h n ": jv ('lH.'.' r H' V. y y ' I EVENING PUBLIC .LEDGEft-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1920 , v .. 'i F r n 1Vjj mTS7 RAP SCOTT FOR WKCORD Varo Loader, Bnckirtg "Liquor" faction, Attackocl for Actions on Floor of House $ $ $ GROW DITTO DIVORCES; I SHOULD CARE, SAYS MILADY Judge Lay Many iFarital Tangles to War, Causing Women to Be Independent MAY INDORSE GRAHAM John IJ. K KeOtt' "dry" feeonl In the laxt l.erlliitiif w owrIUiI to day by tlio I.tyuor Dealers' Aocintioti of the niRhth LeglMMlve illstrtet. Seot wn Vnre floor lender In the ttc Hounr of neprcHPiilntivr. He H not n eandlfUte for" te-elerlioA to tlio Legislature, but l support me two a plrants who ate running on n "wet platform. The Fourteenth ward leader s candi date are .Teflfernn Smith, of the Thir teenth ward, ii fanner member of the Irfjlslaturc. and Timothy McCarthy, of the Fourteenth Ward, a former solootf Veener. , , . , Tvio repretentathV are to be elected from the Kichth district. whjih tocM the Tenth. Thirteenth nnd fourteenth wtrds One vaeuucy exists through tlie recent death of William F. Itorke. The Republican AIMamo. whlrh is nntvirttnv Throflore riav and WilliHin If TT.... .V- tl.n l.i rt l-'lolltll ill.trict i Mt, "this sfteriioou nude public n ' It i the Mief of worker,. at the resolution adopted In the Who enli Society for Orpiniinjr (hiiriM. -110 and TleUil Uouor iVealers' and Hot- South Fifteenth .tree, that the present tiers' Avoclatlou of the Eijrhth I.esisla- lnli wow nnd the i Militant ready tlr diktrl t money in the hand of the poorer clauses The resolution, in part, follow, jmny have something to do with the In- im. i i. - n. i ;.,.. t ,. !.... !riiip in divorce. ..?:. "",'.S'u,:.'V,,fc.,"iV "Our rrcoulH do not show A3DUtlllUVU U t.n: .t.- The recent hicreHe in 'divorce In the fit, registered in the court pro icedhijt'?, may be duo to the growing In dependence of women, the increase lu ready money, the loilty of the marriage laws irr this Mate and1 general after-tho-u-nr slump In public morals, accord ing to difRereut authorities on the sub ject regard to the law of marriage and divorce. One of the reakoutt for thltt. In regard to divorce, probably was thnt Hie rspensc of legal proceedings wni beyond their power to meet. Now thnt this clans of people It better paid than ever before, people who have decided to separate, are beginning to think of upending money enough to have the ciitomary legal steps taken. "Another thine thnt tte are UP I. ,nr K., tl,l Ik. .,.,.. l.nfn l.ft.Mi I ilCfllrift In II ITOUtl IIIUIIN UnVH lllld lliCU ...: ,. in,i j.. i ii,.. i4i i I" It" effect on marital conditions In getting more independent In the laM few ,,, for thp ,van, of bpUpr linmp ears." -old Judg" illfctin II Shoe-1 ppl call nfter tlie-wnr psychology. It maker, of Court of Common l'lcin o j manifest itself in main nj. In gen- 4. "nnd this Independence may be era) there linn been ii falling nuny from ranked h the Jnct flint women have l the higher plane thnt pievntled during learned kince the war tiiat mey can sup- the war. There is u natural renction port themselvcn. 1 from the sacrifice, patience, kinduvks "In a great many recent cimm I linveanii otner virtue called out dv iiiom noticed that the wife has bee.) working I yearn, and people arc taking a vaco and supporting herself since hc left her Hon nfter being better than they knew liiisbiud. nnd this was much rarer in the how to be. I year before the war. A woman wiio strained licuiious know that alic can look nfter herself in , "More partlailarlN. the separation of the world nnd make her own way In. married couples dui'lng the war was a money matter is not going to put upUtiain on thoe relation-, nnd the ic with nearly as miit h from her hiiHhflnd I ons necessaiily resulted in lead as the woman who feels that she Is de-1 j,tmenjM m tn m0liv raacs diMgree pendeirt on him , nient.s. The emotional sties of those Klame Itlgli Wages times koinetimes caused the entrange- i. i. ,u. iw.i!. f ..nL.u .i d. iiienioi wives who were icu in iioiuc Liquor l)pa'er'cre8e in hnvf ifpn ' "" rreaehcroimlv betraved by ccitaln mem- bcra of the I.egilaliiie who. while pio feinting loyalty to our iuteiet when candidates for election, did by their voted and influence ansist in briugiug about nrohlbl'on through the ountr "John H. K. Scott In the fcKiion of Win voted for prohibition and pernuiided others to vote to ncre hi own soitisii marKed tncrrnse ov (lecrease in ineniim-i. t , J, ''",vi i V come to i ,I1 uv lu pu-i piTiuv uiiv bet' of divone rnOs tlmt have our attention. .ild Karl de cliwei nltz. of the Society for Organizing Charity, "but we feel that there are reasons why lhere might well be nn ad ditional number of dl vol re in the courts of the city An) increase of this sort is areatf.v to he deplored, but in our ertnin cnndi point in that diiec of In the people with whom we the habit o' pajing little i I. ...... .. ...I... .. -,!, and peronal ambitions tlun btraylng f. . ,.,, ,., ,n n,nf in ,h. . , j . .1 ... ..r ... !...."" .....-. ........ ine wisnes nnn si-niiinriu i in "'"''ition fl8 per cent of the residents of the dis- "M(mv triet." unrk are Itepitblicnn Alliaiue Vnd.'i will met at their headquartern this afternoon to Indorse a eandidnte fo,- Congie fiom the Second district as we'l as candi dates for national uclesate fiom the dlstriit Congressman fleoree S. Urithsm "" nhly will be Indorsed for another term. The a.liance choice tur ilelfgiite im l'owell Kvaos and Thomas Develon. .Ir. The Vaie orgjniratiou reientlj put out the oames of Congressman Ornham rn& Judge Charles Brown, of th" Mu nicipal Court, as candidates for delegate from the second district. It was repoit ed todaj thai neither would seek nomi nation!! for delegate Joint headquarter will be opened H a day or so for the campaign of Clin rim Delanj. adminlntration candidate for Congress in the Third dii.triet agn'nst former Sheriff Ttansley. the Vare choice. and of John It. Mel.mn. Jr. admin istration candidate for th Stat" Senate to succeed Senator Martin, in the Fifth district. Snator Martin this morning denied that A. M Waldron. of th Thiity firnt ward, had bn agreed on br the Vare organisation to oppose Mcl.ean. The Deliny -McLean headquarters will be opened at a central point in the combined congressional and bcnatonul dlstrlrt. "The war brought on a good many Imsty inarrluges, and some of them did not turn out as well n they might hare. The result of all these factors is that today there Is n period of general re adjustment, nnd. in n degiec. Of up heaval in many homes.'' Mrs. Frederick Schoff. who is prom- n the city. lays the great part of the blame for I the increase in dhonc on the laxity I of man Inge laws In this Mate. i "It is to be deplored that Fhiladel- i phl'i should have ko many cue of this 1 ort." she said, "and I feel that the reason is that it is too eav to get h i divorce. That should not be the case. Another eaue is that people have been entering into marriage too lightly, with the almost inevitable result of unhappi ness iu their Uvea." FINE ARTS MEN RAP BILLBOARDS Declare Signs Are Eyesore to City and Aro Conductivo to Bad Morals . BOYCOTT IS SUGGESTED Declaring that blllhoaids were con ductivo to bad morals and nn eyesore to the city generallv, members of tho Fellowship of the I'eunsjlvnnin Acad emy of the, Fine Arts last night adopted n resolution asking city Council to fiass an ordinance forbidding the erection of billboards lu Undeveloped sections of I'hlladclphla. it was also urged in tho resolution that erection of billboards in the busi ness section bo forbidden, except when used for advertising products made on the site where the board Is erected. Andrew Wright Crawford, secretary of City Parks Association, said that billboards promoted immorality nnd fur nished biding places for crlmlunls. A boycott of all articles advertised on billboards was suggested by Horace MeFnrlnnd, president of the American Civic Association. Joseph I'enncll, an artist, snld that billboards mado the countryside hldo ous, robbed nature of its beauty and stole the min nnd air. Smash 8th St. Window, Steal Shoes . Thieve broke a window In Nelder man's shoo store, -17 South Eighth street, and ntole two pairs of shoes valued nt ?7 each. The theft Is nun posed to have occurred about 5 o'clock, though it Was not discovered until later. A Necessary Precaution N more than one occasion a patron lor whom we have copied an Oriental Necklace, has made the mistake of wearing the oricinal and putting the copy in the safe. This has compelled us to use a different clasp on all copies, for the protection of our patrons. (5W lW TEC 398 Fifth Avenue, New York CHARLES J. Sole Philadelphia Agents L A 10 Rue de la Pals, Parli MAXWELL &. CO. Walnut St. at 16th St. A A i 1 A A k A J k A A A A ) A k A A MIVFRTISHMEST SHOE PROFITEERING HARD HIT BY THE BECKER PLAN A Courageous, Original Plan That Has Forced Many Dealers to Lower Their Prices Anr successful business po'icy soon ' Has its host ot imitnlors, particularly when such policy "shows up" ome of the blood-squeezing methods that arc in altogether too general use. When Becker ft Co. recently opened their men's and women' ho s'ore on the second floor of No. 31 South Fif teenth street they chose this location . because it enabled them to snve n good round sum j early over the rental they would hive to pay on a ground floor, and most important of all put that saving directly into the pockets of their customers. Hut they had first worked out a wholly original innovation bv planning to sell strietlv high-quality shoes at ?t profit per pair Quite some time before the offieinl investigation!" into retailer-' profits bad begun the Becker Plau had won un instant and large puccc.. The people knew that they were being overcharged for shoes, but thev could do nothing nbout it Shoes are a nece.. ity and thev must be had at anv price. It was onlj noie-arv for some one concern that was willing to ignore the general slogan, "get while the getting is good," to open up a new htorc with the honest policy of a fair return on largo sales and send forth un announcement, and it could easily be foreseen that the response would be enthusiastic. Such was the case, for Becker & Co. developed a shoe business of enormous proportions almost over night And now that the light of publicity has been thrown upon the abnormal profits that have been exacted by man retailers of Nhoes (and other necessities ns well), thtse same dealers arc now seeking cover bv various and devious wavs. Mr, F II McCIain a recent state ment of what might be ontddered n fair profit on shoes is far above what Becker & Co hove eer asked or le clved. for through their one-dollar-profit-prr pair plan the profit has regu larly been about 10 to 1. per cent. I Comparisons are odious sometimes - ' but In a movement designed to help the public In reducing the terrific high cost of living, the reul factn should not be withheld. The big fait in the lleiker Plan is that men nnd women who buy bhoes at .11 South Fifteenth street, kecond tioor, save fiom JIJ to $ri per pair. This fart can be proved easily by the buyer himself. I In selecting the stock for their new I tore Becker & Co made a ten -strike (newspaper men would tnll it a "beat ') by securing the exdunlie agency in 3'hiladelphla for the famous "(Slove I flrlp Arch Support Shoe." To those men or women that have tender feet or weak arches this bhoe has been a delightful rexelaton In lomfoit ii is without nn equal In wearing quality it cannot be excelled and it is so scien tifically designed tlmt it can be made up in the best of prevailing styles with out sacrificing any of its special fea- tures. i Becker A. Co alwaya courteously steleome curious-minded men and1 stomen, tne people mar .lust dropped in to look around n bit '' lu fact, they earnestly Invito them and will iladly how them their full line of new Spring ttyltH without soliciting them at ull i Every thoughtful man or woman thu la strained with the paying of abnormal , prices should at least investigate this !r:i-prpsir pun at m south J If i ttfttt, Wood, orAvertiM. fry-rr-rrT-r-W-l-l-rH-FKK I A A A A A A A. A ! t A A I A A A A i A i i A ! A i A ! A A A A A A A A A A i A I A i i i B jL y&ilKiJHlE&xrcVj y sk Kreisler plays at the Academy of Music March 27 .4J Hear this famous Victor artist! This Kreisler recital is an event of twofold interest to the music-loving public. (1) It presents the opportunity of hearing this great violinist. (2) It enables you to compare his wonderful art with his superb interpretations on Victor Records. Hear Kreisler at this recital. Then go to any Victor dealer's and hear the Victor Records by Kreisler. You will instantly appreciate how truly the Victrola brings to you his personality and his art. You will understand why Kreisler chose to make records for' i the Victor Company. You will realize that it is this fidelity of reproduction V hich causes the world's greatest artists to make Victor Records. Victrolas in great variety of styles from $25 to $1500. New Victor Records demonstrated at all dealers on the 1st of each month. Victrola 1, ,'ji iP;i,'ii'jijf WSS W 1 1 il lilllt rlWliilliillliil!;! s 'HIS MASTCRS VOICE' il . prodalmi first quality nd idennfies jffl &. alt products of the Jf . viaoitTMUNOMAaiiNtca CAMOtllKI Victor Talking Machine Co. Camden New Jersev J ., .? Visit Our New Rummage Dcpt. Bargain Basement nne rvjftiv 923-25-27 MARKET STREET 5.00 to 6.00 New Skirts, $3-89 .Choice- of v. e i o u -r k cheeks. ItKlit llRht and dark plaids and - muo or niacKisel-go. New sM. button nnd (fathered models Street Tloor SHOE Nes Extraordinary In View of "Wm. MpOlairi's Request to All' Shoe Dealers to Curtail Their E'rofits-r." Mr, L. W. Hirsch Announces Beginning. Tomorrow, He Will Even Go Further and Reduce Every Pair of Shoes in Our Entire Stock to a Basis cjf $1.00 a Pair Profit! This Means That Every Pair of Shoes From the Lowest to the Highest Price Will be Offered at Exactly One-Dollar More Than Actual Invoice Price. As an Example Value: All Women's 7.95 & 8.50 New Oxfords l iT i The new English last walking oxford with Military heels. Choice of new tan shades nnd black. Welted soles. Str..t Tloor $5-95 ! fMs9i -ulll lNB 39.73 n iXJk, . ) A Big One-Day Sale of ) New Suits & Dresses4 Values up to $50.00 We reprice several hundred 'brand new Easter suits and dresses and proup them at this lowered price for this one day. The savins: ii most exceptional, especially when you consider thcro is but one week to Easter. All the desired materials in both suits ,nd dresses and every now stylo conception and trimming effect is ex pressed in this special value giving group at $39.75. Daylight Third Tloor 3BH f B Ready-to-Wear Hats & Untrimmed Shapes Values up to $3.98 Chin chin roll brims, sailora, flare ups nnd novelty and banded tai lored styles. A wonderful assort ment of New Easter Millinery at a most ex traordinary low price. sscoaa floor $1.95 HATS TIUMMEU gnBK $3 & $4 Silk Georgette Waists MbVTT $2 and Our special price is less than tlie cost of the silks. Beaded nnd tailored styles. White flC3hSomc in colors. Street Floor Boys' Blue Serge Confirmation Suits $12 All wool fast color blue serges In a well tailored dressy Norfolk bolted ntyle Double seamed t h r o u B hout. Sizes to 1" is. Second Floor CgA-gx M MV I i! If) "r" w Women's Silk Hosiery Thread $1.19 Fill! fashioned. Black onlv 18-Inch boot silk. Str.at rloor Women's Black Cotton otc Hosiery 60 Mercerized back. cotton - samed Street Tloor 25c Men's Fine Cotton Half Hose In colorata. wonderful barjuln. .- v Strt.t Tloor' .Women's .Spocta Hosiery . Heather Strt.t rioor $2.00 Nainsook Envelope Chemise . . Neat lace trimming Q.cond rloor Mixture ?1.39 1.19 Ciepe Hloomers.... In nlnk. white, lavender and turquoise Sfcond rioor 45c House Dressca Fine nnnll'v nercaleo neatly trimmed. All sire S.oonrt Ploor s1.55 Extra Special Values in ' , Girls' Apparel That BrinRs Worth While Savings Girls' White Dressea, 55.00 Very dressy stylos with elaborate trimmings of laco and embroideries. Ribbon sashes. Sizes 6 to yCa Girls' Sprintr Coats, 58.75 to 5M-98 Topliiis, serges and novelty checks and plaids. Dress and sports models. Sizes from 2 to 14 years. Children's Lingerie Dresses, 51.50 10 styles for choice lace and embroidery trim med. Sizes to 6 years. Infanta' Spring Coats, 53.98 SBCOHD TZiOOS Sateen Petticoats.. .7Qc Floweied and stuped floums. White bodice Sacond rioor Bust Confiners.. . . AW Pink brocaded and stmnK mesh. B.cond rioor Women's S'lk Gloves $1.29 $2.00 Values.. J. Flno Milanese silk iti -r" embrdered backs lira; ' brown, black or while All "" Btr.at rloor, Moire Silk . . .. ,ii..ai frami One-incit imporiru .- - . n taf n niii !-- n.75 with nhln Insldo mirror nnd rhaln StrTloor purse 35 iioMxXBOi I If vll C-ftfl. ft tn T On Ml u r., li.jt""i."-TV A Big Friday Bargain Sale of New Suits Dresses Tomorrow the Basement store stands ni-A.imineiitlv forth with this tho most ie- markable value clving event of Its history. Brand new spring: suits and dresses specially purchased and very low priced to create most sensational selling. The Suits Tricotincs nnd series in tho new high waisted styles, those with Both ered backs and straight line effects. Novelty belt ind pocket effects. ., rA it 17,' . m.bJrt The Dresses-- Salins, taffetas, tdw; tines, serges nnd eg t cottcs in new strais ItlHif .- . l 4 j Wi C"-- ".w ...... aw.i.r,.i i- ,;
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