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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-rniUADELPHIA', HONDAY, JANUARY C,N 1919
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COUNTY "BROKE"
COAL RICHES
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Schuylkill Faces Bank-
Alt .
rKw ruptcy Despite Mineral
.f5Sa. Wealth Beneath It
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ARE TOO LOW
-TAXES
Cannot Build Schools or Con
tract for Needed Munio
' ipal Improvements
Schuylkill County Is Koine bankrupt.
Under- Us fields nnd hills nnil the
etretts of Its grimy lltllo towns It has
coal sufficient to keep every mill nnd
factory of tho nation running for gen
eratlons. And yet It Is nolrig bankrupt.
With the greatest mineral wealth of
liny county In tho United Stales llnff
lual under foot, tho communities of
Schuylkill County cannot nfford to lay
to let the public of the outside world
tho pronle who buy tho coal which
Schuylkill County produces know all
about the Inside history of coal develop,
nient and exploitation In tho rounty.
They hope before they are through to
have, tho United Stales Senate take fl
hand through a coal Investigating com
mittee. They plan to subpoena J. 1. Morgan,
of New York, and K. T. Stotesbury, of
1'hlladclphla, to tell what they know
about tho value of Schuylkill County's
coal lands.
l-'or the fight centers around the valua
tion of tho coal which has made Schuyl
kill at onco the richest jiml the poorest
county In tho United States.
To cxplnln the situation In Schuylkill:
Tho county. In common with nery
after tho survey, estimated thnt the
lands were worth, also In round num
bers, from UftO.OOO.OOO to $1,000,000,000
This Is why ths associations would
consider an addition of J25.000.000 to
the present valuation of tho coal lands
the Increase which It Is rumored the
County Commissioners will recommend
ridiculously trifling and Inadequate.
Ths present assessed valuation of
Schuylkill's coal lands nvernges from
about 1300 to f 100 an acre. Tn bo fnlr.
It must be noted that there are higher
Individual assessments than this. At
Mlnersvllls a single acrn Is snlil to be
assesed at J700, The Olrard and Oil
bert estates. In the rich Mnhanoy region,
which possess the world-famous Mam
moth Acln, tho North nnd South Dips
nnd tno various underlying ami over'
A IIW UMII.J. 111 viiiinnji. . ".".. . ... ..
other county In the State, meets Its bills 'V'11 'ln, nre said to bo assessed at
out of money raised by taxation. Taxes about SC0 an acre.
there, as everywhere, are apportioned at I T,h"n(a" ""' l?l I valuations: It I
so many mills on the dollar Property "' ' h.n 0, " a'f Ifl"' ' "J h" cn'
owners pay according to tho nssuss.d Is oiflclally valued at as llltln as l an
valuation of trelr property. J lie late is' --
the vjiiie whether tho property belongs
to a day laborer or a multi-millionaire
corporation.
the great tnlnlnir cornoratlons.
Ho was risked to glvo the coal oper
ators' Ride f the controversy, but de.
cllned to be quoted In the matter.
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eewers and cannot anoru m "" . ...... - mantcc vniun oi ine lanu.
in nuyiKlll county, as ci'twimr,
the asscskimnt valuations aro fixed by,
real (.ntatn assessors Some time ago tho
Tax Ilevlslon League notified ill the as
sessors of the county to raise the valua
tion of coal lands They didn't do It.
The assessors turn In their assessment
budgets for the year to tie County Com
mli'loneYs, who approve, or disapprove.
The two associations which are lighting
against Schuylkill's state of Impending
bankruptcy went befdrc these commis
sioners some, wcflis ago. nnd at a
public hearing demanded that tho coal
land valuations be brought up to an
approximation of what the coal lands
aro worth.
Drrlalnn Not AiMiounrri!
The County Commissioners have not
yet announced their decision. They arc
expected to do so almost any day It
Is rumored that as a sop to public opinion
they Intend to add about j:B,OOO,U0O
to tho present valuations.
Members of tho two fighting afocla
tlons say they won't be satisfied with
any such paltry sum. For tt la paltry,
they contend, compared to tho rial valuo
of the coal.
If tho County Commissioners don't
come through with a whacking big raise
In the valuation of Schujlklll's coal land
the two associations will anneal from
tho commissioners to the courts.
And there Schuylkill expects to get Its
demands.
The court proceedings can't be ill
Tho engineers who made tho survey
fnr tlin tun nnsnrlntlnnN rrrnmnienileil
that tho assessed valuation of 'all coal years In tho mines. Ho had become a
Inml In SVlitivlUIII I'nnniv bo ruined in nilno onerator before he retired. He
r,n. nf HKtiiiilnn $.1000 nn acre in a stnrter. This wouM s now a newspaper nuhllsher for mo
.... . .. - n. uifinllnn. ns I bo a minimum rate. Tho most valunhln fun there Is In It. and he. with half a
It In seen bv th men who are making bind, they say should bo assessed for as' ilozm other Bctlvo spirits, Is carrylnr
Schuvlklll's rlKhf I'ropertlia owned by high as 110,000 an acre. the tax fight to the enemy In a fashion
Indlvliluils nrn assessed practically at The coal lands of I.uzerno County .that has won tho suppport of tho entire
their selilng value; coal properties owned are nssessed at 1171.000,000. Schuyl- 'community. The lottsvlllo Republican,
bv ih.. rr..nt cornoratlons are nsesmd'.
at a fraction and that a small one of
what they are really worth
.Schuylkill's fight la to havo coal lnnd
valuations for assessment purposes
brought up to something like the actual
kill County, where the coal lands are 'another local newspaper of wide clTcu
valued at 124,000,000, bear In mind, has latlon and influence, llkewlss has corn
three times ns much coal as I.uiernc. milled Itself for tax revision.
The coal lands In ono township of ,.,.,, , ...
Luzerne, nnmcly. Hanover township, are 'B "lcle which s ates only the no-
assessed for more than all tho coal J" on 'hetwo nM(,clallons sir Ivln to
l,il. In Hehuvlkll! u, .? Schu'lkl epal lands held at a
U, .'XhVkwnnna and Uiscrne higher va nation, was submitted In proof
":.i.. r..' ;,i..rt t,n valuo of ? a wain representative of one of
vuuimcn " 'i -- ,-- .,, ... Iie great lnh rnrnnrat nn
their coal lands at Hometmng use i"
selling price of those lands If they
were put on the market,
Where Schuylkill County vnlues Its
coal lands at a few hundred dollars an
acre, these two progressive, neighbor
ountles assess their coal properties at
,rnm $8000 to J10.000 an acre.
(tampion In Ke?llon Vlglil
One of tho men who has stood to the ti, twenty-second annual report of
frtrnfrAnl nf lh flirbt Is "Charley' Mey- I I1A rnntrnU.r nf ffnl.Mt.l1m r.i,ni..
ers, president jf the Anthracite Con (,. ,,at for ,h( y.nr Pncnfr jnnu-
sinners' Ingu nnd publisher of tne nry s( 918 Schuylkill County had nn
F'ottsvllle Chronicle, one of the papers excess of assets over liabilities of
thnt has been most active In urging tax i I'I0n64;.7.iM7'.M. r. . . ,. , ,
,,... In detail this report shows thnt of
revision. the tntnl nui ii ens 7Cc ii ,,.
Mr, Meyers spent all of h s earlier i th value of t0 coumyg pro.,crty hold
ings.
hented and unseated land taxes ndd
SCHUYLKILL'S REPORT
SHOWS LARGE ASSETS
ADVFRTISKVIKNT
ADVKRTIir.VIKVT
for their children.
As a county. Sohuylklll confesses It
self k financial failure. It barely can
pay Its way. Many of Its boroughs and
townships have alb but, exhausted their
legal borrowing capacity.
For this anomalous state of affairs
Schuylkill County blames the very-mineral
wealth which should be its strongest
f nanclal asset.
Schuylkill County docs not own the
coal which has made it famous but not
prosperous.
It does not even get from the coal
taxes sufficient to meet Itc needs.
("moll Titxpsjcr Burdened
"The burden of ptibllc expensn In
Schuylkill rests heaviest upon the small
taxpayer. True, the coal companies pay
taxes on their coal lands, Just as tho
nii..hAM.r nAvn on his small pron-
SSrt-ty. . .
li But adequately to supply uw iinnnciai
"needs of scnuyiKin mumj i- "a i.
would have to be raised to a figure that
the small taxpayer would find unbear
nhte. As matters stand, his property Is
assessed much closer to Its real vnlue
than are the properties of tho coal com
panies. Hence, It Is true to say that the poor
man pays the bills In Schuylkill nnd
not the rich coal corporation.
Not that the people of Schuvlklll nre
poor, save In contrast to the grent
wealth of the coal-owning corporations.
Schuylkill did Its part nobly In win
ning th war. rnllstments were heavy
s-mfmStmm' nfrtm
yirmSBSmi
j:oH000 to tho sum. Another Item Is
due by tax collectors. UJT.162.83 represents purchase of bonds,
(vcr. only H7.043.S1 la leaving a cash balance January 6, 1917,
7. The rest Is for of $44,204.17. ,,,, Munty
bonds In the sinking fund Is a cancel
lation of $28,000 In November. 1917,
evlng. $60,000 held In the fum Jan".
nry b" 1D18. Sixty per cent J"' h
same date on $100,000 worth of I. berly
Loan bonds added $60,000, making a
grand total of $126,600.
$98,780.71 taxes il
Of this sum, howev
for tho vear 1917.
various years going back In some cnees
as far as 1885. .
The net cash In hand Is reported ns
$48,417.1. Tho report of the countys
liabilities suggests thnt taxes arc need
(d In Schuylkill County more for
borough and township purposes than
for use by tho county ns a whole,
Hence a gross volume of taxes furnish
ing nn ample quota for the county a
neens mignt no, it is lnunieii uui, in
ndequate for tho underlying borough nnd
townships thnt must build school houses
and make public Improvements,
Tim hulk ns the county's llnbllltles
are various bond Issues, totaling' $872.
600. Accrued Interest ndds another
$76B4; temporary loans, $30,000. Un
paid Justice, constable and witness fees
total $2094,09, Outstanding county
warrants come to $723.72. Small Items
outstanding Indoor nlmshouse war
rants, $37.70, and outdoor nlmshouse
warrents. $201.72. The county Is llnbla
for $2049.15 for the hospital for the
Insane and $44 for mothers' pensions.
The sinking fund report of the county
shows on the "Dr." sine rasn in nana
at tho end of 1916 of $18,000. nnd cash
P. R. T. Unvelli Service Flag
An honor roll bearing 113 names of
the men In the employ of the P. R T.
car barn at Tenth nnd Luzerne streets
was unfurled yesterday rfternoon by
two of the men recently, returned from
the service. Of the number of the honor
ii ni. nna !.& heen killed In action.
The tablet was placed In tho assembly
room of the barn and the unveiling ad
dresses were made by Herbert Tullcy,
vlco president of the company, and" his
assistant, S. W. Johnson.
Alice Roosevelt Notified
Waslilnalon. Jan. C. Mrs. Nicholas
Longworth received a telegram toaay
received and Interest totaling $103,417, that her father. Colonel iwoseveii. .
mnklnir a irrand total of $121,417. ' lot expected to live and to arrange
On the. "Cr"" side, for 1917. total of to leave for Oyster Day on the first train.
a , J
GAS KILLS MAN AND WOMAN
Two Other Persons Found Uncon
, Bcious in Another Cage
A man and a woman are dead- and
two men are In Pennsylvania Hospital,
victims of escaping gas.
Mrs. Mary McCormlck, fifty years old,
and Charles Montugue, forty-ftve, were
found dead In their rooms, which ad
Joined, In the house at 1132 SqUln
Twenty-fourth street. Montague left a
gas heater burning and after he had
gone to sleep the gas supply, gauged by
a quarter meter, ran out and the fire In
the heater vvas extinguished. Mrs. Jane
Kails, who keeps the rooming house,
placed another quarter hi the meter a
little later and the escaping gas aephyxl.
nted both Montague and Mrs. McCor-
m Frank Magee, twenty-one years "old.
nnd Marlon Bobo. twenty-nine years old,
were found unconscious In .a room at
821H Walnut street early today. They
were revived after being taken to th
hospital.
Every Piece of Fur in This Sale Is Being Sold at Less Than the Manufacturer's
Cost of Production Today
BONWIT TELLER. &,CQ
CHESTNUT AT 13 STREET
ANNOUNCE FOR TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
The year 1910 is only six (lays old, but nlready it shows promise of
being one of great prosperity. Tho sudden ending of tho war threw
the pessimists among merchants and manufacturers into a panic, but
they leckoned without their strongest allies the consumers. Instead
of ceasing to buy, the demand for goods of every natuie increased
enormously, and there is no indication that this impulse to spend was
evanescent. Industries and commerce, which were temporarily crip
pled, arc agnin raising their heads, money is citculating freely nnd a
fel-lll-lUl BJIlLlbUi. UJIUIUISIJI JTUVitUS.
rJbxmxJky $&caM
IT IS all very well to own player
pianos or other machines for pro
ducing music, but when it comes
NOW that restrictions against
tho use of automobiles have
vanished, with other war
measures, motor nnnarel is airnin in
demand, and opportunities to nur-1 to real joy there is nothintr enual to
..ruagHira me com companies, ue- chase it at a low ligure aic being doing the actual plavinrr vourself.
cnuso the coal companies do not fix the cacerlv seized At William H. n j i i .,. 'u"'i,'""
valuation of their own properties. I Wanamakcr's 17 19 Chestnut ' lt B0d' batl or i,ldiffcrcnt. thc
n,U.Uht.Lh,',,?l S,n.a,""LLn .'IM: I street, the entire s"tock has been re- performance) h your very own, and
t and subscriptions splendid In tho va-, i, ,.nr, ,,,' ".," i, '."'" l! duced. Reversible short coats, one I the personal satisfaction derived
rlous Liberty Loans. Finest Indication i tend, nnd cm be force.l to divulge what 1 si,Ie leather, '.he other doeskin, with cannot be surpassed. And pianos
of all that Schuylkill was heart and
soul In the war was thn tremendous coal
output of the mines. Tho coal was there
and Schuylkill's brawny sons got It
out
War Hrougbt rreperltr
The war brought prosperity to the
people of Schuylkill Big vvngei and
big savings 'went along with big produc
tion nt the mines. PotlRvllle. Schuyl
kill's representative community Is a
bustling. progreslve. picturesque place
storm collar, bolt nnd pockets on are within the means of everv one.
both sides. Leather vests with doe-, If you ennnot afford a new one, pay
a visit to C. J. Heppc & Son, 1117-19
nestnut street, and look over their
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with broad Business sirecia anu mouern i,eCrs, Messrs. Crawford nnd Str.iUKh, to
office buildings. make a preliminary survey of the
the coal lands are reany worth.
Tuiail t l unn nnn
It Is necessary to glvo some figures ' .RK,,n sleeves, cnning in Knitted wr.st
ii. ,.u i, i. .. .. .i. v. If lets. Doeskin vests with sleeves or
scnujlKIll County nre wrought Up over xici-ven-ss ituiiieu wuui vesui in i iuiku ii.-,sui urient oi uscu pianos,
the present valuations of the coal lands, brother mixtures for chilly days. Many of the very best makes, in
Wn ..... .1 . .. 1. 1 ,. . . I,.I . l T nn.l... .....t.n..ir. ...I.U 1.!,4n.l l.n.t. .......l.. .1 TT.-.1-. . . .
ii-.iuiui HiiiMtuaw wjni uiuiluii Hum iiiiiiiiis iinu ujirignis, are
backs, for street wear, made by among them, a number having been
Beaucraft, on the hkirtcd model with taken in exchange for Piayer
flnp pockets. Chamois undervests. Pianos Some have been used for
Gloves, unlined or lined with fur or tcntal, others for demonstration in
wool; Mittens, and the one-finger j thc shop, but all have been put in
mm, wiiii KuuiiLii'i, mo uiuai, cum- pcnuci repair.
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So that they would h.ne a solid basis
for their actions, ami would know
whereof they wpoke when they went be
fore tho commissioners and when they
later go before the courts, the assocla-
I tlons lomml&slonvd two expert eligl
A distinction murt be made between , schujlklll minu fields. At tho same j fortablc stylo, for driving.
; MM financial .condition or the people or tlmei i.-ranu Heese, one of the men
l. Schulklll and the Iinnnciai conamon or actle jn the flEht an,i a ,.Xpert nc-
the rounty ana lis component pans in t.ountant. went to every corner of thc
an official sense. While the people of county and otok down from the official
Schuylkill are ahle to put money In the r(cor,ia th,. existing oonl-loand v.ilua-
liank. theomciais nt ncnuiKiu nnu i ,ona OI1 wi,Ci, tnx assessments arc
themselves para pressed io raeei ine hnB0,y
countys financial neos.
It Is a matter of taxes merely,
rtlclit now Schu 11:111 Is maklnff
grim finish fight against this menace
S of bankruptcy.
The flsht Has ceen going on tor
month', conducted by two public-spirited
organizations, the Anthracite Consumers'
League and tho Schuy'klll County Tax
Ilevlslon League
The fight has reached r rnln-al itage
So far It has been waged before the
Commissioners of Schuvlklll ( ouniv I
very likely will get In'.i th. .Si-hujlk.lt
County courts The iin-ri woo arn Hid
leaders In thli. fight plan to e.vrrv it on
to a decision, no matter huv mui U It
I costs nor how long It takes
They expect befon the are through
-pv ANGER lurks in -the ordinary
V V -r-nftTXT l.,l.. Itl.n (. Mnt.nf
.t.: :t.. !." i... u ! I J method of disposing of car.
' ,!, K ti, 'v,:,.i, o,i I bagc, rubbish 'and' refuse, and
'mighty Queen Elizabeth was the (.T y conta'ners,. oven if cov
proud possessor of but two. not tworcl(;d a ";.e ,a menace to health. It is
dozens, two forks! Until the end of not btiflicient tot use merely a cov-
iit-u receptacle, u must also be neat
and must thor
s contents. Thc
ReseiVer, sold at
I schuylKllla coal lanns are vaiueii. ror -i... .jxtppnth centurv thev were a
vnllTn !?XJU"- M ''- piuch-pieached. against novolty, one I . i V c enned
vvv ' . ... ., i u-fis wir ;pr tn mi n w in. inr U'n ' "Mh" ,lli1l"' i"1-
I OttiOcrH or ine iigmme associauons. , ;- "---"-- ---.. ..-...., .-. - sfin:p,in !Mlirt
i it not an insua to rrovinonce to usp .."" v"4""1.
i two-tiromrert stel contrant ons in t"u '!.OU!,tfL! .pnjr &toro ot J,
plnco of thoso honven-given implc-i1'1 iMU'?r lfil- Chestnut
mrnts thefmRprs? But their popu- "J"0", meets aM these requirements.
i.ji-., ,,. ; nn t.n , ,i na- )iiii. ui oavv unirn nnnmoiod
foot ami uMn
THouni.rs
Tnttantlj rllBVrt
by our rl.il tirrh
ftuptwrt. fitted and
adlutted by exprtf.
Our Kf m Im
I.luHtle He "1 fry th
most lomfortabl
upport lor vrl-
limbs, Kfuh Kii4
and ankle!, ,
Tru. undgmlnal
nil ulhlptle uu
nartm u' a i Jxind
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SALE
Men that have been waiting for tin.-, announcement ill find
BETTER V A L U E S T II A N E V E 11
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SHIRTS
$2.00 and $2.50 Values...
$3.00 to $3.50 Values
$4.00 to $6.00 Values
$6.50 to $7.00 Values gfc $5 1 5
I'onr fur S.'li (Ml
$7.50 to $10.00 Values g& $QQ5
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the pninicious practice prew and r-o'vanized iron, rests in a steel
jrrew until now much space is riven J.rame to which is attached the tiuht-
to the displav of Sterling Silver """iff cver. and the Sanico Powder
Forks at Bnilov, Banks &. Biddle t""t.n,1l.or fo' lV-'lnft'ct'"ff- A touch
Company. Thev come in several ,0' ''jr foot on the Pres-toe pedal and
mzc, nnd among .he multitude of "c', '"' nutomaticnlly opens, leaving
,1..;, .,1,1., nadirnu nrn T mil. VVI ''Oth haildh fl CO. It llmtW l..lr intn
n m. "Jni. Adam, Sheraton, Queen Anne. Fair-1 nlacc on flwisp, showering thc con-n-il,p!",i.6""
faf and tlie new, eiy plain Pointed I trn,B Wlt" f-anieo Powder.
Antique.
V PERSIANS Teraghan rugs A R(' J,?,u. i',stFi1 'n "t-ooso-
nre considered the acme of o- 1 X ,',.' "wb . " K.,.op and
celience. their rich dark shade . '""?.. ' "" ",n"" J alh "' "1
appealing strongly to their taste and i TtVeVt n n 1 7 ,.,,' 1"-" 'jeh,tnut
idea of the beautiful. In this coun-' f.' "n , f .J'0" wt''c " before
tiy they are quite n; much sought J" Lss00" w, V'm tllr tho number of
after by tho.-e who do not care for f0"1 '''' the loose-leaf system
the very light effects of some '') 'iJ'fi ! i,,?nrc:llly ren?a'ablo, es
Oriental rugs and in the laigo col- a "'''" '.ou consider how le
lection of Fritz & La Run. 1121 l '? nnVv',tIon 'l ,s-. The"
Chestnut street, there are manv fine ''""" .. VVKrs w sun any Dusi
examples. The color of the well
covered field i.-, usually dark navy
blue, occasionally soft led or ivory
white. The design consists of ro-s-etten
and long Ieaes, arranged ar
tistically, nnd sometimes a medallion
is set in the center, with corner
piece's to match. Tlie chief border
always ha a green ground, with a
rosette and hamlike pattern, or
ase- at uiji rwiK, with long
stemmed flmvi'rJi between.
FURS of Fashion and Quality
FOR WOMEN AND MISSES
Regardless of Former Prices
Featuring the Authoritative Modes and Silhouettes Estab
lished by the Paris Fourreurs and Bonwit Teller & Co.
FUR COATS, CAPES, WRAPS and MANTLES,
JACQUETTES, STOLES, PELERINES,
NOVELTIES and MUFFS
Small Furs
SEPARATE SCARF AND FUR SETS
12 Taupe Fox Sets 55.00
Reduced from 85.00
2 Kit Fox Sets 45.OO
Reduced from 75.00
1 Fisher Set (3 Skins) 150.00
Reduced from 225.00
2 Hudson Bay Sable Scarfs 195.00
Reduced from 350.00
I Fisher Scarf (2 Skins) 145.00
Reduced from 250.00
175.00
Reduced from 295.00
MUFFS SCARFS
Now Were Were Now
8.50 ' 14.50 Hudson Seal 17.50 10.50
19.50 29.50... Natural Skunk ...39.50 27.50
10.50 17.50 Raccoon 17.50 10.50
14.50 19.50 Beaver ... 19.50 12.50
12.50 19.50. . . . Taupe Nutria . . . .24.50 14.50
8.50 14.50. . . . Natural Mink . . . .19.50 12.50
19.50 29.50. .. Natural Squirrel .. .19.50 12.50
29.50 45.00 Black Lynx 29.50 19.50
1 Silver Fox Scarf
Fine Fur Coats
Sale
Inur fur SI (I. (in
S-
&3.15
H TTNTS will not lemain infant
I I fo'e.' . Thev have an inerad
N icu'ile habit of outstripping their
1 ab cln'hf's nnd fond mothers and
grani'niDthei, aie continually being
lori-iij to in il new shops where their
in-.i, nun nine- laus ami various
rulings. I.oo,e-I.enf Transfer Bind
er ior uie nueu sheets. I'ost hind
ers, ring binders and loose sheet1
holders for inventoty forms. Pocket I
memorandum books, salesmen's pijce i
looks , stcnoRiapheiV and students"
note books, diaties, aildie.s and I
reeipo books, All of the.-e are vir- '
tually perpetual, for eMra sheets
may always be added, and onco tho '
"bm.-c-leaf" habit is acquired it is!
i never abandoned. j
6 Leopard Cal Coats
Models 58.00
Smart Belted Effect
Reduced from 95.00.
10 Hudson Seal Coats
45 inches long, made from se- ir
lected Muskrat Pelts. 1 Di .UU
Reduced from 22o.00.
125.00
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NECKWEAR
$1.00 Value Sale Price 65
"Thrrr for il --.
$1.50 Value Sale Price sj15
f Thrff for S ..
v$2.00 Valued-Sale Price 81.35
: $2.50, $3 & $3.50 Values .85
1I11U imr 111 f..ti ntlt rt nn4iMnil t- III
f V : 1. 1 "K '"Oilier used to cook " If vmi
Kniiwiiig bow inconvenient this has am ,., 1 . .. .' .." ou
1,p..m 1.,r th, ir nf.trn,w lt V. IW ..... , ' "",i.,ivtf w."u Kn0" 0 !
N ,KKb ,of a:w"K wat kind
of liot cakes you prefer. The
. answer is always tlie same,
jy.ul: "I never get buckwheat cakes
vui iur inis ni iinrin. .f ....
to one that includes clotheJfor ehil- Xat" orhSw jmn" o $Z c.ko'V
drenuptotwchi yeaisofage. The At E. urndfo-rd Clarke Comnn-'V
same- eare has been shown in the i.-o CheUnut street, thev hu'e he I
selection of these gaiments as has w,i ,.i., i.'.t." "K n.'u.e x?1
1 . . '- , uui 11:. Liiiiiii 11 it Fr.'trir 1 I.K..T.
charnetcnzeii their mtant wear in wheat from ihn f.m, i i "J"-1"
tho ,,aSt. All kind of little dresses ,li" l '. 1."' rJ-"A fa.moU.s buckwheat
are there, two of the newest styles tnit muil be ralhe I n'i Wml
being tlie much wanted Adelaide . ihwuB a ?w mir'f1101
Crapsy unite .Irenes and eute pink ' u.,ing' the kind that n.tnMn.bofo1
or blue calico dresses, with the real olTfa'sh ione emlor In th. rt'nl
' r ;vit: . :;,...!'?o'ii.. thick
Aiih.MKATiu.N or so ago the1 ":' oyrup jrom uiarke's.
churming cubtom picvailed in.
Philadelphia of holding annual OEXSIULK. not silly, times -no
exhiliitions of prize Winter Peais in S these. And jiidgiii)' from ?i,
old Horticultural Hall. Sco.e, of excellent section V'M
the best families competed, and took and Ulsten-ttes that Jacob Itn.,i'
great pride in their awards. Time : Sons UL'MiC Chestnut street are
has made many changes. The beau-1 showing and selling it is very a mar
t ful oichards .and gardens facing ent that the men of Philadelphia
v ".",:: i.. ::: "- i """, .tuiuniB 10 me m.,
Tlirr for S3.0U
Bath Robes, Full Dress, Street and Angora Wool Vests
and Canes 25 Off
Other "Thing That Men Wear" Proportionately Reduced
At These Addresses Only
1338-40 S. Penn Square Widener Bldg. Arcade
926 Chestnut Street
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laciorif. uui mi- pear trees nave inn.se who have not seen theso nnVt J
Pvcd and piospered elsewhere. All , will be glad to know that, while tho '
the varieties formerly grown in I anety is almost unlimited i, i
Phlladelpha, transplanted to the I signers havoTxcelled them's e ReA
fertile soil of Oregon, throve and pi educing garments that instant v
waxed strong in thc new climate, uniieul to men who nnn! 1 u"'V
and today tne trait, a hundredfold some and attractive clothes ThVT
more beautiful, has returned to its aro made of Worumbo rWiM
early home ami is on exhibition at Blizzard Cloths, Crombics andVthli
ll.n.u P TTnllnurall St C.,o I1....1 I f.,l..l. . ...i'l. ' ..;"u,tt' unt' Other
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4 Natural Muskrat Coats
Hudson Seal Trimmed.
Reduced from 195.00
1 Hair Seal Coat 150.00
Reduced from 225.66
3 Black Muskrat Coats 175.00
(Full Length) Reduced from 295.66
3 Blended Muskrat Coats . 175.00
Reduced from 295.66
21 Trimmed and Plain Hudson Seal Coats 195.00
Reduced from 250.00
23 Hudson Seal Coats
(Skunk and Squirrel Collar and CufTs)
Reduced from 325.00
19 Hudson Seal Coats
(Skunk, Nutria and Skunk Trimmed)"
Reduced from 350.00
17 Model Hudson Seal Coats
(Contrasting Fur Trimmed)
Reduced from 375.00
5 Hudson Seal Coata ;
(Skunk or Squirrel Trimmed)
Reduced from 395.00
7 Hudson Seal Coats (Trimmed)
(Some Copies of Imported Models)
Reduced from 450.00
3 Fancy Hudson Seal Coats 3
(Trimmed with Contrasting Furs)
Reduced from 495.00
225.00
115.00
275.00
295.00
325.00
00
125.00
175.00
175.00
10 Trimmed Leopard Cat Coats 95.00
Reduced from 135.00
a Natural Nutria Coats
Reduced from 175.00
( laupe Nutria Coats
Reduced from 250.00
i. laupe Nutria Coats
(Lining Slightly Soiled)
Reduced from 295.00
1 Imported Mole Coat 27 nn
(Hudson Seal Trimmed)
- VT , , J m Reduced from 495.00
u Natural and Taupe Squirrel Coats 265.00
1 c 1 it 1 o 1. Reduced from 350.66 "
4 bcotch Mole Coats 250.00'
ct 1 tvt 1 r. Reduced from" 325.66
2 Scotch Mole Fancy Coats 295.00
Reduced from 375.66 "
CAPES AND COATEES
2 Taupe Squirrel Coatees 6950
i m 0 . , Reduced from 125.66
1 Taupe Squirrel Cape 8950
, m t, . , Reduced from 145.66'
1 Taupe Squirrel Coatee 125 00
o w.. o., . Reduced" from 195.66
nuusun own vomees
2 Trimmed Hudson Seal CoaS '" V2'5'-66
1 Brown Caracul CoateeRedUCCd fl'm 195'6
(Imported) Reduced from' 195.66
79.50
125.00
95.00
iielow cnesmui street, six won
derful varieties are there to choose
fiom: Bcurre d'Anjou, Cornice,
1 Forella, Bosc, Easter Beurrc and
Winter Nells.
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nurtinn riH.i
avo cut and tailored in such a man
ner that nothing Is left to be desired
in comfoit. style and practicability.
What more could be wanted in an
overcoat? "
THE CHESTNUT STREET ASSOCIATION
2 Hudson Seal Wraps 425.00
Keduced trom 550.00
2 Scotch Mole Wraps 450.00
Reduced from 595.00
,1 Eastern Mink Coat 795.00
Reduced from 1250.00"
Fur Wraps
1 Eastern Mink Wrap 1050 00
Reduced from 1450.00' '
1 Eastern Mink Wrap 1500 00
Reduced from 1950.00 '
1 Broadtail Wrap (Sable Trimmed) 950.00
xveuucea irom 1250.00
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