vf;ti7 r ' ', a "i; EVEIXG PUBLIC LEDG13K PniLDBLPniA, FJIIDAY, OCTOBER" 17, 1919 ? HI J I l-b IC i COALTAXURGED 10 Scranton Business Men Favor 3 Per Cent Levy, $12,000,000 Annually, to Aid State Work AIM TOLD AT HIGHWAY 'FEED' fly n fttaff Corrcipoittcn1 SmiiilfliT, Oct. 1 T. AltnU K. IMcnr. of the Hcrhulnn Hoard uf Trade, lins outlined il proposal Hull a nnturnl re source tux of !i per rent upon the prior of antlirnclto nud bituminous coal at the mine bo levied by thr Mtntr. The Krcatcr proportion of, this additional 'levemie hr would have tinned into IiIkIi wny improveincut for tlir mutual benefit of roal companies and the common -Trcalth. He wns speaking at a "Rood roniN" dinner last nlKlit of the Lackawanna Motor Club before a jjroup of Phlln ' dolphin newspaper men. who, iim kuosIh of the Stale llij;liwi Department. h'fl I'hiladelpllia jesterda.v to inspect tin roadx in eastern lViiiijhaiitu. "The plan is onlj n tenlafie one, but a committee of one bundled is at pres ent preparing to solicit public opinion lesardluc its fensibilitj ."' said Mr. nilRar. 'Tour dollars a ton is a con servative estimate of the mine price of anthracite coal. A ' per cent addi tional tax would amount to twelve cents a ton. 'iclditiK approximate!) RTJ. 000.000. muJ of which could be used for Rood roads. It is our desire In diaft a bill embodjiiiK Midi a ta for pies ental,ion to Jlie next I.cglslnlmr.' Mr. IMgnr said there were Rieat de posits of iinmincd coal lying beneath Scranton. "That coal can't be touched because of the daugcr of cave-ins," he said. BUD AD Women's Laced Boots $N.OO to $14.00 Values Q.50 Including More than fifty styles in Louis heel, Cuban heel and low heel models. Wing tip, straight tip and plain vamp effects. Tan Russia Calf Koko Calf Black Glazed. Kid Gun-metal Calf Patent Leather 919-921 Market Street 5601-06 Gerraantown Arc. 2746-48 Gennantown Ayr. 4028-30 Lancaster ATcnue 60h and Chestnut Streets Branch Stores Open Every Evening lfarhet Street Store Open Saturday Evening 5T: viM jets ' Furniahinna lSflfc in every j flMjf.S Men's Suits, $23.00 upMen's Overcoats, $27.50 up Boya' Suits, 7, to 18 years, $8.50 to $21.00 52d & Chestnut Main and Second Flodrs "Scranton is unable to assumo the financial burden of reimbursing the min ing companies for not tapping the an IL...11. ..-.1 .1.- -U t'.. f..nH inraciic unuei mi: mj , "t iui 11 , general tax to be collected by the state, out of which, besides a very large share for good roads, damages may be paid the operators." Mr. Kdgnr said the tax idea was pro posed as n substitute for the llnnc act, which Imposed n similar tut. The! Honey act was declared unconslitii tionnl by the State Supreme Court. ' If the ruttj road lo Scranton is a fair example of roads In the stale. I'enn sjhatiia. Is sorely in need of new ones. 'I he iiiolorinc Insncction nnrls of news papermen buniped. bounced and jolted mrr the uglj vtrctehe". got stuck in the mud for an hour am) .finally rrached here lute last night. The part left today for Ilarrisburg. t The ?;iUH)tnt)t)0 loan for state load improvement, mithori.cd last Nocni ber, is milking possible an extensile program of road construction. Of the !!"00 miles' of I'cntis' iMinlu stale roads, the Highway l)cmrtnirnt plans to ic build "000. Already contracts arc out for some 700 miles of new rond. "When jou take Inter consideration the fact that last ear's highway com mission constructed only thirtj miles of new roads," said H. K. Hilts, ussistant to the chief engineer, who. nlong with M. II. .Intncs, .stale stntisticinn, has charge of- the inspecting part), "jou can understand the rolatUo extent of tills e,ir aclivilA. Some ,!MMI miles 1 of new roads lmr been completed, ill though we labor under many handicap We cannot alwnjs lind cnutnictors to ' take our tiriijects. In tiiniij i islanccs we are not able to obtain sullicienl materials stone, sand mid cement fliletl, we haven't had fiuorable I weather. We've been having an aver age of oue rainy day to eerj two clear ones." ,$6,395,637 in Harvard Fund New Yoili. Oct I". The half wa nun U in Harvard's Slt"i.'.0,(lOO endow incut fund is close at bund, iiccoidlng to the figures announced lust night l local campaign headquarters, the total for thr whole counlTj standing at Sil. !!0.",137. o Q.50 Patent Leather with gray Idd top or forest fawn top Havana Brown with field mouse top Koko Calf with fawn kid top The Second Floor of Bacharach's Quality Shop in West Philadelphia NOW OPEN! . High-grade Clothes for Men and Boys Four convenient stores! With the West Philadelphia store at 02nd and Chestnut now equipped to serve you Men and Boys (and the Mothers who shop with their sorts). Bacharach's Quality Shops assume their big place in popular esteem. We're ready to serve and to help you save J BURGLARS FLEE WHEN J WOMAN ARISES; TWO NEGROES NOW HELD Men Arrested on Trolley Nearby Boliovocl to Bo West Phila delphia Marauders l'urglars. moving about the ho Hle, S'.'l lock that and was out awakened Mrs. Samuel Weatn. North Shtj -third 'street, at "J o'i this morning. Hut not rcali?ing thieves had broken into the place thinking sortie member of the I ti mil v ill, Mrs. Wcmiii arose and looked of her door. 1 'I he sound she made in in ismg ri.ifTlttnn.wI tin, Mllt'flnrti. HUM llinc lied. Mrs. Wcam caught sight of a negr o ns ,ivi,htisi:mi:t AinmtTisi.MiAT " on vvjll leeogifke in tho illutiation above the stoic of Uppen hejm, Collins & Co., Chestnut mid Twelfth sticetn. It is one of the seven stores operated by this, company in the principal cities of the United States. The I'hiladelpllia .store wns established seventeen years ago and now occupies seven floors, one floor being devoted exclu sively to misses' apparel, another to furs, etc. It is noted for the courteous attention given to customers, as well as for its exclusive styles in wearing apparel for women, misses and children. W'AISTS are to be more impor tant this season than ever be fore, and once you have seen the lovely blouses at the store of OprTcnlicim, Collins & Co., Chestnut and Twelfth streets, you will no longer wonder why. One very effec tive waist of canary-colored Georg ette has front and back panels of gold-embrojdered black Georgette. The loose back panel is weighted wit'' gold beads, quaintly shaped. Another waist, which, with a skirt of velvet, Georgette or satin, would make a very , attractive afternoon costume, is of black and beige crepe Georgette. Just above the elbow the 'sleeve of beige is "joined to a lower section of black Georgette, a dis tinctive touch which adds much to 1 its attiactiveness. A heavily braided panel extends below the waist. THE nuiscry should be a place of light and sunshine, and one ; , way to make it so is to have baby's crib and wardiobe and all of; the various things that contribute to I his comfort painted or enameled in I white or ivory color. One dainty l ivory crib at the store of H. 1). Dougherty & Co., 1632 Chestnut street, has a pretty design of flower garlands on head and foot boards. Bassinets of white wicker aic most attiactive and kiddie-koops. large enough for baby and a goodly sup ply of his toys, aie very practical. Mattresses and pillows for the cribs and kiddie-koops are an important i consideration. You will make no mistake by purchasing them at Dougherty's, and if baby cries, as he sometimes will, you may be sure Uhat it is not because his mattiess is uncomfortable. LUXURIOUSLY soft and silken are the laprobes at the stoie of J MacDonald & Campbell, 1334 1 Chestnut street. They come in col-1 ors that match or harmonize with i th'e limousine upholsteries. Imagine I I the effect of one of these laprobes in 1 that shade of French "blue which looks I its best in velvet or plush, against, the tan cushions of a limousine. ' There are crushed and plain and i corded plushes, some domestic and I some imported. Many are from I ! Liberty, of London, whose name is synonymous with quality, where , , satins and silks and plushes and such 'things are concerned. Comfortable-' looking foot-muffs may be had to match the laprobes. The stock is a p very complete one, .and now, while! there is such variety and prices are icasonabic, is the time to buy. DURING the harvest season when the fruits of the earth are brought in from tho fields what gift could be more acceptable than a gift basket of delicious fruit from the store of Henry R. Hallowell & Son, Broad street below Chestnut. The fruits arc gorgeous in hue and truly as luscious to the palate as they aic good to look upon. They are arianged as only an artist with keen color sense and an eye for symmetry could arrange them. The baskets themselves arc most attractive and lend a noto of color to the ensemble. For shipment to distant points they arc carefully packed, so that they will arrive in perfect condition, and they can be safely shipped by parcel post, special delivery, to any point within 1000 miles. THE CHESTNUT STREET ASSOCIATION lix Ini'led from tl.n front, door llllll ran down the street Mrs. Wcam telephoned fur the iioliee at the Shtj lirsl and Thompson fctrcets station. Plo mlniilcs later u patrol wagon was tit the door wilh rolleemeii Souders. Nootiiin. Carroll and Men I mall, lly thai lime, however, the burglars had disappeared. Willie scanning the neighborhood, the policemen saw two negroes riding uenr Sllj llilrd and Ilrown streets in a trolley car. They slopped the car and nrrested tliem. The prisoners said the) -were Clarence .Inckson. Twenlj first and Lombard streets, ami Chailes Itnss, riflceiillt and Lombard streets. They denied being neiir (he Wcam home. When searched, the poller say, a (hisel with a curved blade, about fiflt kejs and u number of pawn tickets weie found on .liU'Win. Delect ivc.Siher. afler examining the ihisel, said it llttrd the marks left on a nuniher of doors in Ilic iieigliborliood which lind been forced open by thieves in leecnt weeks. The men weie held in .S'.OOO bail eiuli by Magistrate Harris. THK real test of the quality of tone of all "Talking Machines" is to hear therrt side by side with the New Edison. If you are musical you will instantly note the dilfcicuce. Has any talking ma chine manufacturer cer given a tone lest, except Edison, with the artist.-, singing in direct comparison with their own records? That is why Edison records are called re-1 creations and why musical critics have called the instrument "the Phonogiaph with a Soul." Hear the November He-Creations at the Stein way wareiooms, N. Stetson & Co., 1111 Chestnut sheet Thcic arc iccords to please every one from the devotee of the opera to the lively soul who favors the "jazz." NOTHING brightens up a loom like a bit of painted tinwaie, especially tinware of the coloi ful kind that 1 saw the other day at the store of J. Franklin Miller, 1012 Chestnut street. There was a large blue basket for fruit (I built a "mental" bungalow dining-ioom about it on the spot with blight col ored flowers painted upon it, and there were quaint candle holders with shields to protect the flame from draughts. My practical mind dwelt long on the waste paper baskets. A tin receptacle for papeis is so easy to keep clean and these looked so attractive, with their bunches of posies. There weie a number of interesting trays, too, some painted in conventional designs and one adoiable one with a low of bow-wows for baby's place at table. OUR ideals of beauty change from century to century, yet out of the multitude of thincs which we are about to throw into the discard we select a few objects which arc representative of tiie best work of the period and whose beauty is a thing of permanence. In our own city we find architects reproducing buildings that were held to be beau tiful in Gieece some 4000 years ago, and it is interesting to know that such jewelers as Bailey, Banks & Biddle Company are offering repro ductions of old English, French and Colonial silver dinner and tea sets. Designs embodying the best features in each period have been 'selected and the collection is consequently a very important and interesting one. It will be well worth your while to view these objets d'art. w il the vm to Warmer Appare 1 1 r trawbridse S I QF INTEREST TO WOMEN H VeloiU HiltS tit $8.95 A vast assortment, all fash ionable shapes, but ic-orders are coining in slowly, so we would advise buying early. Black,' brown, navy blue, taupe, beaver, jade, zenith and old rose. pr t"-"T A x- 1A-7 v AMONG SUITS UP TO $50.00 WE RECOMMEND THESE You can hae your choice of dozens of models of the most desirable fabrics, in all fashionable shades and the values are the very best ob tainable: Suits, $27.50 to $30.00 2deB0suit; of cheviot, whipcord and serge, some made in belted style with stitched panels below the waist line, others are ariously plaited or tucked; all have the siuirt convertible collar that can be but toned up snugly around the neck wen desired. Black, navy blin.. ulum color, green and brown. Suits, $35.00 and $37.50 ,Jfl Votu and dclhi cloth, in black, navy blue and fashion able suit shades; also small checks in two-tone elfects. Some on straight lines, loosely belted, others plaited or gathered and finished with belt. Some are tiimmed with bone buttons in long, slender lines. Some hae collars of fur. The model sketched is $37.50. Suits, $40.00 to $50.00 cloth, smart two-tone mixtures, wool velour and silvertone; belted, semi-belted or made on close fitting, plain-tailoied lines. Black, navy blue and all fashionable autumn shades. Wool Velours Gold-tipped or Silvertone Highly favored among all wool fabiics for tine suits and coats are Velours. . Light in weight, but very warm. You may prefer the warm, rich tones of Gold-tipped Velour, or the silvery gleam of Silvertone. In o 1-inch width $0.50 to $10.(10 a yard. v St tan bruise. rlothler Aisle 7. Centre Marabou Capes Plain or ostrich-trimmed, fin ished with fancy cord or ribbon , tics. In black, brown or natural shade $7.50 to $23.50. Plush Capes, Stoles, Coatees ' " , Smait new styles in Capes j and Stoics. $1(3.50 to $22.00; in I Coatees $10.00 and $45.00. ' Str.iw bridge A Clothier , .l9lo 11. Centre; I Woolen Scarfs, $1.50 "to $16.50 All the new lengths, styles and shades. So good-looking , with tailored suits and dresses! New Veilings, 50e to $1.G5 Fascinating patterns in em broidered or woven figured de signs, plain and dotted Veil ings, too. Conservative effects and shades, and a, wonderful collection of new autumn col orings, among them castor and burnt orange. & Mr,iM brldsel. lolhler Aifle 13, Celine THERE'S A GREAT RUSH FOR NEW AUTUMN DRESSES THESE DAYS These arc just the days for One-niece Dresser m f sV If I rvCmIS Strawbridge & Clothier MARKET STREET EK3IITH STREET TILBERT STREET O (r n urn ii m i Tl rfS J&R Trimmed Hats To-morrow at $8.95 and $12.50 About two hundred of these beau tiful Hats, of plain and panne vel vets and combination. of elvet and beaver, ut savings' of .several dollars mi each Hat. The materials arc all of the finer grades, and the shapes range from the smart medium-size lint, trimmed with wings particu larly suitable for matrons, to the great wide, droop-brim Hat with a single nodding feather which the ounger women affect. One lovely model ($8.95) with a soft, crusliablc ...,.... vnlvnt-. Iirim. and iimiilv tiimmcd, with ornamental pins, is ..iwivvn ut. the bottom of the sketch. Another ($12.50) of blue clvct with novelty feather is shown ut the top of "the sketch. All fashion able colors" represented, but by far the greater number are in black. Trimmed with ostrich feathers, flowers, wings, fancies, pin orna ments, fur anu nnoon. . Mianbrulge K Clothier Second Floor. Market StrM Wet nil -VrUr ' IP Of chev rona, delhi !- Straw brills t- Clotlilr- second Klpm nil Cotton Waists WHITE BATISTE WAISTS Tiimmed with dainty laces and sheer embroidery, others simply tucked, also hand-made and hand-diawn effects $U,00 to $9,75. WHITE VOILE WAISTS Scores of models, some of Trench voile, trimmed with laces and organdie embroidery, some hand-embi oidered $2.-5 to $15.00. COLORED COTTON WAISTS Of fancy corded striped voiles and satin-striped madras in lmnt colorings, also batiste in pink and blue trimmed with white oigandic $2.00 to $3.50. ' .BLACK COTTON- WAISTS Of satiric, poplin, soicsette and pongee, made in tailored styles $1.50 to S3.50. Straw bridee A flnthier Second I'looi r'entre So Many Smart Xcw Separate Skirts For dressy wear, Silk Pop lin Skirts, in black, blue or taupe, at $12.00, also models of Baronet Satin, $10.50. The vogue of Velveteen Skirts is pronounced these, $10.00 to $20.00. For sports and general wcai, handsome plaids, some gath ered, others plaited, $16.50 to $45.00. Also Serge or Poplin Skirts, in blue or black, smart ly tailored or plaited $7.50 to $22.50. Strawbt-Ms . C uthiei Second Hoof, Fllbcit Fttrei and smart neckpieces, and hundreds of women who want a Dress in a hurry arc finding here exactly what suits them, and saving considerable lime and energy by coming here first. Smart Serge Street Dresses From $18.75 to $30.00 In straight-line, poplum, surplice, divided-tunic and panel effects, many attractively trimmed with rows of flat braid and bono buttons. Some have dainty vestecs and collars, others havo the round or square neckline. Tricotine Dresses, $30 to $47.50 Beautiful Blouse and straight-line Dresses; one smart model has tailored folds on the skirt, another is beautifully embroidered in self tone. Sonic hve the wide silk bashes, others the narrow tic belts of the material all especially intended for street car. Black and navy blue. Silk Dresses, $22.50 to $30.00 Satin, crepe dc chine and satin combined with crepe Georgette; made in various plaited and lunic effects. Black, navy blue and taupe. , tt Slrawbridie i I'lothler Second Floor. Market fltrttt ne Lea? l-a T mner CHILDREN Hals and Coals Smart Fashions for Little Tots Every model designed for tiny hoys and girls, some for everyday wear, others in diessy styles. Roys' Coats .$10.00 to $15.75 Double-breasted models of chinchilla, belted or with strap in back. In sizes 2 to 4 years. Girls Coats .$11.00 to $50.00 Of corduroy, velveteen, broadcloth or silvertone, in charmingly pretty effects, many styles fur-trimmed. In sizes 2 to 0 years. Huts and Bonnets For baby boys Hats of ve lour, velvets, corduroy or scratch felt, some with ear bobs $1.75 to $7.05. Sailor Tarns, of leather cloth or corduroy, in black, blue or brown, for boys and girls $2.25 to $3.95. . Girls' Tailored Hats, of ve lour or beaver $4.95 to $11.75. Fluffy Bonnets', of silk or velvet, in white, pink or blue, beautifully trimmed with lace, ribbon or flowers $2.75 to $10.50, SiriubrklKn ClothlM- Third rioor, West Pretty Ribbons for Hair Bows and Sashes In warm, rich colors, soft tuits, or gay tones, for the sashes and hair bows, so im portant a part of the little girl's outfit. SATIN - STRIPED TAF FETA RIBBONS, 5-inch, in lovely light and dark shades 55c a yard. ROMAN - EDGE SATIN RIBBON, many attractive shades, edged with a narrow Roman stripe; 4-M inch 00c a .yard. FAILLE RIBBON, in 5H inch width, fashionable shades for hair bows or hat bows 00c a yard, Str.twbrlrlsx L Clnthlrr ' ielo 11, JUilcet Street Children's Lisle Stockings at 35c Seconds in Children's Fine ribbed Mercerized Lisle Stock ings, in black, white and cordo van shades. If it were not for slight imperfections which will not impair looks or wear, these Stockings would sell for far moie than 35c a pair. Straw-brlils A. I ...tine! Aisle I Murl . t stit;l Baby Coaches Now on the Tliird Floor Bloch Coaches, in white, gray and ecru,t $45.00. Bloch Go-Carts, in white and gray, reclining back, and with hood $45.00 and $48.00. Bloch Collapsible Go-Carts $10.'0O, 17.50 and $23.50. Nursery Chairs $3.50 to $6.50. High Chairs, in mahogany, dak and white enamel $5.00 to $16.50. Strawbrldje i Clothier Third 1'Ioor rilbert street i Silk-Embroidered Petticoat Flannels ' Cream White Flannels, soft and One for babies' petticoats. Silk-embroidered in lovely pat terns, and hemstitched $1.15, $1.25 and $1.35 a yard. StrawbrldK I. Clothier Aisle IS, Centre THE HOME 500 Pairs of Good White Blankets Wonderful Value At $7.65 Wool-mixed White Blankets of excellent quality, in double bed stze(70x80 inches), finished with double - stitched white binding, and dainty pink or bluo border under the Golden Special sign to-morrow at $7.65, which is scarcely more than tho before-tho-war prjee. Straw bridge I- Clothlor 1 Aisle 11. Filbert Street .Buys It at' s lomorrow ii ot es? Oite Tiiras FOR MEN Men's Clothing Selling Exceeds AURecords And There Are Logical Reasons for This Growth FIRST and foremost plans made well in advance enable us to present stocks as com plete and comprehensive as any man could desire. Stocks well qualified to mf et every individ ual requirement of any man in fabric, style and quality. SECOND We have ample assortments of the Stein-Bloch, Hart, Schaffner & Marx, and "Alco" Clotliing admittedly without superior. Prices for these start at $37.50. Suits and Overcoats from other reliable manufacturers start at $27.50. THIRD The prices asked aie fair and reasonable based on cost to us, and without ques tion the lowest for which good Clothing can be sold. FOURTH Wc still main tain those friendly co-operative relations with our suppliers that enable us, from time to time, to present decided advan tages in the way of specially priced lots to our men custo mers. That this is true even in such times as these can be seen by special groups now available Special Values in Suits at 625.00, $37.50, $38.50 and $46.50 Special Values in Over coats at $33.50, $34.50, $37.50, $46.50 and $47.50 Strawbrldw Clothier Second Floor, East. Men's Smart S f Four-in-hands JJ Still excellent selection in this collection of smart Neck ties, now marked at savings of 15 to 40 per cent. It will well repay any man to set aside a few minutes in which to in spect this excellent assortment to-morrow. Market Street Croas AJila. Eaat Men's Percale Shirts, Unusual Value at $2.25 We purchased them several months ago lo sell at this price, and although their value has increased our price remains $'.25 as long as the lot lasts. These Shirts have soft cuffs; all fully laundered and shrunk. The patterns and colorings aro such a3 to please the most fastidious. StribrtiSge A Clothier East store Elrhth Street Sweaters at $6.75 To-day's Wholesale Price Men's Warm Shaker-knit Coat Sweaters, fchawl collar and two pockets, Some slightly soiled. All mucn unner pneo at $6.75. Other Sweaters at special prices $5.33 to $10JI0. Str&wbrldxe & CloUiler Fourth Floor All Motorists Need Mobiloil $4.25 a C-galloa can. Ford Grease-Cup Wrenches 2?c. Tire Spreaders $2.25. Hipco Rubber Step Mate $3.00 a pair. A. C. Spark Plugs 69c A small lot of WOOL AUTOMOBILE Robes, 72- and 84 - inch, now marked $17.50 a saying of more than one-fourth. ' Btrwbrld A Clothier Fourth Floor m te SmVVsSSp y 7 -S'S, ?.''-. J.' S, A23 i - .1.1 - ' i' j .-' .
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