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EVENIK4X PUBLIC LEDttEll PHILADELPHIA, THUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1919
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iPHILAJLOmiES
IN LONDON T HUT
fcermantown Man, With Canad
ian Forces, Victim of Apo
piexy, Investigation Reveals
PREPARING TO COME HOME
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i T Wllllntn Mil OX. "
1 parents live nt 5022 Wayne avenue, vrns
found drnd In bed at the none
of the American Y. M. 0. A., on uie
Strand, London, August 2. His death (
i nu 1iia tn nnonlpIT.
Willox was a member of the Cana
dian Expeditionary Forces, and v,(H
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stationed at the time oi u U".. -,
the Winchester repatriation camp in
,'.. tt..... rwiinrt. He -was under or-,
&rs to leave for the United States
Ithin a few days. j
Th.. hmlv was burled August C in a.
iJrltish cemetery, nnd members of the
Eoynl Army Service Corps gave him
military honors.
Willox was the only son ot Wil
liam J. and Annie Willoi. He was
i i.. .Mra nlil. He enlisted
iwlth the Canadian service a year ago
last April, and left for France on June
18. He tried to join the Iloyal Cana-
.llnn Plulncr Pnrnq. but W BS rejected
because of high blood pressure.
lie sercd in ltaiy later, una mm
was transferred to Egypt nnd Sleso
Jpotamln.
SEA LIFE ATTRACTS MANY
One Thousand Men a Month Ship In
Merchant Marine Here
Sailors from the grade of master down
n ..!! nnHir nrn hplntr nhtnnpri fnr the
w wu. .u.. , ... - a ""rr"
(American merchant mnrine from Phila
delphia at the rate of more than 1000 a
month. Simultaneously, men without
nnr snn Irnlnlrtff flrit hpinfr rprrilHprl foi
!1.. mnmlinnf mii.inn trnlnlnir RtnHnn nt
(East Boston, from this city nt the rate
'of seventy a week.
'. Hundreds of cx-soldicrs, accustomed
ito n life of freedom in the open, nre
'41m.. Inn .. aTa?-w 1rc.lt t o nml rftin eitftnn
JUU3, uriugiui; iiifi uiq:iiuic iiiu n iu
ho office of Lieutenant H. C. White
side, in charge of recruiting here, and
entering the Boston stntion to follow
the life of the sea. The recruits for the
training Btation are received at 13ft
South Third street. They are paid at
the rate of $30 a month, with their
board, lodging nnd clothing furnished.
CALL CONNECTICUT PASTOR
IRev. Percy Blnnlngton May Become
Curate of St. Peter's Church
The Ilcv. Percy M. M. Blnnlngton,
Irrctor of Christ Episcopal Church, Mld
Idtetoun, Conn., hns received a call to
ISt. Peter's Church, Third and Pine
streets, according to n dispatch from the
Connecticut city.
J)r. Edward M. Jefferys. rector of St.
Peter's, is at Nb-th East Harbor, Me.
A new curate is needed to take
the place of J. B. W. Stewart, who
will leave on October 1, to become vicar
lot the Memorial Chapel of the Holy
lUomiorter.iMnetecntli and Titan streets.
Motorcyclist Injured
The fourth nulnmnhili nppiilnnt 1.
two weeks at Bryn Mawr avenue and
Old Lancaster road, Bryn Mawr, sent
.Tohn Bosch, 708 Railroad avenue,
Bryn Mawr, to the Brjn Mawr Hos
pital with a crushed ankle. Bosch,
who recently returned from militarj
Service in France, was riding a motor
cjcle and was struck by a large touring
car, whose driver, he said, hurried on.
Child Badly Burned
Joseph Frank, two years old. was
seriously burned while lying in his crib
at his home, 030 Tree street, when he
vas enveloped by flames of an unde
termined origin.
The child's night clothes nnd the
overings of the crib" were ablaze when
pe fire was discovered by Joseph Frnnk,
the baby s father. The youngster is in
serious condition at the Episcopal
Jospital.
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Urine Year Hati to 1310 Fllbtrt
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modeled- No Acids URed.
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Bract a tent (or
tbem In the front
or back yard, tho
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rood. Lots of fun. Best Quality S ounoo
white canras duck Poles plr s and rosea.
Write far calnloic on larcer slits and
rmnn supplies
ABMT SDFl'LV CO., 821 MAHKXT
HOME VICTOR
WATER HEATER
vnn fit at.
Kw principle, constant sup
lily: Si to 80 gallons, lc. Heats
radiators, too. There Is nolh.
Ins Just us good. Free Hook
Weeves Stove 38
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Polishing & Relacquering
Slnale Ittces, Lane or Small Tite
'flJTAR NICKEL.
rfJATINli WORKS
EM 232 N. Fifth St.
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Gimbel Brothers
Store Opens at 9
Gimbel Brothers For Tomorrow Friday
Store Closes 5
Gimbel Brothers
Thursday, August 21, 1919. '
Other
Makes
Men's Kuppenheimer All-Wool Suits Good
Reduced to $22.50, $26.50 and $33 Gimbels
The August Furniture Sale Ends Next Week
That means more1 to most persons than It usually does
Hundreds of Homos Are Planning to Get New Furniture ,
This Sale early in tho month took rank as the Groatest August Furniture Sale in the Store's
history. '
The FURNITURE did it!
The PRICES helped immensely!
In fact, Gimbel August Sale furnituro prices have amazed competitors and astonished manufac
turers !
EASY TERMS Payments can be spread over considerable time.
Gimbels, Sale is on Sixth and Seventh floors
This proposition is entirely opposed to the newly high prices to be asked for
fall and winter clothing possible only because they are clean-ups of summer stocks.
All Have
Vests
Kuppenheimer Cool Cloth Suits at $13.50.
Priestley's English Mohair Suits at $11.50, $13.50 and $16.50
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All-WooI Suits at $22.50, $26.50 and $33
The Weave Runs Up anil Down
Then the Weave Runs Around to "Trim"
Women's Drop-Stitch
Tricolette Dresses at $55
One of the thoroughly practical, perfectly charming models that are tailleur enough
to wear shopping and dressy enough to stay downtown to dinner In I
Incidentally, they're perfectly stunning worn with furs before it gets cold enough
for a coat.
In the fashionable clear brown tones.
And navy blue..
Braided Tricolette Coat-Dresses at $59.50 Pictured
Have adorable little waistcoats of a darker shade
Brown-tones. And blue-tones.
A Paulptte Model With Side-Looped Panels at $59.50
Has the smartest sash that ties in back.
Satin Dresses With 6-Inch Deep "Fringe-Insertion"
' Special" at $29.75
The bodice in London's favorite jumper-effect the front shorter than the back; and
belted, in by a string-sash.
Navy blue and black. -"-Gimbels, Salons of Dress, Third floor.
467 High-Priced Palm Beach
Suits at $12.50
Mostly silk-piped.
Air-O-Weave and King Klass Kool Suits,
double-breasted, peak lapel, at $13.50.
262 Extra-fine Pure Silk
Suits at $16.50
High-chested double-breasted ultra- fashion
able '
Blue Serge Suits at $35
Gimbels, Second floor, Ninth Street
Women's Drop-Stitch
Stockings at 65c
And the "drop-stitch" is double
particularly light and "lacy." Finely
mercerized. Black, white and African
brown. At 6Se a pair.
Women's Full-Fashion-
ed Silk Stockings at
$1.55 and $2
Though re-orders would be at least
50c more. Black only.
Children's Sturdy
Ribbed Stockings
Fine black cotton, at 60c a pair;
mercerized, at 78e. i.
Gimbels, First floor.
Smartly Plain Waists Daintily Elaborate Waists Slip-Ons and Baby Necks t
jShort Sleeves and Long Ones
Andon Every Waistat$2, You Save at Least $1
Because' we bought and bought "plunged" to be able to save you now.
Organdies and voiles. Colors and white.
Lace-frilled, lace-edged, lace-inserted, lace-motif-ed styles.
Frill-styles plaited, straight, tucked 'and vandyked frills.
Four Very Beautiful Models, Among "Specials" at $3
A double-collar voile model the under-collar a frill; the upper, daintily embroidered.
A voile slip-over; with a Valenciennes-edged collar. and embroidery-like beading.
An all-over embroidered organdie.
A square-neck organdie, with tab-like lace Inserts instead of a collar. (Pictured).
New Ideas in Lace-Trimmed Waists Special at $3.95
Organdie, with the turnback fronts trimmed with tiny double frillings of Valenciennes.
Voile, with the Vandyke frill, edged Vith lace.
And adorable collarless model 'with Venise insertion and a Venisfc motif. Pictured. Gimbels, Salons of Dress, Third floor
4800 Men's New Fall
Ties at 65c
We bought these Ties early,
andthat is what you'll hae to
do if you want to "get tn" on
these values, as later on you'll
pay at least half more.
Made of exceptionally fine
material in rich colorings. The
very latest medium width four-in-hands
that will be greatly
in demand this fall 65c.
Men's Shirts at $1.85
A large Philadelphia shirt maker came in
the other day, saw ' these shirts and said,
"You're foolish to sell such fine woven mad
ras shirts at such a low price, I'm getting
more wholesale "
Take your "pick," at 51.85. Mostly fine
woven madras.
Gimbels, First floor.
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Men's Cordovan
Brogue Wing-Tip
Oxfords at $12
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Passing a prominent shoe store in New
York a day or two ago, low shoes, in the
window, semingly identical with these men's
cordovan (horsehide) Oxfords ihere at $12)
were priced $171
Other cordoian Oxfords, at 99 and $11.
Short Lots of Men's Oxfords,
Broken Sizes, $A QEj
Reduced to ; Ht.OtJ
Men's white canvas High Shoes, at $1.60.
BOYS' tan Scout Shoes, at $2.45 and $2.90.
Gimbels, Second floor.
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An Opportunity For Women I
Who Prefer Step-ins to pick
up a supply at 85c and $1.35
and save a third of regular prices.
"Ones," "twos" and "fews" of this summer's "best sellers."
Batiste white and pink. Hemstitched and lacy effects.
Five Hundred Envelope Chemise Special at$l
White nainsook, with dainty embroidery insertion and a good lace edging.
White Sateen Petticoats Tub-Style Spe;,"1 $1.50
Tailored. Carefully shaped top. Tucked flounce.
Gimbels, Second floor
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Fashions in Misses' Dresses
Featured at $19.75, $25, $29.75 and $45
Are dresses of serge, satinor fancy tricolette. All cut on the new lines that fash
ion demands.
J3atin Dresses at $19.75. Square neck With long lapels that extend to the
waist line, side peplum. In navy, taupe, brown or black. And Serge Dresses at
$19.75, braid trimmed and 'silk girdle outlining the waist line.
At $25 are Satin Dresses, bodice of silver lace veiled in Georgette and sleeves
of Georgette. "
Also at $26 are Dresses of Velour, with triple pockets at side, straight lines.
The $29.75 Serge Dresses have flying panel front and back, embroidered.
Pictured.
And newfancy weave Tricolette Dresses at $48 that follow Russian lines.
With the narrowest of belts. All in 14 to 20 year-sizes.
Girls' New Fall Tub Dresses at $2
Designs especially for school wear. Of bright colored plaid gingham and plain
color gingham and rep. All with long sleeves, the majority have wide belts and odd
shaped pockets. In 6- to 14-year sizes.
In rose
year sizes.
Sports Blouses of Jap Crepe, Reduced to $3
ise or green, hand-smocked. Also of white hneen, color-trimmed. In 14 -
to 20-
Gimbels, Salons of Dress, Third floor.
Especially
For Women Who Are Going Away Now,
For Women Who Are Passing Through the City Homeward Bound,
For Women Who Must Be Ready For Septe-nber's Busy Life
A Very Remarkable Collection of
"Quality" Suits at $59, at $65, at
$69, $75, $79 up to $110
"Quality" based upon long and studied work upon giving time and
thought enough to choose just the exactly right fabric for each style think
ing out just the best color-scheme just the "touches" that are the secret of
at least half the charm.
Figure-Individuality Has Been Raised to a Fine Art!
models for full figures and slim figures.
models for short figures and full figures.
and individual models for each and every variation.
For the Woman Who Needs a Suit for Motor-Trip or Hiking
Trip For Early College Wear or to Tide
Over Into the Winter Season
The Gimbel Special Jersey Suits at $28.50, $29.75 and $35.
Smart MixedjEffects at $33.50. Tweeds at $35, $37.50 and $45.
Gimbels, Salons of Dress, Third floor
For Boys
Norfolk Suits
at$10,$12.50and$l5
and
With Extra Pair of
Knickerbockers at
$12.50, $15 and $17.50
The $2 50 for extra knicker
bockers is a good investmentl
Suits of tweeds and cassi
meres in trench or pleated
models with yoke. In brown,
gray and olive mixtures. All
around belt. For ages 7 to 18
years.
Boys' Blouses,
85c and $1
With attached collar or neck
band. In 6- to 16- year sizes.
Washable Suits
For the little fellows, at
$2.50 and $3.50. Models pop
ular with boys. In 2',- to 8
year sizes.
Gimbels, Third floor.
Entirely New Japanese-
Style Embroidery
- Done in gay Barbaric colorings, upon black
velvet.
Ready-to-Wear-Hats
at $7.95 to $15
Pokes, Roll-brims
kit
Vf
Turbans,
and Dress-effects
Gimbels, Third floor
1400 "S & S" Super Service Auto Tires
5000-Mile Guarantee
Save
40
30x3
30x3 a
32x3 H
31x4
32x4
33x4
34x4
35x4 H
BS.
nibbtd
Trod
$9.95
S. ftB.
$14.05
$17.50
$22.50
$22.95
$23.95
$24.05
$34.50
Guaran
teed Over
Tubes
$2.10
$2.50
$2.75
$3.35
$3.45
$3.65
$3.75
$4.65
Thousands of these "S. & S." Tires are giving excess service the guarantee is adjusted
on a 5000-mile basis, and the excess service is just so much "velvet."
Best of material and workmanship. The tread combines a side grip and cup grip for
non-skidding. Taking a carload brought these low prices.
There is a guaranteed Gray Tube of another good make
AUTO ACCESSORIES
Standard Hand Horns, well made and
finished: orood clear signal, at $1.95.
Electric Windshield Spot Lights; -with
diminishing mirror on side; black enameled
with nickeled trimmings, at $2.15.
Schrader Universal Tire Gauge, at $1.15.
"Marel Jr " Tube Vulcaniaer, at 05c.
"Punch" Auto Lenses, all sizes; stops that
glare, at $1.45 a pair.
Flexible-spout Oil Cans, at 60c.
Pedal Pads, for Buick, Overland, Stude
baker'and Maxwell cars, at 60c a set. '
Gimbels, Fourth floor.
II VQ $14.85
Women 's and Misses Pretty Silk-
' and-Georgette Dresses
Reduced to $14.85
Many models adapted for present or early fall wear. Vet
the savings range from five to ten dollars.
' Choice of all-satin, (Jeorgette, stripeJ taffeta and com
binations of Georgette-and-satin os. Georgette-and-taff eta.
Long Russian lnes, or with wide girdles at waist line,
plain or tunic skirts, and trimming of beads or embroidery.
Colors Include navy, brown, green, Burgundy, taupe and
bjack. .
Women's sizes 36 to 46. And for misses 14 to 18 years.
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New Fall Dresses at $17.95 and $19.75
ofsatin, taffeta, Georgette and 'serge with all the new fashion
touches. In the new fall tones. Extra sizes also at this price.
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IN THE SUBWAY STORE
lace
Infants' Long Slips, at 75c
Made of nainsook, trimmed with
rdging.
Children's White presses, special at $2.95.
Trimmed with contrasting Collars and cuffs.
Others smocked. -
Gimbels, Subway Store.
Popular-make Corsets at $2
Variety df styles and materials.
G. B. Corsets for slender figures, at 91.
Gimbels, Subway Store.
Women's Waists at 65c, $1.2S,
$1.60 and $2
65e Voiles irk plain or novelty effects.
$1.25 Organdie, voiles and novelty voiles
In wo-tone effects.
$1.50 and $2 Soiled from handling.
Gimbels, Subway Store.
Men's Hemstitched
Handkerchiefs
At 7c each, or 75c a dozen.
Gimbels, Subway Store.
White Sateen Petticoats at 85c
Fitted top, scalloped flounce.
Envelope Chemise and Long Pettitfbats, at
85c.
Gimbels, Subway Store.
25 dozen Dressing Sacques at 75c
Made of durk and light percales, some
pretty figured lawns.
Housedresses, at $1.95.
Gimbels, Subway Store.
Boys' Norfolk Suits at
$11.85 and $13.50
Cheviots and cassimeres for fall wear.
Extra pair full llned'knickerbockers with each
suit. All sizes, 7 to 17 years.
Gimbels, Subway Store.
1000 Pairs of Women's White Shoes at $2.95
A fortunate purchase from a New England factory
enables us to sell these shoes at such a low price. White
shoes are at a premium just now, as eery woman knows.
White canvas Pumps with buckle ornament.
White canvas plain Pumps.
White canvas lace Oxfords and High Shoes.
All have thin leather soles and canvas-covered heels,
sizes 2Yi to 7. at $2.95.
Gimbels, Subway Store.
Mohair Suits for Men and Young Men
at $11. SO, $13.50 and $16.50
Large selection of these desirable summer suits. Vari
ous patterns and a full line of sizes.
340 Men's and Young Men's Suits aC$12.S0i
A cjean-up of short lots; good range of sizes. c.
Gimbels. Subway Store1.
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