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- i THE STAR—FRIDAY, AUGUSBT 20, 1909. ee | LONDON’S POPULAR SATURDAY SALES Silks and Dress Goods] | WRECKED LEFT SEATI AWNGHES. TO GWE AD WTHESOUND EX-CONVICT FOUND WITH THE WIFE OF FORMER WARDEN TELLS HIS SIDE Endeavorers of SAN FRANCISCO, Ang 20—Mis } Have an Excit- John Tompking, wife of a former x 3: | Warden at San Quentin, who was ing Experien: e on Picnic) found Wednesday jiving ty apart A ments on Mission at, with W. F | Gordon, an exconvict, has dieap | _ ve and all trace of her Is lout ; = ee Pa $1.00 and $1.25 Plain and Fanc Si Ik Leon without ‘success. "She dla Bot te in an n KS of th turn to her Mission street apart l Sethe ments nor was she seen in Oak London’s, the store for silk bargains—Our sales have never yet failed to dra large ey a ‘ at ane AP id aoe wan sone crowd, Here are over 2,000 yards of Plain and Fancy Silks; all are new, clean, brilliant il , in | aon cashing @ bogus draft, explained the best colors and combinations. All-Silk Imported Pongee, Swiss Satin Messaline, Rich Met that hie friendehtp for Mr Tomp “J i, . ; o ss I ‘ & T . ; pe is kina Was tatively pinwale te Ghar Satin Foulards, Satin Block Shantung Silks, Poplins, Ottomans, Taffetas, Checked and Nov- iy Motor. acter elty Suiting Silks; originally $1.00 and $1.25, every yard will go Saturday at 49¢. Ha! ‘shore 1 was in Seattle,” he said ; f H Bhs bea! “when I heard of Mra. Tompkine He) + trouble, Bho asked me to come to $1 and $1 25 PI | » ot F beach Weeks after her separation trom i nc r SS 0 S Rit * Tompkins. 1 rented apartments ‘ ly with two separate bedrooma, Mrs. Saturday only shall we offer these lovely $1,00 and $1.25 qualities of both Plain and Fancy at Papiain Ha Tompkins was i ase _— nye Dress Goods at a mere fractlon of their worth, the cheapest piece in the lot being offere If | ad co. a t eee’ toe price Goods are suitable for lara ee, at coats, misses’ and chile 1's school and col f nt Madlvor 4 wad the Galy bagane hes lege wear, Plain Panamas, 52-inch, in all colors; Plain Sicilians, 52-inch colors; Novelty ; i : Ta dh oy " itove her distress by guarding ber] Panamas, 46 to 52-inch; Imported German-made Tartan Plaids; Melton Cloths, 56-inch; Wool Batiste, 52-inch, all colors; Black Irish Frieze, 54-inch, all wool A ae from relatives and newspaper|fi All- Wool Storm Serges, 44-inch, all colors, and many others too numerous to mention; originally $1,0 | ery yard will ge turda a" Heh men f te f Hy bay $7.50 to of Oo $1.50 ee $3.00 eRe eee eee Manufacturers’ Sample line * * + TAFT GROWS THIN * * tigation * . (By United Press.) * ae # It was learned today that Dr *| ; mc #@ Charles Bark the maseeur, ® ] roi has succes in reducing ® sol’ Voile ahd Panama Skirts in the new nother ¢ ndon’s great Pe 4 Heath q two # President Taft's waist line by ®] ginteia*_k eelandll tot of t ' I > lable as re , ee oe th aa a 1odel splendid lot of about seventy skirts, worth a n black a fea k, spun glas ‘ j # dent arrived here. Just how #!/ the “way from $7.50 t $10.00, on sale Saturday at $4.98 affeta silk, ir ks, pla 6 } accident. | @ many pounds the president has #| re) Blacks, browns and navy blue; all sdieens in blac! | 6 o'clock | # lost is not known officially, # ne-« regular sizes and also a full line o , a ce # but he i» not believed now to ® r sine: fees bhen olsen: wa eg peat naa pr sab nil ot A he Jwunehes have .®& weigh more than 310 pounds. # 2 arg en, We 4 them a beauty ; all lengths from 38 to 44 i : aged ty bs ? = measure up to 38 inches : % lhe entire j ee ee | AYBE V.0,B, THINKS MODESTY'S A GRIME: THAT LINCOLN PENNY . certainty |» a shame. very little show these Here's Victor Davis Brenner . designer of the new Lin Me pennies which drove the old im head ones back to the reser Genius days for B¥ictor David Brenner designed pew penny. When he had done he lettered in hia name~-Vie David Brenner—in full under) Lincoln head, just as any artiat 3¢ when he makes a drawing for ks to look at | The name In 18 letters and the to under the head crowded the too much, President Roose took a hand then, and “In God Trust” was left off the coins Mr. renner bimeelf says that tt a source of considerable vexa- | and chagrin to him when the ms were returned to him from | 4 dreasury, O. Kd to find his Sgame had been scratched off and pbls initials, “Vv. D. B,,” left | Bath: x he didn't make enw kick about for « eb was very he polite BORIE to appear | MERES V. ©. G8; HIG INITIALS Initials ‘cossptewously ‘In | ant Behl OFF NEW LIN: round. Many ignorwut peo- | ‘ took the Inttinis for the trade | eee brand of underwear siuilar, and won GIRL 10 PLEAD FOR HER AGED RELATIVE came the crashing blow.) Mac Vengh of the treasury | d the nite big “V. D. if.” cut little inconspienous “B,” so that one wonk! notice it looking closely (iy United Mress.) ver Brenner is incensed oe RAP a if al. Aug bade h-handed action of the «s Lenore Van Sickle, a niece o fips hish-handed action Ne | Millionaire William Uirwdbury, who y of the treasury, and says Pwill pot up a fight to have the three initials left on Shall demand an explanation, mid. “i shall insist that my go into the new dies. The ought to have something to ut thie ner Is a Ruesian by birth, 38 old, passing through bills ist ye | 14. He stadied en for a nf one year | 4non for porjary v. Gillett to par! ving a} tere is sentenced to in San Quentin will plead with ¢ don the aged man from ser term In the penitentiary She will leave Sunday with Brad:| | bury’s attorney, Charles Fairall, for Eureka, where Gillett Is spending hie vacation, The young woman, who the Bast, came to Marti Paris. Besides the assist Bradtary in his fight for tesigned the Pan-|lberty, Sime her arrival, threw) weeks ag0. whe has worked In Medals which carry the bead of | Roosevelt dustriously clreulating a petition! uesting the governor to show! feney to the convicted million} | alre WAN HAS EATEN HO FOOD FOR MONTHS ie REDDING, Cal, Aug For threo months Henry E. Everdell, an employment agent iding here has not eaten food. The only nourishment he has taken during ‘ae his 93-day-fest has been an o¢ TOPEKA —Fred Jackson, the at-|casional glasa of buttermilk | ae Mrney general of Kansas, has been| When Everdell ate his laat meal | dlanalty honored tap has |he welghed $25 pounds. Today the : A Hear-jax concoction after|seales balamte st 100 pounds lens , And it jx unofficially known as| when he-st@pe upon them | : Tackson cock The merr The man has been a sufferer! 1 soint that|from stomach trouble and he fs far bas | taking the sferyation tment on . ale of the advise of his physician, who jack-| hopes to effect a cure by this even Everdell asserted today that he fee well and that his h h hae ginger ox tin) TO ORDAIN MINISTER je mix Sidney T. James Will be ordain. | Without getting ged.| Mark's chorch. “The Place of t 4 Ministry in Modern Life” will be OHIO lthe theme of.Dr. Liwyd's sermon SINGERS § ARE fr. Jameshae been connected with re the Episcopal, Church for a number COMING 7 T0 A. aa a? E.\° f years autfine acted as lay curate a considerable time | ae 4 NEW LABOR MOVE | Under Ig legderst t Director (Og. Calted Press : | Owetm,: of « 1 male| BUTTE Afont., Aug. 20.—There | Of verter « from \ia much taderest In Butte today over 0 prize? the announa@ment that the Montana Maprgated nse Federation of Labor may decide to| idtod jaffillate {ts work with that of the a M6 be held at Audt- | Astatic Mxcluston league on the Pa August 2 jaific const line of fall samples of the largest waist fac tory in the United States on sale at London's on Saturday at less than wholesale prices, Every waist in the lot is a Twenty-Dollar $5.00 and $6.00 new advance fall style. There are silks, nets, lace, linen lawns, chambrays lins and many other kinds of ma } terials in white and all colors. Sizes 34, 36, 38, 40 There are only a few of these coats left, every one c vst % . eee $9.00 and $6.00 Silk Petticonts: a Regular $1.00 Waists.. 66¢ | Regular $4.00 Waists, $2.66 | Perfect condition ; $20.00 values, to be closed out tomorrow Sat a oe ee ws fe Snotine Se Regular $1.90 Waists . 98¢ peter : — | at $9.98; made of best quality of pure Rajah silk, hand Your choice of blacks and 3 plain and fancy colors gular $5.00 Waists, $3.33 | somely trimmed on collar, cuffs changeable effects he « qual Regular $2.00 Waists, $1.33 | Regular $7.50 Waists, $4.98 | “ potxsb Bah a “bck and 9, 98 My. OF silk te exce lent; the Regular $3.00 Waists, $1.98 | Regular $10 Waists, $6.66 — sleeves; all sizes....... ‘ M8 ‘a fee Satis tay ny x "sa A Few of the Specials -—FROM OUR— Bedding Department Blanket Samples—We have been | Baby Blankete—White, Wool able to secure a drummer's | Finished Crib Blankets, with | . | blue and pink borders 43 | all line I-pure my full Ine of All-pure Wool | Boece oer pair c | Blankets, both warp and fll | gheete—Bleached Sheete, a ing; there are no two pair med, ready for une; fall ra190 | alike; all in a perfect cond! site aes priced 38¢ ‘ » te0o a | eaek ton; xalnes up {0 $1600 me) gee ae hoses Fringed pair, Sample price, $3 75 White het He SPoreaas, up, per palr., ‘ sqaaré or w vor Cotton Biankete—All sizes and | Dele Bpectal. price $1, 30 | | every grade, color and style nee Spreade—Hemmed Crochet bere. Specially priced, single od Spreads, size 7Ex88 bed size, gray blankets, 39 | good $2.00 value Si 55 per pair C | Special price, each Children’s Sweaters Ladies’ Combinati | 25c $£=48c | Little Coat Sweatera, button | Musiin Drawers and Corset down front, with pockets; white / Cover Combinations, trimmed or oxford regular price 98¢ GLOVES with lace; HAND BAGS Embossed Leather Hand Page; Ladies’ Kid Gloves, all colors the newest shape, 2 pocke and sites; Zclasp; elegantly on outaide, with coin purse to | made; worth $1.56 | mateh; black, brown, tan and Saturday, a pair 98c | bine; regular $1.60. 98¢ } 1¢button Silk Lisle, all wizes; | Saturday } nearly ¢ y color; our regu | Solid Leather Hand Bags, leath t lar Oh seller, Special. | er covered frame, riveted Saturday, a pair 49c | brass mountings, lined with Dent's Kid Gloves for Ladies; | leather; regular price $1.98 to | nearly every color; all sizes $2.60 $1 25 | regular $1.76 value; { 22 Saturday Saturday, a pair $ ’ al Ladies ap Silk Gloves LACE black and many colors; all | wizex, Extra special 49 10,000 yards of Lace; many Saturday, a palr c | styles, dozens of patterns, Long Silk Gloves; some of the values to 12%c, and up to 3 | colors have broken elzes; our Inches wide. COLLAR PINS | reguiar $1,50 glove COMBS Dutch Collar Pine in a dozen Pyriine Combs, In any color; | styles; al) colors of stones regular 26e seller, London's and ny jet pins; values extra special 15 to 5 Saturday Cc Baturday .occccseee c London Undersells FLOOR COVERING To understand these prices the goods must be seen. | | Heavy Axminster Rugs $5.60 value cut to | Axminster Rugs, 27x58; tx6 $3.25 | Tapestry Brussels Rugs, x11 ft cut to Doorway and Archway Rugs mit $1, 60 | | Axminater, 36x72 inches; $4.50 $2.50 value; cut to value; 85 Velvet Rugs, 3x6 ft.; $2 65 | CUE LO seseeveeere mye $4.50 value; cut to ' LINOLEUM Hest Inlald TAnoloum $1.50 | Best grade Printed Linoleum; value; eut to, 15 She value; cut to 48 ' aquare yard C square yard Second grade Inlaid out to, square yard Second grade Printed Linoleum; 660 va cut ta, 4c aquere yard $1.96 value; 95c SHOES AT CUT PRICES For Women Women's Julieta, $1.26 and $1.50 | els hee wbbtr Women's & 1 1909 Styles models; military and Dire toire effects; all sives, and values to §2. Patent and vicl palr Women's $2 Vict Kid Shoes $1.49 shoes $1.98 Women’s $3.50 Viei Kid 2 4g Shoes ' list for the new fall goods. We guarantee eyery shoe we sell It they hurt your feet bring goods to “clean up”—nothing here that has done duty for a decade Everything is brand CHILDREN’S SHOES $8e fs a special price for our $1.25 and $150 Children’s plete lines in box calf and vict hid in all sizes, 6 to &, also one compl line 6 to 98c 6c Pair Women's Beamlers Howe Diack or tan, especially good for ‘White Skirt For One Day—Saturday pleased with those and we'll be pleased to have the room; wonderful 8 values at this price 9 C Real Bristle Hair Brush, with fox or mahogany back; regu Saturday 25c the very best of this season's kid. Special, a 98c Women's $3 Vici Kid There you have it-—our price them back. London has no old pew and a’ cul price. Shoes; 7 different and com large 2 al at ’ Women’s Hose every-day wear, bathing, ete You will be ‘TRNAS lar price 60c extra special nos’ te Roa G TRONKS | For Men | Men's Hamiiton Brown Oxford in tan-@eetun. yetn eat and Dinck or tan viel r 0 values—$4 at m Kid 98c t 1 98 buys Men's Oxfords or ' Blacher Cut Shoee in various broken and values to $3.60 line over Men's $2 Glaze Low Shoes Hines, all sizes Look this Shoes—all sizes Rock Hill Hox ¢ Bals, all solid leather and good wearers $1, 49 Special, pair Boys Same Shoo, ail sizes up to large 2 Special INFANTS’ SHOES—Values to 66c; all sizes, 2 to 6, To clear quickly, 29 a pale 490 Infants’ Boft Bole Shoes, white. pink, red, brown, blue and black, all sizes, Special 10 & pair c Boys’ Underwear | 15¢ Boys’ Light balbriggan Shirts and Drawers, regular 26c quality Extra Special NOTION SALE Larae Spool of Thread, black or white jo Package of Needles, any at Ironing Wax, with handle od Paper Pink Rost Darning Cc tton Paokawe of Hest Hair Pins Bottle of Machine Williams’ Shaving Boap Stocking Darner | Hox Face Powder x Cabinet of Halt Pina (idd) tc Doren Bone Har Ping; regu te Spool Heat Machine Thread numbers te 100-Yard 8 k, all color always 1 he 6 Pairs Shoe Laces Be Ladies’ Handkerchiefs; regular p 2 for Se Child's Hone Supporters Se SHORS, 400 consnrs HAND BAGS $1.19 Bargains i in Furnishings - MEN 4xo BOYS] Men's 76c ahd $1 Golf Shirts; 100 | Men's 50c Lace Weave Balbrig ' patterns to choose from; all gan Underwear in blus or | ful! cut and well made 59 brown. Special, per j Special i c garment woeeetee 25c { Men‘s $1.25 and $1.50 Fine Grade | $1.50 Boys’ Wash Suits, Buster { Summer Shirts, many with Brown style, guaranteed fast ! pleated fronta and coat styles color; sizes ito 8 year 69c Bulte is Se ay bow tle free These choice fhirts only, each with each 8 al abit lue 0} Svith Delis, $1/0) Men's Khai Giray Dveralie] | gicow 8106. co @4 A Olt sizes Special She h To clone Cc 7 =" ; ; $3.50 Boys’ Gray Check Suite 0 Me Wool Bathing ; i 8 Bh cord hes Ping y 3 school; beautiful pat a: 75 Spetial .., $2.19 forks. Spore $1.50 Men's One-Piece Bathing | 50¢ and Tie Boys’ Pants, 4 aud 5 Suita years, made of the best of Special 98c goods, ho two patterns 19 alike. Your choice. . Young Men's Coats and Vests. Knit Undervests 2c Ait Undervests i Children's Misses’ White n’s Pure White Blss Cotton § Vesta, fir Vests, taped a 4 ribbed 10 years Hose, oc and eveless neck sizes 1 to Tin- Top apa Glasses 8-0z. Size; Regular 30c per dozen; 5 4 Oc Special, DOZEN. (Only 2 dozen to each customer.) All Copper Nickel Plated Tea Re-tinned Kettle Cover Pots, Spint size, reg 4 black enameled knob handle, lar 750; special 9c | 4 and 9 inch elres le Choice, each , c Black Enameled Coat Hooks 7 Lenox Soat on regular 1fe dozen 6 9 3 Spectal, dozen BR Essai 4 Mr ts’ Nickel Plated Sad J Brass Pleture Moulding Hooks Irous, 3 in each Get, ithataae extra wide; regular 10¢ 5 and regular Py " 3pec en 1 : PH dozen, Special, doxer Ci iss Special, set 898 Enameled Water Dipper, with | ‘Thin Blown Table Tumblers, riveted handle; 1%-quart alze; | with engraved flower de regular 26¢ 15 tion; regular 10¢ eact SENSATIONAL CLEAN-UP —OF— Our Wash Goods Stoc at 8 a Yard Stock include Jogi Silks n plain and fancy weaves; Plain Colored Cotton \ $s Paty Checked | Voiles, ‘Tissue Linen Suitings, Fine Batistes in all the new est styles, Also a full line of Desde Swiss Goods. Out buyer made the mistake of buying t heavy and that, ¢ bined with an unusually cool summer, leaves us with a big stock on hand, with values ranging at 18c, 20c, 25¢ and on to c per yard, ‘To dispose of sucl but it gain goods from one season to another loss to us, is your and ae