0 '4i 'NT '. M II ill J- il LEGION POST NO. 1 FORMED IN PARIS nn9Xlvan'a So'Jler Bngs WbrdCalling It Inspiration 'to Men' at Homo CLUBHOUSE DRIVE PLANNED Post No. 1 of ,he American Legion f,an been organised in Paris. Frobably from this similar organizations will de- Tflopin Trieste, Italy, Spain and Bel- v elum. "MVord of the Pa'rls post -was brought i.l'r rfoterdav br "William Gabriel, of Korristown, a former lieutenant in the hndquarter-s company of tho Fprty-flrst Division, later with the American Kcd Crnw'Jn Paris. He Bald : "There hare been Inquiries from Trieste, Italy. Bpain and Belgium., Be torts at Paris post were also that Americans in Constantinople and the Fur East were contemplating forming tiosts. There woro rumors that a post Us to be formed among tho sanitary ,n!umna of the American volunteers in the rollsh army. ' "If the men overseas are willing to form posts where there is such a limited scope of obtaining members, every town in the United States should have n post. So let each and every man who answered the call to the colors put his shoulder to tbo wheel, and at j(8t start something toward forming "' "r'VlWr Tost No. 83 of the Forty- sixth ward Is preparing for the drive for $75,000 to erect a memorial building In honor, of the slain men of the ward. The following committees have been announced.: Ways and means, chair man, T. F Mechan ; building, chair man, L. M. WHerj team, fifty-eight divisions, chairman, II. J. McCartyj In dustrials, chairman. S. Goldtharpj printing, and publicity, chairman. W. B. Halt, Jr.; entertainment. W. J. Haffy and E. O. Goldberg: band, N. Blbcrson; exhibits and parade, B. II. Browns membership, n. Ij. Briggs. It Is nronntcd thnf lt i,.Ki..ion "will be constructed with such facilities mac it win dc seit-sustalnlng. As planned, the new home will contain an auditorium appropriate for large meet ings. Sergeant Harry Ireland Post No. 218. American Legion, gave a musical smoker Monday evening in their rooms, 1010 Arch street. Members of tho Jo seph Vassclo Post No. 277, known as the musical post of the American Region, presented a varied entertainment, HELD ON ASSAULT CHARGE Defendant Accused of Trying to Choke Patrolman Magistrate Oswald, at the Twentieth and Berks streets station, this morn ing held Michael Lerner, Twentieth street above Diamond, In $500 ball for court, charged with assault and bat tery. Patrolman Hugh Boice attempted to arrest Lerner at tho lattor's boarding place last nlcht after Lerner had at tempted to break into tho room of tho boarding house proprietress, Airs. Ma mie Elber, police say. While Boyce was attempting to tele phone for a patrol Lerner Is alleiwl to nave jumped on tbo patrolman and tried to choko him. Tho patrolman finally used his mace on the prisoner, who was treated nt, the Woman's Ho meopathic Hospital, and later taken to the station house. Car Jumps Switch; One Hurt "Windows were smashed, nasKencer shaken up and one man rceeived a fracture of both legs last night when n northbound cat from League Island jumped the switch at Thirteenth anil Porter streets. Frank Plgozaln. a sailor on the battleship Connecticut, is. the injured man. He was taken to the Methodist Hospital. , The. Land Painter Must Often Climb The Mast- He works there with many times the risk he has on shore. It is unaccustomed work but it is part of his job. He goes where he is sent. He'Jl accept the risk but the less he take3 of it the better. A 5-day week with 5 days' pay lessens the risk by one day. He'll give up a day's pay for a day's added security. Philadelphia Painters' District Council, No. 21 THE"BELCTBLEPHONE CCTOF PENNA Store Hours : 9 to 5:30 "1900 Cataract" is the most wonderful Elcc- JVashlng Machine simplest; trie clothes. easiest Sold on small monthly payments. on Gimbel Cramers MARKET t CHESTNUT : EIGHTH : NINTH Philadelphia, Wdnelar, March 24, 1920, The Gimbel Subway Store makes a customer' proud or mmieu. ioned b!jr values. It feels fine to get old-fashr Six Important Events, in the Subway Store for Thursday Japanese Grass Rugs Under Half Price About a carload of them. They got slightly wet coming from Japan and we had them assortedthose little hurt brought to Philadelphia. Some are not hurt at all some have little dingy spots which amount to nothing. Over eight hundred (884) of them m all- 9x1 2 feet $5.25 8x10 feet. ... .$4 6x9 feet. . . . .$2.75 54x90 inches . 36x72 inches . 27x54 inches . . $1.75 .$1 . .65 All are figured in green, brown or blue. Fine for porches and bungalows. Japanese grass "runners" for halls and stairs, 27-in., 45c yd.; 36-in., 50c yd. Water-damaged as the rugs. Not enough for us to accept mail or telephone orders. In addition lOOO Willow Grass Rugs at Half Price 54x90 in., Plain, $3.75 54x90 in., Figured, $4.25 ... . i 44r ... n m Linoleums ana new rrocess Floor Coverings Savings run from third to more than half Inlaid Linoleum, $1.50 sq. yd. Heavy Cork Linoleum, remnants, yard wide, 40c sq. yd. New Process, felt base, seconds 6x7V2 ft. and 6x9 ft., choice at $2.50. New Process, large assortment, at 50c sq. yd. New Process, long remnants, at 40c sq. yd. New Process, yard wide, very special at 25c sq. yd. Axminster Rugs, 9x12 ft., $45 Some are cross-seamed, some have little weaving irregularities but nothing to hurt the wear. All in all, a feast of floor coverings Wool and Fiber R s9xl2 ft, at $9.50 to $19.75; 8.3x10.6 Worth a KUS ft. at $13.50 to $18.75; 6x9 ft., at $6.50 to $12.75 third more. Tapestry Brussels Ruga, 9x12 ft., at $21.75. Seamless Velvet Rugs, 9x12 ft., at $36.50. Colonial Rag Rugs, 9x12 ft, at $15; 8x10 ft, at $13.50. 27x72-inch Axminster Rugs, special at $4.75. Fiber Carpet, 27 inches wide, at 35c a yard. Tapestry Brussels Stair Carpet, at 75c a yard. Jute' face. .Velvet Stair Carpet, at $1.35 a yard. Jute face. Shades : Awnings : Cretonnes : Curtains : Draperies-Subway Store Wonderful Bargains Ready with the biggest variety of upholstery items the Subway Store has ever had. Al ready as busy as-bees making awnings and slip covers! Save liberally. 7 ' . "t BOO Khaki Window Awnings, ' 400 Sets of Rcady-to-Hang Window Draperies, WWN WMpil'lllll"i,"ll'A Ready to Hang, at $3.95 each Made in our own workrooms: of 8-oz. U. S. khaki duck. Three sizes 2-6x3-0x4-6, 3-0x3j0x4-6, 3 -.6x3 -0x4 -S. Complete with galvanized frame and fittings. 3000 Brise-Bria Lace Half Sash Curtains, SOc each Yes,' they are ready to hang. Com plete with brass rod. Filet lace effects. Double net. 2000 Yds. of Blue Bird Drapery Scrim, 24c yd. Save a Third One yard wide; firm quality; favorite blue bird design. 800 Window Shades at 74c ea. Half Price and Less 36 inches wide, 72 inches long; hand-painted opaque and cambric; guaranteed spring rollers. Colors and green. Com plete with fixtures. This price is less than manufacturing cost. at $2 and $4.60 Set Colored madras. Work-room made. Each curtain full length with separate valar.ce. Colors rose, blue, green and tan. 400 Lace Window Panel Curtains, $1 each Save SO Percent 2'A yards long, dainty filet designs: white and ecru tints. 500 Yds. of Cretonne Remnants at 45c yd. Save 25c yd. One yard wide; desirable lengths; of beautiful tapestry patterns. Rich colorings; S- to 15-yard lengths. 500 Wicker Chair Cushions at 70c each Worth 50 More Large size, cretonne-covered, tufted and reversible. 5000 Yds. of Awning Material at 58c yd. j; Save 25 Percent 2ajihd 31 inches wide; standard U S. khaki and-white stripes. Cut from the piece. Gimbels, Subway Store. Handsome New Player-Pianos at- I Hni3Bt.fiSH $485 In polished mahog any and oak cases k up to the minute in style, with artistic "lines" and finish. And these Player Pianos have all t$e latest improvements. L6t us give you a cjem-onstration. Weekly Monthly and fancy tan $485, on Convenient Payments : c Broadly guaranteed, by us and the makers. T? Bench to match, Twelve Rolls of Plstfyer Music. Tuning and Attention for a Year. i mffi& ' j THE NEXT ISSUE JLn bell telephone ijrtHBfcjMRECTORY t closes liSSteaftr- Arrange now for iinllpv isting clian6cs or JJXiMir-- irlrrrHiinr space 45:::a55 Reserve display ;&& ASVPL Pace bY callln8 WZ .Filbert 2790, vife f Directory AdvVu jjc5 Manager today J rtS5? April 2nd I t k You Can Buy a Brass Bedstead ' at $10.50 and Save $7.50 The best value we've had for quite awhile. Two-Inch posts and heavy fillers at head and foot, All sizes. At $10.60. Save $7.50. White Enameled Bedsteads at $10 Heavy fillers at head and foot; 2-inch continu ous post. Three-foot size only, at $10. 100 Sample Brass Bedsteads at $12 to $30 Save Half Mostly full nlz; slightly gcarred from handllnr, at 113 to $30. 500 all new feather Pillows covered in farcy tick ing at 9Se. I" fi"i' W1 N1 l'W num i ii II 11 ii ii if pV Mattresses at $16 "STliSB All-felt Mattresses, roll edge, covered in fancy ticking. "'"4 BWMraSr Packgd '" seaie(i package, insuring sanitation. At $16. -Gimbels, Subway Store i i iii t Sale of Sewing Machines Famous Makes This Closing-Out Sale Offers the Best Make Sewing Machines at Savings of 10 to 25 SmbUat, $39 Ooimo, 933 Domestic, $49.50 Willard $45 Cosmo, $33 Emblem, $29 These Prices Will Not be Duplicated After This Lot is Gpne All are the latest models and brand new. $5 Brings the Machine to Your Home Balance $1 Weekly II ''Ml Another Good Offer of Slightly Used Machines at Big Savings Keystone Machines, at . . .$21 : New Home Machines, at. . .$24 : Singer Machines, at. . . .$19 values. The woman who sews knows the prices for these machines are excellent WUHrd Cabinet, 931 Every machine carries the Gimbel Guarantee. T Gimbels, Subway Store $50,000 Worth of China and Glass sZ Laif: This is part of the annual March Sale. Late arrivals and goods delayed in factory or in transit make the values extraordinary Combination 37-piccc Dinner Sets, at $3.75 In great variety and savings worth while, manv show savings close to one-half; all are first quality. Pictured is a Jl-piece Dinner Set with six blown glass Table Tumblers; neat gold lace herder dec oration, at $3.75 set. At $22.50 100-piece neatly decorated, gold lace border Dinner Sets; complete set tor twelve persons. Bread and butter plates in cluded; full gold handles. America shape. Over 150 other decorated Dinner Sets, variously imported and domestic, at $4.95 to $45. 31 to 106 pieces; all are new and up-to-date as to decoration, shape, etc. First quality. M to 38 pieces, American-make Dinner Sets, $4.95 to $10. 50 to 51 pieces, American-make Dinner Sets, $7.95 to $22.50. 50 to 106 pieces, English-make Dinner Sets, $17.50 to $25. 50 to 106 pieces, French-make Dinner Sets, $10.50 to $45. French China Dinner Sets, SI pieces, at $19.50 set W Fine quality, Win, Guerin china gold stippled handles; bread and butter plates, tea plates and dinner plates in all sets. While they last. $19.50 a set. Fireproof Brown and White Cooking Ware, at 2 to 5 pieces for price of one The best lot of cookingware we have ever had. Casseroles, covered, 7-inch, 35c each. Pie Plates, 10c each. Nappies, Be, 10c, 20c each. Mixing Bowls, 10c, 16c, 20c, 25c each. . Ramikinij 60c dozen. Shirred Egg Dishes, 6c, 10c', 15c tlch, 40,000 Pieces of Odd Dinnerware at Extremely Low Prices One of America's leading potteries has closed out to us their odd pieces, short lots and accumulations. Many are close to cost of mak ing. Over 100 decorations to choose from. One of the greatest lots we have ever offered. nothing; to hurt look or service. A chancfi for housekeepers, board ins houses, for cottages, bungalows, etc , to save cIokb to half. X2-plece Dinner Bet, 93.95. RO.plece Dinner Bet, 97.08. 100-ptece Dinner Bet. 915 .98. Cheaper than the present prices of I unite. Cups and Saucers, 3Se a pair. PWes, To to SOo. as to tlie Fruit Saucers, 13c. O.it Meal DtsheE, 30c each. Sugar Howls. 3Bo and SOo each. Cream Pitchers, ROo each. Sauce Hoata, fast stand, 78 o each Meat uiRiiea. aoo to boo each 30o for Tea Cups, 6o for Tea Saucers. 13o to aoo for Plates, as to size. 13o for Dessert Saucers. 3Ee to SOo for Meat Dishes, as to Mr. 78o for Covered Vecetablc Dishes. 13a for Bread and Butter Plates. 30o to 3So for Salad or Fruit Bowls. SOo to SOo for Open Vegetable Dishes. Scores of other things at sensa tional prices. 116,000 worth of all one decoration. One of America's best makers has closed out to us their discontinued pattern, a neat gold laco border, some pJeces show alight defects. 50,000 pieces of Dinnerware at Wonderful Savings price concession from two of America's best makers. Two open stock patterns one a full coin-gold band decoration; coin-gold handle. 50-piece Dinner Sets, at $15. Save $7.50. An open stock pattern. Choose Dinner Plates, 35c each. Fruit Saucers, 15e rarh. Oat Meal Diyhes, 26c each. Bread and Butter Plates, 15a each. Meat Platterv SOc, 75c and $1.35 each. Open Vegetable Dishes, 35e, 40e and 4 .. Jl. , 7o euch ' $2.25 each pieces W meet your own need, great Ibt. Cup5 and Saucers, 45e a pair, S'he other pattern is a tan border with garland of roses and gold line edges, hndles coin gold. 50-piece Dinner Set, $15.75. Save $7.7S. Cups and Saucers. 45c pair. I Sugar Bowls, $1.50 each. Dinner Plates. 35c each. r,.,. i... ir . u Open Vegetable Dishes, 50c ea. eam Jugs, 75c each. Covered Vegetable Dishes, I cal ""sues, auc io ., as soo I to size. Combination 61-ptece Sets, at $9.96 At 90.95 Complete set for sir persons, to which wn hai adriarf .It im glass Table Tumbles, 1 set of five assorted alie Mtxtas; Aowls. Go d lace border, handle gold line finish. Bavo i$, iowis. uoia uce Six Japanese iIiiim Tea Cups and Saucers, 1 piece;, $1.25. 7-inch size cut floral Jelly Dishes, 50c. 95c for cut floral Cheese and Cracker Dish. $2,50 for Cereal Set, 6 cereal jars, 1 hanging salt box, , Five assorted size Yellow Mixing Bowls, 5 b-, 7-, 8-, 9-inch sizes, at 85c set. 10-inch brown and white Fireproof Pie Plate. 10c. 25c a pair for cut floral Salt and Pepper Shakers, 35c for brown and white Hanging Salt Boxes, 35c and 40c for one and two pound size, blue and white But ter Jars. Ttf u atri 'nHMFJB ZZZ-SzsW 1000 Sanitary Glass Mixing Bowl Sett 6 assorted sizes, at $1 - Gimbel, Subway StJ it. .,.. , i A3 !4 mi Hf m v ; t. vn fl 5 -A3 K.A t ' un W w wmmssmmmmmamm HI i t ,kV X , A'M. v -" .&' ' k.r VV fcVU" ,'.. L)t vMV ' wu. " hrAJlmtmti
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