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TULSA DAILY WOULD. FRIDAY, SKITKMUKl! 2t', 1010. 9 o K K A MIGHTY BLOW AT HIGH COST OF SHOES JOHNSON BROS. 116 SOUTH MAIN, One Door North of Wonderland Theater Inaugurate the most daring, wonder-inspiring public Sale of high grade footwear for all mankind ever attempted since Tulsa was an infant. $35,000 worth of the world's best shoes for men, ladies, boys, girls and children to be distributed to the people for less than the actual cost of the raw material. Sale Positively Opens Saturday, Sept 27 AT 9 A. M. RAIN OR SHINE JOHNSON BROS. Statement to the Public Read! Realize! Profit! We have been extremely fortunate in securing deliveries on fall and winter shoes, from America's leading and foremost manufacturers of high grade footwear. These goods were contracted for months ago. Our room is now crowded, packed and jammed to the four walls. We find ourselves hopelessly overstocked with one of the finest and most complete stocks of high grade shoes for the family ever brought together under one roof in the history of Tulsa to be sold in so short a time. In spite of the fact that the shoe profiteer is nbmad in the land placing all the traffic will bear on the price of shoes, .Johnson Pros. are actually holding shoe prices down closer to cost than any other shoe firm in the state. Any merchant that will reduce prices du'ring this mighty crisis shouhfobe classed as a public benefactor and cheered to the echo for his efforts. Clear as a bugle the truth rings out. In this advertisement we are making a conscientious effort to state the exact facts. Our highest aim and fixed determination is to keep this sale free from all exaggeration, avoiding all misrepresentation and the disgusting bombastic methods usually associated with a sale of this character. Johnson liros. have been in the shoe business in Tulsa for 10 months. " Our reputation for straightforwardness in busiiiVfs and fair dealing has never been ques tioned. We stake our reputation on the truthfulness of this advertise ment. We guarantee every price and every statement. It mav sound incredible that in the face of combined advances we are actually going to turn loose to the masses'thousands and thousands of pairs of high grade shoes for less than the actual cost of the raw material, but never theless it. is an actual fact and we merely ask you to come and test our .-ftfttemer.t. If there is anything in the world you need it certainly is good shoes. It has been stated by 'cadim: physicians that the lack of good sound, solid leather shoes has caused more sickness than everything else com bined. The following prices do not merely exist on paper. Nobody's word is as good as your eyes. Tome and see with your ou n eyes ami be con vinced,' for what your eyes see your heart must surely believe. Read! Read! Read! Free! Free! Free! Free! Free! 50 packages containing Shoes will be given away absolutely Free to the first 50 people entering the store Saturday, Sept. 27th, at 9 a. m. Be in line when the doors open. From 9 to 9:30 a. in. every man, woman or child entering the store will receive a ticket en titling them to participate in our grand premium offer. The holder of the lucky ticket will receive their choice or any pair of shoes in the house free of charge and without cost. One lot ladies' high )uw; values up to $8.!W; all (T0 QT styles and all leathers; on Bale Saturday at, a pair. T)Aitl $2.95 One lot of children's shoe ; size 8 to 11; will k Ht $1 value men's buckekin work shoes; on mile Saturday at One big lot of boys' nhoon; actual value up to $6; J0 A J? glze up to 4; on sale Saturday at ipO&O One lot misses' shoes; actual value up to $G; on nale Saturday $3.25 $2.45 Men's Shoe Department $4.95 $7.85 $8.45 Free! Free! Free! To Ladies Only 50 pair of ladies' shorn uill hr given away absolutely free of charge to the tint 50 ladies that can mar them out of the storr. These shoes are north up to $1D a pair. Xonc of these shorn uill hr given to ehildnn. Mens solid leather vork shoes at These are worth fH.fiO or your money refunded. Men's $S.f0 Value milium weight shoes at HJ.OJ Men's hitfh jrrade work shoeH, positively and actually crj Off worth $!i.7."i in any shoe store in the lr. S. Sale price. . I Oli Men's ?1K alue dress shoes; sale priee .Men's $11 value dress shoes; sale price Men's $12 value dress shoes; sale price Men's $n..'ii) value dress shoes; on sale at Men's ?15 value dress shoes; - sale price Men's $lf value dress shoe; sale priee Men'.- ?I7 value drc-s sines; sale price $8.85 $9.85 $10.85 $11.85 S 13.85 1 t. r T.rrr Jin '.ft n - r t . i i i 1 ' r ' ti :'- t r . 1 cr k y t r i l 1 1 i n r ;. ( I i n Ladies' Shoe Department At 1-1.1)5 we offer a nice selection of npw, up-to-date fall footwear; present retail value up to $7.50; , C f Af sale price I tyLlJO Ladies' fine dress shoes in all leathers, all sizes; Qff value up to $!t.50; on sale at VUtJw f 7 4" -ti v"" arP I"' Rn' cm,()!,p from f.TJ .UIU mO.OJ,-, (iistim.t f ,,PW fau shoes in lare and button; all sires, :J to all widths, V, to triple A. The shoes are worth and sold for up to ? 11.50. Af 0 iiu lOS hundreds of pairs of hand turned ;i sV.oj .w iu ., iu.o.i ,,,,,, ina,,,. .,h(() Thc how are rrpial and are guaranteed to excel the very best $l.r values on the market tuday. Af C 1 " 'inil 14 "u an w','re the highest prad .U .?l-.OD .11111 sH.OJ fo,,twear produced by human hand,, fumes in all bathrs, all styles, all widths and all si.es. The--are the very acme of shoe perfeetion. I loi.t fail to ask to see our d.oe-i at $ir;s- MY have a comphte stock of ladies', men's, and childnn's hns'uru to be inrludtd in this sale at U ss than factory rost. r,(M) pair men s and women" tennis I Fntir stock of nn n's, hid . s. ;,nd 1 , . pv 1 1 ,,M,lren'M rnll.i r f,i.iui;ir k 1 if ' .-hoes; value up i -.. U , , ' -V V i. ... (Ml Us Mile M a Javi'ii! d miJ , U SALi: rOSITIVKLY H)I,KNS SATURDAY, SI-IT. 27 AT 9 A. M. RAIN OR SHIM. Mr. Stringer, font txprrt, han chnrqe of our Orthopedic depnt tment Consultation niui Examination free This Store Will Be Closed All Day Friday to Fix Prices and Adjust Stock