yi.'.wH4W5K fWWL vr-. EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER MI1LA DELPHI A", WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1919 imwvt WANAMAKER'S . WANAMAKER'S jjjj BIG SCHOOL FUND ! ASKED BY GARBERi Superintendent Tells Board $4,950,000 Is Needed for Building DISCUSSES TE ACHE US Work of Organizing and Util izing Educational Forces Is Outlined In Ills annual report covering llic 1918 school year, which has Just hern sub-1 mlttcd to the lSonnl nt iMucntlon, Su perintendent Curlier discussed the bhortago of pchonl tencher. which nroso on account of war conditions and the manner In which that problem was wOlved. Ho outlined tlio work of or Kanlzlnc and utlllzinc educational forces nnd discussed the Increaso In teachers' waRes and the program for school bulldlnc for tlio comlnp year. In tho matter of Hchool construction the report has this to say: "On'lnff to lack of funds no new hulld lugs were contracted for during the year with tho exception of the replacement from tho Insurance fund of the hoard of tho two elementary bulldlngi, the lleston and tho ltroohs, both of which had been destroyed by fire. Work was completed cm tho twele-dllslon addition to the Itlrney School and tho nlx-dlUslon addi tion to the lo Chaso School. The addition to tho Northeast Hleh School nnd the work on tho auditorium of the Junior High School arc still In process of completion. High construction costs also seem to lnako It lnadUsablo to contract for any but tho most necessary repairs, lioth of these conditions wcro unfor tunate, as they han rnusert an accumu lation of necessary expenditure which It will not ho easy for the board to meet. "It would probably require at lutt J500.000 to mako tho necessary repairs nnd Improvements, which arc becoming Increasingly urgent. Tho building pro-. gram that Miould rccele consideration nt tho earliest possible opportunity Is as follows: . "For lmmedlato attention L'urtln, Musgravo and Hortter streets; new building. Twenty-fourth and Jackson streets; Marshall, Grlscom and Sellers streets: Urldesburg, Itlchmond nnd Jenlts streets; Martin, Itlchmond and Ontario streets; Horn, t'rankford and llrlo aenues; Chllds, Scenteenth and Taskcr streets: new building, Old York road and Iouden street; new building, Ninth street and Oregon avenue; J,an dreth, Twenty-third and Federal streets; Harrlty, Fifty-sixth and Christian streets; Ivongstreth, Fifty-eighth street and Willows nenue, or Mitchell, Flfty Blxth street and Klngsesslng avenue, and Leldy, Thompson street below llclmont avenue. "Neighborhood! to bo cared for New building, Ann and Tulip streets; new building, Nineteenth and Blglcr streets; new building, Washington lane nnd Chew Etrcet; new building, Sixty-fifth street and Lansdowno aenue; new building, Ttilrd nnd Duncannon streets ; lfew building, Fountain Htrect, Itoxbor ough; new building, Wynne-field; Fclton llle, Second Street plko and Boulevard: neighborhood of Twelfth and Federal streets nnd neighborhood of Ninth and Mlfllin streets. "Remodeling and rebuilding 7tut ledgc, Seventh and Norrls streets: Kearny, Sixth street and Falrmount aenue, and Jefferson, Fifth and 1'oplar (streets. "A Junior High School building to ac commodate 3 500 pupils will cot ap proximately $350.00n. This, mlded to tho suggested building program for ele mentary schools, 14,000,000, to tho Item for repairs nnd lmproements, $500,000, nnd to my former suggestions In regaid to setting aside a 5 early hum of money for enlarging schoolyards, $100,000, rep resents a total of $4 950,000 as tho total pfesqnt need for buildings." Market Guide for Housewives Prepared by the City Marketing Agent of the Iturcnu of .17.'M, United States Department of Agriculture AnL'XUANT I'otatoes, onions, tabbago, carrots, turnips, sijuaih and lemons. XOUMATj 1'nrsnlps, grajcfrult, oranges, bananas, beet? and apples. SCAUCU Sweet potatoes tomatoc, eggplant, peppers, pplnach, beans, cranberries, strawberries, grapes and celery. Product, (Irtlc etc. VIKIKTAHLKS IWts Hnrrcl ltrufl Sprout! Carrots New Jftw, basket Now J"re. barrel Ciltb.iKe New York lanih Crlrrj New York. wnhe, nnlanU J.tttire rjorUla Onion Nw York, No. J lellow.... rotaloe rennFjlnnla. No. 1 vhll.. New Jfrrcy, No. I Millie .. New Jerep. e basket.. . Swet Potatoes New Jri. . basket Delaware, hampers . Turnlpa New Jersey. , basket.. Jocal. t baMcct rnciTs - Apples New Torl ltalflnlns New York (Jrenmcs York Imperials ... Weet varieties t'ranherrlen- Nw Jcr-e, barrel ... Urapefrull Florida Lemons California . .. Oranges l'lorwla California . 'nt to nelaller Todjv . . if ," ft Cwi liDt (110-160 llul ..l1'.'!: has (nu irti . :.0 ill) lias (1(1 1, pl() 1 2.VS (in IjM (111-4(1 14 pk) .2 .Mi a nu i,bi ci.v.io hils) ..m-l 'JO l,ch 112 stalks) .Is-'.-a lieli (4-u stalks) .a r.n .-..im 1, bbi caiM.i liUs) ..'J no-s 111 ban (03-HS Urn) J n-:i 311 cut (24 -SO i ph) -' .-lll-L1 nil cf (51-2II '4 Vl) S.VI.1H bas (8 0 . J)k) . 1 r.n 1 ::. is n " pk) J in--.' .Ml limp ltS-14 't rV) . 4n-S(i lias (s !) '4 pU) . iii-n."j bas (S-P '4 pl: in I'alr Price ( onsumer Toilaj '.'t-av lb SI.-.O.- cit T He ', pit I, 111.- ', pk tllnc hnd 1 1.1c slalk .'Se stalk 11-lV bead .M,-(e lb 11-lik- '4 P' ll-l.v '4 Pk 1 1 1 ,ic SM-'J'W I.V pk) Pk Pk) (l.MI-T Ml Mil (3S-I2 1, . 1: mi.; .-, bbl las.u ', ; 1111.M ..-. tit.i (,K.i 1, . - T.'-.l Ml box IU4-l(t.1) IS no ; no bbl (M OS cts) I nn., .Mi box (.lil-nni 4 L'.V.T hn box (.imi-.icni 1 1111 11 mi hot (lr.n-'.'.Mii . I .ii-o.nn box (15t)-;sni '4 Pk 4 Pk ' Pk Pi. . Pk ', I1. ', pk PK Ins 10 J4c ".'I 311. l'i n.v t!l 3-.'c t ft l.c carli I n L'lle ilor .' (1.1c ilo :;u cv iio. HOLDS HOUSEWIFE TO BLAME FOR HIGH COST OF LIVING Mrs. h ffillimn It. Derr. President of PliiUdelphin Housekeepers League. Says National Organization Is ecessarv to Itring Pood Prices Down ;;TTOL-Si: l IIS aio to blame." ' inken In lower )nae setlous tiouble will XI Tl.nl ( 41m Ifrif. fAU oIlM t n- 'Ieel0P, That I' tho terte replj given to- by Mis. William II. Derr, president Housekeepers' "We cannot cmitlmv un the ptesent rils," she added, "and tbe bieaklngl day by mis. William 11. nerr, presiueiu , nf the Philadelphia Housekeepers . point Is not many months distant. The League, when asked to explain tho high lw' aio hard pinched and the so-called 1 1 well to do, heretofore Immune from food- ,cot of living. ,' price fluctuations ate now beginning to ! Home economics constitutes n subject rlamor for relief. ' I that Is near and dear to Mrs. Derr. For bears sho has been Interested In uirloui l.xprct Itrault. Too (inlckl.r lefforls that hao been designed in curb Mis. Dorr, explaining tlio fiilhlies nf .. . .... .. .. 1 -.il.Ar ,.- it,.,!-.,.,..,.,.. ,t . me meat, lireau, lnuu, nt.11 a(1 "" yic I'linauciiiuia iiouseKeepers i.eague. mr.v were imp to inn mip.i- FOODS AND MARKETS ACADEMY HERE GETS COMMISSION URGED Committee of Civic and Indus trial Organizations of City Make Suggestions Citation of a commission 011 foods and markets to bring about Improve ments In marketing, food production and transportation Is urged by nn allied committee representing arlous civic and Industrial organisations In this city. After a x car's study of the fooo food combines, nnd now when food prices aro snaring In the clouds and causing the average man a heap of woiry Mrs I'err Is still on the Job. She Is nnxlnus tn setvn In any capac ity that H worth while In the light against high prices, but contends that to wage an effective fight It will be ! necessary for houscwlv( to get btisv and organle. "Only thtnugh an (iiganlzatl'in that I" nation-wide In scunc mid powerful enough to dlctnte to our lawmaker can iculnl.'if im,. i- iiujic ior reiici. sain .ins. i"i "Women do .1 grent deal of kicking iimhiiM the food combine, but miniK.111- LLWIS WARES ART'"''1"'" "'" "" "gaPl'e " Powerful bnusekecpers' league In every town and illv In America. When that N iiivoin- pllsi-.ed we can teach tho housewives the atti of buying, prepailng and conserving find and then start on the trail of men who profiteer In the essentials of life "Hid that they were due to tlencn of members. "Women organize,' sho said, "and then expect Immediate icMtlts. They do not realise that u tnkes time to accomplish big things, and when we latlluh a movement that has for Its chief object the lowering of living costs wc must regatil It 111 a big rffoit We cannot expect to tear down food combines M threo da.vs. but must ie-, nlve to keep nt our work until we con-, struct a powerful organization, nn or ganisation powerful enough to shape "Tho Philadelphia Housekeepers League Is In good condition, but t be iffcillve imiht bo rcirulttd t.i war strength, and war strength mentis Ui.n I'Vcrv botisowlfe In the city luu-t be come a member." Franklin Institute AImi Will (Jcncfit Under Will of Noted Collector Thai Hie Fianklln Institute, the IMin s.vlvnnla Academy of the Fine Ait. and other Institutions lecelve substantial gifts from the estate of tho late Lnwls S. ! woilil Tint Is Warn was llselnss.i tminv iii xi r. 'n al Americans Mare's will was filed for probati . emeinliered m tills problem as it afreets rnuaiiciiuiiH. uj jr Wiiro will bo committee, headed by 1 larence ear.i ,,y fol. 1,1, ni,,, ,, s lonnectlon vv lib Kales, lias Just mailo us rccommenua- ino development of Migar beet plnnta-, lion to Mayor Smith. tln'is Ho vviih an authority In that field reinarttiioie (oiieciion 01 ' terniH of to the I delphla consumes weekly $000 head of Franklin Institute and a fund of jtso.oui) believe that we oumh ' T state of $300.(HiO 1 neci as nmni "- ". . 1 11 ,1 ,1 . .,r,n,- of,"'"' gathered a remarknble en As an Ind cation of the rnormltj of ,,,, on tl(J hubJfct m e problem It was asserted that IMilla-' j,j, u tlls(, i,0c.s .. Bi, eeuiy u(iu neaii ol i-Tanunn instltulo and a fund nil 5000 hogs. Three-' W set apart from his 1. state o . ncmu n nyoil lir(ltii (lefr.iv the eMiciises lt Ir. on pounds of butter , the books from Paris to this cits. 'if U.n women of Ameilc.i got logt thcr erd of 300.000 covvs , J.? ZZK fer'ta" VMS In "'"I'.u'esV" " "M '"" ilt; tlio dally mUM thsit ritv on i-tntmiior o imih nnd n.c.ir.t llus.llps . I lift th"' bum of "hi" fortmi'e to ashii Mr" Heir believes that the high cos. Wntiien Call Ileal Them "Such men have powerful llnani 1.11 nnd Pilltle.il backing, but can be defeated b tlio women of America If they niilld bo bi ought to leallie the value of 11rg.uu zallon. "Amount Is Irlually feeding the cominenilable ami nil will agree to it but while we ale feeding the world we must not loo sight of our own needs; As un Instanie 1 can i lie the sale of beef We ship beef to Kngland and il is luiuallv sold In lAindnn nnd lluiopean nuiiUeis at a liwer price thin Is charged to inn simicrs In Philadelilila. Persniiallv I to liuv our own ie buuglsfc bv the London loiiewife, anil wo could di cattle! 10.000 sheet) nnd 5000 hogs. Three- ' W set apart from his (lUarteis of a million eggs nro used here I J" defray the espenses of transporting weekly and ono mllll. nto consumed A herd is required to furn DUI't'lJ. ... ...r uu.lt .11 lin IUMIIIIC III 1, Plf J, I rvm- n. i.Ltl, id. n. In Tho renort is signed by lenresenta- 1 r- Jv,lh " " ware, who Is making iiiihiiir''"i.'""" u,.,i..,- llic report is Bigncii uj leiireEem.i 1)p, wmp m j:uro)(, .fronts the country and expresses the Civic Club, Chamber of Commerce, Mon day Conference, the liureau of Munici pal Research and of the Agricultural Press, published In this city. Among tho Plillndelphlnns recom- . mended to Mayor Smith for appointment Fine Furs AT GREATLY LOWERED PRICES This includes our entire collection of l'urs, s.v'les of unusual beaut v and ex. luslveness The icductloni lite Inigo and vvoith while lfJiai! r.wnMUIifil 'X7 Yfiirt 1227 Walnut Street on tlio proposed (oinmlsslou arc Jay 1 chase ot pictures for the academy His tilctures nnil liron7ps nro rlini fn -i..inn (lint unless ilrnslii ,tetis nm tlio 1'cnnsvlvatila Academv of the Fine Arts A beriucst of J25.00' Is nlso civ en : to that institution with the stipulation that tile Itnome from one-thlid of the fund Is to be used to deftav tho ex penses of an art student In Kuropc nnd 11 bPiund third to bo used for the put- SafeWlk Infants ni Invalids HORLICK'S our STORE ORDERS maltedTmilk Cooke, Alb.i II. Johnson, Mrs, 1,. vv . ' Piddle. John M. Phillips, Joseph S. Mac Laughlln, lilrector of Supplies; Chester J. TVson, H. 13 Clavberger, Mrs. W. li I.lnglebach. A. C. Hlgelow and Dr. Clvdo Ljndotv King. I Development of the public Interest In food problems during the war by the saving campaign, shrinking wago In comes, the world food shortnge, with no prospect of Immediate relief, and the re moval of food administration conttol, which will force Philadelphia tn com pete with other largo eastern cities for an adequate food supply, make It neces sary, tho committee states, to proceed with the plan at once. I Twent.v thousand dollars Is irlveii to the building fund of tlio Franklin Insti tute, JUO.onn to the Pennsylvania Insti tute for Instruction of the Hllnd. "$3000 to the Philadelphia Zoological Koclrlv and $."000 to the Pcnnsv Ivanla lrt Association, BUY ANYTHING Our customer ure not ronflnltothpntork of any otic Mnr but may dUM thHrxoir thaneM hh i to K?t the erv tt iifu. WohnvehenlnliUlnri fnrovrST lean I nu .mne in" (lori nuruiinyni ournual nfm ni'thodi hy rnponnlhU tinunpkopr MAKKIOTT BROS.,1118 Chestnut ANYWHKKB 3 Rich millt, malted grain, in powder form. ror imams, invaiiasinogrowing cnuaren. Pure nutrition, upbuilding lit whole body. Invigorate nursing mothers lad the aged. More nutritious than tea, coffee, etc. Instantly prepared. Requires no cooking. Snbit tutet Cost YOU Same Price laffiMrtWMlMITMaTrrf)r ihlhif?ni'J"'r''&-Jiaagir.ga'nrig u Th- moval of a hair growth from under the arm or tho face can be verv easily accom plished by using; this excellent preparation. Sold by drug; and department stores. r ''One of the Great American Novels" IN THE HEART OF A FOOL William Allen White's New Novel "The big forces behind this story come over the reader like the heartbeat of the nation'. . . . Here is America, with its births and deaths, its laughter and tears. . . .America marching over its blunders to a more humane and righteous standard of living." .V. Y. Eveniny Post. "Tremendously Human and Eloquent" "A vivid glimpse of our own land, of the deeds and dreams of America today. ... an absorb ing book filled with love, adventure, pathos, humor and drama." Chicago Post. , "An Intensely Dramatic Story "A big novel a book that will profoundly affect the thoughts and the feelings of the many who will read il. . . . Behind this " chronicle lies the secret of the next fifty years of American history." .V. Y. Sun. "A Great Novel Destined to Endure" ThirdEdilion Now at All Bookstores. $1.60 William Allen White's Travels Abroad THE MARTIAL ADVENTURES OF HENRY AND ME "Honest from first to last . . . resembles 'Innocents Abroad' in scheme nnd laughter." New York Suu. Many clever illustrations by Tony Sarg. Now Tenth ' Edition. $1.50. THE MACMILL AN COMPANY PublUliew lfflTYOKk Swift & Company's 1918 Earnings How They Affected You During the twelve months ended Nov. 2, 1918 (its fiscal year), Swift & Company transacted the largest volume of business on the smallest margin of profit in its history. Profits of the meat business under regulations of the United States Food Administration were limited to a maximum of 9 per cent on capital employed but not to exceed lYz cents per dollar of sales. Swift & Company in the regulated departments earned 7.57 per cent on capital employed and 2.04 cents per dollar of sales, out of which had to be paid interest on borrowed money and taxes. Here is how these earnings affect you. Live-Stock Raiser Swift & Company killed 14,948,000 head of livestock, wHich weighed alive, 4,971,500,000 pounds. Swift & Company made a profit of only a fraction of a cent per pound liveweight. Consumer The sales of our meat departments were 4,012,579,000 pounds on which our earn ings were less than Vi cent per pound. The per capita consumption of meat in the United States is given as 170 pounds. If a consumer purchased only Swift & Company's products, he would contribute only about 78 cents a year, or 1 cents a week as profit to the company. Swift & Company, U. S. A. Seven Wholesale Distributing Markets Central Office, 9th St. and Gtrard Ave. F. M. Hall, District Manager ft TheDown Stairs Coat Store Announces a Clearaway A great many coats of which we have but one, two or three of a kind have accumulated during the Winter season and it is time to clear them out. New prices have been put upon them, and so low are they that the coats will g-o a-flying. ;55 coats of velour and cheviot ; m any lined y throughout and trimmed With plush or fur cloth. There arc but few coats of a kind ; one is sketched. f 40 coats of velour, pom I pom, chinchilla and silk i plush in plain - tailored i styles or trimmed with kit coney or fur fabric. firm ?" ' " $11.7.-1 $11.75 S22.7.". Mostly one-of-a-kind coats, about o0 in all, plain or , fur trimmed, many lined I with silk. Some have I shawl collars of scalene. Others are collared and banded with kit coney : one i is sketched. $19.75 $2475 Between $35 and $50 j UO velour coats, fully lined V and topped with cape col lars of skunk opossum or scalene fur. Also some plain velour coats lined ' throughout with silk. At $55 to $85 there aro many odd coats which uie, in most cases heavily trimmed with nutria, scalene, racoon and skunk opossum. In material, lining and trimming the.vo coats arc of high quality. XOTK: There are fittings in all legular sizes in this guthcring of reduced coats, but there aio not all sizes in any one style. Therefore it is advisable to be here early. (Markrl) there are street and evening wraps of great beauty. They aro of the finest silvertones, silk or suede velours with exquisite linings and handsome fur trimming. All have been much higher in price. Here Come . Rompers', Tumbling In What a welcome they get from the little folk! They mean com fort and the doing nway with all the fussy frills during play time, ror children of 2 years to I). They Start at $1 Neat little lompers of striped percale are made well with round collars, belts and pockets. Then, at $1.2o, there are good looking rompers of blue cham bray, wide at the knees, in beach style. And, at $1.50. lompcis of tan chumbray are cleanly piped in white. The collars aie in sailor style and the rompers aie in beach style. IMoomer Frocks for little girls are fashioned of pink, blue and maize gingham with tan collars and cuffs. Tho bloomers aro full and have elastic at tho knees, for girls of 2 years to (5. S.'i. (Central) Here's Good News for the . Ex-Army Man Good Suits and Overcoats Are Reduced to $22 They are Wanamaker clothes in every particular, and that means a high standard of tailoring and all wool material. The overcoats are of heavy oxford gray coating made in a single-breasted box model which buttons through and (its well about the collar and shoulders. These coats have been $3 to $6.50 more. The suits are in 2 and 3-button styles with single breasted coats. They are of mixed cheviots and cassi meres in dark, conservative patterns. Fittings in all regular sizes, but particularly good choosing in young men's sizes up to 3G. .ITJ, Murkrl) Special Men's Pajamas, $1.85 A gathering-up of odd suits and broken sizes in men's pajamas of white muslin and striped or plain-color madras. Most of them are trimmed with braid and all are under price. Muslin Nightshirts, $1.3.i Generously cut white nightshirts that are plain or trimmed with braid. (CbIIitj, Mnrkrt) Another Lot of Black Stockings at 22c Mule have anived wo are glad to a ! The cotton is mercerized and i evenly knitted. The gaiter top and feet aie re-enforced. Women's Wool Stockings, $2.85 a Pair They aro very smait when worn with oxford ties and eiy warm when worn for walking or skating. You may choose navy blue, biown or heather niixtuies in brown and in green. (Ontral) Two Little Lots of Umbrellas Are Special In the iirst group aie umbrellas with covers of, union taffeta (silk and cotton) and plain, carved or bnkolite-trimmed handles with silk cord loops.' All are cased in silk. $2.50. The otheis are covered with silk in green, pur ple, navy, taupe and black, and have shoit handles and silk loops to match. $3.7.. (Marl. rt ) Good Dollar Undermuslins Are in the White Sale Envelope Chemises al SI 1'iiiL or white crepe chemises the while ones hemstitched in pink; tho pink hemstitched in blue, both with a wee rosebud in front. A white nainsook chemise sinned in back and flout and. hem stitched has little rosebuds in front. U loonier.-; at $1 l'utty white ciepe bloomers with elastic at the waist and knee. Little blue-ribbon-edged double luflles and a bow trim them at the knee. Pink crepe-like bloomers with elastic at tile waist have i utiles at the knee edged with embioidory and iuii with fibbon. Petticoats al $1 White muslin petticoats with embroideiy flounces and plain under flounces. Nightgowns llathcr plain white muslin slip-over nightgowns with neat embroidery aiound the necks. Short Petticoats at 50c, Special Sturdy, gray, stiiped, cotton petticoats have sculloped flounces and tape at tlio waists. (I rulral) Girls' Khaki-Color Skirts, $3 Tlieio aie many good points about these skiits for girls of 10 years to lu They open all the way down the back, which makes laundering easier. The material is fully pleated onto a waist band. Kor long, durable wear, you could get nothing better. (Ontral) (( rutrnl) Neat House Dresses in legular and extra sizes. At $2, a straight-lino style, pleated fiom a deep yoke, is of clean-looking stiiped per cale. The collars and cuffs arc of white pique and good penrl buttons serve for fastening. At $3.50, a dress of gingham in blue, pink, lavender or black striped with white. The collais and cuffs of plain color match the stripe. This, too, is a straight-line style. At 53.83, a good-looking extra sjzo dress is of blue-and-white and black-and-whito per cale made with an adjustable back and hem. Cntral) In the Shoe Sale Women's Shoes At S3.90 a pair, they ate made of dark tan calfskin with medium heels ami welted soles. .t 4. SU n llliir vnu mn clinnca f !.. , -r-'-- - r- j " j fc..ww A. villi Diiut-s jf of gray kidskm with cloth tops, of black kld-XI skin with gray kid tops, and of neat blackV I lUllOllll!. I 'i r r.i .uen s allocs At $3.75 a pair, good shoes for men are ' made of black patent leather on English lasts. The soles are welted. H Children's Shoes , XI At $1.15 a pair, there are shoes of tan. or?! black kidskin and black patent leather. Som ' 1 have white tops. Sizes tare from 2 toljl Shoes in the same styles in sizes s to a hm2?l 7j Mi n fa m t inf. -th 11 m '1 .i'l .i m l VI wedge eei. ioo pair,, ,. - 4 ' , 3tot&.b? VI U. .... - -vi ..t I" f -yw$$ . m i,rf' 'tfv f7. r1 . ir--- .. r t vTT X". 1 ti . I ,1,11 t. !,-; ; ; ', v"1 " t njai 'WW'S K '..yrv Vji.1I-- ,,nt,-.Vt' "iVi"; " T.rwt.. ..i.'iLv..v vv? '- .-I. ;'.: mtfamcjiuiy-. rr inJMliliii
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