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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, ! JULY 21, 1906. BEIT'S FORTUNE FOR PUBLIC ENDS South African Millionaire Leaves Large Sums to Char ity and Education. GREAT HOPES FOR AFRICA Diamond King Leaves $6,000,000 to Build Railroad, Telegraph and Telephone Lines Through Great Dark Continent. LONDON, July 20. Owing to premature statements regarding the will of the late Alfred Belt, the South African financier, the executors of Mr. Belt's estate this evening gave out the exact terms of the public bequest, without, however, disclos ing the amount of the fortune left. This, it is believed, will take a considerable time to estimate, owing to the fluctua tions in the price of the shares owned by Mr. Belt. Aa forecasted, the document proves to be very Interesting, lacking little of the remarkable qualities which gossip attrib uted to the bequests. The sums enu merated make the vast total of $9,675,000 ' not Including the value of the estate be queathed to his native city of Hamburg, or of the art treasures bestowed on the National Gallery and the museums of London and Hamburg. It is, however, believed that the aggregate will not be far short of M2.50O.000. The most notable provision of the will Is that a body of trustees get control of $6,000,000 to be used in the development and construction of means of communi cation, transmission by railway, tele graphs and wireless telegraphy and tele phones In Rhodesia and upon the Cape-to-Calro Railway, which, with other be quests for South Africa, demonstrate that Mr. Belt's Interest in the welfare of the country In which his fortune was made was equal to that of his old associate, Cecil Rhodes. Mr. Belt leaves the property known as Borstlers Jager, near Hamburg, to the City of Hamburg to be held for the people. The picture by Sir Joshua Reynolds of "Lady Cockburn and Her Children" is left to the British Na tional Gallery, and Reynolds' picture, "Mistress Bonne and Her Daughter." and other art treasures, are left to Berlin and Hamburg, and to the College of Tech nology connected with the London Uni versity, the sum of $250,000, and 1000 $12.50 shares in the DeBeers Company are be queathed. Lifts to Charity and Education. The sum of $1,000,000 is left to the Uni versity of Johannesburg to build and equip buildings on the land previously given It; $1,000,000 Is bequeathed for educational or charitable purposes in Rhodesia, and oth er territories within the field of the Brit ish South Africa Company: $125,000 to the research fund of the London University; $125,000 to the Rhodes University, Gra hamstown. Cape Colony; $60,000 to the Rhodes memorial fund at cape Town; $50,000 to the Union Jack Club, of London; $100,000 to the deceased's firm in South Africa for educational or charitable pur poses in the Transvaal; $75,000 for the same purposes to Kimberley; $76,000 to Dr. Jameson, now Premier of Cape Cal ony, and Sir Lewis Mitchell, chairman of the' DeBeers Company and a trustee of the Rhodes fund, for the same purpose in Cape Colony; $100,000 is left to the King's Hospital, London, funds, and $100,000 to Guy's Hospital, London; and $200,000 Is to be distributed equally in London and Hamburg by Mr. Beit's executors for ed ucational or charitable purposes. Fund to Develop Africa. The testator, continuing, says that, be lieving that civilization can best be ad vanced In Africa by the construction of railways, telegraphs, telephones and wire less telegraphs, and knowing how dif ficult It is to raise money for these pur poses, he leaves $6,000,000 in stocks and shares to his partners to constitute a fund, the income of which Is to be devoted to the construction, equipment or fur therance of any Buch methods of com munication or transportation , in Rhode sia, Portuguese South Africa or the Ger man possessions and any such parts of Africa as may bc'traversed in establish ing the Cape-to-Cairo Railway, telegraph or telephone lines. The trustees are giv en absolute discretion, and. If two-thirds decide that the fund is no longer required for furthering the work of communication or transportation, they can apply the pro ceeds to educational, charitable or other purposes in Rhodesia. Brother Gets What's Left, k Mr. Beit left large sums to relatives, numerous legacies to friends and gifts to clerks and servants. The residue of his estate, real and personal, is bequeathed to his brother. Otto Belt, absolutely. The will is dated April 4, 1905. SO PARTY POLITICS IN INDIA Morley Sounds Warning Against Preferential Tariff System. LONDON, July 20. In introducing the Indian budget in the House of Commons today, Indian Secretary Morley sounded a warning note on the necessity of ex cluding India from the Held of party pol itics. Any false step In India would send Great Britain Into confusion Infin itely more dire and more disastrous than the false step taken in South Africa, "India's case In the free trade contro versy can be put in a nutshell," he de clared. "Her prosperity and comfort, the growth of her trade and commerce, the solvency of India hang upon her exports. The United Kingdom takes 2S per cent of her exports, while Europe and the Far East take 75 per cent. Thus when the people of Great Britain asked India for preferential duties, they were asking her lo discriminate against three-fourths of her customers." Rosenberg Not an Anarchist. ALTONA. Prussia, July 20. August Rosenberg, formerly of Seattle, Wash., who was arrested here July 3 on the charge of being engaged in an an archist conspiracy, has been released. The Judge who investigated the case decided that the evidence against the prisoner was lnaaequate and said that no suspicion remained in the minds of the authorities against him. KNOCKED DOWN BY LOAFER Mrs. Thaw's Experience In Crowd. Olcott Still Holds Papers. NEW YORK. July 20 When Mrs. Har ry K. Thaw reached the Tombs prison today and made her dally dash through a lane in a crowd of curious persons, one man in the crowd pushed forward so roughly that he bumped against Mrs. Thaw, and she was knocked down, but was not Injured, and continued on her visit to her husband, after which she went to the office of Mr. Hartridge. W. M. K. Olcott, the lawyer who was dis missed by Harry K. Thaw, will have until Monday to decide whether he shall sur render all the papers In the Thaw case to Clifford W. Hartridge, Thaw's new counsel. Although a large quantity of papers have been surrendered by Mr. Ol cott, Mr. Hartridge asked Justice McLean today for an order directing the delivery of all those remaining in Mr. Olcott's possession. In an argument, in court, T. J. Mc Manus. of the firm of which Mr. Olcott is a member, asked for a postponement. He said: "The only papers which we are not ready to deliver at once is a bundle of letters. Until we can consult the writ ers of these letters, which we shall do as speedily as possible, we shall not be able to decide whether we ought to give them up." ADMITTED DEFAMED HER (Continued From Page 1.) father of Mrs. Hartje, where Mrs. Hartje Is now living. PLOT TO KIDNAP CHILDREN Philadelphia Man Overheard Talk of Three Conspirators. PHILADELPHIA, July 20. The Phila- CANNOT MOVE HIM Valentine Safe as Postmaster of St. Johns. SENTIMENT NO ARGUMENT No Hope of Mrs. Clark's Reinstate ment Delay in Buying Ankeny Canal May Injure Klamath Irrigation Project. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, July 20. Mrs. A. S. Clark, not withstanding the petition of her friends to President Roosevelt, is not to be rein stated as postmistress at St. Johns. This petition, which was a protest against the MASONIC EMBLEM MAKING TOUR OF WORLD When the silver trowel which now is in the possession of the Mystic Star Lodge of Englewood, Chicago, again reaches New York it probably will be the most traveled article in the world. It will have encircled the globe many times, visiting every corner of the world where Masons can be found. Twelve years will be consumed In the travels of the Masonic emblem, and in the big book which accompanies it will be placed a record of its wanderings. The trowel began its travels In New York last October. It Is a belief of the members of the secret order that he who holds the emblem will re ceive an Inspiration. The trowel was placed in the hands of each member of the New York lodge, and each man, with bowed head, told the inspira tion which came to him with the touch of the handle of the trowel. Then It was decided that every Mason in the world should receive the benefits conferred upon the members of this lodge. As there is not a coun try in the world and scarcely a city in any country where there are no Masons, the distance to be traversed by the emblem can scarcely be esti mated. Its first visit was to Washington. Then It was sent to Quebec, Canada, then back to Washington, Detroit, Toledo, Elkhart and Chicago. delphla police today were informed by Willis R. Brooks, who lives In the north ern part of the city, that he overheard a conversation among three men last night wnlch led him to believe that a plot had been hached to kidnap one of the Hartje children. According to his story, he was walking through a small park in the northern part of the city and saw three men lying on the grass. As he passed them he heard one of the men say something about enough funds to carry out a plot to steal a child, and a moment later one of the three cautioned the other two not to talk so loud. Brooks says he left the park and then returned and crawled close enough to the men to listen to their talk without detection. He says the men were talking of kidnaping one of the Hartje children, and that they had decided to leave Philadelphia at 9 A. M. today. After securing the children they were to continue West. Brooks Informed a sergeant of police, who, in turn, notified headquarters. The Philadelphia authorities are noncommit tal regarding the matter, but deemed it best to notify the Pittsburg police. LAWYER'S STARTLING WORDS Says Many Society Women Have Sinned With Negroes. PITTSBURG, July 20. J. Scott Fergu son .of counsel for Augustus Hartje in his suit for divorce, startled the specta tors in the courtroom during an impas sioned argument against the admission as evidence of depositions of Clifford Hooe, the negro coachman and co-respondent in the suit, with the following words: "It does not do to say that this man Hooe is a negro. God knows there is many an Intelligent woman who has sinned as we say this woman has sinned. History is full of it. I repeat, many a woman high in society and In this com munity has sinned as this woman has done." A legacy of 10 caused the death of Thomas Archer, a ntghtwatchman at Fleet wood. He was found dead in bed on Satur day, after a drinking bout, which he began on receiving the money. s Sales at Sherer take place later. Lots will be sold to the highest bidder, but never below the appraised value. The sale will be conducted bv the General Land Office. appointment of Mayor Valentine as post master, fell on barren ground. The Postoffice Department is not swayed by sentiment. There was not one word in the petition of Mrs. Clark's friends derogatory to Valentine no charge that he was incompetent or dis qualifiedand, Inasmuch as his appoint ment was made regularly and he was confirmed by the Senate, no further no tice will be given the protest. When St. Johns became a third-class, or Presidential, office, it became neces sary under the department rules to make a new appointment. Senator Fulton, who has complete sway over the postofflce patronage of Oregon now, recommended Mr. Valentine, and the department says it is bound by his recommendations, Re gardless of whether or not Mr. Fulton consulted the people of St. Johns In se lecting Mr. Valentine. The only way to get Mr. Valentine out Is to prove him Incapable COLD SPRINGS BID IS TOO HIGH Government Will Advertise Again. Contract for Sunnyside Water. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Washington, D. C, July 20. The Acting Secretary of the Interior today rejected the bid of. Sweeney & Holmes, of Portland, for the construction of the Cold Springs dam on the Umatilla irri gation' project because their bid, $383,415, was considered excessive. Government officials believe this dam can be built for $100,000 less, and will call for new bids to ascertain whether private contractors will undertake this work for something like $300,000. If not the Government will, as It has done on other projects, con struct the dam by force account, em ploying laborers by the day. It is be lieved by engineers of the Reclamation service that the dam can be built for less than $300,000, if built by day labor em ployed directly by Government engineers. The Secretary also rejected the bid of Matthew P. Zlndorf of Twlsp, Wash., for construction of the storage works of the Okanogan project, his bid being also regarded as excessive. This work will be readvertlsed. Schedule 2 of the Oka nogan project, the main canal, will be built by the Government by force ac count, as several thousand dollars can be saved In this manner. About thirty thousand acres that was withdrawn for the Okanogan project will probably be found unsuitable for irriga tion and will be restored to entry after 92 days. It lies in townsite 32 to 36 north, ranges 25 and 26 east. Following the purchase of the Sunny side canal from the Washington Irriga tion Company, the Secretary of the In terior today executed a contract with the Sunnyside Water-users' Association whereby the land-owners under the Sun nyside project pledge themselves to pay their proportionate share of the cost of building the Government works, which will give them permanent water supply. It was also announced that the Gov ernment has withheld $10,000 from Wash ington Irrigation Company, agreeing to pay down but $240,000. This reserva tion is made to cover any loss the Gov ernment may sustain on account of Im perfection In title to several tracts of land crossed by the Sunnyside canal. Full payment will be made when complete title passes to the Government. BLOCK TO KLAMATH PROJECT Technical Objections to Purchase of Ankeny Canal. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, July 20. Unless some mighty force gets to work behind the Interior Depart ment, as It did yesterday in the matter of the Sunnyside Canal, In Washington, the purchase of the Ankeny Canal, that forms an Important part of the Klamath irrigation project, in Southern Oregon, may not be concluded for several years. More than a year ago the Government agreed to take over the canal and pay for it $50,000. a price believed by the en gineers to be half or a third of its actual value. But even at that price there has been endless delay in taking over the property because at several places it crosses worth less land, title to which did not belong to Henry E. Ankeny, though by long pos session his title is considered good by every' one except Secretary Hitchcock's personal advisers. They further hesitate to pay for the canal because a small por tion of it cannot be used by the Govern ment. Unless title to this canal passes to the Government pretty soon, the comple tion of the first unit of the Klamath project will be needlessly delayed. To regulate the stomach, liver and bowels and promote digestion, take one of Carter s Little Liver Pills every night. Try them. Sales of Idaho Townsltes. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Washington, D. C, July 20. The Secretary' of the Interior has fixed these date for sale of town-lots at townsltes on the Minidoka irrigation tract, Idaho: Heyburn, August 20; Rupert, August 20. New Northwest Postmasters. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Washington, D. C, July 20. Postmasters appointed: Oregon Phoenix, Jackson County, An drew H. Fisher, vice W. R. Coleman, re signed. Washington BIngen, Klickitat County, Grant Hadley, vice Theodore Lucksdorf, removed. E CHIEFS GIVE UP ALIi SURRENDER EXCEPT ONE FANATIC LEADER. Captain Bandholtz Secures Last Remnants of Filipino Insurgents and Peace Rales Luzon. WASHINGTON, July 20. The Bureau of Insular Affairs has received the follow ing cablegram from the Governor-General of the Philippine Islands: "Macario So kay and Francisco Carreon, self-styled president and vice-president of the Fili pino Republic; Leon Villafuerte, Lieutenant-General, being ladrones heretofore in festing Rizal and Laguna; General Ju lian Montalon Lucia Devega and Benito Natividad and their important subordi nates, have surrendered and are in cus tody at Manila. Absolutely no promises authorized or made except fair trial. "Greatest credit is due Harry H. Band holtz for his prudence and skill in con ducting this very difficult matter. He utilized Dominator Gomez, but no prom ises as to his liberation have been au thorized or made. "In Cebu. Governor Osmena, by the greatest effort and self-sacrifice, has se cured the surrender of all remaining out law leaders and all guns. "Expect complete peace now through out Luzon, except as to Filipe Salvador and his fanatical followers. Prospects of getting him encouraging." Sukay, Carreon, Devega and Natividad have been leaders of the Ladrone bands that infested Rizal and Laguna, and at times neighboring provinces. Bandholtz, referred to, is a captain of infantry of the Philippine constabulary. Domlnador Gomez, whose full name is Jose Maria Domlnador Gomez Jesus, is ex-president of the Nationalist party and Philippine labor union, and Is said to be a Chinese-Spanish Tagalog mestizo; was ed ucated in the Philippines and Spain and is a professional physician. He served with the Spanish army in Cuba as a surgeon in the medical corps. Upon the termination of the Cuban war he returned to Spain. He was dismissed from the medical corps of the Spanish army in February, 1902, for abandonment of his post. He came to Manila later in 1902, and since his ar rival has been prominently identified with anti-government movements under the guise of a labor leader. He is considered a shrewd politician, and has great influ ence among the laboring classes In Ma nila. He has been heretofore the source of considerable trouble. Governor Osmana has recently been elected Governor of Cebu. He is one of the rising young men among the Filipinos. He was formerly Finance Minister and Prosecuting Attorney of the Province of Cebu. PUBLISHERS' PRESS SOLD Control of News Organization Goes to Scripps-McRae. NEW YORK, July 20. At a meeting of the directors of the Publishers' Press As sociation, it was announced that E. W. Scripps and M. A. McRae had purchased a controlling interest in the institution, Mr. Shale, the president, retiring. The Publishers' Press will continue to be con ducted as- an independent organization, but in alliance with the Scripps-McRae Press Association, which operates west of the Allegheny mountains. John Van dercook succeeds Mr. Shale as general manager in New York, and M. A. McRae succeeds Mr. Shale as president. Disembowels Wife's Father. PHOENIX, Ariz., July 20. A dispatch to Governor Kibby from Southern Ari zona today, sent by Rangers Brooks and Wheeler, announce the capture by them of Quijada, who. It is alleged, on Tues day night committed a most heinous crime at Agua Prima, Mexico, a few yards south of the international bound ary line at Douglas. On Tuesday night, it Is charged. Quijada approached the bedside of his wife's father and cut his throat from ear to ear, then disemboweled him. So expeditiously was the deed done that Mrs. Quijada. who was In the same room, did not awaken. Devlne's Successor on Relief Work. CHICAGO, July 20. Ernest P. Btek nell, head of the Chicago Bureau of Charities, is considered the probable suc cessor of Dr. Devine in the relief work at San Francisco. The appointment rests with the National Red Cross. The Different Store, 5th, 6th and Wash. Sts. SATURDAY JULY 21 c - n w WW y. S-k mi JT 1 m r w s arm -r c vf" f II J V lV f Jfr lf ZA V AV K I llt - 8 A.M. ' " ') W - M. A W MM, MM. T VJL. A Vii T V Closes 6 P.M. The Store 's Message to the Saturday Shopper THE DAILY I STORE HERALD To the Get-A Beach Hats Bathing Suits 'Kerchiefs Outing Skirts Raincoats Handbags Oil Stoves way: Hundreds of city folk will go skur rying away to the shore and the mountains today. Some for a Satur-day-to-Monday trip, others for a longer vacation stay. "All work and np play makes Jack a dull boy," and Summer days are playdays, leastwise to most American people who neither care to wear out or rust out. Today we offer a storeful of extra values in seasonable I, i iiA W a , , vi ,1 i a . 6""""- I - If list of Take-with- yous, little neces sities you'll need on your trip. Check off according to your want. Shoes Parasols Gloves Umbrellas Neckwear Wash Suits Notions Shirtwaists Underwear Negligee Shifts Suit Cases Sand Toys Hammocks Toilet Goods To the Stay -at-Homes : Knowing full well that the great majority of peo ple will remain in town, no matter how big the colony of Summer truants may grow, and want to shop in comfort, leisurely and with enjoyment today, we suggest the advantages to be gained in the store 's Mid-Summer Sales. You'll find here the merest mentions of many offerings. But come and see 'em all and, if you can come in the morning but come. All Women's Wash Dresses Half-Price Today Grand Salons Second Floor. Last day of this remarkable offering. Hundreds bought yesterday but assortments remain unbroken. Choosing is splendid. Values ranging up from $4.00 to $58.50 in a regular way, each the best value at its respective price in the city. White and colored dresses are all included in the slaughter. Lawns, Mulls, Organdies, Linens, Ginghams, Duck and Chambrays, Shirtwaist and Eton styles, also bo leros, blouses and coat models in box effects and three-quarter lengths. The shirtwaist styles are in both plain and fancy effects; suits are prettily trimmed with smart braids, buttons, laces and eye let embroideries with Irish crochet lace. Choose any vou wish today from the simple beauty at $4.00 up to the proud aristocrat at $58.50 at Half Price. Important Late Arrival at the Shoe Store Sixth-Street Annex First Floor. There's been a shortage in the supply of WHITE SHOE CLEANER Yesterday's express brought us 3000 packages of it A plenty now at little prices. 10c 15c 19c 25c Children's Wash Dresses Second Floor Thorough fare Aisle. Sizes embraced are in ages from 2 to 14 years. Price is but one argument to influence your buying. The fresh, cool, crisp it? J a, preitiness oi ine aamty frfnrsv' trocts tempts stronger yy even than the bargain prices. No mother can afford to make up the children's dresses at the prices we sell them at and every dress in the offer ing is new this season. Every dress in the stocks, both white and colored, is reduced. Examples of the pricings: J 60c to 75c Dresses reduced to '.47 90c to $1.25 Dresses reduced to 68c $1.30 to $1.65 Dresses reduced to 97 $1.75 to $2.15 Dresses reduced to SI. 34 $2.25 to $2.75 Dresses reduced to - $3.00 to $3.75 Dresses reduced to $2.34 $4.00 to $4.75 Dresses reduced to $2.84 $5.00 to $5.75 Dresses reduced to $3.67 $6.00 to $6.75 Dresses reduced to $4.34 $7.00 to $8.50 Dresses reduced to $5.00 $9.00 to $11.00 Dresses reduced to $6.67 $11.50 to $13.00 Dresses reduced to $7.34 $14.00 to $16.50 Dresses reduced to $9.84 Need Summer Silks? If you've supplied all of the present Summer's wants, how about next Summer? Silks will cost more then, and styles change but little. No bank will pay such interest on your money as these savings amount to. Fancy Radium Silks) our $1.25 value; special at, the yard 98 Fairy Striped and Checked Silks In a full line of newest Summer shades; our $1.00 value; special at, the yard 77 i White India Silks, 27 inches wide- Our $1.25 value; special at, the yard $1.02 Our $1.53 value; special at, the yard 81.21 That Sale of Men 's Hosiery Other Specials Thousands of pairs of best 50c Hosiery, a leading wholesaler's Summer samples, plain and""fancy colorings and weaves; greatest "hosiery bargain ever offered to Portland's male shopping contin gent; today in the "Haberdash erie" at, pair 29f Men's .Oc Underwear 30c A line of Men's Summer-weight Underwear in white dropstltch, salmon drop stitch and tan mesh; regular value 50c; special at. the garment. . 39C Men's 75c Golf Shirts 49c A lot of Men's Summer Golf Shirts In a large variety of styles and pat terns, white, white plaited, tan, blue, gray, silk fronts, mohairs, etc.; regular value 7oc; special at the earment -49 Men's 20c Hosiery 12Hc Men's Fancy Hose in black, tan and fancy effects, light weight and cool; regular value- 2 0c; special at, the garment tZVze UtUJ TVs. Who Wants $2.25 Stamped Shirtwaist Patterns at $1.19? Art Shop Annex, Second Floor. Ladies' Shirtwaist Patterns, stamped on English linon lawn, in shadow and English eyelet designs; enough material for any size waist and floss for working same; regular price, $2.25, spec. $1.19 Household Tinware Specials Third Floor Wash Basins, special for today 5t 4-quart Milk Pans, special for today 5t 6-quart Milk Pans, special for today 6 10-quart Heavy Relined Dishpan, special 23? 1- quart Pudding Pans, special for today 5V 2- quart Pudding Pans, special for today 7 Pie Plate, 8-inch; special for today 3? 1-quart Coffee Pot, special for today 8 Revolving Sifter, special for today 10" Fruit Press, special for today 25 C New lines and shapes in White China for decor ating. Hundreds of articles to select from. New Decorated German China Berry Bowls and Sets, Fruit Plates and Saucers, Cake and Bread Plates, Sugar, Creams, Tea Pots, etc. Women's Summer Dress Accessories Special To dayFirst Floor. Women s Handkerchiefs Dress Trimmings Wash Belts Ribbons Neck Fixings 35c Handkerchiefs 25c Ladies' Hemstitched Hand kerchiefs wi;h embroidered bordeis and embroi dered scalloped eoges; our 35c value, special at, each 25c Trimming Braids for Half Colored Mohair Braids in fast colors, suitable for trimming bathing suits; they are one half to 2 inches wide; special, at the yard Half Price 15c to 35c Ribbons for 10c A large assortment of Plain and Fancy Ribbons ; some satin taffetas, some silk taffetas; all desirable colors; values from 15c to 35c, special at, the yard 10J 25c Wash Belts 18c A new line of Wash Belts made of heavy duck with metal buckles; our 25c value, special at, each 18? 35c Pong Collars 25c Pretty Collars, of linen or batiste, hand embroidered, some in English eye let design; our 35c value, special at, each..25r Wash Stuffs FDr2lTrTcr BATH TOWELS, SHEETS A Rare End-of-Week Bargain List First Floor. Wash Novelties Less Than Half Price A line of Silk Eoliennes, Crepe de Chine, Shadow Chiffons in all the newest shades values at 50c, 60c and 75c; special, yd. 29t? 15c Wash Goods 8c 15,000 yards fine Or gandies, Dimities, Lawns and Batistes, pretty patterns to se lect from; values to 15c, special, yard 8 $2.00 French Nainsook $1.29 A lot of fine, soft finish French Nainsook in 10-yard pieces, for Waists, Suits and Undergarments; regular value $2.00, special, each $1.29 BATH TOWELS. 200 dozen bleached Bath Towels, size 18x36; special at, each lO? Extra weight bleached Bath Towels, hemmed, size 20x40; special at, each 20? Large size unbleached Bath Towels, fringed ; spe cial, each 12V2 Heavy unbleached Bath Towels, hemmed, size 19x 38 ; special, each 15J Sheets 150 dozen large size Sheets, good wearing quality; special, each 45 Bleached Sheeting, good standard quality, warrant ed to wear 2 yards wide ; special, yard 19 24 yards wide; special, yard 22c Practical Summer Undermuslins SPECIAL BARGAINS TODAY. Annex Second Floor. Ladies' Wash Petticoats of plain colored chambray or blue and white striped seersucker, deep double flounce and ruffles; regu lar price 65c, special 49 Ladies' Drawers of fine mus lin and cambric, deep lawn ruffle, plain and hem stitched tucks, edged with lace or embroidery, or Corset Covers of fine cam bric or nainsook, trimmed in arreat variety of styles; regular prices 75c and 85c, special at, pair 57 $ Remember: Bathing Suit First Floor Knit Goods Aisle. THE VACATION SEASON. IS AT ITS HEIGHT. Thousands will hie themselves shoreward today. Take along a bathing suft of your own. No need to wear a fMs&?Zr nnrchftKe a npnt lm , UlllLLg QUtt it PL sive as you wish. Women's Black Cotton Bathlne Salts, V-shaped front, 3 rows white braid trimming; all sizes at 82. OO Women's Dark Blue S- S. Mohair Bathing Suits, sailor collar, four rows whice braid trimming at $2.25 Women's Black Cotton Bathing Suits, trimmed with fancy braid and rid duck sailor collar 82.75 Women's Navy Blue Mohair Bathing Snlta, round neck, v-front, fancy white braid trimming; spec. 83. OO A big line of Women's Black and ny Blue BathlnK Salts, fancy braid trimming, sailor collar, square and round-cut neck. V-front; special at 83. 50. 83.75 and 84. OO Women's Block and Navy Bine Mohair BathlnK Suits, round sailor collar; six rows white braid trimming, at 85. OO Women's Fine Mohair BathlnK Salts, in blue, brown and black, beautifully trimmed and made; sailor collars, round or square neck: special at 86.OO. 87.50 and 89. OO Women's Extra Fine BathlnK Snlta In blue and black at 810.00. 812.50 and 813.50 Bathing Shoes, pair -.'f to QRii Bathing Caps at 15c to $1.25 A big assortment of Children's Bathing Suits priced from 75 ( to 85. OO s 5