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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, lOltf
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25,000 NEW HOUSES
ARE NEEDED IN CITY
.Housing Association Plans Sur
vey in Campaign to Relievo
Conditions
WANT $265,000 FOR WORK
At least 25.000 more- hmnei nn
needed In T'lillnclclpliln lic-forc tents
s come down ni far a they hmilcl.
This Is the opinion of .Tohn Ililder.
secretary of the Philadelphia lloufitiK
Association, which is planning ' mn
a thoroiiRh nurvr- of tlie hoifinR "itn
atlon In the rlt .
"Sordid speculators who have taken
ndvantiiRC of the ovorrrovv ilcd condition
of the City to put money in their pockets
must and will he punished ' niid Mr.
Ihtder "Hut profiteering is not the
only enuu for the tiIrIi rents under
nbich the city is groaning When there
nte three families for two hoiiM", the
mux solution is more linu-e Itut lit
present further huitiling Is dusked by
the lack of sewers and watermnins be
yond the built up areas.
"The Housing Association put itself
squarclj behind the items in the July
loan bill pioiding for ejctenxuui of
sewers and watermains. ubub would
tend to relieve pressure. It is m eking
to stimulate the construction of new
houses by organizing house building
companies.
"It was the first to advocate the
building of permanent family dwellings
by the federal government As a result
of Its activities more than ."000 dwellings
were erected bj the fedcial government
in and nrouud Philadelphia. Without
these houses Philndelpliiii would todn.v
be suffering far more fiom its housing
shortage than it is for tliev lepresont
almost a normal vear'n supply obtained
at n time when the private builder had
virtunll.v ceased to function.
"The assoeiution." he continued, "Is
planning to go further nnd mnke n
comprehensive nirve.v of housing con
ditions. When facts nro known a feas
ible program for betterment can be
reached.
"Next week the housing association,
N'n compan.v with three civic oiganiza
tionSj the Public Kducntlon mid Child
Labor Association, the Civil Service
Reform Association nnd the Hureau of
Municipal Research, will appeal for in
creased membership and for S20.",000
to finance their work until January 1,
1021.
"For years these four organizations
have conducted a non-partisan, non
political fight for better housing, school
ing, civil service and government condi
tions. Put yourself behind this united
civic campaign for a better Philadel
phia." DR. JOHN H. GIBBON SAILS
Phlladelphlan to Represent U. S. In
Interallied Conference
Dr John II. (Sihbnn, of K10S Spruce
street, has left this city for New
York on his way to Prance. He will sail
today to represent the I'nited States
fiovernment in the interallied surgical
conference in Paris. The conference i3
to last one month.
Acconipanjing Doctor Gibbon will be
Dr. George n. Brewer, of New York
The two were chosen by the surgeon
general of the nrmy among those who
served overseas.
As one of the original surgeons with
Rase Hospital No. 10, Doctor Gibbon
went abroad in Mnv, 1017. and had the
opportunity of seeing service with the
Ilritish forces. He sailed as n mnjor and
returned as a colonel. While lie is in
Paris Doctor Gibbon will resume his
army rank.
SCHOOL PUPIlTs QUIT CARS
LOT OWNERS PREPARE
PROTECTIVE PLANS'
Several Mothods of Averting
Loss nt Springfield Manor
Being Worked Out
Revn nl plans for protecting the In
(crests of lotliolders on the Springfield
Manor Development Company's tinct
enme to the foreground todn.v.
The rral estate tangle became pio-
nnllncnfl (colonel rlnM n?n. whim the
compiinj's promoter, l.ee A. Wallace,
hurriedly left the citv. His ipiiek exit
blocked service of a warrant for nlleged
lrauil ami a enpia In n ureacii or prom
ise ease.
All fhe interests involved in the big
gaged to lepresent clients of the de
tract west of the Sixty-ninth street ter
minal now are working on plans to in
suie the safetv of all the money at
Issue
A committee of lotholdeis expects to
confer either today or tomorrow with
Sidney U. Smith and Francis I?.
Piddle, attomevs who have been en
velopment companv Tills confeience
jvill be pteliniliiar to a geueial meet-i
ing of lotholders net Sundny. I
.Mrs . i 1 1 1 ii t ii ... Hill, oilginnl owner
of half of the tract that was to have
been dcvelopul bv Wallace, Ins em
plojed ,1 II. I.ongstrfct, n u-al estate
man. to reorganise the lonipau.v. pioteet
lot buyers ami eairy out the develop
ment plan.
Mr. l,ougstieet. it is said, plans to
raise nbout S00.000 thiough a ninitgnge
tllkll litll Cllflt mllll llll'Ct t 1 1 s fiMIMfi'l n 'u
financial obligations toward persons who
bought lots on tne mil tract .
RENT VICTIWIS H NT
AT DIRECT ACTION
Isaac L. S. Smitik Says if State
Is Unsuccessful They Will
Take Matter in Own Hands
REPLY TO McCLAIN'S VIEWS
Railroad Man Falls Dead In Street
Samuel Griffith, fifty-six jenr old.
of Eighteenth and Titan streets, a
breakmnn on the Pennsvlvauia llailroad
fell dead from heart disease at Twen
tieth stieet and Washington avenue to
dn.v lie was taken to the Pol) clinic
Hospital A widow and son survive him i
"1'uless the stnte is successful in its
eflorts to dinilmilc lent gouging In Phil
adelphia the people will have to trtke
the matter In their own hands nnd flee
themselves fiotn the shackles of the
profiteers, '"
This statement was made lndav In
Isaac I,. S Sinlnk. geneinl secrelarv
of the Putted Tenants' Ptnlective Asso
elation of Philadelphia, icphtug tci an
assertion bv Pinuk I!. MiClnin thai the
riiiiiic vv enure i iiuinilssiiin cu vvnicii
he is executive dilector. ciiliuol pi use
cute the gougcis. Mr Mi Chun said
that theie is no Inw to back Ins com
mission in its effoitN In iclleve the con
ditions of victims of tent prolileeis
"1 do nut know just vvhnl steps will
be taken bv meinbeis of the tennis' as
Miciation to iclleve the alaiining ism
dllions beic in the event of the inline
of the (.ommission to obtain lesnlts
coutinuii Mi. Smink "Membeis ot
our iissciciution me neither llolshcviki
unr iiidicals. but tliev will insist uimhi
liming a i oof over their heads dining!
the coming wilitel If theie is no law
tn pioteet them, nthei means must In
found bj them to hull the gciuceis
(100 Cases Need Attention
"There are at least 2000 cases that
need immediate attention," said Mi
Sinlnk. "The majority of tluse people
saj thej have been cudeicsl to vacate
their homes in November and that tliev
have found it impossible to lent othei
houses nt n price within their icmli
Officers of the tenants' association arc
doing ever) thing In their power to hold
the disgruntled people In check while
the gougers continue to make the sltlta
tion iiuiii' dangerous."
Mr Alt ('lain has invited seven prop
ulv ovvVirK to appear before him In
his ofhec in the Finance llultdiiig Pli
ilav The owners Involved In these test
cases will be given nu oppoitunlty to
show wh.v the conditions complained of
should not be changed, and then, If the
i use of the tenants still holds good, will
be lohl just what the state, through Mr.
McClaiii. expects them to do.
Pailiiie to live up to the icgnlalions
imposed on them b. the state will re
sult in the' names and nililiessps of the
lauillnids and agents being published,
with a full account of the conditions
pievailing in the propel tics over which
tliev have Jul isdle tion and their re
fusal to help their patrons icmeelj iu
lidciable housing conditions
Promise Itigld Investigations
With the lesnlts nf the seven test
i'iiscs nl liiinil, Mr McClain will begin
a sistemalic campaign nsniiist the liun
ilieeln of utlier laiidlnids against whom
suailai chin ges have bei-u picfcired lij
tc'tiiinls In each case, however, ii
ngul iliV'estiCiitii, be eniiiliicted to
ilelermlne the truth of the chin ges bo
fine nn step is taken.'
Mote than filHt tenants attended n
ineeting of protest Insl nighi in a hall
it I mill Cinnbtla Mtcct. and voiced
then disapproval of the methods em
ilveel b.v the landlords
The Philadelphia Kent INtulc llomd
hist night unnnlniousl.v approveil the
ii'eiuesis of li'iinnts feu a uinfoim leasc
feu m. which would lie fan lij both Hie
te limits nnd the landloiiN Changes
ininiendeil iueliided the establishment
eif leuig-ti'iin lenses anil a iiicnHnn let
have a sixtj -da.vs' notice madi' nei.es--ai
v before either pmt eciuhl break
tin contract.
Fall Caused Child's Death, Decree
Investigation of the death of five-vear-old
Maij Gotber, of Spiiugtovvn,
shows thill she elieel from injuries le-e-eiveil
from a fall downstairs in her
home. 'I'liis statement was made lo
elav b.v Coronei White, eif Itucks
i omit), who conducted the' uiipicst.
TWO IRE KILLED
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heforo Magistrate Harris this morning
uu iv-ciiccic-iii (nurges cu rccKiess 'driving
Mrs. II. K, Miilford. 11124 rine
street, was knocked down by a traffic:
semaphore at llroad nnd Chestnut
streets Jast night. She wns injuicd,
but only slightly. Mrs, Miilford is
the wife of the vice piesident of the
II, K. Miilford Company, ninnufactur-
i lug chemists,
Little Girl Crushed by Trolley1 The necldent uc rimed nt the height
oi ine iiisa nour. .virs. .viuiiotn waj
! watting for the stream of automobiles
to pass. She vvns standing near the
IN CITY'S STREETS!
Letters if administration have been
granted to the dead man's half brother,
William Mennevvlscli, nntf his sister,
Mrs. 'faylor.
Car and Woman Is Motor
Victim
FIVE PERSONS ARE HURT
Another child nnd an ageel woman
nte dead toelay and five other persons
are injuicd as the lesull of accidents
in the streets.
The dead child Is Lllllnn Itobie, four
.venrs old. of (102 North Plglith street.
She was siiuck b.v a Irolle.v car near
her home
The woman who was killed was Mrs.
Iillrnhcth Killmrn. sixty-nine .venrs old,
of 1!l"0 tiiraul avenue. She died early
todav in the Samaritan Hospital.
She was stmtk by nn automobile Inst
night nt llroad street and I.ehigh ave
nue', anil siiffeicel a fiactureel skull.
The car was driven bv Walter W.
Seltei. 2112 Ml Veinon street.
.Viitomnhiles Collide
While endeavoi ing lo avoid striking
a liollev ear two niotoicnrs collided
Inst evening on Poilv ninth street nenr
Wnlinit Miss Sarah Aurist. twenty
.venrs old , VJ't South Pourth street, a
passenger In the enr iliiven by Harry
Aiensbi'ig. SIS Sn.vder nveniie, vvns
thrown out eif the car and suffered n
tract ii I eel nose
Island" on the north side of the cross
Ing. Charles Walber, nf Islngton,
driving n small car, struck the standard
'and It struck three persons, Mrs. Miil
ford, Philip White, of New York, and
nn unidentified boy. All refused to go
to n hospital. Wnlber was arrested,
charged with accidental assault.
Italian Sailor Hurl
Angello Vnleraminl, n seaman on
the Italian warship ("onto ill favour,
put his head out of an Arcji street car
at Kiftli street last night to obtain n
bettei view of the fit), when an auto
truck struck him. He vvns removed to
the .lefferson Hospital, wheie it was
said Ills skull was probably fractured
and tbnt his condition vvns seriolis.
CASH F0RRECLUSE'S HEIRS
Will Receive 18383 of $9666 Estate
Supposed Pauper Left
Relative of Herman Mennewisch, n
recluse who died in the Philadelphia
Oenernl Hospital, learned today that
the) will get SS;t.:i.l() of his estate of
S!MmHI'2. When the mnii died It vvns
thought he vvns n pauper until a letter
addiissed to Ma) or Smith showed he
had left nione). This letter vvns In
Mann & Dilks
JL102 CHESTNUT STREEt
the foim nf a will, bequeathing a small
Daniel O'Donnell, 115 sum to a negress and the rest of his
South Highlit stieet. driver of the other I proper!) to the Mn.vo
car. received a fiactuie of his light Register of Wills Slieehan decided
hand. Iloth driveis will have a hearing I that the will was a clumsy forgery.
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KEG. U. S. TATENT OFF.
Ladies' and Misses'
Tailored Suits
Fall and Winter Styles
27.75 31.75 38.75
Junior Suits
26.75 29.75
Also Top, Street and
Motor Coats
Velour Hats
Mm & Dilks
U02 CHESTNUT STREET
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Florence, N. J,, Decides to Use Autos
for Transporting Students
Pares from fifty pupils of Plorence
township attending the Hurlington High
School have been lost to the Public
Service Railway for a school yenr as a
result of the trolley zone experiment.
The township school bonid, lefusing
to pay the advanced fme. has contracted
to transport nil the pupils from Tlorence
proper to Burlington by automobile
stage, while the children from the
Roebling end of the township will be
supplied with lailroad commutation
tickets.
Beverly recently made a similar de
cision, transfening ull its. pupils at
tending out-of-town high schools from
the trolley line to the railroad.
Write or call lor new nnd
Interesting Booklet " Look
ing Into l'oicr Octrt Furs
A Series of
Eye Talks
By Joseph C. Ferguson, Jr.
Our Next Talk VVel. Oct. 32ncl.
TEN SUGGESTIONS
ft KRH are a rw hub
a veatlonie on the cure
f" of the cyc-n. They
a ma were leaned by the
tWJfff Illinois Koiiety far
Way the Prevention o f
1 BllnJne and they
MBbkJ ure worth remember
1 Take an good
care of your eyea an you would
of your watch You. 'can buy a
new watch, but jou cant buy
new eyea.
2. Wear fflaases if the doctor
advlaea you to do ao
3 Don't viae your eyes in a
poor or flickering tiichi
4 Have the light nhine on
your work or book not In jour
eyea,
fi. Hold your book or work H
or Ifi Inchea from your eyea
6. Don't rub sour eyea with
dirty hands
T. Don't use other people'
totvela, wash, cloths, handker
cbteta. etc
8 Itave aore eyea and sranu
lated (Ida treated prmniitly and
a long- as the doctor thinks
necesaitry.
0. If you auspect eye trouble,
see nn oculist at once
10. Don't let an one but an
ocullat examine, your eea
VV'i only wlah to add that If
alai.es are prescribed, have
them mads by a prescription
optician,
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rresrrlptlon Optician.
C, 8 & 10 South 15th St.
Wa do KOT Kxamlne Sues
ThU "Talk" from a copyrUht
series. All rlfhta reaerved,
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A Sale of Silks, Woolen Goods,
Cotton Materials and Laces
Several lots of Silks, including various weaves and
colors, have been arranged in two special lots and greatly
reduced for quick clearance:
Silks, $1.85 Yard
Former Prices, $2.50 to $3.50
Forty-inch Crepe Meteor, Radium, Crepe de Chine and
Charmeuse ; black, navy, Copen, brown, taupe, green, gray,
tan, purple, cerise included, but not every color in every
weave.
Silks, $1.95 Yard
Former Prices, $2.50 to $3.50
Satins and Taffetas, 36 inches wide; black, navy,
Copen, taupe, light and dark green, light and dark gray,
plum ; not all shades in each weave ; remarkable values at
this price.
Metallic Laces at Special Prices
Six new patterns in Metal-thread Flouncings at spe
cially low prices; 27 inches wide; beautiful designs in silver
traced over white silk nets; 4-inch band to match for
triniming the gown. As Paris dictates, these Laces are
quite the vogue made over a charming satin or metal cloth
in self or contrasting color. Bands $1.25 yard ; Flouncings
$3.00 yard.
Navy Serge at $3.00 and $4.25 Yard
This store is proud of its reputation for QUALITY
SERGES, and we want you to see especially these two num
bers in All-wool Navy Blue Serge at $3.00 yard, 46 inches
wide, at .$4.25 yard, 56 inches wide.
Remnants of Cotton Go'ods at One-Fourth to
One-Half Less Than the Regular Prices
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Plain and Printed Voiles, Novelty Woven Voiles. Plain
and Novelty Organdies, also Ginghams in lengths suitable
for waists and dresses, house dresses, children's garments,
and ine like. Buying these Remnants means real economy,
FIRST FLOOR
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Girls' Serge Dresses Which- Represent
Both Good Looks and Good Value
$12.73
rWJv iff rAfnWyV tmO
At $12.75 A good
Dress for school; dura
ble navy blue or brown
sci-Re with touches ot'
embroidery nt the neck,
waist andj on the
sleeves.
At $14.50 "Jack
Tar" blue serpje with a
white Peter Pan collar
and bow tie; box plait
ed and with belt as
shown.
At $19.75 Round,
button - trimmed collar
and touches of colored
thread embroidery on
the sleeves and at the
waist; patent leather
belt; visible buttons
form the button-in-the-back
fastening; shndos
navy blue or brown.
JJ ($29.75
At $'2o.0D Belted
Russian Blouse in
navy or blown with
attractive embroid
ery on blouse, sleeves
and around the neck;
the .serRC is warm
and cloie weave.
At ?29.75 To ap
preciate this little
Frock one must see
it, for the best of
sketches and most de
tailed description
will not show the
delicate shade of the
accordion - plaited
collar and cuffs with
their edging of gros
p:rain ribbon, the taf-feta-lininpr
of the
belt and pockets or
tne quality of the
fine French serge. It is indeed a "character frock," and when once
seen either in the brown-and-tan or navy-and-Aliee-blue combinations
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We Have Had Many Compliments on
Our v'eils and Veilings
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JJavy and Brown Veiling, so
much in demand just now, sev
eral attractive figurines at 50c,
75c, 80c, $1.00 and $1.25 yard.
"Airplane" Veiling, one of the
season's novelties; black, brown
and taupe GOc yard.
French Dotted Veils in black,
brown, navy and taupc $1,60
yard.
FIRST FLOOR
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Fine Perfumes and Cosmetics
HOUBIGANT, Quelques
Fleurs Toilet Water $8.75 ;
Face Powder $6.25.
RIGAUD, Un Air Embaume
Extract $3.00, $5.00 and $10.00;
Toilet Water $0.00; Sachet
$2.25; Face Powder $2.00;
Talc 75c; Compacts $1.50,
COTY, Jacqueminot and
L'Origan Extract $9.25; Face
Powder $2.25.
VIOLET AMBRE ROYAL
Extract $3,00; Toilet Water
$2,75; Face Powder $2.50.
FIRST
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D'ORSAY Extracts and Toilet
Waters $3.50; rose, violet and
bouquet,
DORINE COMPACTS. Are
you using the best shade of pow
der and rouge? The best shade
for your particular coloring?
Dorine's booklet, "What Is Your
Coloring?" will tell vou. and wr
have the Powder and Rouge
Compacts in all the shades ad
vised for the various types.
Eyebrow Pencils 25c.
Dorine Lip Sticks 25c.
Violet Lip Sticks C8c.
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STRAWBRIDGE & CLOTHIER
Are the Exclusive Philadelphia Distributors of the Hart
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Maids' Aprons and Uniforms
The Uniforms and Aprons sold here for nurses, maids
and waitresses are of the superior quality which wears and
the superior workmanship which insures fit.
Maids' and Waitresses' Black
Cotton Mohair Uniforms $5.50.
White Linene Uniforms
$5.00 and $6.00.
Blue or Gray Chambray Uni
forms $4.75.
Plain Round Tea Aprons, ruf
fle finished with hemstitching,
pocket 50c and 69c.
Oblong Aprons finished with
scalloped edge, rong ties 75c.
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Set for Parlor Maid scal
loped apron with bib und
bretelles, collar and cuffs, hem
stitched $1.50.
Maids' Aprons, shaped, rick
rack trimmed, with bib and
bretelles $1.50.
Nurses' Aprons, gored, large
pockets and round bib $2,00;
otners irom ouc upwuru.
SL'COND FLOOR
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These Suits are made from an all-wool jersey cloth
which will retain its shape and give excellent Service.
Prices are $28.50, $32.50 and upward. Plain shades
or heather mixtures. Don't buy a Sports or General Pur
pose Suit until you see the DAR-TEX line.
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