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; ALLEGED ROBBER
EVENING PUBLIC -IJEDaEHr-HIIyADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
'17, 1921
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fhlllp Qraffl, of South Eighth
I Street, Phlla., Accused of
i Hammontpn Crlrao '
HIS COMPANION ESCAPES
After nn exciting ennse through the
voids nenr Ilnmmonton, N. J., Inst
rht. PhlllP Grnffl. tlurty-fivo yenrs
old, 6l2 South Ninth street. IMiilntlcl
shUt w08 captured by the Ilnmmonton
oollce nnd n porso about three miles
iut of town nnd held without bnll,
ehsrrcd w"n nttempted robbery nnd
itroclous assnult with Intent to kill.
draffli with nnothcr innn not yet cap
tared, Is alleged to have entered the
itftlcc station of Mr. nnd Mrs. John
Oakti. opposite Lillinn-on-tlicLuko
Hotel In Ilnmmonton, Into yesterday
afternoon. Hoth men Ruddcnlv drew
rlntols, presented them In the races of
the,Oaltcs couple nnd demanded money.
VURUlZER
thadi mark ma.
809-11 CHESTNUT ST.
Between 8th & 9th Stt.
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Doth Mr. and Mrs. Onkes drew re
volvers. Ono of tho bandits grabbed
Mrs. Oakcs, twisted her arms behind her
back, got her pistol nnd then held tho
woman In such n position that her hus
band oould not firo nt cither Intruder.
Without obtaining anything, the men
tan from the station when tho alarm
had been taken to tho nearby hotel by
the Oakes' twelvc-ycnr-old daughter.
Employes of tho hotel rushed jterosi the
street, but tho mcn.had fled. Afatld to
nnproarn iu nnnaits unarmed, tlif- cm
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oyes kept the men In sight until the
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cy joined in the chase, nnd after
ice, led by Chief Mnttulo, arrived.
thirty-six yenrs old. of 2108 North
Mcrvlne street. Ha Is In St. Joseph'
Hospital. J. W. Clark, Front street
near 1'earl, driver of tho automobile
was arrested, '
several hours arrested Oram hiding -fu
ine woods.
They aho arrested Chnrlos Dobeo, of
1235 Houth Eleventh Mrcct. driver of
tho enr lu which tho bnndlts arrived.
Dcsco was rclcnfccd In 5500 ball when
lie convinced tho p6llcc he had nething
t do with the robbery attempt. Deeo,
who was held as a material wit
lieis, Is n driver for Samuel Cartullo,
!127 Chrlstlon street, who owns the
cnr. Tho prisoners refused to revonl
the Identity of the third num.
Motorcyclist Hurt in Crash
A motorcycle was struck by an nuto
mobllp Inst night at Hrond and Thomp
son, streets, severely Injuring the rider
of the motorcycle, Edward Itusscll,
SALESMAN
WANTED
to represent a high-grade
knitted and nainsook
men's underwear line in
Philadelphia, Baltimore
and Washington, D. C.
Acquaintance with the
trade necessary. Give
full particulars in first
letter and telephone
number. Address B 231,
Ledger Office.
HOSKINS
Owing to the increased cost of re-leasing our GIFT
SHOP, 902 Chestnut Street, we have decided for the
present to confine our business within our main store
904-906 Chestnut Street
In order to concentrate our stocks, we announce sub
stantial reductions in all departments, including
Leather Goods
Umbrellas
Game and Poker Sets
Electric Devices
Boxed Papers
Tea Wagons
Telephone Stands
Folding Screens
Foot Stools
Folding Card
Lamps
Book Ends
Clocks
Painted Glassware
Smokers' Stands
Sectional Bookcases
Bedside Tables
Dictionary Stands
Taborets
Tables
Wm. HL Hoskins Company
904-906 Chestnut Street
Stationer
Printers
Office Outfitter
You Save $50 on a 9x12
BUNDHAR WILTON
RUG
You Save $1.50 on Every
Yard of BUNDHAR
WILTON CARPET
Rti
Rego Wilton Carpeting Is $1.25 Less Than
in August 1920
The growing scarcity of Wilton Floor
Coverings emphasizes the wisdom
of purchasing at this time
Durable as Iron
Note the wide range of sizes
Size 1020 Price
27x54 $14.50
36x63 23.75
4.6x6 40.00
4.6x7.6 49.00
4.6x9 59.00
4.6x12 ..., 79.00
6x9 88.00
6.9x12 117.00
8.3x10.6 134.00
9x9 117.00
9x12 ' 142.00
9x13.6 176.00
9x15 196.00
10.6x10.6 171.00
10.6x12 196.00
10.6x13.6 220.00
. 11.3x12 196.00
11.3x15 244.00
Present Price Saving for You
$9.75 $4.75
15.00 8.75
26.00 14.00
32.00 17.00
39.00 20.00
52.00 27.00
58.00 30.00
77.00 40.00
85.00 49.00
77.00 40.00
92.00 50.00
116.00 60.00
128.00 68.00
112.00 59.00
128.00 68.00
145.00 75.00
128.00 68.00
160.00 84.00
A Price-Saving Demonstration
. Practical and Timely
WILTON RUGS and CARPETS
Today Cost You From 35 to 41 Less
Than a Year Ago
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These, in addition to many special and odd sizes,
make it possible for us to correctly and attractively fur
nish any floor space.
Come See Our Splendid Assortment of
Designs and Colorings
Hardwick &Magee Co.
1220 -mi Market Street
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The Strawbridge & Clothier General Clearance
ALL SUMMER GOODS AND ODD LOTS OF STANDARD MERCHANDISE TtiROVGHOUT THE STORE
Every Item on This Page Under Regular Price
August Certainly Has Brought
Great Millinery Reductions
Trimmed Hats. Snorts Hats. Rcady-to-
Wear Hats, Sai.ors all kinds, all shapes,
all shades and sizes, in tho clearance.
Hats in the French Salon
Less Than Half Price at
$5.00, $10.00 $15.00
In many instances tho shapes alono cost
more than the Trimmed Hats. '
Trimmed Hats Reduced
One-Half and More at
$2:50 $3.50, $5.00
Somo marked at one-third the original prices. Straws and fabrics
in many styles.
Ready-to-Wear Hats Reduced to $2.50
Sports Hats Greatly Reduced now $5.00
Picot-edge Felt Sports Hats now $1.85
landed Sailors, chiefly dark straws $200
Somo of these Sailors were originally three timc3 this price, the
remainder moro than double the present price.
J . StrawbrltlBO & Clothier Second Floor, Market Street. 'West
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500 Good Corsets, now $1.50
Save More Than One-third to One-half
Chiefly our well-known S. & C. SPECIAIi CORSETS, also
fashionable models in a few other makes. Corsets with low bust
and long hips. Excellent choosing for women of average figure
or slender women. Values are extraordinary at $1.50.
350 Bandeau Brassieres, hooking in back Ejflp
Of pink brocade with elastic back section. v
-- Straw brldco & Clothier Third 1'loor, Market Stroot, West
Boys' Clothing at Half Price
Hundreds of Suits, of seasonable fabrics and in tho sturdier
weaves that will soon be needed for school wear, arc in this great
clearance at just one-half their former prices:
Medium- and Light-weight Snitithat were
double $5.00, $6.00, $7.50, $10.00, $12.50
Cheviot Suits, extra Knickerbockers $9.00
Small Boys' Wash Suits 50c to $1.75
Wash Knickerbockers 50c Cheviot Knickerbockers $1.25
Gray Crash Knickerbockers now 85c
?- Strawlirldee & Clothier Second Floor, Filbert Street, Hast
The Price Reductions in This
Clearance of Women's Summer
Apparel are Amazing
Suits, Dresses, Coats Very Remarkable Savings
Women who know values best are the first to exclaim over these. Descrip
tion is inadequate. It is only after you have examined the garments for your
self, that you realize what an opportunity for economy this is. MANY OF
THESE AT HALF PRICE AND LESS : ,
Dresses now $8.50 to $11.75
Voile, gingham and dotted Swiss, in various
straight-line styles; dark and light shades, many
with vestecs and collars of crisp, white organdie.
Dresses $13.50 and $17.50
Fine linens, imported voiles nnd dainty organdies,
in light and dark shades, some embroidered in self
tone. Afternoon Dresses $19.75
Crepe do Chine nnd Taffeta Dresses, in black
nnd colors, and in a groat variety of the season's
favored styles.
Dresses $30.00 to $45.00
Taffeta, crepe meteor and Canton crepe, light nnd
dark, embroidered and beaded lovely models for af
ternoon wear.
Afternoon Dresses
now $47.50 to $72.50
Fine crepes Georgette, crepes meteor nnd Can
ton crepes, beautifully embroidered and fringed
trimmed. Taffeta Dresses now $25.00
In navy, brown and black.
Smart Tweed Suits About
Half Price at $19.75
Plain nnd hnir-lino checked tweeds, in tan, gray
and green heather, made in straight-line and belted
effects with fine silk lining.
Tweed Suits $32.50 to $45.00
The finest tweeds, in plnin and checked, green,
orchid, tan, rust, gray and brown.
Fine Taffeta and Shantung
Suits now $18.75 to $35.00
Plain-tailored Shantung Suits in tho natural
shade; and TnfTeta Suits in black, navy and brown.
Tricotine and Serge Suits, $25.00
Plain-tailored, with notched or Tuxedo collars.
Black, blue and tan.
Extra-Size Tweed Suits $25.00
Brown, gray nnd Copenhagen blue.
Long Coats of Mixtures,
$17.50
Smart, serviceable Coats of fancy mixtures, in
tan and lavender, made with all-nround belt, inset
sleeves, large convertible collar and generous
inset pockets; body and sleeves lined with silk.
-- Strawbrldee & Clothier- Hicond Floor. Market Street and Centre
350 Dainty Dresses
For Girls of 2 to 6 years
Reduced, Now 85c to $3,95
Of Gingham, Voile and Organdie
Dresses to finish out the summer and to
wear well into tho autumn. For many mothers
dress their 'Jittlo daughters in light, washable
Frocks the year round. A wonderful variety,
but not all sizes in every model. All sharply
reduced now 85c to 53.95.
100 Fine Chambray and Gingham Dresses a trifle
rumpled. One or two of a model. Reduced One-third.
. Strawbrldeo & Clothier Third Tloor, West
In the Clearance of Shoes
In this great clear-away of all our remaining Summer Shoes, and
incomplete lots of High Shoes, there are scores of smart styles and
lasts for every member of the family. For instance
Men's James A. Banister
Oxfords $9.25
All Icnthers In Urorue nnd Fnrllsh
6tyles. Formerly $12.00 to $H.00.
Men's High Shoes $3.95
Tan blucher, black nnd tan Uiir
llah lasts. Broken sizes.
Boys' Shoes and
Oxfords now $2.75
Black nnd tnn leathers. Short
lines from stock. Wero 51.00 and
54.50.
Misses' Shoes $1.95
Traced Shoos of black w hit and
patent leathers with white tops
Children's Shoes $2.95
Tan calf Button and I.jced High
Shoes.
Children's Pumps $1.75
Two-strap Pumps of white canvas:
8lz.e.,8 t" 11 J1.76. MI-hcs' sixes
52.25. Girls' sizes $2 75.
Roman SandaIs--$1.75
Four-strap Sandals, of rhnmpafrno
Itid, tan calf and white cam as.
"T'i ,,,V;,7, c IUUO lul ,,,c" anu cmurcn ns wel as smart
new styles for WOMEN.
S- Scrawbrldsa & Clothler-Elshth and filbert Streets
The Busiest Men's Clothing Store In
August As Well As In November !
Exceptional Reductions Make It So
This is the Clothing Store of Constant Activity. Busiesj; in August, as well as in
April and November ! We give exceptional values at all times, and when the time comes
for a CLEARANCE of the season's stocks, we give EXTRAORDINARY values and all
of the following lots are extraordinary:
All Our Light-colored Sprwg Suits at Half
Former Prices now $15.00 to $31.25
Just the thing for late summer and autumn days.
All Suits, with Extra Trousers ?iow $21.50, $26.50
Worsteds, Serges and cassimeres in medium weight. For men and young men.
Tropical Suits Reduced
now $10.75 to
Suits Reduced to $15.00
Were one-half more to double this price. Men's
and young men's styles of worsteds, cassimeres and
serges.
Suits Reduced to $22.50
Alco and other fine Suits of nent, dark fabrics
in styles for men and young men.
Suits Reduced to $46.50
Beautifully tnilored Suits of rich Hockanum silk
mixed fabrics.
Suits that were $18.00 to S-10.00-$23.50.
Trousers Reduced
White Duck Trousers now $1.50
Tnn Khaki Trousers now $1.25
Tropical Worsted Trousers $1.00
Blue Serge Trousers now $3.75
Thin Coats, half price $2 and $2.75
English Golf Suits $21.50 and $31.50
Men's Winter Overcoats, Remarkable
Values at $29,50 and $36.50
--Straw brMico i. Clothier 3cond Tloor, Kaat
Men's Athletic
Union Suits
Special at 75c
Of check nainsook.
Special at 85c
Of striped madras.
A.kI" .' Murkit Street
A Special Lot of 1200 )
Men's Night Shirts 1 95c
Of durable fabrics that will launder well cut over generous
patterns to in.-ure absolute comfort, and made to give lonir service.
They are very unusual value, indeed at 05c. auivim.
. V rmhri Ik-.- & r thi.-r IJnnt Sioro i:iRhth StrMt
A Splendid New Stock to Begin With,
and Fine New Furniture Arriving
bvery Day for the August Sale!
success
last August
average much lower
nVtJfi? in this city that is a wonderful
, " ; J " '"- "a otwus is larorer tnan tne corresnonmnir riav ol
mat means a vastly greater quantity of Furniture, because the prices
lower than last year.
In fact, the most wonderful thing about this Sale is that we
nave a great, NEW, complete, well-selected stock of Furniture,
and that a large portion of it is marked at about one-half the
prices of a few months ago-many things, indeed, at about half
present value.
A matchless assortment of Dining-room, Bedroom and Liv
fnnZrT'Tnh!' fd,n'ilerable single pieces-Bureaus, Chif-
ememeiet dS' 0Ce''S' C'""'''S' '" "f '""':
NOTE Those who do not wish to make full payment for Furniture nt time of
chase may make arrangements with our DEFERRED -PAYMENT f OPICB to Stem
payments over a period of several months, according to amount of purchase '
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Silks are Going Fast at These
Low Clearance Prices
They are all tho highly desirable kinds
at the regular price-. See the.-.- to-morrow
that would be fti..
choice
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Black and Colored Brocaded Silk Pop
lins now $3.50 a yard.
Novelty Sports Plaids and Stripes, $3.95
Foulard Silks and Printed Radium, $2.55
Light and Dark Navy Taffeta, now $1.65
Fine Pongees -now $1.10 to $2.50 a yard
laftetas, all desirable shades $1.95
Many Black Silks Remarkably Reduced
VWtrawbn.lBi, & ih -r AlHln H. Centra
Percale Dress Aprons) QCr
600 of Them Away Under Price ( -
.Many styles in neat, practical Dress Aprons
i. i' i i Wl Ka'ses in back.
biiwKi-ii tir piain percale, whichever
remarkably low price of S.r)p each.
Some with hnlta
Of figured, string.
a woman prefers. All at tho
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Boys' Sports Blouses I
A Wonderful Value f
65c
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