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Transactions Reported
REVEAL 1000 P. C. PROFITS
Sew Vorli, Oct. 18. How fortunes
n useful materials nro being permitted
to go to wnntciin army tfnreliouies,
while tl'Vpublle erica for them In vain.
how wanton extravagance continues to
n.nrk purrlmacs inntlo for tho Wnr De
partment; how fnvorllo profiteer arc
nlloweil li.v the Democratic administra
tion to reap golden harvests through
nmiy Milet, In revealed In reports that
lme bien InuAtlgalcil and found to bo
mipported by nn abundance of evidence.
Just how much profiteers have made
through celling articled to the govern
ment already In slock In great abund
mice, and through the purchase of "sur
plus" stocks at ridlnllmiMy mnlt rates
oml subsetiuent ro-salo at profits
iimoiintlng In nuiiio cnfesi to" 1000 per
nut it would, lmMmposHlble to estimate.
Some Idea, however, of tho great
ptolits rmped by favored ones may be
nlitnlncd from a transaction by which
n large concern of this city, according
tn admissions mtiijc by its owu cm
ploes, purchased .100,000 raincoats
from the government at twenty -fivo
edits ertch and resold them to chain
inincoat stores hero at $12.50 each,
thus making n profit of $070,000. or 1100
per cent yu its Investment. And that
Fame concern had sold previously these
same raincoats to tho government nt n
good profit over and above tho cost of
manufacture.
That same concern also Is said to
)ine bought Uick from tho government
1,000,000 janls of ollvo drab shirting
nt a loss to tho go eminent of from
twelve to seventeen cents a yard, or
from S120.000 to $170,000 on tho whole
lot. In trade gossip it Is Bald tho head
nf that concern Is so well known to a
member of the President's cabinet thnt
he "can walk Into his office In Wash
ington nt auy timo without knocking.
Another instance nlong thnt Hue is
rf a former lieutenant in the army who
tt.'fhod his divliarge fio:n a supply
lne in Brooklyn and, promptly went
into busiucss as a dealer in army sur
plus) goods. He is said on good author
ity to hnvc purchased 100,000 knitted
neck mufflers nt fifty cents each, al
though the price paid for them by the
gn eminent was $'.i.r0 each. From that
tuo base 2,750,000 packages of candv
wire sold' to u locnl candy broker nt
one cent each and resold by him to
dialers nt a profit equal to many times
Vis investment.
An amnzlug thing about it ell is Hint
ninny of these brokers put no cash at
all into tho deal. They merely purchase
the goods upon condition that they arc
to pay for them when they have them
(in tnl away. Then they resell them to
others nt enormous profits, and these
others pay the dealer before he pays
the government.
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l a soft, clear nkln the kind
nn woman can liavo by lining
our Skin Kood. Item Is an abso
lutely hnrmleas toilet prepara
tion from our own laboratory
uhlrli cleanses, softens and
iiourlMhej In convenient tubes,
3"c. Exqulslto jars, $1.
LLEWELLYN'S
riillndelpliln'n Standard Unix
Store
1518 Chestnut Street
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SUFFRAGE PIONEERS MEET ,
TO. GET FRUITS OF VICTORY
Delatvarc County Women Want Others of Sex to Taltc Advan
tage of Franchise Tltey Fought For
To th0fidil
dtlor o the Evenino Puhitn r.An.n
nir uive years ago, In theso uamo
October days, a group or women In a
rural district of Pennsylvania were
busily traveling the length and breadth
of their township, searching out the
lotcrs In preparation for tho approv
ing election. They were trying to show
the men of the township why they
should vote for tho enfranchisement of
Its women in the state suffrage amend
ment about to be voted on. Tho work
dono In those shortening October days
told? when tho returns for the election
of November. 1015 came in, Thornbury
Township, Dclnware Co., had voted
two to one In favor of the amendment
to tho State Constitution.
In the Intervening yenrs the suffrage
group drifted apart. But two weeks
ago it carao together again to prepare
for another election day in which the
women are to have a different part to
play. The five members of the old
suffrage committee whn mot nn t,
first day of this month to discuss their
newly acquired responsibilities might
have been picked by nntl-sufTrnglsts In
pro-stiff rage days as the type of women
who "do not want the ote." The
have all the ordinary cares of the clt'v
housekeeper, plus the burdens which
necompany the joys of country life.
To the performance of their own
housework nnd tho care of their fa
milies, they add such tasks as butter
making, raising vegetables, caring, for
chickens nnd tho multitudinous details
which accnio when there Is no garbage
man and no milk man to stop at the
door, no bnkery or grocers around the
corner to make good a lapse of me
mory. Nevertheless, the busy life of these
country women has not crowded out
the sense of tho new-found duties and
responsibilities which the passago of
the nineteenth amendment has shall
we say "thrust," in antl-suffrago lan
guage? upon them. Unanimously they
voted to reorganize tho old suffrage
group, nftcr its long lapBO, into n local
league, of women voters. There was
pointed discussion concerning tho new
powes which tho women of tho town
ship may not be expected to exert In
school affairs. In fact, most of the
conversation centered i about school
matters, and tho difficulty which women
had experienced In getting their views
adequately represented. An effort had
already been made to get a woman
appointed to fill a vacancy In the
board of school directors. Her quali
fications were apparently beyond ques
tion, but her sex was not. Therefore
the office has been offered to her hus
band. He an nntl-suffraglst of ear
lier days had apparently been Jerked
into a sudden consciousness of the ab
"surdity of the situation, nnd indlg
nantly retorted that 'if his wife was
not good enough to fill the office, he
certainly was not." So tho ofllco re
mains vacant.
The afternoon drew to a eloso before
thcro wns opportunity to discuss na
tional affairs at any length and after
the last woman had departed I suddenly
realized that, although the wholo ob
jective of tho meeting had been to get
put an Intelligent and full vote by
women on November 2, I had no Idea
what the party affiliation of any mem
ber present had been.
Before adjournment It had been de
cided to hold a meeting for reorganiza
tion of the committee; nnd when this
took place a week later, on October 8,
each woman had brought a friend or
two; the officers and executive commit
tee were elected and work mapped out,
Tho work recognized ns the most Im
mediate was tho Informing nnd encour
aging of the women on the assessor's
list in tho township. Ignorance of
offices to be filled and of candidates was
the state nf mind of most of us nt the
meeting, nnd wo could not expect more
enlightenment on the part of the women
over tho countryside nt large.
As a first step toward information.
nn Invitntion went out to every vom9
on the nsscssor's list to attend nnonT
partisan meeting to ne addressed by
representatives of the state league of
women voters. Great care was taken
to Invite sneakers affiliated with both
thte Republican and Democratic parties
although each speaker agreed to steer
wuoiiy clear 01 any mention or. party
lines. Tho purpose of this was to
avoid any ground of criticism that the
meeting was to be used tor partisan pur
poses under cover of general informa
tion. Later, there will bo meetings at
the schoolhouscs of tho township, at
which representatives of the political
parties will be invited to go through
their paces for tho benefit of the new
vofcrs.
Plans are now under way to cn-
Anii-aM it,A winiAn in pA trt thn nollS,
and to mane tnem icei at nomu wueu
they get there. What the women may
dltlons, if they do come out in numbers
and express tneir mucpenuent mens,
is Intimated In the fact that after two
mcetlnes. tho party affiliations of the
various commlttco members still re
main a mystery to the chairman wuo
Is tho writer of this article. Ho far,
wo have not had time to discuss
"politics j0nRNCD Ju SANVILLI3
Westtown, Pa.
ISTRAWBRl DGE &QOrHiM
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Federal Motor Truck Co.
Factory llranch
mft Market Street
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The Philadelphia Art Galleries
S. E. Cor. 15th & Chestnut Sts.
REED H. WALMER, Auctioneer
An Exceptional Opportunity
A' Hemnrknble Collection of '
Oriental Rugs and Carpets
Will Be Sold at Public Sale
Monday, Oct. 18, and following days
AT 2180 HACK AFTERNOON .
In this Extraordinary Collection will be found Rare Rugs
from old Palaces and Temples, including Kermanshnhs, Sarooks,
Kcshnns, Bijars, Feroghans nnd Khorassans in all sizes.
TJrpent need of ready funds makes It Imperative that
mis wonaerrui collection do disposed or immediately,
NOW ON EXHIBITION
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Will YOU Profit by the Experience of
S. F. Bowser & Company ?
S. K. Bowser & Company, of Fort
Wayne, Ind., manufacturero of Tanks,
Measuring Pumps, Meters, Oil Filters,
Storage, Distributing and Reclaiming
Systems for Oils and Gasoline, are using
40 Dictaphones for handling all types
of correspondence service, collection,
sales, etc.
Mr. E. D. Eggimann, Office Manager,
says : "By the use of The Dictaphone, the
large volume of work is disposed of by
fewer people and with greater speed and
less expense than formerly."
Whether your office is large or small,
write, wire, or phone for a working
demonstration of The Dictaphone.
TOE MCTflPWIE
Ref . U, t, Pt. or. tnl TottfS Coonttlil x
The Shortcut Route to the Mail-Chute "
Armour and Company, Chicago, HI. Mr. V.
S.MacArthur, Office Manajreraay : " Wo aio uting
ISO Dictaphone! in our General Office. They aro
ipeeially valuable; to the Tramportation, Fruit
Preterving, Reclamation and Advotllting Depart
menu, and enable ua to handle quickly a large
volume of correspondence."
California Packing Corpora tlon.San Francisco,
Calif. Mr. H. G, Baldwin, Aaa't Secretary, says t
"We are using 150 Dictaphone in our General
of our o
Office. We conaider them a very cuential part
equipment. We nnd I he Uictaphone
a great convenience in handling our targe volume
of correspondence. Besides, it effects a material
saving in time and money,"
Phone or write for convincing demomtration in your office, on your worf',
THE DICTAPHONE, Phone ffiket Z (KWn.) CaU at 40-50 No. Sixth St., Phila.
. Offices also located in the following cities
Allenlown Wilmington Harrisburg Trenlon Reading
Tbcru it but one Dictaphone, trsdcnurlitd "The Dictaphone,". mide and merchandised by the Columbia Grephophone Co,
WINTBJl Munslngwcar Is incompar
nblo for comfort. It fits and covers
the form perfectly tho fabric gives with
every motion without losing the shape.
Your surprise at the moderate price in
creases as time proves Munsingwear's
splendid wearing qualities. A right size
for everyone men, women and Children.
Let Munslngwcar Union Suit You
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Gifts of Silver for Men
Our stock offers many useful
articles of sterling silver which
men will appreciate.
Flask Pocket Knives
Desk Sets Bottle Openers
Key Chains Eye Glass Gases
Match Boxes Cigarette Cases
Cigar Cutters Cigarette Holders
S. Kind & Sons, mo chestnut st.
DIAMOND MURCUANTS JISWELERS SILVERSMITHS
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ADVKH ritEMTNT
So mnny of u's are too easily inclined to blame the retailer for
the high prices of things in frencral that the recital oL-nn instance
in which the contrary has proven true may not go ntniss. Certain
shops on Chestnut Street, to protect their customers against an
advance in prices, contracted for a quantity of sugar at 22Ji cents per
pound. Now sugar is retailing nt 14 cents at the present time, but
these firms aro still paying 22 cents and losing money by the deal.
Surely, this is not the way of the profiteer.
WHY waste time drying your
dishes when they will dry of
themselves if you have the
right kind of dish drier. The
Graduated Dish Drier, which you
can buy at the store of J. Franklin
Miller, 1612 Chestnut Street, is
most efficient. It can be placed in
the sink or on the drainboard, and,
since it holds the dishes in a per
fectly upright, fan-like position, tho
boiling hot water poured over them
sanitarily cleanses and dries all sur
faces. It is firmly built, so the dish
es will not upset or roll out, and is
large enough to hold all your table
ware. There is no spattering of
rinse water, and this method of dry
ing saves you the expense of dish
towels. The Graduated Dish Drier
has been tested and approved by the
Good Housekeeping Institute.
fiTT T HERE are you hnving
Y Y your clothes made now?"
' asked the man with the
black velour hat.
"Well, this suit was made by
Chas. Adnn. Co., 1017 Chestnut'
answered the other.
"Pretty nifty. Think 111 try the
place, if the prices nren't too high.
I'm cutting down on everything this
season."
"High! Why this suit cost me
iust a little over half what I paid
for a ready-made suit last year."
.Many men have discovered that
they can have their suits custom-tailored
at a reasonable price. Chas.
Adams Co. has a very interesting
line of materials from which you
may make your selection, nnd the
store is open Monday and Saturday
evenings for your convenience.
IP YOU would be sure of pleasing
the autumn brida' in the matter
of a wedding gift, choose silver.
No matter whether it is destined to
add dignity to the furnishings of n
tiny suburban house or to reflect
from its polished surface tho glow
of old mahogany and the rich colors
of some treasured tapestry, it is
sure of appreciation, for few gifts
combine so well both usefulness and
beauty. There nro many things,
even among the moderately priced
articles at the stoje of Bailey, Banks
& Biddle Company, that would
make acceptable gifts. There is a
sugar basket that would look pai
ticularly well on her new tea table
It is of pierced silver with a glass
container for the sugar. Or you
might choose a silver compotier an
article which has many uses.
li"T SAW Marjorie this afternoon
X n the links," said Tom. "She
actually looked slender. You
don't believe it, of course, but wait
until you see her."
Several days after I met Mar
jorie at tho station, and tho mvstery
was solved. She had on a "Lionel"
sports suit, which she had bought
nt "Millards," 1337 Chestnut Street.
I took a peek into their store at 127
South Thirteenth Street today, and
discovered that tho "Lionel" sports
suit comes in all tho attractive new
heather shades. One Very good fea
ture of its skirt is the fullness in
the back, nnd the tailoring is just
what you would expect to find at
"Millards" perfection. The price is
$39.75. A dainty little hand-mado
blouse to wear with it is priced $5.50.
EVERY one seems to be taking
advantage of this delightful
autumn weather to indulge in
her favorite outdoor 'spot t riding
along tho Wissahickon, wheie one's
horse's hoofs fall on tho autumn,
leaves with a crunching sound, or
bettering a golf score, or walking
briskly through country lanes. Ono
thing about these sports is that one
can De well groomed for them with
so littlo effort a sports suit or
riding habit, a custom-tailored
shirt. It's very simple. And spenk
ing of custom-tailored shirts, have
vou over had ono made by Mac
Donald & Campbell, 1334-36 Chest
nut Streot? Their tailored shirts
aro deservedly popular. They have
a great variety of mnteVlals to
choose from, and the workmanship
is perfect.
TO BE well-groomed you must
be well-shod. Even if you have
decided to make your suit last
another season, you ennnot afford
to wear shoes that arc shabby. And
really, when you cap buy good shoes
at such reasonable prices ns those
nt the second-floor shop of Del Mar
& Company, 1211 Chestnut Street,
thero is little excuse for wealing
shoes that are down at tho heel.
Pumps of dull black kidskin with
straps crossed at the instep are
very smart-looking, nnd thero are
good-looking dark brown pumps
which can be worn later with spats.
If you happen to bo on the lookout
for a smart-looking brogue you can
end your search right now at the
Del Mar shop. I know you'll llko
them, for they are both nomfortnbln
nnd good looking.
I HEARD today of a wonderful opportunity to secure some of the most
Ujautiful of Oriental rugs. You know that, since tho war, few rugs
of any importance have been brought to this country, so tho announce
ch&ZLVSl'mn very "ne collection at tho Philadelphia Art Galleries,
Chestnut and Fifteenth Streets, is stirring up a great amount of enthusi
asm. Tho sale starts at 2.30 Monday afternoon, October 18, and continues
every afternoon throughout tho week. Included aro some royal Kerman
shahs, Saruks Kashans, Sorapis, Bijars, some antique Ferrajans and
Khorassans nnd a number of Imperial Chinese carpets One of the 'most
interesting rugs in the collection is a Kcrmnnshnh, 24 ft 10 in. by 10 ft
10 in. It is of luxurious sjlky texture and rarely beautiful coloring
IHEJGHS8IWUT STREET ASSOCIATION
Deferred
Payments
Wo have hundreds of good
customers who havo found it
convenient to havo tho amount
of certain purchases (of homo
furnishings, for example) di
vided ihto monthly payments
extending over a period of two,
thrco or more months. It is a
practical, dignified plan for
nrranging your expenditures
on a sort of budget system.
Ask for particulars at tho
Deferred Payment Office
Floor 4, Filbert Street.
A Lot of Men's
Soft Hats
$2.45
Wo have selected about 200
Soft Felt Hats from our reg
ular stock tho lot including
sovcral new styles and colors
and we havo marked thorn
at very close to average half
prico for quick clearance. Como
early for these, men.
Strawbrldro & Clothier
Second Floor, Market Street, Eat
Men's Shirts
Special, $2.65
Unusually fino Shirts of woven
striped madra3 in the neat, sub
dued colors most men prefer.
The colorings, of course arc
INDELIBLE.
Strawbrldga & Clothier
Kast Store, Eighth Street
The Suit Blouse
Makes Itself at Home
On Afternoon Occasions
With the advent of the Over
Blouse (which nearly all of these
are), Blouses assumed such charm
ing graces that women were
quick to acquire them for after
noon wear, accompanied by one
of the soft silk or satin skirts.
For this purpose as well as for
suit wear, you will find tie-on and
smi-basque effects and tho longer
Over-Blouses, of crepe Georgette
in various colorings, beautifully
cmbroidcicd and beaded; also
combinations of satin or velvet
with crepe Georgette.
Prices, $10.00 to $38.00.
Strawbrldgo & Clothier
Second Floor. Centre
Among the New
Tailored Suits
This trim
fitting, smartly tai
lored model
of silver-tone,
at '45.00
one of many
models in a
group fxom
$37.50 to $50.
Of silver
tipped burel
la, silvcrtone,
Poiret twill,
t r i c o t i ne,
serge and ve
lour, in all
the new
straight-line,
flared and
semi - fitting
styles. Black,
navy, brown
and shndes
of tan and
taupe.
Suits,
$30 and
$32.50
Cheviot, men's-wear serge, sil
vcitone nnd some tweed effects
Belted models variously plaited, '
and with convcitible collars that
close up well at tho throat.
itruwbrldBB & Clolhlor
Srcond Floor. Centre
The Enchantffl
Castle of the
Dancing Lights
Bring the children to see this
quaint castle, with its fairy
land interior and novel multi
colored light.
In the Toy Store
MrHUhrlilxn & Clothier
Fourth Floor Centre
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BtwoM EtJ-fiiwU wit i, lfrl
Men Are Talking
About This Store's
Low Clothing Prices
Our customers are telling
other men 'about this Store's
lower prices. They have COM
PARED the values here with
values elsewhere. We have a
very large stock 'of Clothing, 1
from several widely - known I
manufac t u r e r s including
three nationally-famous lines
confined to this Store. We
have REDUCED OUR
PRICES on thousands of Suits
and hundreds of Overcoats in
some instances taking the loss
of profit on our own shoulders;
but the most striking values
are those in which the manu
facturer shares with us in the
loss of profit. Our season's
business will be the largest in
our history, but our percentage
of profit the smallest. See these
wonderful values to-morrow:
Four Hundred
Winter Overcoats
$38.00
Ulsters, Ulstercttes, Ches
terfields single- nnd double
breasted styles. Made to sell
for $50 00 to $60.00.
Hart, Schaffner'
Sf Marx Suits
$38.00
Winter Suits of neat dark
mixed fabrics in styles both
youthful and conservative aa
well as some especially de
signed for stout men.
Mens and Young
Men's Suits
$31.50
We still have several hun
dred of these handsome Suits.
A well-known manufacturer
and the Store, share the loss.
There are still regular, stout,
short and slender proportions
in the assortment.
Men's Separate
Trousers
Remarkable
$6.75
Odd Trousers from fine
Suits a collection closed out
to us by one of our principal
suppliers. Neat mixtures,
stripes, checks and plain
shades to chooso from.
!,, strawbrldge Sl Clothier Second Floor. East
250 Men's Suits
To be Made to Order for
$65.00
We have a paiticularly fine lot of woolens blue serges, bluo
and brown unfinished worsteds in plain or herringbone effects,
also fancy effects in gray, blue, green and brown from which we
can make 250 Men's Autumn and Winter Suits to measure at thi3
special price. Of course, our legular custom tailoring staff will
do every detail of the work.
straw unuffp a. uioimci neennu rioor cai
Coat or Dolman, Which?
Fashion favors both, nnd in many instances combines some of
the graceful case of the Dolman with tho more practical lines of tho
Coat, with very happy results. An excellent type is shown in tho
sketch ($00.00) it is one of the models designed'
to be worn with sepaiate furs and Iras very little
trimming to detract from their beauty; just
tailored silk stitchirg, which is a ery effectivo
finish if no furs are denied.
Coats Without Fur Collars
Include Some at $22.50
Which are Excellent Values
Beautifully made and finished nnd lined
hroughout with silk. Othcis, including Dolman
effects, of plain and silvcrtone cloths, up to
$100.00.
Coats With Fur Collars
Some, Special, at $25.00
Of wool clour in black and dark colors, lined
throughout with figured silk and finisheV with
deep collar of seal-dyed coney. Other atti active
values, at $27.50, $28.75, $30.00 up to $110.00.
Top Coats, $30.00 to $60.00
Smart, enveloping, mannishly-tailored Top
Coats of smart fancy mixtures, nearly all with
body and sleeves lined.
RtrmbrlilBe & Clothier Second Floor. Centra
Golden Special To-morrow
400 Women's
Wool Jersey
DRESSES
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At $19.50
SOME WORTH NEARLY DOUBLE, and none less than 40
per cent, under prico those nro the savings on Di esses under tho
Golden Special sign to-morrow.
Four high-class models three straight-line effects with tunic
nnd tio sash, ono over-blouso model with divided tunic nnd tie sash.
Round collarless neck-line and long sleeves. All beautifully em-
oioidered, somo in self tone, others in black-and-gold thread. Well
mndo and carefully finished, and all have good silk waist linings-.
In black, navy, Flemish bluo, brown, taupe nnd Burgundy.
rsr - RtriiUbrlcleo . I lothler Soiond Floor Market Street
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For Baby's Outfit
Dainty Gaimcnts and Accesso
lies, all of soft, fine fabiics. The,
simple, nicely mndo styles that
mothers like best for their babies:
Nainsook Slips and Dresses
$1.25 to $1-1.50.
Long Nainsook Petticoats $1.75
to $5.50.
Flannelette Petticoats $1.00 nnd
$1.25.
Cashmere Sncqucs $2.25 to ?0.
Long Cashmere Wrappers $3.50
to $7.25.
Figured Blankets $1.75 to $2.05.
Wool Blankets, white with col
ored borders,; for bassinets,
$5.50; for cribs, $8.95.
Japanese Ilund-quiltod Afghans
and Quilts $4.25 to $15.00.
Silk Baby Buntings, with hood
$8.25 to $11.75.
Hand-sealloped Bibs $1.25 to
$2.25.
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