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New-York tribune., 1919-12-19

selling at about the usual holiday rate.
The same is true Of mems furnishings
sucn as gloves, neckwear, shirts, fancy
hosiery, etc. This year mems under
wear has been pushed into the class
OF gift goods, say several merchants.
Despite the talk Of a shortage of
merchandise most of the stores figure
that their stocks will hold out until
the holiday shopr'rg is over. In some
classes OF knit Goods, particularly
sweaters and knitted silk underwear.
there is a shortage. according to the re.
eallers, with no opportunity of filling
IN stocks in time for the Christmas
trade.
Fourteenth street merchants have
been compelled to put in stocks of
higher grade goods to satisfy their
trade. One store which formerly con-
sldered "a as its maximum price for q
mans shirt has increased it's price
limit to Sl5 in response to popular de-
mand. In former years this store car
rled toys that rarely exceeded $40 In
price. Now they run as high as $50
Various explanations for the large
Christmas business in the face Of
prices that average from 25 to so per
cent more than they did last year, are
offered by the merchants. All of them
agree that the working people have
more money to spend and are spending
it freely.
Shoe stores are practically the only
class of retail shops that are not profit
ing by an enlarged holiday trade. A
prominent Thirtyfourth Street retailer
said this year the season is duller than
usual. Formerly he sold great guam
knitted footwear, etc. during the
Christmas season Either the people
have stopped giving these things or
else this trade has gone to the depart
ment stores," he said. Another shoe
retailer advanced the opinion that such
things are now considered necessities
instead Of luxuries. Persons knowing
that friends possess these articles hesi-
tate to give them as Christmas
presents.
The stores have made the selection
Of gifts much easier for the shopper
In most of them special gift goods have
been assembled in sections. One store
has arranged a series of gift sections,
where the merchandise is classified ac-
cording to price.
The merchandise bond or order for
merchandise whereby the recipient may
select his own present is being used by
greater number of stores this year.
but this business. say the merchants,
amounts to small proportion of the
total. Its chief drawback is the fact
that it states the amount Of money
paid for it. People dislike to make
known the value Of the presents they
give.
With good cold weather from now
until next Wednesday evening, say the
merchants, Christmas, 1919, will 90
down into history as a banner holiday
season in retail circles.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-19

accept the law only after the company
bound itself in writing to repay what
ever sums the city had expended for
the street ends, together with inter
est from the time Of payment therefor.
and to reopen the streets, or Twelfth
Avenue itself, when necessary. The
company never reimbursed the city,
although it has occupied twerty acres
for which it has paid no rent and
upon which the city can levy no taxes.
On November Is of last year Comp
troller Craig, in a communication to
the Board Of Estimate, submitted even
more elaborate plans for a West Side
improvement, including six-track
freight subway from North Moore
Street, about a quarter of mile from
City Hall, to Fifty ninth Street. This
was to be dotted all along the line
with ten-story storage warehouses
whose Easements would be on a level
with the railroad tracks.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-19
Santa to Sh0Wer COstlu
Gifts on AU This Year
Rich and Poor Call for More Expensive Pres.
ents From Toys to Silks, With Price In.
of From SO to $50 Per Cent

New York's children, from the lower
East Side urchins to those residing in
apartments in Riverside Drive or Fifth
Avenue homes, will receive better and
more expensive Christmas gifts than
they have in many years past. Appar-
entity there will not be any larger
number OF gifts, but they will be of
better quality. This is the information
given out by New York's retail mer-
chants. who are keeping a close watch
on the trend Of Christmas shopping
From Fourteenth Street and lower
Sixth Avenue, where these in search OF
the less expensive Christmas gifts do
their shopping, on up to the Thirty
fourth Street center and into the hign
class retail emporiums lining Fifth
Avenue, the story is the same.
People are spending their money
freely" say the merchants, purchasing
better goods than last year and show
ing no particular trend toward the
strictly useful gifts" This is proved
by the amount of business being done
in the jewelry departments, where
and oil previous years in the number
of articles sold and the amount Of
money paid for them.
Toys give as good an indication as
any line that may be selected. The
increase in the amount being spent for
toys this year, say the merchants, is
as much as 150 per cent ahead of last
year. In no store Is the increase be-
low 80 per cent. Small and cheap toys
are not selling we'll, but the larger
and more costly kinds are moving rap
idly.
This year marks the return of Ger
man toys to the American market
Some have been lying in the reserve
country entered the war. Others were
bought early this year from importers
who either had made purchases since
the signing Of the armistice or re-
ceived shipments purchased before the
war. At any rate, the Teuton toys
principally dolls, are here, but in much
smaller quantities than four or five
years ago. American toymakers have
made tremendous strides. At least d
hundred constructive and educational
American made toys have made their
appearance on the market this year
and are being bought in preference to
the old-fashioned kind, which were
merely amusing.
For grown-ups the character OF
Christmas gifts now being bought has
changed but little Some merchants
notice slight trend toward create,
proportion Of luxury buying. while
others assert useful gifts and those OF
the purely luxury class are running
side by side in normal amounts.
During the Christmas buying season
this year the sales of women's outer
garments appear to have fallen into g
greater slump than usual. Other ap-
parel for women, such as furs, waists
neckwear, underwear and hosiery, are
New-York tribune., 1919-12-19
rwo-Minute Headway Sched-
ule During Morning and
Evening Rush Hours Goes
Into Effect Next Tuesday
Cars to Have More Heat
Complaints Move Commits
sioner to Take Action ON
Both ''L'' and Subway

The Interborough Rapid Transit Com
pany has been ordered to increase its
train service on the local branch of the
East Side subway. On the recommends
ton Of Deputy Commissioner Edward j.
Glennon, Public Service Commissioner
Lewis Nixon yesterday called upon the
transit company to prepare new
schedule for the operation Of these
trains on two-minute headway dur
ing the morning rush hour from to 9
and in the evening from 40 to $40.
At the present time the rush hour
local service, which is conducted on q
twenty-five train an hour headway, is
insufficient to meet the traffic demands
The greatest congestion, the investiga-
tons of the commission show, occurs at
the Thirty third Street station, where
the normal traffic is being greatly
swelled by the crowds of retail shoppers.
1t is almost impossible to board @
train at this station during the evening
rush period The locals are so crowded
with passengers from the Eighteenth,
Twenty third and Twenty-eighth streets
stations that those on the Thirty-third
Street station often have to let six or
seven trains go by before they can
squeeze their way in. 1t is expected that
this congestion will be greatly relieved
during the last two days of the Christ
mas shopping, for the new order becomes
effective next Tuesday.
Several complaints about the lack of
heat in the cars were received at the
Office Of the commission yesterday Act
ing on these, Commissioner Nixon
warned the Interborough not to violate
the law AS result of this admonition,
it was later reported that two points Of
heat had been turned on in the subways
and three points in the elevated trains.
The Public Service Commission also
ordered the Long Island Railroad Com
pany to heat its cars properly. Deputy
Commissioner Alfred NJ Barret directed
the officials to withdraw from winter
service about seven summer cars which
were not equipped with lining or heat
ing apparatus.
Under the present conditions, it is the
joint opinion of the Board of Health and
the Public Service Commission that all
monitor and static ventilators shall be
kept open, but that windows in the cars
New-York tribune., 1919-12-19

shall bear the expense. Just what that
IS likely to be WAS not. made known.
When the Comptroller made public his
second West Side improvement plan a
year ago, which contemplated the erec-
tion of numerous warehouses and a
freight subway from Fifty-nnth Street.
he made no mention Of it's possible
cost 1t was estimated that it would
cost about $5O0,O0O000
Comptroller Craig said that the OBJ
ject Of his latest West Side improve
ment was three-fold; to relieve traffic
congestion; to give access to the sec
ond story of Hudson River piers, and
to open several street ends between
Fifty-ninth Street and Seventy-ninth
Street, so that vehicles can reach the
piers.
"The construction Of the elevated
thoroughfare from Fifty-seventh Street
to Seventy-ninth Street." said Comp
troller Craig, "and the replacing of five
5,1 one story old fashioned piers between
Fifty-ninth Street and Seventieth
Street with longer, modern, two-story
structures, will facilitate the solution
of the West Side track problem when
the private owners resume possession
of the railroads and can plan improve
ments."
The piers are owned by the New
York Central Railroad, and all of the
street ends in the territory included
in the proposed improvement are now
occupied by the company.
There can Big no doubt of the city's
right to reanter into possession of
Twelfth Avenue for the purposes of
traffic." said the Comptroller. little to
the avenue and to the cross streets
which end at the Hudson River bulk
head line has always remained vested
in the city.
"Thc act of 1887 closed the street
ends as we'll as Twelfth Avenue and
authorized the railroad company to
build a parapet wall east of it's tracks.
This law is unconstitutional. 1t ap-
peared to the city authorities at the
time too sweeping and they agreed to
New-York tribune., 1919-12-19
Parson Who Takes Job
AS Halter Must Strike
Union Men Remind Preacher
Who Found Income Too Small
to Seek Living Wages
Special Correspondenc.

SpectdI COTreSpO O7lde1ce
BEACON, N. Y, Dec. 18.-The Beacon
Hatters' Union wants the Rev. Howard
j. Kingdom, of this place, to pive up
the job he recently took in the Carroll
hat shop because he found his church
salary Of $1,000 year inadequate.
The union has sent the preacher let
at the hat shop, asserting that the
strike was the only means the union
hatters had of insisting on a living
wage and appealing to him "to refrain
further from lending aid to those who
would deny the workers fair working
conditions.
"The yearly earnings of the men and
New-York tribune., 1919-12-19
Craig Submits
New Project
For West Sid de
Proposes New York Central
Railroad Tracks on 18th
Avenue Be Elevated and
City Bear the Expense
Suggests S New Piers, Too
Would Be Two Stories High
and Connected With Rail
Route to Aid Traffic

Comptroller Charles L. Craig pro-
posed n new West Side Improvement
plan yesterday. Like its predecessors
1t came out of clear sky, accompanied
by elaborate drawings and blue prints.
The Comptroller announced that the
matter would be brought up at to-
days meeting Of the Board Of Estimate
Ihe proposed improvement would pro-
vloe for an elevated roadway over the
New YORK Central tracks on Twelfth
Avenue, ,';,a, from Flfty-seventh to Seventy
railroad companys freight wards con-
Meeting with the second stories Of the
numerous piers on the Hudson River
now erected or contemplated.
The city, the Comptroller proposes,
New-York tribune., 1919-12-19

ao.lae~ ~ ra~ed = h. h0t trade in
this city," the union writes, do not
amount IL s1.1OU q .scaI ana they nave
rents to par which is an important
item in az living expenses. 20
cheerfully concede minister shosfd
receive more than you recej-e : vr,.
your church, and sympathze with you
in that you desire to increase your in
come, but you are doing SO at the ex-
pense Of those who are, like yourself,
the victims of an inadequate wage"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-30
ROOMS AND BOARD
ROOMS wITHoUT BOARD

APARTMENTS Furnished; two bedrooms dining room, kitchen; private bath with CT without garage; no ehildreni reference. Nj. z920-J
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AUTOMOBILES lGTSMOHnEs F0F sEEE

MAXWELL - Roadster; in good mechanical con- dition; has new storage battery and 6 tubes and tires; you can bring your own mechanic to inspect this car. Steward-Hilty Machine Go. Main SIS. !.
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FOR RENT-F@rnished room to gentle man in modern steam-heated apartment near Five Points; references require1l Call Main 3S7S-W.
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EMPLOYMENT E HELP WANTED-MALE zo

HELP wANTED-MALE 4o WANTED - SALESMAN AN OLD ESTABLISHED BLRMING- HAM FIRM WANTS TWO FIRST CLASS SALESMEN. MEN WHO HAVE RECORDS OF SELLING ABILITY. LIBERAL SALARY AND ALL EXPENSES WITH COMMIS- SION ON SALES ABOVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT. THE RIGHT MEN CAN MAKE BOO TO s400 A MONTH. ALL REPLIES TREATED AS CONFIDEN- TEAL. ADDRESS Z-23. AGE-HERALD,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-30

TWO or three unfurnished rooms fol light housekeeping; bath convenient M. s22. 1929 11th ave, S.
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FOR SALE-OLD NEWSPAPERS, 10 CENTS PER BUNDLE. CALL CALCULATION DEPARTMENT THE AGEA HERALD.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-30

F o R s A L E-One Ford roadster; first-cass condi- tion; newy painted; en- zine just overhauled. Ala bama Grocery Co.,, 1895 1st Ave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-30

FOR RENT-Furnished room, with bath; private home, near Five Points Phone Main 5795
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NICELY furnished room for rent: spien- did location; half block from Tutwiler. Cali 2025 5th ave.
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MERCHANDISE
WANTED TO Bu1 sc

WANTED-Cow peas. any varieties
 f. O b. shipping point, E. CT Kinney, culiman. Ala
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FINANCIAL

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES W WANTED-Partner, to buy half interest in the patent rights of a manufactur- ing proposition and to take active part ill management of same which should make big returns on a small invest ment; the opportunity of lifetime to get in business for yourself; $12O0 buys half interest in the patent and busi- ness; only those interested answer, as now is the time to get to producing and I mean business. N-23 Age Herald.
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3t, newspaper correspondent and earn s25 to sl00 weekly. according to yoar ability; SIS to $25 weekly in spare time; experience unnecessary; no canvassing; <subiects suggested; send for free booklet: tells how Ma tional Press Bureau, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-30
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Odd pieces of used furni
 ture Call M. 1471.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-30

ONE ROADSTER, completely over hauled newly painted, good top, good tires: looks like and rides like new one; your chance to get a good roadster cheap See E. Cook, with Morris & Co.,. 230s 1st Ave. BUICK BIG SIX-Exceptionally fine con dition. runs like new car; good tires in fact, splendid condition all over; bargain for prompt sale; terms to suit. Bunch Morrow Motor Co.,, Stanley Steam Car Distributors. 2o24 5th ave. N. COX MOTOR COl. INC-W anted. your automobile repair work Expert re- pairing. washing and polishing. All work guaranteed Corner 18th st. and Sd ave. Phone Main 2115 USED CARS-Selected cars: splendid values; easy terms. Bunch Morrow Motor Co.,, Distributors Stanley Steam Car and Roamer. 2lst St. at Fifth Ave. N.
 FOR SALE-0ne White e-ton truck; cord \ pneulnatic tires front wheels, with body and cab top. If interested, wire Hooper ANoto- Co, Selma, Ala
 xT :@or The ear of serviee unex- WlOQlLOT celled. Mcclure Metar Co. eo3e Avenue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-30

WANTED-By refined business woman, room and board in private home;
 references exchanged. Boarding houses need not answer. Address P-94, car,a Age Herald srk
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WANTED RESPONSIBLE MAN HERALD c1RcuLATfoNs IN WOODLAWN. THIS IS A GOOD PROPOSITION. CALL CIRCUI.A- TON MANAGER THE AGE- HERALD.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-30
ROOMS WITH BOARD

FOR RENT-Furnshed room and bath: furnace heat. Phone Main 520.
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WANTED = Two unfurnished liS housekeeping rooms by refined couI in private family. South side pl
 ferred. Main S024. Mrs. Walker.
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FOR RENT-One nicely furnished rooIn in private home; gentlemen. For par ticulars call Main 4775.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-30

FIVE POINTS-For rent, one large. pretty room; one or two beds and kitchenette. Call Main 501-J
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-11-24

ship game on Thursday. lines up as
follows:
Center. q. Rogers. is2 pounds, all
though he had had no previous foot
ball experience. he has made good In
the pivot position.
Left guard. o. n. Whittcn. fes
pounds, a former star In the back
held AZ Demlng high school. ON ac-
count Of scarcity OF line material he
was worked Into the line on the INT
Rleh, guard. oreenisaf. ia pounds.
He played In the game against the
AgEies In 1917.
Ter Jackie, Dwight Mcclure. 157
pounds. one Of the best men in tho
University line. He plays a smash
Ing game. and II expected to make
All -nouthweatern tackle.
Right tackle. Harold Booker. 100
pounds, ia the liehtest man on the
line. what he lacks In weight he
makes up IN aggresaiveness. All
plays thrown to the little right tackle
are invariably thrown for a loss.
Left end. M. Rogers, fbs pounds,
the fastest and youngest man on the
team.
Right end. Macarthur. 1856 pounds
while Mac Ia @ a hnshy player he
puts up a consistently good game OF
football. n Foraker, 152 pounds, u
the most dependable man In the line
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-11-24
DOCTORS FIND
o. REMEDY FOR
w. COLDS AND FLU
Calosabs, the New Nausealess
Calomel Tablets, Cut Short
! Colds and May Prevent Flu
i By Keeping Liver Active,

Physicians have learned from ez-
perience, during the epidemic OF inhu-
enza, that m Of the most Important
factors In the prevention Of hu and
pneumonia u 10 keep the liver active
20 that the digestive organs may be In
perfect working order and the system
thereby enabled 10 throw on colds,
check sore threats. and reaias serious
complications, For this purpose they
have found that the new, nausealess
caiomei tablets called Calotaps, are
far more effective even than the old
Btylo calomel, which was formerly the
universal ~faeorite, az calotaba DO not
weaken the patient, nor Interfere with
the appetite and digestion.
A. the FIRST align Of a cold or sore
throat, doctors recommend ont Gallo
TAB al bed tins with a Hwa,'ow Of
Wntef-thnfn all. No salts, no nau-
Yea. nor the slightest lnterferencs
with rcur diet. pleasure. or work.
morning you wake up feeling
fIne. your liver IL active, aud your ap-
reaite Il keen for a GOOD breakfast.
: Fur your ~pFo.eeuon Celotabs are
ao1f only In original sealed packages,
rice ihIrfy-nys cents. All druggists
sroolnmend and guarantee CaiotehA.
Year money back u you are not de-
villa them
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-11-24

quarter .(captain) Claude Mann,
i2s pounds. One OF the famous
Mann brothers on the universlty's
crack team rs the III raso papers
said. The little quarter Is ~unexcciled
In the southwest A. a field general.
Right half, Grant Mann. 1ff
pounds. As an open field runner
Mann Is hard TO beat. He IL equally
good at hitting the line, breaking IN
reference and kicking. lie will un-
doubtedly DO chosen as all-southwest-
crn half.
Left half. Carl Aydeiotte. 40
pounds. n OF the old football men
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-11-24
At Theaters Today

"Bv MISUNDERSTANDING ssT1,c
MheoAilng Wid0w." with Billie
Burke a. the star; also The Great
Gnmbie" episode and the "Curscnt
Eventaf resL
IDEAL THEATER-Thls the
alter u repeating 'sIl,e Ace % this
sad.fia," with Harry Carey; also
The. comedy. "nomrD and Jolly
Juficta."
i1YiIIC THEATEu-"Ttae Blaek
CauA." with Earle williams ~ the
star. also the Big "V" comedy reel.
PAsTiME THEATER-"snmres
~ paFisf' with Madeline Traverse
as the star; also the comedy reel
OF "a Scrub Lady"
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-11-24

on the team. playing In ME cleanup
on the Aggies In 1916. lie Is In line
for ail-southwesicrn hair. He plays
a strong aggressive game and has
marvellous accuracy In forward passes.
Also. sganzini. 1875 pounds. one OF the
snappiest players In the back field.
Fun back. Louis G~orpheidn. las
pounds. ~ excellent on defensive
playing and Is the best man In the
back field on running interference.
Subs; Howden, 1855. Gentry. 16e.
Hernandez. i52, iiopewell. i52; Gray,
lf5; Craig. 10. Miller. 40; Brcn-
neman, li2i Hines, iG5.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-11-24
NOBODY N JAIL
As PROFITEER
Just Ten Indicted Under
The Lever
Act

WASHINGTON, d. c.=Not
man n in prison today a. the result
OF anti-prohtesring legislation.
Just 10 persons, in b whole o. the
United States. have been Indicted IN
.Sumerous investigations are be-
inr made ane etscr prosecutions are
expected 10 follow says Howard
Fig. I'VE have no one In the peni-
tentiary yet. but We expect 70 nav
ouoses Prsce Drop.
Figr. T. special assls,sn' s''ernss
lie told = reporter:
Food prices have dropped ron
20 80 per sent Since the amended
Lever law went Into effect
which - intereaung and enthns-
ing n left unqualified. But Flgs
I'VE have reports TO that eject
from several communiiles. and As
SUME that the name Is true all over
the nation. IF net, 1T SHOULD
Royal c. Meeker. Oommissioner Of
statistics, after studying returns from
every lars city In the country. tells
Thsre h nothing 20 indicate any
Immediate change OF Importance IN
the general cost Of living level
Stories emanafing from the depart
ment Of justice telling how prices ut
certain commodities have dropped
from 10 TO S. per cent IN certain To-
callties. or In certain stores. are de-
clared by the labor departments
statsuflcal experts 10 be absurd" SO
far a. Indicating IN sharp general
downward trend In costs.
Actual DECLINE Lifdc.
The peak month In the high cost
Of llvlue since 1918 was August. 1919.
when the cost Of eating was ~ per
cent above the 1919 normal. Fer
npe and one-haif Year, the cost OF
food had been climbing. But In sep
TENDER Il started back tine other way.
the Increase oVer 1919 being AZ that
fine SIS per cent. These are depart
msnt OF labor figures.
since September I, average food
prices have declined slightly more
than two per cent from the naximum.
To dat the department has Issued
no November figures. Whether this
month will show a further decline.
and how much. n uncertain, but II is
practically certain hat no Increase
will be shown. II is held 10 be a
good omen that the soaring has been
checked.
An Arab drinks cold water with a
eunu and meyer bnfhon In ID unless
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-11-24
AT THE CRYSTAL.

one OF the largest items that such
producers Of musical extravagauzaa.
as Flo zlegfeld. A. n. Marcus, the
shuberts. Charles II. Dillingham; ana
other purveyors OF high class eirl
shows. have to contend with Ia the
constant renewal OF wardrobe. ION
Baby" which the Marcus snow will
present az the Crystal theatcr We'd
nesday and Thursday, December 3
n I represents an ordinary outlay
Of 10000 for costumes alone. Hut
that n not the worst Of II. The aver
age life Of a stage costume. such as
those wcrn In "Oh Baby" Ia lezs than
eight weeks. Silks and natins don't
stand the wear, 10 say nothing OF
crepes and chinons. But the dear
public wouldn't stand for more dur
ahle and less expensive materials. The
folks out In the orchestra chairs are
too wise nowadays so Marcus will
ave to keep right on and hope that
the silk worms don't 20 on n strike.