BBSS' WJ ,")flPP 1-" ' " S Hi' i in ii ' I i i'ii- rfh !. '.-," -W . i,' .c .V.SV . ,f'' '"l xi WSf -H !, SPfflWMY 'Miii' ii a jfji riii II ii I ni uiiiiiAiVfKiimi-iyi kLtkw Question May, Be Reused t ..Frem Slumbers In Council bv lit. u , Trip te Harrisburg & DECISION WATCHED X"t : 'i. . i . A'Tfcet bfeKMt uelnt nt tliis time in rMI&attinn with flic nlutnhcrlnr tireb- lMM Of A new or ninfllflrd lease of thu l'- 1.1. ... il. .:... .i ji.. iji.ne yiJim uciwccn inc chj uim mc VlVG.yl. is that tlirre is morn thnri u Is pptsajbtlHy' the question nmr be lifted I 7 out et the realms of city ami council ceuncil f manic i Jurisdiction nnd Dluceu saunrcly uyienj ine luuiic service Voraraisaien. Tlila point was developed today In fonreriatlen with representatives of the Company who nre. seeking better terms for th.e mailing of gas. It Indicates te pemft that the cemnanr would be clad .'H0f a chance te take the rhs situation lx our. or, Uity nail, wnerp it nas ucrn I'lJIIIUlVIli, litUIC U( 1VSO, Vi MIMIU.SI IHU years, nnd trust te the wisdom of the Public Service Commission. Emphasis was lent te thin view when It wan" learned that cemnnnv officials If, will watch closely the decision of the .AMIUllinniuil 111 UIHI1I(. 'l JClllUMl.v ,iv. with wJiat mishit "be called a b -product et the ens problem. On that date the rnmmtssien will hern; representatives of the Philadelphia Operatlve Builders' Association, who nre petitioning for the return of ap proximately $100,000, which the com pany has collected from builders for the laying of gns pipes Inside property lines. Up te the time of the war the com pany made no charge for thl service. AVlth the coining of high costs for labor and materials, the company began about two years age te charge for the laying i t the property line. In the beginning the I e est, was nttacKeu by one firm, rergu- son & McDowell, which nppcalcd te the commission. The commission .declined te take jurisdiction en the ground thnt it had no right te intervene, even though the gas company wits ,n public utility, because et the contract relations between the city nnd the company. Xew, however, the commission has set n, date for hearing the whole question. Needless te say, representatives of company will be en hand In Harris burg. Fer. it is argued by the com pany, If the commission takes juris diction in the matter of the laying of pipes, then Ipse facto. It should or might take jurisdiction In the mat ter et a new or modified gas lease. A decision te take Jurisdiction In the case et the pipes, it is predicted, will he followed bv an anneal from the- company te the commission, praying for relief from the terms of the present lease, That Is, of course, unless Council Indicates n readiness te solve the prob lem. In accord with the Mayer. Ulehard Wcglcin, president of Coun cil, said he did net believe the com mission would take ever the gas ques tion. In his nnnunl report, recently made te Council, the president de clared that he would get busy en the gas question ns seen ns the problem of the irrnniueru it imn eeen seivcu. This latter new is speeding, mere or less, toward solution. LOVELORjnMip IN AGAIN Canadian Girl te Be Deported for Fourth Time Once mere has Miss Ueatricc Hcbcrt, attractive young Canadian btenegrnpher. came te this city te be near 'William Zlner, district manager of a tourist agency here, and once mere have the immigration authorities taken charge ,of her. She will be deported te Cnnnd.i again, although the object, of her In fatuation has net this time been an noyed by her In any way, Miss Hcbcrt first met Zlnser about two years age en an ocean liner while he wn.s conducting n tour te the Orient. Since then she has pursued him frantic-1 ally. I Commissioner Hughe slid If. Miss I Herbert was net a Canadian subject he ! would make efforts te have her com mitted te some institution for mental ' treatnienL. He will make that recom mendation te the Canadian Govern ment, he said. "All the World LdVes a Letier" By ' p vcevey I 8 TIIBUB n mere touching sight In the world than the faithful suitor being pltceusly persecuted by his fair one? What is needed Is a society for the prevention of crdelty te suitors, If all the world loves a lever, new is the chance te prove It. Make the let of the lever easier lets. (Ah I A song I) Observe him in the Bummer time tak ing long drives in the country for her pleasure his eyes blinded by dust, bis neck blistered by the heat. See him en yen jelly picnic carrying enormous baskets of feed, wandering unmentionable 'miles for water and gas gas gas ollne nnd things. And co him coming home in the quivering dusk, stepping each few hun dred yards te chnnge a tire, or see him In countless thousands In the park bravely rowing her around while she sits and eyes him wlti cruel amuse ment through half-closed lids. OBSERVE him nt the thcatre carry ing nrmle'ads et wraps, shagging programs, water, candy, picking up her gloves and her program or anything else she may drop te prevent him from seeing the show. Loek nt him standing out In the mid dle of the street trying te get a taxi cab for her; ebserve him gallantly dig ging for taxi fare, ufter-tho-thcatre supper and nil the countless thousands of ether ct ceterns. Observe him staggering around In weariness and despondency, and In con trast see hew gay she is, hew bright, hew carc-frcel , What n shame for one with the in in cxhaustlble vitality the modern girl has te abuse a peer man like this. Yeu would suppose she, would treat him tenderly nnd be kind tx him. But no I Nel Ne ene Is kind te u iultur. Men laugh nt him raucously. Wemeu guy him mercilessly. "All the world love n lever." Bats ! BOY, FOUND ON R. R., DIES Was Visiting Brether Here Think Freight Hit Him Ooergc Faunce, ten, of Morristown, X. .1., who bed been visiting n brother in this city, died last night about en hour after he was found unconscious beside the Bnltlraerc and Ohie Bnil Bnil read tracks at Fifteenth street and Oregon nvenue. The boy's left leg was broken nnd his skull was frticturcd. Police believed " was hit by n freight train while play ing around the tracks. He enmehere several days nge te visit Chester Faunce, 12-30 Seuth Clarien street. Executives te Meet The Executives' Forum of Philadel phia will held an open meeting tonight nt the Y. M. C. A. auditorium, 1121 Arch street. The forum, which limits its membership te owners and high ex ecutives of Philadelphia business houses, hns mapped out a program for reducing manufacturing, selling nud distributing costs te a minimum. The meeting will be addressed by Geerge F. Barber. ROB MAN OF $558 " - """" Bandits Alse Get Victim's Jewelry at Fifty-seventh and Market 8ts. Jinx Weber, 310 Seuth Cecil street, while returning home at 2 o'clock this inernlu?, was held up by two Negro thugs nt Flfly-scvcnth nnd Market street.'. One et the highwaymen held two guns against Weber's body nnd ordered him te back Inte n vestibule of n gro cery store. There the tecend assailant searched him. The thieves get n geld watch, chain pnd charm, n diamond stickpin a'nd S553. W. T. PORCH APPOINTED C.imden Man Named as Prosecutor of Gloucester County Pltnuui, N. ,1.. Jan. 18. Willis Tul lls Perch, of Camden whose name was sen te the State Senate by Governer Kdwards en Monday night for appoint ment ns Prosecutor of the Pleas of Gloucester County, Is ene of the active young Democrats of the county. His appointment was made with the full in- derscment of the County Democratic Committee. f M 3 Tfc if k Victer Records Reduced in List Price Basing our action en faith in the future when present abnormal conditions will have disappeared and desiring te secure for the public a share in the efficiency of manufacture which public appre ciation has enabled us te develop in all Victer manufacturing we desire te announce the follow ing reductions in our list prices. 1 0-inch Black Label, double faced Records new listed at 85c Reduced te 75c 1 2-inch Black Label, double faced Records new listed at $1.35 Reduced te $L25 These reductions in list prices together with lower prices en Red Seal Records announced some time age improvements in standard instru ment types without increase in price and the intro ductien of new models figured en anticipated normal conditions rather than en cost puts the entire Victer line as a unit en a list price basis substantially lower than at any time in the past and emphasizes again the leadership of the Victer in its commercial field. 1 1 L I Pi IS' t mi '"fllS MASTERS VOICE" iKC.ua. pwierr. This trademark and the trademnrked word "Victrela" identify nil our products. Loek under the lid! Loek en the label! VICTOR TALKING MACHINE CO., Camden, N. J. JLnat wmt6 VYB--U r Talking Machine Ce.,Camden,N, J. . w ..J Sil. -V 4l' , PR . TTV ! r TS r "' J .'. H- 14 "T :. . .. f, I4 tfm,.U 'j''-" y rfC'H-i---- . ..f.f... - , ,. -, r F? BON WIT TELLER 6u CO. CHESTNUT AT 13T" STREET Arranged for Tomorrow-Thursday CLOSING-OUT SALE, Most Extraordinary Reductions in Our History WOMEN'S COATS : CAPES AND WRAPS 75 Sports and Utility Coats Originally Priced 39.50 ' Belted models of Shagamoer and chin chilla with leather buttons arfd buckles. 9H fifl Lined with soft satin. JtJJJ 125 Tailored & Fur-Trim'd Coats Originally 49.50 te 65.00 Developed of imported tweed, bcavcr tex, velour and camel's hair, with cel- y r ff lars of finest natural raccoon. Fash- 33 ienable shades and smart models. . , 60 Fur-Trim'd Capes & Coats Originally 85.00 te 115.00 Of Veldync, wool Vcldync, Belivia, tweed and nevclly fabrics. Cellars of L"J 00 wolf, mole, caracul and Hudsen seal. T-7V - 75 Fur-Trim'd Capes & Coats Originally Priced te 125.00 Belivia, Marvclla, Pan Vclainc, Kash mir cloth and Worumbe camel's hair. x- g f Seme have cellars of wolf, beaver, elc- 05 vJ phant, squirrel and Aust. opossum. COATS AND WRAP COATS : n Be closed out Originally Priced 125.00 te 165.00 Coats and Wrap Coats of Duvctyn, Marvella and Oursinc some fur trimmed. Alse a few Capes included in this let. 85.00 80 COATS & CAPES Formerly '175.00 te 250.00 NOW. . . .125 00 50 COATS, CAPES & WRAPS Formerly te 225.00 NOW. . . . 16500 95 CAPES, COATS & WRAPS Formerly te 425.00 NOW. . . . 195.00 ' WITHOUT RESERVATION OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF EVENING WRAPS CLOSED OUT Formerly priced 125.00 ie 395.00 New Priced 79.50 te 195.00 MISSES' APPAREL MISSES' UTILITY COATS .... 28.00 In Normandy, velour and ether soft wool fabrics. Lined and interlined. Straight and bleusti modes. Formerly ie 69S0 MISSES' BOLIVIA COATS 46.00 In fashionable colors and smart modes,- fcatur- . . ing convertible cellars. Formerly te 75.00 FUR-TRIMMED COATS 68.00 Developed of gerena, Belivia and Pan Velaine show a luxurious contrast in cellars of wolf or Australian opossum. Formerly te 110.00 DAYTIME & DINNER FROCKS 38.00 Of velvet, Peiret twill, tricetinc, Canten crepe and crepe de chine. Afternoon and Evening shades. One of a kind. Formerly te 89.50 TAILLEUR CLOTH DRESSES.. 44.00 Of Peiret twill and tricetinc. including copies of Intc import. Formerly te 95.00 Fourth Fleer WOMEN'S DRESSES Closing Oul 455 Daylime, Afternoon and Evening Dresses SIX SPECIAL GROUPS Originally Priced 55.00 75.00 65.00 89.50 79.50125.00 89.50135.00 98.50150.00 110.00210.00 Fermer Reduced Price 33.00 65.00 65.00 75.00 85.00 97.00 PRESENT SALE PRICE 25.00 33.00 47.00 59.00 73.00 83.00 OneefaKind Dresses Daylime and Evening Medes 89.00 te 175.00 Originally 175.00 te 235.00 Cliifleii velvet brocade. Canten crepc. crystal -embroidered salin. Crepe Kemain. beaded .Spanish lace. Morocco crepc. anpphirc, velvet, chiffon velvet, crystal effects, beaded chiffon. chct. metallic, bended Cicpc Re.nain in clink and brilliant colorings, ns well nt black and white. ENTIRE STOCK OF WOMEN'S AND MISSES' SUITS - Te Be Closed Out at y& Off Present Reduced Prices MISSES' SUITS : FOURTH FLOOR WOMEN'S SUITS : SECOND FLOOR BLOUSES: SHIRTS AND GUIMPES 5.50 te 8.75 Ben tell Shirts Imported dimities in several styles; sports ) (K shirts with long or short sleeves ' 15.00 Costume Blouses ' Georgette nnd crepe de chine in smart modes 1 f f( and fashionable suit shades 16.50 te 19.50 Costume Blouses Handsome beaded nnd embroidered models IO K() in navy, brown nnd bisque 2.50 te 15.00 Net and Batiste Guimpcs Dainty uuimpes of fine net und 9 (1ft in 1 O ftft sheer batiste. Seme with lace edSinBs. -,UU tU "" First Fleer Closing Out Our Entire Stock of High - Grade WINTER MILLINERY 3.50 5.00 10.00 Formerly Priced Up te 35.00 This includes fur and fur-trimmed hats, metallic hats and duvctyn in smart embroidered effects in a host of beautiful models and colorings. Third Fleer QUALITY FUR COATS NAT. MUSKRAT COATS .... 1 OC Afl 36"-40" long; self-cellar nnd cuff. l ,UU Formerly 175.00 FRENCH SEAL COATS AK f)0 long; natural opossum cellar JW and cuffs. Formerly 195.00 NAT. MUSKRAT COATS .... -t Of? af 36".40"; nat. raccoon cellar & cuffs. VOvl) Formerly 225.00 FRENCH SEAL COATS ,1 Qtf fA 36" model ; cellar and cuffs of skunk. iOJ' Formerly 205.00 NAT. RACCOON COATS ??r (m JO model; contrasting border. &i&J,JJ Formerly 350M0 HUDSON SEAL COATS VOT n 36" model; self-cellar and cuffs. 663 ,UU Formerly 295.00 HUDSON SEAL COATS 9fiC HA 40" model; self-cellar and culfs. OO.UU Formerly 375.00 NAT. RACCOON .COATS .... 0r mr 40" model of fine selected skins. 6b5.l)0 Formerly 375.00 HUDSON SEAL COATS ....'. eqc ff 40" model; nat. skunk cellar & cuffs. JO,j) Formerly 395.00 ' Fifth Fleer ff f Tf - ,1 ' ...r. .A; v.
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