.rty?
Ym"
ifBiils'
II CANDIDATES
McAcloo Is Not Certainly an As
pirant and, Hoover Is Not
Certainly a Democrat
MVAY
WILL
BE ARBITER
y CUNTON V. GILBERT
stiff rorrmpondcnt of the I'.tcnlnit Public
Ijfdrcr
Washington. Feb. 21. The race for
the Democratic uoinlnatlon is between
jlr. McAdoo who n not certainly n
candidate, and Sir. Hoover, who Isn't
certainly n Democrat.
Jlr. McAiloo Is becominc less ami less
t candidate. inu inr. uoover is De
,,mln!? more and more a Democrat.
President Wilson will decide on or
about June 28 at San Francisco (1)
Tbhctfior Mr. SleAdoo is a candidate
and (LV wiirmer .r. oovcr is il'ucm
ocrat. 'I'liu Democratic convention will
n ver onen one. It may nominate
either Sir. SleAdoo, who will accept
the nonunuiiuii n jl uuiuvs iu mm un
lolicited, or Mr. Hoover, who is ro
licitlns the nomination, in that en
tirely unsolicilous way which so often
is the beht way.
Other candidates arc takini; them
gplrrs out of the Democratic race, either
by announcement, like -Senator Pom
crene, who is too busy to run, or in
spite of themselves, like Attorney Gen
eral Palmer, who Is too busy running
to win. Sir. Bryan has ticen "stopped
like Napoleon in the elements." Sen
ator Hitchcock's candidacy In Ne
braska has jrivcu the great Commoner
pau.se. Bryan, without u voice on the
convention floor, is not Bryan.
The biff outstanding fncts in the
Democratic national political situation,
ire Mr. McAdoo's taking himself out
of the Democratic primaries in Geor
gia, and various means of puttInpvMr.
Hoover into the. Democratic primaries in
various states. Every time Sir.
Hoover's name is entered in n Demo
cratic primnry and every time, as in
Minncota. his name Is refused in a
Republican primary. Mr. Hoover's
Democratic partisanship is that much
nearer being established.
Slatting Hoover a Democrat
As Governor West, of Oregon, said in
rpiponsc to the o,utstion, "Is Hoover a
Democrat?" "We'll make him one by
namiug hjm in the Democratic pri
maries." By the time the national con
vention meets Ht San Francisco thej
Democrats will get so useil to the name
cf Hoover in the party primaries that
the old question about his partisanship
will have lost much of its force.
The withdrawal of Sir. McAdoo's
.name from the Georgia primaries is
helpful to Mr. Hoover. The Atlanta
Journal, an influential Georgia news
paper, is supporting Sir. Hoover's
candidacy. Even before Sir. SleAdoo
withdrew persons in Washington
familiar with Georgia politics thought
the food administrator had a good
chance of the Georgia delegates. If
their view is correct, he is almost as
sured of them now that his only formid
able opponenthas taken himself out of
the contest. The Georgia primaries arc
important; they arc relatively early,
and the possession of some bouthern
delegates will be of advantage to Sir.
Hoover. Partisauhhip is strong in the
South. If Georgia can overlook the in -aenniteness
of Sir. Hoover's Democracy
and 1)N pure opportunism ns a candi
date other states can.
The truth is that Mr. Hoover's candi
dacy is moving along not to fast that
it looks feeble and likely to die away
before Jiiuc, nor yet so slowly that one
might suspect lack of real vitality. It
is, in an unexpected degree, overcoming
the handicap of vague political ante
cedents. Its progress is all psj etiologi
cal, still there is not a vote or a dele
gate behind it jet, nor yet a boss, only
a few Democratic newspapers, a few
enthusiastic Democratic friends In Cali
fornia, and in Oregon, like Governor
West, and the dire need of the Demo
cratic purty for the Democratic party
is as needy' as Belgium was when
Hoover armed there in 1014.
Genius for Publicity
ct withal uo mistakes huve been
made. The really difficult situation of
being in a receptive attitude toward a
nomination in a party without ever
having given that party u vote is be
ing met without u mistake. "Hoover
has a genius for publicity," said the
friend oC another candidate .for the
Demociatic nomination, making a wry
face
All this is in striking contrast to
tlenorui Wood, who started out with
the singular advantage of bcinir the
heir apparent of the man wno would
irrtululy have been the Republican can
didate for the presidency, but who, even
his supporters admit now. has recently
bet n losing grouud. The politicians
saj that General Wood is the victim
of his friends. Too many rich men
about him, who play the political game
a trifle loo arrogantly. One feels that
somewhere in the background of the
Hoover movement is nn array of in
fluential friends, but Hoover's friends,
if they are active, haw u talent for
self-obliteration that Wood' friends
have not.
The candidacies for botli Wood and
Homer have this in common: Both de
pend upon the showing of the primnrics.
yoo(l is admittedly the Republican can
didate with general popular support.
The primaries may show that popular
support to be so large as to compel
bis nomination at Chicago. To win
Wood must show this. To win the
Democratic nomination Hoover must
make, u similar demonstration, with
this difference, the Democrats are look
ing harder for the people's choico thau
rc the Republicans. The Republican
machine would n little rather that the
people had no choice nt this time. The
Democratic machine, which is the ad
ministration, would bo glad to nnd some
one who is enough the people's choice
to give them a chance to win.
MjchluesWant to Do Picking
., 'rile. Democratic machine wants to do
the picking itself just as much as tho
"fnublicau machine does. The policy
Jl both is uninstructed delegates and u
Tee hand for itself in the convention.
And it seems ccrtaiu that both ma
rine will lmve their way. There is
bo fiiKu that Wood will develop enough
ftreiiBth to interfere with the Jtepub
'nn(, niaehlne'H plans. , And unless
wmething extraordinary happens no
moro m in Hoover upset the Democratic
calculations.
th,M. M,'-doo's taring himself out of
i. V,orsla Primaries does not mean
iai Jlr McAdoo m urn ,, ,.,,, 11, into
heXV'lat, lln '" uon! with;
conva,n,ihli6tratlo",H desire for an open
& '"?" nd the choico of the can
in l,, at?n ITancisco. As the son-
o ro.otMr- WIIsn Mr. SleAdoo has
wan i. ? tllc WiUon same whether ho
1T1 to nr uot- n"d probably Sir. Sic
vlVhn'ants ,0- N "ally big man
W-? 5 nimlt himself sight unseen
inntti ad,vaiw of the Democratic nom-
ualniSf l ll2 ,ycar Tho PUcy ot "n
dav fc'"a sates postpaid Mie evil
or hcnT,Mr- McAdoc must say yes
respite' doubtless welcomes the
Publ!eSi!',i,tlDK fb?n has como in n
th , ni .""Khology A fortnight ago
lLvCpubUc?,n Politicians dismissed the
E "'"dacy as magazine moon
u S in?,Dewocratlc politicians, they
tfciv h?..uW. no,yer tnke h'm- Today
,, JLSi?,an t0 'IIhciiss him seriously as
i ""imp - some crru ,. a nralublp
opponent. They cannot cstimato his
strength.
it IIo.,,n,r?ASc.c,s lnt0 tlic Political qua-
on the "X," the unknown quantity
that politicians do not like. Tho poli
ticians like n contest without "X's."
General Wood is the "X" In the Re
publican primaries. Hoover Is the "X"
not only In tho Democratic primaries,
but. if nominated, n big "X" in tho
election.
The fnknown quantity in Sir. Hoov
cr,? ras'".l that "genlUB for publicity,"
which Sir. McAdoo's friends complain
of. It is tinfnir to introduce in a gen
tleman's game u "genius for publicity,"
or, to call it In another and better way,
u capacity to uppeal to the popular
imagination."
You might run Hnrding or Lowden
against SleAdoo. but rnn vnu Hnfi.lv
run Harding or Lpulen against a mnn
making n large appeal to tho popular
Imagination?
One now hears Uepublicans asking
themselves this with the utmost seri
ousness. It is not n sign thnl Hoover
Is going to be nominated, or is even
likely to be nominated, ,but It ,1s a sign
that he hns made a certain progress,
gained n standing, if not exactly a good
and regular standing in the Democratic
party.
The odds arc still against Hoover as
they are still against Wood. They are
in favor of SleAdoo us they are in
fnvor of Harding the favorites of the
organization in organization-controlled
conventions.
Guarantee Needed
to Save Railroads
Continued from l'aire One
plished for them what Congress never
had done for any other business, "the
fixing of rates which would guarantco
them against the hazards of business.
There is no difference between levy
ing taxes to be turned over to holders
of railroad stocks than in telling the
Interstate' Commerce Commission to let
the railways tax the people direct,"
said Barkley.
"The result of this legislation means
that the American people must pay
$2,500,000,000 to the railroads in order
that roads, manipulated by special in
terests, may pay dividends."
Barkley argued that the bill was un
constitutional, because of the provision
taking half of the excess earnings over
a 0 per cent return.
Representative Dewalt declared the
bill provided no guaranty of any amount
to any railroad and he further argued
thut the4 rate-making provisions were
constitutional.
Representative Burke, Pennsylvania,
attacked the bill as "an insult to mem
bers of Congress who believe in justice
and a square deal for the common
people." He declared it gave the rail
roads "everything they desire."
Representative Slondcll. the Republi
can leader, declared the bill's "funda
mental and basic soundness is virtually
unanimously admitted," the opposition
to it being "considerable difference of
opinion with regard to some of its de
tails." "Xot a word" of the labor provisions,
Sloudell continued, "can reasonably be
objected to by any reasonable man."
No Coercion In Bill
"There is not a line of coercion or
compulsion in the bill," he added. "If
the bill has any fault at all it is the
fault of furnishing overclabornte pro
vision for the submission and considera
tion of labor questions, but no man is
required to either submit bis grievances
to or be controlled by the decisions ot
the agencies which are provided."
There were demands for n vote and
members were leaving the hall. Blanket
leave to print nddrcsscs in the Con
gressional Record was granted.
Representative Sims, of Tennessee, in
charge of the fight on the bill, fixed time
for those desiring to speak and as he
called names on his list without re
sponse the shout "vote, votcj" grew
more insistent. Four names were sunc
out and nobody replied.
"Tlien I'll take the floor mysclt tem
porarily." said Sims.
Attacking the labor provisions. Sims
charged "They absolutely invite, en
courage and will bring out strikes."
Urging rejection of the conference
report, he declared the rate-making
plan was "socialistic, communistic,
capitalistic and nationalistic."
"It is the minimum wage for Wall
street," said lie.
Representative Sanders, of Indiana.
pointing out that the nuti-strike pro
visions had been discarded, said the
only labor fight left now was "the fight
tor continued government control, gov
ernment ownership or the Plumb plan."
Representative Carss. of Slinnesotu.
voicing the opposition of railway .em
ployes to the bill, asked the elimination
of the labor sections, or the substitution
of the original House plan for voluntary
mediation.
Defending the work of Congress in
framing the railroad legislation, Sir.
Em'Ii said there had been "r.o slacking."
The conference compromise, he said,
came before the House today, practically
seven mouths after the committee began
hearings. Tbjp compromise bill, he as
serted, was the original House bill,
except "one substantive proposition,"
by which a rate basis is fixed with earp
lugs in excess of G per cent en railroad
valuution being divided between the
earuiug earlier and the government for
the latter to use for weak roads.
Mr. Eseh also explained that the
compromise bill "seeks to perpetuate
the operation of the government barge
lines," on the Warrior and Mississippi
rivers and the Erie canal, and contains
provisions designed to insure the suc
cess of "this new venture."
Although the House met unusually
early to take up the conference report,
there were predictions thnt the final roll
tall might not be reached before 7 or 8
o'clock tonight.
HINES STILL TO HEAR
RAIL MEN'S CLAIMS
Washington. Feb. 21. (By A. P.)
Assurance was given railroad labor or
ganizations today by the railroad ad
ministration that return of the roads
Slafch I would not affect negotiations
now pending as to Interpretations of the
various agreements which were nindc
with the labor groups during federal
control.
Director General Ilines announced
that, while the divisions of operations
and labor as such would be discontinued
Slarch 1, representatives of the rail
road administrations would carry to n
conclusion consideration of all griev
ances. He named 0. S. Lake and J. A.
Franklin as bis assistants to supervise
and recommend final disposition of
these questions. .
Slany of these labor demands provide
for retroactive pay, In view of this.
Sir. Hines has authorized railroad
boards of adjustment to continue to re
ceive and hear questions which ordi
narily would come to them for settle
ment under existing wage agreements.
Sir. Hines announced that . o.
Carter, director of the division or.
labor, had arranged to resume his duties
ns president of the Brotherhood of Lo
comotive Firemen and Kuginemen
Slarch 1. W. T. Tyler, dlrectr of the
division of operations, will become vice
president of tho Northern Pacific Rail
road Co. when ho leaves the railroad
administration.
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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHrTJADfePSlA', . SATURDAY,
I
OVER
HUME SITUATI
President's Rejoinder to Allied
Reply May Be Sent to
London Today
NEW NOTE -TO JUGO-SLAVS
By Associated Press
Washington, Feb. 21. With Presi
dent Wilson's reply to the note of the
Allied premiers "on the Adriatic nucs
tlon almost ready for dispatch, officials
here have let it be known that thdy do
not regard the sltuntion as acute nor do
they expect that the negotiations will
tuTce wich a turn that the United States
viould be forced to consider whether it
Ve in"10 a party to thc trcatr nt
The renlv
. . , - l 't' u'UJ fcl, iurv
may
go
forward today.
n."?.L?5crpAar-v p"1, wl wml It to
White House
"5 "hlch 11,1 be coded Vl
wfsheOsn,ofP;i?iic,a-.ti0n-w111 d,pend oat
to wMM, L "? ,F",r?,ncnn Kovcrnments.
for final
order that garbled VcrsionVof th7ex
changes such as have appeared in the
foreign press may be stopped, D th
1 further exchanges on the sub
)' arc expected, it is believed that
hlVnl de"rf the President's note
by Ambassador Davis at London the
question will have been removed from
the argumentative stage.
Although the premiers have forwarded
to .Tugo-Slavia in the form of an ul
timatum thc settlement arrived at with
.out the participation of the United
States, it is said they have not closed
the way to a return to the Paris ngree
K6?.1 ,of December 0, to which tho
United states was a party. In the
general belief hero they have not over
looked suggesting that the American
Government point the way to the carry
ing out of an agreement which Italy
holds to be unacceptable.
Paris, Feb 21. (By A. P.)-0ohn
w. Davis, American ambassador to
Great Britain, spoke in London last
night of "certain instructions" he had
received from President Wilson al
though the President's note to tne su
preme allied council has not as yet
arrived nt the British capital, says
"Pcrtinax," political editor of the Echo
de Paris.
"In order to properly follow thc
course of events," he writes. "It should
be said that the note received by the
council from President Wilson on Feb
ruary 13 was in nnswer to a statement
sent to the State Department in Wash
ington on January 24 by Earl Curzon,
British secretary oi state for foreign
affairs. Hugh O. Wallace, American
ambassador to France, attended meet
ings of the supreme council in this city
last month nnd in the name of his gov
ernment expressed formal reservations
in regard to the demand sent to Bel
grade on Janunry 20. On that occasion,
speaking as much in regard to Turkey
as thc Adriutic. he said : 'You arc
going much too far and much too fast.
President Wilson cannot follow you.'
"Earl Curzon then drafted his note
which was intended to calm Sir. Wil
son's anxiety, assure him that great
est deference would be shown his views
and that Ambassador Wallace would be
kept fully informed. Apparently ntter
thrae weeks of patient waiting Presi
dent Wilson felt these soft words would
not be enough. It can thus be seen
the note of February was not a 'bolt
from the blue.'
"Knowledge of certain facts may
also throw light of Sir. Wilson's prob
able policy relative to Turkish affairs.
In October thc American President
formally asked the peace conference to
postpone drafting the Turkish treaty
until spring. He hoped, if the con
ference agreed to his demand,, to bo able
to join in the task. Rapid developments
ip thc Near Eastern situation, how
ever, prevented compliance with his
wishes. It by no means follows, there
fore, that Sir. Wilson will ratify all
that has been elaborated without him.
In one of the last meetings of the
supreme council it was decided that
before thc treaty was communicated to
the Turks it would be submitted for
approval to 'Our great associate.' "
Buenos Aires, Feb. 21. A new note
was dispatched by the Allies on Wednes
day to SI. Trurabich, head of the Jugo
slav delegation in Paris, insisting thtft
the Belgrade Government or its repre
sentutives in Paris answer the Allies
regarding' tho Adriatic settlement, ac
cording to La Nacion's Rome corres
spondent, PRISONERS GOING HOME
Repatriation of Germans in Siberia
Authorized
Paris. Feb. 21. (By A. P.) Thc
repatriation of the German war prison
crs now in Siberia was authorized by thc
council of ambassadors at its session
today. The action of the council pro
vided that thc repatriation be by way oi
the far cast.
The question of the disposal of vuri
ous enemy warships was taken up and
their allocation decided upon.
The question of increasing the allow
ance for the inter-allied commission of
control in Germany was considered, but
a decision was postponed. It was de
cided to send instructions to thc inter
allied military commission in Budapest,
concerning its functions.
ON
MISS MARY COLEMAN MISS ANNA COLEMAN
THE pisses Colemun, of Tioga, are 18 and 17 years ofrnge, respec
tively. They received their general education In tho Holy Souls
Parochial School and then took a shorthand course at Strayer's Business
College. Today each of them is earning more than ?1000 a year, and
their younger sister is now attending Strayer's.
Have you three daughters or three sons for whom tho road to Success
should lead through Strayer's Business College?
STRAYER'S BUSINESS COLLEGE
807 Chestnut Street Phone, Walnut 384
BERLIN COLLECTING
DATA ON WAR GUILT
Initial Proceedings Open With
Idea of Vindicating Na
tional Honor
TRIALS TO BE AT LEIPSIC
By tho Associated Press
Berlin, Feb. 21. Preliminary pro
ceedings Ina number of cases of Ger
mans accused of viblations of the Ibwh
of war have already begun and progress1
Is being made in the collection of docu
mentary material, Doctor Schiffer, min
ister of justice, told tho representative
of the.Zvoelf Uhr Blatt yesterday.
The minister said that accused per
sons would be tried at Lclpsic by a
court consisting of the customary seven
judges. a
German witnesses will be henrd, in
accordance with the prescriptions of
criminnl trial regulations, and wit
nesses will be examined abroad if they
do not care to come to" Germany. It
was indicated a German examining
magistrate would go to other countries
to be present nt the taking of evidence.
Accused persons who do not respond
to the summons to- appear before the
Ibperial Court will have to be ar
rested, and German authorities will, In
any case, do everything to expedite
proceedings as far as possible. On the
principle that each accused would
necessarily have to be tried individu
ally, Doctor Schiffer energetically em
phasized the fact that the government
regarded it "an affair of honor to pun
ish those really eullty."
"Tho government, however, was not
oneying tnc Entente's will in carrying
out this trial," he asserted, "but was
fulfilling the requirements orN any
ordered state and its own feeling of
what was just." ,
POLICE HALT SHORE GAMING
Governor Edwards May Visit. Atlan
tic City to Probe Conditions
Atlantic City, Feb. 21. Shore gam
blers, whose places were closed late last
night under a sweeping order issued to
the poljce by Commissioner Stein
brickcr, assistant director of public
snfety, are disturbed today over reports
that Governor Edwards. New 'Jersey's
wet executive, is coming here, this after
noon to personally investigate charges
of police-protected gaming made by
Alfred SI. Ilcston, former "watchdog
of the city treasury."
Heston's allegations have been trans
mitted to the governor nnd the possi
bility that the latter might make thc
charges a ground for a probe of Atlan
tic City by a Democratic legislative
commission is believed to nnvc been a
factor in causing hurried action by the
police. ..
MOTHER'S PAY FOR FATHER
Denver Man In Charge of Children
Is Eligible for Pension
Denver. Feb. 21. (By A. P.) A
father, compelled to take active charge
of caring for his children, is eligible for
a pension under the Colorado roqtherb
pension law, according, to a ruling yes
terday by Judge 'B. B. Lindscy, of the
Juvenile Court.
Judge Lindscy granted F. C. Draper,
of Denver, right to apply for relief un
der the mothers' compensation act, as
thc father of five children and the sole
living parent, tinder tnc law it win lie
possible for Draper to receive a maxi
mum of sixty dollars a month for the
support of his children if his applica
tion is favorably acted upon.
REAL "LIFE PRESERVERS"
New York Custom Guard Finds
Whisky in Tin Beltst
Now York, Feb. 21. (By A. P.)
A dry land life preserver is the latest
device to be tried us a means of cir
cumventing prohibition. Two men were
stopped early today by a customs guard
as they were leaving the Portuguese
ship Sl'ormugao, nnd their waists were
found to be completely surrounded by
whisky contained in tin life preservers.
Each of the tin belts contained about
a gallon of whisky. The liquor was
seized, but tho men were permitted to
go their way.
F. Lexible Tightwad says:
iCTT'S mighty foolish
i. to Diame xne iurnucc
or the coal. igjj.
"Your house is
cold because of the air
leaks between your win
dow frames and walls
I stop 'em." hj
Ask for our book
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18 S. Seventh St vT
Monday's Important Events at
the Strawbridge & Clothier Store
Monday Begins
the Last, Week
of Our Greatest
February
Sale of
Furniture
METAL Bedsteads and
Bedding. Thus far,
all former selling
records have been ex
ceeded by many thousands
of dollars, and the six
days of special opportunity
remaining will1 be days of
wonderful activity. OUR
ENTIRE STOCK is in the
Sale at less than regular
prices, but these lower prices
are for THIS MONTH
ONLY. We advise early se
lection. There is a very good
assortment of Bedroom,
Dining - room, Breakfast
room, Library and Living
room Suits (an unrivaled
display of these upholstered
Suits) and hundreds of
single pieces desks, chairs,
tables, tea-wagons, trays,
etc., all at reduced prices.
Our stock is diminishing in
L quantity every day, but
COMPARISON will prove
now, as it has proved from
the first day of the month,
the advantage of buying
Furniture here. Why not
make your selection on Mon
day? . Strawbrldsre i Clothier
Furniture, Third Floor: Metal Bedstpada
and Beddlnir. Fourth Floor
Hand Bags at
Reduced Prices
Although factory costs -would
necessitate an increase over pres
ent low prices for duplicates of
theses we have marked a number
of Bags and Suit Cases at 20 per
cent less than our regular prices.
The Reduced Prices Are
from $'10.50 to $168.00
The under-price collection in
cludes men's and women's. Bags
of cowhide and walrus in black
and brown, all our Fitted Suit
Cases, and many Bags of which
there are one or two of a kind.
Strawbrldze & Clothier
Alslo 8. Centre
500 Dunoleum
RUGS
Sizes 6x9, 7Mx9i 9x10.6
and 9x12 feet
$5.00 Monday
These Rugs arc made with a
durable bate of saturated felt,
and are printed in an extensive
selection of patterns that will
prove most attractive for kitch
ens, bath-rooms, etc. Slight im
perfections that do not materially
impair their serviceability. They
are, therefore, assembled at the
remarkably low price of $5.00.
. Strawbrldso L Clothier
rouith Floor. Filbert Street
Golden Special for Monday
specia3J
We have sold many sets like these at one-half more than this
price. This special lot was bought one year ago. Based on present
factory cost their retail value is more than double the Golden
Special price. Two attractive hand-painted designs to choose from
(1) gold edge, with delicately patterned quarter-inch border in
green and gold; (2) an attractive border effect, with dainty rose
buds on black medallions and enhanced by line traceries in tan and
gray.
Each Set includes 6 cups and saucers, 6 dinner and 0 tea plates,
G soup plates, G bread and buttw-plates, G preserve plates, 1 open
vegetable dish, 1 covered dish, 1 sauce boat and stand, 2 meat dishes,
sugar and cream.
It will pay thrifty housewives to get here early Monday for
wo have oniy a lew more man
low price.
III V I ' Jimnimi oumiii U1UI1 lit BJKUbl MLiUlMCI STllKET lit
FEBRUARY 21, 1920
ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY TWENTY-THIRD
a T ' II A02k lit ,' l JU, ii
."-.ifrinri.wiimiihuj flbdRHBi Id FM 1 U
I iarfjd I mn J 'JRErpA L- R
Many a business man whose phone "does not answer" on Monday, will
be taking advantage of the Holiday to participate in the savings available
in our great Clearance of Clothing. Monday many new lots will be added
to all the groups of
Now Reduced to $18.50, $23.50,
$28.00, $33.50, $38.00 and $43.00
Imported London Overcoats reduced to $68.50 ; also Fur-lined Over
coats reduced now $87.50 to $315.00.' Separate Trousers reduced now
$4.75, $6.75, $7.25 and $8.35.
Hart, Schaffner & Marx Ulsters
A New Lot Monday at $43.00
This lot great, warm, fleecy Overcoats in models for men and young men
to be introduced into the Sale at this reduced price on Monday. Extraordinary value
at $43.00.
NOW is the time to buy a Winter Overcoat. Men who usually wait until Feb
ruary to buy will find a greater assortment than ever before at this time of the year.
The a"verage saving on the Overcoats in the Sale is MORE THAN ONE-THIRD.
Cost of production is higher than ever, with no signs of future reduction. Therefore,
an Overcoat at a reduced price now is a wonderfully good investment.
HUNDREDS OF WINTER SUITS
Now Reduced to $18.50, $23.50,
$28.00 $33.50, $38.00 and $43.00
We shall also have, on Monday, an excellent assortment of very fine Suits of
worsted, reduced to $59.00. In most of the groups of Suits will be found double
breasted as well as single-breasted models. An excellent assortment of sizes at each
price and, in most groups, sizes for men of unusual build stout and slender as well
as regular.
Men's Serge Suits Now $38.00
This is another new addition to the Sale for Monday two hundred and fifty
five Serge Suits, in a good substantial weight, bought long ago, but recently received
and marked at LESS THAN PRESENT WHOLESALE VALUE Monday at $38.00.
-- Strawbridt-6 Clothier Second rioor. East
Monday A Sale of
Salesmen's Sample
Linen Squares
One of our old Scotch manufac
turers sold us thc sample
Swatches of linen and half-linen
Table Damask at a fraction of
their yardage value. These
Swatches are in excellent size for
making Napkins, Kitchen Towels,
Chair Backs, Tray Covers and
many other useful linen things.
Prices
Monday They Will Be
Marked at 50c to $4.00
for a dozen swatches
The majority of these sample
pieces are of pure linen there arc
not many of the half-linen ones
included. The limited quantity
will not permit us to fill telephone
or mail orders.
Strawbridee & Clothier
Aisle 11, Centra
Imported China
DINNER
SETS
52 Pieces to Seat 6
At $15.50
iuu sets to sell at this remarkably
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Women's New
DRESSES
Women may judge of the
attractiveness of new spring
styles from these two groups
of smart Dresses, of silks
and or serge:
Silk Dresses, $55.00
New shades, new fashions in
Women's Afternoon Dresses of
crepe Georgette or taffeta silk,
chiefly models with the new short
sleeve that tmartly dressed
women approve. One model, of
taffeta silk, is made with hand
somely beaded tunic; another,
with novel tunic, is embroidered in
metal thread and trimmed with
boutache braid. Among Frocks
of figured crepe Georgette are
styles with quaint ruffles or
plaited pariels. An artistic sash
and beautiful beading distinguish
a model of satin-and-crepe Geor
gette. A remarkably attractive
collection at $55.00.
Serge Dresspp0ffj.OO
Four new stfR Women's
Black or NaA ' Jresses, just
the smartest' ...ooking Frocks
we thinlyafe - H find at this
moderatw-:,. One model fea
tures theyjfc over-blouse, the dis
tended hipIne and a smaAr satin
sash with a bow at one side.
Other models, with straight-line
or draped bodice are finished
with vestees of crepe Georgette or
tucked Swiss, button-trimmed.
Rows of colored stitching and
narrow plaited frills arc two fas
cinating new effects iiv- trim
mings. Serge Dresses $45.00.
StMMhrldgp & Clothier
Second floor. Warket Street
Seasonable kinds, and weights.
When housecleaning time comes
many a housekeeper will find she
needs more Spreads. Why not
fill your stock now?
White crochet weave and Mar
seilles designs, 78x88 $4.00 and
$5.00.
White satin-finish Marseilles,
80x90 inches $G.50 and $7.50.
Finn light-weight Spreads, 80x
90; Dimity, $4.00; Pique $4.50.
Struwbrldio Clothler
Atsla 11 Filbert Street
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Choosing in the
Special Lot
Men's Smart
NECKTIES
Now 60c .
We had several thousand of
these smart Neckties to start
with. Therefore although the
exceptional character of tho value
presented has induced brisk sell
ing indeed we still have an as
sortment that permits late-comers
to make satisfactory selection.
Tho price is less than present
wholesale value 60c.
Strawbridge fc Clothier
Aisle 1. Market Street
Unusual Values
in Men's
Hats for Monday
Soft Hats at $3.35
Save almost one-half on new
soft Hats, in styles and colors
that will be featured this spring.
Soft Hats at $2.85
Incomplete lines from winter
stocks, assembled in a single lot
and marked at average half price
for quick clearance.
Velour Hats, $6.95
A very extraordinary saving.
. ,"''' ClothW
Second Kloor. Market Street. Kait
Regulation Dresses
For Tots of 2 to 6 Years
Wonderfully becoming to littlo
maids aro these straight Jlussian
Regulation Dresses, box-plaitcd
from a yoke and belted. A sturdy
white cotton with blue collar and
cuffs trimmed with white braid, or
nil-blue with white brafd. All thc
smart little trimming touchcH of
the well-made Regulation Dress
Monday at $4.50.
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Third Kloor, Wtt
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