to EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1019 -5 lift HOUSEWIVES' LEAGUE FIGHTSCOftLTONCUT Mrs. Derr Fears Bill Reducing Weight to 2000 Pounds Would Boost Cost D. Pnsqunlle, 03T South Ninth street. e N. Tcnillo, northwest corner of Ninth ninl Carpenter street. . 13. Hlccnrcll, Oil) i:i1moith street. I. Gilettl, 1107 South Eleventh street. 0. Otcrl, Tenth street nenr Moore. Kether," by Dr. Harry ffoulmln, fol lowed. Prominent Insurance men gac (Iva-mlntite tnlks nfter both paper. Tomorrow tlm meeting stnrts nt t) !u0 a. in., with William II. Klligslr-y pre sidios. .7. It. Diirjeo will speak on "What Do AVc XcedV and .1. lltirnctt I Glbb on "ClinnRluB Condition'." .Sessions will bo held Thursday. At 2:30 o'clock Thursday the insur ance men will make n boat trip down the Delawnrc river to visit (he ship Sards. A baiiiiuit In the evening nt the Uollcviic-Strnlford. nt which an address, will be made bj Governor Snioul, will conclude the convention. rQUESTIONS SHORTAGE TALK 7. The Mongun bill, nofr bcfoio the stale Hcnnte, standardizing a ton or coal nt 2000 pounds instead of 2240, is termed n "gouge" by Mrs. William 15. Derr, organizer and bend of the Phila delphia branch of the National House wives' League. It is the belief of Mis. Derr that this bill, should it become a law, will work a hardship on the consumer. She is of the opinion thnt the cut in prices will not bo porporlionate to the cut in weight. "The consumers should lNc in arm1, against it," said Mr. Deir. "Do I think the cut in price will be proportionate to the cut in weight? 1 certainly do cot. The bill on its face is an outrage. We should endeavor to do an in our power to innuence our WOMEN WILL .CONFER ' ON LABOR MAY 28 "National Situation" and "War ' and Local Bureaus" Will Be Leading Topics ! A three-day conference lias been called by the women's division of the V. H. Kmploj incut Service in this city to discuss flic national situation in the field of Inbor for women. The con ference will begin May 28 and continue unlil May P.O. Wednesday evening, -Mrs. Maigatcttn Neale, assistant to the director geuernl of Jlic U. S. Employment Service of the Department of Labor in Washington, will be one of the speakers on "The National Situation." Miss Klirabcth Kemper Adams, of the professional sec tion, will speak on the same topic with reference to professional womru. "War nnd tbc Local Ilineaus; vviiat I .. - r.. , .. . ! T.,-1. senators against it, becnusc legislation "J ,?" y' " ""' vk Will UB UIUUP-M-U m iimmtuu aiuhb- at Jltt 1 ! rl Art nii 1a fin n tvilflvAQa 1 .t u rl ..,',., i"i . ; day by Mis, IIcien Bennett, of the Chi- tH lbtCnsCens0foterevtc'r,yCrwrong that the I bureau: Mr, Kdith S. King, of ni.nnl nftor cl.nnbWinr- fire T.lliertv New lOrK, and MlS3 Juliet II. Htack- Loans, should bo called upon to pay out house, director of the women s division money to influential retailers in this in this city. manner, because the passage of the I The morning nnd afternoon ressions Mnngati bill will undoubtedly tesult m of 10 confelcm.P m be devoted to rmJrT .' .-moment servhe nits, especially in a commodity of this business nnd wil not be open to the kind. public. "The housewife should Vs deeply in- , FriUny ,vni bc sin ovrr (o tnc rn. JIarrisburg. I do not see now we can "'-" ", "" i"w. ................ prevent the passage of the bill. It, is I Day nrc isits to the shipjards, nlley" possible that it this body sliould receive Forge nnd other historical places, sufficient letters and messages of pro- ,,n sessions of the conference will bc test, setting forth the attitude of the icl( at t10 College Club. Consumer, SOIIIC UUUUII UKillu-b mi: iua bace of the bill might bc tnlcen. Mrs. Derr also rcfened to the pres ent intimation ou the pait of dealers of a coining coal shortage. "Why n wnic of this kind should bc raled other than for commercial purposes I cannot undcr btand," (.he continued. "Three jears ngo there was a similar ciy of coal shortage. At that time r was in West Viiginin and I learned from an operator that thej hud mined moic coal just preceding this cr than at any other period. It is early in the season for n scare of this kind. I sup pose, thouglf, the denleis have instigated it for the purpose of preparing the con sumer for another jump in prices next winter, at a time when the consumer will be little prcpnied to meet an in cicase in prices of anv kind. "This scare, coupled with the passage of the Maugan bill, undoubtedly will prove highly favorable to the retailer. "During a period of reconstruction, through such as the country is now passing as n result of the war, it seems to mo thnt other matters should bc given more importance by our legislative bodies than bills of the Mangan tjpe. This is certainly true if our representa tives v.ant to create satisfaction among the people. v "Sliould this bill pass, permitting the retniler to slice 210 pounds from tbc fluUiincile, ton, despite their intimation iliac mere win iuiiuw u corrcspouums out in prices, there is nothing in the bill which w ill force them to make good this promise." FIX DATE TO HEAR BUTCHERS PENN MUTUAL ANNIVERSARY! Association Opens 72d Annual Con-, clave Here Today The seventy second nnniverary of! the I'cnn Mutual Life is being cele brated nt the home ofliio today. A meeting of the I'cnn Mutual Agency i Association was held nt l:ir o'clock, followed by a luncheon. Lincoln K. I'nssmorc presided at the meeting and n pnper on "Service" was read byj Henry C. Unglej. I A second paper on "Gejtlng To i The Vail oP the Word-Piano Ail for Booklet and Imp) rniv List of Uteri Click-click-click, ami bang-bang-bang I From mom till night was the song it sang Click-click-click, and bang-bang-bang! Millions of dollars have been spent on the voice of the typewriter. Gone t is the rag-time clatter of the machine shop. Science has made it a lullaby. The Noiseless Typewriter sub stitutes harmony for discord. Its rendition of business records is letter pet feet. It is a quiet, efficient per former without one bit of tem perament in its make-up. 7Ze NOISELESS TYPEWRITER 1hc Noiseless Typewriter Company, 83u Chestnut St., Philadelphia 'Phone Walnut 3G91 V 9 I $25.00 Suits and Capes 19.75 2il Floor m emr chaim.k wcou.nts vob 4smI & rT j soi.it i ii:n M " 923 MARKET STREET X Heat control is absolute ) Salvation Army Sale! 0 5 of Tomorrow's Cash Sales Will C iu "Direct. J I Action" I- I M Slaughter House Injunction Will Be Argued May 28 Couit of Common l'Icas No. I has fixed May "S as the date for a hearing on the city's plea for an injunction re straining eight persons from slaughter ing animals without u license, in viola tion of Hoard of Health rules. Kills in equity have been tiled bv City Solici tor Connelly against these defendants: Ij. A. di Giacomo, 710 South Kpir blll street. .T. Impnrialic, 710 South Seventh street. H. Impnrialic, 71IS South Seventh I street. a of the put in Gas Range JUST act the register Direct Action Ranee, the whole meal and it cooks at one time. A wonderful economy in the use pf gas. Also a complete nssoitment cf re frigerators and gas water healers Our Service Include Immediate Delivery and Free Connection I I I I Be Donated to the Salvation Army Buy Tomorrow and Help to Contribute to the Wonderful , Salvation Army. $7.50 Silk Taffeta Skirts $5.00 In plain colors, stilpes and neat plaids. .Several models Sfrfet 1 loor 30G Royal Worcester Corsets A papular me dium bust niod- " value. I I3esNKM AND ARCH STREETS $c.00$.00$y.00 Are the Best Values In Smart Footwear A Saving of $1.00 to $3.00 on Every Pair. Del Mar style shoes present the dis tinctive in footwear that every young woman desires and yet purchasable at a . moderate price. Our second floor location meaning a big saving in rent, combined with our low selling costs, permits us to offer these wonderful values. The New Second-Floor Shoe Shop 1 $1.50 if el. J Z JR lmmmmm M jfflkt&h "lAl One-Day Special! New Dresses Values Range Up to $23.00 $1 .75 16 Georgette Combinations Silk Taffetas Ificli Satins Wool Serges New draped tunic and aplou cffCLls Second Vluor .Wonderful Envelope Chemises 98c White and tlesli Trimmed w llh 1 a c. n In fionl and bicK Mrcet I loor Fine Wool Zephyr Sweaters $4.9 A popular slip over model AP new s p r 1 u c shades. Lovely New Cotton Q0 Waists vOX, White voiles with lace trimmed fronts or neat el u liter striped voiles in talloicd styles. $5.00 New Leghorn Hats, $2.98 &BSrWTile popular l.irge h u in m ) r shapes with t r i inmliif.8 of ribbons aSi d neat flowers I I I I I I I 9 .98 Women's $12.50 & $15 $ SILK DRESSES Tor tills one day wo eroup GS new dresses from i our stocks Choice of rich tatins and tnKetas many com bined with eeorsrotte. All new summer colorings. Clearance Women's II Girls' $6 Lingerie Suits, $10 QQ Dresses, $ From our 3.U&tJJ Stocks. Laco and em- I brolderv trim Imed. Ribbon sash. 4. HOME OF STYLE AND ECONOMY I? ou 121iehesVaV Shveel For Unequaled Value-Giving is this smart Colonctte in the new shade of tan, black kid or patent. $6.00 ' jJJt STRAWBRIDGE & CLOTHIER. Returning Soldiers and All Men Interested in Securing the Greatest Possible Return for the Money They Pay Should Know About This Fine Lot of Suits at $25.00 at Strawbridge & Clothier's A SPECIAL lot of live hun dred Men's and Young Men's Spring Suits, in good single-breasted and double breasted models, of desirable mixed fabrics and of blue serge, marked at $25.00, although every one of them is worth considerably more. It is an opportunity for the young men returning- to civil life from the Army and Navy, as well as for those who were not chosen for military service. This is the only Store in Philadelphia where you can buy Clothing from the Stein-Bloch Company and Hart, Schaffner & Marx the world's two greatest tailoring houses, whose fame is known in every nook and corner of the United Stales and in Europe as well. FOUTHS' LONG-TROUSERS Suits, in sizes im ages 1G to 19 years especially designed for youthful, slender figures small lots to be discon tinued, reduced to $14.50. TROUSERS for men and young men a special lot, hijieat stripe effects, also neat mixtures in gray and brown a large and varied collection, re duced to 3.75. i C mmm : I ii KiX I 1 1 HP w J WMW J lillfr n ii if 'Mil' Men's SpringS uits Made-to-Measure for $45.00 SPECIAL We have an exceedingly iittraetivc collection of woolens and worsteds purchased long ago at a sub stantial price concession, from which vc can make Suits to-measuio at a much lower price than would be possible from fabrics bought at to-day's market price. In the lot are all the new shades brown, gray, green and blue effects, also a fine blue serge. Suits to be cut, made and trimmed by our regular force of tailors and satisfaction assured. Very exceptional value at $'15.00. ,. .s,raKl)rWK a f loiiuor oni nr, i:aat "YouTellDadto be Sure to Say a Good Word for the Salvation Army" Judge Ben Lindsay, of Den; ver, icturncd fiom Fiance filled with enthusiastic praise for the wonderful woik of the Saha tion Army, and with many first hand stories of what those bravo lassies had done for our boys over tlteic. He called upon Aichic Uoose velt, and when he was leaving, Captain Aichic shouted: "You tell Dad when you see him that the first chance he gets to be sine to say a good woid for the Salvation Army. They'io the real thing over here, Judge!" The Judge says, after hearing from the boys of the heroic woik with the dead and dying and wounded and hungiy boys, you couldn't help but take off yoiJr hat and shout for the Sal vation Army. The words of the soldiers cveiywherc tang in his cars, "Whatever you do, don't forget the Salvation Army!" But the war work of the Sal vation Aimy was merely a con tinuation of the good wotk it has been doing "for half a cenluiy, for the telicf of suffering and misery c erywhere. Their slogan is: "X man may bo down, but he's never out" and they have lifted thousands up, both men and women, by giving food, hope and a new outlook. Who could fail to see the great good that will come of a liberal contribution to the SAL VATION AHMY HONK SERV 1CK FUND? ' Are Your Furs in Storage? Or aic they just "put away" in sumo place where the pro tection against moths and other tavaging insects is cry uncer tain indeed. Your omi valuation of the Kuis is the basis upon which the cry modeiatc charge for storing them in our Cold, Dry Air Vaults is determined. And jou know that Your Furs are Safe A postal card or telephone notification will biing our mes senger to your door. Sliattbrldso S. t lothlr (. utnl rioor Hlliert Street 25 41975 315P i9po SO MANY INEXPENSIVE SUITS AND DRESSES HAVE ARRIVED Summer Bedding White Dimity Spreads Sio (!2.90 inches, at $S.5U; 72!)U inches, at ?J.V3; 80x90 inches, at itf.00. Fine Pique Spreads In iitti active woven designs. Sue 72100 inches, at $5.00; 85x 93 inchet., at $0 00. Marseilles Spreads White, satin finish. Size 78x88 inches, at $4.00. Marseilles lied Sets Consisting of scalloped - edge JIaiseilles Spicad. and Bolster Corr to match. Pi ice $8.75. Sheets and IMllow Cases Our "S. & C. Special" Btand which has won high favor among housewives for line laundering qualitv and cceedtng dui ability. Sheets, sue K).99. at S1.85; 81x 99, at $2.15. Bolster Cases, 42x 1'illow Cases, 4&x And so remarkably smart they are, as you can see by the sketch. For instance, there are Lovely New Silk Suits, $25.00 to $35.00 The Silk Suit s-kctched (at the extreme right) is one of those tool, unlinud taffeta that arc always in such demand for summei. Anothei model of tatfeta, at AJO.00, is made on straight lines, with a long shawl I 7G'., at $1.00. collar. At $!!2.50, Taffeta Suits in an unusually full-skirted stvle, at- 8 tractnely ti mimed with metal buttons. At $35.00, Suits of silk-and- wool poplin, made in a smuit plaited stk', with Tuxedo tollar, and buttontiimiiicd popular NoyelSj 65c cijyi. io guuo uj, uua vtwin, evi, yua.vv , JUST KECE1VED, these books ) in piuin iuiois auu iicaiuer iniMuics ia uiue, i opennagen uiue, ot Fiction: henna, brown and green, also Oxfoid jriay and black. One model in T1!S k.,an T'.ou Uuet b Harriet at ooc. Mn.wbrMlj.' Via'es 11 and 1'. & tothu'rT Filbert St. Smart New Gingham Dresses, $8.75 to $22.50 Stripes, checks, plaids, with black putcnt leather belts, black silk ' y H. Umbrellas Special MEN'S UMBRELLAS of satin gloria, well made on sturdy box-plaited style is shown in sketch at left. Another model is in the . Mlatre-a Anne by Temple Kal loose, easy .sfaight-from-the-shoulder style, loosely belted. ThHouKht"n ' f l!cors1'' b B -t9 airawDrniKe . viutiur e una irior Man el strtl rV(.plln nf tli lItil ltrwp-i h K- Tnlor The Itnlmicp In 1 It Hel an RED-BLOODED ADVENTURE girdles with sash ends, otheis with long sashes of the matciial. Many Knc ' ' with Swiss collar nntwSrTs and atti active button trimming altogetlier T,e. ''"IseUwr0' Jerrers'", lidW" hy different fiom the one-time gingham fiock. In fact, ginghams are one ' 0ei the Hurii-r. l Herman Whlv of the high notes of fashion, and these au shown in n full assortment of alTimiI 1 1T DFTFCTIVF1 LTORY I'aulUnerH Volx. b CarolMi Woll Slrawhrlilw ( I lothlr-" Hool; Siore. Second Floor, Vfrkt colors. (Sketch shows one at $19.75) Novelty Voile Frocks, from $13.50 to $16.50 Figuicd, flowered, checked, showing the sutplice effects, ternunat- paragon frames; handles of plain , ing in sashes; the softly fulled tunics, the deep tucks, the late and Swiss ,. funcv carved mission wood, in ' collars. Light and dark colors. (See sketch $15.00). or fancy carved mission wood, in the popular crook style special at $4.00. WOMEN'S UMBRELLAS of black silk taffeta, with smart looking handles of fancy carved wood or with bakelito tops, and finished with wrist cords special at $5.00. Utrawbrldga t elothltr- A!l 1) Market Btrt Dressy Petticoats Silk Dresses in bpring bhacles, $25.00 0f white tub .nk with full Of taffeta, crepe de chine and crepe Georgctte-and-taffeta com- flounce finished with tucks and bmed, with tunic and peplum skirts, some models beaded or cmbroideied ! hemstitching, double panel ,hack and some with the daintiest vestee and collar. and front Special at $2.95. -V Strawbridsa i llothifr SeionJ rioor ctut ' Of white satino with good lodk- ing tucked flounce $1.50. I What rich lustre they add to : i filmy whito frocks, and how richly i dainty they are for dressy wear1"- MARKET STKKKT KIOHTH STRKin1 FILUKRT STREKT 1 JSSSJ a.tklnwp.int r.wtvl Strawbridge & Clothier f . -fr..-"- " -r Tpr " 3c fP T" ,1.t Siftofv si V. ,et. fl JQ,i k. T 1dTPr I 7 l'mv . "i' .IU J A iT (nMlrrrJiiMiflliYrillPtiiiiMi i li.iiln ,i ' Mil II I hi 'i 1 1 ... " . . . ,,i, jkk'' ')&
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