r m $ c ' V.H - 1 i'U 1' EVENING PUBLIC. LEDGEK-PIBADteLPHlA, THUKSDAY, 'AUGUST 26, 1020 5 25 IE AGHERS QUI I FOR BEHER JOBS Physical Education Division Faces Crisis in Continued Loss of Instructors HAD PLANNED EXPANSION TV tllvWnn of nhyptonl education of tli pn1 cchnol fflpptr n HPrlnnn hnrfneo-nf Instructors with tlir nppn Ine of ''" r,l''"r "'"hooln nenr nt hand. Aocnr1ln5 to WHIIntn A. Htorlirr. lie -III j0i fivo nRoIotnnt Itntrtirtnrn from lil( pn'rnf force nt n tlmn when lie enn lenit nfTnnl It. "AUorr-thr-r J have lopt recently twentr-fivp Instructor,'! pniil Mr. Steelier. "Thin 1 more tlihn nncehalf 'mv enmnlcte forrc, '"HUlier salaries form Hie halt thnt U tnklns tlinn nwnv. TIip tnto rie rmrtment of inntrurtlon lins taken some, the lilslipr eohonls nrp cettlmr others, while outside plivslrnl institutions, arc rnttinc hcnvllv Into nurvnnks with morp nttrnrtlvn nniuirjnl offers. Our In structor have mndp siirh n rcnntntlon thnt other cities nrp Mildlng for them nwl In most cnip eettlntr them, simply hremiKP vc ennnnt pny blsli enough snl nripi to liohl thrin. "We rim trnln others to till thpir place, hut It miint he remembered thnt this tnlccs tlmp nnd thp cfficleiirv of the nli.vlenl pducntlon mnchlne Is impaired tv'thc vnenncio. ' "These rhniiKPS have come nt n time nhen wp nrc planning to extend our rtllti("- nnd trvIiiR to get n longer tlinp for ili. steal pducntlon in the pchoolp. Wo hnvp dpcldcd to hnvp n man nnd woman Instructor nt every pint ground In thp fnll to put thp work there on n more organized nnd com pulsory basis." Cardiff Qravedlgger8 Strike lionilon, Aug. 2(1. A municipal strike has lier-u cnlled In Cardiff. Wales. TIip tempter v workers nrp affected nnd the families' of those thing hnvp had to ills grnves. HOME BREW 'INARTISTIC" Imbiber Wins Freedom by New Ver slon of an Old Story I "Whnt was the mnttej vi ith you Inst night?" Magistrate Price nuked Fred erick rainier, of Tioga street nenr ScvMitccnth, when the Inttcr was ar raigned this morning nt Twenty-second Ktrcct nnd Hunting l'nrk avenue. .1 ,.,T".!Ke,V HaUX ,,1C mnn "I n ino tlstlcaly drunk." "Yes, whatever that Is," said the magistrate. "What were you drink Ins?" Thp man replied he hnd been drink ItiR "homebrew." He was discharged in spite of tho fnct thnt he gained the magistrate s displeasure by announcing he intended to vote for Cox for President, STORES AT SHIPYARDS Article of Wearing Apparel and Food Sold at Cost Employes of the New York Shin- ynrd, Cnmdcn, are now buying stocking nt less thnn cost price, or a saving of from fiO to 100 per ecnti duo to nnother move of tho Industrlnl Service Depart ment of the plnnt to cut down the cost of living for the men. A prominent hosiery firm had a large order canceled several months ngo and a month ngii nip nrm nsKeu permission of Hie shi r ell IK; to HOWARD FIGG TO WED Obtains License In California Marry New York Woman Del Monto. Calif., Aur. 2(1.-(Hy A. P. ) Howard K. Flgg. assistant United States attorney Rcncrnl. who obtained a llcensp psterday in Hallnns, Cnllf.. to marry Kdlih Strauss, said today that the wedding would take place "within two on three days." His bride-to-be is a daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs. Charles Strauss, nf New York city, he snld. frTi',C '"i'S ,s t0 ,bo a inlet Informal affair, Mr. rigg said, to be attended only by the bride' parent and a few intimato friends. 100,000 FEET Sheetrock IN STOCK' TO COMDAT BUILDING COSTS yard firm to sell the stockings to thrt shlpynrd workers nt the plnnt nt lrs tnnn cost, me company una thp stock ingK examined ana round they were ns specified, so the men's socks are selling at twenty-two cents, chlltlren'H stock Ings at twenty-five cents nnd women's away. silk ho?o nt $1. Only tho shipyard workers can buy them. , The shipyard firm does not moko n cent out of the iales. Six months agjl a sto.' was opined In tho south yardi to sell canned goods nnd groceries to tho employes at wholesale price to cut down tlie cost or. living, uroccries an i coffee are now being sold nt tho north ynrd and a store will be opened In tho north yard shortly. Girl Says She Wounded Thief Conntv detectives of Cnmdcn are looking for the wounded 4nan who is said to have tried to break into the home of W. A. Hhoadcs nt Clementon Heights, Camden county, early yes- I terday morning. A daughter of Ithoadcs Insists she wounded the man while h was trying to force an entrance to the dwelling. RhcsayH n companion dragged .he wounded niau OLD PARLOR SUITS StADK KQUAT TO NKW Reconstructed upholstered nnd polished $15fipd First-class work guaranteed. Slip covers made to nrilAr Wo carry a Inree stock of upholstery materials, nelllnp nt wholesale prices. AMERICAN UPHOLSTERY CO. Oldrit and Inrgrnt Home of Its Kind 305 Arch Street EriSn" WIRE YOUR HOME on 12 MONTHLY PAYMENTS FIXTURES INCLUDED WHALEN- CROSBY 140 North 11th St. Hnr 30 i. Wftl. 3082 A IOCS ""'"""""MiM'MlHd For alterations and additions, Sheetrock Board of Kock means fircproofinp; and sanitation. It 'can't burn, warp or buckle. Reduces cost and saves time. Makes a continuous rock wall and requires no skill to creel. Ready for painting; or papering. PEARCE FIREPROOF CO. N. E. Cor. Broad nnd Arch Sts. jiwiii jrippiinnen Charge Accounts Solicited Matfson & DeMair? 1215 Chestnut Street Furs and Millinery Special for Tomorrow! New Fall Hats I All the latest effects in a special selling Duvetyne Lyons and Panne Velvets in "off the face" models, tarn?, close-fitting turbans. New grays, pheasant reds and browns, navy, black and new blues. Showing of New Fall Models 10.00 to 25.00 i Purchasing Agents' Orders Accepted ihXlZZUU Charge Purchases in August billed November 1, Exii a-large- Fur 'Coats to 50 bust. size "DANDERINE" Slope Hair Coming Out; Doubles Its Beauty. Charge Accounts Invited llllMail Orders Filledlg Illustrated Catalog on Request Matfson & DeMan;9 12 15 Chestnut Street 5 Philadelphia - j Furs and Millinery SEE Store Closed Saturdays During August : j Savings of 20 to 45 Per Cent in Our jj Annual Fur Sale H Extraordinary Values for Tomorrow Friday! Tomorrow we announce Values that are a climax to the Wonder- E EE ful Values that we are offering in this Annual Sale of Furs: EE The Shortages of Furs are every day becoming more and more stringent. The EE continued strike in the Fur trndes is retarding production to an enormous extent, and the inevitable result of this will be to eventually shoot up the prices afenin, should tho strike continue. EE You can now buy your Fall and Win ter Furs at Reductions of 20 to 45 per cent. EE 'These Reductions aie doubly welcome, for they indicate much greater savings this because we" : exercised keen merchandising judgment last Spring, and, when buying was at its height, refused r gss to buy I We did buy but not before the decided drop in prices came. When we had secured splendid quantities ot sKins, wo manufactured MW$Pr? ttrx y J EE them ourselves in the most approved Fur styles of the season. A Small Deposit Will Reserve Your Purcliase! A fen rents hjr "I)uiidrlne." After n appllrntlnn nf "Dnmlrrlne" yu not llnd u fnllrn hair or any dnndrurf, I'eilrtrF, eierj luilr hIiowk new life, vljor, lirltlitnrx, more color und thlckneei. Speedy Relief from the discomfort of HAY FEVER $k !i . ,s Hay fl V ? ft Extraordinary Offer French Seal Coats (31 Unly) 194.00 Regularly 242.50 to 310.00 A wldt, full-Mart .thrce-qu.ittir-lenBth model with lurKo rolllne Hhaw collar and hell cuftsi of natural squirrel, Australian Opossum, Skunk or Se.vl Fur Coats EE 122.50 s Marmot Coat H Sale EE 98.00 Regularly Annuel Sale Price 155.00 Taupe 1 Of )) 180.00 Taupe Nutria Coats . , 217.50 Trimmed French Seal . . 217.50 Natural Muskrat Coats. 22.50 Natural Raccoon Coats. 305 00 Jap Mink 244.00 367.50 Hudson Seal Coats . . . 144.00 174.00 174.00 194.00 294.00 Regularly Annuel Sale Price 405.00 Moleskin Q9J. 00 ,348.00 374.00 135.00 Trimmed HudSeal Coats 467.50 Natural Sqtdrrel Coats 492.50 Trimmed 9Qf )) Hud. Seal Coats0 V'VV uwLIolesIcin 594.00 Wraps 1117.50 Natural QQA OH Squirrel Wraps OVVr.VV 1180.00 Natural QtA fl1 Mink Coats....'91'1' Thousands former rover suffer ers are keep ing the dis tressing ail ment under control with a nasal douche or spray of MILTON. Just use half a tea spoonful in a glass of tepid water threo or four tirn.es a day. Bets fOlffimyo anJnatfya'otd wcm MILTON Is on excellent "first aid (or cuts and abrasions, bruises nnd burns, an efliclent sterilizer of food receptacles. In cludlnu baby's feeding bottles; a quick remover of fruit tains from white linen ' or cotton, and makes a footbath wonderfully refreshing to tired and aching feet Dooklet with each bottle 2 Sizes soc a n.oo EACH MAKES GALLONS Druaolst or Grocer ao50i.co 12 Stone Stree New York -.Friday Speciah Austral. Seal Stoles (32 Only) 28.00 Regularly 420 to 55.00 12 Inches wide and 72 inches lonit, of selocUd aklnH pockctB In front. Friday Speciah Leopard Cat Coats (9 Only) 98.00 Regularly 75.00 to 175.00 I,ooHt flare riportH models of beautifully marked hklnn : large shawl collar and cuffs of Seal or niack Lynx. Friday Special Fox Scarfs (32 Only) 24.00 Regularly 35.00 to 45.00 Handsome silky skins In the nopulir nnlnml style. jlacK or nrunn. Taupe, Scarfs Sets 17.50 TauDe Wolf Annunl Sale Price 14.0U . mil IHaMHU vm Regularly 17.50 Brown Wolf ..14.00 17.50 Black Wott . . .l't.uu 30.00 Taupe Fox . . .24.00 30.00 Brown Fox . . .24.00 42.50 Cross Fox ...34.00 42.50 Black Fox 34.00 42.50 Hudson Seal . .34.00 67.50 Beaver 54.00 72.50 White Fox ...58.00 Renularly Annual Sale Price 55.00 Brown Wolf. 44.00 55.00 Nat. Raccoon 44.00 60.00 Brown Fox. 48.00 60.00 Taupe Wolf 60.00 Black Fox. 67.50 Black Wolf 97.-50. Cross Fox. 97.50 Beaver . . . 1 1 7.50 Skunk 94.00 180.00 Nat. Mink .. 144.00 48.00 48.00 54.00 78.00 78.00 Chokers Stoles Regularly Annual Sale Price 17.50 Nat. Squirrel ..14.00 20.00 Jap Mink 16,00 20.00 Aus. Opossum. 16.00 35.00 Natural Mink.. 28.00 60.00 Blended Sable. 48.00 72.50 Fitch 58.00 72.50 Stone Marten 58.00 Regularly Annual Sale Price 85.00 Moleskin . . . 68.00 92.50 Nutria 74.00 110.00 Skunk 88.00 122.50 Nat. Squirrel 98.00 122.50 Hudson Seal 98.00 137.50 Jap Kolinsky 110.00 617.50 H. B. Sable 494.00 STRAWBRIDGE & CLOTHIER 1 Tho Lato August .wand Early September Motor Trips, Picnics and Outdoor Sports aro the Most Enjoyablo of the Year t Depend Upon This Store for All Picnic and Motor Supplies, Athletic Requisites and Outing Apparel for Everybody Only Three Days More of the August Sale and Then the Prices of Furniture Will Be Higher Tq-morrow will be the last business day of the week and Monday and Tuesday the LAST DAYS of the Au gust Sale, of Furniture, Metal Bedsteads and Bidding. We reduced all our prices on Furniture for the month of Au gust, to maintain the custom and prestige of this event, and to insure a very large distribution of Furniture in a month that might be "slow," but for this special induce ment. Never has any August Sale been so important from the viewpoint of ECONOMY. All Furniture costs more now than we paid for what we own, and freight rates go up September 1st. It will be impossible to sell Furni ture at the SPECIAL PRICES after the close of this month. Think of it only three days more ! Better BUY NOW, all the Furniture you nee'd or will need this Autumn 1 An excellent assortment for discriminating selection high class, artistic Furniture, for LIVING-ROOM, LIBRARY, DINING-ROOM, BREAKFAST-ROOM, BEDROOM suits and single pieces also a widely varied assortment of NOVELTY FURNITURE, and our entire stock of SUMMER FURNITURE for porch, cottage or sun parlor, at less than regular prices. A number of Living-room Suits at about ONE- THIRD LESS than regular prices, and numerous odd pieces for all rooms, at HALF PRICE IAy Straw brldRf A Clothier rurnlture. Third Hour; Metal Ilcdstendu nnd lleddlne, Fourth Floor, Kat Our Customers Invited, to a Summer Evening Dance Open Air Pavilion Strawbridge & Clothier Athletic Field Tuesday Evening, August 31st Our employes have been enjoying the summer evening dances in the Pavilion at our Athletic Field, Sixty-second tn.l Walnut Streets, and we now hope to inaugurate, In addition, a scrii f o' upen air complimentary dances for our friends the public. The first of these Till be given on Tuesday evening next, from 8 to 10.30 o'clock. THE DANCE COMMITTEE Mr. Coursault (chairman). MIsscb Mullen nnd Dichl, mitl Messrs. Alley nnd Hollcn will see to the orderly arrangement of the dnnces and do their utmost to in sure an enjoyable evening. Admission by Card Onlu to be obtained at the Main Desk, Filbert Street Some of the Loveliest Autumn Dresses Are Among the Inexpensive And there are so many of them, and so widely diffeient, much to tho delight of women who are taking advantage of these cool days to be among the flist to display the new fashions. Silk Dresses, $18.75 to $27.50 Ciepe dc chine and combinations of satin-and-crepc Georgette, in the soft plaited effects, or made with tunics. In white, flesh, navy blue and black. Satin Dresses, $35.00 to $45.00 A choice, new collection, showing the long straight line.1-, the tunics, and the plaited over dress effects. Some paiticularly designed for large u union Black, nnw ' lu, hrrwn and taupe. Cloth Dresses, $25.00 to $42.50 Tricotincs '.'id serges., in navy blue, developed on Moyen-Age lines, many with low-set tunics, at- trnct'vp'v nlnitcd or bordered with heavy em broideries. The Redingote is prominent, in some instances worn over a satin underskirt. One elnborately plaited model is of a combination of satin and serge. Some show tho fashionable vestees in contracting colors. The model sketched is made to reveal a vest of Copenhagen blue duvctine. Linen and Cotton Frocks Greatly Reduced Dresses of organdie, dotted Swiss, linen-and-lace now S25.00. This is half and less than half tho former prices. StnittlirlitRc Clothlr- .Second Door Mtrktt Street -41 TM Lovely Autumn Millinery Telling of the New Fashions in Hundreds of Trimmed Hats, $8.00 to $15.00 SOFT HATS Ptris. along with tho rest of the fashionable world, tried them and liked them, and found them becoming, and is as loath as we to give up these flat tering ciushes of velvets and duvctines, that soften the features, and give that air of youth and unstudied grace that artists love to dwell upon. Narrow ribbons, often metalized; wings that "fly low;'' wispy, feathery fancies, embroideries and ornamental pins these arc their chief trimmings. The large Hat sketched is of velvet and maline, $9.00; the smaller one of duvetine and panne, is $12.00. Two of hundreds equally , charming. Tifimmed Ready-to-Wear Hats, from $3.95 to $8.95 These are Hats of a higher order than usually come under the heading of Ready-to-wear Hats. They have had their origin in veiy high-class models, and they show it in their soft, supple shapes, their deft touches of gold or silver or bronze, in their distinctive embroideries, nnd their odd pins and ornaments. Of velvets and fabrics, in black and colors some most coquettishly fashioned. Girls' Smart Berets from $2.50 to $4.95 Including a new shipment, just arrived, of these graceful "Tarns," desirable for school and all outdoor wear, at $3.75. Navy, red and white in the collection. - - Slriiulirldue Clothler-Secoml Floor. Market Stret. Wert .Boys' Suits Just Right for School Wear-REDUCED They are in neat styles and fabrics, and in the medium weights that can be worn late into the autumn. About 100 Suits at Half Price They are Now $9.00 to $18.75 This is a remarkable opportunity for parents of boys of 7 to 6 years. Thtse are all from our regular stock all reduced to just half the former selling price. Suits, With 2 Pairs Knickerbockers, $15.75 Mixed Cheviot Suits, in a style most becoming to boys of 8 to 14 years. The extra pair of Knickerbockers insures double wear. Sln'wbrMsi riuthlir itid I'ln ir Filbert Htreet, Kant A Special Lot of Fine Silk Crepe de Chine, N,ow $2.65 AN EXTRAORDINARY VALUE. Heavy, all-silk Crepe de Chinef with a beautiful, lustrous finish. In white, ivory, ciel blue, turquoise, flesh, rose pink, lilac, peach, Copenhagen blue, tan, grays, taupe, brown, navy blue, midnight blue, blnck, Nile, Belgian blue, orchid, mais, apricot, le-cda and myrtle. DOUBLE WIDTH. Mrnwl-r due (. Cluthl-r AIbI il, (.Vntrn Aprons and Caps Dress Aprons of percale and gingham, $1.75 to $3.75. Percale Band Aprons with bib, 80c to $1.00: without bib. 45c to 85c. Gingham Band Aprons with bib, 75c to $2.00: without bib, 50c to $1.00. Nurses Aprons $1.75 to $2.25 Maids' Aprons 75c to $3.50 Black Satine Skirt Aprons $2.00 Small Black Satine fi5c to 85c MAIDS' CAPS, 23c to $1.33; NURSES' CAPS, 38c; lfc.TST CAPS, 25c to 65c; SUNBON NETS, 50c to C5c. HtritKlirl Ui a 'l ithler Thlnl Floor Wv Lovely White Cotton Waists Inexpensive Voiles and batistes, trimmed with lace or touched with a pretty bit of color, $2.00. Voiles with the daintiest tucks, and trimmed with Venise lace, $2.95. The finer white voiles, somi-tnilored, and beautified by hemstitching nnd a few lefined embroidered dots that do not detiact from their tailored smnrtness, $3.95 French Voile Waists, tucked and trimmed with hand-made lnces and hnnd-drawn designs, $5.75 nnd $G.75. HlranlirldK A Clothier Second Floor Centre 0 Liberty Bonds and Erchatffirglpnts, Orders Accepted l) UCK or nrunn. I I niiiiiiiiiiiiiiujiii i LL laooo French Seal Coat Sale 144.00 Tailored Silk Waists PONGEE WAISTS tucked oi in shirt stylets, with convertible, roll or flat collar $3.95. WHITE CHINA SILK home tucked, some shirt models, vari ously shaped collars $2.95. STRIPED SILKS the heavy tub silks and erepo de chine, in shades that launder well $4.95 to $10.00. Flesh and White Georgette Waists Daintily Trimmed Some trimmed with lace, also embioidorcd frill models. All with long sleeves and low neck $5.00. HtrawhrltlKV & Clothier Hcionil Floor Centra The "Wickham" Autumn Soft Hat For Men special dc rr VALUE AT P000 We have had the "Wickham" produced in several exceeding ly smart styles. Tho felt is of fine, smooth texture, and every dotail of workmanship and finish has been executed most carefully. Btntwlirldite t Clothier Hec-orul Floor, JUrket Htreet, Hast Men's Suits Made for Last Spring But Just Right for Autumn Wear Prices Now $24.50, $33.50, $39.50 and $49.50 Averaging About Present Wholesale Value We are closing out several hundred Suits that were made for last spring but deliv ered late, at prices which average just about the same as we are paying for the new Autumn Suits of the" same grades. Every practical, thrifty man knows that there will be no great difference in style, and will immediately see the advantage of investing in one of these. Men's and young men's models, medium and heavier weights, medium and dark shades. A good range of sizes at each price. Men 's and Young Men's Serge Suits Reduced Exceptional Values at $22.00, $36.50 and $48.50 Continuing the Sale of Young Men's Blue, Brown and Green Flannel Suits $37.50 All-wool flannels, conservative and sports models, most of them fiom the famous "Alco" shops. A good lange of sizes in all proportions. f A Good Selection Remaining of Those Winter Overcoats, Wonderful Value at $32.50 J.$ - Htrimhrlrtire A. Clothier Second Floor, Kl STRAWBRIDGE & CLOTHIER MARKET STREET EIGHTH STREET FILBERT STREET - -Tl'l S A a M i' ."S :Vi ?' wtj ''( V i IS ..a 'ymti I V T J&i ? W , - A1 .. , !VW ,; v, i, nviftu p.fa' alrf H.' Kre Se Vi .T" - .
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