EARNING PtTBLIC LliJDaEIl-PHltApELPHlX WEDNESDAY, DEQEMBER 1919 i- 1 ' l V f It is Clear that you cn't judge drinking iYim tumiy oy nppearnnca ana Uste. Itmustbofreoofvegetabl ana mineral content at I PUROCK. Our dtlivtrie pass .roar door. Thane or wrh ior regularserrlc. THE CHAnLES E. HIRES CO. 210 So. 24th St., Phl! DRINK lk$ WATER DIVORCE SUIT HINTS COLFORD IV1ARRIAG LU PHILA. FLIER SETS RECORD IN FLIGHT AS CARGO-BEARER HOI AND SCHOO L Samuel C. Eaton. Jr., Goes From Washington to IS'eiv York in flour and One-half Carried 300,000 Letters L EAGUE MOLLIFIED Wife's Suit, After Four Years' Separation, Strengthens Ru mor Husband Will Wed NONSUPPORT IS CHARGED bSMKZEIraSS AWARD ART PRIZES Management Passes on Best Work of Students The management of tht Arndonn of the Fine Arts nnnoimrcil tli following nunrds of prlzM for the best paintuiKS In the annual exhibit of the Oh stir Spring Summer Art School, now ou xlilbition In the ucntlpnij : First prize of $"0 for the finest land scape to Joseph .1. L'nlth , "Sunlight and Shadow ' (No 00) second prire, $25, to Lieutenant Albert V. flrecno, for "Pikeland" (No. ,'!0) : third prtro, $10. to Kmlle AVnltcrs, foi "Hnrrst Time' (No 50 Two special prizes presented by Charlemagne Tower, were awarded to Miss I)oioth ltoot. of this eity, and Jules (lotllcb, of New York. Camden Boy, Aged 9, Hurt by Auto Durham Baii'el. nine- jcars old, 038 Cooper Btrpct, Camden, was struck 1 an automobile this morning at Hightli and Cooper streets, Camden, and cut about the head and bod He was taken to Cooper Hospital by Herbert Tarels, 230 Cedar street. Camden, ilrner of the car, who told the police the boy ran directly in front of his machine. The boy's condition is not serious Friends here of Mr Onio Knight Colford, former I'hilndelphla belle nud daughter of l'dwnrd C Knight, Jr., learned toclm without surplice thut she had filed suit for divorce in New port, Jt I , against Sidney Joins Col ford, Jr The Colfoids hnve been known to be separated for nbout four jenrs She is u noted Newport beaut). It is whlspeied Hint Mr. Colford mm marrj a lnomlnent noman who was leientij dnoned if Mis. Colford succeeds in her suit The papers iu Hie suit were scried on Mr Colford while lie wa at buak fast In the Miieiiiliingcr King tottagc, a few hours nftei his nrrhal lit Nt w -poit from New oik, on his first lslt aftei his return from war bcrviio in 1 ranee. Wlien the war started he went to Haute and scried us an ambulance driver until the Tinted States entered the struggle Then he joined the ma tines, ru clung .i loiiimissioii as lieu tenant. He nu the Flinch Cioix de (iuirrc and was rei oniineiided for the DlMinguWud Sen ice Medal. The Colfords line iiinriliil in I'lilla- delphlu twclie years ago Since then, up to their separation tout jears ago thej spent murli of the time at the Knight villa in Ncwpoit, til.ilig a lead ing part in the social gtieties of the joungei set of the Ncwpoit cottar colony. Mrs Colford charges merely uon support, folio does not demand mi llion;., but asks for cuitod) of her two ihildrcn, Clatc and Dorothv About eight years ago Mr. and Mrs Colfotd gaie a lostumc ball nt New- I poit which was the eient of the season. I Mr Colford is a son of Sydne Jones Colford, who now lives in Pans His mother, who died mam years ago, was the famous beauty, Mtss Chaitiand, mci:i on lcr nnr? Phnni ilnut JOOO lilt. Samuel C Kalon, Jr., the mnll plane pilot who gnlned much attention by landing In n trie near his father's home In (iermnntnwn on August 11. nnd then iitlmlv 1cm ending nnd proceeding to his parent's home for dinner, gained new fame yesterday when he drove n mall plane that established n law world's record The plane was n specially built Iwin motoied I)e Iliiilland uitgo dirtier. It made the trip from Washington to Iiel mont Field, N , In one hour nnd thirty four minutes, nt the rate of KtS miles nn hour. Pilot Hilton left "Washington with 30,000 letters nt exneth 1L' o'clock He circled around the field for altitudes twice and thin left for New York, which he ri ached safeh , landing nt ltel niont Field at 1 31 o'clock in the nfter uoon The nc hieiement was heralded In postal authoiitles ns n woild's record for cargo c.niiing planes. The best prci lous record m the nlr service was made on Septimber 10, when n plane nincle the same flight nt the rate of 12! miles nn hour On October 1 n plane. mnde the flight nt the rate of US miles an hour, the next best iccord r.aton's plnne is believed to be the only twin inntorplnne built in the United Stales whirh not only maintains the altitude under full load witli otic engine, hul nitiiulli illmbs on one en gine Postolhce authorities gnve it ns their opinion that It is "the grentest forward step mnde in the development of n smnll weight earning pi inc." Futon's landing In the flermantowii tree wns n forced one llw oil pump I KuMisnil t r i nel- nml tio lift it in ilncnniul ll'UniU 11 tlUl l llll't ""M " lili1,! mi His plane cnuglit In u tree not far fiom his home nt 0110 Shcrnvin street He climbed down nnd after caring for the mall went to his father's homo to visit his parents nnd his wife nnd child. CAMDEN WOMAN. 66, BURNED Oil Lamp Explodes In Kitchen. Daughter Extinguishes Flames I.enn llrniiiliiotto, sixti-slx years old, 1SI0 South Fourth slieet Camden, was scilousli burned in the kitchen of her home when nn oil lamp exploded Her daughter Hose attracted by he- motlur's screams extinguished the tlnmc s by Dody Gets Promise of School Board Co-operation From Vice President Gratz PACT TO BE FORGOTTEN The Home nnd School League is no longer nt odds with the Hoard of Kilu cntion. Pence wits made lost night, when Simon firatz, vice president of the board, told league representatives at their monthly meeting in the Shlppen School, Nineteenth nnd Cherry streets, that the league had been indorsed bj til (i bonrd Mr. Grata spoke nt the request of Solomon D. Itenolicl, president of the league. He nsserted that the bonrd lecognbed tho league, nnd said the bonrd favored opening the school build ings as community centers Past ciitlcisin of the Hoard of l'du rntion by the league was scored by Mr llrntr. At the next imetlng of the lioird tho nossibiliti of creating n en rolling her along the floor iicctor of community edticntlonnl meet- in it rug The woman wns taken to iugs, whose salary is to be raised nj the ( ooper Hospital, where her (ondl- tho league, will be discussed, he tlon Is reported as crtical The dnugh promised, ter was not burned "While I feel that the Home and Mason & DelVlan$ 1215 Chestnut Street Furs and Millinery -J HALF PRICE 600 Trimmed Hats for Tomorrow WsMs Each Hat that is included in this sale bears the original ticket and price mark and also bears the "io" mark, signifying that yoii may purchase the hat at exactly half the original cost. 5.00 Hats 2.50 8.50 Hats 1.23 10.00 Hats 5.00 15.00 Hats 7.50 18.50 Hats 9.25 20.00 Hats 10.00 22.50 Hats 11.25 25.00 Hats 12.50 30.00 Hats 15.00 37.50 Hats 18.75 40.00 Hats 20.00 50.00 Hats 25.00 :Purchasing Agents' Orders Accepted: Why Don't You Running Expense of Your Car? The average owner operates on a "hit-or-miss" basis, some times getting 15 mile3 to a gal lon of gas, sometimes 10. Tho Vacuumeter "a gasoline mileage meter" is the only device which eliminates guess work. It tells you unfailingly how much gas you use per mile, how many gallons you hae used per season and how many gallons are in your tank. It is simple in operation and can be quickly installed on anv car using vacuum gasoline feed Let us show you how it will save you money. Price, $18.50 SELLING COMPANY 1410 Girard Avenue, Philadelphia We Htve n Interesting Proportion for Out-oLTown Dealers ' PopUr 4053 Saleiraen Wanted - Yr.HijIjl "" 3C '" is If' 'dp 'Prw ii w cJ3C School Icnguo hns not lived up tb Its opportunities In tho near past," lie said, "1 bellevo that is nil n matter of the past. For n time, the league con fined its activities to standing nfnr off and finding fault with the bonrd. The poor board has been ubused right nnd left for fnlllng to do this nnd Hint thing things which, under the financial restrictions Imposed upon It, It was uttcrnbly unnble to do If I told some of you Indies In lift n heavy board, ion would snv von could not do It. And it wouldn't help you nny to hnie me insist that you must do it. The atti tude of many people In Philadelphia is unreasonable in the extreme. They ex ilic t us to perform miracles. They wnnt us to double tlm teachers' salaries. That alone would tnke nn nddltlonul $8,000,000. "Why, tfter the expenses for this year are paid out, ns outlined in the school budget, we won't have enough money left tn buy one modernly equip ped school building. And yet parents come to us with complaints nbout the buildings and expect us to rectify every thing immediate) And, mnrk you, when the eight-mill tax comes, ns it will in the year after next, people wili howl. Try ns we mny, we enn't meet the desiies of people with our present resources, AVc can show our limita tions in figures, but even then thcie are people who are neither fnir nor reasonable enough to admit the truth." IIIIMIli0 Think of a Snug Fortune in Hand! Nearly every man who won his own way to success began by laying aside rcgulnrly n portion of his income. The samo opportunity awalt3 you. Take a fixed amount from your salary this payday and open an account here, de positing at least the same sum each week. Save and $uccced! First Penny Savings Bank of Philadelphia John Wanamakcr, Founder and President 21st and Bainbridgc Streets BRANCH :BRO AD & CHESTNUTSTS.,LibcrtyBldg.. Accounts Opened by Mail MraiffiiiiBimiiiira OTS3ffifflMiimMraiai! I A.of Int0Tst 1 TCO Deposits BONWIT TELLER yCO OAeSpedathj SfiopcfOnyaiaHom CHESTNUT AT' 13c STREET Announce for (THURSDAY) Only Closing Out The Remainder of A SPECIAL PURCHASE WOMEN'S FUR TRIMMED COATS No Exchanges. No C. O. D.'s. Regular Prices Are 59.50 to 89.50 A collection comprising the season's best models in finest and most fashionable fabrics, including: PILE FABRICS, CRYSTAL CLOTH, SILVER TONE, DUVET DE LAINE and TINSELTONE. Muff and Shawl Collars of Raccoon, Skunk Opossum, French and Hudson Seal, some are plain tailored, without fur. Warmly interlined and lined through out with plain and fancy Peau de Cygne. A limited number with fur cuffs. All sizes. All shades includ ing black. ( Women s Department, Second Floor) WOMEN'S SUITS Women's Tailored Suits Former 59.50 to 79.50 44.00 In various attractive models in silver tone and plain velour. Women's Tailored Suits Formerly 85.00 to 110.00 54.00 Strictly tailored and fur-trimmed styles in silvertone, duvet de laine, yalama cloth and velour. Women's Tailored Suits Formed) 110.00 to 135.00 64.00 Peachbloom, yalama cloth, duvet de laine, velour and silvertone; some banded with nutria or with collars of beaver, Hudson seal, Australian opossum: Women's Costume Suits Formerly 145.00 to 185.00 110.00 Silk duvetyne, frost glow, peach bloom, velour and silvertone, com bined with Hudson seal, nutria and beaver. Women's Woolspun Suits Formerly 39.50 to 49.50 25.00 Ten distinct models, all sizes, all new winter colorings. Lined with soft peau de cygne. SEMI-ANNUAL CLEARANCE TRIMMED HATS This is our well known twice-a-year Clearance Sale. 985 Distinctive Hats, accumulated from our regular stock, comprising Sport, Tailored, Street, Dress and Evening Hats. In sailors, toques, off the face and rolling brims, developed in velvet, panne, beaver cloth, velour and duvetyne. aeac) &isjarmt (SrlflC. 262i Negligees, Robes and Breakfast Coats It is an easy matter to choose an appropriate gift for any woman in our Negligee and Lingerie Sections on the Second Floor. The variety is excellent and the range of prices wide enough to meet every requirement. A few of the items are mentioned here. We also wish to direct special attention to the ex quisite PHILIPPINE and FRENCH LINGERIE, a shipment, of the latter having just reached us direct from our commissionaire in Paris. Beacon Blanket Robes in pretty, soft color ings; satin bound; with or without collars; finished with,pockets, cord and tassel. . , ,$8.00 Corduroy Breakfast Coats; unllncd; pockets and belt of self -materials; specially priced at $7.95 Corduroy IJobes lined throughout with dot ted silk muslin; belted; very attractive color ings; special at $12.95 SECOND Japanese Quilted Robes in Copen, dark blue, rose and wistaria: lined with silk in self-colors; finished with cord and tassel $10.50 Japanese Quilted Jackets; black lined with white or lavender; long sleeves; a warm, light weight, non-bulky garment for wear around tho houso or under tho coat for motoring; a very popular present $2.85 Adorable Taffeta and Satin Breakfast Coats; charming, quaint models finished with quilling and lose buds; scalloped at bottom, also straight effects $19.50 FLOOR ft5rg?P'iriba At a special Price of Values up to 40.00 10.00 SiflKi MM The Store for the Discriminating Christmas Shopper There is real satisfaction in buying your Christmas gifts at Darlington's. This store handles only WORTHY MERCHANDISE, carefully chosen, and there is a wide variety of not only inexpensive .articles, but of the finest French and American-made goods. Take Gloves, for example. Where will you find a better value than our One-Clasp Capeskin Gloves for Women at $3.50 They are of the best quality and come in African brown, tan, gray, mas tic, beaver and pearl. t. At $2.75, another grade of One-clasp Gloves in tan, gray, pearl, black and brown. Strap-wrist Mocha Gloes -$6.50. Ono-clasp Duplex Fabric Gloves in white and colors $1,50 to $2.25. Women's Lined Gloves of tan capeskin with soft gauntlets, lined with wool, elastic at wrist $6.50. FJRST Tan capeskin with strap wrist, fur top and wool lining $8.00. Yellow Chamois Gloves in 1 or 2 button styles, also strap wrist $3.25 to $4.75. Double Silk Gloves $1.50. ' Strap-wrist Tan Capeskin with wool lin ing, broad cut, full fingers $5.00; suitable for boys and girls as well as women. rLOon Sc i You Will Be Interested in These New Silks The Silk Section is all aglow with its wealth of beautiful weaves and color ings. There is no better present than a length of silk for dress or waist or men's shirts. Fan-ta-si 1920 Tho Sports Silk supreme! Largo plaids, wide stripes, jacquards or tho plain weave which shows a fine stripe or small check. The colorings are wonderful white.Xjasper, helio-and-green, gold-and-purple, victory blue-nnd-silver, victory blue-and-gold and many other shades. Fan-ta-sl 1920 is 40 Inches wide, and tho prices aro $8.50 and $10.00 a yard. FIRST TLOOR. New Shirting Silks Habutai, Silk Broadcloth, Crepe Pongee and Crepe do Chino in handsome stiipes of many hues; 32 inches wide; $2.75, $3.50, $4.50 yard. White Silk Broadcloth, 32 inches wide $3.00 yard. White Silk Jersey, 32 inches wide $8.00 yard. 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