ODOR OF THE ONION
fc -TwnVmnriATiiio
OPULENCE OF OWNER
Man Who Eats Bulb Nowadays
Entitled to Hold Up His Nose
' While Others Hold
Theira
COST HIGH, SUPPLY SHORT
fearelty Due to Dry Weather and War
Absolved From
Blamo
OXIOMG ODF.
Ta Uat "' breath with Milan theat
On . emttefcoorjjslai
Hnl why hmldnl"i iwrfnme be bannwJT
ImswwHileT rwjmnolT
The enlon now, wllh prlfM op.
I. rare '" ' .
And tbe who rot II are confined
To tnllTlonolrn nd '""
m.. whn oats an onion may now
hold up his nose, while others continue to
hold theirs. ror onions mi ui.
Well may man be proud of his ability
to purchase nn onion. The price litis ad
ytneed In the center of the cllr. Onions,
blr. Juicy, redolent, odoriferous yellow on
lens have advanced to J 3.2 5 for a 100
pound sack from a former price of $!.B0
to $J.TS. For a Quarter of a peck, these
onions, which travel up here from Texas,
j'tmand fifteen cents, whereas not Ionic ago
they were ten and twelve cents. These
prices were quoted nt the stand of Dm Id
Elmon, in the Heading; Terminal market.
The Chestnut Hill onion market was re
ported by the Harry Bloom Company as
steady nnd quiet. It quoted white onions
of a large size at 20 cents a quarter.
Medium-sized white onlono downtown nro
IS cents. Bermuda otjlons are threo for 10
The war was about to bo blamed by the
public when aeorg-e McKay, superintendent
of the Reading Terminal Market, Inter
vened. "People can hardly Blvo the war as an
excuse, he zaia. mosi oi mis war iaix
b nonsense, anyhow. Onions are high be
cause they're scarce because of dry
weather."
Simeon P Mokemacher, tho South Phlla
. celphla weather prophet and an authority
en onions, was asked If the situation had
affected the market valtte of tho long-haired
enlons. by means of which he foretells
- weather.
"What Is the price of your onions now
and what formerly was the price?" was the
question put to him.
As usual, Mr. Mokemacher becamo very
W ...
"Price?" he exclaimed, "wnat snail it
yroflt a man If ho sells his soul? Them
enlons are my soul. Them onions are my
Jewels."
lie strode majestically toward the house
ever his rows of hairy gems.
EVENING LEDGER- PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1916
-
PLAZA FREE SPEECH
TEST TOMORROW NIGHT
Suffragists and Single Taxers
Challenge Wilson's Right
to Curb Speaking
Free speech arid the constitutional right
ef assembly will be "tested" tomorrow
night on C.ty Hall plaza by the Woman's
Suffrage party, 1721 Chestnut Btreet: the
Equal Franchise Society, 36 South Ninth
street: tho Single Tax Society and other
organizations that hold street meetings to
educate the public In their causes.
William H. Wilson, Director of Pub
. Ho. Safety, laughed at the Idea of hold
ing the meeting, nnd mentioned the fact
that no application had been made to him
for a permit. Tho advocates of "free speech
and the right of assembly" say they will
nqt concede that the Director has a right
to stop their meetings by compelling them
to ask for a permit which ho may refuse.
That would concede hla right to refuse,
which they deny.
Mrs. George A. Dunning, president of the
Woman Suffrage party,' said that the
meeting will not be militant: that if the
police ortr them to "move on" they will.
"We wclalm nn absolute right to meet."
she asserted. "We claim it for every citi
zen. We claim It for Dr. Moses Steam.
We claim It for cranks. Wo shall not ask
Director Wilson for a permit. We aro
going to vindicate the right of all persons
to the protection of the police and tho
help of the police In the enjoyment of the
orderly exercise of free debate In public
places." .
Dr. Horace Hosklns will preside at the
meeting. Former.DIrector of Public Safety
George D. Porter was asked to preside, but
said he had an engagement at Wllkes-Barre.
Among the speakers will be llyerson, W.
Jennings, Wllmer Atkinson and United
States District Attorney Francis Fisher
Kane, Prof. Scott Nearlng, of Toledo, haa
telegraphed that he has broken another en
gagement to be here for the meeting.
Peru Honors Dead President
LIMA, Peru, Oct, 27. The body of OuU-
wrmo nilllnghurst, former President of
Peru, who, after hla exile died at Iqulque,
Chill, In June, J915, haa arrived at Callao
' and has been brought to Lima by special
train. Immense crowds, Including many
public officials, awaited the body and accom
panied it to he Temple Merced. It will be
i ' transferred to the Cathedral today.
"CHEESE ITHERE'S A COP," NO LONGER
FIGURES IN SCHOOLBOYS' VERNACULAR
r
Course in Civics Has Banished Childish Fear of the Police
man, Who Is Now Regarded as a Con
fidential Friend
A group of boys and girls stood on the
corner of Seventh nnd D Lancey streets
a policeman walked by.
..''"'L0' ?' Sm""." one of tho young
sters shouted nnd the others ran toward
mm grasping his hand. Quite unafraid, the
little ones talked about tho weather to the
man within the uniform, naked him about
V. . own. chll,rn "d chatted with him
Just ns freely ns they would with one of
their own family.
iThi!r. v.tn puP,ta of the McCall School,
which la located at Seventh and Da I-ancey
streets, and were students In the new course
w .V, d,e1 y the Public school nu
tnorltles several months ngo It wouldn't
!?2r",I2JM.frS,1tvrl,',ner ,ne w" PUP""
ihe McCall School or the Pastorlus School.
n,?.eImr,,0Wn,-.or.the U" Scho0'- " West
Philadelphia. Their attitude toward the
cop was as It would hae been If they
had been attendants at any one of the city's
., ?m?ntnry "l'001'. where the new
courso Is In operation.
Terhaps no feature of modern educa
tlonal reform In Philadelphia has so com
pletely shattered precedent and tradition
as the recently Introduced course In civics.
The new idea of the poJlcemnn that Is
fcH1 '"fulcatcd Into the minds of tho
cniidren Is Juit nn example that Illustrates
how old-fashioned notions hao been dis
carded. Five years ago, such ft scene as was
witnessed In front of tho McCall School
would have been Impossible, according to
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COMFORT
toSurHome
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Dr Theodore I MacDowell. Doctor Mae
Dowell Is associate superintendent of
schools, and had much to dc with framing
the new course. The Instinctive fear of a
policeman nn unwholsome fear Is being
eradicated from the mental makeup of
Philadelphia' children.
The new chics courso teaches the young
ster that tho policeman Is not a horrific
beast In human form whoso only function
Is to scold nnd make arrests, The child Is
told, on the contrary, that the chief duty
of the policeman Is so to maintain law and
order, that nrrests will be unnecessary.
Stories of police heroism are ft part of
the curriculum. The teachers are In
structed to tell their pupils how tho police
man patrols his beat nt night, while the
city sleeps; how he sounds the alarm
when the citizen's houso Is allrei how he
chases the burglar at tho risk of hU own
life when ho finds the Intruder breaking
Into a residence.
The policeman Is made InVJthe earlier
grades, a concrete, physical picture. The
child Is taught by living example. Hut In
the grammar school In the se.onth and
e'ghth years the child learns the theory of
the policeman. Ho Is told how he must sub
mit to a mental nnd physical examination;
how his name must appear upon the civil
service cllglblo list, by what authority he
Is appointed, nnd how the money with which
his salary is paid, Is appropriated.
Hut "Cheeso 11, here's n cop," Is no longer
a part of the schoolboy's vernacular In
Philadelphia as a result of the new course.
MONSIOXOn KAVAXA011 SUED
Fifty Thousand Asked by Man Who
Says Church Dignitary's Car
Hit Him
Suit for J50.000 was flk'd today ngalnst
Monslgnor Charles ICavanagh for Injuries
to Joseph Henry Weber, received when nn
nutomobile said to' to belong to Monslgnor
Knvanagh ran o.er him last Memorial
Day nt Twenty-thlrd nnd Pennsyhanla
avenue.
The action was Instituted In Common
Picas Court No :. According to Walter
I. Summerfleld. counsel for the plaintiff,
Weber Ihes at 318 Fitzgerald street and
was on engineer for the Pennsylvania Halt
road. He says he was In SL Joseph's IIos
pltnl for two months as a result of the ac
cident nnd that he Is permanently Inca
pacitated. '
Monslgnor Knvanagh was not In the
motorcar when tho mlshnp occurred. The
automobile was driven by lUrry Chrlsmlcr,
of Wayne, the chauffeur.
Fathers of Bridesburg .Meet
The Fathers' Association of the Drldea
burg Publlo School held Its first meeting
last night In the school nudltorlum. K, J.
Cattell, city statistician, spoke on the "Place
of the Public School In the Life of the Com
munity," nnd John I Shroy. district super
intendent of schools, expl.Mri'd tho new
civics course In the city publlo schools.
MBIMllllltlliilaifaiMi
( CLOTHES" YOU J
After buying their fall outfit at our store Tues
day, a man and his wife said to our floor manager:
"You folks don't realize what a boon your credit
plan is to people like us. We used to pay cash for our
clothes, but we never got better value or more style
than we've been getting here. And paying a little
each week this way is certainly far easier than pay
ing all at once.
Our biff second floor Clothing De
partments offer all tho very latest
styles in large variety, and the prices
are extremely rnodcrato lower than
you hnve any idea, if you have neves
seen our offerings. Your credit is
good so como for your new clothes
tomorrow.
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ma i.ANUa.T atWMJi C !(& IN AMMBKA
GMMANTOWN HIGH
ALREADY CROWDED
v AFTER YEAR'S USE
Classroom for Girls in Base
ment Room Problem Also
Acute in West nnd South
Philadelphia
OVERFLOW NEXT TERM
aetmantown'a million dollar high school,
opened only a year ngo, has been found
Insufficient to the needs of that section of
tho city.
Although the boys' department of tho
building Is not ocrcrowded, In tho girls'
department the principal. Dr Harry F, Kel
ler has been forced to establish several
classrooms In the basement. Dr. John P.
Oarber, superintendent of schools, visited
the Institution yesterday and decided that
something -would hao to be done to meet
the problem of the neighborhood.
When this high school was opened It was
hailed as ono of the largest and most com
pletely equipped schools of Its kind In the
country. It was expected to serve tho
needs of the community for many years,
but Dr. Oarber said that It would unques
tionably soon be oxercrowded.
A similar condition exists In the southern
section of the city Tho South Philadelphia
High School for (llrls Is taxed to such an
extent by tho unexpectedly large enroll
ment that the assembly hnll Is being used
for recitation purposes. A large lot ad
joins this building nt nroad street nnd
Snyder nenue. The school board will prob
ably erect nn nddltlon on this ground, or
establish an annex In an elementary school
In that part of the city.
The West Philadelphia High School hs
been overcrowded for several years, In the
bo)s' as well as the girls' department.
nut at the opening of the next term tho
problem will be even more acute, A far
greater number of students will be admitted
from the elementary schools of West Phil
adelphia than will bo graduated from the
high school Kvery bit of available space
la now occupied.
"We don't know Just what we shall do,"
said Dr Pnrke Schoch, head of the girls
department. "We have already established
an annex nnd It Is altogether probable that
an additional annex will be opened next
term.
"Hut the question of finding where this
annex shall be located Is a serious one.
There Is no elementary school In West
Philadelphia where the space can be afford
rd for high school purposes, The Iea ele
mentary school directly across the (street
from us has enough to do to caro for Us
own pupils."
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BOOKS
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CHESTNUT
STREET
STATIONERY AND ENGRAVING
"MKCT Mt AT JACOBS-
Itontswain to Get Haiti Position
110STO.V. Oct, :T lMwIn J Norcott,
chief boatswain on tho battleship Kenr.
snrgc. has bcert notified from Washington
that President Wilson would nominate him
for the position of Inspector commandant
of the- new Haitian coast guard. If the
nomination Is approved by the Oovernmcnt
of Haiti, Norcott will take charge of four
nuxlllnry nnvnl easels. Norcott has left
for Washington.
Chicago Herald Out for Wilson
CHICAGO, Oct. 27. Tho Chicago Her
ald .this morning editorially recommends
the reelection of President Wilson. The
Herald, an Independent dally, Is edited by
James Keeley. In annnounclng Its prefer
onco for Wilson,
INSIST UPON
brcnusft It Ib mnd from heslthr, sraln.fed pork;
fnvrrnment Inaprctrd nnd of dm Allen standard.
Mnle In a mo1ern hulUtlns where at solute clean,
line pre alia It la aold only In dual- and Etrni
proof parchment paper nacknsra which bear the
atmvti label. Let ua know If your dealer cannot
upply oj.
CLEMENT E. ALLEN. Inc. Media, Pa.
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Nowhere in Philadelphia
Are There v Such ' Fashion
Favorites as These
Women's $4 to ?8 Shoes
AT
$9-95 $ff.45
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Over threo hundred perfect styles to
cnooso irom in nil tho latest combina
lions ana colors, wo save you
from $1.00 to $3.00 on every pair.
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THE REASONS WHY:
Wo are on tho second floor, paying a low rent:
iremenaous purcnasing power, having a chain of
U stores in various cities.
SPECIALS FOR MEN
800 Prs. of $4 to $4.50 Shwj
2-5
In Gun-Metal and
Patent Coltskin,
English I a c o and
Bluchers, at
ni.ui, uiiiir.u:. mica wnen srcompniea wiin money eraer. Aaa
S (sr poatate (Iniurrd). tipert aaleapevple wilt At rou earrectlj.
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Optn Saturday Evtning
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STOHi: OPRNS IIAII.V AT StSO A. M. Ol.OSKS AT SiSO r. si.;
The New Victrola
Records for November
Go on Sale TOMORROW
Oar club plan offers a convenient
method of purchasing immediately
Pay a small sum tlaion and a convenient amount
each tcceH .Vo nlerrJ nor cilrcit.
No Trading- Hlampn With Vlrtrolna or Itrcorda
Mt Ilrotheri. FIFTH FLOOR
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ONE YELLOW TRADING STAMP WITH EVERY 10c
PURCHASE ALL DAY
Market
Eighth
Filbert
Seventh
Women's S1.25 Union $1
Suits Medium cotton rib. '
Illfth, low or Dutch necks. Long;, elbow or short
sleeves. Kneo and ankle length.
Children's 75c Underwear,
57c & 65c
Part wool. Guaranteed unshrinkable. Size
governs price.
Boys' 85c Underwear, 59c
Tart wool In winter weight.
Lit Brothers PII18T FLOOR SOUTH
0 t--X? - K K 4t 4 4 4 4 4
Men's Moderately Priced Suits & Overcoats
In Greater Variety Than Any Former Season
And Offering Values As Good As the Best That Any Year Has Produced
Is Clothing Thai Guarantees You Salisfaclwn, Because It Embodies Workmanship, Style. and Quality of a Most Unusual
Standard.
The rising cost of materials and labor has' caused concern to many clothiers, but we have, met
this difliculty to a degree which materially benefits the purse of every man who buys here
SUITS Conservative & plnch-back styles.) $10 SlrSlR lOVERCOATS !" lul "" "P10 BW'
OUUO Many with new alant pockets. 1 4i, I O Ot I Q VV-CiIVV-'WA10 single or doublo-breasted.
But Viewed From Every Ancle t Comparison, You Will Kind Them Equal to the Usual $16.50 to $25 Clothing.
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Boys' $5.50 Norfolk Suits, $0 QQ
Polo Coats and Mackinaws .i70
Hulls In checks and plaids. Jackets havo belts and patch
pockets. Also fancy woolens liviHIly Hoy, Tommy Tucker
and middy styles.
l'olo C'oata In plnch-bnck styles of blue, brown and gray
chinchilla ; also fancy mixtures.
.Msrklnnwa In Norfolk effects of blanket plaids, checks and
plain materials. Sizes 2V4 to 18 years.
Boys' $8.50 Two-Pants Suits,$. 50
Reefers, Overcoats & Mtxckinaws "
Hulta In Norfolk style of cheviots iod casstmeres In checks,
plaids and pin stripes. Also tan and brown corduroys.
Krefrra with convertible collars and sleeve chevron. In all
wool chinchilla of blue, gray and brown.
Mnrklnawa of fancy cheviots, checks and blanket cloths. Nor
folk style with patch pockets.
Overconta In chovlots. caaslmeres and brown and rrav mix.
! lures. Hlzes 2i to 18 years.
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Boys' $7.50 Two-Pants Suits, Reefers, Polo Coats and Mackinaws, $4.98
nulla ul (fl uwi uiiu iiiuu ovitiCB, Liivvn. t.iiu (iiaiuo, mnu mil uiiu uiutvii
corduroys, l'inch.back or knlfe-plaltcd touts, with patch pockets.
Also Junior-Norfolk suits In brown and navy sergo; IJIlly Boy, Tommy
Tucker and middy styles. In mixtures.
Mnrklnawa of .checks and blanket cloths In Norfolk style. Cap and
leggings to match.
Lit llrotheri SECOND FLOOH, SEVENTH STREET
44- 44 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 444-r4
Iolo Costa and Ileefera All-wool gray, blue and brown chinchilla,
with chevron. Also Junior-Norfolk coats with nlnrli.harku In hmnn
and gray mixtures.
overcoats of brown and gray cheviots and casslmeres.
date styles. Sizes 3 H to 18 years.
Smart, up-to- 4
Shoes That Give Greatest Values lor the Money
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i Our Stratford Shoes Are Without a Peer at Their $A
Price really worth a dollar more '
Far aim Tan and gun-metal calf, also patent coltskin.
fur tvomen Qlazed kid lace shoes, ulso gun-metal and patent colt
in button o lace.
Misses' Shoes (Size3 lli2 to 2), $1.65 to $4
Children's Shoes (Sizes 8t2 to 11), $1.45 to $3.50
Dull or shiny leathers, tan Russia calf, white Nubuck or buckskin. Have cloth
or leather tops.
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Girln' Shoes, $1.25 to $3 Rig & Little Boys' Shoes, $1.98 to $4
Various leathers; cloth or Uun-metal. box and tan Russia calf and
leather tops. Broad toes. patent coltskin. Single or double soles.
Sizes 4 to 8. i Sizes 9 to 6,
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LIT 1IKOTIIKHH FIRST FLOOR. NORTH
Great Preparation Has Been Made for Girls Who
Will Come Tomorrow for Their Clothes
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Jaunty beted models, with patch pockets, v O
plush collar and buttons., sizes 8 to 14 years. ,
MIXTURE CLOTH COATS, $7.98
Belted fashion with patch pockets. Sizes S to 14 years.
TOTS' CORDUROY COATS, $4.98
Wllh Empire Back and Belled HJdes ,
In navy and brown. Have fur collar and Quilted lbtlng.
Sizes 2 to ( years.
Lit Brothers SECOND FLOOR
HATS TRIMMED FREE
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$3 to $4
Velour Hats
la One of the Most Important Pur
chases Wo Have Made.
Hats that en
joy tho great
est preference
for outdoor
sports and
general utility
wear.
Jaunty, Be
coming Shapes
That Can lie
Worn by Both
Women and
Misses.
The colors
cover a wide
and beautiful
range of Au
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Velvet Hats,.,, . '-i70
Pine quality in axeluiive shape.
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Mlccc, A rtrt o.o1 A Saturday Sale Offering Super
lYIlSSeS Apparel lative Values and Styles
Suits, Coats and Frocks of Charming and Dlstinctlet Fashions
Priced at a Saving of Two to Five Dollars on Every Garment
Juniors' $13 Top Coats, $10.98
$4 Rwu.y-tcHW.ttrt $2 98
Vina blaek valwaL aamartlv trimmed
wit). riMMtfta pd iiwhuiiU.
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styles ?r general utility wear.
Misses' S15 $10 QD
Top Coats. AA.S70
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Novelty eheeked velour. In two
tone brown-and-Uack or Itray-
ntif1.h1a.lr. Thajv ira tvljallarfl.
'belted and nnlshtd with storm
collars. Also aait-ana-peppor
mixtures many with fur w
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gray and blc. Have smatt, mt
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