The evening world. Newspaper, August 10, 1911, Page 9

a } THE EVEN WHO |FOUR POUNDS OF WATER TO GET HIM ON THE FORCE. “Light” Applicant for Police Job in Chicago Found the Way to Make Weight. CHICAGO, Aug. 10.—Four pounds of |} water may be the means of securing a position on the police force for a man |who yesterday took the examination | before the Civil Service Comintsston. 1] | The applicant, who was four pounds too Hght In weight, just before he en- tered the weighing room drank @ trifle NEWSBOY KING DIED UNDER A TRAIN AFTER LONG JOURNEY} KING OF NEWSIES FALLS 10 DEATH UNDER A TRAIN cxmendpinnemn Harry Blanche Was Trying to le more than four pounds of water. Break Record for Journey: ‘Another applionnt was @ quarter of an inoh short of the necessary height ing Over Country. and succeeded in stretching himecif to the dostred height by hanging for half {48 hour from @ horizontal bar. The aames of both men were placed on the aligible list. TRAVELLED 20,000 MILES. Gen. George W. G MPMPHIS, Aug. 10 Gordon, Commander-in- United Confederate Vetera ber of Congress, died at his home hero jated from his last when he was re- lelected to the 3 H of Rep- lresengatives, th general of the | Confederacy to serve in that body. George Washington Gordon was bora in Gilles County, Tenn., Oct. 5 18%, served with distinction At the close of it Gen. ine ied and practiced law. —— | | Cratser North Carolina Winner. WASHINGTON, Aug. 10,—The armored crujger North Carolina to-day waa de- clared victor in the engineering contest | in the navy, an honor coveted by every vessel of the battle-ship class which participated in the competition. This will be the welcome news to greet the cruiser when she arrives at New York in a few days with Secretary of War Stimeon, returning from Cuba and Pan- ama, on board, She will be presented with a handsome bronze trop! || JUST A FEW MINUTES TO SHAMPOO THIS WAY Breezy Youngster Knew Art of Selling Papers to All Sorts of People. campal, political ‘Word flashed along Park Row early toéay that Harry Blanche, “King of the Newsboys,” who won his title by travelling back and forth across the United States and selling newspapers | |; in 20 olties in a 20,000 mile circuit, had | been killed at Saratoga. After ail his risky journeys on brake beams, on the undersiug refrigerators of dining care, in engine tenders, he slipped from the platform of @ Barnum and Bailey cireug train on which he was riding to Glens Falls. The King had been taking ‘what he called a vacation by following the red wagons this summer. Blanche was twenty years old and a eport, Early last year he heard that “Noodles” Fagan of Pittsburg earned hia title of “King of the Newsboys” by travelling over 5,000 miles and selling papers in twenty different citi “all right,” said Bianol 6o- | ing after that title and take it away from him.” And by the standards of competition which he understood to pre- | ra!lroad holler vail he succeeded, Lahad ter, P. D. and Q Starting without a cent in his pockets | Pas® M buy alt fight, \tyn, 18 the Loe ‘Angeles Nats, “The on June 1, he stole rides and sold papers | ;,, ke of hi chickens, holler: “* sued by hi reason for this,” she continues, “is Pe Oe eeee Sarees ie. Contin ® chorm® because of the almost general use of reach oot RN as ad savaretere | ters here were at canthrox for cleansing scalp and hair. ee cag gl Bhp Ml tell b Arrangements) “A teaspoonful of canthrox dis- pleated cad loraae found be- | for his funeral were being made there solved in a cup of hot water {s enough side his mang! y on the Delaware | to-day, and Hudson tracks at Saratoga last | for a good shampoo. This should be Right was wrapped ina square of can- | poured on the head slowly and the vase matting, whioh he had cut from the | ee alp rubbed briskly. The rich lather ring in which Jeffries was beaten by neutralizes the ofl and loosens dust Johnson. There were more than thirty showing membership in news- ya’ clubs all over the country and @ kage of newspaper clippings. Blanche the civil Gordon FIARRY BLANCHE you are little. If the coal 1s in the way, throw out some coal.’ “Selling papers ts just bonds in Wall street. Pick your cus- tomer. like a broker or a| like selling “To-day fewer women than ever be- ‘Turrible | fore depend on the hairdresser for | shampooing,” writes Mrs. Mae Mar- —_— George S. Small Jr. Dies. George Sumner Small jr, died on Tuesday at No. 4 Sidney place, Brook- | anq dandruff. After rinsing, the scalp | lyn, He had been @ member of the|{s sweet and clean, while the hair Consolidated Svock Exchange since “ 1885 and once ran for President. He | Arles very quickly and ts left Slossy, ‘some queer eayings to his credit,| was a member of the Crescent Athletic fluffy and easy to do up. So little time and labor {s required with can- among them: Club, the Atiantio Yacht Club, the “You can travel six or seven hundred | Monks Club and the Dyker Meadows hates Wey ered 1s a positive jelight.”—Advt. miles in the coal box under the diner !f' Golf Club. Tomorrow, Friday, August 11th 318 Women’s Garments will be closed out at great reductions Nominal prices and a phenomenal opportunity We should not care to hazard a guess as to how long this little sale of great values will last. Probably not more than a few hours. Women are ever ready to absorb values of this character, and this opportunity is too glaringly obvious to call for comment. 150 White Lingerie Dresses. Formerly 40.00 and 45.00... 36 Austrian Linen Suits, plain or trimmed. Formerly 18.50 te 22.50.... 49 Tailored Suits, plain or trimmed. Formerly 29.50 to 39.50 83 Silk Bathing Suits, beautifully trimmed. Formerly 12.50 to 18.00 reduced to 7.95 For Misses and Small Women 14-16-18 Years—Second floor 28 Tailored Suits, checks or fancy tweeds, Formerly 19.50 to 25.00... 49 Fancy Tailored Suits, of navy, black or white serge. Formerly 25.00 to 35.00... 38 Linen Suits, of Ramie linen, in white, leather or natural. Formerly 9.75 to 15.00... 25 Pongee Coats, all silk shantung. Formerly 15.00 to 25.00. 395 Washable Dresses, of tissue, voile, lawn or lingerie. Formerly 5.95 to 9.75... 17 Evening Dresses, of silk chiffon or net - over silk. Formerly 25.00 to 39.50....now 17.50 ..reduced to 15.00 reduced to 10.00 reduced to 15.00 now 7.50 -now 14.00 now 7.50 . now 10.00 now 3.95 Reductions in Boys’ Washable Suits tomorrow A naive little girl, with her mind far from the poet she quoted, once wrote in her copybook: “A thing of beauty is a boy forever.” Her particular boy must have been in a Saks washable suit, for nothing shows off a boy to better advantage. And at these prices you can rig out your. boy anew for a dollar or two, Boys’ Russian or Sailor Blouse Suits in'a choice selection of materials and patterns, ‘This lot includes the season's most favored tellers, Formerly 2.25 and 1.95, Now 1.25 Boys’ Sailor or Russian Blouse Suits, in agenerous assortment of washable fabrics, smartly trimmed and designed, and cut full and roomy. Were 1.55 Now 1.00 ING WORLD, TH URSDAY, AUGUST NO CONNECTION WITH GREENAUT-Si MAMM J.BGR BUILDINGS. HUT Pres. [Greenhut Building tor BacTnent,» | Furniture Sale Tomorrow's special feature will be dining-room fur- niture. Our exhibit is a comprehensive one, sounding every note in the scale—from the simplest and most in- expensive piece to the very finest and most massive “period” reproductions, Purchases made now will be held for Fall delivery, if so desired. Sideboards—as illustrated; rich quartered oak, rubbed and polished; golden color; wood- en knobs and handles; French Liab beveled mirror; regu- aon $34; sale $37, 50 cninac losets—to match sideboard ; two mirtors in back; grooved shelves; regular price §$. sale $29 50 bles—to match sideboard and 42-inch top, 6-ft. exten sion; pedestal base and four legs; com pletes this ideal dinii an, Lathe sad seats Solid Quartered (ak Dining Tables —8-ft. extension ; round top; reg. $70; sale price $35 | —pedestal bas tension; reg. $79; a Early English Dining Tables 54 inches in’ diameter; 8- regularly $39 Quartered Oak Closet—re; Golden Oak Biningt Dhalra’ —slipleather seats.. $1. 75 Golden Oak Dining ules —claw Early English Buffets Double Bae Green Trading Stampe With Purchases Made Before 1 2 o’ Clock [Women’s Summer Dresses and Suits | ANY OTHER STORE EL COOPER ©. BOTH SIDES OF 6“AVE, 187A19"STS.NEW YORK No Charge for Alterations on Women’s and M.sses’ Apparel Until Further Notice— Hats Trimmed free 10, 1911, MAIN BUILDING —~-— All Remaining Lots . Offered in a Whirl. wind Clearance Sale, Tomorrow Very little attention has been paid to original cost, or former selling prices, in reparing for this sale. Our main object—indeed, our ont one-—is to DISPOSE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE of our entire remaining stocks of strictly Summer goods. No need to say more. Everyone who knows us and our methods in clearance sales will come here quickly, tomorrow. We shall have the banner crowd of the Summer. These bargains for Friday COMMAND such a response: About 2,000 White and Colored Dresses—originally sold at $2.95 to VE" §1.5051.95°2.50 nu®3.50 JUR GROUPS; at. Mil je of sizes from 32 to 44 in each group, but NOT in every style. So ‘ARIETY in styles and materials that YOU ARE BOUND TO FIND JUST “THE DRESS YOU WANT IN ONE OF THE FOUR LOTS Two of the styles are illustrated. None C. O. D. or on approval. All-Linen Suits—formerly sold ar $5.50 to "3 75; grouped into two lots and repriced a | 95 and $3. 95 for tomorrow, at... Handsome Cloth Suits—in th season’s most fashionable fabrics—serges, homespuns, tweeds, mannish mixtures and broadcloths; THE BEST OF WORKMANSHIP, FIT AND FINISH; suits heretofore sold at $12.75 to $24.0, clas- sified into three lots 55, $7.50 and $9.75 and priced for to- (MAIN Buliding, First Floor.) morrow, at........ ‘MAIN BUILDING———— Bargains Told of Briefly MAIN BUILDING ‘ “The Artist Cap” TheNewest Thingin Millinery Here's a piece of millinery that we Bloomers. . —wood seats; regularly | ‘ $3.50; at.... ‘ 2 Solid Oak Dining Chairs—saddle- shaped wood seats; reg. China Closets to mateh—_ $19.50 atch—solid oak; Handkerchiefe— 6for Men's 1245¢ (ene sion; regularly $2 Mahogany Buffet: HUT Building, Second and Third Floors.) Bargains in Rugs Curtuin Specials Smith's Seamless Wilton Velvet | $1 Nottingham Lace Ci 55c Men's 6 for 35 cro Handkerchiefs—6 ft; $24.50 quality; at.. $14.75 (GREENHUT Building, First Floor.) Voiles........4.5 29¢ Irish Dress Linens— 26-inch $3.50 value $2.25 (GREENHUT Building, First Floor.) *1.75)|* MAIN BUILDING Women’s °3 to *4 rota Low Shoes, Tomorrow, Wom ns White Canvas High Button medium short vamp; all sizes and $ Rrade; at 4 245 ont Children’s White ¢ ind Oxfor all sizes up to 2; $1 and $2 grades ind Children’s B: trap Pum ; Goodyear-welt so! patent and black calf; all sizes up to 2; $1.50 grade the 5c grade, box 50 Prize Beauty box of 50 box of 50 Emma Abbott Perfe (MAIN Building, Second Floor.) MAIN BUILDING: (MAIN Building, Ma ‘Phone Chelsea 4000. Ice Cream Cones Mado fresh every minute; Orders by i.ail or by wire promptly filled. Smoked Meats Danan CELEBRATED y San Pabl STYLE BACCN DQ 129 pREMaRED seLE RISING |] 5 We | FLOUR or BUCK: I] Piscine aaisigs'* ¢ for Frid i | WOR ° ON 24¢ Wi Li ay | | stews 10s phe 0./2C Ines an SNOT Ee 8 ond Soturday i Fresh Vegetables. 4 Pure California VALE COCKTAIL S—Manbet'1( Guinness’ Extra ; NEW BLOOD BEETS Be || MIxeD TEAS, green teas or ig'S TOASTED reel ~ Wines C Dublin Stout | GUADARATI, (MOCHA AND . 14epackege....., 2UC PORT, SHPREY, ANGEL ( Bovied in Dusiln ae | sy B15 tb a UR ra Deli Tri kes Reduced trom 8 roel oa) eee Ree A doveg i t f ASTRY FLO} un lade in aie .° Reduced from 20010 1.58 deen 36S tl Baker Reduced 0 i |(o a L) mee i | J ple. crus FRENCH STYLE FRUIT Ba Reduced from t28te 840 || Reiss’s Ginger Ale, tof, 10 doren nina, 4 Pi Neon TS—eath, o¢ UMBERTO ITALIAN VER: |] Sarsaparil a, Lemon oi eles 8108 } | 4 MUTTON CHA TARTS. lbe MOUTH—the best import ao ene * |.. || SUPERIOR BB ROMMEL ih | FRESH COCOANUT 90 @ ; 49¢ h gular Os large The i | We clean fish free of charge AR > « DIL N'S OLD IRISH | CHERRY LOA — j Hate te ais | ne i ceislsnoe 15¢ || || Black & White wasnt st tone, OBC ; | FRESH POUND. CAKES Scotch Whisky Monogram | Br eniat or inarbies “BOG Whisky No. 5 4 GOLD LOAP ie ‘ay de 15¢ 1 CHEESE CAKES sot 10c ALMOND. OR CHERRY Kong Island fluke Ic LOAF CAKES 25¢ i) LIVE, SOPT-SHELL HAL T/MORE SPONGE 1 5 , 85¢ feet; leather-covered slip drawers Salts... Wy ular. It has been seen on the seats, regularly $5) cae $3.50 E ae. $37 ig oe 1.25 Avenue, th he Bhente Walk, and Ti Solid Quartered Oak Dining Chairs a 5 re pay! Wash Biouses and d 5e other places where fashionable women Boys’ Bloomers, Knick- ers and Wash Blouses Men's6 for 75c Linen Initialed Women's 10c Swiss Embrold- 5 ered Handkerchiefs Ic tains worariite Geese $18.75 Other Gri Women’s Irish Linen Hand-, pee a aces: $1.25 value +. 83 kerchiefe—6for........ Axminster Ruge--Oxi2 $210 $2.50 values... +++ $1.45 |] | 19¢ Printed Chiffon 15¢ Cigars Mould That le BXAGTEY aa Wearer| | Men’s and Boys’ Bathing Suite, This is a continuation of our final clean-up of all Foot- Li TAL. Nothing | | “1% fren Goer st s0selus OBC : Mould pumps, ties and Oxfords. Perfect footwear in every but high-priced Cuban tobacco bat Hy plone) values as He respect—as desirable as any that can be bought today at EAR ae WANS Wor Value’ $4," "$2.60; 2°95 double, or more than double, the price quoted. You can't GAR -— the Oe ee ccas wecsiss pele So" mention a leather, a fabric, a finish,a width or kind that costs 18c each; at a4 value 98..... $1.50 a size that isn’t represented in this collection. Box of 50 Camping Tents Shoes—Cubar, | | Black Lion Perfectos hey le Price. | Size, ft. Sale Price. wrapper; long-filled cigar in Diplomaticos everybody's favorite; 1.24 Three Authors Perfectos that’s as staple as sugar; 3 | tl very best mild smokes; box of 50 89c Groceries, Meats, Fish, Etc. Quick FREE delivcry, to Summer resorts and elsewhere, in accordance with our well- known plan. New Vegetables California Olives Hog, Se bottle, to coffee; y, come and sce the new Turn- jon. can ED BAe ‘operation— Son” CANVASE D . a 1c |} 5 WA "WESTPHALIA: hy Ag Sie HAMS— 2le 5e Ib. ust w SUGAR-€ cu RED A SuGAl 16%e STARCH bOL D'S SUGAR-CURED BACON Bue 80c || wae utwesrenauia . ; } nay hahees 85c prophesy will become immensely pop- : ; most do congregate. As usual, The Big Store is the first to putitoutata POPULAR PRICE. These hats are hand made, of silk velvet, ma- nipulated so as to give the correct soft effect. The brim is made of white ffeta silk, ite teeta on the left with (MAIN Buiiditig, First Floor.) $2.95 MAIN BUILDING Menten On’ Bathing Suits, Tents and Tennis Supplies This is clearance time with us—the best bargain time o. che whole year for YOU. A few of Friday's many specials: 39c ss-bar for 23c MOST CLEVER s LL You'LL BE CHAR ED WITH IT, OLR rite E “Be 1214 "1.49 @ cigar $2 Pate, hand jor $4 ahs ws, tull saps spe $1. 9% w= ind; Fem. $2.18... $1.95 | 8-Ball Croquet Set— nd tea. $3.25 78 | "regularly $2, spe (MAIN But ‘ng, Second ctos—one of Champlonship Tei in Floor.) $2, $2.50 & $3 Straw Hats, 19¢ THEY MUST GO! 's practi- cally giving them away, yet many of these hats cost more at whole- sale than the price we quote for tomorrow. ALL SIZES, DIMENSIONS AND STYLES in every acceptable straw. That tells the story. (MAIN Building, Second Floor.) MAIN BUILDING 0 ripe olives— 34e LEY used in 15c ASHING POW 19¢