Austin American (Austin, Tex.), Ed. 1 Friday, April 16, 1920 Page: 3 of 10
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WITH EVERY SUIT ORDER
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Write Your Own Guarantee For Us to Sign
LONDON
THE AMERICAN
WOOLEN MILLS
NATIONAL BANK
vationists In the Fear* Treaty fight.
HALLWAY SHOP FINF
HAS $75,000 1SS
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Next Door to Woodie Gilbert Drug Store
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PAINT DEVOE PAINT
Every room
for the children
How Is Your
Stock?
From the Season’s Very Outset This Store Has
Been Writing History With This Line
Fiber Silks and Pure Silks,’ Bates’
Street Shirts, with all the fine touches of
good tailoring—
Direct From Our Own Tailor
Shops to You—For Cash
We recommend it above all others
as a durable finish for new and old
walls. The free booklet—“Har-
mony in the Home”—show
many attractive color schemes.
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TEXAS PANT LADIES
TO DON OVERALLS
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Shirt-sleeve time calls for a good sup- 3
ply. Better check up on this item of your
We know that it is moreeconom-
ical than wall-paper. Also issani-
tary. Soap and water will easily
remove all traces of grease and dirt
from walls, ceilings and woodwork
painted with Velour Finish. It is
easy to apply and it is economical
and artistic.
Come in and start a checking or a savings account
with
Calcasieu Lumber Company
QUALITY—SERVICE
WAITER ACKER
TAKES OWN LIFE
Capital and Surplus 11000,000 00
Resources Over $10,000,000.00
United States Government Depository
To be thrifty enough to have a bank account is the
first consideration.
TEXAS WAGE RAISE
TO OIL FELD MEN
Kansas & Texas Railroad.
NEW FEM F RENOLUTION
INFROD( CED IN SENATE
DALLAS MAY BE )
A SKIRTLESS CITY
“From Maker to Wearer Saves You $10 to $20"
“ALL OVER AMERICA
Texas & Pacific Ry. Women
Clerks Want to Join the Fast
if weaves and shades are here, and if you’re will-
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If you own stock in a gold mine or a munition plant, this
story won’t interest you—but if you’ve got to make that
dollar do double duty, the London store is at your service.
We have just received
woolens to take care of
office employes of the
* To have the account in a bank which reflects con-
fidence through the men behind it is a very
close second.
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Your money is yours and should only be entrusted
to a bank that will take good care of it and
hold it in readiness for you till you need it.
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By Associned Pres to 1M Austin Amerlean.
WASMNQTON, April IS.—A sub-
stitute for the Republican joint reso-
’ lution adopted last week by the H use,
was mtrodured Wednesday he Sen-
ator MeCumber of North Dakota,
a de r of the Republican mild reser- I
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I HOUSTON, Texas, April 14 —- Ju-
lius Kruttschnitt, chairman of the
lexecutive committee -of the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company, from New
I York, in Houston, repeated promises
‘of a Southern Pacific ship line to
Houston, pomsibly next year
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I VLADIVOSTOK W AR
TWIXT HI AND JAPS
a brand new shipment of winter
our big fall business. All the new
ing to spend a minute of your time looking them over you
will save $10.
Many More Cities Throughout
Country Converted to the
“Don the Denim” Craze.
WE KNOW exactly what goes into every London Suit. WE KNOW
exactly how it is tailored. WE KNOW it costs us LESS to operate
our stores, and we KNOW we do sell these clothes for $10 to $20
LESS than the average retailer because we sell
If By Associated Press to the Austin Ameciean.
|| DALLAS, Texas, April 14. — Wom-
11 an working in the offices of the
Texas A Pacific Railroad Thursday
11 asked the district attorney for per-
mission to don overalls along with
the men in the office, who have
11 formed an overalls club.
|< This office force approximates
I 800 people.
I City employes numbering 800 have
I• petitioned the city commission to
|| declare blue overalls the official city
I employes' garb, while approximately
11200 employes of the Western Union.
I men and wome, are pledged to
'wear overalls while at work.
Fad Reaches Oregon.
1 By Associated Press to“the Austin Awicag.
ROSEBURG, Ore., April 15.-1n
I order to combat the high cost of
wearing apparel, many of the lead-
I ing business men signed an agree-
I ment pledging themselves to wear
I blue overalls and soft shirts until
11 such time as the price of clothing
ills reduced.
I 1,000 Jota in Waco.
I By Assoelated Press to the Austin American
WACO, Texas, April 15.— Commit-
II tees petitioning business men and
h employes of various plants through-
it out the city reported over one thous-
| and members had signed up for
membership in the "Overall Club"
being formed here.
j Moose Jota Movement.
' By Assoclated Pzeas co the Austin American.
DETROIT, April 15—Several thou-
sand members of the Loyal Order of
Moose donned overalls pursuant to
a resolution calling upon the 8066
I Detroit members to wear rough rai-
(ment until prices of clothing decline.
The resolution also endorsed a boy-
cotteon the use of potatoes.
Sundays Not Includea
I By Associated Pram to the Austin Araert ma
| EAST ST. LOUIS, April 14.—An
overalls club has been formed by
1150 persons.
I The rules of the club require its
members to wear denim on all days
{except Sundays.
lOveralls at Muskogee.
By Associated Press to the Amos Amerlean
I MUSKOGEE. Okla.. April 15.—An
’ overalls club was organized with an
! Initial membership of more than 246.
composed principally of Federal em-
’ By Associnted Press to the Autin American.
I WASHINGTON, April 15—Eight
"anilors of the destroyer Preble,
I drowned in Manzanillo Bay. Cuba,
April 11. after an accident to their
launch, were:
I James H. Malloy, Fort Edward.
M. Y
Lewis B. Wales. Monroe. La.
John Ziember. New British. Conn.
Caronita Carmello, Dicanyalo, Italy.
Joseph Pirone. Brooklyn
John Alldredge. Evansville, Ind.
Charles A. Klenk, Philadelphia
Arthur P. haris^,^Chardon. Neb
I AH IF LINE To worsrox
PROMISFN EENFWED
By Anneinted Press in the Austin Amerlean.
PINE BUFF. Ark. April 14.—
. Fire of unknown origin caused dam-
age estimated at $75,000 kt the St
Louis Nouthwestern shops
1 Twenty boxcars, including one car
of rice and several others contain-
| ing merchandise, were completely
destroyed.
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STEBBINS & JAMES
This, together with our definite guarantee, has made it possible for the London organ-
ization to become a poyr in the clothing world. By fulfilling our every promise
backing our every claim with the merchandise itself, has given us the “edge’' on the
DEVOE VeiTurF;hieh
I FORT WORTH. Tw April 14-
Walter Acker, superintendent of the
Masonic Widows and Orphans' Home.
' shot and killed himself Thursday —
| morning. i
Acker was formerly County Judge i
at Waxahachie* part master of the m=
I Masonic Grand lodge o Texas and
I served in France IB T. M C. A.
work during the war. He had been
superintendent of the home for 12
years.
Little hands are often soiled and
sticky—careless of spotless walk.
Walls of Velour Finish can be
washed—but you can’t wash wall
paper. We guarantee satisfaction
to users of
j EIGHT DROWNED SAILORS
FROM DFSTROYER PREBLE
1 By Aveeiated Fress to the Austin Amerlean
VLADIVOSTOK, April 5—(De
layed). It is reported here that the
• Russians have blown up the tun-
inels of the railway north of Vlad-
ivostok and that a Russian garrison ।
ot 5660 men is expected to clash I
I with Japanese troops
That is the foundation of our success. We put these clothes ON YOUR BACK
for about the same price the ready-to-wear clothier pays to get them in his store. On
top of this price, he’ll charge you enough to pay HIM a fair profit and to take care
of bis credit losses, deliveries, etc. But London has but ONE profit and that is right
at our shops. , . .
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For business wear, there’s nothing bet- '
ter than a durable Woven Madras. You’ll
see them in our windows in attractive
stripes, fast colors, all sizes, for—
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I By Associated Pres to the Austin A—rima
HOUSTON, Texas, April 14 — The
j Texas Gulf Coast A Louisiana Oil A
Gas Association executive commit-,
! tee. meeting Thursday. decided to
grunt wage increases to oil field
workers ranging from 16 to 48 per
cent, -
' It is likely the eight-hour day will
be adopted.
W. S. Farish of Houston was re-
I elected president
I Other officers and executive com-
j mitteemen were re-elected.
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