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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 3917
NLY ENOUGH COAL ON HAND
TO COVER TWO DAYS' DEMAND
foiUlniird from Witr One
thrncltc. Mr I'nrKer i th.it "llipj
I quantity of colli wnMcil has Ixrii in K-
llgllilc, nml wliorp It Imil bcui pcntlrrnl
omo illotanco from tlii tnr. tun hml
Mcfn tnkrn tn Riitlier It lip nnd rohmcl
It Into the lillc" I
"Jtr. l'arker rcMwrlii tint only im chip
occnaltin at nny of the tliro uiinpJ. nml
."then owlni? t u nnlinnt f one of tho
four traikn Icullnc to tho cnntimincnt. I
inn there nny ioniretln!i In the iK'lltcry
j.bf nntliriKlte or the retuin of cmpt
rars III Judgment In th.it nnthrnUle
' Is belrtt tlcllprtd at the eintniinicntH In
, no (jrcatrr nmoiints th'in l iieter
, nor faster thin It Khniilil he to l.iep a
safe fonwiril nuiiil). nlm th.it It Ik IkIhk
reccUcd ultli I c c 1 1 1 a 1 1 1
D wtinivi:i:. tinirnriir
j di:ajL):us nnronr no supply
. Alreailv th.ilrnicn of ilHTuront cemi.
tlon boanli ulilih tin- In mhiIhii luila
fonl lloctiltul Inn a mii'l'l) to meet any
(inerKencv
Muih MifTe I tntr nn nllelutcl h
tlin In ell iMte of the illieiniiir) of the
I'iIiIpm' Hospital, HIS Ailillsnii xtreet
Minv niolhern lth Infant ol mined coal
lure hy the bucket nl leu than cost All
iluv Iouk there wan n fteiuly line of up
plluintH there
The toil pllix iiIoiir the rler front,
ft oni Port Klclinmml to Ciitnlicrlulul
ptint. hae Kroatl dwindled A iloe
uutili H belli); kipt on the (oat that re
inaliiH.
The United 111 lniiloeineiit Com
plin i beKliinliiK to foil the eoil short
axe liii'iuiF" of the (Mrnorilltiary eon
KUltlpllnji of gan for liclllnu pmpoe
Mum Ftutlun hoii'es aio liPKlnnlni: In
fi el the opnl famine IMn ml S irt.
tiiiilnnaii of the lllttlilli lilitllit Kxemp
tiou lliinrd, at Tenth nnd llutlotmood
turrets Htatlon, said tod iv unlexrt coal
irrlxid he would tnuu the mittcr up
that there, was no roal obtainable, to
distribute. The FUfferlnif In till quarter
Is raid to he nothlns leis than lieart
brrnklni;, ,
At the riibles" Hospital of Philadel
phia, on Addloon lreet, It was Mated
that there was onl one ton of iimI
on hand to xupplv the tired or tne
institution l'or a while the nuthorltlei
of this hospital trac attay a fevj biiLkets
of lojI to families who wero In the
direst need, but the fear of an absolute
lark of con for the hupltal mcessltntcd
etoppliiR this iliarlty
Sl ilasses tn toe N'ewton PUbllo
School, Thlrt-slfli and I'heitnut
streets were dismissed duiltiR the morn
me nesslon beeaue the ioal on hind
fal'eil to heat the e asrnnis The ickU
iiir supply of ioal ran out a few i1ib
alio A lieu suipl was dellered li
nntl Tlie new tout fulUil tn kIc tti
jiropir lempeiatuie and pupils of six.
1 1 is-c wero (llnnhj,d
PrlnelpiK of leen pubHi siluoN In
i'est Philadelphia mi Id toda that there
wis plcnt) of Kill on bind to lit for
the winter Benson. The Newton Annex I
Mcliool, nt Tlilrt)-slxth 41ml Ludlow
street, hns only enough ccal on hand to
last for the iliy j
TAKE FACTORY COAL j
TO SUPPLY HOMES
VHIII.NUTON, Dee. IT
Authority to curtnll suppllei of mill
Used In MIclilBin Induitrle In order in
supply bou-eholdcis with fuel, tlili
afternoon was ci anted V K, Prudden,
fuel Admlnlitialor of JlUhlffan I
lVittor ilarlleld. following n leport t II
InK of Kn at distress ainoni? householde- s
In Detroit and other Michigan tow in
PrudiUns nutlinrlt 11 absolute. Ho
Is asked to use illsrntlon In rxenlsliu
It, partlctilirl In the cise of factorln I
(tiiriBcd In 'ioernmeiit work. AItliuui.li
NlBorom htips bae been taken to ili
crt lake shipments of coal lit Toledo
to Michigan points. Ulrxaril lundltlm s
(hao caused itd.ij
In this clt) nnroumed that unlms Im- li authorlths In IHjrlsbuiR Tho
mediate lellef was forthcnmltur tlnvi'onVd toda) hid tnollBh (o.il to I it
would lnlliL- thn coal Rltuatlon befoie
the (loemor
"Can ou Ble ui nnj iot!"-
Thousand of Midi Inqulrlen doited
Into tho different co"l Jird todi from
all walks of life '
"We hao no coal and can t si wlun
we will htHc," wns tho answer kIuii In
all cases
Some of Plillule'phla's litKest niinii
facturlnK idants ate preiniltiB to rinse
their places todn beciuse thero Is no
fuel on hand
The plant of Henry Dlsston & Sons
Inc. Tacony which bns iimu (tovei 1.
meht contracts and which imp!os inor
than 400(1 lurson", Is closed tnliy be
cause there in t sutllclint iftal on hind
lletween 1SH0 and lSnd tons of coal urc
used by this firm n month
"Wo closed our plant beriue we
couldn't operate 0111 midilneij." sild
b member of tho 111 111 "We in i open our
ptaut tomorrow or Wedncdi lmt un
less we leceho some shipments of coal
we will remain closed Wo inn t Bit an
satisfaction to all our Inqiilrhs nbuu
coal "
Tlie soft coal suppK at the plant of
tho i:ddstono Aninuinltlnn Corporation
nt IMdjHtone It was leaiiKd todi, has
Blen out eutlitlv
Major W A (iarrett, Mi1er.1l nnn
aser of the HcnilnBtnn Arms CompuiJ,
at lald stone, toda said
"The lallnnds ale dolne wonderful
work, T he are full of Amerlcanltls and
patriotism and kp us mil wluneer
wo ask It, een to the ilent of bringing
It In on lnsouiBer trains"
"The lllt!!-r.irltoii Is aln uly tiirnltiB
away from (He to tin ippllcants for
'family suites- d illy " slid Man iBer .r
C. llonner todnr' 'The combltud i rtects
of the coal and thn servant short.iBP, 10
Eether with the "war dem mils' upon the
women of the houdiotd, arc dnhlii?
hundreds of well-to-do fninllles to hotels
who hao ir. 1 itisly maintained thflr
own homes"
'The cf nl shortaso Is lapldly ch inBlnB
this house from a tr inilent to n family
hotel," reports !uld 11 Prman, of the
ACclphla 'Tlie demand for laifie suites
has been phcnoinrmllj gnat tluough the
'coal famine ' "
'The dennnd for qu utirs cMeedsnny
hlnf wo lne tr known" lonllrms
Manager J M 1'iazler, of the liellevui
Stratford ' tliougli Just low mudi of
It Is due to the (lllliiultles of home
keeping without coal cannot, of course,
be figured with euctituile '
The Kplbcopal Itnxplt.ll has 1 nnupli
coal to list .ihout sl d.ijs The l'lank
,'juimimin ii.ix.tii ai i.sjjjJLmjmJJJ 'iJi immuiimjUi
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them until noon 3
Pilnclpnls of rollout raid todiv that J.
as vet the ioal famlun hasn t affected 1 "I
tlulr pupils, because there wns n goml
supplv on h ind At thu Dlsston School,
LoiiKshore and Dltmin streets William
.1 Mnrnn, principal, said tint the "uhooi
had rnoURh coil ml hand to list 'hroiiBh i S
tho iiillto winter se inm 1her was jj
no lomnlalnt at the law Is lakln Sdiool. I s
ti unit Kist Ch ulleld streets Miss I 3
I'milkiist principal, sild tliit tluro waa ' "
lilent of toil in the cell ir. 5
At tho llahneminn lln'pltil. It wasij
s ltd todav th it theie wis on'v enoimli Jj
mil to last for the n nialnder of the j 3
week Tho (!niretson, I!ooeelt, Medl- 3
(o-ciilntigical nnd other hospll lis an- 5
loiniiiil that tlie weio plentlfiill sii)- 1 3
pllnl The .liffirsou Hospital Is heitid 5
b the PhllailelpliH KlcUrie Compiii. J
i:.n itiiMK st rri:iii.Nii downtown I S
At the llidford stmt mission Hi 3
K Hi 1 street, wiih ill onr pisi 101I 3
l.iu 1...I, k,.l,l .1 in.l I.. !.,. I. I .. 1 H
t poor families. II w ,s stntid that then
Give Something
Useful
Anil what coulil be more useful and
acceptable tlnn a beautiful
ELECTRIC LAMP
Our stock is the nioSt complete in the
city and our prices arc right.
Drop in ami look around before ou
rmixh your Christmas chopping You'll
enjoy our displa of "The Nest of
'llnuRS 1 Icuriial." and will stain uiatn
suKRcsttniis for practtca , worth-while
Gifts Spictal pnn f"t" balanic ot
rWmWB
mont'i
uld he no illsirlbiiilon
WALKER & KEPLER
531 Chestnut Street
for tho riafon'J-pjf,,,.
"The Uet of TlitriRM lleetrli" IDI'rnrrnnTrrrirj
Christmas
GIFT
Buster Brown Cameras
$2, $3, $4
Vest Pocket Cameras,
lor rNt I'mket or Kit
. $7 to $55
To rrrfctne lmurlte l'rlnts
Albums, 35c to $2
).maik.i;mi .sr,s
From s our rltnlct nrcrttitpH
, make an uijirtlatlo mnM
Klft.
Ordf r ileliw ml oiutiletn
with name In 5 dn).
tl WALLACE NUTTING jl
PICTURES FRAMED k
XMAS GREETING CARDS
tNcw and I'niquo Selection
BANKJ.CURRY
CHESTNUT ST. Sl-S
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Wl&tiul (Sifts;
For BOYS or GIRLS
Not Duplicated
Ulseivhcrc
Girls'
Combination
W-trnroof
Raincoat
Kutlrel) Sew
53.50 vf
Sizes 3 j cars to 10
jcars
Italn Hutu,
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Mall Orders rilled
On
dovs naincuai as
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3.00
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JIude of English
Cantona; double
texture; linndsomu
plaid lining; mill
tnry collnr; tan
and oliv3 shades.
Storm
Boots
$1.98
rem cuiLUBEN
Rubber Toys,
25c ft 50c
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Hot-Water Bottles,
x98c Value $1.50
Ladies' and Men's
Raincoat Special . ,
58
'MWtnHtr.wttaittf
Diamonds for Christmas Gifts
These precious j;ems arc of permanent and
ever-increasing value, ami arc gifts highly prized
by the recipient. The purchase of a diamond docs
not necessarily involve a large investment. Our
stock offers probably the widest assortment for selec
tion in this citv.
Tor Women
nia. Rings $10.00 to $.1300.
Dia. Ilroochcs . . ."i.,'0 (o 1700.
)ia. Har Pnis... (i.00 to 11.10.
Dia. Diacdets l'.'.OO to 3200.
Dia. I..i Vallieres 5.:i0 to 2700.
Dia. Neonates.. 33.00 to 13000.
Tor Men
Dm. Hingi $in.00 to $1000.
Din. Lockets .... 10.00 to 220.
Did. Scaif Pins. 3.75 to 723.
Dia. Tie Clasps.. 2.75 (o 32.
Dia. Link Huttons
Dia. Dicss Sets.
fi.00 to
G8.00 to
330.
800.
Many pages of diamond jewelry are shown in
our new catalogue, as well as other gift suggestions
in Watches, Jewelry and Silverware, beautifully
reproduced in colors.
May uc send you a copy!
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DIAMOND MrRCHANTS JP.WnLKRb SILVHRSMITIIS
Clonnu hour Six o'Clocl; until Christmas.
Facts About the Sugar Situation
Our Government has asked you to use sugar spar
ingly. We believe that the people of this country
will be glad to do their part to conserve the sugar
supply when they know the facts. '
These facts are as follows:
, More than two-thirds of the source of Europe's
sugar supply is within the present battle lines. This
has resulted in greatly reducing the production of
sugar in Europe.
England and France and other countries have been
forced to go for sugar to Cuba.
Ordinarily, nearly all of Jhe Cuban raw sugar comes
to the United States and xs refined here, chiefly for
home use. This is not the case now.
In view of the exceptional world demand for sugar
there is no surplus, and barely enough to tide us over
until the new crop comes in. The people of the New
England and Atlantic Coast States should use sugar
sparingly. No one should hoard or waste it.
This Company has no surplus sugar to sell. It is
working with the Government to conserve the supply,
and to take care of the Allies so far as possible.
Do not pay an increased retail price.
The Franklin Sugar Refining Company
"A Franklin Sugar for every use ' '
GraaulatedL Dainty Lumps, Powdtred, Confectioacri. Browa
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beautiful "urn a 11
furt" for holiday
g i pi n g. Nothing
more acceptable or
serviceable could
be choMcn.
A tpeciil force
of men salespeople
to wait on men cut-tomers.
MaWson & DeMarvy
n 15 Chestnut Street
Opposite Keith 'j
Liberty Bond
accepted at cash
at par.
Mail order
promptly filled.
Extra larf'ilf
coat up to S9
butt measure.
Purchasing
agent' order oc
cepted.
Repairing and
remodeling at mod'
erate price.
Oir Great Sale ol Furs Goes
on to New Records
If you have not seen the beautiful1 fur coats and handsome sets and
the remarkable prices at which they are selling here, do not delay longer.
If you Ime seen than but wanted to '
quality at these prices elsewhere. But to you
Fins at these prices cannot be duplicated,
is yours now to get them at rock-bottom prices.
00k further,"
we also say,
we know you
'Do not delay."
will be back. You can't find furs of this
When wc replace them wc pay more you pay more. The opportunity
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Furs Are Your Best Ally
For Comfort in Cold Weather
For Distinction and Richness in Dress
For Pleasing: "Her" With Your Christmas Gift
This sale brings reliable furs to you when most needed at January
1 eductions BEFORE Christmas. Procrastination now is the thief of your
purse.
Coat Styles Include
Smart Belter Models ' Quaint "Tonneau" Styles
Graceful Flared Effects Handsome. Silk Linings
Collar, cuffs, often deep border of contrasting fur.
The Sets Show
The Graceful Animal Scarf Style ' Long Stoles That Give
Modish Cape Effects Pleasing Lines
Muffs Nearly all Handsomely Trimmed
A small deposit will reserve your purchase till Christmas
Note the Great Variety of Coats in This Collection
HmHl'm Ivm lua
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In
nnu'i.u: nermann
riiii-r to
98.50 Sable Marmot Coal 74.50
145.00 Caracul Coats 98.50
1 75.00 Leopard Coat 1 35.00
165.00 Nutria Coats 135.00
225.00 Leopard Coat : 165.00
245.00 Nutria Coats 185.00
275.00 Leopard Coat 195.00
285.00 Natural Squirrel Coats 225.00
295.00 Leopard Coat 235.00
325.00 Leopard Coat Z65.00
375.00 Mole Coat 275.00
375.00 Natural Squirrel Coat 295.00
395.00 Mole Coats 295.00
450.00 Mole Coats 345.00
575.00 Jap Kolinsky Coat 375.00
450.00 Mole Coat 395.00
650.00 Natural Mink Coat 445.00
675.00 Baby Caracul 475.00
875.00 Hudson Seal and Kolinsky Cape 565.00
975.00 Russian Kolinsky Coat 675.00
985.00 Mink Coat 745.00
985.00 Broadtail Coat 775.00
1 250.00 Ermine Wrap 945.00
1 250.00 Natural Mink Coat 975.00
Hudson Seal Coats in Many Styles to Chose From
JlIT.l'UI!
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110.00
135.00
I03.UU Hudson
185.00 Hudson
195.00 Hudson
225.00 Hudson
245.00 Hudson
265.00 Hudson
295.00 Hudson
KUDL'CCD
TO
1 ludson Seal Coats 74.50
Hudson Seal Coats 98.50
Seal Coats 120.00
Seal Coats 135.00
Seal Coats 145.00
Seal Coats 165.00
Seal Coats 185.00
Seal Coats 195.00
Seal Coats 225.00
r.ori.An unoucED
I'HICi: TO
325.00 Hudson Seal Coats ; . 245.00
365.00 Hudson Seal Coats. . .-. 260.00
375.00 Hudson Seal Coats 275.00
395.00 Hudson Seal Coats 285.00
425.00 Hudson Seal Coats 300.00
425.00 Hudson Seal Coats 315.00
450.00 Hudson Seal Coats 345.00
475.00 Hudson Seal Coats. . .' 365.00
495.00 Hudson Seal Coats 395.00
Serviceable Muskrat Coats Are All Reduced
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98.50 Natural Muskrat Coat 74.50
125.00 Natural Muskrat Coat 89.50
155.00 Natural Muskrat Coat 110.00
1 75.00 Black Muskrat Coats 125.00
nIjfiKJjin '- REDUCED
ritici: to
185.00 Black Muskrat Coats 135.00
195.00 Black Muskrat Coats 145.00
210.00 Natural Muskrat Coats 155.00
265.00 Natural Muskrat Coats
195.00
A Special Sales Force of Men to Wait on Men
lhr Sia Pott of
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Desirable Furs
SILKY WOLF SCARFS
The desirable taupe or Kam
chatka brown color.
1 14.50
Reduced from 24.50
Graceful animal scarf style
erf? fc?
lur I uff Itlfordtnmfy
Unusually Low in Cost
FRENCH SEAL COATS
Collar and cuffs of contrasting
fur.
58.00
Regularly 8L50 to 110.00
Three-quarter length, flare
models. Many with fur
borders
WHITE FOX SCARFS
Style and becomingness
combined.
22.50
Reduced From 37.50
.Animal style, fluffy and full
Variety, Beauty and Value Combined in These Fur Sets
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39.50 Natural Raccoon Sets ,. 24.50
42.50 Skunk Sets 28.00
49.50 Kamchatka Wolf Sets 32.50
49.50 Taupe Wolf Set 32.50
54.50 Jap Cross Fox Sets 34.50
69.50 Red Fox Sets.' 44.50
ItEOULAJl IlEDUCED
ntlCE TO
75.00 Hudson Seal Set 54.00
75.00 Pointed Wolf Set 54.00
82.50 Jap Kolinsky Sets 59.50
87.50 Kamchatka Fox Sets .. 69.50
1 1 5.00 Natural Fisher Set 74.59
125.00 Slate Fox Sets 84.50
1 15.00 Cros Fox Sets, . .
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