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AUTOS AND TROLLEY
KILL ONE, INJURE FIVE
Educational Association
' , Asks Assembly for 25 Per
Cent Increase
anil ,Sw Knclaml Bcnrrat ngonts of thol
Northwestern Mutual I.lfo iMiuranco I WoilHin Run Down by Motor
(:nmnnni "till, imtisrnl 1iAfii1mtirlra 111
I Milwaukee, ilcflnetl the nttltuda of the1
1 blc mutual companies of the country
truck in Front of Home.
Driver Surrenders
TO MEET HERE NEXT
Two Million Dollars More
Wanted for Biennial
, , Appropriations
with respect to Government vvnr-rlik In-
durance, In convention here, when
they recommended tint the more than
2,000,000 fighting men holding Federal
policies he advised to continue, their con
tracts with the (!oernment.
When the time now fixed at fle ve.-irii
arrives for the (5ov eminent' Insurance
patron to convert their policies to a
t.ils of permanent protection, the com
panies will he In n much more favorable,
pOHlllon to lompele, for tho reason that
tho (internment will have to do business
upon the x.ime actuarial basis as the mu
tu.it concerns.
HarrUbnrr, Jan. 3. The Pennsylvania
State Educational Association closed
its sixty-ninth session here ester
day by unanimously recommending
that the proposed 1)111 citing nil
public school teachers nn Incrense of "J
per cent In salaries be passed ; that leg
Islathe appropriations be provided for
the carrying out of the retirement-fund
Jilan, and that the biennial school ap
propriation be Increased from $18,000.
000 to $10,000,000 Dr I'rederlck K
Downes, superintendent nt Ilnrrlsburg,
was unanimously elected president, and
the association decided to hold its r.oU
meeting In l'lillndelphla neit IUcemlwr.
Marcus Aaron, lce president of tl 9
Pittsburgh Hoard of Public IMucatlon.
nlil lAanliAHH s n s M ft II a nit ffaA Bit..
k,rl hi ,i,i . ,.,, t ,i ii,, i .Slnee luesilay night, when the firemen
tnntii. or. .i-..i.- , "f .i, nmf ,. nut the eight-hour -chedule In effect,
lon. He continued; I only
"It Is the teachers who have made
the United States what It Is today, and
what have they received as a reward
for their work? A cup of hemlock and
a crown of thorns Is the only thing they
liave received for their splendid service,
and It Is now the duty of the State to
Uphold Its name iim a leader In public
Improvements to lead the way In the
payment of decent wages to Instructors."
I Ono woman was killed and five other
persons Injured ns the result of trolley
and nutomoblle accidents last night.
I Mis. Mary Schmidt, flft-nlno years
'old, of 3870 Ocrmantown aenue, was
run down and killed by a motortruck
as alio was crossing the street In front
'of her homo. Sho was pronounced dead
I at tho Samaritan Hospital. John Nag
ley, Uber street above llockland, thnj
I driver, surrendered to the police and
will bo arraigned todai before Magls-,
ACTS OX FIREMEN'S STRIKE trato Wrlgley !
When his overcoat caught In the rear .
-. . . . ,. . ...: ii 'wheels of u passing automobllo last
Cleveland s Maor Uo.es Engine Hou.es n(Cht nt Se.Wflt;cntll ,, a,nrket trec,, I
ami Arrange Sperial Alarms John Spink, fifty years old, of S8in
Urtelsml. (.. Jan 3 -Orders by '""Plar street, was thrown and dragged
Major Harry I rals fr Inn Immertl- ;".! u.irr-H
ate shutting down of several tire engine , ""nian I. ov.l driver of he nutomo
houses, reidjustment of insurance Hn-1 !'" drriRKe.l hplnl. thr.e blocks beloro '
blllty bcraiis.- of the Incrensed hni.ird. he wan Moppe.l at the point of a le-.
receipt of fifty applications for jobs ns ",,.,1cr '' I'.'trolman llr.ulv. atlm-hed I
firemen, and the placing of all fires on ' J "'i' '""cntli and Iim stnets station
the basis of special alarm schedules, , llnUHf' Md rscaped In the crowd, but
. it,. ,im.1iiiiiiimii Mii.rlnv in tl.. "wih later urn-sti ii plnk Is III a (rttl-
clty firemen's enforcement of tho eight-
hour dav provision.
NEIGHBOR SUES POTTSVILLE
Mcclinntcsvillc Dettinnils Paving
of Street Ilctwccii Two Towns
I'olisvllle, 1'n., Jan. 3. Action lias
been brought by Median Icsvlllo borough
ofllclalg against Pottsvlllo city ofllclals
beforo District Attorney White-house to
compel Pottsvlllo to p.ivo the street con
neetlng the two towns, The complaint
f.-i'm Pottsvllle ofllcl.ils force Mechanics
vllle residents to walk through mud
to reach Pottsvllle. Mechanlrsvlllc has
compelled Its residents to pavo tho atrect
to me I'ottsviln line.
Appeals to Pottsvlllo rlty Councllmen
havo been fruitless In having tho same
action taken In this city, and now they
will bo proceeded against for neglect
of duty under the Clark act
Soldier Hclen-cd liy Germain
Three Philadelphia!!? serving with the
American expeditionary forcis have boen
lele.iscd from the (Jerman prison camp
at llastatt, the War Department reported
Albino I'laneiuin. 817
today. Thev art.
South Seventh street: William Mllwloz,
Philadelphia, and Aaron Leister, 35:16
North Mascher street.
LA GUARD1A WINS BRIDE
Helped Free Trieste nnd Now
Will Wed Fair Native
New- York. Jan, 3, Win n Major Plor
elio II. I-a Uunrdla, member of the Na
tional House of Representatives from tho
Pourteenth New York District and for
nierlv a memlicr of the American ex
peditionary force In Italy, learned of the
signing of tho armistice that guaranteed
the return to Italy of her unredeemed
provinces lie felt tlint lie had kept his
promise, and immcuiaiciy iimci ..,.
Miss Thea Almerlgottl to fulfil hers.
That Is why the engagement of the
nvlator-Congressnian nnd Mist Almerl
gottl ua announced esterday.
"Miss Almerlgottl Is from Trieste, In
Ilab's unrnleemed province." Major I-a
tltiardla explained "So I ould not
win her until I had helped freo her land ,
from Austria"
MONONGAHELA AT FLOOD .
Greater Part of liiisiness Section i i
Now Under Water
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Ilrniinsville, Pa., Jan 3 With 400
dwellings and business houses partly
(.ubmcrged and the greater pait of the I
business section under wnter, this city
todiy was exiKTlcncIng the worst flood
!.. 1(1(1? Tl,rt Vtnnnlipn linln nivrr a I
nZ.:. ,,, , Vi .'c. . . 1, ",c7!"2 oilock this afternoon had reached a I
County Historical Societj will meet In ,,, n, fr,..nnn f-,. Mnc lec, ni)o.0
January ... oomi ,... Bti wn, rising rapidly.
Hundreds of persona, who fled to wc-
ond floors of their homes when the water
began to rise last nlgl.t, were rescuefl
I In boats this morning
Mucks Historical Sotiety to Meet
nnnuil session here S.iturdav.
U. "Notes on Ancient Mills of Norse
Pattern In New England and Colonial
ltueks Count " will be read by 1" II
hhclton, (.f Philadelphia.
IM I'KTIKMI.NT
,lHtTsi:VIKNT
at the llahnim.inn IIo-
thrce or four tneti have been on
I ilntv in enclno houses that formerly
had from eight to twelve men.
lilt Hard by II. ('. of I..
The .edUi.atIon.il loumll presented to
the conference figures showing that the
retail prices of commodities had ad
s,anced 99 per cent during the last few
,e.irs and teachers' salaries 3D per ent
for male teachers and 29 for women.
The wholesale cost of 21 commodities,
ACQUITTED OF SON'S DEATH
Jurv l'rccs Old Murrus Hook Man I)e-
tpilc DviiiR Statement
v" ""rn, Jan 3 Itobert nn
btroris . age'l srent-sevn e,irs,
was acqulued b a Jury In the i rlnilna
t'ourt of a charge of killing Ids Kin,
Itobert. Jr, on April 14, In Marcus Hook
The old m in, who has but one cm1, tt sti
lled that he did not kill his on but
ih.il the son assaulted him and In tnc
il (ondltlmi
pltal
MImi Josephine ISeaiij, thirty-one
vcam old of 1150 Sparks street. Is 111
the .liwlxli Hospital suffering from con
cussion of file brain ,ind othr Injuries,
tho nsult of being struck by an iiulo-1
mobile nt Sparks street and Old York
road. Mrs (J II. P Jone, of Oak Lane,
the driver of the car, was arrested and
will be arraigned before Magistrate Pen
nock today. Mrs Jones said rho did
not know she had struck any one until
Sihaeffcr, a policeman, notlird Miss
Hean Ivlrig on the i mining board of
the machine.
Thn police are looking for tho driver
of the automobile which ran down
Nathan S. Large, hevcnt-one Jenrs old,
repairman of the electrical bureau,
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BECKER'S 1513
SEMI-ANNUAL
CLEARANCE SALE
In view of the present market conditions of labor and l
woolens we can honestly say that these are the most
remarkable values we have ever offered our factory was
somewhat overloaded, and we were compelled to find a
quick outlet for our clothes hence the low flat price of $15
on any suit or overcoat mentioned in this announcement.
slruggle both Ml, the son falling on a .while on the vvny to his home, 41 West
butcher knlfo which tho father held In : i-,)sal h(0tt He s n a critical condi. '
one. hand lion In hi Lulu h Hosnltil.
Two men were Injund last night nt
The dVIng statement of Hubert rin-
. i Tt. .. in ih Mn.l ill hi tli I
It was stated. Had advanced 8. per cent . k -. . . ? ."""" 'rit; " V. ' I'ourth ..,,,1 Wharton streets hen they
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trlct Altoniej 1,ilor In It tin- "-on were knocked down b a trolley car
said his father stru.-I. him after .in .ir- xiie men wire Abraham IVlnsteln.
gument and stabbed lilm with .1 knife ihinv-flvc rnrs old. 544 South Ninth
since 1915
The following table shows tlui average
of teachers' salaries In the State's prin
cipal cities, the 1911 average being con
trasted with those of lMT and 1918.
1014
Philadelphia 1 41 l"l
Ptitibumh . . . . . I'JT M
Scrnnton . . 1I so
nMidln 1 Id HI
Jlfrrlsburg .Ill IT
yilli-llrre .... ... 1i i.
Altooniv . . I-'- .I
iJohnstonn Ill "I
Allentown , s i , l
l.anrnstcr .... . mo m
( better . tn 'J'l
j;rlr 14SH7
JtcKeespori . . 1M lis
York ..... . I'l '."
Wllllatlisport .. . . lil.'o-.
?w Omtle. . 11." OJ
Katon . mil I
Norrtitown ll"i1i,
lUzletnn " --'
Lebanon . . . . . VI vi
StHte-vitde ttuarantliie 1'oniltmned
The gtneral session adversely criti
cized the establishment of a State
wide quarantine In times of epidemics.
"Wo condemn, ' the teachers decided,
"State-wide quarantine nnd Indiscrimin
ate closing of t-chooLs where adequate
medical Inspection and supervision are
provided. We suggest rather a strict
quarantine of Individuals who aro
afflicted with communicable disease,'
adding In another resolution that "the
Department of Public Instruction be
asked to give general publicity to Its
ruling In regard to the iffeit of the
time lost during the Influenza quarantine
upon the classification of rihooW In the
districts of the various i lasses as to the
distribution of school funds. '
Another resolution indorses Amer an
propaganda in theso words i
"That slnie in tlic.se davs of world
reconstruction, not only the pra. tnoj
but the preaching of tho MnerUan do. -trine
is necesary to s.no representative
democracy from the radical forces whiiti
destio It . thcrefoie, this association
Indorses the pro-American propaganda
of the National Semrlt League, ami
eniolls for its free propaganda EervK.
School Houses us MemorluU
Henry 1" Jackson, of the United '
States Department of Education, urged
the building of tchool houses as memo-
rials to heroes In the prcs-ent war In
stead of the eieitlon of statues
In reading tho memorial records of
tho association it was shown that
twent-nlne tearher.s have been killed in
the present war while a grcit main
more havo bfen wounded More than
100 teachets died of the influenza The
total numbfr of deaths fo- (he jtai w.i
19C
It vva shown that there are 13 061
teacheis In the association, not counting
eleven counties and twent -seven cities
and boroughs that have not reported
Philadelphia has 1000 teachers in the
organization. i
Other officers elected In addition t
Doctor Downes are.
Dr i; Wrlur, retiring preside--!
first Mce prisldent, Mrs. Walla Ma
MacDonaid. Chester, second vice presi
dent , J P McKa'ke, Lancaster, sei re
tar; John '' Wagner. Carlisle, trcas
urer; Mis Alma '! Itm, Sllpperv lu 1
member of the execuiiM icininittie, !
J P flraves. I niverMtv of Penns
Aaila niembir of cdu ation (onimi'Li-.
1NFLLKNZ IN MKU1 J ML
Disease Cau-es Juilpe In llriler il
jouriunenl of Itepulur Term
Meilbi, I'a., Jan . Judge Jonnsoi
adjourned rtnunal ii.urt isterdav af'c".
noon because cf "
Influenza, in tin muni Jut lit ald thn
he did not wait 'o subject witnesses
and others to .nirarting the dlseas.
by reason of the prisnc- of prisoner
from the jail All criminal cakes were
continued for the term
There are h'en cases of influenza In
the Jail. Warden liiorgo W. Allen and ,
Dr. J. Harvej l-'n nflekl, prlhon pnvsl
clan, havo established a temporar lios. i
pltal In the Jail A twr has been em- I
-pjoied and all patients have been Isolated.1
niiiln both men were
hallway of their home
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Isaac Krosnei. thirty-seven
were taken to Mount Sinai Hospital.
ihtnrl. mid
'wars old. lilt youth rifth street Hoth
Thr- ttuost w.iy of Krowinp; rich is not by hoardinp; or liy petty
economizing1, but by invcstinp; money in tho best nnd most lasting Vny.
Get-iicli-quick schemes me most frequently jrct-poor-quick traps, nnd
the same may lie said of merchandise nnd bhoppinpr off of Chestnut
street. Showy, shoddy goods wear out and must be repurchased and
lepurchased; those of sterling quality, with n seemingly higher initial
price, outlust time,. Kive-and-twcnty years ngo an interesting young
couple set up housekeeping; from nttic to cellar all furnishings were
new, beven children blessed the union, and today all that lemams of
their original floor covcungs is their biggest "initial extra
an oriental rug.
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"4 in li-eiit I rom New ork (.inirrrt
au-e of Tiifluen7a
v, -nirk. Jim " t the M-cotiil huh.
urn ion inniiit uf tho llu.l.in Sni-
i-J. i.i.,.,,.. nr. li.Hti.L Mstinlav nm-rnoou in
i'l In Cainigie Hall Ml. Ii.i Khn.fi was to
Villi li.ic. ll.lVtll DVnl.lkl 1IOIII1 illlliril"
lint was pievrt.ttil li
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GE'NEROUS GIFT TO CHARITY
Reading llii-int-- Man UH'cr- to
Huilil SHMI00 Coltugf
Iteadini-, I'a . J.in " Thiough !
Ilev .1 I' Miner, pastni of the I list
lletorineil i liurch H Wellington lm
tru h i Heading bus-mess in.ni has iiunlc
011 offer In Hie lletnaliv ilriilialis II me
at WonietKilorf ti tie. t a ultag. n a
tuM of Sloonii iih ( riSlllnlS Ml 1 - I
trl'li pre suited he l'irsi Hefi i t el
Church Willi a R f' JIiH'ft V v .r
ago lie denial Pd $1im) . 1 1 - ng' gi
turn for a l w pipe orgar
Special for ,
Saturday
'this IiIieIi grade.
liuru lun.
skin. Lnglis
Mine,
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34N. 13th St. "7
STRAWBKUHIKS! Straw ben ies!
Red, ripe sttaw berries! Summer
has not come, but these beauti
ful haibingers ftom the South have
m rived at Hcniy It. Hallowell &
i Son's, Broad below- Chestnut street,
and seive as lemmdeis that while
the Hallo-veils are caring for our
wants -seasons are matters of no im-
i portance. It was Plant City, Tla.,
that sent this lot of large, luscious
benies speeding northwatd, packed
in individual refrigerators holding
each a bundled quatts and ho well
are they eaicd for that they come
out of their ciates as liim and fresh
as when put in, thice days before.
i Last year the l'louda ciop was
spoiled bv ' the lecotd-breaking
"Jice.e" which swept all corners of
t ic country', this winter better luck
ic hoped foi, and though tcaice, they
.nr all that is doucd in quality.
A'
I "Tut Tut!" F
said Mother
J HAVE solved that school
lunch problem. Old-fashioned
molasses cake, made light
by using Miss Princine Pure Phos
phate Baking Powder, puts the
real study-vim in the youngsters
and brings them home with a hop
Note
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Handled
Cup
scoicn ana a jump tor more. g J
I nn. ii i i .ii..-T--tfgg'r!jv'Bi'i!M r,,
UC I rm -r. c- Ii Joe
I full Community Stores a (.,u 1
M '-lb. KMi,i,iiiT twr i-i- A lb.
auJ o'htr fioJ if ore. p
"'The 13th Street Shop here Fashion Reigns"
While Hou-e Reopened to isiior
WllSlllllKtllll, Jul! i Illy l
After lie lntr lused In Hit public for
nearly two vears bteause nf the win
thf While House was reop.md lo vis
itors loda to nl'ow r workers and
soldiers u change to see the hlstorn;
mansion
All persons (ipposed to innnoptilv and '
fulurlnir Jllnev (onrbeM ur oilier htreet
ear roiniietlllun mid wllllnic tn mn.
tribute tn hrlnr sbmit rompelitlon and 1
better street mr senile, ure linked lo
pleuse address I
WALTER GRIEVE
11.1 Will n n I SI. I
Earning Capacity Enlarged
Ily IncreuHnir nur natural ability
brlnirln our unusrd rnwem baik Intu
working order, tmrrnvlnir vour-elf in
buslnevs expiefcilon at-niflni!iln, rubllu
upmklnK; salnlnr eonfldence. Initiative
and maitery of Knsllah
Ila, Afternoon and Hvenlnr rlaasea.
Opens k bealnninic Januar 0th I'or
admlaslon ticket tend atHmped envelope
rur two nemoiiitrniive lecture leaaona.
January sth and 1.1th at H ) jt anj
January Hth and inilt at fl P. ji.
I'hoiin tipruce S2!H. Call nr write.
NEFF COLLEGE ?"'
ti Direei
' v 1 1 1
Thirteenth Street
.' 'sC Hi dc Clitntni't
January
Clearance
Sale
Tremendous Reductions
ON OUR ENTIRE
Winter Stock
Top Coats and Evening Wraps, Street and Afternoon
Dresses, Evening Gowns, Dance and Dinner
Frocks, Separate Skirts and Blouses
1
Hugedorn Sales Are Known for Bona Fide Reductions
NO E.XCliailgCSmmmmmmmmm
'NO C. 0. D.'Sm
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h-VmjJMiiii ''-, -'' fc-rstu i -
UK you fond of the opera .' Do
ou like to Iliten to Hie Klo-
iiou voices of tho voi-lus
-rreate-it sonic liiids, aitists whose
fame reaches from ono end of the
lobe to another? If so. the Ited
Seal Victor Kecords will biine; thi
musii: into jour home, and oti can
have all the trills and thnlK with
out leain-; jour liieside. Do jou
'ike to dance at home? If so, Vic
toi I'.ecoids furnish the best ilante
nmsic of every kind, and they nevei
tire, nevei ielue an encon1 and aie
always leady whenever ou want to
dance. But if you do not like opoia
or dancinp;. there aic humheiU of
other lecords to choose ftom at 0. J.
Hcppe A- Son. U17-l! Chestnut
stteet. when- the new January sup
plement of l tor Kecords is sil-o, to
be found.
s,VKKY dav mot e and moie men
In uniform aie to be -eon about
town, and while many will stick
to "olive drab ns loni n the law
allows, the niajouty aie lelittinp; bc
foie seckin-: new positions roitu
nntclv this i- the season of tho year
in which all clothing shops aie le
ducinp; Roods, and at William II.
Wanamakcr'.-, 1217-10 (.hetnut
stieet. Overcoats. Ulstcis and Ubtei-
si)
Ovei coats aie double-bieastetl and
lose-fittme; skirt models, with
welted seams around the waist, and
the hinh waist line, which Hives a
iecidedly military effect. Tho
Ulsters and Ulsterette.-, in all the
popular materials, aie double
breasted, looso-fittin-r coat", with
half belts and five-inch storm eol
l.iis; some lined full lensth, others
pait way, with satin, shepheid's
phud or quilted satin.
'to
cxtravajjance,"
SHAH ABI1AS, the most rcveicd
of Persian monarchs, whose clo-lious-"
ieit-ii ended in the fust
quarter of tho seventeenth eentuiy,
has -riven his name to a icrtaiu typo
of very fine Oriental rujrs made in
Asia .Minor, in which the most beau
tiful and at the same time intricate
of Persian designs is used. The pat
tern is conventional floral in charac
ter, with the palm-leaf motif con
spicuously showing and little run
ning vines connecting the whole.
Among the large collection at Kiitz
i- La Kue, 11UI Chestnut stiect,
theie aie many handsome specimens
of Shall Abbas, which come mi the
softest and most nitistic coloiings
suitable for bediooms, dtawing
looms or libraries. One exquisite
example has a mulbctiy Held well
covered with figures in the most
beautiful shades of old ivory, gieen
and blue.
0V many yeais do yon sup
pose will elapse befoie we are
again allowed to buv coal ad
libitum'.' Theie aie no present indi
cations that it will be soon, and in
the mctntime other ways of heating
must be lesorted to. At the House
lui nishing Stoie of .1. 1'ranklin Mil
ler, ll!12 Chestnut stieet, there is a
large ariety of oil, gas or electric
heaters, any or all of which will keep
Jack I rost in his proper place, out,
not indoois. The Peifection Oil
Heateis, light and easy to carry
uiound'the house, bum veiy little
oil. The Humpluey Hadiantl'ire, es
pecially adapted to fireplaces, aic'
hygienic and odorless gas heaters,
, that cost only two or tluee cents per!
hour to mn, while the Hotpoint, Mn-'
, je.stic and American Beauty Twin
ladiators aie thiec excellent electric,
heateis.
KLMIIMi busine-- was done
in Steinvvny pianos aiound
Christmas, so lnmli .n timi nt
N. Stetson & Co., mi Chestnut
stieet, it was difficult to gel them
fast rnougli to (ill orders, but now,
though tin demand still continues,
the mw stock is on hand, and the
strain relieved. Manv of thn liovs
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Values $22.50, $25, $27.50, $30 & $32.50
we MAKE the CLOTHES we SELL
,i9iv:ia iiim jwvi i- -, " v' - j o
.,.. ,.,. i, n,.inllv tmroil. The wiio aie returning Horn abroad and
i-na in... ' .. ...w...v , --.. -- r .., ,- --. . . -. -
'" i-ui'-. "in uu vveic-omcii liacu m
their old places in the S'teinway fac
tories; many new employes, tob, will
find work in their spacious shops,
and none already engaged will be
discharged. Work must and will be
piovuled for all men from "over
then'," and the chances aie their
wages will be higher than ever be
fore, so when ou buy your splendid
new Steinway ou will know you are
helping those who helped in time of
need.
THIS SALE OFFERS THE MOST PHENOMENAL
VALUES IN THE HISTORY OF OUR BUSINESS
Twice every year you can count on Becker's sale folks just
naturally look forward to it, because they know that it is bona fide
and truthful, free from glimmering'' and exaggerating- statements
and inflated values. You men who value big savings had better
act quickly, for we want you to take advantage of this, the most im
portant Sale of the year. Come tomorrow and be your own judge.
830
Suits
I TI-N we pondei upon tho in-
conveniences oui ancistois put
ui with, especially maiveling
how they managed to exist without
cUctricity or gas, yet when vw wish
to b( paiticulaily dainty and lux
urious we abandon the haul glare of
model n lights and go back to tho
soft glow of candles. What dinner
table 'ooks properly set without
them? No matter how well spicad,
unless sterling silver candlesticks
grace the board an indefinable some
thrtiir is lacking. All hostes-cs feel
this and either own, or hope to own,
these beautiful table accessoi ies, and
at Baile.v, Banks & Biddle Company
there is a large collection to choose
ftom. ll the favorite patterns are
there in anv size, from 8'. to
inches high, four candlesticks mak-
IN niLSh dajs of high costs tho
announcement of a reduction sale
is hailed with joy, but it is well
to purchase only fiom houses whose
standards of ,i1up and service in
spire confidence, and such a firm is
Jacob Heed's tons, 1 JUI-'JC, Chestnut
street. 1 heir long e.pe,ience in
business safeguaids the buyer in the
character and quality of his pui
chase, and also in the impottant fac
tor of price he buys value everv
time, and when it is a special sale
as the present one of Pur and Fur
hned ( oats, ho buys double value
The cntiie stock of the desirable
Overcoats, has been i educed one-half
or one-thud. In the fur coats aro
'i 7.1 7i - ,. "- "uiria, womiiat
unit emu,- miis, anq tlie handsome
ing the complete set, though often muskrat, with otter.' bea "r or iv.
only a pair is sold, I sian collars. loricl'
USTOM (or is it habit?) has TT.WK you ever tastn.l llniu.i
long set aside .lanu.iij. for, 1 Husks, tho d.untv Dutnh f
hite Sales, nnd tins year at'-" toasted bisruii ,.... ..t..l: '
1- TV.. ..... 1.1' r-V,o,.1 t. I J TIll...l S11.1 .n , """""vluri-U
ii, i, tt.iv.s, I,.- .oivsinuw ..ii. . i., , 111 ii. Miami, .nun. . inev arc neithoi
there will be unusuul oppoitunities i bread nor toast, and their recine is a
during the entne month to ieplenish stciet which has been handed down
at better values than has been posi-, in the Aiendshorsts familv for 0(
bio for some time. The garments on yeais. At K. Bradfoid Clarke Com
saio were puicnnsca w ien iaw- rot- pany, loi-'u Lhestnut street thev snli
fl till I l.n rnu 1, a.. P l. " F -'1
Every one high of
standard cut in the
latest style for the
young men as -well as
their elders the va
riety of patterns is un
limited. Get here early
Saturday morning.
630
Overcoats
Endless styles, in
cluding the big Ulsters,
Chesterfields, Box
Coats and Raglans, in
every wanted material.
You are sure of your
style and fit.
$
15
$
15
427
Lightweight
Overcoats
This 1 o t comprises
lightweight Top Coats,
of which there is an
abundant variety i n
styles, colors and fab
rics; single- and dou
ble - breasted Chester
fields in several colors
and cloths.
$
15
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I (Vl I. In t nun Vint I
Values S22.50 to S32.30 Values $22.50 to .$32.50 Values $22.50 to $32.50
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ONLY ONE STORE AND CLOTHES ONLY
ton was lower than it is toda, and
in consequence can now be offoied at
prices advantageous to the cus
tomer. The designs aie most ic
ox after box, for thev nm ,nnJf
tiitious and easily assimilated by
anv one recnii r.s nf .. .r
I.i si i . "K ul t'onui-
1 tlon. Made in an unmaculnin re
fined and the imality of materials tory, of fresh eggs, milk and cream
such as was used whin underwent ,, most glutinous floui: baked -n
una .n.i.ln til lifiMii. Mil. I i.nl l.rMt.rl.f 4-.i 1 . 1. .. ""' UIIC
"", . ....., ... . i,ii. iviumvu iu ! ii-M goiiiea brown
ready made. All needed niticlcs are, nKht, crisp nnd llakj, they aie de '
or will be, found there ftom day to emus as bieakfast food or under n
.In,. ikcnn.inl1ir nlcrlit rinu .u nml i, . -U-.l . .1 . i'ti-1 u
"", .-!. v,... ,.,,,........,., uu vii- ijuui-ucu ukKi aim are good drv. bet
velopo chemise, m nainsook and ter buttered with coflee tea m
fine cambric, and no woman who ap- chocolate and best with sllr-w
predates dainty lingerie should fail bananas (or any other fruit in sea
10 pay uuvvtxs u msii. ison) served with sugar and cream
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