t t ,SV! EVENING PUBLIC LEDGEK PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, MAKCH 26, '1019 tS Ik tet & &s s-S rj lt SOLDIER SALVAGE I UNITS VISIT CITY Experts on Rehabilitation I to Speak at Red Cross Meeting TEACHER RIDICULES REPORT FIVE CAN LIVE WELL ON $1500 Elizabeth Cahill Says War Labor Boards Expert Investigators Arc Not Expert Enough to Do What They Say Can Be Done Gives Her Figure t IIOPE FOR CRIPPLES llnuseules eveiywhere will be pleased to find that $1000 will mipport a family of fle provided the lnctl ttatora of the Department of Labor will olunteer their service-? as shoppers .ind show them how to do It, according to Mlii Elizabeth Cahill, a public school teacher, of 1906 North Eighteenth street. Miss Cahill scouts tho Idea, that J1C00 will permit five persons' to 'llo well," which AV F Ugburn, statistical expert of tho national war labor hoard, deduces from Bclcntinc Investigations throughout the I'nltcil States. At least $.1 per person pt week Is Official lero-esentathes of all the VI- renulreil for food atone. Miss Cnhlll de- lied countries and men wounded in hat.'clRrcs, and with co.il at $11 a ton thero Man "With Artificial Legs and Arm to Bring Cheery Message tlo who hao taken up rehabilitation work nrrhed in Philadelphia, at noon today. They will be speakers Hit oenlng .it a meeting to be held In tho ball room of the Bellcvuo-Rtratford under the aus pices of Southeastern Chapter of lied Cross and In the Interests of rehabilita tion of disabled men. Tho party Is being entertained at the nitz-Carlton and wan taken on an Inspection tour of tho city this after noon by Ftcd Cross members The speakers and official representa tives came from New A ork, wlu-ro thej have formed a part of the International conference on the rehabilitation of the disabled. Tho meeting hero Is prelimin ary to a trip the party w ill make through the tnltcd States and Canada under tho direction of the Ited Cross Institutes for crippled and disabled men Foremost otnon; the speakers Is Pr Andre Treves, of tho French delegation to the conference Doctor Treves was appointed surgeon of the second class In the divisional ho- pltal tho first dav of mobilisation lie PicparittC to Build took part in tno retreat from ljeigmni - cK,..,. r l..n also in tho b ittlcs of the Marne. the I Olimvaj J..1IIC Alsne, the Sommo and tho earlier h.ittle'- Another movo toward completing Ihc ot tho Champagne in .May, l')lt, no j-Ianuforcl J. line was made when pro was appointerl assistant surgeon oi ine Is not much chance of even a slight balance from 1 125 a month ($1500 a enr) after rent, heat, light, clothes, carfares, rubbers and shoes nro de ducted Five may live inigerh, but not well she bas Miss Cahill s deductions were miile after reading a report from Washington, published vesterdav In tho IIvumncj I'i m.n- 1,eduer In a letter dated ves terday she savs ' Man readers of vour Issue todav feel greatly puzzled over the report of llio so-called Invistlg.itor.s of the De partment of Labor to the effect that $1500 will suppoit a family of live 'well' for one jenr ' Uverv woman who Is a lnivcr of food stuffs, clothing, coal, household supplies, ( U , must surely be able to produce Im mediate proof of the utter falsltj of this statement Doublets nianv families of five are living meagi rlj on even a smaller sum than $130", but for five poi sons to live 'well' on this sum Is an utter Impossibility during the present period of Inflated prices 'Women who do marketing can Im mediately prove b their fash accounts that tho food for ono person cannot bo purchased for less than f3 a week $15 for five while the fuel, a ton of coal a month, at $11 a ton, will bring tho ex pense per month for food and fuel to upwards of $75, considering that most of tho months have thlrty-ono davs I Fifteen hundred dollars a J ear means I $123 pet month Theio will be a bal i nnco of $50, therefore, to bo used for lent, clothing car fare, insurance, nee I essary household mippllci for kitchen I nnd bathroom As for furniture, bed I linen and table linen, wo fail to seo an monev whatever for these, and It Is ! hard to Itvo 'well' without them. "Housekeepers cvrvhero who a-e constant! puzzling over expenses will 'hall with keen lejolcing this astoni-hlng 1 sutKinent about the buvlng capaclU of the $1500 Income provided the in vestigators will volunteer their services as shoppers and marketers during a winter like that, for example, of 1917-18, when perpetual frost made demands not merelj upon the coal bin. but upon si oe leather, rubbers and the highly con centrated foods alwavs craved by even bodi when the mercurj travels down waul ' It would not be In the least sur prising to the average leadei to le irn that the 'investigators' named In vour paper find it difficult to make both ends meet on h.ilailes of soveral thousand dol lars a eai WOMEN ACTIVE FOR 8-H0UR BILL Miss Sanville, of W. T. U. L., Organizing Deter mined Campaign CANVASS IS STATE-WIDE RISING PRICES OF LIQUORS INCREASING RANKS OF'DRYS' Five-Cent Beer Is Almost Obsolete, and Containers Selling at Higher Figures Have Ovcrperccntagc of Froth Scotch Whisky at Thirty-five Cents a Sip General Few nobles Die in First Month The Visiting Nurse Society of Phila delphia, 1310 Lombard street, reports that of tho 46lO new-born babies under Its caro last ear only nlnety-ono died In the crucial first month1 of life. This maintains the soclett's low mortality rate of less than 2 per cent for ba"ble tinder one mouth, a record established In 19 IT,- when tho corresponding death rate for tho rest of Philadelphia was. nearly 414 per cent, " FRANKFORD L BIDS OPENED Present , to first class and the following month was made head surgeon at tho Centre Ap parelllago and He-education at Ken ne Another speaker at this evening's meeting will be Captain lMwin Baker, battle-blinded Canadian noldler and win ner of tho Croix tie Ouerre Captain Baker is in charge, of Canada's work for blinded soldiers and is giving the benefits of his experlenco as a stu dent In St. Dunstan's Hospital for the Blind, EngHnd Michael .T.' Doling, of Olivia, Minn, ono of tho best-known cripples in Amer ica, will also talk Though he wears two artificial legs, an artificial arm and Is minus the fingers of his right hand, he does not consider himself a cripple Ho enjojs roller-skating and dancing and drives his own car. He is par ticularly active In budness. Among other ... will make brief talks aro M. Louis Alleman. chief of the educational staff, Belgian Institute for "War Cripples, Port-Vlile, France; P-of. Vlttorlo PuttI, tho famous Italian ortho pedic surgeon and director of the Rlzzell Instltue, Bologna, Italy; Mrs lHhcl Wood, secretary local war pensions com mittee, London, England. Another speaker of Importance vv ill be Douglas C. McMurtric, director of the Red Crops Institute for Crippled and Disabled Men, Von- York city, who will present several L1 phases of tho problem of tho cripple. posals were opened for constructing the column foundation for that section ot the road on Front street, south fiom Callow hill to Aich street where the connection with tho Market htreet sub waj line Is to be made Tho work to be done consists of the erection of slit -eight concrete piers, and their foundations with appurtenant work for the columns, which will support tho su perstructure. That contractors are eager lo obtain municipal work was evidenced from the competition shown In tho sixteen pro-j posals that were submitted The esti mated cost of the operation was about $30,000, but tho bids ranged from $29,800 to $75,482. The bids received were: O Itourke nnnlneerlnr and Construe- I lion company. .e jont rn 57 , 42 Itobort Iombardl . n n.o Tnseph l.ombarili 03 000 llURtv Mann Construction Compaiiv, (amdfn, N .1. . . . . M 730 Drown Klnc Construction Compare 'jn soo lofeph 1'erna . . . .ill 401) Amello Pasrurrl 05 071 Vlundv Pawns ami I'onjttrmiton 1 om- pnny . 02 070 rreuerlck T Pucklus. Jr . 4J 1.0 K. C Fish Cnmpum 4J linn Key stone tate Construction conipjnj 10 noo Edward Fah 4. Sons . 41 Him IMhIii II Vare .. 40 WIO William Htepl & Sons' Lompnnj 4.1 401 ! K Davis Compan , 1J poo Slandnru construction Companv 44 8fi.1 SOLDIERS' WIVES SOUGHT Red Crops V ould Obtain Tnfor mntioii of Present Addresses The present addresses ot a number of wives of soldiers are desired by the home service department of tho Kcd Cioss, and anv Information regarding them will bo received at the office, 1G07 Walnut Ftrect Tho following list gives names ot husband and wife, together with tho last known address ot tho latter. (icoolous Hern Josephine Iterry, Phlla de phla I.arbero Dnllanirnolo Parasltlvo Dallanff nolo Philadelphia Alexander Davidson Ella 7In Davidson, rtodmin street Robert fllds- Bessie VAhlto rields, rhl. adflphla Oluseppn Paserinl Kllzabeth Itose Pas serinl 457 Mechanic sired Gerniantowrr Prosper Thotnaa Profet Esther llennlnc ton 117 orrh Houvler street Prank Clbe Hltterson Elizabeth mtter son 1107 Ens! Auburn street Pirlv VV hit- S-adl- White 1037 Spring streot Pord harles Wise Elsie TVIse, 2108 North Eleventh street Charles William lennmr-s oerrrude EI r i aboth Jernlncs 1J13 outh Seventeenth Senate Committee Flooded With Letters Urging Passage Should the women'-- e'ghl-hour bill, now before the Senate Judiciary Ppeclal Committee fall of passage by tire Leg- Islatuie, It will not be for want of piopcr promotion b Its sponsors Although tho death of one of tho com mittee, .Senator Catlln, mny sllghtlv alter the complexion of the incasuteVi future, the feminine foices behind It aio work ing for a state-wide recognition ot Its alms Thev expect, furthermore, to push It through lo final enactment Miss Florence. .Sanville, field secretary of the joint leglslntlvo committee of the vv omen s Trade Union League, Is now at Hanlsburg In the Interests of the bill She plans to make Harrlsburg her he.ulciuarteis unit the bill Is re-I ported out ot 1 onimlttee and acted on "What Is an Intoxicant?" has been a'detrncked 'for "how much does an In toxicant cost?" by Philadelphia de votees of tho cup that cheers. While tho brewers and their legal aids nto struggling with tho question ot how much alcohol they can put Into beer and still remain within the law, tho purchasers of the amber fluid aro both ered by tho question of how to obtain enough money to get any alcohol at all. Whllo a few of the saloons are st'll selling minute, doses of beer at five cents a glass and a larger quantity for u dime, places In tho central section of the city rewatd tho puichascr of a few glasses with 11 ohe'ck that looks like nn estlmlo for construction work on the Franfort "L. ' And Hie higher tho price, the bigger percentage of foam. Ono establishment near City Hall selling beer for thirty cents a mug emplojs a bartender who Ins conscientious objections against al lowing a mug to escape from his tender care with more than two-thirds of its contents filled with the beverage paid for, tho umalnder of tho space being occupied bv uon-drlnknblo froth. Bartenders all over the city have ap parently received a copy of the state ment mado by Nell Bonner, president ot tho Iletnll Liquor Dealers' Association, to the effect that thero is an Impending hortago of beer, and have determined to conserve the available supply. Tho percentage of beer contained In glasses In expected to continue to shrink and the froth to grow until on Juno 30, after midnight, tho contents will be all froth nnd no ber. Then sales will stop. , Thlrty-cents-a-quart beer Is rommon, twenty-five-ccnt beer a thing to be talked about, twenty-cent beer a delight, Ilfteencent beer a Joy forever and ten rent beer an adequate nv'-tcuse for stay ing out all night, rive-cent beer Ib sufficient reason for a federal puro food Investigation. Whiskey exhibits tho same tendoncy to soar as docs beer. Scotch whiskey Is selling for thlrty-flvo cents a dilnk In tho smaller shops, with proportionate Pi Ices In the larger establishments. Tho whiskey men explain It by the fact that Scotch Is I ard to get for bar supply because sq.i.tny men aro laj Ing In sup plies for the dajs when prohibition goes Into effectT DRIVES FOR WOUNDED MEN by the Legislature Also she plans to VJZrZ. I! Closed sup 7i u,e fu uher Quaker City Ladies' Motor Club their oon.tUt.entB concerning an eight- , "J?"! H" JI L X . BcB" Biweekly Runs hour day for women and organize each " ,R h .,,.., . , Biweekly runs of the Quaker City eglslatoi s own district in favor ot tne m wm, 8pcnker8 nm, literature" , '-"lies' Motor Club began today with bill rpu. i..Ain.i ..11.. licit, tim Mil n the entertainment of fhlrti. Tcnnnrlrtd nnri Women Here Trained nil! ' Senato hill 115, nnd rrlves the names convalescent service men from the navy Tho Women s Trade Union League of f ne Senate Judiciary Special Com- jard. Philadelphia, under whose auspices the miUee as follows- The party left the navy vard at 0-30 bill was framed and offered at Harris- v,iam V McConnell, chairman, o-ci0ck ths morninit for fourteen-mlln buig, Is In the midst of nn active and, ,. ,nm j; Cro, rrank 13. Baldwin. 1,,,.,' ' , ,, mornlnB "r a rourteen-mllo far-reaching campaign to get It passed gU Tl Catlln. now deceased. M to hecountry hnmo . .he prels Meetings to stimulate Interest In the Augst p Dalx, Jr , Edward W. Patton, "p"t of tho motor rluo, Mrs Tllchard Y. bill anil Its puipoc will ho held through- ,p T,lrrv L"vre, James B Weaver, Jarnes f Kllbcit, Hilton rarms, fox Chase out the state, cspeclillv. In the populous I ." JjONi aeo'rgo Marlow, Charles 13 The blesses' plaed pool and billiards, labor centers Miss Pauline Newman, l)ononur' diaries 13. Jones. Aa. K listened to music or rambled around organizer of the league here, will spea,? noWUt Horaeu A Tompkins and m tho country as they liked until time I-boL", at Ai.en,owfnrP0 hU S I -""'" J- DUC-a" for "T W" "" ""' lngs will follow ' - - members of the club. Members of the Senile Judiciary fcne-1 rUllOrtl DI AMC CHrinl WilRK ln0 run"' aro '" clrargo of the war- inl Committee hnve lecelved many let-1 IdlUlvlIt riifllikJ ullVilnli iiuivn . f,)n,j committee, composed of Mrs. Wll lers indorsing the women's eight-hour 1 . ,, '. " (-, , nam Marshall, Mrs. Edwin Hallowcll, 1)111 Miss Trleda Miller, secretary of the MCCtOWH najlllHl ungicB"""" -"'" Vrt Vi ii 11 V., hJ?la "tM league, has sent out tho following I Will Tlnld lUretlliU ,. -D nl-niil . 1, . "After the vc.v successful hearing on I)Ia,1R for "the soclnl "orlv ""! b our elght-hom bill, March 18, we have discussed at a conference of membeis now reached the point whore its final of the Nice tow 11 Baptist Church to he Burcess depends on vou Theio Is onlv I i,r,i nt tlie church tomorrow evening An announcement of the meeting sent ford. Mrs Horace Hall. Miss Llna Wan ner, Mrs Thomas Durham, Mrs John uce anu .vrrs Kuvvata li. nncle, Eztnionlmaiy Shoe Sale! Eleventh & Market Streets Bought of a High-grade Maker Surplus Stock of Women's , New Spring $5 & $6 , Low Shoes Sale Thursday in our Bargain Subway1 Zi- U-axTil WalLing Oxford on sale at $,.00 4?0 Women who know the sensational value-giving character of Frank & Seder Subway Sales, come early Thursday. Come prepared to buy 2 and 3 pairs. Select from New Buckled Colonials Walking and Dress Oxfords Fashionable New Pumps In Slender Last Styles All Sizes All WidthtLeatherM Patent Colt, Black and Brown Kid, Tan Calf and Dull Kid trret IMwRrl dored.i North Ilnpt? Btreer John Hga Eva strfo -Barbara Goreckl, R'ga, S0J New Ma ono wav to get the Senate Judlnlnrv Spiclal Committee to report the bill, favorabls, nnd that Is bv making it real ize now that the men and women of the whole state of I'cnnsj lvanla are in favor I of the bill ' , Personal l'romollon Urged 'This we can do, by writing or wir ing everj member of the committee to report tho bill out favorablv and to vote for It in the fcenate "Do not delay jour writing If 0u out by tho board of trustees declares that tho Christian church must Join In advancing the civic and economic measures to which the church formerlv nave only moral support. Work among the Slavic and eastern Kuropenn tesldents of tho community near the church Is suggested as part of the program b the pastor of the chuich, the Kev. S H Williams. The meeting tomorrow night will be presided over by William A. Parept. l'truls Shoemaker Dead in Shop When lie took a pair of shoes into the shop of Thomas Dressiness, 2102 West moreland stieet. to bo repaired last night. Joseph Johnson, of Jill West moreland street, found tho shoemaker dead on the fiooi. Deatli was caused by a hemorrage of the lungs Caution say$ "It takti more courage (a fact 'mfUf'fire rains than it dot to fire f A f ruth now!" i jmmmSKM sP rbJr IfTTfbmi YB X LOST BUSINESS RECORDS A TAX PAID TO IGNORANCE i c7fir&ctis I I I I I rars rr 5 Charge JT Account u "C . Ipvr f&f 4 I Every office accumulates a fund of priceless business in formation rnllerf ivrnrrl5. TZTn r(snnn!iVi1i for thf5p rnnrdc ' V" ' invariably concern themselves with systems and accuracy. 0- Efficiency experts are called upon to devise modern methods. y accountants are engagea to certiiy tneir correctness. But who determines the safety of these valuable documents? What protection specialist do you consult? Where do you keep your records? A Service for You Our business ia the surveying of records and analyzing the fire hazards that surround them, for the purpose of efficiently advising as to the method used in housing and safe-guarding these valuable but intangible assets. This personalized service will be rendered and the findings submitted in writing, without cost or obligation. Don't pay a tax to ignor ance. Ask tor the services ot one ot our Protection Engineers. THE SAFKABWET "The World's Safmst Safo" After subjecting THE SAFE-CABINET to a series of the most severe tests, the Underwriters' Laboratories recently awarded it their new and highest endorsement. Many great industries have adopted it as standard protection after exhaustive tests of their own. I I 923 MARKET STREET SpringSuits, Dolmans & Dresses $25'00 The Greatest Assortment of New Styles to Be Found in This City i To convince yourself we ask you to compare them with others. You will find identical styles to ours selling at ?5 to $10 more in other stores. Greatest style value in the city. Suits and Dresses for Large and Stout Women a Specialty skcond ri.oou Silk Georgette and Crepe de Chine Waists $2-98 Smart em broidered o r beaded fronts Borne lace tttrnmed All new Mjles and shades. M P W i ! I t i a I rf ' I i T I! M H i ,'j Second Wjf M W '. M rioor " W 2 of the f fiL Many Stjles T $25 J I Maxtfson & DeMan 1115 Chestnut Street (Opposite Keith's) 4 Days Remain! The Fur Most Values Astounding Ever Known ) , m street Floor I New Horsehair Trimmed Hats $ 3.98 T, a r B o d r o o plriR m u sliroom a a I 1 n r R neatly trimmed wltlr reaths and r Ibbon One stIe as pictured Street l'loor li nxUirara P Night Gowns 98c I.ace and embroidery trimmed White. Ntrcit Hoor New Model Corsets $i.oo Of Jean In flesh or unite. Hose sup porters attached, jtmm A 1 I 7ft i w i i' flower a tt earner. m "i New Spring Skirts $4.98 Of men's wear serges and poplins. I Women's & Misses' New Spring' Suits. Capes and Dolmans S12-98.814-98 The new fashions of the season are admirably expressed In thesa popu lar priced garments. All new bprlnc colorings. r h2 Removal Sale! Every Piece of Fur in Our Stock Has Been Further Reduced ! Cost-Profit or Former Price Is Entirely Disregarded! WE MUST CLEAR STOCKS BEFORE MOVING INTO OUR NEW STORE AT 1215 CHESTNUT STREET DUY now such remarkable values will be impossible again this year! Wisdom dictates to buy for next season in this sale, as fur skins are increasing in cost every day consequently next season's fur prices MUST be I higher. ' ' i JUDGE BY THESE EXAMPLE VALUES HUNDREDS OF OTHERS! Purchases Will Be Reserved iff Our Storage Vaults Until Next Fall on Payment of a Deposit. Payments to Be Continued Monthly During the Spring and Summer 89.00 37.50 39.50 45.00 52.50 60.00 1 Fur Scarfs for Spring r-. Taupe Fox Scarfs 19.50 77.50 Australian Seal Stole 52.50 Brown Fox Scarfs 22.50 79.50 Stone Marten Scarfs 54.50 Hudson Seal Scarfs 24.50 95.00 Fisher Scarfs 62.50 Taupe Wolf Scarfs 27.50 135.00 Hud. Bay Sable Scarfs 89.50 ' Brown Fox Scarfs 32.50 135.00 Squirrel Stoles . 89.50 Natural Mink Scarfs 39.50 875.00 Silver Fox Scarfs 245.00 Write, telephone or call today and get the facts about your own degree of protection. Delays may be dangerous. THE SAFE CABINET CO. 1201 WALNUT ST. Girls' New Coats and Capes $598 Of screes and rioelty mix tures. Sizes t to li year, Women's & Misses' Spring Dresses $Q.98&$298 Two groups of Kreut Importance. Bilk taffetas. Georgette crepes, satins and all-wool serges In dozens o smart styles. Children's Dresses and Rompers 69c Of glngliams and percales. Sizes 2 to 0 year. Natural Nutria Sets 2950 A novel effect necl:plece and round muff to match. Taupe Wolf Sets 39-50 Large animal scarf and liariel muft to matili. Hudson Seal Sets 40'00 A most effective" choker neckpiece and barrel muff. Black Wolf Sets 47-50 A splendid wlda scarf and muff lo match. Head and tall trimmed. Brown Wolf Sets 49-50 A large wide animal scarf and ban el-shape muff to match, Skunk Sets . . .' 5750 Smart designed neckpiece and barrel muff of selected sltlna. Brown Fox Sets 69.50 UnuRunlly wide animal scarf and muff trimmed with head and tails. Taupe Fox Sets 72'50 A head and tall trimmed animal " scarf and muff to match. , Natural Beaver Sets 1 20'00 Neckpiece of unusUal designs pith MV nnv.ltv Muff to match. . ... .,.., ..-.. -t- .. ---", K marmot Coats CC 00 Three-quarter length; large shal )' collar and cuff. Australian Seal Coats 7Q.50 rull-fldre sport model; largo shawl tollar and cuffs. Natural Nutria Coats Q9.50 30-Inch i-port coats; large shawl .& rollar and cuffs. k Muskrat Coats 11 n,00 Tull-lengtli model; collars and cuffs " of muskrat and raccoon. Hudson Seal Coats 1 4C.00 30-Inch Fports models; large Bhawl "J collar and cuffs Hudson Seal Coats 1 QC.00' 30-Inch wide flare models; shawl A 7J collar and cuffs of skunk. Hudson Seal Coats 94R.00 30 to 40 Inch sport models; shawl .J collar and caffs of contrasting tur. Natural Squirrel Coats. . . 97G.0O Full-length models w It h nutria '. thaAl collar and cuffs. , Moleskin Coats 27IvQ0 .Most unusual models with effective T'. jti i. . 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