AHANTIC CITY READY TO RECEIVE 100,000 I ; ON 'FASHION SUNDAY' 1 i. J? m, Mayor 3 rrociiuiitibiuii ujl First Uliiciai -raraae Sent to Many Cities and f Rush of Auto jrames Has Begun. ATLANTIC C1TV, April 0.-"Ono bun rl thousand'-tliat was tho rBtlmnto Jlio today of tho multitude which will l, n Atlantic City's first ofllclal Jthlon parnilo on tho Uoardwaltc Sunday: ,nd, allowing for only 10,000 nrrlvnla to 'ftnd M.0OO tomorrow, this Is a modest .lUmilc I" ho opinion of hotel pro- .i.iars and railroad trnnio managers. Pt Is no secret that ninny snmll hotel v.cners, garage owners, niniisomcnt pro Sort and others, who suffered heavily ffreuili last week's blow of fate in tho SSSJolSea If tho rush of Phlladclphlana S not greatly exceed tho oniclal cs iimtte Tlio way week-end automobile Unties' began to rush In this morning was forded by many business men u an Indication that oven tho anticipations ot the most hopeful aro going to bo ox- "lJayor Riddle's "Fashion Parade Procla mation," Issued yesterday to Phlladel iTntans In particular, has been wired to Vw York, PlttsburRh, Bnltlmoro and iiher cities, In order that shoro patrons S!. .imll not miss the spectacle planned for next Sunday through knowing noth- rollco orders. Issued today for the tiageant, contemplate provisions for hand 'line an enormous crowd no less elaborate than were picscrlbed for Easter Sun- Th'ronKS were out on tho "wooden way" thU morning In the gnest of spring cos tumes with tho temperature near the CO mark. Even the thousands ot Canadians here have discarded their furs. Pink hats, . .rpn mats and;bilght blue coats are snr- miHl badces that piovj that spring Is here Dy me JEVENIKq EEPQEB-PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, APRIL' 9, HOUSE RENTS "FOR A SONG," AND THERE'S A REASON 1915. ggju-" msj , : WSmjii5C West Philadelphia Offers Opportunity to Any One Who Can Put Up With a Mysterious Coal Crib. FASHION SHOW TOMORROW ' Great Throng Expected to Parade Along Chestnut and Market Streets. ' Tomorrow and Sunday are tho days for every ono to put on bis or her best clothes and to parade up and down Chestnut and JIarket streets. For an annual spring open-air show Is proposed . by the Market and Chestnut streets mer chants. "Department stores will bo asked to co-operato with tho business associations to make tho project a success," said "Wil liam Sutton, secretary of tho Market Street, Merchants' Association. "They will be asked to dress their windows for the ncek with displays of cards and Roods, which will add color to the fash ion parade." The proposed fashion show was origin ated at n luncheon of tho Market Street Merchants' Association, when tho sub ject of tho blizzard's disastrous effect on the. annual Easter parado was brought up. It was suggested that next Saturday and Sunday be set asldo for the postponed parade, and the proposal was received with enthusiasm. Hundreds of persons have expressed their satisfaction with the Idea, and It is expected that Mar ket and Chestnut streets mid the adjoin ing downtown thoroughfares will present a dazzling spectacle on those two days. If an entire week Is set asldo for tho fashion show. It Is pointed out, ono bad day, as last Saturday, will not play havoc with tho annual event. LITTLE SWINGING DOORS HERE New Saloon Portals Show Advent of fe Spring. Menacing spring 13 liere. Nobody un derstands exactly why It should be termed menacing except tho "non-teetotalers" Md "bar flies." Advlco went out yester day from nil tho "secret orders of the stein," to stand way baclc from tho door from, now until winter Is again with us. jC.rtha vlB"nnt housowlfr Is now able to flV.ect moru easily her It regular spouse he leans against that alluring, shining raahosany bar. All sho has to do Is to look down a little, and sho can recognize nil feet, for tho little swinging doors are here. And that is the final, unquestion able proof that spring Is with us. Carpenters report a heavy business yes terday. From all ,pcllon3 of the city they received emergency calls to put on the "y r Portals, faomo saloonkeepers were unst0 pay UUco ,ho ordinary price, "Ha a ltbAml minnlt. nt l...1 .1.- -ij nonce many good carpenters are a little y and heavy-headed this morning. PORT OF PHILADELPHIA Vessels Arriving Today r .r.V"!"rn. Fort Arthur, crude oil. B Si- "wnpany. .cr, Nurturetnn n- -n..... wn,,.. "rl M. TavTo. 'sni' ""' ""'"" McCtMh?CMndale (nr)' San'laBO. ore, J. A. fSSiToSnSHS Tork' '""chandLe. Cljde 1 . rrojuw-c,,1" cove Steamships to Arrive Nun. KOEIOIIT. Uur Yom. Sailed. Onturv ...Rotterdam Feb. 18 'Kandahar Calcutta Feb. S Frui r Algiers Mar. A .ViiMn Huelva ...... ..Mar. 5 Kentucklik" !.'Sbon Mar. 8 ill .... lltlo Mar. Ill tfh(.t...v""Mn modnairinrii Mnr W' Methet' ".."..MSf: '"l I Ibnn "!i' , Mar. When?? V11.M ! Valparaiso .... Mar. io de bam,.' Copenhagen ...Mar. r'lttana Hartlepool Mar. tt London, ..,,,,, .Mar. ' Shields Mar,. h o V J curia. u. ::"" irswaw . .." K t a Ml tSSWerd " Kffi "?..:: ? '. wi . .... niriitrr London . ,. .., Rotterdam ... .Crlatqbal ..... '..Santiago .... , ..CarUenay ..... ::Hl!Sul.,.a.. :;.:: .... Haana ...Cuba. ...""! ... Fantlago ..., ...Port Antonio 1.. Liverpool Steamships to Leave - . J.'HRlntl'n j!l,'"WPPt.. feeater . H"nia .!" '" notterdam ., P, "r 4'1'r t.,'Mancheater ., Da'e. ...Apr. 10 ...Apr. U ...Apr. 14 ,,,Apr. 18 ...Apr. IS -ggglNO BESOItTS COOj'gnSTOWhf. N. K)-TR-RA-hA i MtoSu,g,Lake' Cooperstown, N. Y. IH"I.biyS?11J,,.ro.m Nw York City. M'e Dakota ii,,". ":. UUA11HU " "aOta, Went 72d Ht.. New VorV AtUotlo CUT. N. J. mvtjsssmrf. 6,". u M...A ..e'"5. vr U 1 1. r- orchestra. Special a 10 u RP ilaur. N. J. E WINDSOR "i location. a tb. M M4 PM1. BTtW'"?:" Hear ye, hear ),c, yo sprlnp house hunt ers seclilnc comfortable dwellliiRS In a rcrincd locality at 11 nominal rental or say about tf) a month wp have Rood news for von. Somewhero In West Philadelphia, not far from tho 61st and Thompson streets police station nntl on tbo very edse of the exclusive Ovorbrook section, stands n cute llttlp two-story hilck icsidcnco con taining flvo rooms nnd a. bath. Nothing stranso nbout that; theie are thousands of such houses out there. Very Kood. wo answer, there arc thousands of houses vhlcli feavn thn Identical nppenrnnco ot tills ono yet all aro different far different. This house stands In the centre of a row of houses and has on Its west sldo for neighbor another house exactly the snmo and occupied by tho owner ot both. Now this house In question, ot nil Us fellows In the row. alone stands vacant nnd Idle. Phunnnl by those fninlllnr with the facts ns If a pcstllenco reigned within. And yet, Its unklndest critics never saw a sliost nor so much ns heard a mld- lllcbt VnlrA M'ltlln naoatnir Ut- nM. .... .1 ---,.--- ..,.vu ..... ianiiih . , ,11; ll'llltll Is nominal, the uclghborhooil unexccltcil in all of West I'hlltdclphla. nnd It Is only iniiiuirs 10 uuy nail via the Market Street Klovnted. The rent? Only JD a month Now, tho owner ot- tms nouse. wlio oc cupies Its west neighbor for himself. Is known out there ns something of a Uas pard, so tight that he squeaks when he walks. Nor Is ho favornbly reputed in tno community for his honesty and ve racity. It Is rumored In pollto circles that nn elderly gentleman who lives hnrd by tho Gnspard homo nnd has had his favorlto morning paper the vrrv first thing since 1S36, has had to sit up nights iu iiinuro no orcoic in 1113 record. However, nnd be that ns It may, our nODntr In.l.lln.rl ...... ....1 l.t .. v.t.,...... .o.i.uu,,, iciiiuu lll.S IIOUHQ I1CXC door nnd felt himself superior to neigh- borhood whisperings and undcrbrcnthed rating of his character. Though sad to relate, his tenants were fow and fnr between. They'd coiuo and they'd go, anil not oMo remained longer than six months. In tlio warm months the house was usually occupied, but when grim winter showed Ids hoary head the tenants were one to tho month sometimes more. And now, perhnps you've guessed It. but it you haven't, here's tho denouement. Just tho single wall separated tho Gas IMirdco.il bin from his tennnt neighbor's, mid It Is said that Oaspard had had a. steel ring welded Into tho stono and tho FILL YOUR COAL BINS LETTER'S BEST COAL Satisfied Customers for 30 Years. 2240 lbs. to every ton for 30 years. The finest and most complete coal yard in Philadelphia. Egg, $6.25 Stove, $6.50 Chestnut, 56.75 Largest Round Pea, $.1.75 Our auto trucks deliver north of Market St. and east of 30th St. Owen Letter's Sons Trenton & Westmoreland Commercial Trust Company Condensed Statement April 5, 1915. RESOURCES Loans, Demand and Time $4,118,895.20 Corporate Notes 3,082,502.40 Securities 4,887,152.45 Due from Banks and Cash 3,537,635.55 Miscellaneous Resources . 136,273.77 $15,762,459.37 LIABILITIES Capital $1,000,000.00 Surplus.. 1,500,000.00 Undivided Profits 153,918.90 Deposits 13,108,540. 7 $15,762,459.37 $9,948,015.00 $259,500,500.00 Trust Funds . . Corporate Trusts Thomas DcWitt Cuyler, President Jahn II. Mason, Vice President W. A. Obdykc, Vice President and Treanurer C. P. Lineaweaver, Secretary and Trust Officer H. W. Stehfest, Assistant Treasurer Samuel A. Crozer, Assistant Secretary II. W. Blddle Arthur E. New bold Sidney P. Tyler Henry Tatnall William C Sproul Cbirllon Yarnall William M. Dirrett E. W. Clark L. E. Johnson Directors .Thomas DeWitt Caylcr C. Sluart Patterson Horatio a. Lloyd J. R. AlcAllliler Chsrlemajne Tower Robert C. Dt-tei John, P. Crozer Howard S. Urabdm Harry A. Berwlad Rudulpb Ellli Samuel Rea Samuel T. Dodlae Robert K. Caasalt Morris L. Clothier Jobn'll. Mason John Cadwalader Clement D. Newbold Seward Prosser Deposit Accounts Solicited Acts as Executor, Administrator, Trustee and Guardian Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent &&rd The Ford a great utility because it serves all the people. The popular choice, because it gives better service at a lower cost. Popular again, because it is simple and easily understood by everybody. And with all the refinements, it is still the same de-. pendable Fordf and sells for $60 less than last year besides the plan of sharing profits with the buyers. BuyeraSvill share in profits f we sell at retail 300,000 new Ford cars between August 1914 and August 1915. Touring Car $490; Runabout $440; Town Car $690; Coupelet $750; Sedan $975, f.o.b. Detroit with alt equipment. On display and sale at New Ford Service Build ing, Broad and Lehigh Avenue. cement removed from a lower central ono separating tho bins. Thug when Gas pard pulled on tho ring the atono slipped out of place nnd mado a cuto llltlo pas ?ngo Into his neighbor's coal bin. When his neighbor tenant bought n ton of coal, which wns usually n day or two after jurying In, Onsnrd remoed llio stono between the bin and with a long-linndled shovel leplenlBhcd his own depleted store. But ns nil UiIiirh have beginning, so then must they have end. Ills Inst trnnnt, Inst February, went down In tho middle of tho night to ilrc tip tho fur nnco no Hint his child, who wis 111, might litivn warmth In plenty, cnught Qaspurd hlnck'hnndcd In tho net nnd spilled tho beans. Things spread quickly In that neighborhood nnd now thev hav0 spread to you. Stilt, summer In rmnltitr nn on, I rlo.. paril will liurn tiolhlug but pea coal In Ills kitchen rnhgc The furnnro lire will ho dead nnd a half-ton of pea should 1111 CJnspnrd's every want. Figure It out for yourself. Nine dollars rent plus J2 75 for a hnlf-toii of pea coal would maleo tho liotiso stand you $11.75 In a neighbor hood where the fIS house Is the rule. And only 23 minutes to City Hall. 5 MISS ML CAREY THOMAS TO AID WOMEN'S CAUSE Suffrage Campaign Will Prob ably Be Greatly Assisted Through Inheritance. Tho cause of higher education for women nnd Incidentally llio cause of woman suffrage In Pennsylvania will ba immeasurably benefited through the dls trlbutlon of the vast cstnto of SIlss Mary Elizabeth Garrett, ot Hnltlmore. who died last Saturdny at tlryn Mnwr, close friends of Miss Mnry Caiey Thomas, president of Hrn Mawr, who will receive virtually the entire cstnlc under the terms of tho will, detlnrcd today. Miss Thomns. who was at the Garrett home In Hnltlmore yesterday, when the disposition of tlie estate, nlucd nt be tween ,000,'000 and 5,Od0,00O, first became known, declined to make any comment. Her Intlmato associates hero and at llryn Jlawr, However, said that the bulk of the fortuno will probably bo devoted to fur thering tlio cause of higher education for women nnd that woman suffrage would ho regarded ns n great factor In this cnuse. The will of Miss Onrrrtt, ntlhough nam ing no icservntlons In tho bequest, Indi cated that tho two women were In perfect harmony nn to tho purposes for which the money would be used. Ilryn Mawr College and Johns Hopkins nre specifically named In the will of Miss Onrrett, the former being given 1200,000. Tho latter wns to have received almost tho entire estate should Miss Thomas hne aled before Miss Garrett, The Bryn Mawr School for Girls In Ilaltlmoro Is given $100,000 nnd tho National Woman's Suffrage Association Ot the District of Columbia $10,000. Throughout tho document the cause ot education Is mentioned In various ways, nnd It Is plainly Indicated that should Miss Thoinnn have died before Miss Gar rett much of the cstato would have been devoted to educational purposes. LUHllfill COJtl'ANVSWINDLKKS' RESPITE ENDS AT MbNiaMK Convicted Promoters May Bo Given Until Tomorrow. Government officials have not deter mined the exact time nt which the con' vlctcd promoters of the $5,000,00d Ttema tlonal Lumber and Development Com pany, who havo been out on ball Under a rcsplto granted by l'resldent Wilson, aro to appear befoto tho United States Court prior to beginning their prison sentences. District Attorney Knno said today that tho rcsplto would end tonight nt mid night. It Is possible that tho promoters will bo given until tomorrow morning, It wan sold nt tbo United States Marshal's! office. Mother of 17 Children Divorcee I.tNCOIiX. Xeb., April 9,-Jtrs. Clements Scbmnllzt, mother of 17 children, today received her decree of divorce. She won on tho ground that her husband had been a drunkard most of tho 43 years they had been married. STOtin UPttKK 81.10 . 51. CI.OHRS AT BlIM 1. M. m.iii on 1'iionr onnnns filled: THE STORE FOR THRIFTY SHOPPERS! April Brings Great Economies in All Sorts of Apparel and Home Furnishings " ' fl M 1 llllll, .... ..,-..-... i , ., Women's $1 and $1.25 Silk Stockings 65 c Tngrnllt. llUre thread slllt: In blnrlt nnH Spring shades. Homo hnvo slight Imperfections. 19c Vests, 12c Cotton ribbed, low neck, sleeveless, lace nnd crochet oles or plain taped Itcgulnr mill ettni largo sizes. I'lltST FLOOH, SOt'TU HATS TRIMMED FREE OF CHARGE i Ait Mfrflii(iprs Double Yellow Tradinrj Stnmps With Every 10c Purchase Until Xoon : After That, Until Closinjr Time, Single Stamps Market Eighth Filbert Seventh Men's Soft Hats Are Smart for$ Cf TtiJr Snrinir. .. 1W Snlendld values and a larae assort ment, including tho best new styles In fine fur folt nnd nil latest shades; among them tho now pearl gray Willi DinCK III1IKIS. FIHST FLOUIl. HKVCNTH AND MAIIKKT STltUHTS j a Saturday Is Always a Day Of Highest Importance in Misses Apparel Fine New Collections of Women's Wear, Too FASHION'S FAVORITE STYLES AT PRICES THAT ALL CAN PAY Mfcv V7? i t lfflKrpKESliw 7 p WH mKBmml 1 iH I fl,fT 51 For Misses' and Juniors' $14.50 $ Suits. . Chic Norfolks in Shepherd Check ami Serge. One Sketched. Include navy blue, Belgian blue, green and black-and-white. Yoke stylo, trimmed with colored (silk nnd nicely silk lined. s5r!.f! $18.50 Sketch Shows One of Several At tractive Styles. Of serge, gnbnrdine, poplin in battle ship gray, Kussian green, beige, uei cian blue and black. Also blnck-and- whito shepherd checks. Norfolk, Empire and plain tailored styles, with new circular skirt. Misses' $15 $Q -7Ej Top Coats . . . " J Pretty New Ripple Stulc Of fine navy blue serge, with plain or contrasting collar and in three quarter length with nntural pongee lining. Juniors' $14.50 Trtr. fVlnf a ' ' wf WVUUI Nobby Scotch plnid toppers, with patch pockets. HK1UAU 1'I.UUIi For Women $1 G CA $22.50 Suits v.W 7it;o Vcru Attractive New Models One Pictured Some arc dressy, semj-Empire ef fect: others aro in military style, trimmed with flat silk braid and contrasting bengaline. They are in poplins of navy blue, green, beige, black and Belgian blue; also in black-and-white checks. Women's $35 Fine Suits Norfolk, Empire and Fine Mannish I'asnions In navy blue, black, beige, green, Belcian blue. Copenhagen, tan nnd drab serge, poplin, wool faille and Talmrdincs. Also in natural coverts id c'ic shepherd plaids. Many urc prettily trimmed with bengaline or moire si IK. Women's Top Coats $J5 Special Of serge, covert una poplin newest shades, all silk lined.. $7.50 Fine Taffeta Skirts, $5 All black in new flare styla with broad accordion-plaited girdle. HUtWtUVtVntWViVlVVWVtllVtnUUVVtVVVVttVttiVll ,VVVVV.VVVVtV'VVVV'V'VVVWVV4.'VV'V'V'-V.,VVVV-V-VV-VVVVVV'VVVVVVVk. ;' Clothing for Discriminating Dressers Men's & Boys' Fashions That Lead in Vogue for Spring Good Qualities at Reasonable Prices Are the Salient Features of All ;Our "Frankel Fifteen" Suits & Top Coats Know No Peer Under $22.50, Yet Are Only Atl-ivoolAn Is All the Clothing Wc Sell; Strictly Hawl-tailorcd and Unconditionally Guaranteed. They include styles for men of tho most extreme or tho most conservative tastes in dress and oiler choice of new plaids, gray, tan, blue ana mixed effects in cassi- meres, worsteds, velours, thibcts, serges and cneviots. SOME SIXTY DIFFERENT KINDS IN ALL AT t? i r- ' PU ML' A?" ' Auk SRiR' III THE MODEST PRICE OF. Men's Suits & Top Coats, $10 Twenty Different Kinds and Truly Worth Their $15 Value In the richest of fabrics. Suits of conservative and English models. Overcoats in latest double-breasted and English styles. Young Men's Spring Suits Smart checks, mixtures and plain colors in smart, youthful styles. 57.50 to15 Boys' Spring- Clothing EXCELLENT VALUES $5 Norfolk Suits $0 $7.50 Box and Norfolk Suits $C With Two Pairs of Pey Top Pants Fashionable serges, plaids and checks In plain blue anil mixtures 2Vj to 17 years Sizes Boys $4.50 to $6.50 Reefer S,s,?2.98to$4.98 Norfolk and double-breasted styles In plaids. coverts, serces, 315 to 18 years. cheviots and mixtures, Sizes Boys' $4 to $15 Suits. . $2.50tono Tlalds, checks, serges, cheviots and casBlmeren In Norfolk, regulation, sailor, rtusslan nnd Oliver Twist models. Sizes 2V4 to IS years. SnCOND FI.OOH, 7TH AND MARKET STS. SQ " 'La A n w j ) I ; i f . 4 -H $ 4 $25 tM m lHr If, ' ft V VtW'l ,n l6y?v I a,, i I i -, i WcTrhiiAirnat8FrccofChar X Millinery J S Untrimmcd and Ready-to-Wear $ M rSLsSS?' 3 t6 4 l 1 J$r Lisere Braid IS m lik ,$i5 1 1 iini? I 1-arKe. smart - :&t 1 flaP K.illor shapes, In P 9 ! in hkrli'linl. J 9 S $4 Ready-to-Wear $Q QQ j! H Hats i.yo a C With satin top facings nnd trimmed S l t with wings, quills, ribbons and i flowers. Cliolca colors. t MB Ostrich Fancies, 9 98c, $1.49 to $2.98 M ( rompons and bands In white, black, i S old rose, blue. Band, gold nnd gray. I. MM JJjJRSTFLOOR, NORTH $ Mj 85c I Men's Furnishings $1.50 Silk Fibre Bosom Shirts Made by a well-known manufacturer. Have silk tlbre bosoms and cuffs, with Hunt-weight pongee bodies that match perfectly. New stripes, Including black-and-white, blue-nnd-whlte, lavender - and - white; also Roman atrlnea and plain white. All sizes. II to 17. 50c AU-Silk Neckwear, 25c Newest designs, Including stripes and figures. Large, flowing open cm! Hlinpe, We Have All the Smartest Styles in High and Loiv Shoes Women's $3.50 New Shoes)$0 C A Oxfords & Colonials fOJ In patent coltskln, gun-metal calf and glazed kid; tipped or plain toes. High Sboeai In button and Blucher styles. Low Shoes In Colonial or Oxford tie style. Sizes 2H to 8; widths UloE. Men's and Women's Fine New Footwear $3, $3.50, $4, $4.50 and $5 Men's $3.50 to $5 Shoes, $2.65 Glazed kldskin. catant coltskln. cun-metal and tan calf. English lasts Included. Sizes EH to 10. ALSO IN SUBWAY Boys' $3 & $3.50 Shoes, $1.98 Wanted leather. Sizes 1 to C. Children's $1.50 and. $1.75 Shoes and $1 1Q JL X J Pumps. . . Patent roltekln and dull gun metal calf. Uoodyear stitched soles, spring heels. Sizes t lo 11. Misses' $2 Shoes and Pumps at $1.29 Variety of leathers. Sizes 11 ',4 to 3. FJRST FW)OR. NORTH 50c Silk Half Hose, 29c Pure thread silk; plain colors; full teg ular made. Or seamless with silk clocks of a contrasting color. Manufacturers' Imperfections. FIRST FLOOR, 7TH AND MARKET S. " '"" """""" illmwwmiHUH ,,,, ,, ,j WW , . . 5 Pretty iNew hrocks and Coats FOR GIRLS OF EVERY AGE New lots are being continually opened up there opportunity to save considerable sums. Special Display of Fine Confirmation Dresses ZaASp.:c!:ny. $1 .98 to $13.50 Empire and long-walsted styles; trimmed with laces, embroideries, plaits and sashes. In pjerslan lawns, mulls, batistes and marquisettes. Sizes 6 to 1 years and $10.50 Challis Dresses, $8.50 Swart model pictured Is Empire style, with plaited mull 5iH?fJ,J,j"e?.btolai.red.c.0l,BrV,.,,Hc PlPlWM. crushed silk glrdlo and double ruffle skirt. Sizes 6 to 14 yra. & larger. Stylish Coats for Bin Girls Two LotsSizes 6 to J4 Years and Larger $8.50 Values, $5.98 $10.50 Vals., $7.98 LIT nnOTUERS Smart checks with yoke. silk poplin collar, belt ana pawn pocKeig. .:,. - - aBWOWl-v pr rtnrs - ..... .........N,...Uu.u.,uuu.M,., ww.,w FwunMUWwnWIUWM,WHMU- IK OUR BIG RJSSTAirRANT BEST OV KVEUVVTHINCi At LOWEST riUCES JTJJfTH KLOOH ; r.W BKOTBEKS s- Fine serge; with plaltej back, passementerie ornu. ineats and satin sash. is frequent J WW Mm 2 i ! t 1 V