PT J U.UI I 11 ""' " I I ! 7giB'Bfyyiltff' ,TJ-';a!iBSBBy trt-, irzrnvftrHfTk :1 wwmwyT"' j-,tf wiw , ri f 5f fr "T "W"WW'!(7- ,1'JBI . I iv ft 1 EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA", MONDAY, ITSROH 7, 1921 15 THE Letters to the Editor . . . -. Mr. Wealeln ExD a ning - - .!1?-And th truth .nan ""-'" "-". ..:v;:sTh.rhm..;di, W4 " ntCHAltl) WKOl.EIN. PMUMnhl. M.rchJ. 1021. . ,llnrln "frrrert I. by Mr. Wf.l.ln. ,..lrlfnt of council, ii " '' V"hle i h' introduced. The head It"" ""' '..w frnr. wrote iicmllnvi V W"t":.w" ,.." i-..n mil wihi i-y n,. 11 Th body of the urtlclo howed ,l,nlil .u.Tbr.ir. wma the cne. The '..r revKloii i committee approved the um kl" ,.-.. otiiNorf Mall Boxes . I nuoo -- . ... Kdllor ot the KvtMna I'ubHo Ledger- ". wMVr wl.he. to keen dlrtrtbulori "jrt.H from nillnir hl mull box. No e, flrculcr. 'rom ,,, pr(u.llc(. W,",...uondfnt mldht complHln to the n" S" m h ro.tofllco nulld """Uo wHI requf.t the ndvertl.er to de. tr' ".;? the" uauu'ly I1I. nut the nmtter ,t. n 'y.V'uHh',,rt by bovi, ho think !,...1r;V' tlcr bo- the Wlrke.1 way. 0.r. ' i is. circulars re sent out penmn "T nd "notifying the .dvertl.er. Ph'l.delPhl" M'rh sn2t .. niirvio Conductors! ,,,l,i,,m M MmncYl wrm-a iii - '"""irMed in the I'eopli.-" r'orum thol 1l",...P.rJ.n'C.d, .Vvlre Ik rv poor. JUy "". ' ".I.. . i- hlm through imr column- 'Vtr M. hew, It l true 1 know, th.t m. r.et" "rlco l xery poor, but you t h th.1' n T emplojes .hould b. ,. ihn they nro puunc ' ""' IV" ,. not My reason for Bavin that TW ""' rvilnti l this They "" ",i hvneople higher up than o-j or 1 Jluc 's,rvan. Un t .hut b.l you ..Elp man 11 creo.e. -, ."our C'".' r, 1 'Ine'.haV you would Ke- ,n jour '"'1'"'' ,..Twhen they leave the rizr 'SnS u"r T1 'mi n du-t 'our rlen. eUlt dirty, etc. f.n",ou h IP "" Writ neither can the con Sulr. fhen aBaln. la It their fault thai i. of the P-opI" who como in the cr are T, i,th. man who ren-la ParT 1'L.A.n. ."Thrown ..round In the car HMraHT ln " unrleai. Impression, is hat the conductor s fault 7 .;" I don t trv to sav the eonductor. .r ,. wlthojr a fault, because they are Umv a time r was aoouc o a.r,. .... .a retried niv step, on pccotim "i - v " " . eandncor hp m the fnld atePH l-u I mv If the peop'. would hem. " vv""ld ,,,H ndllt",r" . -,,,. h( I ride I am mi' i ,nunri r'-ii"f - to .rhool cer d..v and see nuh people hcudlnj conductors to knoir that they try t, kP a car clean anil ir .. "" icco-jnt of one ir two othera who do poi Id pleaie. Mr Mathews, don t blame tie wnd-jelnr, or P ft T "npjoje ' 'h"r cars are not clean ". K M art.l pniudeirnia jwan i ."- Conscription of Wealth T ht rditor of tie Ei'niap I'libHc l.nlo". SU-When ihe I i.lied Slates enlereu inr M.tri wp th witint- men l.er, asked to mint la the nrniv and nnv. A n'lmlier ft tl.em renmnded hut th" numlesr was tea email, si the pnnc'8 thai wer put ot. ha draft We now need nione to cire for the thoimtda of vrlpplei mad bv the war. TVhy tint get the money the s.inie w.iv in" mn (te Koilen for the Hnn " There never as a t me since the old Hell run: eut the. flr.it notes of American fieednni h"a there wh co mu.-li money In this enunlrv aa at tile nresenl time MHnv or our Health men lme inore mnnei than th-v ean ue Would It not be aa sate in M, handi nt I'm e Sam a In th'lr li-inds' f would much raihet urefei to hae tuy monay arafiid ihan to have inv txivs drafted How about it w I.. UHEISMS Ph ale nh a Marrh '.' IU2t. Don't Live Individually T id. i.in. it.. K.iaiiMt (iiihlJn t AnPr 'vrir f.iaai('r i; trie m t 'imi t nuiav t it fflr A little more than a week ano there a pared in the foluinna of the i:kvimi Hmic l.urotn a few extracts of Intellectual rre ii-rUNn l.y Ml 1 haver. Mlaa Thayar'H frda hov., hnpreaserl tn so deeply that I cm iii longer uppreeH writlna; a few Hum In defenee of our - hro dcod " who can no lenjer apeak for iheinacUea Yes they can and dn spelik t - themaclve - ihouich thev (lend. louder than mi olcc nt worda roi-M upeait Yot I fei It my boun en duly to p'ik alonu ihis one particular T'llis for th ni Ulaa 'ni.-iit.r do-s not billem In the J4au of Nation, n. nhe nula It might n.ran an end to u warn I am going to lake lhn IllmiU to will h fow word a'dtii iheae Mpe. tl foel we as Amerl ran.' h.ue k frH j.nt equal rlslu to do If in ). en.ru,. i I Nations hh h bodv toulil rraient n'l wa'e what unspeakable Jo the hni irM wnuld Hn attained' "I'la 'rue thr wniilil Ihi h inndltloii which has rarer through ail time existed, ns from the wy tRmtiing whin cnln ale v his brothei Abel the.re Iiah been shedd nr of blooil Then n must not forget how Chrlai'a tend hmh hM for ih- alna -of the woild Ai through th iig.n there has been blood anarl ihjt ihe w irld mlaht lv mode better. and an tnd.iv iheiH rip loyl Hnd brave wtn xhn ni .ifl.f.l to hed ihli blood for the imp, of ihe wot Id In ihia amful world nac dopa not alwaa ''Ira until after ih thrddinir of the blood of mnoie.it. Thmuirh tho l.,imb once sluln attain our nei(, 'Ihrough all the nge., true hrtve b. en wsrs 'i nil rutnorH of wnrs anil i. x my belief that ther.. irul be war. throughout mi un,., UB me nlcknliieaa In the world ii irrmt "'" Thii-i i ihat hid H not been for 'h recni wir ineie w niM b,. In thiK coun irr nut,, n million mine men than ihere now .., I'icnirf tr Horrible, horrible, ha exo.j rnl Tmlav u,eie exIstH peice- peacH which aa been Plttttm.rl llir,iil, ,.n.. ..r ,i.u H. '"" rnfliri, ihe world he e,.i known -V a 'Un- v hen Ih- w.ubt wiih in daeUlie.H ""''" 'tb her brave, .un entered the Ulr Hi ihouaan.1. nui tovnl one croi.ed the P blue .tus io join n, battlefield, and nere amid hell flrn " ihuan brav and "roie larl. telle,) nn, 0niird that 'ireric , htr hM mlKn, ,Bve v,nc. nciure with ,,. U1, fm moment thoa raiunt ouths outh who had n.iver "0n the horrors if war monv of ihun 'Ming nevr he-n Hwnv fiom their nr. aioea at home mer there. - so minv miles " amonar foreign iieopie. wheie day by av thei pnuied nut their love und bowed Ir r hurl, .nd died ,J?r'4l,,r lln h.ith no man than this friend1' 'V 'al'1 duwn 'h'r ",l"' '"' "",r They b, ,,0 fr irtfin,,,, c,,, ,ll( .:.'',' "" "erlckns. nut forgut or ihlnk or apui, iou i,hlly of those who hiivo n.nde ' tupieiuu .acrlflre, lent they not real a Pee laif'fT '",,'V"' 'ht wo iiae iliot.i aa "oilil.lu.'H but aa a whole men at, unup ertab a '" initu i Juh'h we do not IiUj men we mi? '.h""1 rt"' trent war w.i. not won 'aaui'ludllj but iik n whole Mnd America eurei, Mei ru,ponod hr r.iu.n Ibe-e are "" n.mv people In tin. world lrli,B to lire MlHdurlly having 'uilo or no remid fur nr ir vie could eier bear In mind iliut ih'iulit rt unto ethers ua wo wuuld Hicj ajuld ,i unln . uhA." "" ""' ' v" Indlildua Iv but aa a wao tr w are Hl, one bnr)v )f ,.n(., ' '" u take up ion cross, .h did our rrav.. heroin men In battle and follow Hlm J" on" hodlly unit u,.i we mlclit He for aa glorious cauao, that tlhrlai mik'ht "" 'n us and wo in Hlm ' 1-AtlHA .1 MrnOS.X' D ""' '""Itoater. I'a Kebruar SH. tll'.'l Short Sentences With Alphabet T" "' B'lifnr o 'ubllr l.t-docr '''Atatn I noticed a fow ,U. ago a ,"lmunlca"on oorrectlnu a. previous one. lujminj eentenco that contains all ihe tin ". ' ,h IPhbet Your corre.pondenta ,',,u hve aeen several much shorter, aa the OllOlff nir. i,afu t.i..- ...i.i ..' j .- r nt, .W'-thlrtV-ona Utttra; "Pack my !" with Twe don liquor luga.t' dhrty.two leittra, "What vaalnr ouln. tab mv r.,i ftM. t?Irllf ''. VeTsbes riuicklv vaxad ItSi ?'5 J!?r,r'T,''i U,,r,'' 'l'rai "Frown LtJ" n"lhVulcWYx Jaba,)" twfcnly-Alue aMlgaaaMMAaBaasMjajjdrfiap.fiia4,Jt.r..t.,.,4i, PEOPLE'S FORUM Lotlors to tlm Editor should bo as brier und to tho point ns possible, avoldltiB nnyllilnp tlmt w)ulU open a denominational or nccinrlan dls cuaslon. r No attention will be pnld to anony mous letters. Names and addresses must bo signed ns an evidence ot pood faith, although names will not ba printed If request Is made that ihey be omitted, Ihe publication of n letter Is not to he taken as nn Indorsement of Its views by HiIh paper Communications will not be re-tu-r.ed unless accompanied by post age, nor will munuscrlpt be Bavcd. letters, "Qulck.blowlnn sephyra vea daft Jim." Iwonty-nlnn letters, "Jllack vamps growth defy Jinx .iul,-' twcnt-elght letters Thfl last four Were ill.rnlero.l hv mir truly. C. F. WATtrtEN. Philadelphia March 3. mill. Questions Answered "Doughnut Day" To fie Kdllor of the Kuenliiff rutlic ! edofi fir Will you please uubllah In the Peo ple's Porum the significance of "Doughnut Day." observed by the Germans? I know It falls nn Ash Wednesday, or near the be. ginning of l,ont and has a proper name other than Doughnut Day. ' INQUIRER. Mlllvlllo, N .1 . Slarch 3 1021 "Doushnut P.iv' Is Slirovo Tu-edav tt Is a day of many peculiar observances, extending- hack en far Into antlrpjlty as to make It Imprsslble to give nrl&ln of the cus tom or the reol slKnlrlcanc". In Encland boys used In go about the tonne stopping at the homes of friend and pronounce the fol 'owing lines A-shrnvln' a-ahrovin' 1 be come a-shrovln". A place of bread, a piece of cheese A bit of your fat baron, fir a dish of doughnuts All of votir own mnkln' eic Thn aaiorlatlon of doughnuts with Shiove Tuesday wis probably due to the neceaalty for uilng ur. all the grease, lard mid drip pins- In stock preparatory to Lent, during which the ue of tirea. was forbidden. That Duck Problem Again To (hi hUHtor nl Public Ledotr: 8lr Herewith find solution to v F P 's problem- The men. upon finding that he cannot dIMde seenl"en ducks Into one-hnlf, one-third or one-ninth, noes to a neighbor anu norrows K duck, malting a total of eighteen To his eldest son ha given one half, which are nine To the next inn one- third or a and in tho last ono-nlnth or two, making a tntal of nine plus six plus two or seventeen He then returns the one he borrowed ARTHUR C SORST r.01 Knst Hamilton stieet Allentown Pa Mnrch 3, 11)21. To this ouer a Downer, of Wilmington I",1 adda the following "Tho problem of 'W F p- concelnlna- seventeen ducks was originally from India nnd, as the story goes a rather left, through a will, to three sons seventeen elephants to be.dlvlded. one-half to mo eiuer son. one-third to the second snn ana ono-nlnth to the third After n great neai or studying without avail It win passed to a wise old Judge who look one of his own elephants which made eighteen. First son reeeled one-half of eighteen or nine, second ann received one-thlrd of eluhleen. or six third son one-ninth of eighteen, or two total seventeen Ho then drove his own ele phant home " The problem was ilso rorrertlv answered hv Samuel McKcnnan C F. Warren nnd Daniel Werllnsky. New York's Busiest Corner 7o thn Kititor ot thr i:-mio Public f.erfoci Hlr What Is considered the bus'est ror nei In New York" . c, R. Philadelphia, .March I 1021 llnslnn- the compulation on the number af vehicles passing In twelve hours Ooluni mis client Is the busiest place In New ork illy, with a total of 30 210 while the coi ner of nroidwnv and Toiiy-sec-und street is second, with Ifl floO To Trace Revolutionary Soldier To thf Rditm nt tht h'vrnino Public .crloer-Sir- During tho llevotutlonarv War one of my uncesiors served aa a soldlci and I have been told that he uroased the Dela ware with Washington's armv on December 2ft, 17"fl. and what 1 need Is K.tlva proof of the facl that ho did servo as a soldier during this war I would be very srate ful If you would Inform me through the Peoples Forum where a hute.iti la situated and the address where 1 could Ket this In formation W. 1,. V. Perkasle. Pa Februnrv 2ft- 1021 If nu were In ih" cltv ou would no doubt be able to obtain thin Information without mud tioublo In ono of the bin" libraries, which rontnln bonk Riving the namea of Revolutionary soldiers, and If our relative was from rome pai t of Pennsylvania you would ha able to act tho Information no doubt in the Pennsvivanla Historical Society. at Thirteenth and Locust streets You might be able to secure the information by writing lo ihe Win Department, Waahlns ton, D C. fiii Inn Ml tho details possible. Answers Square Problem 7o the I'dllot ot Ihe Kwntnp Public l.itne Mr The problem of .1 P. P of Teh runty 2,-i Is solved bv rememberlnir that in nnv binomial equate- we have V2 plus 2XY plua Y2 that la, the square of tho first plus twice tho product of the tlr.t and sec ond. Dlu. the snuaie of the eeconil In the problem. X2 plus Y'J4i)S, w must tlieto fore seek a perfect aquare greater than 4l)'i whoso dlff.rence therefrom will also bv f perfect square. From a lab'e of f.quorei we take 720. answering to ihese conditions and we mav now wrlto X2 plus 2XY plus Y2 7211. and. by evolut'on X tilus X 27 Subtracting a.0fi from 720. 2XY 321 Taklrv iXY from 721) S1 end we have X2 minus 2XY plus Y2SI and. bv evolu lion X minus Y-0 AddliiK 27 anil 0 and divldimr bv 2 shea X IH Subtracting 0 from 27 and dividing- hv 2 give Y 0. there fore the i u in tiers are IS and U answer II M Philadelphia Fehruarv 2R 1021 The Chautauqua Society To 'lie i.'iilo. o' (ho Wuriiuio Public l,tio" Sn When tind wbyio was the f'hnutau qua Society formed and wh is It so called Is It not i.n Indian name" W I MII.I.KR. Phlladelohln Febru.irv 2d 1021 I'Iih first Chauiatiqua nes uibly wna known as tho Sundav S.-lmol assembly, and met at Chautauqua (an Indian name! New York August 4-lH. 1874 The next year teaching of Hebrew was bo.run The Hie i of the as. sembly via ni minuted by f.ewts Miller of Akron, Ohio and tho Ilev John ' Vlnenf s Me'hodlat minister of v'ew York Al though the cted I Is thus du lo members of the Methidlai church the work bus al ways la-en undeuomlnnllon.il Secular m structlun vim begun In IS71) Ford Owners Safety Oiling System Makes your Ford run better nnd last longer. Install it now, p a r ticularly if you a r e overhauling It will save $50 lo $73 year's repair you from on next bills. Hecnusc it I' r c v e n I b Cylinders) fro m hconiiR Furnishes Motor Insurance Keeps Magneto Clean Prevents Iturnt-out Uenrintfs Filtcrn the Oil I'rcscrvca the Urakc Lining Keeps Pistons from Scoring Demonstration at SNEYD AUTO SUPPLY CO.' 818 N. Broad St. Poems and Songs Desired Referred to Readers To (lie i.'ditor ot the K "ntna Public l.edoer. Sir I havo been trylnr for a lona time to rind some verses about an old nentteman who had a nephew attending; the same col leite where ho on?e had studied, and had the same room The old man visited his relative and was ploned to soe the same old thlnns. He opened the closet door and saw a woman's cape there. The nepbew ex plained that It was his slater's, and the uncle said "The same old Mr." That was tho end of the verse. It Is some years since f h'nrd them read by an o'ocutlonlst. Miss T 1.. P. Philadelphia. February 20. J021 Words of Sono Wanted To Ihi Ktltorot the Kt-mtno rub'.tc Ledo'r: Sir Please publish In tho People's Forum the sonar called Napoleon the Connueror of All Nations " A ItKADETt. Philadelphia, February 28. 1021. Humorous Poem Desired To Oe P.dilorol the Ki-rniip Public Ledger: Sir 1 would appreciate very much your kindness, if you or some render will furnish me with a poem. I do not know the title, but two lines bo like this. "While the organ pealed potatoes. The choir rendered lard " THOH HRADSHAW Philadelphia. March I. 1021. Wants "The Rabbi's Daughter" To the Kdllor ot the Ke!np Public t.edoet : Hlr Can you supplv me with the words of an old sonic which I believe 1 called "Tho tlabbl's Uauxhler : The first two tinea are: "The rabbi sat one evening, wllh the lllble on his lne. Ills daughter sat beside him, for she loved him tenderly " X Y 7. Philadelphia, February 2R 1021. Old Song Desired To Ihe Kdllor nt Ihe Kienlng Public l.edoc) : Hlr f am anxious to net the words of an old ennir, tho title of which Is "Oatea Ajar." Can you print it In jour People's Forum? heauch. Philadelphia. February 28. 1021. CJATKS AJAR Twas whispered one mornlna; In heaven. Ah a little white nnitel, May. Stood ever beside the portal Horrowlni all the day, And ahe said to the stately warden. Him of the golden bar "Oh anffel, aweet anael. t pray you. I-vt the beautiful Kates ajar"' nHFRAIN Angel sweet anarel, I pra vo-i Let thn beautiful Rates ajar. Only a little. I prn tnu Let the beautiful Kates ujar. I hear my dear mother now weepinR. Shoe lonely, could she but see One allmmer of light In the darkness. Comforted ever she d b One rav of this golden splendor. Oh, warden, would tthlne so far Put the niiKel he whlapered "I dare not Let the beautiful Rates ajar' Then up lose Mary, the hleshed Sweet Mar), the mother of l-'hrlst Her hand on tho arm of the angel She laid nnd that xufflced Then turned was the ltej In the portal Full ringing the golden bar. And lo' In the little child s flnRers Stood the beautiful gates ujar An Old Poem Jo tt t I'fUtoi of thp Uvcrtintf PubUr t.txiovr. Sir Will cn, plHe print in ihe People n Forum u poem which befflnn "Th line ti rxMven bv Chrlnt wan nian, With 1iAer.ly kimco Us rnlN aro laid ' M. 1.. ntSNDfSH. T'lialRil'IphU FVhruorv 2fl, 1021 1 he. poem ou req'ifM printed below, in rnnl d fiom Chnrubern h Journal for June 4 thk run. way srmiTUAMZKn Th lino in hftnvpn by Christ wan mad, With hn'n1y kt.icp Un rati nr l1rt From fiirth to hcten thn wv extends, Tn ffrnro ffrnal, when It end Repentance n tho station then. Vhei e paspfinttrrn nrn taken tn Nn fcf u there for them to pav Fur .If huh heralds nil the wa Th" Biblrt ii the engineer. That pnlntri the v to hfaen cieri Throuwh tunnels dark. 'neath mountains hlBh. Tt Rtitden the pllfftlm tn the k M'ruth It tho fire, nnd line the ate.im Whlrh mnvM thp engine and th train Ilenvi nil who would to Rlory rJd 3.fuit I'onm to Chrint and thero wblde In tho tirtt second or third claH-t My fnlth rtpentnco, noltnnii You must the prize of clorv ft.n Or nu with Christ will never relgh. C'im then poor alnner' Now h juui At nnv Htrttlnn on the lln If n repent nnd turn from atn The train will atop and take you in' tuna, j; Song Supplied To 'he iifoi of the Evening Puti'ic l.fitaei Sn Inclined ami will tind ihi son. Sin 1 The I'eoplo'n l'omm will nppear Uall In the Kvenlnar I'ubllc J.eilajrr. ami also In the Sunday I'nbllo Iilaer. Letters illsrusalnc timely topics will be printed. is well n reriueat, poems, nnd nnestlons of Kriirritl lntrrest Mill he nnswerrd. your need a new top, new curtnins, reupholstering or repainting? Consult Oldsmobilo. Renovating Service nnd we'll furnish you with a com plete estimate. Every phase of this work is done right here in our own plant by trained experts, which enables us to effect for you a saving not possible where work has to be sub-let, us is the case with the average repair shop. Gel our estimate first. Phone Poplar 4697 Larson-Oldsmobile Co., 800 North Broad Street FARM AND OARDEN -TEAR Burpee's Seeds Grow Burpee's Annual is the Leading American Seed Catalog. It tells the plum truth about tho best seeds that grow. If you are interested in gardening, Uurpee's Annual will he mailed lo you free. JusL tear out this coupon and fill in your name below. I W. Atlek Burpee Co., Seed Growers, Philadelphia. I Gentlemen; Please send me a copy of Uurpee's Annual-I R. F. D. on Street. Postoffice was nred In Old Kentucky. ' asked for by "J. P. a." Tho words are copied from the song. LUCIUS K. KMJPKDOB. Philadelphia, Ftbrusry 23. 1021 SHE WAS HI1KD IN OLD KENTUCKY When a lad I stood one day by a cottage far away. And to me that day all nature seem'd moro grand. For tnv Sue, with blushes ted, had Just promised we should wed. And I'd come to ask her mother for her hand. As. r told the old. old tale of a love that ne'er would fall. The cray-balred mother jtroked her daugh ter' head, And I funded I could trace Just a tear on hr kind face As she placed my sweetheart's hand In mine and said. ctionus 8he was bred In Old Kentucky Whrre the meadow grass Is blue TI.ere'e the sunshine of the country In her face nnd manner, too: j She was bred In Old Kentucky: I Toko her. toy. you're mighty luck) When you marry a girl like Sue Many years havo rase d away since thai wall-remembcr'd day. When to that dear old Kentucky home I came. And my happiness thro' life was my svteet heart, friend and wife, For the sunshine In her heart remained the same, t am slttlrtr all alone in a place we've long called noma. For yesterday my darling passed away; Tho' In tears, I think wllh Joy of the day when but a tnv That I took her lisnd and heard her mother say. Also sent In bv .Miss Florenco Koebel and Mrs. Annli Flckemur, Philadelphia. "W I, c " asks for poem or the words of a song entitled "Twinkllnn Slarn or Meet Me at the liars ' Home of the tinea re: "The twinkling- little stars are laushlne. love: They seem to speak of von. They tell mo by their twinkling from above That you to mo ure true ' "C t. E." I would appreciate II If you would print the words of two songa In your People's Forum "As I Stood Itefore the Old Cathedral Door" nnd "I Wonder If They Would Answer If I Wrote a Letter Home." "Mrs. K L. MaoT asks (or a Scotch pcom entitled Ain't You. Hill' jnd the words of a song containing these lines: "Friendless and sad I am drcnmlnr. Dreaming of mother and home " ".T Af. MeT.. We, ritinnl nrlnf Tvnrr. fellow's "In School Dave " The Idea of the ' forum la not to print poems by the popular author) which enn be had In their collected poems In any library, but instead to print old poems nnl songs that cannot be secured excepting from old collection or books of rarely printed vepne. JIIIIMIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIU 1 Tin Roofs 1 1 and Fires. I a UJE TOLD you that in VV 1918 the uation paid 5 $o67 a miiiute for fire E losses but we forgot to add $1833 a minute more that it pays for insurance, . making $1900 a minute, or nearly $3,000,000 a day, for fire loss and insurance. And yet some people think E that shingle or gravel roofs E are cheaper than tin! E E If tin roofs were put on all E E America's buildings tomorrow, E the total savinpr in 1921 would s feed the starving children of 2 E Europe. 5 Have you any roofs that will E burn? Ask your insurance E man how much you would Have in a year if they were all tin. E Then ask a roofer what it will cost to nut on roofs of NU-DURA-TIN, the standaid tin, and see if the saving in E premium nlone will not pay the interest on the cost of the new roof. E Are children cheaper than tin roofs? THE METAI., Cl.Un OF PIIII.A 603 xncit srnEE-r nillllllllllllltlIIIIIIIMIIIIIIII, car FARM AND GARDEN HERE- Khrk. - I, & I .'-State S7 aWBaVHaHHaT WANAMAKER'S DOWN STAIRS STORE I WANAMAKER'S Wanamaker s Down Stairs Store New Easter Frocks Fresh as Hyacinths Prices Average a Third Less If pw $23.50 $18.75 Hundreds of Taffeta Dresses $10 $15 $16.50 $18.75 $20 Most Springlike of all are rustling taffetas ! Some are elaborately beaded with steel or crystal beads, some are embroidered with chenille or silk. Ruffles and frills make them very youthful and here and there you'll see a nosegay of bright flowers tucked in a belt. White Fabrics for Spring Needs Children's dresses for confirma tion, women's blouii. sheer col-lar-and-cufF sets, exceptionally nice curtains all these are in the planning an I here aic white materials to holp the plans ma ture! English Voile. 50c 38-inch voile of beautifully even weave and high luster is anions the most jrracefu! material: in the world. This is creamy white. Figured White Voiles, 50c Many woven blocks, stripes and plaids are among them. The width is 38 inches and some of the woven patterns have a lus trous finish, Sheer Swiss Organdie, 85c 10-inch white organdie from Switzerland will make the sheer est, daintiest collars and cuffs you can imagine. Nice, too, for sashes on Easter frocks. (Central) Women 's Practical Petticoats, 50c Excellent cotton jersey petti couts with lustrous sateen flounces. In black, navy, rose, green and flowered flounces. Cut generously full. Pretty "Polly Prim" Aprons, 75c Unusual value. Pink, blue or tan plaids trimmed with rickrack braid around the top anil pockets. Trim House Dresses, $1.50 Comfortable straight - line dresses of sturdy blue or gray striped gingham; the collars and cuffs me of plain color. Embroidered Organdie Flouncings, $3 a Yard They will turn thoughts to Summer frocks immediately. Delightfully sheer organdie in navy, tan, orchid, Copenhagen or light blue, rose, pink, Nile green and white with embroid ered white dots. They have three, rows of quaint mines and are 39 inches wide. r Sample Blouses, $1.90 Fine ivory white voile with lovely laces and frills, some times with embroidery. High nnd low necks, short and long sleeves. Mostly sizes 30 nnd 38; only one or two of a kind. Children 's Overalls, $1.25 Dark blue denim trimmed with red or lighter blue jeun trimmed with tan.( Little, boys or girls of 2 to 8 Will like them, Center lisle Oppwtaities L-r-f u , ii, n i -,.. iv J. Serge Dresses $8.65 $10 $10.75 $15 $18 They're made in more pretty ways than you would think possible and almost all are in navy blue. One charming frock has an eyelet-embroidered skirt, a crepe de chine veatee and another has a tricolette bodice. Another shows embroidered side panels on the skirt. In fact, most of these dresses are embroidered in wool or henvy silk. Tricotine Frocks $13.50 $15 $23.50 $25 Quite as varied as the serges. Here are embroidered dresses, dresses with circular skirts, bodices with eyelet em broidery over colored silk with piped pockets and belts to match. Mignonette Dresses $15 $16.50 to $37.50 Straight-line dresses and coat dresses, both very becoming to heavy figures, are in this collection. They're stitched or em broidered in colored silk. In navy. Copenhagen brown, black. beige and henna. (Market I Bright Sashes for Spring Dresses Organdie sashes 65c a yard. In buttercup, white, Copenhagen, Nile, pink, orchid and navy, the sashes have hemstitched borders and are Gb inches wide. Georgette sashes $1.50 a yard. In cardinal, white, navy, black, tan, king's blue, orchid, gray, henna, flesh nnd burnt orange, they are dVs inches wide. Both hems are finished with double rows of hemstitching. New Organdie Frills $1.50 a Yard Particularly nice Tor dark Spring suits are the white organ die frills that stand up so crisply. Some are quite plain and others are edged with lace. (Ontn.li Soft Negligees, $6.50 Graceful negligees of fine, soft crepe are in lose, Copenhagen, light blue, Wistaria, orchid and pink. They are embroidered by hand and trimmed with shirred satin ribbon. Elastic is used at the waist. iCrntriall Children's Hats and Coats The little coats are especial ly bright and Spring-like this year. Prices range from $6. fo: a double-breasted coat of tan wool coating, to $16.50 for a delightful coat of red flannel with raglnn sleeves. In between are coals of va rious mixtures, soft polo cloths nnd navy serge. The colors include brown, tan, various shades of blue and American Beauty. Style Characteristics, Too! Yes, indeed! The little red coat has u rippling back, for instance, and many others are well tailored. Almost all the r coats are fullv lined and double breasted There are styles, and sizes for The Hats Are wun me ik-m i-noosing around ?2 und $2 50 They and there aie wide brims and small ro!l-bnm affairs hats with long streamers. Sizes ' to 11 years 't'entrnli How Many Girls Want New Silk Frocks for Easter? Kvery one of them, vnthout a doubi Ep.'c ally ,f they set me dimming frocks of crepe de chine and taffeta that are s.ali'ert.i hete in the Down Stairs Sioie In navy, brown and Belgian hlue, they are , gay with ruffles and tout lies of hnnd cmbroider. v to U year mizcs. $13.50, $15, $16.50 u S2I 50. Spring Top Coats i J They'll- made of tan polo cloth and heather-mixed tweeds sees ' jerseys and lightweight velour real Spring materials made' in real Spring ways. Sizes t to Id years, $7.50 to $20 , Sues 12 to 10 years, $10 to $37.50 I Dozens and Dozens of Different Tub Frocks j Ginghams in plaids, checks and plain colors ginvliams with ..- gandic collars and cashes ginghams with fresh white guimpe.-. Suielv every type of practical tub frock is here. Yes. plenU of bloomt-i , dresses. Sizes 6 to 14, $1.50, $2.25, $3.75 to $8.50. Separate Skirts for Juniors $7.75 Jolly, rollicking plaids, in brown, blue and red, arc used in skirts j for girls of 12 to 1G years $7.76, T 111. (Market) $16.50 A Wonderful Collection of Dresses Many Samples at $25, $29, $35 and $39 Very delightful afternoon dresses of Canton crepe, taf feta, Georgette, crepe de chine and crepe meteor are beauti fully embroidered in the loveliest colorings. All of them are of very handsome materials and many of the styles are adaptations and copies of French models. 100 Men's All -Wool Blue Serge Suits With Two Pairs of Trousers $28.50 Real bread-and-butter suits men never get tired of them. In fact, a man never feels like he has any clothes if he hasn't one blue serge suit in his wardrobe. These suits are fine all the way through. All-wool, fast color. Coats are in two and three button styles. All regular sizes and sizes for men who are stouter or taller than the average. ffiiillrrj , Men 's Leather Belts Special at 50c Brown or black leathei belts, an inch wide, finished with good strong buckles. KiHllrra. $2.50 $9.50 M both boy and girl s of 2 to ti vears $2 to $7.50 are ;ill as well tailored its poke .!.. tl' Otfs j vyvVu vJ yy $18 Mnrkfll Suspenders, 50c The elastic webbing is strong and durable and- thp suspenders have leather ends and brass trimmings. Any man who has ever had steel buckles rust and rum his shirts will appreciate this. Market) House and Porch Frocks, $3 and $3.85 The duy of the ugly, dowdy house dress has gone by and tho pretty, becoming frock is in to stay, much to the joy of the younger home-keeper! These bright new Spnng ftocks are of gingham in small plaids. The styles are especially pretty, as the dresses are copies or much more expensive models. Sashes, organdie or pique vestee and pretty buttons add t, their nt traetivenes i frntrHll V7E have sold more wash cloths these last couple of months than the rest of the year put together from which we take it that more people would like to know about our pood 8c and 10c washcloths. Soft, a good Turkish weave and a generous size. (Central.) 4000 Yards of Cretonne 25c to 65c Aa with the trappings of Wintei bright Spring will soon make hei enti, in fact, she i, ptobabl.v tiptoeing mound even now! C'heerv, delightful cieionncs will do more than anvtliing else to change the appearance of your home And what pn-tty draperies, scarfs, table covers, little cur tains, chair covers, couch cov ers, pillows, etc . this cretonne will make! 30 inches wide and a wealth of patterns Tapestry S2.75 to $5 a Yard 50 Inches Wide Time to base furnituie ie upholsteied! People who have shopped around tell us that wo have some of the best values in town nnd that our vaiiety of verdure patterns is espo daily attractive!, (Crntrnli -L Ii V! 'WWi"ii. ..,a.,l,i.f,,iA,...afc.l.l '1iiiiHiliM.i.if -.-.HU, v-cii! A --AWUai.Ul; ( f VJ
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