'v '4
RGES CLOSING
im SCHOOLS TO
"HELP FARMERS
State Food Supply Depart
ment Asks County Super
intendents to Aid
NEED 328,000 W ORKERS
Wpuld Use All Pupils Over Six
tecn Years of Age to In
crease Crops
Under a plan worked cut bv Krncot It
Tustin, lce director of the food uppl de
pigment of tl.o Public Safety Committee
of ther Commonwealth of !,cnnnlniilii all
county Rtiperlntcnilpnts of public Instruction
hac been naked to close State high and
preparatory schools ami colleges Imme
diately no tho pupil can volunteer for
farming.
According to figures compiled b the de.
partment, the State is short .oino 12S noo
farmers. Tho rcderal Department of Ak
rlculture estimates tho pliortace at otil
250,000 men. but tho Committee on Public
Safety Is Inclined to believe tho State tls
tircs are authentic
The volunteer farm worker" fmin State
nr1 Htv srlinrils nf isKteen enrs of .lire or
older will be listed and nMinrttniipil umlt !
the supervision of the cnmmlttce Tbev mill
be under nbciation of Incpee tot ihniKfd
with the dut of puperMsliiK thelv treitnieiit
by the farmer In reg.nd to labnr and as to
food.
IJ.fdces will he cupplled to everv Imj who
enrolls as a member of this vast tiKrlcul
tural army The terms undir which farm
workers will be supplied are to be stated on
printed blanks nnd the rates of pay stipu
late that net more than eight hours' work
nhall be required durlnB the first two weeks
of emplojment and no Sunday work ex
cept necessary chores, and leave of absenco
sls to be assured for two Sundis and two
Saturday afternoons per month The em
ployer In accepting the bojs binds himself
to the inspection regulations of the food de
partment. BEGIN' WORK TfCSDAY
As the planting must bo done between
Hay 1 nnd 10, the department yesterday
eent out the notices to each school super
intendent, as the plans-for the mobilization
of this agricultural force call for starting
work not later than next TuesUay i:cry
seed planted after May 10 will bo wasted
effort, and the department Is ready to sup
ply the bows for the farms as soon as the
school authorities accept the proposal and
- the students come forward and enroll
The Mayor's Committee on Home Defense
through Its executive committee has also In
dorsed the project, so all pupils of the Phila
delphia higher schools who desire to enroll
for farm work may do so through the prin
cipal of each Institution
Under the" school code the superintendent j
of each county Including Dr John P. Gar-
ber, Superintendent of the Philadelphia ,
Schools, has the autnorltj to close the
schools, and if the plan of the Public
Safety Committee which bears the Indorse
ment of Gpvcrnoi; Brumbaugh Is adopted,
the action Is expected to be taken Imme
diately. Following the call totonlist for agrleul
tuial labir there will be an Industrial sur
vey made of every manufacturing estab
lishment in Pennjlvanla to get an ac
count of their productive inpntlty
"It Ir not enough to know, ' the report
Bays, "that great quantities of munitions
can be produced in this State The ques
tion Is to what extent weapons can be
t- made which are in accordance with War
Department standards nnd how fast am
munition can be supplied which fits the
Sims with which our national army la
to' be equipped There has been a vast
amount of loose nnd misleading talk about
the ability to make ammunition This
must not be confused with the accurate
and reliable statstlcs which alone can be
of use In a real emergenc "
Pending the final passage of the $2 000,
000 appropriation. U T Stotesbury ad
anced to the Tublic Safety Committee $25,.
000 upon which to begin work Oftlees have
been obtained (n the Finance Building and
a clerical staff and other cmploves neces
sary for the t.tsk of the organization have
begun work
The Division of Administration Is grouped
under four heads Finance, Publicity and
Education, Legislation and allied bodies
The Finance Committee will act as a com
mittee of wajs and means, apportion the ex
penditures and employ certified public ac
countants to check on the spending of the
State's money
Of the work of publicity and education,
the report explains ' it has been deemed ad
visable to secure an expert to give his whole
time to the service" Ivj I. I.ee. of New
York, has been brought to this city for the
purpose. It Is nnnounced that the Depart
ment of Legislation h.m several measures
'under consideration which will be Intro
duced later at Harrlsbutg The Allied
Bodies Department Intends to relate tho
activities of all oigatilr.itlons working in
the State to get co-operative contact
' WIDK ItELIKF WOItK
In the Division of P.ellef aro two de
partments. One on sanitation and medi
cine, the other civic The first department
will work with Federal, State and Bed
Cross societies for the preservation and pro
tection of the public health and the tiiulp
ment and maintenance of such hospital
babes as are required
Under the Department of Civic Relief
activities connected with the relief of de
pendent -families nnd a!1 measures necessary
to be taken In coniection with social nnd
moral problems that nre incidents of a
state of war will be controlled ho, lal agen
cies and vvorkeis nre to be engaged to wipe
out and prevent the. recurrence in this Stato
of the moral evils which clscivhere have
characterized mobilization camps and other
places where large bodies of men have
gathered
The division of service Is classified under
four departments, civilian service and
labor, military service naval service,
guards, police and Inspection Pending the
ettlrment of the question of Federal se
lective service, the division Is awaiting an
mnnouncement. but Is ready to aid the Fed-
, aral authorities In any capacity Its activities
Fynay be required.
ki Under the transportation nivision, tne
HPSfetaUriiad problem Is only a matter regarded
le$fo as of .secondary Importance, The question
fftK fc of using electric railways nnd motor ve
'.'IfWclM Is receiving careful study, as well as
PlV the use of the highways and waterways of
-- the State.
Bft. v 1-o Wnn In tneerh with nil the loral com.
"S mlMaa tha aapi pk nf CnlnnAl FrprterleW T.
fcHV,Pueey have been retained, who will work
', Among these organizations In their various
sveenifnuniiics uu vbibuiibu cikvuvd iuiujiiu-
jt.aication wun mem an.
DAIRY PRODUCTS
i ("" VLa aiuitAllnna An Yitif rf m Hit rrd rlaan
:'JLirTl,w mr yrdajr' flnlm -prlfw
fER Thrr w i
d Mil no o( So In tha
B' ivr vaiiu unvn, .jrauiTiri uuq ir n
creamery, rtue tc
Miana ni lower outline avi. Ai re-
aaurei aB'.rr nutf little ainiruity in
m up Mil nniL rooo. wmen comprised dui
Jl nrODortlaii of the auDDlVi Medium
- er weak, bin seconds wer wanted at
mm rantre t quotation, rrmia aecunaa
rmiwthy with solid-packed, bu' at re-
ma iancy,oooa nw wun . lair oui-
.' freah. aolld-nacked creamery, fancy
.w sitra,
iWlo! extra nrata, avel
I aarnnds, btc; nearby prints, rancy.
s tra, iiivi,. nreis. amm
til 8 V? ej gsclai fancy brands
a. Jlra,
.s,Mrtaer decline or IDi
i o srear qsMrinsa,
aa nsnii
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near-
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Wfk
WK ft $ ft
WIN PRIZES FOU ESSAYS
Evelyn Galbraith nnd Glencoc W.
RaffcnsbcrKer, of Williamsport,
will be awarded five-dollar pold
pieces by the Lycoming County
1). A. R. for the best papeis on
"The Minute Men."
SCHOOL CHILDREN WIN
D. A.R. HISTORY PRIZES
Girl of 12 Years and Boy of
Same Age Successful Com
petitors in Essay Writing
WII-I.tAMS-r-OUT April 27
Tim rinnfr of the prlrci nfftreil hv tlic
I.onnilnB Cliaptor DauKhtfrs of tho Amorl
can Ilcnlutlin for the bept s,is on TllP
Jllnuti Mn" 1iim been nnnnuticcil and
each wtrmpt will receive .1 $1 gold piece
The Klrl u inner was l"aln O.ilbralth,
twelve vcir old, of the Trniixcan, school
nnd the bov winner was (lleneoe W H.if
fensbirKcr twtlvt cars old, of the Curtln
sclior 1
Honorable mention .is accorded the fol
lowing I.oujs V !-chij(tei rranklin
Hchnnl ; Ilavmnnd Sniltli, JneKson school,
Tson C Kendall, Clav Mhmil, Kllabeth
C Kackenmel'ter, Franklin school , M-irth.i
Pray Transeau school , Mar .steiiinlle,
Curtln school, and Iierbardlne hhlbe, Jeffer.
son school
Transeau School students nre mol enthu
siastic nnd proud of their winner, this enr
.making the clRhtli time that the Traneau
School has taken ii prize, fle bos and
three fflrls having made u record for tin m
selves This school won the prize oiuht
$ cars hko when tho Paushters of the Ameri
can Revolution first Inaugurated the custom
of every jear stlmu'atlnir the Interest nf
thn school chlhlrcn bv offerlnc two iirlzes
for the best written essavs on some his
torical subject, chosen bj the chaptei ladls.
nnd has figured In the raie inch vear since
that time
The prize winners will meet with the l.v
eomlns Chapter nt the homo of Miss Annlo
I'ott, 51B West rourth street, this afternoon
to lead their pipers nnd receive their
awards
I
NEW JERSEY
NEWS NOTES
(,lti:i;M1(lllli- lthmigh tin canning
factory jt Ginenwood packeil .' inn noo
baskets of tomatoes last vear It Is erecting
new bullelings and has doubled its capiejtj
VIII, 1 OKI) Mllford clli7eiiH have lalseel
enough inone.v to keep foitv litigian chil
dren for the rest of 'hi .vear
t.KOHOIlTOW s Taking neivant igo nf a
slight Inatte-.tlon bv the guard Charles
llrown, one of tho prisoners from the
tulllitv Jiill l Guurgetnw ii is apiil l h
working on tho county roads and has not
it bi.ii caplund
I. l KlIL-Laurel has It- hi - In bin
strike I inplojes of tho Laurel Lumber
Company eletnind twenty cents nn hour In
stead of fifteen cents
ri(l i:u Governor Townsend his ap
pointed former Congressman Thomas AV
Millei who is chairman of the national de
fe ne committee of Wilmington to repre
sent Delnvv.ire at the national defense con
ference called by Sccictary Baker in Wash
ington May 2
I.Al'ltr.l. Mrs Mary W Dnttcn received
a telegram from Hichmond Vn telling her
to go to Hlghlandtnwn, Md , for tho body
of her hrother Gni field Carey, 38 years
old. Carey left here three jears ago
NKM'AKK Joseph JI Ilosslnger, re
cently re-elected Mavor, has declined to
servo because ho has been uppointcd treas
urer of the Baltimore branch of the Federal
Farmers Loan Hank
MllV.tBK-Alfred A Curtis has been
elected president of the Farmers' Trust
Company of Vewark to succeed the late J
Wllkcns Cooch Charles B Kvans and
H 13 Vlnslnger wcro elected members of
tho board
Only an intelligent
grasp of processes of
manufacture, routing
and handling of mate
rials, power generation
and s transmission, etc.,
can result in practical
design and construction.
1,11 V -' CONSTSUCTIOS
JLrXaV Jl K MANAOtMCNT
ZIMMERIANN
w in
EVENING
FINDS GOVERNOR
WORKS TOO HARD
Efficiency Board Also Fa
vors Increase to $25,000
in Salary
BRUMBAUGH IS WILLING
Term of Kivc Years Recom
mended, With Shift in
Legislative Dates
iilnrv of j;i 00ft u vcar foi the (!ov
ernor Instead nf $10,000, ns nt present, nnd
tho relief of the Governor from duty upon
numerous boards nnd from ilutv nn nn
audition iilllcir nre nmoni; the reiiiniinpiida-
-ii n idf In the teport nf the llconnmy
irl 1 tin lenrv Commission, now in the
h"d nf Hie I,iRsature
I hi" is me of the ehnnters Mint !ov ernor
! 1 iimbitigii d'il not strlko nut when he pre
1 te i lie report to tho Legislature after
i I id lirn liniideil him bj llnriv h Mr
liev.ii ,o irit' r for tho commvMii who
ft, nud the ilociiment
In tin report .is It eft the ""Soveinor, who
h it dfd It In ns clinlrinnn of the omml'sloti,
all re f -nee to Inrrenso In the mniprnsulon
i i menliers of th 11 nn il Arnihly bad
biiii cut nut ns w II is reference to ,id-
viailuliiv n buitiir tlm I.eRlslitture meet
inidrenii iitly iiiilur ilian o'emiiailv
M'hen the nnil'sl wi'e discovered the
l.'Blslnthro mnile n il n mil upon the Gov
ernor for the nilut'ial McUcvltt lepnrt.
which ho then handed over
In brief, MiDevlttl'n recommendations
weie ns follows'
l.i t-lsl itinn should ho enacted rellev
Ini. the Governor of nudltlnc, exnmlnliiK
and t proving evpendlttlics of the sev
eral dep irtments,
Iiiih.im the mi irv of the Governor
from $10 000 to $2" noo a jear.
Amend the Constitution s0 that the
ntt Governor elected shall serve for
five jciis and thus lu'iig liijs sucvessm
Into nlllce In even-numbereil ears,
betwcdi tho session of tin- Getieril As
nemlily, nr amend tho Constitution to
tint tb lb in ill V - iiihlv in the
future shall meet In Hie i n-numlM red
vears instead of lb n ld-nilmbeteil
J ears or, better still, amend tho Con
stitution so that thu i Initial As-tmlil
shall motl (iinilrtnnlally mthei than
bieniii.illv anil Imrcise tho uninpen
"itlnn paid members of the Rincrnl
Assemblj from $1300 each per session
' Mo vars to $ (noo each for a term
of four ve us
If this last-mentioned suggestion is
adopted,' the icport sas, t is of course.
tmpoitniit to reiall tint tho present Con
stitution provides for the convening of the
Gtneril Assemhlv In ctt lordlnary session,
and imihibit' the consideration of nnj "-ub-jei
t for ligiMitlon not (imtained In the
proclamation issued by the Governor so
convening tint lunlv "
n illustration of the varied and onerous
dutlis of the Governor Is given 'The Gov
ernor, foi Instance Is the i nmin mdir-in-chief
of tlu Nitional Guard president of
the lavestoek initarv Uoaid president of
tho Statu Hoinl of Vginultuie clidlrmau of
the Hoard of I'ubl c Grounds nnd Hulld
ings, trustee of the Mate l.lhrarv and Mus
eum, president of tile .Soidlcis Orphans'
S hool Comiilsslon, president of tho Armory
lloiril, president of the College and I'nl
verslty Council a tnembei nf tho board of
trustees of the Cnlversltv of Pennsylvania,
president of the board of trustees of the
Soldiers' and .sailors' Home, n member of
the board to pass upon tin necessity for
underground nnd elevated pas-digcr rall
wavs, (hairmin of the General Meade
Statue Commission chairman of the nconn.
mv nnd Kfllclency Commission, n membei
of the board of tnistees of the I'nlversity
of Pittsburgh, and a member of the board
of trustees of the IVnnsjh.inla State Col
lege The public has no conception of the time
requited to ellsch irge the duties Imposed
upon thi Governor hv reason of his con
nection with these vaiious boards and com
mission and the public villi novel get the
maximum benefit of the st,r'ccs of a chief
executive who Is required to bother with
such veaiuus details as his present duties
Impose
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LEDER-PmLApfiLHlA, FRIDAY, ' 'APKIL 27, 19i7
1 ,
ELABORATE MENUS TO BE DROPPED
IN CITY'S CLUBS AS WAR MEASURE
Racquet and Engineers Decide on Simpler Fare to Elim
inate Waste Others Likely to Adopt
Similar System
.Vo more will tho members of the lending
riilHdelphla clubs gnzo languidly over the
menu cards nnd summon 'gnrcon" to bring
Mils, that nnd the other dish If the plans
contemplate el to curtail the number iif
dishes iirjvv served In their restaurants he
roine effective
I'm several days the i lub luve been
snlouslv considering this slep for the pur
pose of minimizing waste a- n mentis of
i o-eipcraliiin with tho vnriou ilepaitmonts
of the Government seeklni' to conserve the
food suppl .Vo specific food reduction plan
Is being adopted In common by tho clubs
i:arh will pursue Its own method It Is
exported, however, tint tne former
elaborate! nnd high-priced dinners will be
stripped of nil unessentlnl dishes until only
nn ordinary, substantial threo or four
course tahlc d bote remains
,T J llelllv, steward at the Hacquet
Club sild tho menu would be cut down In
the near future to snvo food Of course,"
ho snld "In tho modern club there Is not
such n great nmount of waste as leftovers'
can be iitlllred When thete nre a great
number of dishes prepared, howovir, thero
Is bound to be food wasted and to nld In
conserving the food supply It Is a necessary
Ftep to nko The present menu here Is to
PASTOR'S WIFE TO HEAR
HE WAS SLAIN BY THUG
Mrs. Childrey Will Be Told To
day of Killing of .Jersey
Clergyman
Although thirty-six houis have passed
since the Ilev J. M. T. Chlldre pa itor of
the First Iliptlst Churchy of llnddonfleltl
was shot and kllird by nn unidentified
negro, his wife, who Is In the Woman's Hos
pital with n week old bov, has not been
notified rhsiclans snld her condition had
linpioved this morning nnd sho would bo
told of her huband' death today
Meanwhile, the search for the slaver Ins
been so fnr unsuccessful, although Trose
cufor Kraft said Count v Detectives drib
ben and Dornn were working on n 'good
line" Clues to tho man nre, however few
and far between, none apparently having
seen the assailant, nnd Mr Clilldrev was
unable to glv can accurate description of
tho slaver
Manv citizens of Camden County starrterl
to seek the slaer this morning, nttincted by
the rewnrd of $500 posted by Mr Kraft nnd
tho Board of Freeholdeis, who nlso said
the would give $100 nddltlonnl for informa
tion leading to the recovery of a wntch
taken from Mr. Chlldrej
The dead clergyman's children arc still
visiting relatives Tile funeral nriange
ments will not be eleflnltelj known until the
arrival of n brother fiom lllchmond nnd
until Mrs Chlldrev lint expressed her
wishes It Is probably that Interment will
be In Wilmington
SWEDES DEMAND I'OOI)
Thirty Thousand in Demonstration Be
fore Town Hnll at Malmo
COrnNIIAC.nN" April IT A fond dem
onstration took plare at Malmo, Sweden,
esurdiv afternoon The big squ ire and the
side stieets wero crowded with 10 000 pel
sons who adopted reso'utlons for an eight
hour workday a commercial agreement
with l?nglaiiil, cheap food measures ngnlnst
Increasing house rent and the remission nf
taxe s for small Incomes
At a .meeting nt Gothonhorg a similar
Farmers Freed of Court Duly
C.nnL'NSBCUG, Pa, April 27 Tudgo
McConnell has Issued nn order to tho
Sheriff to notify nil farmers drawn for Jury
elutj for the week of May 7 that they aro
evcii'-ed In cases where the witnesses aro
engaged In farming the trials will bo continued
J.ECaldwellcV(5.
Chestnut Juniper South Penn Square
Watches for Graduation Gifts
ll-l -T1 DAl.llMKIt STA.M)AKI hllllhS Z I fcl
nK A VX
nsK vX.
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V Im
" KsamA 1M;1
DARK TAN
OR BLACK
'Tis a Feat
bo rhiinged, In all probability within 111'1
next two weeks "
Similar action, It Is expected, will be
taken by the Engineer's Club ,1. H Knock
ron, steward, said tho plan had been under
discussion nnd It wns Intended to curtnll
tho number of dishes served some time
between May 1 nnd IB At tho 1'nlon
League nnd tho Manufacturers' Club while
the stewards thero would not definitely
stnte that tho pi in was being considered,
they Intlmnted flint some action would be
taken In tho near future.
Hotelnien hold varving views on the
proposition of food waste Manager
Frazlcr, of the nellfViie-Strntford, has rome
out openly for cutting clown menus nt tho
present time No flesh of undeveloped
animals will bp served to the pitrons of
tho UolloYiio-fctratford restaurants, ns Mr
Frazler feels that nil such nnlmals should
be permitted to llvo until fully matured
At tho Adelphla nnd L'Alglon, however
Mr Frazlcr's theories were smiled nt
There It'was said that In the modern hotels
wnFte has been so minimized ns to bo al
most a negllble quantity. Tho cold storngo
plants It was said, iviuso virtually nothing
to be thrown nway Tho menus In those
phces will be changed In no v,ay
City News in Brief
11,111 OIIOMATIOX of reeourres of
the Forty-sixth Ward. Is under way todny,
following a meeting of tho Home De
fenders' Association, nt Fifty-second nnd
Knnsom streets Artlc-cs that nre being
listed Include pushcirts, carrier pigeons,
horses, motorcars, nutolnicks nnd motor
cvcles At least twenty citizens have en
rolled In ench of the flftv-onc 'divisions,
Harry A Mncke announced.
.lAlli: '. I'l.r.TrilKn, Milrt.v-llve
venrs Deputy Prothonotnry of Philadelphia,
Is recovering today from it stroke of npo
plow Mr Fletcher, no Is slxtv-four
vears old, collnpsed at his nfflce In City
Hnll Into yestcrdiy nftcr he had gone all
day without lunch Ho was taken to tho
Mcdlco-Chlrurglcal Hospital and later to
his home, 326 South Foity-slth street
UOIJNnr.n IV 1 UAVCi: while serving
with a Canadian regiment, John Cjrll
Clarkson, son of Mrs .lames ClarkVon, 473H
Large street, Frankford Is now In a hos
pital In Boulogne, accoidlng to word re
ceived here tod-iv lo Ins twice been
commended for braver.
TIIIIlTA-MirOM) Mtn residents Imve
formed an Improvement body to bo known
ns tho Citizens' League nnd Improvement
Association Officers elected wero David
H Schuler, president, James Cooper, vlio
president', William Frelhofer, ticasurci
and Charles Herschel, secretary
ST. JOsni'll's rol,l.i:OK nlun-nl, num
betlng moro than 200, lnve expresseel their
vNllllngness to Ferve the Government In the
present war Hxpresslons of lovalty also
were given at a meeting In the college
auditorium Among those who spoke weie
Chaplain Geoige Wnrrlng, of the I'.Ieventh
I'nlted .States cavalry, nnd the Itev Dr
Charles A. Davcj, S J, president of the
college.
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Fencibles and Old Guard
Will March Tomorrow
to Stop Slump
MARINES PRESENT SHOW
Navy Yard Band Furnishes
Music and Vaudeville Enter
tainment at Broad and Arch
I.turcarelly weeU-cnel rccrultinpr opened to
day In Philadelphia, with snr-tlme enlist
ments iinrol' ereeelliiR peace-time rnllsf
mints In the regular cerlce
Only two oruanlyitlnns experienteel lirlfk
rerrultlnir the Military TralnlnB Camps'
. Fxoclnt Inn, with nITIcea In the Conimcrrl.ll
Trust hullellnp nnd the Nmnl Connt lie
fenne Ueserxe
To stimulate enlistments, an open-ilr con
rert and .iuclelllo dhow Mas Kleu nt the
Marine Corps recrultlnK tent nt llioad
and Aich streets tlUs mornlnB The Marine
Hand from the Phlladelphli Xay Yard
furnished the music A large rroud looked
on and enJoed the free amusement
Tho State Tenclblrq Infantry rcclment
and tho Old C.uard nf tho National Ouard
regiments In the e-lty will parade through
the central fertlon tomorrow afternoon to
Kir up patriotism
Young men at the rate of 25(1 a day are
appljlng for ofllrers training that will be
gin at Fort Nligara, N Y, May 1. More
than ?00 nlread hae been passed upon
faoiablj Moro than 12,000 hao applied
for application blanks, nltliniigli only 2500
ran be accepted for this camp.
Another call for musicians for its band
was issued toe by the Kim I'cnnsyl-
anla Infantrj, National Ouard
l.nllstments jesterday vero dlMtieii as
follows. Army, 1." , nay, 2fi: marine
corps, x ; coast guard, ft, naal coast de
fense refere, 116, national guard, 11.
GENERAL GRANT BORN
9.5 YEARS AGO TOJ)AY
Great American General's Tactics Re
called With U. S. Participation
in World War
This is the birthday anniversary of Oen
eral Vlsses S Grant. He was born on
this date in 1822
Grant's name will figure many, many times
from now on until the end of the war, for
In making comparisons of generals his mine
alnn figures sooner or later
It took seeral ears for Grant to come
to the front, and when he reached It many
sought Ills remoal Thero were all forts
R3 Saturday
Dainty Spring
Silk Blouses
$2-98
A HAPPY SURPRISE FOR
Market, Cor.
I At the
New
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RUGS
CARPETS
LINOLEUMS
In the Linde Annual Spring Sale
Unheard-of advances during the past three months
make these offerings, the highest floor-covering bargains
in Philadelphia, as the most rigid comparison will prove.
Nowhere else can you make two dollars da the work of
three. All standard, guaranteed 'goods of first, quality.
$50.00 Wilton Rug, 9x12 ft $39.50
$42.00 High-Grade Axminstcr Rugs, 9x12 ft. . .$28.00
$35.00 Seamless Axminstcr Rugs, 9x12 ft $26.75
$28.50 Best Tapestry Rugs, 9x12 ft $18.50
$30.00 Body Brussels Rugs, 8.3x10.6 "ft J24.50
CARPETS
per yard
$2.50
2 (K)
2.50
1.10
Light, Cool, Summer Rugs
$16.00 Wool Fibre Rugs,' 9x12 ft $10.75
$10.00 Olde Tyme Colonial Rugs, 8x10 ft $8.00
$9.00 Rockivood Rugs, 9x12 ft v. $6.75
$11.00 Fibre Rugs, 7.6x9 ft $7.50
6x12 ft. Basket; Weave Porch Rugs $9.50
LINOLEUMS
per sq. yd.
Select Nowl We wlty hold
Open Monday
and Friday
Evenings
, ''V 'f '
'. ' .
nf rntTintsttifa nt.mi l-l. .i. i . .
belmr that lie drank too 'much whisky. M
rrenldent, Lincoln's anrwer to that' hi
beconia famous. Ho wanted to know Vh
brand of tho 'whisky that ho might ?
some In his ntlicr commanders.
General, rj rant Is conceded to i,an ,cc
io of the weirid's great generals., tf It is3
one
not
mi ..f.n im inn uiu.ivnr ho probably
would have Haj.d In hl Louis ns nn c
iiniiK- "i mi- nuiM possinifi type. 0f nll .
ness man As It was, ho rrt to ree him
self wiltten Imperlshahly Into the history
of the world as the man who. more thin
ntiy other fighting man, saed tho Unit.
.States to union nnd elcmocraev. ti. i ' '. a
membered
tie is to.
moro as n gencrat
'han as a
President
Man and Auto Plunge Dcn Bank
MAVCII CIU'NK. Pn April S-.-u-hli.
he was on his way to Lehlghloii. th!
Hiitomobllo truck of W II. Woodrlne 5
laundry proprietor, became unmanageVhi.
nnd plunging dow n a ftfty.foot embankment
landed on tho track of the New jr
Cemr.il Railroad, Woodrlng was pinned
under the mnchlno nnd Is seriously Injured
You can makfc for
yourself, with your
own hands.the mildest,
most fragrant, most
delightful cigarette
in the world and the
most economical. Ma
chines can't imitate it
"Bull Durham
A Suggestion to
Pipe Smokers:'
Just try mixing "BULL1
Durham with your
favorite pipe tobacco
it's like sugar in your
coffee.
& 5
Special Saturday values
handsome silk Georgette
Crepes de luxe models which
you would expect to be priced
at $6.50 to $8. Soft Willow
Silks, with collars and cuffs
of striped silks; with Puritan
cellars and V necks, so new
they seem "cabled over."
Beautiful Hand Embroidered
Effects. Pompadour and
Byron Model. Lace Edged
Frills 4 and Shirred Frills.
In the pre ailing pastel
'hades which harmonize ex
quisitely with the new suit
and skirt colors. Also in
uh He, flesh, nay and black.
YOU It. UR WAIST BOUDOIR.
Fashion
Shop
12th Street
At
One-third
Savings
Axminster. now
Vclvett now
Body Rrtissels, now.
Tapestry, now
$1.65
1.40
1.50
.85
,i
$1,85 Inlaid, now...
1.50 Inlaid, now,..
1.35. Inlaid, n6w...
.85 Printed, now.
$1.45
1.10
.90
.55
T"
your purchase until wanted,
HENRY LINDE
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