1 :. "' 'IRfliW - ; " -Tiji nwr "1 '. 'TrVi.w.'itir . :" -i . Mi.t. t "T , F - - it r t ', ' 7 A.- 'V , r,-Jn; r.: V . r$ wjV'q W 7," In fob city hall dome championed !?....vie Bureau Engineer De- f8ur"j- . rides use et ueppui juB gestecl by Researchers 1$75,000 SAVING CLAIMED . ,i.inifnt of tlic Cenner nnd Km HMcnrch llurwiu, e the effect ?rt.t copper would mve theupnndH If 2 en City Ilnll tower In plncc of . by .tame, W. I'hllllp-i. cnl- 1 In tlic Hurcnii of Survey, who litis , v,J chaw of lower repairs for year. 'Mr. PlilHIps ltl today : . . n. n tnnn In te we me n lit- i. I. while nce from thnt Research Bureau V'".. -, . information saylne that ViwM preparing n ncletnlfle report for i, MasHsplniMttH Institute of Tech Zta He snlil he would send me n i of It. nnd I guf m UiU Is It. There . nothing new In It. Every one has Ineivn for cnrs thnt Iren was UFed In (be platei." Mr. I'ldlllp") explained that there nrc nny" rcafens why copper Is net the .... nirini for URe en that part of the tewr which runs from the top of the jbek face te tllC ioei ni uie fimuu. .1-.. 1.. ....1.1 t lt .ftff - Tie chief onjcciien, nu . " " jets. He laughed nt the lde.a thnt the m '0f copper would de nwny with re mits and ae $7r,000. Partlclfi Hammer West Slde "Kepalrs will always he necessary," It said. "At the present time we are using a trade-marked metal noted for lit wear and rust rcslntlns features. Among the pecullnr conditions we have te face is thnt when the wind bW from the West or Northwest It carries with It minute pnrtlcles of coal, very Aarp. nnd they gradually cut through the fide of the tower. The west side Is ilwajs the llret te go. Copper would en account of Its softness be n very hi mctnl te resist this constant pound - 'Anether place that copper would .. miinli for tlm same reason Is ircund the rivets. There is always u ilijht s'.ajliiB motion in the tower nnd this has a tendency te shear the lm.ts md mnke the holes around them Mr." rhllllps Mild the first repnlrs wre mode twenty-eight yen nftcr the lower wns built, when engineers con cen rinced Council corrosion had renehed a dinjereus point. They lime continued almost constantly ever since. In 1017 there wan $11431 (.pent en repairs; In 1010. $10.4.18; In 1020, $'7,8C0, nnd in 1021. $25,121. Harry .1. Ilnxtcr. chief of the Hurenu 01 1.11) HPHll., ,.,. . ...... ."..J appropriated $0000 for repairs for this ifir, but he snltl he doubted If it would list mere than two or three months. There l a let te be done en the struc ture this j ear, Mr. Uaxter said, ex plaining thnt besides the work en the 'top of the clock there is much te be done at one-'' en the clock tower. PLEADS FOR MOUNTAINEERS .Uneducated Millien Will Be Menace, Retarlans Hear A pica for the education of the moun meun Uineers of the Seuth wits made today tt the luncheon of the ltelnry Club in the Ile'leviip-Strntfenl by Dr. Jonethnn C. Day, New Yerk pastor, iiiiiF lilmsi'lf .the son of uneducated mountaineer tin i-- Dt8. Dr. D.iy declared there are everi 3,000,000 persons tainted In the iiieun-1 tain', nuil these millions will be a men- j ice if nothing is done te protect them from the inroads of bolshevism nnd syn dicalism Mug Introduced bv the thou .lands of foreign workmen imported b j the big eempnnles which nre new deel deel eping the resources of the section. The fpeiiker's plea wus for u greater support i f Ilcrcn College ( Da( v (Jrlflith, motion picture predmcr, urgisl u cureful guiirding I Milnst bigoted legislntlnn with prohlbi prehlbi prohlbi Uen as his priiiclpnl theme. i FALLS IN ELEVATOR SHAFT ' Feet Catches and Hangs Head Downward Until Rescued ' By quick presence of mind. .lehn j T !', KIU,M i"s'lf from probable th this morning while we king nt the I Mw Parkway llullding. Flftrentli and Itice Ktreeth. Jamisen, who Is employed in the Wldng s ,, clpaner." fell ilewn the wiater snifi ui.en ii, ., "I feet iiImh,. the sceeud Heur. He n,imS. 1'Pn,1 ,lewnwnrd for svcrul in '""" r,,s,eu,,l. Hi" nglit feet was crushed and he re- ?. )ru' ,,""m'' lJ"rle. .Inmlsen taken te the Hahnemann Hesiiltul. He hVN.it 1(127 Swain street. HEWITT HEADS GROCERS Re-elected at Annual Meeting Today In Bourse James Uewitt was le-ele'led .pn... wnt of tlm (Jrecers and Impefters' ftcianse i lts nmml ,,Pl,0II ,, mnclipei, t ,. neiirse tedaj. The -ether Eh,' V1','1. UPr" ,"'Vl,,,M''l "Imi are dini. i J'a1,',"-n"' ,'r'(t Vle(. piwl UenV. i"" S .l:"Sart, second Wee pros pros Jehn P i.""""pr He,,r.v. treiisuivr, and Z5i.''i e, sceretan. Altar-Dinner Tricks i - ' . n 3 - ift . " v y i tftAmm&ix EVENING ' Public MBB-pmSlrfHiA Remance Shattered J-",' r. .' i..'i.3VTVi: ' ' u. i Jrirm..j.-',ii., , c fflimmm &&&, ,k iSltSW 111 wnT.fvr -.j .. ! i " 'OR 1 -r tl !ST A smashing rcduc- 1 1 tien of 9c dez in 1 I one day! I B In I 11 1 fi B i I Jk Ji I n m A MIIS. KATIIBRINE BLKINS 1UTT MRS. W. E. R. HITT DIVORCED Friends Confirm Granting of Decree In Paris Last Summer Washington, Jan. 11. (Hy A. P.) Reports that a divorce decree granted last summer in Paris te .Mrs. Wllllnm K. R. Hitt, formerly Knthcrlne Klklns, daughter of the late United Statca Sen Sen aeor Elklns, of West Virginia, has be be be corae cfTectlvc, were confirmed here te- day by Intimate friends of Mr. nnd Mrs. iriif Incompatibility was understood te have been the piinclpal grounds given by Mrs. I lit t when she tiled suit. The petition ndded that the husband had declined te renew domestic rclntlens after an extended separation. Mrs. Hitt, who was prominent in the younger nodal set here during he f'Itw5'Js,.f.crvlce,!" tllc Scnnte, is new at Mlddleburg, An. She refused teda te cemtmnt en the reported divorce ac tion. Hitt, who was said te lie in New lerk, also maintained silence. I WB p-icr 3, Auiomebltp Sertlmi H HUM)AY l,KI)ni:rt. Jnn. IBtli jH Imptrallie le Ktcry Motorist HB fe Diamond Engagement Ring This is- one of our new designs. Made of platinum in beautiful pierced effect, with large diamond of geed quality--$300. We have assembled many attractive styles, each distinct and original. Tlic diamonds arc of uniformly high quality and the mountings hand made of platinum. We invite a comparison of prices. S. Kind & Sens me chestnut st. DIAMOND MKttCHANTSJnWCLUHS SILVERSMITHS v SIM jME ' .ya-iir w -i ti- T, -TirWlwB BfTicicnt cerptt twtepct brush in the Pbila. Elec tric cleaner TOUO N i, I 5fi ( .'n Disappears Frem Paper Pir.frCOlM.ilN f(,,le(l in '''H 1'iece of but tl," "-'.I'wper Is then tern te pieces, , K,',"1 Imi disappeared. eenii"B "'!' ',"'l,'r ,M' t,nn '" 'a''l 1" ttiri'K ,",l'7 'II'" P'Per I. held In Win.. ""' nn'1 ,l"' lpft '"'sers fold neh ' VJS ,f1ltluwiinl and the rr. hi?, i'V'slH Ii-imI. The , ft Hi,. Ibenii'1' f,,!'1. l the under end. and lay tVd nnZ?al'!Kt u ?'. "J'"" the right Hi. ...'."""' me CO 111. or ilreiiH It In the lIlw,nthh.?.Iia,,cr U teru U' ce'n Trade in your Old Electric Cleaner en this liberal allowance basis $7 Elfl is the generous credit t I OU .allowance we will make en your old electric cleaner when you purchase one of the splendidly efficient new model Phila. Electric cleaners. Many homes have cleaners which have seen their best days old, worneut, small or broken ma chines which their owners would gladly replace with new electric cleaners of uptedate type if they felt that the old machines would net be a total less. This liberal replacement preposition offers them the very chance they seek: We will allow any customer of ours a credit of $7.50 en his old cleaner regardless of its con dition if this $7.50 is applied en the purchase price of a new model Phila. Electric cleaner. There are ever 8000 of these Phila. Electric cleaners used in and about Philadelphia as its name implies, it is made exclusively for us and is a machine we can unhesitatingly .recommend. Te make this an all-'round attractive preposition, we also offer unusually easy terms of payment: $2.50 First Payment and the remainder in convenient monthly amounts. This is strictly a limited time offer te be withdrawn at our option, lelephene iy I Walnut 4700 for further information as te this re markable offer. I Visit any of our electric shops listed below and have our electric cleaner experts show you the outstand ing superierities of the Phila. Electric machine. The PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC COMPANY TENTH AND CHESTNUT STUEET OS. 40lh St. 6th and Diamond SU. 4G0O Frankford Ave. 3100 Kanalnsten At. IStli St. and Columbia An. Dread and Ruacemb Sti. (Legan) 7 and 9 W. Chaltan A? a. Dread and Wharten St. DELAWARE COUNTY ELECTRIC COMPANY Chaatar Media Lanadewna Tlili trade mark en every Phila. Ulectrlc cleaner ii your guarantee of relia bility. 'QUALITY VALUE SERVICE STRAWBRIDGE & CLOTHIER ctrmmiMr. ' anuri inu 4 nouns U TO 5:30 Tfieres Something New and Unusual Every Day in the January Sales Deferred Payments Perhaps you have necr bought any goods en such a plan. Or, perhaps, you have at some time learned of the advantage of having the use of a Piane or Phonograph or Sewing Machine while paying for it. It is n sound, common cemmon commen senso plan, and often enables one te apportion expenditures mere evenly. Any responsible person who desires te make purchases of MERCHANDISE of ANY KIND, in a larger amount than can be conveniently paid en day of purchase, may take advantage of our practical, equitable plan. Call at Deferred Payment Office for further particulars or te open a Deferred Pay ment account at once. Ktrawbrldge A Clothier Tloer 4H, Kllbert Street Sheets and Pillow Cases REDUCED ! The superior S. & C. Ster ling Bleached Muslin Sheets and Pillow Cases are se well known te most Philadelphia housekeepers, that the mere mention of these lower Janu ary prices should attract u throng to-merrow: Sheets, 63x99 ins., $2 25 Sheets, 81x99 ins., $2.75 Pillow Cases, 45x38, 75c Pillow Cases, 50x38, 85c Alse 1200 bleached Muslin Sheets at the attractive Jan uary Sale price of $1.35. Htrawbrldffc tt Clothier Alitle 1L', Filbert Street Heuse Dresses of Fine Percale $1.00 One-third Under Price Twe straight-line models, plaited from a yoke, back and front. Sizes 38 te 4(5. Neat and practical and with that smartness of effect that one finds in all eu'r Heuse Drncun These are of fine percale in pretty broken plaid patterns. One model witlj panel front, as sketched. The ether en long, straight lines, belted, and has round cellar, trimmed with white pique bands $1.00 each. ntratt bridge & Clothier Thlr.l Fleer, l'llbert .Street. Wl A Reduction Sale of Hand Bags and Various Articles of Leather A Stock Clearance and Special Purchases for the Sale One-fourth te One-half Under Price Before stock-taking we have gathered all odd lets of Hand Bags for women and children, and Leather Goods of all kinds, in a great Clearance Sale. Te these arc added special under-price purchases of smart Hand Bags at extraordinarily low prices. Leather Bags new .$6.50 te $35 Strap Beeks and Hand Bags of finest leathers in the smartest of styles. Of pin-seal, cobra-grain seal, Morocco, suede, cowhide and calfskin in black, blue, tan, gray and brown. Women's Dressing Cases $12.00 te $26.50 A group of Leather Cnscs with Toilet Articles all at one-third lcs3 than regular prices. Velvet Bags, new $4.50 te $20.00 A wonderful let of handsome Bags, chiefly black, brev,n and blue. Distinctive styles mounted en frames in gilt, nickel, dull silver-finish, shell effect or covered with self-material. All hand somely lined. Men's Dressing Cases, $20 te $29 Chiefly one of a kind, most of them of cobra grain cowhide fitted with black toilet articles. Umbrellas Women's $1.00 Men's $1.25 Cevers of American Taf feta (cotton), handles of weed in attractive sty'es. Geed-looking, dependable Um brellas,' sufficiently low in price te warrant the purchase of two te put nway for future emergencies. fttrattbrlde & Clothier Alain 7. Market Htre't Men's Cellar Bags, Wallets and Card Cases; Sewing Sets and Sew ing Baskets; Desk Sets, Metal Photograph Frames, Strap Beeks and Hand Bags at Greatly Reduced Prices; Children's Bags, new at Half Price. SPECIAL UNDER-PRICE PURCHASES FOR THE SALE Beaded Bags from France $4.50, $7.75, $12.00, $13.00 and $14.50 Duvetyne Bags, special $2.00 Meire Silk Bags, special $'2.95 Leather Hand Bags, many styles, sp ecial $1.45 and $2.85 ry Stiewbrldge tt Clothier Allies 8 and V Centre, nnd Market St. Cress Alale Women May Cheese New Spring Dresses of Crepe de Chine At January Sale Savings Twe charmingly pretty models that women find se useful for bctween-seasens and just the thing for general wear in the spring. New at Sale prices: Over-Blouse Dresses $13.50 In navy blue, brown .and black. The blouse is cleverly draped te form a crushed girdle. The skirt is plaited. Plaited Tunic Dresses $22.50 Fer women who find straight lines most becoming. In white, navy blue, black or brown, trimmed with novelty braid. Weel Jersey Dresses, Special $15.00 Women buy them as seen as they sec them, these panel and tunic mode's of wool jersey in rust, black, brown or navy blue, trimmed with braid or embroidery. s-- Straw bridal . Clothler Second l'ioer. Mirket Street 350 Shaker Sweaters $3.90 One-fourth te One-half Under Regular Prices The manufacturer a prominent one decided te sell these Sweaters at a worth-while price-concession rather than te carry them ever te next season. Of course, he gave this store first choice and we took the entire let. Here they are some cntire'y of wool, ethers of wool-mixtures; in V-neck style with and without shawl cellar, in coat style with pockets, and in coat btyle with shawl cellar. A great variety of btandard and novelty cellars te cheese from, and all sizes for MEN, WOMEN and CHILDREN. ? Straw brliliM . i lethler reurth l'ioer. Market Street w Rich Velour Portieres $16.50 a Pair Te-morrow Mere Than One-Third Under Price Te-morrow you can buy these Portieres at less than the price you would have te pay for the material alone. The velour is a teft, deep-pile textuie, with a rich, lustrous finish, in artistic combina tions of blues, browns, rose, taupe and mulberry. Made with open French t-dgCS. --r--Htruwtrlilse S. Clelhlrr T.ilrJ Ilwr, Ccntrt L In the Sale of Muslin Underwear Ami-French Lingerie Samples One-fourth Under Price The manufacturer's sample line of this well-known Lingerie Night Gowns, Envelope Chemises and Corset Cevers, of sturdy nainsoek, skillfully embroidered in close resemblance te French hnnd-Werk. 300 Nainsoek Night Gowns in the Sale, Special 95c . Such Night Gowns at Jess than one dollar! One of the remarkable special lets in the Sale. Of dainty white nainsoek in several lovely styles, one model sketched. All are beautifully trimmed with lace and embroidery 95c. Unienettes, Special $1.00 Women who prefer these comfortable, siniply-madc Undergarments will be delighted te find them in the Sale at less than regular price. Of white barred muslin, with regulation armhelct, or shoulder straps new $1.00. 300 Dress Aprons of Percale 75c A wonderful value, these all-en eloping Dress Aprons. Of percale in plain shades, also checked and striped patterns. Several neat models one sketched all with belt and pocket Straw tirlihre & Uethlrr Th r i r . 'r -t Ml Men's Fine New Four-in-hands 65c A special purchase consum mated with the January Snle in mind an d, therefore, marked at appreciably less than the regular price. They have just been unpacked, and are in a striking array of smart new styles, and fine weaves all made with thin band. Straw bridge & Clothier Alale 1 Market Street Household Fabrics at January Prices Pillow Case Muslin, 45-in. 43c Sheeting, 81 inch 75c a yard Mattress Protectors of quilted muslin, 54x7(5 inches $3.25 White Twilled Outing Flannel 18c a yard. Striped Outing Flannel, 36 inch 28c a yard. Bath-robe Eiderdown f5c Straw bridce & Clothler AImIe 13, Centre Broken Lines of BLOUSES IntheSaIe,$1.00 i Various lets of White Blouses, all with full-length sleeves, reduced for cpiick clearance: Of white batiste, in vest effect, trimmed with lace $1.00 Tailored models of white linene or seinetle$lM Blouses new $1.50 Fnshiened of white plaid voile, plaid batiste and dimity. Peter Pan models, or in vest effect, lace-trimmed. Blouses new $2.00 Tailored White Dimity Blouses with Peter Pan or roll cellars. Second l'ioer. Cntre Beys' Suits, Special, $10.25 With 2 Pairs Knickerbockers Of all-wool fabrics in me dium and dark colorings; all with mohair lined coat and two pairs ef full lined Knick erbockers. Sizes 7 te 18 years $10.25. Blanket Cleth . Mackinaws, $7.75 Seme with muff pockets. Sizes 8 te 17 years. Comfert-length "Makines," $10.75 Of dark - colored fabrics made with belt, yoke back, muff and slde pockets. Sizes 9 te 18 years. Soreml Fleer. Filbert Street, Kant TheseFashienableNeckFurs At Notable Reductions Women interested in Neck Furs and what woman ibii't? should be sure te see these. The most-wanted Furs in smart effects at sharp reductions from our fair retail price: Natural Mink Scarfs $15.00 te $75.00 Smart one-skin Scarfs, fancy animal effects. Handsome skins, trimmed with heads and tails. Natural Skunk Scarfs $12.00 te $105.00 Cellars and Animal Scarfs, some cellars designed for cloth coals, and handsome Heles. Newest effects, great reductions. Russian Kelinsky Scarfs $16.50 te $115.00 Skins of the finest quality and coloring, in the most fashionable effects, notably reduced. Natural Raccoon Scarfs $15.00 te $70.00 Newest styles made from fine, carefully selected pelts. And, Raccoon wears wonderfully. Alaska Fex Scarfs $38.00 te $85.00 The beautiful Animal Scarfs se in vogue this season, finished with head and biush tail. In brown, black and taupe. New at substantial savings. - StiawtirMke A Uil -r r-rmnd 1 ler. I'tllirt hi. and iMre 12,000 Turkish Towels All at Reduced Prices Savings of unusually substantial character as based en present letail prices of immediate importance m view of the fact that rising cotton prices foreshadow a like price increase in merchan dise of this character. In the collectien: Towels, 18x36 20c; 20x44 35c Slight imperfections. A geed, sturdy weight, bleached. Towels, 24x48 75c; 26x53 $1.00 Extra-large Towels in plain white. These are perfect. Towels. 16x36 35c; 18Vix3845c White centers with colored Jacquard borders. tir Straw t-r.dge L C'luthUr Alula 12. L-ntre Men 's Shirts, $1.50 There's still geed cheesing for men who view this clear ance group at once. The Shirts arc of REP, - PER CALE and of we' stripe MADRAS and all '. S been reduced from much higher prices. Men's Outing Flannel Pajamas $1.75. Night Shirts $1.65 "irawbrldire & Ctethiei I. an M..r h:ibttlr Mreet The Sale of Women's Coats A Rare Economy Opportunity Fer these are smart models m Winter Coats the weight women will need for weeks te e,me--in -.ur great January Sale t aimrji reductions. Smart Semi-fitting Coats new $20.00 MC ...., -,-, ... . , wi ,Yini i-iuuKing in one 01 me most lasnienabie weaes. in navy blue, brown ar.d black, silk lined nnd trimmed with stitching Seal Plush with Deep Cellar new $25.00 Deep-piled, closely resembling fur in texture. Distinctive in cut, with loose back. Silk lining throughout. Fur-cellared Cleth Coats new $35.00 Of fashionable brown, nay blue and black Belivia wuuve, with :i deep cellar of Australian epes.-um. Made with sectional belt, lined throughout with silk Handsome Coats with Fur Cellars, $37.50 Jun te leek at them one would knew they were worth far mere than the Sale price. In blue, brown and black, of soft Belivia weave, beautifully lined, and with cellars i.f natural opossum or tljed wool. Belivia Cleth Coats in the Sale $50.00 A wonderfully geed selection in handsome Coats in dark shades, with ellars and cuffs of natural opossum or dyed wolf. Alse a graceful wrap like model with deep heed cellar. - sir ,lri lun & i'i thl i-.s. . .1,1 I .i,r Centra The Sale of Damaged Beeks Is Attracting Great Attention As mere ami mire booklovers realize the wonderful opportunity presented te bu Beeks of all kinds at substantial reductions fiem regular prices. Travel, Biography, Nature, Poetry, Drama, Religion, Essays, Fiction All these kinds of Beeks included; also Children's Beeks and sets of standard works. Several Thousand Nevels 38c te 60c ,ir, iJut,trt!Cl-'iv Nevels by such favorite authors as Owen Wister, Rex Beach, Helman Day, Morgan Robertsen, Rebert W. Chambers, H. G. Wells and Arthur Reeves. rs- Mirimbiilj. 4 i ,i,lh r- Hccend K'oer, l'llh-rt fatrMt. Wt iffil k&P ' mw wm wr vM ,,"? ,'M tS t.t.1 'A a x ty f fe M ks li jSrtf'. !-', Vu rWle Lctttr 0mriv t "! ""..- , i. 'i i ,-'VC.V. Vifv.fr-. .. K ft . .Vi' ' tt. I 1 v Hrt!i i V s ... .. w 'i Zjjkf ,..:.. "V u f
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