hi iVm ;,'? 'V- (( KY?- XT J ' ---- - ., W-'J XTTX?: TTTTTTTTffTlp "DVW J T , ., i. (, ,, F BVBjmCF PUBLIC v rEDaBRPmrDEliPHIA:, THTJRStfAY, ' FEBRUABY 24, 1921 15 THE PEOPLE'S FORUM WANAMAKER'S DOWN STAIRS STORE WANAMAKER'S qprwv'jTr " '. UJf Letters to the Editor ..-(At.!-. II nf IV Trltfttftft re, the Vddor of tho EcMno t'uhllc t.itlocr; tie- Th truli of th UnUorrtly of P.nntyhnnlii. numUrlnit In tho list rrts Af Ih.i untM the "tale of rer.ns.vHiir.liv atr k.m ISOO.OOQ MoM to spt-nd Hits r ami inXlr a-ldTlloii next Mar. Ih. Unlv.r.ltr it Is K InilUlril vltl An nut of l.itstrts. i M bfen to!l by n certain truslM that .. ttlt.iln H rccollrclton liaM the prcsrnt ;,i.,- numbers of th' board made any sub- .l.nllHl coiilflbVllona to tin fund, , the trustee nf stemlnsly pltaiei) to atc.Pt mdnbernhlH In n? board f.ir vih.i Im,o. It may ;fd Wn heln' th 'lutitlon 5,L.i Wh alioulif lb wealthy croup not VJi the envrwney by uoliie down Into their n noclifH Instead Of the no;et of the rh.ladclMia. lVtru.ry S3, mat. An Appreciation re thi Kdltor el thr Evening Plio'te l.edner: i,-Thl la a fa'lnt eftort of anorecla- imn on my rrl ' ,he "r,lt'lc whlch ap' rtd 1 i the Evr.vtsn Pcnno I.amiaa of February io" tfl-'t. relative to the appro e'ltlen nwflp by Council for the "marble iilace" " hfre re n,i,.ny ,vorth' ;Vli. and extremely necessary Items lies r Id. chief among which are the public ,'heolV both s regards Uielr Inauff elnt number. rnultlnc In thouian.l of pupils on IiS I me. also the Insanitary conditions of ,! in use, one recent report imltln In hii latter category tvvo-thlrJs of our achool hullolrr. t am assured by an authority Jempeteiii tn judie that thli li a very con rvithe estimate. ' f 'r t leait "'K wh n0,,rVn.Jn ,ur Prer parallel columns (n which ths mllimn-dollur courthouse appropriation by Fount" Is contrasted vvlth 111- present ton J.Uor of our schools" I under ill. ml that, Vlnr to tb" '"" nf npropr atlon by rTJncil the Bureau of Child llyshne, lacks 1 deien nurses for lis efficient work of Iw,.."houia vliltlna. Somethlnr mus ;?V be done to arouse the complacent .,,,- which between elections may be trOTMred to eleek pussycat b.sk.na in th. Sin. Iieklnr lh. mEfr0,m paTh.'" krt)Hadelphi. february 21.' 1021 Point. Out Poor Trolley Service fe )ie EKdor 0 t.e EvtnUo 1-vbUc '.doer; qir-neardln the preicnt transit ' J'm, Mr. Mitten flfiired the tailowlnj tten. " . e.iciiI.tIon4 of reduced tTJaVt I Island wa-emploNlne JO.000 r'n"a ,r a.o tod.y the pl.ee ..virtually Eaerfed Also th. I educed employment In .1? 'hi ! factories lltri th. KdJy.ton. district ,rT,ieento' eon.ldar.tlon th. thousand, of ,,1. Mho have been thrown out of orl. It th. Frankford Arienal. th. textile ml 1-. ?h, .u.rdy factorl.e, the at.el oonr.Pnle. b. thousand, of bulld'.nif trades employes ir. now Idle and th tnou.Mids wh.. hai. left rhil&delPhla due to licit of em rierm.nl returning to their former homes fnth. firm, snd In small ton. thtouchout ,hr 'fT'en'e. can .e.t.fv that I h.ve no. r. fumed from short ride, du- tn lheo-1 of the ride, but prlmarll due to ih.i poer M,,r snd eroded conditio,, nf 'the car-, whtch mike It really more ,tb,l. ,.lk thsn to real'.. ery time when ou ,'r en i street car that vou arc not settlrB th ,lce ion are entitled to rk. far Instance, th. aen-.ee that Is rui-r..b- en the .!ested durlnit th- """'" W,h hours Why Is It Possible for Mr N If i. i run five and s,x car trains rtur Ini h mm hours In the ein nc nd not hae sur r..,r esrs to do -o In th- mornln. rush v .- pmolv the fa't that a Isrt-r -mid vii s. hrnd'-rt In to hours In the horn' l , teip than I" th four lmui.a which lh- ,-. crorl s d stributed oer oln io r-ojk t. ix. n-ornln nd th tnct that th- ymt' f,i , ioi hi th' morning rush home le onl'' e rr r nt of the eonlr.B s-rvlce pro"s "i ncnuly that the -omrin: ra'fa unlhlnj (,. pnn-"n(nc- of th public and Inti-r.-t m, I runs the cars recl.'d llk cstlle tu r.u . a e l.ht op-ratlen eosi of otu eijra .vld o, mn on oath train and the savmi; f ant additional current and upkeep of II-., r,f, ned from taklra th- hoil ,. i trr nil lh- subwsr Heersl n--. his 1-ib; month beexusH of the nho-t I- us turnlnc hi Second street and the or four m.mil- delu va tlnn for an eih" fain Io tikr vou throuxh. It Is user to valk and quicker. I for one, am conHd-nt the service the P. Jt T minac-Tent la elvlnc has more to do lth ny restrlctlona In short riders thin e fKre Two of my acquaintances Just remsrked to me this mornlnir that they walk d.nrloaii each mornlna; r.tther than trtl.e tr- dleromflture of the short, crowded, un T issiiu ritli. ' nuld III to sk Mr. Mlll-n i1" car -e oi-rf1 h. piseeiiR-r cars iliir'nB the , -1 nf Ii-oimbe-. 101ft. end th- "am ir r'h o Ift'n I think ;oj -sill fiid lh1! "t-risiliijr and show n n-w lUlit on th1 rantio'tatlon piobiem K.ff li leno Is bl.i nr,e'l to tli- point of carelessnc-s, where It is neitng; us a boemerana on tlm compjry. ire lesvlnr; the subway at Twenty-'ourth rrt invariably turn the llsiits out s -on-ii,ribls dlstanc- b-fore the car em-raes f "n the st.bwa. and In th- ownlnxs the 'this are often turned off wNn It 'a eo dark irt -u cannot onntirue io r-ed 'our i' i' n rsp- tif couri- th- crmpsiiv's an i, tn ih' is probshl tht a nun r-sil "C r-M'-r In a sir car t-k up Ino mile !i ie-r sal for Ihst reason It should b 'lls-eoiirss-1 rhlidilplil. Is Just as far behind In ttinsportitloii It Is recehlntr s It Is In con templited Improvements In Iransporlatlon. "hs rlty li yesrs behind and this la a direct lies to th. commercial Interests of th. city ti a laraer decree than they realise. Tk. Cl.r.land aa an example. Irfss-than thtse weeks ago I si as In Cleveland two diys n4 used the troll.y considerably durlnu the rush hoi'ra on each day. and was amr.ed it the excellent service. At no tlm- durlns; the rush hours was It Impossible to obtain sct on a troll.y oar. This will be hard fir Philadelphia people to believe, but such li i fact As an Illustration to the in Mop'.e ir- nuklns; of the ihort ride, I fceirded a car at Second end Walnut streets ''it !ionday, sr.d by the tlm- the esr reath 'i Mfteenth street thlrty-two peop'e lied lift th- car, snd the csr was mnrn than cnfortsbly crowded at that time at least utv peipl- it'll on thu car. This Is what the P n T probably call Ideal conditions. If the F.thmkq rt'atic I.fiieb would -''tn a reporter to thf elevated to -olleet data f" week or ten days and publish all the ffls tint t-e ould obtain, thv xould l" bftleleritiy Informed aa to conditions that "me b-tlerment to lh- service mlsht result. WiTsTu.iN'(j pTn(j.v or nir, p. n. t Iht'aiielptiii. February I ft. IP-I F.vor Dependent Women to n Viitor el thi EievlnJ'ruWe T.tdotr. Kir-Th-r Is a large Held of labor for the smn of Philadelphia who Is very much ntr.it. In her eei beyond the .alnlni of "Hie nlon or a lot of nolorletyi oji- who li lnt-rrst-d In humsnltj's sske rathsir than tenonsl tain Dei tp, a'erar- woman -ver rive It a trntlht hoi- these women who are loft as ' support of n fanil of children et e on lh. waaes a woman earns toda: 7 T" 'eum of toda has -null rluhts, with jnn I- ih does th- woman who U the h" end moihsr both to a little brood of ' kl'eii s.t w ltt0 prPf,r,nr( work: " 'a-not the ,t the paylnr Jobs so ... ' t ih'. ihPi tn draw sderiuale wases to urr h- n-e-ss'ties of life Inefad f these es - , om.n Wllri husbands or to "".' -.ith mone.v" t,"'",,'"1 '"' Ih. situat.on In the fare. s niso tierr-en do vnu kpoa In. vour own " ho in working and who havo hus " orni,- m th b'g concerns that ""ie .r,m,n ,n ,hrN nn, ne(.i1ry ' r"1u forces, do the," favor the vv'dow ,." ""man who Is obliged to lend a help- e!, ln lh" ,,m,l " A" a nl1"' "" "ni.r th, ,r th, , ,,la T1 ,, JnU '" "'Ih fathers In buslress for litem t. 'J, nd wrm.n who are mire than com bivi. ,n ""'r ho'n' "re holding better f.iiV '"""'"is th.in those who have a '"nil t support iSo,?T lh" nt,nl"n wl-o iiav, sung so 1-ng bis. .6T',n " l,,m cn "" "",n busl fr .??k. ' p ,h,lr ",,,,r'' wh0 h " "m tertus. 1" but ,,orU x ,h0 who r ill ... "L" ,h ""fortunate at home aa "'a, Europe MOTHER ""lUilpbla February U, 1021 r, Tl'e Careless Pedestrian ... ..."r "' "" Ktei.mo PuDKc l.rtiau. eHile.""1"?' r"V- B' Pedlllrl.- ... .... Foiuin nffords ni the ; Mrf. ...,." '" "" " 'PI'" '" h iiri.i VL lo u' nlBr" re In r men nnr .... "ej" n-eple -m fact, only those "liar i1,. i "rl;,r h" "" ,hB l"lv, "I "train under which hi I. conuftlltd Letter to thai Editor sliuuld be as brief nnd to the point fts tiosslblc. iivoldlnK nnytlilnc; tliat would open n (letiomlnatlonal 'or sectarian discus sion. No attention will be paid tn nnnriv mous tetters. Numes and ndilrcases must be stRned as an evidence of 'good faith, although names will not be printed If request Is made that tliey be omitted. Tho publication of a letter Is not to be taken as an Indorsement of Its views by this paper. Communications will not be re turned unless accompanied by post age, nor will manuscript be saved. to drlvo through the carelessness of the pcu Ple crossihg the slr-ets. t have been driving in autcmohlle for live jears and have seen msny accidents of every descrlpt on In that time. Ninety per cent of tin as accidents hive beentausej through tho carelessness of the pedestrian to look before stopping off the pavement. ll'cople reading ihls 'as statement will 'not agree with m- and say that It is be cause t hive a oar of m own tint I make such a statement. 'Hut that is not so. I have stood for an hour at different Jlmes at the corner of riroad and Ch.'alnut streets and watched people cross the street and I have dor,, this st other crossings, Just cu rious to find out who Is In tho wrong. Not one In evtry fifty d.d t find to look whether the policeman's sign was giving them th. right to CToea or whether a trolley or au '.omoblle whs coming, but rush madly across, and If luck fnraaltes them and they .r- hit It Is tho driver's fault because lie dirt not slop his car d-ad In Its tracks, and not theirs. It Is only due to a fe.v sensible magistrates thst moat of them are fre-d. and If lucky enough not to go to Jail for something thev oou'd not prevent the are brought inlo rmurt on d.tmage suit. Oranled that th-re are some reckless drivers arounJ town, as innny who read this will sai, but. thank goodn-Js, they are few. and In due time thev ct wnat they deserve, nut that is all the more reason why people should b- mor careful and not take chines that nine limes out of ten s drlier cannot prevent For the li.neflt of those who don't know It 1 will tell th-in that an autnm ibllr going more thsn five miles an hour cannot stop deed In Its tracks, e-en with lh- besi of brakes, the momentum carrying It farther according to the speed of the car, no ihnt a man may apply his brake at the first elan of an accident and still not svold Ir and causo a great deal of Injury to the u-rson struck Ho you see It Is entirely up to the Individual crossing the stieet so stop, took and take no chances K. . II , Jr. Philadelphia, Februaiy 13. 11)21. i Questions Atisu'ered "Black and Tan" 1otl,t KdUor nf Ih't 7;iteiihio I'uhllc l.tdori: "I Whs'. Is the reason for tho nickname "Wad! and Tan" as applied Io Ihe Irish Police' YV. i i Philadelphia. F-brusr- 1921. The term originated In the facl Hut many members of the military fo-cea policing tre land at the present time w.ar a senlce uni form nf khaki inlor and th- regulation black het of the constabu'sr; Presents Problem ?') f:d.torvf the Vventnp Vublir l.'daer. Sir Pleas, print the inclnsrt problem for vour read-re to s-sv-rr- tli'l has ten egks Tom thirty egjs snd Jlarr.' his flfl -kks They must sll s-ll th-lr eggs alike srd bring1 Hem- th- same amojnt of mony. Mow will they do llf r . 1.1'nrtANT. C lid-n. N. .1 K.bruai- 17. I'l.M. Days of Dates To the rdternt th Bi,,mo rubllc l.'da-r Pir rjcase publish in th People Forum th- iUr of ihe followlnir dalns. May .', 1W)2; August 11 1R03. -nd A'icust 22. 1S9H A MCE rtOHKHTH fiiUnd. r Februsn 1l. ll.'l May 21 1SP2 UVd-isadsi . August 11 1W3. Fndij. and August 22. IS'jn, Hntur- da.t. A "Joe Miller" . Tnilr r.dtornt ti- KrrHl.io 'iift'ic l.edoe: Sir Will vau please tall me what is nreant by calling an old Joke "a Joe Mlller"7 W. 1.. V. Philadelphia. Jon. 2. 1021. Joseph Miller was r. witty actor who wns a favorite In Kngland In the early part of the eighteenth century. The book tailed "Joo Miller's Jests." published the year after tho death of the actor In 173S, was the work of John Mottley, hut the term has been used to pa.s on" not only tho original stories used by .Miller but thousands of Jokos manufactured long after .Miller's desth. Joe .Miller's Jokes we-e told and re told so often that the word became sjn onmous with any oft-told story. Answers Fl.h Problem To th' Kdltor of the fcicslsu f'tih.'ie l.tducr. Sir I inclose herewith solution to prob lem asked by John J. Manning In yeslerdaj'e HvrM.q PfBi.tr t,e.!iss, which I think is correct, tllven. its h-ad was Si Inches long. Its tail was as big as Its head .ind l.,,lf as big s It. bod? trgMher lt II coti.il tli- r-es'l 'n liifh-- Tt lit. h-"l; in iiKh,s and 'I th- ti I in In-li - lh, i tli. 'I equals II plus H It cqiH II plus 'I Substituting for the known vlue II. T tnvals 32 plus i II and II .oua's .'12 fius T. Substituting ln the second equation for T as found from Ine first equation: n equals 12 plus (32 plus Va Ml. then Tt equals fit Plus i It and ' B equals 04; therefore, 71 equals 128. And If T equals 32 plus 'j Tt, then T equals 32 plus U or 01. And the whole Vngth of the fish Is IH) 32 plus (II) 128 plus (T) Oil or 2nd Inches Proving: T equals II plus 'i 111 II equals H Plus T; 00 equals 82. plus 04 ; 12S equals 1:2 plus 00. JEROME P I.ANO. Phllad-lphll. fbruarv 11, 1021. Problem also answered by James II, Jenkins. "P. J. D ." P.. C Huh Schml; Thomas P.. Moore. Fred Mnd. II. I.. Knoll, John W. 3mlth. Mary F. Callahan, A. Mil dren. Jr.. "P. .1. S ." Philip N. fiteel. va. ter Keltnan. Olrnrd College; Joseph Zimoler, 15 J. Illalr. J P. Itlckok.' KlUs tlolditeln of rhllsdelph's. and Jsm-s H. F-rrce. Jr.. of Ardmnre, Pa.: Alfred K. Hurst Ch-ster, Pa., and Irving MM". Colllncswood N J. Gives Correct Sentence 7 the Kdlfor of th' Ki eiifno TiibUr t.'daer. pr!i vv'enlav's F.tkmso Prni.n 1,'Twin I notice that "Ids V. H." sent In n eentenee wh'ch Is claim-d tn have all ihe l-tters In the alphabet . "Th- quick brown for Jumped or-r the Ian dog." I would advts- you thst this sentence does not con tain th- letter "e." and tho sentence should read. "Th quick b'oan fox jumps over th lssv dog " Hoping this will correct "f r F" who desired this s-nt-nce, i remain. JBUOMM f tANO rhllsd-lphia F-bmarv 11V 1D2I Answers and Furnishes Problem To the llditff'ef the nirnniji Pul'ie Ledger, Sir ln answ-r to s I.. Conwell s prob lem In Wedn-sday KrrviM; Pt'siir i.bposb. 7 want to aav to him th.-t nv answer tn the problem Is M for the nrlilna! number of (... the woman had. TV .om. elrhple alg-brs we get lh- equation 2 7SN equals PP. snd solving for X we get 3fi for Ihe an ser. , tn turn I would IIU- to have s. t I on well tr til's on-. Msk- vp total of ;n out of e following rliire. u.ng onl flip of theT. 7 I T, II S, 1 1 J. I I I II' rlever pursle with a cl-ver caich In li On to it, s. i.. c i.KsrrKn s (iiAas, Pldla'delphls, Februs'y 0. 1021 Mra T. J Kelly will appreciate it If any one can glVd her a method for the removal of gold letters from Warwick china dlahes. Poems and Songs Desired Name and Author of Song: To th' V.ditar el the Ki ib r;JHr f-fifaer Ulr Can s.me reader Identify the "Atgng cam- a man by th. nam. of l.agree The meanest cuss you ever did i.e The word! ir from an old mlnatrel long popular about thirty yeara igo Who was The rcople'e Fornm will nnrear. dallr In the F.senlng I'ohl'e ledger, and aleo In the ainml.? Pnbllr I,e4.tr, Letters dleenselng llmely (oples will he Printed. well as reoneBtad lp"ms, and oueetloni of general IntarMt will bo m.wered. the author and what was tho nun- of ths song? II. i. T. Phlladtlphli. IVhrimry 0, 1021. Locates "The Confessional" Io the Udltor of the .'vtalito Public l.edaer. Hlr "Tho Ciinfosslonal." desired by Mrs . Nellett can be purchased In psnuihl-t form from the Prtn Publishing Co.. 1'hlln- delphli. Ihe two lines quoted occur In , the second slonn. Mrs. A. t PBTEItd. Ph iidtlphla, February 1(1, 1021. ; Wants Selection 7rt fl,. 'Jttn t f!.,. I. ..!.. t,..l.l. rfn. Sit -Will you please te'l me where I can get the seltctlon "How tteautlful Vcre Onco I 111. tt....,. . .. . a, .... . . I ,.,c nuben , i was recuca si inn itonico v-ciir reciarai vvitnerstioon linn I nursaay evening, February 10, by Mr. t.oula J. How-' II- - W..D. K. I Phllafielphla. February 1.1, 1021. ' 1'ou might try at any ooe of the many Urge mus'c stores here, and If you don't succeid, write to Mr, Howell, at 1.131 Pino street, Philadelphia. He. no doubl, will tell ou where ou cin secure It, "Barney McCoy" 7o Ide Kdltor of the F.ienlno Vublie Ledpei: I Sir f am envious to secur- a song th.it t vv-lll lvo jou the chorus of Probably -soirte of j-our readers can furnish me with mm.. I "I ant going fsr awav. Nora, darling; ' Hid our friends In dear old Ireland good-by. lor It's happy wc will Io In th. deor land of (he free. Living happy with you Harney McCoy." T. C. M. Rrooklawn. X. J . Tebruiry 13. 1021 I UwJ In the Public's Forum in Sunday's I i'uai.ii. I.nnqgR Januaiy 30, 1021. Locates Line In Moore 'o the VMtor nt the f.'tnilno 1'nbllr l.rdaei 'r-' notice reader ssks some mie io oCBt- a, poem conialnlng the line. "As we gather around the bowl of vanished jesrs ' "nil slntes he was under the n(presslon tlim It w.is written hv Tom Moore, hut cannot locate ii in his poems ' Tom- Moore Is the author, snd Ihe poem Ir eif Itlrd. "The Journey ..inward." hut the line is Incorrectly quoted, bin should he. 'When round thi howl of vanished .ears." ' The jssi verse ! "When In the gloom of vanished jeais, Wc meet vvlin Juvous seeming. Wlih srrlles that might as well be tear-, fn faint, so sad thoy're seeming," i Ji S. O JOVCK. Phlladelplilj, Tebruarv 4. 1021. ' A Poem Supplied 7o II,- hdtioi of the Eitn'na Public l.nlo'r: -Sll -In 'eslcrdav's Krtvivn I'l m.ic l.hli.Ki: or,.- of ynur readers t.ked ful "Kecoinnense ' bv Ulls Whee'er Wllcos. I am l.icloalne mi a coin of the sum- c. It. I Philadelphia, t'ehruatv 1.1 11)21 IIECOMPHNSH i . Hv K'ln Wheeler Wilcox Straight through my he.irl this fact torts v I Ily truih's own linr.d Is driven- I God niver takes one inlng aw iv , Hut s ln,l hln.T els- Ij g ven I d d noi knoiv In es,lier year. This Uv lo'e snil kindness. I only mourned ih-nngh 1,1'l.r i-irs Mj loe In s-irnx's irin ln-s. Hut i,r following each r-ci-t O'er soni- d-pirt-d ir-astre, i M Sid. r.plnmg hrsrt wjs met With uneiprrlrd pleiaii'e I thought It onl.v liipp-n-d in, Hul time this truth Ins tsualit tn. No lent Hi nc from nr life i in go Hut rom-thing r'sc n bro'ight m-, ,' Is th law romn'.ir sjhlioi- nd mrv wlih fault unsliak-n Ir patleue. i hvit Mrv in; iim. When snv Joy I & f - t.r n Vis mailer 'f lh- rilislllng hln-M-vv for th- niom.nt dov n ni. Mill h-irk of it waits 'ovc, I kno , Willi soni- iie-v klft io crown m Burlesque on Favorite Poem In Iht Kd;ior ol Ihr Hventiiu I'iblir l.rilan S I Al-nut . w .ek HRO I Saw II reqlli si rrom e corr-spoidem fur a paiodv on " Th Heautlful Scow. ' I send lh'. es I belle"- H la ivhai h neks for. I am the nulhor of 1 and w mi ll about forty vear- ago for Ilugh.v liough iil. an "Id con eillan with Cirn"ron' .Min strels. Also contributed It to tin- o'rt Ths gjrt's Hundjy Times, and now mpy the wt.ids from the original. In the eighties and earlv ninet.es I vis n song writer, ind quite a iiumN-, of them were popula- here and elsewhere. Hi. ping this ninj be "wlmt'H wanted ' JAMDS P 'JI.K.VN Pill Kl-lph a IVhi'liiv . Hi" I the rm-vr-i i i'i:i, s-mhv lird.Lnlcil lo lluglitf Ihiughert, vl t.irn ' rnsi' Mnntrpls Tty James I (ilenn. nh! the snow, th- h.-vu-ll-ful snow' You'll see it tn piles Mlnrvicr Jou go. In allele srd streeis with ita inanlle of while II falls In the dv snil II falls in the night, llrlftlng. b'onlnp, flviiur .ibnit, II IlllU-s Pie g ,1- -l.ltlrh rill'l initkes lh. piys .houi llld I 111 's lll.i- .1 g'llleiiiis, like ,M niritifls so I i e Till ,1 fl'tld villi I lme i i -s i oti Ino, Willi siic'i iinile on his face ,wnj rouldn t s"sy No'' When li- nsks for s dime lo "tosj ' tli- bc-u-tl-ful snow. Shoveling, wraplng. sweeping so neat. It's "chuck'd" off the pavement and piled In the street. Thus It continues till the streets, a.s you know, Are completely blockaded b the be-yu-tl-ful snow. Hurling pelting, scattering mud, The "sweeper" comes "lung for the wim- pan's good ' It orens .i passage, throws the snow up so high Which knocks nil ' bigness" into the "sweet lv and by ' 'Twill lav- there for weeks th- caus- of much woe To Ihe poor, hungry tramp Is Ihe b--u-tl ful snow Melinig fie-r.!ng, then lii'nlng to Ice Tho people must walk as stealth! as mice 'Ihe creep Iiok out there! Plead! "Km flop;" lie muld go no farther, o he thought he would stop Two feet went up, a man went down, It Jarred hlny o ll-'s I ii the hospital no- a victim of b-i 3 u-tl-ful snow. Milling, spluttering, then turning to slush. Pown the gutt-rs nnd crosslnss tt swifilj does rush, Forming big puddles In the mlddJe of each street. Vou must take a big jump or else "wash" our feet Hut the "kids" keep s-wstchlng for ev'iv "old Jsy" To 'batter blm up with "dr broekt fulla clinav " Mri P Patrolrt We csnnni print In ihe People's Fouini snv poem In th Ciei-man language J. tt Powman I' S Mlehican asks for a poem enured The Man VViiM the 'I vo I'roren Ftet 11 K Koilr- We do nol have a mp of "The Pying Hobo ' We will mail ou n cop' of 'The Maklns if ou will send lis. itamred addressed envelope "S T K ' asks for the misatng two lines of the following v.r.e, slso the name of Ih. author. It was printed on the outside cover of s msgazlne some ten or twelve ears ago All things beautiful love her Th- butterfls. light and fleet The branches that bend above hr Tho grasses that klas lcr feel She's the heart of the heart of the summer, The sweetheart of all the year Cuticura Soap Will Help You Clear Your Skin WiXxffiisiSti:sFS:ii!Z!&x Wanamaker's Down Stairs Spring Sends Her Flowers to the Opening Exposition of Spring Millinery Nodding and smiling, the flowers seem messengers of fair Spring, herself, to tell us what a delightful season of becoming hats is ushered in by this Opening Exposition. The newest modes of Springtime all the charac teristic originations of the great fashion creators--havo their places in this charming display. Smart tailored hats have a larger representation than usual, and, as many women find them most becom ing, that, too, is something to be glad about. Prices are very moderate and there is wide choos ing around ?10. I Mark, II Inexpensive Frocks With Charm $8.25, ,$10, $15 to $25 At SS.'Jo the nicclj tailored flocks are of 1'oiict twill embroid ered with silk, nay bergc with Copenhagen or tan embroidery and wool jerse.i in a straight-line model. Practical Dresses, $10 Neat serge dresses arc embroidered with wool or silk. Wool jeiscy frocks with long ovci skirts arc also cmbroiilcied. A Special Group of Beaded Georgette Dresses, $15 There ai c various models, all beaded, mostly in navy blue. They all have silk foundations and sizes go up to 50 in some styled. Tricolette Dresses, $13.50, $15 to $20 One at ,fl8 is sketched; it is in nay, black or brown and the embioidcry U in a pretty design. Many other models, some with (irorgclte ve3tecs and sonic on long, straight lines, are in nnvy and black. Silk Dresses Are Delightful $16.50, $20 to $25 Taffeta in many models and gr.irefu! crepe do chine ,-ie showing how altogether ehtiiming they can be this Springtime! If one frock i. demure, with -I might line and simplicity, tli next almost fliiv away with its ruffle and fuibelows! The dress that is sketched is taffeta and has much of ical charm ?2."i. (Market) Center lisle ""Sainr" Sample Blouses Average Half at $1.90 ."00 soft creamy voile blouses daintily trimmed with laces, dis criminating touches of embroidery and ruffles. Duplicates of many have sold in our own .stocks nt nearly double and considerably more than double. They nro de lightfully fret-li even if they are samples and sizes !!0 to -10 are included although not in each style. Sillc Remnants Will Hurry Away at Rate of 75c to $2 Yard Short pieces left from the Feb ruary silk sale have been still further price lowered. Usable lengths of Wanamakcr quality taffeta, crepe de chine, foulards, mcssaline, satin, lussnh and pon gee. Plain weaves nnd fancy do signs. Light and dark colors. Now offered at rate of 75c to ?2 yard. 81 x 90 Sheets, $1.30 (iood round thread heavy cot ton bheets at the lowest price since tho war. Uecommcnded to owners of hoarding bouses, Sum mer hotels and colleges. Mail orders filled while the quantity lasts. Laundry Bags, ,50c Pretty pink, annle irrccn. blue antl tan cotton crash bags of quite large dimensions, completely made, and with draw-string tops. Stamped for embroidery. Opp Doctors' and Dentists' Towels, 10c .ItiOO of these fresh white indi vidual towels ready to serve doc tors, dentists, chiropodists, mani curists and in boarding houses. Excellent quality, some with plain band borders, all with hem med ends. Boys' Suits and Rompers $1.50 Sonic of the best Miils for boys that we have ever seen at this price. That is really saying n great deal when you come to think of it. In the lot choose Copen hagen and darker blue, tan or green, sonic with white blouses or collars, .St7.es li to (I yearn. I 300 Bicn Jolic Corsets, Ready Laced, Drop to .$2 j Aftermath of a most sulccsm- I ful sale of standard corsets care- I fully built for well - dressed ' women. Some nf these show I slight marks of handling, so the price has been whittled r-till lower I for quick elearaway. White or Pink materials of the liner sort 1 beautifully made and trimmed. Models for slender and average figures. Each corset is laced, ready to wear. Scrim Scarfs, 45c Crisp, new cream-colored scrim hcarfs with a quantity of drawn work. Knch scarf measures 18x 40 inches. Many housewives are buying them by the half dozen becnuuo they are useful for both dining and bedrooms. Women's Cnpeakin Gloves, $1.65 Perfect nil.il it.v cniipnkin r-lnvnc i which will five cnnitnnt m-m-i.' ' day service of most satisfactoiv sort. Spear-point bneVs. 'J-clasp. Popular shade" of light and dark I Kray, coffee and tan. Mercerized Damask 85c a Yard 'M inches wide nnd splendid value! The mercerized cotton damask is finely woven ami lias n iiiRii luster. Five attractive patterns to choose. (Central) . 38-Inch White Voile, 25c I A grade that will make fine 1 hccr curtains, as well as blouses j and children's dresses. (Centrnl) Good Umbrellas $4.50 for Men and Women The covers ate of a finc-fri'iidf union tafTcta (rfilk and cotton) with tape edges. The handles on the women's are trimmed with bakelitc or have leather straps or silk wrist cords. The men's handles arc plain wood in crook style. It enlral) Babies' Cozy Nightgowns, 75c and $1 ( 1 to 3 year sizes I Of soft white outing flannel they aie made with lrawi rings in the hems so that little toes can't wriggle out into the cold. 75c for plain white one?. $1 for nightgowns with a shell edge and embroidered H in pink or blue. Blankets, $1 and $1.15 Hunnies or Teddy Hears dis port themselves on these pink or blue blankets. I'.OvIO inche in oize, they air plain at $1 and scalloped at Sl.l."i. i$&&gX W-r y w Z vVj.. n f(' t uh H. $25 $18 Roman Striped Ribbons 58c to $1.90 New low prices on cspc iiall fashionable ribbons in wanted colorings. Much in de mand for girdles and sashes. (Ontrnl) Bordered Curtain Scrim Special, 20c In white nr cream with varioir-kind- of tape borders. A better quality at tbi pnrc than we've had in quite a while. ".'1 iiichc wide (1 mtrnli Clearaway .IS!. b I III &&&&&) ji i i iii -, -" -- -, . :mA i Yrr", it VI V Newly Priced $9, $12, $23.50 $29 llcrcV n rhance for a cien go farther thnn nt any other time delphia women have come lo expect a gieat (lea from Wanamakcr's Down Stairs Coat Store. This busy wrap section has brought all sorts of unexpected advnntaccs to its customer.'-. Now that Snrintr is almost here we hnvo taken our few remaining Winter coats nnd re-marked each one still lower in price. No question about their selling out rnpidlv. ! Coats and dolmans as one wishes. Velour. wool dyne, Llumn and tweeds. Silk-lined fur-collared coats as low as SI). Silk-lined coats with or without fur at .fl-. Silk-lined coats with or without fur collars, one or two of a kind, at $23.50, Silk-lined coats, mostly in black or dark blue, with out fur, nt $20. Majority of these coats earlier sold at double and more than double their present price-. It i-. onl fair to say also that there are only oije, two or three of a kind. Not all sue. in nny one ste now. but nearly all rcgulai sizes, represented to start witt t.Murl.i'1) 125 Young Men's All- Wool Suits, $25 125 young men can take advantage of op portunity's knock in the way of all-wool, well tailored suits. Semi-conservatives of cassimeres and chev iots in good patterns. They are single breasted. .Sizes 34 to 42. All-around good suits and worth more money. At 17.50 a limited number of all-wool cheviot suits in broken sizes worth looking over at this price! ((niters. Men 's Caps Half Price at 75c Good - looking caps in various twcvls and mix tures for general wear. Hats at $2.25 'I'll pnc i nc 1 u d c tho tweeds and various cloths that were priced much higher in our regular stock. ((alien, Murketl Neckties, 25c Half Price! Large new shipment of men's neckties of the kinds tnat recently were two and three times 25c. Stripes and figures. Light and dark colore. ((llller.v. Murkell Men's Shoes Special at $5.90 Conservative black leather hocs( cut lUueher. with round toes. 700 Pair of Boys' Shoes Special at $3.90 Regular school and play .shoes of black .ind tan leather are made with wide toc". 'Ilirv arc cut MluchT and have, thick, welted soles. Size.. 1 to o'-j. '(llller.v. Mnrkrt) All Petticoats, Silk Camisoles, Nightgowns, Bloomers, Chemises, Aprons Surpri.-ingly Underclothes and good "buys" are Apion sections. Petticoats at 75c Cotton tpfTi'tu in effective pat terns and colors with elastic at waist, "jc is t lie regular whole ;f1e pi ice. Camisoles at 75c White tub -ill, eanilvolo Willi liny pink rtm- and ribbon shoulder straps. 1'relty to wear under .Summer :ml evening frock. Bloomers at 75c li ( i nl I'' Ilk tiller w itll ,i-t ii ; w hid mi' nible (ii 'i vvMli , I,-,. The February Sale of 9x12 Feet Rugs Seamless Tapestry Rugs, $30 Seamless Velvet Rugs, $36.50 Heavy Seamless Axminsters, $46.75 Not utv many more da in February, nor are there sti very many more rujrs! ('hoo.siiitf i still tfootl, however, and it is well to make hay while the sun shines. A limited number of Axminster rugs, 0x12 ftet, in a rose pattern, at S:iO. Japanese Straw Rugs, Inexpensive and Good 27 x 54 inches, 90c 36 x 72 inches, $1.50 4.6 x 7.6 feet, $2.75 Made ei-peeially for i.- in g nntl earelul ijimluiir.-. i ( h - of 150 Women's Coats .iniount of tnonrv, to this caMin. Phila I . ' v r v v? .. v V ' -WsS Store Market) Men's Heather Half Hose Special, 25c a Pair Fine gauge half ho-e nf rot ton and liliri ait in heal hf i mixture of blue or brown with green. They have a good ftp piiiinnci and wear well. At 20c a Pair ISlaek loltiiii half hrce wiih half-white feet are the -.or' that many nit n like. Size- a to' ll',i. ((llllrr.v, .Market) 75c offered on this ".'k Day in the Nightgowns at 75c Pink or white nainsook night-so.vn-, the pink ones hand-em-luoidt red. the white ones with lace or embroidery. Chemises at 75c Knvelope chemi-es. lace tinn nii d f i out and back and wilh rib Imiii sboiililer -I rap.-. Polly Prim Aprons at 75c . Imgli.iiii ami jicrenle apron'- in aiiifmult 1'Htt.v coloi s and trim nnd wiib i .',!, tik 'olllg women w 1 1 ' I e ll i ill nil i 6 x 8 x 9 x 9 feet, $4.50 10 feet, $6.50 12 feet, $7.50 Willi (Inllbli warps, oil stencil- l mil i J $16 50 1 1 a 9 (.. .
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