'i' r ', . 'Trv sNSw Ba. t.m- A , i MiViitW V i r.Pi.PTf.wr. t .m. .r wtm u SSsw .- fWsiY: "4SS i. MI X',i If LI mf r-v.v"JM KM WSX" H .35?, my- Vi 4 m iV i liVTt C' !. fe EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-HiliAtfElil WECCACOE SCHOOL FIRE ESCAPE TOO NARROW t c& s 4 CALLED ARCHAIC iVI L."l Narrow Fire Escape Permits of . .Only One Child Passing at a Time 3e W.H art lli.ine 7) JiflllillUC. mr j STAIRS OF WOOD The fln csrnpp en the tlire8tery kick Wcocneoe Scheel building if se Harrow tlmt u nernm! child require the entire width for free pucsnee tip, or .down. The ether two etnirunja In the nubile school nt Second nnd Ueed Streets, arc iliulc, winding and miule of weed. Tlint hnitdinc In the nldext school In the First Wurd. nnd .the sixth eldest In the city. Despite its nRe it leek, te the ee of the nnlnltiiited, eminently resjieitnWe. The rooms lire clean nnd miiiiij. for they have windows en Ixi th !(lc. Each room, however, runt the width fvthe biillditnj, nnd children, ensuing up or down tlie "tulrs te und from re cta, either nitit disturb tin- notah netah notah Bering clnssci or ue the outride narrow and hIIim f r iron lire ecenpf. AecenlinB te eduentiennl RtnmlnruN n 'clang of fertv Is considered the lnrgest that run bu efficiently Instructed by one teacher. The neeeslty of tnklng line of the rhildren thnt nttend tin NWcvnem Scheel brooks no hueTi regulation, and en the top fleer there li one elnss of fifty-eight children. The pupils are en ted en extra chairs nnd en the benches that lire always before the front row of desks. Principal Proud of Si lien! Mls Kllznbeth M. Fitztnaurice, the nrincipal, is nevertheless erj proud of her school. "It may he nn old building," fhe said, "but let ims tell you, we hai' the best teacher.", the) best janitor nnd the best children In Seuth Philadelphia. The pupils are hamliruni ed. hew - ver. for the ynrd - mnll nnd there la little space for Kiitt.c. nnd sports) which children e ethtr schools delight In playing. Unlit in lSflll the Fchoel wa first known as the Ueed Street Scheel and Was looked en with pride nst a monu ment te the i;rrnt advancement of thr , (emmunity. being one of three schools In the First Section, n the wnrcl was then termed. The ether two schools were replaced, but the Weccncoe. a- the school has been rennmed. will only be abandoned when the prope-ed new school is built in the icinlty of Third and Federal street. , ' At the William II. Harrison i Scheel, at Eleventh and Thomp'-en 'utreets. a three-ferv stone hulldinc bus two interior twisting wooden stair ways. There are four claves con taining 100 children en each tloer. If the stairwas should be impns-iible be cause of tire, the children would lie cen.pelled te puss single tile down a twentv-fenr-inch-wlde iron tire escape. This building was called the Daniel Webster Schjel when it was built In i 3870 te replace the Penn Scheel con- I slructed en the site. 1MU. In 1013 It' vas renamed the Harrison Scheel nnd the beard pinna te abandon it when the new school is rjunr en me sue wn Lynd Annex at Mervlne and Oxford tt'rei't. . , , , , The l.trel Anne is entirely unfit for tisc ns a school building. A siuull. two-story structure, with inadequate washioem facilities, it had betn virtu ally nbnndened by the authorities. Seme of the rooms today, hewetcr. hnve been returned te use for special classes. Other Schools Similar Similar te the Weccacee m lioel is the old Washington Scheel en Fifth, street below Washington avenue. -t tuat ' KChoel in mere recent years a new front i te the building has been constructed. The entire school is cramped, there ( being restricted play space, and the adjoining houses are close te the M'luifl building snuttilig en ugut anu air ireiu the classrooms. The Meredith Scheel, nt Fifth nnd Fltswatcr streets, is little different. It is u smullT tpe of building, hav ing four classrooms en each of its two floors. There are no corridors in the entire building and pasage from one part te another can only be ac complished by passing threugn the classes. Thi principal, Mis Emma F. Uredwatet, i, hneei, erv proud of her school. She takes scrupulous care that evcrj thing sball be neat and clean anil that, despite adverse conditions, the children shall be ghen every op- j pertunlty possible. ThN building will home dav be entirelv abandoned. The (iecirgc M. Wharten Scheel, at Third and I.emb.ird streets, is listed te be rebuilt. It has the general d! advantages In educational lines that list in most of the old buildings. It , la dark nnd dimal nnd there is lack of i 'modern facilities for the personal com fort and health of the pupils. Monday' article will detail condi tions in the licynnlds Scheel at ' Twentieth and Jeffcrien stnets. j FRELINGHUYSEN GIVES COST OF HIS CAMPAIGN Sanater Reports Disbursements cfi $3933 Contributions, $5140 I 'Washington, Nev I. (Hy A. P.) I Campaign dlsb iiements of S.lillKl b". tween October !." and October - and I contributions of $fi140 between October 31 nnd Octcdier -7 weie leperted to day by Senater rrelinghcjsen, of New Jersey, in a statement hied with the secretary of the Senate. I Of the contributions. S1000 each was1 received from F. W. t'cudert, Newl Yerk City, and William Kittles, New -1 ! ..11 ,lw. n,liup nmiCriiiMtiiilirf heltl? i tijr In aunis of S."0 or less. Tlie expendi tures Kliewecj IIS cue iihki-i ii'-m '.ni'i te J. 1'. Ackeriiinii fr mheriising in weekly newspaper, the ether item be ing mostly ler salary and beard of clerks. Q. 0. P. RALLY IN LANCASTER Qraat Demonstration Tonight Will Mark End of Campaign Lancaster, Pa., Nev. I. As a cllmav te the most Intense and exciting earn. Valgn ever waged In this city, the lie publicans will stage a huge demeiistra- Tiv . a .sit .iii1ii ii lm imnfln.l In Pfctwlerc lloeuvelt, AshUtnnt fcrre 1 nf tin Navy, will bfglu at 7 :U. ! ,BV ... i 1...1.. 11) IMUl If ikrktl.Il..niiu Q Will IIHMUUU J-.""" nuniunwiif, y0kpecllU inmiw viii uiii icBiuTmn ClIO COUlllJ I" lL- Ltiji iiiiti " i-i-- ntB HHVc l't'll luutuuu WJ !!- rn UellHMliee iu lunuNi uw imtiy of. encrnl l. riinnii"ii, cu i mum- is chief mnrsimi hi hie paraue. vlng the stieet demonstration .Mr. BVelt Will licillll'" rrniiu iiiiuun, winds up the netlxe weik of these rtlim rincnet nnci uepreseimime . (Jrlest. The tight is bitter be- 1 Iilc micrr nn, 1 ,.iii', ...iic-i.,, udent and liemecrntic caniiiiiate. li esnecicd te carry tne county, h It la Mr. McSparran's home. BOMHEM I IIAVK KNOWN first InsUIImcmt of Chai Willi. 1 KPf. 5llnl1liM. 1 OvalBlBlBm. aaVaalBlBlBlBlBBK ' dZ&3 v. ;'A, AhuiniKIW fa HnKKS 1 1 1 i inti w 1 iBlHMff BMll bbViViViVh'P-IbS t f kNBafBBBVBBBBVBBBtVBSaaBBBBVBBBVBBBVBBBBBBBValBBBVBTB ''"A wflBHBHBiliOHfli 1 . '''-. v r ' i - ' ' - - "t?l-"'m At Weccacee Srlioel, Second and Kred streets, tliere Is :i narrow lire escape which alTerds main aenue of egress from third Huer, where four cl.isscs reugrrgate FASCISTI REGIME FACES CONFLICT WITH MOSCOW, Ge-Getter Tactics Begin Running Up Against Snags Paris. Nev. !. i Hy A. P.l-The , t.y mve nothing te fear KU-nriier llllinn ill cue I MSC1II, WHICH heretofore hne nerceine all obstacle with umaslng swiftness, are new ie ie perted te be striking a few snags. Conflict with the Soviet l!e eminent nt Moscow Is feared us a result of a raid which dispatches te Paris snj was made yesterda upon the Heme btire.iu of the Kusslan commercial delegation b seven Fascist i from luml.i. Hush ing into the offices, the bund of pre vincial Fasclstl dragged out nn nlien mple.Ne. posted him against a wall and shot him. A dispatch from Chiasm, near th" Italian frontier, te La Matin snjs that the socialists in Italy haw issued ., manifesto te the country declaring that ive netiiing te letir from las. cImii. rlhis manifesto maintains that the new Oev eminent will be unable te solve linancial pieblems with the same ease thnt it enje.ved In smoothing out political tangles. "PLANT WIZARD" ILL Santa Ken. Calif., Nev. 4 Luther Ilurb.ink. famous plant wi.ard, lias bei u centined te his bed for four d.ijs, Mitfeilni; trum a cold. FOURTH GIRL DIES FROM INJURIES IN N. Y. FIRE Celluloid Factory Burns Twe Pall te Death Othttrs Hurt Sew Yerk, Nev. 4. (lly A. P.) Tlie fourth victim of the fierce fire which yesterday afternoon destroyed nn Knst'Thlrtrenth street celluloid factory died today. She was Miss Frances Ara genne, who vvns trapped with eleven ether young women en the third fleer of the burning building. Twe women fell te their death In the La SATURDAY, AOyEMBIDlC 4,, lww . , . :, " , , , , Ma ' fire and a third died Uti night in the hospital. Fe 'our were still In the henltal In a serious condition today, and another was convalescing at her home, Three escaped unhurt. ... While the blase started in the eel luleld factory en the second fleer, all of the casualties were among empleyes en the third fleer, where Solemon Man had an embroidery business. Shut off by flames and smoke from the stairway and fire-escape, the girls crowded around three front windows. from which two finally fell te their drsth. Three girls climbed te the reef and escaped without injury te an ad Joining reef. YOUNG WOMEN! Yeu come te Wanamaker's for your best merchan dise Yeu should come te Wanamaker's for your best jobs. The deer of our Employment Bureau (First Fleer, Gallery) stands open from 0 te 6.80, and there is no terrifying red tape nbeut securing nn interview. All clay long, well-bred, intelligent young women, with and without business experience, with and without college or high school diplomas, are coming in te tell us what they can de or would like te de te earn a living. There is no better training-school in which te secure- buafatM experience, there are no mere hopeful opening! for th girl or woman ambitieua of a career in merchandising, than at WANAMAKER'S PHILADELPHIA CHARITY BAZAAR TO AID SCHOOL FOR MOUNTAINEERS i Affair at Rlti-Oarlten la lacked by Fremlnent Wemen A haiaar will he glren today at the" Ritt-Carlten by the Philadelphia Chnp. ter of the Southern Industrial. Educa llnnal AnullMMlT Th nWMweda will Be .devoted te defray, the - eapensea of Ina lit mountain hnva nnn Ciril Mrs. Themas Petter Is chairman of educatlni the committee. The ether members who will hnvn eharee nf the various deusrt- tnents include s Infants' and Christmas novelties, Mrs. Victer Mulford j dells, Mrs. Luther W.' Chase; evening dance, Mrs. Otte G. Iteymann : books, Mrs. Samuel Russell. The Fashion Shew r,,l,&u"."Ktke I'Mohen'flf'ltfra. CM. ford MemlenhMl,. jki aprons, Un7t. ffiTKKa L.in TTniiia 13 1' run reu M rlll A AST ilia atafek ..1. T . ."." liaiT1 whl! K.Mtr H. Ander aim. vvauie Dcaroerough arae or cue art niia-r.b ..,. Ile cakes and candy wltt be unds? .: direction of Mrs. I Baren Iteifan.. . Mrs. Lerey Lewis, household ."' S5?.ff" EV Stene, geed cheer, anj Mrs; William L. Headley. -. , ' Ba Christmas Greeting Cards .TEWT.LRY SlW'ER Watches Stationery Originated and engraved by this house are ready for selection. Orders Should Be Placed New J. ECALDWELL & Ce. CHESTNUT STREET BELOW BROAD Monday a Score or Mere of New Styles Will Be Added te That Remarkable Let of Winter COATS at $5930 jTsasfi'iX.'flSi1 r?n.5',rTr, ij K3axssr.Tt;r:5isaL.t: ?r5ii ;i5;rsJK5a.K5 'MWBSs&zscw&ssW', a: iA., VTJ Tl mm L'i'-W,B t -gi l'.KJO it H i I Geed Travels 'i I A it radio broadcast could have carried yOk the news of our special bread price "V no faster than it has been carried from home te home bv the' haenv housewives who heard it. , The merninsr newsnaDers breucht veu the great news, with the result that our big fleet of meter trucks were kept en the jump supplying the heavy demand. Victer Bread Regular Pan Leaf Specially Priced I i H CN . Proving once mere that nowhere, quality considered, wOl your money go as far as in an American Stere. Why bake? Buy Victer and cut down table costs. Eat Victer and get wholesome nourishment. n i & e P 2 ' n JH STORES COasB i&tsMZiMMmw:,jaK U fiSSaSSSSSSSSSSSSSCSSSSSSSSSSSal li W News 1 1 , Fast! 1 B 4Q v0B u I I -aaaa3BalBBaBaam. ' IlSMmrJirS. JgyJUj" g jP ,?,' V Vy'lHlliM-" SSvaataBaBaHg 'J K Wllinill III lfUy9BaHBBlaBBV' wWlnll' (I 1 1 ' IlfflitewWWiflflllP5 i I 9 a I r v 1 1 1 H BREAD SUPREME Why pay "12c or 14c for a leaf its size when Bread Supreme is only nine cents? Sold only in American Stores everywhere in Philadelehia and throughout the principal cities and towns of Pennsylvania. New Jersey, Delaware aad Maryland aigajj $QaE&aB32a3SK3S (llmKGufiSwm Ceata net a bit better are being advertised elsewhere as being $75.00 te $95.00 values. We vmake no such extravagant claims, but we de say that every one is an excellent "buy" at $59.50. The materials are these most in demand this season -morevel nermandie, bo be livia, verena, delysia, mara bella and ormendale. Seme are plain, but the majority are trimmed with such furs as caracul, nutria, squirrel, black and platinum wolf. Every Ceat is well lined and the sizes range from 1 6 years te 46 bust measure. Come and see them Monday! HANDKERCHIEFS AND GIFT GOODS Oar Enlarged Handkerchief Section Will Be Ready Monday and Mere Space for Gift Goods Thousands of people depend en the Darlington Stere every year for their purchases of Christmas Handkerchiefs! Here one is assured of unusually wide variety and of lowest prices consistent with quality. We have Women's Handker chiefs from 2-fer-25c te $25.00 each; Men's Handkerchiefs from 25c (all-linen) te $2.25; Children's Handkerchiefs from 3-fer-50c te $2.00 each. Orders for Handkerchiefs te Be Embroidered With Initials or Monograms Should Be Left at Once Stocks of ether Gift Goods will also be ready, such as: Jewelry Blouses Gloves Neckwear Hand Bags Negligees Hosiery Perfumes Leather Goods Lingerie Sweaters Umbrellas A special section for Toys and Juvenile Goods will be opened a little later in the month en the Second Fleer. M. $9.85 M J for Hats Preciously u I Priced Up te $17.50 I Hata of Satin, Velvet. Felt and (j . ether materinls, trimmed in the R - season's most becoming ways. - Sixteen of the models included fuL are illustrated in this announce- ' -g PGEat ment, BUT THERE IS ONLY SS-l $01 ONE OF A KIND. l Beth large and small shapes W 7 suitable for both madame and n A mademoiselle. II U A real Millinery opportunity ( K Monday! 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