' . - BVEMXG PUBLIC LEDGER- PHlLAnLPniA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3; , IQia .! Vp i u-uv i t - ii' i l WlllllllTirTrMiBnan Mmmiini mni irirrrm . t i - n v i e ( P V b' i k t r h ;r w ' " nnnDPCQiiiTuiMTQ u yuiuluu nmu It is Clear that yon can't judge Jj Inking water solely by appearance and taste. It munt tie free of vegetable ana mineul content PUROCK. Pur deliveries pass your door, Thins or writ tor regulnrservlca. THE CHARLES E. 210 So. 21th : DRINK HIRES CO. t.i Pnila COLFORD MARRIAG E Iwow WATER PENN STUDENT-HELD UP Robbed Of Money and Coat on Way to Dormitory .Tallies II. Valton, .Ii jiinim in the Wbarton School nt tlio I iiiYPriU of 1'ennsjlraniu. ri-sidiiiir nt "(1 Undine TIall, was lipid up Inst niRlit nt mid night and robbed of u $1)0 ovrrtont and cash amounting to m-vuhI ilollun,. Tlie nold-up ocourioil on 'I'lili-tj -scscnth trect north of hansom I'atton who is tlio son of .laniM II. Patton. treasurer of tin- Mitijlmd Cns tialty Co . Ilaltimoip. lid , wis llurrj Ing to the doimiloi io s lir ap proached Sansom street he i:i-t d flc wen shabbily ilressed. and as ho ml, of tho corutr-IouiiB r type A he passed thptn tliry ulin 'eU mid one ml out, "Wait a inmiiti " lit tnrmd face three Rims "Well, what ltne you sot?" asked one. T'atleu made no leplj and Hip two Mitliqut cans (.furled tn teateh lira. AcPordinK to 1'ittpii. tiiej Rot "coi) tiling but tlio Kililipu htow. They cen took what wah loft of a package of cigarettes " After the hud linwhed Hiev lau "Wctit on Snusoni .treet I'atton vent lmmediateH to tho Thirt vwuml (.treit nnd Woodland uteiMu polii e --Hi t ion nnd reported the robben. ! r (Wife's Suit, After Four Years separation, Strengthens Ru mor Husband Will Wed .NONSUPPORT IS CHARGED rrieiuls hrip of Mis. Clair Knight f'olford, foriuir Philadelphia belle mid dnughtor of lMuuril C Knlglit, .tr., lea i lied toduj without surprise tlint she had lilul suit for dlorce in Jscw poit, Jt ., against Kjdnej Jones 1 fOrd, Jr. Q'lie Colfoids hne Iippii Know n to bo separated foi about four jcars. She is u uuhd Newport heautj. It is whispered that Mr. t'olford maj inarr a prominent woman who waN reeentij divoicid it Mis. Coltord mn pm ds m 1ipi Milt. '1 lie pipers in the suit were veneil on Mi t'olfoid wlnle he was at break fast in tlie Muetieliluger King cottage, a few hours after bin arrival m Niw poit fiom Vn ork. on bis first Wit utter lus return from war ben ice in 1'iuncc. When the war started he went to Kr.ntPi' and served us uu ambulance driver until the t luted Htutes entered the struggle. Then lie joined the mu rines, receiving a i ommUsion as lieu tenant lie won the Trenrli Croi"! lie (iuerru and was recommended for the j Distinguished Ken ice Medal. Tlie Coifords were mntried iu I'hila j dclpliiu twilve ji irs ago Since then. up to their separation four jears ago, tliej spent iiuu li of the time ul the Knight villa in Newpoit, takiug a leiul ing part iu tlie cooial gaieties of the ,i ' joune'er set of the Newport coitugi j0 ! colon . ' Alts Oilfurd 'haiges merely tmn i siipjiort. Wie does not demand an- i uioi, but asks fin i ustody of her two i bildren, Clare and Pniothj. About eight jears ago Air. and Mrs. Colfuid gave a institute ball at New- port which was the event of the season. I Ml Colfoul is a son of Sjduey .loues i t'olford, who now lives in Palis His' inotlic l who died mum ears ago, wa the tamoiis bi.uitv, Miss ( inn trniul. PREFERS SERBIAN TRENCHES TO COMFORT OF HER HOME oiiuni Thrive Docoratod for Valor on Europium Battlefields Pleuik for Financial Aid for U'ar-Stricketi Kingdom HOME AND SCHOO L LEAGUE MOLLIFIED "I Iom to darn socks, sew, took and at llio front, words cannot convey the do nil) thing that is in tlie housewife's, honors of war. Kiincrlng reused to be Hue, but I could serve Setbia in tier on her battle fiojit My conscience would not let me sIL li the fire nnd Ignore it." So snid Mrs. Charles II. Tamam nt the Centura Club toda. She was dec orated three times by the Serbian (!o -eminent and ninde n seigeant of tlie Tlrst C'amli llegimeiit of tho royal Scrblnu in my amid tlin loar of tlie guns on tlie Hiilonleii front. Setgeant Tamam will give an illus trated lednie on "Serbia and Her I'eo plo" tonighl in AVitlierspoon Hall, un der tho auspices of tho (liogriiphicitl Society of Philadelphia. She was tlie society's guest at Itiuilipon at the club today. "J3tery pei son asks me how it fell to lie under Hie. Mj answer is tlint it was pcrfii tlj delightful. It has been tho happiest cxpeiieme of mv life. I was ho tirnblj excited Unit I cinil "I never iiad a moio cxultjiiit, e hilniating sensation iu mv wliole life time, as that which swent ovir me vvlien I signaled Serbian guns to i input most woilhv file upon the cnem. visit tn imse a horror to me wliilo serving with the ! Sei blllllK When the lttlttrnriiins nt. taikid Sim bin J held mm in mv arms us lliej wire writhing midi r tlie sur geons knife. Iierause tlieie weio no ntipsthdics. I onld do this for Ser bians, for in er did tliev murmur, groan or loinplnin An Aiiieiiiaii Ited Cuiss snigiilii. who had oino to know Hum exrlulimd one ilav : "Wlnre tills riRo of soldiers i nine fiom I don't know, but 1 till jsjii they aic (tod's own num." It was for hospilal service that tin; ("loss of Kossovo was bestowed upon .Mrs. I'm nam. Sergeanl 1'iiriiani served Suliiu nil during the past war nnd was ilccoiateil by Prince Aleutndcr's own hand witli the older of St Suva in I'iKJ. It was iiwaidid for "I'xtiaonliiini v services and Milnr on die fields of bittle.'' "I find it so casv to do for them, for nevir have 1 heard a Siiiilau big for so much im n pi nnv oi loaf of lin ad t picspnl tlie.v nnd muses, medit.iiie, iloi lors nnd ilotlimg IiiiiKiiiueli as thur neids have not buome as evid(iil to ixopli on this "id,, as some othei (atisos I am making this ........ . i i it. ..... " Body Gets Promise of School Board Co-operation From Vice President Cratz PACT TO BE FORGOTTEN 'Of course, to one that has not been pint I'aimini (oueludcd I" aid them " S( The Homo and Hcliool League is no longer at odds with tlio Hoard of Kdu catioti. Peace was made last night, when Simon Gratr, vice president of the board, told league representatives at their monthly meeting in (lie Shippen School. Nineteenth and Cherry streets, tiiat tlie league hud been indorsed by tin) hoard. Mr Ginta spoke at tlin lequest of Solomon I). Itenoliel, pi evident of the league lie asserted that the board recognised tlin league, and said tho boaid favonil opening the sdiool build ings as coininunilj centers Past rrltkism of tlie Hoard of Kdti cition liv the league was scored bj Mi. firatz. At the next nnctlng of tlio boaid tile possibility of clouting a di icitor of community odiieatloniil meet ings, whose salury is to lie raised bj the league, will be disuissed, lie pillllllspil. "While 1 feci that tho Home and m 1 1 orrirr in I h n VVnlnut TiOO I I" Mi M s uem&nv 1215 Chestnut Street Furs and Milliner i) -J HALF PRICE 600 Trimmed Hats 1 for' Tomorrow rt 7jh nr.ToiTn . ' x j 1 ra "j j t ".',. ' . ' "V , V ' .v 'I tj ri 'i Sx ',- ', -. ' W' ' ii -.. jS-,w . fl' .U'i, r.jr.Ayjw Ay mmiiy '. mm 7T "N 1 ":rt- Ms. i4 "ife. Each Hat that is included in this sale bears t'he original ticket and price mark and also bears the "lo" mark, signifying that you may purchase tho hat at exactly half the original cost. o.OO Hats 2.30 8.50 Hats .1.23 10.00 Hats 3.00 15.00 Hats 7.30 tf SiN" KC tr7A 18.50 Hats 20.00 Hats 22.50 Hats 23.00 Hats aO.OO Hats :)7.50 Hats . . 9.25 .10.00 .11.25 .12.50 '.13.00 ,.18.75 40.00 Hats 20.00 30.00 Hats 23.00 :Purchasing Agents' Orders Accepted: HUHIIIIIHII Why Don't Yon Reduce the Running Expense of Your Car? Thn nvfirapc owner onerates on a "hit-or-misa" baus, some times gettinp 15 miles to a gal lon of Kas, sometimes 10. The Vacuumeter "a gasoline mileage meter" is the only device which eliminates guess work. It tells you unfailingly how much gas you use per mile, how many gallons you Iw used per season and how ma gallons aro in your tanlj. Jt is simnle in operation lian be aulcklv installed c Fear using; vacuum gasoli' Let us show you h' myo you money. J l$&0 U ' L,f r VniXJl w M School league, has not lived un to Its opportunities in the near past," he said, "I believe that is nil a matter of the past. Tor n time, tlie Icnguo con fined its activities to standing afar off and finding fault with the board. The poor board has been abused right nud left for falling to do tills nnd that thing things which, under the financial restrictions imposed upon it, it was iittctrbly unable to do. If 1 told some of jou ladies to lift n heavy board, you would suy you could not do it. And it wouldn't help yon any to have me insist that you must do it. Tho atti tude of many people in Philadelphia is Unreasonable in tlio extreme. They ex pect us to perform miracles. They want us to double tlie teachers' salaries. That alone would take an additional $8,000,000. "Why, after the expenses for this year aro paid out, as outlined in the school budget, wo won't have enough money left to buy one modcrnly equip ped school building. And yet parents come to us witli complaints about the buildings and expect us to rectify every thing immediately. And, mark jou, when tlie eight-mill tax comes, as it will in the year ncr next, people will howl. Try as we may, wo can't meet the desires of people with. our present lesomces. We can show 'our limita tions in figures, but even then there aro people who are neither fnir nor reasonable cpough to admit tho truth." L'nJiouiiiiuuiiiiiiiiiuinhiimwnpMwGainffiEimwa 1 r 1 i iM IIWiWiETEflftBfill Think of a Snug Fortune in Hand! Nearly ovory man who won his own way to success began by laying aside regularly n portion of his income Tho same opportunity awaits you. Take a fixed amount from your salary this payday and open an account hero, de positing nt least tlio samo sum each week. Save and Succeed! 1 First Penny Savings Bank of Philadelphia John Wnnamnker, Founder and President 21st and Bainbridgc Streets BRANCH .-BROAD & CHESTNUTSTS.,LibcrtyBldg. Accounts Opened by Mail WMiraiBiiMiramMM r Interest '" nnn.t ic)vniva :tQ BONWIT TELLER &-CQ Ow Specialty Shopoj' Onjoudionn CHESTNUT AT 13THC STREET Announce foi (THURSDAY) Only The Remainder of s A SPECIAL PURCHASE WOMEN'S FUR TRIMMED COATS 40.00 s 1 No Exchanges. No C. O. D.'s. Regular Prices Are 59.50 io 89.50 A collection comprising the season's best models in finest and most fashionable fabrics, including: PILE FABRICS, CRYSTAL CLOTH, SILVER TONE, DUVET DE LAINE and TINSELTONE. Muff and Shawl Collars of Raccoon, Skunk Opossum, French and Hudson Seal, some are plain tailored, without fur. Warmly interlined and lined through out with plain and fancy Peau de Cygne. A limited number with fur cuffs. All sizes. All shades includ ing black. (Women's Depaitmcnt, Second Flooi) WOMEN'S SUITS Women's Tailored Suits Fo,meil) 59.50 to 79.50 44.00 In various attractive models in sihcr tone and plain velour. Women's Tailored -Suits Founerhj S5.00 to 110.00 54.00 Strictly tailoicd and fur-lrimmcd styles in silvcrlone, duvet dc lame, yalama cloth and velour. Women's Tailored Suits Formed 110.00 to 135.00 64.00 Pedchbloom, yalama cloth, duvet de laine, velour and silvcrtone; some banded with nutria or with collars of beaver, Hudson seal, Australian opossum. Women's Costume Suits Formerly 145.00 lo 185.00 110.00 Silk duvetyne, frost glow, peach bloom, velour and silverlone, .com bined with Hudson seal, nutria and beaver. Women's Woolspun Suits Formerly 39.50 lo 49.50 25.00 Ton distinct modelf, all sizes, all new winter colorings. Lined with - .l a cygnc. NNUAL CLEARANCE 'IMMED HATS mown twice-a-year Clearance Sale. accumulated from our regular stock, comprising , Dress and Evening Hats. In sailors, toques, brims, developed in velvet, panne, beaver cloth, al Puce of lo 10.00 10.00 M srP i z. l OJedc) (S. 26-21 !arimfj?d7i& ruc Ssfirtzet?. (3.SW. k. - Negligees, Robes and Breakfast Coats It is an easy matter to choose an appropriate gift for any woman in our Negligee and Lingerie Sections on the Second Floor. The variety is excellent and the range of prices wide enough to meet every requirement. A few of the items are mentioned here. We also wish to direct special attention to the ex quisite PHILIPPINE and FRENCH LINGERIE, a shipment of the latter having just reached us direct from our commissionaire in Paris. t r . Beacon Blanket Robes in pretty, soft color ings; satin bound; with or without collars; finished with pockets, cord and tassel. . . .$8.00 Corduroy Breakfast Coats; unlined; pockets and belt of self-materials; specially priced at I'. 7.93 Corduroy Robes lined throughout with dot-, ted silk muslin; belted; very attractive color ings ; special at $12.95 SECOND Japanese Quilted Robes in Copen, dark blue, rose and wistaria; lined with silk in self-colors; finished with cord and tassel $10.50 Japanese Quilted Jackets; black lined with whito or lavender; long sleeves; a warm, light weight, non-bulky garment for wear around the hotiso or under tho coat for motoring; a very popular, present. . . , $2.85 Adorablo Taffeta and Satin Breakfast Coats; charming, quaint models finished with quilling and rose buds; scalloped at bottom, also Straight effects $19.50 FLOOlt The Store for the Discriminating Christmas Shopper There is real satisfaction in buying your Christmas gifts at Darlington's. This store handles only WORTHY MERCHANDISE, carefully chosen, and there is a wide variety of not only inexpensive articles, but of the finest French and American-made goods. Take Gloves, for example. Where will you find a better value than our One-Clasp Capeskin Gloves for Women at $3.50 They are of the best quality and come in African brown, tan, gray, mas tic, beaver and pearl. At $2.75, another grade of One-clasp Gloves in tan, gray, pearl, black and brown. Strap-wrist Mocha Gloves $6.50. One-clasp Duplex Fabric Gloves in white and colors $1.50 to $2.25. Women's Lined Gloves of t&n capeskin with soft gauntlets, lined with wool, elastic at wrist $6.50. VinsT Tan capeskin with strap wrist, fur top and wool lining $8.00. Yellow Chamois Gloves in 1 or 2 button styles, also strap wrist $3.25 to $4.75. Double Silk Gloves $1.60. Strap-wrist Tan Capeskin with wool lin ing, broad cut, full fingers $5.00; suitable for boys and girls as well as women. FLOOR You Will Be Interested in These New Silks The Silk Section is, all aglow with its wealth of beautiful, weaves and color ings. There is no better present than a length of silk for dress or waist or men's shirts. Fan-ta-si 1920 The Sports Silk supreme 1 Largo plaids, wido stripes, jacquards or the plain weavo which shows a fino stripe or small check. Tho colorings aro wonderful whito, jasper, helio-nnd-green, gold-and-purple, victory blue-and-silver, victory bluc-and-gold and many other shades. Fan-ta-si 1020 is 40 inches wide, and tho prices arq $8.50 and $10.00 a yard. FinsT New Shirting Silks Habutai, Silk Broadcloth, Crepe Pongee nnd Crepe do Chine in handsome stripes of many hues; 32 inches wide; $2.75, $3,50, $4,50 yard. White Silk Broadcloth, 32 inches wide $3.00 yard. White Silk Jersey, 32 inches wide $3,00 yard. matt 1 'Nl T I I I 1 , mmmmmm - I V, H fi ' fl ' tit id lwl u A ii ,A I ' , r vgi a ,c a ft ')t i iii w FLOon IT HHhu , . . .1 't"V f? In V i sNsnoL lfriP -j. 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