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CITY REALTY SHOWS
MILLIONS IB
E
Total' Assessment for 1919
Taxation Shows, Rise of
$39,000,000
VALUE BY WARDS TABLED
According to the report on the
amount'of taxable property In Philadel
phia, which has just been sent by the
Board of Revision of Taxes to the sec
retnry of internal affairs, at Harrlsburg,
the total valuation of taxable real estate
In this city, for the current year, is
$1,805,405,000, or $38,042,000 more
than last year, while the total of tax
able money at interest, together with
n small Item for "carriages for hire,"
is $702,242,784.03, or $074,571.82 more
than the 1018 total. The Item, "car
riages for hire," is only a trivial part
of the total, amounting probably to opt
more than $40,000. There is nlso men
tioned in the report an Item, "horses'
and cattle." The valuation of these
is. given as $l,4Q0,p00, or $300,000 less
than for last year.
A feature of the report is the fact
thatfthe increase in taxable money at
interest is unusually small. Lant venr,
for example, the total was $701,508,
1212.71. or $34,074,140.02 more than the
1017 total. This year the amount Is
only $074,571.82 more than the 1018
total. It is generally believed that the
EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PmLADELPHIAr WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 1919
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small increase is due to the fact that
largo investments were made in Lib
erty Bonds, which arc, of course, ex
empt from taxation. Investment In
homes also helped keep down personal
property totals.
With regard to the taxable real es
tate, the board's report shows that the
amount taxable at the full city rate is
valued at $1,088,137,825, and that as
sessed at suburban rate, $05,001,235.
Property assessed at the farm rate is
valued at a total of $21,005,040. An
increase in all three classes of real es
tate since last year is Bhown in the fol
lowing tables, which give the total valu
ation of real estate in the several wards
for this and last year. In addition to
taxable real estate there are in this
city properties valued at a total of
$200,343,148, which are exempt from
taxation. These include such proper
ties as churches, schools and others
used for public or philanthropic purposes.
ORGANIZE TO FIGHT CROOKS
Big New York Business Men Will
Form Nation. Wide Organization
New York, July 2. Plans for organi-
ration of a nation-wide society for mu
tual protection against "professional
crooks, dead beati), fraudulent check
passers and impostors generally" were
set on foot at a meeting here yesterday
of hotel proprietors, department- Btore
managers, bankers and others on whoso
unwilling bounty thousands of plaus
ible crooks thrive.
Under the plan, clearing houses of in
formation on all persons who live by
their wits would be established in everv
city in the country. Each would send
bullesins describing the latest Impostors
encountered nnd their methods to ccry
affiliated organization.
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An Extraordinary Purchase of
800 Men's $4 Straw Hats
for $2.75
Brand-new, clean, fresh hats made of
English Sennit braid by a prominent Fifth
Avenue manufacturer.
We secured these hats at such a low
figure we feel our customers should have the
full benefit of this purchase.
All Stiff Straws Lighf-weight in Four Dimensions
Just Unpacked and Fresh on Our Shelves
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Who Can Elect Our
Next President?
The Republicans? No. The Democrats? No.
A third party? Wrong again.
William A. Brady knows the answer. He
tells us in an article in the August Photo
play (it's on sale today) called
99 A New Master in Politics"
He's got twenty-one warts and a gross of
freckles. And when it comes to really, truly
kid parts, he's more in demand than a Julep
in Georgia. Wes Barry is his name. You
want to meet upvwith Wes, he's a boy after
your own heart. Get acquainted in the
world's leading moving picture magazine
(Photoplay of course for August.)
p
"Where Do We Eat?"
lis the title of an August Photoplay article that
sits you right down at the table with your
screen favorites in their most affable moods.
Pre-historic, itchy-things fighting titanic
battles to the death, germs at play and at
work, careering flowers, all have recently
posed for the camera man and the inside
story is one you mustn't miss.
So be sure you get your Photoplay on your
way home tonight. The August number with
Alice Brady on the cover. , s
THE WORLD'S LEADING MOTION-TICTURE MAGAZINE
PHOTOPLAY
JAMES R. QUI&K, PullUher x
AUGUST ISSUE
OUT TODAY
20 cents the copy $2.00 the year
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Gimbel Brothers c&umLZ Saturdays. 1 1 For Tomorrow Thursday
Store Closed July
Uh and 5th.
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in
ton. TheVery BestTRUNK Costs Least-Gimbels
An experienced traveler grew tired of old-fashioned trunks, and the ills they were heir to so he finally schemed out
A Trunk That Won't Smash and Won't Crumple Clothes
This was some twenty-two years ago. He built a factory and bought a woods in California to furnish the material needed and that trunk?
Has Won Fame in Europe and America
It conforms to railroad regulations for size and in all is the despair of trunk builders everywhere, for the important features are patented.
Innovation Trunks have hangers for garments; drawers for hats, shoes and small things and so they practically pack themselves.
Arrange your outfit as you would in a wardrobe and bureau then draw the trunk together and "snap" goes the lock. Open it in Bar Harbor,
Pasadena no matter how distant the point and the garments are "hung up" and in readiness.
Lasting indefinitely, the trunk costs less per year of service than any trunk of any price on the
market.
Sold at Gimbels for many years and now sold here exclusively.
No one has to be taught its uses there is nothing to pull out or push in or turn around.
There's a natural place for everything.
We have seen wardrobe trunks so full of frills that one style was needed for women's use;
another for men's. The Innovation has no gender. It cares for everybody.
There's a hump on the end so that the trunk can't be stowed to upset its contents. You
can roll it downstairs everything is hugged against sidewise shaking, by the brace as shown $&B
All Innovation Trunks are" 45 inches long (or high, whichever you call it) that being rail
road regulation.
Can't keep up with the demand skilled labor is still too scarce but we have a full line at
this moment.
Showing Six Men's Suite and Ten Women's
Gowns in One Trunk With Hats, Shoes and
the Like in the Drawers.
Prices $45, $52.50, $57.50 and up to $1 10. Out-of-town customers get full
information rrom a booklet.
Olmbtln, Fifth floor.
Now the Packed Trunk Is Ready to Close.
No Need to Sit on it.
Women's Dresses the
Tuck at Least One Extra
"Traveling Silks" at $17.50, Waist Into That Suit C
$25 and $29.75
The Taffetas that so many women like best for train-trip-wear
mostly blue. Specials at all three prices.
The Foulards that are both practical and dressy. Mostly
blue and white. Specials at $25 and $29.75.
The Georgettes especially some pretty little beaded
affairs that are specials at $25. Soft, pretty blues the
"dressy" blues.
A Close-Out of Fine Linen and Voile Dresses
at $12.50 Big Savings
Two "street styles" in the linens. White, Copenhagen
blue, rose, maize and leather brown. Sizes 36 to 42.
Two dressy street styles in figured voiles, in sizes 42 to 52.
Combination-Voiles white tops, dotted skirts broken
sizes.
Fascinating New Organdies
With Fagotting at $25
In wonderful colorings sunset and maize and blue and rose and
flesh-pink. And white, of course.
As to the Great Group at $10 Plain Voiles
and Foulard-Printed Voiles
A couple of dozen styles. Draped or tunicked or gilet-flnished.
Gimbels, Salons' of Dress, Third floor
ase
Chances are you'll want an extra two!
Handily Grouped Cotton
Waists, at $2, $3, $3.95
Up tq $7.95
Practical styles.
Dressy styles, too.
The new collars.
The new collarless treatments, too.
Voiles, Organdie3 and Batistes.
- White and colors and color-trimmed
white.
Handily Grouped Silk
Waists Specials at $3.95,
$5, $5.50, $5.95 and $6.95
Dainty Georgettes.
Daintily practical crepes do chine.
Mostly pink and white.
, Gimbels, Salons of Dress, Third floor
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$2. I
New Arrivals in
Misses' Printed Voile Dresses
To Sell at $10 and $15
One of the newest models is of dotted voiles the dots
arranged in a pleasing manner. Plenty of the popular blue
dots on white. A cunning vestee is of white organdie narrow
pleating is a trimming note. Girdled in blue taffeta. And
other stunning models with cream lace collars, or silk quilling
that outlines the neck. Soft grays, lovely blues and striking
black-and-white combinations are quite prominent. And blue
or pink checked gingham dresses, with inserts of organdie.
Models of individuality at $10 and $15. For ages 14 to
20 years.
Gimbels, Salons of Dress, Third floor
Tub-Skirts in Easily Tubbed Styles J
at SZ.95 to $12.75
And it all depends upon how you're going to spend "the
Fourth" and Saturday, which of these you'll need to get to
morrow :
Coloi -striped gabardines at $3.95 to $5.90 sports-style stripings;
very smart.
All-white Gabardines at $2.95 to $8.90 with quite the most fasci
nating pocket-treatments yet!
Embroidered white Gabardines at $5.90 to $12.75 growing hand
somer and handsomer from price-step to price-step!
Embroidered white surf-satins (cotton) at $10.75 one of the
smartest models of this whole smart season.
Practical don't-show-tho-dirt Khaki Skirts at $2.95.
Gimbels, Salons of Dress, Third floor
Women's Bathing-Suits That Keep Their Looks
Because "mohair" at Gimbels is mohair; "silk" is silk; cotton-surf -satin is the sturdiest fabric that ever resisted salt water; and the
knitted suits are the knitted worsted suits.
Knitted Suits at $6.90 to $19.75
Two-imone suits. Sleeveless. Low-neck. Some with gay
sashes. Some with belts.
Dark blue or black or vivid green.
Strikingly color-banded. Some with striped insets.
Silk Suits at $5.50 to $35
Taffeta and satin.
Styles that are as picturesque on the beach "before and
after" as they are practical "in the swim."
All-black with ruffles or good-looking buttons. All-blue.
Black or blue with the smartest, gayest color-pipings.
And whole suits of "Spanish Stripe" silks with the cutest,
Frenchiest pantelets.
Mohair Suits One-Piece at $3 to $15
Including Sicilian's
Color-piped. Usually collarless, but tho yoke trimmed.
Cotton Surf Satin Suits at $3 to $6.90
Usually Black; Usually Color-Piped
And cute as they make 'em!
One-piece.
By the Way Tights and Combinations at
75c to $12.75
Beginning with black cotton tights and going up to black
fiber silk combinations.
Children's Bathing Suits at $2 to $5.90
Some With "Brief" Skirts
Rompers how cute the dimpled, chubby things look in
rompers!
But grown-up skirt-suits, too, for some ultra little ladies
of four years old.
Gimbels, Salons of Dress, Third floor
Tennis Rackets and Ballsr -Croquet
SetsWoven Hammocks
Everything for an Enjoyable
"Outdoor Fourth!"
Spalding and Wright & Ditson Tennis
Rackets at $1 to $12.
Racket Cases. At 50c for plain canvas
case up to $7.50 for fine leather.
, Spalding Official Championship Tennis
Balls. Scarce in Philadelphia just nojvl
Gimbels is about the only store that has
plenty. r
At 55c each, or $6.60 a dozen.
Other Groquet Sets, at $1.50 to $12.
Ten Dozen Fine Woven Hammocks, Spe
cial at $7.25: Save a Third! Extra heavy
weave. Full width. Throw-back pillow, deep
valanck. Spread at both ends. Variety of
pretty color-combinations. We took all the
maker had so these at $7.25 each.
Woven hammocks in many styles de
lightful to swing in a shady noqk or on the
porch! at $2 to $12.
Gimbels, Sporting Goods Section, Fourth floor
Just the Sort of Soft, Cool
Silk Shirts for Men
To Pack in the Vacation Grip
Pongee silk, in natural color; they have separate collar to
match.
- Pongee silk just wears and wears gives a lot more service
than usual sorts of silks for shirts; soft cuffs.
Just received a lot that should have
SwK
Rukl
been on sale earlier ;
save 20 at
Gimbels, First .floor, Ninth Street
$5.50
Some Gimbel Candy, of Course!
Wrapped Caramels at 50c lb
Candy
"Specials
8-Ball Croquet Sets, Special at $2.50
a set. Varnished and painted. Complete.
GIMBEL BROTHERS:
Market : Chestnut
Eighth and Ninth
Gumdrops, assorted fruit fiav1
ors, at 45c lb, 'j;
Chocolate - covered Peppermi
IPatties. at 50c lb. -n
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