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Storekeeper Battles Thugs With
Club Until Ho Falls Under
Shower of Blows
VICTIM, -78, IN HOSPITAL
,cn.nty.iIjht'ycnroM Camden mmi
win so lindlv beaten nbout the liend
with n blndcnck when he resisted rob
hfrs who entered hln store that ho is
In the hospital In n serious condition.
The assault occurred shortly after
mldnlcht. Mnk Lavallo, the store
keeper, was just closing his Rcncral
More, at tlitvnortlieast corner of Third
anil Stevens streets.
Two men entered. Ono engaged La
rnllo In conversation. The men ranged
ihrmoMvcs nankins the aged proprietor,
and then asked for the owner ot the
property. "That's me," Lavallo nn
leered. "All right," the leader of the ban
Jit replied. "We want your money,
JJ3 "o want It quickly, without any
monkey business." , , 4. -
The two men had neglected the for
mality of arms because of the age pf
their vlctim-to-be. Taking In the sit
uation at a glance, Lavallo sprang to
n counter nearby and got a henvy club
from Its hiding place there.
Backing into a corner. Lavallo swung
the club menacingly nnd called for help.
The men rushed him. Their first and
wond attacks were beaten oft hy tho
llehting storekeeper. ,
PThev employed strategy In advancing
the third time. Ono man went forward
arid dodged back as Lavallo swung.
Then before the old man could get his
nnon into position again the "second
bandit sprang at him.
He got cloe to Lavallo and struck
him over the head with a blackjack.
Th" storekeeper staggered, but gathered
himself together and sprang at his as
kallnnts with renewed fury.
The battle woged backjjnd forth over
the store for fullv five more minutes
before the blows of the thugs began to
take effect. Played out by his efforts
nnd the force of the blows showered on
him. the old man finally succumbed
to the nttnek and sank to the floor un-
10 Neighbor had heard his cries for
heln Thev rushed in as the Intruders
were' opening the ensh drawer. The
men left the money untouched and
dashed for the door.
After another stirring give-and-take
battle, in wliloli they nnd the rescuers
leeelved several hard blows, the bandits
fought their wav to the door and
neaped. . , ,
The store this morning bore evidence
of the fight the aged man put up against
hii assailants. The stove was smashed
nnd the interior generally wrecked in
ilie struggle.
A blackjack, five .'12-ooliber bullets
nnd a brown soft hat were left behind
lj the thugs.
I.mnllo was taken to the Cooper IIos
pltnl. where he is still a patient. He
.as badly cut nbout the fnee nnd head
mil one of his forenrms was bitten by
one of the men. Ho also suffered a
slight fractuic of the skull. Owing to
his advanced age his condition is con
sidered serious.
SIRS. MARSHALL 8. WINPENNY
Widow of Y. M. C. A. worker nnd
prominent society woman, lio died
suddenly last Sunday, and whoso
funeral will bo held today at her
homo, Ashwood, Merlon
AUTO BREAKS BOY'S LEG
Albert Leech, Ten Years Old, Is ftun
Down by Motorcar
Albert Ltrch. ten veni-H nM. .l.-.nit
West Allegheny avenue, had his right
leg broken when he was struck by nn
automobile today at Allegheny, nnd
Itidge nyenucs. He ns tnken to the
Memorial Hospital.
Hitman A. Hoot, east Hermit, hum
who was operating the automobile hnd
a hearing before Magistrate Price in
the Twenty-second street nnd Hunting
Park avenue police station. He was re
leased for n further hearing August 0.
IS. WINPENNY
DIES
SUDDENLY
Widow of Y. M. C. A. Worker
and Prominent Society Woman
Victim of Heart Disoaso
FUNERAL ,IS HELD TODAY
Mrs. Marshalf H. Wlnpcnnv, whose,
engagement, marriage, widowhood nnd
death all occurred within the brief pe
riod of two years, died suddenly Sun
day. Heart disease was the causo of
her death.
Married within n few days after the
announcement of her engagement nbout
two years ago, to live with her hus
band only a few days before he bade
her good-by to take up Y. M. C. A.
work with the army In Trance, sho
was widowed a few weeks later when ho
succumbed to pneumonia there.
Her death on Sunday occurred two
days before what would have been the
second anniversary of what Philadelphia
society had taken to heart as one of
its most cherished war marriages.
Mrs. Winpenny had been under
treatment for nbout two months for
nn affection of Hie heart, tint it n
,1 not considered serious, even hv her
iihjslclnns. She was stricken while talk
ing to a maid about n vacation trip
she was planning nnd died a few min
utes later.
Since .Mr. Wlnpennv's death Mrs
Winpenny hnd been living nuictlv nt
Merlon, devoting her time to ehnrltles
nnd to tho car ofa number of fino
dogs and horses of which she was ex
ceedingly proud.' Her dogs have been
prize, winners nt numerous shows.
Funeral services for Mrs. Wlnponny
were held nt Ashwood, her home in
Merlon today.
Mrs. Winpenny was formerly Miss
Ann Ollpln. daughter of. the late Mr.
and Mrs. Washington II. Gilpin, who
resided for mnny jears nt 20M Do
Lancey place. Her husband was tho
son of the late Ilolton Winpenny,
Their marriage took place In Holy Trin
ity Church. July 27, 1018, a few' days
following the announcement of tho en
gagement. llcccntly Mrs. Winpenny was one .of
the v assistant of Mrs. George, Kales 1
Uaker at her booth in aid of the Ablng
ton Hospltil nt a charity bazanr and
garden pnrty given on the lawn of tho
Huntingdon Valley Country Club at
Noble.
16-DAY TOURS
NIAGARA FALLS
via
July 31
AtiKiifit 7. .14.
21. 28
Vntember 11
Picturesque Reading-Lehigh
Valley Route'
Round
Trip
$14
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Til II tl
flood Only
in Coaches
Tickets pood In Darlor or sleep
ing cars J17.00 (tax $l.:in). In addi
tion to regular Pullman chnrcex
Special train leaves Heading
Terminal 8.30 A. M. "
Philadelphia & Reading Railway
Atenti
for
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Leaflet
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Food "
That Contains
Its Own Sugar
Grapefluts
Delightful in -flavor
Full of nourishment
Always Ready
' No Waste
Grapt'Nuts Saves Sugar
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A Dollar Saved
Many of our Savings Fund depositors have found, to
their satisfaction, that a dollar saved is really a dollar earned.
And a Savings Fund account is the forerunner of manv
a fortune.
Start today. 3.65 interest allowed.
National Bankf Commerce
in PKiladelpKia
7i3 Chestnut Street
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in an
Ivins tea
We have supplied your
grocer with a limited
quantity of Ivins' Fancy
Jumbles for sampling.
He will be glad to let you
try them, without charge
in order to show you
how delicious these
Jumbles are.
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FANCY JUMBLES are the ideal delicacy
to serve with 'iced drinks on warm
summer afternoons.
First, because FANCY JUMBLES are so
tasty and wholesome, made of pure but
ter, tested eggs and other fine ingredients.
And second,(tney mnke it unnecessary for
women to spend hours in hot, home
kitchens baking cakes.
Why not let the skilled Ivins Baker re
lieve you of all baking worries ? In his
Fancy
Jumbles
big bakery on North Broad StreetpJie is
daily baking fancy jumbles and other
Ivins' goodies for thousands of Phila
delphia homes.
Buy FANCY'jUMBLES at your grocer's.
And note : through your grocer you can
order from tjie Ivins' Baker wonderfully
decoratedanddeliciouscakes,inanyalzQ
and dainty designs, for weddings, birth
day parties and' special dinners. Each
cake a masterpiece by a master baker 1
J. S. IVINS' SON, Inc.
"Bailors of Good Biscuits In
Philadelphia Since 1846"
SmWBRDCE & C
Friday Another Day for Inspection and
Comparison of the Furniture and Valute in,
LOTIER'S AUGUST SALE
mO-MORROW, FRIDAY, the last business day of the week, will be the
third of the days for preliminary inspection of the Furniture gathered
for tho Aiimisr. Sale, and for comparison with the stocks to be seen
elsewhere. Then, you may either come on Monday, when the Sale begins,
and make your purcha'ses, or you may make your selection to-morrow and
have the transaction recorded as of August 2nd, and' Have no more work
or worry about it.
So sure are we that ours is the best selected stock of Furni
ture in this city, that' we have no doubt whatever of your decision
if you will only make comparisons as we suggest.
In view of the well-known scarcity of good Furniture in the manufacturing market, you will doubtless be
surprised to nee that our Furniture is more beautiful than ever and the selection as varied as in any former Sale. Due
to the fact that a number of the best manufacturers regard this Store as their best customer, we have not only been
very fortunate in receiving shipments of Furniture ordered for this Sale, but in having, these orders charged up at
CONSIDERABLY LESS THAN TO-DAY'S PRICES. And we were EXTRAORDINARILY fortunate in procuring
several "quantity lots" at special prices.
Please remember that our ENTIRE STOCK of Furniture, Metal Bedsteads and
Bedding is marked at substantial reductions from our present regular prices tnd our
regular prices are really, lower than the present market value of the Furniture.
COMPARE .&- Strawbrldw A Clothier Turnlture Third Tloor. Metnl Dedoteodn and IleddltiK Kourlh Floor
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Autumn Millinery
Reveals a Wealth4 of
Novel Fashion Features
Women are wearing them now, these be
witching new Autumn Hats. And no won
derl Fashioned of duvctine in ever so many
lovely shades, of velvet, of lace or crepe
iml Vin IrimminiTDl A cluster Of CM"
broidered flowers, a novel braid ornament, a saucy feather, graceful
loops of ribbon and tinsel binding and stitching.
Small shapes in delightful novelty, dashing large shapes, medium
shnpes. Hats of demure charm. Hats gay with glorious color. A
wonderful collection $12.00 to $20.00. ,
White Crepe Georgette Hats, Special, $6.75
White Organdie Hats, Special at $2.95
-- Strawbrldce &. Clothlir Hecond Tloor. Market Street. West
Clearance of Women's Finer
Suits at Half Former Prices
Now $50.00 to $150.00
A small group of handsome Suits, including models on con
servative lines, remarkable for beautiful tailoring as well as style
and quality. Also smart belted models. Suits lavishly and effec
tively embroidered, and distinctive three-piece models. Repre
senting the season's finest fashion features in cut, fabiic and
ornamentation. Suits oftricolcttc, Poiret twill, serge, Paulette,
mignonette, Fan-ta-si, taffeta and faille silks. Chiefly one of a
kind now $50.00 to $150.00.
Jersey Cloth Suits, $30.00 and $32.50
The Suits that women consider indispensable for sports wear,
for traveling and general use. Models with box-plaited Norfolk
jackets or with pointed yoke in back, with narrow belts and patch
pockets. In plain gieen, Copenhagen blue, plum or band shades,
also green nnd brown heather mixtures. ,
J : btruwbrhUe S. Clothier Second rioor. Centre
Smart Bathing Suits
Below RegularPrices
Bathing Suits, at once smart and becoming.
Prices are lowered on these rle-irable models:
Surf Satin Models, $6.90
SPECIAL, the Bathing Suit sketched, with a
novel sash across the front. Of black surf sntin
(cotton), trimmed in blue or green. Another
model, with button-trimmed panel, belt and pock
ets, is finished with a white .silk collar.
Surf Satin Models, $4.65
SPECIAL, two models in brlted black surf
satin Bathing Suits. One fastened at ono side of
the front nnd piped in color. Another with col
ored wool stitching and pearl button.-.
Silk Poplin Models, $7.90
Chiefly straight-line Bathing Suits of black
Mlk poplin; much under price at $7.00,
Silk Bathing Suits Reduced
, A black-and-white striped taffeta -ilk model, with cap and
bloomers now $25.00.
A grecn-and-black checked silk Suit, with hloojner. now $18 00.
A purple satin Bathing Suit with wool stitching now $19.50.
These and Seven I Other Smnrl Models
. . Mr iuli ! Clothier ic 11 Centre
Your Bathing Cap
You can choose it "in a jiffy,"
whether you want thc-plainest of
I'lose-fitting Diving Caps or n
ically smart, decorative Cap to
carry out the color note of your
bathing costume. Rubber Bath
ing Caps, mnny styles, many col
ors, 25c to $1.00,
Straw hrlditn t Clothier
Aisle n Centre, AIhIo 10. Filbert Street
and Market Street Crona .IhIi
White Petticoats
of Silk or Satine
Special at $4.95 Pretty
white .lapanchc Silk Petticoat -with
tailored flounce. A 'double
panel back nnd front makes them
opaque.
Special at $2.95 A double
panel back and front. So a wom
an need wear 'only one Petti
'cout if her choico be this white
sntinc model with tucked flounce.
" Htrawbrldun & Clothier -Second
I'Iocjt Went
Women Needing
New Cotton Waists
And nearly every woman needs
nn extin ono just now will be
delighted with these new models:
At S1.95 White Voile Waists
with long or -hort sleeves. A
choice of models with roll collar
of lace-and-embioitlery, or tai
lnic(K style with roll or Buster
Brown collnr.
At $2.95 Wnints of sheer
white voile, frilled, in vest effect
or closing at one side, with roll
or Jlat collars. All beautifully
trimmed with VcnUc lace.
At $.'.:15 Smartly tailored
Wai-t- of fine French dimitv.
With convertible or roll collars
nnd cuffn huttoned through.
At $fi.75 A distinctive group
of sheer French Voile Waists,
with long or hhort sleeves. All
nre chauningly trimmed, some
with hand-made laces, others
with hnnd-emhroideiy nnd drawn-
Work. Mranhrldvn S. t Intnl. r
Second Vlnor iVntn
Gingham Morning Frocks, $5
Abovo all, neat, but so attractive thee House and Morninir
Dresses that a woman is ready for household tasks, marketinir or
morning callers. h
Of checked gingham, in blue-, green- or pink-nnd-white, button
trimmed tabs on tho panel front, has gingham sash. Collnr and cuffs
are of whito poplin.
7-- Btrawbrldea i. Clothier Third Floor Filbert btreet Went
The Last Business Day of the Week and
of the Month will be a LUCKY FRIDAY'
Indeed For All Men Who Need Clothing
Thin Tropical Suits
Summer Woolen Suits
and Blue Serge Suits
at Reduced Prices
It is quite natural that a Clothing business counted
by millions of dollars yearly makes a Store of constant,
stirring activity every week in the year. And it is
inevitable that we should have, after the selling of thou
sands upon thousands of Sprimrand Summer Suits, sev
eral hundred in odd lots and incomplete lines to be dis
posed ot at the end of July at very great reductions. This
is the situation now remarkable savings, prices in many
instances reduced from prices that were already far
below value:
Every Tropical Suit in Our
Entire Stock is Now Reduced
Including Palm Beach, Cool Cloth, Mohair and other thin
weaves as well as light serges nnd worsteds. With these we have
grouped two recently arrived shipments at unusually low prices
Palm Beach Suits at $10.50 and Mohair Suits at $14.75.
Blue Serge Suits with Two Pairs
Trousers Now $29 and $34.50
Handsomely tailored Suits of all-wool blue serge, in a variety
of styles for men and young men. An extra pair of Trousers
with each Suit.
Other Blue Serge Suits, $22.00
These Suits have but one pair of trousers, and this reduced
pi ice is but a fraction of their piescnt iclail value.
Still Plenty of Suits at Half Price
We have just added mnny moie Suits to this remarkable col
lection. These, too, are maiked at ha'f their former prices as i
can ie4 plainly seen by the old and new price tag both of which
arc attnehed'to each Suit.
White Flannel Trousers, $9.75
Trouhers of neat stripes and
White Duck Trousers. 82,
miNtuie-s SO. 75 and $8.75.
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lnthler .Second Floor, I2at
Men's Two-Piece Mohair Suits
Made to -Measure, $35 and $40
Men can well appreciate the added comfort afforded by hav
ing the Tinpical Suit tailored to-mcasuie. Our Custom Tailoring
Stoie has included in its wide stock of suitings fine MOHAIR
fabrics in about twenty different styles. A Suit of Mohair, cut
and tailoied In our skilled custom staff, is unsurpassable in
smurtnoss and comfort.
StriwhridRe C lnthler .set oml Floor Hait
Men Can Fill Haberdashery
ieecis m io lime at All
Just a step inside the Eighth and Market Streets door, we have
an excellent collection of Men's Furnishings. Men in a huiry will
appreciate this convenient location. Stocks are fully displayed for
quick, easv .election and our stnndnul of service is high indeed
To choose am of the following on your way to station or ferry
will be but the matter of an instnnt
The smartest nt nrw Neckties
$1.00, $1.50, "fj.no, (ivd m ,m i(i) o
oo, $i.r,o
Tor and HOe,
, 'Or, O.'ic nnd
$5.00
Suspenders ?5r
Arm-brnid.i l.'r.
Garters, ;i5r, ',
me.
Soft Collars 25c, I5r.
it) to $1.00.
Belts from COc in $.;.0
"ins fj.nu.
Handkeremefi mm JOr to $', 50.
Belt Buckles, of sterling silver
v, v", jiu, $ nna fs.nii.
and HtuHl
White I njM
VPTOr
strwbrldBe A Clothelr All I Market Utreet
nnd Market Mreet Cro.s ai.i. '
Men's Madras Shirts,$2.75
tieauced du ner cent, atul
Just a sudden clenranco of broken lines from our regular
stock. These Shirts are all of woven madras. They'll go Sdy
at this remnrknlilu mi- nr en V,nnn l il .' . P. 4"-iy
i- una ji-iiiurKaoiy jow price nence, selection shoulder.
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