Show THE SALT LAKE CITS' UTAH MONDAY MAY 7 1917 HERALD-REPUBLICA- N aKe anno All persons knowing themselves indebted to the Woman’s Shop will please call and settle without further notice No goods charged no goods on approval NOTE— Phone or mail orders filled Moderate charge for alterations 244 SOUTH MAIN ST SALT LAKE CITY UTAH NOTICE Store closed by trustee Monday and Tuesday open to the public Wednesday May 9 at 9 a m Trustee’s sale will last from day to day lintil we have raised sufficient cash to meet settlement of creditors in bankruptcy With the object in view of settling with the creditors who petitioned the Women’s Shop in bankruptcy H L Gilmore & Co Commercial Adjusters of New York (acting for H S Daynes trustee for Creditors) will inaugurate starting D MS DAY MAY 9th 9 ce Garments ever attempted in the mercantile history of Salt Lake City Not another event has occurred in Salt Lake that can compare with Sale of Ladies’ tiiis trustee’s sale in any feature whatever The Woman’s Shop’s reputation for productions of highest quality is too well known to require elaboration The ladies of Salt Ready-for-servi- Lake City know that no finer merchandise is carried in any store in any city than is to be found here and offered to you nowT on the merciless price basis we have adopted in this trustee’s sale to raise the cash to meet the settlement in bankruptcy offered by the creditors And bear in mind the Woman’s Shop has received all its spring and summer stock every garment in the store without reservation at— :1 i TO THE LADIES OF SALT LAKE AND VICINITY A STATEMENT TO THE PUBLIC — A WORD OF EXPLANATION UNDER OATH HELEN GOX and MARY L BOEHNER DECLARE is due our many friends and customers that a few words of explanation be given in this anouncement so that the public will know and appreciate the importance and imperativeness of this sale STATE OP UTAH COUNTY OF SALT LAKE— M HELEN COX and MARY L BOEHNER being duly sworn depose and say that they are officers and stockholders of the business conducted under the name of the Woman's Shop at 244 Main street Salt Lake City Salt Lake county Utah The deponents further say and swear upon oath that a petition in bankruptcy has been filed against the company and their creditors have offered them a settlement in bankruptcy if they meet the demands of’ their creditors in a stipulated time The deponents further say that H S Daynes has been appointed trustee for creditors that HL Gilmore & Co commercial adjusters of New York acting for trustee will inaugurate a public retail sale starting next Wednesday May 9 at 9 a ul for the purpose of raising the necessary cadi to meet the settlement offered by the creditors and the entire stock without reservations will be sold at half original price That each and every statement hereinabove made and set forth in regard to the sale about to be conducted is in all respects correct and true HELEN COX MARY L BOEHNER Subscribed and sworn to before me this 4th day of May 1917 C ODESSA SHAW (Seal) Notary Public It trustee for creditors a petition in bankruptcy has been filed against us but the majority of our creditors have given us an opportunity to settle before proceeding further providing we meet their demands in a stipulated time Therefore H I Gilmore & Co commercial adjusters of New York acting for the trustee will inaugurate a sale starting Wednesday May 9 at 9 a m when they will offer for sale our entire stock without reservation at half original price It is the only possible way we can save our business We simply overbought and could not meet our obligations when due Loss of profits loss of money are insignificant compared to the dangers of loss of name We wish to thank our friends and customers for their patronage in the past and to ask them to have every confidence in the sale to be conducted by the adjusters Every statement made in the advertising of this sale is absolutely truthful IT S Daynes has been appointed Faithfully yours MARY L BOEHNER HE LEN COX THE WOMAN'S SHOP SUITS 1250 1475 1750 1975 2250 2475 2750 2975 S2£0 3475 3750 3975 4250 4875 62A0 6750 7500 82A0 EVENING GOWNS AFTERNOON AND STREET FROCKS All $ 1500 Frocks half price All 2000 Frocks half price All 2500 Frocks half price All 2950 Frocks half price All 3500 Frocks half price All 3950 Frocks half price All 4500 Frocks half price All 4950 Frocks half price All 5500 Frocks half price All 5950 Frocks half price All 6500 Frock3 half price All 6950 Frocks half price All 7500 Frocks half price All 7950 Frocks half price AH 8500 Frocks half price All 9750 Frocks half price All 12500 Frocks half price All 14500 Frocks half price - $ 750 1000 1250 1475 1750 1975 2250 2475 2750 2975 3250 3475 3750 5975 42A0 4875 6250 7250 All $ 2250 Gowns half price All 2750 Gowns half price All 2950 Gowns half price 3500 Gowns half price All 4500 Gowns half price All 5950 Gowns half price All 6950 Gowns half price All 7500 Gowns? half price All 8500 Gowns half price ' Ail 9500 Gowns half price All 11000 Gowns half price All 12500 Gowns half price All 15000 Gowns half price All 16500 Gowns half price f place of business during this sale It is not possible to produce more evidence to show the sincerity of our purpose and we say to you in all candor and truthfulness that we will not allow the mere question of price to retard the speedy raising of cash to meet the demands of creditors PUBLIC CONFIDENCE is more important now to THE WOMAN’S SHOP than at any time in its career The Jrigh standard of quality and integrity the above-boar- d methods that have alwtays been followed by THE same clean-cWOMAN’S SHOP for reliability and trustworthiness will be upheld in this state TRUTHFUL STATEMENTS AND NO MISREPRESENTATIONS— Absolutely none other than the Woman’s Shop stock and no “SALE GOODS’’ auction plunder or any other type of questionable merchandise or questionable methods will be used in this sale to raise the necessary cash to settle with the creditros Every garment in the store retains its original price mark and the reductions made from the original price NO DOUBLE MARKING There is no BOMBAST We are NOR EXAGGERATION in the advertising of this extraordinary occasion making the half price with no inflated values notwithstanding the fact that merchandise of all descriptions is higher in price now than during the CIVIL WAR and are mounting higher and higher each day Investigate and you will find that what we advertise is TRUE Very truly yours H L GILMORE & CO Commercial Adjusters Acting for Trustee ’ ut - SKIRTS COATS All All $1125 1350 - two of Salt Lake’s most prominent business You have the sworn declaration-owomen whose honor and integrity has never been questioned No stronger proof can be produced to prove to you that all printed promises will be redeemed at their 1475-Al- 1750 2250 2975 3475 3750 4250 4750 5500 6250 7500 8260 All l All All AH All All All AH All All All All AH All All All All 1250 1500 1650 1850 2000 2250 2500 2950 3250 3500 3950 4500 4950 5500 6500 6950 7500 7950 8500 Coats half price Coats half price Coats half price' Coats half price Coats half price Coats half price Coats half price Coats half price Coats half price Coats half price Coats half price Coats half price Coats half price Coats half price Coats half price Coats half price Coats half price Coats half price Coats half price $ 625 1 750 825 925 1000 1125 1250 1475 1625 1750 1975 2250 2475 2750 3250 3475 3750 3975 4250 4 All $ 400 Skirts half price All 500 Skirts half price All 600 Skirts All 750 Skirts All 850 Skirts All 1000 Skirts All 1250 Skirts AH 1500 Skirts All 1850 Skirts All 2500 Skirts All 2950 Skirts half half half half half half half half half WAISTS price price price price price price price price price 200 250 300 375 425 500 625 750 925 1250 1475 FURS AND FUR COATS All 2500 All 8500 4950 All 6500 All All 7500 8500 All All 15000 All 20000 All 25000 All 25000 All 85000 $ Furs half Furs half Furst half Furs half Furs half Furs half Furs half Furs half Furs half Fur Coats Fur' Coats ' price price price price price price price price price 9 1240 1750 a a half- price - half price 2475 3250 3750 4250 73JOO 10000 12300 12500 17540 All $ 300 Waists half price All 400 Waists half price All 500 Waists half price All 600 Waists half price All 800 Waists half price All 900 Waists half price All 1000 Waists half price All 1100 Waists half price All 1250 Waists half price All 1350 Waists half price All 1450 Waists half price All 1650 Waists half price All 18J30 Waists half price All 2250 Waists half price All 2500 Waists half price All 3500 Waists half price All 4950 Waists half price All 5950 Waists half price 150 200 250 300 'I 400 450 500 550 625 675 725 825 925 1125 1250 1750 2475 2975 I Your unrestricted choice of any garment in the entire stock — Nothing held in re- - A Gentle Hint-- - serv FRIC 224 South Main Street Salt Lake City Utah During Trustee Sale Store Will Be Open Sat-urday Evenings I I J am X ' f V i -- tion Hands Apply Store at once l H L GILMORE & CO V Wanted— Experienced Salesladies and Utera- - Your unrestricted choice of any garment in the entire stock—Nothing held in reserve — I I COMMERCIAL ADJUSTERS ACTING FOR ‘ TRUSTEE - - H0 tf $ |