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PRESENT TARIFF FOSTERS FRAUDS Domestic Cotton Fabrics Sold Americans as “Importer CHEATING THE CGri L i t « T h an 2 P a r Cant Com as From Abroad, but A m an can a P ay Ex o rbitant P n c a F o r Homo Goods Bo- ca u ss o* Oacaption and Prohib itivo T ariff. B y R O B E R T K E N N E T H M AC L E A . ITortoarly consulting expert of the tariR board. J New York. A uk . .—T h e prohibitive tariff, revised upward by the I’nytie A lilrlrb law. perinita ami fosters wholes-ile frau ds u |> od th e American cousum er o f c o tto n govid*. Leaa than 2 i«*r cen t o f the co'ton fa b rics consum ed tu the Unliv'd S tates com es from nbroad, because the pro te ctlv e duties have l*e**n made so high th at Im portation Is unprofitable. Y e t fully one-third of the cotton piece ko « h 1 s going over retail counters is «old a s “ IM P O R T E H " o r under oatues Itnplving a foreign origin. T h is deception is g enerally perpe trated upon the consum er for the pur* poaa of obtaining exorb itant p rices for dom estic goods. T h e consum er, believing th e goods a re Imported and know ing th at the ta riff adds e ji-esslv e ly to their cost, p a y s 50 to 100 per cen t more than a fa ir m ice and does not suspect th a t he la being chested D ra m s the Pockotbook. f-et ns go s trn lsh t to a specific ex am ple o f the otiernHon of this fraud. T a k e the tariff hoard’s d o th sam ple No. 5C. described as a “ printed dim i t y ’* T his Is a medium priced cotton fa b ric known to alm ost every A m eri can housew ife W hat woman or girl hasn ’t possessed a d im ity dress within the last few y e a r s ’? And tf she went to the cotton goods cou nter and Jo n g b t the m aterial bv the yard she no doubt saw such sig n s as: •> :• -•- -*--;• + + -:-+ + + -> .-. IRISH u im it v . * {•++++•’• ++-V+++J- T b e W orld's tariff ed itor visited with me a departm ent sto re in a Vew Eng- 'and city of HlO.UUO in h ab itan ts n r i found recentlv « cou nter piled with these goods, placarded: nr som etim es at 15 c e n t* If the p attern happened to l*> In *|icetal dem and In the T'nltcd S ta te s, with Its prohibitive tariff, th e retail price la alw ay s much higher. The standard price retail is 15 cen ts fo r the fab ric w holes«list at Id. llu t wheu th e ta riff Is e x c e ssiv e It is 54 per cent on th is printed d im ity —th e dishonest re ta ile r cau "g et aw ay w ith " his deception and double or more than double his norm al profit by selling the d om estic a rticle as ‘im p o rte d ." T h e re ta ile r know s th a t he could not buy a genuine liujiortovl diuilty o f th is quality from a foreign m an u factu rer's agent In New York for less than 15b, o r 1CL, cen ts, and the trad e would re tall th is at 25. l ie com pare* th e do m estlc and foreign fa b rics and finds the A m erican m ade Is equal In every res|*ect to th e fa b ric from abroad. So he sa y s to him self. “ W hy not sell It i* foreign goods a t a price th at will m ake It a ttra c tiv e ? " Mill Man P ockets It. In som e eases the maun fucturer trk e s the tariff favor for Ills own pocket. T a riff I k »a i d sam ple No. .11 Illustrates th is No 3» Is a fanev w hile good* used for dress wear. Its m an ufacturer encountered a fa ir do maud fo r this m aterial during the |>ust season. T able No. lir j o f the tarMT board's report show s n m an ufacturing profit o f t>* per cent. It costs to manu factu re th is cloth 12.10 cen ts n yard T h e mill refu ses to sell to any one ex ceptlng the Jobber, and through this channel the cloth re a d ie s the retailer at 2 2 l>* to 25 cen ts u yard. T h e retnb e r ch arg es th e consum er 35 to re in s , accord ing to location and local com pe U dN By R O D E R T K E N N E T H MAC LEA . IKorm erly Consulting «Xpert ut Ilio tarlff vnstly b o tte r bill ilian ilio P ln gley MH. l f I havl refu si*! i e r i * ilio l'ayn o bill II ivould bave m u liitiliicd tbe l'Iug- ley bill vvltli tolghor rato« tinnì tlu* l ’ayuo b ili." W lieti Mr. T a f t mudo Ib is «tulem ent he must liavo kiiovvn ih at It iva* un trito. A* fur Ilio wool *eluxlule. ho knew flint Ilio ra te * w ere not hlgher In Ilio l*lngle.v lavv tirili lu tbe l’uyii*»- AUlrich lavi, fo r righ i al'lcr sigulng ilio la tte r bill dhl he not donouneo lls wool rate» ns “ludefeiialbh Ami. tis for Ilio eotlou rute« of thè i ’aytio bill, ho knew lliey vvero Just ns “ lmlofynalhlon ns tlu* wool ru les, for ut Ilio Urne In* niailo ib is statem en t In Itoaton tu* limi th è ta rlff bo ard '* re|mit ou coltoti be foro tiim. It Is tru e th at (he ro tto ti re|*ort of Ilio ta rlff I m ani *11*1 imi inako ib is lu foriliatlou iiv allable ut a gluma* lo .Mr T u fi or to congresa or tv» ttu* publle T b e tarlff board curefu lly iivoldtal g ir lug thla Inform ation lu n g e la i alile, un dcr-M indahle forni board. 1 New York. Aug ,- O n not a slugh* ono o f thè nluctv five all cottoli sa ut pies o f fu brlc takeu a * thè b asi* o f tlu- tarlff U ian l s Invcsiigatlou» o f th è col ton schedule w as th ere un actuul r«> ductlon o f thè tarlff by thè l ‘uyne Aldrlch lavv. T h e san.p ica vvere se! ve tv il vvlthgre.it care by th è ooiublaed Juilgm eut o f thè b o an l's exiK Tls. Indi rseli by thè lead big Jo bbers o f thè l'n lte 'l S ta te s as tielng rv tiresen lallv e of all classe * ut fab rle in use In Ibis eouutry, e.icli «am pie Ik'lpg chosen beva Use it w as typleal n i th è uio»t usevl m aterial of “ W as thv* ta rl i ralsod or Iinverisi?" Ima beoti all luslNleilt questton ever sla. e Ilio l ’ay uè YIdrlcli lavv was eli nctevl th ree y ears n o T h e la riff board avoldeil ausvverlug li lu m aklug my officiai rettori t*> Ilio board I kuhuilttod a l a i . e tluit ili.l ansvver Ihls qm stiou in re.»i>eet lo »vi.li one. exccpU iig lin ee , o f thè li») ciotti anmple» «round w tildi our nn nlh» o f luvestlgatloii eentored. A fter m udi side •tepplug an.l *b i -»|i a this t itile w a* expurgatoil and pub ish«**l In It » ciuas- culated foriti I l i o board '* ex uso xvas lliat it xvas m>t It » iluty to ausvver tlu* ?» U ik REVISION UP Actual Raising of Quilas Effected Dy Payiij ?!!L COTTON AND Both Indefensible. and Presidont T i l t Knew |t—Sup, ressioo of F a c ts by thè T a n fi Board— S ta tistic a Employ- ed to M islead thè Publio. In England Is practically the sam e ns here, yet the English innnnfaeturer sells It fo r 15 41 cent« a yard, the job her a t 17 2d cen ts and the retailer at 22 cen ts. R ear In mind th at the "d ifferen ce in cost o f production a* h"*’ ie and :ih"> d" In th is clas» I. f il 't re .......I d bv M a p le N n o t* l i g bu! the I’avne-A ldrlii* tariff on it equals 55 *».• («*- cen t, i r V ., cent - per running ynr-l Faney go or the |yt-e of « i n ....... Nn 34 are » of tin- !.: it \l • Coll d a s * ol 'i " s I bo I ’a rn e Ai■'."»• * hill raise*! the duty on Mi » n o th fr-* 35 to 55 s ;x.r cen t I* It any vvond* th-it S«-u il**r I li pl»t and Mr M* • * ' xvore In fcro q -d pi an . tiding 'I Payne bill. New York World W CO uH ùw jm i tggrn ■ v-.«k - W ILGÛN. ••• —■sv'**r Who G sts th * P rofit? T h e m an u factu rer o f th is A m erica') dim ity, th a t Is sold a s "lni|*orted'’ and “Iris h ." does not get the excessive profit In som e In stan ces the manu fartiirp r doe*, but here I»' sells to the Jobber a t S ren ts, tak in g only .» noni Inul m an u factu rin g profit of tw o third* cent a yard T h e Joblier sells to the re ta ile r a t 10 cen ts, a 25 per cen t m ar gin fo r the Jobber. In C anada, with 25 per cen t tariff, a cotton fab ric costing 10 c e n t* a yard would he an Id to the consum er a t 12'$ > YNCÏ ■ J « u ' & i > f J F % ' ir-iíw í ** - Í - ^ ■ F io in i SHOWS EVILS Ut PROTECTION, in. I.y Seymour Iliuii.as It* particular « c a v e or c ! * s * Vbi' t five all r o l li .n nml five «l!k nml eoi *.-. i snmpi«** cotuprl.se tbe l»s> that app. ’ lu the tariff ls*nn!'s cotton report. Forty seven o f fhe uinefx p-. *• In Mìe all <s*ttr>n elnc* pay ;’,.'trki p**r ei-nr in ; i. - e r duties under the I'av u e Aldrh-h than they did under the Idnglpy tariff. Payn» Aldrich “Jo^erM.” Of »he*e forty seven «-Inn*»*.« o f in. ] ’. erial on v hu ll th*.* tariff «¡1« m creased hi:.e are tie* fancy weaves 1 made in three or four Now England 'm il!* cornru*.Illy grouped a» M.e "1.1; liItt-.Mef.'oM mfer *»-f* " T his 1 « Mm ; eliipio nt S i r , Iu g lan d luanura* Min*r pqlitlclaii« v, !n> were perm ille I hv Si-u «tor .Nelson U Alrtiich »«* vvrlle 1 Pi* I cotton Sell** . .* '.I »■ 1» Ml**r *.-( » Mf the mu ■ Ml,pit* yr.'.'uti fat,: Ing ivlo ■ i U,.- I: .iff I 1 lu-.ai rni-is! . „ .Mill ¿¿<U*».* , . rtiolis nitide *1 of il > vall o Tills vv.la only a qui !.:•• In ause ito- re»|Hs*llvc tu rn i t u l * i ore so nrraneed llittt Mie Increase in duty oti a sliding «etile kepi pace with tin* price tlurtnations T h e tariff le. i r ! cliose to prit.I fables th a t would «how only tho nssossineiit of duly muli r the tw o a rts ami left It • tlon lo figuro oui for h 'liscif the slg nlficnnt fa*-:* above set f.a ili. Bar.sf.t Only to F*r, «ilogo. Erotti every point of vl*vv o f the ta riff g r a fte r I* Ik no d i s i l i hlghlv de nim ble finit »u h faci . «* ¡gg<*t lug a» they are lo II. - di !iope«t prt-tdistut.a tiltil Ih** <•<•!'- ' I; •(, *>, - , .||||;. lo v . ■ f*f * *4 ! ' i J !• I 1 • • * I , « • • t , • . ,• y -y j * . ^ Pat a Good Roof on a Good Ban * Confectionery J. A . H E N D E R S H O T T , Proprietor OUR SPECIALTY — ‘ W a- ree * * m a d e p n * -Itile In th e p iM This it a model dxiry—fxncy xtocl«, «cirntific itxble ar- ranyement— everything juxt righ t And the ruol iclccted fcc this up-to-date dairy wax I E N E PAROID. pd n se T 1 ROOFING = >»wm Th* /?•«/ Rival o f B*»t ShingU$ V “1 . .Tlio matter of pricn had nothing to do with lit »«lection. NtMMttT Taroid w«« c!,' son h« rauar it 1 m 1« lonu< r than nhmglrH and add« protcction-tharr-foro tnakn a h m *• it. r and r ro<,f. V» t Nt««n*tT I'aroid actually co«ti le«« than ihmylr. both to - buy an ! lo lav. Vou will agrf-o with h ading farmer« everywhere when you really ^ ^ k n o w NtMH.tr J aroid. It is the pcrin*ncut wtar. vcoBOakal roof for bars«. «t«bl«a T Lm ^ jr ii^>ll Urai building«.; w e» '.' lo In -■ Of litio ., ...............< . i ‘. q ii i . io ilo- o a n i a g e of 1 overage duly from ;; 1 57 to *•*•:»! t,. 1 I P * j cent In 0M110 word», (lie promised every liorie-t iiianiifactiirer and nier 1 "revision downward " on these go,.*:« rtiant wti * i- soolilng staliliily In busi- waa really a revision upward,a mounting n»*s* ami fair opporli,nit.v to make a to 0 4 .it? per ent nt Me* Filngley rute- n-aafinnlile profit that Mm trulli should T h e reirsiiiiu:: lliir»;. **lg|.* eie» ... *.f Is* made kh*-' u .Fust «•**• |, poll'd,■< o f all eoiton fa bri » o a win* I* the duty official evagino and «oppression have j ^ __ 1 prudori i l .*• favored ,\**.v I ring Unde» Mie Hingley law the «• tliiriy-eiglit faliri :« were esse «,-d an av erag e duty o f 35.30 is?r <-eut. I ndi r the I ’nyne Aldrich law they pay 4I 5H per cen t—a revision upward equal 10 28*07 per «eut o f Mm form er rate a« com pared with m .07 per cent ln re:n e on m an u factu res o f Mie favored few. On Just ihns* am ong tin* 1 <«> sam ples was th e re a dem »a«c In duly T h ...... I were the *l!k ami cotton fa lirica (“l!k j mill») th at pay mor»* than M i per cent .d u ty . On M jomo thrts* auuiples the »*• ducllon nveragefl 5.IK! | *r cent 1 1 thr* form er d uly a reduction from ] I»; 7»? ¡ p e r cent under the Oingley law t> j !1<y.4! per cen t under the I ’n.vn»*-Al d rich law <»n one »jf the silk and m i ; Ion »ample« th e re was an ln»Tea»e nniountlng to 21.11ft f.er cent I he fiflh of the sill: and cOtlon sam ple* « a » leu i unchang»*d fin tb e forty-five o f Iho nliwty live u11 cnllon sam ples there w a* no change In duty. I fin Mie three remaining »amp!*** (com pleting (he tut.il of list, no com I pn risoli I* m ade l*v*niise of apparent lack of aid hem ic foreign prices. And still I’r* ideili T a f t said In hi* speech of Itosion. April 25 la st: I “ It (the I ’ay no Aldrich Idlli was a quo-lion ; < ■ .igre»« could m ake lb own com putation» T h e official explam dlnn for refu sing to publish the tab le show. r^ », H'rrny iMirt B*rn, fnniUm, Msu. 3 T H O M A S R IL E Y M A RSH A LL. judge cf cigars to try ours once—that once v/ill make nim a permanent patron, both for quality and lov/ price. IS I Narrativo That Concerns the A’al'aie ni filons. - is of the utmost import ance to the habitual sm ok er. W e have solved this question for him by pro viding for his use the Cig ar that will meet his taste in every respret, whether he prefers a mild, inedium or strong smoke. It is only necessary for a real JOB WORK . STORY OF COTTON IS R THRILLER .4 / THE QUESTION OF CIGARS The Gem --1 * • - a i i + 4* 4 4 * W e procured sam ples oi ail o f them . T h e re w as not one piece of Import* 1 goods In the lot Inv estigation proved th a t the sto re buyer had purchased th ese “ Irish ’' d linitles from a (piston Jobi*er at 11» iv m * a * uni ao<1 th at Ih •• w ere m ade In i New England mi l U ere was a -- : ; » : * * "lia ig a i'- in a supposedly mi[H>r»ed" lubrlc. on w hich th e -re ta ile r was taking a prolit o f INI [>er re lit; T h is happen» to !>e a fn 'irlc re|>nv aentlng the higfi.ott efficiency In Amer lean m an u factu rin g It Is a class of goods In which we can coni|iete ad vantageou sly with any country in the world T h e ta riff Isum l’s Investiga tion s discovered on sam ple No 5'! i n Am erican cost o f prodnctlon of 7 1-3 cen ts a yard. In all the m ills Inves tigated the board'« rep resen tatives /oiind th at the low and high costs o f m an u factu re o f th is fa b ric did not vary h alf a cent a yard S u p p r e s s e d th è A n iw e r, F o r co m parison take the valu e o f tha fa b ric on w eight. A t the m a n u fa c tu r ing cost of 12.16 cen ts a yard one pound of th is goods is worth $1.23 as >t leaves the m>i;. V. an t reaches ths consum er (a t 39 cents a y a r d ) the p rice has been boosted to $-*.29 a pound. T h e m an ufacturing cost o f th is d o th ¡--j—i-i C ■>■> W - I * *>■>+<*-H *» REAL IR IS H D IM IT Y . 19 eta. WCOL SCHEDULES firms o f It. II M ncl.cn A <’n and CVn»- verse A I’o T h e story o f cotton I* a com panion piece to tlu* *lory of R. Iiedule K - Mie woolen sclieilnle ilis*lare«l liy I*real• dent T a ft to I mi Infam ous and In d efen sible Tho finding» o f the tariff Imard with regard lo the vvooleu eclieiliile were an- iilyaed by I ’lmlrumn Ilnderwo««! of ilia ways nml m eans coim ulllee and *>>n- deinneil as in accu rate, Im um pletr and w orthless as an aid to legislation W hen the ta riff hnard'n findings «m the cotton schedule were made public the World decided to make II* own luveallgatlou concerning It. and Mr M acI.en was selected for Mint por|“*ee. T b e World had the Hading* o f Mie W hole Feople Rebbeil by a T ariff T hat board on inn nil fact nrera o f cotton die- R ich M anu lactu rer May Benefit. seeled from Die practical |«ilut o f view Robert K enneth M.icLe.i, Coneulling o f loi«lne*s. amil.vxcd In llielr relation E sp e ri ol thè T esili Board, Show« to II m * Interest o f Die consum er and T h et thè A m enoen People Are the f a d s translated Into the language o f tbe everyday man and unm an Mulete«! of S6S.00lt.Q00 e Yeer. O ne hundred cloth sam ple* purchased New York, Aug I*l«l .vou ever In rep resentative dom estic m arkets h«sir Mie «lory o f co l ton? were made »lie basis o f tb e tariff Il Is as th rillin g na a n arrativ e of board's findings on Ibe rout o f <*oMnn adveulure II Is as inlereallu g a» a clo th produced In th is c w m t f j Mr. novel liitervHtlu ; p .irtk u larly beeauso M ad .cn used Mie sam e cloth sam ple* Il concerna Mie w elfare o f m llllon* *>f a* co n crete Illu stratio n * o f Mie work |H*ople vvlio vvear coltoli giMMla. Il I* logs o f Mu* tariff anil from Ihcae e x In lereallu g ta*caii»e II I* tb e ilree* o f posed Mu* very generally |*cr|>ctr»led Mie |i"<>r. Ile* uni versai «u b siiiu la for fraud o f selling American made goods » n o i »imi ailk. Il I» IntoroNtlug. fur- a * ’’Im ported" nml show »si w hy Mie Ibcrn iore. he*'ause It le irne. expensive tariff |x*rmlln nml fosters T h e story o f col ton is Mie story o f a Mil* Imposition p ro leclive lartff for Mie Is-neHt o f rich Kecognlxlng Mint the tariff would be m aiiufaeture: < at III** eX|«*ii«o **f Mie a vital l»«m<«s*f (lie cam paign and th at w hole p»s*| h* vvlio vvear col ton gi««!». controversy would cen ter nlstot l're«l It ha« h«cn reeaonably cateulatad dent T a ft's "n o n p artisan ” tariff l«*nrd th.it hecause thè cotton tarlff i* fixed and 11» work. Hie World undertook the bv thè Payna ■ Aldrich law thè Amari* Investigation o f cotton nml sotiahl a n c.in people aro peying $63.000.000 mora sw ers lo Iho follow ing qnrslln ns evary y # jr (!.> * th*y ehould pey for H se tbe work ef th * tariff beard ju s tlioir cotto.» yooils and th at a aavmg of th ar.iount could ba accomphahad tified the delay m reducing th * tariff tod giving relief from th* fugh c*«t by a rcaaonahlo roduction *n Iho proe- *♦ living? ent duti««. W h at have th« people gamed m th * T b e «tory o f cnlton la lold by un ex three year« onri«r th * P ay n e -A ld rl« h peri. Hubert K enneth Mai-l.en. * oomilt- tariff IN R E T U R N P O R M O R E T H A N tng c x i'e rt e f Mie tarlff board. In a «•» $6,000.000.000 T A X E D O U T O F T H E I R rie» o f artici«** piibll«he<! In tb e New P O C K E T S A N D IN T O T H E P O C K York World. Mr. M aclA tt’a v ie n e are E T S OF P R O T E C T E D P R I V I L E G E ? How hon*«tly, im p artially and th o r thè Vlews o f a life'ong lte|*ublli'nn, * frlernl o f ili** p ro lecliv e pollry of Mie oughly did th * “ n en p arliee n ” tariff board undertake Its ta sk ? liepulillcau p nily. Imi at Mie «ntne Mine M cieral months before Mie r«Hton re an opiwnent o f tu il fT g r a fi and fnvor- port wo» eompleted Mr. Marl.«»* de ltlsm . To Mila Work Mr M nrI.ea lui* clare» that he discovered Minister In brought n vurlisi e x p cilcii e. coverlng fluence* In the ta riff hoard'* working inori* timi! tivouty yenrs. In Mie mnii- to elim inate finding* moat dam aging nfactu rp and umrkeMug o f te x tllcs to the favored few In tho «-uttno mill I le tlrst dlsMngulshr<l hlinaelf ns nn Industry. Such suppressed ln fo rai*tln n nilvocnfo o f honcst tarlff leglnlntlon by n* Mr. Mac* en consliler* to lie o f vital findlng tli«» "J«*ker*" o f tlu* l’nyne-AI Im porlance to the cotton Industry and ilrlch net, wben Mie ngenls o f a few the public tm* be«’ n pr«*sente«l In (he New England m llls « e r e pcrm ltted lo World, lie has also explained what w rlte tk«lr own ru te* lo nult Ihetn- the mas» o f figure* o f the <*o(ton re|s»rt selves. I le w a* clm lrm an o f (he tnr- aiguille« nml presented som e o f th * Iff eo m inltlee o f iho New York T»ry most Important o f the conclusion« lo G ì«al* M erchant»' n*»i«lnMon and In bo draw n from that report, a work th a t ca|inclty condueted a cnmpalgn w hich the !«>ard on vv fit not to attem pt. w hlch a ttn o ted Mie nllen tlo n o f Iho T h e elory o f cotton, a* w ritten by nevvly c re a i od ta rlff boa rii T o n>-cept Mr M nc!.ca and published In tho tb e po»|||ni n f Co nsultin g eX|a*rt lo tho W orld from lim e to time, form a on* Nmril he pavé np Ilio uianngem ent of o f the most lnler«**illng and !m|x>rtant fin* dono »il business of th è New York featu res o f iho present cam im lgn FOR SALE BY J O S E P H P E T Z E L ZZ - ____ » he |**«~»»|w* of hyl Imi by -:,i. tlm prlvili. .,| f... It I* undisputed Mini Mu* cotton schedule n* w ritten In the hoitae w ay* ni'd menus com m ittee by R ep resenta tiv e Pererio K. I’nyne o f Nf York did Tide k full in* o f “rev i sion dow nw arrl” Mint the Republican party had promised. S till If w as not m ull n ite r Mm i ’ tyne lull went to the sen ate (lnnn-e eoiuniillei*. o f which Mr. A ldrich was chairm an , th a t Mi»» “In te re sts'’ eot In th eir most deadly work. It Is well known th a t Senator Aldrich frci iv consulted, if he did not actu ally perm it, the I.ippltf M rf’oll In te ri'sf* lo vvrlfe b lo Uie amended bill Mie d uties niTeeilm: lhe|r own proiluel* — the faney w eav e* tnnde by only n few o f tin* largo t and rich est N**w England m ill*.—New York World. W ill Cam paign In Nev/ York. N ijw York. \np .—flnv**m or Wood- row W ilson will m ake Ills first Inva sion o f New York for cam paign pur pose* when ho will In* tlm guest of honor a t the W orkingm en'» Woodrow W ilson clu b o f Mm lownr east side at a dinner to be held a t tho C afe Houle- varil on Sept. 1 G overnor W ilson v. Ill deal, II Is exp ected , with the problem * 1 o f Im m igration and the fa lse im pre* aloim that have been put upon Ids : view * bv the qu o talion * of isolated sen ten ce* from Ids d ifferent book*. PALI ant! WINTER GOODS Our stock is always in season, because we take pains to clear our shelves ot the olrlcr goods at rejnilar inter vals. For this reason you may alw.ays be sure of pret- tinji the li e s t and most timely articles at this store. LADIES’ M A AND MEN’S SUITINGS D E TO O R D E R are among the specialties we are able to offer you. We can i/ive you a wide choice of material, pattern and style, an»l the Raiments are made to your order by a reliable house that knows how We ctin please you. CHAS. GEHLEN