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JJUUJUMBEK 14 1917
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PART TO CLASSIFY
DRAFTEES TOMORROW
Questionnaires Will Be Sent to
All Men of Military Age.
To Compile Data
General elasitincatlon of nil men liable
to military servlco under the nelectUe
retaliations, whether previously dis
charged or exempted, temporarily or
permanently, marts tomorrow with the
mailing of tho fUcstlonnalre to thoso
between tho iikci of twenty-one and
thirty-one. The Information contained
In these uuestlonnalres, ulilcli are to be
returned vilthlu seven dmo, will form
the baalt of the second call for GOO.OOO
certified men to bo to the cantonment
It la expected that tho data returned
In the rnieMlonnalresi will be ("implied
and read v for use within t o months The
present first ciuota of the Nation xl Army
at Camp Meade l"i cxpectid to bo re
leased from the l internment for miricis
aenlio by sprlnjr. and not until then ulli
the second call bo tmied
The method of sending certified men
to tho tralnlnir camp will be changed
with tho second rail, tho men belmr pent
off as Boon ub they nre passed similar
to tho regular recruiting sjitcm They
will not bo hold for das nnd w celts at
a tlmo waiting for orders to issue from
tho provost marsh il generil's olllco
llng the date of enlralnment
Tho volunteer army of doctors and
lawyers which vIU pava tho way for
the classification were put through their
final piactlco paces under tutelage of
local boards throughout tho country
today. With their aid the Government
hopes by February IE to have the re
maining 9,000,000 men catalogued nnd
card-Indexed, so that thev can bo quickly
drawn on to flit tho second draft and all
subsequent! calls
After December 15 the navy wll
continue to enlist men of draft
ago upon presentation of certifi
cates from hrtl local boards that
their call numbers aro so far down the
list that they nro unlikely to he called
In the next draft. Tho navy still needs
heventy machinists' mates, seventy
quartermasters nnd twenty five car
penters' mates, all for ground sen ice.
Fifty-three voutm' men cnllstod at
tho Camden recruiting Btatlon yester
day, all belnc of draft age.
POLICE BATTUE SEEKS
CHICAGO BOY BANDITS
House Also Will
Make War Probe
Contlnnrd from Tnge One
rapidly-growing determination through
out the country for a more open manage
ment of both army and navy.
Tho Investigation will Include nlso
tho shipping bo-ird and Chairman Hur
ey will be summoned. The present ship
ping board-N'avy Department wrangle
over the control t-f mcrchint ships pass
ing through tho war xone will be thor
oughly probed nnd recommendations
made to Congress
The entire transport Hjstem will un
dergo close scrutiny.' Ofllcers of Amer
'citi transports will be summoned to
clear up reports of Inefficiency nnd In
subordination nmong seamen.
At todav's executive session of tho
Semto tnllltnrv probe, continued ques
tioning of Ocner.tl Cruller developed In
to u coiuertid effort by committee mem
bers to fix Individual responsibility for
delny In getting an ndequato supply of
Hfles and machine guns Tho committee
leirned tint some apprnptlatlons nindo
by Congress for specific purposes had
been used for other things
Another phase of tho secret Inquiry
covered tho labor Mtuitlon at Govern
ment nmnals and In private munition
plints
BUY DIRECT AND SAVE
ON CHRISTMAS TREES
Retail Price Will Bo Boosted on
Account of Supply anil
Wagon Shortage
If sou want to bo euro of having a
Christmas tree, It would bo well to
go to the railroad vard and buy h
direct from tho wholesaler Although
tiees hive been growing ns usual, dcptto
tho war, lack of crs and libor has
ntado It Impossible tn transport those
DV.allablo to tho markets
Up to tho present time slxli-fivo cars
of trees havo airlvcd nt tho Philadel
phia and Heading nrds, Nineteenth
street and Indiana avenue, nnd fourteen
more aro expected At this tlmo last
vear thero wero 1G1 tars of trees here
The trees average about 62B to u ar
They sel wliolo-alo at $125 n hundred
and retail from scveutv-flvo cents to $3
each ncoordlng to size and qunllt)
The trees nin ronilng chleflv fioin
Vermont, New Hampshlro and Canada
Cinztnt- uav flu. roimnltteo rie.lliitta "eorge i.c.per, ni ionK i-unii in ine ra
flgmes on tho exact number of rifles and ,c0,,9' ""0, ls ,on, f "J8 1,irK'!ft pl';
,.i, i .. ., i,,i .i n, ,,,,,!,. r'pers. said ho had to order earn feveral
expected by Janunry 1
"From what I can make out from tho
testimony," said n member of tho com
mittee, ' nobod) seems to havo been per
sonalis responsible for tho delajtf. short
ngts and Inefficiencies that Oenor.il
Crozlcr has testified to Things Just
seem to have happened I bellcvo be
fore wo nro through wo'll fix tho re
sponsibility however"
Mr, Hogers leaves bis wife Mrs. Kl.slc
risk Itogers, daughter of Mrs I'llny
risk, and n brother and other relatives
In Omaha, Neb, In vvhu.li city he was
born .
A graduate of Princeton In 1891, Mr
Rogers went to Trenton soon afterwnrd
and speedily became prominently Iden
tified with tho llfo of the city. He was
especially prominent In Princeton Club
affairs nnd was long" nn official of the
Princeton Cli'i. of Trenton Ho was
an elder In tho First Presbjterlan
Church and n leader among tho activi
ties of tho oungcr men, being president
of tho Men's Dlblo Class. Ho was alo
a member of tho Trenton Country Club
and of the Ivy Club, of Princeton.
Whole of City's Force Searching for
Gang That Stole $40,730
From Bank
CHICAGO, Dec, 14 Every avallablo
detective and policeman in Chicago
today ls searching for tho five jouthful
auto bandits who robbed the Ii Grange
State Hank. A careful audit of the
tank's rush resulted In tho announce
ment early today that the bandits ob-
t&lned J4!,730, tho largest bank loot
obtained in the Middle West In cars i
Officers believe the bandits aro hiding,
In Chicago Constables and police of-,
fleers of nearby towns aro aiding Plnk
erton detectives and tho Chicago police
In the search I
Fifteen men, believed to bo members j
of a burglar gang that has obtained
more than $100,000 worth of loot from i
burglaries of homes nnd stores In Chi
cago, are under arrest here today More I
than $25,000 worth of stolen goods, It
Is ilKelnred. has been recovered '
Several of tho men aro said to havo
confessed.
GALE DOES THEAK STUNT
Carries Pilcdrivcr Half a Mile and
Piles It Up on Bar
ATLANTIC CITV. Dec 14 A galo
which rocked cottages and piled waves
high on the beach for hours last night
swept tho $15 000 plledrlvcr of the
Moran Towing Company, New York,
which indirectly caused tho loss of tho
ocean tuif Moian oft Absecon Jnlet last
Saturday, half n mile back Into tho har
bor, and plied It high upon n har
A dozen or moro small boats were
torn from their moorings by the big
blow nnd were found high nnd dry on
the meadows Thn storm tide also
smashed boats together In somo of tho
basins and sank a number of them
WOULD SELL SIBERIA TO U. S.
Slate Police Aid Home Guards
HATlTUSIUmo, Dee 14 Superintend
nt of hute Police George C I.umb h ls
ordered nil troop commanders to co
operato with public safety committees
and to assist in tho organizations of
homo defense units This nctlon was
taken following a number of letters to
'he Stato Pollen Department
weeks lr. ndvance of date erf shipment
and even then could not obtain riiouRh
to ship tho trees available On nccount
of lark of libor ho was obliged to help
cut down aho trees himself
Another condition which will lit doubt
edly result In lmreaslng tho retail price
of trees Is the lack of wagcns to hiul
them from tho jards j
Many persons are buvlng direct from
the cars,, which Is tho onlv suro way of I
having n treo to dtllglit tho kiddles or.
Christmas: morn
600 MIXERS OUT BY TIRE
WIMi:S-HAIUli: P.i, Doc 14 Flro
of unknown origin destrojed tho gre iter I
part of the Itaub Coal Company breaker i
nt Luzerne, throning foil men and bovsi
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llllll lllK'llv-,1. itllll ,11-1.1 t- tellltj mo L11M1 IJUl-
nut 15,000 tons tnonthl, 'iho propcrti
loss Is about $60,000
'lho tiro st irted nt tho head of tho
breaker, where thero wtro no eleitrli.
wires No men wore nt work When
n wutclunnn turned in a lire alarm It
wns found that thn fire plugs on tho
company propcrtv wcic frozen A call
went out to nearbv tiro companies nnd
not until tho flames h id gained great
headway did the fliomen get to work.
Airship Tails on Dutch Village
AMSTi:HDAM. Dec 14 A Zeppelin
said to hive been living tho l-'rench flag,
descended on housetops In tho DuU h
village of Uemncs vcstcrdiy, tho Tcle
grnef reports Tho crew had nrevloualv
left the airship
Women in Frenzied
' Rush for Coal
Continued from Puts One
mining operations nro burled In drifts
live to Mx feet high Tho blow to coal
production Is n serious one, tho trains
running hours behind schedule.
To nggrnvato the situation, u flro of
unknown origin has leen leported from
Wilkes ltarie, destrojmr tho c,reatet
I art of the llauli Coal Company nnd do
creasing tho roal output monthly nbout
15,000 tons, with thuso two blows In u
single da. Philadelphia finds but chit
comfort In the optimistic reports put out
b) ilia operating companies'.
di:ali:iis in a quandp.y
With Novemler Milpmenta of nnthra
rlto imioiiiitliig to i, 515 000 tons nt tho
mines, nnd on ceding thoro n; last vc.ir
by half a ml lio-i inns tho Hemes given
out bv Dr 1." w iMiker, director of the
Antiiulte Dureau of Inform Ulan de iters
no In n ciuandnri to determlno Just
where this coal Is going
"It's rerlalnh not lomlug to us"
West Philadelphia dealt rs, who havo
been lho worst sufferers, aver todaj, of
Iho svont(oii W, st I'hlladelphli dtaltrs
who present ktatements neuly .ill lepott
unsuccessful efforts to cntrli up with
back orders on hand
'If there Is any such Increrso ns Doo.
nr Parker claims," tlu.s .loilois ass.it.
It must bo In tho smalli i-lzes buck
wheat rloo bnrlov it, - met of which
has been reclaimed from dirt banks nnd
Is in in was avail ililo for famlls u'c '
Sixteen Phllndilphla coal dealers, l,
have mi f.u ignored th- ruling of tho
fuel administration nnd filled to t,uppl
themselves with tho card eysten, will
bo Fummoncd to tho ofTlco tf Mr. Lewis,
l'alluro on their part to offer a satis
factory explanation, will mean tho cut
ting off of their coal supply, It Is an
nounced. TO CONTROL IlL'CKKr TIIADK
At tho same tlmo tho Pederal commit
teo will take over tho contiol of the
' bucket'' trade Tnicrupulous dealers
will no longer be. permitted to sell ten
pounds for ten cents a rnto of $22 40
a ton as tho business has been stand
ardised on a basis of weights nnd uni
form prices
A new scale has been espiclnlly de
vised for weighing coil according to tho
regulations It Is marked 76, 37'5, U
pounds. Indicating tho weight of a bushel
nnd Its subdivisions, but other scales
ipprovid by tho Iluieau of Weights and
Measures inns lo ued 'lheso new reg
ulations npplv only tn cpnntltlos of sev-cnts-IHo
pounds of conl or less
MORi: CLASHES FEARED
ON LOCAL SITUATION
I WAsllIW'.lllV. I).,. tl Vilel Ail.
mlulstrator itarlWId has taken nclluii
to ihcik the methods of Governor
James M Cox of Ohio to obtain roal
for tho peoplo t that Mute Aimed
with nbsoluto ihiwci ovoi tho nation's
fuel stippls and Its distribution. Doctor
MinrllrUl detennlned to nullify nns' blips
tho Ohio esiiutlvo Ins taken
Tho 1 1 ibh between Mato and l'ederal
oflklals moused the deepest Interest in
Washington us It waj lcallzed that oo
ctuiences of tills uaturo nms bo frcnueiif
duiing tho wlnki, if distribution of io.ll
is not Improved
In tho Senito tho situation iceilved
i slurp nttcutioii .smith, of Michigan,
,iti if in
charging tho Government with cross'
ncgllgcnco In handling- a situation
through novices, while Pomerene, of
Ohio, declared ho had first-hand Infor
mation of n consplrncy nmonir coal
operators to embarrass tho Administra
tion by dilatory tactics.
Washington officials found It casv to
charge Governor Cox with playing
politics, but they were unable to con
vlnco many that Governor Cox would
havo acted more wisely to turn a deaf
ear to the plaints of his constituents
who were unablo to obtain fuel to heat
their homes .
It was apparent to all. oven to op
ponnts of tho fuel administration's
methods, that utter chaos would result
If all olllilals, state nnd local, wero per
mitted to Interfere with tho national
dlsrlbutlon of fuel; but EtUl they main
tained that when peoplo nro pleading
foi loal, nnd ho l'ederal olllclala fall
to provldo It, ofllclals, while how
ever wrong In thcor nro noting Innt
least a popular way to obtain It.
Doctor Garfield notified Governor
Cox by teU graph that Mato nuthot Its
must not bo permitted to Inerfere
will Pideral nctlon, nnd tt Is under
btood that the inal operators who nro
under control of tho fuel administration
nnd tho rillroad opetatlng committee
at Pittsburgh, which Is co-operating
with Doctor Garfield, would disregard
mis action by the Ohio Governor.
At tho same tlmo tho fuel ndmlnls-
wrf&y&
Movement Pressed by Thousands of
Citizens of Eastern Section
SAN rRANClSCO, Dec. 14 C A
Hoffart, of Marysvlllc. Cal , says all of
Siberia east of the Ural Mountains Is
clamoring to be sold to the United States
He has Just arrived hero from eastern
Siberia .
Hoffirt. who Is manager of a Ilrltlsh
mining syndicate at Nlcholalevsk said
the movement to have America ac
quire Siberia was so widespread that
It had become tho main que-tlon of de
bate at political meetings and that It
hid the support of the press and thou
sands of citizens.
To Explain Income Tax Law
A corps of experts Is to be sent out
by tho Government to explain the work
Irrs of the Income tax law, according to
an announcement made from Washing-
ton. i
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Hog Island Special
A Shoe for Outdoor Workers
A heavy tan elk blucher with double
Goodyear welted and sewed sole and
broad, comfortable toe. A shoe that
will wear like iron, yet is easy on the
feet.
The biggest shoe value in town.
On Sale at All Hallahan Stores
All Branch Mores Open l'vry Eienmq.
Marktl titrect Siorc Open Salurdaj Eieninj
919-921 MARKET STREET
! Special
GOth & Chestnut Sts.
4028-30 Lancaster Ave.
274G-48 Gcrmantown
5601-0f Gcrmantown
Ave.
Ave.
Mazda Bulbs for Christmas Tree or
Room Decorations
I ur Christmas, string vari-coi-
I I red .Mad.i bulbs nlonp;
mantels, pillars, walls and nu
Hie Christmas tree. We've
tninplete sets ti Cvereadj
l.iKlilini; Oiltlils eight tn
thirtj-two lamps all icad.v
lor use with either house
nirrcnl nr battery. Prires range
Irom $1 to $18. Call and sec our
indescribable assortment, iir
write for Catalogue So. 21.
FRANK H. STEWART
ELECTRIC CO.
.'17 & 39 N. 7th St. Old Mint Hide
WSritfffiOTSBSSkftfttL
C A'o C. O. 1). A'o .1m Orders
ENGLiUDER'S
Use Sugar Sparingly-
Not Waste It
Everyone manufacturers and householders
should use sugar sparingly for the present.
The supply is limited and will be until the new crop
of cane can be harvested and shipped from Cuba and
the Tropics. The supply will then be ample.
In the meantime, the people of the New England
and Atlantic Coast States should use sugar sparingly.
Grocers should limit their sales to any one family.
No one should hoard or waste sugar. Do not pay an
increased retail price.
The Franklin Sugar Refining Company
"A Franklin Sugar for every use"
Granulated. Dainty Lumps, Powdered. Confectioners. Browa
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FINAL ENGLANDER'S
Clearance Sale
BEFORE INVENTORY
for u final reduction on complete slock coverir.g
entire building of 6 FLOORS and BASEMENT
Coats, Suits, Dresses, Skirts, Waists
Furs, Millinery & Children's Wear
STORE OPEN SATURDAY EVENING
To Efiablc the Public to Derive the Benefit of this
Final Hour of this Wonderful Sale
Biggest Bargains Ever Offered
to Philadelphia Public
NOTE This is the only ccnhiR the store will be open by hpecial
nrrunRcnunt with our selling force
5000 Women's & Misses'
COATS
W.LI'H ru.oo Ll
$19.90 Coats $7.77
$25.00 Coats $10.87
$29.73 Coats S12.97
$39.73 Coats $17.87
$15.00 Coats $19.77
riunh, Korscy. Wlour, flieiot
ronipom. OxfoiU firth mil Ilu
relli Trlmmorl with fur, lilush
Kirainl unJ plain clTccts
miXINERY
$3 to $5 SI .00
TrimmedHats-1
hl'HWAY STOfti:
1300 Women's & Misses'
SUITS
$0.97
;.ou 1 1
t.W.l'I.S
$12.00 Suits ,
$19.75 Suits
$29.75 Suits
$39.73 Suits
$17.50 Suits $21.77
I'uplln, (iiitiiuinp, Soriff VpI
rt and rlour All ioIois ,ind
rtU s
hl.COXD 1 LCIOU AND ht 11WAY
. $1.37
. S7.77
.$13.87
.$17.97
1500 Women's & Misses'
DRE SES
$3.50 Dresses $1.73
$5.00 Dresses $2.50
$7.00 Dresses $3.50
$10.00 Dresses $5.00
$15.00 Dresses $7.50
$19.90 Dresses $9.95
Silk, Satin. ronlln,(3utiardlne
Kerue. etc, IncluUliiB New l'art
Dresses,
SUBWAY AND TIIIIID I'LOOIt
WAISTS I
SOlin M,M M,Ts lt!.I)lj( i:i'l 1
50c & 75c Waists.... 23c I
$1.93 Waists G9c B
$3.00 Waists $1.50 I
$1.50 Waists $2.00 I
51A1N I LOOK I
UNDERWEAR
G9c Drawers and
Bloomers 35c
$1.00 Petticoats 23c
$5.98 Satin Itloomcrs
and Crepe de Chine
Chemise $2.99
SUCONIJ 1'I.OOK AND SUUWAY
FURS
All High Grade Guaranteed.
$8.55 Tiger Coney
Muffs $1.28
$10.50 Kit and Black
Coney Muffs .... $5.25
$22 Red Fox Sets.. $11.00
.MAIN FLOOIl
CHILDREN'S COATS
New stsles, nplendid assortment,
half-price and leis. .
Girls' Plush, Velvet and
Corduroy Coats, $1.99
rino quality, warmly lined; would
he u baricaln at (5 00,
Girls' Zibclinc Coats,$3.98
Extra, duality, latest ileslcn
pockets and belted; liree collar;
Keiaml trimmed
l"OUUTH FLOOR
Visit tur hubway Store lor Sensational Bargains
tratlon tacitly admitted th critfctl sit
uation In Ohio by announcing that sur
plus coat which passed through the
Stato to tho lakes which remained there
ntter closo of nalgatton would be dis
tributed to meet Ohio's Immediate needs,
and r. C, Batrd, transportation director
of tho fuel administration In Ohio, went
to Columbus to confer with Ooornor
Cox.
Cititcna UrWt Ml
atoucESTfcn city, w x, i
Tho Hoard ot Health arid. Wa
naitment has Issued an apDtai.
dents to boll tho city water
uslnr. Part of tha supply trt'
vewton ureeK, n ponuiea stream, '
It was necessary to use Because (
exceksUe waste due to spigot
kent onen to nretent nines from ttt
rkiH.M. .una i.tilntoH I, lit tnni
cared to drlnlc the treated water, y
Dirt Wanted
63d St. & Passyunk Ave.
Ilntr Islnnd llrnnrh 1'ennn, It, II.
"1 nuts irr ilniitilr train Inml imlij fnr
ilriui II 111 tier miitrrlnl, Apl) nn I he
work nr tn
T. F. RE ILLY
ailth M. A. tlty Air.
I. lllli M. .V 1 linn oncl Air.
S80
Tiffany Ring
Small
Weekly
Payment
w
MS
Liberty Bond
Accepted
at Par
JEWELRY
FOR CHRISTMAS
A diamond, watch or other pieca
beautiful jewelry selected from
almost unlimited assortment can
very easily obtained through
perfected
CONFIDENTIAL
CREDIT SYSTEM
This makes purchasing an easy matteT'sjTLk
lor you, spreading the payments based' ?1
on cash prices over such a period that
you never miss the money. '
A C imoi & Sons
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Strawbridge & Clothier
Extraordinary Values in Toys
To-morrow will be a busy day in ttio Toy Store it should be the Kreatest day of this year and all the
jtara none before! Come us early in the duy as possible I Many of the most desirable Tojs and Games
in u marked at preatly reduced prices some nt exactly HALF PRICE. The following is only a partial list
of the special lots look for these and others indicated by special sijrns when you come to-morrow. Wo are
determined that it shall bo to YOUR ADVANTAGE to buy Toys here:
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$1.50 and $2.50 Electrical Trains
$1.00 and $1.90
$8.50 Japanese Infant Dolls 4J5
$1.00 Uildmore Wood Construction
Tojs 30c
25c to $1.00 Doll House Furniture
13c to 50c
25c Motor Cc!e Mike now 10c
$5.00 Mechanical Train Sets $4.00
$12.50 .Mechanical Train Sets $10
$2.50 Wondrola Talking Machines
$2.15
Dolls 25c, 50c and $1.00 Trunks
17c, 38c and 65c
$2.r)0 Toddle Bikes now $1.00
Children')) $2 to $15 Desks $1.50
to $11
$4.50 Scoot Cars, built like an auto
$J.0O.
Flexible Flyer SledS Gifts suro to please every boy
uiiu Kin; mese under regular
2oc to $1.00 Toy Hoots 13c to 50c
each
Dolls' $2.00 Cradles now $1.00
S1.00 Hoy Contractor Game 50c
23c, 50c and $1.00 Games 13c, 23c
and 50c
$2.50 to $25.00 Mechanical Boats
$1.25 to $12.50
$2.50 to $15.00 Music Tojs $1.25
to $7.50
$6.00 Structo, steel construction
Toj $3.00
$8.50 and $9.50 Coaster Express
Wagons now $7.00 and $7.50
S5.00 Merion Hand Cars now $3.90
Dolls' $5.00 Perambulator Coaches
now $3.50
Dolls' $9.00 Heed Baby Coaches
now $7.00 ,
$6.00 Merlon Automobiles now $5
prices No. 1. $2 50; No. 2, $3 00; No. 3, $3.75; No. .J, $5 00; No. 5. $6.50. '
Firefly Sleds, No. 9. $1.25; No. 10, $1.75; No. 11, $2.00; No. 12. $2.25.
1 ire-fly Racers, S2.C0. Flexiblo Fiver Racers. S4.2ri? .Tuning Rr.
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$3.05. Tutedo Racers, $C.50.
Hi Fourth I'loor
Special Lots of Women's Coats
Special lots and others taken from our own stock and reduced
economies throughout tho whole Coat Store. Note the saving:
Handsome $35.00 to $40.00 Coats now $30.00
Of high-grade cloths, in street bhades. Four different stles.
$27.50 Smart New Cloth Coats now $22.50
Durk gray and brown mixtures; lined; deep collar, and belt.
$30.00 and $33.00 Seal Plush Coats $25.00
Belted models, lined throughout, deep, convertible collars.
Special at $15.00 Coats of
Airious matciials; somo fur
Jrimmcd. Special at $20.00 Seal Plush
Coats, with belts and deep collar.
Special at $23.00 Wool Ve
lour Coats, and plaid Coats, fur
collar.
Special at $30.00 Plaid
Coats, collar of natural raccoon,
a few of seal fur.
J" Second I'loor, Centre
Fur Sets, Muffs and Scarfs
Many nt special prices. All good, dependable Furs, ocry staple
stjle and uoclty obtainable surely this is tho place to choose Furs:
SCARFS
Black Fox $15.00 to $32.50
Taupe Fox $15 00 to $65.00
Poirct Fox $40.00 to $5'5.00
Nat. Japanese Fox $18 to $'15
Natural bkunk S25.00 to SIO-OO
Black Ln $20.00 to $35.00
Hudson Seal (djed muskrat)
$18.75 to $50.00
Moleskin $23 to $17.50
Natural Beaer $22.50 to $60.00
Natural Nutria $8.50 to $35.00
Black Wolf $23.00 to $40 00
Taupe Wolf $18.00 to $15.00
Black Concj $5.75 to $18.00
Kit Coney $6.75 to $20.00
Brown Coney $8.50 to $15.00
MUFFS
Black Fox $20.00 to $50.00
Taupe Fox $40.00 to $55.00
Polret Fox $45.00 to $57.50
Nat. Japanese Fox $20 to $38
Natural Skunk $23.00 to $50.00
Black Ljnx $30.00 to $55.00
Hudson Seal $15.00 to $10.00
Moleskin $38.00 to $67.50
Natural Beaver $16.50 to $10.00
Natural Nutria $13.50 to $30.00
Black Wolf $32.50 to $45.00
Taupe Wolf $25.00 to $45.00
Black Conej $7.50 to $16.50
Kit Coney $6.00 to $15.00
Brown Coney $7.50 to $13.50
Gifts of China, Glass
and Art Wares
Dinner Sets and innumerable
separato articles of decorative
China, Art Pottery, Brassware,
Bronzes and Marbles; Cut
Glass, Japanese Wares, etc.
Every gift seeker should visit
the Basement.
'j Aisle 6, Centra
Taupe Canadian Wolf Sets, $50 00 to $65.00. Djed Blue Canadian
Wolf Sets. $17.50 to $62.50. Black Caracul, $1.50; Persian Paw, $7.50;
Black Raccoon, $40.00.
CHILDREN'S AND MISSES' FURS
Scarfs, $2 00 to $27.50; and Muffs from $2 50 to $22.50. All fash
ionablo furs. :t - .Second I'loor, rilbcrt fatrcct and Centro
Brief put Important News of
Men's Suits and Overcoats
Saturday will be a great day in the Men's Clothing Store. So
many men hao rend about and been told about tho EXCEPTIONAL
VALUES here, that we are assured of a throng tomorrow. Therefore,
the news tan well bo condensed into these brief notes of somo of our
EXTRA-SPECIAL lots:
$18.00 to $22.50 Suits and Overcoats $14.50
$22.50 to $27.50 Suits and Overcoats $17.50
outhful
Worsted, Cheviot and Cassimere Suits, conservative and
styles. Winter Overcoats in box, trench and conservative st;
regular sizes in each grouprbut not in each style.
$30 and $35 Overcoats, $25
$25.00 Overcoats now $19.50
IIear, full-cut Coats, double
brcusted, belted-lmck models, Indis
jienaablo In cold weather.
$30 Oxford Overcoats, $23.50
hatln-llned ; regular and stout elzes.
$25 Oxford Overcoats, $21.50
$20 Black Overcoats, $16.50
A limited quantity; retrular sizes.
$15 Oxford Overcoats, $12.50
A limited quantity; regular elzes.
Mackinaw Coats, fjjjcc $8.50
Worth $10 00 and more.
$10 and $12 Trousers, $8.75
$3.50 and $4 Trousers, $3.00
Men's $3.50 Trousers, $2.75
HOLIDAY SUGGESTIONS Full Dress Suits. Raincoats, Mack
inaw Coats, separate Fancy and Dress Vests, Chauffeurs' Suits and
Overcoats. Fur and Fur-lined Coats, Owners' Automobile Coats, Offi
cers' Uniforms and Overcoats. 3 second Floor, Et
Silk Hosiery
Attractively Boxed
For WOMEN Thread - silk
Stockings, in black and white,
$1.35; in black, with turquoise
stripe at the top, $1.50: in out-
sizes $1.25 to $2.50; in black,,
nu ivnac ciuck, or wniie wim
black clock, $1.85.
For MEN seamless Thread-silk
Socks, in black, white and colors,
0e. Tull-fashioned Silk Socks, in
black, white and colors, 7Ec to
$2.00. Itiread-silk Socks, black-
and white; clocked 75c and $1.00. ,
For CHILDREN infanta rib--
bed bilk Stockings, in white, pink
or light blue, 75c. Misses' black
and white Silk Stockings $155. '
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Boys' Stylish Suits
& Warm Overcoats
These are among the more prac-'
tical gifts. Some .at a saving.
New Trench Overcoats,'1
SI 6.50 Belt all-around, with
buckle warm Jinings; nearly alt '
hao convertible collar; sizes 13;
to 18 years. , j.
Chinchilla Cloth Overcoats
S10.00 to $15.00 All the wanted,
colors; belted-back or belt all
around; sizes 3 to 10 years. ,V
$8.50 Mackinaw Coats, $6.75 '
$10 Mackinaw Coats $7.75
$12 Mackinaw Coats $9.75?
The above In size. 9 to 18 yean
Boys' $10 Norfolk Suits,,
$7.75 Norfolk models. tTrousers lined
throughout; sizes 7 to 18 years. .
Small Boys' Velvet Suits, '
Sb.511 Detachable white collar-
and cuffs; brown, blue and green. -
Small Ilosk Wash Suits;
SI. 50 and J2.00T v
D Second Floor, Filbert St, Eatfl,
Casseroles for Gifti
White-lined Covered Baki
Dishes, with nickel-plated fraa
for table use, several sizes, rou
una ovai, at f 1.20, 1.75 to o.i
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