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ii.j.J. , t f 1 7 I .A 24 f THE SUN, TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1920. MAETERLINCK FISTS - FLY IN PANTOMIME T$ot Shows Skill as Boxer in It. Imaginary Itout With 1 Friend. AS PACED CABPENTIER Willing to lot European . , Champion Take On Mon-- ; sicur Dcmpsoy. ; A laree group of reportera had aastm-tile- d In Henry Russell's apacloua drawing room anil hod for more than thirty themselves to an earnest (uid well organized but now wholly sful attempt to And out Just what 11 to become of Maurtco Maeterlinck's lecture tour. For thirty minutes Mr. Russell had been holding forth upon the forensic and 4 Unrulstlc woes of his friend, the poet, and about the only person who remained calm and seemingly careless of what the future of thoflecture tour Is to be was answered. Mieterllnck himself, stood nearby It expected thot his will set. suit colored flannels that would have driven Beau Ntish Into raptures. Finally Mr. Russell, by a neat bit of footwork, cleared the broad ofy a brown bear akin that ornaments the drawing room floor and fetched up In front of tno author of \The Bluo nirtV' with his left hand extended and his right against his heart. Without further ado Maeterlinck squared off. He stabbed the alf with his left fist and drew his right MCK tor emergencies. Mr. Itussell but the Belgian mystic began to Una snappy left hooks upon the spot where but a few Beconds before Mr, Russell's Jaw was working. The poet followed his lefts with a couple of wind rnHl rights that made Gunboat Smith's nopr to noor wallops ana FranK jioran a . . . Aiary Ann gyrations reeoie. .The poet watted a moment for his Imaginary foe to arise and then nlttt Jeasly landed with a mean uppercut that sent his invisible foe against the rope. Evidently the referee was holding the victorious Maeterlinck back, for the Bel fflan danced about awaiting tho oppor tunity to land the knockout. The coup i& grace came the next moment, The poet shot his right through the air, and It\ landed upon the unseen chin of his hatpless opponent, and the fight was over. Han Iloxed Carpentler. Four times,\ panted Maeterlinck, have I boxed with Carpentler.. and I tell you ha Is a splendid athlete. I am. not a good boxer, but I should like to v be. I am not young. I concede to M. Carpentler his right to the champlonstiip SAt once Maeterlinck's mysticism. the Wonders of odlo the legality' of Jits contract with James B, Pond, who Is still his booking the message or the blue bird and new proofs of Immor tality went the way of the poet's oho. netlc English, and someone suggested mat ne seen a with Jack Dempsey, \But I have not the time,'' sighed araeterllnck, \and I do not know Mon. sleur what Is his name? Ah, yes, Dempsey Monsieur Dempsey. Just who - Monsieur Dempsey? Have J met iumt And the poet turned to Mr. Itussell for enlightenment. \Ah so,\ he continued when told of the great renown of Dempsey. . \Per haps It Is as well to let Carpentler box wan m. uempsey. Then while the poet composed himself Mr- - Russell went on to say that Maeter linck s lecture In Carnegie Hall night vould be delivered In French and afterward read In English : that Mr. Pond could like It or not. but such would be. the nature of Maeterlinck's lectures wherever he spoke In this country and that Mr. Maeterlinck had retained the liw firm cf Stanchfleld A Levy for no mora dennlle purpose than' to be ready top anything legal that may eventuate, and that It was now up to Mr. Pond to CO ahead with the lecture tour. \I shall never leave the master's Bide while he Is In America,\ said Mr. Rus. sell. \I shall not leave his side when he leaves America, for I shall go with him. I have no financial Interest In this tour; my sole interest is in the master Maeterlinck.\ Poet Issues Statement, ; Maeterlinck then Issued the following statement : \Already ! have had my patience tried and have endured much In order merely tP;have peace. Only would I say that I was persuaded against my will to at- tempt a lecture In ydur language, which I, know only aa a reader and a transla- tor of Shakespeare. I did not and would not have signed any contract which obliged me to lecture In English. Yield, lng to the continual persuasion of my manager, and though not obligated to do so, I made the attempt, and except for the torture which I Inflicted upon a pa- tient audience I am only the more keen to master the spoken English tonue, which I have long known and admired. , \I shall certainly continue my lectures In America, as I have a message to de- liver to your people. My plan Is to speak In. French, and' In case all do not under- stand the purport of my words will be given In English.\ r Mr. Pond, the unhappy promoter of ths lecture tour, admitted that tho con. .tract signed by Maeterlinck June 30, Wl9, did not specify that the poet Should lecture In English: that no lan- guage was specified. He said, howeter, mat mere was a tacit agreement that English would be the medium which tho new proofs of immortality would be Imparted to the American pub- lic. And Mr. Russell forgets that he re- ceives 6 per cent, of the net proceeds of the lectures,\ said Mr, Pond. \I have letters from Mr. Maeterlinck that will prove that he agreed to speak In English. However, It looks now as though he'd not have to speak at all. To-da- y I have received cancellations from Toledo, Baltimore. Ann Arbor, \Philadelphia. Pittsburg and other cities. returning money for tickets pur- chased for the Wednesday night lec- ture In Carnegie Hall and In Brooklyn ext week. I sold the lectures with the understanding that they'd be delivered In' English. ' '\I want to say tliat It Is a fine state of affairs that when I, of Mr. Maeterlinck's lecture tour, desire to see XHy principal I am referred to his law- yers atanchfleld & Levy. Do they think I am trying to steal his watch? My anbney brought htm here and brought Wme. Maeterlinck here. But I am per- mitted to see neither of them after they Jet;here. There'll be a mighty poor house ort Wednesday night Everybody wants big money back. Had I not been given understand that Mr. Maeterlinck XOuId make good his to lecture jn. English I would have made other ar- rangements and advertised differently. '\\Of course If the affair lamtn n. .11 i 'effort we shall havs to light It out there. ' naturally 1 am going to protect my own Interests, Maeterlinck Is the highest paid lecturer to tour this country In re. cnt. yeara.\ Yesterday afternoon the poet visited the headquarters of the Blue Bird For BJjpince campaign, (17 Fifth avenue. COURT REPRIMANDS DETZER PROSECUTOR Judge Advocate Warned to Forego Undignified Phrases. Tlio general court-marti- which li trylnit Capt, Karl W. Detier at Gov ernor's Island for cruelty to prisoners at 1 Mans, France, yesterday reprimanded Major\ William P. Kelly, the Judge and warned him to eliminate questions and phrased considered often- - stvo nnd Inconsistent with the dignity of the court. In connection with his attempted ar- rest of Private Fred Yates, who ,Capt, Detzer asserts fired several shots at him, Major Kelly asked t \Isn't It truo you wore so ecared you Imagined he pulled a gun on you?'' There was a siqrm of protest and the court was despite tho announce ment by Major Kelly that ho would withdraw too question. When tin pub- lic was again admitted the following statement was made; 'The court desires that the examina tion of witnesses by the Judge advocate be conducted In a calm and decorous manner, consistent with the dignity cf Mils court,\ Capt. Detzer testified that he be llcved an attempt was, being made to frame him. \Is It being mado by tho Judge ad vocate's department?\ asked Major Kelly. I ll mako no statement to this court which 1 cannot prove,\ Capt, Detzer who \on continue through In, a of cream head seem effluvia, bout through manager promise cleared, CITES CARNEGIE ON Schwab Tells Iiubbcr Associa- tion Diners Economy Is. Fundamental Basis. EDGE ADVOCATES BUDGET Jersey Senator Scores Adminis tration for Failure in Man- agement of Railways. Pleas for economy, both In Govern ment administration and In private busi- ness, were made by United States Sena- tor Walter E. Edge of New Jersey nnd Charles M. Schwab, chairman of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, at the twentieth annual dinner of the Rubber Association of America at the Waldorf-Astori- a last night. More than 1.20U members of the association and their guests were present. Mr. Schwab, who was Introduced by Homer E. Sawyer, president of the as sociation, as \the Theodore Roosevelt of our Industrial life,\ said that economy was the fundamental basis of business success. He recalled that Mr. Carnegie was Invariably more Interested In econ omy of operation than In the absolute amount of profits, and continued: \we must establish uor Industry on a basts that It will permanently endure no mat- ter what the conditio. Oreat profits may mean only exceptionally favorable conditions, and these will pass away, but If n proper economy of operation Is once established In any business you may rest content that It will survive unfavorable conditions.\ In discussing the American merchant marine, Mr. Schwab said: \We may have all the ships In the world nnd yet not have a merchant marine unites we have the soul and spirit of such an or- ganization. Congress ehiw at the term subsidy, but we will never have a mer- chant marine worthy of the namr. unless legislation Is paesed which will allow private corporations to operate it. If It Is to bo. for tha benefit of the whole na- tion, then the whole nation must help to support It\ The excess cost of the mer- chant marine should be written off as a necessary war expenditure, he F.ild. Senator Edge cited the six and one-ha- lf billions deficit In the Government's management of the country's railways as proof that the Government hat slfbwn a total Incapacity to conduct Its own business, largely the result, he declared, of a division of responsibility and the lack of a common sense budget system. He declared that the function of a Gov- ernment Is not to run business ,but to cooperate In helping It. Lieut. Gen. Robert Lee Huliaro. com manding the Department of tho East was the last speaker. He urged the necessity for keeping In touch with the lesser human elements of an organiza tion as measurably Increasing efficiency, RUNAWAY HOSTETTER BRIDE IS FORGIVEN Wife of Yale Undergraduate Will Return Home. Parental forgiveness has been granted Miss Miriam Virginia Hostetter. \daugh- ter of D. Herbert Hostetter, Pltteburg and New Tork millionaire, who eloped Saturday from her father's home In Pittsburg to Toledo and married Mal colm K. Smith of Hartford, Conn., a Tale undergraduate. The Hostetter family objected to the match only because of the age of both parties, according to the families of the bride's brothers. D. Hrbert. Jr.. and Frederick Hostetter of this city, but the objection was to strong that th bride was obliged to take matters Into her own hands. Miss Hostetter, who Is only 18 years old, had told friends that because her father opposed her early marriage to Mr. Smith she might elope at any time. Mrs. Smith met her husband two years ago In New London, Conn. Mr. Smith visited the Hostetters's summer home at Beverly, Mass.. despite Mr. Hostet- - ter's objection. Mrs. Smith made her debut In Pittsburg society not long ago and was extensively entertained. Telegrams received here from the run- aways In Toledo say they are returning to Pittsburg 1,400 N DINERS. Large Attendance Hxpected I.enBue Banquet Thursday. The Women's Commit- tee for the League of Nations expect that for Its dinner to be held Thursday evening In the Hotel Commodore more than fourteen hundred men and women will attend honorary man or me Non-rartls- Com. mlttee. $800,000 BONDS IN FIVE ALCOHOL CASES Moil Hold Horn IlpHnvPfl to JJQ.. TI,e lwo P,at00l ytem In the Klro Department will ba oxtended to-d- to leaders of \Death\ Wilis- - hoy Ring1. ONE MAKES CONFESSION Tells of Siphoning Off 25 Bar rels of Alcohol and Substi luting' Water. Alleged to be the principals of tho \poison whiskey ring\ and responsible for tho salo of doctored wood nlcohol which caused more than 100 deaths and many cases of blindness and paralysis throughout Massachusetts and the Con ncctlcut Valley during Christmas week, five men were arraigned yesterday bo fore United States Commissioner Itelf Schneider In Brooklyn on c'harccs of vlo. luting the Wartime Prohibition act and each held In 1100.000 ball. United States Attorney Ross asked for the high ball, explaining that he understood the men later would be token to Massachusetts and there tried on charges of murder or manslaughter, He had been In communication with Justice Alkon of the Superior tourt or Massachusetts and had been Informed that an nppeal had been mado ror a srcclal Grand Jury to art upon the wood alcohol deaths In that State. Caff airalnst mon who are alleged to have dealt In wood alcohol Bupplled by those arraigned yesterday nre pending In the courts of Ohlcopee, Holyoke nnd ruuncid. Thoso held In ball unprecedented In such cases are William H. Woller. Jr., Si, garage proprietor nnd printer, nt nvenue and Sixth street Brook- lyn: Co.ilmo d'Ambroslo, 3\ chauffeur, of 362 Carroll street; John Romnnelll, Brooklyn undertaker: Samuel K. Enlee by, druggist, and the tatter's brother- - Edward O. Ware, who have been under arrest for some time. Their ex. amlnatlon was set for On Saturday Revenue Agents Harold B. Dobbs and John Cronln wont to KIs- - kat, N. Y., nccompanled by Detective Michael Batoo and In n lonely farm house found D'Ambroslo In hiding. He Is said to have made a complete con- fession of his connection with the poison whiskey and to have given Information which led to the arrert of Woller, an American clllien of German descent, In his printing office. D Ambroilo said that on December 10 ho rocelved an from Woller to proceed with his motor truck to Pier 15 In the North River and there get ten large iron urums, eacn containing juu gallons of wood alcohol. These were to be placed In Woller's garago until such times as a boat was ready to take them to England. While the drums were stored there, he said, he siphoned some of It off and had It analyzed by Saleeby, who pronounced It to be alcohol of the highest proof and worth about 112,000 On learning this, he said, he filled twenty-fiv- e barrels with tho fluid and replaced what had drawn from the drums with water. On December 23 an order came from the owners of the drums to take them to Pier 45 In the North River, where they were p'ssced In tho hold of the steamship Plegunna, bound for England. The vessel Is due nt Its destination on January 13. Federal officials are confident that through Woller and D'Ambroslo they will connect the others. Including Car- man of 111 Mott street, Manhattan, as well as the Massachu- setts and Connecticut agents, with the 6ale of tho death dealing whiskey. TOO MANY INDICTED, JUDGES TELL JURORS Some Cases Found to Date Back Two or Three Years. Three of tho Judges presiding In Gen eral Sessions yesterday called attention at different periods to useless Indict- ments and the arraigning of Individuals who should not nave occn charged with a crime brought about by overzealous-nes- s onVthe part of Grand Juries.' In the morning Judgo Charles C. Nott told the January Grand Jurors that tho In- dictment of a citizen places a stigma on his character which Is hard to eradi cate even when tho person accused proves his Innocence. \Have the courage to refuse to Indict when you do not believe the evldenco would Justify a conviction,\ ho warned the Jurors. Judge John F. Mclntyre, presiding In Part IV., had 104 cases on his calendar. He set dates for trial In each case and told Assistant District Attorneys Will- iam McQuald and Lewis Abrams \that many of the Indictments should never have been filed because It was a waste of public time and money.\ Judgo James T. Malone, on looking over his calendar, found some cases dat- ing back two and three years. Several attorneys asked for adjournments, but Judgo Malone demurred. \I shall not adjourn the cases, hut bring them to trial rapidly,\ he said. \Every defend ant Is entitled to his day In court and many of these defendant-- ! have been waiting long enough without any further delays.\ ATLANTIC FLEET GOES SOUTH W Manoeuvres Will Be Held on West Indies Cruise. All units of the Atlantic Fleet now In theso waters will leave on the nnnual cruise to the West Indies morning. The superdreadnought Penn- sylvania, flagship of Admiral Henry B. Wltoon, commanding the fleet, nnd the Arizona, both of which have been here for several months, will meet the other vessels of the battleship force, the Okla'-hom- a, 'Nevada, Florida, Utah and Dela- - ! ware off the Virginia Capes Tnursday morning and proceed to Guantanamo. The train, consisting of tho fuel, repair and supply ships and the destroyer divi- sions, wilt follow and the entire fleet will execute the usual mancevres and conduct target practice. Tho North Dakota, which has been on a cruise In the Mediterranean, will Join the fleet In Cuban waters. At the con- clusion of the winter manoeuvres, various unit nf the fleet Will Visit Trlnlilnrt Tlnr. nt , badoes, the Bahamas ar.d the Canal Zone. CITY BUS DRIVERS IN JAIL. Failed in Halt Eight Feet From Brooklyn Surface Cars. Similar dinners will bo Three drivers operating buses of tho riven on the same evening In fVin- - . 1.1 i . i n- - ,., chair women's Chief Fourth order vwst mvprw TWO PLATOON FIRE SYSTEM EXTENDED Beginning To-da- y It Governs 164 Companies. flvo additional battalions, making 164 companies In all that will be using tho system. Klro Commissioner Thomas J, Drcn-- 1 inn said yesterday that tho new order platoon will go on duty at ! A. M, nnd morning. The five battalions Included In the system nre the eleventh nnd six- teenth In Manhattan, tho thirty-eight- h nnd forty-fir- st In Brooklyn and tho forty-sevont- h In Queens. Under the two platoon system ono platoon wll lgo on duty at 0 A. M. nnd ' come off at 6 P. M., when tho night1 platoon will go on until 9 A. M. After every sixth day the platoonH will shift, the day platoon being off for twenty-fo- ur hours nnd then go on night duty. To aid In this extension of the system 112 now firemen haVo been appointed and ten lieutenants. The Commissioner eald that the menVant tho two platoon system ana that by March 15 he will have It\ In 85 per cent, of the companies. By noxt month ho hopes to have It In mo uusy sections of The Bronx. $50,000 BY ASTOR'S WILL TO EMPLOYEES Ten Workers in Executive Of fices Hero Rewarded by Viscount. A will of William Waldorf Astor, Brit ish VIscounM who died on October 18 last In England, limited in Its effect to his personal property In the. United blates, wna filed yesterday In tho Sur rogates' Court. Tho testator left $50.- - 000 for distribution nmonc ten em ployees In the Astor executlvo offices nt 21 West Twenty-sixt- h street and- - be queathed the balance of tho personal property here to his second Bon. Caut John Jacob Astor. The will Is dated September 10. 1919. nnd states that the testator desires It to bo considered as If executed bv a resi dent of tho United States and not to be considered as n revocation of any prior win Disposing or property outside of the United Stntes. Thus the Vlucount's Eng- lish will Is not affected by the 'United States testament The American will was filed by the law firm of Geller, I'olston & Blanc. In the petition prepared by that office nnd filed with tho will the value of tho per- sonal property ts net forth as \over J100.000.\ The lawyers declined to make this more definite. The bulk of the testator's American fortune was Invested In real property In this city. This property pasted by clft and deed of trust to hU eldest son, Will iam Waldorf Astor, and his brother. John Jacob Astor. The Farmers Loan and Trust Company was named as trus tee. William Waldorf Astor Is husbnnd I or tno lormer Virginia beauty, Nancy Langhomo Shaw, who was recently elected to tho House of Commons after a spirited campaign. Her husband sue ceeded to a seat in the House of Lords, as a peer, upon the death of the elder Astor. He has been a resident of Eng land all his life. Viscount Astor. the father, conveyed his American renl property to his two sons two months prior to his death. In this manner about 150,000,000 In pro perty was transferred. The question of whether or not this was done prior to the death of the head of the Astor house to escape the transfer tax that wou'd be due, If It had passed by reason of death, will b threshed out In tho courts later on. The State Comptroller's of fice Is Investigating. Jn his American will tho testator named tho Farmers Loan & Trust Com pany as sole executor without bond, giving the company discretion to dis- tribute the 150,000 bequest to employees according to length of service and pre sent salary. The legatees who will share In this bequest follow; Clarence W. Baldwin of 101 Park avenue. Orange. N. J. ; Thomas A. Mc Quillan of High street, Passaic, N. J. Charles II. Class of 2210 Broadway Frederick M. Heath of 132 Beaumont avenue. Staten Island ; A. F. Davles of Boonton, N J. ; Carl S. George of Boon- - ton ; John J. Shcan of Tarrytown ; Camllle M. WInum of Wallklll, N. V. ; Mary It. Campbell of 43 East Twenty-sevent- h street, and Patrick B. McMahon of 21 West Twenty-sixt- h street. LAYS DUNN SLAYING TO PSYCHO MANIA Negro's Lawyer Also Claims Hypnotic Influence. Frank Kelly, the negro who confessed to killing Catherine Dunn In tii? home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Sperry Clnrk In Flatbush, whero she was employed, was placed on trial before- - Justico Isaac N. Kapper and n Jury In tho Supreme Court In Brooklyn yesterday. The Jury was obtained In four hours, the process maintaining the speed that has charac- terized the administration of Justico In this case. The murder occurred on De cember 20. Kelly was arrested In New- ark on December 27. Rellly, his counsel, Is that Kelly has elliptic psychomnnla. The lawyer's the- ory Is that Kelly was weakened by phys ical Illness to a point that Involved men- tal degeneration and mado him mibjcct to the dominating Influence of Emma Robinson, the negress, who Is ant. The Robinson woman Is nll'egcd to have Inspired the robbery that led to the murder. She was a cook occasionally employed by Mrs. Clark. Mrs. Clark was the first witness. She described how the Robinson woman brought Kelly to her homo on Thanks giving night nnd Introduced him as Watson, a brother-in-la- who had Just' arrived from the South. The Robinson woman said sne nau brought Kelly be- cause she was afraid to go homo In tho dark. Mrs. Clark was absent when the lng her husband, according to her cus- -' torn, from their home to the Atlantic ave- nue subway station. She said that the Robinson woman called her on the tele- phone a few days after the murder and expressed sorrow over tho death of Miss Dunn. Tho trial will be continued CLERKS TAKE BUTCHERS' JOBS, Ofllfe Forces Attempt Work of Men on Strike. Tho offlco forces In the New York branches of the Big Flvo meat, packers assumed tho Jobs yesterday of cutters j nnd luggers of beef who went on Btrlkej lor snuricr jiuuth ujiu nigner wagts. l(. D. Knoop of the Market Division of the ' T 7 TBro nr\ I Department of Agriculture. Is endeavor-ne- c lcut, Indiana, Wisconsin and other . In tho signed yesterday Ma bush court )ng to .bring about a settlement of the Char esLasso 27, of 602 Carlton nln,H.l..,...fn between , avenue., differences employees and em- - w-- uaiuY.iti v v. ui iiui u vouric. i ltrnoKi vn. naui r line 01 utt nrt ir anmr . i n - . . i - ( . - - ,. v i n i ' . h n inn n Lrin r irirrnipns in hpihv i a Democrat, win presiae here and Sen- - Hon for speeding. liutrlbntlon I ator McCurober of North Dakota will! Walter Flos. 32. of 4012 .qis I me.l h tho tirlnclDal sneaker, ir. .m tv I V,..v,.,, v., , '\c- - . Iu l ?' awui.i ' .... . ... w it inuen Armour. Jlorrls. cudahy and W son t t.i iKAS,. f \V.\ avenue' b0,h Drok,yn' ohose o serve' was said the volunteer workers were do- - S.V..Mtma\ tW..da f3Ch ' \\\i lrt Jail .lng their best In the emergency, and frage Arsoclatlon VJZ tmM J1.' r?'h,fr ,na\ Pa fl\M .f 8f,er con-- 1 wre being assisted by the retail butchers. vtcuunu\ \' ' filing to nait who, temporarily, ore doing aa much of more than eight feet xrom standlnr trol- - their own cutting and lugging aa pos- -, JOHN WANAMAKE Broadway at Ninth, New York 7 Good morning! This is January 6! The weather today will be fair. There are Many Men and Women ' with their heads full of brains- - who do not organize them fori use, and there are many others, like , who have been blessed with splen- did brains and opportunities, and who endeavor to organize to use them, but fail because they have no balance wheel. At the beginning of every year it is the custom of busi- ness orzanizations the world over to take account of their operations with an intention to improve upon past endeavors. Even intelligent, successful farmers nowadays take annual account of stock and machinery. The profits of 1920 in all kinds of trade, business, new enterprises, education and ad- ministration of institutions can be augmented by stopping wastes (even in housekeeping) and some use of organized brains and putting into operation a balance wheel, without which this business could not exist. Signed January 6, 1920. slslslsM A Set of Directoire Chairs AU QUAT.RIEME Photographed is one of a set of country chairs Au Quatrieme's Collector found in Normandy late in the summer. Of natural walnut, these are four side chairs and one arm chair. The backs of the side chairs are carved with a variation of the pillar and basket theme characteris- tic of the period, the arm- chair has a carved motif of draperies and laurel leaves. The natural color of these chairs, with their fine patina and the quaint rushed seats, make them particularly suitable for the country house and for the winter home in the South. The set is $250. Fourth floor, Old .Building. FOR MISS 14 TO 20 New Silk Sports Skirts Ii she is going to the Southland The skirts we are in- troducing strike many new style notes. Knife-pleate- d skirts, which are ever so graceful. Box-pleat- ed skirts which em- phasize the chic of the new plaid and striped silks. The pockets in every in- stance add a new and smart note. Besides skirts of the new sports silks there are skirts of crepe do chine nnd Georgette ' crepe. The colors include Turquoise, coral, rose, burnt orange, hunters' green, French blue, victory red, beige, maize; also pastel and white shades. Many, many models at ?19.75 to $45. Sports skirts of the new checked worsteds, striped nnd plaid prunella cloth, and cross-barre- d wool velours, stunning combination of colors, $17.50 to $37.50. Second floor, Old Building. TT Formerly A. T. STEWART & CO. Animal Wilder Sale 4 lifel 5 CUlg this morning at 7.30 with 8,510 Garments-4,6- 84 Suits-3,8- 26 Overcoats Note Well the $54.50 Overcoats Some very fine overcoats, in this group. Big ulsters of the double-breast- er type that so many men want for driving. Street ulsters in soft gray, brown and green colorings not too heavy for walking, but heavy enough to side step Jack Frost. Chesterfields, too the \ulti- mate\ coat for street wear and dressy occasions. Silk lined from collar to hem, or with silk yoke linings where fabrics are heavier. Rough fabrics and smooth fab- rics ; made with the care and precision that is characteristic of Wanamaker clothing. And the $48.50 Suits Conservative, surely. Good suits are always conservative. No well-dresse- d man desires to be conspicuous Neat grays, and blues, and browns and greens carefully blended and worked in- to soft, pleasing and well-chose- n effects. Very straight coats for men who like straight coats; others slightly form-fittin- g a bit more youthful, perhap's; but no ridic- ulous extremes, either in pattern, or style or coloring. Just good suits business men's suits wantable suits. This Sale knocks into a cocked-ha- t some of the things vou have been reading in the newspapers about , the scarcity and high prices of clothing. True, the relief may be only tem- porary. Clothing prices are still going up in the manufacturing market. And good clothing promises to be scarce for some time to come. Our own stocks at times recently have sold down to nearly bare cases. During the closing weeks of Novem- ber they reached the lowest volume in years. All this makes a paradox that re- quires an explanation. And in the explanation is found the chief reasons why now in this sale we have the largest collection of clothing we have ever offere'd at special prices at one time. The Reasons 1. Clothing makers have been late with their deliveries this season. They have had to contend with conditions that have not existed be- fore. Many orders placed by us early last Spring for Fall delivery did not arrive until December. 2. Owing to late delivery, many orders were canceled by stores throughout the country, leaving the manufacturers with larger floor stocks. Reduced Prices Follow. In order to get money to purchase next season's fabrics, the maker has to dispose of his winter stock. To do this he reduces his wholesale price. It is good business for him to do it. We, with our policy of not carry- ing goods over from season to sea- son, find it necessary to reduce prices proportionately even on theso late arrivals, and take a small mar- gin of profit for a quick close-ou- t. The Unusual Variety is clearly indicated by the big quantity offered. New York has rarely had 4,684 of such fancy suits to choose from at one time, or 3.82G of such good overcoats ready to turn winter winds into winter comfort. And the range of sizes is just as good regulars, stouts, slims, longs and shorts. 1 i Stoic hours g to 5 worth for 3aves 111 Suits $40 grade 229 Suits $45 grade 298 Suits $47.50 grade 306 Suits $50 grade 211 Suits. x. $52.50 grade. 256 Suits $55 grade 512 Suits $60 grade 481 Suits $65 grade ' 264 Suits $6,7.50 grade 316 Suits $70 grade 124 Suits $75 grade 114 Overcoats $40 grade 123 .$42.50 grade 219 Overcoats $45 grade 189 Overcoats. .$47.50 grade 165 Overcoats $50 grade J 145 Overcoats. .$52.50 grade 212 Overcoats $55 grade 1 79 Overcoats . . $57.50 grade 143 Overcoats $60 grade 264 $65 grade 391 Overcoats $70 grade 211 Overcoats $75 grade 184 Overcoats $85 grade 67 Overcoats $95 grade 49 Overcoats $105 grade J Arcade Store) 86 Suits $32.50 grade! 126 Suits $35 grade 117 Suits $37.50 grade 172 Suits $39.50 grade 151 Suits $40 grade\) 176 Suits $42.50 grade 262 Suits $45 grade 194 Suits $47.50 grade 92 Suits $49.50 grade J 145 Overcoats $30 grade 117 .$32.50 grade 110 Overcoats $35 grade 171 Overcoats $40 grade' 221 .$42.50 grade 307 Overcoats $45 grade 61 .$47.50 grade 39 .$49.50 grade. R Begins o'clock, The Exact Savings $481,543 $362,439 $119,104 FANCY SUITS OVERCOATS Overcoats. Overcoats'. A few bluea and oxforda in thia lot. (Burlington FANCY SUITS OVERCOATS Overcoats. Overcoats. Overcoats. Overcoats. S36.5 $48.5 $36o5 $44.5 $5450 w .A i. a to mi $3150 $2450 ra5o (Broadway Corner Store) \Grade\ means the price that regularly prevails. No charge for alterations Opening at 7.30 A. M. means that both' men's stores Broadway and Burlington Arcade will be ready to serve men who want to choose their suits or over- coats before they go to business. More than 100 extra clothing salesmen will be here to servo you some from our Philadelphia Store. Extra fitting rooms will be provided. And extra selling space so that you can find what you want, easily and quickly. 111
