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HVJUNLtfG PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, JANUABY
1922
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ReXBOROUGH IK
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!ES
ITS SITE FOR FAIR
WHERE ROXBOROUGH WANTS FAIR TO BE HELD
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n:
SoKuylkill-Wlssahlcken Plot Is'
Called Accessible Beautifi.il
' and Inoxpenaive
PHir
STATISTICS COLLECTED
Wwt
4th" J. 1'Ali is the first of n series of eitirles
. . itorihine the various sites suggested
tams
jfer the Gctqui'Ofnttnnial Krpesitlnn.
Ben Wet rid the advantaqes urged for caeh.
6nce Oub of the strongly siippertM loto leto lote
bo s tenB ugrcstc(l for the Nwaul-Cenlcn I
Rtci,llal Exposition in 1020 1h the Srhitvt-1
JJ"1 Itlli-Wissnhleken slte offered by Ihcl
Drerxx Hoxberoujh Improvement AsMiciMlen. I
In oe he lnnl1 l8 '" llnxbernupli, about
fertneX)0 acre", in the Twenty-nrt ami
ment 'Turcatr-scend Wnrds. It border en
Slbcr " Montgomery County line, with n i
t Al frontOKe of About .1000 fret e the
eejt "chuylkiJl Itlvcr, nnd extends nertnenst
.TtM t0 Winsahlckeii Creek, along which it
fabr'e un" abe"t f000 feet.
Frent i'-1"0 Itoxberoush Improvement Aso Ase Aso
centr c'BMen, composed of business men of
nce, thfl Koxbnreugh, Oermnntewn nnd
tfen Qhestnut Hill sections, lim advanced
the C " following mlvnntngci it sir? nrc
ether ""wed by the lte :
Ituat Frem a standpoint of ncceseiblilty,
I rrn. th site is about nine milci from City
thrmi nun, uirecuy in mc jmin "i im- '""' '
of th Icfll divisions of the ltradlnir and IVnn
n i eylvania IUllremln. These two line
NSTALL JERSEY
T
MAYORS
OOAY
trolled by Republicnns
FIGHT IN NATIONAL PARK
was re'elrcted. The new Council ii
composed of nine Ilepubllcans.
'llie follewlnf nppelntmetlti) will be
made by Council t Olty Holiclter,
Charles W. I.etxitust AswoCTer, 01lvr
J. Meteer! Orerscer of the I'oer, Je
seph 11. Karquhar i chief enlncer witter
uuk, ineouero Alien: rierK water
work, Allan W, lirdlleld; tnembers
ueani of Health, Harry iaruicy,
Itebert A. Lincoln, ('hnrle V. Illnw.
Borough Councils Orgnnize at The llearjl of Kducntlen does net or
& Knle until February 1.
Noen Most of Them Cen- Much lnteret Is centered In the or
gnitatien of the new body of rdntlenni
I'ark Council. There re but Ave menv
bersi In the new body l)ccnu0 the new
Mayer, lMwnrd It, Allen, rculcned n
eek nxe nnd his suceeer has net
been appointed. The new member of
Council h Pennlnrten Mlltlcnn, who
takes the neat of Harry Ulrlch. Three
of thn five members of Council are op ep ep
peed te the new Mayer and It Is net
likely that any of ills appointment
will be continued,
Woodbury City Council will have but
one new member, Jehn H. Twellj. this
jcar at the oriranUatJen. The Oleu
ceter County Heard of Freeholders
erfanlivd today with ltcnubllrtne ncnln
plcc control.
I nemas C. Illvlns was inMellru ns
Mayer of Hnminonteu tit Council'; re re
ntnnlintleii sctlen lit neon today. He
Is a llepubllcnn nnd succeeds Dr.
Charles CuunlnKham, Muer Klvlns
premised a busineHslIke ndmlnhtratleii.
tlther newly Installed officers of the
town R0ernmnt ere: James li. AVhlte,
Water Commissiener: J. 0. Iteming Iteming
Ien. Jr.. Town KiiKlncer; Jeseph A.
Carle, Town Soliciter: Charles 11. Mil
ler. Sinking Fund Commissiener:
Henry M. Phillips, lire chief; Dr. J.
C. Hitler, nsltnnt tire chief J Samuel
Heppard. Custodian of Town Hall, nnd
James I,. White and J. V,. .Megargel,
members of the Heard of Health.
It ej
niza
flen
f e
I
it
la
lelf
tin
Dii
rrat
icr
f '
irei
Oil
10tc
ferenc
unsurpassed in the city or its en
virens. It is the landscape painters
easily cetul carry the burden of traffic
from th center of the city nnd from
tielnts vt it.
Spur I,lnrs SuRsestel
Should these prove Inadequate ie ac-
TOOO feet 'Ions could be run te the site love ummwtins inn, roiling neiu. e
from the Chestnut Hill electric branch nnmentcil bv creves of beecli nnd eal;.
of the Pennsylvania nailread. and a , There arc twelve ravines where natural
terminus erected near the site. Visit- ,Ktavlty cascude can be built te enhance
Or from New Yerk and the East could the beauty of the scene.
bO'breucht te this terminus by building I "Many of the weeded hills could be ,
ft similar spur three miles long from the. left undisturbed en'J se form an cmeram
This map, prepared by the ltoxlierougli Improvement Association, shows the tnin.portntien .u.ilhtillil)
ether advantage nrjrucd In favor of the Scliu)llilII-Vis,ihlcken slte for the Sesqtii-Centennial
ml
Trenten brnnch of the am railroad.
"It is essential," said Jehn S.
Turner, secretary of the association,
"that the increased traffic be handled
without passing thrnuzh the eitj. The
K
v
la
ha
Sib
can.
Banker's Wife Says Visit of
Crete Insures Success
Quebec, Jan 2 On th eve of her
departure into tne wintry wilderness
"f Northern (jLebc, seckiiiK evidence te
diprev) the chnrjei nf Jnmes A Still
man nga'n'-t her nnd little (iu. Mr'.
Anne L'reuhat-t Stillmnii '-tenlin re
fdved n visit from Jean Crete, Mayer
of ttrande Pile, n town in ihe le.irt
nt ,l,n tllM'lln.'.' ullf. tllnnilAil ,i. I.I..1M.
passengers, with the contemplated , with the architects' plans weuiu ec a
?p,,.?,i m'.ii8c? u.vlk,1,l:W'R,,n,llcken is I minimum. Crete, a burly chap nnd the h-.s of
located Ideally te Handle them. , "There are n0 expensive cendemna- , lM0 frn!, nf t,0 lninherliiiids Miner.
xne i-niiaueipnin iinpui iranlt men iiroceeeingR i-iuuni hi un.-.i"-- lellticul lender, owner or tne one and
I enly trading stoic, a pillar f the ( ath-
elc ( liucli, tlie grfiitest kiiiRli dem
CANADIAN MAYOR PLEDGES I or frihtened by the ceurtthey
HIS AID TO MRS. STILLMAN "nst K. nfWrctc had ictt. m-
i.'stiiimau was teumt walking aiene in
St . I ,ril' -. ! i itt
tleurlrr Clt). N. J.. Jn llIn
many Seuth Jerey town today new
Mayers we r inducted int elBv with
special cttvneatr t tie ame time that
the new Cvsn'iW raiel. In boreuih
the Mayvr kf eaei jOa.v presides at
ft .r-rt5-" n v euncu. e tnc in
ta n'.-iva 1 J-c Myr tevk
fri Te ttcss vf tie ciief niafLs
Irate s j c'.u ar.i town ex
t(v! itiitvii it t' wn bnr
iVm nyr- wstVJt a Majvr until today.
Y!ivi-& A".f. :f new Majer et
VatvmJ 1V-1 -a .'evU Kv'tar S.
VVAtcr. i O-e 'VKTCt Mtjr In Seuth
Jerfv N rt 'fl i?U pest etd Jehn
S ISvsJifrtf i 1V i" Majvr of I'ar-r.-irt.T
.1 Vwrtt JVre '.,f Marer of
Clajtcr it- .,.v.f7'k C Mrttewan. the
Mt'-e-T cf lv1 i5r.-'f. Nth befan
their -, erivi t.v5. The term of
ths frr - Vfr e.t nv1, while
lr,Mvr A .--! rf tVe '"See fir one
teT.-. k?i tVcTi i-i.Tr? hiA fltaln two
Ttir arc
V r-.fT m..t ! : -vi. 1,n .itt
of Pa
Mayer
tw m
n. Ma r Nvavc tv.e late
..itVsw rewri-e5 the office a I
e-f that l.'s tv'.av. after
nf .i! I.T jsi1 jer en, nan n:ii
Mm r Nvavc tv.e late Cl-arle i
Jean i '', narrow
hicli-lie
Kr
green setting for the wiiiti- puiiumgs
which arc te be erected." j
I'conemy is one of the features of
the adaptability of the site, Mr. Turner
said, ns it consist almost entirely of
Pennsylvania nnd Heading stations in open farm land. The ce-t of preparing
th citv would hn inndemintp te ne- Riich land for the construction of build
commedate the additional freicht aml'lnc nnd lavine it out in accordance
path of the
snow en Duttcrin Tcrr.icc. eutlde
hotel, the (Tinteau Frentitiac. The
premise of aid from the Mayer nnd hi hi
eptlmUtlc r"iert of the s.impnthie of
the people who lived near the Stillirnn
ledge hud tianfermel 1-er
Th viIt of Jean Crete, thi meet
Mrs. Jake L. Hamen Weds Again
Chlcnfe, Jan. J. Mrs. Georgia
Hamen, widow of Jnke T. Hamen. slain
Oklahoma oil man, was married here
Saturday te William Ii. Hehrcr, u
l'rfne -'.lC.. t.v late fcr r.ny name te eaiiKt-r. .Mr, lliiinen moved te Chicago
be ro.-el en the ticket at tne lal sneruy neierc tne murder trial nt Ard-eX-ien
?.v,M H. C. IVldlc be re- mere, Okln.. In which Clnrn Smith
V-ts1 -.re'lc-t '. 'V-no'.l. and It Is Hamen was found net guilty of killing
likely be w". ten he wi'.l fi'l the f. 'Jake U. Hamen.
r.ee during the year
MfW?XW:. I Sterrn Warnings Set eh Coast
r.i.n IH.rR. a lermei (.orener el i.i.(iU, ,ian, . (ii- A. i-.,
STRIKERS DEFY ALLIES
Rallmen Along Rhine Ordered te Q'e
Back te Their Jobs
Cebletu. Jan. 2. (Ily A. P.) The
American authorities 1 the nren of
occupation hnve arrested Hcrr Knit,
secretary of the railroad men's or er or
ganisateon In the Hhlnelnnd, en a chnrae
of violating the order of the Allied
High Commission forbidding n railroad
strike. Notwithstanding the order, the
strike was proclaimed Friday.
The resumption of work by the rail
road men has been ordered by the High
Commission.
The strlk order Issued here nffected
the Ceblen district only, nnd he re
ports se fnr de net indicate that It
was largely obeyed, ns the operation of
trains is declared te be proceeding
normally.
L00KST0 RETAIL PRICES
Ferd Says They Will Determine In
dustrial Conditions
Iren Mountain. Mich., Jan. 2. (Hy
A. P.) Industrial conditions during
the new year will be determined Inrgely
bv the trend of retail prices, Henry
Ferd declared here, In n statement en
the outlook for 1022.
Prlce adjustment!! In many lines were
mnde Inst year nnd were nlmest wholly
responsible for the Improvement!! re
corded, the manufacturer sold. There
nre still ninny lines, he added, in which
this movement had net become ap
parent. "Hxlstlng costs," Mr. Ferd said, "nrc
the ehlef factors in present market con
ditions. When prices nre reduced busi
ness will boom.
ir
MULTITUDES 0FER APVICE
, ON $1 0,000,000,000 DEll
Unsolicited" Suggestions Pour Inte!
the Treasury Department , I
Washington, Jan. 2. (Hy A. P.)-r
Unusual Interest In the ultlmate dl'
position of the $10,000,000,000 debt!
ewca tne I tilted Htntcs by tne aiueui
governments Iian licen evidence threukit-
out the country during the Inst few
weeks. Tieaslirv nflii'IulH nalil today.
Mnnv letters hnve ceme Inte the
Trensurv nsklnc for Information en thi
subject nnd offering ndvicc, while de-J
bating hoc cues In different parts ou
thf. nnimtrv linvi been wrlttncr In xOti
dntn en Which te build arguments both!
en behalf of nnd nninst tne uevcrnfi
tnntit rnnnlrltiv ttfivmpnt nf thn trltXl
clpnl nnd Interest of the debt under
various plans. '
What were described ns "nut letters"!
siiiim itmi ninns for eiitninihtt paymenu
of the debt under schemes of varying1!
complexity nnd ever diversified periods
of intra. Iho nreceedit te 1)0 used DV
the Government for at many different ,
projects. .
Mcnrtwhlle officials declared the
solution of the allied debt problem
nwalts the notion of Congress upon tuc
Wlstfltleti new ncndlni; te autherise
negotiations with the foreign debtor
ffiivnmmnntu fnt wlndlnr mi their WAr-
tlme financial transactions with this
country.
Alys Lerraine te Wad
Iinilen. .Tnn. 2. fllv A. P.l-
A1u Lerrnlnn. frtrmcrlv an AmCriCttl
fonrane. will be married te RIcbsrin
Northcott nt St. Gdorge's Chur
Hanover Hipinre, en Thursday,
newspapers nnneunee.
L'1a.u .... a . . , t . I
fttmiemter County. nMURied the efHce ' . "mrm nimuiiiH were ordered lis-
vi ... i- t. i v. i iiiiii rn iiv inn i rn r ii ah iiii an a . . n.i .
. ... . .. . .ri...n( (i-wi iaj rui,i nun in nnnu iwi .-.--... .. ii ihlhii iiiin-.iii iitiiit
y"JZT-,.T '".:,"rC" thr 5UCCCM ! u n brn'Herubllcan Council. , fr"' Cape HatteraM te Knslpeit. Me.
' " Maier IV men 5 Humphrc. ef1
tnA.I.,n.m Krnn n ni' tprni fnrlnv.
WILL YOU ACCEPT A RAISE? IV. Chnrlei Hit.hner. of Klmrr. sup.
ported py tvtri uepuDiienns and uemn
FREE LECTURE
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
EZRA W. PALMER, C. S. B., of Denver, Cole.
.tit.Miir.n or the iieaud or LKrremCfliiiP op tiib MeniEn ciiuncn
rinc misT ciiuncii or cnnisT, mciiintist. in hosten. Massachusetts
CHURCH EDIFICE
Walnut, West of 40th Street
MONDAY EVENING, Jan. 2, nt 8 o'clock
TUESDAY EVENING, Jan. 3, at 8 o'Cleck
THE PUIIMC IS COItniAM.Y INVITED
3ever wrrtem. with ullchr extenslnns. wnnl.l I tien of Iho ereund." lia said, "nor will
te - be able te serve the location with street .there be the necessity of spending great
railway lines et three different points, sums filling In low, marshy ground, nor ,.ninff. lnlluencc in the Fremh-Can.i-
Heute C3, terminating at Wayne avc- for the construction of piling u feunUa- ,jan jife told Mrs. Stilltnuii :
Jtue and Carpenter street, could be et- tlen for buildings." "I have come te offer m help. The
tended with little difficulty te the ccn-! e,.m i-n nic Anriitiienls reeple nf im home, the St Mauriie
ter of the grounds. An extension could ' sums ,L,P " , J. . t .i.i Valley, believe you are mneient. Yeu
be built from Mnneyunk. terminus of . in BU"" """"us " ', "v"k-' "' "- de net need te rule Hern mer the -new
route 01. nnd tinder the eeninrehenslvp 'te. Mr. Lurncr said.
plan ndepted by the Department of "The Schuylkill -Wlssahicken site
City Trnnsit. there is te be censtrueted seems te mc te meet in every respect
a high-speed line out Twenty-ninth the requirements and va-t scope of the
Wtssniilcknn Creek. 31'HUUl-ucnicnnini j.ii'emuhh. it ism-'
in the wind te make an n pe.nl te them
te help vmi Tin will i .inn te yn'i,
nnd thei. who fenr te make t ie innrni'i
Short Hours and Mere Meney Put
Up te Firm's Empleyes
Cincinnati. O.. Jan. 2 illy A. P
A proposal for a lie-dny nnd forty
hour weel;. with n 10 per cent increase
In wngex, will he made late today te
the eniplejci of the A. Nash Ceinpanj.
Inc. wholesale tailor of this cltj. by
Arthur Nash, president of the company.
Mr. Xnnh, in making this nnnnuncv
ment, said the company Is operated en
"the golden rule sjstem" and that all
questions of jjetienil policy nre referred
te the 11000 workers of the facterj.
rrat. becan a new term teduj. Rob Reb
ert W Kldd. i Hemecr.it. i the new
Mayer of Penn'srevc.
After run; three tfrms for n tntnl
of nliii. ecr. Mn.ie- Atthur '. Whlt
nker, of Hrldgeten. retired today and
was succeeded by Samuel Jehnsen.
At the organization nf Gloucester
City Council Geerge I). Pntten, of the
Second Werd, was elected presi
dent. He i one of the new members
and succeeds the late G. William Hnr
nard. The ether new member is Hairy
F. Wallace, First Ward, who succeeds
Chester Pancoast. Hebert Mayhugh
V?'l-Jltret and ever Wtssnhlclrnn Creek. I Scum
tllCt Wrtklfll. n..1.1 V..1MH .lnl,A ,.. 11.. 1.. ..!,), nrt.l l.lnnll Ini'nlml frtiTTt n liMl
.J? "5wfrem the heart of the city in fifteen nes standpoint.
tne '"Jjninutes." "It provides nmple space and facill-
-,, . 'tics for the engineering and nrcnuectu-
GoeU Heads for Autes ' rat problem It will reduce the cost of
Mr. Turner says that the site is par- the exposition te n low figure, as the
tlcularly accessible by highway, and ilnnd will be donated nnd its topegraph)
that, inasmuch ns nbeut 40.000 auto- requires no expensive engineering oper eper oper
mebiles are expected en big dayn. such ntlens. The scenic beauty of the tract
as Pennsylvania Day and the Fourth, offers limitless opportunities for the
an nbundance of geed reads will be cencent of the artl"t. Whttt mere can
necessary. The modern highways teibcsafd?"
tncy site e:e tee numerous te mention,
he says, but he believes that the Wlcsn.
hlcken Drive, new closed te meter traf-
ler ltsi
been
'Amer
East
pren
l-fflrt
bell
tbs.
te
rcpi
ters.
ni-'Mere' n n I I'r w
V'ei !' Tejt .Ifel' Order-: Promptly rtltei!
i.rc "c could be opened, furnishing a benu- ,
civet . tlful approach.
Tennniw Thu Prel,es,d e property is owned,
per?sHibyJtile Mtn,e f "enry II. Housten.
rH..,?"'. u,e 'ruBtee.s, .ur, Turner snid, lmw
ind-n ,n.a,(Latca w"ncness te donate the
wl1ei the land for the exposition for
MINE BLAST KILLS ONE
Five
In
Purchasing
JiBtnts' Orders
Accepted
f ,
lie iisp i
"rri. " '" 'r mc exposition ler as
W-'b.twff ma.VZ. yen" "?. ma" " necessary. '
tlan .. The, trftctl 8nld Mr- Turner, "is,
shlnn H'unte(1 ,en rolling ground which pre.
Const ds Perfect draliuige There 1 frl.nt
tin? ne. et SQQ0. feet " the Schujlklll Illver
m ?"'? mere than 0000 feet en the Wls.n.
It t. nlCKen treek. W-lch will ndeninitrlv
provide for water exhibits and carnivals.
"It adjoins two complete pumping
stations nnd is surrounded ,v imn.i
Pawernge. The land is high and free ,
from mosquitoes nnd malaria."
of Ja
frtl.
-i-lth
teres!
tleni
Ac
I'ar
tnent
Ample Parking Space
aan in.vThe PaklnK Of.eblcm, he said, is one
frlSJ. thBt retlulrcs serious cniiKlderatinn It
V'wlll require about -100 acres te uccom uccem
Army ,nedftt0 the -10,000 nutomebllcK expected
b"lf en the big days, and thn Hit.. ,.,!
I;t vM'-"" e'-'i ur jjiure, lie 1 lCCttMl UJ in pi'm,.ni. r'liinu iiuiu-
' ,mi , . "Re ns said te have been caused t
The scenic beauty of the site is the mine
cxpe
tiens
elrt
tatlet
final
Injured, Twe Seriously,
Ellswerth Colliery
Hllswerth, Pn., Jan. 2. (Hy A. P.) '
One man was killed and five injured.
two seriously, following an explosion
of unde'ermlncd origin In n stctien of
mine Ne. 1, Ellswerth Colliery Com
pany, obeut 0 o'clock Saturday night.
The dead miner, Albtrt Gilbert, en ns
slstnnt foreman, was overcome while
engaged In rescue w'erk. The five in
lured men were the only miners work
ing in ihe section when the ixpleslnu
occurred, nnd vere rescued imdilv.
Their names were net available hint
night.
A mine rescue cur and team from
the Pittsburgh static n of the Hurenu
of Mines reached the mine cnih )es
trday and conducted nn Investigation
nf the werklnss. It was u ported thtit
the liurenil men found the remainder of
Ihe plnnt n geed condition and mint
i xpioK.en.
1115 CHESTNUT ST.
(Opposite Keith's Theatre)
Final January Clearance
si
'uifpe rurchtwej
Payable
I ebruarv lit
One-Third te One-Half Off
u t ,.?B?S' ITi"al Clearance presents a ence-vearlv ODDertunitv te
eJ?FSSThfrdep,endable' qUa-Hty tFurs at reductions of OnKhIPD e
ONE-HALF under our previous low nriens. ThpB Vftaii , JrtL
in price are
FRtift
com
pr
once, in accei
Pari
bers e
have 1
":.the
pal
,MttcS
ented
perialisi
l: ranee,
conduct!
"Obv
implied)
tsheuldl
the si I
tiheuldl
mnrin
have u
nccerdinf
postpen
MlVCP
and f
our
CC
A
IxeDev,
1302 Walnut St.
Absolute Clearance of Our Entire
Collection of
Dresses
An event that warrants the attention of all women
within gettable distance of this store.
Five Groups Reduced as follews:
fin
nilstaketu
dent Jty
mm,
bltt
"$,
tic,
Ihn
fcyen
'tlen
h
12 Dresses 7.50
18 Dresses 15.00
38 Dresses 19.50
72 Dresses 29.50
36 Dresses 39.50
Were te
were te
were te
were te
tverefb
$50
$75
$100
$125
$150
Eight Wonderful Wraps
29.50 te 97.50
Formerly 490 te 225m
Mostly fur trimmed
-t
vi 'Owing tQ the low prices at wldch these Dresses are
'l4f there jean e no alterations, no C. O., D.'s., no
given for the specific purpose of clearing our huge stock at
wdance with nm- ahsnlnf nni,- 4. -"..... l0CK at
ever from one season te another TheSeS eadV and ev Fuf 1 v
S?flft-hTnigQbee,n male in our mvn factory with every middleman's
111 f d mi ate-L S!,C.h s,ayinffs as these quoted "below are rwe indeld aid
early shopping is advised from these special values quoted for TOMORROW
A SMALL DEPOSIT WILL RESERVE YOUR PURCHASE
65.00
Black
Peny
Coats
49.50
:t length
models
110.00
Taupe
Marmet
Coats
74.50
Large shaw 1
cellar,
bell cuffs
125.00 125.00
French Leepard
Seal Cat
Coats Coats
79.50 79.50
Wv fine French Seal
eualltv trimmed
145.00
Natural
Marmet
Coats
97.50
ftnrcoen
cellar and
ruff
1G5.00
Natural
Muskrat
Coats
110.00
?i length
models
195.00
French
Seal
Coats
135.00
40 Inches
leni? Bkunlt
trimmed
245.00 295.00
Natural Hudsen
Raccoon Seal
Coats Coats
175.00 190.0C
!i length i length
models models
FUR CHOKERS
14.50 Natural Squirrel 7 SO
14.50 Jap Mink . . 7.50
39.50 Natural Raccoon 19.50
49.50 Stene Marten 24.50
FUR SCARFS
19.50 Taupe or Brown Wolf
39.50 Taupe or Brown Fex
39.50 Natural Skunk . . .
69.50 Natural Squirrel
9.50
19.50
19.50
H4.50
315.00
Hudsen
Seal
Coats
225.00
Slum): cellar
and ruffs
425.00
Natural
Squirrel
Coats
290.00
Fit quality
3001I roler
185.00
French
Seal
Wraps
125.00
Several chic
fuIMength
models
275.00
French
Seal
Wraps
195.00
Opossum
Tuxedo
cellar
350.00
Taupe
.Nutria
Wraps
275.00
Full lenBlh
fine soft
kins
425.00
Scotch
Moleskin
Wraps
295.00
Taupe
Caracul
trimmed
425.00
Hudsen
Seal
Wraps
295.00
VarUty cf
smart
mettle
' ' - ' I I
' "J J 1 ' I I I
545.00
Black
Caracul
Wraps
395.00
Hudsen
Kal Over-Cellar
695.00
Natural
Squirrel
Wraps
495.00
Tepular
Tuxedo
model
The First and
Original
Specialty
Silk Stere
Thresher Bres.
Nene Eqaalt
Oar Assortment
However Large
in Other Lines
BOSTON
Jth Fleer
"(J PHILADELPHIA CLEVELAND )
SILKS
4th Fleer
Deuble Width Silk Hcmnante, lengths from one ytud te llve ynrds; usual rctnil (Kn
price $1.55 te S3.00 yard. All at, VDC
Quantities limited te each customer. Ne nuiil orders en remnants.
36-in. Imported White Hnbutai WuMt Silk, made in
Jnpan; very serviceable nnd will launder perfectly.
Retail value $1.15, $1.35, $1.75, $2.00 and $2.50 yd.
January sale price,
68c, 88c, $1.10, $1.25 and $1.65 d-
32-in. Striped Tub Silks, extra heavy silk
broadcloth, fast colors and will launder perfectly,
in a multitude of color combinations; n most
serviceable fabric for waists, dresses, men's
shirts nnd pajamas. Retail valu SU.25 yd.
January sale (tl CC '!
price
$1.55
3,")-in. Chiffen Dress Taffeta, soft and lustieus;
suitable for waists, dresses, elc.; street and
evening shades, including white nnd black. Ro Re
tail vulue $11,50 yd. January t " of jd.
Bale prlce v .00
40-in. Fashionable Silks, four of our crepe weave,
in a full line of colors, street and evening shades,
selected from our own stock, plenty of navj,
biewn nnd black, in the popular canton crepe,
saiin crepe, rrepe meteor nnd crepe de chine.
Kctail value 53.00 te 51.00 yd. fhe j-f jd.
All one price in tins sale
$2.55
lO-in. Lustrous nnd Dull Finished Silks, our best
qualities, imported and domestic crcpe satin,
pussy willow crepe, wool back satin, chinchilla
crepe, Reshnnara and Cambridge crepc. Retail
value $4.50 te $7.00 yd. All one 10 QC yd.
price in this sale v'w
30. in. Imported Hindi atcrproef India Silk,
made in Japan and dyed in Lyens. Retail values
$1.25, $1.50, $1.75, $2.00 and $2.25 yard. January
sale prices
78c, 88c, 95c, $1.10 & $1.35 yd'
36-ln. Printed Lining Silks, especially adapted
for coat HninRS, etc. Retail value (J! OC yd.
$2.09 yard. Junuuty sale price... Pi,JO
.'U'ciii. Rrecades, extra heavy in weight, guaran
teed all silk, correct nmtetial for fur coat
linings, etc. Retail value $2.05 te $7.05 yd.
January sale
prices
36-in. Tricelette, in a geed, heavy weight, suit
able for waists, dresses, etc.; colors nre brown
and navy only. Retail value $1.25 7C '
yd. January sale price DC
tO-in. Spert Fibre Silks, plain and fancy weaves,
in stripes and plaids; street and evening shades;
ispeciuiiy auapieu ier sport skirts, etc. Retail
.$1.95 te $4.95 Jd!
value $3.50 yd
price
Januarj sale
$2.45
yd.
SPOOL SILKS
Thresher Ilres.' Spool Silk, guaranteed ene hundred aitls, full m weight and us
geed as any brand en the market at 20c a spool. January sale price
Ihresher Bres. LnrKe Spool Sewing Silk, black and white. Retail value SI "5
spool. January sale price
12c hpml
78c spel
VELVETS, BROADCLOTH, WAISTS AND PETTICOATS
3rd Fleer
Jrd fleer
30. In. Wide Wale Cordurej. soft chiffon finish
with geed lustre; street shades, also white; suit
able for men's dressing gowns, kimonos, separate
skirts, children's suits, etc. Retail value
$1.50 yd. January sale or jd.
price ODC
36-in. Costume Vehetecns, street shades, also the
new sport colors nnd black; a most serviceable
fabric for dresses, suits, coats, etc. Retail
value $3.00 yd. Junuary sale rfji Q- yd,
price l.i)
10-ln. All-Silk Costume Velvets, street and eve
ning shndes, including white and black. Retail
value $8.00 and $0.00 yd. January Jr QC yd.
sale price J.CD
31-in. Imported Chiffen HroudcletliK, street shades
only, plenty of tan, cepen. brown, navy and black.
Retail value S4.50 yd. Janunry CjO QC yd.
sale price '. tP&.id
Odd let of (Jeergette Crepe and Crepe dc Chine
t Bts, hand-embroidered, beaded and taileied
models, in suit shades, also flesh and white. Ro Re
tail value up te $10.00. All at one Qa er
price in this January sale p4.7t)
$5.95
, all new
$1.95
Crepe de Chine Waists, m flesh and white, beau-
iiiui assortment of styles, splendidlv tailored.
Retail value up te $11.00. January
sale price
Odd let of llHtisle and Voile Waists, all new
models. Jtetall value $3.00. January
sale price '
Excellent (tialtty of llatiste Waists, new frill
models, trimmed with real filet lace edging. Let
limited. Retail value $4.50. January t0 nr
sale price .D
Silk Petttceairt made of plain and changeab'c
ntin mcssaline fiem our own silks in our own
woikreoms. Retail value $1.50. a
Januai y sale price tZ.if)
Silk Petticoats made fiem our best wearing ilk
(namely, resetta) in our own workrooms; geed
line of colors, also black. Retail rf nr-
value $10.00. Junuary sale price... $0.95
i?WA"&.!Z T'D'r rettr' nlf ," Pmhu"
mini
m tale
c count of
II II Is Silks
Yeu mil Find
It ct Thresher's
THRESHER BUILDING
1322 Chestnut Street, Phila., Pa.
Bosten Stere. 19 Temple Place
Telephenes:
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The Specialty Silk Stere
1322 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
January Clearance Sale
Silks, Georgette Crepes, Tricelettes, Chiffen Velvets, Velveteens,
Corduroy, Weel Serge, Imported Chiffen Broadcloth, Silk
Waists, Silk Petticoats, Silk Bleemers and Kimonos
Unusual financial condition in the silk market this Autumn enabled us te make some
very large and especially advantageous cash purchases from some of the eldest and best
known silk manufacturers, whose names are a household word, which we offer together
with all odds and ends, discontinued lines, and short lengths at such remarkable values
that will insure immediate clearance and make many new friends through our three Spe
cialty Silk Stores which your loyalty has helped te build up for us in three large cities.
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