Evening journal., 1919-09-17
NATION TO START
Is RETAIL STORES
Army Clothing, Blankets
and Supplies to be Put on
Market September 25
DELIVERIES By
PARCEL POST

WASHINGTON, sept. i7.-The gov
,rnment will open twenty-four retail
,tores throughout the country on Sep
.ember % for the distribution OF sur
plus army clothing, blankets and sup
plies other than foodstunfs, according
TO the detailed plan announced by L,
g. Morse. acting director Of sales.
one Of the stores VIII be established
in Philadelphia. but the exact location
has not been determined upon by the
quartermaster corps. The Phladel-
phia store will serve the eastern sec
ion Of the state, while the headquar-
lers for Western Pennsylvania will be
in Pittsburgh.
Residents Of New Jersey Will order
through the store i'm New York. and
he people OF Delaware are expected
10 buy in Baltimore.
The. goods which Will include every
thing from rubber boots TO shaving
brushes, will be sold over the counter
and by parcels post 50 that everybody
VIII be given an equal opportunity Of
taking advantage Of the sale.
Mail orders must be addressed TO
the store in the district i'm which the
purchaser resides. The deliveries will
be made by the parcels post II is an
nOunced that purchasers should order
from the district store and not from
the postmaster OF the city in which
the store is located.
H.
established are: AHanla. vi Paso. St.
Louis. san Francisco, los Angeles,
Denver Washington, Seattle. Port
land. Chicago. Jeffersonvillc. Indiana
New Orleans, Boston, Detroit, st.
Paul. Omaha. Charleston. 5 c.: New
port News. Va; Columbus, Ohio, and
san Antonio.
Following list includes the commodi-
ties 10 BE- offered in the stores and the
prices which have been fixed:
Arctcs, cloth top, SiGO pair
arctics. all rubber. S22j pair r;
blankets. all wood. Sc each; blankets,
wool and cotton, 81 each; blankets.
cotton, 50 pair: bags. rubber. hot
water, o. cents each: boots, rubber,
hip SJ.26 a pair: broOms. stable. with
handle. - cents each: brooms, corn. 60
cents each: brushes shaving, iJ cents
each. candles. lallov. % cents a pound
cans ash or garbage. assorted. - each
cantecn. - cents: drawers wool
ribbed winter heavy. 81 q pair: draw
rrs. winter WOol. light. 81 a pair ;
drawers. summer balbriggsn. nlinsook
c!ast seam knee and full length, %
cents a pair: gloves jersey knit, ~
cents each: lariats. 6j cents each; leg
gins. foot. - cents pair: Overalls,
lib. Si2J a pair; oVerallS. combination,
$3.50 a pair: rainc0ats. commercial.
SJ.25 cach slaffs. flag. flve-foot sec
lional steel. Sii5 each: stafis. flag,
ght-foot sectional wood ii0 each
socks. summer cotton. 10 cents q pair
socks wood. light. p cents pair
socks. wool. heavy. - cents a pair
ihimbles. saddlers. cents each: tow
els. huck. % cents each: undershirts
winter wool. 81 each undershirts. win
Ter WOOL light. 81 each: undershir.s.
cotton fleece lined. 20 cents each: I'M
dershirls. summer. - cents each
Whips. artillery. 81 eacl
Price Of Renovated iIticles.
Price list OF reclaimed or renovated
ofi.'ies:
At,tcs Of an Sucs. 81 po'e;
h.rlh,ts. an wool. - each blank ';s.
wool and cotton mixed, $3.50 each :
blankets. cotton. 81 a pair: cans. meat.
20 cents each; drawers. summer. %
cents per pair; fork. 81 cents a dozen
knives. as cents a dozen; leggns, foot,
- cents a pair.
Overalls. combination. Si2j a pair;
overalls. bib. % cents a pair; spoons,
IS cents a dozen: socks. WOOL light.
1919 cents a pair: socks, wool, heavy.
30 cents a pair; undershirts, winter
wool. heavy 60 cents each; under
shirts, winter wool, light. 60 cents
each: undershirts. woolen and cotton.
30 cents each undershirts. summer. .
cents each.