:?,&. ;iV i r, 'fc i . fc'wf. ift h. I i $ k ?B0ILD1NG INDUSTRY SUFFERS BIG LOSS Half Billion a Year in Wagoa $ - Declared Lost Through s Unemployment MUCH WASTE REVEALED New York. July 22. Hnlf n billion dolUrn n year In wn-je Is being lnt In the bulldlnu Industry tlirmi-jli unem ployment. It i nsatrted In n report made public today by tlit Committee on Ellminitlon of Waaie In Industry of the American Kngineerln Council. Lack of work Is declared to be the out standing fart in this industry, whoje critical condition followlnc the war Is Hrihntfil nrlioarllr to hleli coals nfltlnn alinrth- nfter 8 o'clock till) morn- contructlon. Watte, it 1 said, is musing huge louses in the industrv which emplo)" Ome 3.000,000 mechanics and laborers' lr. a single year. The chief sources of 4 waete are, according to the report, irregular employment. Inefficient man- nmini ami .(ofnl lnhor rctcuU- tlona. Customs or conditions prevail- i ing throughout the industry, and poorly designed equipment nre given as sec- ondary causes. "tk .i! ,.,.,, k .,lnrnt.il to the mrtSf I" ltmllTuroSu the year of Its construction demands una reauiremeuts. continues in.- jr- port. "Idleness, however. Is not uue cntlrelj to feasonal demands strikes and lockouts nxe appreciable criin''h Haphazard Management "Haphazard management in plan ning nnd controlling work nnd lack of standards, which often double the labor tost, characterize most construction JJUSS""''-... MT.I ""-.n,-' oHiiurrs. .i,B..w....l... - :- ",":, and man power, nre adopting r--tlious that approach modern met or mnuaKe ment. "(Irenter co-operation between the workmen and the employers is an abso lute essential. This co-operation must bt attained before we can approach the elimination of labor difficulties. Such ro-operation. however, is impossible without the removal of causes of ft- c tion and the working out of plan- to i ..- end Itenresentntlve a erase conditions In the bui'dlng trades of Philadelphia and vicinity reveal lost or wasted time a- high as 44 per cent among iron work- crs. .TT per cent nmong cement finishers. 80 per cent nmong stenwn tltteis. pins. terers' helpers nnd stone cuttei. 40 per cent among roofers and 20 per cent nmong painters ami pnpenwiopei-. This percentage is hnsed on the rela tion of the average days worked per jear to the number of effective days possible The days at work arpinge IMi per year for the various trades in Phila delphia. The average of estimates re ported by contractors Is 210 working days a year. More than half of the lost time, it Is estimated, i clue to bad wenther nnd the balance chietlj in waiting for or looking for work. Co-operation Necessarj The report continues : "If the greatest cause, the demand for an increase in wages, could be elim- . Innted. strikes as n fnctor of waste would shrink into insignificance. The remedy that suggests itself In co-opera tion "The most encouraging sign i found in whnt is known as the 'Philadelphia Plan' put forth by the labor element of that city." I This plan contemplates the oignni i zation into a single body throiigli asso ciations, groups or committee?-, of each employing branch of the building in dustry in number at least etiinl to the nineteen repiesented in the Council of the Associated Hulldln? Trades A head-ing-up committee, composed of nn equal number of representatives from the groups of emplojer unit employed would constitute the tribunal or council of the building industry in Philadelphia The inquirj into the building industry was made as a part of a national iisny of waste conducted bt the committee This assay was started b Herbert Hoover 1 Funeral Is Delayed to Identify Slayer OntlMird from rr On ' There were no tears, only numb, re pressed grief A little earlier in the morning Lucairrthch had been standing on the doorstep next lo his own A mail carrier came up and bunded him a letter addressed to .John I)ubi. It was intended for the man who is alleged to linve murdered his wife, but Lucatrctbeh onl made an indicative motion of his hand and snul, "Not here now." It was with this same ninnner that he father mode it l.nown he would have to put his children in a home Baby Victoria was in bis arms nt the time on the way downstairs to nt good-by to mamma. He had Usscd h r and given her a little celluloid comb to take to the funeral so she would ii"t cry. There are two other ihildren In the family Julia, eight, and Josephine. nine nnd then Katie n little orphnn girl Mrs I.urairctliph was enring for Josephine was dry-eyed, but she mourned and would not be (omforted The excitement of the funeral that in terested the other children did not in terest her. In a hammock in the court yard she lay disconsolate and uncom municative The father said she had not slept for two nights. All Children nt Funernl All of the children attended tlie funeral Hefore the profession left the entire little family had a picture tnken . beside the casket of their mother The funeral Itself was tempnrnrilv delayed by the arrival of n policeman asking that Lucalrctbeh appear Immrdi ntely at the Third and Del.uncev streets station to identify the man arrested as the slayer of his wife. The husband was standing beside the bod of li wife when the summons came He nnd his child .Tulll, who was with her tnother when the slaving necur'cd m i taken to the station in the patrol wagon The pr!nne,r Is thirty years ml He was arrested last night at Sicond nnd Arch streets. According to Lieutenant Roester he confessed the murder James J Hlcket of the Catholic RKyJMHI Children'.! Iturrnti. 17011 Vine Mreet. Ktld today that ngcnl.i of the society are looking into the l.iicalrttlitli' caw with n vlow to glvlns temitorary relict and that the xubject of ptneing tn children In n honin In being taken up fit flin kllvteutlnM lit ilia fntilpr. A MitjRfKlion that u fund be utartodl for tin- rfiililrrii or .Mr, l.iiniirciniii. arvonipatilt-il u rheck for " wiih iwclvril li. the KVKNINti I't Ui.io I,i:ioi.li jt'strriln.. Tlie note Inrlosiiig the check follows: To Ihe Kdllor of the Kvcniitp Public Ledger: ".Sir The Inclosed clieol. for $" is offered to Unrt n fund for the mother lens fnmlly of Mr. Margaret l.uoa.lr cthrh. whose murder nam don't with on jour front page of yesterday rleAM! credit the fuitwriptinn sun- plj to tl. Y. V Irish Peace Terms Withheld From Public Contlnurd from Paae One ment overwhelming authority to con clude the arrnngements." i Mr iln Vnlprn nrrlved at KllitOU Stn- ing to take nn 8 :!U) train for Dublin 'jy, nvw-npaper men who pressed hlui for nn Interview he said: "Although the Immediate future Is uncei tain we have perfect confidence it, the ultimate "deems of our cause A few minutes Inter he stood up in ),u rnrrlnee tn nildresu the Iflree crowd of Irish enthusiasts v ho swarmed about i the station. First In Irish, then in English, he thanked them for "oinlng cut so early In the morning to bid him good - bj. and said eerywhere he went L found the same .m ft ; the Sinn Vein, which onl a Just .nuse ... ....,.,,,.,..; ollr rnusp wpi win In thi end It nm.v take some time to accomplish, but success cerfnlnlywill come Of thnt I nm confident," h said Cheering and singing, the crowd sur rounded the train. .luhf ns It ns steaming out. an old Irish woman made lirr way to the front and shouted "(5od bless jou. sir; Ireland needs vou which De Vnlcr, acknowledged bv .mil- ing and wnving h s hnnd. ' ULSTER CABINET GETS IRISH PEACE TERMS Helfast. .lulv 22. (By A. IV l A copy of the Irish ponce terms linndcd b Premier I.lnjd (ieorge jeMcrday to r'nmon de Vnlorit wns placed before nnd considered b the I'lster Cabinet t01x N- ,,inoll the term was , ,iu,kt0, i,v IM(, Uritisli Prime Minister, lr s suited nnd none lias been given. y,t lml n,, considered n lplcal yu.f v,.n. f t. irih situation is enou todn b I lip Helfast News Let- t( r W e mutinied." it snts. "that until the (internment present n deti- "I am not inlormrd ns to what nv llle. Him' ns i-Vn. tl.nt ndmifs of no tion. If ant, is contemplated or nun be hfociii?. tn tlie Sinn Fein leaders they taken by the Church. That Is a matter will coiitiiine to persist In dimnnding tlie impossible, even with fluents, as nlrerdt etc being indulged in. over the possibility of the negotiations being broken off Thcv mnnot be Illumed for i this unyielding attitude, foi the fnulf for this lies in the Government's own ipiletermined. feeble n"lion.' The Northern Whig says thnt If Mr. d( Vnlern elects to proceed with th.' struggle tne loyalists will be the less disnppointe.l. "because they have never surrendered to the glamour of illusions born of persistent misreading of the fort The rejection 'if n firm Oder, while opening up n great vistn of strife revolting to everv human instinct, would at least dnm the flood of senti mentality nnd platitude with which we have been drenched." I This newsjaper expresses the opinion that if Mr. de Vnlern returns to Lon don to inform Mr I.lotd George that he has brought n basis for negotttions, cr fs anxious to resume the search for one. nn anxious time for the northern loyalists will ensue. Dublin. July 22. (By A. P. i Be lief that the conversations between Komon de Vnlern nnd Premier I.loyd George will be resumed is exprcused by the Freeman's Journal in Its comment rn the peace negotiations today. The interview between the two men In Lon don jesterday was evidently not their last, the newspaper says. "One thing, at any rate, seems cer tain." it continues. "There can be no return to the monstrous, unholy condi tions to which Ireland had been sub jected before the truce by the English Government." ' The Iilt.li Times considers that tin public will derive ntisfcctiou from the fnct thnt ihe proposals submitted ema nated from the coalition Cabinet, which MBirwin ivTi.wiiiiiiiiiiNiiiasiw'iiBriifwiriiininiiiiiiii'iiiii.ri a a UtCtOtB 6 'R Bread Loaf At all our Stores 1 Children thrive on it A 1 i555 v i f?i i flA s&fak i 1 fv?z. rSmBS. S I PT"!1 : : f is0 l , -. -- f i?!aWsis. IS 1 ivwv H "iI 'IWLffllfil i H 1 1 1 1 1 H j rffiTfKMimKm os,a 19 mSFffim iWffPrr!yj EVENING PUBLIC LEDGEfcPHjJ.llELPHI:, RID&r, ' Mr. de Vaiera did not fl justlllcd in Immediately' turning down. 'This Indicate, adds the newspa per. " a great advance, wlilch, wc trust, will not he eouufrcd by the gathering forces of reaction during these unfor tunate, if iiecenry, neriods of delay." K. of C. May Join Sectarian Fight Conllimrd from t'nse tine better for having come under their In lliience. "In a way they have relieved the community of an element that was more or less of n menace. "Shall this work now be wiped nut : the activities of those In control bo diminished, nml the future of thousands of lives tm-naccd because the helping liund Is to be withdrawn? "I think something should be done tn prevent stub n thing. Organizations such ns this should be encouraged to continue their work, nml this can only be accomplished by permitting them to enjoy the benefits of these State ap propriations. "Whether this should be brought nbout by adjusting the constitutional provisions to suit these cases is the Question. The important thing is to remove these obstacles. "What I dislike, because it should be foreign to the principles under which ns n iieonle lle. Is the element of blgotr) thnt teems to surround the whole issue. "I regret to express the thought, but 1 nm nevertheless of the opinion thnt , those who are behind this movement arc not actuated by humanitarian motives "You will understand. continued Mr Flaherty, "thnt in this criticism I am in no manner whatever reflecting upon the net Ion of the higher court. Its iudces were nctuntod bv correct motives In their decision They could not do anything else, "The question now is. Should the constitution be changed?" he con tinued. "I nm ns much in favor of i eliminating n law that shackles humnn- Itnrlnn efforts, no matter In what dlrec I tion they may function, ns 1 nm against I the lteds or Communists or the efforts of certain so-called reformers to Impose upon our people the obnoxious blue Inw Sunday. Itnps Hluc Law Advocates "Some time ago I was approached in New York for my opinion upon this latter question. Mv reply wus thnt I was opposed with nil my strength to the Hed. White nnd Hlue.' "It wns nn unusual statement, np pnientl, until I .specified thnt 1 line reference to thp 'Hed' of the com munistic tribe, the 'White' ns exempli fied in the battle thnt Is being waged by Ihp fort ps of clvilizutlon against the white plague, or tuberculosis, nnd the Hlue' that Is represented In the pro posed Hlue Sundn l.nw." "What action, so far as you know. i is contemplated bv the Cnthnllc Church 1 with reference to this constitutionnj nuestlonV" I inaiilred. Mlelj In the hands of the Church , authorities. "All such issues receive careful at tention, nnd I think l nm perfectly snfe in saying thnt its spiritual lenders will take no steps inreful consideration without the most "When the Catholic Church decides upon Its course of action it is info to prvrtume." I snld "thnt the Knights of Columbus ns n bod will govern itself nccnrdinglv " "I think that is a safe assumption. If the Church adopts n certain policy 1000LetterHeads$6 Sir fl'ixll- IlmrllnB ni to iccil SO word! -Illack ink flood ijunllty white llonrt rpr Cmh muii accompan nror. SnmpU of pap-t ent on rnuet Wnrkmnnh1p rutr. united. 4AMI.S H. ItATKH tOMl'ANV 144 North IStli St.. I'lillmlrlnhln. I'm. PARCEL POST GLASSES Low as $1 555 KTK3 KXAHIKKD FREE m&T& A L. Letl. 733 Paniom St -sf Prsicrlptton filled Artificial Kjei Inserted COIN MACHINES nu Fruit nnd other- Curd Ht i (1KI7 Mrtell Jackpot f'oVer Card. Dewejs 100 new and tebui t A. I bargains. Kantern Offlre HI.OAN NOVKI.TV MKO. CO, 8? N. nth St. I'honn Hell I'onlir 4731 (ll.n C-OVRRS HKMOVKI) Write or phone for snmplo and price. C. SCHMITT, Mfr. ""a'9"1 Razor Blades Re-sharpened SINGLE Q EDGE AC DOUBLE 0 EDGE OC HfKulnr Rmnra Oround rd Honed aic complete GrlndlnR i:tnbllment TIIK FII.IlEnT (IKIVniNO CO. I2II nih-rt Sr.. Phtln. i Government Tents" Hrnnd-new navy tents 9'x'J' raa'lf of 12-or whlta wator-proof mnv.n Complete with atnkes Of (( nml rnnes tJ tJJ 'i x 1 6 fly made of "10.00 Mme i am a" Army foldinK cots with new lip,iy wlilte canvas 0 f( roverti JtXJl t!o nil-new Kapok plllown rH tha'Mlon' iJOC Write fur deer rlptlve riitaloirnr on lento, rott nnd rampInK Kondn. DREIFUS & CO., INC. 2(107-9 Frankford Ave. 12-14 S. Second St. U. S. MEDICAL t FIELD DESK V32 In.- J5 We lime lant purrhaied 4000 Old I (JHktJU toB lleekt Irom u. , jiroirm iinn.. mode of Terr bwt wood with Jartt , liunilles on the tldei. tminr na Ilia"- , tmted in tliU ail. Hllhtly nied, but In cood rendition. A real k.rgnln t tti Tliene denim nre uhlpped til el- ' lire only FREE Write for Our New Catalogue MILITARY SALES CO. 622 Market St. wo will fnll tn with It and follov in Its footsteps," The question of appropriations to educational Institutions nnd organiza tions vn not discussed. Tho chief point of Interest In the dlwussloii had to do solely with tho charitable work of re'lglons organizations supplemented by State aid. The Knights of Columbus. Mr. Flaherty said, has a membership over the world of not less than 1,000,000 men. The vast mnjurlty are In the United States. The most Interesting conclusion to be drawn from Supreme Knight Flnherty's talk nnd conviction Is Hint should definite action be decided upon in favor of amending the Constitution the power 'of the great organization of which he is the head would be solidly nrrnjed in favor ,of such a movement. End of Battleship Building Is Seen Continued from I-nen One son. And the great roar; was heard of the bomb that celebrated the victory of tho air force against the craft which has been for centuries, before Admiral MahAn discovered "sea power In his torjs," the chief defense bf empires. No Certain Defense The bomb that disnatched tho Ott- frleslnnd to the depths marks n new i ....;.... v ..- ...it, .... turn In warfare. No one will yet say what tho next stage will be, Hellevers in the big ships nre full of excuses and explanations that the Ostfrlcsland was not moving and was thus nn easy target, that guns, even Springfield rifles In tho hands of n crew on board would have driven the aircraft away. Hut making nil allowances for the fact that yesterday's feat was not ac complished In actunl warfare, this much remains: War vessels, even the greatest nnd most henvlly armored of them, have now n new foe to meet, more effective than nnv they have met before, nguin-t whom there Is no known defense which is felt to be sure. No guns that can be carried nt sea or even mounted on land could sink such n battleship ns the Ostfrlcsland, short of tunny hours' tiring, and no gun thnt ex ists, fired from the distance at which It is necessary to fire in order to be safe, can score the hits which the air men of the nrmv and nnvy scored in their attack on the Ostfrlcslnnd. Their 2000 -pound bombs were the biggest ever dropped from the sky. Yet with this purely experimental missile two shots were landed where they would do the most damage. They tore grent holes be low her underwater armor, nnd n third bomb, perhaps one of the big ton-weight vnscs of TNT. nnd perhaps n smniler one. struck her squarely on tho bow, badly shattering it. The be-t gunnery in the world can , not score like that nnd the biggest shells in the world will not do the damage the big bombs from the nlr actually did fo the Ostfrlpsland. Moreover, the pos sibilities of nttnek from the nir are by no menus exhausted. General Mitchell Is experimenting with two-ton bombs If it is objected that tho Ostfrlcslnnd PARCEL POST WINDOW SHADES p$?T $1 SO nhd now 75c: ti.00 Opaque, now ' iU"i5J.AHi?A.5SpI.'.?iv,nlSr,1'B,l TRANSMITTER .MIX). CO. 2018 HANSOM Efnj for aamplts Phone: Sprnco 3570 GREAT BARGAINS IN HIGH-GRADE LEATHER BAGS AND SUITCASES FR I DEN BERG'S LOAN OFFICE J7 XI 11TU CT Btween Filbert 6i 11. Hill M. and ArchSti. And N. W. Cor. 9th and Buttonwood HIGH-GRADE HOUSE PAINT ALL COLORS $2.75 Per Gal. FREE (itad lor color card) FREE B. FRANK SHINN 21t &. South Sti Phiia., Pa. ff Malt & Hops Aek for ami (1ft Ihe Ortitnal A malt txtract t-u cnmparlon. 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OPEN HATl lU, MTF.RMION T4ani0flice7"fi&I) e And "irerooms !27lNrorthl3thStrcrt I C" ggJSJj dyuuLi I 1 ' IJmutextpactmops JIL.S2 PHILADELPHIAJBAu HltAN(lll!Hi 030 Market M. I'h.i llrlmont Ultt '648 Oermanloup r. DUmend 3441 17SS .Krnalnrton Are. 17 llroadw), uimdi-u. N, J, raetnrleat f)enhir, Danfllle, III,, Sttuhentlile, O. was not in perfect condition, nnd. that she wan .not so heavily nrotectrd as nre' tur latest nnd greatest battleships," therei remains the fact that many more than six bombs can be rained from the, sky upon a bnttleship nnd thnt the uciif tu tu re. will nee bombs twice the size of those whteh were fatal to the Ostfrles land available for nir attack upon hos tile fleets. The actual work of the nlrmen is .!.. .,,. i.nn....i i.... u ,scnrry me wine "" i; uir nuuiuunui :h?te '; js ssJ. a! nttnek which lasted one nfternoon nnd all the following morning. The wur oi sinking the Ostfrleslnnd was protruded by the navy's desire to experiment with small projectiles nnd to study their ef fect. All Wednesday nfternoon was de voted to the test of bombs too small to sink a battleship. Ileal Test Hegtin The real test began yesterdny morn ing with the dropping of the 1000 pound bombs. Only five of these were dropped, about twenty minutes' work. Then the nnvnl observers signaled fo stop firing and went aboard the German ship to study tho damage done. Their observation consumed n couple of hours. So the next attack with tho one ton bombs upon which General Mitchell counted to sink the Ostfrlcsland did not begin until noon, and then only six more bombs were dropped In about twentj minutes" work. Leaving out nil experi menting nnd nil observation and giving tJenernl Mitchell n chance tn ifr. Mm best at sinking a bnttleship would in- ' sure destruction within an hour. 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But there hnvo been defenses moro or less effective against torpedoes and mines The nlrshlp hns made It possible to JUSS r-SR W '"? from the ship's vitals. And armoring n tli I ii clenr down to her keel would make her so henvy thnt she could not move. And even it ,nucn armoring were practical, huge navies costing bil lions already exist which arc not pro tected below the water line. Shall they be scrapped and new billions b spent trying to create ships thnt will resist nttnek from the air? Certainly not in the present temper of flic world. General Mitchell has furnished the most tremendous argu ment for nnvnl disarmament In history. He has turned the scale nt the coining disarmament conference. Now that no one knows what to build, every ono will be glad to ngree to stop building hii? shins. Ther will turn their atten tion to hircrnft which docs not cost much and anti-aircraft guns which still remain to be perfected. The phrase, "sen nower In history," has n new meaning. It Is now purely in history ns much so ns the Homnn phnlnnx. Oven Baked Beans ( In Individual PoU I Range Made Up? It would bo Interesting lo you to have ono of our salespeople "tear down" n Ftandard Gas Rnncrc and show you tho features which make it efficient, sanitary and economical. You would learn how In geniously heated fresh air is made to circulate through the oven: how tho "dead air" spaco holds tho heat in; how provision is made for positive regula tion of heat, and other valuable information. Come in and pco how a Range is made. up. ! L I wmtZE&gaEBXi S ft You'll never know how a ' - -a i Efc. .j n.i..j n . -- CA't ( be until you try our J. TX TJ fTT Jn fif ' yv re kuuu uaacu dcuub can ziv: li ttnlrally localtd. &v ,' rfFx " '' "M-"ni- ir-- Broaa ana (g rfuC E) Wsfarf Streets . OMvING y. p A quiet, dainty, very out-of-the usual Roof, where you , . i i arc ns sure oi inn wuibiuc ana ocrvicc as you arc Of I ' 1 the sort of persona you see there. Luncheon, Dinner, 13 i. H Supper each a little treat! II , M . . AS ( Strawbridge : Closed All Day Saturday ANOTHER holiday to-morrow to the delight of our helpers, and the entire satisfac tion, we are sure, of pur customers to most of whom also Saturday is a holiday. THE benefit of this extra day of rest and recreation will be reflected in our redou bled efforts to make summer shopping as pleasant as possible. Strawbridge v ssj , Dancing During Supptr 8y ' J2T ' V'.'l.'7'll I.II.M... I.fll l'.'MTll'llllllllll:'i:i!llllllllllllllll'IIIN. .1.11.1 'III. 1. 1"! IT'IIIT M"Vi Vg , GREATEST FILE BARGAINS in Philadelphia Spee'al J-drnwer, lettrr lte. vertical uleel file. Cnnno Iti 20,000 letter, ttrnuer hete 24V4 Inehr Itllnic siince. smuotfi runnlne roller beurlns. nusprnslon hrneltrtK. fol io" er Moehn. benutltul ollie crten flnlth. SOLID llflA.SN IIAUDWAHK. A hlah- hlfrh-itrnde nio that "III flat m. lifetime. (tperlnt price for July nnd Atiiruat Rtgalar price, $41. SO. Complttt Lint 0 Trantltr Filti, Filing Dtvicei, Index Cards, tic. We Are Philadelphia Headquarters for Blank Books Ic to $30.00 each Loose Leaf Ledgers $3.25 to $40.00 It Costs Less on Arch Street NBVYORK Every EXCURSION a.oo notiND TIlIP War Tax 24 8:00 mm 7.47 St . v. m. ftte-DuttEAS. P Flies and Mosquitoes Bother You ffjgff 0Ccfj yovbowooi " ' QU ta.V t i. Kaarl Kren anme lu aaneer on table--llrlifh 'em out in em h"n liouai la tltiarU liluhta hprlnUle nn hefil anil fnot 15c - 35c & ISKaaTKiDOlWDULU'FIAVDRINQ EXTRA03 Sumter Again: The engine for good or bad weather. EIGHTY years ago, when they got a steam locomotive on the (Jerman town Railroad, they advertised that it would run daily in fine weather, but when it rained the cars would still be drawn by horses. Ours is not a fair-weather engine. ( Good times or bad, our "concentration yard at Sumter, S. C, works on just the same. Indeed, when the financial weather is threatening, an" you must "sail close to the wind," the help that Sumter affords to builders is most important. " not only gets lumber for you at bedrock prices, but it insures quick shipment, and prevents delays. Thus it guards you against loss througn idle workmen and labor complications, and helps to make it safe to build even in bad times. Try Sumter for lumber supplies, and you won t go back to horse-power methods. Some day you'll build. If you want the work finished on time, nco that tho lumber comos from LL0YIJ. 1 William M. Ill' l.l .Mill. It I..14MI. ,, 300 Commercial Trust BuildiriK, Philadelphia KNTAIIMSIII'I) 1168 r kill Til 111 V. Ulll'k liiriMf'l- en A KI.1ITTK. A. ' ,.i,,i . T..r...i. ,,i..nnT.' i v i . & clothie! SATURDAY evening p and Monday morn, mg newspapers will contain interesting news of several special attractions which Ve have arranged ftfr Monday. It will pay you to look for out announcement. l & Clothier $35.00 HARRY B. LEVIS STATIONER 702 Arch St Other Sunday A NEXT EXCURSION Sunday. July 24 Special train leave- TXeadlnic Ter minal 7 KM) A. M. (Standard Time). A. M. (DnyllsM Time). atcirolnrJ at toiumma. Ave., ituniinxaon at., Wayne Junction, l-Hn and Jenkln-town. neturnlnr. leavea New York, Went I 2Sd St.. 0!7 T. M. (Stnmtard Time). P. M. (Dayllnht Time). Liberty 7:00 P. M. (Standard Time). 8:00 luayimni nmj. PhDaaelphla & Reading Hallway Wtline, hi i lioiirrt f H $1 - 60 Worth its cost! Sl SIISSS Mother. me; .vc" A EIj llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllliml m I Lloyd Company ii i 7 3 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin ', ! Phil., P. --', M- t i t iA-? .lurByi i wrtiV I It.. II .I.I..I.I.. W J. 11. Its. 1 V jj-v lmmmmmmmmmm