C'V V .: . v. OTlNii nam. PRESENTSPROBLEM ' I, S t Board Faces Shortage of Teach- Buildings, Books ana ers, Money to Finish Year SUPERINTENDENT NEEDED ' Wth the rcgItrnt!on o from 8000 , 10000 new public school children 'fJyC the .'pe-hl of the actual lln fn the schools tomorrow, cdu- SS idfl- -thc city d Mnny Mblemt confrontlnK them. The paro- Spools ta the dty and the sub- .school, opened this morning. n. Jul vital questions confront the Btrerai ti i m th outget of PwLLLTSn Although most of K teacher, have arrived acK iron. tte. ' '-.rtlni many of them having their vacations, many " i..i tit time in university am tmplored we . hool o PPPfcire "eclarcd here v,lll be a ' .' hIC .nrhers. tllO teacher ihorfe Question threatens to be a se- WmUi board plans to hold spe el,Tex.mintlons for new teachers Sep- "Thl'rtocntary schools will surfer the A the Summer. Twenty teachers ih r hi Kb schools have resigned. Sev kf'of this number however, were rfenBt1,rClper Situation. .ny substitutes will be used to tide ""until regular Instructors, can be "sineh depend! upou the success of the i j iAn which will be put on the Sft to "tbe third Jtime September 0, BL action of the board nt Its ,niiff next week on tho question of f.brto Some favor a distribution of 1 ?nihl'e money in tho sbnpe of'o flat Kuwhteh It is estimated will amount St $200 for each teacher. Others w the Dick plan, which would ad.' 25 their scbedulo of. salaries, but l them no flat increase. "3 threatened shortage of ext books I, fnother photfc of thc sltuat on. With no money on hand to buy books nnd S0 000 required to make proper pro JSonfor books and stationery- and , V .applies. It has beer .sal that Tlde for these necessities. It will f i ud to the board at the moctlhg next tz yyyiKa Fcia 7, logo j rk to try to make provision for this mHouj deficiency. New schools ana fchuui rrouim ic nMhfr Important factor. Lack of .-..it,. fmnnrtant U il. Y1 A m m .1 t 4V Jhdtl A f nna me luuor unu iuuicuui have curtniieci tne ooara s money bortage building program. Despite the fact that there has been in Increase in the number of pupils of from 8000 to 30,000 for tho term. the question of housing them has not hen improved. With n legacy of a number of buildlnss in a very bad state t repair, ten of which have been de elircd unsnnitary by Director Furbush. the board has been unablo to find money to right the " situation. Advance in building costs made tho fund of $700, 'OMwt aside for this purpose Bhrink to 1350,000. Some work, however, has kn done to help these conditions. Indications are that tbe number of urt-tlmc pupils will be increased dur ing the year from 20.000 to 30,000. PURE FRESH PAINT Believe Me Birds of a Feather! You know the old saying. Good painters turn naturally to thc painting: organization that does good work. Four hundred of them arc ready to sene you with tho Kuehnle kind of good painting. "SaVfthe-Surface" Kuehnle PAINTERS Vine & 17th. Sts. 8PRUCE5W RACei893 CHANCE TO SEE WORLD Naval Reservists Have Opportunity to Make Long Cruise Naval roservists who again fell the call of the sea and yearn for adventure as a tonic for the humdrum of a dreary existence on thc land may have their Order filled to the letter and have all thc adventure that may bo reasonably crowded into a jenr or two by notifying thc commandant of the Fourth Naval district. The protected cruiser St. ""Louis is scheduled to lcavo Philadelphia, con voying six destroyers for the Mediter ranean and eNnr East ports. This squadron has been ordered to re-enforce the American fleet nlready over thcro under Rear Admiral Knapp, which is looking after American Interests nnd property in that part of the world. In cidentally, there is a lively business in refugees in the Near East. The Amer ican Government is none too sanguine of thc permanency of the various coali tions and governments in tho eastern Mediterranean and keeps a good forco in thosp waters. ' Recently a circular letter was sent to the reservists in this district, advir ing tlictn of this opportunity to Rce' the world. No fleet reserve men of the first or second class arc acceptable. Commander It. O. Ncodhom, aide for personnel. Fourth Naval district, is in charge of selecting the crews for the ships. HELD IN AUTO CRASH Driver of Car1 That Hit Beaumont Automobile Placed Under Ball Alcxnndcr Allnn. of 10 West High land avenue. Chestnut Hilt, driver of an automobile which hit a car on Sun day nleht containina .Tames Beaumont nnd family, of -19 Wet Hittenhouse street, Qermnntowil, when Dorothv Beaumont, one year old. received fracturo of the skull, was held today in S1500 bail this morning by Magistrate Pcnnock to await the result of the baby's injuries. The accident occurred when Allan tried to turn aside to avoid hitting two boys on bicycles nt Upsal and Chew streets, Germantown. James Beau mont, Mrs. Beaumont and James, Jr., five years old, were also hurt. wi5T,iiiiiiiiEeraDJ,iffiJriii!xaraii!iimKiB!JirfB Apartments At The St. James rffBRffsSKlGtf p 3 JtesrfffiflC5fliMMKMjflCT'33M U BBlliilflilHa mmi : PHILA FLIER KILLED AS 10,000 WATCH Liout. Crior, U. S. N., of 5012 North Eleventh .St., and Army Photographor Victims TENNIS CROWDS STUNNED A Philadelphia nvlator and an army Photographer were killed late yesterday afternoon when their plane plunged to earth before thc eyes of 10,000 persons watching the finals of thc natlonnl tennis singles championship nt Forest Hills, L. I, Lieutenant James Murray drier, U. 8. N.. (5012 North Eleventh street, was tho filer from this city. His father 1 rank O. drier, left for Long Island today to take charge of the body. Lieutenant Orlcr nnd Joseph P. Hnxo, one of the army's moit expert I been made. The body will bo brought piiotograpncrs, were killed in tne crainrto 1'nuadelpbU this evening. to earth, within UOO feet of one or me The nrme wero stands'. Bnxo was twenty-threo years In the Kerico.taml tinri nren service in the Philippines, China, Cuba and InJ mo worm war. Lieutenant drier served four months with tho famous Lafavctte Escadrille in France. He later Joined the United .States .nnval aviation forces. He was decorated for flights over the Mediter ranean as an ensign attached to thc navy air base at Porto Corsinl, Italy. Lieutenant Crier is survived by his fmrcnts and two sisters, whom ho vls ted three weeks ngu. Ho was born in Philadelphia nnd was graduated from thc Northeast Manual Training School. He went to France before America's entrance into thc war, serving as nn ambulance driver for six months. Later he was transferred to tho French artillery and later to tho Lafayette Escadrille. He transferred to the American naval aviation service when the United Htates entered the war, and served on tho Italian and French fronts, partici pating in Btjveral bombing expeditions. Lieutenant Crier returned to Amer ica last January. Ho was transferred from Norfolk to Mitchcl Field two months ago. Funeral arrangements havo not yet The airmen wero taking nlctures of the Tllden - Johnston championship tennis match. Lieutenant drier was pilot and Sergeant Saxo camera man. The spectators were watching the match, baying little attention to the plane. Four times the machine circled the courts, with Sergeant Hnxe bend ing over the sido of the cockpit to snap nlctures of tho players and the crowd below. On the fourth trip something went wrong, tho engine gtoppod, the plane seemed to "hang" in the air and then it fell rapidly to the earth. NOTICE TO ARCHITECTS, CONTRACTORS AND OWNERS MORENE L1KWID SEMENT Opent New Possibilities for RESURFACING STONE, BRICK, CEMENT, Ac. Applied with a brush A Material Superior to Stucco. Waterproof Indestructible Any Color Any Texture Manufactured Solely by Moreno Products Co.,- New York Philadelphia Representative TOE AnvoN CO., 114 Hoe1 nidr. Bell Leeuat G0R Keystone Hace 2014 Let us sole your waterproofing problems Unusually attractive apart ments in th? very center of Philadelphia social and busi ness life, nnd where you, aro a stone's throw from every place, are now open for In spection. The following; Apartments will be ready for occupnncy after September 15th: One Apartment: 6 rooms and 5 baths One Apartment: 5 rooms and 4 baths Several Apartments: 2 rooms and 1 bath Soveral Apartments: 1 room and 1 bath The. St. James Hotel Walnut at 13th Street .'. Howard Slocum, Manager gamninM It Will Pay You To Have Your N Home Painted And Make Some Needed Repairs You can help your neighborhood help your city, hnd incidentally help your own Investment by tidying up your house a bit. A little fresh paint does wonders in making a shabby Home look spic and span. Some needed carpentry makes a deal of difference, too. It would surprise you the tremendous difference, merely in looks, apart from convenience, that the spending of a few dollars makes in your home. Measured by the big difference it makes in added value to your property, the cost is small. The fresh-looking, clean-looking house attracts for it compels attention. But quite apart from the selfish motive of added value of what is yours, is the bigger thought of service to your neighborhood and toxyour city. .Helping keep rhiladelphia a clean city may De more than a matter of mere paint, and cleaning up a bit helps a lot ! Play the part of a good citizen and get busy The investment will yield big dividends. painting Philadelphia Real Estate Board Jftllllllll y5CLiJ 111- s is i COAL STRIKE does itot affect NOKOL users! Special Demonstrations Our Shoxorooms Open until Q:30 every night this week automatic oil heating """" V " I t Protected bv Doble Detroit Patents J mi roved by A'nltotinl Hoard of rire Under writers Bum oil in your furnace' with Nokol No dirt, worry or work " you'll equip your furnace with Nokol you can burn oil and end coal'B dirty drudgery. Nokol is adaptable to any modern furnace steam, hot water, not air; installed in half a day. Its flame -is intermittent, whito not: leaves no dirt; a thermostat in your living-room controls It; uniform temperature is maintained automatically all tho thne. cVSoTT- li Nokol Dealers DMtfon 0 Uaehhtru Corp. The Dalzell Wiles Co., Inc. 5242 Market Street HiinfiH nnos. to. VAPOn IttiATINCl flamdVn, N. J. CAMirKN HBATINO CO. 8 Market St. CO. I'. 5,aleiTOid, N. J. ivisu a. TAYixjn n. n?bJ- n2v&. In sections uKr Dealer aovs Hot V't oeyij, oupoliilsd u ftaus on attractive pnopomilo" 1 ft tSt right eoHctrnz: ass Nerrlstown. j. riiAjm noypit, Chambersbqnt. Pa. cimriiKitanuua con. STUOCTION CO. Atlantlo Cltr.fi. J, 11H.1I. HOOR JOHN II. Mi 1T0Y Atlantis Aw. JnE. M fir tofcl 1 VA Is " ' t ?fff M !al w H We Endorse the Suggestion of the Philadelphia Real Estate Board Not only that, but will lend to it our fullest co-operation. If you want painting of any sort, or any work in the following Hnea Papex hnnging, Decorating, Signs, Pictorial, Automo bile or Ship painting, Hardwood finishing, Par quetry floors, Enameling, Gilding, Decorative glass and Glazing all you need do is to "phone either of these two numbers Bell, Walnut 1074 Keystone, Race 5089 We furnish workmen in all the above branches to over 500 big firms In Philadelphia and vicinity. We will send a list to you at once and someone will talk the situation over with you. Within 24 hours we will tell you what the job will cost how lbng it will take. No obligatipn on your part And you'll find, as the Real Estate Board truly says, that "the Investment will yield you big dividends." 'Phone us we'll assume all the bother give you first-class workmanship. -ant J. Philadelphia Painters' District Council,' No. 21, Brotherhood oi Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America it TMWBMDGE - : ' -i ifVf w 'i in i 1 1 i i Jhmi " : trm & ClOTMERK s , n ' 4 . l ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS HOURS FROM 9 TO 5 OiCLOCK Golden Specidl for Two Days 20,000 Yards of Double-width Silk Crepe de Chine White, Black and Colors ) rf- (r At a Wonderful Savin g ) pXii We had a Golden Special Sale of this beautiful grade several months ago, and the selling was wonderful because the value was wonderful. For to-morrow and Thursday we have another great purchase, this time at a STILL LOWER PRICE Buch quality and such beautiful colors as have not been sold at this amazingly low price for years! The most popular and useful Silk of the day suitable for STREET 'AND EVENING DRESSES, waists, undergarments, etc. You'll find it on ALL OUR REGULAR SILK COUNTERS so you are assured of GOOD SERVICE by our experienced Silk salespeople, as well as an EXTRAORDINARY VALUE $1.95 a yard. NOTE THE COLORS Black, White, Ivory and twenty-five other colors CM, Flesh, Reseda, Deep Pink, Corn, Turquoise, Garnet, Lilac, Peach, N Uc, Apricot, Steel Gray, Taupe, Ecru, Old Rose, Copenhagen Blue, Belgian Blue, Cadet Blue, Coral, French Blue, Golden Brown, Seal Brown, Marine, Navy Blu'e, Midnight Blue. If tou can't come to thc Store you may order by telephone or mail and euch orders Will be (vhlle the lot lasts. BUT TRY TO BE HERE TO-MOKKOW. Jw trawbrlde 4. Clothier AlsU 0, Csntre B filled whll Charming New Ideas Appear In Fine Autumn Millinery Many Will Be Shown for the First Time To-morrow in Hats from $15.00 to $35.00 Just out of our milliner's clover hands, aro some rosy-hued velvets, in soft double plaque effects, which wo know will create a sreat furore. And large draped Velvet Hats, draped low, but off the face, and simply trimmed with ornamental pins. Also ostrich-wreathed Velvet Hats, very wide, but short in tho back and front; small Hats, some with visors, and disporting odd little veils, some in mantilla style, some ending in a graceful scarf. Tho little Hat sketched (?25.00) is among the latest veil-draped Hats received from New York. There are berets of all kinds; soft, close crushed affairs, with a glint of metallic cm- limMnrv- mnHlflnrl Vinrlpnulns. all Koftlv shirred; Egyptian Turbans with little metal motifs on the top; and all sizes and shapes with brims, turned up or down, slashed, embroid ered or appliqued, in most enchanting manner. We are making a special feature of the new "Dove Gray, ' partly because it is so fashionable, but chiefly because it w so lovely ana becoming. l5J-. Strawbrlflje & Clothle: -Sscond Floor, Market Strt, West Wool Plaids The Smartest Ev.ec-! Everybody wants them. Paris says contrasting skirts and jackets, and that's onougb, for this fashion is so smart it needs littlo encouragement. And hero are tho PLAIDS ' thc lovely, soft-napped, deep-, toned, warmly-blended Plaids. in tho newest patterns, ana scores of them; 64 inches wide' $5.00 to $9.50 a yard. Btrawbrldr" & Clothier Aisle T. Centre Stroller Go-Carts Some Styles with a Hood $14.00 to $38.25 We are selling more Strollers than ever, as parents realize their practicability. A gToup of at tractive models, light-woight, nicely finished, with hood or with out $14.00 to $38.25. Stroller Go-Carts, ecru finish, special at $7.50 Strawbrldc A Clothier Fourth Floor Muslin Underwear IN EXTRA SIZES Undergarments of dainty whito long cloth, nainsook or cambric, prettily trimmed with laces and embroidery, designed and made in becoming styles for women who wear larger sizes: Night Gowns $2.25 to S8.95 Envelope Chemise $2.00 to $3.50 Corset Covers $1.20 to $3.50 Cambric Drawers $1.20 to $3.50 Short Petticoats $1.50 to $3.00 Long Petticoats $1.75 to $11.25 White Batiste Bloomers $2.75 Combinations $2.25 to $4.50 OF FLESH-COLOR BATISTE Envelope Chemise, $3.25 and $3.50 Bloomers, lnco-trimmcd,$1.50 to $3 Flesh-color Washable Satin Bodices $2.25 to $4.50 Stravrhrltae It, Clothier . Third Floor. West Men's New Percale Shirts at $2.25 Sturdy, well-wearing Shirts of fancy percalo in attractive pat terns and shades, including tho neat, conservative stripes that many men prefer $2.25. Strawbrldge & Clothier East Store, Eishth Street Many Exceptionally Smart New Dresses at Moderate Prices The smart coat model sketched ($37.50) is one of them'. It is of black tricotine, with side panels, collar and sleeves embroidered in black silk; the little vesteo is of duvotino in a soft shade of brown. Other New Street Dresses From $22.50 to $37.50 Of serge and tricotine, in redingotc, tunic and straight-lino styles, with mnny novelties in braid trimminc:. silk stitching and braid and silk cm- ( broidery, and some have smart beaded belts. Silk Dresses at $25.00 Some of crepo de chine, which is among tho most faBhionnble silks for autumn; in black, navy blue and taupe. Others are of foulapi. in navy blue with white or gold figures, combined with plain crepe Georgette. Satin Dresses, $35.00 to $45.00 INCLUDING eatka SIZES. Made in various tunic and straight-line styles, some embroidered in self-color, n number lace trimmed; many with tho smart, low-placed girdles. An exeellemt variety and excellent values. Black, nnvy blue, brown and taupe In tho collection. - 8trawbria. A Clothier Second FUor. Centw iiTi Oriental Rugs Reduced Superb PERSIAN RUGS, both large and small, and hand some, heavy CHINESE RUGS in room sizes several hundred in our annual stock-adjusting Sale nt substantial roductions in price notwithstanding tho fact that present wholesale prices would Justify our asking more, instead of less, for the Rugs in our stock. Exceptional Values in Fine Chenille Carpets and Rugs These beautiful Carpets aro woven nine, twelve and fifteen feet wide, to be made up into seamless Rugs of any desirablo length. Several grades and an assortment of colors to meet any require ment. All are marked at less than present value some less than the present wholesale price. V& Btrwbrtde h Clothier Fourth Floor. West Good News From the Department . of Lower-priced Floor Coverings Axminster Rugs 1 t AC aa Size 9 x 12 Feet O.yJVJ j This is a remarkable attractive lot of both Seamed and Seam less Rugs heavy Axminster nnd a good grade of Velvet in up-to- date patterns, both floral and Oriental. Thoy aro classed as slightly imperfect, but there is no defect thit wilt impair wearing quality or appearance, ana tna pneo is im below tne perfect Rugs only $45.00. Heavy Cork Linoleum In Remnants 2 yards wide 75c That means 75c a squaro yard Jtor genuine, heavy Linoleum, mado with heavy burlap back, cork flllor, and printed in excellent designs. Long remnant lengths, nil 2 yards wldo. Grass Rugs. 9x12 feetnow $8.50 American-made; a good stencflod design, in brown. Grass Rugs, 8x10 feet now $6.25 American-made Rugs, in plain colors. Tapestry Brussels Rugs, 6x9 feet $10.50 Seamless Juto Tapestry Rugs, in Oriental designs. Japanese Straw Runners Special iLlVT11 ori 36-!"ch. t Me a yard; 27-inch, at 70o a yard; 22-lnch, at 60c a yard. !-. Strawbrldire Clothier Fourth Floor, Filbert Street Finer Kirids of Bed Blankets Daya may be warm, but chflly nights warn of approaching win ter. Now is tho timo to buy warm ' Blankets. All desirablo kinds and sizes here, among them these: White Wool-mixed Blankets With Pink or Blue Borders Wool Blankets, cotton mixture: Biro 70x80 inches $10.60 and $12.50 a pair. Siro 7Gx84 inches $16.50 and $20.00 a pair. Sise 80x90 inches, with wid doublo-stitched binding $25.00 and $(30.00 a pair. Crib Blankets, very fine, 36x84, $6.50 a pair; 42x60 $8.50 a pair. Wool-mixed Plaid Blankets Dainty color combinations; 72x 84 inches $15.00 and $20.00 pair. Wool-mixed Gray Blankets With pink or blue borders: 70x 80 inches $10.50 and $18.60 a pair. Strawbrtdo OloMiter Aisle ll, Fflkert Str Here Are Much-wanted New Flannels Seasonable new Flannels for women's and children's dresses. boys' nnd men's shirts, infants1 garments and warm undercloth ing. A variety of new patterns, styles and colorings. VIYELLA FLANNELS, Suit ing flannels in style after style, among them new novelty striped patterns, cream white, also white with neat pink or blue stripes or checks $2.00 a yard. WASHABLE FLANNELS, fine imported Flannels in attractive new striped patterns $1.60 a yard. Striped OutinjrFlanncl 45c a yd. White Cotton Domet Flannel 50c Bath Robe Flannels 95c a yard Cream Cotton-and-Wool Flannel $1.85 a yard Sllk-erabroldewd Cream . White . Skirting Flannel $1.75 to $2.75 . Rtrawbridce 4 Cluthlrr .3 7 II . t 1 11 7 a 41 91 w I w V fyoi. Bfhnont ins. ie 19, centr "v . dx&Ms&?L ,vl;
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