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EVENING PUBLIC .LEDGEft-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1920
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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
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the people with whom we
the habit o' pajing little
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and peronal ambitions tlun btraylng f. . ,.,, ,., ,n n,nf in ,h.
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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.
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398 Fifth Avenue, New York
CHARLES J.
Sole Philadelphia Agents
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MAXWELL &. CO.
Walnut St. at 16th St.
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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.
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Kreisler
plays at the
Academy of Music
March 27
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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'
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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
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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
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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
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The new English last walking
oxford with Military heels.
Choice of new tan shades nnd
black. Welted soles.
Str..t Tloor
$5-95
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lNB 39.73 n
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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
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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
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One-incit imporiru .- - .
n taf n niii !--
n.75
with nhln
Insldo mirror nnd rhaln
StrTloor
purse
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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.
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The Dresses--
Salins, taffetas, tdw;
tines, serges nnd eg t
cottcs in new strais
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