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WATER CO. ASKS
fe USERS PAY MORE
Delaware and Montgomery
Consumers Face New
, Springfield Move
NORTHEAST HIGH HEAD 75; RECTOR LIKENS
HALF CENTURY IN SCHOOLS cwv ta RUSSIA i
Students Honor Dr. Andrew
Morrison on Anniversary
Birth and Activity
Faculty Tenders Educator Han
nuet and Board of Educationx
b'fAW0ULD CUT QUAyTITY Sends Representatives
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Annlirnlion to SrrVICP Board i Students at the Northeast IIIjcli Mjhool
AppiICailOIl XO OCrvJll xjunniiana omcIaI f th0 pl;bI0 KcllooIg th(
Also Increases Execs
Fsage Rate
i Its- today honored Hr. Andrew J. Mor
I rlson, principal of the school, on hi
scvnty-flfth birthday and fifty years'
service br an educator.
" Th( usual chapel ton-Ices at flip
.,. .... lmi been added to school were comerted Into a special
Another chapter las '" """'" " ic honor of Doctor Morrison at
the. history of the Ionic flKlit between I hUh a poct,, ,rtlUtli nriUtn ,v j.ro.
residents of Delaware and MontBomery f.sor Walter !'. Coles, was read by J
Counties and the Springfield Water Tom- H. Jonee. of the sophomorn c!as.
.. .... .v .........,... onnllcitlon to Appropriate exercises followed in the
Piny by the compimj application 10 1 (lsflfliljU roum a, u.30 0.cIock vilPrc
the Public Service Commission for a new ,lJoaor .Morrison was picsenteil with a
schedule of rates, effective April 1. 1919, 1UB0 bouquet of flower by Preildent
which will materially increase the est
j) of water for domestla consumers. Hear
ing on the application has been st for
March 18 at Harrlsburs.
The adiedule. while fceeBltiR the mini
MIddleton, of the senior clas. on behalf
of the student body.
After these excrolse a testimonial
banquet was Rlen Doctor Morrison by
the member of the faculty, represen
tatives of the superintendent's depart-
I ,! ntiH nmli.ri et tlir tlnnril et 1'fltl
mum meter rate at S3 a quarter, reduces
A testimonial valentine, maun by
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must itct together and take tho police out
of politics. I havo on my desk a petition
from 3500 policemen, 'nuking to be do
llvered from the domination of the
bosses. Thoy did not dare Blgn it, of
course trot, Jim't It horrlblo to tblnlt
that tho police, under tho whip of4th
bosses, bully the peoplo?, Isn't 'it lior-
e-v ,-, rn it ' rv rime innt a police lieutenant, on the
Jl. GraiUlUCr IClls LlcrgV' witness stand, should confess that the
" I kv wai the tltntf In tlm tvrunnv th.
police could lniposo upon the poopleT
inen Church Must Puri
fy Politics
RAPS CONTRACT SYSTEM
Declares Civil Action Threat
ens Pastors Who Backed
Dclk Report
Photo by Uutekunpl
I)H. WDIUW J. MORRISON
the quarterly allowance of water from ,
"500 to 6000 callous and Increases the
the
drawing department of the Nut thrust
and signed by all pjillrl'
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. . ., . .,,. ,. . irtnn paling in the banquet, was pteented t
twenty-three to thirty cents per 100i " (
gallons. ThomaV Shallcross expressed the s,n.
Instead of the S355 a mile charge for timents of the Hoard of Uducatlon, and
Are protection service, granted to the A. J. Mlchtntr paid a tribute to Doe
company by the Public Fervlce Commls- tor Morrison on behalf of the faculty
Ion, the company suggests a return to0f tho school
the old charge of $15 a hydrant and qi,i j nm jT1jt a modest old school
.frankly asserts the new rate Is asked teacher." he tald today. "trlng to do my
because the tnwnsblns and borouchs re- titit- -....i. .. ..ti.- ...i nB -n n nt,.
r,ia n w.i, ,l,a 1.111 rti- flu Trntet!nn ' ,. . .... .. ... .,...,.. fl.lnn bun flntlR home of Ills mOSt perma-
and appealed to the Superior Court. x atn ot countlt,g birthday anjmote." nent and valuable work for the nr8
m,. ..-.. ... . i t,i. T-,... ,...,. -T. ...;. i...., i., n..i.-. of the youth of I'hlladelphla aianj
-.. u.wo...., IVK. .... o - unw ""'""'" " ' ."". .,.. .,. ..;..,. 1 Inra ,'Ome
i vllle. Bucks Count, Va. He receiea i" )"" '7, "..
'his education In the public schools of under his influence in his long ears or
this city. After graduation from Ton- service. .....r,i
nant Academy lie taught in tho ele- Doctor Morrisons wIfd'5dvfc'" "h
mentary schools of BrockU!e ears ago. He Ues at CCOo AenangO
In 1SG? ho was appointed a teacher in streer.
tho Xorthein 1 ibc- 'ea Tamniar Srliool,
Philadelphia fter tele veurs li" be
came ussoilated w'h the Central High
School as teacher o' inatnenmtics.
After two years at that institution lie
became assistant superintendent of
publla schools. I which position ho re
mained from 1883 to 1 898 The latter
part of that year ho reicied appoint
ment as principal of the Noitheast High
School on the death of lr ', Hanford
.Henderson,
It is in this school that Doctor worn
Ish the $16 a ear rate for a three-quarter-Inch
meter, with a quarterly al
lowance of 7600 gallons.
, The Hchedol
" The proposed new schedule follows-
"Xotlce Is hereby given that the
Springfield 'Consolidated Water Com
pany has made application to tho Publla
For the first 115.000 gallons used
within the quarter, thirty cents per thou-
Snes Kailroail Company for $23,000
"7, ? "Xe,r",..r,",e" ?": ''' the "U"-- tlllrtJ- Cfnts P" "U- sU,t to recover $25,000 damages for
fto file a new schedule of rates. effectUe 6a' ..,. . . . "& "J. lZ rSJSi
A. "' J .,,' .,"."-' . rnVv.twc : and onV ' fri iht cVrs? was ln.tltutd Mnst the
f 1CT UIUUV3CU (ICVY BV.I1CUU1Q Ul 1HLC7 . " " "
ts as follows: liair tents per tnousana.
"ProDoaed Rpiidul f rftt rrintlvA 'Fo u over
ah.ii i iitiA , w Tmn tn n arrr. inirrfcii tci. i-c ta Vm t-ao
' "One.ha1f.lneh or flr..tv,(h.it,M, e. ! thousand. the railroad says nn automatic oouplliiir
wu, Trv unit Seashore Ttullroad by
i?; iinn.- used SethD. Boone, of 685 Mtckle stteet. Cam.
500,000 gallons used (n" loda ,u'tll0 Camden County Court. ;
sr, thirteen cents per rj00ne wVo was formerly emplo: id by I
Suji No Clly So Poorly Orcanlied
"Tho churches must get behind ,the
j movement to give Philadelphia a now
I charter. There Is no city so poorly or
iRanlzcd. Conslder'our ast City Coun
' ell, clecrly arranged so that any bill
can bo lost and nobody knows what be
comes or it. Consider our street-cleaning
contracts. No stranger can com
pete or put In a. rival bid. What must
we think of a city that has an arrange
ment which gives out its street-cleaning
contractu by tho jear? It Is an
lnqultous arrangement N'o political
. Members of the Interchurch Fcdera- p0"", "houla bo allowed to make con
tint. , it,.,i i,. t.. n- ., i tracts with his own creature. It is an
tlon who backed the Itev. Dr. Kdwlu , lmtnorn, situaton, IlCt us mt tlle
Hcyl Delk In the report on vice condl-1 thurches behind these reforms."
tlons which resulted In his arrest for' Dr. Poy B. Guild, of N'ew York, said
criminal libel are threatened with clll Doctor Delk, "was honored" by the'nnl-1
action, according to the Rev. Dr. Carl , ""y "t the organization politicians.
, I). Grammer, rector of St. Stephen's i "Tl'ey feel that the Church must be
llplsconal rin.rpi. cvc'3 or lhey tliemselvca jvlll lose their I
LPistopa t Church. J power and position." he asserted.
now they say." Dr. Grammer de-, "Kalserlsm Is not confined to Hurope.
I ciared. "that civil suits ate to be Inst!-' There Is not a city in the United States '
I tuted against the mlnlters who ox-1 tllat ,Ilas ot. men of the samo stripe,
r.rvc,.i .i..i ., , .... In every American clly we have men
.-"..- ...r commence in wocior ueiu.)wIl0 woul(, bo Ka)seri ana Bathercd
Are we living In P.ussla? The way to about these men is a Potsdam gang."
meet these bullies Is to say that they
never can rise to tho level of our con- , , . . . . .
tempt. Wo speak for God." T "dse ' ' Adversary
n r-. ,, . . . Phllomatheaii T.odge No. 10. T O.
ur. , rammer presided at the annual o. !.. will celebra'e Its nlnety-flrgt annl-.
meeting of the Interchurch Federation versary at the Ueimanlown Bojs' Club,
held In St. Stephen's Church last night. ' West Penn Mireet. MUi u minstrel,
neprevntatlvcs from virtually oery sl,ow a,ld Bhct''' t0Illht
Protestant church in the city weio pres- rr-T-r
ent. Doctor Dell; occupied :i teat In the ,
chancel near Doctor Grammer. but took 6iinwiirA I
no pan in tne meeting beyond offering ui t
prayer. i I
P.efeiTlng to the war commission re- r S
port, of which Doctor Delk was chair- J
!"a?'n.nd of t,, 'atter's aircst for crlm- I
inal libel at tho Instance of Police Lieu-, t
tenant DaMd Crnlg, of the Flret DIs- !
inct, Lr. urammer said-
Predicts Coiifonlon for rollce
''Tliei' Rrtlir,1lt ,n Intlml.l.U T..,.. I
Delk, when he g.-ue his teport to the) i
newspapers, by halng him arrested, i I
A rare distinction is his. Ho may be- "
come tho Hampden of our increment. He'
will briog confusion upon thei-e people I
when they ask us to prrne that the police J
administration of this cltj is corrupt and 2
memcient.
AUTO THIEF SENT TO JAIL
Eighteen Months' Sentence Im
posed in Montgomery County
Andrew nice, of Pcnllyn, was sen
tenced to u term of eighteen months
by Judge Solly, of Montgomery Count-1,
on a charge of stealing an' automobile
owned by David Bernhardt, of Blue
Bell. Tho case was ono of the swiftest
on record In tho count'.
nice, according to. members of the
Slate- police, who made the arrest. Mole
tho car February 2. Ho, was arrested
flvo days later. The machine meantime
was recovered In a Philadelphia garage.
"Motor stealing and other crimes will
not go In, Montgomery County," said
Judge Solly, in imposing sentence. "I,
ha-o 'beforo me a police filer Rhowlng
the extent of this crime In Philadel
phia, anil I propose to make an example
of you."
KffiS iiotroastbeof75c
Sunday, 1 to 2.30 P.M.
Msohed l'otntee. Cnullnnwrl
CofTee. nrenri snil nutter
noire or liriicions
sw ...,. aut arv.-r.in
UnrYrVk aouth 16th
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BEST $3.00
MADRAS.SHIRT
In Phllidelphls
Colored or White.
ESHLEMAN &. CRAIG CO.
1304 Walnut St.
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I'll, Kensington tta
2135 North
Ertelt's
Victor Viclrola
Salesroom
Larife a.sortm.nt
The Onlr Anthnr-
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North lYont Street
Front St. 2135
DIAMONDS BOUGHT
ItS FCpInC UH Rt ftm nt ultl ranUtm u
i HI chPdt Cah DriCCl fnr -0ir rllnrnnn1 nns
VICTOR RECORDS pffitiM&SSsrmtz fiiteffi
' . , ., , , , ! i KitiUeH bought (private). UsUbllshed 10 jrs.
A uormoni oourtf. vi iiiiisicw t Tn n;mr,nJ Qk 4 N. 10T1I NT.
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Pleasure. Ask Us for
the "Ilard-tO'liel" Numbers
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G. W. HUVER CO.! DIAMONDS WANTED
The Home of Serrlre J FIFTY DIAMOKDR WANTED AT ONCE TO
'The Christian people of this city
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1031-33 CHESTNUT J
rinnos "" flayer. ..;.
PiljU UUH uiiur,us. Will PftV S2.,U(J
to tlOOO.OO each. Price no object.
KKIXV A CO.. 033 rilKSlNt'T ST.
Kulte 21-23 liver Chlldi' IlnUurnn
tern. S3 rjr mmrter few wl,lnt, tli nA ',1m.-.-1 nlntmnm nnil fixed service Oil
of 6000 gallons of water will be allowed, 'charges payable quarterly In advance. "orU
Tlst-Rate SefTlre
"All flat rates will be discontinued and
no customers other than those now being
furnished at flat rates will hereafter be
rjupplled on this basis. Cntil such time
as meters arc Installed the following
rates will be charged:
"Customers using but one water fix
ture. 53 per quarter.
"Customers using two water fixtures,
H per quarter.
"Customers using three or more flx-
JwSeh SJter VYlV.: B:bof SSartS tures will he charged the same flat rates
j "These charges do not include any I as thoy have heretororo paio.
'water. "All flat rates will be payable quar-
"In addition to the above fixed service terl In advance, I
"charges, water actually consumed will "For each public fire hydrant J15 per
be- charged for at the following rates: year, payable quarterly in advance.
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All water used. In excess of 6000 gallons
per quarter will be charged for at the
rate of thirty cents per 1000 gallons.
"For meters larger than five-elghth-
Inch fixed service charges are as fol-
low and will be made:
' i-lneh mettr ... S3 00 per Quarter
J -Inch meter 8.00 per quarter
ii?"inc" meter .,.,. 1.00 per quarter
14 -Inch meter ........ JD.2S per quarter
2-lnca meter sj. 25 per quarter
. 2'4-lnch meter 31.35. per quarter
iA S-incJi meter , 43.75 per quarter
i s-inon meter TS.oo per quarter
" -lnc meter J (t: BO per quarter ,
K-inch meter ..... 1'RT.BOper quarter I
TALKING MACHINES
REPRODUCERS
REPAIRED
Springs Motors
Tone Arm and Sound
Boxes for Any Machine
Everybody's, 38 N. 8th St.
Form'lj 10O N'. 10th St. Open Sat. r.Tti.
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Final Closing Sale
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REDUCTIONS OF 1-2 TO 2-3 OFF
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'153 Misses Coats, 'developed in cheviots, zibeline,
Velour and vinter weight coatings with full fur
collars'
I I -J i ' 'in em
S I t",".V.'.T.'f'.?..$i Jaffllwlljf Timmuk
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INTRODUCING SATURDAY
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Women s New Spring Blouses
Georgette Crepe Blouses
in flesh or white, round monk collars
of satin: round neck, pleated, collars
trimmed with Valenciennes lace.
Special 5,00
Tailored Satin Shirts
High collar, turned back cuffs. ",
5.00
Blouses of Georgette
Crepe
in flesh, white, sunset blue or orchid,
large pleated frill, pleated cuffs fas
tened with ribbon bow.
8.75
Georgette Blouses
in flesh and white, round neck; hand
drawn, edged with Valenciennes lace.
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cessible BECKKU'S C-LOTHIN'G STORE is. no
matter what line of transportation jou may use.
BECKER'S
Clothing Store
Is Within Easy Reach
of Everywhere
7 minute from Broad Street Station.
5 minutes from Reading Terminal.
S minutes from Camden Ferries.
1 minute from loth Street Subway.
:i 'minutes from 13th Street Subivau
Terminal.
18 minutes from 69th Street Terminal.
1 to 3 minutes from 12th, 13th, loth,
16th, Market, Chestnut and Arch
Street trolley lines.
ONLY ONE STORE AND CLOTHES ONLY
Our
Startling Reductions In
February Sale
Men's Fine Clothing
SuitS and
Overcoats
Without doubt the finest collection of Suits
and Overcoats we have ever offered at such a low
price tailored in our own factory to sell for
$20 to $22.50. This lot represents downright
bargains, and the wise man will get here early
Saturday morning for best choice.
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$23.75 & $25.75 $27.50 & $30 $31.50 & $33.50 , $35 & $37.50
Suits &
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$1 7.50
Suits &
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Suits &
Overcoats
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WE MAKE THE CLOTHES WE SELL
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DARLINGTON'S
1 1 26-28 Chestnut Street
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omens
and Wraps
At Darlington's one is assured
of finding not only ulti-a but
practical styles. In many of
our models we buy but one or
two of a kind an3 as several
of the best wholesale tailors
sell to us exclusively in Phila
delphia, -there is certain dis
tinctiveness in the garments
one gets here.
Illustrated is a handsome
Coat of beautiful soft evora
cloth in taupe shade; price
$130.00.
Another Coat worthy of spe
cial mention is. of blue poiret
twill with tan tricolette collar;
price$55.00.
From one of Philadelphia's
best Coat makers is a Dolman
Wrap of evora cloth in the new
hay shade; price $82.00.
Coats
mi THIRD
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Suits
One of the most attractive Suits of the season is of
novelty cloth in fine stripes, with separate white vest.
This Suit is fashioned along tailored lines, but has
many little individual touches which make it stand
out from the commonplace without being in the least
extreme; suitable for women of any age; price $65.00.
Other Suits of similar material and by the same
designer at $48.00. THmD FLO(m
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resses
We are ready for the large demand for Dresses
which will come this spring. For dainty Organdie
and other Cotton Material Frocks, prices start at
$18.00. Serge Dresses for afternoon and practical
wear begin at $22.00. And in Evening Gowns the
most complete line we have ever had ! third floor
New Spring Millinery
Specially Priced at $7.50
A variety of clever new styles, copies of expensive
models which have been made up in our own work
rooms. Be sure to see these tomorow.
SPI3GIAL SECTION. KIRST FLOOR
Pretty and Practical
Dresses for Girls
The Dress shown has a white
voile skirt with over-flounce in
Russian effect of colored plaid
voile; blouse has panel front of
white voile smocked in color;
trimmed with crochet buttons;
pink, blue and tan plaids; sizes
10 to 16 years ; price $9.75.
At $6.95, we are showing some
pretty Dresses of .white Dotted
Swiss with colored belt; the
plaited frills around neck and
sleeves are edged in same color
as belt; crochet buttons down
front ; shades' pink and blue ;
sizes 8 to 12 years. ,
Special at $4.95
Plaid Gingham Dresses in pink, blue, tan, green
and red effects ; white collar and cuffs ; pockets in
skirt; two rows of buttons down front of Waist; sizes
6 to 14 years. si:coXD VLOon
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and Young Women
Illustrated is Dorine model
518, made of pink coutil em
broidered in blue; elastic
top, lightly boned, 2 pairs
hose supporters attached,
sizes 21 to 27. Price $4.00.
Dorine model XX, same
description as above, but
made of plain pink coutil
specially priced at $2.65.
In Women's Corsets we
can supply the Dorine at
prices ranging rom $4,00 to
$12.00; the Mayfair at $5.00
to $30.00; the Gossard Front
lacing at $3.50 to $20.00.
The right model for every
figure typo and experienced
corsetierres to fit you.
SECOND FLOOR
THERE are many larger stocks of
FURNITURE in Philadelphia than
ours, but none which offers a really better
selection of artistic pieces, nor more
advantageous prices. In pur February
Sale every Suite, every Odd Piece is
reduced. In fairness to vourself. dnn'f
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