ftw r . W 7i Iain 'WrTf pK wl EVENING PUBLIC LEDGERr-PHILADELPHIA, WEbNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1923 Strike, Net Lockout, Operators' View CeKmid from Pn ne .nrnlui Blocks of coal nrc cnrrlrd te the . i .. Puts Ulame en Lew It market nn-hnt Rtntcmcnt wan distinctly nt ilbat e c," l fncts " Cent ntir-d MfJs nml here wcre possibilities e ?nncreeme" , which, even reached '?,., AdVII 1, could lmve been mnde ffwacX te that date.' rttf.We hnd absolutely nothing te de ..i.h the wwenrien of work. Mr. Lew a S It himself. Moreover, Mr. Lewis erd"iiw Rtntcd. 'I tnke the rcsponsl rcspensl X othlS'actlen upon myself" "Is It true that th operators had emulated large stocks of coal that m ha disposed of during the bur- Sen t inmased prices?'? I naked. ''Absolutely net. There was net mere .hia 52 normal stocks nbead. It Is nn 'lan..V, .i ..i l,f ntnekn nre n cell III 11- jSddurin the winter te be available ttaaurb hMBiness nt reduced II "10.7. ll known. Of the stock HTMed aiiprexlrantcly 00 per cent Snistcd of pen and bucltwjieat siz Ueh had backed up In the stern . .? becauue of nek of demand 1 Kri' ,D'C J , n,n Inte months of 1021 "Did you, as claimed by the miners, Increase the prlce niter tue suspension Ecame operative?" I faked. ".?' Wn n hcrcd strictly te our (Jrcular prices as a maximum. We did 'Are the anthracite operators willing . accept a Federal commission which will investigate everything In connec tion v,lth the nnthrncite business, in cluding net only wages and working wndltlens, but transportation costs, riling agencies and corporation royal reyal Jrs, cost of supplies te the miners, ,ii '?" I asked. 1 ... nre." was the reply. "The . ..IiIam Ima tnnti ennutarnnflv Iteraters jHniu .... """ j 'est tills; ceieij iu jvutii u uiiKwut they made a proposal te the miners of unrestricted arbitration la answer te their question nt that time. We .neclfically agreed te abide by the find lata of any commission appointed by President Harding. We ngrced that the President himself should Instruct ih. commission as te the scope of its investigations. "following Wic comcreiice wun me President nt Washington he stnted pub licly that the nnthruclte operators had accepted his proposal unconditionally." "Mennlnc tlmt It included the sub jects I lime mentioned nbevc?" I sug- gested. 'I'.xncuy. Strike Issue Presented Frem Operators' Viewpoint The real Issue in the coal strike from the operators' viewpoint ns outlined by Samuel D. Werriner, chnlnnan of the General Tellclea Committee of the anthracite epcr aters Is this; "Will the public continue te pny for a worker like a coal miner whose wage is nbove the wartime peak, while millions of ether workers, most of whom ere obliged te buy coal, have been and nre compelled te accept reductions by the low of, economics, and when the cost of liv ing te the miners themselves has been materially reduced and they have net suffered from non-employment?" Attitude of Operators "A great deal has been said nnd written about tlie attitude el tlie anthracite operators en tlie frclglit-rate ijtfcstlen; tnnt you nave made no ef fort te obtain reductions of the coal trifle cct. hat is your attitude en the excessive freight rates charged en your product as compared with thnt en ether commodities?" I inquired. "I nm clad you nsked that question." ilil Sit. ffnrrlner, "for several rea ds." Then he went en : "The miners have laid trrent stress en that matter, claiming that the op erators refined te join In any request for a redaction of freight from the nn thraclte field. It Is absolutely wrong tnd the fact.', nrc just the reverse. ''During our negotiations en April 27 the miners officials presented certain resolutions alleging that the railroads uer: collecting cxcesslve freight rates; that wholesilo and retail agencies were Else cnarging exorbitant prices, nnd asking us te join in a petition te the intersMte t (immerce Commission and the Federal Trede Commission that thev I tie Investigated. "It uati a gratuitous nneeentlnn. Ihey should have known thnt the nn. thraclte operators had already taken that Step. With ether flhlnners we hn.l net only petitioned tlie Interstate Com Cem Com merce Commission, prepared briefs nnd presented facts, but had gene the full length In an endeavor te obtain reduced freight rates," added Mr. Warrluer with a smile. "Tbe commission had taken cnsml. unce of this fact and was even then, is the miners presented their resolution it our wage conference, en the eve of taxing action. lfl Intcrstnta Cemmprcn Pnmmla. Ien subsequently reduced the rates, wnicn, as jeu Knew, became- effective Mr 1 Inst. Thut, I think, answers their assertion definitely." Whfit lH till, mrptnpv nliAiifr L Atm ttrence between tlie nur nf .! n .k. mines and the cost te the consumer?" I "d. "It is the ene thing the public ants te knew." ,tii'0lJ! of l1.19 me8t- ,f net the most, aifflcult problems associated with the Blalng nnd distribution of nnthrncite H te get clearly Inte the minds of the cusumcrs the relationship between the 2ft et Production, the prlce nt the ?anthe price that the consumer pays for his coal, delivered in th8 cel lar," said Mr. Warrlner. ... .cce '." nls morning paper a Mement te the effect that out of the cntrges blm the miner eeti nnlw 9 nr jvra lew, and he asks himself or the Keif" m' Wh0 g8tJ' the dlf" TeDn Abent Costs J&t Vfl mint AiA h. .. .. .i .V i"" mv3t recent oi ei naai statement of m t nnfi..n.i. Xnd Comint-ulen in 1010, which cev- "d six years from mm mm t. rnnr .,... i. . . v" "'? ' rfri uu" ""ll tne labor cost of pro pre pro Jnctlen was a..ll eer ten. Te ?hi. wever, must be ndded the ..w mcrensa rrnnt.ri ih se-cnlled 'domestic' sires: Lump and broken, egg, stove, chestnut and pea. A less Is registered In the steam sizes : buckwheat, boiler, etc. "With these figures then, it Is possible te show, approximately, the factors which enter Inte the consumer's price in, ny, new ienc uity. Cewt of n Ten of Hlnvf. Coel at Stxr Yerk 3 w as m loer in.ae SupplMi j ss General exptnea 0.7S Total mine cost 17.40 Operator' martin an shown nbove la 0.70 Total f. e. b. mlrw prlca.. $8.10 Transportation te New Yerk 2.IU Ierrlaica e.CO m Total coat te dealer til. 21 Dcnler'a cost of fllMrlbtlen. marraln and preQt Te this. 17.4 per miners by t,.. """"" n mV11180" commission in 1020. ofe " U Is lr IttlSr coat t0 e trifle Sued 1 Per ten- Thcse n -"'8 re uasea en gross tens. of mlne.nh0Wt,d, the Wa8 Committee fliun 3 liW lftBt "Watlens. this be adder! i nr 9'''11, xe tnls Bheuld iJFkn for demestle .rtw- -. W.KreS.-i'-10201 when the rw .7.B the mi,Ma- When these fig- si JTpami w,th th total cost ii ;.J", 'wn, our greas mardn en to"."'"i''.Pi-ntlen is annarentlv from i.ti ?'"1", Pe" ten ...!"" Ju must 'acilO remember that nn- u-i it f.irrtiMi rRAn. i. , . u net nil ... ...;'. '"i"1 ul "Tenner tealmnr-lVTi ""l8 .?" "t coal. Ap- i. uhhVi :. . ':rr' ?.ce",rt"t ef.Pc In.,.. --- "v.... .,. Illlll ft j" "","V"" "I eSlriClPer ".'.tpnn the labor cost fl r ., ii ---... If any, nbeve steam' sizes that sell Wl.7.7 .i "'" ' f c-ehi et nr !he ni.eV. L',. "'.'ownnees are made. bttea, 1 of l.u, i'SH?? t0 ffi companies h'tead of hrin,. " tflen..v.erne margin !f a ten. S ?J r $2M ,s ty.eur r-m this mi'L.J!0 th.,s P"tlcnlerly, W an! Trnean muBt be deducted, be be lerlslder?dIVd(.8rnl,: dIvl'"l can be h and ether iinxi?' nud the sum in..f i? ,t.J)Cr trade cIlsceuntH. whi..h is a Hiiro J Investment in com- h,UtM 0H0WI". ' ram.,i ;;.."'" u " lu'ng evervt ,,',; "' C,'",H n ,fl' "stfy la nor ,V, '"."'. "'cite In- I...... ii jut cent. in ,". 'lerefere. that our .,.,, . ... .1 ' . " "' v "mill "IU inSC tWll vnnru net morn te lnsure ''I'trcnt In ?i,. u,re nB,lMBt the ribks 'estment." a.1,1 fycr,en: en "ie in "7h Mtn!5id .Mr' Wnrriner. ?J.rjtUriU e profit COmB from fn, S10.01 8.29 Itetallet'B prlca 113.30 "The steam sizes of nnthrnclte are net, as claimed by sumo, by-products of manufacture, as nre tar, ammonia nnd can In the mnnufneture of ceke, or fertilizing products in a (daughter house. They go through exnetly the same processes of screening nnd denn ing ns de the domestic sizes ; they arp sold below the cost of production, nnd while the revenue from them forms n part of the total income, It Is net re covery from by-products thnt can be considered ns reducing the cost of man ufacture. "I might go into the question of the different costs of production, between the northern nnd southern anthracite regions," continued Mr. Wnrrlner. "In the northern the coal beds lie lint, while In the middle or Lehigh region nnd the southern or Schuylkill region they nre folded and distorted nnd most of the mining operations mu'it be con ducted en steep pltclies. They pro duce n lower percentage of domestic sizes nnd n higher percentage of steam sizes, in addition te greater cost of mining. "I have endeavored te clarify in n comprehensive wny this subject, which Is a very complicated one. It involves clese and intrlcate calculation hut, ns I said, we are prepared te submit these and nil ether facts and figures te a scientific commission that will examine everything in n fair nnd unbiased wny. We cannot make a mere explicit prop prep osition thnn thnt." "There Is another issue that Is of equally great Importance." I said. "It Is thnt when the Federal Trade Com mission was in the wny of mnking nn investigation of your books te nscertnln the matter of profits, or was about te de se, you obtained nn injunction which prevented it from going ahead." Never Objected te Probe "Se far as the Federal Trade Com mission is concerned, the anthracite operators have never raised any objec tion te its lnvesticntien." was the reply. "In3tcud we have always fully I co-operated with It. We did point out te the miners, however, that these Investigations nt this particular time would net in the slightest expedite the settlement of the wage nnd ether ques tions before us or help te get the min ers nt wqrlt ns quickly ns possible." "We did net. It Is another perver sion of the facts. What led te that Im pression wns that n soft-coal corpora tion, the Mnynard Ceal Company, I de net recall just where they nre located, went Inte court nnd ebtnlned nn In junction prohibiting the Trnde Commis sion from proceeding with Its investi gations with them along the line you have indicated, and the commission btepped Its work right there. "Let me say further nnd emphati cally," he continued, "thnt the nnthrn nnthrn cieo operators had no hand in that transaction. We knew nothing about the court proceedings till the fncts be enme public. "As I have said, we have always willingly co-operated with the Federal Trade Commission, and haru published such Information as they desired. Full reports en the nnthrnclte trnde have been made te it up until n recent date." "It is charged by the miners thnt the selling corporations nnd whelesale agen cies reap vast profits from their favor able position te the trade j that the pro ducers are really also the selling agen cies nnd corporations," I continued. "Se far ns our cempnny, the Le high Ceal and Nuvlgutien Company, Is concerned, we hnve no selling cempnny. We sell directly te the retnller and con sumer. I must say, however, thnt as far as the alleged selling agencies main tained by ether companies go, they sell thelr coal in competition with ours," he repneu. 'Wbat cles?" "Se far ns I knew there are only two the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western and the Lehigh Valley Ceal Company." Quizzed en Royalties "What about the matter of exorbi tant royalties paid by some of the com panies?" "I cannot speak personally, as our company holds its inndu in fee am! has uone se for many years. The fact is. however, that the matter of royalties is ene of lesser importance. The Glrnrd cstate, of this city, Is charged by the minera with demanding high royalties, but only nbeut 5 per cent of all the ten nage et the region is produced from its properties." "What Is your view of the situation in the unthrncite region? What Is te be the solution?" I Inquired. "Mr. Lewis has declared that there will be no settlement In the anthracite field until the bituminous Issue Is ad justed," replied Mr, Wnrrlner. "Fer the last twenty yours, or sinep the IloeKOvelt Commlbhlen acted, the nnthrncite operators ami iiiinerH hnve operated under their own agreements. During that period, or till IDL'0, we roc rec roc egnl.ed the initie workers' organization as tlie party with whom we dealt In I'onteriiiity te the. Hoenovelt agreement. "In 10t!0 the Wilsen Commission, following renewed pledges by the work ers' lenders that the nnthrncite miners wcre mi autonomous body and iuile. peiidijnt, directed that n contract he signed with Iho United Mlna Workers of. America, Notes of our meetings then held show that pladges made by the United Mine Werkwi were that we hud nothing te fear from the dominance of ii Pj.t,,ml"0 workers. A" this Is new chnnged, according te Mr. Lewis. The pledges of our men nre thrown te the winds," wns the comment. , "The anthracite situation presents nothing In common with the bituminous. e have no problems of non-employment, or short working periods, and It has been our object te beep It te. In splte, however, of our continu ous efforts te negotiate and by offers of arbitration, net only by the operators but by President Harding, the mine workers' leaders have agreed te no basis of settlement except with such restric ts eris as the cemplete recognition of their union, a revision nf tvnim nnlv upward and ether matters as would pre elude any settlement of the controversy whntevcr. "New, in addition, we are informed thnt no settlement Is possible until the bituminous issun Is n,tliia,1. T vntr ofell this W0 feel thnt- n nr Innnnnnl Of all responsibility for thn nrespnt ren. dltten. We arc absolutely helnlc.vs te remedy the matter. "I desire te pmnhnnlT. thm fnxt " Mr. Wprrlmer continued, "that this suspension, if continued, will create an undoubted shortnge of coal this winter Wltll thO most lletllnvnMn rnilllla T I... lleve that an aroused public sentiment siieum demand a prompt settlement by fair arbitration, unrestricted in its nn- ture nnd scope nnd binding en both miners nnd operators, se that our mines may resume work with the least delay." As te the question of wnges, aside from the ether issues advanced bv the miners, what is your position?" I in quired. "We cannot help but feel that the miners have purposely cnlnrged upon the question of operators' profits, transpor tation, reynltics nnd ether mnttcrs te avoid a discussion of the real Issue." The Heal Issue "And what Is the real lssue from the operators' viewpoint?" I asked. "This: Will the public continue te pay for n worker in n commodity like a coal miner, whose wage is nbove the wartime peak, whlle millions of ether workers most of whom are obliged te buy coal, have been and are compelled te accept reductions by the law of economics and when the cost of living te the miners themselves has been ma terially reduced and they have net suf fered from non-employment?" replied Mr. Wnrrlner with earnestness. "Even railroad workers have been ebllscd te accept two reductions which the coal miners are seeking te retain. "Tlie anthracite operators have never effcicd te the miners wages that did net fully maintain the purchasing power set by the Wilsen Commission when the cost of living was nt its peak and wages thnt are far in excess of theso paid In virtually every ether Industry. "Anthracite operators ennnet be chaiged with seeking te degrnde the mine workers. Instead they dcslre te pay a wnge that will make mine work ing attractive," said Mr. Wurrincr. "There Is another matter Involved," I suggested. "It is thnt of the an thracite Industry as an Industry essen tial te the very life of tlie people." "There is nnether side te that," countered the operator's chairman. "We tnke the position that anthracite is net nn essential commodity, and for these reasons : It Is In competition with all ether forms of coal, nnd if full-time employment is te be offered anthracite miners It must be nt n rate at which coal cun be produced at n cost which will enable It te be freely sold. "As a matter of fact, smokeless bitu minous has largely out into nnthrnclte sales in the New Yerk market. The City of Philadelphia, for Its schools, hes discontinued the use of anthracite domestic sizes and is contracting in stead for domestic coke. "Gas produced from bituminous coal Is being used in constantly increasing quantities. There was a time, nfter the cencrnl introduction of electricity, when the gas supply business wns seri eusly endangered, hcience nna inven tion, however, have stepped In, nnd i new public utility companies in gas I production nre nmeng the largest dlvl- ' dend payers. Can't Stand Wage Inflation "All this Is having Its effect en the nnthracltu industry, njid an inflated wage will still further nffect It, bcbldes -U- Incvltnbly reacting upon the workers." "Hew?" . , , "Ilecnuse it will Inflate prices of production nnd retnrd distribution in competition with ether fuel." "De you regard the present wages of nnthrnclte miners ns Inllntcd, under the conditions you hnve outlined?" I asked. "Let me answer veur question with figures," responded Mr. Wnrrlner. "Mr. Lewis complains nbeut the $1.20 minimum rate In the nnthrncite field paid te eutside labor. It must be born In mind thnt this Is fifty-two and enc-hnlf cents per hour. That is a rnte twice ns high as is paid in ether Industries where the prevailing figure Is fiem twenty-five te thirty-five cents per hour. "He also charges that the maximum amount that common eutside labor can earn yearly is 51100. As n matter of fact the nvcrage enrnlng of out side, or common labor, last year was net $1100 but $1430. And these figures were tnken from all the nnthrnclte pay rolls. It comprised every man who ap peared en the rolls of the anthracite companies throughout the year. "If the demnnd of the miners for nn Incrcase of $1 n day for eutside labor wcre granted It would incrense their early earnings ffem $14110 te $1770 nt the Mime opportunity for employ ment offered them ; nnd this for Inber that requires no special skill." "Hew nbeut the Inslde workers, the skilled labor?" I injected. "There are various kinds of this labor. There arc contract miner nnd ethers In the skilled class working en time. The overage actual net earnings of these men, niter an WANAMAKER'S AUGUST 2, 1922 WANAMAKER'S expenses arc deducted, nil supplies, assistants, etc., was $2170.40. The nvcrnge earnings of all empleyes in the region last year wns $lS0ll.05. "We feel assured that thcse weges cempare favorably with peak wages paid In ether Industries. While ether Industries reduced wages it Is no mere than fair that anthracite workers should recognize the facts: or if net that they will at lenst be willing te submit their demands te arbitration," said Mr. Warrlner in conclusion. Bey Swallows Key Rebert Jesey, six years old, 1034 Ubcr street, swallowed a smnll Key of nn alarm clock with which he had been playing yesterday. He wns taken te the Women's Homeopathic Hospital, where physicians removed the key from his stomach. SPECIAL -, W Uaa OIL in Oar Permanent Hair Waving SB Curia 9-tX, for......... XO WheU head (In- IOC rJudlns bebbad) . . MARCUS FRIEDE 279 S. 52nd St. OnftX J9tMt Kmmt4 rA-,M-. . : MvntTrriia etfrvvist f HUTinmnumi umeiit Belmont 10249 and 10243 $gje French Willow Chair Eiartlr Like Cut Mail Order Filled Repairing a Specialty Marcel Willow Shep nnowreomi 1S10 Chratnnt. Factory 1040 Cullewhlll Bt Spruce 7DM MANDO naken pentile ta wearls tf oettuinea that ezpeae row ansa, nook and Umba. It Removes Hair frem all parti of the body, aafaty and quiekly. At all erv aad department eterea er direct, 1. TrlPl.li., lOe. Jesephine LeFevre Ce. 1 N. 12th Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Tatrltery open for DUtrlbaten and Aamtn QjAa, ssa i-KNlTTIIVG WOOL- ADnnag nor- 1 lei auk & wee tied, per ei. I Per ex. We'll Gladly Send Yeu Simplee. BEADS Embroidering, Beading, Braiding Novelty Embroidery Ce. Croend Fleer Stere 15 N. 10th St. 1007 Filbert q DANGEROUS! companies hnve selling axen- YOU have noticed hew loose sugar, bought in paper bags, spills and wastes. Have you ever noticed hew this exposed sugar attracts swarms of flies te your kitchen or pantry? De you want te eat this sugar? Wouldn't you much prefer eat ing clean, pure Franklin Package Sugars? Nothing can harm Franklin, either in your grocer's store or in your home. It is fully protected by sturdy cartons and strong cotton bags. Order by name. JMMMJ A IUMr0fnaUB.Oi( If t. The Franklin Sugar Refining Company 'A Franklin Cane Sugar for every use" Granulated, Dainty Lumps, Powdered, Confectioners, Brown; Gelden Syrup; Cinnamon and Sugar; Sugar-Heney Going Away! Hundreds of Odd Dresses Re-Priced $1.50 te $25 Wanamaker's Down Stairs Stere ffii $MB lllliP llP-JfvV3T7-''Xrr Beys' Tub Suits $1.50 te $3 , Streng, well mnde, firmly fin- ; i ished suits for playtime and vn . j cntlen. Of serviceable materials I thnt "will held their own" , I through the hurd wear nnd re , I peated tubbing of the remaining wash suit season. I Chambrays, percales and ging- I hnms. Iiuttoned-on, regulation I styles in one srlid color, or with piam-coier tieusers combined with white or striped blouses. Full-length sleeves Braid trim ming. Brown, tan, gray, green and blue. Sizes 3 te 8 years. (Giillery, Mnrl.pl) $2.50 Tl.li rmslne.ii llke checked lnr ham frock ready for pie making. teneKr.tphy or rnrdtnlnir, illpi ever the head and liaa cellar nnd cuff, of embroidery. $5 Nothing like dote te mnke an . effective dre.s and till dotted Telle In black or nary line a rent of eyr- I let embroidery at plenelne relief. $3.50 Coel looking cheeked bntlnte form tills two tone frock which Is combined with a perky eatb of organdie. ' $20 A rha r m I n g I dance or dinner I frock I. Uil of j lace and geerg- , ette with metal ribbon girdle nnd tiny c u r s it ge I fleneri there are delightful colon. $10 There are ninny organdie frocks In white or colors at this new low price) the one sketched Is of delicate pink with tiny frllllngs und hlp-drpth hrm. $22.50 Frem Tarlsl A voile frock with nll-eTer embroid ery and girdle of heavy white nnd rnlered r h I n a bends. Very dif ferent und l highly desirable. Women's August Gleve Sale, 35c te 85c Save half en almost every pair. Net every size and color in each group, but geed variety in the sale. Twe-Clasp Tricot Silk Gloves, 35c Paris-point backs, double finger tips. Black, white, navy, pongee and beaver. Twe-Clasp Milanese Silk Gloves, 50c Deuble finger tips and Pari3-peint backs or with five rows of heavy embroidery. Gray, white, pongee and black. i Milanese Silk Strap-Wrist Gloves, 65c Five-inch cuffs strapped at the wrist. Deuble finger tips. Paris-point stitched backs. White, pon gee, black, gray, almond and sable. 16-Butten Length Tricot Silk Gloves, 85c Particularly geed quality! White, mastic and pongee. Paris-point backs and double-tipped fingers. (Down Stairs Stere, Central) 600 Pair White Canvas Mary Jane Pumps, $4.90 Coel low shoes made beautifully for our reg u 1 a r stocks. Closely woven white canvas with fine turned soles and cov ered low heels. Netice the popular rounded tee and the slender ankle strap. Inside they are lined with white leather. Lew Shoes Specially Priced $1.75 te $2.90 Patent leather ties, white sport shoes and good geed looking oxfords in modified brogue styles. (Ilewn Stnirs Stere, Chestnut) Natural Celer Japanese Pongee Specially Priced $1.15 Yard Anether new shipment just un packed ! That's the feature of the Silk Sale tomorrow! Firm, evenly woven all-silk Japanese pongee. Coel and practical for men's shirts and pajamas, women's blouses, dresses and under garments, children's suits and dresses and curtains. 33 inches wide. (Down Stairs Stere, Central) Women's Swiss Ribbed Cotten Vests I2V2C for Regular Sizes 18c, 3 for 50c, for Extra Sizes Lew neck, sleeveless cotton vests in built up shoulder style. Cut full and long. "Sec onds" of qualities that usually sell at double. Women's Athletic Union Suits,50c Plain white nainsoek suits with bodice tops nnd webbing at the waistline in back. Coel, nice looking, easily laundered. Regular nnd extra Mzes. (I)enn stnirs terv, Central) Geed Corsets Have Their Prices Lowered te $2 te $7.50 Gossard and ether popular corsets in discontinued styles. Plain ceutih nnd breches in pink and white. Back-lace and frent-lnce models from the topless. girdle style te heavy boned models for larger women. Sizes 2-1 te 32 in -nme ene or ether style. (Dunn Ptulrs store, Ontrul) 715 Spert Skirts Just Marked Down te 75c, $1, $2.25, $3.50 w m Hi r , Quarter te half less! White tub skirts, iringed cotton epnnge, smart black-and-white or m:-xed checks, plain flannels and gav can ton crepes. All taken straight from our own stocks. Plenty of sizes in the various groups. 10s, some de show marks of handling but many are perfectly fresh. 100 skirts gabardine in new of white mercerized cotton extra sizes, quarter less, 75c 1 15 skirts of white mercerized gabardine six styles, regular and extra sins. .. ii,.v,i' less, new third .$1 . 0 Skirts Of COt Ien ennnnn ' !: i..... .. , . . . "r ", !'" neveltywe btaek'iid white' VhikS peach, some fringed; i itfird le haffleS new Iwn resc' PUWP tangerine and 81x90-Inch Seamless Sheets, $1.25 Specially geed ones of evenly woven full-bleached muslin thnt will prove its worth in service. Pillow Cases 42x3(3-inch rillew cases, llic and 25c; 46x3G inch, 30c. (Down stulrs .Stere, Ontrnl) A cloth dress at $2.50 te $10! A silk dress at $5 te $25! A lace dress at $20! A voile or gingham dress at $.1.50 te $5! An organdie dress, $10! A dotted swiss at $7.50 ! A linen dress at $3.75 and $5 ! Dresses that are mussed or soiled or perfectly fresh. Dresses sold down te one or two of a kind or size. Nearly all the Spring and Summer frocks left in our stocks. Sizes for women and young women and some extra sizes. Please see for yourself the opportunities that are -here te cheese what one wants at very little cost. fDewn Stairs Stere, Market) Sale of Java Sparrows, Twe for $2.25 Weulclnt your home be merrier for these gay litt'e birds that have traveled all the way from Java? They arc de murely gray with red beaks, a white cellar and black "hat." They leek like a fairy story come true! Specially priced S2 25 pair. Easy te take care of. (Down Stairs Stere Illril Cage, Central) Nightgowns Ready te Embroider, 75c Seft white batiste gowns, eut full and stamped in attractive designs te embroider. Pleasant and profitable work for idle vaca tion hours! Pillows covered with gay cretonnes. $1.50. (Down Stnirs "Stere, Central) T fm Sale of Girls' Frecks, SI (Featured en the Central Aisle) Nearly -ICfJ cool eile dresses hnve lest their price. Mothers who want their daughters te have new frocks for little cost will want te .sue them. Pockets, organ. lie cull's and cellais perky salies and some time, a bit of cu!"H'd stitching nic the distinguishing features, whilt- the printed figuit"! come in a wide anety of bright colors. red, light or dark blue, brown, green nnd ethers. Sizes- 7 te 1 i yrat-s in the let, but perha- s nut in - idi style. De,i stairs sre. (rinril lsle) Underclothes at 1 White pique spert.s skirts with scalloped hem, and whiti niuiiii ones with nai row embroidery i utile have double panel fronts at $1. Nightgowns at M include the linrd-te-timl high-m-fki d, , ng sleeved muslin gew.i se desirable in illnesses or for the sluery temperament. OMier at !?1 are reunj - necked, short - sleeved style, made of e piciallv gecd cambric with feather stitching. unite b;i t i s t cneniies. less, flown Htnlrs Btere, Market) .$3.50 emelnni, with linilt-uti .sh'.uldnr. ace trimmiriK nn I a touch eT cm cm I'reideiy and pink or Unto dimity step-in drawe.s- .e ill e new ut $1. (Dunn Mnjri. '.(urn ( eiiinil) Streng Hair Nets 40c Dezen Ne woman an gise herself up te the je;, of m itermg or playing tennis when short in Is of her hair persist in Me.ijr ui her eves IkMide-, site doe, n't in thn east enjoy the knev. ledge that it leeks "stringy." These cap or fringe style hair nets are a comfortable and economical answer te her prob lem. Ulende, light, medium or dark brown, auburn und black I, "K'g fashioned of real human -V-j"i . ,u,r pieuaing cner OlbUllDUCSi (Central Alsla) cnar- Hf? . $?, ;r r Jf m .j " ' - r3l C Mm fl .'1 "I f tit 1 U: md .i-' --w- - , ' , t .- l:-t . .- rAJV.
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