NSPKEH OF CITY SOLICITOR &S ift? W. 1 -.' aaaaaawaama-,--, j-r- -r ;- a r .l. a u , Hku IdtD WPWI JANT BALLOTS SHORTENED . ' .. a ..j $The Bureau of Manwrjial ilUaearcji .. fniinv en a "recent miuMiien ..k thn city soHeltetfaonid be elected t the voters, jnstea. of appelntsd bv tbc Mayer, as we newt i-nnriar yruyiunj. acli an. amendment,' the charter, ibe bureau1 e1ie. would-be a, move lick te 'thevi'pltfr1aVs of frerc tfceie golden day a of the huge bicameral council, of the contract, ayetera of atreet mrlni money fercurrent expenses and wen ad Infinitum and ad nauseam." Instead of leflthnlng .. the ballet, the huge eheeta .which1 periodically con cen con ifrent the voter heuld be .shortened, "the bureau contended. .Only policy.- t'k LIj the yearreuna ana. plenty A of it. ' ' . . , That's the way most people iaae lr lettuce. There's no argument. , If you want ibe'a real gardener yeuii nave te in Kile lettuce amehr these present. m. Ana raamueB. iu". ..... . ., , Lettuce grows in all klndsef soil, Iliiif AnPH best In rich, sandy earth. Te PZfctve It from early sering until frost. p)wrekly sowings must be made. f-L PCTU j " .-'-. "j w wn..t riU-BI a uea, ieu (rRiiaiiui,i, wt hjwii hi 'ivna mi, fent1 anart anit at a HanrA nt tttrem one-eighth te one-quarter of an Slnch. The rows snoujaee irem twelve tte fifteen incnes apart, une ounce or JirA will oreduce about 2500 slants. Kami the mnturlna time is from sixty - '., tn 10fl dnva. Ii rpk "Sltn.lnn" 1aiif la a arwrlal ivtriety, which grows all season from !ene sewing. It does net form heads, but hil used as a loose -leaved sort. Leaves K-if.f ihla vfliHatr ahnnlil ha rut ahnva tha Mgreund and; net through the heart, se 8new growth always comes from the !Tmer. . 'M Ces or Rbmalne lettuce is popular. It M-his an upright growth and a distinct flavor, wnen plants reacn a certain 'Vttlfif ihe laavaa ahnnld ha Hrri "tnvAtliA. ; i't the tops, te bleach the Inside leaves, 3 - jguking' them mere attractive and tender. : C Brer radish is a quick worker and 'fcnterig a rich, warm, sandy soil. Bew ?- ff i?.i v 39.50 Regularly 85.00 94.J50 Regularly 195.00 125.00 Regularly 250J00 165:00 Regularly 330.00 (12 r (12 7.50 i jRtg, 16.00 Chokers of Natural Squlr '. Jap MinV d Kelinsky. 11 I I te-mlkte em ,; VrlWWl f;"S3St-.',rj M'chewn '.bythe ttcutl; the bureau pnntlHmxI. IMn fa,.ha k Ihu. macer : aneniei centlrttfedi'dilnt the fact that the Pre )df nt choes his Attorney General and .ttatV the! (Jorftiter : ( . Pnnfrlfanla nam t mate , Attorney Utnml., . ''Tie WMma4vaiiaeni of ''tW pro pre pro peMd:a&wirdfatfti:tlfo.taretfl cerf- Imin v .' '.V -' TV It, . J'fc ' A" 'JL i. " .. f.. J-'. clucie'are oueted MaMerttnr, amdai ether iMUtMM' for. dealriM an' elected . r-r;- . ".ama ' ".I id ay Meyr, ether ffei cltraoUMteMhafctinde, the appointive arrangement tn city aeuci ter is 'one of the-Mayer; advlaera'j. and a auch 'He must, necessarily go With hla chief.' Which callK.teMlhd i the priest's, reply reply te the, tourist tfhe )waa moved by the cathwlrnl'a magnificence te .exclaim, 'It deea beat the devil.' , The priest's reply teaa Thar'a rh, IntanHMi''' W f!e1UM pL'K ON "DrTY" LAWS eanainayian system te Die cussed by, . B. aumgardt Tonight "A Land That-Actually Haa Gene ,rry" Ut the.auwcct'ef a talk te be given before the .Philadelphia Forum in the Academy of MuMc tonight. 11. R. Itaumtardt, the speaker, will discuss Scandinavia under the Gothenburg isyntem. " , ' Dr. William tLyen Pfielps. of Tate University,, 'will be the sneaker before the Forum tomorrow night. .Re will conclude his series of twelve talks with a talk en "What There Really Is in the Bible." Garden Gessip: What, te Plaht and When new in drills, twelve Inches anart and when the plants, are up thin them' out. r,any rndisnes sneuiu mature In three weeks, .Te have them In succession, make weekly sowings. They' will net endure- het weather. Winter radishes are sewn In June and are left In the, ground until the ap- E reach of frost time, when they .should' e lifted and atered either in ' pits- or sand cellars, where they will keep .fresh all winter1. One ounce 'will sew a row seventy-five feet long,, eight te ten pounds being re quired for an acre. Parsley and onions will be discussed tomerrqw. aV BAUME, THO. LKtMINO CVCaNBWYO-JL ifUl aUriaVaaiBTEal aa KPa-lfl VlllkaB mwM ". KlSHIlaaVinri Chsrse Accounts Invited ilBMUflMail Orders FilledlfflHliiaiH Mawsen4iHaiiY l 1215 Chestnut Street I 156 Fur Gliats . Priced Se Lew That TheyUCertainly Be Sold Oiit in a Pay' We have grouped a number of Fur Coats at price let than the actual cost of the skins alone. They consist "of small lets that have accumulated during the tremendously intense selling of 'our present after Inventory Clearance Sale. IT WILL PAY YOU TO BUY NOW FOR NEXT SEASON'S NEEDS A Small Deposit Will Beserva Your Purchase In Our Sterare Vaults Until Next Vail. Payments te ba Continued Monthly Through the Spring and Hummer. Fur Coats Of Marmet and Russian Peny in Spert and -length models, large shawl cellar and cuffs. IQ )() Fur Coats ".? V of French' Seal, Russian Marmet, Regularly ' Trimmed Leepard Gat and Russian 110J0O - Peny in -length models. Fur Coats Of Natural Muskrat, Skunk or Fitch Trimmed French Seal, French Seal Wraps and Raccoon Trimmed Marmet Coats in -length models. Fur Coats , Of 40-inch Natural Muskrat, -length French Seal, Skunk, Squirrel or Beaver trimmed and extra large size 40-inch self -trimmed French Seal Coats. Fur Coats Of -length, Scotch Moleskin Coats and lustrous full-furred 40-inch French Seal Coats, Squirrel, Beaver or Skunk trimmed. ' 'Extra Special (12) French Seal Steles, Reduced te, (12 inches wide and 72 inches long). 15.00 14.50 Ktg. 30.00 " Chokers of Stene Marten, Natural Mink, Taupe and Brown Fex. 29.50 Rmg. 60.00 Chokers of Blended Sable, Baura Marten and Stene Marten. 44.50 Reg. 70.00 Pearl Gray Fex, Dyed Blue Fex and Hudsen Bay Sable Chokers. (Hudsen Seal U Dyed Muihrat. Frtnck Seal it Dyed Ceney)- nr "mi f.'-L-...... u nHrrffffi "" ' in nni -i i i i iiiiaiMasaiatBaMi B B m r: i'r isTOi . siK;.imftfw ' 'v .., , w?p&zmM? &&' ' i '''.'A ?nlagfflgaV, '. ,'v,. , nffrsTTBTl (Ltt PlAeit- nm btlf Sheck, TKX J.WJ aW?jW ' TZ. wMflfT "oaf 'a. Mt AAA Ien - Ui fi-i Iff ' ' v 'Sv All I "VV ' -fe4grgggggggggggk KnttU$- Z. JfW. ' ;V "W ' f sf & Ni.BgggggB O JirrtVT , T : . s ' KWY sj ' , JhV' Sli P-aPi h I SSfa7a5T2f Coe e ten I I I A I tetth .(. SH? Ceal In broten I , 1 I W I aVJHaViHB-aViHBViHBViHBViHBBJBVKBViHBBiaViHBmaBV ." . . : vAl 'f 'V V 'V HE SEASON of youth is T 'i - colors and new fabrics piay nep, skip ana umpwim smart sw . w.uws w u0 v. ircfQ nevarl Pkrents should brincr the children te-morrow if possible, while assortments are at their bestf but most of the groups here mentioned are in sufficient quantities te insure satis factory selection SATURDAY, should that day be mere convenient. . Smart Hats for the Little Lady of Fashion IN THE Girls' Millinery Salen, a com cem plete Easter showing of Dress Hats, Scheel Hats and. Sports Hats; from the little tailored Streamer Hats for wee tots, te the pretty ribbon-bow and flower-trimmed Hats for girls half way in their teens. All the hew youth ful shapes and shades the shades are glorious. Dress Hats from $4.00 te $18.00 Scheel Hats from $1.25 te $6.50 ' Strawbrldw Clothier Second Fleer. West X pj)iL s master- Hat. Likewise Her Wee Ceat and Freck Baby's First Wardrobe Includes the daintiest of fine Gar mentsfabrics soft as down, seams neatly run and every precaution taken te insure baby's comfort. Bishop Slips 75c te $1.26. Leng Dresses ? 1.95 .te (6.95. Hand-made Slips $1.75 te $3.25, nana-maae wresses ee.uu ie e.w. Ceata and Capes $5.00 te $16.50. Caps 76c te $3.00. N Cambric Slips, Lace-edged, are of Special Interest at 75c Fer Babies of 6 Months te 2 Years Many babies will appear in their first Short Clethes at Easter. Here are the lovely things they will wear. Dresses of nainsoek or lawn $1.00 te $4.95. Hand-made Nainsoek Dresses $1.65 te $16.00. Coats, white, pink or blue $5.50 te $27.60. Hats and Bennets $1.25 te $10.00. Philippine Dresses, Special $1.65 Hand-made and hand-embroidered Dresses, trimmed with real lace. Sizes 6 months and one year. Special--$1.65. Fer Girls of 2 te 6 Years These are of unusual interest. Coats and Capes tailored like mother's or mere elaborate in effect. Frilly Party Frecks, Dresses exquisitely hand smocked, and practical Tub Frecks with Bleemers or without. t Twe-piece Bleemer Dresses of ' Checked Gingham $2.00 Smocked and trimmed with white rep, stitched te match the smocking.. Other Tub Dresses, many with Bloom Bloem Bleem ers $1.35 te $6.50. , .Coats, tailored or trimmed $7.50 te 233 00 Tailored Straw Hats $1.25 te $12.60. Btrawbrldga A Clothier Third Fleer. West Knit Underwear The softest and finest little Under garments, in styles that meet Baby's needs Merine Bands, 50c; silk-and-wool 85c and $1.00. Wrappers r of cotton, 50c and 75c, according te size;, merino, $1,25, and silk-and-wool $1.85 and S1.60. Strawbrldie A Clothier Alils D, Market Street ,( , ' &Y&ffi$ji mi 9 oaey IPs Springtime in the CHILDREN'S SHOP and Easter's en the Way here and in our attractively complete Fer the Prim Little Miss of "Six te Ten" New Silk Frecks $10.75 te $25.00 - Crepe, de Chine Bleemer Dresses with plaid gingham trimmings; smocked arid color-stitched Pongee and Crepe de Chine Frecks; and crisp little Taffeta" Frecks. Sizes 6 te 10 years. Fine Silk Frecks Special at $10.75 Lew-waisted, Kimene-sleeve Taf- Jfet Dresses, one with colored sembreid- eryi 'one- with side-plaited skirt, and one with double-ruffle skirt and fancy s ribbon belt. Henna, navy blue and , cadet blue. Sizes (5 te 12 years. Fine Wash Frecks Frem $3.00 te $15.00 Bleemer and Pidgie-Pantie Dresses, combination and regulation Dresses, lew-waisted and straight-line Dresses. Plaid and checked ginghams, plain colored linens, chambray and Devon Deven shire cloth $3.00 te $15.00. . Other Wash Frecks $1.45 te $3. Sizes 6 te 12 years. Strawbrldge & Clothier Second Fleer, Market St , Underwear Children's Ribbed Cotten Vests, low neck and sleeveless 25c. Girls Ribbed Cotten Vesvts 50c. Children's Ribbed Cotten Waist Suits 85c. Girls' Checked Nainsoek Waist Suits 75c and $1.00. Strawbrldge Clothier Aisle 5, Market Street Spring Shoes Fer Children First-step Shoes of genuine white buckskin $3.75, or tan calf $3.00. T.we-strap Sandal Pumps of chest nut brown calf; sizes 8 te 11, at $5.00; sizes llie te 2, at $6.00. Saddle-strap Oxfords of chestnut brown leather; sizes 8V2 te 11, at ,$4.50; lllsj te 2, at $5.50. Twe-strap Patent Leather Pumps, sizes 8ia te 11, at $4.00 ; sizes IH2 te 2, at $5.00. One-strap White Canvas Pumps, sizes 812 te 11, at $4.00; sizes Hi2 te 2, at $5.00. One-strap Chestnut Brown Calf Pumps, sizes 8Vt te 11, at $3.50; sizes Illa te 2, at $4.50. Fer Grewing Girls One-strap Patent Leather Pumps, low, bread heels ; sizes 2 12 te 8, at $6. One-strap Chestnut Brown Calf Pumps, low, bread heels ; sizes 2i te 8, at $7.00. Chestnut Brown Calf Sandal Pumps, one-inch leather heels; sizes 2Va te 7, at $7.50. ( Fer Little Beys Plain-tee Blucher Shoes, modified Munson last, welted oak-tanned soles and spring heels, sizes' 5 te 8, at $4.50. trawbrldge Clothier Elihth ana Filbert Street Hull, i ii ii i if i ttnyiftK-j'; Children Wear shops, bright And Fer Dainty Miss 'Twelve te Sixteen" Silk Frecks $15.00 te $45.00 TAFFETAS in navy blue and brown, made in draped and lew-waisted bodice styles with bouffant and tier skirts and perky quillings. Crepe de Chine and Canten Crepe; in light and dark shades, with ribbon trimming, colored embroideries and stitchings, ated many with colored sashes. Sizes 12 te 16 years. New Spring Coats Exceptional at $15.00 Three - quarter - length, inverted plait Coats with belted back and loose double-breasted front; four large patch pockets, deep cuffs. Of soft all-wool cloaking, in tan, fal low and rose. Sizes 10 te 16 years. Coats and Capes $10.75 and $35.00 Deuble-breasted and single-breasted loose Coats, full-belted Raglan sleeve Coats, full circular Capes and Coats with detachable capes, also fancy stitched and plaited Coats. Tan and blue all-wool cloaking, smart tweeds and ever-plaids. Sizes 12 te 16 years. Strawbrldre Clothier Second Fleer. Market St. Hosiery Plain and Mercerized Socks, with roll tops, 25c te 50c. Plain and fancy Mercerized Socks, in three-quarter length 35c and 75c. Ribbed Cotten Stockings in black, white and tan, priced according te size, 5 te IOI2 35c, 40c and 45c. Children's Silk Socks in White, Blue and Pink Priced according te size, 4 te 9V4 75c, 85c and $1.00. Strawbrldte & Clothier Aisle 4. Market Street White Silk Easter Frecks Full Easter assortment of exquisitely dainty models, of Canten crepe, crepe de cnlne ana crepe ueergettc $16,00 10 9ZV.DU, Strawbrldr Clothier I Second Fleer, Market Street i VsA T" '"- ' if iiaaaVMaaatliwsaaalaMiilfcAa. y'1-; -g), ;-.,. .,Y .VM A ter unat i m-rWar' :&.,; RZOSa r 'v v? 4 DALMY Springtime days with their invitation te romp and play are the hardest days of all in the life of Beys' Clethes. It 'is under this test of. wear-and-tear that Strawbridge & Clothier Clethes are at their best for they are durably fashioned of sturdy fabrics that will wear well "and retain their geed leeks for a longer time than parents would expect. Sports Suits With Extra Knickerbockers Unusual at $15.00 They are indeed sports-style Suits made for sports wear. The fabrics are tweeds, hemespuns andvcheviets.. The styles include the becoming 'Norfolk and inverted plait effects. They are in sizes 7 te 18 years and an extra pair of knickerbockers gees with each Suit te insure extra wear. Blue Serge Suits in Dressy Styles Special at $13.75 They'll be needed for the many dress-up events in which boys participate at this time of the year. All-wool fast-color serges that will wear well and long. Special at $13.75. Suits from "Dad's" v Favorite Tailoring Heuse are $25.00 Of course, we mean the nationally famous Hart, Schaffner & Marx Suits for boys. The finest Beys' Clothing made. An extra pair of knickerbockers with each Suit at $25.00. Suits from Far Off England, $27.50 Made by Jehn Barran ,& Sens, Londen and Leeds, of choicest English tweeds, and suitings. Becoming New Suits for the Little Chap Attractive new Wash Suits, in Oliver Twist and Middy styles, of sturdy fast-color fabrics $2.25 and $3.75. English Wash Suits from Jehn Barran & .Sens, Londen and Leeds, $4.50 te $12.00 including the novel and sturdy English Jack Tar Sailor Suits at $6.50. Serge Suits in Oliver Twist and Middy styles ?8.50. A Tep Ceat is Practical as Well aj8 Smart And we have hundreds of them in almost boys $15.00 te $25.00; for small boys, $8.50 boys, $15.00 te $25.00; for small boys, $8.50 te $25.00. " Strawbrldge 4. Clothier Second Fleer, Filbert St. Eat The Proper JHat is Important And all our Beys' Hats aie selected with a view of correctly and becom ingly completing the youngsters' attire. Spring Hats of tweeds and suitings in wide variety $2.00, $2.50 .and $3.00. Felt Hats, designed particularly for boys; new shades $2.50 and $3.50. Tarn e'Shantcrs, of blue serge, with sailor bands $1.50, $2.00 and $2.50. Hundreds of Caps at 90c, $1.50 and $2.00. Strawbrldsc & Ciethlrr Second Fleer, Filbert St., East Furnishings Blouses and Shirts in a wealth of styles and fabrics, with prices starting at G5c for attached-cellar Blouses of fancy fabrics, te $2.50 for Shirts of finest .fabric. Special Blouses at 90c Of woven-stripe madras in attractive new colorings, with button-down cellar. Werth ever one-third mere. J&-- Strawbrldge A Clothier Second Fleer, Eaet Neckties at 50c Beautiful new stripes, plaids and ether Btyles 50c. Others at $1.00. Strawbrldce ft Clothier Alele 1, Market Street Sports Hese Mercerized fancy ribbed Sports Hese with roll tops 50c te $1.50. Many ether wanted kinds of Hosiery equally attractive. Blrnwbrlilse t Clel'.iler Alale t, Market Btreet His Underwear Seasonable Underwear of all kinds in cluding Gauze Cotten Trunks and Pantalets. Sizes 2 te 4, 55c; 5 te 7, 65c; 8 and 9, 75c. Check Nainsoek Union Suits in large sitM 75c. , - Strawbrldte Clothier Alele S. afarfca , -yim M rrepressieta, afftWhaaaaJ ""a jaj 'Wmrn'mm SHLWT ,. 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