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ALLAN SMITH'S DEATH
DELAYS MINE SALE
Penn Athlete and Came Hunter
Accidentally Shot Himself
Here April 11
ifjnl notion over the ownership of a
cold mine, valued nt S2,."00,000. has
heen complicated by the death of Allan
T. Smith, former 1'pnii sithlcto, clubman
and game hunter, who died in bis home,
rri21 Angora Terrace, on April 11, from
n pistol wound "accidentally self-inflicted."
Mr. Smith, with Cnptnln .Inmost Alex
ander, owned the mine, which is lo
cnrd on the Telegraph creel;, in Brit
ish Columbia, and is known as the En
gineer mine.
Tt was learned today that the partners
had planned to m11 the mine to two
Westerners and that while Captain
Alexander was en route to Vnncouver,
with all of the papers, including the
crown grants of land to him, the vessel
on which he was traveling was sunk
and Captain Alexander ,lost bis life nnd
the papers.
Mr. Smith, was nwniting word to go
'to Vaucouer with former Congressman
Iteuben O. Moon, to begin legal action
to establish bis claim in thq mines
when his death occurred.
While examining one of the big re
volvers with which ho hunted game
in Alaska, the gun was accidentally ex
ploded, causing his death.
Mr. Moon said today that he would
proceed to the west when the case is
called and continue the action despite
the death of the two .owners.
Mr. Smith graduated from the Uni
versity of I'cniisjlvnnin in 1011, where
he gained considerable prominence us nn
athlete, lietween his Alaskan trips, be
wns widely known us a golf player at
the Morion Cricket nnd l'ine Vnllcy
Clubs and us n member of the Racquet
Club baseball team. About two years
nn lm mnrrici Alist Vitn Morris, nf thi
citv, and the couple spent their honey-
moon in Alaska. Cpon his return, he
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became estranged from his family be-
iniise of his marriage. His mother
Mrs. Louisa Chapman Smith, of JIDOS
Chestnut street, who is well known in
social circles lierc.
SERVICE WINS CONTRACT,
War Record of Municipal Band Nets
Players $13,500 Job
The fact Oiat Edwin Tlrinton, of
fi."24 Hunter avenue, and his band or
ganization had participated in the war
against Germany was the means of
securing for him the contract for fur
nishing the Municipal Hand of thirty
eight pieces, and n leader, to give
ninety concepts in the public snunrcs
nnd parks during the summer months.
The contract was announced yester
day by Director Dntcsman. of the De
partment of Public Works, who, in
making the award, snld: "After
tnkinir into consideration the nunllfica-
tions of the bidders, all of whom possess
merit, the nwardhas been made to
j;dvin jsrimon. u.i-i Jiunter nvenue,
for tho reason'thnt Mr. IWnton was in
the United States service for more than
n year and bis organization consists
of men who have heen in' service now
holding honorable discharges."
There were six: bidders, each of whom
bid $ir0.15 a night, or $13,013.D0 for
the season.
$hcpara
Household Utilities
Prompt action is necessary if you would secure
the advantages of present prices.
COTTON SHEETS AND PILLOW CASES:
Made in the substantial, good, old-fashioned way; the full,
useful lengths and sizes.
72x99 $1.85 each. From $2.50 .
90x99 $2.00 each. From $2.50
45x3854 $1.00 pair. From'$1.20
A Special 72x108 extra-fine Hemstitched Sheet,
$3.50, from $3.85.
A momentary chance to get a Jew fine double damask linen
Table Cloths patterns American Beauty and Lilac:
2x2l2 ,2x3 24x254 yards
$17 $20 . $20 . . .
Value '$21 $25 $25
27-inch Napkins to rryitch, $20 value $25.
SPREADS:
Bedford Cord single-bed, plain, 4.00 Scalloped, $5.00.
double-bed, plain, $4.50 Scalloped, $5.50.
Tape Bordered Swiss scalloped: '
Single-bed, $6.50. Double-bed, $7.50.
Summer Blankets,, 60x90 $11.00. 80x90 $16.00
Flowered chintz Spreads for bungalows:
Scalloped, 68x108 (extra long to cover bolster), $6.50,
Scrim Sash Curtains, $1,10 the pair.
Heavy grade Willow Arm Chair, $7.00,
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INSTALL CORINTHIAN CHIEF
Knights Templar Induc Henry L.
Bally Into Office of oCmmander
Corinthian Chasseur Commnndery.
Knights Templar of I'ennsylvnnia. nt
I.ii I,u Temple last nigh, installed
the officers for the ensuing cat as
follows: Sir Henry h. UUily. com
mnnder; Sir Mnrdoross S. Gooloyan.
generalissimo, nnd Sir William Hraun.
ns captain general. Eminent Sir
Thomas It. I'ntton. grand gonornlisi
mo, grand commnndery, Knights Tom
plnr, of Pennsylvania, inducted the three
sir knights into office nnd Kminent Sir
W. Krceland Kendrick, who ns ilivNiuu
commander of the first division, Knights
Templar, of Pennsylvania, was present
with his-staff, made the chaige. 'L'he
newly installed commander then an
nounced his appointments for the fol
lowing year, and thesewere installed
ns follows: Sir llownrd C. Frit-cli,
senior warden ; (!eorgc W. Hilsey,
junior warden: William II. liny, war
der; Dr. Wesley It. Uoe, adjutant, nnd
William Wright, standard bearer.
Corinthian Chasseur Commnndery is
the only mounted commandery in the
custcrn part of the I nited btatcs.
GOT JOB, BUT LOST HOME
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Girl Inhaled Gas
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Turned Joy to Grief
When told by her landlord that she
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would have to vacat her home
because she was in
nrvrtOt't will.
her I
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tent, Mis
liVntir no linlaulf n. !i liliin '
A 1.1.IV.V-1 iU.i, Vl(,.1.11...
years old. attempted suicide by inhaling
gas in her room on Ilrown street near
Fifteenth, according to the police.
The IrI had been without nn income
for wicks. Yesterday she was given
wor.k tit Hog Island and was to start
tills morning. When sh arrived at her
lodging place in high spirit", the police
say, tlie landlord met her nnd declared
she could neither remninin his bouse
nor take her belongings' with her unless
the rent wns paid. The girl went to
her room to make preparations for leav
ing, they snj , and a few minutes later
was found unconscious.
Pv a coincidence, her sister, Mrs.
TMnrv Ilrunn. 2C50 South Sixteenth
street, had learned only yesterday of,
the girl's predicament nnd arrived at
the house to visit and aid Miss Kolesky
jjtns shp wui Mng ,.cmovri to y
' .fovenh's Ilospitul. where she was in a'
I scrious condition last night.
J
, SUFFRAGISTS TO MEET
First of Series of Monthly Cpnfer.
ences This Afternoon
"HeJps nnd Hints from the Xntional
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and State Conventions" will be given
at n conference of suffragis s nt .5 :.".() nrnw iM)artments authority to
o'clock this nfternoou in the Presser ,,roscclite for sailing the higher ulco
lluilding, 1714 Chestnut street, under i ,0ii,. brer, others are abiding by the
the auspices of tho Woman Suffrage i decision nnd when they are exhausted
party of Pennsylvania. Tea will be
served.
Among the speakers will be Sirs.
Rachel Poster Avery, Mrs. Kdward Y.
Hartshornc and others.
The meeting today will be the first
of a scries of monthly conferences.
Wilson Bill Defeated
HaiTlsbm-B, Aprill 22. The Willson
bill repealins the nonpartisan elective
feature of the third-class city code nnd
making the city treasurer elected by the
people instead of by CityCouncil was
defeated in the House after an extended
debate. -
The vote was 83 to 04. A number
of members present failed to vote.
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EPISCOPAL CHURCHES
punnoc roTDViiiTM'l,Kimilns 'ilay Mr- "rlp-v v,n si,on'1
LnUUOU VLOl lY IVILlN ,, KrCntcr part of his time in I'hila-
I delphia superintending the affnirs of the
Wardens Also Named by Con
gregations in Various
Sections of City
Vestrymen were chosen ycstordn.v in
viitually every Protestant Episcopal
church in Philadelphia. In the ma
jority of churches the old vestrymen
were re-elected, while a lew ol tlie
. .. m .
churches deferred holding any election,
Several of the new boards of vestry -
mP1, drctdl yesterday will hold meet-
, logs later in the week at which they
will elect wardens.
At St. Luke's Cliurdi. Germantown
avenue above Coulter street, (iermnu-
Imn, Sidney I.. Wright wns chosen
rector's warden, ami Clarence C. Ilriu-
In,, m.nminli,,,. unnliii, H'l.n vnclr, .
men elected include Dr. .lames AV. Tae chief cause of these difficulties
Wlstar. Stewardson Ilrown, Walter G. '' attributed to the excessive invest
irnr,,iorCn Tnn,i a Mon,, f'i,n:., incnts in shipbuilding equipment, which
I YVcthcrill, Spencer P. Hazard. Alexan-
. .1 1.1. !1-U. 4.111. ... .1,1.1b. Ill, .l(,ll.l
,,,,,,. w -vistnr. Dr. J. It. Shcllenbcr-
i ger. .1. 1'rcil Thomas and Arthington
Oiii.n. ,.,,,
Christ ( liurth. '1 ulpehockeii and
'Greene streets. Gerniantown, elected
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,.j. h. Mis accounting warden. The
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vestrj men elected included Colonel
sm,i,i inii,. n V li,i,llt,. n
hel Ion I ottei . t -s Middlctm, l)r
. .lohnson. IV . II. 1'ugh. Iticlinrd
Morris. Edward Hains, Fred W.
.
i.,.in .inmiL uVsill,, w i!
Itovvley and Francis 15. Flakner. ' '
The Church of St. John the P.nptist.
West Sejmour street. Germnntown,
elected Dr. William Wchiicr rector s
warden, nnd Henry F. Darbv account
ing win den. Vestrymen elected in
cluded Joseph E. Hnine.s. II. J. Dahl.
Joseph Gicen, Harry. Hilmer, Jnmes
ltovvers, Edward Craven, C. Vnn Itipcr
and Fergus Elliott.
BREWERS QUIT BUSINESS
Others Offering 2.75 Per Cent Prod
uct and Face Prosecution
Four additional brewers of this
vicinity have been certified to Com
missioner of Internal Revenue Roper for
his decision on the mlvisaliility of rec
ommending prosecution". They are al
leged to have sold ",: per cent beer
brewed since December 1. 1018, con
trary to the i tiling of the Internal Rev
enue Department, which hns refused the
necessary icvcnue stamps for this beer.
. In some cases, it is said, they have
taken old stamps on hand and attached
t l.nn . l.atmhi rtf (hn fnrliififlon lrnu.
thpin to barrels of tho forbidden brow.
ltl. M - .A-.m ttAAn o n A tt ri t i t r a
ot the oni urcvv ciose meir raiunusn-
IIII'IHS. .11 t Ul lllll IU A, I'll, l,,14 JllUllli
collector of internal revenue for this
district, three breweries, whose names
he refused to divulge, already have
censed business.
AIBlDDD
1 Silversmiths
$
Stationers
Diamond
I o Highesl Sfandard of
i Qisoilfs and Workmanship
Regret seldom comes
from purchasing
that which isJood
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IBf HOUSE of WENGER M
nm ivi walnut st. wSl
Hphesi Sfandard of
II Fur Storage ml
UfM IT'S TIME T0 TIIINK OP FUR I Ml
S$gk ' STORAGE DRY COLD AIR ffli
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AT 0FFICE0F FLEET
Shipping Board Chairman Will
Witness 24th Hog Island
Launching Today
SAYS YARDS FACE CRISIS'
Kdward X. Hurley, diairmnn of the
I'nited States shipping board, will eo
I Hog Island today for the first time in
seven months.
Mr. Hurlwy has not visited the large
' shipyard since he went abroad, lie
will be accompanied on the tour ol
Inflection today by Director (ieneral
Piez, of the Emergency Fleet Corpora
tion, and Matthew C. llrush, president
of (lie American International Ship
building Corporation, nnd will witness
the twenty-fourth launching nt (he
shipbuilding plant. .
It wns announced at the office of
i the Emergency Fleet Corporation that
fleet corporation. Director (.enernl 1'icz
will retire from his present position
jMayl.
Yards Facing Crisis
A number of old-established shipyards
along the Atlantic const are facing
bankruptcy, according to Mr. Piez.
The situation nt these jnrds. Mr.
I l'iez stated, compare with that at the
Pusey & Jones plants at Wilmlugton nnd
i i i .. tit-iiinnrmrt ini" iiii
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nppoinment of a recenec ol ine i usey
& .tones Conman.v wns hied in tlie
I'nited States District Court at Trenton
Saturday.
Director General Piez refused to ill
tKC the name of the .Minis men g grac
financial difficulties, for fear that tins
,'"? serve to hurt their credit. Jlut
"e "'' "lost of these jards are located
Ill XcW Elicllllld lind SoUtllCm StBtCS.
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ine owners nopeu wouui in' i-uiiii"--ushicu
for by the large profit upon the com
pletion of the ships contracted for by
the government.
Plans Shattered
"At some of the jards," he said, "the
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"wncrsjioped to realize prolits two ami
,I,rl'p y,nes,"."' " "l "-' "' "" "
nieiit, but their plans were shuttered b.v
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'Bram. It is no wonder that n number of
Aiirds are dritting toward leccivcrsiups.
' "The owners planned to take the cost
I of the vast improvements out
of the
i proceeds of the tirst contract
hadd-
led. .o ilouut
if the war had continued
the large improvements in the snipliulld
ing facilities would have paid for them
selves from the profits.
"At one wooden shipjard, the owners
spent S00.OOQ in ' equipment on each
way. and expected to realize SPJ.'.OOO.
which would give them a net of $41,000
for each hull. This would pay for the
equipment nnd would still allow them
PUBLIC SPEAKING
NEW CLASS
A short ronrsn In Pfir iVuinilcnc. S1f.
Dcvflopm.nt. Public Sprallns, 'len WeitnM-
Bay Rvenlnsn. First lfon April 23d. at S i
o'clotk. lloth iimimi. Oiwmng lesson tre; to
nubile. Call, write or phono Spruce 3318
for instructive literature.
NEFF COLLEGE niESTNtr rt.
CHARLES
COMPANY
617-619 Arch St.
HANGERS
Shafting, Pulleys, Belting
Q
Jewelry
gvoiifr and Workmanship
aufHcicnt profile In anotlier yard the
owners Invested $1,200,000 I" Improve
ments and liRurcil tbnt their returns
following the completion of the first
rontract would total three million dol
lars. In other words, they figured on
profits from two to three times the
amount invested In equipment."
STRAYER REPORTED
PICKED AS CHIEF
OF STATE SCHOOLS
Columbia University Man Won't
Confirm Rumor To
Address City Club
Piof. George D. Strnyor. of Colum
bia I'niversity, is said to be the man
picked by Governor Sproul to succeed
the late Xnthan C. Schneffer as' state
superintendent of public instruction.
When asked about his selection, Pro
fessor Strnjer said the announcement
would hne to come from llurrisbuig.
While
declining to say whether the
place
cater
ad been offered to him, the edu-
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tint unit in ii it-uoi il, rMir n uil
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"Schcol Surveys'
next Mondio at tliel""K ' . ' '"'. V" ' ' ".
City Cluhsin this idly and that he had
kept in touch with educational prob
lems in FennsUiania.
"I have been somewhat familiar," he
said, "with conditions in the puplic
school sjstem of Philadelphia for the
Inst twenty-five jenrs. It is my opinion
a good survey would be exceedingly
beneficial to the system. A fair esti
mate of the cost of a survey in Phila
delphia would be about $.10,000, but a
thorough and complete survey might
cost ns much as S30,000."
Professor Straer was born in Wiijne,
Pa., in 1S7C. He leceived his early
education in the schools of his native
town, but prepared for college at the
high school of I.ewistown, Pn. In 1WI0
Ic entered Ilucknell I'niversity. After
one enr at that institution he went to
Johns Hopkins I'niversity, where three
j ears late, in 1!H):!, he graduated with
the degre of bachelor of arts. The fid
lowing two years he was a student at
Columbia I'niversity, obtaining nt the
end of that period the degree of-doitor
of philosophy. Prom that time until
the present he has heen a member of the
faculty of the Teachers' 'College nt
Columbfa I'niversity.
perfect
dinner
demands
Salted Nuts,
Favors, Bfcn Bona
to harmonize
with the table
decorations
1716 Chestnut 5t.
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More tlian
1,250,000 cards a day
Card and filing
systems
Salesroom In 49
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War Veteran Also Run Down
and Mother and Child
Injured
TWO HELD FOR ACCIDENTS
Camouflaged aimj motoitrucks con
fused Wllford Coleman, ten jrnvs old,
and Carl Mncey. cleen ears old. both
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m..i.. ..... n,n
fAM,"s uilK1''1 "" .'mill nil..,. . i
wagon i rnslied Into the trucks and tin- ,
boys were injured. i
Cnlrnuili, who wtis steering the ex
piess wagon jeterdnj afternoon, be-
i nine confused when he snw the long
line of motortrucks which were on their
wny from the Abeideen Proving)
(tnuiids, Miirjlund. to New York. 1'n-
able to stop or to steer with nn de
(tree "f accuracy, lie crashed into the
KllP r on" 0l ",0 ,r"vh- ,
Moth bnjs weie thlown from Ihe
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i oieinan, oeing lit num. i-,-i-ii-,i nn-
in
more serious injuries. Mis arm was
broken when he came in contact with
Ihe street curb. Ime. was cut nnd'
bruised.
An nimv surgeon, traveling with the
detnehment, trented the ho.vs. I
Alexander Xewitt, n Civil War vet
eran, who lives nt tlie Masonic Home.
itO.10 Xorlh Ilroad street, was knocked '
down by nn automobile Inst night while")
on his way to sec the Victory Loan
celebration. The accident happened nt
Ilroad nnd Stiles streets. lie wns
trented nt St. Joseph's Hospital for cuts
and bruises. The driver of the auto
mobile did not stop nfter the necident
When a motorcycle and an automo-
i bile collided at Washington lane and I
ARMY TRUCKS HUR
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r7HE end of the War marks the 1
revival of Evening Dress Attire. 1
Just previous to the entrance of our g
country into the conflict we had fitted out a 1
j beautiful room on our Mezzanine floor for 1
1 the display of Evening Clothes, but the War put a p
' stop to its activities. p
J Now, however, it is doing a flourishing busi- a
1 ness. The new models in Dress Clothing are very g
attractive indeed. We invite your interested j
1 inspection even if you don't want to buy just at 1
1 this time. !
1 Jacob 'Reed's Sons !
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is shown by the production figures of just one of the seven factories.
More than twelve tons of stock are used every day in the manufae-
ture of L. "B. cards, guides, and folders. More than 156,000 cards
alone are made every hour more than a million and a quarter a
day!
Three of the other factories are perhaps of even more importance.
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in wood and in steel for the filing needs of all kinds of business.
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manufacturer of card record and filing equipment.
Back of it all, and the reason for it all, is an Idea; guides, cards,
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When you buy of L. B. you buy more than so much inanimate wood
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Library Bureau
Toundtd 1S76
M. W. MONTGOMERY, Manager
910 Chestnut St., Philadelphia
leading cities of the United States, Great Britain and Franc
Township line, JenklntovVn, yesterday, a
womali nnd n boy were hurled to the
street. Mrs. Harvey escaped injury,
but the child, Horace narvey, five years
old, Is in the Ablngtou Memorial Hos
pital, where his condition is said to be
.serloiiR. The automobile was driven by
A. M. Van Den Oeck, of Morrlsville,
Pa, The motorcycle was driven by
Samuel M. Harvey, of 4712 Mulberry
street, Frankford, and his wife and son
I were riding in the side cnr. Tlie Chcl-
I tenhnm police say that both drivers
claim to have sounded a warning signal
ns they npproaehod the Intersection, but
l neither one halted his car.
Edward Hnitbold, eleven years old, of
I 1 4.1." South Taylor street, suffered a
'possible fracture of the skull when run
down by a I'nited States Marine Corps
I trui k lust night nt Twenty-fourth and
Dickinson streets. Tlie boy is in St.
Agnes's llospitnl. Corporal Frederick
11- 1, I.
! Urook
of 1"0. South Ilroad street,
who was driving the car at the time of
the accident, 'was arrested. He will
have a hearing to3ny nt the Twentieth
nnd Federal streets station.
Have You $10.50
to Put on a
"Sure Thing"?
Three fast-color, beauti
ful madras shirts made-to-your-mcasure
for $10.50,
with greater shirt satis
faction than you ever
thought possible, thrown in
for good measure. Book
your order today and live
shirt-"happy over after."
Sfntt 1 our frame fttr Samples and
Sitaturt Chart
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ON I.Y
STOKE
11th & Chestnut
IflMIIIWiniEilWIIU
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Filing cabinets
wood sand ptcel
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Listen to A
this if you
are on the
Fence as to
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mi
where to get ','
your New
Spring Suit!
"I'm tired of
getting measured
and remeasured
for my clothes!"
I It was Easter Mon
day morning that he
came in and said he
-wanted toysee a suit
one of our most sub
stantial citizens, well
passed the exploded
Osier efficiency age,
and, to the lay mind, a
difficult figure to fit.
$ When he and one of
our salesmen got back
to our "short stout" sec
tion, he made the above'11'
quoted confession. He-'
also said he had never
before been in our';
store, but had heard
from other men that we
delivered the goodsj
a man right.
l And then he went on
to express his satisfac
tion at being able to see
suit after suit made up
as it was to look, and
try on pattern after pat
tern before our mirrors
and see the effect in its'
finished state without
trying to imagine from
the loose drapery of-the
yardage what it would
possibly turn Out to
be.
J He bought a suit and
went away well satis- -
fied with the expendi
ture of very little time
and several dollars in '
pocket!
Why don't you give
it a try yourself?
fl We will show you
the newest of the New
Fabrics not in the
bolt! but on your bodyj
just as the world will -'
see you!
Workmanship?
"N. B, 77'
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Bargains in
Broken sizes
of Spring
Overcoats
and Suits
Remainders of a couple
of seasons excellent
values at their original'
prices, now1 at $5 to $18
less! . i
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