w:ui z-Mys BEai if; '; if- f . 6: fe 1 T. " Lv:..c . ay ht: U. l"V . IS R Ftfl H '.:" t H i V It. BBJHfL, .raift r aaaaaaawMM; . " ' ' ' I' bHR WHILE 11, Z' fecaue W' ' 5 te 40 7e III; LOWER IN PRICE Ki I: Tweeds Net the usual somber color ings one is apt te associate with tweed but beautiful pinks, reBe, jade, blue, brown, orchid, periwinkle, etc. Street and Gelf Suits, $60 Te Order Hats te Match, $7.50 Capes, $32 JO Coats, $45 Jumpers, $22.50 W. H. Embick & Sens 1618-20 Chestnut St ROOFS REPAIRED RAINSPOUTS FIXED SEND FOR US FRANK B. CLAYTON'S SONS lttl-tO.91-33 N. 11th St. RENT 4000 Square Feat Geed for Manufacturing 612-614 Chestnut Street Freight and Passenger Elevator Service Apply MR. DALLAS Second Fleer Public Ledger Company Save Rug Cleaner's Charge by Buying aHOOVER Clean your rugs CLEAN right in your own home with a HOOVER. Save the rug cleaner's usual charge and apply It as a first payment en this most efficient of suction sweepers. The HOOVER, besides having a powerful suction, has a meter-driven brush that ?lck up all lint and litter. t gets all the dirt, for it lifts th, ru r r.m.f Lr.A a...,.l. !. ; t-i - i. ... ii en aycuaninn ei air; mar anv speaking, it beats as if .i. . . sweeps, as it cleans." Will net harm the most costly rug. Such firms as Hardwick & Magee Indorse it. Three days' free trial. Twe sixes; price, $52,50 and $65.00. Convenient terms. Cleaning attachments $15 extra. 'rankiin miller Th. H$Ui0urniitunm , Shn k ft " ' i-. at T I ' afl iMi'-BBBBBki bU4 Ml aBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBV lrKV; 'rjWaaaaaaaaf7 Jr ihRAA; -at' ma'aaajtei MS SHE ASSETS SLICED Dwindle Frem $1,800,000 td $200,000, Counsel for Re ceiver Finds REORGANIZATION OPPOSED Act of only $200,000 have beta found Instead of the $l,K00.000 claimed by Kardes & llurkc, bankrupt broilers, 'who are trying te r,eersnnIre. ncr'erdlng te Jehn A. Heyle, .counsel for the nn clllnry receiver. At n meeting of "creditor held In the firm's offices, 1424 Walnut streel, last Sunday, the reorganization plan whs outlined by Jehn Burke, former Gov Gov ereor nt North Dakota, fermer Trcns- 1 urer of the United States, and a mem ber of the bankrupt firm. 'Inn u-nu tn hnvn tlin npfltlnn In bank 'ruptcy dNinlssetl and then te make a 1U per cent casii payment immvuimi-ij. The re nalnlng DO per cent of the Arm's obligation, according te Mr. Burke's plan, would be carried en promlaserv notes of meinbera of, the firm, te be paid off In three years. Mr. Beyle sold A. B. Bess, counsel for the tfrm. stated it had assets of $1. 800.000. but that mere than 51. 000.000 of that amount was involved In i litigation. The firm'a liabilities arc $i.wu,uuu. ... Mr. Beyle said he questioned Mr. Heps, but could set no satisfactory ex planation of the way the attorney ar rived at $1,800,000 as the total of as sets. Th? Philadelphia creditors, there fore, would net nrre" e the rcnrganlaa rcnrganlaa tlen plan until further inquiries wera made. . , lrvin A. Wtnegrad. nn expert ac ceuntant. and the ancillary receiver for Karde & Burke, went te New erk with Mr. Beyle and conferred with . 1. Stepheimen, of New lerk. the re ceiver, who is In charge of the firm office.) at 34 Wall street. At this conference and a a result nt ..tfi.r inntille tM Mr. Beric, net imere than $200,000 in assets could be located. He said tue rniiaueipiiia trcu itrs will meet again March 27 at 1424 Walnut Ktrcct .... , .tv. .iVnie rener'ts e favored the firm's i'Eff ' h7 nld he did Mr. Wtnegrad, ancillary receiver, re- rporaanlratlen nlans. He enld he. did net favor that or any ether roergnnua tint. nimi. His business, he said, film ply is te, conserve the nriscts of buMncss and protect creditors. the CONTRACTORS OBJECT TO SCAFFOLDING RULES Workers Anawer That Change! Will Save Many Lives Adverse criticism of the Department of Iaber and Industry's proposed rules relative te the building of scaffolds was -.rr,.euui iiv hiillilein who attended a , public hearing in the Bellcvue-Stratfenl today. ... . i I Hut hearty approval of the rules nml the wish that they would be adopted ' was expressed by A. 8. Melllnger, rep resenting the Brotherhood of Car- I nn,Hl "I represent the men who work. I he said, "and I have seen J-everal i I Ullfd when proper ncaffeld building , I regulations would have saved their' . lives. i T,,hn A. McOuade said the enforce- mPnt "S'wtweln tV'riVM.;' crease of between 0 and ... per t ni in the cost ei weKOHi imiun. Contractors are. able e aeai wun senr- fold building building wltneut lnienereiicc et u.o, u.e, State Department. IllPnt. 10 araCrteU. ii rD uilcnCCI nT APPniNTFn I DR. WltUrtLUI ArrUINItU GERMAN ENVOY TO U. Sncy because of Singer's "former geed """"" I haahs ami ifAnjI nt Ivnn all irk " one of Natien's Richest Men and Skilled Diplomat 1 Berlin. March 21. (By A. P.) Dr. Otte Ludwlg Wiedfeldt has been ap pointed German Ambassador te the United States. , Dr. Wiedfeldt will fill the pest which lias eeen vncani sinrn imrnuij, .inn, i when Count Johann Helnrich von Bern , sterff left Washington, prier te the declaration of a state of war between 'the United States and Germany. Dr. Wiedfeldt is fifty years old and lone of the foremost German industrial 1 ists and economists. He Is reported te ists and economists. He Is reported te have been released Jfren. hi. position at the head of the d,ft.,r.,,ten0,f..,hce Krupp works se that he might a -rapt Krupp erR en " "''". - 7 J ,.,npleyitig 10,000 persons, and the ,C p".V,i.i5j fc.h.i Kve mills, which employ 12IKI, an the "'" (:"".""JJ $ZZ? wiunelng cuts understood te approxl apprexl day, and Is an experienced diplomat. ' mete 20 per cent. rnriinrr n rnai I v xtientt Tne Arlington mills, which hea 7000 SEMENOFF "LEGALLY WED workers en cotton nnd worsted goods, ' announced at the same time nn lndefl- Says Weman Who Claims te Be Real ' nlte shutdown, effective Saturday, be !,. u.. niunri-iii cause of "unsatisfactory business con- Wife Was Divorced Vancouver. B. C, March 21. (Bj A. P.) -General Gregery Kemeneff, Cefciack leadf r, hns denied before United ni'meneu, States immigration officers the charse that he Is net legally married te .Man- ame Semeneff. who accompanies him en his mlnslen te the United States and Europe. I This became known today In the in- vesicatien which the United States Ira- miratien Department Is conducting Intu hn iUiipss te enter the rnnntiv ns a pilgrim from Siberia in search of financial assistance for the new 81- beriun rezime. When told that his former wife had turned up in Japan, claiming te be his legal wife, Setiieneff snld he was dl - verced from her years age and that the mine archbishop wiie granted hla di vorce, according te ecclesiastic law In Kiihsla, solemnized the marringc be tween himself and his present wife, who is related te the former Grand Duke Nicholas. Uncommon Sense By JOHN BLAKE pitKJUDICEpre. Judging a man or X a ra, or a religion or a people is one of the evil forces which must be eliminated before there can be real progress. . It U a force that has existed in the world since Its beginning. It Is strong - . .r , -,h. nnmai kln.dem as witness wfirii since us eennuiiiK. 1'nr in rir iiiiiinui aiiiaiifiii un iti-.i . th nrejUlice of all dogs against all ,,,, or all monkeys against all par- rots. Renseles.s prejudice these, because the eat has nothing tne iiesr can desire, nor are any of the custom of the par rot inimical te the happiness of the monkey tribe. BUT we cannot expect reasoning in dumb brute. We enn expect It. and sometimes de, In human beings, though our expecta tiens are frequently disappointed. Most prejudices are origin rejudiees are originally Inher it few of us de anything te Ited. But few eradicate them. Indeed they often grew as the in dividual develops In ether respects In Intelligence. POLITICAL prejudices are gradually ' breaking up. Ia England Bedlcale aad Ceaaerra- War Gas Victim IikHLK4K4H!S!TK!K4K4K4K4B nleHDPKBRSlt V9kbHK4K4K4K4B 35Sb? -K4BHMBK4K4K4K4B EfKaBRfakfa S1 IIk4K4kBRbK4K4K4K4K4K4V BfBB; v.tBBBBBBBHBJjBBBBBBB FRANK HBRY8 Gassed and Wounded 5 Times, Unable te Werk, Couldn't Get Compensation HAS WIFE AND ONE CHILD Frank Kerys. twenty-three years old, a veteran of the World War. went blind yesterday, a victim of poison gas. Kerys has been having trouble with his sight for a long time. Late yester day he attended a clinic at Wills Hos pital. As he -was coming from the hos pital darkness came te him. lip fniinrl his wiv te a tplenheue and ' called a friend, who get an automobile and took him te his Reme at 10ft Fer- uen strvt. Kerys has a wife and one child. The veteran spent three years and eight months in the service, having started his enlistment en the Mexican border. In the fishtlng In France. Kerys was wounded and gassed five times. The effects of the wounds dis appeared, but the gassings caused him much trouble. He has been unable te work for a venr because the effect of the gassing, besides Impairing Ms sight, had a. tendency te swell tne inuseies ei ins b.:dy. He has been attempting, without suc cess, te (jet compensation. He had received one former treatment for his eves and was wearing colored f:lasses. Yesterday sonic drops were put n his eyes shortly before lie become blind. While overseas he was with the 100th Machine Gun Battalion of the Twenty eighth Division. WANT BOOTLEGGER FREED Sinners of Petitions Urge Singer's n r.ui.nkln i Atlantic City. March ai.-Petillena. , . . JJ . , , .. uralnit ""::,. ,:: ' ,::;, ;;; t,n. r,,e - i - - j," . . l" ,i" .: " V - . - . , " L":." '. "" i ..-. ".i" . OIlOlirgRPrn. OIIU pnili-iiwiljminwj I.. iaruers six months In the Essex County Jnil, were circulated bore today and hed ' , MglxrrHi The petitions ask clem- record and geed citizenship, Singer escaped a three-year wenlence by appeal te the United States Circuit Court of Errors, which (-ft nMde the M'ntuice, but upheld his conviction. He was resentenced yesterday in Newark by Federal Judge Bedine. Therm are sis ether Indictments pending against Sing er in New Jersey und three in Phlla- jclphie. LAWRENCE MILLS CUT PAY Twenty Per Cent Reduction An nounced In Textile Mills Lawrenee, Mass., March 21. (By A. p T, ' 0'4AP revision In nR,nJec ,Ttruck Wn'te center today, the Pacific mills, nern .nI)leyln y10.oe() persons, and P.) The wave of wage revision In New textile rmelly idltlens. i w.. etiuit Man I . 1 nil Art The following wills were admitted te prebate: Charles Hcheuleln, 1831 Na- trena street. 10.000; Charles l,. Greeme, lert jpl In trust for hh sis- ' iter, Elizabeth O. Greeme, te go, at her; death, te the Columbia Hospital at , i Columbia, Pa., as a memorial te his. parents, nfter two jimsi legui'les arc deducted therefrem: Frank nriintuger, 201 Kast Westmoreland street. .?.1$,000; Abraham .T. Frits, 2B20 North Seventh strt. $0210. . A letter of administration wns granted I by the Hester of AMDs In the estate 'of Geerge I'lmer, 1120 East K'etcher street, amounting Inven- terles were found In the following cs tains: Ellen F. Keen. S77.()84.4n Adelph Itniim. f I2,0ft.t.ll ; K Iziibeth Frauz, $10,570.81; Hannah Weber, man. $0.')7.84.; Estelle A. Crawford, ri247.40. The Poison of Prejudice lives found It necessary te recognize the uhlllty in each ether and te unite te save the country from destruction in the war. It has been prejudice anionic the rare In Central Europe, dating back te. the beginning of civilisatien, that has Kept nations in a turmoil and produced de structive war that spread almost around the world. As long as men are born hating ether men there will be war. Until men POISON AS BLINDS VETERAN OF 21 learn te form estimates of ether na tions and ether races bated en their I own thought and intelligences there can ' be no mutual understandings. Prejudices are Inborn nnd hard te be rid' of. But great leaders de net have them. Lincoln was free from them. When all men forget them we can really begin te talk hopefully about uul -rental peace, Copyright, Hit, t! Puhlle I.ttetr Company 10,000 MCTTKKH A VFARI want te knew whnt ether Deeela nn thlnlcln leui7 in. i,tki,ici rrm.ii: i,a(ii print mers than 10,000 letters a ytnr fro nlbuilmlle r.4r. tit "Th l'eepl. rnr&m" la tM UVSXINQ FtitIO LP0S t thlnhln sbeutT Th nrjM.va 1'i'm.iis Ijmiii rem te. dr-jUv -' ''-'' findim wmwt- mmt Policeman Spiled e4V InTXeifltf Thre, Lana4i In'Jal'r Seventy quarts of moenahlne felt Inte the hands of Patrolman Lynch last hlgat when he looked into nn automo bile parked In, front of the Woedbtirr. N. J courthouse.' 4 Iynch arrested Jeseph CtoepervJoDn Frank and 'Walter Bldtaa, who said that they lived' en fteuth Fedrth street, Camden. Tbey found, the whisky, they said, alongside the curb an tbetwere driving out of Cnmden. They could net remember just where. MichelPs Seeds NOW aBBBaBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBaRBBBaB ilBBBPflH BBWaBBBBBBWiilB IBBBBBBBBBranHvVaBT Get Our Catalog FREE 518-516 Warket St., Phlla. lBBBBBBaBBsBB9aWBB4wal B4B4B4B4B4B4B4B4BBB4B4Ba. tB& m A SEWING MACHINE SENSATION It is ae different from any ether Sewing MacHine the women knew that it creates a sensation wherever it is shown. Its silence is is first sensa tion there is hardly a purr as the ' fabric glides magically beneath the needle. Silence born of its exclusive DIRECT DRIVE electric meter. n'lteii ifc ufitnKf A tieniitiftil perfect stitch, three times as MAV WK DKMONNTKATK IT IN VOUB HOMKT Willcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine Ce. 1709 Chestnut Street J. Phene, Sprue 2192 :ceurtesy: Charge Account Invited Fur Repairing and Remodeling at Very Moderate Ceat U JT f 'f WtK Ff f f WW llll 1215 Chestnut Street 96 Fur Coats Each Reduced te a Price That Will Sell Them Out in a Day Our strictest merchandising rule is the absolute and immediate clearance of all "Odd and Incomplete Lets." The intensive selling during this Annual Half Price Fur Sale leaves us with a limited number of garments te dispose of. As lets are limited, early shopping is advised. IT WILL PAY YOU TO BUY NOW FOR NEXT SEASON'S NEEDS A Small Seperit Will Birr Tour Vurebai in Oar Storage Vault VatlJ Wext Tail. Vaymtnti te t Continued Monthly Threagh ta Spring anfl Summer. All coats dre length. (4) 8! 4) Marmet Coats Russian Peny coats Leenard Cat, Seal Trimmed (8) French Seal Coats (8) Peny, Opeaaum Trimmed 160.01' (5) Natural Muskrat Coats 195.00 (7) French Seal, Skunk Trimmed 200.00 (4) Marmet, Raccoon Trimmed 200.00 (5) French Seal Wraps 230.00 (4) French Seal, Squirrel Trimmed... 250.00 (3) Moleskin Coats 330.00 (4) Moleskin Wraps 350.00 (5) Hudsen Seal. Beaver Trimmed.... 490.00 (3) Hudsen Seal; Squirrel Trimmed.. 490.00 (7) Hudsen Seal, Skunk Trimmed 490.00 (3) Black Caracul 490.00 (4) Natural Squirrel Coats fiQO.OO (4) Hudsen Seal Wraps 600.00 (2) Natural Squirrel Wraps m Taupe Uaracul wrap (1) Broadtail Wrap ... (1) Ermine Wrap (1) Natural Mink Ceat (1) Natural Mink Wrap Extra Size Coats and Wraps Frem 46 te 54 Bust 7.50 Reg. 15.00 Cheker of Natural Squir rel, Jap Mink and Kellntky. 14.50 RB- 30.00 Cheker e f Sten Marten, Natural Mink 'T it p and Brown Fex. This ia but a partial Hat.' Our entire remaining stock is included in this event. (HudJea el i$ Dy-td Uutkrat. Fttnck Btal It Dyti Ceney). Purchasing Agent - m'mwmmm Federal AfenU Say ,1an ANt4 Ball MsrMtlaa Benjamin. Peele, alleged dealer in drugs, fell into a trap set by Federal Narcotic Agent Reberta tali mernlag and wm .arreated 'lit bljti heuae en HutchlnseniMre'et neat 8fce. Ac ivrdlng te Beherts, -Peele bad arranged te sen mm (iw irenn at narceuca. When Potle-dUceverel-4hat he-had been tricked, Reberta says, he drew n revolver, but' was, overpowered. Leenard lluracM, wne was in iee uyuie wjih Peele, also was arrested. Id THE TIME TO SOW Sweet Peas, Earlv YefetaMa anal Flower Seed; also Lawn Grass Med, , Mlchell's Orchid Flowered Sweat Pea Pk-t, 10c; 25e per ex.; lb. 76c; $160 par lb. Mlchell's Gilt Edge M lied Sweet Pesa Pkt. 5c; 16c oz.; H lb. 60c; $1.60 par lb. Mlchell's Green Velvet Grala 8eed 86c qt.,4 qts. $1.26; $2JJ6 per pk.; par bn. $1. A)ie fertilize the garden and lawn; let the Spring rains take the nutri ment down where it belongs; our stock of fertilizers ia complete. Sewing Made a Pleasure stren? as ordinary stitched. And it has NO BOBBINS TO WIND, NO TENSION TO ADJUST features in them selves sensational. This machine is indeed dif ferent Come te our store' and see it or phone' us te bring one te your home for a demonstra tion. Even the paying will be made pleasant, if you decide te purchase. service: iUgngf Mail Order Filled M Wft WW 4flft AWftSWf mmHam Wrapt are full length " Formerly New 39.50 49.50 49.50 49.50 79.50 94.50 97.50 97.50 115.00 125.00 165.00 175.00 245.00 245.00 245.00 . 245.00 295.00 295.00 395.00 493.00 595.00 595.00 745.00 945.00 80.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 i i 800.00 1000.00 1200.00 1200.00 1500.00 1900.00 29.50 Reg. 60.00 " h e k r of Blended Sable,' Bausa Marten and Stene Marten. 44.50 Rtg. 70.80 Pearl .Gray Fex, Dyad Blue Fex and Hudsen Bay Sabla Cheker. Order Accepte, ,' vUWWkMitr,.w wmum.n webh l'4 6C Big mt Said only In our Stores . ' iMHinrwTBBBii Victer .. i Bread w WZM The danger signal lines of fatigue AT the end of the day de fatigue lines appear around l eyes and mouth? The strain of standing the shock of . .walking en hard floors and pavements exhaust you needlessly. Just standing en these hard surfaces is se great a strain that people whose daily work demands it simply must have relief. And walking every step is a jar en spine and brain. And the average man takes eight thousand steps a day! Of course hard leather heels give no reHef. Ordinary rubber heels are little better. Seme are soft, crumbly rubber that wears down quickly ethers are se hard and lifeless that you might as well wear leather. ' O'Sullivan's Safety Cushion Heels give you perfect pro pre pro tectien They combine just the right toughness for long, hard wear with the greatest amount of springiness. The price of O'Sullivan's te you b generally the; same as the price of ordinary heels, in spite of the fact that Q'SullivanV cost the dealer mere. Your repairman could make a bigger immediate profit en any one of half a dozen substitutes but when he puts en O'Sullivan's, he knows you'll bring trade te him again. Ask or O'Sullivan's when you leave your shoes see that they are attached. The O'Sullivan Heel Company. . , aaaaaaaaPSrSilaaaaaaaaaaaaak riWmmm'' bIssssssbI sPaaaaaalLBl I liaaaaaaaaaaaaa Sal W W A feaaal SssssssssbI'''' ssHLI t af T IjffligaaaaSSSSSSSslv ggggFgggggggSHgV. I LkSSSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBsB ' mnaBBBnRBsPaBSviivBBBBBBS isilBBBbWBBBBBW .AW Five Passenger Why Nbt Own It? The Price Makes it Easy Closed cars hare cost tee much for most buyers. The Essex open model sells at $1095, the five passenger Coach is $1345. It has open car performance, its speed, ability te negotiate rough country reads, its carrying cap acity and- its economy. It has its sturdiness and reliability. Fer all seasons, for all business and family uses it is ideal. Andit hasdistinctivebeauty. Ij is the latest creation of Hudsen Super-Six body engineers, men who Set the style in many types of closed cars. Hudsen also builds the' Essex. Come in See it Compare it New Hudsen Coach, $1975 F. O. B. Detroit G0MERY SCHWARTZ MOTOR CAR CO. Bala Roem, 128-140 North BreadSenrlea Station, 2400-14 Market SL '.A-AA"-," 'A-.S " .-VJ t In. . , ' i 1-M I . i' Waltham Bdudeir. Cleck Mahogany finished case, 11 inches hjgh, 104 inches wide, 3 inches deep-eight-day Waltham meVe- ', ' nient-30. The$c ntrrew. boudoir clocks are very attractive. S j Kind & Sen 8. uie chestnut sl I KHb0E' J " HvV aVar ', f.'. $m?mm j y Their timekeeping qualities are unexcelled. ' fl DIAMOND MaWCHAN-EiWELfcHs--4lILVBRaitl;rMBi yiitfi ' ''" " "1, 4- '.V Mi iT '.3 ( I J b Bit of , 1 10 Can ; My Essex It the beat j of 10 cars I have .,'' owned. In one year I v have driven 22,950 miles, averaging 16 te 22 milaa en gasoline, total aervice coats ' I 250. - ' ' C. A. McCOY, J. True-Ttgg PamtCe., Dallas, Texas ESSEX TOURING $1095 F. O. B., Detroit j -aaaaaSsai 1 I : 'tv' xit'; - u N i, i V. s 4.v k. A , . ,M il7. .J cTLiiBtBaYv -a v uv;i7.''i ..-.J3M . ?.. if . . yi.&x Mx;u&. ilsfcfij fin X-i'h s ,.T ' HWffrcKSSi.i, XtPj v$m , 1l ifi, ,jivfj i&m
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