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THE SUN, SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1920.
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-MNDIT HELD UP
j BY BANK HEAD
IS BULLETS FLY
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3)rcam of Cleaning Out
Manhattan Savings Shat
tered by Shots.
(IJiERKS ALL OPEN FIRE
And "While Jimmy . Is Busy
- Ducking-, President Bird
Gets tho Drop.
feimplo enough was Jimmy Stratton's
Idea when, with overcoat collar turned
lip to conceal the lack of other collar
about his neck, ho pushed through a
revolving door at tho northeast corner
of Broadway and Bleecker street an
hour before- noon yesterday and en
tered tho Manhattan Savings Instltu
lioi.. Ho would go lo tho grated window of
tho central enclosure, whero tho most
money was, point a gun at the man In
charge of the money and demand
95,000. Tho man In chargo of tho
money upon seeing the gun and how
raspy and determined Jimmy was
would slide a block of banknotes
through tho window. Jimmy would
then flro a shot or two Into tho air.
That would scaro everybody in the
bank, so that nono would daro to mo
lest or pursue him.
Cropping his revolver Into one side
pocket of his overcoat and the $6,000
Into tho other as he gained tho door
ivdy, ho would walk out Into Broadway,
becorao one of tho crowd and disap
pear. Maybe ho would jump a street
cat, maybe choose tho subway, or
maybe keep on walking until he came
to' a placo where his .Jumping nerves
could be quieted by a few snifters of
redeye and he could set himself on the
Way to better things.
His brain monopolized by this simple
programme, which could not fall. Jimmy
Stratton went Into the famous old bank.
His rlghV hand. In a pocket, held fast
to his weapon, a blue black thirty-eight.
As he crossed the twenty feet of marble
floor between tho door and the teller's
cage ho noted with approval that few
customers were In tho bank. A woman
jsat on a bench near the. wall, waiting
for somebody. A man waa cashing a
check at one of the windows of the cage.
-Some distance away, around a curve
tit the cage, another man had handed
in his passbook and money for deposit
and was waiting for tho entry to be
niade In the book. Three or four other
persons were standing about. Luck had
come to Jimmy Stratton ; he could
hardly have chosen a moment when
there was less chance of Interference.
A hobgoblin of 111 fortune had chased
him Into the penitentiary out "West and
back and Into the hospital, and so on,
until all he had was his clothes, an old
JackknWe ahd that precious revolver,
but he had nailed the bird at last.
Reaching ihe teller's case, within
which four men were at work a cage
partitioned from the big room by mar
ble walls as high as a man's waist, sur
mounted by a grille of bronze and steel,
Jimmy passed several barred windows
tmtil ho came to the one over which
hung a projecting sign, "Paying Teller."
Inside the window stood (he teller, with
Ms head bent over a small box full of
colna, which he was counting. Every
body else was engaged at something.
Jimmy's great Idea was working fine.
Demand $ 5,000 Uulck!
"I want f 5,000, and I want It quick."
said Jimmy to the paying teller. The
teller did not look up. He was counting
money and had figures In his head.
"I want $5,000 and I want It quick,"
Jimmy repeated. This time the teller
heard and glanced up to see who was
kidding him. Not Infrequently friends
of paying tellers drop In who consider
it humorous to gain his attention by ask
ing for largo sums, usually In the mil
lions. He did not recognize the under
sized man with the pale face who now
confronted him. For an instant his sen
sation was one of puzzlement. Then he
comprehended that tho stranger's right
hand rested on the marble ledge outside
the window and that In that hand was
a blue-black revolver the muzzle of
which had been poked between tho bars
and was pointed at his head. For the
third time Jimmy was demanding speedy
delivery of $5,000.
Bight there tho train of Jimmy Strat
ton's thought ran off tho track. Instead
of handing over a bundle of bills without
a word, as he was supposed 'to do, the
paying teller, David Sands, who Is also
assistant secretary of the bank, dropped
otit-of sight. That left Jimmy with his
revolver pointing at nothing except a
filing cabinet back of the teller's posi
tion and thero was nothing particular
to be gained by threatening a tiling cab
inet Confusion that was coming to
the robber's programme Incrensed when
air. Sands as he dropped out of sight
behind the marble lower structure of the
cage (failed out In a voico that rang
through the bank, "Get your guns, boys."
The programme was going to smash
and Jimmy's mind was Incapable of
forming another on the spot. At the
call for guns he sank behind the marble
rf his side of tho cage- and fired two
ahots straight upward. The bullets flat
tened against the celling of the bank and
fell back as bits of lead. Then Jimmy,
summoning what was left of his wits,
ventured, to raise his right hand enough
to point the gun through the grating
enco more This tlmo it was aimed at
Samuel A. Swart, Jr., receiving teller,
who, perhaps ten feet away, from Sands
at another window, had been taking a
deposit from an cx-pollceman.
t Clerks All Poll Gnni.
"Swart, when Sands sounded
the
alarm, had whirled around and picked
up hla oar. revolver, every employee of
the bank being armud habitually. Swart
fired once at the floor to mako suro the
weapon was working, then trained It on
tho robber. Hut. after raising his head
fot an Instant i Jimmy Stratton had
ducked again, so that now all Swart
could see to shoot at was the muzzle of
Jimmy's thirty-eight. Meanwhile the
two other men In tho cage, O. Kenneth
jjayward, assistant receiving teller, and
Italph W. Klely. assistant paying teller,
had got behind tho barricade of the filing
cibtnet and also had their revolvers out
Steady for anion If they could sco a
target.
, Moreover, Mr. Sand?, as he dropped
to a crouching position out of harm's
way, had not only had tho presence of
mlrid to turn the key of his cash drawer
but had pulled his own revolver from
Ills hip pocket. So In tho teller's cage
.thero were four men ready to pepper
JJJijimy Stratton If he showed so much
M a. hair abovo the marble ledgo outsldo
the enclosure.
' gunplay from them proved to be un-
jQMsary, however. At tne rear of the
BKlBs room auro onoi uenry was g3t
v Into action.
nartitlon aralrut which Jliamv
Stratton crouched extends dowrf tho
room In a straight lino for perhaps forty
feet, then turns at a right angle to tho
left and extends to the northern sldo
wall cf tho, bank. This makes tho par
tition whoro Jimmy and tho tellers were
like tho upright lino and the extended
partition at th rear of the bank llko
tho baseline of an L. The men within
the teller's enclosure could not seo tho
robber, but tho men at tho rear of (ho
room, behind tho baseline of tho L,
could. Ono of theso men was Henry J.
Molloy, tho bond clerk.
Now everything that ban been related
was a matter of seconds In Its happen
ing. When Taylng Teller Bands
shouted, "Boys, get out your guns,"
Molloy reached automatically for hs hip
POCKet. Tiiey nave a revolver range in
tho basement of the ank, and every
man of the force knows how to handle
shooting Irons. rearing through his
bond clerk's window up toward the
Broadway end of tho bank, Molloy had
a clear vlow of tie space outside the
tenor's cage. He, saw outside the cage
a little man crouching ana nnng into
tho nlr, then sticking his revolver be
tween tho bars,, of tho cage, ready to
shoot again.
Fires Past Customer.
arolloy, aiming through his window
at the crouching form of Jimmy Strat
ton, pressed the trigger four times. Ho
could not aim accurately at Jimmy, for
between Molloy and tho robber waa a
customer of the bank. Max Lehr of 6
Alnsley Btreet, Brooklyn, who had been
standing at tho assistant paying teller's
window when the movlo started and
who had ducked and was now seeking
Fafety on his hands' and knees, crawling
away from proximity to Jimmy etrat
ton. However, Molloy, keeping In mind
that he must not kill Mr. Lchr, flrod as
well as ho could. Three of his bullets
went tho lengtli of tho bank and
through a plate glaBs window Into
Broadway. They made three neat little
holes In the glass, ono of them also
puncturing a silken War Savings
Stamps banner hung against tho win
dow on tho Inside. Ono of the bullets
penetrated a show window of a Kauf
man hat store on the other side of
Broadway. The fourth did not get out
cf tho bank and nobody knows where it
did go. Then Molloy's revolver Jammed
and was out of commission. He ran
to tho telephone to call Police Head
quarters. Central did not answer. Ho
tried another telephone, and again Cen
tral did not answer. This Is a fact of
contemporaneous Interest but really
made no difference one way or the
other, for at this point Constant N.
Bird, president of tho bank, enters the
story.
Mr. Bird had been sitting In his pri
vate offlco at tho rear of the bank.
Whether or not ho heard the paying
teller's "Get out your guns, boys," or
whether 'ho was stirred to action by tho
scuna of shooting Is not clear. Anyway,
his hand, too, went to the hip pocket,
and out from his office he strode. The
Jamming of Molloy's gun occurred at
about that moment.
Advances on Holdup.
President Bird looked up the bank
toward Broadway, and saw Jimmy Strat
ton fingering his blue black thirty-eight
Swiftly opening the gate of the enclosure
Mr. Bird walked straight toward the
robber, ten, twenty, thirty, forty feet,
with revolver aimed at Jimmy's heart,
saying "Drop your gun and hold up your
hands. ' At the command Jimmy tor
the first time looked Tn Bird's direction:
he had not turned his head toward the
rear of the bank all the time Molloy wns
hombardlntr him. Now his great banK
robbery had turned into futile plnwheels
spinning In his head. His weapon
dropped from limp Angers, his hands
rose straight up as far as no couia set
them. At the same instant Mr. Bird
reached him, grabbed him and escorted
him to the bench against the wall,
whither the unidentified woman had Just
fled to the, street alter swing iroe
through all the danger.
Meanwhile the ex-nollceman whose
deposit of money had been Interrupted
had run out Into Broadway and got
John 'Shanley, the traffic cop on post atj
the corner. Shanley, after a glance
through the window, had piungeu into
the bank. To (turn President turn ae
llverod his captive.
"What the hell. Jaclc," saia tne roDDer.
"I didn't know youse was on this post
It's a gold medal for youse. Jack, for
this. Say, when they put me away send
me a coupla dollars."
Shanley recognized the prisoner as
James Stratton. with whom he had gone
to school In Beach street when both
were boys. Stratton tried to tell him
he lived in Chicago. "You're a liar,"
said the policeman. "You live In New
York and you've been a crook all your
life. What made you try to rob this
bank?"
Stratton said he lived at ltp t-ropsey
avenue, Bath Beach, and had tried to
rob the bank because he needed money.
"Only tho boss comes out and tells
em not to glmmo any they'd a give
to me," he explained. "I wouldn't kill
anybody, and It's lucky I'm not shot
meself. I was passing the bank and
Just thought I'd go In, that's all. I'll
cop a plea and go on up and do a
stretch up the river anything they
say."
Stratton said no .one helped him with
the plot. Some-of the bank employees
thought ho entereu trXh two otncrj
strangers who took seats on a bench,
but the police believed he was working
alono and that tho fact that nobody
tried to help him proves It. One of his
stories was that he had been living at
the Antonla and attended a, dance there
on Thursday night. He said he bought
the revolver In Hammond, Ind., where
he worked a while ago. Recently he
has driven a truck hero and Its disap
pearance with a load of merchandise Is
under police Investigation.
Ho is 32 years old, has curvature of
the spine, and Is only five feet one Inch
tall. He Is not married. His picture
is in the rogues' gallery at headquar
ters. He was convicted In August, 1010,
of assaulting a policeman and sentenced
to Blackwell's Island for five months
and twenty-three days. The police say
ho evidently had had a good deal to
drink recently, but did not seem to be a
drug addict. On tho top of his head
Is a scalp wound which a surgeon had
evidently dressed not long ago. Stratton
said ho didn't recall how he came by It,
but vaguely remembered hiving been In
Bellevue.
The Manhattan Institution for 'Sav
ings, then the-Manhattan National Bank,
was the scene on October 27, 1878, of
the greatest of all bank robberies. A
gang, supposed to have been led by
Jimmy Hope, cracked the vault and took
$2,716,000 In Government bonds and
other securities. Inspector Byrnes and
his men ran down most ot the gang.
Hope served long sentences for other
offences, but would never admit he had
a hand In tho Manhattan Bank robbery.
Two years ago when Police Commls-.
.-loner Knright asked all the banks to
protect themselves moro securely by
arming all their employees tho Man
hattan Institution for Savings Was one
that did eo. In Jefferson Market Court
Stratton vtas held in $5,000 ball for
examination on Monday on a charge of
attempted robbery and felonious asault.
Admits SjnnncKtae Theftn.
Bronx dtectlves said yesterday tf.ry
had cleared up the theft of silverware
and prayer shawls from the Hebrew
Zlon Institute, a synagogue at 1342 Stcb
blns avenue, with tho arrest of' Joseph
Schwartz, 41, of 3806 Third avenue.
Counsel for Schwartz said his client al
ready had pleaded guilty In Special Sea
sons to a theft of a Bllver pointer and
some shawls from a synagogue In
Hughe avenue, Tho Bronx, and that
wntenc had been deferred. Schwartz
was nia tn ii,c(i. vau lor wo Grand
jury. J
30YEARSARECLDSE
GRIEVING FOR BRIDE
S. E. Haslott Dies in Brooklyn
Homo "Where" She Wns
Burned to Death.
INCOME 950,000 I A. YEAR
Mystery Shrouded Houso and
Life of Once Leader
in Society.
Samuel E. Haslett, Brooklyn's "Man
of Mystery," died yesterday morning In
his home, 1J8 Itemson sttcct He was
84 yearn old last Sunday. Despite hla
riches hla Income was more than $50,
000 a vear he lived a life of seclusion.
a llfo that ho choso for himself after.
his bride wns burned to death uiirty
years ago. Ho died, Incidentally, In the
same house In which sho passed away,
Samuel E. Haslett was tho son of Dr.
John Haslett, once president of the
Brooklyn City Hospital and a popular
and leading flguro In the Brooklyn life
of a past generation. Tho old Haslett
homestead was on Columbia Heights at
Clinton and Joralemon streets, and many
men and women prominent In Brook
lyn's history passed through Its gates
and enjoyed Its hospitality.
In 1801 Samuel E. Haslett married
Miss Elizabeth M. Thorno. whoso father.
Dr. Sutherland Thome, was president of
the Brooklyn Board of Education. Dur
ing tho same year, white the young wife
was engaged In household duties In her
home, 138 Remsen street, varnishing
fluid which sho was using exploded. She
died of burns.
This changed the courso of young
Haslett's life. Ho withdrew from social
life and gradually became a recluse.
Ono by ono his servants left him. His
father was dead and the son boarded up
the old mansion. Dust and silence, set
tled over it. It became an object of
awo and whispers to passersby. Gossip
had It that the old homestead was filled
with costly furniture and art treasures.
It acquired the name of "Houso of
Romance." Thero was a little garden
on the Joralemon street side. This
nlono received attention. Each summer
a gardener appeared vand gave Its,
Sowers careful attention. It was hlB
father's house and for that reason the
recluse would never sell It. He would
hold up a quarter
"Gentlemen," he would say, "so long
as I have that much money the house
will never be Bold."
Seven years ago the curtain that con
cealed the solitary life of the old man
was torn away and ho was ruthlessly
exposed to the public view. Charges
were made at that time that outsiders
were seeklngV to obtain a power of at
torney from Haslett and a will disposing
of. his property. The charges were not
proved. Soon after, however, the
Supreme Court appointed a committee
of his person and property, thereby pro
tecting his estate and attending to his
personal comfort, which ho himself had
neglected,
So in 1918 the Packer Collegiate In
stitute, next door, acquired tho home
stead. The landmark was torn down
and tho grounds are now being mado
part of the Packer campus.
During his last few years, the recluse
rarely left the houso at 138 Remsen
street He suffered a stroke of apoplexy
last Saturday. His estate Is valued at
about $1,000,000. His nearest relatives
are cousins.
HUMBLE POTATO NOW
ALSO GOES A-SOARING
V
Dealers Predict Wholesale
Price of $10 a Barrel.
Within two weeks potatoes will com
mand $10 a barrel, according to a pre
diction made yesterday by Manhattan
produce dealera The possibility of even
higher figures was admitted, although
much depends upon weather conditions.
Prices of Long Island potatoes were
raised 50 cents a, barrel yesterday, the
wholesale quotation going from $7.50 to
$8. A month ago the same potatoes
were Eold for $5.75 to $6.25. Coincident
with the Increase in the price of the
Long Island tubers Maine and State po
tatoes Jumped from $6.75 and $7.25 to
$7.10 and $8 a barrel.
Blight, which attacked the second
crop, destroying some of tho growing
plants and Impairing the quality of
others, Is said to be responsible for the
existing shortage, which Is expected to
grow more acute as the winter pro
gresses. Thero Is little likelihood of re
duced prices, according to dealers, until
early potatoes start arriving In largo
quantities from Florida In the spring.
MARJORIE BLAINE
ASKS SEPARATION
Demands $250 a Week Ali
mony From Jonas S. Scheff.
Mrs. Minnie Scheff, who as Marjorle
Blaine is authoross of "The Unknown
Woman" and other plays, filed suit
yesterday for separation from Jonas S.
Scheff. She demands $260 a week ali
mony, stating that her husband Is pres
ident and treasurer of J. S. Scheff &
Co., silk and satin textile manufacturers,
arid receives a large Income.
In speaking of her own attainments,
Mrs. Scheff mentions tho fast that she
has "taken courses In literature, rhet
oric, psychology. Journalism and philos
ophy at Columbia Unlverstly, and ex
tension courses at the College of the
City of New York and at New York
University and a course In Hebrew In
the Hebrew Theological Seminary."
Mrs. Scheff lives In 78 West Eleventh
street She charges her husband with
using abusive language In her presence
and with having tendered an "unfair
and jmreasonable" offer of settlement
of their differences.
RUMELY ASKS ACTION.
Complain of Delay In Trial
of
Cam Against Him.
Dr. Edward A. Rumely, formerly
owner of tho Evening Mail, complained
yesterday at the delay of tho Govern
ment In bringing Its case against him
to trial. The Evening Hall was taken
out of Dr. Rumely's control July 8, 1918,
when It was alleged the paper had been
purchased by Dr. Rumely on behalf of
German Interests. He Is charged with
trading with the enemy.
Dr. Rumely said he had been notified
the case was to be tried at Washington
this month, and he had leased a house
there, notified witnesses, and arranged
for counsel. Now ho Is toldtlio place
of tho trial has been changed. Dr.
Rumely wanted to know why he had
been caused a futile delay of a year,
with his earnings cut off and his property
destroyed. He said he wns facing ruin
becauso of the delay and tho shift of
venue.
"The most I ever asked was for my
day In court" Jr. Rumely said. "Now
I demand Immediate trial."
It was said at tho offices of the United
States District Attorney yesterday that
Dr. Rumely's deslro for an early trial
would be satisfied. Monday has been
set as tho day for Dr. numely to aj-
pear before Judge A. N. Hand In tho
Federal court for a pleading on
latbe la.
aieuneni auui nun.
AIR MAIL SERVICE
NOT TO BE DROPPED
La Guardia Explains Cutting
Off of Appropriation.
Tho action of tho House ot Repre
sentatives In cutting out appropriations
for air mall service Is not designed to
kill aerial transportation of mall, but
to bring about a separato air servlco
department to handlo all aerial activities
of tho Government, Major P. H, La
Guardia, President of the Board of
Aldermen, said yesterday,
Mr, La Guardia, who was during tho
"war an Army Air Servlco officer and
was formerly a Representative, said that
the action of tho Houso wAs In keeping
with Its recent pdllcy to stop wasto
and graft In aviation appropriations.
"It means simply that tho ring of
War Department real estate mongers
and tho dry land snap Job officers of
tho Navy Department and tho politicians
of tho Post Ofllco Department is bound
to be broken," he said. "Tho House Is
determined not to appropriate more
money for the flvo separate air services
now In existence, each overlapping tho
other and each endeavoring to establish
a record for wasto and no accomplish
ment "As soon as tho separato air service
Is established I know that thero are
complete plans all ready for the estab
lishment of a comprehensive, useful
nerlal postal service nil through the
United States, that every machine will
be utilized1 and every aviator engaged
In useful sorvlccs whllo putting In his
tlmo to obtain tho necessary experience.
Once we get started we will proceed
rapidly.'1
SOPHIE SPORTS FINE
BUS WITH $90 TIPS
Waitress in Traffic Court
' Says She Earns 'Em.
One of tho first Investments of Sophie
Hodosky, 26, after her employment as
a waitress In a Lenox avenue restaurant
waa a $4,500 automobile. Sophlo had
been having a fine tlmo with the car
and until yesterday neglected to follow
the custom of tho embryonic driver and
smash traffic regulations. At Lexing
ton ftVftalM nnrl 12ftfh ntftuit l.n.i,A
sho spoiled her luck and mado an Im
proper turn, witn the eye of a traffic
cop full upon her.! Sho was taken to
court, found guilty and fined $2.
"Being a waitress seems to be a
profitable sort of business," Magistrate
House remarked during tho examina
tion, after the arresting officer had
testified that Sophlo had been touring In
a "swell looking bus."
"I'm only paid $12 a week," Sophie
snapped.
"Hard lucfi," said the Magistrate. "Ii
that all you make?"
"Well, the tips come to about $80 or
$90," said the waitress.
"What do VOU mean, dav or vear?"
demanded Magistrate House.
' t-lghty a week!" screamed Sophie.
"Don't you think I earn it?"
"I don't think anything about It," said
dismissing tho defendant. Sophie paused
mils eiiuugu on ner way oacK to ner
$4,560 car to pick a $2 bill off a roll
and slap it Into the hands of the court
clerk In payment of her fine.
FREIGHTER ASHORE
OFF FIRE ISLAND
Lakeville Declared to Be Out
of Danger.
The National Shipping Corporation
freighter Lakeville went ashore" oft Jones
Inlet, Fire Island, In tho snowstorm last
night and for a whllo was seriously en-dangered-by
tho high winds. Soon after
7 o'clock Capt Hassell sent out a triple
"S O S" and tho message, "Ashoro off
Jonos Inlet' at Fire Island. Require
Immediate assistance."
A revenuo cutter and a couple of
wrecking tugs put out from Tompklns
vllle, and when tho wind subsided later
In the evening the vessel was declared
to be out of danger. Her position was
eo far off shore that the coast guards
could not see. her, although messages
were picked up at the Point Lookout
and Short Beach stations.
The Lakeville was bound from Port
land, Me., for Norfolk. Vn. It is be
lieved that tho captain had attempted
to seek shelter In New York harbor dur
ing the storm. Tho Lakeville was built
for the United States Shipping Board
and' Is of 2.000 tons gross. She left
Portland Wednesday.
Tho British steamship Grange Park
went ashoro last month within a few
hundred feet of tho spot on which tho
Lakeville struck. The section Is called
the "marine graveyard."
RED CROSS AID AT
THIRD ALARM FIRE
Disaster Squad Will Respond
' With Hot Food.
The American Red- Cross last night at
midnight was added to tho city's emer
gency force. When fires of such Im
portance as to rcqulro a second or third
alarm for apparatus occur a signal ot
eighteen taps will, with the second
alarm, bo sounded for the Red Cross
disaster division. Two Red Cross auto
mobiles will respond, one carrying hoi
soup, coffee, sandwiches and similar
articles and tho other wearing apparel
of all sorts for possible uso by tho res
cued and firemen.
The signal "eighteen" served for flrer
on Governors Island during tho war,
but with the signing of the armistice the
call was cancelled. The disaster divi
sion of tho Red Cross has headquarters
at 44 East Twenty-third street The
announcement of tho new arrangement
was made by John Kenlon, flro chief,
and Robert H. Malnzer, an honorary
deputy.
BONUS AT BROWNING, KINO.
1020 System for Employee Is
Based on Troflts.
S. E. Mllllngton, manager of tho
Browning, King & Co. store. 16 Cooper
Square, has announced tho Introduction
In that store of a bonus system for 1920
which offers many Innovations. The
bonus will constitute a certain per
centage of tho store's profit for tho
year, and the actual sum received by
each employee In addition to his salary
will accordingly Increase In proportion
to tho profit of tho store as a whole.
The tendency will be, It is believed, not
only to encourage greater courtesy to
the customers and a higher percentage
Of sales, but also moro caro In the
handling ot stocks with a view to cut
ting down waste and javlng expense.
Mr. Mllllngton will receive tho bonus as '
a personal gift from tho management
and wilt then distribute It among the
employees In proportion to their salary.
o tonuses will bo given to employees
who have been with tho firm less than ,
a year. 1
A committee of employees has also
been appointed to consider employees'
welfaro and mako recommendations In
caso of discharges.
New Grace Line.
Tub Son stated yesterday that W. It
Grace & Co. will inaugurate a fort
nightly passenger service to the west
coast of Africa. This Is an error. The
ssrvlce is to be established to the west
coast pf eouta America.
JOHN WANAMAKER .
Broadway at Ninth, New
Good morning!
This is January 17 !
The weather today prob
ably will be snow.
Now the winter
day lengthens
and the cold
strengthens
Old Boreas as yet Is the only
active street sweeper in this
City. Most assuredly, accord
ing: to the opinion of rnany of
our excellent Doctors, our
sicknesses are multiplied by the
clouds of dust blown into the
lungs and homes of men and
women and children. No won'
der that hospitals are over
crowded these days with pa
tients. Filthy streeto affect the
prosperity of the city in many
ways.
By the use of vacuum
cleaners and a large force of
men, every morning finds this
big storehouse "as clean as a
new pin." '
Signed
' ' January 17, 192c
Silk Packet
Sale
This Half-Yearly adjust
ment of our stocks offers
more than 10,000 yards
(lengths) of our $2 to
$18.50 silks at the rate of
$1.35 to $13.50 yard. In
cluded are plain and fancy
silks, black and colors,
hundreds of styles, weaves
and. qualities.
Main floor, Old Building.
Fur Scarfs
One-half less
Were Now
6 natural gray fox $22.50 $11.25
2 natural gray fox 16.50 8.25
9 dyed opossum 15.75 7.50
9 natural raccoon 16.50 8.25
2 natural raccoon 18.00 9.00
25 black and taupe coney. . 8.50 4.25
50 black and taupe coney.. 13.50 6.75
30 black and taupe coney. 16.50 8.25
8 dyed ikunk 32.00 16.00
3 dyed skunk 48.00 24.00
8 taupe nutria 30.00 15.00-
3 taupe nutria 45.00 22.51
2 seal-dyed coney 36.50 18.25
Muffs at hall
Were Now
5 gray fox . $2330 $11.75
4 Japanese fux 58.00 29.00
9 dyed opossum 15.75 7.50
1 ermine 40.00 20.00
2 mole 44.00 22.00
1 mole 65.00 32.50
I mole... 115.00 5750
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Scarfs and Muffs,
one-third less
Were Now
1 Hudson Bay sable
scarf $1,500.00 $1,000,00
1 minkcape 425.00 300.00
3 kolinsky scarfs 75.00 50.00
3 kolinsky scarfs 50.00 32.00
5 mink collars 25.00 15.00
3 kolinsky scarfs... . 19.50 12.50
30 dyed skunk collars.. 18.75 12.50
I raccoon scarf 58.00 38.00
L raccoon scarfs.. ..38.00 25.00
5 Patagonian fox scarfs 12.50 8.00
4 Patagonian fox muffs 15.00 10.00
10 Hudson stal (dyed
muskrat muffs. .. 28.00 18.50
Second floor, Old Building.
New Skirts that
are Particularly
Smart
It would seem a difficult
thing for the designers to
achieve new striped plaid
and checked wool and
tweed skirts in this tremen
dous season of various and
largely assorted smart ma
terialsbut it has been
done and at the moderate
prices of $12.50 to $37.50.
Emphatically successful arc
tho new fabrics, the washable
Viyella flounces in light sports
colors striped, the new dark
stripes for immediate wear, in
browns, and preens, midnight
blue and Copenhagen blue, blue
and beige and other combina
tions with large plaids and in
visible over stripes and small
checks.
Besides, there arc hand
woven Scotch tweeds and Amer
ican homespun in lovely
"earthy" colors, -suitable for
sport wear.
In fine knife plaited and box
plaited models made to show
the plaids and stripes cleverly
and to advantage.'
Now Baronet satin skirts for
Southern sporU wear are $18.76
in white, flesh color, rose, and
jado green.
Second floor. Old Building.
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because we are ready, because the public is ready because, with these extra
days, we can handle it more economically, give better service to our customers.,
More than a million dollars of GOOD home fur
niture at a saving of 10 to 33 per cent.
In spite of the furniture shortage (with no relief in sight)
YOU may choose now, and have your purchase delivered at once. Or, if
you prefer, we shall be glad to extend to you the courtesy of setting
aside the furniture you select until after February 1st.
Every piece of furniture bears a February Sale tag, on which is written
the regular price and the February price, so th'at you may know at once, and
definitely, just how good your investment is going to be.
EVERY PIECE of home furniture (excepting only that in Les Galeries
Belmaison and Au Quatrieme) is in the February Sale at a reduction in
price. This is in accordance with the custom governing our February Sale.
Last day of
the PINK and
WHITE Sale
Pink
Silk Lingerie new
shipment
BODICES, $1.35 to $1.95
crepe de chine, washable satin;
tailored and lace-trimmed mod
el, ribbon strap or built up
shoulder.
CHEMISES at $3.85 5
styles; kindergarten stitchery
trims two pretty creptf de chine
tailored styles; two are trim
med with creamy lace; the other
is a washable satin tailored
model.
WASHABLE SATIN
BLOOMERS, $2.95, $3.85.
Crepe de Chine Night
gowns At $6.95i a tailored model.
At $7.50, a lace-trimmed model
with a little' sleeve. At $8.75,
a lace-trimmed sleeveless model.
White Cotton Lingerie
At $1.35 to ,$3.85 a large
and varied assortment of night
gowns, envelope chemises jnd
petticoats. Made with great
care. Lace and embroidery
trimmed; tailored styles; novel
ties. New Shipment of
French Blouses at $10.75
Samples of Paris designs.
Only one of a kind. Would ordi
narily sell for from $16.50 to'
$20.
Lovely sheer, fine batiste,
voiles and nets, made with all
the clever, charm that tho
French have at their command.
Of course, entirely hand-made.
Some are embroidered, some
trimmed with' real filet lace;
many are hemstitched. Most; of
the blouses are put together
with pretty entre deux or little
hand-rolled seams.
Several are. finished with an
attractive little touch of color.
In the Imported Shops.
Frilly Petticoats,
$7.95 and $9.75
Satins and taffetas, new for
the last day of the sale.
The loveliest colors ever seen
changeable radium taffeta,
gold and rose, blue, light blue,
a wonderful array of colors.
And a lovely quality, such as
one enjoys wearing. Some are
finished in severely tailored
ways, others have pretty little
ruffles.
Much-desired Girls'
Guimpes, $2.50
Just as demure and cunning
as they can be. Quaint collars
and clever little turn-back cuffs,
edged with knife-pleated frills.
One is all white; the other style
has little cross barred colored
cuffs and collar. Good to wear
as little blouses, too. Sizes G
lo 18 years.
Petticoats for Girls
Good practical ones for "Miss
14 to 18."
Sateens, $1.50. All-over
flowered pcrcalinc, $2.50.
Girls' inexpensive
Bloomers
$1.35 mado of cither black
or whito sateen. Gathered
clastic tops and at the knees.
Girls' corduroy Bathrobes,
$5.25
Narrow wale corduroy, nicely
made, neat and trim. Comes in
rose or Copenhagen blue. Sizes
M to 18.
All on the
Third floor, Old Building.
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$4 Corsets for $2.45
Pink. One of coutil. One
of silk figured brocade. One
quite heavy, tho other lighter
in weight.
Main Aisle, Old Building.
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In addition are several special purchases. One
alone involves almost half a million dollars of furni
ture, bought for cash on a very advantageous basis,
the benefits of which go to those who buy iri this
sale.
You will find here furniture for every room in
a variety of styles and woods, the largest retail
stocks available, at prices that make the sale an op
portunity which has no parallel today.
Fifth and Sixth Galleries, New Building.
A Set of Old English
Rockingham China
Au Quatrieme
In the collection .of old china now Au Quatrieme is this
sot of English Rockingham of unusual fineness. There
are thirty-two pieces still intact in this set; the large
pieces, tea-pot, sugar-bowl, cream-pitcher, and two cake
plates are still intact, an unusual thing ir. a set as old as
this.
There are also nine tea-cups and saucers, six coffee
cups and one matching saucer and one plate. In the
characteristic glaze of this ware, colored a lovely soft
blue on a cream ground and traced delicately with gold.
Price $350 the set.
Fourth floor, Old Building.
Boys' Overcoats and Suits
Winter Sale
350 SUITS
Grade Now
100... $20 to $28 $16.75
150. . .$30 to $35 21.50
100. .-.$40 to $45 .28.50
Sizes 7 to 18 years
Motoring tJMEB
reduced
$85 and $95 all the season
WANAMAKER
quality, regular stocks, m im
ported and domestic fabrics
and a variety of models, sizes
36 to 44.
Burlington Arcade floor, New Building.
400 prs. Men's Gloves, $1.85
Tan capeskin a few gray capeskin un
lined, outseam sewn, self back, a special pur
chase of seconds of $2.50 and $3 grades.
WOOL GLOVES, $1.15 pair 240 pairs of olive
drab gloves and 300 pairs of gray mittens ; of scratch
wool with heavy ribbed wrist; warm and serviceable.
They were $1.50 pair.
Burlington Arcade floor, New Building.
Men's $1.25 Socks, 85c a pr.
3,000 pairs of fine cashmere or cotton and
wool socks; light or heavy weight; black, ox
ford, white, gray, khaki. All sizes in the lot
but not every size in each shade.
Burlington Arcade floor, New Building.
Store hours Q to 5
time - ""
400 OVERCOATS
Grade Now
200... $20 to $25 $16.75.
100... $28 to $32 19.75
100... $35 to $38 24.75
, Sizes 3 to 9 years
Second floor, Old Building.
Motor Shop!
TODAY
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