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SCIENTISTS DIFFER
i
interplanetary Communication
Not Subject for Ridicule,
Says Italian Professor
FOOLISH, SAYS
P tlic AssjxUteil I're-
Roinr. .Inn 30 InteiplniiPtnrj- oni
ipnnlontion ns stisppted bv nivstoriinis
Waves rrrentl) rauijht bv wireless
plnnLt throughout thp world n not a
robjwt for ridicule, "ay Prof. Do
ntenifo Arpentieri the widely Known
scientist lie averts it i i)os,ibIc to
send moKsuKP from tlie mrth to otbei
members of the vii) s turail bwauv
rtbrr Mill comei tlpitrii vv itps. as
rrndilv ns air
"These imstt'iinii" oimnunicuimis,
he said today "mnlie one think of
spiritualistic tihen iRienu wheh have
been eonmonlT bell.neil to be due merely
to natural fori ei Heeaijse of the
regularit i''i win. h tlio hew bei n
observed, liovvewi -.oicitists believe
thev aie due not in i.iei li.imeul. but
to Intelligent force
Father Attain dins tui of the XiniPii
Ian observatory at Violence. :ijs that
to sprrad rumors relative to interchange
of inesapjes between pl.iuets is abo
hltelv scandalous
"What lias been ubseiviil at wirele.
stations at T imdmi and Vew Yoik "
hq declared, ha-, been eauetl bv at
moHplien tli-i liais"' which have uKtjs
Interfered h ladlo MHiimunicntion '
He adds that Willuii Mannni. in
ventor of the wireless i.lejrapli sjstem
should sue foi lib 1 i'h linn who lu
tiM li.witJ ttln Bm.nllf Atlrl fllirWP,! hilll
' iw holiAvtnv fhnl. falnf alrnalA nivketi
up liy wireless stations mljiht cuino from
.'onic sources outside the earth.
Nw Yorfc. .Tan. HO. Uadio eoiurou
nicution with Marn is "not at nil Im
probable." Dr. Charles V. Htcinuirtz,
a leading authority on electric waves
and Dower, said lust uicht. He '-
FPrted it probably could be done by
the consolidation of all the electric
power in the country into una sreat
fendins station at lUe cost of about
Sl.OOO.OOO.tXW. Lofty towers at least
1000 feet hisb would have to be erected,
he added.
Washington, Jan. 3l. If tudio mes
ARtnTUCDi ,a"M urt" ''"'? received ou the earth
lNJ I ntn1 from some other planet, us tuggestcil by
William Marconi, it is not Van send
ing the signals, but most probably
v finis, tav Pr C tr. Abbot, ditcctor
of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Ob
servatorj and assistant secretary of the
Smithsonian Institution
"In the first place." sjjs IKvtor
Abbot "on account of the greater dis
tar.ii' -ne.irlj two and oue-balf times
less radiution from the sun reaches Mars
than reaches the earth Mars is orob-
nblj neaih 100 pei cent colder on the
averaie than on the earth
is virtuallj no water vapor m the at
I
UMUL1I SLAV!
N
AA
fUna
Dimostrazione Anti-ltali-
ana a Spalato clei Serbi,
Croati e Sloveni
PubltaW anU Dltrlbit"l L'cJor
PEn.MIT NO. Ml.
uthotl7ed by the ct of October O.
1017. ok fllo at the Postottlco at Thlla
dtlhl. Pa ? BUnT(l:g0S.
l'jstmadter aiie-ai
italiuna. T(.i follu prosegul' posciu verso
II Clrcolo Itnllano die era difoso dot
Kendnrml, Pin' tardi furono fper.r.atl
I ctrl del circolo con eolpi dl sawo.
La folia prima ill diupcrdrrsl dcusto
due laboratori Itulinni,
(OU Jugoslav!, n quonto sembra,
hanno una memorla troppo debole c dl
menticano chc l'ltaliu ha saputo da sola
schlacciare, c per sempro, il poderoso
esereito deU'Impero Austro-Ungarico.
X. d. It 1
( Hoina. U0 genualo La oompleta ces
snzlone dello selopero ferrovlario e' nt
tesa per enedl'. 11 I'resldente del Con
siglio dei Ministri. On. Nltti, e pareccht
Ministrl del buo Oabinetto furono rico
uti dn He Vittorio Kmamtcle o subito
dopo ha avuto luogo ttua breve ritihiono
del Consigllo dei Ministri. l'iu' tnrdi
l'On. Nittl ed il Miniitro per i trans
port!. On I)e ito, riprescio le loro ill
pcuisioni cou i meinbrl del comitato ccn
tutloc in the, world, in' which ho called
for economy, both state and domestic,
to make cuds meet and check rise i
prices.
Uceognitiou of hovlct Ilu&sia by the
Allies is slowly but surely coming, ac
cording to reports, from Paris. Under
the surface it appears as If the stand
against the Bolsheviki is being gradually
weakened. Lloyd George, it is said,
may propose the step at the nex meet
ing of the premiers;
The French foreign oflice has been
informed by its agents that the Holshe
viki nre preparing for an uprising in
India next spilng in tin endeavor to
overthrow the ltrilish.
testare ontro le nspiraziom ltuli.ine in
nuesta parte dell'Adritmeo. Varlaiono
parrccbi oratori i quail furono inter
rottl du frenucuti grlda di : "Oiierin
VLso. theic'aU'Jtaliii " "Torniamo nuovamente sui-
llsonzo. 'Alibtisso u iruijui"
raosphete surroi.utlins Mars, which fact Londra. Abbasso l inieMi. "'
.-.-.a.iku ntt t t ..n,ti,iirv nr runr'iwisso i jiuiix. .imwuo-" . .:"i-.
planet . suppnrtiug aiiv vegetatiou
So-ilato (Dilin-Kia). g-nnnio. I tr"'o degli sciopeiautl, alio seopo dl rag-,
itit S)-lf U i. iomulo fujKiungere un uccordo wprn ink he diver
J"...' "i .'":.:.! .it l..ri ner i.ro- geuie liguardo la rlpresa del laoro. '
irillltu in-1 'Vliiri h i" "" . , '
Cable Briefs
other form ut tood
EARTHQUAKE I Pi VERA CRUZ
i
Residents Living in Terror Because1
of Continued Disturbances
Ueilio Cit. Jim. :!). il'.v A. P i
Karthiiuake thinks were ft.lt m the
i ity of Veia t'ru and in the vicinitr
of L'halcliii'uiiiul.i. state of Pcbla. U-f
eviiilu;. jutirdiii; to iTirt n.uliiui
this v.it.v.
lispatihe- fiom Ptlcbla .. luliab ,
itant of the earthiitmlce visum aie
livinsr ni terror and are sufferiu: preat
hardships as n ic-ult of nmiucil d seis
inic disturbance-, ssistanc i needed
in man) localities, it is said
nalismo "Vila la Jugoslavia unua.
"Viva la inadre Kusnia."
Le ultime espressiom dlnwstrauo
seiitimeuti carattenstici della soli
darleta' Jugoslav a cou la Hussia. tome ,,.,. 0f the exchequer, made a speech
i principale uaioiie til r.uza siava " i at the nniiUMl meeting of the shareliold
comizio dezenerti" in tuiuulto c la lollu ,,rs 0( tho London Joint City and Mid-
Dalmatians at a mass-meeting tbei
other daj , held to protest against Italian
claims, cried "Down with Italy," I
"Down with the lOntei'-tc!" "Loug Live I
Mother Uusm.i "' and called for war
with Ital.v
Kegiuald McKeuna. lormerl diiiu
l) M'TISKMB-NT
mm i.ktis.kmi:nt
. .i. ;..,! ti,tuiiinMit sIhm. serin c
tioati. tento una dimostiazione ostlle,
ontro uuu torpedinieirt italiana an
torata preso il inol Ia gcndarmeria
c.-allo tagllo' b.ro la via. tna lion i
note' eviiave he iiuulouno della follu i
saline a btirdo di un vaporc passeg
teri italiaw. abbattcuihi la bandlera
KELLY'S 2 n. 9th
Open Day & Nlcht
ystcrs in. Every Stylt
Planked Shad Dinner, 60c
land I'auk, the largest financial iusti-
Coal Warning
With tin advance in rrncnt
wnnst thr
'aim In nrlc.
iitrlko or autpentlon
rates nntl mine
munt.enme nn Incrtait
or wllh it mrlko or an
Af trnrk thern mnut cnme
dliortnse ot upnlr.
Be Wise Buy Noic
Follow the Flag
tfLwnc
CEIClViTr.
vaNUiw
Frank F. Mathers
Pk,... i Diekinion 1416
C ifouuiann nfo
S.W.Cor.lOth&WaiUnitonATt.
Vardi 52d 'beL Baltimore Ave.
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Diamond and Platinum
La Vallieres
The designs of our la val
lieres appeal to the artistic tem
perament of women who ap
preciate beautiful jewelry.
A la valliere of platinum,
with two large and eight small
diamonds, complete with plat
inum necklace $325.
S.Kind & Sons, 1110 chestnut sl
niAMON'D MERCHANTS JEWULHUS SILVERSMITHS
1IC (ocir tll.l tho li .ill I il ,? ,i c icti 111 a l. ais to the DlWl-
ncs.s of bu; inp and selling fiuit l-vow-, -.onv iliinjr oi hi -ubject and
thai the man who i pu mn muet tiv to the udj of oriental rups
Knows vvhcie the tmost anj bc-st of those a'C to bt found. That is one
reason why tho ( lic-,tnut Street .--liops have the confidence of then
patrons for not onlv Ua proprietors but the -ulcMiirn as veil are
pccialists in the line of goods v-lncli thej tell
THIS seer
'.int'r
Tjjrrm.hy SJrtsirtt'
L-nis to lave been a tue'.y
for fruits. Thcv sev;n
moie beautiful and more denenm
than Qit'r at the store of llnrv R.
Hallow ell & Son. Bvoad -tieet below
Chestnut. The stran'be-nes from
Florida seem larjrer and sweeter, and
the cri.-u. white
grapes liner .wd
Colored. Pi'ipapple ovat'tfes, too. aie
Jarffe and juicv. Xnd wo aie all
thankful that vc lave with us this
Wear the hot house -.;rape.-, irom liei
gium. whiih it was imposible to pio
oiuv duntiR the war. Thcv are uor
jsrooulv colmed. and -o deliciousl
flnvored that they appeal to invalids
when iiotninjc l-c vill tempt llieni to
cat. A daintv niodcraU'-sied ffift
banket of fnnt, put up -piciallv at
Hallow ell'-- 1 a most thmttrhtful SJift
for an invalid oi convalescent.
SOT! creamy maple-flavored
VOU have noted the difference nil
-- th' appearance of cake that has
a smooth, cicamy icinp; and one
who.-o icinpr is cracked and crum
bling. In man cases, it is not tla
fault of the cook that the icinc; i
lut ail it should be. A sharD lake
Spanish Algeria knife, -haoed just riuht. cuts, the cake
m ou woiiuerfull) 'thuut cratkinu the iciiijr. I ,av,
tne the other da) at the toro of J.
Franklin Miller, ltill' ('hestnut .stivet.
ti'rapefruit knives, hhuptd o that
Ihev will cut out the center and ec-'
lion- of this fruit with the jrrcatext
eoonomv of time and patience, are
virv us-eful. Bread knife, butcher
knife, cook' knife, a jjoo'l carving
sot and a spatula, to cu) nothing of
pannq knives in all shapes and sizes,
aie tilings you .should not omit in the
furnishing of a kitchen.
retMEitfliaaatagiiMii Charge Accounts OpencdyrcgMaiaagaMail Orders FilledraMHJMKL
A
chcvij caramel enter such iJ the
analysis of one of Yahn i McDon
nell's delicious bonbons. Another
has a fudge ccntei covered 'vith
white fondant. One end of this is
chocolate covered with tir.) flecks, of
nistachio. Otliero have eocoanut
cream or marshmallou centers, iced
fTiIIK manteau of fur is much in
J- favor jufct now in Parks, and it is
such a graceful vv rap that w e, too,
have adopted it for afternoon and
evening vear. I caw a very lovely
manteau of moleskin at the "store of
.1. Habisreitinger, 1911 Chestnut
street. It was long and the back
was bloused above a deep band of
the fur, which formed the hem, ic-
With fondants of various flavors and' ""'"". m, a "llwuclI(! uroaci at me
U1U,' (111U t!Ul!ll CUIUCtY Jllll lU-
ward the bottom of the skirt. It had
a huge collar of moleskin and the
loose sleeve? were bell shaped. A
very practical coat ot Hudson .seal
(ord)ed muskraUin double-breasted
effect had tollar and cuffs of blark
muskrat. I saw, too, a spoiu model
uffs
colors, lahn & McDonnell can sup
ply these bonbons in whatever colors
you may need to complete a color
scheme for dinner party, luncheon or
tea. Thev arc makine a specialty of
this service, and since all of the
candv is made right on the premises,
at 1508 Chestnut street, you can be
tl.Al .f Mill Kr. in t lir-llf Vnn
illll Uli i ..... - J - "" I .,( U..... sl. U U.,rl .. k..r,.l f I .
,t,t tho hnp it. p can tnctorv "' -". . ...... u.,u u, ucuht
nwv
yourself
f vou so desire.
i of Hudson seal, with collar am
3i
at the bottom.
THE problem of electing a suit
able vveddinir irif t is nowise diffi
cult if vou treat it philosophically
First, of course, there .s the article
itself to be decided upon. .Silver is a
wise choic.e. provided )ou select a
piece that will Vie useful and that
will not look out of nlace with the
test of the biule's silver. This is not
such a difficult feat as vou might
imacine, tor it i possible to have a
record kept of th
as vveddinir gifts.
lliddlc Co. inaugurated this plan
some time ago and have thereby won
the gratitude of many a delighted
bride, to sav nothing of the approval
COLOR, cut and tontour aie the
three t.himrs which mnke nr mnr
an evening dress. If its color is be
coming and Us cut is in accordance
with the dictates of fashion and its
contour is one that is in accord vith
the lines of your figure you have that
sense of satisfaction when wearing it
that comes onl) when you know that
you are well dressed This sohloquv
u'fl? insnired ltv some fHseinutinr li-
silver purchased. I tie dance dresses which I saw todav
IJaile). Banks & . at the Margaretta May Toggerv
Shop, 1(300 Chestnut street. Some
were feather trimmed and sonn
showed quaint cording at the hips
une attractive nitic uiuo crepe dr '
M
aWson & DeMarvy
izi5 Ckestnut Street
Farmers and Trappers! Attention!
Raw Skins Purchased for Cash
Annual Sale
of Furs
at
Half
Price!
The Announcement that Maw son & DcMany have commenced their Annual Sale of
Furs at HALF-PRICE will be splendid recognition of the fact that, in spite of rising
markets and numberless trade hindrances, we have maintained our great and gen
erous stocks of Furs as usual that we have determined on this event by reason of
broad and generous store policy and that it provides for you the greatest Savings
on Furs ever possible. The serious thought that
Furs will cost doable the present prices next year
has only blrengthened our decision to make these wholesale reductions. We arc thor
oughly well-equipped, as Fur Manufacturers, to handle the situation, and to offer
these values in the true sincerity that characterizes our dealings with our custom
ers. We do
strongly urge you to buy now. These quantities
limited strictly as advertised. Shop n the morning!
Purchases Will Be Reserved in Our Storage Vaults Until Next Fall on Pay
ment of a Deposit. Payments to Be Continued Monthly During the
Spring and Summer
Fiir Coats
of those who selected the gifts. It! chine had a flower girdle. The flow-
is possible, urulpr this plan, to have ers were purple red in tone a most
all pieces mulching, and your gift I effective contrast. And a word to the
may be as costly or as inexpensive, wise wonderful reductions have
as you please. been made.
I HE CHES'rSLT .STREET ASSOCIATION
Modernize Your
Lighting Fixtures
Those upright and bracket fixtures arts uHl
useful and proper, but tho open flame Hir
ners in them shoujd give way to the brighter,
hotter light which saves 60 per cent in (?as
consumption Dress your firtures up with
Gasim
An improved burner, three little mantles, n
"eye-cotufort" shade and a self-lighter.
Gives a -wonderful light soft, cheerful,
easy on the eyes.
0 OOMTTJeTE. kt yr WSm, T Ma
$.
tMrfsU "C. W.JT JoturwlT.
InW mU Arth tmJ AU Oufric Ott
THE UNITED GAS
IMPROVEMENT CO.
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(1)
3)
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(2)
(6)
(3)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(I)
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(2)
Marmot
Ttecularly
140.00
Russian Pony 150.00
Australian Seal 175.00
Hair Seal 175.00
Taupe Coney 195.00
Muskrat 105.00
Nutria -'50.00
Hudson Seal 295.00
Hudson Seal .175.00
Leopard 450.00
Scotch Moleskin 490.00
Jap. Mink 190.00
Broadtail S90.00
Caracul 090.00
Natural Mink.... 1690.00
Fur Sets
1 4) Taupe Wolf. . .
CJ) Brown Wolf!
10) Taupe Foi . .
CI) Brown Fox...
... 49.00
;... 49.00
... 59.00
... 79.00
(3) Black Wolf 89.00
(2) Skunk 89.00
(4) Natural Raccoon 89.00
(1) Gray Wolf 120.00
(2) Mink 150.00
II) Cross Fox 175.00
(2) Alaska Black Fox .... 290.00
(1) Natural Blue Fox. .. .790.00
(1) Silver Fox 950.00
U) Natural Fisher.. 990.00
Now
69.50
71.50
87.30
87.50
97.50
97.50
125.00
147.50
187.50
225.00
215.00
245.00
445.00
195.00
845.0U
21.50
21.50
29.50
.19.50
14.50
14.50
44.50
59.50
75.00
87.50
145.00
:195.00
475.00
495.00
Fur Scarfs
Repularly Now
io) Taupe Wolf 19.00 9.50
(6) Brown Wolf....j 19.00 9.50
it) Black Wolf 19.00 9.50
(o) Australian Seal 29.00 14.50
(6) Natural Squirrel 29.00 14.50
(4) Black Fox .19.00 19.50
(2) Nutria 39.50 19.50
(5) Taupe Fox 49.00 24.50
(5) Brown Fox 49.00 21.50
(f) Black Lynx 49.00 2450
(3 Ermine 75.00 35.00
CI) Red Fox.. 89.00 41.50
(2) Cro.s Fox 99.00 19.50
(2) Natural Fisher 150.00 71.50
(1) Silver Fox
.350.00 175.00
i2) Natural Blue Fox 360.00 175.00
Fur Muffs
CW Australian Seal 25.00
(".) Hudson Seal 29.00
(3) Dyed Raccoon 39.00
(2) Nutria .. .49.00
(1) Taupe Squirrel.. . .49.00
CD Skunk 69.00
Fur Stoles
(5) Australian Seal 99.00
(4) Hudson Seal 99.00
(3) Jap Mink 120.00
(1) Nutria 120.00
12) Scotch Molcakin 129.00
(3) Jap Kolinsky 140.00
(2) Skunk . 145.00
12.50
11.50
19.50
24.50
24.50
34.50.
49.50
4950
59.50
5950
61.50
69.50
72.50
Hallahan's "Cut -Price
Sale of Women's Boots
Is a Sale Where Every Dollar Has
Greater Buying Power Than It
Ever Had Before!
STOCKS have been replenished by the timely
arrival of big, new lo.ts, so that size ranges
are once more complete and opportunity
once more beckons to all who may have
been disappointed before.
8K FHI
Such GOOD SHOES will
not stay with us long at
such money-saving prices
so we say to you
If you want to
choosefrom com-
pletestocks
1 '
i
At 9
14.00 to 17.50
Values
Boots that are worth every penny
of these values to-day! Button' and
laced styles in all of the -wanted
leathers and colors and all of the
smart heels. All sizes (1 to 8)
and all widths (AA to D).
At 7
JO
1
"
j I
k Xvir
10.50 to 14.00
Values
And you may rest assured that
their values arc real as are your
savings! There are Dress Boots
with Louis heels and turn soles
and Street Boots with walking
heels and welt soles in the smart
est of leathers and combinations.
All sires and widths.
At
3-M
A
of
4.85
5.85
plentiful choice
styles and a
good assortment of
sizes in these lots,
although, of course,
not in every style
but it goes without
saying that every
pair is a rare bar
gain. 7.50 to 12.50
Values
H
1 i
t "JV tl i
KAji
s" iv
of the most
fashionable
styles and
teainers
Come Early
Tod
ayi
HALLAHANft
GOOD SHOESk
919921 Market St.
1028-30 Lancaster Ave.
60th & Chestnut Sts.
5604-06 Gcnnantown Ave.
2746-48 Germantown Are.
Branch
Stores
Open
Every
Evehing
Opp
ENHEIM.(LLIN
s&e
Chestnut and 12th Sts.
Will Hold Tomorrow Saturday
Clearance Sale of Dresses
For Women and Misses
iberty Bonds and Purchasing Agents' Orders Accepted;
Four of the Models Illustrated
Jersey Cloth and Serge Dresses
An unusual variety of attractive models of Jersey cloth, velour
and mannish serge in the popular shades; embroidered, braided,
tailored and button trimmed with girdles of self material.
Sale Price 18.00
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No C. 0. D.'s or Exchanges All Sales Must Be Final
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