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EVENING LEBGEB-PHTLADBLrHTA, MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1016,
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DIVORCE LAW
REFORM SOUGHT
BY CITY COURT
; Annual Report Urge's Need
of Uomoaung ueteuuve
Made Evidence
! ASKS FOR MORE ROOM
Divorce lent'lnUon, to combnt detective
manufactured evldenco ntid to cstnlillh ii
Vision of Jurisdiction on the bads ot til"
alimony Involved, In mmrcted In tho an
nual report of tho Municipal Court for the
war 1918, made nubile today
The report reviews tho Brent number of
domestic relations casei considered elurlnp;
Uie rear and announce"? that It Is proposed
shortly to Invito a comtnlttco of repre
sentative socialists and economists to mnUd
a atudy of the tabulated details of these
tas and present to tho rourt and to the
public their conclusions nnd recommenda
tions. In round numbers. 3B00 couples have
brousht their mnrllnl troubles before the
court. Exhaustive data wero tnken on
each of these nnd, In addition, nearly 100
cases of unmnrrlcd mothers were taken
up. These data, which can be studied for
ntodlfylm? social service methods, shaplni?
ItgalVprocedure and for tho guidance of
legislation, will bo submitted to tho com
mltteo
Relatlvo to the Immediate leRMatlve
needs In regard to dlorco questions, tho
report says:
"One of tho leBlilatlvo needi tj matte
the Domestic notations Court moro nearly
Ideal Is concurrent Jurisdiction In divorce
Thero might well bo a division of Juris
diction In dlvorco on the bnsls of tho nil
mony Involved A study of the Btatlitlci
of tho domestic relations division shows
that comparatively fow families whoso
weekly revenue exceeds $25 nro Involved
In desertion and nonsupport cases. Tho
reason, perhaps, Is that wives and hus
bands with larger means Bcolt a solution
of their marital difficulties In dlvorco pro
ceedings. "Divorce Is disastrous, especially to tho
poor. Tho policy and tho machinery of
tho domestic relations division of tho court
make for tho reconciliation of estranged
husbands and wives Were It posslblo
to utilize tho probation arm of tho court
In dlvorco proceedliiBS thero would be a
decrcaso In detcctlvo-manufnctured ovl
denco In such cases, nnd doubtless tho
dlvorco ovll would bo minimized nmong a
class of pcoplo who suffer most from tho
consequences.
Tho report contains tho following sum
mary of tho olumo of business transacted
and tho growth slnco It was organized
two years ago:
iiih toir.
Civil sulta n .-,xi x.ni'J
Criminal inilts .'.Ill 4.MM
Juienlle c.iscb. old, now nml
recurrent 14,381 10,00,
Domcitlc relations cases.
new 0.120 4 28T
Ulidtmeanants caea (0
months) .. 810
Totals ... L'S.'JJO 3".37fl
"In this connection It Is worthy of noto
that this Increasing voluinu of business
has been disposed of with promptness nnd
thoroughness Xlncty-thrco per cent of
tho now cases wcro brought to n conclu
sion, and out of tho total of 14,107 civil
cases for tho two years, only 134 nppeals
were taken to tho higher courts, in which
there wcro only two rovcrs.Us. Decisions
wero reversed In 55 of theso cases."
THE WEATHER
Official Forecast
WASHINGTON. Jlnrch 20.
For carfern Pennsylvania" Increasing
cloudiness and warmer tonight, with prob
ably rain or snow In north ami west por
tions; Tuesday, rain or snow and warm
er; moderate varlablo winds becoming
southeast
An area of high barometer Is central
over Maryland nnd southern Pennsylvania
this morning and overspreads virtually alt
districts cast of the Mississippi Itiver. Fair
and cold weather prevails under Its In
fluence A dlsturbnnco of moderate ener
gy overlies tho northern plains States
and Is attended by generally cloudy
weather nnd mild temperatures, while pre
cipitation Is beginning at boino places Iti
the Mississippi Valley and tho western
edge of tho lake region Light rains havo
been general in the Pacific States.
U. S. Weather Bureau Bulletin
Observations taken at 8 a. m . Kastern time
Low 8 last Rain Veloc-
Elation. a rn n't fall Wind, liy Wnilher
Atlanta. On -lit 44 .. r. u clear
Atlantic City. 'J4 i!J . . N II Clear
iusmarck. N D 38 ail ,04 NVV Cloudy
lioaton Mans JO 18 .. Nv HI i l,..ir
Buffalo. NY. 10 4 .02 HVV' I J I' Cldy
fnarleiton B.C. 48 4il ,, NK HI Clouii
Lhlcuso 31 30 ,, MI! II Cloud
Cincinnati. O... "J8 till ,. SE .. I Cldj
Cleveland. O... 18 1U .. Hi: 10 1 Cldy
Denver, Col... B0 48 .. bVV .. I'.cidy
Detroit. Jllrh . H4 SO , . S . , l Cldy
Galveston. Tex, tltl ml ., SB .. itcidy
Harrlsburi. Pa "JO 20 ..NVV . Clear
llatteras, N.C. 38 30 . . N 28 Clear
Helena. Mont.. 4J 4J .. bV .. I cldy
Huron. 8, D... 30 34 ,. Hi: ,. Cloudy
Indianapolis . ..H-! an . HK 12 Cloudy
JackionvlUa ...00 B8 .. NIV 10 Cloudy
XnoxvUI. Ten. 30 3 4 ,. Nil 10 Clear
Little Ilock.Ar 48 4H . , K .. Cloudy
Ixs Antelea . tlO 00 .01 Ml 12 llaln
Urotavllle. Ky . 34 34 . . R 14 Cloudy
Montiomery ... SI B4 .. NTS .. Cloudy
Montreal. Man 4 .. NVV 18 Cliar
Nashville. Tenn 38 SO . . H I' Cldy
New Orleans 00 58 . HVV Cloudy
Now fork .. .22 20 .02 NV 10 Clear
Norfolk. Va. 3J SO .. N 10 Cleur
Oklahoma .... SO 60 ., 8 10 Clear
Omaha Neb. . 4J 40 .. H ,. Clear
Philadelphia 24 2.' .. NVV . Clear
Pnoenlx. Aria 88 58 .. K Cloudy
Pittsburgh 18 18 .. NVV . Cloudy
Portland. Me 14 10 ., NW l Clear
Portland. Ore 3J 52 .63 HE Italn
Quebec, Can a o .. w 14 Clear
M. Loula, Mo 38 38 .. 8B 18 Italn
HI. Paul. Minn 38 8J 8 10 Cloudy
Halt Lake. Utah 88 58 . . 8 12 P Cld
Han Antonio IIO 60 . NE Clear
Han Pranctsco 54 54 .02 Nil 12 Ilalu
ganta Fe. N M 40 40 . Nil P Cld
Ha. Ste. Maria 0 0 . , NK Cloud)
Bcranton Pa, 18 14 .04 W . Clear
Tampa. Fla, 00 80 . V" Clear
Washington 24 2J .. 8W . Clear
Winnipeg-. Can. SO 28 .. Calm Cloudy
WINTER BESOHTS
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IMPORTED GOWNS SHOWN AT
BT1UWBMDGB & CLOTHIER
Mnny Interesting Styles From France
at Opening
"America has gone Into hnlf-monrnlng
for tho sorrows of Paris," one might say
nfter looking nt tho Imported gowns nt
tho Stravvbrldgo ft Clothier opening For
never has a season featured so many
Rlndes of violet, potunli, mauvo, orchid
and Just plain lavender I
Models from all Urn famous Parisian
houses nrc attractively displayed on a
tlowcr-tiden platform, with a canopy of
trnlllng ferns, nnd canaries In nrt-nouveau
cages, Trimming on tho best styles seems
to be confined to a touch of heading,
motalllc lace ribbon or ctoth, and flowers,
fruits nnd draperies
Applique taffeta ribbons nro seen on
many of tho skirts, but tho most notable
things of all are tho collars You might
call them draped, but from the front they
suggost nothing clso but a napkin tucked
Inelegantly In nt tho throat. They hang
In four points, straight from tho chin,
like a square pleco of goods with a hole
cut In It for tho head
A wonderful nfternoon frock from Lan
ln Is mado of petunia silk net. Tho un
derskirt Is mado of very fine silver cloth,
nccordlon plaited Tho bodice Is extreme
ly decollcto nt tho front, nnd, with true
French Inconsistency, shown a high back
ot sheer net. topped nt tho neck with nn
tipstnndlng ruff A cnmlsolo of Oriental
embroidery Is seen about thren Inches
nbove the waist Tho skirt Is made very
full, with three rows nf tnffeta apptlquo
ribbon In self tones Tho net sleeves nro
fitted to the elbow, with a flowing pointed
cuff A garland of purplo grapes with vel
vet leaves gives tho only noto of color Tho
effect la exquisite
Tho vogue for one-toned gowns Is new.
Ono wei very few. If any, violent color
contrasts. A touch of brilliant color Is
used with the many vvhlto frocks shown,
but the general run of colors nro slnglo
tones of Chartreuse green, beige, mustnrd,
gold, raspberry, turquoise blue, Husslan
green and fow very few corals
In tho suit department tho dlrectolro
modes prevail A llulloz model ot cross
barred taffetas has a regular dlrectolro
coat, buttoned over In the front nnd cut
off sharply, onlv to fnll In ripples to the
knees A .loffro blue coitnult for tho
jeuno fillo showed frllllngs of tho suit ma
terial as a distinguishing chniacterlstlc.
Tho kiddles' styles mark tho passing ot
tho "party", dress for youngsters, In favor
of tho practical frock of handkerchief
linen, lawn or organdie Irish laco Is no
tlccablo as a trimming on theso frocks
I.lnci nro plain, full skirts, box or side
plaited, and Jumper effects prevail.
In tho blouso department tho whlto
blouso Is effectively supplemented with
creations In chiffon, organdlo nnd geor
gette. Including every color nnd color
combination that ono can Imagine.
Government Seeks Firemen nnd Oilers
Thero Is a shortage of flremen nnd oil
ers In tho engineers' department of tho
Government dredgeboats In nnd about
Philadelphia A call for applicants has
been Issued by tho local Civil Sorvlco
office. Tho positions piy from ?10 to $4!
a month, including boarding nnd lodging.
Applications should bo made at lloom 40J
In tho Federal Hulldlng.
Police Court Chronicles
If women liavo pet dogs, John Martin
believes that men havo tho right to bavo
pet fish even If thc eau ono about
without nny wnter nrotind it John bought
tho fish when It was nllvo In a flsh mai
kct. Ho took a tight grip on It, Intend
ing to fry It for dinner.
Mnrtln islted several thirst establish
ments, nnd everywhere, ho went tho fish
was greatly admired Hut ho found It
hard to manage eventually, nnd nt tho
suggestion ot a bartender tied a ropo
around tho fish's neck. Feeling that tho
ropo would mako tho pet's escape Impossi
ble, aiartln then decided to let tho fls.li
run along at tho end of tho ropo on tho
ground.
Ho doesn't remember how far or how
long ho walked Ho finally sat down to
rest on nn nsh box near 23d and Berks
street, with tho faithful fish still by his
side.
Ho was In tho midst of a deep slumber
when Policeman McNameo spied him, his
attention being attracted In John's direc
tion by a fcorles of powerful snores.
Tho cop was htnrtled when he s,aw Mar
tin's strange pet lying Idly on tho end
of the ropo near tho sleeper. McNameo
shook Martin vigorously, but ho may as
well have tried to move tho Hook of
Gibraltar With tho assistance ot another
top who happened along John was lliiall
aroused and asked for an explanation
When Mnrtln opened his ees Anally
his flrst thought wna of the Hsh. "It's
asleep," ho declared, "and where I go
my pet goes, too."
The policeman agreed, and allowed John
to walk to a patrol box dangling tho fish
after him along the sidewalk. When the
wagon arrived John fell asleep again He
was taken to tho 20th and Berks streets
t-tation, but for the best of reasons the
pet was deserted.
John was still asleep when ho was ar
raigned before Magistrate Watsorn He
dcclured that ho didn't know how he
reached the bpot where ho was found, and
was chiefly Interested In the whereabouts
of his pet fish
In order that ho might get on Its trail
he was discharged
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HANDKERCHIEFS
after having been washed and ironed, are very
carefully inspected none but perfect ones are put
up in the germ-proof packages for delivery to you.
The cleanest factory, the cleanest operators, the
cleanest methods, naturally mean the cleanest
handkerchiefs. Four QualitU 10c each, 3 for 25c
2 for 25c and 25c each , g
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OPENING AT M. WENGER'S
Gowns on Artistic Lines Arc Shown
nt Shop
Amidst a. profusion ot flowers, and with
3S gowns on tho most artistic lines to
chooso from, M Wengcr, 1221 Walnut
street, formally held tho flrst day ot his
three-day spring opening nt his shop
today.
Ho has a new model called "Tho Wenger
Special," designed by experts to meet tho
need of the corpulent woman for a suit
which will "reduce her to lntf her size "
This model Is of black, with a line pin
lino check It Is cut under tho arms, over
the hips nnd back In nn Ingenious manner,
so that It Is possible to reduce tho sire ot
tho woman to nn almost Incredulous de
gree. Women who hitherto could not wear
suits will now bo able to wear them nnd
"look right In them," according to Mr
Wenger
Ho also Inn an exclusive silk wrap
model which alms to till the need ot tho
sinnrt woman In the mountains or nt the
seashore This modal being shown nt
his opening Is of bhrk satin, trimmed with
silver nnd lined with a chiffon, which
blends with tho trimming and the wrap
Itself.
On tho first floor of the same shop Is
tho Shertnk exclusive millinery depart
ment, over which Mrs Wenger hns super
vision Her good tnsto In choosing won
drous head creations Is strikingly demon
strated Hho hns models of tho newest
nnd most becoming lines On" model,
which hns tho brim nnd a high back trim
nl In ono pleco nnd nit made of feathers.
Is especially attractive
It Is done In black, with only tho lines
anil unusual handling of the feathers to
mako It ono ot the mo.U distinctive models
sliou n
A number of Georgette models nro nlso
being Bhown In this shop
WALSH STOKE DISPLAY
Largo and Varied Stock of Goods at
Second Street Establishment
Six floors of furniture nnd ilothlng
furniture for every room In tho homo nnd
clothing for every member ot the family
are on display this week nt the nnnu.tl
spring opening of tho Phil J Walsh store,
34 .South 2d street
The opening begin this morning Tho
Walsh store, which Is a part ot tho Phil
J Walsh estate, caters to "tho home"
nnd gives credit nt cash basis The slogan
of tho storo Is: "Credit at Lowest Cash
Trices "
Tho store his recently celebrated Its
fioth anniversary, nnd It has been serving
tho peoplo of Philadelphia under the samo
slogan for manv jenrs
Tho threo upper floors nro filled with
furniture, Including even thing from a
go-cart or a baby crib to tho most modern
tpo of refrigerator, completo library set
and bedroom suite Silver, for the table,
clocks, linoleum, enrpets and matting nro
all found on the threo upper floors
Tho three lower floors contain shoes
nnd clothing for men and boys nnd wear
ing npparol of all descriptions for women
nnd girls.
Ono of tho fenturcs of tho Walsh mil
linery department Is that hats coino Into
being right before tho ocs of tho pur
chasers. Tho trimmers nt tho Walsh
storo occupy positions "right out In front,"
whero they can recelvo orders directly
from women who want new millinery.
Whllo tho women watch, tho hats nro
created
In tho basement ot tho Walsh store nro
tho stoves and kitchen iqulpmcnt
"Most Btores which glvo credit," said
tho manager w hen .showing an enthusiastic
customer through tho storo today, "chargo
extra prices when they glvo credit. Wo
never do Tho prlco Is not Incieabcd by
tho fact that wo accommodato In 'giving
time.' "
Purim Entertainment Downtown
A Purlm entertainment was glvon by
tho Council of .Towlsh Clubs yesterday to
2000 South Philadelphia children nt AI
hambra Theatre, 12th nnd Morris streets
Thirty-two clubs wero represented Tho
program consisted of a dnnco by Hattlo
and Hilda Blleden, a recitation by Elmer
Jnspan, nn essay by Rebecca Shlckman,
and olln solo by X Satlnsky A moving
plUuro show concluded tho ontcrtnlne
ment, after which refreshments wero
served.
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we can aell them (or leas than JIUf Any
jeweler who could buy diamonds In the roucn
In large enoueh quantities and cut them mm
eel(. as wo do, could maUa you aa good an
oRer !( ha was iiatisncd to set alone on a
very small pront W are th only diamond
ruttera In ths Htato selllnc to the public direct
Tell us what size diamond you want and '
nlll show you hundreds at price that will
amaze you Write (or our 170 paio cataloc
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SEPARATE BLOUSE RETURNS
TO MILADY'S WARDROBE
Its Restoration Signalized by Exten
sive Showing at Lit's
Tho return ot the separate Mouse ni a
distinctive and Indispensable article of the
American woman's wardrobe Is testified
to l.y tho fact tint Llt's havo devoted the
nrst day of their week's opening exeluslve
ly to blouses anfl tho separato nhlrta to bo
worn with them
One chic blouse of tlesh-colored OeorK
ctle crepe struck the Vremet nolo with
Us pleated collar hanRlno; Gracefully In
a military cape effect A black nnd vvhlto
check circular skirt, pocketed, of course,
provided the "pep" A blnck Neapolitan
chnpenu, large and picturesque, completed
the costume
Another sinnrt model designed for sports
occasions h id a becoming touch of blue
on the culTa nnd collar A single pearl
button furnished the fastening With this
jj3 Over 50s 000 Proud Owners of jX
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Whenever you ask a Cunningham owner what Piano he has, he
invariably answers, with a tone of contentment, that "I have a
Cunningham."
No amount of money can buy a better made Piano or a Piano
that will give more satisfaction than a Cunningham the result of
over a quarter of a century's Piano building.
Then again, Cunningham owners are intelligent, shrewd busi
ness people, who have realized the real saving they can make 'by
purchasing from the manufacturer direct, without lessening the
value of the instrument.
There are three things to remember when purchasing a Cun
ningham Piano:
First The price is 25 to 30 lower than any dealer can sell you. This differ
ence in price is caused by the in-between profits (which add no value) you save when
purchasing from a manufacturer direct.
Second That you are not buying a Piano that has been bought for the purpose
of making special sales. We have never had to run aCunningham Piano sale
(except in the case of discontinued lines and shopworn instruments) to sell our
instruments; the value is there, and no subterfuge is necessary to sell them.
Third The reputation of the maker is such that a Cunningham owner, should
he have trouble, will always find the maker ready to stand back of his product. When
purchasing from dealers it is often hard to find who the maker was.
11th
Factory, 50th and Parkside Ave.
WeBr.Luds 52d and Chestnut Sts.
NBrLPhhaad4'2835 Germantown Avenue
Open ETtalan
OUT-OF-TOWN STORES
Scranton, Reading, Pottsvilla, Johnstown, Shampkln,
Girardville, Williamiport, Lock Haven
ft wlde-wnle corduroy skirt, severely plain
and of Joffre blue was worn.
That this Is lo bo a loud" season even
a blind man would Instinctively prophesy.
The majority of the blouses simply scream
at one; but strange as It may seem, even
the conservative woman la "falling for
them "
A tjplcal model of this kind Is of chnr
trctiso green nnd white georgette The
ground work of the blouse Is white The
green binds broid unmlstakablo ones,
outline the neih the nrms and tho clos
ing A striking Incongruity noticed Is that
the strictly tailored blouse bears a fem
inine frill to belle Its masculinity
OAKINfl STYLES REVEALED
AT (IMHKL'K FASHION SHOW
Wonderful Evening Gowns and New
Hathing Suits Attract
To be trulv fashionable n woman must
have elbows ns well ns ankles, this season
The Imported dresses show It for thero
nto Trench models galoro to back up tho
nmngftam rianos
IT PAYS TO THINK
I AN O CO. ,-
and CHESTNUT STREETS
, ,iIUu..,iihi llllinillu.lMlimninmm.nmu.nnnun, nnu.um.m,,,,,,,,,,,, SIHi
statement with their tricky sleeves ef.
laco, lightly tacked together above the
elbow and allowing that portion ot one's
anatomy to peep out
Plenty of other surprises are In stern
for the woman who nttends tho fashion
show at (Umbel's There Is the fan
dress, for Instance The gown Is for eve
ning wear, and features pink fallla taf
feta, caught up In pannier draperies by
n rose at tho hips Tho front panel looks
like an apron of lace, ribbed with strips
of sequins, but It Isn't It wouldn't rcnlly
como from Tnrls If It vvns what It looks'
like When the fair wearer spreads out
tho tunic there appears not nn apron nt
nil, but a wondrous cascade ot laco sim
ulating n fan And there nrc at least four
feet of It
lint this Isn't all Tho best Is et to
come For thero nro tho Dentivllle bith
Ing -mlts from Marie Thero comblno
striking shades of Joffro blue and rose
pink, with nn extremely wide skirt on one
side nnd a Bttange arrangement of three
tiered pnntles on tho other This collec
tion nf pnntles extends to the calf nf the
leg, and ns though this wero not mifllclent
lo attract attention r-m.li Her la outlined
with a Wnlls-nf-Troy effect In blue
Another model has a cape which falls
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modestly to tho edits of the brthcr'a
skirt, not xrlth any eerlouT loss of matcllnl.
nowever A bathing cap is nltnctuju to
the cape. Most of the bathing costumed
"began late and ended early," a Jt were.
A navy irahnrdlne trotteur from aquln,
shows a monk's cape. In Uho regulation
Capuchin shape, stiffened with horsehair
to mako It stand up. A catawba- georgetta
afternoon frock from Prerrtet has for Its
keynote, net sleeves which extend tho foil
length of the arm, tcr'mlnnttng In rtHger
less gloves on the hand
The Spanish Influence Is very notlcenbls
on dinner gowns, especially ono mildel
of wonderful Spatnsh laco and gold ctoth.
The blnck lace veils n yoke of gold cloth
on tho Bklrt, nnd Is finished with stream
ers. Tho bodlco Is decollete, with full
ness accentuating tho bust line. A mili
tary buckle nf rhlnestones marks tho
girdle. Iouis (XVI) Selso models nro -very
popular, too.
There nrc a number of Jeuno fille fash
ions from Jenny A sports suit of Itn
ported pastel roso gabnrdlne with 'vvhlto
trimmings Is Rmnrt nnd comblno simplicity
ot lino with tho latest trend Iri sports
styles Another In velour checks featured
a full Jacket and very short skirt
ajg