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BUREAUURGES
Contract System for Street
Cleaning Long Discarded
by Other Cities
USE OLD METHOD HERE
Bulletin Points Out Revised
Charter Proposed Enforces
Modern Ideas
In Us most recent bulletin, entitled
"Tending to Our Own Business," the
Bureau of Municipal Ttesearch points
out tho advantages that would nccruo
If tha city was permitted to do Its own
street cleaning, as provided for In tho
charter revision bill. It also emphasizes
other activities that could -w-U bo bene
fitted by the legislation.
In dlscusslnc these phases of the char
ter revision bill tho bureau says:
"Everywhere the tendency hap been
to 'municipalize' all activities which dl
lectly and vitally affect tho safety and
health of all tho citizens..
"Philadelphia Ii not a laggard In this
respect. Our city has kept abreast of
others In taking over functions which
Mtally affect tho people.
"In one thine, however, Philadelphia
,.i far behind the rest. The city standi
i-ut conspicuously an almost the only
larffo city In tho country that does not
clean Its own streetB or remove Its own
imher. rubbish and enrbase. V-e In
Philadelphia still cllnc to the old method
of having this work done by contract
a method discarded by most of the o her
largo cities of tho country, Includlns
Xew Tork, Chicago, Boston. Cleveland.
Baltimore, Detroit and Washington.
Why Contract System Wm Abandoned
"There Is a reason why these cities
have abandoned the contract system. It
lies in the fact, which is corajne to be
realized more and more, that the clean
liness of a city bears a most ital .re
lation to the health of Its citlzens-that
clean streets are Just as Important as
pure water People everywhere are com
ing to feel that the city's cleanliness
..... . v tf,'a ,iirpf rnneern firm
that It should not be left to private
business undcrtauings wnose i. mi
rare Is. naturally, to make all the money
they can out of their work.
"But even If street cleaning did not
so vitally affect the clt'zens, there Is
still ample reason for Its being done
by tho cltv rather than by contract
Street cleaning and kindred work differ
from other kinds of public operations
In that they must be done over and
over again, for the effect of a single Job
disappears very quickly. The streets
may be perfectly clean today and to
morrow bo as dlrtv as ever Tho very
nature of street cleaning makes It dif
ficult properly to Inspect tho work of
tho contractors The only way the city
'ta1i hopo to do so Is to have a city
Inspector with every street cleaning
gang Under this plan the city Is en
tirely dependent upon the honesty and
capacity of the Inspectors, for. because
of the ephemeral nature of the results
of B'rcct cleaning, their is no way of
rhccklng up tho Inspeclois work ade
quately. '
Inspector Temptation
"The result, as almost cveiiv rlt In
tho countrv has found. Is that the In
spectors, being huninii and often noorls
paid, lime and again vleld to Hip in
flucnco of the contractors and prmU
them to slight their work and to in
crease their profits at tho city's cvponse
"The query uatuially ailses: What
has all this to do with rhaitef re
vision? The answer Is that Philadelphia
under cxlstlig laws docs not have the
power to do its own street cleaning, ecn
though It may want to do so The rlim
tcr revision bill gives It that power,
and, In addition, requires it to do street
cleaning and kindred work unless three
fourths of Council, with the approval of
the Mayor, authoiizo the contract ss
tein. Tho city should certainly have
tho right to decide for itbclf this iin
portnnt matter. '
CORPORAL WINDSOR DEAD
Philadelphia Soldier Wounded in
France October U
Corporal Charles C. "Windsor, 35'J Dur
for street, is reported dead In a Wur
Department casualty list todaj.
"Wlndbor. who tailed for overseas last
May as a membor of Company C, 109th
Infantry, was reported wounded Octo
ber 8, but his relatives have had no let
ters from him since some time In Sep.
tembcr. Tho official announcement falls
to give the causii or dato of his death.
Mrs. Anna M. Windsor, the soldier's
mother, refuses to believe tho report of
her son's death and Is holding to the
hopo ho will turn up alive somewhere
Ho was twenty-seven years old and
served on the Mexican border In 1910.
A renort of 144 casualtlpn wns tna,i
by the War Department today, of this
number seventy-two are dead from vari
ous causes,
Vincenzo Catinl, of Chester, died of an
accident slnco tho signing of tho armi
stice. Fourteen other men from this
state, eleven of whom are fatalities,
are Included In tho casualty list for to-
any.
CLUB TO PLANT TREES
Tributes on Parkway to Memory of
1' alien Soldiers
Forty tribute trees will be planted on
tho Parkway one block beyond Iocan
Square by the New Century Club, ac
cording 10 miss i.mmn. jJiaicision, chair
man of tha committee on tribute trp.
which Is co-operating with the Civic
Club Many trees will bo planted by the
members of tho marine corpa. Miss
BlaklBton said In her report yesterday at
the regular meeting of the New Century
Club.
The park commission plants the trees
from Its own nursery and will replant
them In case they fail to take root, nach
tree, which costs the donor $10, may be
lagged in memory oi a iauen soldier.
,5tato Health Hoard Offices to Move
Orders have been Issued for tlio re
moval to Harrlsburg of the division of
accounting of the btate Department of
Health, 16cated for a number of years In
this city. It Is probable that the pur
chasing division of the department may
bo removed to that city also. About
twenty persons are In the accounting division.
Sunday
Seashore
Trip Excursions
War Tax 10 centt additional
$1 .25
Atlantic City
Sea hie City Angletea
'Stone Harbor Avaloit
Wildwood
SitttUl Tnuis HaVeMttfketSt. Wharf
Atlantic, city. Stone Harbor,
h.. t.i ' 7.80 A.M.
Anxltiea and wlldwoud. . ? 20 A.M.
rennsyivania
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PATRONS "FRESH" IF FOOD
NEAR CRAMP'S WAS NOl
City Health Department Inspector Encounters Endless Difficulties
Between Street Venders and Workmen Before He Is
Finally Routed and "Sampling" Is Called Off
A bacteriological study of a pie, as
It affects the stomach or head, partic
ularly of tho brand purchased In the
street In front of Cramps' shlpvard, may
be presented to Dr. WIlmerKrusen, of
the Department of Public Health. Like
wise, It mey not. It all depends.
Doctor Kruscn expects a. report today
from a certain ns yet unidentified In
spector of his department, who attempted
to make a sanitary study of a plo yes
terday. Ho also attempted to study
' hot dogs," cream puffs, Ice cream cones
and other delicacies of the noonday hour
which are vended In front of tho ship
yard at Richmond and Norrls Btreets
It Is known positively that the In
spector carried away a portion, at least,
of a pie when he left rather hurriedly
with the study about half completed. It
Is likewise known by statement from
Doctor Krfisen that the next time the
Inspector makes such a study the police
power may be Invoked. Thereby hangs
a tale.
While the workmen were swarming out
from the big plant munching sandwiches
and seeking diversion In the wares of
fered by the vendors In tho street, the
Inspector suddenly appeared on the scene
and began his work of Inspecting, cen
soring, sanitating and degermanlzlng the
ialnty morsels of food offered,
'Tls said (to paraphrase a famous
President of these United States) that
said olllclal continued his samplo bites
far bevond tho patience of a certain
vender, who protested with loud hues
to a riot In Philadelphia, which the mes
sage said "must bo attributed to Bol
shevist Influence."
In his latest message Tchltcherln re
fers to tho Saturday dispatch as having
been published In tho United Stales.
"In reality," savs Tchltcherln. "I never
sent you auch a message It was a
French Invention for the purpose of pre
venting America from adopting a mod
erate policy toward us. Tho Invention
merits being unveiled before tho entire
world."
and cries Unmindful of the "unoffi
cial" rebuke, the Inspector munched on.
Thereupon the vender, 'tis wild
(again) pushed forward a clenched fist
which the Inspector missed by a fraction
of a second, The latter, not to be out
done, showed his prowess by a tiger,
leap at the vender. The Interested work
men, however, now took a hand and the
Inspector decided that the best thing to
do would bo to test his ability as a
sprinter.
Witnesses declare that the events fol
lowing out-movled tho best picture ever
snown. instead or pursuing the fleet- .
footed exponent of puro foods, tho work. I nPt, pUrtnoc r. n
men seized upon cream puffs, pies and I A 1TC VjIlJillCCS aXC
uuicr tsun anu juicy pastry and 'pitched
ball." A Juloy lemon pie landed on the
Inspector's head. A cream puff missed
his ear. Some other soft and squashy
artlcto landed squarely In the centre
of his back. Amid the plaudits and
laughter of the workmen the bombard
ment continued until the Inspector's back
put to shame the best futurist picture
over painted.
With agility that delighted the men,
the Inspector climbed a fence at the
Ball street entrance, wound his way
through protecting objects, and finally
disappeared among tho cars In the Pcnn
sylvania freight jard,
Meantime some one had sent In riot
calls to Belgrade and Clearfield streets
and tho East Glrard avenue police sta
tions When the "flock" of patrolmen
arrived, however, tho workmen had re
turned to their tasks and all was peace
and quiet in the streets
ASSAILS ITALIAN CLAIMS
Serbian Journalist Cites America's
Peril at Peace Conference
America will be defeated at the peace
table If the provisions of the treaty of
London relative to Italian claims are
carried out, an audience In Wltherspoon
Hall was told last night by Vladislav
Savlc, who spoke under the auspices of
the Serbian Committee of the Emer
gency Aid.
Mr. Savlc was formerly head of the
Serbian foreign press bureau and Is a
member of the Serbian roval commis
sion He Is In this country gathering
data to be used In tho work of revising
the constitution of Serbia.
Speaking of the Italian claims, he
said that tho carrying out of the condi
tions of the treaty of London would
mutilate the Jugo-Slav unity, hamper
their freedom and Btrangle their future
economic development. It would set at
nought all tho high moral alms for
which America entered the war.
IDAHO TO BROOKLYN YARD
New Battleship Gets Big Send-off
Leaving Builders' Dock
Tho battleship Idaho, conceded to be
the most powerful ard largest ship of
tho kind In the United States navy, is at
league Island preparing to go to Brook
lyn Navy Tard tomorrow to take on
morn machinery before leaving on Its
maiden crule. ,iit
The vessel was given a big Bcndoff
when it left tho dock of the New -iork
bhlpbulldlng Corporation, In Camden,
TwaT learned after the Idaho left
that It v III ftay at the Brook yn Navy
Vniri for about ten days and then leavo
for Cuha where It will engage In gun
practice and ictuin to tho Brooklyn
N.u ji.I about May IS to go Into dry
dock Plan Home for Girls
Funds contributed in Philadelphia i to
the JU.000.00n homo service cainpa
nnouncdtodav. In the 1onjlc" jj
ii modern and attractlveH cquippcu
home (ol working girls at Broad street
and ralnnount avenue
DENIES U.S. RIOTING STORY
Russian Sas He Never Wireless
ed Bcla Kurt About Agitation
I'arln, April 3. (By A P.) The
wireless correspondence which has been
going on for some time between Tchltch
erln. the Russian Bolshevist Foreign
Minister, and Bela Kun, Foreign Min
ister of the new Hungarian Govern
ment, has developed a denial from
Tchltcherln of a recent communication
picked up by the French wireless and
mado public by tho French Government.
This message, snt last Saturday,
dealt with the alleged spread of Bol
shevism In the United Slates, especially
In (Pennsylvania. Now York. Indiana,
Illinois and Michigan. It referred also
She Did
Did you select your auto
mobile all By yourself? On
second thought didn't some
thing your wife said about
the upholstery prove a factor
in your choice? One large
manufacturer says women
influence the saie of nine
out of every ten automo
biles. Women have a voice
in determining the choice
of probably 200,000 of the
cars bought yearly by De
lineator families. If you
manufacture something used
by American homes, adver
tise it to women in
Delineator
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I Deaths of a Day
" AUGUSTUS WILLET BROWN
For Many Years Prominent in
Pliiladclpbiu Maritime Circles
After a brief Illness Augustus Wlllct
Brown, well known In this city and for
thlrty-ftvo j cars prominent In maritime
circles, died jesterday at tho homo of
his daughtoi, Mrs Wllmer Mosier,
Dclawure Water (lap, Pa Ho was sev
entv -eight yeais old Mr. Brown was.
born In PhlliiddphU and his family later
moved to LeNlngton, Ky . wheio he
spent his boihood days. Ho Is the son
of the lato David W. Brown, a mem
ber of a well-known Quaker family,
and a cousin of the Ipto David Paul
Brown. Esq , of this city. He waa a
Civil War veteran, u member of Com
pany II, Tenth Keglment. New Jersey
Infantry, and cno of the survivors of
Hancock's Brigade, Army of the Poto
mac. Mr Brown Is survived by two
children, Mrs Wllmer Moslor, of Cool
baiush, and ltalpli I Brown, of New
York city.
Sir James Mackenzie Davidson
London, April 3 Sir James Macken
zie 'Davidson, widely known surgeon,
died hero jesterday. Sir James waa an
authority on radiology, and during the
war was consulting radiologist to ttie
military hospital in tho London district.
One of his Inventions waa a precise
means for tho localization through X
rays of foreign bodies in tho eyo and
the orbit In general, and of bullets. He
was born In 1856.
Owen Drainard
New York, April 3 Owen Bralnard,
architect and civil engineer, who de
signed the New lorlt Public Library,
the Senate and House office buildings In
Washington, the extension of the United
States Capitol and the Yale memorial
ojr'dings. died suddenly here last night.
I-w was fifty-four years old.
F. 'W. Haskell
Daytoua, Fla April 3 F. W. Has
kell, of Buffalo. N. Y president of the
Carborundum Company, died here yes
terday of heart failure.
lEaster Suits
Dolmans, 1
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Dresses I
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Each Worth $5.00 to $7.50
More Than Our
SPECIAL PRICE!
This extraordinary low prlc i
for this one day only, and It pic
tonta a saving on tliu new Mjltt,.
dolmans and drtsses that is truiv
remarkable at tho very start o(
the season
Suits and Dresses for Large
and Stout Women a Spccialtv !
HKCONU l'l.OOIC
New Skirts
$3.98, at QIF"
Silk poplins, novelty plaids and
terges Plaited and shirred
models
Street Floor
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Waists
89c
Large variety
of tailored, lace
o r embroidery
trimmed
models
(street I'loor
$1 .25 Envelope
Chemise - m&
DiC
Of flesh nain
sook with lace
o r embroidery
trimming,
$1.25 New Sateen
Petticoats
Neat flowered
dnsigns. Vari
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fects.
Street Floor
93c
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New Rough"
Straw
Trimmed Hats
$3-00
New drooping
ffects with silk
brim and under
b r I m. Flower
and ribbon
trimmed
VICHY
Omnii h tmJ hllUd utitrlU ilnct
ciUnltflklFrtntk CtMrmmml
Natural Alkaline Water
Your Physician
will recommend
its use, to relieve
INDIGESTION
RHEUMATISM
URIC ACID
, GOUT
Not Genuine
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Women's & Misses'
Dresses
1 $5.00. $10.00
Serges, Hk poplins, taffetas
and satins In new models.
Women's & Misses''
Spring' Suits
$9-98 .$14-98
Several new models of all-wool
serges and poplins
Capes & Dolmans, $9.98 to $16.75
Children's
Bloomer
Dresses
98c
C h a in b r a y,
smocked. Sites
to C years.
Children's
Spring
Coats
$3.98
Of checked
mixture. Sizes
2 to H years,
Girls' New
Capes &
Coats
$8.75
Of navy blue
serge. Sizes 8
to U years. .
Infants'
Long &
Short
Dresses
49c
Lace and em
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STRAWBRIDGE & CLOTHIER
Special Announcements for To-morrow (Friday)
Distinctive and Exclusive New Styles
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Representing the Highest Achievement in
Men's and Young Men's Spring Clothing
SPRING SUITS fresh from the Stein-Bloch
Company, Hart, Schaffner & Marx and other
creators of fashions for well-dressed American
men are now assembled here in great, compre
hensive assortment of styles for the springtime
choosing of men of taste. In order to convey to
men just returning to civilian life and to others
already in "mufti" an idea of the latest trend in
correct fashions for men. we have chosen the
following six styles for particular mention, from
among a variety of so great an extent that to
mention them all would be impossible:
f0 1 A paiticulaily trim-looking double-breasted
' x Sack Suit, form-fitting, and with jaunty
slashed pockets.
The one-button Waist-seam Suit in a double
breasted stvle that will be in trreat demand bv
ung men who want something distinctly out of the ordi
narj, et of that dignity of line which marks good taste.
A one-button Sack Suit, that depends upon
btoad, irraceful lancls and slashed pockets to
give it style distinction. Following fashion's most recent
No. 2.
No. 3.
dictates, the coat displajs the trim incurved waist-line.
No. 4.
Men slim of waist-line will find this one-button
Sack Suit to their fancy. The coat is made
with" high notched peaked lapels and ctescent-shape
slashed pockets.
Singlp-btcastcd coat, with two welted scams
at the waist which give the appearance of ti
belt, without its inconvenience. A neat straight-line effect
is canicd out in designing the front of this coat.
M fi A nl0,'c' which might well bo termed "smatt."
lJ. U. single-bieasted, waist-scam coat, with novel
joke back; two-button, high-waistcd effect.
No. 5.
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i HESE and scores of other distinctive, authen
tically correct styles in new spring Suits and
Top Coats are included in our vast stock. No
matter what your taste may be up-to-the-minute
or conservative we can meet your
requirements. The Stein-Bloch and Hart,
Schaffner & Marx Clothing from $35.00 to $60.00
with unusually good values at $35.00, $40.00
and $45.00. Suits and Top Coats from other
good manufacturers, start at $25.00.
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Special Lots of Spring Suits
$19.-50, $23.50, $28.50, $32.00, $34.50
Wo have just added 500 brand-new Suits to this lcmarkable
collection. This assottment is composed of special pin chases at
price-concessions made possible by our close co-operation with
mciica'h foremost manufacturers. These Suits at their present
mice.s aftoid genuine suvings of from $0.00 to &0.00. Practically
ovciy desirable stjlc of the spring season single and doublc
bieasted, vva'sl-scam effects, .scmi-conseivative and conservative
styles. The fabtics arc woisteds, sciges, flannels and cheviots.
Men's Blue Serge Suits
$25.00, $28.50, $32.00 and $38.50
l'orcsighti'd merchandising enables us lo pass along to the
purchascis of these Suits genuine savings of $3.00 to $11.50, accord'
ing'to pi ice. At $2.").0() and $'J8.G0 splendidly-tailored Suits of fina-
twill sciges, i oats half alpaca-lined. At $32.00 and $38.50 Hart
Schaftnei & Muik Suits of fine blut serge.
Abo Blue Serge Suits with TWO PAIRS of TROU
SERS, exceptional values at $32.50 and $34.50.
Spring-weight Top Coats Under Price $19.50, $23.50, $26.50, $29.50, $36.50
Most of the Coats were made up for the autumn season others are special lots which several
manufacturers closed out to us at less than the regular prices. Every Top Coat in the lot presents a
wnrth-while saving at these prices, tor tlie regular values range irom vo.vv to .du.uu.
V straw briUeu . Clothier Second Floor, Eait
Golden Special for MEN
12,000 Pairs of
Lisle-thread
SOCKS
Much Under Price
At 25c
Hundreds of men and women who buy hosiery for the men
of their families will be hero to take advantage of this GOLDEN
SPECIAL to-morrow. Men's fine-gauge Lisle Socks, with high
snliced heels and double soles. Fine quality, good colors BLACK,
WHITE, NAVY BLUE, SMOKE and TAN. Could not be made
to-day to sell under 35c, Special price, 25c a pair, or six pair for
' SI .s. siravihrlilirB i. Clothier Aisle 3 Market Street
Men's Fine Working
Shirts at $1.50
DAILYWX
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Engineers
Firemen
Postmen
Motormen
Conductors
Farmers
Workmen
Made of genuine "Stifel" Cloth a fabric
noted for its wearing qualities, in blue with white
polka-dots. Cut roomy and full to give absolute
comfort without any binding. Every detail buttons, sewing, etc.
has been carefully looked after to give greatest durability. With
each Shirt you GET TWO SEPARATE COLLARS of the same
material. We cannot purchase these Shirts today to sell for less than
$2.50 but while they last we shall sell the quantity now on hand at
the old puce ?i.tu. uet yours early by man, pnone or in person.
II1WUIIU0 b tUlf HV " t UW)B MilUtll PIICVI
Umbrellas at $1.50
American Taffeta (lotton) cov
ers, strong paragon frames.
WOMEN'S SIZES, with plain
or fancy carved Mission wood
handles, sonic with wrist cords.
MEN'S SIZES, with plain Mis
sion handles, in hook and ciook
styles special at $1.50.
.Straw bridge . Clothier Mais 7 Market
Street
Worth-while Savings
in Good Stationery
Special at 85c Cabinets con
taining 72 sheets of fine White
Writing Paper and Envelopes to
match.
Special at ,'J5c Boxes of
White Linen-finished Writing Pa
per 24 sheets with Envelopes.
Strawbrldee i. Clothier Alils 10, Ctntr
A Scintillating Array of New Springtime Patterns in
Men's New
Nprkwpnr
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New stripes, new figures, new plain
tone effects, new color blendings all
authentically coirect.
Foulards, crepe meteors, poplins,
crepe faille, grenadines and all the
other rich fabrics upon which the
arbiters of men's fashions have set
their stamp of approval.
Many imported silks in distinctive patterns which cannot ba'
duplicated this season. "
An almost unlimited selection, gathered from the world's bot
kown makers, for fastidious men to choose from. j
And every Necktie in the lot the best to be hadat the prie
Four-in-hands 65c, $1.00, $10, $2.00, $2JS0, $3J00,'$3J5,
and $4.00.
Bat-iving Bow Ties 65c, 75c, $1.00, $U0 and $2M. Y
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