fWVjif p, "-ffj "t ' " ysa IK AU BACKS WELFARE DRIVE Municipal Research Commends Principle Behind Federation's Campaign for $4,000,000 WOULD ELIMINATE WASTES W The principle back of the Welfare iTt&ernUen was ceinmeimcu mgniy ie- j.T-by the llurenu of Municipal lie- Jneirdi, which stated that seeing the Mmmunit 's nodal problem as a wielc 0TfCem'" duplications and ether wastes 'ofeffeil. f In jts ihue tf Cillzciis. Husincss, the J Ilwarcli nureau stated : ( "The last generation lias seen nn I Miormeus Increase in eevernmentnl hc- tlrltiM in educational, heaitn, recrc- I .k!nn1 nnrl ftini Itnhln fielrln. Tlila (am. Afncr han been due te an improved iiub- )lc fensclfiice as well as te a rceegni jtlen of the fact that certain, functions ' nn adcaiiately be performed enlv through society as a whole represented jij government. "That the re3ulU of thin tendency have, in the main, been beneficent Is the dew held by perhaps the overwhelming , majority of careful observers. Larger Scope and Higlier Standards "The 6ame period has nlse seen nn nlargement in scope of activity and an Immeasurable elevation in standards of the nnn -governmental agencies encased in these fields. There are (leubHrt, name who held the view that all wel fare activities elie.ild be govcrnmental gevcrnmental Ited, just as tl'crc arc many who held te the opposite extreme and who stig matize as 'paternalistic' any activity ly government which gees beyond it's )most elementary functions. "The soundest position is doubtless sinewhere between these extreme Tiews; and in the very nature of things. 'ny drastic change from the present ' status, in cither direction, is net likely te take place in the immediate fu ture. Problems Common Concern ' Whether n particular piece of ,o ,e cial work is done by u private agency, or by one supportej by taxes, ilocsjiiet alter the fact that the social problems of tnc community, m the aggregate, nn in" concern 01 caeji of us. 1, logic in the view that the welfare .fTna!tlerwhlrh1,,thJ9HMn intnl unit, a part or which the citizens sup- jwt through their taxes and the eHiim-' IIPTI t inifi rart of which thi nnn .. i. , Ktinnrt rt tlif.itt. their voluntary contributions. " "fl ere substantial! all the private iltncjes inciuuci m t toleration, as is : fhn r ilwA lit untnA At au awl . 1. 1..1. 1.. ,,., ,.. ,.. .. ,. .. ' l Mi V , . , ' ,""" ""'v" l!,i the ide.u toward wlucfi the trustees of 1 the Philadelphia Federation are atrlv. inj, there would be only the official and the unofficial welfare pregranm for the conrclentieus Utlzen te consider." CHILDREN'S HOME AIDED Atlantic City Institution Gets $5000 Frem Philadelphia Weman A bequest of S.'OGO te the Children's Seashore Heme at Atlantic Citj was linage under the will of Mrs. F.minn Leu iP I.Ptllliir. wlin (ller! of th M.ll.ie Hetel, where she made her home. I ler I 'State amounted te about .!200,000. The residue is te go te three daughters, Elite J. del!. Macauley, Louise L. Rowland and Maul L. Hawkes. The will of Jehn (i. Schwarz. 1000 .laitaen street, also probated tedav. dis poses nf ..-i00O in private bequests. The Till of Rmersen Cenrad. 1100 Wa.illace -treet. beqiieuthi- $12,000 in private be quels. TO DISCUSS CURRENT BOOKS William Lyen Phelps, ut his 11 oVIeck talk in the Academy of Music Feyer tomorrow morning en "Which Beeks Are lleallv Werth Heading V" willdikciifs the follewing: "Peter Ilin Ilin ney," by Archibald Marshall; "The 'Srentb of the Seil." by Knut Hamsun: hvered." by 11. A. Willlanu; "Alice Adams," , lioeth Tarklngtnn : "The People Against Nancy Preston," bv 011 tr Moie-io; "Collected Stories." bv Kipling: "King Cele," by Jehn Muse fleld: "Collected Poems." by K. A. Uobineflii; '"Ihe American Nev?!," by Jarl Van Doien; "The Miirers of Downing Street. "The Glass of Fash ion." "The Miners of Wiinliingten," tnd "Mj Iliether, Theodere Hoeseyelt." Ws5 564 -568 Ant) sea 3Tif(ft HI msMtttmrtr iltk&F. lit?Cnriten ietcl BROAD AND WALNUT STS. PHILADELPHIA OFFER VERY Unusual Values In Their FIR T OFT E in Gowns Dresses - Wraps Suits - Coats - Blouses Millinery ' lm announcement should be of unusual interest at 'us time, as these Fashion are particularly suitable for wear at the various Evening Secial Functions beginning te tal(c place, such as the Opera, Theatre, Dinners and Dances. After-Dinner Tricks TO FI& I f-'ie.a Ne. 10 Turn Olnss of Water Upside Down A clever little trlcl: is le turn n slaKS or water upside down en n class or Stene tnble, or even n 'wooden tabic, provided it is net polished mahogany. Sii'iply pls.c i niece of paper eeer the mouth of the tumbler and Invert the name. The water will net fall out. due te a physical law. Then set the glass, upside down, en the table, and nlldc it clear of- the paper. If this is done neatly, net a drop will be spilled. Put the paper away nnd call your friends te observe the phenomenon. It 1b Interesting te, hear them speculate en new it was accomplished CopvrieM. imt, b-j PuWc i.tdatr Ce,?anv WOOL TRADE BETTER J. Stanley Livingstone Talks te Ben Franklin Club The wool industry in the last few weeks has shown a' decided upward trend, which portends increased em ployment in the mills, declared .T. Stanley Livingstone. Philadelphia manufacturer, who adrirrwMl n meeting 'of the lien Franklin flub lm-t nisht. Other MV'jkcra were Rtraaell Kent. It lleff Knight and Kebeit I Pltzpatriek. Mr. Flt'patrlck was made a member of the club. lie passed nreund among his clubmen an eringlnal cepv of Peer Richard's Almanack, printed in 17-17. TROLLEY KILLS CHILD Youngster Struck by Car Near Her Ninth Street Heme Louise Zanbre, six years old, of 1(120 Seuth Ninth street, died last night in the Mount Sinai Hospital as :i rer.ult of injuries received when she vvns struck by a trolley car en Ninth street, utmost opneiite her home. The child vvai. r-ent te the store and ism across the street directly in front of the car. William Zery. of Sixth nnd Nerrln streets, the moterinan. nn- ! plied the brakes, but tee late te avoid i.ii, .1.. ,-, " "" "'"' Fa,ls Dew" ier Shaft ...,, .. , . ,. T , " lIliam ''iba' nu empleye at the Jehn l-eng Taper Company, at iT-enly fourth and Weed streets, was Injured last night when he fell dawn an ele vator haft at the plant. lie w.ts taken te the Medlce-t'hirurgical Hospital .... .-..--.. Klua lives nt "JU( Hummer street, Mitchell Fletcher Ce. Will Bake for Thanksgiving Pumpkin Piei, 75c Mince Pies, $1.00 Fancy Ass't Cakes, $1 lb. Balcony Rolls, Dez. 15c Brighten Rolls, Dez. 18c English Muffins, Dez. 35c Quality Fruit Cake, 80c lb., 5-lb. cake $3.75 Pattie Shells, Dez. $1.10 & $f.35 18th & Chestnut Sts. 12th & Market Sts. 5600 Germantown At. Atlantic City, N. J. Avenue NEW IOKK SALES SEASON NsS5'Wlv?MP'lyj3w -vy -os-s-,. im BVlSNINGr PUBLIC LEDGER-PHtHDELPHIA, THTJRSBAX, 4 YOUTHS HOLD UP E Maurice Nabut, Fifty-seventh and Catharlne Streets, Robbed of $25 and Tobacco BANDITS FLEE IN AUTO Tour youthful bandits entered the drug store of Maurice Nabut, at Pifty seventh nnd Catharine streets, last night, held up Nabut nt the point of a revolver and stele ?:!." in cash and a large quantity of cigars and cigarettes. The youths escaped in an automobile that they had left parked in front of the store. Mr. Nabut said Mint he was standing back of the cigar case in the front of his store at about 11 :!" o'clock when four young men entered his store and asked for n nack of Mcni-effM While, he was getting them, he said, ' one of the four pointed n gun in Ills I tace and demanded, "hands up. Na but's wife was sitting at a desk In the rear of the store, but fearing violence te her husband did net attempt te in terfere. The bandits forced Nabut te show them the cash drawer and open it. They took the $2.r. all that It contained. They then grabbed n box of cigars and the cigarettes. As they left the store one of them went through Nabut's pockets, taking Heme small change and his geld watch and chain. Nabut said that the robbers ranged in age from nineteen te twenty-two and were poorly dresed. They did net wear masks. They left the store hurriedly, jumped in their car and disappeared down Fifty-seventh street. r 450 4, r R 1 1204 Chestnut St. DRUGGIST IN STOR CRIMEAN MAY BE ON SHIP Missing Customs Inspector Prob ably Vanished en Vessel, Is Theory Police have learned nothing in their search fe? Jehn .r. Ctltneun, customs Inspector and former University t Pennsylvania athlete, who disappeared after lie inspected a ship decked at a powder plant below Deep Water Point, near Olbbstewn, X. ,T. One hope held out for timllng him alive is that in some strange manner n fctnyed en the vessel. Watchmen at tne plant did net see him repass the en frame gates. The steamship Narmnti.t 5" due in Rie de Janeiro November 20. She hac . no wireless equipment, am until r te decks authorities will be unublc te learn definitely whether or net he Is eh beard. Customs Int-pocter Agney, detailed in the search, says he has information In buying a watch, net enlj should design be considered, but its timekeeping qualities. Even watch we sell must and does give satisfactory service. S. Kind & Sens, we chestnut, si. DIAMOND MERCHANTS JEWULEHS SILVERSMITHS iiW CD:itb!, "I2 A. B. K..j j Cemrisy aHCMf - Beginning Thursday Morning ! OVERCOATS Made Up Of Select Overcoat Yardage Ends By The Kirschbaum Sheps. 35 Originally intended te sell for 50, 55, 60 and 65, Here are the facts : The Kirschbaum shops offered lis, at great price con cessions, the choice of their surplus overcoat yardage. All of the weaves we selected were originally used for coats selling at 50, 55, 60 and 65. In many cases there was enough goods for but one, two or three coats 450 coats ins all. The savings ever regular prices 'are in no instance less than 15 and from that up te 30. Rug-back m caves Deuble faced fabrics Fine fleeces Vicunas Ulster Ulstcrettes Raglans Dress Cunts BID 9 E r ORT Founded In JS94 1 1 Seuth 15th St. Crimean was seen after the vessel snll cd. He believes he has been drowned. FRIED AUTO SANDWICH Use Twe Cars and Trelley; Apply Match and Serve Het A trolley car striking an automobile loosened the "Innardi" of an automobile at Ninth stret nnd Uidge nventte, lust night. Onselinc trickled from it and spread beneath unether machine stand ing nearby. Heme one dropped n lighted natch. New one machine Just in't. The automobile Mruck by the trolley was drivnn liv William II. Hall. s"c- retarv te former Governer nmmbaugh The gasoline trickled from it nnd peeled henent i n car tie elicing te v. ,i. henenth n car belonging te O W!cer, 2.." North Ninth -street. Wieser's automobile was destroyed, the ethe- net e much and police hnen't discovered who dropped the match. .'1 Beautiful Octagonal Watch Made of L',-ht. greed geld, the border effectively en graved, fitted with depend able 17'jeweled Waltham viecemeitt fancy gilt dial 1119-21 Market St. J NOVEMBER 17, STRAWBRIDGE & CLOTHIER Hundreds Suits and Have Just Men's and Yeung Mens Suits and Overcoats $27.50 $31.50 $37.50 $42.50 This Is a Recerd-Breaking Sale of Women's Coats The values have everybody talking it's the kind of Sale-you will remember pleasantly for years. The Coats are marvelous new Coats, beautiful fabric?, the best styles of the season and in all sizes. Vt $20.00 U $25.00 At $30.00 black Made long threw .mound and v? iriuvt neked Ceat, -with deep opesaiim or mele: one model with throughout. 'Mr: -dMi . ' 'I I j Smart Coats for Full Figures Of nigh-grade cloth.- in ncautiful .'.uuc of ilaru b.c. u uni' and taue, also black. Slightlj fitted in -J'e kick, behe I mi a-ejud and silk-lined throughout. Siv.ca, 40l. t" "J1 . Tn.-t s ,T..".ii. Showing Velvet at Its Best in Afternoon Gowns This is one of the new straight-line mod els ($30.00) of velveteen smartly touched with braid, ethers are simply girdled with Canten crepe te match the sleeves : some art in basque styles, ethers in leng-Maisted effects. One chainung model is trimn ei " brtn'.' bugles, another emlneideied in geUl en'' model has it- distinction in the un, en -kut ie 'i and another in the v ide Canten crepe .Oee e i ,1 contrasting shade all beautiful row no . clvc'. reme of eh cteen 830.00 ie Sd 'ti' Fine Cleth Dresses Special at $25.00 Duvet de laiue, Peiret twill and uku,ih( i straight-line, ircular-skirt, redmgetc ami p.u 1 elTccts. Headed, braided, embroidered Mam w (I. vestees. Weel Jersey Dresses 'Special at $12. 75 Stiaight-line, tie-belt model, in beaei. biewi navy nnd ruat, made with long close sleeve-, ami cellar that can be worn high or low. --Straivbrl(3i;e 1021 of Men's Overcoats Arrived the Sale Proceeds The news of out jricat puv i hac of the mold-Leuch-hcini CempanyV surplu-- and ovcr-enW stock en liiind .nnd mi process of finihlnnp, proved a wonderful attraction last ucli. The lets wwc fcemewhat depleted in assortment and -izc-rangc, se no mention could be :nade of the Sale until ad ditional premised lets could be brought in. Te bring the name price-groups up te the ic (uircd comprehensiveness of v nricty, we have also put in emc .Suits and Overcoats 1'iem our regular -tock at re duced prices. Thctefeie, for TO-JJOIUtCAY AXI SATLMJ OAY, we ate enabled le ic peat this wonderful eiln Actual Savings of ST. 50 le $20.00 lln Clothing is of the lughcit -l;ii,s. 'I he ALCO designer is one of the very best .ii America; ALCO fabrics aic strictly all wool, from the forcme&t mills at home and abread: ALCO tailoring is of the finest every garment must pass the most rigid inspection, lieth Suits and Overcoats at each price every one much less than this season's regular price 27.50, $31.30, $07.50 and $41i.e0. -r.iv Coats of iie two-tone effect ; lan i-leaU.iig in made m thiec- t'.uarter length, yoke and sleeves lined. Anether model is of a softer, lighter-weight cloaking, silk- ned througheut: thrce-quai ter length. At $22.50 Pladk-al '-'eat of tceu" in brown, olive ahd gray mixtuie?. Plain, straight bac- and frent: lined body and slec cs. .Mannish notched cellar and vevcr. Ceat of wool coleur, in blacl-, navy and brown, ernamenteJ en side- with cord and loops; dec) bell sleeves; cellai of beaerette. Tull silk-lined. Als,e at thN price a vcrv lustrous Belivia wcum Ce.r, semi-fitted; .silk-lined throughout. A" unlh ia, in durk gemi ciat of UuK blue, brown and with a very atti active icllar with ends fimhed -with tas.-d: belted all silk - lined throughout Fine Fur-Cellar Coats, Special, $55,00 cellar of Austiali..n ipussu:n, dyed -bawl cellai All eVp.i' tly lin d i- i ,,', j,.. . L dot .101 atceiid l ie .U'"ei Strut u JU The Christmas Gifts Yeu Buy Te-morrow And all the gifts yen buy before the rush comes, urc sure te be chosen with care and fine discrimination as regards I heir suitability. There's no escaping t h e hurry and bustle of prepar ation the last few days be fore Christmas there are some things that'canM be done weeks beforehand. But the greater part of our shopping can be finished early and what a satisfac tion it will be te have each gift just right, te say noth ing of the pleasure of lei surely selection from full, fresh stocks! Buy New, Pan Jamiaru First If you have a charge account here, all mer chandise ) n r ( ha se d from neic until the end of December may be paid for the first of January, 1922. We aie opening many ije accounts every day. Here's the Surprise Santa Has Proposed for Friday Here we see one el the "Mi geed little girls who will find in her .stocking Christ mas morning one of these Infant Characlei Dells $1.50 Le-. r.'ele iiule Uabj Dull.-, v, ty eyes that tlesj and v. ith bobbed wig. Of course they are wetth muc'i me'-e. but we have secured thee 500 -re sell undei pric1. Incidentally, the mice i- low enough te buy TWO of them for twins. And no '. fei tlir boy, Santa ha: Ceaster Express Wajrens $7.00 A gaijy-pauuca. well-made L prea Wagen. 11n31 inche.-,; with i (.'movable top and easy-running Teller-bearing wheel. Only a limited iiuantit; . Bring the Children te See Santa He has. a Mm!e. a ready eai . a heart' word and an uitcicstmg PICTUKE liOOK for each of his little tik-nd-. You'd find li.ni sai rounded by the tinest and gicatrt assor' asser' ment of 'I'e.v - we have ever ;b ;b embled. Sia ! r d, ' l r ' , ! The Children's Boek Stere i 1 1 - a; r if : igh . en leisurely -rle.'ie,' of (liilii.n Heeks fei Lhri Iiim"-. 'I'm Pce a e all a', ev'e'it,, nrrangf and duldicn and gievn-upi a ' pending n unv happy memern leafing e 1 1 he-r nucrestii , illuitr;itcd vle ic. C0liL'I.Ll, Lj Je , ,(l Sr.j .. .1 chr.n , ,17 ste.j: colored i!!ti. 'i.iO. bj Maria L. K.r!;U.Ce i.enx.i ne'tXi:, u., u. it. nhn ! inu c, tibikifCi tu ., U iecr,. . Ce, i.'j ,s' -, , flail's rti' HI c! re r' ,', i j, vj lie i e'v llrcri fl.rii. v uk riiKji-; .vt ;;. tl ek hi Ale " ;e'(, Dime: ;'ii tjrt'i' ' ' I 'I t i '.'old ie, ! gi icnat'S. i u',tltr' vle, bj lid, old n,in'--il,oe. I'M;; i .vf ;: lwyu i: I l. lr..7, ' . -c re , Ol'i, SJ.Ie. ii ii mu ne: bj tin. I- '1 l , 'uU.i, lint, uim , cale .V ('. Wiietl. il.-u, vj irRIMWS FAItV VM.LS, J areUMU ovter bd hlcnerc l Abbett J. MO. I11E SCOTTISH Cllltih'S, by anc Perte. Hditetl by Kate J Douglas 'ieyiit and Nera Archi uutu emi ana illuutrutrd tn roier ej .. c. YycthV3.5U. rilli AXDUllSEX FAIRY BOOK, eight dliatratieiia in celu, find many in black and white, by rierenec Litatilc and Ulizabtih SiraiTbridfe t, Clethlr Stceml I iier, nibtrt 1 -i- ltrt. Vct .1 W.MIIIIII.H.J T
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