& .. tv' -V4 ?' ih : $ -v itj v H & rX DS RESIGN POSTOFHGE B Low Salaries Force Clerks apd Lotto r Carriers to Quit, Say Officers vfolfn. Then followed a wonderfully Walillful ferdup'contitsUnfc OrtWbiitii1 noft's "Over the Steppe," Arensky'a "How Beautiful Wero Once the Itoss" nnd thtfo lovely Hchiibert sons, tho performance of which allowed that Schubert hn not. yet been equaled ns a composer of hoorh. The last wns n modern group, which were Ming tin well ns the olncdli, but with the difference lu spirit required by them.. Mr. Howell wan ursMciI by N'lnn I'rcttyninn Howell, vlollnUtn, who played, ns alio nhvnys does, with excel lent tone nnd Impeccable taste. She save firwt the Vrauko urrnnRomcnt of Wmsky'a "Hymn to the Sun" and n Mozart-Krclsler rondo, later lilnvln,. Wicnlnwrkl'H brilliant Polonaise hi A PUBLIC INTEREST IS URGED, iMMSWSmSTKrV ;., . lin'H Idyll nnd Moszkowskl's "Qui. ? ,' Ktlow salaries In the postal service tarre." ft SPECIFY mfm The Perfect Water Paint Law In firtt and fiml c.il. John C. Oeteri, Mfr., Aft. ' avo caused several hundred clerk nml lotlcr carriers In this city to reslfrn nnd jjre titan S00 hnve unit in New York, according to officers of tho Letter Car riers' Association. i. ',nntlonar campaign has been started Jr the organisation for tho purpose of Interesting the public nnd Congress In Mjehtr pay for tlie service. Men nre leaving the service nil over the country: there nre vucnucies hi nil postofflces nml few men to fill them. The Scn. complain of the inaction of the , ostal )age Commission which has' been "Investigating" the service for fourteen months and has not vet reached I the stage of n report. For the lnit four , months it even has been without a chairman. The postal employes' work .18 nard nnd the salaries low. even the oldest members In the service do not receive morn thnn JjUfiOO per year, with tho bonus of $ir0 added. 'Deliveries nave been cut down, regardless of the1 Increased service. Employes arc quit-1 tins because of the Inadequate wage, and the new mcji tnken on ns substitutes receive a higher salary than the "old timers." The scale for letter carriers starts at forty-one cents on hour for new men and reaches only Hfty seven cents for men of long service; u substitute gets kiiy cents nil hour, A new scale is needed, the men declare, with sisoo ns Far below their actual .values, the minimum .salary, nnd fLMOO f or n .. , i j j service of six jours and over. The bur- we will ell these standard ucu 01 me worK inns upon the older i c men, who hnve to see that the snhstl. makes or tutcH are correctly started 0.1 their p:nna to clear our floors. -.-.-, ........ ..... v.i-iu tuning nuance tot them. At that the substitutes stay with the service only until tliev can fimi n better paying position. Most of the n Tegular force nre married men and have a bard time supporting families on their mall salaries. There urc live deliveries in the cen tral ccctlon of the city nnd three in tho residential serious. This neces sitates the carrying of pneks, sometimes weighing as much as sixty pounds, for miles. The carriers want more deliv eries so their bundles may be lightened. Sonic of them tramp ns many as ten and twelve miles daily through all sorts of weather. Big Sale of Upright and Player-Pianos at North's Pianos and Player- Pianos to Slightly used, they were taken exchange For the Famous Lester. Our factory experts have put them in splendid, condition. Come early, to in sure a good selection. $600 .arse- $650 LEWIS HOWELL IN RECITAL Baritone Gives Excellent Program Before Crowded, Enthusiastic House .- Lewis .Tames Howell gave his iiniiual ong recital Inst evening at (iritlith Hall before as largo nn audience us 'could be crowded into the auditorium. Ho was In fine voice nnd scored a great ucccss nt each nppcaruuee Mr. Howell has the somewhat unu sual ability of rendering both dramatic and lyric compositions with cuunl case MM.1 iff 1l T.. .1... -.......?. l! 1.1 1. V ,... -'..v- -:.. ...i...i .Manoganj. J.arae size. ...vAa.i-s .miu nu iiuuiui irum ine , r ".Marriage of ligaro" and Tmet s "Quand le tlnmme." one of the mot effective and dramatic of arias. Kach 'was given with the right anmuut of dramatic Intensity, but with his own individual interpretation according to the text and to the different spirit ot the times in which it was composed. Tho JJtzet number was especially well given. In the songs which he presented .Mr. ITowell covered pretty well the range of baritone literature, lie began with live of the old Italian cuuzunc. which are more interesting thun the violin liter ature of the same period, only because the Italians of thnt day knew better how to write for tho voice than for the Player-Pianos 375 H25 $365 $275 $330 $650 Upright Pianos $250 $225 '225 '245 DRUCKER Mahogany cae. MELVILLE-CLARK Large size, nurl walnut. $600 KNOBLE Mahogany. Large size. $650 STORY & CLARK $07C Mahoganl. Large size. d t f $750 EMERSON (Angelus) $950 LESTER Mahogany. Large size 1 Coal Mine Management If you are financially in terested in coal properties you should investigate the service we offer you. ' Changing industrial con ditions make efficient supervision more essen tial than ever. Peabody management ser vice has been of great benefit to many owners of coal mines. Ours is a highly special ized organization operat ing thirty-six bituminous mines in eleven fields with nn annual capacity of 18,000,000 tons. It is the result of thirty seven years of experience in mining and selling coal. Booklet explaining this sen ice jvill be mailed on request PEABODY COAL CO. CHICAGO $400 BELLAK Medium size. Mahogany case. Fine tone. Like new. $700 STEINWAY Medium size. Mahogany. $350 RUSSELL Full biz-. Mahogan.x case $450 CUNNINGHAM (Girard) I-arcest size. Walnut. Good as new. $350 VINCENT Mahogany. Large sire. $800 STEINWAY Plain mahogany case. Large .lie. $500 HARDMAN Full size. Mahogany. $450 LESTER Good as new. Medium size. Mahogany case. $375 CONNOR Boudoir size. Fine order $350 HUNTINGTON Plain mahogany case. Large size. $450 HAINES Mahogany. Large sli-. $450 GORHAM Like nw. Large mahogany ease, plain. $400 PERRY Full size. Plain mahogany case. $400 MEYER Mahogany. Large aiz. '225 '225 195 265 H50 $215 $235i $285: $240 $200i F. A. North Co. 1306 Chestnut Street riea.se send me a complete descrip tion of your barcalns In slightly used (style marked X); Player-Pianoa PI Upright Pianos P Mao details or easy-payment without interest or extras. plan, Name . . Address K. L. G-H.20 ZDaufjIjcrtp'S jFnultlcjtt (EnBlisrfj Z3oUm jf urntturc Davenports, Chaises Longucs and Chairs Produced for those who desirn tho limit of luxury, j iudividuulitv of dcuitrn. iind a quality of workmanship that ia exceedingly rare in furnituro 1 these duys. Each picco made' nnd upholstered to your special order. : Sample models may be seen, and coverings sclectW in our Warcrooms. Dougherty's Faultless Bedding Hair Mattresses Box Springs 1632 Chestnut Street Bedsteads ffilPHITJABEK " - MT... - -V ST" iSLl : t v;. , All Mid-Month Specials Women's $4 House Dresses,$2.95 T 'CT Extra Regular Yellow Trading Stamps With Each of These r Teases Striped percale. Shawl collar, cults and pockets f whit madras edged with chambray. Sizes 16 to 4ft. No Maifor 'Phone Orders. HI Brother Second Poor d FBIDAY, MAY ,i4,; 1920 v ; ,, rjuouiun craiie i onu (TTi-- r( fy yvif" JW w', ; nt,-F- i- yc'T t5 Tm'rm'wi . ' ----ij vl ' . . .. TV- J. ilh. , , -, I'-- JT " ''-! ' .-1111111111 , 'OJi i' ij,Kmio.j!KmswAtai- . ijr:Tmtmwmmumi Tomorrow's Mid-Month Special $3.50 to $4 Seamless Sheets, $2.29 Extra Regular ycl- 50 HATS TRIMMEtr-FREE OF CHARGE fyit ill'Q'ttieys Market Eighth OneYellowTradingStampWithEverylOcPurchaseAllDay Filbert Seventh Mid-Month Specials vfrA low trading Stamps with each nheet. Limited lot standard makes. , Bleached. Plain or hemstitched. ' Sizes T2xOO and StxOO: also extras larro sheets. Some .IxlOR-lnch percale sheets. No mall or 'phone. orders. , SOc to 75c Pillow Cases, each, 39c lSleached.. Tlaln or hemstitched. , 42x30 and 43x36 Inches. No mall or 'nhonn onlers.. TAt Brothers Plrst Floor. North ' Mid-Month Sale &. The Greatest Money's Worth in Philadelphia " For thirty years our prices have beemthe lowest of any store they are today the Mid-Month Sale offers bargains of extra special significance! Men's $1-75 Union Suits, $1.25, (Eft Extra Regular Yellow Trading 5" Stamps With Each Union Suit Flno 72xS0 checked nainsook. Athletic, style. Men's $10 to $15 Silk Shirts, $7.96 Another phenomenal purchaso White crepo de chlno or Jersey'- oln rnlrr.1 alplnn .III.. uL.'.' t cloths, cnepes do chlho and pussv C willows. French cuffs. y ' L LU i7rotfter4-Tlrst Floor, 7th SL Tomorrow' Mid-Month Special. Tomorrow's Mid-Month Special! $12 Electric "Shower"! Lights, $6.95 14-inch. Plated brass fixture, wired complete for three lights, opal shades ready to attach, suitable tor dining; nnd living rooms. Third Floor rofnorrotu' Mid-Month Specials ' Women's $6 to $8 Sweaters, $3.95 Slln-on styles ot zephyr yarn." rialn or fancy weaves. Soma squat neck nnd short sleeves In lot; frlnce i nnd throw tic. Popular shades, j Second Floor ' Tomorrow's Mid-Month Specials $42.50 Remington Bicycles, $34.75' Coaster braise-; non-sl;ld tires. Guaranteed. $3.25 Roller Skates, $2.39 Hull bcarlnc. ' Socond Floor 7eniorrom' Mid-Month Specials $c85 Davenport Bed, $5.iU MahnR.iny or Tacoboan oak fin ished frame. Opens Into three-quarter hd with Independent link fabric sprinir. $275 Dining Room Suite, $199.75 Oak finish wnlnut. Nine piece -60-inch buffet, china closet. 6 4! ex tension table, enclosed sldo table, four genuine leather seat chads and nnn chair. This $22 Sliding Iron . Couch, $14.85 Willi link fabric sprlnc. r'otton mattress, covered with heavy brown denim. Lit Brthers Fourth Floor rpmorroui'i Mid-Month Specials ' $3 to $4 Silks, St. 98 Foulards In multi-colored' effects j Safin striped and plaid silks In rich colorlnss. Yard wide. $3 Tub Silks, $1.98 35-lneh. Satin strlned. .VO JotJ or rione Orders Filled on Thrse IteiHs. TM Brothers First Floor. Souths Tomorrow's Mid-Month "Special! $7 Waists, $4.98' C'rep? do rliins and fieorgette Dlf. snan and new. Tliev :ire most attractive Som s'.yles show plaits nnd rows of homstltchinc. others nre in pretty I colored enndv strlpo silk deslpnedJ In kimono effect, and still others ' nro beautifully trimmed with Orlcu- . tal nnd Valenciennes laces. Lit Brothers Second Floor 4 7omorrom' Mid-Month Speciats $1& $1.25 Printed Voiles, 65c Novelty and floral designs on nadet, navy, brown, taupe, old rose, Un and pray. US-Inch. Lit Brothers Viral Floor. South Tomorrow's Mid-Month Special I Room-Size Rugs One or two of a kind. t37S rin.it Royal U107.6O Wilton: 1.1x13 fret f 10 4105 Tin. Boyal Wilton: tfjl 1C tn.KxtZ cut ( 1 lO T0 ntandard Boyal yriX- LfQC 8175 Beaml.ia Oh.ntllt: IfJQE JtrtS feet IO 5150 Seamless Ch.nUUl tCC Hxlt feet f OO 40 Tapestry Brnisels I8OQ.50 frt! feet ( CtXt h'o itnll n,- 'phone Orders; .Yon Fold to Dealers. $25 Second Day! $75,000 Sale-Savings of 30 andMore! Men s Spring & Summer Suits Philadelphia's greatest annual Clothing event! The most stirring sale ever staged for men of Philadelphia only two days more Saturday and Monday. Finest all-wdol,. hand-tailored suts from America's leading makers. t Men's $30 & I Men's $38.50 & $32.50 Suits $40 Suits Men's $45 & $50 1 Men's $55 & $60 Suits i Suits The season's smart styles in every conceivable fabric and weave blue serges, flannels, worsteds and a rich assortment of cassimeres, cheviots and" tweeds. More than twb-tliirds of the suits are quarter- and half-lined with silk, including silk sleeve" linings. ale Extraordinary! Boys J $4 to $5 Wash Suits i w Maker's Reserve Stock. 2,'o Oliver Twist, Junior Norfolk and. Middy models 2H to 8 years. In galatca, chambray, per cale, madras and other materials--a Wealth of plain colors and com bination effects. Boys' All-Wool Blue Serge Suits; Big Values, $12.75 ' Belted Norfolks. Knickerbockers futfy lined; scatna taped. Sizes 7 to IS. Men's Blue Serge Suits Each suit has extra pair of trousers. $38.50 Kinds $45 Kinds $29-50 $3250 All-wool, true-blue handsomely tailored I and splendidly finished. Extras Value! Men's $25 to $35 Shepherd Plaid, All-wool Summer WWf JET 'm'4v nPfri'hsitm r w 1 II 11 p If Rich effects for warm weather wear. Lit Brolhers Second Floor, 7th Men's Suits, $17.50 Spring Weight Trousers, $4.75 $5.75 St. Women's $2.25 Stockings, $1.48 Jttxiru xeilow Trad i lrft Stamps with each 'pair of these stock- Inns. WebarrKnlt Brand, Known for wearing quality. Fanhloned kg; hlanti u7h(tA nnn rnrrlnvnn. I Women's 75c PanU, 48c C Kxtra alze. Cotton ribbed. Ex1- f tra wldo kneo; lace trimmed. f First Floor, South Ultra-Stylish New Apparel at Unprecedented Markings for the Mid-Month Sale! Women's & Misses' $35 Sports Suits 1 9 Full Wool in Tan, Green, Pckin and Brown: One sketched. AhIBV Misses' $22.50 Coats, $15 Some styles are cut on sports lines with loose hanging back, throw collar, leather belt and large pockets. Plain and silvertone Tolo cloth and jvelour in brown, cinnamon, tan and blue. Illustrated. f Tomorrow's Mid-Month Special! $8 Silk Jersey Top Petticoats, $4.49 f On Sal lO.tO A. M. Messallne and taffeta flounces. Gray, rose, green, taupe, purplo, klnc 8 blue, peacock navy, black and changeable. Nor more tnan iwo 10 a customer. J,Yo .Ifoll or 'Phone Orders Filled. TAt Brothers Second Floor Tomorrow's Mid-Month Specials' ao.nu Long tioin ? 10-yd. Piece, S5.98 Whlto English goods. Tara wide, Lit Brolhers First Floor, Xorth Tomorrow's Mid-Month Specials $65 Prize Gem nil j n w A Lu iaoinei uas ivitnge, otu '. Connected free within the city JllmltR and Camden at piace wnere fuel llnerunn to the kitchen. n.U! VJ-11 D.C:.fu Deiuing'noii nciiigciuivi X. 12.00 Value. S22.98 ' Whito enameled lined. Three doors. $1.85 Garden Spade, $1.39 TAt Brothers Thlrd Floor $6 to $8 Silk Chemise, $4.95 s'ailn nnd creni d chine with 'ia 'nMrnlln and net. Some rib- ,'imn Vlrans also surnllce styles. $1.50 Camisoles, 98c Satin1 slip-overs: tailored pr lace Immed. Some navy and bUcu. fAi m'oriei. acuoiui rmm T ...'. MU.Mnnth Srteeialt M VIIIVI l w i. -..- -..-,--- t? AlLWnn.Imnpria Serge. S1 .35 M,n.ir.-i. twill : navv and midnight m. KIiia Sfi-lnch. V lAt Brothers First Floor. South : s: trlrr f Tnmarrow's Mid-Month Speciall I $2 Hemstitched Cloths, $1.49 Extra Regular yel- 50 Mattinps 40-yard Rolls 1 ' w$ t rinaSK'ml , 7 win J J&rtwBfflC i L 1 j V Has R 'mliMVwj u ' 1 a 7m v .. )iwsm.vw . v .v Mi mi i w&-'Br Misses' $20 Dresess, $15 Some styles are of Navy, French voile with tan or white dots. They have accordion pleated tunic, elbow sleeves, leather-belt, winsome white collar and cuffs. Sketched. Misses $29.75 Taffeta Frocks, $19.75 Fine qualities in the wanted navy and black. Cut on lonjr, slim lines; elbow sleeves, smart belt nnd taffeta trimming in the form of plaited wheels. Sketched. tiiitttt . . . - Women's $49.75 Suits, $35 Serge in navy blue and black; also wool Jersey and heather mixtures in all spring shades. Dressy and sports styles, showinc clever individualities of collar, pockets, I belt and trimming notes Lined J with furured silk, lllutttratr.il. - m 16 Chlnesf. nnd Jjninnw r.lmllri lot. 3S Inches wide. No Mail or 'Phone Orders; None Sold to Dealers. Lit Brothers Fourth Floor fc'rrtiv Women's $37.50 Dresses, $25 Particularly pretty are those with pictur esque surplice waist tying in bow, elbow sleeves, skirt with bouffant draping and fluting. Materials are taffeta, Georgette, satin and serge. Pictured. Women's $40 Wraps, $29.75 Rome of the favored styles arc of vclourln Spring colors. Thev fall in graceful ripples from the yoke, havo huge collars stitched in silk and figured silk lining. Women's & Misses' $18.50 Skirts, $11.75 Sports styles of plain worsted and sntin baronette, in fash able colors. Very smart! Llt Brothers-SecZ Floor ion Tomorrow's Mid-Month Specials! HATS TRIMMED FREE $4 Sports l $4 .98 Hats SO Extra Regular Yellow Trading Stamps With Each of These Hats Peanut braid with hemp facing, finished with band and bow. Itlack, brown, navv. black-and-white, navy-and-whlte and broun- and-sand. $6 to $7 Ready' to-Wear Hats, $2.95 Hair braid: Rome combined with lisoro straw. Trimmed with flowers, ribbon and velvet. i. ....... ooe i. - 9o. S I $2.50 Wreaths, $1.98 Field flowers, roses, grapes and combina tions of fine flowers and fruits. First floor, North '"(tJQfl Purchased from the U. S. Government $50,000 Worth of Merchandise for Men & for Household Use at 50 Under Value!. Every day essentials at the lowest prices ever asked " House and Office Wares I 91.75 Fail., 87o Oalvaiiiird, K.qt ulie. 30th Otnturjr Wittr Cooleri, S11.50, 930 value. For three or five Ballon bottle. Com plete with stand and drip pan. J,(t Brothers Third Floor i Shoe Findings f ICo Trro-tn-one Fait. Drtnlnr, blaok and tan, 80 35o "Blanco" for wbtt. iho.i, 80 ISo French Faat. Drenlng', black, 80 16o Oxford SS.rcarlxed ac.a, 9o lOo Bhlnola ra.U Dr.iilnr, black and tan, 80 40o Oxford Bilk Kac.a, Do 30o Bho. I..C. in black and.vrhlt.. Oc. 30, 30 and 40 Inch... "ShlnoU" 7So Horn. voUiblng Ontnti, 30o . Brothers First Floor, 8th St. -celebrated brands. . i ; KIT BKOXKSRS ; f Toilet Articles 35c Xolyno. Tooth Fait., Ho tac AQaorb.nt Cotton, lb 6Gc 38o F.roald., lb., 15o 39o OhamoU, 19o 2S S?gu Bbaylnr Fowd.r, 15c 300 WilUama BhaTlnr Or.am, 18c J60 and 35c ShaWn Mirror, 10c 13o I..tii Boap, 6c 81 Water Ban, two quart, 69o 15o Ai.orted Talcum Fowd.r. 7o 9o Irory Boap, Co 83 atll.tt. Saf.ty Raior, 81,60 83.50 Torr.jr Baiora, BSo 85 AutoStrop Hazori, 81.50 - 1 .T:U. "f"jg" Wrat Floor. South Smokers' Goods J Ftp. Olean.ra, bnndU, So Bo Olrar.tt. Holder., So lOo Btiia rr.noh CJtrar.tt. Fapera. pk. So ' 10c Clay Flpea, beat niiallty, 3c 75o ft $1 French Briar lor-o PiP t65 TAt Brothers Scco.ul Floor, 7th St ArwX0 J tu ArfrJA' I . M iim Mmu Mk : I ' .MW tfPfr Jri'.li; jlrVm W Yi UL xt liTt'. yHiCY W A A?Tw J 11975 fc- i2&& 1 n fw& ' LJ ''"' ty MtXUsmmmmmmmmW, i A Vi. i .... low trading Stamps with each of these table clothe. r.t-lnches square. Slercerlied da maU. TAt Brothers Viral Floor. North Tomorrow's Mid-Month Specials $1.75 to $2.25 Silk Gloves, SI -15 12- ffnd 16-bulton. White and UlitLK. itiui'ia iiij.'-. Lit Brothers Mnln Aronni :' ; , Tomorrow's Mid-Month Special! ip&t.ov dinner Sets, $17.95 iinerlcan'roicolnln. 100 pieces. Pink .and blue floral spray decora, tlon; gold tine edeo and handled. Fancy shape. Third Floor Tomorrow's Mid-Month Special $5 to $7 Corsets, $4 . I'Bs la Splrlte, Hciiro belt I,a Vlctolre anil AVnrner's Uust Proof .Vo Mail or Phone Ordets. , At Brothers Main Arcade Tomorrow's Mid-Month Speciall $1.65 Terry Cloth yard, 98c Heverslbte. Cretonne, floral, riiac! qw nnd all-over patterns. $1.65 Window Shades, $1.49 Hand-made oil opaque. Spring rollers. Fixture. Xo Mail, 'Phone or C. 0. P. Order' billed on Unhnlsteru. Xone sold to dealers. Third Floor inm-montn Special Tomnrrowl S2 & '3 Smocks Lot of lSOO on Sale 10 A. M. fo'TlrrtKl1' l.l'r'K-V'-W'Z'V''l fljVjJT $1.68 Qf ramie linen crash with embroidered de signs, pmocking, pock ets and belts. Some slipover effects: Bomo collarlcss. No mail or phone orders. One Pictured. t - a.Sh.Si m m m t.50 to $7 Coat., $3.95 Thrpe hundred and fifty In lot. Lalcst materials. '1 tn a ,, : ft.lt. onr Big- Mew .tanrant-B.t of rv.rytlUnp at Low..t Frlc.i-s.v.nth Floor n- . opper Dresses, yt.va to $7.98 Plaid gingham, figur ed voile nnd chambray, , Largo bow ties. Sonic embro doroil. t TAt Brothers Second Floor of Our Ww Building-, 7th Tomorrow's Mid-Month Special! 500 Pairs Big& Little Girls' $3 to $4 White I $4j .55 Shoes & Pumps Mrs IMndc by Mrs: A. Ft. King. Inc.. Philadelphia. Canvas, kid skin and rein kin. Natural shape. Sizes child's 4 to big girl's 6. No mail or 'nli.M. nrjtrt. ."ll.ll I I I I I I ', " ', ", . R. King's Pumps, Oxfords I nd Shoes $2.59 to $9.98 I Civo complete comfort to growing feet! also tho longest and most satisfactory service. "First Step" for Infants, "Kant Sli. for children, "Arkinglast" for Young Women. Tan nnd hlack Ttmiqln. fnn kMxkin. patent coltskin, white rcinskin, buckskin, whito Nu- uuck, gun-mcini; also corded top.cirects. . governs pr.vt (( Brothers Vim Floor, N Size orlh y tilT BBOTHEB J. ' yjtt er4" V.. J ' I. yyW.S) - , f ?( jt vv br 0 ,v sniK' JUu ' . tMM tt!&b2li&i J t Market Bti