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OIL FIRE KILLS RIVE AT PHILADELPHIA Atlantic Refinery Bfaze Extin- guished After 24 Hotirs—Does | $1,000,0ag Damage. PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 15.—Fire which stared yesterday in the Point Breeze works of the Atlantic Refining | CONTEST AGAN FORFORTUNE LEFT BY HARRAN KI Company was finally exti uished to-! day after five persons had been killed | Los Angeles Court to Decide—| ana damage of $1,000,000 done. One | person is dying out of a score in-| Dr. A. A, Schwab's Wife Missing, jured and city officials say the damage | may yet reach $%.(100,000. Witnesses say that Hugh McClune sacrificed kis Iife to save his friend William Chsdell, an aged employee. The two were ing the steam still when it explded and covered them (Special to The Evening Work.) 108 ANGELDS, Aug. 15,—A second Contest of the will of Anna I. Van Rennselaer, sister of the late B. H. Rh ah ‘ n jul Harriman, is to be made in courts | his here, The heifs charge undue influ ence by Juin D. Clarke. 4 the $169,000 estate was left in irust with a New York financial institu- tion. friend, who had fa ried him out of the fire. ‘A portion of | Self fell and died son ward. Virtually every man connected with the city fire department was rushed to the scene after the first explosion, jand when small fires broke out tn alits. Vainx other parts of the city, it was neces- etl Mb sary to relay the alarms to Point York was “i the Los A ny of the firemen were tempo- by Miss C ra overcome by smoke and heat nd others dropped from sheer ox- jaustion from their long toil in the ntense heat a rowned Bather's Body Recovered. et of William J. Ryan, twenty- ouis Ce > inted a divorce by the San Diego @oun'y § berior Court from Willrum inyt ¢ gate, son of the New Y« turer, Deseviion was cl defense was made by k manufac 1, and no | . who {t failed to app Was Mrs. E Robinson, Miss Hleanor | Robinson and Misses Alice and I Burling of New York are at Hotel Maryland, Ps | ——— Miss Adelaide Goscheldt f New | York was honor guest here at a dinner Fi given ty Mien Sylvin Noack in South irst aid Oxford Avenue. fe Charles M. Babcock sues here for or divorce, charging that his wife locked | ki t I him in the cellar and then went home | b to mother in rk, N. J. skin trouble Dr. A. A. sportsman well *. known in York., reports his | There is nothing bride of two mon ssing. He | . gues k to mother, | better torelieve the who at the wed- | ing. | torment of eczema ile een | . * Editor Killed by Lightning on| and similar ills and Golf Links. | KANKAKEE, Il, Aug. 15.—J. 2. restore health. #mith, 6 for many 's editor and publisher of the RESINOL | Soothing and Healing MOTOR CLOSED TRUCK DELIVERIES SATURDAY AT 1 P. Our Old-Fashioned DAY August Furniture Sale Is in Its Third Week After five years, this Semi-Annual Sale Event again offers tempting opportunities for Fall housefurnishings. 15% to 50% OFF Furniture Talks—4 Isn’t it a fact that success is not the result of chance but always rests on some well- defined policy? It has been one of this firm’s strictest policies for 67 years never to buy from a factory whose product has been known to give trouble. This rule rests not in the firm’s desire !o avoid trouble for itself but in its anxiety that its cus- tomer’s enjoyment of his purchase shall not be dis- turbed. The result has been a reputation for satisfac- tion. In Addition, We Are Headquarters for QUALITY, LOW PRICES, VARIETY CREDIT generously, if you lesire it. Porceloid Side Icer inygienic; Solid Oak; Porce loid Food partment: a illustrated, at Four-Piece American Walnut Dining Room Suite Chippendale Period, consisting of Buffet, China Closet, .50 aL Chest and Dining Table, 48-inch, 6-foot ex- $ tension; 4 pieces, as illustrated eee High Grade Period Living Rcom Suite 1s, mahogany finished frames, up- ; WR cart, Milout, including 3 pillows and roll; 3 oD | 89 50 pieces, ns illustrated WACoRNER THE EVENING WORLD, MONDAY, Broadway at Ninth Street New York. Business Hours— 9 to 5. Telephone Stuyvesant 4700 ye New Arrivals in the August Sale of Oriental Rugs Chinese rugs at $22.50 to $750—a year ago were $45 to $1,500 Mahals, Muskabads, Gorevans—half and less than half 1920 prices Some antique and modern pieces $44 to $94-—a year ago were $118 to $250 1920 prices were twice to two and a half times more. Today's prices ure 50 per cent. to 100 per cent. more. 185 Chinese Rugs In dark blue, light blue, tan, old gold, old rose, tobacco brown, Half 1920 prices—a quarter below today’s prices, 50 at $22.50 Average size, 2x4 feet. 25 rugs $54 Average size, 3x6 feet. 20 rugs at $95 Average size, 4x7 feet. 15 rugs at $125 Average size, 6x9 feet. 20 rugs at $275 Average size, 9x12 feet. 30 rugs at $350 to $750 From 10x13 ft. to 12x19 ft. This is a sale of extraor- dinary SERVICE. It em- braces hundreds of rugs, notable weaves, favorite colorings. It touches in price a level which we do not believe the regular price of the coming season can possibly descend to. The large business done so far—necessitating the bringing in of new rugs— indicates its attractiveness and its wide appeal. 27 Persian Carpets Mahals, muskabads, Herez and Gorevans from our own stock. Bize Price 14.5x 7.11 ft... ++ $250 11.9% 8.2 ft + 295 12.7x9 ft.. 13.7 x 8.6 ft 11.10x8.11 ft 13.10 x 9.8 ft. 13x 10 ft.. 12.10 x 9.9 ft. Matched Suites for the Bedroom In the August Furniture Sale From $174 for a $374 suite of 5 pieces To $1,813 for a $2,122 suite of 8 pieces A_ complete assortment—mahogany, walnut, plain enamel. decorated enamels—Queen Anne, Louis XV, Louis VI, Sheraton, Heppelwhite, Adam, Colonial, Ital- ian, Cottage and Mission types. tion of at least 10 pex cent. In mahogany $282.50 for a $565 suite, 6 piece Queen Anne type. $200 for a $302.50 suite, J piece Queen Anne type. _ $377 for a $754 suite, 7 piece Louis XVI. type. _ . $547 for a $729 suite, 4 piece Sheraton type. i $606 for a $908 suite, 7 piece Louis XVI. type. $1,050 for a $2,101 suite, 9 piece Chippendale type. $190 for a $380 suite, 6 piece walnut Colonial type. In enamels $135 for a $270 Ivory enamel suite, 4 pieces. $216 for a $325.50 suite, 6 piece Queen Anne type. $402 for a $670 Ivory enamel suite, 5 piece Louis XVI. type. i $195 for a $925 Ivory enamel suite, 5 piece Louis XVL type. $530 for a $706 Ivory enamel suite, 8 piece Heppelwhite type. $1,106 for a $1.475 gray enamel suite, 8 piece Louis XVL type. Every suite at a reduc- Some are even less than half —note the $174 sutte above quoted. In walnut $251 for a $377 suite, 6 piece Colonial type. $352 for a $470 suite, 4 piece Louis XV. type. $501 for a $752 suite, 6 piece Adam type. $603 for a $905 suite, 8 piece Adam type. $1,100 for a $1,650 suite, 7 piece Louis XVI. type. Enamels decorated $363 for a $472 gray staimed suite, Cottage type. $437 for a $546 gray enamci suite, 8 piece Colonial type. $552 for a $614 green suite, 8 piece Colonial type. $1,012 for a $1,125 Cafe au Lait suite, piece Louis XVI. type. $556 for a $618 green suite, 9 piece Cottage type. $1,813 for a,$2,122 Cafe au Lait suite, 8S piece Louis XVI. type. Sixth Gallery, New Bullding 100 Odd Silk Frocks for Miss 14 to 20 Tuesday—$39.50, $59.50 and $69.50 A charming collection —among them many of our most popular mode’ iginally marked $5! $135, . Novelty crepes, Roshanara crepe, chiffon, foulards, geor gette and crepe de chine com- bined, and canton crepe. 100 wash dresses $12.75 and $16,50-—originally $25 to $39.50—gingham, linen, and voile, and dotted Swiss dresses in all of this season’s favored colors. Sports skirts, $10.75 100 flannel—plain and nov- elty—and crepe de chine—our $18.50 to $29.50 grades. The crepe de chine skirts are all per- fectly fresh, their delivery hav- ing been unavoidably delayed Pleated and straight models, | Bands, 25 to 32, Lengths, to 85. Sports coats, $12.75 50 flannel coats — originally $19.75 to $27.50—red and green | blazer stripes, and plain white combined with red, green and gold. Tuxedo and tailored models, Second Floor, Old Building Tenth Street Arak and Lelihan Carpets ‘To-day's regular prices are a third more. 1920 prices were double. wi 10.2x 7.2 ft. ad 100 Anatolian Mats $7.50 for $15 grade Average size, 3x1.10 ft. Antique and Modern Cabistans, Daghestans, Khivas and Bokharas $44 to $94 Sizes 4.3x3.3 ft. to 6.4x3.10. 1920 prices were $118 to $250. Third Gallery, New Building $35 for ice-saving Refrigerators Only 85, 33 inches long. 47 inches high. 20 in. deep, and hold 100 lbs. of ice. Wanamaker-Special Hardwood cases with solid end construction, positive insu- lation, tinned wire shelves, pro- vision chambers lined with baked-on white enamel, nickel- plated, solid brass hardware, removable duplex grate in ice chamber, removable waste pipe and automatic trap. Seventh Gallery, New Building Pictures at Half Price $1 to $32.50. Were $2 to $65. Lovely colored prints. Mezzotints—- Colored etchings— Photogravures— Sepia or gray printed photographs. Many imported. All taste- fully and artistically framed. e subjects are various and interesting—fancy French fig- ures, well-known European cathedrals and public buildings, portraits of well-known per- sonages, landscapes, rural! scenes. French village scenes, imaginative scenes of family’ life and children, A remarkable collection ‘of pic- tures to sell at half price, Eighth Gallery, New Bullding Golf Stockings for girls and boys—65c $1.15 and $1.85 grades 265 pairs wool and cot- ton mixed, length; si: All s ia the lot, but not in each kW.w. —bevwn and green, —brown and navy blue, —brown and purple, —brown and maroon, —blue and gray, —blue and green, Fancy striped turn-over tops. Main Floor, Old Bullding Ph Aha ed A Mla oR iw is not big type and big talk in the newspapers— but the quality, fashion and fair price of the goods in the store which make value and give lasting satisfaction Formerly A. 1. Stewart & Co. opens your wool. tion of staple, well-made goods. in ga stock of medium-priced suits and overcoats of good qua overcoat now. OF THE YEAR.” summer, spring or fall weight. a 4 ing out the remainder of our stocks, both summer and spring, at prices that will not prevail this fall. Clothing costs have come down, but prices on regu- lar stocks for fall cannot be anywhere near as low as these present prices. serges and unfinished worsteds—$45 and $50 grade . plain blue; 124 winter suits, cheviot mix- tures—$55 and $60 grades.. plain blue; 210 winter suits, cheviot mix- tures—$65 and $70 grades..... AA AANROHA YA A “Buy your Winter Suit NOW” (Says Roger W. Babson) *“*Never mind if it is the hottest day of the year’’ | All right! We meet this and go it one better OFFERING BEGINNING TUESDAY A Sale of Both Summer and Winter Suits for men at the year’s Zero Prices Babson is the well-known statistician and business expert who studies trade conditions and advises on ¢he future. “Our advice to wool growers is—don’t needlessly sacrifice Our advice to textile mills is—increase your produc- Our advice to retailers is—get Our advice to individuals is—buy your winter suit and NEVER MIND IF IT IS THE HOTTEST DAY ty. It is the psychological time—N O W —to buy men’s clothing —winter, It is true because we are sell- That’s true. Men’s and Young Men’s Summer Suits 293, fancy mixtures and blue flannels, $27.50 $32.50 $37.50 No charge for alterations Summer and Winter Suits 302 summer suits, fancy mixtures and Summer and Winter Suits 245 summer suits, fancy mixtures and Very likely many men will buy (wo suits, v..2 of the summer weight and one of the heavier weight. There are warm days eve even in summer. A man’s wardrobe ought to have in it at all times several weights of clothing. The summer weight fabrics include worsteds, unfinished worsteds, cheviots, cassimeres, serges, tweeds anil flannels all half lined. The heavier suits are cheviots of a superior grade—all full lined. This new kind of sale romptly at nine o'clock Tuesdiy mornin Burlington Arcade Floor, New Buliding His statement is as follows: n in winter and cool days and will continue until all the clothing has been sold. You will notice that there are various grades, and, of course the most valuable will go most quickly, but as prices are all nearly down to half, the sale is good clean through.