ff. J t, , v V'-Sl. It r(? - wr" ; v'"wy'i: ;v. r k v " f, ' ' ir . rjaii. a -- ' r "i - t Ui'man11 v tp " i1 jt . v t iVF?rKa'tnr ' r i-3"vs.i " - - "erjrit'u r .. i n i w fi. f wv" '' - . ; . ii'jxv; ,) " . (.1.. . '.( li r" J'i. ' t V . t ' " . I Ml ' EVEKIHG PfrSittO LBDaER-'PHiliADELiHXA, FRIDAY SEPTEMBER, 3, 1920 4 ' r , iBMimiPfvivHiBsrifTmnHmi rTT'i-vvsr.L,?ri:r' vot If'l ' ' ! f 't 'i-J('V " ' f(Vrf '.' Kif. . , - I ? t"l (W'lWrfS)' f ., f ' ' '," - 77',, I T&Sf: n t''(' "' f t;kM: ,t! P. R. T. VALUAT REPORTED ENDED Exact Amount Is Not Glvon Out, but Is Thought to Bo About $200,000,000 EXPERTS TO CHECK FIGURES The Phllndclphln.nnpld Transit Co. tai completed the valuation of Kn'proj1 srtv, according to announcement made odar by company officials. Although the specific amount wag not riven, those conversant with tranolt af fairs say that tho system, including roll 'ng stock, power plants, and all other nropcrty, Is worth about $200,000,000. VAluatlon of the property was made it the request of the Public Service flmmlsxlon during Its recent hearings n this city 'of the city's protest against ie proposed Increase In rare. This ac Ion whs taken by the commission so hat the city might have some definite tasls upon which to tnako its fight igalnst higher fares. Since the nctlon f the commission was inaugurated the r. n. T. Co. has withdrawn its sched ilr. nnnouncing a fare increase, but it vill bo compelled, nevertheless, to pro ent the valuation to the commission. The figures presented by tho company vlll be gone over by pxperta who will e retained by the city. The Public Service Commission plans to hold n icarlnc hero within the next two weeks. Vhllo there is now no fare increase mestlon to he argued, tho city has leemed It a wise precaution to take ad. antnce of the onnortiinity to be nro- .pnted by the hearing to get n line on he value of tho company's plant for isc In anv future controversy. Incl Icntally tho examination of the com lanv's nnnraisal of its holdings will iiitomatically throw tho searchlight lpon too affairs or the underlying com panies, and Nerve to show just how nuch of a burden these concerns arc to he P. R. T. Co. After these hearings arc completed the ranslt question will bo brought beforo he Superior Court, which will pass on he right of the Public Service Commis Inn to Investigate the underlying com mnlcs directly. Some time ago tho 'uited Business Men's Association, hrough its counsel, 0. Oscar UohbIpv, iskfd the commission to investigate the inderlying companies, which the com ilalnants declared charged excessive entals. Counsel for these companies ontended that tho commission had no mrifdlctlon in the case, and petitioned he Superior Court to pass on the right if the commission to investigate them. Tudge Lynn granted n writ of super sedeas, which stayed tho proceedings be 'ore the commission until thp Superior Court decides tho question of jurisdic tion. MAN AND CHILD SOUGHT Stonewall Jackson, n negro, Is being sought by tho police, who have a war--ant charging him with the abduction jf his three-year-old stepson, William Moore. The warrant was obtained by Mrs. Jackson, 230 North Croskey street, whojuid Stonewall lured the child nwav last Wednesday. She told police o'f the Fifteenth and Vine streets station that Stonewall "ha been on a ram page" for several weeks. . PRESS &SONS ri Ladle' Diamond Engagement nintr. iandsomely carved green gold with latlnura prongs, with fine blue whlto irllllant diamond set high, nhowlng t to good advantage. jen nn a carat OU.UU Al Store of Wondrous Beauty If you have not visited our new store at Cor. 8th and Chestnut Sts. since its completion, we suggest that you do so tho flrst time you are in this vicin ity. You will see here one of the finest stores of its kind in tho United States, if not in the whole world. In our Diamond Section, for instance, you will see the largest collection of gems under ono roof any where. Every grade, every size and every cut is repre sented, from tho most in expensive to the rarest and costliest gems we have them in abundance. The same applies to mountings. And the values we offer are as un matchable today as they always have been. Note tho following: 14 fine pare white diamond. IT r. S-g A 'ct rut and of rood brilllancr --v iJS diamond rlntr or cmt pin. Fine $- ft Ine white color. lut orrfert . , . " 8S tert nine dlnm'd of exceptional QK rlllinnoT. I'erfect cut. Fplrndld yulue t lrht perfect white diamond. MA UidiMf the richest brlllloiicr . " 6 encasement quality blue white IRQ lomoml of huperb ounlltr .. t' 110 nelecfed jmJ iteel blue Hob- too fti Victor rtlnmonil. lUire nlue ... OO l0 flnwt qunllty Dine Weuelton fit A amond. Abnolntelv perfect cut. . AJLtk IM encaeniettt nnallly .Tnier - QQ '"'r '! blue diamond em Otf .60 eitra U'emelton bine dla. f-i QK 'ond. lSre.perfMt. Very brilliant WO , 118 Dutollepan uhlte illumonri 0Q !X of. "l'"onl brilllancr '0 IM HneU qualltT oteel blue IQUrT Itera illan.nnd. Kitrn value WW '.5, ltrtt and fUwlene pure MQ? hlte jUamond. Intenuty brilliant tJ i 00 absolutely perfect nn.l flaw- ftrjK 7iw.blae w""Hon diamond cm O 1000 envraement quality rare IQCA ,' Vlol't. Mrel bine dlimond OOU itM absolutely pcrf. tt flavrlex i AAA , ne Vc;1oii ,n. Ilflre trade XUUl, 1000 perfect and flanlee flnrM - Qr7K r violet kteel blue diamond JLSiO L Press & Sons Orgari Programs nt 0,41, 4:50 Brief Selection at lllfiB, with Chlmei nnu cirone or the Hour at Noon WANAMAKER'S DOWN STAIRS STORE WANAMAKER'S WEATHER i Fair k, . tT4t WlX Sh.9 nrMM 7Tf J Glowing Autumn Fashions and Low Prices Make Wanamaker sij Down Stairs Store a Fine September Shopping Place White Tub Silk Blouses Blouses of this typo are wonderfully Hntlnfactory in every par ticular. Thcy'ro comfortable to wear, look well, are easily waahed and ironed and wear a remarkably long time. Four now modols in medium-weight white tub silk have arrived for Fall. Ono haa box pleats, another showB fine tucking and there oro examples of thrco kinds of collars the two-in-one, tho collar with tho long points or tho square neck. $4.90. (Market) Jolly Plaid Skirts Are An Autumn Inspiration Who could help walking with a brisker stop or playing a better game of golf in a skirt liko ono of these? They're gay ond delightful and softly pleasant to the touch. A knife-pleated skirt of velour in brown ond bluo plaids is topped with a leather belt. $15. A gathered skirt in block plaids of French blue, brown or green, combined with a darker tono is $12.75. Quito inexpensive is a skirt of checked velour in ton-and-black or bluc-and-black at $4.75. A Serge Skirt With New Pleats is in navy blue. A wide pleat alternates with a group of six tiny pleats all tho way round. Fino French sergo is used in tho making and tho serge belt is fastened with a buckle. $12.75. Black Baronet Skirts have been much asked for of late. This model is quite simple, with slip pockets, and is marked $12.75. , In extra sizes this skirt is $15. (Market) Now for a New Frock ! The brisk air of September has set women thinking of now dresses and they'ro a very pleasant subject this year. Pleasant because they are so pretty and their prices so moderate. Wool jersey frocks are among those oftenest asked for. A number of different models have arrived during the past week in soft shades of brown and tan and bo coming blues. They are gen erally braided or embroidered in wool or silk. $19.25, $22.50 and $23.50. Satin dresses, gleaming and lovely, are $15, $16.60, $22.50 to $55. Tricotine and serge dresses are smartly tailored and marked at $10, $13.25, $16.50 to $55. Special at $39.25 Sample dresses of satin crepe embroidered in beads or trimmed with Georgette bands; tricotine frocks, braided or embroidered in silk or beads; dresses of embroidered mignonette or of Poiret twill embroidered or beaded. These are handsome gowns and there are but few of a kind. Georgette Dresses, Special at $39 All are of excellent quality, in navy blue, embroidered with beads in several designs. REDUCED Of the many thousand voile dresses of the Summer, there are now left but four racks, and prices are $1, $2 and $3. At $6.50 small sizes in a few odd dresses of crepe de chine, taffeta, Georgette and tricolettc some of them mussed. At $15 about 40 dance frocks of tulle in pastel tints and beaded Georgette dresses in light bluo or Copenhagen. (Murket) , UOOL-AND-FIBER rugs, 9x12 feet, are special at $12.50. They are figured and are in tones of tan, red, blue or green. (Chestnut) Women's Long Gloves of Chamois-Lisle Appropriate for street and everyday wear, the chamois-lisle gloves of tho better quality look much liko leather, yet are easily freshened with good soap and water. They aro cut to fit as snugly and smoothly as leather gloves. A twelve-button-length glove with plain stitching on tho back is in white, mastic or modo. $2 a ppir. A twelve-button-length glove that is half-pique sown is made with an English thumb. It is in white or pongee with spear-point stitching on the back. $2.25 a pair. Sixtcen-button-length gloves in white, or cafe au lait aro half-pique sewn and have English thumbs nnd spear-point stitching. $2.60f a pair. Strap-Wrist Gloves of chamois-lisle are in mastic or modo at $1.50 a pair. (Central) Excellent New Autumn Suits at $25 Two new suita at this price oro of goldtono or silvertono in navy, brown or Pekin. Tho jackets aro trimmed with buttons and have narrow belts; they also have flowered linings. One stylo is sketched. Jersey Sporta Suits at $25 Heather jersoy in brown, tan, green and bluo tones is used and tho suits aro well tailored, showing variety in the pockets and belts. Two New Silvertone Suits One is skotched, at $39. It is in Pekin blue and has a sealcno collar nnd is trimmed with bands of scalene. Tho other, in navy or brown, has a rucked Jacket with a large sealcno collar. $42. Both are Hnod with pretty silk. Fur-Trimmed Suits of duvet do laino, llama cloth, flne velour and silvertono nro beautifully tailored nnd lined nnd are trimmetVwith bcavor. nutria, squirrel, Australian opossum nnd near seal. Prices range, $35, $39 to $110. Tailored Suits 2K nro oi mannisn serge, trico- tine, silvortono, goldtono and iirninvr jcrjiey oi CieanCUt lines that are very smart. $29. $32 to $75. (Market) WIJBJII sp"' 7 v 1 $39 urnpr9 vwii W.'h Opening a New Room of $5 Hats In the Down Stairs Store This season ono of the largest of the Down Stairs Millinery Salons will be given over to hats which will be marked five dollars. Conditions have made it pos sible to get really charming hats to sell at this price; prettier and smarter than we have had for a long time. All through the season these assortments' will be kept up, so that you may be sure of finding at any time wearable, fashionable hats for this small sum. Hundreds of New Hats are ready for tomorrow, and you will be pleasantly surprised by their becomingness and their quality: soft hats of colored velvets, with brims that can be bent the way you like them best; hats of duvetyne combined with hatters' plush ; hats with wings or a bit of tinsel; hats with panne velvet crovvns and upturned brims which are faced with glossy feathers. In a word, hats of every type that is fashionable this season. And every one is markid $5. (Market) Hair Nets at $1 a Dozen Both cap and fringe nets are in black and various shades of brown. ' (Cheitnnt) Women's Fine Silk Stockings Black, navy, white and cor dovan stockings of excellent qual ity silk are full fashioned, well re enforced and have mercerized tops. $2.25 a pair. (Central) Fresh Gingham House Dresses, $3.85 In clear checks of light bluo, navy, pink or tan or in multi colored plaids there nro pretty houso frocks mado with bodices that end in sashes. Some aro trimmed with rlcrac braid and all of. them have pockets. (Central) Crepe Kimonos, $2 Printed Japanese crepe kimonos nro special at this price. They are in white grounds with small Erintcd figures of blue and are ound with plain white crepe bands. (Central) Fragrant Talcum, 10c Refreshing and soothing whlto violet talcum is worth buying in quantities 'at 10c a can. Pound cans of good talcum powder In rose, trailing arbutus or corylopsis aro 20c a can. (Cheitnnt) Children's Sturdy Stockings, 40c a Pair Serviceable school stockings aro of ribbod cotton in black in sizes 6 to 11; whito in sizes 6 to 10; cordovan in sizes 0 to 10. (Central) 800 Corsets at $1.85 Pink coutil corsets with elastic inserts at the tops are low in front and a little, higher in back. They are for slight to medium-stout figures. 400 Corsets at $3.50 Good models for medium and stout figures are made of white or pink coutil and aro well boned, yet not too heavily. 600 Bandeaux at 75c Both plain and fancy weaves of pink material are used, and the bandeaux, which fasten in back and have tape shoulder straps, are deep enough to be comfortable. (Central) Velour at $3.75 a Yard A handsome quality for draperies and upholstering uses, it is 60 inches wide and in shades of blue, rose, green, mulberry, brown and red. (Central) Women's Winter Coats Are Lower Priced This Year and that is good news to every body. Materials oro better, too, and values aro thoroughly sound. At $19 to $25, thero aro sturdy Winter coats that aro half lined. At $29, $32.50, $35 to $45, thero is excellent choosing among coats of many kinds, some of them trimmed with fur and all of them lined with silk. Between $45 ond $125 you will find tho finer coats of softer ma terials, often trimmed handsomely with fur. Tho two coats that ore sketched are $45. Tho ono on the right is of Bolivia, either plain or in crystal effect. Tho deep, gathered collar is a becoming feature and tho coat is to be nad in navy, Pekin or tan. Tho othor coat is of Winter weight volour, pleated across the back, ond topped with a wide col lar of oealene fur. It is in black, musketeer bluo or reindeer. (Market) $45 4S I $45 M 4000 Pair of Women 's Pumps Reduced to $2.60 a Pair Many of These Were at Least Twice This Much) Women who look ahead will buy two or three pair of these pumps, for not until ntSctsairi Wrn Winter with spats, but they can be put away i Ti1lr-ei!ire vM2 P11"8,' one-eyelet ties and instep ties with turned or welted soles and high or medium heels. They are of Patent Leather j Black Calfskin White Canvas Of course, thero are not all sizes in every style. Women's New High Shoes, $4.80 Unusually good value, as these shoes regularly sell for more than this in the wholesale murket. They are of black calfskin, or of patent leather with dull tops! The lines aro slender and graceful, soles are welted and heels are high and curved and of leather. Little Girls' School Shoes Dark tan leather shoes, of sturdy character, lace high and have wpltrH nnin and comfortably wide toes. Sizes 7 to 2 at $4.25 to $5.25lpS according L si e Dull black leather Iaco shoes, in sizes 7 to 2, are $3.50 to $4.75 Bta V WfcS to $0batthC'' r f P"tont 'enlhCr Wlth di" " " '" (Obeatnat) A Clearaway of 100 Men's All-Wool Suits at $20 d and ' it These ore odds nnd ends of lines unlrl rlnu-n to l.wn or but every suit is a eood Wanamaker suit, all-wool, well tnllored of jrood fit. Thev aro all mixed cheviots nnd most nf them nm. half. lined with mohair. A1J sizes from 34 to 42 $n tho lot, but not in every kind. All-Wool Overcoats at Savings $29 and $36.50 Of heavy overcoatings in mixtures and plaidc, they aro double breasted ulstcrettes of Bound value quarter linings, all scama piped, etc. Sizes from 34 to 38, inclusive. (Gallery. Market) Flannel Shirts for Sportsmen Part-wool shirts in shades of gray aro $3.75 and $4.25. A heavier weight with more wool is in navy bluo or gray at $5. White Madras Shirts, $3 The material is of a good, firm quality and tho shirts have soft cuffs. (Oallfry, Market) I AST call for men's straw hats. Some good ones are now marked $1 ; leghorns and panamas are now $2. (Gallery, Market) Boys' (Corduroy School Suits to lb Years, $lZ.7t M Mothers know that thoro Is nothincr liko cordurov for war. TTiu ',L suits are in the natural drab shade which Is tho best and aro md''A with single-breasted coats which have box-pleated backs and wlaln! - fig aV pockets. Tho knickers aro lined throughout. (Gallery, Market) w '& Shoes for the School Boy Must Be Sturdy and Sound and that's the kind of shoes you will find in the Juvenile Shop on tho i Market Street Gallery, Down Stairs Store. Everybody who knows boyB knows that they can wear out shoes in a minimum length of time, but these shoes were built with that in mind and they will last as lone as can be reasonably expected nerhaDs a little loneer. i" Good school shoes of tan or black leather are Blucher cut and V have round toes for comiort. in sizes 10 to 13 at 54.75 and $5.50. Another good black shoo in the same sizes can bo had for S5. ?, A dark tan leather shoe that is somewhat better is $5.90. Special at $3.50 tan leather blucher shoes with round toes and' low heels nre in sizes 10 to 13. tt (OoUerr, Market) J'' rj ii I Pink or White , Envelope Chemises, $1.50 Half a dozen styles in these pretty chemises of sheer batiste ond all with ribbon shoulder straps. Most of them have a spray or garland of embroidery done in pastel-tinted threads. Bloomers, $1.25 They aro open at the knees and oro finished with a lace-edged scallop. Elastic gathers the waist. Corset Covers, 65c Sheer and dainty, these aro trimmed with laces or with good embroidery. Plenty of other styles at 75c to $1.60. (Central) New French Veilings SI to SI. 75 a Yard "They're fascinatinci" So onat woman exclaimed, looking thejn$?,' uvur una iryjng 10 cnoose. itvl Tho exquisitely fine meshes and "l? me cnenuie aots in various sizes make the veilings interesting, in deed. There aro white, flesh, ' taupe and brown veilings with black dots and castor with brown: also plain black, brown, navy and ") Chiffon Veils Special at $1 In block, novy, brown, taupe, taupe. gray, green, rose, plum, sand, emerald or purple, most of them ' aro bordered and havo hem stitched ends. (Central) School Clothes for the Daughter of the House Middles! New white jean middy blouses, with generous black tips, have smart turned-up hems and are trimmed with pearl buttons. Sizes 12 to 18 years. $3. New Regulation Dresses Two-pieco regulations of fine cadet bluo gingham, trimmed with white braid ond black ties, are in sizes 12 to 16 years at $6.76. Ono is sketched. Other cadet blue regulations, in side-pleated and box-pleated models, Bizes 8 to 14 years, are $5 to $6.50. New Plaid Skirts Yes, almost everything is new! Theso separate skirts for Junior girls ore of plaids and of navy serge in various models. $8. $8.75 and $9.50. A cadet blue gingham skirt is pleated and there is a white middy blouse to go over it, trimmed with collars and cuflfs to match tho skirt. Sizes 6 to 14 years, $6.75. Navy Serge Frocks at $13.25 The stylo is sketched and you will see that tho bodice, the pockets and the cuffs are embroidered with wool. Sizes 10 to 16 years. Hundreds of School Frocks Gingham in a great vari ety of models $3 to $0.75. Middy blouses in many styles $1.75 to $3.25. Serge, taffeta and crepe do chine frocks for juniors $17.25, $23.50 to $33.50. (MurUet) l $6,7S $13.25 V j v mm Navy Taffeta At $2.75 a Yard It is 86 inches wido and a good quality. At $3.50 a Yard Taffeta, 35 inches wide, is in gray, old rose, dark Belgian, shades of brown. Striped Taffeta for Skirts $2.65 a Yard Tho various stripes, manv Uicm aro satin stripes, are on gaj net, gray, tan, rose, green, blj purple or wistaria taffeta, inches wide. (Central) Neckwear Special at 50c New white pique collars and sets, sheer white organdio collars and sets, collars of imitation Veniso and Van Dyck point col lars aro included. New Autumn Neckwear at $1 Tho dark dresses and suits need' just such fresh whiteness to give them tho correct touch of crisp finish. There aro collars of lmi tntion Veniso, roll collars of lace, pique collars and sets, net collars w sets, ana collars, vehtcea nnd '1 .: i k' -i I .a t V(l Wi 1 I A .! V ' A- 1 UMONDS WATCITKS .IKWEUtV or. 8th and Chestnut Sts. o2ilS!,Het ni 1017 Mrket Bt. J.V. ouui vi urgnnaie. (Central) . j' iii -n. ;, i l H- Illfe aT'...H!v.v, ' hfj&UtL&rt iiMSSi j ..u MuMd'J
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