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Avyards Made for 'Stations and
Steol Superstructure oft
Frankford Line v.
WORK WILL START AT ONCE
After n conference with Mnjor Moore,
Dif'ctor Twining today nwnrtletl tlirco
contract for construction work on tlic
Frankford clrntcd
The awards are ns follow s :
Steel superstructure on Front street)
rcr Arch, and Frankford avenue, be
tween Dyre and Bridge streets, I'liocnlx
Jlrldlte Co., 5272.430. .
Station hulldlii(js , at CioM street,
Standard Construction Co., ?100,7!).".
Column foundation for steel super
ftruerure. Brow ti 'King Construction
Co.. M7,200.
It nan cxplalnwl that the construc
tion of stntlou bulldrnRs at Huntingdon
ttrcet was held up, pending, nctlon of
Council on the proposed Lrio nxenue
tlevatcd.
"At a recent conference between
President Mitten. Director Twining nnd
the Maor." snlil n statement Issued
from the Mnvor'B office with the an
nouncement of the annrdu.aj'lt was nr
ranged that the transit company engi
neers should forward plans nnd specifi
cations for 100 proposed Frankford de
tain cars to bo had from the Brill Co.
"It was stated at the time that tficc
plans and specifications would require
tcveral weeks for consideration. Thin
morning Director Tw thing recched theso
ulnnts nnd specifications' from the trnn-
... f . m1 .! tlinm im 111. (tin
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"Director Twining will give his at
tention to the plans nnd specifications,
and make announcement later with re-
PDlroctor TwInJns said that while
prices for the tonstructlou work nrc
higher than those rejected last fall. tbe
ire reasonable, nnd under the estimate
of the transit dppartment's own engl-
Mr Tw inlnjfsrfid money is nvnllnblc
for the work and that it will "go right
ahead."
APPJAL MARTIN VOTE
McLean Counsel Will Ask Court to
Strike Name From List
An uppenl from the decision of the
registration commission to have State
Senator Dnid Martin's name stricken
from the list of eligible otcrs in the
Nineteenth wnrd will be heard in Court
of Common PlensS'o. nhis afternoon.
The appeal In the Martin case was
filed In Allen B. Morgau. counsel for
John It. Mcl.onn, Jr.. who is n candi
date to succeed Senator Mai tin.
The registration tommWslon recently
refund to strike Mr. Martin's name
from the oting list, nlthough Mr. .Mar
tin virtually admitted that he main
tained a room in the ward merely for
political purposes.
WOOL SUITS CHEAP
Englishman Says Britain Can Send
Clothes Here at Half Price
New York, May 1-4. (By A. P.)
England is ready to sell to American
merchants men's clothing, nil wool, that
ran be retniled nt a 20 per cent profit
at prices little moro than half thoi-c
Don being afrked here, according to .1.
(,. nnnunon, u mi-inurr ui n i.omion
mnnuinciuriUE i-uuci-m, wmi urmi'ii
jesterdnj .
"We can produco suits, transport
them to Americn. pny tho duty and r
tell them to the retniler for $.'!2 each,"
Mr. Shannon nssortca. "ine same
quality suits are now selliug here for
J60 to SO. Ours could be retailed nt
J3S.40 nnd yield n 2p per cent, profit."
Carried Booze In Plane, Is Charge
Washington, M&V 14. Charged withj
haUne transported twelve rases nfi
, , . . - ,. . . i
liquor in it muni srnpinni- iroiu itcminl,
one of the Bahninn islands, to Ke West
on a neent cruise down the Atlantic
eoast. Lieutenant W. II. Cushlng and
Ensign Prank I.nmb ha been recom
mended for court-martial in n rcKrt
tubraitted to tho navy hoard of ln
quin convened nt Key West.
' MISSfNtfGlRL SENDS WIRE
Father Believes Daughter Is Hiding
In Philadelphia
Dclvlna ftnnis, thn slxteen-jcar-old
RIM VJ10 '''"ni'l'enred from her home,
JOfl Do Knlb street last Wednesday,
has telegraphed her father, "I am well
nnd In good hands. Yotir Dnughtcr."
TJils tclegiam has been traced to
Iw'elfth and Flbcrt streets. Samuel
V. I'.nns, father of the girl, le con
vinced she is hi i,idj,,g somewhere in
that vicinity. '
.Mrs. Dnnls still bolloo Mir, felrl l,ns
run away with n sailor who wanted to
marry her nnd upon her parent's re
fusal threatened to clone. A close search
for the girl Is now being made.
FINED AFTER AUTO CRASH
Jamea-Peston Drives Car Into An
other on Roosevelt Boulevard
.Tames Peston, of Sulllvrin Street he
low Cheltcn aenuc, wns fined $12.50
by Magistrate Wrleley, of the Herman
town avenue nnd t.ycomlng street stn
tlon, for driving an nutomobllo without
aMiccnsc nnd without lights.
Peston, with Charles ,T. Cameron, of
nittenhouse street near (Jcrmantown
nvenne, wns arrested at 12:TO o'clock
this morning nt Broad street and Ito6sc
clt boulevard.
They hnd collided with n car driven
by .Tolin SUrnmm. 42U2 North Daricn
street, nnd had been pursued several
blocks by Stramm, the police sny.
SUGAR "CLEAN-UP" COMING
New York Profiteering Expert to
-Tackle Philadelphia Next
New York. Slay 14. Charged with
profiteering in violation of the Lever
act, Charles II. and ('nil W. Kimball
Uvere Indicted here jesterdny by the
federal grand jiirj. They nrc nlleged to
have sold forty-seven tons of potatoes
nt "Illegal nnd unreasonable" prices,
innklng a profit of nppioxlmntcly
Armin W. IMloy. chief of the null
profiteering sqund, said jesterdny that
within a month ho expects to eliminate
Illegal speculation in sugar here. After
"cleaning up" New York, Mr. Klley
said, he expects to visit Philadelphia,
Degrees for Leslie W. Miller
The University of Pennsylvania nnd
Temple Uuiverslty will confer honorary
degrees on Leslie W. Miller, principal
of the School of Industrial Art, at their
forthcoming conimencemenft in June.
Pennsylvania will confer the degreo of
doctor of fine nrts. while Temple Unl
versltv will give Mr. Miller the degree
of I..L.D.
Mmu mi
SAFE;GEIONLY
Robbers in Camden Office Scat-
tor Papors About, Looking
for Moro Loot
FINGERPRINTS ARE CLUE
Bobbers who "jlninlle.,, their way
Into tho office of Lilts', t'r Co.'s Iron
foundry, nt Twenty-first nnd Ilnyes
streets. Cnmden, nnd chiseled a safe,
procured $!! for their trouble
The robbery wns discovered nt i :.0
o'clock this morning bv Patrick Matey,
nn employe In the office of the company,
who reported his discovery to the po
lice. Apparently considerable difficulty was
experienced by the robbers In gaining
access to the office. It wns Indicated
thnt thev had spent some time In forc
ing the lock on the office door. '
Tho snfp which contained the money"
wns a email, one, which stod on the,
office, floor nenr tho north wall. The
nen used a steel chisel nnd cut the
lock from the snfo door. '
Valuable, naners nnd records' were
scattered from one end of tho office ,to
the otberf but officials of the company
said .nothing wns missing but $10 Ju
cash.
Detectives who nre working om tho
case arc believed to have obtained rec
ords of tho robbers' fingerprints. It is
the opinion of thejjfilcinls that the men
believed the safe contained money for
tucpnyroii.
EVERY share
of Houghton
stock is owned 'by
g. Philadelph'ian.
E. F. HOUGHTOW& CO.
240 W. Someraet Street Philadelphia
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prepared
no guessing
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Something Very Special
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Regular $9.00 Value
This is something apart from our regular sale it's a spe
cial just for Saturday and a real treat. So come' prepared
to see something better than you ever saw before. They're
the best looking, best quality tan oxfords that haveome to
town this season under nine dollars.
H&LLAHANft
GOOD SHOES VJ
9 1 9-92 1 Market St.
60th and Chestnut Streets 4028-30 Lancaster Avenue
2746-48 Germantown Avenue 5604-06 Germantown Avenue
All Hallahan Stores Open Saturday Night Until 10
r.
IF YOU LOVE
I Flowers iou will in
e interested )u
THE CENTURY FLOWER SHOP
mmml 1th llelow Chestnut St a
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ine noors ana i
the furniture will
get scuffed up in
moving a can of
LAVA-VAR, f c w
strokes of t h e brush
and scars, scratches and
Heel marks vanish.
. LAVA-VAR driw over
wght. Resists wear,
scratching and pounding.
Lasts for years with a
neb, lustrous finish. Is
waterproof. Won't turn
white.
At Your Danlmr'm
Ml Color and CJear
Felton, SJbley & Co., Inc.
Philadelphia ,
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Floor
Finish
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brown
SiS4. Floor
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j jm xzritm'mm-- ct hot
1115 CHESTNUT ST.
(OPPOSITE KEITH'S)
Remarkable
Opportunity in
Fur Buying v
to Reductions
THE FORBES ANNIVERSARY
SALE OF FURS
SPECIAL!
S145 MARMOT
COATS
74.50
Lam bIi! C
collar Hnil Sf
culTn iimri
tparta modrl.
has behind it a solid year's confidence of Philadelphia women
in Forbes' Fashioned Furs, and with that Confidence now firmls
established, holds out the most remarkable fur buying values
that the year 1920 will see. All of these furs were bought and
fashioned by Forbes especially for the sale and the profits sac
rificed' are a direct appreciation of past friends and a bid for
new friends to come. ' ,-
SPECIAL!
LARGE WOLF
SCARFS
Untulor l'rlce J20 60
Stunnlnc nnlmnl cftcct
sciirfH In t'.iuiic, brown
bTc. 14.50
SPECIAL!
FOX CHOKER
SCARFS
Ileiulur I'rlco 134. 00
Solid nnlmal effect Pieces '"
taupe nnd 1 QKft
XTHA-JUST IN!
52 MORE
SEAL STOLES
neculnr Trice SB0.50
Wldo,,lUBtroua Auairniinn
They
BeaarfHwltn.lno?nK
BO
'29.50
Fur Coats
up to Vi Reduced
$165 Taupe Coney Coats . . . $89.50.
$195 Fine Nutria Coats . . . :$1P7.50
$265 Muskrat Coats $145.00
$250 Hudson Seal Coats $165.50
$295 Natural Raccoon Coats $195.00
$395 French Seal Coats $275.00
$545 Jap Mink Coats '.$395.00
$525 Squirrel Coats $395.00
Fur Coatees
up to Vi Reduced'
$155 Australian Seal $95.00
$175 Fine Kit Coney. . . y. . .SM0.00
$175 Taupe Nutria Coatees. $110.00
$225 Rich Hudson Seal $145.00
$350 Fino Moleskin $245.00
'$350 Genuine Beaver $245.00
$495 Natural Squirrel $395.00
$5P5 Handsome Mink $495.00
Further
Saje Concessions
Deferred payments. Pay
what you can now, then
pay balanco nt your con
venience during the sum
mer, and the fur is yours
to ;itart tho Fall with.
Furthermoie, whilo pay
ments aio boing made,
your fur will be stored
in our dry air storage
vaults freo of charge.
Further
Sale Concessions
Liberty Bonds and Pur
chasing Agents' Ordeis
accepted thb samo as
cash.
Charge Accounts from
responsible parties so
licited. Mail orders care
fully filled.
NEWS
FOR
Saturday,
May 15th
S1KAWBMDGE I
: CL0T1ER
STORE
HOURS
9 to 5:30 a
o'Glock ,
Men's Spring Clothing Reduced
Hundreds of fine Suits
and Top Coats from stocll
x marked at reductions of
25 to 50
per Cent.
Every man who needs a Suit
or Spring. Overcoat will find
matchless values here to-morrow.
The reductions from our own
fair prices are from one-fourth to
one-third on Suits with some
Sample Suits at 40 percent,
below value. And a large assort
ment of Spring Overcoats are marked at just half
price,! It is a very extraordinary opportunity. You
will be readily convinced that, considering the FINE
QUALITY of the Clothing in this Store, SUCH
VALUES ARE NOT OBTAINABLE ANYWHERE
ELSE in this city. ' . "
Smite at Remarkable RedMctioims
Save 33 per Cent on Men's "Alco" Suits $33.50
Men's and Young Men's Suits of smart Spring fabrics, excellent tailoring.
Save 30 per Cent on Men's "Alco" Suits $41.50
Men's and Young Men's models; serges, worsteds and fine flannels.
Save30perCentqnMen's Stein-Block Suits $48.50
Models for Men and Young Men; fine soft finished worsteds.
Save25to30perCentonMenfs( Alco" Suits $46.50
Soft-finished worsteds and mixtures ; for Men and Young Men.
Save33 to 40perCent onMen's "AlcoSuits $52.50
Some samples in this lot silk-lined, worsted.
Save 25 per Cent on Men's H. S. & M. Suits $45.00
Conservative Young Men's styles; dark gray and blue; fine wool fabrics.
Men's (Alco" Suits with Two Pairs tfi h ff
of Trousers Save 33 per Cent Pt UU
Of fine ALL-WOOL SERGE, in newest spring models. This price is less than
to-day's wholesale price. Early buy"ers will find a good assortment of sizes.
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Save 25 to 40 per Cent, on Suits $23.50, $29.50, $32.50
About 1000 Suits in these remarkable groups, at savings of 25, per cent,
more. Standard, handsome fabrics serge3, soft-finished worsteds, cassimeres
cheviotsy Not all sizes ineach style, but an excellent selection at each price.
Save 25 to-33 per Cent, on Trousers $5.75, $7.75, $9.75
Save 25 to 40 per Cent, on Raincoats $6.75 and $14.75
ry Straw brlJso & ClothUr Second Hour
and
and
Top Coats
Half Price
Now $20.00 to $35.00
A large collection of Light-weight
Overcoats, including impoited Top
Coats, now marked at EXACTLY
HALF PRICE. These include Stein
Hloch, Hart, Schaffner & Marx,
"Alco" and other fine Spring Over
coats, now 520.00 to $35.00, Austin &
Co. "London" Top Coats, now 26.25
nnd ?32.50. Be sure to sec these to-morroio.
Before You Buy a Straw
Hat See the Wickham!
No Matter What You
Intend to Pay, You'll
Buy it at $2.85 .
If you have drcided to pay "about
$4.00 or more," the Wickham will
doubtless meet your requirement.
TWELVE trim new shape., in
coarse, medium or fine sennit
straws made to conform to high
quality standards far out of keep
ing with the moderate pi ice wo
ask. See tho "Wickham" com
pare it with Hats at higher prices
elsowheic and you'll agree, as
hundreds of men have nlreadj
agreed, that it is tho best Hat nluo in this city to-day. And tho
"dollar or moic" you sac will buy an acceptable week-end gift.
The prico of the Wickham is 52.85.
Straw Hats
Special $2.25
An unusual lot of brand-new
Stiff Straw Hats, in fine and
coarse sennit weaves, at . per
cent, less than their picscnt ro
ta 1 valvlc.
V Straw lirltlge ft riothlfr s.mnj rioor Market Strut, Hast
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Panama Hats
Special $4.95
Genuine South American Pan
ama Hats, pei feet in bleach,
weave and finish, nnd in several
correct styles. Worth one-third
more.
Men's Silk Shirts Reduced
Prices 25 per Cent. Below Value
now $5.95, $7.95, $9.95 and $11.95
We began this impoitant disposal seeial days ago with con
siderably moio thnn 1000 Shirts maiked at 25 per cent, less than
tho fair regular pi ices. Thcrowcro Shantung Silks, Baby Broad
cloth, Empiro Brondclah, Flat-weavo Stuped Cicpes, Satin-stripo
Crepes nnd Satin-stripe Jersey. A wide range of patterns and ex
ceedingly handsome colors. Of these there lemains a sufficient
number for satisfactory selection to-morrow.
V Strawbrlilro . Clothier Last Store niehth Street
150 Men's Suits ) t CA nn
Madc-to-Meaaure I PJJ.JJ
We have selected 150 Suit patterns from our regular stock of
fino Suitings, to dispose of at this special price. Choose the fabric
that meets your fancy, and of it our regular Custom Tailoring stair
will execute a Suit with all the perfection of fit and tailoring that
marks Clothing fiom this shop. And tho'pricc will bo only 550.00.
lV Straw brldeo , Clothier Socond Kloor Eat
New Lines of Fine Shoes
Reduced 25 per Cent.
Many of our most popular new Shoe styles for spring
and summer are included in this great economy event. We
have talten them directly from stock and have marked them
25 per cent, less than the prices for which they were
originally sold:
FOR WOMEN
Oxfords now $8.25
Seal brown glazed kidskin; plain
vamps, imitation tips, neatly per
forated scams, welted soles and
1-inch leather Cuban heels.
Oxfords now $6.50
Black glazed kidskin; plain
amps, imitation straight tips,
neatly perforated trimming, welt
ed soles nnd 1-inch leather
Cuban heels.
Seamless Pumps
now $7.00
With covered baby Louis heels,
square-edge turned soles, French
bound and perfectly plain vamps;
patent leather, black gun-metal
calf and chestnut brown calf.
Oxfords now $10.50
Oxfords, of chestnut brown nnd
black gun-metal calf, with welted
soles, laa-inch leather military
heels, invisible eyelets, straight
tips and perforated trimming.
Low Shoes $3.75
Smait new tan calf Pumps, in
various styles; gun-metal calf
Oxfords, with fibre soles; all lines
from regular stock. Not all sizes
in any one line.
Low Shoes $5.25
With hand-turned soles and
covered Louis heels; of patent
leather, dull leather, tan calf,
satin and suede; discontinued
lines and special purchases; not
all sizes.
Pumps now $8.50
Pumps in numerous pleasing
effects, of black kid with black
satin quarters and of patent
leather with bnby Louis heels.
FOR CHILDREN
Misses' Pumps $3
Ankle-strap Pumps of patent
lenther, broad nature - shaped
lasts, pjam toes, solid lenther
welted soles.
"Trot-Moc" Oxfords
Dark brown leather; plnin toes,
broad nnturc - shaped lasts;
Chrome-tanned soles of solid
lenther. Child ten's now $2.80.
Misses' now 53.35.
Misses' Shoes $2.60
WHITE CANVAS Laced Shoes,
broad toes, extra tips and welted
Ncolin soles.
FOR MEN
Oxfords now $14.25
Of dark tan cordovan leather;
English last, with low, broad heels
and full extension edges. '
Oxfords now $13.50
Of tan prnin, with full wing
tips, and of duik tan cordovan;
English Insts, in smart styles for;
young men.
Oxfords now $11.50
Tan Calf and Brown Cordovan
Oxfords, English lasts, in smart
new styles.
FOR BOYS
Shoes noiO $4.50
Tan cnlf and dark tan English
last Shoes, with welted soles, and
dnik tan calf Oxfords, with
welted Neolin soles-
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