jJx, .JfflgWSPp.: i,"Wfi?ST?v' -!SVHBH ff2SftJfer,wMpw fflSSf VN 1" .j JMBKSBinlPXiyrft'W raiwrjr" " "'r-v-vff"e"r wTw""?"",'!WT"sr 9ft. , ;' ' .,--, ,-mj-- - 'i-T' ' ' " ' 'AC., " V1B ., r . ' 'M CUE l. i. fc- FT IK CPA rV, M' is if 6 j nil inn nrrn in w , tdMDU. 5tt WAT m TO SUSTAIN TRADE , "-' f ' t, , y ' ,,' t A l M 15, 1920 - - - - - tJ M I mXiWmLwk I ' EVENING PUBLIC kEDGEIv-PHIlADELPHIA, MONDAY, " (NOVEMBER Merchant Says Buyers Must Or der Goods and Keep Laber Employed OPTIMISM IS ADVOCATED Ellis A. Gtmbcl, of Gimbel today declared tlint the nttltude Urge buyers will determine whether the dewnwnrd trend of prices can be weathered without economic and social disruption. Mr. Olmbel announced Olmbel Bres,, whose sales amount te $7.",- 000,000 annually, will send their buy be made semewherh te re-ctabltah bus!- I ness and confidence the pessimist will create worse havoc if the optimist doesn't prevail ever him. Retire PemlmUta New "The time te begin rettrluR the pesM- I mists is nt once. Our buyer wl'l be sent into the markets right away, te place orders for a normal spring busi ness en all lines where the producer ran feel safe in standardizing hit) nrlce. There will be no speculative buying, but tlic planning for spring Is en, and tne (timbels hope their determination will be contagious nnd that confidence can ' be restored among manufacturers by i merchants cverywheie placing orders new for spring goods "Suppose the pessimist nrnM te be the mnierltv tiartv : then this U nrettv I sure te happen : Sering wants will tlud Ilres., emptied Mielvew and a scurrying and a of hurrying te get goods for a big or littk' ... I Dullness but in the aggregate te supply a great nation's need" and makers will be forced te unscientific speed which will increase costs agalu. "We believe the lowering of prices will keep right en fed by supplies al ready produced keep en at large money less until the end of the marketing of existing stocks. Frem the procedure era Inte the markets at once te placet the producer makes his own deductions orders for next spring as a means helping sustain the confidence of manu- tand by iacturers. 0j and rhapi-s his ceutsc becoming willing te name iu.-i spring prices mat lie can He advocated optimism instead of pessimism en the part of merchandis ing concerns. By pessimists, the Philadelphia mer chant Bald, he meant these merchants who are delaying buying for fear the "bottom will drop out" of certain lines. Must Employ Laber "Laber must be kept employed." said Mr. Gimbel: "Kensington mill nnd mills throughout the land must be heartened by real orders, te set In me tien wheels already Btepped nnd speed up these that are running THAT RABBIT SEEN AGAIN Darby' Crack Shots Out te Bag Armored Cottontail This Year Darby's famous armor -coated rabbit, which has defied the best Nlmreds in Darby and vicinity for the last seven years, has reappeared. A half dozen of the best rabbit hunters In the borough are en its trnil. The rabbit makes its home in the Darby Friends' llurviuc Ground. te Twelfth nud Main streets. Its tough hide has been penetrated se many times "Ne unnn mitnufiirHirer nt this time wltD .". "v ." the hktn healed. ,tn i, j i, !,,. i k .that its entire nklu has an inner pro pre will make goods without orders, be- ..,,.. nf tln ,,, .. w iit a coat of armor. Geerge Leng, sexton of the burying ground, caught the rabbit in his hands once. He ays it weighs about ten pounds. Jim Kelly, Jim Itegan, Jim Mnrtln. Jake Kitts and ether crack shots again will try te kill the armored creature. cause, however carefully he figured, he would have te force the goods te sale If they did net move quickly and pocket new losses "Prices are net done coming down, though some lines have struck the cellar and must rebound a bit te reach a Hve-nnd-Ict-llvc basis. But a start must FURRIERS & MILLINERS Four Big Specials in OR COAT fnLE. Hi JJi5 01) Hudien Seal Ceat ill pictured $135.00 Very Special' 19.50 CHOKER SCARFS Natural Squirrel, Auatrnlian Opossum and Jap Mink, animal cf- -6 C ?. fects; .-elidjjt.Ol well made . . An assortment, net only of the best quality, but of the ultra in style appeal distinctive, mod ish, beautiful, and, best of all, at prices that abso lutely stand alone. Celd weather at last Is here. This is Fur Buying time here are the coats. Fer Tomorrow Only 12S.00 Taupe Marmet Ceat Swagger Sports Medel, F7 A f skillfully made with Teverse jL t it border. 3Tel 145.00 French Seal Ceat Smart Sports Medel. A fKIT tTf very effective goed-wearinjr yS tB coat. !MUV 195.00 Hudsen Seal Ceat A chic little Sports model -g Q if of novel cut. Very soft, fine -"tfiTL f Hi glossy pelts. Pictured. JLfJfJmMKP 225.00 Natural Muskrat Ceat New Sperta Medel. Of -rf ? flfk beautifully marked skins that OtJ I3 blend well. , -7 Very Speeial- 44.50 Australian Seal Steles 12 inches wide, 72 inches long. Fine, soft, lustrous skins, bcautifUlly silk lined 29.50 A Small Deposit Will Reserve Your Purchase 'i cha no Aural Order Acrepted 1325 CHESTNUT ST. ioppesitb Knrmfc) C harge Will He Hilled January I ;OPEN A CHARGE ACCOUNT! WMmixJUen&L? Your Health Our First Consideration (&SlkWAl 1IIM i ii ii me mi n I . -' - ' 'jf'1 TJ Ft Trnde Murk JUr. ) f,Sgl 1 DO YOU SUFFER WITH Stomach Trouble, Heart Trouble, Back Aches, Rheumatism, Nervousness? HAVE YOUR TEETH EXAMINED! A vast majority of ailments, illnesse nnd pains can be traced te diseased teeth, which, te the naked eye, appear a apparently sound teeth. Yet our X-KAY will locate even small pus gatherings at the roots, which after a time will poison the bleed and undermine the strength and vitality. Fc this reaxwi WE LSSlST (PON TAK1SG AN X-RAY PICTURE OF EVERY P ATI EST WHO COMES TO IS FOR TJREATMENT. FREE X-RAY EXAMINATION and DIAGNOSIS This ia the only safe and correct diagnosis. Our X-KAY can hi depended upon te locate with accuracy the scat of trouble, and assure you of proper treatment. There is nothing in the wa of hcientillc dentistry which escapes our attention and study. With our improved methods and absolutely safe anesthetics all dental work performed without pain and tree from injurious after effects. r Graduate Nurse in Attendance 0R. ALGASE (The Health Dentist) STINGY TIPS ARE FORCING MANICURISTS INTO UNION Things' Are Net Going as Smoothly With Nail Polishers as in Days Past, Se They Seek Higher Pay It has ceme te this. The manicurists if Philadelphia, the beautifully coif ceif ferrcd, the lily-white handed, the pros porous looking are net what they seem. Things have been going se hard with them of late they are driven te no, net desperation. Hut te form n union ! News that these fnlr citizens of the Qunkcr City are in the process of or ganization became, known today. One meeting te discuss the mettcr was held at the Women's Trade Union League. 1702 Arch sticet, nnd another meeting is scheduled te take place in the near future. Miss Pauline Newman, of the league, fessed up that the manicurists are about te band together In the cause of their profession. "Lew salaries," she said, "nnd scarcity nnd diminution iu the size of tips is what Iier partly determined the girls te get in the ranks of federated lnber But that Is net nil. The girls are obliged te buy their own instruments and the mntcrlals they ufe In mani curing. Mnuy of these who will or ganize have pests In office and ether buildings. The girls, who deftly make all sizes nnd kinds of hands presentable for society, complain that their actual salaries are only $14 a week and then well, bending sympathetically ever the shiny white table with all the sweet smelling little Jars en It, is net what it used te be. That Is te say the chap sits en the ether side of the table and pours everything from the "lone some" gag te news of his sick wife into your car, doesn't deserve sym pathy. In the words of one young woman who wields a shiny scissors te cam her dally bread, "He's a peer stiff. He hands ever ten cents for a tip." Then tee, another of the girls said, QUO naif nf uMiutAra 1nM .. 9l0. and we are obliged te buy that out our salaries, and tips. Why they den t average $4 a week sometimes, when you consider the high cost of everything that is used In manicur ing, and then when you consider the lrl has te buy these herself, -you'll understand why the girls axe beginning te elt up nnd take notice." WwL wK7''7?t. SS v xfcv L i 5taw vA XVflkv i,, 'vVV vV Vft Te please a man A gift of cloves Few men ever have enough, Yeu may net knew his taste in cigars or neckwear. But when he slips his fingers into a pair of fur-lined Fownes there'll be no doubt in his mind that you can please a man. Fur lined Pure woeMined In Cape, Mecha or Buck And all-wool gloves for winter sports, At dealers you like te trade with. The name is in the wrist of the genuine FOWNEC 1 GLOVES J) Newsp aper Stories of radical price reductions en men's clothing are misleading. IT is true, there are reductions in prices (our entire stocks are cut 20, amounting te a saving of one hundred thousand dollars te our customers) . BUT the reductions in price, in general, are for piece goods te be made for future delivery. There is also a reduction en tailors' trimmings, and manufacturers ex pect there will be a reduction in the cost of tailoring by spring. BUT all of this does net apply te stocks en hand, which cost all makers and retailers mere than in any time in the history of the clothing business. Sensational reductions, such as "$45 suits for $16.50," if true, apply either te stocks that for some reason are un saleable or spell bankruptcy for the unfortunate owner. Ne such opportunities have come te our attention, and we are in touch with all the principal clothing makers of the country. There are many geed stores in Philadelphia that sell geed clothing at fair prices. In most of these stores today, prices are lower, upon the basis of their cost, than they have been for many years. We meet today's issue by de OLDEST jJJRTRAT FOUND Babylonian Tablet at Museum Here Has Klne't Picture In the collection of clay tablets from Babylonia at the University Museum has been found what Is believed te be the eldest portrait of any human being. It Is the evident artistic effort te re produce en the space of a postage stamp the features and ceuntennnce of Ibl R J. the last king of Ur. known te Bible students as Ur of the Chaldce, who reigned before Abraham. The portrait is In the collection Bent by Dr. Leen Lcgraln, curator of the Babylonian section, and was evidently affixed te a package for transportation about 2300 B. O., being what in this age would be described as parcel postage. FIREMEN KEPT BUSY Freight Cart Containing Chemicals Endangered by Blazs Three fires, none of which proved serious, kept the fireOghtlng forces' of West Philadelphia busy yesterday afternoon. One, which for a time, threatened te de extensive damage, occurred at Fifty sixth and Oxford streets, where there Is a vacant space in which wagons and equipment of the Kcystone State Cen etructlen Ce. are stored. On the let Is a huge wooden water tank, which he been empty for a long time. This became Ignited through a bonfire built by boys nt Its base, and made a spectacular blate. Sparks Ignited some of the wagons nearby and finally set ablaze several freight cars standing en the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks at rifty-seventh street. These cars con taincd chemicals and the firemen cen tered their efforts there and succeeded in extinguishing the flamen before the contents of the cars were affected. Fire due te a defective flue damaged several rooms In the resldence of Jehn Krantz. at 8822 Poplar street. He es timated his less at $500. Richelieu Pearl Necklaces Richelieu pearls arc similar in appearance te the genuine Oriental pearls, and have the same soft, creamy tint. They arc net affected by water and will net peel, break or discolor. Our selection includes strings of uniform and graduated pearls, mounted with platinum and geld clasps. S. Kind & Sens, me chestnut st. DIAMOND MEIICIIANTS-JBWKLEBS SILyERSMXTHS TRUST COMPANY SERVICE I JHE American public has come te regard Frtis? D I panies as the most faithful and efficient servants te whom te entrust the care and management of estates. They offer te their patrons courteous treat ment, moderate charges, and, at all times, the best of thgjrj advice and services. Acts a3 Executer, Administrator, Guardian and Trustee. Acta as Agent for Executers, Administrators, Guard I . iansand Trustees. Collects income and deposits it te the credit of check .-ing accounts. Arranges' for the payment of all taxes when due. Manages real estate collects rents and supervises repairs. t Rents safe deposit boxes stores silverware and ether valuables in fireproof vaults. Pays interest en deposits subject te check allows a special rate en reserve accounts. Mitkes leans; en approved collateral at current rates , of interest. Philadelphia Trust Company 415 Ch'eatAut Street Bread and Chestnut Streets Northeast Cerner A Clean 2 Off EVERY ARTICLE IN OUR STORE An Invitation te the Wives of Philadelphia Bankers We have a twofold reason for making tomorrow Bankers' Wives' day at the Frigidaire salesroom. First, because we want every Philadelphia Banker's Wife te inspect lngidaire, a real cold storage plant for the home. Second, because Frigidaire is the savings department of the kitchen and we feel that the Banker's Wife is most aptly qualified te judge this particular feature of Frigidaire. We also want te show you hew Frigidaire maintains a pure dry and constant celda cold free from the vapors of melt ing ice. Frigidaire operates electrically, automatically and silently It requires neither care nor attention en your part It makes you independent of ice man and ice famine. pviB5 iT-" Wi iS Bar3hfs' .Wives' da' every woman in Philadelphia is also cordially invited te call and inspect rngidaire. p THE FRIGIDAIRE CORPORATION 1627 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. 1217-19 A Celd Storage Plant for the Herns r rl ii i i i ai .'i' u '-'! ' .' Ja .: k N. B. Cor. 10th and MARKET STREETS MmWLmmi. itfWSmmmmWkm r, ,fc,i ,, . (Entrance en 10th St.) Chestnut Street t?W t ft1 v ..1 . 11 h WLXM j ,. - .issaatf- Zte tilm, . ,. 2Wter'. 'xixevneemti, wa- mmm&m&& 'iiftfrVJl 1C1 ti8k$m ittimt&m . I w - Jul W,'4I IX i4sn" iw it 73b1bHsbHiVm r,Hwi i ijfteLLLLLLLLLmkk B ti ' -
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