Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, July 15, 1920, NIGHT EXTRA FINANCIAL, Page 3, Image 3

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EVENIXG PUBLIC LEDGER-PHITJADELPHIA', THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1920
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BRIDE FIFTEEN YEARS OLty GROOM SIXTEEN
ALL-YEAR
belli liniler SHOO hontl to 1CCD the.
tmliiv liv .Minrlstrute Price! In
Twenty-second street nnd Hunting Vt
avenue station. Krcilerick Ilcsw(. 1
Mi rtlewood street, was Injured. !
URGED BY GARBERt IN CITY JOBS URGED
stoning occurred July 8 during. ' t!
strike,
politics Would Have Full Sway
Tells of Hopeless Cases of
"Suicide" Among Inasmuch
Mission's Men
Fi.negan's Suggestion Gets Sup
port of Superintendent Here.
8 or 10 Recommended
Research Bureau Says Pay Can
Bo. Raised if Shirkers Are
Dropped From Places
Under Municipal System,
Contractor Says
DEMANDS LAW REFORM
PLAY INCLUDED IN COURSE
HIGHER WAGES ESSENTIAL
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NEW DRINKS KILL,
SCHOOL
OUSTER OF DRONES
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DEFENDS RESULTS HERE
Senator Voro brllr-YM politics will
toomc Involved with the rlcnulnK of
tiNft hero If the city docs the work
The senator wfl coinmcntlnc on the
report nmde to Mnyof Moore by three
rtpcrN who reeoiniMondcd fjtrcet clean -Ini
nnd the rollcctlo.i of Rnrbagc be
,,;c directly by the city Instead of
through contractN as heretofore. The
rhange U rccotr.mcnded to be made Jnn
.,., 1. inL'l.
T,c Miceciful flfiht In the IjOfMntiirrj
lnt venr to icpMcc ine urn ui i.i.i, iuik
ritrt fanitamentnl law. with the new
r arter now In force wni mood lntKoly
the rfTorti of the new clmrter'n sup-
portew to overthrow what tney tcrincu
"contractor government.'
Uses New York as Comparison
In dcfendlnR the contract system
Snintor Vnrc stated today:
"The uulv fair comparison that
could be made with the 1'hHadelphla
mrs' experience would bo to compare
ihem with those of New ork and
Chicago.
"The facts nre p were cleaned up
fortv dins before New York just after
the 'hard winter nnd we hove been
cleaner ever ince. I'lilladelphlo Is
cleaner today than New York and Chi
cago. Sas Kxncrts Lack Experience
"Thin clt will compare more than
favorablv with any large olty In this
countrv, not only In cleanliness, but the
rost in most Instances Is only about
half for the amount of work done.
"I have no desire to take Issue with
thoc who make the investigation, be
rnue they arc all high -class men, but
there Is not one of them who hn had
lx months' experience In the Htrect
cleaning line. Vhcneer the city ets
ready to tnlce oer-thc strcet-clennlnc
MStem polities will become involved
which Is not the ca'-c now. Thnt will
not work to the ndvoutage of the tax
pajers." The three experts who formed the
committee of inxestigntlon and exam
ined conditions in various cities were
Lieutenant Colpnel 11. It. Morden, chief
of the Iliireau of Street (. lennlng ; J.
11. N'eeson, principal assistant engineer
of the Iturcnu of IIlghvas, and James
II. Follln. nil engineer on the staff of
the Municipal Kecaich llurcau.
Would Delay Cliange
The committee suggested the city take
over the existing strct-clcnnlng plants
ouned by contrnctois. When questioned
on that iilin'e of the report. Senator
are declined to comment.
A minority report suggested the
change from the contract to the direct
UFtcni be made January 1. 102U. iu-
rtcad of next jt-ur because of the city's
unsocial conultlou.
The experts were agreed the city
should take over the collection of gar
bage next year if inrunu for its dis
posal could be found.
MAYOR HITS RUMORS
Declares He and Department Heads
Only Make Appointments
Kegnrdlng the nrlous appointments
torlt portions recently, .Major Moore
in n statement issued todaj, made it
plain that he und the department heuds
J ere making all appointment. The
Major said:
"The rumor factory is again nt work,
rimlidutes tuc being set up with perfect
abandon, but again it is well to remind
the public and all others concerned
that appointments are being made bv
the Mayor and the department head's
under his 0eetiou and not bj polit
ical leuriers. The Mayor repeated his.
leierminatlon to have iippoiutees, no
matter by whom they may be recom
mended, come up to the requirements
of the administration.
"The suggestion that appointments
are made for the purpose of bolstering
P the political fortunes of any pnr
leiilar individual is idle. The Mayor
Is gradually succeeding In the effort to
jet the wheels of government moving
10 ally nnd effectively, to the end that
rood government may prevail. He
ftms unselfishness, some disloyalty and
J0'1 foolishly credulous critics and ob
st unionists In the way, but, on the
tlT.Ll satisfactory und
toward greatly Improved coudl-
tioii
is.
SAILORS FACENAVY TRIAL
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--n rarK Hioters Will Be Given
Court-Martlals for Fighting
over"l.!vr Sl's'!ionH Coi"-t today turned
;ir?n at Strawberry Mansion be-
Advoca.o-; k 1',!I"lon' of tllc -TinlK
KaAfnhr,DoJ,.8r,,ne'Jt "f tl10 United
,m C"'1!i for court-martial.
Ton iS LCr"TOd with 1,,u,llnK th
der h, "A110 j'BhtliitS. wus placed un
was
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a year. " 'roDatin officer for
ao TakJi1.0 r'?rs VlsiNt,,, tht,.v
Pilled Jiuy1. iD the rlot- The other
JAIL FORDRlJGPEDDLERS
Four M. r.
did
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"." sentenced to Two-Year
crms by Judge Patterson -
Indite I'atte
Cm. ttodu, s ,","' '"Snorter Sessions
year,. eUeh,inM;it,'"';ul '' men to two
L". had i5,L.ftl"!y y. after
TH ZZ K,,,lt- filing .I.gs.
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'mis armroneli d. ,., " I'uiii-c mm
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..The , KlS,n'Mnl,,K."""-k',d money.
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''?n S'fW I,onK founded the In
asmuch Mission, ho .lid It primarily to
save inen'rt souk. Hut his first big
JOB Was snvltn? mnivl frnm 1, .,,.,..
With his wife. K,lnn Long, ho worked!
Hard rind successfully against the rav
ages oi liquor, nud many men who found
themselves again, both in the old mission
and In the fine new building nt 1011 Lo
cust street.
Today George Long Is dead, Itooze
.1,. ,lu1, ,eRn,I'- nd Mrs. Kdnn Long
Mill keeps th fnlth. She still works nt
the mission. Hut she Is discouraged. Her
men. as she calls them, arc "dylnrllkp
flics from liquor substitutes nnd this
time (die can do nothing to save them.
I cannot tcll von how awful this
suuniion js; now helpless I feel," she
;aiu louajr, as she sat Jn the plainly
furnished office of the mission.
"When n man was drunk on whisky,
wc could save him. We could pull htm
around. Can you understand there was
something wc could do? Today we are
helpless. Wc can do nothing. They die
like fllcri frnm flplnlilnt nthni .ntli.nM-
Ized Jamaica ginger mixed in water
nn tiling they can get that has a 'kick'
in it.
"I am helpless. These men of mine
nr0 committing suicide. It's terrible to
see how fast they go to pieces.
- "There is the man who works for me
on the third floor. He had Ijcfn here
nvcar. Two weeks ago he began drink
ing ether. He Is a dying man today. Ho
is drinking valerian too, to try and
get his nerve back. Hut her Is dying.
Of course, Uiey don't die here. I
get them to the hospital as fast as I can
when I see them In that condition. Hut
the hospital can do them little or no
good. They go get more and then it is
nil up with them. It is just plain
suicide.
"I wanf? to make myself ploin. I nm
for prohibition. I am here to fight booze.
Thnt Is my mission in life. Hut a man
drunk on whisk can be brought around ;
a man drunk on ether Is n suicide.
"The government has stopped the sale
of liquor. Very well and good. Now.
why doesn't the government stop the
sale of ether? Where do these men get
it? I cannot go out und get it; how
can they? Hut get it they do.
"Do the doctors give the prescrip
tions? Then this thing should be
stopped. Something must be done."
The Inasmuch Mission Is still doing
business nt the old stand. It is tilled
with drifters and the unfortunate as
before. Hut this time they don't just
"pass out."
They die.
Deaths a Day
DAVID H. SCHUYLER
Prominent Undertaker Succumbs to
Apoplexy In Hospital
David II. Schujler. a' widely known
undertaker, senior member of the firm
of David II. Sehuvler & Sons, funeral
directors, corner of Itrond nnd Diamond
streets, tiled last night In the Women's
Homeopathic Hospital. Death was due
to apoplexy. Mr. Schuyler was taken
to the hospital .Tune i.
Mr. Schuyler was one of the oldest
undertakers in the clt. He was born
in tills cltv in 1840. For many sears
he conducted an' establishment at SKth
and Diamond streets. Then he moved to
Ilroad and Diamond streets, where he
continued in business. He made his
home nt the southwest corner of Itrniul
nnd Diamond streets, opposite the un
dertaking establishment. A Tilg clock
he erected in front of ills building is
a familiar object in that neighborhood.
Tolltlcs years ago interested him nnd
he was active in Nineteenth ward af
fairs. He was high in Mnsonlc circles
nnd belonged to many organizations. At
one time he sought the Republican nom
ination for coroner, but was defeuted
by the late Samuel II. Ashbrldgc. after
ward Mayor. He was a lifelong frieud
of the late Senator David Martin.
William Kewnan
William Kerzman. sixty-seven sears
old, died suddenly last night nt his
home, !)l)l Collings avenue, Colllugs
wood, following an nttnek of apoplexy
at the Victor Talking Machine plant.
Camden. He Is survived by a widow and
several children. Tho funeral will be
held from St. John's Itoinan Catholic
Church, with high mass. 0 o'clock
Saturday morning.
Thomas Whltaker
Thomas Whitaker. superintendent of
the steel works of Henry Disston &
Sous, Inc., ut Tacony, died -uddenly of
heart disease yesterday in his lottnge nt
Wlldwood. He was sixty-one years old
nnd hns been in the enrploy of the Diss
ton firm for thirty-one ycaf. He went
to Wildwood for the benefit of his
henlth four months ago.
Mr. Whitaker, whose home was ut
OO.'W Ditman street, Tneoii, was ac
tively Identified with the Tacony
Methodist Ch,ureh, and was a teacher of
tho women's Itlble class of the church
for many years. He wus horn in Kng
land. Ho is survived by his widow,
Mcta Whitaker, and two daughters,
l!duu and Mcttt Whitaker.
Fred M. Yeager
Heading, Pa., July IB. Fred M.
Yeager, eighty years old. died yester
day. He formerly was In business here.
MacDonald & Campbell
Mens Tropical Weight
Coat and Trouser Suits, $ 1 2 to $55
Regular Sack, and Norfolk models
of Covert, Gabardine, Tropical
Worsteds, Wool Crash, Hopsacking,
Flannels and Tweeds. Palm Beach,
Mohair, Linen and Silks. Designed
and tailored with all the superior
MacDonald & Campbell distinction
and thoroughness; these are the
most appropriate, coolest and longest
shape-retaining suits for all men.
Remarkable values, too.
Men's Hati, Clothing, Haberdkihery,
Motor Wear
Summer Buiineit Hourit 8i30 to 5
Saturday Closed All Day
B34-133.6 Chestnut Street
I.eilKer Pholo hrkc
Following nil engagement of several years, Miss Mary Lo (Jcnt, fifteen jcars oldj of 14H Fitzgerald street, be
came the wife of Matthew Hrndy, sixteen years old, 132 Mifflin street, yesterday afternoon. The ceremony
took place at the .Mount Carmcl Catholic Church, Third and Itltncr streets. Miss Catherine Jnmbc, the
bridesmaid, is at the left, unit Kdunril Foley, the best man, Is at the right of the photograph
MAN IS SHOT DOWN
IN FR0N1 OF HOME
John Zinkhof, Dying, Says Ho
Was Attacked by Throe
Auto Bandits
POLICE DOUBT HIS STORY
John X.lnkhof. r.",l Vine street, was
shot and perhaps mortally wounded
early today by one of three men snld to
be niitomnblle bandits.
The shooting occurred at 4 o'clock
In front of the Vine street hou-e.
X.inkhnf is dying In Jefferson Hos
pital. He was removed there In a
tnxicat). He told the police his assail
ants were automobile bundlts who at
tempted to rob him. The police do not
believe the story and nre working on
the theory a girl Is Implicated In
case.
This clement in the shooting devel
oped when n girl's ring wnj. found on
Zlnkhof's finger at the hospital. He
admitted the ring was given him by n
girl employed in his restnurant.
To Michael 0. Marian, a notary
public of 7.14 North Fourth street, who
took (he man's dying statements in the
hospital. Zinkhof said lie was returning
from his restnurant nt fi07 North UlghthJ
mrt'i'i. jiim ueiurc oilliglll.
Says Men Were Robbers
As he reached the front of iKM Vine
street, where he lives on the second floor.
three men drove up in an automobile and
demanded money, according to Zinkhof.
"I have no money," Ziukhof said he
replied. v
According to his story the tallest of
tlin men then shot lilm.
He dropped to the pavement and then hail been sa.ving about him by inference,
crawled Into the Vine street address "I admit I'm a bachelor, und intend
where he summoned n friend, who called i to remain so. It fits in with my scheme
for Nathan Rubin, the proprietor of the, of things very nicely."
place. j John J. Sullivan, prominent lawyer
Rubin called a tiixlcoli and the ' H"1 :v " ,xhl 1mm Title Ituildlug.
wounded man wus taken to the hospl- refused to tuke issue-with Mr. Rus
tnl. Physicians immediately performed I J1''1, "" the subject of bachelorhood, lie
an operation In an uttempt to snve his I intimated that he v ,as i not defending the
life. -They said he t.robably would die i f ot bachelor, but merely living it.
in a few hours
Marian, tho notary public, suid .ink
hof's explanations were so vague he be
lieves the man is concealing something.
lie gave a poor description of his assail
ants und made conflicting uiisucrs to
questions.
Evasive Concerning Ring
When questioned about the ring lie
was evasive. He admitted a girl gave
it to Mm and thnt she was employed
in his restaurant. The police suspect
a fileud of the girl of shooting Zinkhof.
Zlukhot is a member of the Russian
Orthodox Church at Franklin nud
Rrown streets.
Special Officers Le Orande and I.aird.
of the Third street and Falrmount uve
pue station, ure working on the case.
Tetanus Fatal to Man
Churles Daskins, fifty-one yearn old.
V'i Hermitage street, died In the Sa
murltun Hospital today from tetanus,
which developed when two of his fingers
were cut off while ut work several days
ago.
YOU NEVER miss
- tuc au vet using i iti
the sales go dry.
HERBERT M. MORRIS
, Advertising Agency
Evmry Phaue of Salt Promotion
400 Cheitnut Street Philadelphia
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BACHELORS IN
OF SINGLE
Men and Women Declare They Will Remain Single in Spite o1
J i
Mr. Russell's Scathing Criticism
-
Philadelphia bachelor and hnchelm"
malds quoted the Wble and tlie present
market prices for dining table decorn
tlons nt meal time In countering filbert
Husscll's'nttack on complacent celibacy.
In nn address yesterdnj before the
Society of Friends' general conference
nt Cape Mny, Mr. Russell, who Ik head
of the Woolmnn Sclrool. at Swarthmore.
virtually characterized bachelors and
bnehelor-maids ns social slackers,
"Our Idea of life lsoll wrong when
we educate our dnughters to grow up
In the luxurious idleness of inherited
wealth rather than to become wives and
mothers," he said.
Spcaklug of bachelorhood, he snld :
"Too many men are i boosing the
luxuries of bachelorhood Instead of the
responsibility and sacrifices of family
life."
Horace Hinney Hnre, prominent club-
innn. enme nut of the field, near ltnil-
the I nor, where he was working on a proinls
I lug crop, to assert posltlvelv that he
did not feel the least bit guilt because
he is unmtirrled.
Ynn loll tr ltiiimll tnr in." lie
said, "that ll"" he vlll kindly reduce '
the cost of living, 1 might marry, audi
probnbly would.
"I seriously believe he should address
himself to the problem of reducing the
cost 'of living. If lie succeeded, there
would be fewer bachelors."
Itncbclors Remain Firm
I.elghton C. Tujlnr, secretary to
Senntor Penrose, und one of the mot
notoriously single men in town, boldly
admitted that he not only was a bache
lor at present, but hud high hopes of
continuing so.
"Who Is this Indian who makes nil
4li alii fc.tfititmiititru'4 lin nk.1itf I ii linn lin
I learned the kind of things Mr. Russell
MLss Wlnsor Quotes Rlhle
Miss Mary Wlnsor, of Iluverford,
who Is conspicuous in the cqunl suf
frage movement, quoted the Rlble in
reply to Mr. Russell's criticism.
"YOU knOW Wlint St. Paul said." she
remarked. The unmarried woman
cares for the things of the Lord, but
the married woman' cares for the things
of the world, that she tuny please her
husband.' "
Miss Pauline Newman, of the Wom-iti.
en's Trade Union League. laughed us
flfvlSQ,
Engagement Rings
Important Skeef Diamonds
Steps of Success
Wc have had opportunities to observe the measures which
helped many men to succeed.
Also, wc have marked the mistakes that have caused
many men to fail.
These and the added advantage of far-reaching ronnec
tions in various fields are reasons why our service will be
valuable to your business.
Go over your problems with our officer. Exchanged
confidences' arc mutually beneficial.
National BankfCommerc
in JPkiladelpHia,
713 ChGsimit Street 'v
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DEFENSE
BLESSEDNESS
7
she delivered n comment warranted to
nuncture the complacency of muny men.
"Mr. Russell surel.v could not hnve
been speaking of women In Industry,",
she asserted. "They have enough
troubles of their own without Increasing
them."
Miss Newman declared she saw no
reason wn.v persons oi rimer sex niimim
not'liuve free choice ns to their careers.
There really should be no worry about
tne iiiuire oi me population, sue sniu. piM,. InguliIciI anil ungunnleil tree
All one needs do. she enntluued. is to iom for the long period of the summer
open the e.ves nnd see the grcnt niim-' vmntioti often proves disastrous to the
bers of marriages contracted and the habits nud morals of the growing child,
large numbers of children born. especially those who must find their
Mltv Vnirninn ilofcnilr.il irnmiui ulin IlliiiiseinelltS for lolIC periods of tllllC III
adopt business or professional careers
anil who do not marr. They n!o con-
tribute to society. he nsscrted. She
believed Mr. Russell wus speaking of
the comparatively few persons of
tribute to society. he nsscrted. She
tvenltli clir vlrlcer, t, i.vit rtmni, v I. .if
milled that even
right of choice.
the should have the
TO RUSH WATER REPORT
Experts Told to Have Data
bv Seotember 15
Ready
Four water supply experts, appointed I
members of n committee to make a sur
vey of the elt.v 's water supply system, i
will luimedintelv set to work.
They ure J. Waldo Smith and George
W. Fuller, engineers of New York ;
J. W. I.cdouv, an engineer of this city,
nnd Joseph F. I!aikurl, former direct- I
tor of wharves, docus and ferries.
The experts have been Instructed bv
theMavor to have a report in his hands
bv September 1.". ready for city Coun.
ell in the consideration of a loun to
be submitted to popular vote.
Tlie Mayor exnects their work to
cost Wri.OOO or ?.'tO.OnO. The Mayor
gave the appointees u formal letter' ot
instructions In which he pointed out
that the water supply of the olty Is not
adequate to its needs and that a thor- '
ough survey was needed.
"Plans for the future should look at i
least fifty years In udvnnee," he in
structed. Ask Repaying of Lehigh Avenue
A delegation representing the N'orth
Penn Improvement Association called
upon Richard Wegleln. president of
City Council, and urged him to hnve
,pt rennveil WlM, primll,. hU.Nl: Mr
i.ciiikii iiwnue i".i oi i w I'lliy-seronu
Wegleln accompanied the delegation to
the Hurenu of Highways, and Chlif
Fred Dunlnp inforhicd them thnt plans
ami specifications hud been drafted for
improving the thoroughfare, but owing
the luck of funds it was impossible
to proceed with the work.
V, " ) ! "" ' V
L'l s.
The "nll-war-school" plan rccoui
mended bj I i- Tliomns K. Flnegnn,
state Hiiperlnteiulent of public schools.
Is exnlalueil :inil urged for this cit b.
Dr. John 1' limber, superintendent of
public, schools In this city, in a letter,
in which he recommends eight or ten
sitch schools fnp this city.
Doctor (Snrhi-r milil :
"The 'all M-nr-scliool' plan' referred
to .i me Hii)oriiiti'ii(lont ot iiuiiiie in
structlon Dm tor Finegnu, In his Dclu
ware miiiress. not. as some seem
' t
think, ii nlmi tn l.-emi nil of the nchools
open the ear through for nil the pupils;
nor does the plan require the si t vices
1 of u large number of teachers during
i the summer months. The essential
j features of the plnn. as It rr carried out
In such cities hs Newark, N. J., aio
I as follows
"A Kiitliilent number of schools, we'l
located for the imrnosc. ure kept open
during the summer months to provide
for pupils wlio for various reasons re
main in the city during the summer
months and whose parents prefer having
them In school rather tliun have them
idle or otherwise employed.
"These schools hnve n wcll-bnlnnced
program of supervised play, vocutionul
activities and academic work garden
ing, nature study and visits to places
of historic, industrial or other Interest
...ii i..,..!.....t.-...l nu fnlK ny Im fcflullile
"Ample provision is also made for
pupils who desire to concentrute on sub-
Jects in which they are deficient, lis well
as for pupils for whom It Is necessary
to i oinplcte the entire school course in
the minimum immune nt timi
Many thousands of the pupils of the
public schools are debarred from the
benefits of summer vacations mid le-
maln in the city subject t iiidltious
and influences during the long summer
vneatlon that are far less beneficial
from every standpoint than such sehoo's
would nrovn.
, "Our
Iut,,,.,
scliooiyarus mm are useu ns
playgrounds demonstrate part
of what the all-year school could uccom
the city streets, mid both efficiency und '
nonmnv tu me eoucnuoiiui iinigruui
demand the. supplanting oi mien (Linger
uenuimi me. nupiiiuiiiuig m -ui-u ii.iii
' freedoin by opportunities that
helpful rutber tlmii those thnt i
nn
mn.v
PMV1' VCr' linriniUI
"IMeht or ten such schools .would.
I believe, prove of great service in our
public school work in 1'hlludclphiu. A
week's vacation is usually provided be
fore the opening und at the close of such
summer schools. The teachers me sueh
, ns prefer to work during the summer
months nud for which service the
lourse. get extra pa."
of
MAIL DRIVER MISSING
Wagon Found Abandoned on Street
at Camden
A Camden mail driver is missing un-
der mysterious circumstances,
i His abandoned mail wngon of the
i Camden Pnstoflico was found on lCuiglm
nvenue near Front street at 4 o'clock
i yesterday afternoon.
Camden police nnd federal authori
ties refused to disclose the driver's
name. It is not known whether any
mull was stolen. The driver is suld
to have been in the government cm
ploy only since Sunday.
Woman Dies of Gas
Marie Thomas, twenty -three cars
old, l"i'J4 Orceu street, died in the
Hahnemann llospitul toda from gas
poisoning. Seviral days ago the young
woman wus found in her bedroom
which wns filled with gas.
Palm Beach
Clothes
Are the solution of
the problem of keep
ing cool on warm
days.
The demand is start
ing unusually early
this season looks as
if more people than
ever intend to be
comfortable.
CJ Coaf niirf Trouser
Suits of PALM
BE AC U CLOTH.
SJ2, $1' nnd upward
1 St ripen. Tans,
Grays and Sand col
ors. Mohairs, in Stripes avd
plain colors, $1S,00
and upwards.
"Bretzwevc" and Cool
Cloths, $2n,oo.
Tropical Wfight 'or.
steds, $35.00 to $',5.00.
Silk Suits, $',r..no and
$ao.oo.
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Drones rtt City Hall, both In the city
nnd the count governments, should be
taken off the public payrolls, the Iturcnu
of Municipal Hescarch asserted today.
If those who do little work were
driven from the service, the bureau con
tinued, more innuev would be available
to pay efficient clt) emnlojcs. Adequate
nny for the real workers is essential,
it Is declnreil.
Dlseiisslng the standardization of jobs
ittnl untrti-Inu twin ni.1.t ( lm rn.
uonrftli Tmrnntl Iti n 1nt1.ttti unva
'! wiaiiiiii in a imiiiv Ull n,in
"1 he question of outstanding im
portance will be whether the city gov
ernment is to be looked upon as nn un
important overhead organization, the
functioning of which Is a mntter of in
difference to most f the citizens of
Philadelphia : or whether It is to be re
garded ns nn essential enterprise, the
efficiency of which must lie maintained
fit lilt ll!l7.lirils t tlm funniip la tn lie
our attitude, there is little point in nd- !
justing sainries ami wages wltn nny
thought of adequacv : In fact. It would
be more consistent Ut discontinue the
city government entirely. If, however,
we take the attitude that our city gov
ernment is an essential enterprise, then
it follows ns the night the day thnt nil
the factors that make for its efileicncy
must be taken into account, including
I adequate eojnpenntlnn of the men und
i womcji who do tin i Ity's woik.
FRANKFORD "L" AWARDS
List of Contracts Submitted to Mayor
by Director Twining i
Din-dor Twining submitted to the
Mn,or this iilorniug n list of Frnnkford
"lv" contracts which were awarded in '
compliance with the recent understand
ing between the Mayor and the director
to hasten the work. The contracts and
the names of the contractors to whom
thev were awarded follow: i
Station building nt 'teiks street to
W. W Anstlne & Co.. $S.-.()flO. Sta
tion platform nt Berks street. Tlog.i
street nud Torrcsilule avenue to F. J
Rons. .-5-0.000.
It N specified that the work on tlie-e
stations uuil platforms must in- com-
pleteil by
Dcccniber .11. Other nm-
tiui-ts awarded follow:
Concrete deck and station platform
to Robert 11. I.amb & Co.. SIMl.tHMl.
Station ut Pratt stieet to F. J.
Unas. .$--.0()0. v
Jllectrical work on four stations to
the Dlcctrie Conduction Co.. !Ct)0. i
Plumbing work to S. Taith' & Co.. I
$0000.
Paving over the subway on Arch
strecfto John J. Median. S1K.O0O.
Dtreetfir Twinini? tulil the Mnvor that
I the contracts for the extension of
I truck, upon which the Snure & Tiiest
Co. wus the low bidder, will be nwurileil
i us soon us funds are available frnm the
new loan of S4.000.000. That will be
the first contract awarded against the
new equipment loun und will nniouut to
$100,000.
i Held for Throwing Stones
Charged with having thrown ston s
ut trainmen of the Reading Railway.
Sumuct Heluze. of Pearl street, was
0PEN ALL DAY SATURDAYS DURlNtt JULY
N,M!ii?BKittck and ChldiMii
J(iiv5 mJ Vt 5 -sc si'i ' yfErr t
REMARKABLE REDUCTIONS on all our vast stock of
men's, women's and children's shoes except $14 Pc'-Dom-Ics
offer you the biggest shoe bargains Philadel
phia has seen for many months. Stocks are being re
plenished daily in every department, and you will find a
one-third saving on any pair of shoes you buy here during
this sale.
1000 Pairs of High-Grade
CHILDREN'S
OXFORDS
at Vk Price
.$
.75
Sizes 6 to 8
In Black Calf. They will
pair of dress shoes at play
$3-25
82 to
SPECIAL : CHILD'S $
BAREFOOT SANDALS
Growing Girls'
White Linen
OXFORDS
Sites
2 to
'TIS A FEAT
53-9
THE BIG SHOE STORE
1 204-06-08 Market St
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Sweeping
Sale of
Men's Suits
at Perry's
Several nationally ad-
vertised makers are
making big concessions
to reach the Perry Audience!
$40, $43, $45
ancl $50
for Regular $50, '$55, '
$60, $65, $70 and .$75
Suits, embracing both
"N. B. T." clothes and
some other well known
productions. i
Palm Rgnnh" v
Mohair Suits
$15, $18, $20, $25, $28
Dark colors, blacks,
blues, stripes, sand
tones, natural light col
ors. White Flannel
Trousers, $15
Perry & Co.
"N. B. T."
16th & Chestnut Sts.
m
appeal to parents as an extra
shoe prices.
OS
Growing Girls'
Black Calf
OXFORDS
$4-90
Sixes
2i to 7
TO FIT FEET
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$3.75
1 1 'i to 2
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