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f!Il W ' W it 'Hi 1 r- 1. .1 -wi -if i . r' ,. lj? n It w li;.fc - .it ' "X T 1;C . M U Vj'rFf b . '7' i K Ma 'J V. 'r 5 ft,' WV ,( f. &t T? fl$ M : MET MK JV J' ! illr m ROB STDRE OF GEMS BY SLEIGH I OF HAND Man -and Woman Substittity) Pasto for Uncut Diamonds in Sansom Street "UNDER EYES OF CLERK "MODELS" AT HORSE SHOW Philadelphia Society Leaders Will Exhibit Cheap Dresses l'hilmlrlnliiit soc-loty IrrHlcrs wilt bo "modr-h" In n fnMiion ltov lo bo held In roujmietlon with tho I'Mlnilclnliin Indoor liorr nhow, Mim .1, nt tlif Third I linainirnt Armor) Hip clilof fcntMro wilt be n group of women who will i ' lit ttlutintt' tin' i'olbllltj of ill i'viiir rhrnpl) but well Mi K. lolon Altcmui l in elinrcc o' 'In- Roii t who will wcni tiipvpriipm' "lutliCD "Our idr-u N to pnwrnt the itiblh fitpii believing tlint wo nre en I'nnniRliijr extrnMiuutire b git lug a I fnliloii iluiw." sniil Mr Alteimn vps loriluv 'I've talked to several tods? who will be In the Kioup. One pf tbcm nld she would tome In n dre,8i that she bought for ijti. Home of them will weiir diTtwcB that cost less than $00. although, of course, some will cost more than that." NAVY YARD SALES TO GO ON More Than $1,000,000 of Supplies Bought by Merchants Each Week Continuing tho libernl discounts that hac been allowed the hist three wcpKm, dales of surplus supplies at the Vhlladel' nhla navy yaril arc to be continued In deilnltcly. Wholesale and retail dealers of 'Philadelphia and nearbv towns have bought moro than?l,000,000 worth of tliesn ponds eneh week. On sales of goods valued at mnrcH than JIO.OOQ. a dlwount of ." per cent will be nllowed; on more than $25,000. 10 per cent on moro than $50,000, 15 per- cent, and on $100,000 or more, i!0 per cent. Thcso deductions allowed merchants to put a low retail price on their goods A HaiiMuij street Jeweler Inst S'-'fltlS In unrut ill.ininnds because the luind w quicker than the etc While one nf his dork- watibed n man and tomen exnmine n card of di.i mnmh jestcrdiit nfteruoon. the mim Mlbslllut'ril a curd of 'nn-.ti'" geni-. and walked out with tho original" J. W P.stes. "'21 Sntisom sttcrt n ported the loss to the ditectiie hnresii lite )osterday afternoon. Tho theft nd been dlcoovered by accident, lie nlil. Enrlv yonterdtiv afternoon a well dr.ed. dark complosloned man on trreil the store, and posing as a rotrtfl jeweler asked lo voe otno uncut din monds. ftor seeing them he left ii ing he would return Inter Ito did. Ite wns nccomnaiiiod lit a woman Tie said she wns lii wife. Tin man was (shown the same nrd of gfiiis he had crcn on his tlrst ilt watchful clerk was with hitn at all times, The clerk's attention m half-dis tracted by the enframe of aunthoi mis tnmcr. but he did not lenxe the mnn iniii woman In that short Instant of ilis traction the suhstitut'on is tlmusht to have heen nindo. The man s.ild tr giins did not soil and Vft When (It crk was pint i' z the "diamotulH- in the site. Ito uoiii.i thej premod rather dull An i Tnuunii tion showed them to be "p'istr The thief was about thirtv two iv Id. the womnn wns Hiip.iiontlt Miunger and like her companion will drrssrd Move Tuberculosis Dispensary The Trankford state dispenciiry foi' the treatment of tuborculoi. formerh located at 17.T1 Orthodo street, has Kvn remmed to St. Mary'x Hospital. Krankford iMoniie mid Valmer streit. where clinics will be held Mnuln.xs. WfdnesdniH and Vrldnys. fiom 11 .:'( i. m. until - p. m. jHTcoLUMBifl mk Bl RECORDS B jWWB; l.trlimUrlf IMMMW . IT Itfrords In Ml l,nnminf I f.ifminlnh mi f intnlnl rrrnis I cp. I --Clumbia RecordS SO HlfTec-nt I. ttniitBfS MACHINES ON TERMS ntu'MRM iiom: is at notn, Philnda. Phonograph Co. O.V. ""i!tli M . 3!3 Hilxlin ,t., flilln.. I' i. rmil ll. N. J. .HPII.N rl'.R wvrMNH pEDULLO MUSIC SI14 Atnlnut Strrfl Filborr- A600 2640 W. Lehigh Avenue rSilMBP ALL RECORDS niliprl'"'il ocln are In our ntork. full line of drtfonoliis MYERS F. HALL tM-nitrnuMT.D 2G26 German! own c. 'Uptown' Leading Agent for fh Grafonola" i uv for tlic t-(ort Columbia Records rim" rtlnntnntl S817 I COLUMBIA RECORDS'- I Sheot Mutic Player-Rolls rtfrjtlilnc enil AnMlilnr In Mnlr I, i The Musi'c Man , 7S?60ST.V OPEN EVENINGS ' COLUMBIA GRAFONOLAS AND RECORDS III Itlll.l. 1IIMIKH" Hl.no nrlt Furniturn Cnrpeti Dedding On I fl.J ltmi Uritm Uivm tvr Lfothutt DIAMOND FURNITURE GO. 2107 Cermantown Ave. (fltli and lllimniiit) rlinnr tl Site; "'n i:i.nv r. y.MM. Phone "Tom" Foley for Recordt Adtertiied in Today's Papers nf II rhonf. I'oplir .171!) s-J 1406 GIRARD AVE.- WJmjj is M Moxr Msv iKV XVJlCTijr XJMM-r .. s "N. XV XV K v ' I h 9 sS tt$ KM OU1 1 Far Reaching Credit The basis of Commerce and In- fflM, to'I dustry is raw material. The ilWfOTll1 production, gathering and trans- riltl in It w' porting of raw material through M iS M jungles, down tropic rivers, wfol'IlPlii across many ocas all these op- MwffiS'iraiM erations arc made possible by 'jl?)m& the far reaching power of credit. M'-llwl 'wPW The National Bank of Com- iftfff IHB mcrcc in New York employs its k j'jmWR great credit resources in further- a'w Mwt. llMll' ing the processes of production,- j &H) I jejl if manufacture and distribution TOTKHIRi' . from raw material to final con- llflBfflOTT? Naiional Bank of Commerce j J SB Capital. Surplus'&nd Undi ided Profits sJl'l'1' ' mm I WSII' CAD I L L Ls J C hsBBHHBLrr7 SsSSSSSSSSSSPSSHlE Those so fortunate as ,to possess a Cadillac enjoy a distinctive kind of motoring, which, instead of being an irksome task, is a diversion that invigorates the body and stimulates the mind. NEEL-CADILLAC COMPANY 142 North Broad Street Records Ponselle's Tragic Suicidio Thrilling and heartrending Arc the tones of this great dramatic soprano of the New York Metropolitan Oper.i Company in this tragic aria from La Gioconda. This ex clusive Columbia artist portrays in purest melody all the grief and desperation of Ponchiclli's poor ballad singer, betrayed and deserted by her lover, and about to $eck solace in death. 49735 $1.50 j i i"ii tiL1 )m I in . wmsp iflli ssa "'li'1 ui ,fflt fiH'i i iiW I I aaaafma sip' , i i A2Sf J raaaHBaaHHaAHaHBaMaaaBHHaaBaaaaaaBafl- wmtiNey if . - ' aili 3hRi(vJ71iM ssssm!9k r xtj-ft" I ' irlitJSj "w. W WoBnssKsm L Vt , SftVP amrKe yWg& N xllBfll WIm -y mm Sw aw3 j Vn nKKIJ . mmm-. Seale Singes Two Negro Spirituals Real, honcst-to-goodness negro re vival hymns are Oscar Seaglc's "Golden Crown" and "Standin in de Need o' Prayer." They bring out all the beauty of this exclusive Columbia artist's great baritone. A-2889 $1.00 And 42 Othsr Great Selections The 46 new Columbia selection for May include 2 grand opera arias, 2 popular songs by grind opera stars, 16 opular tons. Iiiu, 4 orchestra selection, 2 nttro spirituals, 2 revival hmns, 2 violin solos, 2 accoi dionduets.2 descriptive monologues, and 12 dances, com- pnsuif 7 fox-ttots, J waitiei ana i one-ste,ps. Hackett's First English Record "I'd Build a World in the Ileattofa Rose," that beautiful love ballad, is the first record tung in English by this lamous New York Metropolitan Opera Company tenor, who makes rccordi exclusively tor Columbia. 78929 $1.00 -"K Ct tie new Columbia Novelty Record Booklet. 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