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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-30
Long, Slender
Chains of Crystal
and COlOred Beads

interspersed with metal links
and ornaments-this is Dame
Fashions newest whim. The
chains are long enough to reach
most to the waistline and they
are most attractive.
The chains are silvery and
slender and the sparkling crystal
beads are combined with sapphire
blue, or other colored stones in
effective contrast. And other new
chains have the colored stones
alone.
They are Sc and $11.5 each.
(Jewelry Store. Chestnut and l8th)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-30
Dainty Handmade
BlOuses

These are all Of soft and snowy
batiste, and they are just such
blouses as women will like to
finish out the summer and to start
the autumn.
Entirely hand made, they are
variously trimmed, some with
drawn-work, some with hem
stitching and some with real filet.
The styles are becoming, and
there are several good models
from which to choose.
SIS to $40 each.
Third Floor, CentraD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-30
Don't Wait Till Next
Winter to Care for
Your Skin

First off a good cleansing
cream is necessary 1T takes
more than soap and water for
perfect cleanliness! Queen Mary
Cream, pure and smooth, 65c and
$l.20 a jar.
Queen Mary Skin Cream is fine
for massaging, Csc and $1.20.
Just before applying powder it
is well to use a good vanishing
cream, like Youth and Beauty
Cream. Many men use it after
shaving, too. 65c and $1.20.
For sunbun Glycerine and
Honey Jelly is very soothing-20c
a tube.
And to whiten the skin, Queen
Mary Cucumber Cream is just the
thing. 50c.
AIaia Floor. chsstnut)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-30
All of Our Mems Fancy
Suits Are at Half Price
or Near 1t

The reason for this is in the calendar, not in the
suits No matter how many fine days there may be
still to come Mems Clothing Store is only inter-
ested in Fall and Winter affairs.
That is why these fancy suits are marked S27. so
and $3.50, although most of them have been double
Cheviots and worsteds, we-tailored and in the
best fashion. Wearabe right into the Fall season.
All sizes, including some for stout men.
loor,M rkeD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-30
Women's Practical Tweed Goats
Are Now $40 to SIS

All of them were much higher
than their present prices. But
there are now only a few left
of each style and not all sizes.
If you want coat for wear day
in and day out, for sunshine and
storm alike, there is nothing bet
ter than a tweed. Women with
(First Flo
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-30

The return of the mannish
pin-striped suiting is signal
lied by some very smart
models of this material.
Coats are finger-tip length
about and there is a slight ten
dency toward semi fitting
styles. Skirts have changed
little.
Most collars are slashed in
such a way that they are
perfectly fitting worn either
high or low. There is an ex-
ample of the new French high
standing rolled collar, opening
in front. .
In some of the more tailored
styles, fiat black braid is used
to bind the panels.
(First Fl,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-30
A FavOrite Handbag
With Society Buds

is one of these metal beaded bags
from France.
Their beautiful iridescent col
orings are so appropriate for
charming young girls and the de-
signs are so unusual, many of
them copies of costly antiques.
Prices S18 to $50.
(Main Floor. Chestnut)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-30

an eye to economy, nearly always
choose them. Being plain tailored
styles, there is nothing about
them to go out Of fashion.
Both short and long coats in
this collection and they are in
soft gray and brown mixtures,
mostly weatherproof.
Chestnut)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-30
WOmen's Umbrellas
Recovered for Sl.85

The covers are of fine black
Egyptian cotton of unusually
good quality. They will roll
close, are light weight and fast
black. They'll give good service,
too.
Just bring your old umbrella to
the Umbrella Shop.
(Main Floor. MarkeD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-30
New Among Suitings
Are Small Velour Checks

Quite small and nconpcuous and the general effect is that OF
brown being the the background and the checks
being crossings black There four styles altogether
shades of blue and of brown
They intended for tailored suits and most effective when
used purpose many like these checks for
separate skirts. .'
The material wide and the price IS yard
CFft Floor., szs-. a a aaa
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-30
For School and College Girls
Regulation Dresses

Nothing quite takes the place of these regulation
girls wardrobe and girls going boarding school or college
will find the models for ready now
Serge regulation dresses SIS to 2 year szes s25
for ID to 20 year sizes.
Sturdy cotton nen weave So for to 12 year
sizes; $16.5O for IA to 20 year sizes.
All these dresses made especially u.s. in our own
workooms, and of distinctive style and workmanship
tsecond Floor
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-30

Store Closes at 5

advantage of opportunities which will
not be available Wednesday.
Tomorrow brings you the last
opportunity to choose any piece of fur
niture in our entire stocks at a reduc-
tion of 10 to so per cent.
Tomorrow brings you the last
opportunity to choose from hundreds
of single pieces and Individual suits for
bedrooms and dining rooms at reduc-
tions of 80 1-3 to so per cent.
Wednesday will be too late!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-30

WANAMAKER'S
Store Opens at 9
of Opportunity

TINE August Furniture Sale is now
Il a matter of hours.
Itcomes to an end at store-close to-
morrow evening.
For all reasonable requirements it
is as good a sale today as it was when it
began.
tstill presents a practically unlim-
tied choice of the best furniture in
America at reduced prices.
Inits opportunities it is still the one
great August Furniture Sale.
Nobody unacquainted with this
furniture business could go through
these fine abundant stocks today and
for one moment imagine that we have
come through several weeks of ex-
traordinary selling. So far as goods and
opportunities are concerned it looks
more like the beginning of sale than
the end of it.
Practically speaking, the only diff
ference between today and the opening
day is that there is so much furniture
here today at reductions of 80 1-3 to so
per cent, these being the odd pieces and
suits that have naturally accumulated
during the recent busy weeks.
fyou are to secure any of these, if
you are to secure anything in the sale,
no matter what it may be, you must
come to the store tomorrow and take
sIxthan
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-30

Tomorrow Is the Last
Day of the August
Sale of Mattresses
Last day to choose anything in our whole stock of
mattresses, pillows, holsters and bedsprings at
August Sale prices.
The Sale ends tomorrow evening.
(sxh ioor, Chestnu
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-30
Office Furniture Sale
Ends Tomorrow

Tomorrow is the last day to choose anything in
our entire stock of office furniture at reductions of 10
to 33 1-3 per cent.
Floor, Market
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-30

(First Floor. CentraD
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-09-11
YANK. DREGS IN PARIS

former Yank soldiers. The Paris pos;
Of the Legion, numbering only about
800 can do nothing against them. The
situation grows worse from da. to
day.
These men, Ieft-overs, are part of
the tragedy Of the Wharf.-The lotus-eat-
ing sediment of the Americas army.
Some of them stayed when the Amer
lean army went home Others went
back to the states but drified again to
Paris
During the war most Of the A. r.
F. got taste OF Paris. the uniform
heing an introduction to any cgrcIe.
The highest paid army in Europe. the
Yanks had everything their Own way.
Now things have changed and the for.
mer heroes have sunk to the lowest
depths Of degradation. Men are CON
SANITY drifting hack TO Paris where
they still find some lOoseness and the
same license. but the life they knew
before has passed and they soon drop
into the darkness of u life : CRIME
until the prison doors open for them.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-09-11
PASTOR is GoRED BY BULL
Head Of Orphan Home in Iowa 10
Killed In the Presence of
Children.

Muscatine, 1a.-wbiIe trying to sd-
just a halter on young bull Rev.
Julius OGDEN. acting superintendent
of the German Lutheran Orphans
home. South Of. this city. was fatally
gored.
He died - minutes after the acci-
dent. which was Witnessed by score
Of children and employees. who were
powerless to give aid.
Rev. Mr. OGDEN was for q years
pastor Of the Lutheran church at VIII
ton. prior TO which he was teacher
in the Muscatine parochIal school.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-09-11

freight. including electric cranes,
helpers and hoists of all kinds.
1.-The present lower North river wa
ter front is just what 1t was in 1871.
Its slips are so narrow there Is not
room in them at once for two big
steamships. To afford relief the war
department has three times permitted
the pier headlines TO extend further
Outshore. The more these narrow
piers were brought out, the worse the
slips became. because boats have been
continually growing bigger"
Ia Guardia Lauds Project.
'The new plan," said President F.
Fl. La Guardia of the board of alder
men. means that New York is going
to have Is piers from $50 to 1.O25 feet
in length, in place of the rs dilapi-
dated structures which are a disgrace
to the city. Between each pier ther1
will be maximum dockage space Of
300 feet and a minimum of 275 feet.
Two of the new piers will be 100 feet
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-09-11
800 Years Ago Citizens of
Rome Were Tormented by
Same Plague.
DEFIED THEIR MIGHTY RULER
Diocletian's Edicts Have Familiar
Rino-His Edicts and Curses Do
ing No Good. He Advised
Resort to Boycott

Rome.-Let those who can draw
comfort from the fact know that h.
G. l.. is no newer than many other
plaques which poor humanity suffers
from. In fact, the citizens of Rome.
now 'tormented with further leaps and
bounds in prices. are trying TO console
themselves with the discovery, made
by those who read ancient books. that
this city was bothered with the prof
iteer 1000 years ago.
RuAr Fixed Prices.
In the reign of DiocIetian. who
flourIshed In 800 A. D., the emperor
was so disturbed by his subjects. who
suffered from the H. c. ~. that he
fixed the prices Of foodstuffA and drew
a schedule for workmen's wages. To
read his proclamation is to read the
many long-winded documents which
food controllers. mayors and other
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-09-11
so MILLION FOR
GOTHAM DOCKS
New York Plans Gigantic I'M
provement on the Hudson
River Water Front
TAKE TEN YEARS TO BUILD
New System Is to Consist Of Wide
Piers, Slips and Marginal Streets.
With Warehouses and Tracks
Where AVailable In Rear.

New York.-The greatest water
front Improvement here in 80 years.
involving the removal of 30 antiquated
piers along the Hudson river and the
erection in their stead of Is new and
vastly larger piers of latest design
has been planned by Murray Hubert.
commissioner of docks. and approved
by the sinking fund commission.
The Improvement will cost $500OO.-
600. and will require ten years to com
plete. Work is expected to be started
next spring.
This. with the proposed vehicular
tunnel to New Jersey, Is expected to
solve New YOrk's West side dock prob
lem. The new water front system is
TO consist of wide piers, slips and
marginal streets. with warehouses and
tracks where available In the rear.
Will Pay Out in Four Years.
"The cost of construction is expect
ed to pay for itself within four years
time" said Deputy Dock Commissions
er Michael COsgrOve. "A permanent
sea wall has been built along the en-
tire stretch. no rock will be encoun-
. tered TO a depth of 40 feet. and
most of the real estate is owned by
the city.
These new piers will increase the
pier-storage area so per cent If they
are made only one story" continued
Mr.. COsgrove. "But because of the
high value of this water front It will
be uneconomical to stop even at two
stories. Thew will have the most mod
ern appliances for rapid handling of
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-09-11
Drifters of American Army Stay
in the Gay City.
Former American Soldiers Soon Drop
into the FouIness and Darkness of
the Partisan Apache Life.

Paris.-Two thousand former Amer
lean soldiers are adrift In Paris. Most
of them are utterly jobiess. while
few work just enough TO keep them in
food and clothes. The majority gain
their living by questionable means
following the races. touting dance
halls and worse places. while a large
number are living In absolute degrade
ton in the Apache quarters of Paris,
as thieves. accoPlpIiees of feminine
crooks and in other criminal pursuits
Officers of the Paris posi- Of the
American Legion declare nothing less
than regiment Of military police can
clean this situation up. The French
police appear to be powerleSs before
the superior vigor and initiative Of the
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-09-11
II. G.. L. Is Not
New Problem

public functionaries have perpetrated
In the past three or four years. The
condemning of the prOfiteer. moved
by a greed for profit which is out of
all proportion to the real value of the
goods he Sells" and the imperial wish
that his fixed prices should be re-
spected throughout the empire" have
familiar ring which makes glad the
hearts of historians who want to
make history popular.
But relief. comfort and Joy do stop
there. For 1t Is enough TO read lit
tie further to discover that the good
emperor's laws and curses against
newly rich and p-Ofiteers were as use
less a6 centuries ago as they are to-
day. And, In despair, the good old
Roman tyrant implOres his honest
and patriotic subjects" to resort TO
the one and only remedy. boycott Of
high-pFiced goods.
With this rulers history frech In
their minds. the modern citizens o. an
cient Rome are now being informed
that the following goods are to go up !:
Aluminium goods. 500 per cent !:
nickel, copper goods and utensils. 800
per cent; goods for household use
such as knives, forks and spoons. 500
per cent; iron goods Of all kinds. 600
per cent; locks and bolts. 700 per cent !;
earthenware and china. from 400 10
600 per cent All these increases are
on present prices. which are from 800
to 1000 per cent above pre-war prices.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-09-11
DIG UP RUM 100 YEARS OLD
Workmen DemoIishlng Graves in New
York Make Very interest
ing Find. =

Rochester. N. Y.-Interest among
the wOrkmen engaged In removing
bodies from the ancient Pultney street
cemetery, In Geneva. wassgreatIy en-
HANGED when a grave was encoun-
tered that apparently resisted pene-
tratiOn.
After Hfnch hard work the men dis
closed what proved TO be a large stone
jug of peculiar shape. II was secure
ly sealed. hut after it had been care
fully cleaned Of the accumulation Of
more than 10O years the following
words were revealed on its side: "New
Bedford Run. lT99." The wording
had been blown into the stone by the
potter.
About two gallons Of fluid were
found In the jug. which may have
originally held ten gallons.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-09-11
DAN DAILY QUITS MARINES
Famous War Hero Who Won Two
Medals Will Go into
Business.

New York.-First Sergt. Dan Dalv
undoubtedly the best known man in
all the services with the exception oi
Sergt. York Of Argonne fame. has been
placed on the inactive list of the Ma
rine Corps reserve.
DAILY won two medals of honor for
valor In the Boxer rebellion and IN
the capture of Fort Riviere in Haiti.
and is said to be the only man in
all the services who holds two medals
of honor.
In the world war his feats Of ex-
ceptional bravery won for him the me-
daille militaire and the croix du guerre
from France, and the distinguished
service cross from Gen. Pershing. His
passing from the active list to go into
business removes from the marines
their most picturesque of the old
school soldiers.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-09-11
He GOT HIS ROUTES MIXED
Negro Soldiers Amusing Explanation
as to How II Was He Got
His Wound.

A medical corps officer CHANGED upon
negro acquaintance of civil life one
day in France.
"How do you like the army, MoseY'
he asked.
"'S'all right so far. cap'n." replied
the negro 'but All dom know how I'm
goin' to like it when dem Germans
shoots at me-"
Don't worry about that" replied the
officer. "All you have to do is zig.
gag" And he demonstrated.
The next time the two met. the ne
gro was in a hospital.
whats the matter with you. Mose?'
asked the officer.
81 amt sure. cap'n, but All think !
must have been ziggin' bout de time
All oughta been zaggin'." -American
Legion Weekly.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-09-11
Getting His Bearings.

One day as was driving along I
heard a cradk i'm the vicinity of the
rear wheel. Upon investigation / dis
covered all the bearings gone.
MI being able To continue. sat
down OH the running board waiting for
help. Before long a seedy-lOoking
man came along in a car making so
much noise that he had difficulty in
hearing me.
called out - 'Fey. mister, do you
know any place near here where | can
get some bearings?"
The nan looked around quickly,
gave re Al sly wink and said: "Sure,
II yon know enough to keeps your
mouth hut"-Exchange
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-09-11
A Feeling Of Security

You naturally feel secure when yov
know that the medicine you are about K
take is absolutely pure and contains nc
harmful or habit producing drugs.
Such q medicine is DR.. Kilmer's Swamp.
Root. kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
The same standard Of purity, strength
and excellence is maintained In every
bottle Of Swamp Root.
it ID scientifically compounded from
vegetable herbs.
It Is ses stimulant and IL taken in
scaspoonful doses.
II 10 not recommended for everything.
II Is natures great helper in relieving
and overcoming kidney, liver and blad-
der troubles.
A sworn statement Of purity Is with
every bottle Of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root.
II you need a m dicine. you should
have the best. On sale at al drug stores
b bottles Of two sises medium and large.
However. If you. wish first to try this
great preparation send ten cents to DR.
kilner & CO.. Ringhamton, NJ Y, for q
sample bottle When writing be sure and
nsntien this paper-Adv.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-09-11
Mains Father and Brother

Miss Barr is held in the town JAIN at
Dallas City.
Hospital authorities shy both men
will probably recover.
special dispatch says that Miss
Barr declares that she fired in self
defense, charging that her father at
tempted to choke her. While the fur
mace dispute was the immediate canse
of the shooting. disagreement o7er
the estate left by her mother Is the
real cause. she says.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-09-11
How About Your Catarrh?
Do You Want Real Relief!

away, they will promptly reappear
until their cause is removed
s. s. S. is an antidOte to the mil
lions of tiny Catarrh germs with which
your blood is infested. A thorough
course of this remedy will cleanse
and purify your blood, and remove the
disease germs which cause Catarrh-
s. S. S. is aA excellent SYSTEM
cleanser; IL is not sold or recommend
ed for Venereal Diseases.
For free medical advice, write to
Chief Medical Adviser. 10l Swim
Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-09-11
MERELY MAKING 1T WORSE
Tommy Was Naturally Fearful as to
the Consequences of Any More
Interruptions.

A very junior officer was trying his
first case.
"Seven days confinement to camp"
he snapped.
"Beg pardon. sir. whispered the
company sergeant-majOr. you must
MT give sentence like that. You"
GAN right, then. fourteen days." re-
torted the sub.
But. sir" pleaded the sergeant-ma-
jor. SITS not"
"'Arf mo-. major" interposed the
Tommy. Don't check i'm again or
ell give me twenty-One. E amt a
hOrfficer-'e's a hauctiOneer Lon
don Tit-BitS.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-09-11
Then Throw Away Your
Sprays and Other Make
shift Treatment.

Why? Simply because you have
overlooked the cause of catarrh,
and all of your treatment has been
misdirected. Remove the cause of
the clogged-up Accommodations that
choke up your air passages, and they
will naturally disappear for good, But
no matter how many local applications
you use to temporarily clear them
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-09-11
His Dying Can unhseded.

Newcastle. Ky.-Because his tele-
phone call for doctor was regarded
as : joke. Charles Rosenberg. aged
thirteen. is dead of a pistol wound.
After the boy. left alone in his home,
had accidentally shot himself through
the intestines. he telephoned a physi-
clans house. saying: Something
awful has happened" Three hours
later, when the boys parents returned,
they found him dying.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-09-11
Problem to Come.

Little Harry. the pride Of a Brook
Ign household: was one morning en-
gagged in wriggling and twisting
series of maneuvers TO get his arms
through the sleeve of an undershirt
and then get it over his head. After
a number of vain attempts he called
upon his mother for assistance. re-
marking:
Mother. when I get to he an angel
and have wings how in the world am
ever TO get my shirt on?"
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-09-11
Wife So Jealous She
Barred Checker Game

San Franeisco.-HIs wife was
so jealous she would NOT even
permit him to play checkers
with his brother. Shirley Bur
lingame told Superior Judge
John J. Van Nostrand. He sand
Mrs. Edna r. Burlingame broke
up the game in their home he
cause she thought her husband
wasn't paying enough attention
to her. He showed the Judge
scars on his face. inflicted by
his wife eight years ago, he
said. when she stopped the game
Of checkers. Lucky you weren't
playing penny ante" observed
the judge, -or she might have
killed you" He granted the d.
vorce.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-09-11
killed RattIesnaks Eamilx

POncorOg. Mass.-A famiIy Of t3
small rattlers and their mother was
slain by visitor to the Blue Hills
reservation near here. The mother
snake fought for her young to the
last After she wAs killed IL was an
easy matter to dispose of the little
ones.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-09-11
swalIow.a cIass to End lie.

Steubenville. o.-Preferring death
to confinement IN Jail or an asylum.
and having failed In two attempts TO
end his life by hanging. Luther
Payne. thirty-two years old. negro.
swallowed ground glass in the Steu-
henville Jail. and may not recover. He
consumed one glass tumbler and two
Quart milk bottles. he had started to
eat SINE ground electric light bulbs
when he was discovered.