mn viwn 'c- tr i V V EVENING- PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1010 SSPSWErmTOt tj ft i . i r.v ! K- iff Urges Hi3 Congress to "Place Mexicans and Foreigners on Same Footing" OTHER REFORMS SOUGHT Tty (lie Associated l'icss Mexico City, May 2. President Cur rnnzn is to submit to the extraordinary session of ConRress, which eonvened yesterday, tlie outlino of n law on petroleum, which would develop Article 27 of tno, constitution so as to "con solidate the sources of national wealth nccording to Inw and equity, destroy special privilege and place Mexicans and foreigners on tjic same footins and Eke the state even less than foreign legislation gives other states in the same matters." This was the leading topic of the president's message outlining the pur poses for which he had called the extra oidinary Bcsslon, which is expected to see legislation on innttcrs of interna tional importance. The message was read to Congress late last night. Ilcfcrring to petroleum laws, the mes sage says: "It is planned to destroy any special privilege and to equalize the judicial status of Mexican dtlrcns and subjects ot other countries without the nation jlainlfng more preeminence than that given by national ROercignly, whkli rights nobody has biought up for dis cussion in connection with other sources or riches of which Mexico is an ex ceptional producer, such as mining for ciamplc." Among other matters which President Carranza asked Congiess to ait upon aic: Xo FWijnc justices of the Supienie Court." To change the government of Mexico City from n free municipal legime to one under the control of the national government, to ns to secure bctkr and cheaper nthninitintion. To gie the national Legislature the power to pa3s upon the eligibility of its, own members. To enact legislation on the formation of n Banco Union, or national bank of emission, for the purpose of elimi nating the cils attending the coinage of the present metal cuncncy and en couraging commerce and business. ALIMONY SETS RECORD Mrs. Ellen Kendall Gets' $4,500,000, With $100,000 a Year 'New York, May 2. A ic(ord sum of alimony has been settled on Mrs. KIlcu Knllentlne Kendall, well known in society in this citv and Bar Harbor, Me., bv her liusbqnd f,y man B. Kendall, New Yoik banker, whom she reccnt'v divoiced, according to h.cr lawyer, William M. Sullnau, of 35 Nassau street. In effecting n financial settlement which was nmicable to both sides the tiansfcr of property. .fl.OOO.OOO ojt right avrd alimony of !f)OO,0Q0 a ytor was agreed upou, dechued Mr. Sullivan Through the arrangement Mrs. Ken dall came into possession c? the city hone, at 20 Park avenue, with its furni6',.!ni and art colle-tioii. both of which are appraised at $1,500,000 bv the lawjer. and the attractive ilhi and cstato at Bur Harbor Known a Sono gec, said to be worth $2,0QO,O"00 because of Its rich habiliments. Altogether Mrs. Kendall received out lisWt what is equivalent to $4,500,000, declared her lawje.-, exclusive of the alimony, which in provided for without any restrictions bumel upon her marry ing again. 'Ji insure the futuro pnv ment of alimony, more than !f2)00.000 will have to be invested to protect Mrs. Kendall's interests. Dead Angler Catches Fish tiewlstovvn, Pa., May 2. The body of James Dougliertv, seventv jeais old, was found along .Tacks creek last eve ning. He left the faun where be boarded to spend the dnv fishing. His bands were grasping the fishing pole and fish were still nibbling ntMhc bait. He was subject to attacks of vertigo. Mint Jell Try Mini: Jiffy-Jell with roast larnb or cold meats. It is vastly better than mint sauce Try Jiffy-Jell desserts with their real fniit flavors in essencp form, in vials. Each is so rich in condensed fruit juke that it makes a real fruit dainty. Yet they cost no more than old-style gelatine 'desserts. mMSL 10 Flavor, at Your Grocer' S Packagta for 25 Cent Sj ICE Publicity Ice dealers in communities within shipping distance, of Philadelphia, and whoso supply has been affected by the fail uro of tho Natural Ice Crop, would do well to get in touch at this timo with tho Telrphune Lombard 4181 Ice Publicity Association of Philadelphia and Vicinity, Inc. 762;l?rxel Uldg.,, Philadelphia wmiiimmimmiimiJimi ii miHmmmmm Gimbel Brothers, Philadelphia sioreOpemai9 For Tomorrow Saturday sore Closes 5:30 Gimbel Brothers, Philadelphia Friday, May 2, 1919, Gimbels A Market Report That Thousands Watch Several thousand men read closely each day the market reports on stocks and bonds and goods. Two million men and women read the Gimbel advertise ment. Business men buy stocks as prices favor, and sell as markets suggest. Our advertising is a buying guide for everything for the person and the home. Buy as prices favor. For instance Saturday Men's and Women's Pure Lihen Handkerchiefs, third to half under regular prices, 25c to 50c. All embroidery is hand-work. Right from Our Own Stocks or Right From Your Favorite Makers Come These 150,0 Women's Capes, Dolmans, Stallht Coats Newly designed; thoroughly tailored; favorably priced. Fine Serge Capes of enormous sweep special at $16.75 black or navy blue; with foulard "novelty" collars. Serge Dolmans special at $15 and $19.75 in a very gracefully draped model. In black or blue at $15. In sand or rookie at $19.75. . Silk-lined Capes at $23.75, $25 and $33.75 of na-y blue or black serge; or of navy blue, sand, rookie or black wool-poplin; or of navy blue, black, taupe or deer velour. Styles and styles i , Straight-lino Coats Silk-lined to waist of black serge, at $25; of black or navy blue wool-poplin, at $22.50. ' ' Gimbels, Salons of Dress, Third floor. Millinery That "Enthuses The Costume" HlPRilCffiCIBb. M ay 3d Straw Halt Day u Enormous Shipment of the Famous "L'Opera Pearls" Reaches America. On sale at GimbelS' At 'About One-Third the Actual Values Every fashionable length between 15 inches ("collar length") and 48 inches ("ropes") jjvgu,iuig ai ?a to 40-inch lengths Graduated Styles 15- at 95c to $12 Uniform Style 16 inches at 50c to $2.50 48-inch Rones at $1.95 to $7.50 every string has solid-gold clasp and is encased in a veUct-t'iicd necklace bo. Gimbels, l'irst floor Especially "dressy" millinery much all-black, much navy blue, but the "colors of sp.-ing and summer," -it J-- too; and much oh, very mucn or w color-lnmmed black. Special Groupings Tomorrow Aitc - iq en ei.. pj iu tpiuiuv Hats with transparent Georgette brims. Hats with flowers. 'Hats with the new, very wonderful, ery different, very striking ribbon-treatments. At $5, $6, $7.50, $8.50, $10.50, $12.50, $15 to $18.50 Gimbels, Millinery Salons, Third floor It may take more than one swallow to make a summer, but it doesn't take more than one h'l moth to make hay of Furs Store Them ! -Gimbels, Fur Salons. The Blue Serge Suits the Average Woman Simply Can't Get Along Without But of good, sturdy, U. S. serge and in clear, true navy blue And at $29.75 and $35 And tailored as a good "old reliable" ought to be to last and last and last. Tailleiu models; with mart little hand touches including the good-looking "crow-toes." And Wool-Jersey Sports Suits But the Famous Gimbel Kinds at $25 and $29.75 that owe their fame to their evident superiority. In the new "camel" shade that ecry woman who sees, falls in loe with! In Copenhagen blue, walnut and the new bronze and wonderful "heathers." P. S. Also at $29.75 Wool Jersey Suits With the Criss-cross Ticking Smart colorings including camel with camel collar. Gimbel, Salons of Dress, Third floor. Misses Dresses Of Taffeta, Toulard and Georgette Crepe, Three Groups At $ 1 6.75, $2 1 .75 and $25 A dress for any and every occasion. And the dress season is upon us! Developed of soft taffeta in the pretty spring shades; and foulard silk in bewitching designs on a blue background. And the favorite Georgette crepe dresses in navy, pale pink and white. A io styles hundreds ! F. acinating Serge Capes for Misses at $15 and $19.75 Coat models mostly navy blue of course. Giris'aWhite Dresses at $4.25, $5 and $5.95 Of voile and organdie in winsome styles. Trimmed in laces and embroideries, girdle in ribbon. And fluffy net dresses at $5 and $10. In 6 to 14 year sizes. Girls Capes and Coats at $10, $15 and $19.75 Capes in coat and vest models. Some with contrasting colors. And some have hoods. For ages 8 to 14 years. Gimbels, Salons of Dress, Third floor. ft', A ' Wtf $1 At 65c 4g 600 Nightgownsin the May Sale at $1 Cotton Crepes of a good, firm, splendid quality. And in mighty cute tailoring styles! Pink, white and figured crepes. Nainsooks with firm, fine little embroid. ery edge1!. And Pink Batistes the kind women buy up by the half dozen! Silk Bloomers Including "Creep ers" at $2, $2.95, $3.95 and, $4.95 Mostly pink though here and there is a turquoise blue or a ely yellow. Mostly satin. Some are lace trimmed. Shell-pxnk Batiste Specials Bloomers Sale-Grouped at 65c to $1.95 Cotton crepes and pink batistes and re inforced. Petticoats Sale-Grouped at $1 to $2.25 Soft-finish cambrics. And as pretty cm broideries as double-thc-pricc often bus! Lace-Trimmed Silk Envelope Chemises at $1.95 Two stles. Pink, and plenty of lace. At 65c jiigmgumis ai i, i.ou ana $z. isn clone Chemises at SI SI sn inrl ; n:n:. Burke,, at $2, $2.50 and $3. Petticoats. ,t S2 and $3 Dainty tailoVed I'nd la,! I. '"" Chocolate-Covered Almonds at 55c lb. Other Candy Specials Chocolate-covered Marshmallows, at 55c lb. Cream Mint Plait, at 35c lb. Chocolate Straws, at 50c lb. -Gimbels, Chestnut Street Annex, Grand Aisle and Subway Store. BOYS' NORFOLK SUITS For Boys, 8 io 18 Years At $12.50, $15, $16.50, Gimbels, Second floor, Some on First floor. $18.50 and $22.50- With Extra " Trousers extra trousers that match the suit are a special feature of the Gimbel Boys' Clothing Store. Most boys wear out the trousers to a suit in about half the time it takes to wear out the jacket; hence extra trousers that match keep the suit entire about twice as long as without. Newest waist-line models. Boys' all-wool blue serge Norfolk. Suits (8 to 17 years), at S8.75. L'ile boys' blue serge Middy Suits, at S7.SO, $8.75, $10, $12.50 . $15. Ages 3 to 10. Newest styles. 3oys' Washable Suits, at $1.50, $2.50, $3.50, $3.75 and $S. Natuest of the new styles. ' Gimbels, Third floor. Men's Oxfords That Are Particularly Good Value.at $5.50 and $6 Good shoes at such modest prices arc the exception these days of high leathers high be came our Europe m Allies need the leather more than we do. But good shoe specials come to Gimbels at that! These $5.50 and $6 Oxfords are of calfskin, in the cordo tan shade, and in gunmetal; round toe and blucher. Some have Neo Iin soles. The $6 group also con tains oxfords of soft glazed kid skin. ' Men's Cordovan Oxfords at $9 Welbred shell cordovan (horsehide), dark nine shade; stjlish long, slender last, with plenty of room for foot comfort, $9. Boys' Shoes and Oxfords at $4 to $6 As to kind and size. Gimbels Secon'd floor. Perfection at $5.50 The big day at Franklin Field ushers in Straw Hats calendars, rulers and potentates have no say. To attend the Harvard-Penn base ball game and to wear a straw hat is to be correct and happy. Sennit Straw Hats $2.50 to $5. '-Split-straw Hats $3 to $6. Mackinaws $2.50 and $3. J a Fusima and Stoyos Straws ecru in color $5. Leghorn Hats $5 and $6. Panama Hats $5, $7 and to $35. , Gimbels, Ninth Street Corner Soldi ers Step Right into Luckr 1 Tailors were very late in delivery and ',' 50 tltfi WWW VV 'WJi Ifcfla, HJ7& AVAill O SMJIA&AAIK intended for Easter selling, is just coming in and we have to quick' en our pace to keep stocks right. Hence The Civilian Clothes Required are offered at savings of a This doesn't affect our whole stock but it gives tremendous selection at just such savings. Bear in mind, the Gimbel clothing service has stepped to first place in Philadelphia holding To quality and fair prices during the wa r won the position. And month after mpnth we saw sales exceed past tecords more than overcoming thi absence ot tne men in unirorm. The Gimbel service continues to excel. Quality and price are important, but virile style is a Dig racior. nave yuur tioines measure up to your own line mannooa. Suits at $22.50 full of style. Good Suits Suits at $26.50 blue, brown and green unfinished worsteds Suits at $29.00 paragon worsteds; Victory stripes a Kuppenhe imer" and "Society Brand" Suits at $33.50 and $47.! Yes, indeed, including the ultra-stylish camouflage double-breasted; the stream-line; the waist-seam and, of course, conservative styles, though men are steering away from too serious or old-ish :yles. . ; "Hungerford System" Trousers at $4.85 and upwards. The comfort-trousers. A" very new "street vest" at $5 no "luxury tax," and you know a vest selling above $5l carries 10 percent tax on all tne price aoove live aonars. ino tax on suits ana overcoats. oc US line IU uc uuiuc iiiit iu uu,y w- uuliiu .yu i.t...vjr , i.v iu jmvc Ullliucis UUlLUng TO' all-wool fabrics and silk-sewed seams. vyj$ , uimiaeis, aecona tlooc Women 's&Misses ' Spring Suiis at $18. 50 Recruited from the Ranks of Higher-Priced Models Blouse Suits, Box Suits, Belted Suits and Sports Suits in a number of pleasing variations. Of serge and poplin. Navy blue and the popular spring colors. Many are braid-trimmed. ' In 14-, 16- and 18-year sizes for misses. And sizes 36 to 52 for women. Now at $18.50. Note the good-looking models pictured. Coats, Capes and Dolmans, at $15, $17.50, $19.75 and $25 Dozens of styles. Of serges, poplins and velours in the wanted colors. Capes with esfs or coats many are braid-trimmed. All sizes for misses and women. Extra sizes, too. Women's and Misses' Smart Silk Dresses at $14.85 Dresses that -one needs even in summertime. Or taffeta and cVepe de chine. Stylish models. Misses' sizes as well as women's sizes. Unusual values at $14.85. Girls' White Dresses and Capes The dresses of batiste and voile; also of net. Em pire and long-waisted styles. Prettily trimmed. For iges 6 to 16 years. At $2, $2.95, $3.95 up to $10.95. Girls' Serge Capes in coatee and belted models. Some are lined. For ages 8 to 14 years. Special values at $5, $8.95, $9.7S and $10.95. 010 tf'HrWa M Jf y suit ar$iB,ia Su;y-50 ..... -j1 """" J Little Girls' White Dresses at $1.95 to $6.95 Empire and J) el ted models, lace- and embroidery-trimmed. All new. In 2- to C-year sizes.. , Infants', Lawn Caps, many styles, at 25c to 91.ZS. In The Subway Store Women's Silk Suit Blouses at $3.95 to $5.50 Silk Waists in Georgette crepe, taffeta and satin. Wanted colors and style. 'Special at $3.95 to $5.50. Sample Cotton Blouses at $1.85 Ones and fews of a kind; samples, but not all sizes. Worth al most double at $1.85. Gimbels, Subway Store Women's New Spring Shoes at $4.90 Exceptional values in this seasons styles, vwute leather pumps and oxfords, black satin oxfords, patent-leather Colonials with large buckle, tan kid and black kid oxfo.ds. All with long, slender vamps; Louis and military heels. Full range of sizes. Sac a third at $4.90. Children's Shoes at $1.50 and $1.80 Turned sole, button Shoes for small children; patent-leather and black kid, tan or black tops; sizes to i, witnout neeis, i.ou; wedge heels, at $1.80. sizes 4 to o, aimb.U, Sub'jray Start Men's Straw Hats at $1.65 and $2.35 OF Sennit Straw Tovo Panamas at S3.35. Qlrnb.U, Subway ntjr GIMBEL BROTHERS MARKET : CHESTNUT : EIGHTH : NINTH -k ' U L f . Spring Suits and $22.50 Men's and Young Men's New at $13.50, $16.50, $18.50 The season's newest stjles. Excellent arictyof worsteds, chciots, cassinicres and tweeds, Xeat mix tures, plenty of blues, grays and browns. The models include the smart waist-line styles for young men con sen atie styles for men of quiet tastes Quite a rant;e of regular, stout and slim sizes. At $13.50, $16.50, $18.50 and $22.50. Men's Trousers at $1.85, $2.75, $3.50 and $5 Blue denim, hickory strirfc or white drill Overalls or Jumpers at 95c. Famous Lee Union Alls in extra quality of blue denim at $3.35. Sweet Orr Co. Gov.-Khaki Trousers, at $1.85 and $2.25. Other makes, at $1.35. Ulmbeli, Subway Stor Boys' Norfolk Suits at $6.90, $7.90 and $8.90 Strong cheviots. Knickerbockers full-lined. Fifty stjles for bojs 7 to 17 years, at $6.90, $7.90 and $8.90. Boys Norfolk Suits with extra pair of trousers, at $10.50 to $13.50. New waist-Jfiie, form-fitting and full-belted models. Cheiots and cassimercs in choice styles. All sizes, 7 to 18 years, Boys' Junior Suits, at $3.90 to $7.90. All wanted kindsifor boys 2 to 8 years. FiveHundredPiecesoMuslinUnderwearat65cto$L55 vAll garments included; ones and twos of a kind. At 65c to $1.55. Corset Covers, neat embroidered icdge and ribbon-trimmed, special at 38c. Ull, i " i . .V W.I . ' . l M v , . . 1 "" " I ..1r-tvJyfe-l',hw' "L '.. '"!!? ; ... i.j.w :,a,. :.'iiiii ,, : .i ..--.- . ., n, l..i......i, luHtiiiiiigihii in inifr"m nrvri I, Wf- $m Olmtoli, Subway Stor J j t VH """ lUflH Drawers and Corrr Covers, at 50c,4ack. limDroicicry-tnmmcd. ,,ti aUT"".: "SiSLi T? i a U i'ii H" A 4 a VJ yb M NH 1 1 $m -, i -m
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