- ,, vjz?m lP"?Mr"' Y ' "!.' V-"- - TJfH. I0T ' ' ""TrTVWWl" '!Slf . g"' ' . , .'. , . . . .... -. .iHi.'k t.i..j rc v mnim,anLf-iwy" -r Ttcat.iaxBm iwiwr"i EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, MA.Y 10, 1921 5 NAN DIES IN FIRE AT SWART IRE Strath Hnvon ,lnn' Gardener Tries to 'Rescuo Deed to Property He Owned CQ-EDS HELP FIGHT FLAMES ,. .ion nn fined Xcgro, was burned ftih iwt nfohtln a firV h!ch do- '?, Mho" vnntt.' qunrten of the p .i. fiircntpnoil In sprcnd to the hotel tf,K. The victim' body was found ,0t5i hv their dean. William A. Alex .5 !&0 S," nd girls. tiMJenU of n .HJimore ColleSf. became volunteer "fi.hTerV nnd assisted In preventing Irc'fi,",nd1n2 of the blaze or returned tXnC "Mhc Bprln,' colony of fn,li- 1 The one victim of the finmes was . .. Harlow, seventy years old. n S&nflhe hotel, ile lost his life fa futile attempt to save a deed for some property -from lil- room on the kitoiiiI floor of the servants' quartern, linil.iw hnd israped from the IjuUcHiih with the othrr srrvnntH when bo heard (6 call out and cecn dart uncK toward the burning structure. "I've left my papers to my property there," lm shouted as he disappeared Into the building. Ho did not reu'i car, nnd icarchcrs. of the ruins to .lav found his lody at tho door of HW room, n charred bit of paper clasped in bin hand. Flumes Spread Quickly ..... ,- ...... .ItnAnpnmrl lit 8 iftO 'J.nC life VIM uiim.; V II "1.1.1 o'clock !at ntt. caused. It H,eHccd, by crossed electric wires, t rom the second floor of th yl?h,S,?5 tho llamrs ipread. quickly throughout the four-story structure, which wa ot frame nnd Ignited tajlly. In a few minutes tho entire bulldlilg was alight from cellar to rooi. Servants, ull of them Negroes, who had gone to their rooms, were fniccd to leave hurriedly. Many lost their be longings. One .woman with ""' shrieked that the child could not be found. Volunteer were ready to go back to face tho flames In nn effort to iescuc the child, when It was found nnlcep In another woman bcivnnt nrms. She had carried tho child out nt the tlrst alarm. , , Ninety eucsts were In tbc hotel when the fire began. Many wero jur.t Bnlslilns supper. Others were at card tab es. Diners and card plavcrs alike fled. They found temporary rcfurro In the liomca 01 nc'Khor, whero many spent the night, nithougli tho majority returned to their rooms when the danger was over. Tlic Hwiirthinore Kim Oo,. n vol unteer orgnnlj-atlrfn, responded to the nrst nlnrm. eighteen roinpaules from nearby town? hurried In nnd concen trated their efforts on saving the inn when it wns found the servants' quar ters were doomed. Students Siuo Guests' Uolonglngs The students were set to work snv injr the belongings of guests nnd guard ing the roof of the Inn from sparks. The men nnd their "co-ed" sisters worked side by side. Mrs. Schciblcy. wlfo of tho proprietor, directed the work of carrjfng nut tiie guests' possessions. The students' ran from room to room. dragging out trunks and emptying me contents of closets nnd bureau drawers into them. There wn no aurinpt at icKtilr.r packing, but they got werj thing In. Then the trunks nnd hags were strapped, the room number chnlkcd on them, mill they were hustled out to a liiw'n opposite the hotel. One male guest, for reasons best known to him self, but guessed nt by the grinning I'oltege bojH who curried his trunk. Im plored them "to go easy with It, for the love o' Mike." They got it out In- 'nct- . . . Severn! of tho women guests fainted from excitement, but they were revived quickly by physlclnns from the town. One guest of innnv years' standing. 3ir. Mary Docker, who win confined to her room by .age and Infirmities, was car ried out of the hotel by the students, nnd made comfortablo In a neighbor s home. Girl Overoome by Gas Kllznhetli Klsenbcrg, n domestic, wns found unconscious In her room nt 241 South Forty-sixth street, Inst night, with gas pouring from nn open Jet. She wns takcri to the PreHli terhin Hospi tal nnd Is expected to recover. To physicians she denied nn attempt at suicide. , LooseIbapT85 7) -r ""wiijRa CrUODBNAlS uuuAUWiJUijiSfiS frltaMNtoftvnrc ?,;!"terfr Stationers Publishers of Leases, Deeds, etc. YEO &IUKMC0. 1IU3ST. 719mENUTST. J& -xa: M3jSteieSfS" leckBros.Qo (i KOCUANINOOUT RSQUIHED us Perfection" Septic Tank you Insure Against Fire; Why Not Your Health The "PERFECTION" Sewage Disposal System reduces sewage to water winch flows from tanlt Vove pure. No tilth, no disease germs, no odor Never baa to be cleaned out. 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As it gushes forth from Paradise Spring in Maine, day by day, it flows through a glass pipe into a glass-lined storage tank, thence into a silver-lined bottling ma chine. Before being filled, tho bottles arc washed, rinsed and sterilized; and only brand-new bottles arc ever used. Thus, Paradise Water flows straight to you from the Spring itself, with no possible chance 61 contamination. How can any public supply of water, oranyartificiallj preparcd water, possibly compare with the Nature-made purity of Paradise? , And, oh, what a delicious Jaste Paradise Water has! People who try it cannot force themselves to go back to the drink ing of ordinary water. Paradise sparkles like a diamond and is as flawless. It is a delight to the eye as well as the palate. Preserve your health and please your ap petite, by drinking only Paradise the perfect table water. Why not try it? rwATWl Paradise comes in convenient case of quarts, pints and half-pints, all full-size. Natural or Carbonated. Your Grocer or Druggist has it or can get it for you. PARADISE SPRING COMPANY, BRUxNSWICK, MAINE For sale by Vi'dull ! lothsr Co I'lnlpi Aikrr 'o ISth 6 CVntnut Ht 12th JUrKft Hts. iflOO Oertntntown Af Atlnntlo City. It .T. Ilarr 71C1 Grmantown Ao Ivnn I'. Cnrlln Logan Itfnrv ltohner Co. flflh n.ice SU KrneKt A. Troth 4 8!JM Uiilltmoru A t Win. T. Jlclntyrs Vi dmuro OiorhrooW Nrhfrth Uryn Mwr i Orrl Witiflnn Jir.l!itoii Hurry Stlerln loliWllrard An A Crninle Southampton i Gormnntown M. .iHAitn oitocmtv co uiSTniuuToHS .1 vKrler Kluutlr l'h.irmno lIHIi It Sanrom bin. .In.. Jotinon'ft Honft Mt. Mvi Hhnr'li Kryer Ii Co . Inc. 1317 OhcMnut fit hoi. M. Htout Ambler It H. Welcli Weal Chtalar Waltrr C. YoJrr 4115 I.ul.caHlir Avp. V K. Anttcrbrand Tha-nu' t.ner.n l,lnplln 1'harmno laia uneiinui t " PAHABISE WATER ID r . -k ' " " " ' T "" ' , ' ' " " ' '"" ! ' j jt ' ! ill Would you do this Mr. Office Manager? "Would you ask your clerks to work with scratchy pens? Or with blunt pencils? Or in semi-darkness? Or with one arm tied behind their buck? Certainly not! And the reason is that you would lose more in wasted minutes than you would gain by saving a few pennies. But just between friends aren't you doing pretty much the same thing when you put inferior cards in your card records? For efficiency's sake, keep your card records on good cards. Specifically on L. B. cards, which are of special quality stock, that does not fray on the handling edge, or "dog-ear". L. B. cards are uniform in size hence easy to hantfle. They increase the Iporltability of any card record. x Buy L. B. cards. Samples to prove their quality will be sent you free on request. Alto write for descriptive booklets Library Bureau Card and filing Founded 1876 Filing cubincti systems .wood nd steel Mt W. MONTGOMERY, Manager 910 Chestnut St., Philadelphia Sileiroomi In 49 lending citle o( the United Sutej, Gret llrltaln and Franc STRAWBRIDGE & CLOTHIER. Furniture at Reduced Prices WONDERFUL opportunity to buy Furniture uhder price is now avail able in the Furniture Store, where many desirable complete Suits and Single Pieces for every room in the city or sum mer home are now marked at substan tial reductions from former prices. This partial list tells the story: Golden Oak and French gray Bar Harbor Chairs ,o( red. Bureaus, four drawers, 38 brown or green finitth, scat and inches wide, mirror 17x2S back upholstered in cretonne $25.50 each. $12.75. ,. . , c..-j Brown Reed Fibre Rockers ttve-Piece Queen Anno Suit, . 7(. Gray-finish Fibre Chairs or Rockers, scat and back uphol stered in cretonne $15.00 Old Hickory Tables-r-$5.25. Old Hickory Rockers, woiep mahogany or walnut: bureau H inches, chiffonette, toilet table, triple mirror, full-size bed, toilet table bench $175.00. Four-piece Louis XV Mahog any and Walnut Suit; bureau chiffonette, semi-vanity, full-sise scat and back $5.75. bed$Z10 $262.00, With twin beds Five-dtauier Chiffonier in Child's four-piece Ivory-and-blue enameled Suit of Old Hickory; settee, chatr, rocker French gray, natural, fumed or and table $27.00 golden oak finish $14.50, Three-niece Mahoaanii Frame ?.... .).......! nn .-!. I-.-- lec i "u-icuyuri., t ltbiea (Uffj, yo QQ 4"ir-.W I U til iUZVfltf, VI 1(141 and mulberry velour; high-back chairs and rockera to match $119.50. Four-piece Old Hickory Suit, enameled in gray and black; set tee, chair, rocker and tabic Nutural Willow Ann Chairs P.-Jff". Three-piece Colonial Mahog any Bedroom Suit; bureau, chif fonier, full-size bed $125.00. Three-piece Reed Syit; daven port, chair and rocker; brown or ivory finish, seat and back up holstered in cretonne $125.00. Three-piece Cane-and-mahog- any Lwing-Iioom Suit, Adam Six-piece Old Hickory Break-faei-room Suit, enameled in ivory and blue; buffet, table and four chairs $150.00. Four - piece Ivory -and- blue enameled Old Hickory Suit; settee, chair, rocker and table $98.00. Fumed Oak Buffet, mirror back $30.50. Fumed Oak China Closet to match $28.00. Fumed Oak Serving Table to match $15.50. Seven piece Dining - Room Suit; buffet, china closet, exten sion table, four chairs; in "T' ''",OJS""fa m W- fumed, golden or silver gray oak ured velour; settee, arm chair '.-j. etonnn and fireside chair $155.00. finish $130.00. 7V?t . niVwft WillltML-nnd-MtirM Three-piece Canc-and-mnhog- Mahogany - finiih Dining - Room any Living-Room Suit, Louis u,-t. buffet, china closet, aerv XVI design; upholstered in mnl- ing nbCi extension table, five berry anu blue stripe velour; suje chairs, one arm chair, settee, high-back chair and low- imitation brown leather slip back chair $147.00 seats $219.50. Q Three-view Cane-a.id-mahog- Ten-piece William-and-Mary any Living-Room Suit; daven- Mahogany or Walnut Dining- port, 72 inchca, with two loose Room Suit; 60-inch buffet, en- pilloioa; chair and rocker to closed server, extension table, match, tupestry upholstered china closet, five side chairs, one $195.00. arm chair $295.00, IV ttra.ir Jit. 1 Clothlr Turd I'.oor Women's Lovely Dresses That Stand Out Particularly in the Great Summer Opening Display Somo Fashions, like some personali ties, attract us more than others, and for some reason or other (perhaps the added charm of the very low prices), there's an enthusiastic bevy of girls and women around these types of Dresses. Cool Foulard Silk Frocks at $23.75 and $30.00 Lovely models in navy, brown, taupt and black, some veiled with crepe Georgette, some all a - flutter with Georgette panels, plaitings or tunics one model sketched. Cotton Frocks From $7.50 to $19.75 Fine ginghams in checks and plaids in .smart colorinK?, some plain-tailored, some with rick rack edgings, tome with Swiss collar and ve.tec effects. Voiles in colored and all-white striped effects and fine embroidered dotted Swis- many trimmed with organdie. Silk Afternoon Dresses, $18.75 to $25.00 Crepe de chine, taffeta -inn uieolette, in plaited, tunic, ruffle-trimmed and lo.u .styles. Navy, brown, black, white and flesh color. VjllfciilSyf-! Ml I If IrmIib KX HUH i'IS Mtaalm ki A. t'liiilitir S'cuml Klo.ii Mir, t Street Jersey Suits Are Favored Particularly these, which are such wonder ful values, you feel you must rub your eyes and look again : Social at $15.00 The model sketched, with plaited back and box front, brenst pockets and pockets below tho waist-lino; notched collar. In heather-mixed brown, blue nnd green. Special at $18.75 Plaited models, smartly belted, four pocket.s and mannish collars. Plain tones and heather mixtures Special at $22.50 High-grado Suits of worsted jersey, in black, navy blue and brown; plain shades and heather mixtures. Mndo in Tuxedo style with narrow tailored belts and tucked pockets. lf- StrawlirldiK Clothier Second floor, Ontre WW vl Brttaricfc Patterns We take great pleasure in in forming our customers that ar rangements hnvc been completed for adding the famous 'Buttcrick to our Pnttcrri service and tho department is now open. THE DELTORtttZ now added to the Buttcrick Patterns, is the greatest inven tion for liome sewing and dress making since the invention o tho pnper pattern by Buttcrick 57 years ago. The Deltor saves you from COc to ?10 on your matcrinl by showing in pictures tho expert's "trick-Jay" for perfect cutting. The Deltor shows you how to put together with the ease and skill of a professional by pic tures. And best of nil, the Deltor gives you the French finishing suggestions that re-create the charm of the Paris models. Even if you never could make a dress before, you can do it successfully with the Deltor. 'UntwtirldK A Clothier . Alnle 0, Filbert Hlreet Babies' Dainty Dresses and Slips $1.50 and $225 A special lot of HANDMADE Dresses for babies of 6 months to 2 ycurs. Some with just a fine lace edge at neck and wrists, others with a bit of delicate hand-stitchery. Both yoke and bishop styles; all with deep hem. Nainsook Dresses, 95c to $7.75 Nainsook Skirts, $1.25 to $3.50 In waist orprincess style, with deep hem. Tucked or trimmed with lace" and embroidery. Flannel Skirts, $1.00 to $2.95 Light-weight summer Petti coats, with hem or scalloped edge! ytravbrldir i. Clothier Third Floor. Wet Silver-plated Ware Much Under Price Pieces useful and decorative, for gifts that will please: Sandwich Trays, $3.00; Roll Trays, $3.75; Cake Baskets, $5; Bread Trays. $6.75; Fruit Bask cts, $8 and Vegetable Dishes, $8. r.traUrWo tt Clothier Alrle 8, Marliet Street Boys' All-Sports Blouses, $120 Less than the usual price for these striped madras Biouse Waists. They are made with the all-sports collar that can bu worn high or low, and have bhort sleeves. A special purchase makes the saving possible now $1.20. 'Jtrantirtdite. rinrsier Second Floor Centre Eaet Ribbon for Your Bracelet Watch Wu furnish u line, heavy silk liibbon, and attach it, for 50c. Watch Ik-pair Desk. ;tralirlile Clothier l-lc 10, Mtrket StrKT Muslin Sheets Special at $1.95 One of our excellent grades of famous S. & C. BRAND bleached Muslin Sheets, 81x90 inches. Pillow Cwfls, to match, 45x36 inches 58c each Pillow Cases, 45x3NVj, edged nnth embroidered scallops ')0c each sirn wbrlilKe A Clothier VI le it! Filbert Street Foir Men! Fine Woven Madras Shirts $1.65 A special purchase ut a price concession, combined with Shirts of equal grade from our stock at corresponding reductions. They are of woven-stripe niadrus, in hamtxome patterns, and thrifty men will want a full season's supply. Vru wlirllK" ft Clothier i!.u Store r.lxhth Strei. Belt-and-Bucket Sets at $2.00 Leather Belts with sterling or gold-filled Buckles an excellent value at $2.00. .tra. hrldre A Clothiei Alle II Market Street Cigarette Holders Save One-Third We have secured about 50 handsome Cigorutto Holders, in handsome combination p-f ivory or shell with amber mountings of 11-karat solid gold. The price-concession enables us to sell them at a saving of one third now $6.00, $7.00 and ?8.00. Strav.rrMc Clothier Alile , .Mrkt HtrMl v.. 1 II 1 "" .1 J Vz Ijay. AwfAi... t r-.1rr f. . h'd'jtjuyhT'tinkfiuiA& ir jMMi'"4H)'.Wtfa-'. 9 . t&ir&t&j'kyr, Wv4.tf,,M"&ffil'fi.i.iaM ftftUfclfrMa. -t-fcHat. "rl x, i. 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