THE MORNING OREGONXAN, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1905.
TIRADE OF ABUSE
Sullivan and Hearst
Each in a Fury.
RATE BILL IS THE CAUSE
Boston Man Resents Hearst's
Newspaper Attacks.
HEARST TALKS OF HOMICIDE
House of Representatives the Scene of ,
Exchange of Invective Which the
Speaker Ends In Interest
of Decency. I
WASHINGTON', Feb. 13. Not In re
cent years has the House witnessed
iuch -a spectacle as. it did today with
Sullivan (Mass.) and William R.
Hearst (Dem., N. Y.) as the central
figures. Both indulged in personalities
of the gravest character and stlrrpd
tne House so as to arouse among: cer
tain members a. feeling of the great
est indignation. Sullivan heaped upon
Hearst a tirade of denunciation,
-while, the latter, by implication,
chargod Sullivan with complicity in a
murder.
The altair grow out of the recent
discussion of the freight-rate question
in the House, when Sullivan inquired
of Umar (Fla.), who was favoring the
Hearst bill, why Hearst did not de
fend his own bill, this being followed
by a criticism of Sullivan in the New
York Amorlca.il and Journal.
Several appeals were made to Speak
er Cannon to cause the two men to de
sist, from thoir abuse of each other. The
Speaker, however, allowed them to pro
'fed.. Sullivan entirely concluded, but
in the case of Hearst the Speaker, on
reconsideration, noticing the temper of
the House, decided that an accusation
of homicide against a fellow-member
was unparliamentary, because it was
calculated to provoke disorder and dis
turbance. Almost immediately there-'
after Hearst took his seat, hurling de
Jiance and declaring that it would be
his pride to continue his hostility to
individuals such as he charged Sulli
van to be.
Sulliyan Opens Tirade.
Immediately after the House con
vened, Sullivan, in pursuance of notice
given by him last Friday, addressed
tne House in reply to certain state
ments regarding himself, alleged to
.nave been printed in the New York
American. Sullivan, at the outset, stated
he had given his notice early In order
that Hearst might be present today.
He had Interrupted Lamar, he said, be
cause he thought Lamar was criticis
ing too harshly his Democratic col
leagues for their failure to support the
so-called Hearst bill, and be felt that
HeaTst himself might produce too de
sired effect. Ordinarily, he added, pub
lic men expect fair .criticism of thoir
official acts, but where the proprietor
of a paper Is a member of Congress, he
owes a -double duty to his colleagues to
lie fair and impartial in his criticisms
of them.
He read the article in the .New York
American of February in criticism of
himself, which he said had been called
forth by an infraction of Hearst's
monarchical dignity, and thereby he
had been consigned to the political as
sas el nation of Mr. Hearst's paper. The
article In question, Sullivan said,
touched his representative capacity,
"and is a deliberate insult to one mem
ber by another."
He was Interrupted by Robinson
(Dem., Ind.), who raised 411c point that
Sulljvan was not in order. Immediate
ly there went up a howl of "no, no,
no." The Speaker ruled .that Sullivan
was proce'edlifg by unanimous consent.
Continuing, Sullivan said:
Hearst's Ambition Scored.
"The writer raises the query whether
my Ignorance of pending measures was
due to congenital incapacity or indif
ference to the " people's rights. Con
genital incapacity Is a serious charge,
yet obviously one. which a person ac
cused cf It would not care to discuss. IX
the charge Is 'true, he is not guilty
but unfortunate, and It is surely a
grievous misfortune not to be able to
appreciate, the value of the legislative
services of the gentleman from New
York. But congenital .Incapacity to
understand is a term that covers a
wide range of mental and moral de
ficiency. It covers tno cases of the
moral degenerate, the unclean, un
productive, shiftless members of so
ciety, and it includes the man who,
totally bereft of the sense of propri
ety, raises his profaning eyes toward
the splendid temple of the people's
highest gift the Presidency of the
United States blissfully unconscious of
the woeful contrast between the qual
ifications requisite for that high office
and his own contemptible moral equip
ment." Sullivan again was Interrupted by
Robinson, hut the Speaker ruled that
Sullivan was in order.
Sullivan. referred to Hearst as "the
unknown man, or political novice,
whose only recommendation is his in
herited wealth."
The scheme of political assassina
tion, he said, had been mapped out, evi
dently with the Idea of destroying the
respectable elements ot tho Democratic
party- He commended "Williams, the
minority leader, for refusing to indorse
the Hearst rate bill, also "a refusal of
that leader to stoop to a controversy
with a contemptible opponent."
Nero of Modern Politics.
"I know," said Sullivan, in conclu
sion, "that prudential reasons warn
against a controversy with a news
paper of this .character. These reasons
present the danger of exposure to a
iew form of "yellow peril' as disastrous
to reputation as the other form is al
leged to be to Christian civilization.
But, while I remain a member of this
House. I will reply to unjust attacks
in tho newspapers of the gentleman
from New York by sending to the
clerk's desk to be read with the article
complained of an estimate of the char
acter of my traducer which was given
on the floor of this House by a member
from California In 1897 as the Judg
ment of those among whom tho gentle
man from New York then lived and
who for that reason knew him best.
If by my remarks I have checked the
scheme of political assassination
which has been marked out by this
Nero of modern politics, of have even
called public attention to Its nurpose,
I believe I have performed a service
: o the House and to the country: to tho
House by insisting that each member
shall duly respect each other, at least
outwardly, arid to the country by ex
posing tho malice that Inspires these
newspaper articles which operate to
create in the ralnd3 of the people false
Impressions of their -public servants.
Accuses Sullivan of Murder.
As soon as Sullivan concluded, Hearst
rose to reply. He denied that he either
Inspired or suggested the publication re
ferred to, but he said he assumed all re
sponsibility for It.
. Replying to Sullivan's criticism thai
Hearst had been guilty of lack of action
in tho House, Hearst said ho was proceed
ing in the way he thought most effective
to his constituents. He did not know
any way by which a man could he less
effectlvo for his constituents "than in
emitting chewed .wind on the "floor of the"i
House.""
Hearst then began a. review of the at
tack upon him by Representative Grove
Johnson, of California, when he was In
terrupted by Payne (Rep., N. Y.), who al
leged the remarks were unparliamentary.
"t ask for fair play," demanded Griggs
(Dem., Ga.).
Payne withdrew his point, and Hearst
proceeded. He declared that be had no
desire to criticise Sullivan, because If hs
had, he would not have done It In so
puerile a manner.
He then sprang a sensation which threw
the House into an uproar. He charged
that John A. Sullivan was one of two
Sulllvuns who" had kopt a saloon in Bos
ton whero a murder was committed and
that the two Sulllvans were Indicted for
manslaughter.
"I would like to ask the gentleman from
Massachusetts." calmly Inquired Hearst,
"what he knows about the Incident?"
Sullivan arose, and facing Hearst, said:
"If the gentleman is asking that ques
tion of me, I will be very glad to an
swer it."
Hearst ignored the remark, however.
"This Is not a wash-shop," shouted But
ler (Rep.. Pa.), who appealed to the
Speaker to know if there was any power
to prevent a continuance of the discus
sion. Tho Speaker ruled that Hearst was pro
ceeding by unanimous consent, and, be
sides, he was not sure that Hearst was
specifically referring to Sullivan, not be
ing familiar with his given name.
"But. Mr. Speaker," said Butler, "he
has Inferontlally charged the gentloman
with murder." Butler was thoroughly on
raged, and as he walked across the aisle
exclaimed: "This Is not fair to the coun
try." After the excitement had subsided,
Hearst, resuming, said be recognized the
justice of the remarks of Butlor about
the turn of affairs, and that he graatly
regretted It. but, ho added, he was com
pelled In defense of himself "to deflno
the character of men who have made
their attacks upon me." It was, he said,
the duty of newspapers when such men
were In public life, to refer to their past
and their character.
At this juncture Speaker Cannon, noting
Uio effect on tho House of Hearst's
charge, interruptedfind declared that "an
accusation of homicide against a member
seems to fall within the parliamentary
prohibition, calculated to provoke disturb
ance and disorder and to bring the body
itself Into contempt and criticism."
The Speaker's admonition caused Hearst
to cut short his remarks with a statement
that he was proud of the hostility of such
,as Sullivan and that he would continue
"to incur the hostility of that class ot in
dividuals," so long as he was In Journal
ism or in Congress.
The House then proceeded to the con
sideration of bills relating to the District
of Columbia.
Payne (Rep., N. Y.) reported from the
committee on ways and means the bill to
revise and amend the tariff laws of the
Philippine Islands.
HEARST STATES HIS POSITION
Will Not Allow Congress to Dictate
His Course as an Editor.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 33. Representa
tive Hearst, in an interview on the day's
incidents In the House of Representatives
said:
"I need not say that I consider today's
session of the House disagreeable to all
and absolutely disgraceful to those who.
deliberately planned such a scene and
forced It upon myself and. other unwilling
members. I feel that they deserved the
disagreeable shock and discomfiture that
met them when they learned through me
the extremely appropriate kind of a man
whom they had selected as their mouth
piece. "The one interesting feature to nows"
paper men and to the public whom they
serve is the question which was raised
of the right of an editor to sit in Con
gress without making his ncrspapor
subservient to tho opinions of his Con
gressional associates. I say as emphat
ically as I can that It would be of the
greatest possible valuo to the United
States if a hundred editors of Important
newspapers could be elected to Congress.
I wish that these men could see for them
selves and tell the people of the country
much better than 1 am able to do, ex
actly to what extent the House pf Rep
resentatives is a representative body and
they might, guided by actual knowledgo
obtained as members of Congress, use
thoir newspapers to force upon the House
the needed reforms and compel action
and definite obedience to the wishes of
the people.
"My stand is this, and, as far as I
know 'the editors of this country, I
think there are very few who would not
agree with me.
"As a member of the House, speaking
In the House, I expect to be bound by tho
rules of the Houhc. As an editor of a
newspaper, representing a constituency
much larger than that of any Congress
man, I expect to be bound now, as I
have been In the past, by newspaper
ethics, that is to say. by the real inter
ests of the readers whose approval gives
my newspapers what force they have. I
am perfectly certain that no American
newspaper editor worthy of the name
would allow him or his, newspaper to bo
controlled by the members of any club or
any legislative body to which he might
belong."
HE REFUSES TO GIVE FIGURES
Manager of Armour Car Lines With
holds Important Points.
"WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. George B.
Robbins. president of the Armour Car
Lines, was questioned at length today by
the subcommittee of the House commit
tee on Interstate and foreign commerce
regarding the dotalls of iha business- of
that company.
Stevens, chairman of the committee,
brought out in answer to questions that
tho Armour Car Lines Company is a sep
arate organization from tho Armour Pack
ing Company, although both are owned
by practically the came people. Mr. Rob
bins refused to state what waa earned on
the capital of the company, explaining
that he had no objection to furnishing the
information In confidence to the commit
tee. Stevens emphasized the necessity of
having the information. Wagner (Pa.)
said that it should be furnished. He
wanted It understood that the confidence
imposed would not deter him, after re
ceiving it, should he deem it advisable,
from making an effort to secure the In
formation In another way for publication.
Mr. Robbins said that the Armour Car
Ulne Company was capitalized at 515.000,
000; that it had 14.000 cars, representing
of this capitalization 514.OX.000. He said
that the capital was at a low basis and
the debt of the company large. Each
year over 51,000,000 was being put Into
new equipment, and this represented the
earnings and an increasing debt. The
company employed a total of 33.000 per
sons. The charge to the roads for those
cars is cent per mile.
The dally average of "miles a car will
make Mr. Bobbins'-.refused to stato for
publication. He said that, should it ap
pear that th company was earning more
than S or 8 per cent on its capitalization,
it might be U3i by the enemlos of the
company, and at tho same time the un
certainties of tho business would make
that showing less than it would be In a
banking b'uslnens. Eight thousand ot
these cars are fruit cars the balance Do
ing refrigerator cars for the carrying of
meats, butter and eggs.
RIGHTS OF WORKERS
Russian Ministers Will ; Pro
claim Them at Once.
GREAT CONCESSIONS MADE
Russian, covcrnnient expressei its readiness
to make material reparation by indemnifying
the innocent victim, deferring the amount
and partition of indemnities to the tri
bunal of arbitration at The Hague.
Today's session practically closed
the work of the Commission until a
decision is reached, when Admiral Four,
nlcr, the prcsldont, will call a meeting
for the purpose of announcement. The
Admirals In the meantime will hold
daily private sessions to deliberate
upon the decision. It 1b expected that
some days will elapse before definite
results are reached.
1 ffl M II
Manufacturers Force Government to
Act, and It Will Yield Main Points
at Issue Shorter Hours and
Right to Strike Given.
SPECIAL CAULK.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 14. At a
meeting of the Committee of Ministers,
held here Monday, instructions were
lssuod to the Ministry of Finance to
Issue without delay a proclamation em
bodying a goneral scheme for the im-,
provement of conditions of the work
ingmon. Tho proclamation, which was
discussed In all Its details at the meet
ing, will provide for shorter hours, the
legality of strikes, providing they are
based upon demands of a purely econ
omic or industrial character; for medi
cal assistance to sick and disabled
workmen, and for the limitation of the
rights and duties of factory inspectors.
The action of the Committee of
Ministers Is plainly due to the realiza
tion that tho manufacturers do aiot
propose to be trilled w:tn any longer.
"While the workmen aro menacing
enough, the government had perceived
11 far graver danger In the attitude of
the factory-ownors, who. taking ad
vantage of the government's offer to
act as arbitrator, have refused to grant
any concessions unless ordorod to do
so by Ministerial decree. By shifting
the responsibility for tic recent out
breaks upon the manufacturers, and
insisting that they should pay the cost
of placating the workmen, the govern
ment obligated itself to stipulate the
proper means to this end, and accord
ingly it has become tho duty of tho
Ministers tp ascertain which of the
demands of the workmen must be
granted in order to assure internal
peace.
There is no doubt that so soon as
the proclamation is Issued its provis
ions will be implicitly obeyed by the
manufacturers, but the question is, of
course, whether or not smaller concerns
will be able to continue operations un
der the new order of things. It is
greatly feared, according lo expres
sions of opinion heard in business cir
cles Monday evening, that tho decision
of the Ministers will leave in its wake
o, large number of business failures.
CZAR PACIFYING STRIKERS.
Order Commission to Investigate, and
Raises Wages In Shops.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 13. The strike
situation, according to reports from the
Interior, is everywhere Improving, even
in Poland. Here all danger of a renewal
of an acute stage seems to have' passed.
All the works, with the 'exception .of the
Putlloff Iroif "Works and two others, have
resumed work.
The Imperial ukaso summoning a joint
commission of masters and workmen,
chosen by themselves, to investigate tho
causes of discontent among the laborers,
was posted at all the works today, cre
ating a favorable impression.
The government has Increased wages
at all tho government shops and also the
pay of the railroad employes by 15 to 20
per cent. In addition, tho Minister of
Finance has taken a bold step in recom
mending to the Committee of Ministers
the formation of labor associations at
once, protecting tho interests of the work
men. Count Ssembek, the head Catholic arch
bishop, has ordered that prayers for
peace be offered up in all the Catholic
Churches of Russia.
Roll of Dead and Wounded at Lodz.
"WARSAW. Feb. 13. Advices from Lodz
say that a number of men resumed work
today, but that after a couple of hours
thoy again walked out. The town Is quiet.
It is seml-offlclally announced that as a
result of the disturbances at Lodz H4
bodies have been buried, while 200 wound
ed persons are still In tho hospitals.
TURKEY PREPARES FOR WAR
Hurrying Guns and Troops Into Dis
turbed Macedonia.
LONDON, Feb. 14. Telegraphing from
Sofia, the correspondent of the Times
says:
The' reported progress of Turkish mili
tary preparations attracts attontion here.
War material is being constantly dis
patched from Constantinople to S&lonlca.
Fifty quick-fire guns recently arrived
at Monastlr. Large supplies of uniforms
have been ordered for the reserves.
EACH SIDE STATES ITS CASE
British and Russians Sum Up in
North Sea Inquiry.
PARIS, Feb. 13. The International
Commission which Is Inquiring Into the
North Sea Incident today heard the con
clusions of the British and Russian
agents upon the testimony presented.
The incident occurred when the Rus
sian Admiral. M. Nekliodoff. pointed out
that the British stutomcnt referred to
the Commission as a court, whereus the
two governments had expressly agreed
upon Its being a "Commission of In
quiry" but not a. "court." Thorcupon
the British agent, Mr. O'Belme, with
drew the use of the word "court." The
Incident was taken to indicate the re
stricted nature of the Commission's In
quiry. The British summary of facts is un
der four main heads:
First That no torpedo-boats or torpedo
boat destroyers were in the vicinity of the
incident, as shown by the declarations of
th fishermen and the official statements of
various governments that no torpedo-boats
belonging to their fleets were in that neigh
borhood and that therefore the Russians'
made a mistake, largely as the result of
apprehension that an attahk wax about to
occur.
.Second That Are was opened without suf
ficient reason and was continued for an un
reasonable time after tho mistake had been
detected.
Third That jjo effort was made to suc
cor the rinklng ships or wounded.
Fourth That not the slightest Irregular
ity was shown In the conduct of the inno
cent fishing- fleet.
The Russian summary, after setting
forth the Justification, under four heads,
concludes, as follows:
Tho imperial Russian government there
fore maintains that the . fire of the Rus
sian squadron was ordered and executed
In the legitimate accomplishment of the
mftltarj" duties of the squadron. Consequent
ly no responsibility whatever Is chargeable
against VIce-Admlral Rojeatvaaslcy or any
of. the oBlccrs of the squadron.
Tfcc-Jrapertal government rinee rely deplores
tha thelncldnt resulted in deaths of in
nocent victims, and, fherbfbre. the" 'Ad
miral's responsibility bolng eliminated, the
WILL SUE FOR THE PRINCESS j
King of Saxony's Agent Will Proceed '
Against Former Princess.
FLORENCE. Feb. 13. After a
conference today with the lawyers rep-
resenting the Countess Monttgnoso, j
former wife of Frederick Augustus, 1
King of Saxony, Dr. Koerner, the Dres-
den lawyer sent here in the interest of
King Frederick Augustus to demand
that the 'Countess relinquish to the
former tho custody of her child,
Princess Anna, decided to take steps I
before the Italian, courts for the ac- J
compllshmont of his errand.
Dr. Koerner announced today that he
would make public his report of his in
terview with the Countess Montlgnoso.
at which, while recognizing the right
of tho King under Saxon law to claim
the child, a princess of royal blood, she
refused to give her up to Dr. Koerner.
The latter donles that in the inter
view he used violent or offensive lan
guage to tho Countess.
.WERE PERILOUSLY NEAR WAR
Anglo-Russian Correspondence Re
veals Crisis Barely Avoided.
SPECIAL. CABLE.
LONDON, Feb. 14. The publication of
the official corrcspondcnco between Great
Britain and Russia relatlvo to the decis
ion of the latter country to send her
Black Sea fleet through the Dardanelles
shows that at the time the two nations
were perilously near to war.
It Is stated that Foreign Minister Lans
downe Informed the Russian Ambassador,
Count Bcnkendorff, that unless the Baltic
fleet was stopped at Vigo, "we might find
ourselves at war before the end of the
week."
German Mission to Abyssinia.
ADIS ABABA. Abyssinia, Feb. 13. The
German diplomatic mission under Dr.
Rosen arrived hero yesterday and was
escorted by Abyssinian troops to the pal
ace, where King Menellk received Dr.
Boscn in audience. The mission will re
main here 20 daysA Dr. Rosen expects to
negotiate a commercial treaty with Abys
sinia, and perhaps establish a German
Consulate here.
Dr. Rosen is tho bearer of a number of
presents from Emperor William to King
Menellk, including the Emperor's por
trait, life-size. The escort of the head of
the German mission consists of 12 picked
men from among 100 volunteers of the
Garde du Corps Regiment.
Great Discoveries In Thibet.
SPECIAL. CABLE.
LONDON, Feb. 14. The London Daily
Mail's Calcutta correspondent says that
Captains Rawllng, Rider and Wood and
Lieutenant Bailey, who left Colonel
Younghusband's party to undertake an
exploring tour in Thibet, have mapped out
a new strip In the western part of the
country and have also discovered the
hitherto unknown sources of the Brah
mapootra River. Tho most Important
geographical results are expected to re
sult from the exploring expedition.
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NO REPRIEVE FOR GREAS0N
Colored Accomplice of Mrs. Edwards
Has No Worrt but Pardon.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 13. The Su
preme Court today refused to reopen the
case of Samuel Greason, colored, of
Reading, who, together with Mrs. Kate
Edwards, was convicted of murdering the
tetter's Husband. Unless the Board of
Pardons, which meets in Harrlsburg on
Wednesday, Interferes, the woman and
Greason will both be hanged on Thurs
day. The petition was based on a confession
of Mrs. Edwards exonerating Greason,
also on a supplemental confession, In
which she saye that sho gave her hus
band liquor until ho became intoxicated
and then hit him on the head with a
hammer. She says ho was sitting on the
front porch when sho struck him. He
resisted and made an effort to defend
himself when sho finished him with a
succession of rapid blows. Her daughter
Mary, who witnessed it all, Mrs. Ed
wards says, then helped her to throw
the body Into tho cistern. Mary Is now
in St. Louis and the police officials there
havo been asked to keep her under sur
Murderess Loses Her Babe.
READING, Pa., Feb. 13. Mrs. Edwards
prison-born child was taken from its
mother today. The child. In charge of
two women, was taken to Philadelphia
on an early train. From there the baby
was taken south over the Pennsylvania
Railroad in charge of a sister of charity.
Legislature Will Not Interfere.
HARRISBURG, Pa.. Feb. 13. A resolu
tion requesting Governor Pennypacker
and tho Board of Pardons to commute to
life Imprisonment the death sentence of
Mrs. Kate Edwards, tho murderess, and
to pardon her alleged negro accomplice,
Samuel D. Greason, failed of adoption in
the House tonight.
Fire early this morning destroyed the
six-story brick building at 3C9 Ellicott
etreet, Buffalo. N. Y. Loss. $50,000.
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BLUE-FLAME OIL STOVES-PRICED $3.00 AND UP.
Coal-Oil Heating Stoves, best quality, very convenient for
heating bedrooms or bathrooms on short notice. Prices reaponable.
Ovens for Gasoline or Coal-Oil Stoves at, upwards from $1,50
A GOOD LINE OF BATHROOM FIXTURES.
Robe Hooks, each, upwards from . 12
Hanging Soaps, each, upwards from 45&
Paper Holders, each, upwards from 10
Towel Bars, each, upwards from 15
Tumbler Holders, each, upwards from 50
Also many other convenient bathroom articles which wc do not
mention for lack of space.
WRINGERS.
A good line of guaranteed Wringers. A household necessity.
Guaranteed for two years; special at each $2.25
Iron frar&e Wringers: these arc not guaranteed, special at $1.25
BLACK SATIN STOVE POLISH.
No dirt, no dust; givs a lasting, shining black; price, the can 25
HARDWARE SPECIALS.
Hatchets at. each, upwards from 25?
Hammers, at eaeh, upwards from 15
Axes at each, upwards from 50
Monkey Wrenches at each, upwards from 25p
Clothes Line Pulleys at each, upwards from 10 (
Screw Drivers at each, upwards from 5
Hand Saws at each, upward from 40
Clothes Lines at each, upwards from 10i
GARDENING TOOLS.
Garden Trowels at each, upwards from.
Garden Rakes at each, upward from. . . .
Garden Hoes at each, upward from
Garden Spades at each, upwards from. ,
.At
.25
.25
.50c
"Men's Fixin's
HIS VALENTINE.
A man can be well dressed and yet wear u shirt that was
.bought the previous fiennon no maay Mtylc dovetail Into
tliune of next season. But a raan'n store must hnve only
rlgbt-ln-netuion shirts if It in to be np-to-datc. Hence we
linvc to vigorously clear out our stock of aairt every cn
oh -to the RTcnt profit Of men who Iiurc. For instance
THIS WEEK IN "HIE TOGGERY."
Sixth-Street Annex First Floor.
All of our stiff bosom shlrt3, regardless of make, at half
price during this sale.
Our J 1.50 values. Special at, each 75e
Our 1.00 values. Special at. each 50c
' MEN'S FLANNEL GOLF SHIRTS
Only a wmall line now left at hulf price or
Our Sl.25 value. Special at, each
Our $1.75 value. Special at. each
ENGLISH SQUARES.
All new colorings nnd patterns only a few left
Our 51.00 value. Special to close them out at. each
MEN'S WHITE GOLF SHIRTS.
With tucked and hemstitched bosoms. This season's style.
One of our best 51.50 values. Special this week at, each.. 02c
MEN'S NIGHT SHIRTS.
Made of good quality sateen to Close them out before In
ventory. Special each at, Just HALF PRICE
:Tc
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50c
Undermuslin's Sails Still Spread
m THE i ANNEX SALONS-Second Floor.
Trade winds are sending this good old commercial craft along the
February course at racing speed, and nowhere is the clip better demon
strated than among the undermuslins, flannel skirts and gowns and sateen
undergarments for -women. We are beating the biggest February Tecords
ever made here. It would not have been possible if last year's underclothes
had not been right and if this yearrs were not still better. We should
scuttle the ship in a jiffy if e sold flimsy materials, poor work, bad buttons
and cheap Schiffli embroideries. Nope such on board this craft. Among,
the underclothes in the sale are staple designs as well as novelties.
WHITE UNDERMUSLINS AT SPECIAL PRICES.
83c FOR GOWN'S WORTH 8LGO.
Ladies' Nightgowns, made of good quality muslin, nainsook or cambric, and
trimmed prettily with embroidery and lace; small sizes only In the lot; our
regular 51.50 value, special at. each Sue
MISSES $J.06 SKIRTS FOR 0c
A fine lino of Muslin Underskirts for misses, trimmed with torchon lace edging
and insertion; excellent value at 51.00. special at. each - 60c
CHILDREN'S GOWNS WORTH 54c FOR 20c.
A broken line" of children's Nightgowns, made of good muslin, sixes for chil
dren from 2 to 12 years old; our Sic value, special at,-each 39c
OUTING FLANNEL SKIRTS AND GOWNS.
07c INSTEAD OF S1.4 FOR OUTING FLANNEL SKIRTS.
Women's Outing Flannel Skirts of best quality with deop Spanish flounce and
French embroidered dots; splendid 51.40 value, special at, each.. 57c
ONLY 08c FOR GOWNS WORTH fl.75.
Women's outing flannel Gowns of good quality;
made Mother Hubbard style, and trimmed with
braid around collar and cuffs. Our 51.75 value.
Special at. each 8Sc
BLACK SATEEN PETTICOATS AT A BARGAIN
PRICE Secead Floar.
CT50 AND 33.75 SKIRTS FOR 2.10.
Black Sateen Skirts, made of very fine silk finish
sateen, trimmed with butterfly ruffles a,nd knife
plaiting; has also protection dust ruffle. Splendid
values at 53.50 and 53.75. Special at, each... $2.19
BARGAINS IN THE
INFANTS' WARDROBE STORE
Pretty aeadvrrar for the tot. You'JI need these
bow that Ahc KURMRlay daya are coming mm aad
baby demaadu aa alrlaa: aad a ride or atrell In the
opca. Thla week we're clenlujr eat the
ODDS AND ENDS IN INFANTS AND CHILDREN'S
CAPS AND BONNETS. INFANTS' WHITE CAPS.
Worth 50c aad 86c for 2Ac.
Infant's Caps made ot soft white China or corded
silk, some very plain with fine tucks and hem
stitching, others with lace ruche nround faco;
all of them nicely padded. Our 50c and 60c values.
Special at. each 29c
CHILDREN'S SM.5B POKE BONNETS FOR 70c.
Children's colored Poke Bonnets, made of Ben-
gallne silk, in red. blue and white. All are nicely
trimmed with white sutache braid. W hive them
in all sizes. They are just the thing for early
Spring wear. Our regular 51.50 value. Special at.
each 70
TEA APRONS WORTH 50c FOR 33c.
Ladies dainty Tea Aprons, either round or square
trimmed with cluster of tucks or with fine lac
or embroidery. All have pockets and wido tic?.
Our regulur 50c value. Special at. each 2Sc
CHILDREN'S MILITARY JACKETS.
In colors sizes 20, 22 and 24.
Our 51.50 value. Special at, each 0Sc
A Reception to St. Valentine
TODAY
Thousands of alaty l!ssivcn Handsomest Val-
cntlxfea ia Towi. Cupid Bower In Here.
On first floor, where he lies in wait with bow drawn
and a quiver full of arrows pointed with love's
messages.
m t . .t. Daj13r Valillne, Galore.
Tills is the home of the valentine. Immense as
sortments of pretty
..Fancy Valentiaes. Priced from 3c to 2.50 each...
Fancy CrepeTPaper Napkins for Valentine designs
or fanoy decorations; nice for parties, etc., special
at, the hundred isi to 33c
IN THE ART SHOP ,
ScceatL Hleor.
Mohair and Icewool the kinds which are most
used for. making pretty scarfs and shawls for even
ing wear.
Mohair Wool, our 50c value. Special, box of eight
1-oz. balls, the box sec
Icewool, our 51.03 value. Special, box of eight 1-oz.
balls, the box , 72C
m BATTENBERG PATTERNS FOR 3c.
A lot of pretty Battenberg patterns of all kinds;
values in the lot to 35c Special during this sale
at, each j$c
BATTENBERG BRAIDS FOR lr.
A lot of odd3 and ends In Battenbers: BraMs: values
from 3c Tp lDc Special a tthc yard, only 4lc
. 35c NOVELTIES FOR 13c.
Da,nty little novelties in hand painted blotters,
shaving pads, sachet pads, tc, our 35c value,
pcia. during this sale at. each 10c
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