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CROOK FALLS DEAD
Man With Many Aliases and
Varied Criminal Talents
Succumbs in Jail
BISHOP PRONOUNCES
RICHMOND SENTENCE
Deposed Rector Loudly Pro
tests as Two-Year Suspen
sion Decree Is Read
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SEEK FIRST-HAND DOPE
ON SOLDIERS' GLOVES
So Councils' Committee Will
Visit Camp Meadcfto
See 'Em
SUPPLY ESTIMATES
FOR CITY TOO LOW
Bidding for 1918 Contracts Re-
veals Great Excess Over
Current Year Prices
S.tmucl Oakley Crawford, b Intllor
if International reputation) Ik Iter lmmn
ris "Itev. Arthur WortliliiBton," fell Jo til
In jail jeiitcrilny when fnreil liy Ills
tenth wife, Mrs. Jennlo A. AVorthlngton,
of Wilmington. Del, who ho married In
July, 191ft, iimler tho n.iino of Cli tries
Graham Uoone.
Tho "He." Wurllilngton, who was
ecntto jenra olil, tns trmed hy
detecthch to tho Jail at Neuhurp, N. Y,
ihero ho had been ltieo Janu iry, and
held for couit un tho ihArgo of suln
dllns tho Hex, Docltfr Stanley, of New
Hamburg, out of i-eoral thousand dol
lars whllo a number of tho lircsbjttrj.
According to Jlri Worthlngton, tho
BWlndlcD deserted her two months ni'ter
Ihelr marriage, tnklitR with him lur en
tiro taxings, amounting to $2500
Tho mviio at tho Xcwburg Jill was
moit dtamatlc and brought to a tr.igli
end a career of crlino and ni.trrligo of
startling iiroiiortlons Wlicn Iin was
brought from tho tell and uinio f.uo
to face with his lctltn, Cr.iwfoid Bl ired
at her for a few seconds ,nnd, murmur
lng Incolierentlj, sink to the lloor llo
was dead before medical aid could le
obtained
Cr,iw ford's career along the paths of
crime represent more thin foitj 5 eats
of nomadic life, his wanderings taking
him around the woild New Zcil mil
was ftooud with a new lellglous cult,
hut It proved too much r the p-oplo
and ho win driven out of the lountrv
Tasmania also felt tho touch of his forg
ing hind It would hcem from bis his
tory, however, that It was hi tho Held of
wholesale matrimony tint his star hhotio
tho brightest, l.lttlo wonder that he
was ablo to nw Italic tho Mormons In Salt
Iiko out or HOnu
I'D to tho time th it ho obtained tin,
pastorate of tho New Handling thun.li
he had posed as 1 twjer, b inker, politic al
orator, lltteratiur, real estato operator.
Spiritualist, otganlzer, free-Iovo epo
nent. Christian hi lence healer. Insurance,
agent, judge, captain, major, colonil and
general la tho rcgul-tr urmy, t'nltarltrtt
minister. Mormon preacher, actor, pro
hibition lectutcr and member of a long
list of various cults.
Crawford never could blttno his c-trl
sttrt In llfo or his bringing up for his
criminal propensities Ho was born In
.Saugertles and as a boy enlisted in the
Civil War After the war he (.fuelled law
at Columbl 1 and gradutted In tho c ass
of 1SG7
In 11)68 ho married tho llrst of the
women who htvo called him husbvnd
Two j ears later ho deserted her and
departed with all tho money ho could
get from hei and her friends Then he
look to horho tridlng, but conducted It
In em li a manner that hi mioii found
hlmelf In tho Albany pcnltcntiarv
After Ills release ho tonllned mo1-! of
his efforts to swindling women of their
pavings by mtrrlngo and desertion On
the side, however, lie fused, lugged and
borrowed u aitie-i r.lfi, dihertul
after thrie eirs ictmncd to tho stage.
saved her momv and ptld all his debts
of which sho knew
In ISSti ho appeircd In Oilllln Oa
where he met .111 hdichs to $'0,UUO and
married her. Ho was then posing as
"Judges John 1 Cr.iwfoid ' After a
honemoiii trip to Huropo fitwford
persuiilid his brldo to part with 129,000
with wlili h ho told her he would start a
banking business. Instead ho deseited
her, going to hpohine, where ho lived as
a high roller for a jeir, spending most
'of tho sum ho had ttolcn.
Ho bobbed up next la Providence as
General A I' Waul and told how he was
wounded wldjo serving In the Union
annj. Thero ho met Miss Kninia M lrle
Terr), nil helrcsn to $20,000, and mar
ried her Soon afterward ho illsap
pearcd after Inducing his brldo to give
lilm most of her monej
It was In 1911 that he appeared In
Poughkeepsic nnd told tho local minis
ters that he was a graduate of Oxfoid
and a minister, but had lost his papers In
a shipwreck Ho wan soon assigned
to tho New Hamburg church, but over
worked his practice of borrowing montv
until suspicions were aroused and his
career Investigated.
lllshop Philip M nhlnclandcr, of the
Episcopal Diocese, of Pennsjlvanla, to
day passed sentence of two vears' sus
pension from the ministry upon the ltev
Oorgo Chalmers ltlchtmnd, former rec
tor of St. John's Church, Third and
Urown streets, thereby upholding the
finding of the Church's trial tourt of
Ot tohcr HI, 1017. I'm tor Hlchmond had
uppctled from tho deilalon of tho court
Doctor Itlchmond did not mako It an
e tsy matter for lllshop Ublticlnnder to
pass sentence upon him, for as the Bishop
began-readlng the actual sentence, nfter
reviewing the caso brle)l, JJ10 deposed
clergvman brtike in with a protest
against tho lllshop n right to inss sen
lenco both under the laws of Pennsvlva
tiiv and .under the canons of the Church
lllshop 'lthlnelander read the last 200
words ot tho senrtneo with Mr Itlch
mond loudly reidlng a protest The
Hlshop's video could barely bo heard
and as soon as he finished he walked out
ot the Chnrth House, Twelfth and Wal-
nue streets, where sentence was pas-ed, ot s0Iillcri and sailors In national serv-
Thcies nnolher fomnilttec lit our
ntltlst. It Ins definite work mapped out
and proposes to do It thoroughly.
Incidentally, this committee Is actu
ated by patriotism nnd believes In pay
ing close attention to dctnlls. This Is
proved by tho fact that fifteen of Its
members w III journej to Camp Meado to
lnpect the gloves worn by the soldiers
Whether these conscientious lnpectors
Intend to Inspect the gloves of enclt of
tho thouand-odl men now nt the. camp
Is a matter of conjecture It Is pos
sible that the gloves will be examined
In dozen lots Close attention will bo
paid to the weave nnd quality of goods,
length of fingers, etc, etc
It Is nccessir tint fifteen men com
polo this committee on account of Its
name, which runs like this
'Committee on sustemncp and relict
aicompanled hv his secretary and a
layman This left onlv Mr Itlchmond,
a reporter and a woman who net 0111
p tilled Mr Itlihmond He stopped read.
Ing soon after the BIhop s door closed
and tho chapter ended
Ico nnd their dpindinls
Tiicre's Ilfteen words count em
and so there's a man for each won!
Tho committee will be verv olllcl tl
It will bo headed bv Major Mnlth and
M- ltl. iMiinn.l 1,lllrlf .IntwiliMxn, ' .TICC t cmnrilinHIl I'lllO l IH'IZPII 111
lllshop lthlnelander and Tram-Is A ' 'K'111UT.,,",. ."'V1 . And r course
Lewis, calling them conspirators ngtint ' 'w'"n """ ,,,,pf ,,crK "f sl''a ' mm"
him After tho sentence had bein re til rl -""re nf lll,l" ounclhu tnlc Junket
Mr Itlihmond asserted tlmt ho would w"l K" "long to point out pines of In
bilng legal proceedings against lllshop 1 1'", M'-'' ,1H the-Susiiuehtiino. lllver,
Hlilnetinder before the end of tho pros-, l.'slngton and Havre de tirace
cut je.tr. "' laS t extra incisure ot olllcl il-
ho far as the Church Is concerned ,Innl Uierp will be .Inures 12 l.innnn
this Is the toncluslnn of tho moit sen- ' President tt Select Council editor, etc
sathmil Ineldent In Its loctl hlstors Tim U " OIunin, president of Commoii
trial of Mr, Itlchmond, with the appeals
and delajs, has bet 11 In progress fur
conslderablj more than two jcars nnd
tho actual dlsputo Is of ncarlj foil)
j cars' standing.
Council, doctor, etc , Judgo Norris S
Dirratt and most of those who becuue
famous on tho vnrlous I.lhertJ Hell tours
One of tho soldier glove tcmmlttee
men said f.tc"tlousl thej were going
pirsonallj In order tn get first-hand In
form itlon, and thus hive tho m titer ul
their llngei ends
There was imlj one othoi eoinmlltee
which rivaled the one planning the Camp
Meade tour and th it was the commit
ten which went nnnuallv to Inspect the
monument to tho incmorx of the l'hlla
delphla brlgido at Antletam There's
a llttln plot around the monument and
It Is rpiltc necessTi-j tc, hrK tit (t the grass
Is kept In good condition Often thlrtv
flve Councllmeii went on his tour of In
Fpectlon
of course then s ,111 ample fund In
the cltj tn isurj for soldiers' relief and
there s no teasou that the glove Inspec-
iJOYS IILLIJ AS JOY RIDKIIS
Y'outhful Pair Accused of Tourinp;
City in Stolen Auto
Two scvcnleen-j ear-old bovs, accused
of steillng nn automobile belonging to
the Philadelphia Klectrlc Comptny front
Tenth and Walnut streets and riding
around the city for several hours, todav
were held In $GO0 lull for court bv
Magistrate Coward In tho Seventh and
Carpenter streets station
Tho bovs, who vcrc arrested at Tenth
street nnd Movamenstni? avenue, nre
John Dobicli, Carpenter street ne ir ,lnn "!' should le neglected
Ninth, nnd Howard Moigan, lifl-sec- " appe trs tint no one Ins suggested
mid Htrect near Glrard avenue .that the nflkns nt Cunp Mende mike
I this Inspection an I thus save the c
pendlture of $00 This would huj nlnets
"TUB GOATS" WILL- "HUTT IN" mofu l,,lr'' of g'"ves mil bo In keeping
Tho Coats will butt into tho limelight 11'1 tho teachlnBs of Mr Hoover
tonight with a dinner to bo given in the
Pluo Itouni of tho Cotts Hotel which " .
thev sav is at the southwest torner of
15ro id ami Walnut streets
1 lie 'do its In Ucstlon, It must le
understood, nio humans and thn fait
th it thej hive selected the llluo Itoom
does not signify that tho nITali will be
glooinv Tho dinner. It Is said, will be
for Hillv Co its only
it Is announced from the Coats' head
(U triers In tho Hellevuo Court Building
th it the guests of honor on this occasion
w ill ho tho 1 hree Jacks, known as J n-u I
luvles, J ick Ira7lcr and T. Jack
Mulvej
Cltv supplies during Ills will tol
far In cxccs of sums paid this je.ar If
estimates received todaj- nre approved
Hrv goods estimates are 5rt per cent
higher, blushes, Imekets. etc, 18 pel
cent higher, groceries, 10 to 12 P r
cent. lthmtes for meats, butter and
eggs were received for a single month
beconso of mtiket conditions governing
these e numodltles
Tnilnv's Irlllnir Is fnr nrilV Islnns for-
ago nnd all classes of supplies for all of
tho tltj s chtrlUible Institutions and the
cltj lire and polite boats nnd the Ice.
bout lleet It will approximate $2"i0,oon
Iho quantities of supplies asked fur
were reduced In some Instances, nnd
the usutl three nnd six months' con
tracts nre not llkelv to be amended as
nnnv of the estimates submlttid eon
template onlj it slnglo months deliv
eries The list for which estimates weie re
celved were the following Clothing Ice
drj goods brushes, Intnulrj s ipplles
horses milk ere 1111, groceries, tea mf
fie, meats butter, tggs, forage Hour
llsh Some of the Items will tuver tin
llrst halt of the vear, but the majority
will be for a miith shorter period
Another l)a for Soldiers' Gifts
The time for dillveiv of 1 hrlslni is
pal eels to the Mnvirs riceptlon mom.
;0J I Itv Hall for fiee dellverj to
soldiers at Camp Meade Ins bei 11 i
tended one d iv 'I he ollk e will be upt 11
tod is nnd tomorrow from a m tn r,
p 111 and siindas front 10 a in to
", p 111
CAVOUR CLUB'S NOVEL 8HOW
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Minstrel Entertainment Tonight
Will Hao OrlRlnal Features
A minstrel novelty will be offered this
evening by tho Cavour Club, an Italian
crganlzatlon, of U38 Wharton street, at
New Garrlck Hall, G07 South Klghth
street A dance will follow. Knd men
will bo eliminated, each member of the
cast being provided with a distinct char
acter, and novelties will replace the, al
ternate song nnd dance.
The book was written by Frank Mas-
scy nnd the musle adapted by Italph 5275.
atordano. Nicholas V. I. Pail super
vised the lyrlco and William A, B. IjP
Una directed the cast. The cast In
cludes William A. S. Lapetlna, Trank
Masse)-, Angclo Coizl, Alfred dl Orlo,
Nicholas La Kaila, Philip Landl. Pas
chal Peters. Joseph dl Piano and Henry
Mastrangelo
Four Wills Probated
Wills probated today Include those of
Mary A. Cljmer, C32 Kusquehanr.n ac-'
nue. which. In private bequests, disposes
of property xnlucd at 3160: Prederlck
Williams, Jefferson Hospital, 121,143;
M, J, Itoblnson, West Knlls, $3160, and
Anna M. Sonm. 41C5 PranUlln olrect.l
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BULL DOG BUNTING
1 -j ni sii:Hin: i inBs
S rrliils foi Chrlsttniis
Dins- Is" srrvlee sji uu
I s with nnl rol Iti d
whirs H. Si nl for catulou
if i thrr s zes
FINK & SONS
Ml . "Ill !. Ill S, Sill St.
JEOldwellcVCp
Chestnut Juniper South Pcnn Square
MAHOGANY
MANTEL CLOCKS
Classic, Fron;h Gothii
nnd Tnmbour Cases
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MOTOR ROBES
Ilfcoimiied the tttndird. Wool
nd I'lujh Robes. Will meet yonr
idea of a bundsomo comfortibls
robe for lone and satisfactory serv
ice. If not at your dealers, write
WM. AYRES & SONS
Philadelphia
tlfitri 0 Ihl Famout I A llortl BlmUU
Down in Florida
A'ou 11 find th it tho llntst ho its ale
Vamli t hi rtheu outfitted
Thnieisnn rluht service
at rlKlit prii es, at
F. Vanderherchen's
Sons
lhetillhing for 11 lioril
N. Water St., Philn.
lluiibcom's Xmas 9k
Bulletin of good things
now ready. He bure to get
1 copy before nuiuin";
up order.
1232 JIarliet St.
Root for your team
and for
Underdown's
SHIRTS
$1.50 Each
The first ons vou nsar
"'" PrcnirV.',Attt.;d or Delached
A.R. Underdown's Sons
Inbber floods and Men's rumlihlots
202-204 Market St.
LataLiUahca Blllcu 1S3S "" "
3 for $4
&m
' HARDWOOD fffi
gRk FLOORS JB
ITpinkertonI
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We Will Solve Your Xmas
W$
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Problems Economically 3034 West York st. ;,
For long wear, beauty of finish and
absolute cleanliness, nothing equals
hardwood floors. And for work that
gives lasting satisfaction at surpris
ingly moderate prices, no one can excel
PINKERTON
Vhll irfVli.tUi
llolh I hour
COLLY-PHONE TALKS
Said Pollv
To Dolly.
"Let s lunch
Where it's jolly!''
Said Dollv
To Polly
"Where's that?"
Said Polly
To Dolly. .
"Just hop
On the trollcv :
We'll land
At the 'Colly
My hat!"
Music Irresistible!
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Perry's Hav the Clothes!
Vic.
7 nCututcA'remrnntntA'tt
Hotel Colonnade
CIILSTMJT AT 15T" STREET
.lust look over this evhlhltion of .lelvanreil stmrt blousei we lave
arranged for von sen the dozens nf Kvveet and attraetlve ileslcns
vou hnou she vtlll "just love ' Healizo tliat in unitlmes" the
)irtt anil useful Rift is tho nlrest Rift of all .ud then, too, i
think of the sivIiirs wo nn maho for ou i
Big Exhibition of
Dainty Blouses at
3&5
Th" rt our unstalrn nmnfj wlns j rlcei The $T walits nre I lntlcal with
in-rup boII at pround Moor nhopa nt $" anl -! Then nt Si, our intra Itloum ht-c the
amartfst J8 to $i nluei ou frr s"in A p pen U -rarli in h umart t hrlatins nx. too
Thero in no clft that (Oinblnei urulne with h-pauty whlrh civs sou so much for
your money hh a I'tCeT) Iltouse lhllltltu H this wctk I'uino in tiirlj'
Blouse Shop
1208 CHESTNUT ST. SavoS2ioS5
OVERCHILDS RESTAURANT - TAKC ELEVATOR.
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DALSIMER STANDARD SHOES
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Ml v&ySMMMm r
The Ideal Xmas Gift
The beautiful craftsmanahlp of
the Weyniann Piano alni charrtu
tho eye and eicltea wonder, Thl"
,arfrtlnn nf mrchalllcal detail
v the foundation of tho rich, mellow,
colden tons that rank tho vvey
inann ampng tho beat planoa. To
ar it Yeymann piano or player
piano la to covet ltl to own It la to
know complete aatlafactlon.
Convenient terma Moderately
priced. Free delivery anywhere.
Delicti and year'a tuning free.
CATAI&3UE ntKIl
mrnm
Tan Boot
At a Very
Low Price
$.90
(THE CORDOVAN SHADE)
The present scarcity
of tan calfskin increase
the importance of this
announcement. This
model is a $7.50 value,
and will be ivortff eveji
more next month.
Opportunities of this kind to secure specially desired
leathers at prices considerably below usual arc offered
first to Dalslmcr. In this instance, vve advise that
jou take quick advantage, as it is certain that
we shall not be able to duplicate it less than double.
TIS A FEAT TO FIT FEET
mmf
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JUaidtme
Shoes and Hosiery
1204-06-08 Market Street
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llto imtticXriiinhhhiiin?nrht
rv &zr& r" rzz'XK rza r " v
easonabicuggetons uy iiiciioaicOTctcitottt
.fftCiy
"3 Fine White"
Diamonds
In a 1 1
p 1 a tmum A
i. u vauiere,
i n c luding
P 1 a tinum
chain.
Many other designs
THOMPSON'S
,:.Vh35I2So.8thSt.
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0 For Cl.ri.lma. CifH TjUH Outfits for
T..SwJvVtt.,.,1,4" . W
a"-- J u 'VTBinUCIt
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A&W
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Great Reductions
in
i i Exclusive Furs
iror Amas bitts
and Personal Use
Louis Rappaport " "Jjigf ST-
BOXES
DRAWING
PYROGRAPHY
Brass Craft Work
Tit KM II ITN.PAINTIMl
TrS)TI-l'IMINa A STKNtlltNO
F. WEBER & CO., 1 125 V.VeV"
Open Ctsi. until 7 o'clock. Dec. 17-.J. Inc.
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Victor Records
for Christmas
Come and Hear These and
Fifty Others s
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I lllurk Ullll lllln , linrli. ( l 11
Ki ItHllelujah Oiorui from IJ.In.
till V VIvaalHh " Mctorfho JI.OU
i t un mm t'uuni, n inu
(Aneeta from the HphIiii-k
of lllurv IrltilO 1 holr) , ,
33MI-VOH I.lltli- Town "t Ir'.'i-
v Trinity Choir '
Chrlatmaa Konea amK
I t Aton Victor JllneuJ
1 t horu-i f
31853 hrltlan Awake.")
t,o t item tou Alerryl
Blicntl
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17 So.
Ninth
St.
Opposite Poatoffice
Mahogany Chiming
Grandfather's
Clock
EiaiiT feet iiiRii.
Iic.iutifully flB.
nreil woo tl, lit
for tho finest liomo
DellKlitfnl Wcstniln
(.ter ClilnicH, decora
tlvo nickel tutici nnd
ji o 1 I 8 li o d brass
weight
$125:1
(Value $173)
Quantity Limited
Fully Guaranteed
BREITINGER & SONS
TNC.
39 N. 9th Street
lor 40 jeara Thlla a leaUiliB lloclt
Useful t$tfts
For BOYS or GIRLS
Not Dtiplicalcil
Tihewhrro
Girls'
Combination
Waterproof
Raincoat
l.ollrelv JeiT
$3.50 vi?
Sizes 3 jcars to 16
3 cars
llain llnli,
50c
JUI1 Orders rilled
Boys' Raincoat
$3.00
St.UU utile
Mado of English
Cunton.i; double
texture; handsome
plaid lining; mili
tary collar; tan
and olive shades.
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WATCHES FOR GIFTS
Wo aro l-oud of our refutation for dependable
watches. Hero you will find manjr that arc quite dif
ferent from the ordinary
Ladies' 14 kt. Gold Watches
Ladies' 14 kt. Gold Wrist Watches
Ladies' Gold-Filled Wrist Watches
Men's 14 kt. Gold Watches
Men's Gold-Filled Watches
Men's Military Watches
$22 to $50
$30 to $75
$15 to $28
$25 to $150
$12 to $72
$12 to $25
aO O C 1m.-. O- C Market at
7
Storm
Boots
ft
n.98
roit CHILDREN
Rubber Toys,
25c & 50c
Hot-Water Bottles,
98c Value $1.50
Ladies' and Men's
Raincoat Special . .
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HWtmUtr,uelmv
.?15, $18, .?20, $25, and up to $65
Perry Winter Overcoats
Fur-Collar Coats, $50 to $85
Handsome Double-Breasted Ulsters
Swagger Trench Overcoats
Raglan-shoulder Belters, both
Double- and Single-Breasted
Military Raglan Overcoats
Big Muff-Pocket Overcoats
Kimono-Sleeve Overcoats
Box-Back Overcoats
Shapely-Back Overcoats
Pleated-Back Overcoats
Plain-Back Overcoats
Half -Belt Back Overcoats
All-around Belts and Buckle
All-around Belts that button
t
and then
?!
,
Conservative Overcoats
Fly-Front Overcoats
Velvet-Collar Overcoats
Cloth-Collar Overcoats
Big Roll-up Storm-Collar Coats
Overcoats with
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Slashed Vertical Pockets
Outside-Patch Pockets
Regular Flap Pockets
Welted Pockets
Outside Bellows Pockets
Top Muff Pockets lined
with velvet for warmth
Outside Patch Pockets
with flaps that button
Overcoats with
Fur Collars of Beaver
Fur Collars of Hudson Seal
Fur Collars of Otter
Fur-lined Overcoats
All-Fur-Outside Overcoats
J Wc have never had such Beautiful Over- $
coats, ana we nave never naa so many of j
them!
J The Military models are the handsomest
productions we have ever turned out ! Even
those Coats not distinctly military have
benefited in character, in the cut of their
conservative lines, in their' fit and comfort!
They are strictly conservative Overcoat mod-
1r. i atiafif caiica rf 4-MA iirstvH . ac . !.. 4.L. .- &
Cia ltl wvwijr OV.UJV. ui kuv. nuiu, jrta, UUl IHCV S-jtJ
have more distinction than they ever had M
before!
W Come in and try on half a dozen or a dozen.
different models, and say which looks best onj
you ! That s the only way to tell !
Winter Suits, $15 to $48
Perry & Co.
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