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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGES-PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 1918
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POLICE PLAN DRIVE
ON AUTO THIEVES
DIAGRAM OF BRISTOL'S SHIPYARD AND WORKERS' VILLAGE! Nobre Denies Vares
Charge That He Lied
Director Wilson Calls Confer-1
Mice of Officials to '
Start Action
TO DROP PRESENT SQUAD
"Negro Held In 52000 Bull for Court'
on Charge 01 stealing
Cnr
. t... flirt l.iiulitf.ua limn mill i
r ...lAmllilo eivvneiH over the Increased
''., for auto Insurance "He to whole
! auto theft stirred the city otllclnts
after lotiK hesitancy, and tins artcrnoon
i conference wan licit! In Hit- o'llcc f
Director Wilson, at which plain "ere
Manned Dill. It "as nmi'iitncetl. to lialt
ihc wholesale theft of ears mid drive
the thieved fiom tin- .
jn.i what tlioi plana inn wnH not
" jiivulerd. hut those, present predicted thai
the rrmriiy woum . ...s..,..
Amnnif other decisive step" considered
t tlio conference. It In said, wax the
Abolition "f tho present until Kciumt nf
iiuthi vv lich 'HK formed (isiciisiiuy in .
iBlcuuif rt, f fl,nf .i.il..
traee stolen amos. o'- - "i .ti.w
thefts Increased with the formation of
the d'qiwd cawed the Kcneral deduct Ion
that thin tp'-elal organization win worse
than uclc.
Thoso who attended the conference
wiled by IMirctor limn were ti"V-
cnn-" ' I..,!!,,., il,!.l.wkfi AuuUlimt
Inlenurnc oi i. .ii..
Director of Public Safety Harry Davis,
.ai.taln William It. .Mills, of tit.- trnlllc
dl Irlun , Lieutenant llcnrpe l-'rltz. of III"
motorcycle siliaii, alio .iic.iiii in i ,p.
St tectlves Tale i
While the confeicnee wan In progress
- Samuel llutlnrronl. of h oily-second
and I'oplar strccis. was kivcii n ucarniK
before MaKlstrato Watson In the I'cn
trl police court. ohui'Kcd with having
a ttoleti automobile- In hlM pn.sps.lon.
nutlierford paid he obtained the auto
mobile IliroiiRh IMvvnrd Ilojd. a necio.
. . . l. ....nHnnlml ,.'llll flirt .llllf. Illlrtt.
'U Ml" CO IPV UUIIV, '. ...11. .... ....... ,...,..-
i .--..... llrtf.. ,lilil, lias lirtf.li stp.'iliiitr
many cam throughout the city.
Bold wai also urialmiPil befoii.
Magistrate Watson and held In 'infti)
ball for emu t.
iKutherford told the detectives he hap
pened to remark that he wanted a cheap
car find Ho.vd promised to eel him. one
(or $100. Tho car wan obtained by
Bosd. arcnidliiE to Itiltherfnrd, but de-
t limed by nnother negro. The car wan
originally Ktolen, tne ponce cay. from
Samuel Klaiim. of Krnnt and Cumber
land streitH. and passed through many
hands before Kcttlnit Into the possession
of Itutlieifoid.
Itutherfurd was dli-chniucd. Assist
ant Wstiict Attorney .lames (lay (ior
don, who conducted the case, said that
he had evidence In bis possession which
would prme Ihat Itoyd was held of a
-.... rt.it.i'f...i f.. fi.n irt..ii.i- ..e
r BJ91VIII V.l f..lllr. 1. 1... fill- CILIlllllh ...
'it lutomoli ex.
SL Automobile aKCiicies HI this my nil-
nd. ii'.uii..i i.F.n... .. i iiiv .''.... ....v.- ..'.
M,, Injurance aKalnst theft were advanced
w S3 ier cent on March I They atlrlbiilo
7 thin niiiHtice to the lalinre in me ponce
to curb the activities of the thlevs, who
are ulilsklnc the iinloinoblles from under
m.' their ery noses.
Huslness men arc niousnl over tins
,? Kale of nlTiili'H They dennnjil to Know
t from Mayor Smlt'i why amonnbl'e own-
l.r" In I'lillailelphl'i shotilil pay limner
iip iji iiiMii .nit mail iu inut'i viij in
the. t'nloii Jlei tlniiM of viirldiix business
nicanlznllons have been called for the
purpose of ileinandliiK action on the part
of (he police.
Such arc the condlllons now Ihat a
plan Is under consideration to raise
funds for the hiring of private detec
tives to hunt automobile thieves and
prbVefcufe them
(CfTox to amuse the Administration
chiefs (o action proved futile until to
day. In liicetnber I'owell Kvnns, chair
man of the conmilltie on the prevention
and automobile insurance of tip- Cham
ber of (Vimnieice, wrote a' letter to Di
rector Wilhon. callliiK that iiUlcial'H at
tention to the many thefts of iiulomo
bllfit, and rciiuosilnj; that stips be tahcu
to reined the situation. That letter wax
Wirently Ipnoied by the Director.
Rtftw wcie then taken to hrlnu the mat
ter In the attention of tV Maor
Then auloinobllo owners bemi'i to com
Ji'aln about the opeintlons of the auto,
mobile fiimi In the Tlctectlvo Itureail
Cars stolen and abandoned by Joyriders
were 'the only cars ihat wcie recovered
with the rceptloii of a few Instances.
Insurarco men say that the snun't under
Detective ,lese Wistcr Is a f.illuie be
cauie only two men on the whole stuuid
f . 7 'to
jjflQiJ&?aMSift. ..- -5, rew a a to nrw veRI-. .
SgKi , rS-Zr-. 1 Srcvrrncitm APART MEN TS..-tgSjg A J-Jcintr r-cp
mfjSS' I 5Sr- y L fip-..ieM'eli.
SHIP INDUSTRY MAKliS GRKAT
MODERN TOWN NOW AT BRISTOL
ni'i'nsKSCtm.jpitKWKit
Objection to l.iccnso liafeil on Need
of Grains fur Food
Mammoth Shipbuilding Business Has Doubled Popu
lation in Six Months, .With Work Far Ad
vanced and Ten Mllions Spent
ItrNtol pliiitnsriiph
nrlal piiKe,
are (in the pie-
intlsKii, niKiM in ii(.i;r
More Ihiin S I (1.01)0,(1(10 sppnl.
Iiiptiliitbin nriirl iliiulitefl In -W
intintlm.
' .New inndfl town anil hlp ant with
(write wn ttalll,
.More than kooii men riopbi.('il by
MrrrhmiW Slitiibilllillni; t'erporatlon.
rour keel lulil, with flrl luilneli
Intr iibiiiit .Iu1 tt and lt,v lilp to he
built. .
A.'l;V clop seeds of sleel b'lllH
sown on the pall of Hie old Lambeth
seed fiiniis, near Itrlitol, will .lehl a new1
harvest sheaves of sJilps for the na
tion at about the same time the farmei .!
ale brliiKbiK In their wheat and oats
Sity steel merchant ships to beat the
1 submarines lyi to be the priceless leld of
the farm aureate, whlili. with a one-time
founiliv site, makes up the plant i f the
Mpiidia'nts' SlilpbulldlnK t'otpor.itlon. tho
smallest of Ihe thicn (!oenimcnt-eon-
wllh new business: smni new woikmsn
(le einploed; to the north a new town
s rlslnc nnild the pleasant hum
saws punctuated by the staccato stroke."
'f liniunierx; a new slilp.wird Is re.ulni;
ts. miinlfold head from behind niniln of
lilllh feneltiK aloiiB the ilverfroni ; four
ships ahead) arc beitiK built there to
lelp will the war.
Thai l. not all In a m.inlli Hi's i'i ut
Tf the Mii-hanfs Shiphuililliu; Corpora
Ion. cmtaKed by the fulled States Ship.
iIiik HoiikI IhroURli Ihe fmeicencj fled
'oipoiallon to turn out sIMy fabricated
iiiui). loii ships, sliould l, In full blast
with mole than 1,"..iiihi mill at woik anil
the model town nearly lead) for the
.Kind workeis mid then fam'll'- tint il
Is to house. The tlrst launililitB sluant!
occur al out .Inly I.
"We ale Iiouriiik Ihe i
I land, would like lo hai
I he men whose Job Ji Is
((-ethei the I'd. oiiii hits
make a "hip.
lie voiced the keen fccllnc 0I ihalr;
that exists ainoni; the rank and die o
the three Important plants with ICmei
i:STDN'. I'a.. .March ." .1 .t. Cope,
an fusion iaw.er. w .10 uas manacer of
the Vlple Itrewer). this clt . for many
e.us. Illed a lenionMiaiice iiRainst !
the KiautiUiT of Ihe hreweiy license to
Mis Clarissa Viele. who ncently moed t
lo I'hiladelphl.i i
Miss Vlele ncdiilred the hiewerv
throiiKh rontestliiK the will of her irraud- '
father, .nier Viele. The brewery has
not bten in eperatlon for two eais, but
.MPs Vleh lecently nKierd to tmii the ,
nrooertv oer to n rnriinl.lllfin elileli Is
of I io he fotincd to luanntre it and In'
which she was to have t lit- contiolllng
Intel est.
Cope says. In his leinonstrauce. that
the fund materials that would be used it
in.ikliiK beer ale needed to help win Ihe
ar
LANS INC
Hancock
to vn:v
ITtOOI'S
Soldiers to Parade for Sec
retary of State
d.l Ii . t
Jos
(1 d one ot
hi !p meet
'. I I In i
trolled slilpvauls on tho Atlantic sea-I Kency i-uet Col p.iration contracts lirls.
board, hut the most nearly complete and i tol. I log Island and Newark And his
the one that will build tne iar,:esi
fielKhters. The niacin money wlzaidrj
of inoie than t1o.000.OOK spent on the
HiiS-acre tract has accomplished tbe-o
thlnus In h'a months:
. Converted llrlstol fioin a hiiiik lountry
town Into a woild-iinpoitant city
Doubled the population "f tin1 IliWtol
territory.
Stalled a new model town adjolnliiK
the boioiiRh.
fniplo.vtd inoie than miun men.
Unlit twelve shlpwaya In a Compact
plant ncarlni; completion.
Laid four kcils of ships.
.Made possible the HrsL latinchlUK
about .Inly t.
Won nniiualllbil praise fiom Hear
Admlial KianclH T. I'.owhs.
llaluid the ilvalry of the IIbk"! Mok
Island p'ant of the Anicrlcan Intel na
tional ShlpbulldliiK Col pni.itliin.
A y.ar ni!" llllstol complacently ap
praised Cm lli.iKi" soifls and steady
Kioclh. It still had memoiics of that
uot-f.ir-p.ist day wlnn gazetteers conde
scendlnKly spoke of It as a post-bor-ousb
of Mucks County, fa., on the Dela
ware lilver, at the tei minus o( Ihe
Delavvaic and I-oIiIkIi ('anal, twenty
mlltM above flilladelphla." It was a
boroUKb that boasted of Its "machine
shops, lolliiiB and worsted mills and ex
tensive manufactorliH of hoslcty, paper
hanctnev. inipolx. patent leaincr, eic.
broad mlle showed Ihe "Inline" that
he and bis workeis fell beiause they
"have the Jump" on the other Iwo'.vanls
Tlieie Is a confident note about the
sound of the shipbuilders chliipint; li.im
liter and the caipenier's saw at Hie llrls.
tol plant as the Iiiirc Iravellnit cranes
Hvvltur Ihe sleel aiiKles 1'ioni 'Joij feit In
the air down ainoni; the workers gatli.
eied like bees abuiR the four keels laid
out In the cradle bottoms There Is ah
air of elllclency In the turmoil of bulld
liiK shlpyiod, ships and shipbuilders'
Homes at one and the same time.
(IltllAT WOIIK IIIKIIN
II speaks well for the fulfillment
Ihe task that Ameilca must peifurm.
build th lee ships a da.v to send a ship
an hour to feed, clothe and munition
l.nnii.iiliii men "over there."
How did the llris'.ol anl make mii h
limitless that Hear Admiral l'raucls T.
Howies, dltcitor of tiio tluce shlpvatds
' was unstinted In his. pialsc of Its no
coniplbhment" This freiuent (piery If
explained. In the first place, by the fact
that the MeichantV ShlpbulldliiK Corpo
ration, headed by H. II. M Hobinson.
i former naval coustiuctor, and coic
trolled by V. Avercll Ilaiiinian. Ilnan
ler. bad all It plans ready as a private
enterprise when the (lovernment offered
Its tlrst contiact for forty ships. AVotk
was begun In September, befoic cold
other set In. and It was continued
t'rntlnnrd from lnae One
Fecnis lo me my word Is at least as
(rood as Ids In tills Int.iticc, I nee he Id
in InleicMed parly and I am not."
UKCOIttlS HP.XT TO DfPAltTMffNT
Asked lo rpenk of Vnrc'x statement
that bis nffldavlt to the committee nnd
his testimony before the t'ntlln Coin
mission are In conlllct. N'obto said: I
Know what 1 tr.lt the ( atlln ( onunls-
iuti. I am not a fool. 1 don't clve
testimony without lememberliiK what I
say. I know perfectly well what I said
and what the leoonl shows."
N'obre raid the oiIrIii.iI records of the
woik In question were sent by bini to
the .Department of 1'ubllc Safety, of
which Henry Clay was Director at the
time, and they should be In the depJil
inent'H files. The work w.ifl under the
Jurisdiction of that department, not the
Department of Public: Woiks
"Why would the Senator seek pav
apnln If he had already been paid"
Nobre was asked
"I don't know." In- aiiAveted. and then
ictlectlvely. "only people alway want
more. P.ven Itockefeller wants more. I
Btiesj."
" MAI.ICIdfS 1,1 II"
The S-Miator's tatenirlil follows:
(in September II, 1911, John M
Xnbic certllled fstlmate No. fi to the
City Controlbr, which estimate was
the last pay lecelved for Ibis woik.
Hie same belUB approved b.v Cmuulls
and pavmeiu nlltlinrlxed by the Su
preme Court of tills State
lie nlso said tinder oath. Ihat the
I.eaRiie Island Palk work Is the best
.lob in tin- clt.v of Philadelphia If
not In t'.ie State of l'ennvlvant.i.
five da.vs later, on September l'i.
fill, the rccoids of the (.'atlln Coui
misslon sliow thai .lolui M Nobre.
after beinc duly sworn accoidiiiB to
law. said IMwin II. 'are has nevtr
dlleclly or indlieitly done auythliiR
lo Intlueiice any net of mine in i on
nectlon Willi the I.eaB'le Island fail.
Contract '
on febiuaiy "i. I!'U. whlc.i is
onlv last month. Mr. Nolue Im-Iiik
duly swoi ii accoiilliiR to law, said thai
I had UMiuested him to alter and ,
change his records, so that Ihe (lov
eriunent avenue IIIIIiik would be
chatBcd lo I.eaBUe Island Park con
tract, which Is all absolute and
malicious ie. and for whlc.i I will
hold him entltely and ci liulnall.v
lcspolislbie
Ills entile allld.ivlt made fin feb
iuaiy 22. lilts, and tiled Willi the
finance Committee of Councils ester
day, was made for the piupoe of
tiyltiR to aid Trainer, to Injuie me
politically and lo Bet even for
fancied ctlevanco which he has
iiBalnst me because Mn.vor Smith did
not appoint him Dliector of Public
Woiks or Chief of toe IIiiip.ui of
Surve.vs.
Tho latter will be pmved b.v people
of the veiy best reputation at tint
next m'tliiB of the finance Com
mittee .. ,
It can be seen al a Klance Noble
either committed periury when he
teU'leil befoic Ihe Catlln Conmils
sioiv in Sepleniber. 1!'U, or lecently.
when he testified before the finance
Committee
Aside fiom Nobre s pi-rjiuy. there
is onlv one oilier featuie to the cou
Iroversv. and that Is how much nt.i
leila! did I furnish the clly. The
oilslnal stir.ev of the meadow land,
made more than a )ear before the
woili was started, is In the posses
sion of lite department, and It should
he a verv simple matter for ciiKlneers
to deteiinlue how many cubic, .v a ids
fifinaterl.il 1 furnished.
The $71.(010 mentioned bv Nobre as
bavliiR been paid Senator Vale is pail
of the now famous "moial claim' for
approximately JloO.(KU) made b.v the
conlraitor for extra woik done at I.eaKiie
m-.-F$- M .fit
U W -Mi ill
WtH
1 Irr-Uw of Senator Vnte. will also tol
asked to testify with reference) to an
I aliened cffoit she Is raid to have made
to persundo Mr. Nobre not to testfy
to the payment raid to have been made
to Senator Vote. ,
Petidlr.R the Jiext public hearliiR,
Nobre will devote Ids. time lo n study
of the papers, and In preparlnc a re
port n lo Just bow much work Sen
ator Voro was paid for sl or wvvn
years ago.
ItcpiihliraiiH Win .Mayor's I'(i,(s
POltTI.AND. Me.. Melch f. Itepiiti-
iaoi'H were
Mrs. SlicrliatiSi Fuiwral
The funeral of Mis. Pnleteie
mother of Hcclster o Wills ia
,'iiirehan, who died tudilejnlj" nt1' Wr
denre. wilt be I eld on Thursday nwriH'
Ins ft oni Uie re ;deno o Mr, SlwailMf, U
SJI North Kirtti Mrret. HIkU inaii.tW"' i
i.eiuii'in win dcic ruraip'i at i'ie an
or tiie iniinncuiiio Taiiccntlut'., I'
and Laurel rtieet-. Ml he" crniwl
Itev. Joseph Sca'ilod, v-III tirtrclata
Ordei-s Tub Built of Concrete
WII.MCVOTON. Dil .March C
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J, . i rf
mi
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this ;c,0
llcnii Majors were eleeled In evcn of i Pusev Jonei, Comlianv. In
.... ..f ..111-. ...l.ll. ...., ,.. ,t.l- .,. !.. A . .... . .
me nnif cmes nnii ii ."in in us niaie nan Tnann n contract vviiu trie KOUtBef, w,
yrsterda.v. atoivlle and Hath, vvhlc.i Ameiicnu SteeNCnnerete Shipbuilding, .1
were Deinociatlc last ycai. went Hcpub-1 ,.,,,.,,. vn.. vnrl- to i.niM s. f- '
llean. The other ltcpubllonn cities ale , ' J 'pa, "' ' !.. Vul I .A",
South Poitland. ill-worth. Mullowell. ' ' rcte tiiR luordliiiT to the plans of Hit1?!!
,-t..rt. .....l k.,,.,. 'pi... It ......... .-. ' rnnllcir.v It Wilt he Sivtv feet tnt .')
I .ii.iii'.ji ,,ii.i .-.in, in.- '.-iiiv.1. i t,,r il'
tallied l.cwlstowu anil Hocltland
Rlxtecn fcs-.t Iipiiiii nnd eight feet dcipif','
I01IN
lllutekunst IMxn
M. NOHKI-:
view to reachttiB some conclusion as to
payment said to have ho u made lo the
Senator In his capacity ot municipal
loutraclnr
No rut titer ineetliiBs of t lie: finance
commlltee will be held until Surveyor
Nobre has been Riveil ample eppot
tuuity to examine the lecoids, blue
pilnlH and HacliiBs made of all work
done at I.e.iKtip Island. In tlipse pay
ineiits for mnteilals furnished, etc., Snr
ve.vor Nobre, under oath, sa.vs that at
leal half of lite inone.v now claimed hy
Vine f t Ihe clt.v has already been
paid.
When I'lininn.in liaffney. of Councils'
finance Commltlie. calls Hie next pun.
lie heaiitiR on the "moral claim," it Is
understood that Senator Vate will at
tempt lo substantiate his calm that
Nobre Is tiyhiR lo (jet even with Mm
for his failure to make lilm the bead
of a clt.v department. In cndir to do
litis Senator Vale intends haviiiR sworn
persons who heard declarations made by
Nobre loOhe effect that Vale hail not
tieated him falily In den IIiik out city
Jobs Mrs William C. Ambler. n sister-
T
(m
l i miitiliH.
Hjruk. Kuril"
N'llll Hlld dill'
ii it m
in h I I mill
l.lt '.CJ .'
i i; ham
Thflr I'rr-dent
A l' T I A I.
I. I K
Oriental Rug Sale
We are offering the largest and
most interesting assortment of
Oriental Rugs in Philadelphia at
PRE-WAR PRICES
Those taking advantage of this
unusual opportunity will avoid pay
ing extreme price advances caused
in the near future ' by the present
general suspension of the Oriental
Rug weaving industry throughout
the East.
HARDWICK & MAGEE CO.
1220 Market Street
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M'lifSTV. (i,i , Match r, -Ceneral
( bailee II. Mtiir lifts announced that
the entire Twenty-eiRlith Division would
parade on the drill Rioiinds at Camp
Hancock Salnrdav ntnniliiK for Sec
letary of State l.iimlntr. who Is at a
local holel for a rest of ten days.
Mr. LansltiR dei lined to discuss ihe
intei national situation.
The three machine-Run battalions of
the division left hele jcsleidav for a
(He-day hike across Hip coiinlrv'. Thev
will bi turn to camp late frldav after
nlion I'l.AN WOULD LAHOU PAULKY
PAIHS, Maicli .1. -I., .louhaux-. secre
lary of (he Prcncli federation cif l.abol :
.1. S Tlumias. lepiesi ntuiR the Nalional
I ulon of Hailwa.v Men of (.beat Hiliaio
and llelBlan lenreseatatives. villi r,,i .,. i Ulnnd Pail;
a delecatlon to visit Hie fulled States ' Kotiuer .ludRe MiCullen. for Nolue
to discuss the nioject , if an International I ..,, Atti.rnev Ceneral fiancls Sbunk
', '." ,i" IT, ' .:",i.S.'",V!r'. '!.'"!. ' . .CUM for Hei.lr Vare. will
Labor. f.i.e.ii.ion o, get nf.Hh(.r ,att.r , llu Pck
with
t m m w" " ,-- mL
f m -
923 MARKET STREET
Without Comparison
Is Our Showing of
k r. i j i .r , - "t ..v.i
l , VJ , I. "."'".T"'"' ,, H was undoubtedly ii sonmoieni seine- tl,,.our,llom tld weather, .livers break- "1 U HV. , Ses-1-
metho, U '., ,1 I'" m. i". ' V'0'''. Vf "- w"" a C,"!'U3 rw"nl "" f,.,,lo"H: 'B lb" Ice In tho Delaw ie to woik on I g lP N-v.
, methods and results ohta bird by tills ..., miiiii :iiii (ltiooi and -,fi .. . , . .- ... ,..,,,, M I O-l T- 1. !
frnna.l I.. ,!..., i i ,i.. i . ,i 'iiiin. .." --- lne (i u'llic i'ie ucir. i,i, iiiiiiiu ir v w rsij iMitl irVrl
Zarlniei. t .. IUl',,,"!!, "v (1910). ' if the plant of the Standard Cast Hon , f STTJill TfT M
h ,; o11',' OW"tr', ""'''" A SIlNSATH.NAf, riooM. Pipe and foundry Company, on the site. ' "I 1
I rZiITn'thN c'dV',V,Iss,'Z New " '- ""'-' ""'-" " "V""?1 n,;I lJ-"""il,r" "' " ' Jj .' 1 1 '
Oil f II Ml PclS (H mi' iu ii it n- iniMiuiK MUij miii cihp.-. mw lit i at
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reason :
AccordliiR lo the repot t of Captain II.
It. Marshall, head of the trnlllc police In
rittsbuiBh, cluht moloi cycle pullcemeu
are einiiloyni to recover stolen until
molilles. llefore. obtalnliiB u position to (
this squad each man must provo expert
Knnwleeilge of autotnoblfe.i. Wltcro the
ease, rcifulres, tho men do plain clothes
work, Hut when not so ciiRaBcd. they
must patiol the highways, ever on the
loe,;out for stolen cars. Kach hour they
call' up headiiuartciH and nro told about '
ears that were, stolen within that hour
Then they search every nook and cornel i
Until the thief is rounded up. DurlitR i
the month of January rorty-two cars,
Talucd at J(i5,4lo, were htolen. foityi
ef,th(se earn weio recovered. The value
of the recovered cars wan $01,510. Onlv i
two cara nio still missing.
DOVEIt LK(JISLATUUR CALLED
Governor Orders Special Session for
War nnd Prohibition .Measures
DOVHIL Del, .Match 5.-(lovcinor
John (I. Tou'iispmi .te f.,iii, , iUJ..rt.i ..
J Proeluniatle.il cuIIIiir for a special ses-
i, ion of tho Delaware Legislature to con
vene at Dover next Monday.
The special session la called to con.
Her defense measures, tho fu'm-labor '
Jroblem and the natlcnal prohibition '
amendment.
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A..C4TAL0Q FBEE AT
New Suits
15'25
Great Variety of Styles
So many styles were ne'er before olTered
these popular prices.
And you will be delighted ith their in
i v i d u al
BOiWIT TELLER. &, CO.
Vtc SL eraljij ShopofOricfiaaUon6
CHESTNUT AT 13 STREET
Special Values Tomorrow Wednesday
Women's Frocks
Women s Sene Frocks
29,50 to 95.00
Smart models in strictly tailored
serge, in satin combined with serRC1
and in serge with square yoke effect
done in bronze nnd silver embroid
ery. Women's Taffeta Frocks
Navy blue taffeta frock with blue linen
collar. Girdle embroidered in silver and
bronze in combination with blue linen.
29.50
Women s Beaded
( liar men sc V rocks
Tunic model with self color beading at
neck and bottom of tunic. Self color
Georgette crepe chemisette. In navy
blue and taupe.
39.50
V omen's Satin Frocks
Surplice model with scalloped tunic skirt.
Double collar of Georgette crepe with
fluted edge. Taupe and navy blue satin.
49.50
Women's Gcorfetle
' Creje Frocks
Simple tucked model in tan, beige, gray,
3eijj pink, white and navy blue.
49.50
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trim minjr
touches and
m n s tcrful
tailoring;.
fashioned
of s c r k e k.
poplin ',
v Ii e v i ots.
tweeds and shepherd checks.
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Charmingly Different
New Dresses
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!i no, '15, $w75
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And Up lo $12.50
Dresses that are not in the or
dinary styles hut frocks that show
different ultra-smart style touches
without comparison at these prices.
Striped taffetas, plain taffetas, sat
ins. Georgette crepes, crepe de chines,
wool serges, poplins and jerseys.
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New White
Lingerie
i Waists
98c
Sheer new style
waists with lame
collars and ruttled
front. I,ace and em
broidery trimmed.
NewSpringSuits
$9-98 &$ 12-98
A basement feature of new
est garments that would readily
sell up to $15. Developed of
all-wool serges in several very
charming styles. All the de
sirable shades, as well as navy
blue. All sizes up to 4-i.
Newest Silk and
Serge Dresses
A rtnllont Inn flint rnniinl l,d il atW
duplicated at tiles popular pt fees. V Ji
Girls' WASH DRESSES, Qgc Q
Of llnilmm- slid percalea. S toll ''
liiVjW
Ostrich Fancies
&BarntPlamage
HUicU anil Colors
98c, $1.49,
$1.98 & $2.98
$1 Wreaths, 49c
ies and
stoiii: oi'iiss st:td . ai. ami ( i.(is at .m.iii
Small
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First
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Floor, e
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HATS TlilMMIil) FREE OF CHARGE
One Yellow Trading Stamp With Every 10c Purchase All Day
Market
Eighth
Filbert
Seventh
Flowers, Clus
ters and Sprays,
49c to $1.49
Puppies, panaie,
nineties, w bent,
daisies, heather &
loses. ANo lac
uiiered fruits and
folia Be.
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I'll st Kloor, North
Opemirag Display f Authoritative .
In Their Spring Beauty and Charm These Hats
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Simply Exceed Description!
i HATS TRIMMED FREE
First of all, you will note a dc-
eiueu tendency to mrh crowns. Tins J pJ. j. JAnw,
is true of polc, mushroom, close- i eaay-IO-W ear
fitting, short-back and picture mod- I Untrimiiiecl and
els of every type. enftl4aHtli.
Hosts of Tailored llttln Winn Thrh- -'tv' fco AI0
Wag Into Fashion
Sl huge nuil remarkable
opennig display! .,
others show dashingly smiirt quills,
highly polished ribbons, colorful (lowers
and wheat for trimmings'.
Colorings Are Subdued
Macks, tete de liecre. nsivv blue nml heii'
predominate a flash of color is given in
light facings. For instance, lovely tete do negt'e colored hats litivo
facings of peacock blue or tangerine red.
NEW AND WONDERFULLY CHIC ARE OUR 0
Trimmed Hats at $4.98 and $5.98
Hosts of stunning now styles that rival $10 to .$15 millinery elsewhere.
1.11 llrolbem- MlM.lM.m SALON" TUMID J-'I.OOIt
rttwi0tyrtssAttit&iSi
Ready.to-Wear HATS
$0:98&$0.?8
Have Oorcette faclncH nnd
IrlininiiiKs of polished ribbon
or flowers
g$2 Milan Hemp Hats, $1.69
.Black and colors
j Imported Liscrc Braid Hats,
J $4.98 to $9.98
Jl-lxeltislve shapes. Iliad; and colon.
5 Tailored Sports Hats, $2.98
Slu smart ccylors with banda.
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I The Womenls and Misses' Salons Are Introducing the Latest
I Fashions in Coats, Suits and Dresses for Easter and Sp
t Many charming styles arc to be noted!
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War?
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Official reports from
Berlin state that the Ger
man people are entirely
in sympathy with the
conduct of the war that they refuse to consider
peace unless victory is assured.
Are these reports true ? Or are they colored
to suit the wishes of the War Lords?
The truth about the situation is revealed in
Ambassador Gerard's diary, wriCen while he was
in close touch with the residents of Berlin, and re
produced in tomorrow's installment of his Second
Great Book in the
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