the result of a con? spiracy to increase the business of I narcotics sanitariums by forbiddinjr. i physicians to prescribe drugs for ad . diets. the car too. I sat between them on the ? car until tho guard talked into the] telephone and then I got up to watch him. "He said. 'You're a good fellow, and I said, 'You're a good telTow, too.' After that wo were friends, but when th? two ladies got out, I got out too." It was at Times Square that George got out and iti his opinion it beats New Milford. N. .)., all hollow, "I had a real good time," he said. "I walked around and around, like this"- George illustrated his Rialto manner by pursing his lips important? ly, inflating his chest and stalking stiff ?egged around the dining-room table. "1 didn't cross any crossings, though, until a man said to me: 'You're a good fellow, whero are you going?' Might Take Another Ride "I said: 'You're a good fellow, too. I'm just going for a walk, but if you'll take mo across the crossings I can walk further.' So we were friends and he did, and wo walked a long way, and when we got there they fed mo and then mama came and got me." George's Times Square friend took him to tho Children's Aid Society in Seventeenth Street, which found his mother by consulting the police who, by that time, were hunting the kid? nappers who were thought to have cap? tured George. It was 10:30 o'clock Tuesday night before George got home. "You're never going alone in the subway again, though, G?orgie, are you?" asked his mother. "Oh, I don't know," replied George Francis Mahony jr., assmning his Times Square manner, "I might." Oppose Tax Exemption On Mortgage Incomes Committee Report Says It Would Be to the Detriment of Oilier Securities From a Ftaff Correspondent ALBANY, March 9.--Declari3ig that "lie plan to exempt mortgage income; from state and Federal income taxes to relieve the housing situation by en couraging investments in buildinj loans holds no promise for relief, tht Davenport Joint Legislative Committe on Taxation and Retrenchment to-daj issued a report opposing such legisla tion. The report says it would be fut il? to exempt mortgage interest fron state income tax alone, and that i would be necessary to obtain the sam? exemption under the Federal ?ncomi tax law to make the plan of any valu? at all. Such a step, the report says would be fraught with dangerous, re suits, as it would throw about $30,000, 0dU og tax-exempt securities l.u .?< market, to the detriment of sccuritic not enjoying similar exemptions. It is the opin on f the commitet? that the state should take a step i; I the opposite direction, and tax income I from state, ' municipal and Federn ? bonds. Among other recommendation ? contained in the report is one urgin i the abolition of the present person? I property tax. It is claimed this la? ? docs not function satisfactorily, an ? that seps could be ikkt'.n to i.btai: j the revenue now obtained from th: ! source through the state income ta | law. lO'Ryan Becomes Truekrnai :27ih Division Commander ? . Elected to Corporation Board The United States Trucking Corpori ? tion, of whose directors ex-Governc ; Smith became chairman last Januar: j elected General John F, O'Ryan a d i rector yesterday. The following oilieers of the corpori tion were reflected: Chairman of th j board, Alfred E. Smith; presiden ?James J. Riordan; vice-president ; George W. Daniels, J. E. Reardon, V I J. McCormack, Howard II. Logue, E. 1 ? Lowe and Gardner Pattison; treasure Louis J. Hunter; assistant treasure Arthur L, Rae; secretary, W. L. Whi tlesey; assistant secretary, Oscar Brui ! nor. Board of directors: Alfred E. Smit j chairman; George W. Daniels, John ] I Fitzpatrick, Henry J. Fuller. George i i Get;*, Louis J. Hunter, W. L. Whittl | soy, Howard H. Logue, William J. M ? Cormack, Gardner Pattison, Daniel ? Reardon, James E. Reardon, James i Riordan and S. M. Schatzkin. Bedtime Stories Peter and Jumper Get a Great Fright By Thornton W. Burgess [ i AThe bravest may be put to fight I 'By wholly unexpected fright. ?Peter Rabbit. '! Peter Rabbit went buck to loo'.: for ? ; his cousin, Jumper the Hare. He found | him not far from the great windfall ' 1 under which they had been so sure ! Buster Bear had spent the winter. ? Peter hastened to apologize to Jumper . for having doubted him. "I've seen ' ! Buster Bear," said he, "and it is true I that, his coat is just as it always has i ! been, as black as black can be. And he I told me that you were right about where he spent the winter. He said he hasn't i been near the great windfall since early * ? last fall. And he said, too, that he '?doesn't intend to come near it. Why i do you suppose he doesn't intend to ; i coine near it, Jumper?" * I Jumper shook his head. "I give it ? ? up," said he. "I haven't the least idea, i ? There is a mystery, a great mystery, , I about that windfall, and I don't like ? mysteries. Did Buster say that he was i afraid to go near it?" , ? "No," replied Peter. "No, he didn't 3 say that. But now you speak of it, he i ! acted as if he thought he would be bet- i - i ter off if he kept away. And he ad- \ - : vised me to keep away from it, too. He ? said I would be likely to live longer if i i I did. Now what do you suppose he t I meant by that?" r | Again Jumper shook his head. "I-" : he began. "What's that?" lie jumped - ! and ran back a few steps, then sat up ? to stare at the great windfall with . startled eyes. Peter did exactly the , same thing. There they sat staring at the great windfall. "Did you hear it?" whispered Jumper. Peter nodded. "I certainly did," he whispered back. "There it is again!" " Once more they ran a few steps, and : then sat up to stare at that old wind? i fall. For a few minutes they heard noth? ing. It was as .-till as it can be only in the heart of the Creen Forest when ? not even a leaf moves. They could hear i the beating of their own hearts. Then from that great windfall came a sound that there was no mistaking. It was a deep, grumbly-rumbly growl, such a growl as they had never heard save from the throat of Buster Bear. It was followed by a whine, and that whine was just such a whine as they never had heard, save from the throatof Bus? ter Bear. Yet they knew Butter Bear "Did you hear it?" whispered Jumper wasn't, in there. They knew that Bus? ter Bear was over near the pond of Paddy the Beaver. Peter had left him there only a little while before and had come straight to this place as fast as his legs could bring him, and that is rather fast. Truly there was something wrong with that great windfall. Buster Bear wasn't under it, yet Bear growls and whines were coming from it. Do you wonder that Peter and Jumper were sadly frightened and once more took to their long heels? But they didn't go far. They went only far enough to feel safe. Then they sat up to stare at that old windfall again. They were still frightened, very much frightened, but curiosity was greater than their fear at that distance. For a time all was still again. It was still for so long that they began to wonder if they could really have heard those growls and whines. If either had been alone he would have been sure that imagination had played him a trick. But both had heard the same sounds, or thought they had. So they stared and stared und waited. Suddenly there was a sharp snort, followed by a deep "Woof, woof!" from that great windfall. Peter and Juniper took to their heels. (Copyright, 132!. by T. \V, Burgess) . The next story* "The Stranger in Brown." Tartoue Says Wife Had Two OtherHusbands Artist, in Answer to Suit for Separation, Charges She Was Not Divorced When He Married Her He Alleges Intimidation Asserts She Abused Him, Causing Him Damage and Impairing His Health Pierre Tartoue, portrait painter, an? swered tho separation suit of Mrs. Claudia Windsor Tartoue, formerly of California, in the Supremo Court yes? terday by denying her allegations of cruelty and charging that Mrs. Tartoue was already the wife of two other men when she married the defendant, and that she had not been divorced from either. The. couple were married in October, 1P19, and the artist alleged that his wife abandoned him on No? vember 10, 1920. Mr. Tartoue paid that besides fraudu? lently representing that she was never married before tho plaintiff also gave false information about her age, for in? stead of being twenty-four years old, as she is alleged to have stated in her j application for her marriage license, she was thirty yearn old. Relying upon these representations, Mr. Tartoue said he married the plaintiff. Alleges Two Other Marriages Since then, it is alleged by the de? fendant, he has learned that his wife married Louis Roth on January C?, 1906, at Pendleton, Ore., and that on June 26, 1912, she became the wife of George Jackson Busch at New Westminster, B. C. The artist asked for an explana? tion from his wife upon learning of these alleged facts, but Mrs. Tartoue, her husband said, refused to explain. "But she ab'.ised and attempted to intimidate the defendant," Mr. Tartoue continued in his answer, "and told him she would ruin his career as an artist by creating a public scandal in action for separation which she would insti? tute. She said she would make scan dalous accusation:! against the defend- i ant, charging him with concocting and participating in fraudulent schemes of extortion, and further charging him with inducing her to participate in such schemes, and that upon the de? fendant's refusal to accede to the de? mand of the plaintiff that he remain quiet and continue to live with her the plaintiff left the home of the de? fendant." Denies Threat to Kill Mr. Tartoue expressed the belief that after his wife left him she caused the publication of certain scandalous statements about him, which have caused him damage, and because of which his health has become impaired and he has been unable to engage in his profession as an artist. i Mr. Tartoue denied the charges of his wife that he humiliated her, as- I saulted her, threatened to disfigure her i with vitriol, that he threatened to kill j her, or that lie drove her from his ! homo, all of which are alleged by Mrs.! Tartoue in her suit for separation. Slayer-Suicide Identified; 4-Day Bride Disappears ! Discharged Soldier Who Killed Merchant and Self Married Brooklyn Woman Saturday Arthur W. Dawson is the name of ; S the man who shot and killed Morris : ! Bealkin, a merchant of 26 Greenwich ?Street, Tuesday evening, later shoot-! I ing and killing himself when cornered ? j by the police after a chase. Edward L, Dawson, of 133 Amity Street, Brooklyn, brother of the dead j ; man, positively identified his body at I ! the morgue and verified police informa- ] tion that he had been married last ; Saturday to a Brooklyn woman, whose ; name the police informant did not re ; veal. Dawson had been living with his j bride at 1072 Bergen Street., Brooklyn, for the last four days. Mrs. Dawson | remained at. that address until yester? day morning, when she disappeared and i ?lid not return. Tho police believe she ! is with her parents, whose address is ; at present unknown. Dawson also was identified by Ser , geant Frank B. Hastings, of Fort Wood, | Bedlow's Island, where he was dis : missed from the service five days ago. j He received an honorable discharge. Sergeant. Hastings told the police | that Dawson had been in the army six years and (hat for some time past he had been talking of his intention to get; married as soon as he received his dis? charge. Nothing known by any of the | dead man's former comrades furnished 1 the slightest clew to his motive in kill- j ! ing Bealkin. Weather Report sin r;s?-3... f, 17a.ra. Sun sets... 5;57p.m. Moon rlsee. 6:28 a.m. Moon sote;. 7-:0S p.m. Local Official Forecast.?Fair and colder to-day; fair to-morrow; fresh we?-, -winds. Tx>ral Official Record.?The following of? ficial r.-"-.ir(i f loin th<; Weather Bureau shows, temp?ratures ?luring the last twen? ty-four honra, in comparison with tho cor? responding ?lat.; of luit year: 1921. 19_o.i 1 2 noon.. Highest dr 4 0 p. n >. p. l.i. 0 p. in. 11 p. in . s, a t I p. same date la.st year. 32; average :,an for thirty-three yr-ars, 35. im. in:?*. ', m.; lowest, 1 ; average elate Humidity p. m_ S7,S l?nroitirter Headings S n. m.. 29.9S|1 r- m., 28.8618 p. ;n.. 29.79 { Oncra! Weather Condition* WASHINGTON, March 9.?Pressure i. I low over a narrow belt extending from I the Gulf of St. Lawrence southward to ? the east Gulf of Mexico, and it <s low an.l I falling rapidly over the nortn Boclcy ; I Mountain region. The pressure i* high in other parts of the country. Kaln.s were general within the !a?t twen- ; ; ty-four hours in the sta'?s east of the ' Mississippi Hiv?>r, and snow waa falling : Wednesday night along tha northwest bor- ! der. Fair weather prevailed in other re- i glotis. The temperature continued abnormally high during Wednesday in the Atlantic, i states, and it has risen decidedly over the plains states and tho north Bochy Moun- ? tain region. The weather became much roo'er during ? Wednesday In the ?iulf states, the Ohio Valley and Hie region of the Crea' Lakes. The outlook is for fair weather Thursday and Friday in the ??lates east :?f the Mis? sissippi Hiver, except that rain m probable Thursday morning along the -?...nth Atlan? ta and snow Thursday ulgnt or Kri- I day in the ui?i?r lake region The temperature will be lower rhursday in the Atlantic stales, a:..I il ?'? ' ' fiomewhai in the ?uro Valley and the r ? ! yion of the Great '..alies. Forecasts by Districts?.?Eastern "s'?v York -Fair Thursday, colder in ??oui h por? tion ; Friday fuir. Southern New England?Fair and colder Thursday; Friday fair. Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jer-wy, Dela? ware, Maryland?Fair and colder Thurs? day; Friday fair. Western Pennsylvania, western New Tork?Fair and somewhat warmer Thurs? day) Friday cloudy, i Broadway at Ninth Street, New York. Business Hours-? 9 to 5. Telephone Stuyvesant 470C Formerly A T Stewart & O TT Is not big type and *" big talk in the news, papers?but the quality, fashion and fair price of the goods in the store which make value and give las-ting satisfaction. Easter Frocks, Suits and Wraps for Miss 14 to 20 Four Presidents of the United States, it is said, left these last words: President George Washington, "It is well." President John Quincy Ad? ams, "Independence forever!" The fsrst President Harrison (Grandfather of Pr?s. Benjamin Harrison), "I wish you to un? derstand the true principies of government. I wish them carried out. I ask nothing more." President' Zachary Taylor, "/ Iiave tried to do my duty." And President Abraham Lin? coln, in the famous speech at Gettysburg, spoke these famous words, "This nation, under God, slutll have a new birth of free? dom, and government of the peo? ple, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth." The beginning- of the admin? istration of Warren G. Harding as the twenty-ninth President of the United States marks the in? itiation of the most portentous period in the history of the United States with its future re? lation to the world. (Signed) March 10, 1021. The entire line of the well-known Columbia Phono? graphs is reduced in price, beginning today. Everybody, near and far, knows that the COLUM-; BIA PHONOGRAPH is j one of the standard instru? ments of the world ; and this reduction in price goes all the way down the Co? lumbia line, taking in all the popular models and of? fering them in all the va? rious woods and finishes. First payment as low as 5 Per Cent. 1 hese are all cabinet instru? ments. Style Regular price Sale t<rice L?2.$275 $175 K?2. 225 150 H?2. 1G5 140 G?2. 150 125 F?2. 140 100 E?2. 125 85 Phonograph Salons, First Gallery, New Building. Women s $9.50 to $ 1 6 Shoes at $4.75 pr. $51.215 worth for $22, ?44, divided as follows: 57.") prs. were $ 9.50 2199 prs. were $10.00 | 662 prs. were $11.001 358 prs. were $12.00[ $4. 7 5 381 prs. were $12.50) 268 prs. were $13.00 57 prs. were $14.00 124 prs. were $15.00 80 prs. were $16.00' '* :'t * Half price and less for Wanamaker shoes at the beginning of the season requires an explanation. The explanation is just this: We are making a new start in shoes. We have already cleared our stocks of all war-time shoes; now we are taking every line not to be re-ordered for this season, and marking the shoes to prices that will sell them in a day or two. Pumps in the wanted leathers and in the popular cut of toe, with Cuban and Louis heels. Oxfords, black and brown, in various toes and heels. High lace shoes, black and brown, and high but? ton shoes. In the high shoes, sizes are practically complete in every kind ; in the pumps and oxfords there are all sizes in the lot and in some kinds, but not in every kind. First floor, Old Building. pair 3,500 yds silks below wholesale price Printed Georgette crepe and crepe chiffon, 39 in. wide, made to be sold at $2.35 wholesale ? today's wholesale price $1.65 yard. When we found we could have these silks, in twenty beaiftiful designs, large and ! small, with each design in I as many as six color combi- j nations, at so much below the maJcer's price, we took all we could get?3,500 yards. 3,000 yards heavy Georgette crepe The same grade sold for more than twice $1.55 a year ago. It is a soft, crinkly crepe, so closely woven that it will not pull or stretch. 39 in. wide; 40 shades, as well as black and white. 3,000 yards of Washable satin Sold at $3.85 a year ago, in our own stocks; 36 in. wide ; two shades of pink, ! orchid and white ; heavy j quality, suitable for sport j skirts, undies and negli- i gees. | 2,000 yards of ' Shantung pongee Very fine quality, even- j woven, natural tone, 33 in. i wide; heavy enough for whole! suits or dresses; will make fine' ! shirts for men. All $1.55 yard And none of these Silks can be re-oi*dered to sell at that price. 4 Main floor, Old Building. Combination bowl, $6.50. 12 in. Vase, $5.25; Nappv. $4.25. ?Cut Glass at ?one-half less In the March Sale One big table contains pieces of line American rock crystal and engraved glass from the Sinclaire factory?not many pieces of a kind but each piece i bearing the stamp of orig- ! inality?at one-half their ' former prices. Prices range from a jelly plate at $2.50 to a tall vase at $50. Reduced one-third Many pieces of the old fash ioned cut glass, handsome and brilliant. Prices range from $4.25 for celery tray to $26.50 for an exquisite candy jar. Second Gallery, New Bldg. . _______________ ! Decorated } Third to Glassware (half less Taken from our regular stock?vases, flower bowls, cheese and cracker dishes, marmalade jars, compotes, baskets, bon bon dishes, candy jars, mayonnaise dishes, sandwich trays, ice tea sets, and many other things?some Amer? ican; some from Czecho? slovakia. Prices range from 30c for a small vase to ice tea set for $16. Second Gallery, New Bldg. $4.50 Scrim ! Curtains for $3 pr. 350 pairs, hand-drawn curtains of the better grade of scrim. Just the curtains many women are looking forward to putting up when the Spring days come. Fourth Gallery, New Bldg. -?; built upon lines of which even the most fastidious little boy must approve. The severely straight small trousers, of fine quality colored ; chambray, button on to simple ? waists of striped white madras, adorned only by chic little Eton collars and cuffs, edged with crisp fluting and a bit of col-1 ored hand-stitching to match ! the trousers, and big pearl but- I tons. In soft shades of blue, tan, j pink or green. Other suits, $1.95 to $7.95. j Sizes 2 to 4 years. Third floor, Old Building. Dainty Cotton House Dresses, $4.85 ! A very modest price. Two simple models. (1)?fine printed voile in j effective design, with becom- : ingly fashioned vestee, roll col lar and cuffs of crisp white organdie, prettily hemstitched in color and unusual braided j buttons and crush girdle. In ; Copenhagen, navy or black. ? (2)?white dotted Swiss, much-favored long, slenderizing : lines of Tuxedo collar and vestee in organdie. Cleverly designed shoulders built with yoke give additional fullness over the bust, and make this ; an especially desirable frock! for large women. Short sleeves, organdie cuffs, two patch pock- ! ets. Sizes 34 to 46. Third floor, Old Building. ?Satin Robes? 'Unusual at $20 Unusual, for two reasons. FIRST: for the lovely quality of soft lustrous satin in delicate shades of pink or blue of which they are beautifully fashioned. SECOND: for the attractive quilted molif developed in the wide skirt border, the big patch ? pockets and 011 the cuffs. Quilting is being much fa? vored this spring'and is used extensively on the finer frocks i and wraps for the street as well as on the most charming of new robes for the boudoir. Charmingly simple line.**, long rolling collar, deep neckline;] china silk lining with cosey in ! terlining of a filmy bit of tissue. Third floor, Old Building. Hardwater Soap is selling so fast and the weather has been so damp, interfering with the production of the soap, that we must now ask the indulgence of the public for about a week's delay in deliveries of orders taken \ for the next few days. But placing your order now will assure delivery ahead of others that may come later. : ?Toc a dozen cakes; 45c half dozen; 7Vic cake. Main floor, Old Building. Light Reading The bigger the work on which j our minds are engaged, the? lighter the reading we require for occasional rest. For ex ample:? The Film Mystery, written by America's ?Sherlock Holmes j ?Babel, Six angles from which life is viewed?Call Mr. For- ' tune (and you'll solve any mys- j tery)?The Golden Parrot, j which has to do with hidden | treasure (something we're all ! looking for)?Sons of the Sea, wild as the waves themselves are at times. .$2 each. Hundreds of others. Eighth Gallery, New Building, j 'Practical Cooking Demonstrations 1 Tn the Efficiency Kitchen, in the Housewares Store, on , Thursday, from 11 A. M. to 4 I P. M., wc shall prepare and ! cook soups, vegetables, meats, ? etc., with the Sechrist steam] pressure cooker in one-third the time allowed for the old l L methods. Seventh Gallery, New Bldg. 'Quite like Paris, we are told "These Fashions are as much like Paris as they can be without having been made there"?was the com? ment of one of our patrons yesterday after she had viewed the new Easter i lection of suits, frocks and wraps for Miss 14 to 20. Prices in nearly every in? stance approach or equal those of 1914. Crepe de chine and taffeta frocks, $32.50 to $160. Cloth dresse?, $29.50 to $95. Gingham frocks, $15 to $37.50. French hand-made dresses, $35 to $75. Tailored suits, $35 to $150. Coats and wrap.-, $29.50 to $185. These suits illustrate : correct silhouettes in ia\ tjiey also give an idea of our moderate prices; the ? tailored model in tricotine, with braid bound coat, is $6 suit with box coat in twill is $105. This wrap of navy blue twill cord is lined with soft plain silk in an exquisite shade of gray to match the high graceful collar of squirrel, $185. The straight line wrap is sure to hi vogue during spring and sum? mer. The frock with wi finding much favor with young girls, because it is so charming? ly youthful. This model in sofi shimmering navy blue taffeta has the new inset trimm in sash of organdie, in blue, $(55. fee ; ' Hr.U.,U.,.,7 TO ~s Crepe do chine is tue Pan siennes favorito material for the slip-on frock?model witn narrow pleated ruffles on skirt is $39.50. The tailored frock il? lustrated is developed in blue Poiret twill; $59.50. Second floor, Old Building.