FV" ' . 76 -TrT iSfiNir I PROPAGANDA WAR WWPraPF!r W9t.iMm - rrgfs BramBSxPMXfi) United Front to Bo Prosontod Against Sprond of Un-American Doctrine iSlllsQra W&ftfESBM DWh (iJHr wJKfS POST OFFICIALS CONFER Mrth, of eombnttlnK the dlM,. i. i TITO wri iim" ! i ---I-.--- 51 fin.i kiiIhos. nml ways mill nirniis Allicncitiiism ud counter effect, nrc lldllB discussed In N c w York by BAiiii'ricnii I'rIoii oflirinlK. Colonel Frank lln D'Oller. rlinlr mnn of tin- I'lilln- ilnlnliln en u n t V .nmiiiittri'. '' of tll,,KC ",,ivc "I. l'rl" S tl Metropolitan Opera House inTrrri'lltl. 1" ' N' 0,k '"1'' V i I, I'mlrrk-k W. Onlbrnltl.. ..a "L ,.,niiiniiiU-i- of this LorIoii. Eel D'Oller Is sold to have assured him of tin- I'lillmlclplilH county com iZ,,n's support In any measure under fake, to llslit tlio spread of mii-AiiiitI-can ilnrtrlHi-M nml propncnmln. The iletniN "f l"' conference will not kc , ,.i,s,.,l until Colonel D'Olicr's re ft, but it Ih Mii.l tlint In tlu eni- f.i ln under the auspice of the LorIh n. iArnc ieaniMU MectW' will be he .1 in laree auditoriums in nil the prliiel ntl ctici ,.f the country where plnns K 1 he presented nml discussed for the uwrei'iii of this form of propiiRnndn. livid .1 Unvls. depnrtinent eoni i of the Ainericiui I.cjtlcm In &hnnln. is in receipt of copy of he r-pnrt submitted to the nlted pntcs Wnatc l Sj-nnlor McCuinber n heFordnej Tive-Wny llonus bill that as befure Hint body for consideration. romninml'T Dav sVns one of those who nli 1 the M.pport of Henntar INiii ,c clmirinnn of tlie luiniiec commit ec in ImiliiR the bill brought out for final action ''or the Information of iMimnires portions of Senator Mc ffir'B Htnlt'iiH-nt will be Issued from Depnrtinent Headquarters. At a mvetliiR of Herbert Wnrriner PoV X" "" held lit Twentieth anil ihuiik Mreets. bac.Uins was declined for nn nrf.m the county committee mi-lit 'take iwirillns the erection of a mnnanont meinoriul to the service men ind woiiieii of the world war. A reso litinii wii" nl forwarded to the county Mnmuttee and national headquarters, ursine apn them the need of action toward civil -ervice rjf"rm. Tarmii IW. No. i:i!l. is plnnniiiR to eim' n ti.i7iuir the first two weeks :n April at tthfli time a drive will be rniidiiitcd b tin- po-t to niisment its jircM-nt iiiimb'T-hili of two hundred iiinl t''llU ,,v'' . ,. . V llll rlliur V Siuiirc l'trM. Nn. 100. Wwiilne'or. will hold a post dance on ThuH.i- eeniiii;. March 111, lit hc V.Mi'liiu'iii- lire hall. CRAZED MAN SHOOTS FRIEND Liquor Causes Quarrel That May Result Fatally, Say Police Cni'd M iioi-onoiiK liquor, necordiliR tn iiu poller, .liiM'idi Kepelik. twC-nt tdr v.in old, slmt hi friend, John Jliirmiii '. f I-"' New ttreet! nt the imiiii' nf Keielik' sister. Mrs. Knte Mntu ilnn k. :!,-".l New Mnikct street, wImti' he 'ied. "hortly before iniduiRlit l,i -t m.'iii WhiMi Mteiiuoek l ('fused to ro to I'.lt-I uiuli t' work with Kepelik the IntlT li'ft hu ".inter's home to "drown hi- vnilnw II. i ft n i ncd Inter mid nttneked liis Mtn it i- kaid. in spite of the fact that -In held n i -mimths-old Imb.v in In r arm-. MierinorU inten'eded nml iilaeatiil Kepelih, who left the house. Lairr In reiiirneil, however, and shot MicMiiinih in the left leg. Mierinock n-t.iKi n tn ltooeelt Hospital. Hlooil iiiihnii i-iiltid friim the wound nml I,". iiillllltlntl is se Kills. Iiielik was anesled by Patrolman Men, i. li.in of the Third street and 'nirin'iiiit aM'iuie station, and was held Ma i h Mngitrate WiiRner in $liU0 tail tin- a fuillier heariiiR next I'Vi i!a. FIRE EMPTIES APARTMENT Fifty Families Flee Blaze at Fifty second and Sansom Streets Fifn f.imilie-. Hem fun-eil to tlif Hiiriii tin dinner hour last night when fire w.is diM'iiveml on the fouith floor i;f .1 -eiu torj apiutinent house nt li(t se, nml ami Sniisum slreels. Traf- l(' al l'ift s in, ,n, Market streets n tied up fn,, nenilv nn hour wliile the tireinen fmiRht the blaze. The in,. ,wls in , inmrtiuciit of Ihlke I'orhes. who wns mil nt Inline lii n il was disiovered by n janitor,! hii t,in through ih,. building shouting "-M-, ,n , i, ip,, ,pp inner uiitii l' im-nts m the liuildins left their evenliiR mcnls and without waiting for hats or i"iii- nisheil tn the street. Forbes' apartment .. dninnccil to the extent of W"re than S-JODO. WOMAN SAVED FROM GAS Former Army Nurse Directs Hus- band In Reviving Herself man pnss,.,i 171s xrt, Sixth "' ill) this moruiiiK and detecte.l he ,,. Ilf ,jnSi M(, lnn o (h(l ,,hIln. ',', V ' ,1;l",l"""' n-. il) nirch street, ""I told IhiMd Itnjes, 11 eo-worker. ;;'" 1. 1 11 in the house nml found his v ' ; "' 't 'lead from asphyxiation. I'-Iis ail Mrs. It.iv,w r,iriilirr !l J!"--'1 uh the Ilrltis, ,;,,'. instead of a l"Hih hi,,, t(l M,, (,r , hnspi,,,!, MORE SCARLET FEVER 241 New Cases Are Reported Here During the Week p.) '" incieiise in M'arlet finer ' '- is noted f,. this We,.i j t, t.n',',1 '1 ,"1,l",,n "f vital stntistics s , ' l,v ,l1" Mureilll of Ileallh. New l.i !"t w".'i''" ' '''' "l "" "K'Hl'st 1S .,,1,1''"11- fl scarlet fever this week 'j een, iiRiiinst three the previous , J he liital iiniiil.ei- nf death,, ., (-, In .!" '-''"il11'1 r'"- the week before. ,,,-..;"","' "(,t'k of la-t year there "''" in! deaths, LIQUOR STOCK SEIZED Thirteenth Street House Raided and Jen Gallons of Whisky Taken I "lloHini; the illseowrv of ten callous J1 Vhisk in the home of l(,ils Itosen- lin',,.1 '"""-Hiree jears o'd, nt '.'.',,". couth 11, rtoenth stieet. Itos,.,it, and "; fih'iid, Herman HnlTiniin, twent ihr.P ,.(,n,.s ()1(li (f r.Ui t,l(,h(lll, avi. ""', "ere nrrested todav. "inplaint was made to tlie police liv Lrm'0.'; "f """-man's family, who ;:Vnic, Hie man came h e in a stu- ltil0ljr ,l,""t!."f,",f vlBltlllB Ho.se,, Imi .1 llosuc1l'"l " I'oic was scarchcil "id tho whisky wns fouud. c band plays nt 9: Orean at 11 ' and 4:50 WANAMAKER'S down Stairs store WANAMAKER'S WEATHER Unsettled Great Spring Fashion Sale of Easter Dresses, Fresh and Fascinating Wanamaker's Down Stairs Store Women's Spring Sweaters Special, $6.75 There nre two distinct groups. Sweaters mndo of soft mohair, knitted in many dllTorent ways. Slipovers, coat sweaters and various styles arc among them. The colors arc enmel, pink, Copenhagen, black, flame, coral, green, Wistaria, brown and turquoise. Not all colors nor all sizes in each style. The second group Is of zephyr wool sweaters in a well-knitted Tuxedo stylo. The colors are white and brown. Good street sweaters, for they arc like jackets. (Central) Imitation Ivory Toilet Articles Special A collection of various white toilet articles of imitation ivory not the thin, lightweight kind, but sound heavy stopk of excellent qunlity. If you have very sharp eyes you may detect tiny flaws in the surface too small to affect the beauty or service ability, but big enough to take about half off the prices. Hnir bruihet, $2, $2.50 and $3.50. , Mirrort, $2.25, $2.50, $2.75 to $3.50. Combs, 25c, 50c,l65c, 75c. Button hooks, files and shoe-horns,' 18c. Soap boxes, several shapes, 50c. Hair receivers and puff boxes, 50c, $1 to $1.50. Trays, 18c, 50c, 75c, $1 and $1.75. Picture frames, 25c, 35c, 50c to $1.25. rin,tniit) Tablecloths, $1.50 to'$2 Round, scalloped tablecloths of closely woven cotton damnsk, well mercerized, are 64 inches across at $1.50 nnd 72 inches dt $2. At $1.85 the tablecloths nrc 58 inches square, unhemmed. There are various round designs. The cotton damask is excellent quality and has n linen finish. (Central) ( " ) Hats That Smile With Spring . $8 and $9.50 Gay, cheery. Easter hats hats as -optimistic a.s a sunshiny Sprang day. One, after another, will nod and beckon to vou. Here an unusual straw is used, there you'll notice a most original bow of circ ribbon. A bright bit of color is introduced in ho plumngc of sonr. tiopical bird. Tailored hats and hats less severe arc here, all of them different, all of them refreshingly original. (.Market) The The $25 y $18.75 $16.50 $10 JT Fashions Will Enchant You Prices Will Amaze You Spring has never before brought us such a collection of beautiful dresses at such low prices. Never such variety? Never such charm. Dresses carefully selected from the Spring stocks of 52 manufacturers are gathered here to make this the greatest f ashiqn event of the year. They present every charming variation of the Springtime mode, the rustle and the freshness of Spring herself. You'll see eyelet-embrtiidered taffetas in scores of styles; the fashionable Canton crepe in many shades; skirts embroidered almost to the waist; sleeves covered with embroidery or beading; circular skirts, short skirts, pleated, beaded or embroidered overskirts ; simple, straight-line morning frocks; elaborate afternoon dresses and dinner gowns. Delightful Dresses at $10, $15,' $16.50 to $20 Taffeta dresses, beaded, embroidered or made with scalloped skirts and quaint bodices. Navy, brown, gray, Copenhagen, black and beige. Navy blue serge dresses in 28 different styles, many showing wool embroidery. Mignonette dresses in 11 styles, presenting navy blue, brown, black, beige and Copenhageif. Georgette crepe dresses in navy blue, elaborately trimmed with beads and finished with girdles of soft Georgette. Dresses of Every L ovely Kind $25 Many of these dresses are samples and marked at average half price. Tailleur frocks of serge, tricotine and twill cord. Afternoon dresses and beautiful dinner gowns of em broidered Georgette, Canton crepe, lace over taffeta, crepe meteor and of taffeta in scores of styles. Handsome Sample Dresses $35,' $39 and $45 Just one or two dresses of a kind and each dress'the perfection of its type. Of taffeta, Canton crepe, sheba crepe, crepe-back satin, twill cord and tricotine, they are M v V Wk $29 if $18.75 $25 $29 Dresses in Extra Sizes $16.50 and $22.50 Navy blue serge dresses, ' trimmed with black silk braid, are $16.50. Eight different models in navy blue or black char- perfect in every detail of style, material and finish. Ordi- meuse, some trimmed with bands of beaded Georgette, are narily you would expect to pay twice, if not three times, j $22.50. these prices. Sizes 42 V to 52 'i in each group. (Market) Sale of Neckties to Surprise Men 65c One-third, one-half nnd two-thirds less for tht pick of one of our regular maker's stock of better kinds of neckties. Mostly all-silk nnd in wanted dark shades that please fastidious tastes. Neat stripes, dots, two-tone effects, jacquards and rich failles. Not every color in each pattern but that's the reason why they are only Goc. (Oallfr.r, Mnrkrt nnil Ontfr Aisle) Men's Dressing Gowns, $5 New importations from Japan of durable striped cotton crepe dressing gowns for Spring and Summer wear. Made with the favorite set-in long sleeves and fringed belt. Awning and narrow stripes in blues, tan, brown, pink and other colors. (Mm' (inllri-.v, Market street) Easter Silks 'For frocks, for overblouses, shirts and lovely underclothes, and for coat of suit lin ings, if you want them especially pretty. Charmeuse at $2 : 36 inches wide ; navy, brown and black. Foulard at $2: 36 inches wide; navy, brown and black. Printed in various pretty designs. Wash Satin at $2: 40 inches wide; in flesh and white. Dress Satin at $2.25 : 35 inches wide ; in white, brown, navy and black. Black Silks at $1.50: 35 inches wide; mes saline and taffeta. (Central) Umbrellas, $1.35 For Men, Women and Children Of durable American tafTcta (cotton) with tape edges. The handles are of wood, the women's fin ished with silk loops. Men's handles are crook style. Children's are meiely smaller editions ot the same things. They are classed as "seconds" because of flight imperfections in the covers. (Central) $12.75 Ss!;: $5-90 I J $8,7S Opp Good Shoe News for Philadelphia Families Which Want to Stretch Their Dollars Blouse Differentness A $50 Sports Blouse Style in a New $12.75 Blouse A $15 Wool Jersey Smock Style in a New $8.75 Blouse A Scalloped Tricolette Overblouse at $5.90 Those, then, are the latest achievements in the Down Stairs Illousc Stoic. The $8.75 and ?12.75 models are iit the littlo Gray Blouse Salon and the $5.90 blouses nre on the Center Aisle. All three models are pictured, but even pictures can not show you the charming colors and materials in which these delightful models are developed. The sports blouse at $12.75 is of Georgette crepe with a Lnnvin collar, cuffs nnd deep girdle of woven fiber silk the original model nt almost four times this price was finished with linnd- knitted wool, but the effect is largely the same. (Market) The colors include Mrs. Harding blue, Coolidgc (."nv, rust, honeydew, Neptune, flesh, pink and white. The wool jersey smock at $8.75 copied from a $15 model has white linen collar and cuffs and a finger-width belt of leather. It comes in Coolidgc gray, Tekin blue, rust, white, navy and elephant's ear. The tricolette overblouse at $5.90 has short sleeves and scalloped border with a belt; the colors include Mrs. Harding blue, tomato, bisque, rust, Neptune and honeydew. Sizes 30 to 44. First shnwinte! Women 's Suits Tiptoe for Easter Wonderfully Fine Choosing at Wool Jersey Suits A t$25 and $2 7. SO have warm friends in nil women who need practical all weather suits that must stand, n great denl of wear. Jersey is tho ideal material. In heather mixtures of brown, green, blue and Oxford grays, ns well as some plain colors, nt $15 and $10.50. Smart "tweed suits in soft grays and tans, simply tai lored nnd prettily lined with penu de cygne. Navy blue suits nre of serge and wool poplin, many of them trimmed with b'ack silk braid. (Market) $15 to $55 Other Charming Suits of fine tricotines, serges nnd pin-stripe suitings nre made in n variety of interesting ways. Quite elaborate em broidery and beading nre used and there nre some surprises in the use of brnid. $32.50 to $55. Percale Aprons, 25c First lot that we have been able to secure in many a long day. Black and white effects with pockets and wide bands. Medium size. Cotton Taffeta Petticoats, .$2 Nationally advertised "near silk" petticoats of the sort that ' made taffeta-like cotton famous. Black, purple, blue, brown, green and gray. Finished with ruffles. Each one n dollar less than our lowest price heretofore. Boys' Suits and Rompers, $1.50 Oliver Twist suits of dnrk blue, brown, Copenhagen nnd other cottons, some with white blouses; also button-on Dutch rompers of plain-colored chnmbrny. Sizes 2 to 0 years. Bloomers 50c and 75c Pink nninsook at 50c; white or pink rateen, 75c. Cut plenty full and finished well. Women's Athletic Combination Suits 90c Dainty pink nnd white batiste, benutifully stitched, with fine pearl buttons; finished with rib bon. Silk Stockings, $1.55 Black and wanted colors in first nnd second grndc stockings of heavy ingrnin silk. Some of all-silk to the tops; others with lisle reinforcements. Gingham, 22c Yard 32-inch ginghnm in popular checks, crossbars, plaids and stripes. Cotton Damask Tablecloths, $1 Lustrouj cotton dnmubk, 58x58 inches, in several good patterns with hemstitched hems. Children enn get worthwhile school shoes here at $1.75. in cizes 2 to 5; either of black or tan kidskin or tan cnlfskin. Sizes 1 to 0 come in black kidskin. Good tan lace shoes come in sizes 0 to 8, $3; sizes 8!2 to 2 are $3,50. Boys' Shoes at $3.90 Strong good-looking shoes made of pieces of at my leather not large enough to make soldiers' shoes but plenty big for growing boys. Soles are more than a quarter-inch thick. Wide toes. Kinds usunlly two dollars more. Sizes 11. to 5' . Men's Particularly Made bhoes $4.75 and $5.90 A great deal better than these prices can ordinarily buy. as you will see. , Expert fitters, prompt sen-ice and only a few steps down from Mnrket street. Oxfords of cordovan leather, $4.75. Smart tan leather brogue ox fords with full wing tips and double soles, $5.90. BInck and tan high shoes, in cluding a brogue style with brass eyelets, $5.90. (Onllerj, Mnrket) Women's Shoes Odds and ends of our better shoes together with a special pur chase now $2.50 and $3.50. Comfortable black kidskin ox fords which help one not to get tired nt $8.40. Brogue oxfords of black calf skin with outside wing tips, welted soles and low heels, $9.00. Fashionable Spring pumps of gray suede trimmed with patent leather, $8.25. (( lieatllllt I Fresh - Curtain Time k$1.50 ou mny choose ruffled muslin curtains or mnr quisette curtnins with hem stitched borders. $1.85 Dutch curtains of marquisette hnve hemstitched borders and lace edging. $2.75 Crisp white Swiss curtains nre finished with tucks and ruffles. Voile , With Flowered Borders, 45c a Yard What dainty curtnins it will make, either half-sash or full length! 3G inches wide, in white and cream. White dotted nnd figured Swiss, 36 inches wide, is 35c ii yard. Cretonne -Covered Shirtwaist Boxes Special at $3 15 ',b inches wide, 28 inches long and 13 inches high good sized boxes covered with pret ty cretonne. (Ontrnll Spring Wraps Express a Charming Grace Materials are very -oft and lux urious and lend themselves to the long, graceful lines of the cape, dolmans and draped wraps o fash ionable this season. Pleasant-textured fabrics like Bolivia, Orlnndo, Rnmonn and el dyne are in high vogue. Tricotines make charming capes and ome of the newer wraps of quilted black satin are here. Between $29 and $79 there nre Spring wraps fur eery occasion, from tho sports mat to the handsome wrap to wear epver a beautiful dinner gown. Two new mnrlrlc in imi'v Kl.. ..... 1.-...I... I . I'lUV, .III? SKt'U'llUll. I On the right is n coat of tricotine ' with n Mitin sash which ties in n I jJ bow at the side. Tinsel embroid 01 v trims the collar and cuffs, $09. The other is a cape of serge, benutifully lined, and topped with n crushed collar of satin and seige, with silk cord and tassels $19. (Mnrket) It i- " L $49 $G9 ,1 J ? It i 1 . 'I m j i - fl I 4 I J
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