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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-28
Railroads and Politics.

Accompanying his orders that No "ii'-
crr. attorney or employc OF any rallrnad
under government control shall engage
IN political activity or run tor political
offices without first rcsigmng hls present
most, Directors icncral NcNdoo rrtcrs
cautiously to what was matter oi com
mon report That railroads under
private control wrrr frequently used tor
partisan political purposes, that railroad
corporatIons vcrc frequently adluncto ot
political machines and that own sovereign
states had hcrn ~ times dominated hN
thrm
Mir Mctdno IS right IN hs surmse.
and also right IN h,e determination g. k"cp
tho railroads ont If politics There IS not
too much hmc tor the railroads and thos"
engaged IN running them tn glvo proper
attention 70 railroad business and T"
engage III political work
Tlnr was when the railroads we've on
gagged N pohtics. and very largely Now
let tho railroads amt aIl connected with
them. engage exclusively N ra'lT"od
business The people will attend to
poltlcs
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-28
PRESS COMMENT.
FOCH STRIKES AGAIN.

During an earlier stage ot the war
Joiirc practised the policy of "nibbling.
Under changed conditions foeh's method
is to maintain the offensive by n series
of hard drives, now here now there,
that cost less and net larger gains IN
prisoners, gums and territory. IL ~ the
process II attrltion ON grand scale
Under his continuous system Of smashing
blows the hard driven enemy knows
no rest.
No sooner did the fighting in France
appear to slackeu after the Germans
were forced back tn the iIindenburg
line than Alcnby broke through the
Turks dcfcnscs IN Syria and aun,hliated
their armies simultaneously. after
two years deadlock in the balkans, the
Serbians and the Allies have routed the
Bulgarians and driven them north Ia
the Nnrdar IN hcadlonR retreat. Both
operations are still III full swing, and
again it. is Foch's turn tn loose a new
drive against tho Germans IN tho Cham
paEne, where for two months there has
been comparative quiet In Lorraine
the americans too have resumed their
advance
Under tho mcrciloEs hammcrlug OF the
tIlics sincc the middle of luly the Ger
mans have welded virtually all the
ground gained tins wear and been cleared
nut nf the 50 NIlhicl salient. which thcy
had held lor four wears They have
lost ucarl, 2oO.O00 prisoners and over
1000 guns III less than seventy five
days and left behind them countless
supplies In no pcrlod Of tho war have
thrv suffered such severe losses ar has
the wastagc of thor strength been 81
r,pid New Work World
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-28
HIN TIL. BONDS.
Ry G.. l.. benedict.

Eycrvwhrrc the flag 4 ilylng.
Nanncrctto with banner wing.
And lts every wav ~ tlutter
An cntrcaty sccms 10 utter
Ruv the bonds
kc I g Star i stripes hlg ma sted /,
Ios thrr plo NOW has lastcd
Never lct thc, iame be blasted
BUY the honds'
Through The streets ON b"zs are tramp
lng.
And where martial feet are stamping
{ tnrnc- an echo rising. swelling
And tho self message telling.
BUY the bonds
| ~ th, measured tread be greeted
With resolve OF ours deep-seatod.
And until the task completed
I'uy the bonds
Every dsv the ships are saling
That oar All be sure, unfailng
Though were ocean wide aSuudcr
Hear our guns commsnd n thunder,
BUY the bonds
CIV, our sailors faithful backing,
Arn, them galnst the foe attacking.
And lest hip OF gun he lacking
BUY the honds
As you'd guard old GLORY $ beauty,
As YOU'D answer Here 10 duty,
BUY the bonds
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-28
JUST FOLKS
A TALK To THE hoy.
by Edgar A. Guest.

He showed his boy some coins oi gnid
THEY'RE good To look Mt and To hold,
He whispered low, and then he eaid
They're currency for milk md bread.
They II soothe the beppar oi his plains
They'll shelter Won from driving rains
They'll robe YOU we'll and purchase edse
And take Won Tar across the seas
But do not strive for these alone.
For all the COINS that Won can own,
With all they have the power to do.
They cannot make man of YOU
They cannot savc YOU from regret,
Nor pay To life the souls hig debt
Though YOU possessed golden store, !,
Death atill would cnter through the door
Nor all the COINS that you might claim
Could spare you from the brand of shatne.
he master, not the slave, ol gold
isc II Ia shield Won from he cold.
10 serve your needs and lo your will,
llut keep your spirit q freedom still
Make money. if IN truth yon can,
But know that gold can make The man
"Ahove these coins go fan to see,
Ever Jet love Of duty be
Woralpp thy Cod and native land.
And do whatever they command
But never worship ninted gold.
However much It's praise Is told
Shun il. when II is linked With shame,
Az Won would ahln brand aiiame
t'old is servant not - king
II can llc made mobile thing.
Rut bear IN mind eo,ir whole life through,
Gold cannot make . man of YOU
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-28
STATE PATERNALlSN.

The principle of equal pay for equal
work. whether the work bC done hv men
nr women. rests upon such equitable
foundations TINT II Is gradually dlspla"-
ing the old practIcc W arbitrary dlticr-
entiatInn. giving the lesser wage 10 the
weaker soy l}ut complication atiscs
III the fact that = married man who has
q family 10 support cannot successfully
compete with an unmarried man or
woman without depcndaute, II all are
pald like wage ior Ike work ~
Cussinu the married man difficulty as q
worker for wages. The London Daily
News saws
Someone must share the financial
responsibility fur his children uphrng
ing. and that someone can only he the
state which would thus he applying
tn the productive artisan the ptincipc
nnlversally approved ~ tho case oi the
necessarily unprnductivr soldier The
State a cu-oporatIun could take different
forms Tho loss Il took tho shape of
direct money payments AMI the more
Il Was represented hs The grant of clothrng
~ puhlc meats. or 2 remission ot taxation
nr 4 suhvcutluu towards rent. the hcttes
II vouid hc 4 small matter 81 declde
the form when once tho Vnlnlpie hat
hocn dcciicd And the ptlneiplo at
issue in IN cszcncc tins how far ,s # a
profitable and humane investment f"r
Tho State ~ as=umc extended rosfnnai.
h,ltics FOR tho phyelcal and mental mr.
turc ot is future 1t7cn-
How would Il 10 IT, levy c"rta'n
proportion ut tho school ta> upon IN
married workers. rr to pay certain
bonus to TIC ncw, marr,cd to hc duly
increased with the increase 81 population
Philadelphia Record
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-28

method If averaging the price " al 'it
goods "u the rnarket and uaFWg tif
dollar conform 90 that average prize
The method ty ~hith fhl7 d fo br don
j. technical. but nri bard tp nder='an
The purchasing power Of Pc dollar uoF
varies. bccauso thr value of GOLD yarir
while tho weight .f .ur dril0r ivCH
pF tishrr iruyreC1 r. rorer=' tnie prrC"-
III would mako thc pwrha@e povor - ~
dollar ynd by varlng rs rrlght E''
thr yaria'nnz d fAo -tfo N gold
%n. this duos unf mr7n = nov rpn
dollars cvrrI month or - n noaus tho
thc gold would sli 4 kept m tho trras,r.
and orly parcr money usnd and hat
amount re gold which papor dolls
represented would hr changed II rrg'ii.
intervals ~ conform - the change fn 'i
Iur, haeing power ~ gnld
utrHrWtr,rs
Would this fzlng of thc eslur of f
dollar. theu. be left ~ thc discretion a
HE government I{v no means
would he doue msthefnaiioalIv lN
variation n prices Is regularly compute
nnw hv pur ahor Department Fakif.
tha price ~ given tlne As iph th'
calculate the rercontage III iucrra~n h.
each commodity Sy averaging
increases far aii commodities. hey a
ierr,pe how much prices ~ rhoi.
have risen during thn month.
Thus II prizes increase me TOR cent
fhis month he paper dollar ~ yoH
,onkat would ha made under IN .shor
nian ~ represent one Der cent more gol
.pd vouid thereby argmra npo pnr rcr-
ruore purchasing power Fnr H. = = f7t.
\, onca evident and nrovrn that more r0p
VIII buy more Ro"ds
This "a brief the thenrv rs A..
stabilized dollar n Is theory qcceu
"a ~ many wise men. and y supreme
lngicai Wherefore CONSIDER q we'll
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-28

cent piece Even with accrued interest
we have lost money by sailing away that
dollar Surely 2 so-aallcd standard r.
value which treats us ~ that trcarhrrouq
fashion 2 thing 70 he srr'lilniKnd critical
iy
vn tTawfH 80 IL
This argument of Professor Fizher
that the dollar + no good o stan aotJ IS
practically Huape verablo
A. I hn professor points out almost ilI
~ orr other unlta as ~ length, woigf' 4ud
- forth have been carefully standardized
In plden times ward was the girth ef
tile chief If hr tribe and was called =
grd. Dr Fisher tells Us Now yarI
is 2 bar ~ metal kept IN glass ease under
Z uniform temperature and viewed from
4 distance through telescope II would
BE- impossible far us 10 ~ business or he
basis of ward whlrh vas hc girfh pf fh
President of the nited ~'atrs suppose,
suggests thc doctor ~ flash of ln=uira-
flou, hat contract for 81 fnany yards ~
cloth made ~ Mr. Taft adu,niz'ra-
tlon bad to ho hllcd now
Inking aside. oxact standards nf ovcry-
thing are vital necessity ~ modern
inJust .tal life Our Bureau nf stand
ards, ono nf the most rernarkahl scientific
institutions IN the world. was founded for
the purpose ~ fixing and preserving such
standards Ru' VIZ ~ rr provided o'Ir
selves with 81 real standard uf purohas-
ing power
now ~ ~ Ir
How. then. + this tn H. done If the
gold dollar Is ~ good. what KIND IT "a
dollar Arc We r. have Professor Fisher
anewrrs hest wo are to hove goods
dollar That la. instead nf 4 dollar ,vhIrh
Is q STANDARD If value FIR enc metal. rrr
are to have q dollar vhich Il standard of
value tor al the commodities we bus
How * thus ~ 10 dom lsv 10 slmule
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-28
oo<l-thirsty PrOfitcers.

How ingenious are the ways ot the
not hunters and the prohtccrs. A protest
was recently lodged with the Louisiana
authorities that the pclicans which in
habit in great focks the bayous ot the
Mississippi river valley were destroying
the fond fish of the Fathers of Waters,
and should no longer be protected by the
laws of the State against the man with
uin The complaint was turned over To
the fish and game authorities, who m
vestigatcd the pelican and his habits anu
reported that the big-mouthcd fowl sub
sisted on menhadcn, q fish having no food
value, used only III the manufacture oi
fertilizer They further showed that the
same mcnhadcn. If left to die ~ the shoal
waters of the Mississippi lowlands, would
dccomposc and emit n stencil that would
render n large section of the territory un-
inhabitablc. All this was known before
the experts made their report ON the pcii-
can. as IL leaked out aftcrward when the
men who wagcd complaint against the
fowl admitted that the charge oi destroy
ing food fishes WAS trumpcd up, but that
thcv themselves wanted To klH the
scavcngcrs Of waterways, as the SKIN "'
the large pouches ON their bills. and tn"
skin on their hcaks and throat n'adc
fine grade Of leather. They SAW the
prospect of making some easy m"nrN hE
tho dcstr,,tion of these useful water
fowls and did not hesitate {" iatt'h
false charge 10 him which might have
meant his determination had not 'he
authorities taken the trouble tn prove
thc mclean a hrnpfaCtor to the state.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-28
DISPLAYING THE FLAG

Editor Every Evening Nhcn ! read
the splendid editorial IN ono OF last worN $
papers about flags hvluR IN Wilmington,
/ wanted tn write vou nj once 10 thank
YOU tor 1t. bui | have becn under he
weather for several DAYS and SlmplN
ha We not gotten to II and So please excuse
me therefore
II did me good to read that editorial.
| don't know whether Won Yourself wrote
II or one of Vour associates hut certain
II hope that II may tung forth fruits
| have been 50 frequently aroused chat
II has been very close 70 disgust AZ the
little manifest atiou oi patriotism IN the
part of our citizenship IN general. think
the nat1lotIsm y there bIit on certain
things they seem to bc wocfuliv lacking
Every time ! come home from trips TO
other places | am impressed with the
very thing that YOU worotc Of IN that
editorial
And not only has there hccn lack OF
display of flags. hut that lack of display
in flags put forth with patriotic
pride. as YOU suggest has certainly
fostered an indifference 10 the rational
cmblcms. which is inexcuSable, especially
IN war times ! took this matter up with
the Aiavor = few months ago. | have
spoken to certain members OF the Council
OF Defense. and have been very much
grievcd that nothing apparently WIS done
I have not once. during the period of
tins War. been IN any gathering where the
Culors were carried by marching troops
or the Star Npancled BANNER played
when the lack of respect. indifference,
and | even say IrrcvcTence. was ANYTHING
to equal TO what has been on the streets
Of Wilmington
Sometimes YOU Editors don't hear
enough from your readers Of things that
help and please them, 50 ! just write you
this personal note
Charles l. Candec
MllInlnginn. Sept y. 1918.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-28
THE EVENING SMILE.
DEFENDING Ills bN y.

\ brother Senator paa INVITING Snnator
Jones. of New NIc1ice. ~ tho illieracy
of the vast maicritv d his constituents
"It's al y nnttct Il The point of view,
rotortc,l Senator Ionce " hon Il comca
to breeding and ciueafien ! am reminded
nf the SELF f-euflieicnt youne mafrpn n
tie Pullman car
i" Mar, She eail. tn her eiehi v"ar-
old daughter. DON'T Yns soc Inc people
looking af vou Stop stretching yonr
gum oui into a string thrw Il like 4
lady l.os Anpelee llues
Nodd Doing any wor wcrt = Todd
should say 60 | inst persuaded
my wife not Ia buy a nes gown nc
'Ncanlrieh conea 81 good family
doesn't he. = -. he ie the nt'lt thing
know apanef il Rosten Transcript
Patience so Rob called - on laef
night ratrlce Yep NIL Id he
toll zou the same nld. old story S,ifo
aald hed hocn fahnp and hooked ono
weighing MN pounds. l0tt i goi away
Nnnlefe Statesman
llow man, humps of sugar dn yeu
take ~ vuur coffee wish yon i
express ,ult-sclf accurately commented
tho irritable person II Int = question
81 how many take. tut of how many
grt " asmngten Star
She Whv ,ldn.t yau marry laielle' =
llo Prospective lnrnmi,afel,tllty @he
I'r"7reotive lnsa1n lie b
huh You soc | Thought Il We should
ovc, have 10, hc ansl 70 enlist whom
he eighteen hui ehe Thought twenty
ono IL Young enough lndgr
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-28
MAKING AND EQUIPPING
AN AMERICAN ACE

Pictures Of some Of the important
steps in the manufacture Of airpIancs
are being exhibitud on the bulletin
board at the Wilmington institute Free
Library How the spruce IS selected
for the wings, the making Of the ribs
and the special treatment Of the wing
coverings are among the processes that
are photographed. There are pictures,
too. that illustrate some Of the ground
training given to the cadets before they
fin. the battle planes the camera used
in aerial photography, and view Of the
battlefield as it appears to the observer
flying far above it.
These pictures are the ofhcial ones
obtained through the Committee on
Public Information and they are parti-
cularly clear They are part Of the
very interesting collection Of war mater
ial which the library is making.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-28
AS TO PROMOTION
FROM THE RANKS

All lncu I'm the ranks and all pro
motions from. the ranks Is the principle
for which the spanish War Veterans
stand in their hot protests against the
giving of 81 many commissions IN the
Army tu college men with only slight
military training Cf course, one exception
Is recognized Tho West Pointer starts
with heutcnaucy He IS cnut'c cd to
precedence in an promotions If the best
military results are 10 be secured
1t Is said that college men have got
half the commissions The Vets de-
clare that q common school education is
Jus, as good for war work a what these
men have received They scout The alleged
need for higher mathematics. And, indeed,
there wasn't much OF higher mathematics
needed in their campaign IN Cuba
But in this war artillery work plays
d primary part and 10 Workmanship with
big guns mathematics calculation Il
essential To say that an officer Is 'Iust
So good" without higher mathematics
il inaccurate Such a man has Limitations
that the college man docs not have
Just So on ShiDboard In handling a crew,
in guessing AT the weather, in general
efficiency a man with no education may
be efficient But knowledge Of navigation
j. needed to find out where you are on
the ocean, and the one who has ii not Is
"all at sea and most uncomfortable
about il at that
Practical work in the trenches and III
the field will we imagine, weed out some
perhaps many, Of the colegians. Only
the real men will hold out But those whu
do will have genuine advantage over
the other real men with lesser early
opportunities, and the wisdom Of tho
Administration policy cannot be
successfully impeached on any showing
that the veterans Of the Spanish War have
made. .- Brooklyn Eagle.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-28

The community idea Of honoung the
patriots who have gone to tight Tor the
cause of democracy such ~ ,> manifest
in tho proposed demonstration II lis
mere. Is commcndablr None of the h"vp
arc 70 bc forgotten. winch IS proof thai
Tho residents feel 4 personal interest y
tho welfare Of All and what thcv arc DOING
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-28
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Apache Tribe. No Il
olive Temple, l. G. E
Wenonah Lodge. : OF Il
Liberty Conclavc, ). W II
Mechanics Lodge, l. q. q. /
Ienape Tribe. Imp'd O L II
Sheet Metal Workers Assoeiatlon.
James Young Conelave II OF ;. " NJ
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-28
WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY.
Thought and Comment Of Every
Evening Readers.

fTnc Tuli name and address of the ~rlf0I
o,usf ..,roupauy each ietter not ueNrs
arily for puhiication, hut as evideueT W
gOOd faith anonymous cSrnmuDhNa ions
In l,e t-nore,t I'iibiicettou or letters dss'<
cot carry VITA il endorsement by EVery
Evpni7s OI the opinions therein oppressed,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-28
REPUBLICAN MEETING TO-DAY.

The New Castle County Rcpub-
lican Committee, the Republican Active
Association and party workers will
meet at the headquarters of the Young
Mems Republican Club this AFTERNOON
Prominent speakers will be present.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-28
MIR. SCHW ABS MESSAGE

MIR Schwah IN tlz capacity as general
manager o( the lmctgoucl llos; Cor
Inratlun. had many pleasant things
IA stv IN his talk tn he mcmhorS ot the
Philadelphia hamhor w Commerce
lie gave generous credit a. this a'm-
munltN for tho cooperation and en-
co,Irarcmcnt which # has given slnoc
The dcc,4lon vaS reached - make the
Philadelphia ,iI~trld the cmet war ship
huldng Cruter ot the nation htt hc also
rcmlndrd the ,hamhcr that With the
great expansion ot industrial activity.
and cs1,cnaIl1 with the Development
nf tho sh,phmlding industry hcrr. until
II stands tn produce practically halt
oi tho entire output of tho nltcd States.
there rested upon Philadelphia great
rc~ponsimlnN Il Will depend very much
anon the tISc wC shall make ot these
great opportunities for national service.
the cxtou; to Which We shall he ahlc and
willing 10 look ahead and plan t"r the
future. whether the Emergency tlcet
Corporation was justified IN selecting
PhIladClphIa FOR he center oi ITS activities
The time IS nov cunning when "" shalt
hc hulldlng not for an emergency. tut
for permanent service
II Is M 10 the shipipuldor- 81 Phla-
dClphla and tl'c thad'lpni3 dl>tItt 10
design and build a typo OF vessel which
can bc produced eoonom'callN and opct-
ated Al !. profit To lrug about the lat
+e5 result Mr. SchNah told hIs hearers
The Government must enact lt"S winch
shall make II possible tor \neHcan ships
10 bc operated economically and compete
on equal terms with the maritime na-
tIous of The world To secure such
legislation was the province of the hlSi-
ness mon of the nation. the chambers
% commerce. not OF the Emergency
ficct Corporation and ITS staff Fhila-
dclDhla Ledger
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-28
SLAVE AND tMPLNON.
cavalry rescued Nazareth from the enemy w'N ~
men described Christianity ~ a creed for slaves

voIry have rescued Nazareth from enemy whose super.
4 Christianity a creed for slaves
The emperor nockcd 81 Nazareth
~ his almighty hour
The slave that bowed himself - death
Md walked with slaves m Nazareth
What were lIis words btt wasted brealh@
Before that will 10 power.
Yet. in the darkest hour ~ al,
When black defeat began.
The coperor heard tho mountains quake
He fcli the graves beneath him sha q,
he watched ha legions rally and break
Ard hc wltinporcd ~ they ran
II bear n shout that moves the earth,
A that wakes The deadl
Will tell nc whence they come.
For al my messengers dumb
What power this that cppoa to birth
And breaks my power be- said
Then, all around his laundering guns.
Though dawn NOT far.
The darkness Gl'd with - living fear
That whispered ~ the emperor
Tho aru1ee of the dead draw
beneath eastern star
Thc trumpet blow n Nazareth
The slave 8 again
Across the httrr wastes # dcitl,
The hor@emcu ride from Nazauth
And tllc Power " @ mockcd wasted breath
Returns, power. io rogn.
Rides on. n wlite. through Nazareth
To liiz world
Alfred \oyca. IN <ea fok Tlfues
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-28

Get ready to buy Liberty Bonds Buy
as many as you can, for you are not only
helping the cause OF America and thus
showing your patriotism, but you are
also helping YOURSELF for there is no
better investment to he found
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-28
Moved to Kennett Square.

Charles Truitt and family, of 1910
Delaware avenue, have moved to 2l7
Meredith street, kennett Square, Pa,
where Mr.. Truitt has accepted a posi-
tion with the Pbillips-Brinton Co
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-28
RIPPIING Rfi1 MES.
by Walt Mason.
AITTSIMN DAYS.

The leaves will soon be falling
down. r,gardless Of the cost, the
grass will soon hc turning brown.
nipped BY the eager frost The
lovely flowers will hear their knell
when frost gIeams IN the lawn,
and soon the flies We love So well
will all be dead and gone All
willing are the gorgeous plants
that lately graccd the SOIL and
soon the chiggcrs and the ants will
cease their useful toll The sum
mcr's gone the autumn $ here aud
soon. gee whiz, how soon, we'll see
the passing Of the year, with church
bells all in tune Some day from
arctic wastes there Il roll blizzard
wearing bells. and scores of folks
will rush for coal, Ia where the
dealer dwells send Us nine pounds
Of coal. they'll cry, regardless
Of the prieel Cur aunts and chil-
dren freeze aid diet shacks are
cold rs lcelo And then he dealer
honest soul, will cry .Gadzooks,
cdsllo~d | am entirely out Of
coal, and So your maine Is Mud
For months, it's grlevous 10 relate,
the dealers begged in vain. that YOU
/ would buy your winter slate while
slate you could obtain The govern
ment backed mp our spiel. and
begged you, Buy your coal,
And now the dealer does not deal
he has no goods to dole The
winter time will soon be sent. its
/ storms will soon begin, and sad will
/ be the freezing gent who has an
I empty bin
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-28
Seasonable Silks

SilLen fabrics of all kinds to be less affected
than many other in the upward tendency of
prices Fortunately, of silk yardage ia baAed
old
Crepes, Satins, Messalines Charmeuse, Meteors,
TaHetas and wonderful range of novelty Silks
shown This is a safe for your silk buying
Special Mention
Visit Art department thousand and one
necessary things for those who knit embroider Conn
plete lines of Royal Art Society goods.
Our nesy-arranged Waist section main floor
is complete in its showing of the newest ideas.
Blankets, Confortabes and Spreads shown in
the range of styles and sizes. Values of the
highest
Our Garment section is always worthy Of notice.
Never as much
Gloves Hosiery and Neckwear in full assortments.
621-623 Market Street