V v 7;T XT, ?.'f.r--(Ti,7 ' J V, CANARIES A-FLUTTER ON HOSIERY AT SHORE Stunning Blond on Boardwalk Has Yellow Birds on Purple Stockings HORSE COLLARS APPEAR EVENING- LEDGEll PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, AP1UL 30, lOlT Fancy Unfettered Among Thousands That Join Last April Parade of Fashion ATLANTIC CITY. .Mull .in. Hoisc-collar frocks), canary-bird hosiery nml vvnlstcoutH (if Inlilr.ile (U'SlKII writ' Fiiino nf Hit novelties In tile uflrr-clmrcli parade on tho Wnlk .Sunday, In which thou-t-aml-t of visitors nrtleli.itctl. It vuis u banner day. Many Idlosjucranles of dress were fen. tuics of llio tiarailc. Silken hosleiy liar ciimo I" for' nil soils of niloriiiiient, laiiRliiK from tlio National lCinhlein to Kr.iy mice; Imt II lemalneil for a ntumiliiK blonde to ailil distinction to her lnemk-r KenrKrltc ratln sports milt liy weailim purple hosiery hcally einbiolilcrcd with eanaiy blrdi tlorse-eollnr frocks wete of nil similes nml contours, tlio illKtlnction lieliiK In the way (Jio satin collar lolls away from tlio throat. Kancy ran riot when it came to tlio waist coat?. Some were of Chinese embroidery, othets were built of linen fabrics like those men wear. With tu'lored suits there vvoio-j waistcoats of suede, 111 led, blown or Kray, and for more cl.iboiale costumes waistcoats of brocaded sllor and khIiI cloth were. Tvorn. DOCTOItS' CONVENTIONS May Is usually a convention month at the shore. Of special Interest will be the conference of tlio Association of American l'hyslclans, the American Society for Clin ical InvestlRatlon anil tlio American Clnstro KnteroloBlc.il Association at the Travmoro this week. Motorists- took aiHnntape of the Rood roads and brotiKht their machines to tlio shore. Krom HarrlsburR were Congress man Charles K. Cocrt, M. W. Kayker and It. M. Day. Mis. and Mrs. T II. (Irllnn nml T. If. Orlflln, .lr., motored from illdlcy Park accompanied by Mrs. It. S. l'omero nml Mis' Chai lotto Pomeroy. .Miss Mabel M. Flaherty, who is lieic with her parents, Mr. and Mis. John V. Klnhcrty, seldom misses a canter on the strand, Incidentally, the Atlantis City utraud will bo closed to equestrians after May 1, when tho beach will ho Kivcn over entirely to bathers; However, beach horse back rldlriB Is not prohibited at Chelsea or Ventnor. A .1. ClIllliiKliam, comptroller of the Penn sylvania Itallroad, Is uiiiniii: the visitors Mr. and Mis. M. H. C'oilitilKlit, Mis. Krank CourtrlKht. lr. and Mrs, Hl.ilsdell and Mis Prances! Hkilsdell came over for Sunday. Mist Kllzuboth .Smith camu down to join Miss Slierer. .Mr. and Mrs. II. II. Carls and daughter motored fiom Huston, and Mr. and Mrs. V L. FcrKUSon, from Plilladclphla. Mr. and .Mrs. Harry Smith and Miss lMna C Smith In ought a party of fi lends down in their car. Another motor party Includes Mr. and Mrs. .lames It S.iyer, Dr. and Mrs. A. O. Mulfoid and Dr. and Mis. W. II. Brlcker, Jr. Mr. and .Mrs. S J. Cnstner entertained nt luncheon at the MurlboroUKh-IUcnhelni Mis. L. C. Hosier luid as her KUests Miss Louise Deacon and Lester C. Hosier, Mrs. CliarloH It. Stewait, of St Davids, entertained at luiiclieoif. .Mr. and .Mrs. Wil liam II. Trump have joined .Mrs. J. II. Dill, end It. H. Tultle Is visltliiK lilt brother. Albert Tuttie, and Mrs. Tuttle. Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Stewart entertained at luncheon. Mr. and .Mrs. (5. Kenneth Flavell were noticed on tlio walk, Mis. Flavell befoio her tuarrliiRC Satin day was- Miss Orace Anna Taussig, Mr. and Mrs. Ci. V. Stohlman enter tained at luncheon at the Dennis for Mr. mid Mrs. CeorRe S. Hagserty, and M. C It. IteiiKlu. Mr. and Mrs. William .Molson oitertalned at luiiclieou at the Ilrighton for .Mrs. J. I. Llncvv caver and Miss M. It. Mer Hck. . Miss Alice liiadley and Miss Frances Jones, students at Ilijn Mavvr, spent tlio week with tho lattei's patents. Miss F.lUa beth Allison, ofllavcrford, and Miss Mar garet Chrystee have joined Mrs. Thomas McCliiitoek, and Miss May K. Olliscm and Henry H. liroclc have Joined Mrs. Hubert Brock. Morris Clothier Is visiting Ills family Mr. and Mrs. K. K, Fineli entertained MIsh LIIHtm M. Clapoole and C. 13. Dodd ridBe in a motor iiin to the shore. PLAN MILITARY FUNERAL FOR NATIONAL GUARDSMAN Private Philip J. Meaney, Who Met Denth at Postof Duty, to Be Buried Wednesday I'llvatc Plillili .1. Meaney. of Company F, Thliil Pennsylvania Infant ty. National (iuard, who was killed by a fall fiom a bridge while doing sentry duty, will be hurled Wednesday morning with full, mill tarir honors. The funeial will bo held at his home, J04i Mifflin street. A detach ment fiom the First Pennsylvania Infantry will act as escort. Burial will be In Holy Cross Cemetery. Meaney, whose good humor was proverb ial In the regiment, fell from a bridge at Keating, Pa., shortly before midnight Fri day and was almost instantly killed. Io had served twelve yeais In Company F, being honorably discharged as n, sergeant In 1915. When tho call tame for Mexican border sen Ice he re-enlisted as a prlvato and was promoted to first-class private. Ho is survived hy a bi other and two sisters, their parents being dead. His oldest brother died six months ago. Meaney was a mem ber of the Knights of Columbus. Bird Reveals Spring's Presence Spring Is surely here, according to pass ersby, who heard yesterday tlio notes of a hermit thrush as It sang In one of the trees In Rittcnhouse Square. It was thought at first that the bird was a nightingale, but It was finally IdentlHed by a bird lover as a hermit thrush, whoso song Is similar. The hermit thrush passes through this section on Its way North about Mny 1, and Its 'presence is considered to be a. sure har binger of genuine spring weather, balmy winds and sunny skies. Wills Admitted to Probate A bequest of $100 to St. Mary's Kplscopal Church. Thirty-ninth and Walnut streets, Is Included n the will of Fannie Darrach, 4131 Sansom street,, which, as probated today, disposes of .property valued at $15,554, Other wills probated included those of the Jlcv. Ilobert Stewart, India, which In pri vate bequests disposes of property valued nt $32,400; Samuel A. Topham, 1D7 Kast Kvergreen avenue, $9000: Thomas Lee Brown, 6009 Chestnut street, $7500: Samuel Shftw, 4671 Frankford avenue, $500, and John G. Selftel, 5743 Lansdowne avenue, $3125, A- M rmggsm Any Good Dentist will tell you that the flrat mova to ward a healthy, good-looking mouth I UM3AN teeth. The pleaaanteat and moat effective guide to thla oal la our Itoaea and Myrrh which alao keepa the breath aweet and the sural arm and coata'no more than ordi nary preparation!. 230 a. bottle, postpaid thruout U. B. ' ,, LLEWELLYN'S VUmMm'i Muter Dr Store iifiniuin. T . 1 jamjp" ""' ? Increases All Along the Line Now Expected TyrANY retail dealers are refusing ' today to quote prices on coal. Others quote on certain sizes only. All are awaiting the action" of the operators, who arc expected to in crease the price all along the line. ..Pnces , Quoted by some dealers and those naked two weeks or more ago follow: Tnrtny Two wcrk nco ... $0.50 ?G.50 . . . 8.00 7.G0 7.75 7,'J5 . . . 8.'J5 7.7r. The Lehigh Valley Coal Company lias announced the following increase at the mines: Pea . Nut . Stove Egg . Pea . Stove Err . Nut . oilnj prlil $7ti 1.1!5 1.15 tt.no Old prlco $L'.50 1.00 ji.no :i.5 M COAL COMPANY RAISES PRICE 25 CENTS A TON Others Are Expected to Follow Example Set by Lehigh Valley I'o.il prices have alieady been ialcd twenty-five cents a ton liv olio bin prndtie liiK comp.ui. Others are expected to fol low (villi today An announcement made hy the LpIiIrIi Valley Coal Company shows which wav the wind Is blow Inif. It is to tills effect- "The LehlKh Valley Coal Company has inlscd Its prices twenty-live cents." The Philadelphia and lleadiiiR Coal and Iron Comn.inv Is pxnri'tn ti !intinti,n ,, Increase today, as nie the SiiKquehaniiaCo.il i ompany anil tne i.elHRh fo.il and .Naviga tion Comti.itiv .Timt wlmt .rrn,t n,ia win have upon the eonuimer the retail dealeis refuse to predict until they hear from nil me oip companies. The Lcllltrh Vnllev Cnnl Cnmnmiv nun. plies only about 200,000 tons a .vear to this cuy, us compared wnn a loiai aiitlu.iclte consumption of about l,500,0un tons. .r cordliiK to V I. Ilyilcr, pales iiKent of tho LehlKh Valley Coal Sales Company, the new price per ton on prepared fcl7.es at the mines is pea, $L' 75; nut, $1 25; slove, $1.15, and ckb, $.1.90. I'etall prices In the city have epeilenced one Increase this month already. About a wpck hbo many coal neaieis took action that prevented houscholdeis who had not already houslit their coal fiom taking ml vantaKo of the low April prices. Coal In household sizes was advanced from iltty to seventy-five cents a ton. 3911 DEATHS IN JERSEY REPORTED FOR MARCH Rate Falls From 15.90 to 15.70 Fewer Typhoid Victims Tuberculosis Increases TRHXTO.V. April 30 Kur March. 1017. 3011 deaths were leported to the Stato I)o paitment of Health. The death rate for the month Is 13.70, as compared with 13 OS for the previous month. There were 012 deaths anions children under one jear old, L'22 deaths nmoiiR children over one year old and under live, and 1282 deaths anions persons used slvty j ears and over. A sllKht deciease Is shown in the deaths as compared with the previous month, and a noticeable decrease Is shown in deaths fiom typhoid fever, the number for March beliiR elRht; for February foiiileeu. and the aveniRo for tho previous twelve months seventeen. . There were 411 deaths from tuberculosis, a slight Increase over February. BREAD UP TO 6 CENTS TODAY IN 1200 STORES 1UCHAIU) SCHMIDT Conductor of the Fail-mount Park Hand at Woodside Park, which opens next Saturday. REV. A. T. MICHLER QUITS HIS PULPIT Pastor of Evangelical Lutheran Church Resigns Disagreed With Board The I'.ev Aitliur T Michlcr. pa-tor of tho KvaiiKelic.il Lutheran Church of the In carnation, Fotly-i-pvcutli stiect and Cedar avenue, has announced his resignation. To many In tho congiegatlou the an nouncement came as a complete mil prise. Tlio leasou given by tlio minister was "lack of proper understanding which ought to picvail in the admlnlsMalion of the chinch " Mnn wealthy people ale lin. luded in the congiegatlou. which is one of the most In fluential chin ihes In West Philadelphia. The minister Is very popular with younger mem bers of tho congiegatlou. His work with the young people. It Is s-aid. has amused tlio lie of ceitaln Incinbcis of the church board, wlio felt It was taking time that should ho devoted to other chunii activities. Another explanation given Is that hi- stuik too closely to the lllble In his Sunday evening sermons, anil did not devote the time to topics of the day, which other clergymen havo been doing. Thousands of Homes Will Bo Af fected by the In crease The price of bread Jumped fiom five to six cents a loaf today in the 1200 "chain stores" throughout tho city. Thousands of homes It Is said, will be affected hy tho In crease. An Increase to seven and eight cents n loaf has been predicted. Tho "chain stores.- who recently com bined, nro the last to boost the price to six cents. Ileglnnliig last October, every largo baking establishment In the city lidded a cent to tho prhe of the onlliiaiy bread loaf. Tho "chain stoics" alone held out nod con tinued to sell at five cents. Several rmmi" are glvcm for the In crease. Tho main leason Is said to bo tho Increased cost of Hour, tlio best glades of which now lost $11 a bairel, ne.uly twice as -much as last jcar. Labor conditions also uie given as factors. Samuel Itoblnson, president of tho Ameri can Stoles Company, said there was no way out of the illtllculty except to 1 1 urge sK cents. "Fiom Is selling for what might be let mod a fabulous amount." he said "Wo sold bie.ul for flic tents ns long was we could. Having to reduce the sire of the loaf or to lale the pi lie, wo decided to raiso tlio pi Ice." 1,000.0011 I.OAVKS SOLI) HAILY IX CITV Of a total or l.onu.tiiin loaves of lueml sold dally in liill.iilelphla, according In tlguies from the lluroau of Vital Statistics, several liimdiid thousand loaves me ills petistcl by "the "chain stores." which still pie-eive the names of companies to which they belonged, though lecently tbev were merged lulu the American Stoics Comp.ui They ale the Aenio Tea Company, liiililusdn tt Crawford. Hell Company. Chllds tiroceij Company and Ceorgo M liunlap Coinpanj .Main nf the linger balieis aduntliil that the price of bieail was not mi ftn.il'y flod and that n fuithcr Increase fiom sl to seven and possibly eight edits seemed probable The samo leasoiis that caused the "chain Mons' to i.iKp t1(. price, namely, tho high cost of Hour .mil labor, ai e mentioned to show that even at FARMERS BEAR WAR'S BURDEN, SAYS PINCHOT Olfford I'lnchol has ilcclaied In an Inter view that no such responsibility has over lested on any class of men since the world began as Is now being borne by American funnels. They will win or lose the war for America anil the wot Id. "If the submailnes will." said l'iiichot, "tho first Item In the Kaiser's terms of peace will be the Kngllsli lleet With the Kngllsh lleet In bis possession, the Kaiser will be master of tlio woiiil. In this great time, when eveiy citizen must do his part, tho President has made his chief appeal to the men who live mi Hie land. IIo Is right in doing so, for tlio safety of our tomiliy Just now Is In tho bands of our fat moi s AVIiat I mean is not merely our safety and tho safety of our allies in the matter of fond. I mean that tho safety of the United States against foielgn In vasion hangs on tho decision of the farmers of the foity-clght States " J. E-Caldwell 6V (o. Chestnut JuniDer South Perm Square IrvOite inspection of their permanent EXHIBITION OF SILVERWARE displaced amidst exceptionally artistic and unusual emjronment. lllIJIIIIIIIIIillllllllllllllllll!ll,llllllll!lllllllllllllllillllH I GIVE YOUR TEETH EXERCISE Hard crusts, and fibrous foods give thejeeth . work to do, and arc in a measure tooth clean- sers. The teeth need exercise just as much j ' as any other part of the body. H The chief cause of tooth decay is the use of H soft pulpy foods which cling to the teeth and ferment. H That's why you need to use a dentifrice which is first and always an efficient cleanser. iS. S. : White Tooth Paste is the best and most scicn- tine combination of active cleansing agents on i the market. It is made by the world's best known makers of dental equipment and sup- plies according to a non-secret formula deter- mined by eminent dental authority. f Your druggist has it. Sign and mail the coupon below for a copy of our booklet' 'Good Teeth: How They Grow And How To Keep Them.'' I THE S5.WHITE DENTAL MFC: CO. VtMOUTH AND TO) LIT PREPARATIONS? 211 XSt'TH TWILFTH STREIT JHILADCLIHIA I llilllllllllllllllllllli COUPON "Good Pletio lend mi Tclh! How ThevGrow J Kctp Them," alto iimplt lubo ol a. a. wane loom riiie. cooy ! t And now to Num. &Br ' Addrcn.........................I.............. six cents a loaf tlio baiters are mulling llttlo prollt. qoloncl Iiuls J. Kolb, head of tho Kolb bakeries, said that, although bread dells for six cents, "a further Increase Is considered Inevitable." IIo pointed out that Hour hart gone tip almost J.1 n barrel In tho last few weilis. "Wo i.m't viand this mill continue to sell bread at six cents," ho declared. f'nhcs, buns, cracker, eclairs, crullers, lolls, pies and other pastry pioducts arc costing more than they ever did, and the etld of tho Increase Is not yet In sight, lie coidlng to Howard S. ltoheits, president of .1 S. lvlns's Son, Inc. "Wo havo been Mining prices for tho last six months." Mr. Huberts said, "with a total advance of from an to BW per cent The last Increase; was on Monday The next Increase villi bo tomor row. The high cost of nil Muds of ma terials Is lespotisllile " Sliewnrd llagort, ptcsldent of the Kccli- ler-weM liaKery. iiuiMng crackers turn cakes, said his firm would havo to ralfe prices or go out of business I'HESS HUMORISTS WILL PLANT CHESTNUT TREE Tom Dalv, of the HvnNiMi I.nixitin, past president of the Ameilcan IMess Humorists. Is one of the piomlnent newspaper wiltets w-lio will attend the Uncouth mutual con vention of the oiganizatloii In New Yolk June 25 to ,10 The fun mamifactuters plan to plant a chestnut lice In City Hall l'.nK as a living emblem of their older The professional comedy men will "meet and fi'iitetnlrc with each other and behave like human beings who nie mulcted with the convention bacillus," take it fiom Kills I'.uker llutler. Ito.v K Moiilton. Don Mar quis and other experts who viroto out the press ngent i mttcr. Ready Money United States Loan Society 117 North nroad St. 111 St. 2MH (.frmnnlonn nie. n.i Zm fe Soldering Furnaces jHLt Rnd Applinneet sk.v ron CATM.oncE L. D. Berger Co., 59 N. 2d St. r.rll. Market SU yCris((.ne, Main C00 PERRY'S FOR SUITS! ILs Tuesday's Special , Sale of Suits Reduced Prices! 11 i Designed to Sell for $25 and $30 $1.50 16 Every Suit in this great sale assortment is a worthy rival of tho best the city lias offered this Spring at $25 to ?80. Military Jackets Norfolk Variations licdcll-Paris Novelties Gabardines, town-and-eountry h o m cspu n s, serges, twills, poplin s, Spring velours a big range of the choicest ma terials, in high sport col ors, navy blue, tans, browns, blacks. Ex quisitely lined with new est Spring silks. No Charae for Alterations At the New Fashion Shops Market, Cor. 12th Street -se On Sale Today May Victor Records You will doubly enjoy Alma Gluck's new Victor record, "1'sc Gwine Back to Dixie." A fine old plantation melody, sure to find an echo in everybody's heart. The new list of records is large and well balanced, and includes: (l'ie Gwine Back to Dixie SI 00 Lakme-Galli-Curci 1? j" 64655 Poor Butterfly Frit Kreitler . . . ' .., (America, Here's My Boy (10 in. 18256j Let'. AI! Be American! Now f 75c f Genu from "Have a Heart" 12 in. Gem. from "Love o' Mike" ($1.25 . You re in Love ,10 in. I You Said Something 75c 64564 7451o( 35624 ( 18260 17 c..iu w:i.u Ct pppo.ite X f kJVULlA AsAHHA lJl l'liMtnlllre Don't endure that itching Heal it with Resinol That itchtnp; which keeps you awake at night, and forces you to scratch at tho most ombarrastfinj times, is almost sure to yield to Resinol Ointment. Usually tho discom fort stops and healing begins with the first application, and tho distressing trouble qujckly disappears. Resinol Ointment i3 even more effective if aided by Resinol Soap. Reitnol Ointment U io near ly Hth-colored that it cinba uvA on eipoied tutluet with out attracting undue attention. Contains nothlnc that could Ir ritate the, tendereit akin. Rce Inol Ointment tnd Retlnol Soap ire aold bf ill isnif flat!. Use Resinol Soap (or the bath, shampoo udbabT'etMa. I; .J W J&f. i 111 ill' it 'IF' i:i.TS AMI I'MIATS Coat lias pleats above and IjcIow liPlt. l'astnifil l)plt nml loo brll. Comfort ncro.i shoulders; siiugncss nt waist. In nlnsIr-lirraMetl anil doulilr lirrnntril mndrlii, villi back licit or lirllM nil arnunil. AM.-.MtOOXD HEI.T Coat cut allm nnd close-flt-tlnp; high narrow phouldcrs; diagonal slafclird pockpts; belt arrnnced tn button Inalde or autklilr or t-oat. Trousers straight nnd extiemely narrow. Pardon the Superlative but the Truth's the Truth, so here goes! PERRY'S HAVE THE FINEST $15, $18, $20, $25 Spring Suits the money can buy! We're as happy and as well heeled for this Spring as the man who got his pota toes last Fall for about a dollar a bushel, and bought long on the tubers. I That's what we did on woolens! Bought long and low! Bought lavishly of the finest patterns and assortments in the market. Stocked up on serges, worsteds, cassimeres, cheviots, on cool summer fabrics! J Thousands of Suits to prove it by, in hundreds of assortments and in scores of models and styles! $15, $18, $20, $25 for Suits you can't beat at those prices today! PERRY & CO., "NB 16th & Chestnut Sts. . j.fh . t :v .- 'Ski ' VI 'W, tl via 1 l' : a ll ' i"i. It,3 . 11 m m ""U ,! :. -..j? m fa m ji m m M .iil -4M 12 & ,u ai " m 5) fSS a r T A 'vie.i.ii .-fc stfl ' ..&;$. 4'' rf't . "1,-P ' N .,','" ,,ji i'j-7 . i ' ..i ' IK At . . ji ?,