11 it (, V' v TO OFFER RENT RISE WillinS t0 Pay MorG t0 Cirard Estate, butNotto Profi teers, Hoppo Doclaros . PREDICTS BIDDING CONTEST The tenants of "Piano How," In Chfstnut street, between Eleventh nu.l Twelfth, tinvc ilnlt'ed In nn agreement to Mibmlt nn offer lo tlio estate of gftphen airnrd to pny nn lurrciwd rental for this block, which, nceor.lltiff to C. .T. Hcppe. head of the piano eon-' fcrn'of Hint name, inny prhc attractive "nu.l, to the real ctnte counnlttcc nn in fncome proposition to leave the rroDcrty Just an It Ik. , P As n result of newspaper ndvcrtljlnc i ka(Ii the Philadelphia and rcw ork I'Jfawn this week, offcrlnc "Plnno Suine manv offers rind Iniiulrlcrf lu re TiVn" for rent on n lonc-tcrni linnnnr 52?f lVW. the Olrard estate Is re :::... n tin. nronercv. Haielton Jferhlf. superintendent of .hirstntc. Mid today no offer w Jl b ierlouslv considered or imythlnR del n-?.'.-"1.-M0.1 fix tn the d snosltlon of the iifoocfty until the real estate tommittce,, which meets Friday, considers n sui fitlent time has elapsed since the adver i.lnz to civc all pnrtles interested nn Ptunlty to snb'mlt bids. Mr Heppc, who Is one of the oldest tenants of the row, saldlodoy : "The tenants are prepared to pay Hie Mtate of Htenhen Olniril n large rental. but they posithcly will not be held up nurt gouged by an? syndlcato of ''real estate profiteers lu the cunt of their securing control of .the property. "If these old plnuo firms must pet out nml find hew quartern ti Is going to aune them n hnrdshln and so the whole matter will rCsolvo into a bidder's battle 'between tenants and sclflsh real estate Interest)?" Francis Khunk Itrown, chalrmnn of the real estate committee of the cstnte, CTpccts something definite to bo decided at Fi May's meeting. ."The directors of the Glrard Trust have 11 .kindly feeling for the old tenants of 'Piano How' and every considera tion will bo shown them In this mutter," he said. 1 ... 1 '1 PRA1S.ES HERO-HUSBAND Mrs. Frank Roberts Calls Carnegie Medal Winner 8elf-Sacrlflclng "He never thinks of himself," snyH Mrs. Frank Wnltcr lloberts In praise nf her husband, who saved five elrls from drowning two jenrs ago and who' on Saturday received n slUer Carneule inedil nud nutiounrement tuat Slouu wjould follow. Mr. Roberts, who is fortynlne jears of age, and who lives at 1010 Wallace street, performed the rescue July 20, 1018, when a boat hold; Ing six girls from sixteen to twenty tears of nuc, capsized in n rcWvolr near the Masonic Homo at Elizabeth town. , Onlv one girl could swlui nnd two of the others had koiio down for the third time, before Uobcrts reached them. The ?ir00 will be Invested in re modeling the house on ft twenty-three-acre farm owned by the Roberts) lu Delaware. FINDING N SLOW 2 GIRLS 1 FLEE HERE Adventure of Runaways, 11 and 1S Year Old, Respectively, Interrupted by Dotectivo FATHERS TAKE THEM HOME e arc going lo Philadelphia for n little adventure, do not worry." Ihls message was sent by two little lork girls, tired of Manhattan New monotony, to their parenW before, they embarked for Philadelphia. They nre eleven- ear-old Edith Crane, .112 West Eleventh street, nnd Ellen Forrest, fifteen .tears "Tild, OOIJ Eighth avenue, New York city. It was to see the Liberty Bell. In dependence Hall nnd other places of In terest that lidith aud Ellen came to th m eltv. Thev - rr . . ......... -. were many tulncs hero wulcu New had nlso heard there York could not boast of. It was with great anticipation that they left New York on Hundiiy night. East ulght they were found at Six teenth and Arch streets by District lu tcctlvc McFarlnnd. He saw readily that the girls, who were very neatly dressed, compared with the description of tw'o girls who were missing from New York. "Would j on two girls like to go to a picture show?" asked McFarlaud In n fatherly manner. ''Yes, Indeed, we would," replied Edith, nnd Ellen seconded the motion. UUt JfcFnrland took them to the House of Detention. "When docs the show start?" asked Ellen. Then very gradually MeParland Im parted the news ttint they crc being held to await the arrival of their dad dies. There were n few clrllsh tears but they changed to smiles this morning when the girls were taken home by their two delighted fathers. SECOND VICTIM DIE8 George Henry, twenty-two years old, of 15-18 .South Twenty fourth street, died nt 10 o'clock lnt night In the Polyclinic Hospital, the second victim of an explosion of alcohol in the cellar of his borne. John Logan, the other victim, died yesterday morning In Ht. Agncs's Hos pital. . . ' IF YOU LOVE Flowers you will he interested lit THE CENTURY FLOWER' SHOP a-IIlii 11 flow Cltc.ttti.nl fit mmmmm I utm&MmmmiMMfmmmumjh "Shop with Comfort out of the Congested District" FRITZ & LA RUE, Inc. IMPORTED PORCH RUGS' Just received on our floors from the Custom House Our stocks of Summer Rugs arc now com plete. Vc particularly call your attention to our largo and varied assortment of Imported Bclp;ian (first since the war) anl Japanese Porch Rugs in square, oblonj: oval and round shapes. We have never ha'd such n stock of these goods, and notwith standing the fact that merchandise- is on : high level the reasonable prices will surpiise you. Because we conti acted for these rug? . nt advantageous figures over n year ago and they come from the maker direct to our store, eliminating all intermediate costs, wo are enabled to bell them at moderate prices. Now it the time to have u store your itugs nnd replace them with lighter, cooler ones for the summer months. 1615 CHESTNUT STREET . ffififlgmreigffliftffiwflgffl terlin Tires Sterling dealers are men of conscience and judg ment. That's why they are "STERLING" dealers. They want their customers to have "high mileage at low cost." STERLING TIRE CORPORATION FRANK DeWITT & COMPANY 1238 SPRING GARDEN STREET Distributors for Philadelphia and Vicinity 4 A Million Dollars Worth of Good Shoes I in 1870 HALLAHAN'S 1920 50th Anniversary Sale Greatest Sale of Good Shoes Ever Held in Phila. The greatest in volume. The greatest in value giving. , A million dollars' worth of good shoes for Men, Women and Children r At20to45Less Than Today's Values Not-a clean-up, a riddance or a clearance, bit a sale that takes in every pair of shoes in the five-big Hallahan stores, every pair in the great warehouse and every pair of the thousands ordered many months ago and now pouring in from the factories. The selling of a million dollars' worth of shoes is not a matter of days but of weeks and many of them. The news of most seasonable offerings will be presented from day to day. All the styles and leathers that smartly dressed women want are in this sale and in all sizes 1 E ery model arid leather, that well-dressed men are wear ing is in this sale at these amazing reductions. All sorts of footwear for big and little boys, little girls and misses, infants and toddlers all are in this sale". Each Hallahan store offers you the same big choice, the same record-breaking values patronize that one which is most convenient fcr you. HALLAHANft rGOOD SHOES L 919-921 Market Street ' Hallahan' s Branch Stores: 1028r30 Lancaster Ave. 271G-18 Germantown Ave. 3601-06 Germantown Ave. 60th & Chestnut Sts. Branch Stores Open Every Licning , The eight with eighty less parts ' i 'h r ' ii " Industry is International Products from many countries fre quently enter, directly or indirectly, s into the manufacture of articles of common use. To bring together these widely scattered materials of industry and to combine them into merchandise require many transactions that are f I possible only through a vorld-wide system of banking service. .Q The great resources of the National (jlT!1l Bank of Commerce in New York are . f Mb employed to facilitate national and in- nSjBlH ternational commerce and industry. gjjBpM National Bank of Commerce p H inNewY)rk irtfcjjBB GipiUL Surplus J ftPQslsH ami Undivided Profits ' HSIPsHbB wrHftyfM,M,llion Dollars rf " HS! HBH R1I1 3A,V PTZr . rWMlL WJ MM I VsVlssHsHsissl T i JH7y Jif f2HrHw M I HH fMDlF AP PE.R S..O N Standard Sportster Four-Passenger Models Immediate Delivery When you ace this beautiful model you'll understand im mediately why discriminating Philadclphians this year have turned to Anperson as first oice. These Sportsters just received are fresh from the fuctory, shipped by express, not driven over the road. If you want one come hrte tomorrow and drive it awny. William. T. Taylor liastcrn Distributor Broad and Race Streets, Phila. rfrW&ssto jL)sHsf9!VBlisslPVIRHisssssiHissssslsssUsflPSs ANNOItNf'JiMKNTH KOtt TUtmHIIAY. MAY f.Tl t)-T()ltH UnUHHNMNM TO KtV-TIIIUTY OTT)CK STRAWBR1 DGE &QOTH 1 ER , - ii, i i i i ' .gs- Everything in This Announcement At a Saving, of 25 per Cent, or More These Prices Are Down, Only BecauseWeBring Them Down At a Loss of Our Own Profit It's a long, long trail to the source of prices, and there's a multitude of rea sons and causes for the high cost of merchandise. It costs us more than ever. In fact, we own millions of dollars' worth at less than we could replace it for to day. We rccocnizc the seriousness of the situation that hosts of folks cannot buy ns freely of the many things they need ns in nor mal times. Wc cannot control ma terials or cost of production, nnd wc could not continuously sell at Ichs than our rcRular prices and continue in business. Hut wc can help in some measure to relieve the stress upon our thousands of PDinrS1,8 by ,l KUCING H1L.1.0 Oil mnnv rt!n. .... ,...., I and very large qunntitics of the merchandise most in demand, and . , Kla to do so for the prcs ' tl,e ,imi f business safety. Silk Waists Reduced 25 and I 30 per Cent. ' CREPE r.pnDnnn., dainty model, in white and flesh $' Kma,d0, In rles S H,,h h"rtrfvc, and very pret. tily cmbroidcied ?3.25. PONGEE WAISTS- smart Sr1 ,modc!s' in tuckef and n1 ' rLe-a with convertible col- '""' btrn brlrtsr A Clothier bci.ond I'loor. Centre Compare These Men's Clothing Vakaes With the Best to be Seen Elsewhere And You Will Still Find the Saving Averages at Least 25 per Cetyt. This great Sale of Men's and Young Men's Suits and Ton Coats allords a really wonderful opportu-i nity for saving money. We believe it is absolutely safe to say that the values CANNOT BE EQUALED in this city. Wc have made somei comparisons and find that many of tnu ouus in uns cuy woiua nave w be reduced twenty per cent, even j w uiing me prices aoion to our regular prices. Therefore, our REDUCTIONS OF TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT, on these special groups make EX TRAORDINARY VALUES. iznn Suit h Now $23.50, $32.50, $41.50 and $48.50 25 jo 33Vi per Cent. Under Prices At $48.G0 arc Stcin-Bloch and "Alco" Suits of soft-finish worsted. At $41.50, "Alco" Suits of neat mixtures and bmooth worsteds plenty of neat prays and blue serge. At $32.50, soft-fin-isllcd worsted Suits, in green, blue, brown nnd neat mixtures; models foi men and young men. At $23.50, Suits in light and dark shades, some of all wool blue serge wonderful values. lars- Cotton .Waists Women May Save on A Summer's Supply Now $3.35 A saving of onc fouith on Waists of sheer white voile, ever so lovely with their smart trimmings of lace and em broidery, with collars trimmed to match. Now $1.50 Beautiful in their dainty freshness, n collec tion of fine White Voile or Batiste Waists trimmed with Inco and embroidery, nil substantially re duced. Mrnwhrlclce A Clothier stcond I'loor. Centio Men's and Young Men's Fine Suits . Save 25 per Cent.. $59.00 Our lcgular prices for hose grades ire $75.00, $80.00 and will note that, while the reduction on the lowest-priced Suit is n little less, the saving on others is more than 25 per cent These aic some of our finest Suits, and the reductions will be appreciated by men who uant the beat. Fine SAM PLE SUITS Men's "Alco" Suits A Saving of 25 to $52.50 SppSflg 66 per Lent. J for men who 37 and 38. The best of style and tailoring, cxcdfenWabrS and Jinings. Newest spring models, for men and young men. lou would ordinarily pay from one-third to one-half more nowa days for such Suits Better get jours before they are all sold. Men's Light-weight Overcoats at Reduced Prices now $19.50, $27.50 and $37.50 r- oirHU Dridco & Clothlf r Second Hoor, Hast Women's Fine Cloth Dresses Reduced One-Fourth From Regular Prices checked yelours Am wonllnnf rtn11Ani-?. . T"v .. ., wiwcuon oi ureases 01 t,erge, tricotinc, duvet ne, Oxford cloth and i yelours all hich-nlsiss in ovorv riof.nii rv.,.,,,. ,k:j .1 ', , ru uoin ana 'only shown in exclusive models others expertly tailored RedlngSteT straight iSf 53 tunic stvlns some nvpntimmlK. cnovf .it. .. i..: j ..P . '. ,-t.iit uiil ana to $105.00. uio .u iiuiiinea wun teatner. Now $32.50 A Fine Assortment of Silk Frocks at $40.00 Formerly One-Third to Two-Thirds Higher in Price Of crepe Georgette, taffeta, crepe meteor and crepe de chine, with silk wr.nl m insel-thread embroidery Tunic, panel, straight-line and draped styles In navr blue brown, taupe, black, white and combinations of various colors. ' -H'r"br"6B 1 Clotl,l,.r-.,-ond I'loor MarMt Strt Pearl Buttons At Savings Well Over Twenty-five per Cent. Fresh-water Ptn-1 n, -.. i that many women want right now , for trimming and (Inishing Spring and bummer gnrments. , Buttons, 2- and t-holc and jish-cycioc a dozen. uuuons, i. and . m1o7 .. - ' v t 1200 Gingham House Dresses Exceptional at $2.65 PwVOA Ghigham of excellent quality, styles pretty and practical, care ful making, all combined, place these House Dresses far out of the ordinary. Straight-tine Models, SJ.G5 25 per Cent. IJndcr Price Of striped gingham, blue, gray or green with white, ns, shown in tho bketch at tho right. Others are in combination btripcs with button-trimmed white poplin col lar. All arc plaited from a om and belted. A few, of plain blue chambray, are smocked in fiont. Waist-line Models, $2.6.1 Reduced More Than One- Fourth Of attractive plaid ginghams with white collar, full-length sleeves nnd two patch pockets, as sketched nt the left. Another model of 1 striped gingham is finished with chambray collar nnd thrcc-quarter-lcngth sleeves. wr --Mrawlirlda & Clothier Third Tloor. nitmrt Ktrft. Wt STRAWBRIDGrJ & CLOTHIER MARKET STREET EIGHTH STREET FILBERT STREET rVSFJt I II I Ii vij dozen. Straw brldn. (, Clothier AlMe M Centra Toys, Reduced Express Wagons now $5.25 Velocipedes now $8.00 Automobiles now $8.00 Collapsible Doll Coaches now $,,50 Strawbrldje & t lothl'r 1 ouith floor Men's Underwear at Special Prices Two excellent kinds much In d-. mand right now at bavings ofi wortlt-whilo character: Athletic Union Suits $1.38. Gibb's Split-belt Union Suite. Balbriggan Undcrwcar- ocussua. onou-sieevc ahlr anu Ankle Uruwers 05c each. Btrwbrd. i, ClothJw- W MM, rii J'f i I 11 I m "r. r I i it jy ' rHrR A 1 - .. Ti ' j t V- ' II M 1 S I I Vi , w M ("1W 31 CI H 9 ll V MM J i.lyiipinniit 'r. sffS: -l2??.I iMl".'JiL . vajjiCs: -&tix&l& .. JLi mmM, SHHUKiaSBBBHHIBWtllllHHIinSBiWIHSWHBHIiuY i. Y JUSSSSSBHtaHSUA,.lia9HSSSHISiUM
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