TTTE MORSTXG OREGOXIAX, WEDNESDAY. 3IARCH 4, 1908.
NT
ROBBED
OF
Lloyd Makes Startling Charge
Against Railroads on
Mail-Weighing..
MOON HAS BRAIN STORM
Tennessee Democrat Condemns Fos.
tal Service and Says Republicans
Plunder Treasury Goebel
' Crges Steamship Subsidy.
WASHINGTON. March 3. The star
tling charge that the railroads, of the
country carrying mails had robbed the
people of J70.000.000 was madn in the
House today by Lloyd of Missouri. He
der-lnred that the new system of weighing
mails was an admission of the Post-niaster-Oenoral
that the weighing In the
past 27 years had been fraudulent. He
called for an Investigation of the Post
offlre Department, and Wagner of Pen
nsylvania, chairman of the committee to
control the expenses of that department,
promised that an inquiry would be con
ducted. Others who spoke were Moon of Ten
nessee. Goebel of Ohio. Briggs of
Georgia. Murdock of Kansas and Smith
of California.
Moon, the ranking minority member of
the committee on postoflices and post
roads, declared that the Postofflce De
partment and the Postofflce service were
in a very unsatisfactory condition, but he
hoped, by separate enactment before an
other postal bill was brought in, that
the evils mtht be remedied.
Calls Republicans Plunderers.
He upbraided the Republicans for
failure to enact legislation which he said
the people were demanding. The Re
publican party, he declared, for more
than 40 years have fostered false the
ories. "You." he said, addressing the Repub
lican side, "plundered the Treasury when
you saw fit, you overturned the rights
of the states and sat with your hands
on the necks of the common citizens-:
you appeal to none but the power of
weelth and monopoly, and yet, he said.
"you have successfully run the gamut
the House gamut.
The Republicans, he said, had fooled
the people. "nol once, not twice, but all
the time." If, he continued, he were
compelled to designate the leading char
acterletics of the Republican party, he
would say. "It is the most sublime and
the most stupendous faker in all the his
tory of the world."
" Plea for Mail Subsidy.
A strong pica- for an ocean mail sub
sidy to steamers plying between the Unit
ed States and South American ports, the
Philippines, Japan. China and Australia'
was made by Goebel. Since last March
the foreign steamships engaged in trade
with the Orient have been reduced to
eight with no new ships building, and
he urged the subsidy In order to revive
those sailings.
After an argument by Smith in opposi
tion to the plan for a rural parcels post
service, the bill was laid aside.
WILIj APPOINT" W. S. nOSSITEU
New York Man Selected for Public
Printer.
WASHINGTON. March 3. It is under
stood the President has decided to ap
point W. S. Rossiter, of New Tork, to
be Public Printer to succeed Charles S.
Stllllngs, of Massachusetts. Mr. Rossi
ter has been for several years chief
clerk of the Census Office, and recently
was detailed by the President to make
8n examination into the conduct of busi
ness at the Government printing office.
Treasury Deficit Increases.
WASHINGTON. March 3. The monthly
statement of the Government receipts and
expenditures shows that for the month of
February, liW. total receipts were J48.334,
Mt9. and expenditures, J."i6.730.007, which
leaves a deficit for the month of t$. 405,118.
The receipts from customs amounted to
fj.47r-i.931. which Is a decrease as com
pared with February, 17, of more than
JiMVO.000. Internal revenue receipts
amounted to 1S.4.41. which is a decrease
of more than JiOOO.000. Miscellaneous
; items f ijow an increase of H.OOO.OUO.
In the Items of expenditure, civil and
miscellaneous show an increase of nearly
Jl.ffO.Oiio. War shows an increase of
fwta,00o, navy an increase of more than $3,
TfcO.ooo. pensions aji increase of more than
2 000,000 and public works an increase of
more than JtvAOOO.
Since July 1. 1907. the receipts have fall
en off more than IJ&4oO,0rtO. as compared
with the corresponding period last year,
and the expenditures have increased by
more than J4&.3O0.00O.
Increase of Public Debt.
WASHINGTON, March 3. -The monthly
statement of the public -cbt shows that
at the close of business February 29. 1908,
the debt less cash in the. Treasury
amounted to $000,421,746. an increase for
the month of IT.TKI.lfti.
The deht Is recapitulated as follows:
Interest-bearing debt, S9S,7o3.7!0; debt
on which Interest has ceased since ma
turity. $4.SS7.C.6; debt bearing no interest.
!4I.V3M65. Total. Jl.519.267.5nO.
This amount, however, does not include
$1.293.409.iW9 in certificates and Treasury
notes outstanding which are offset by an
etv.ial amount of cash held for their re
demption. The cash in the Jreasury. $1.
Kiu.147.4til. against which there are demand
liabilities outstanding amounting to 11.411.
.Vl.ti57. which leaves a cash balance on
hand of JtlS.S45.S04.
California Wants Reserve.
WASHINGTON. March" S. The Sec
retary of Agriculture is authorized to
create the Calaveras Big Tree National
Koreft in California by a bill passed
by the Senate today. The bill permits
an exchange of timber on public lands
for tne big tree forests.
Oklahoma Gets New Flag.
WASHINGTON. March 3. -A joint reso
lution was adopted by the House donating
to the state of Oklahoma "the flag bear
ing 43 stars," which for the first time
floats over the Capitol today. The reso
lution places the f.ag in the custody of
the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Negro Pays Death Penalty.
TRENTON. N. J.. March 3. George
Wilson, a negro, was electrocuted today
for the murder In December last of Fred
frlek Romer. an Orange, N. J., under
taker, who waa killed in his room at a
hotel.
Roosevelt Names Consuls.
WASHINGTON, March 3. The Prea-
70
idem sent to the Senate today the fol
lowing nominations: -
Consul-General Frank D. Hill, of
Minnesota, at Barcelona. Spain: James
W. Ragsdale. of California, at St. Pe
tersburg. Russia; Benjamin H. Ridge
ly, of Kentucky, at Mexico City, Hex.;
Edward T. Williams, of Ohio, at Tlen-
OPPOSES CUKREXCY EXPANSION
McCumber
Speaks on Aldrich Bill
In Senate.
WASHINGTON, March 3. Senators Mc
Cumber, of North Dakota, and Newlands,
of Nevada, today spoke at length on the
Aldrich bill.
Mr. McCumber was opposed to any ex
pansion of the currency except to save
-the. country from a catastrophe, he said.
He favored a Government guarantee of
deposits in National banks. During a
colloquy with Senator Carter the latter
commented' on savings banks, said.,!.
"There ought to be a clear way opened)
from the back door of the failed banks
to the pentitentiary."
Declaring that currency legislation
should be directed more to the security
of depositors than to the creation of an
emergency currency, Senator Newlands
gave a careful analysis of certain features
of the pending bill.
"The only way to secure depositors,"
he said, "Is by ample capital and suf
ficient reserves. The capital and the re
serve together constitute the security of
the depositors and should In all cases
amount to between 30 and 40 per cent of
the deposits. The capital which should
amount to at least 15 per cent of the de
posits should be invested in interest-bearing
securities and the . reserve, which
should amount to at least 20 or 25 per
cent should be kept in cash in the vaults
of each bank and not intrusted to other
banks."
Viewing the State and the National
banks as one system. Mr. Newlands con
tended it was obvious that the amount of
reserves kept In the banks was insuf
ficient and would have to be gradually
increased. He urged that the Nation
should gradually retire the various forms
of I'nited States notes, such as silver
certificates, gold certificates and green
backs and substitute one form of United
States notes, and that the coin now back
ing the silver certificates and the gold
certificates should be gradually placed
In the redemption fund of the Treasury
as security for this general form of Unit
ed States notes.
The United States Treasury, under ex
isting conditions, was practically engaged
in banking. Fifty per cent gold reserve
was considered sufficient for the note
issue of a bank of issue. There should
be no reason, he continued, why the Unit
ed States should not be able in periods
of emergency to increase the issue of
notes upon the gold and silver coin in its
vaults to meet any emergency.
Reclamation Clerks Named.
nr k QUTVT.TAV M nrrh 3. John B. Col-
..,.11 nr rm.ttiifl nnH Ivv S. McClellan.
of Hamilton, have been appointed clerks
In the Reclamation service.
BANK OFFICIALS INDICTED
CARSON, NEV., FAIIATRE LEADS
TO ARRESTS.
Directors Charged With Withdraw
lag Personal Accounts After In
stitution Became Insolvent.
CARSON, Nev., March 3. The Ormsby
County grany Jury reported to Judge
langan at noon toaay. onngins mu.i
ments charging embezzlement against
every director, the casnier ana uu .
sistant cashier of the defunct State Bank.
Those indicted are:
Cashier Davis, Assistant Cashier Van
Dellch. Directors . Brougher. Woodbury,
i ti ...n Man Render. Living
stone and Meyers. Bench warrants were
served during the day. Bail was fixed
In each case at Jlfl.OOO.
President Rickey was included in the
Mnt Mnri hn will have to furnish an
extra $1000 bond, making his entire bond
$70,000. The evidence that nas cauea
forth the Indictments was that which
v, withdrawal of -personal ac
counts by the directors after the meeting
of the directors on uctoDer i.
Mr. Mapcs Is president of the Washoe
County Bank, at Reno, and Bender is
Its cashier.
Consider New Banking Laws.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 3. The spe
cial banking committee appointed by the
last Legislature met this morning in the
rooms of the Harbor Commissioners in
the Ferry building with the State Bank
Commissioners and several representative
bankers of the city. At the close of the
meeting a committee consisting of Frank
B. Anderson, of the Bank of California;
H. N. Lilienthal. of the Anglo-California
Hunk, and I. W. Helman. of the union
Trust Company, was appointed to make
recommendations to the legislative com-
ittee relative to new banking ias.
Reduce Bank's Capital Stock.
NEW YORK, March 3. The order ap
pointing receivers for the suspended
Mechanics and Traders" Bank was modi
tied todav In such a way as to permit
the stockholders and directors to exercise
the corporate rights vested in them. This
modification permitted the stockholders
to give their assent today to a proposal
to reduce the capital stock of the .bank
from $2,000,000 to $1,000,000.
Heinze's Demurrers Overruled.
NEW TORK, March 3. The demurrers'
interposed in behalf of F. Augustus
Heinze and a motion to quash the indict
ment charging the . overcertiflcation of
checks aggregating over $400,000, were
overruled bv Judge Hough in the United
States Circuit Court today. The over
certiflcation of checks charged in the in
dictment Is alleged to have occurred while
he waa president of the Mercantile Bants
last year.
Baking Powder Company Fails.
PITTSBURG. March 3. An involuntary
petition in bankruptcy was flied in the
United States District Court today against
the Banner Baking Powder Company by
creditors having claims exceeding J20.000.
Insolvency is admitted by the treasurer
and secretary.
Quarterly Dividend Omitted.
NEW TORK. March 3. The directors
of the Granby Consolidated Mining.
Smelting Power Company. Ltd.. to
day voted not to declare the quarterly
dividend on the company's stock.
Co-educatlon In Mexico.
EL PASO, Tex.. March 3. Governor
Creel, of Chihuahua today announced the
establishment of co-education in tne
public school of Chihuahua, mis Is the
first time In the history of Mexico that
boys and girls have been allowed to at
tend the same schools.
Astoria Marine News.
ASTORJA. Or.. March 3. (Special.! The
schooner Alvena cleared at the Custom
House today for Redondo with a cargo
of StK.OOO feet of lumber, loaded at Stella.
Nello D. Johnson has been promoted
from a special to a regular inspector of
customs, to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of C. T. Crosby.
T
Hughes Urges
End Pool-
Assembly to
Selling.
HAS NO FEAR OF BRIBERY
Governor Expresses Confidence in
Members and Declines to Give
Name of Gambler Who Im
plied Attempted Corruption.
ALBANY. N. T.. March 3. Governor
Hughes today pent to the Assembly a
message declining to give the name of
the alleged gambler whose letter, pub
lished yesterday morning, implied that
money would be used to prevent the
enactment of the anti-race track gam
bling bills. The message say a:
I crave no cr1nce to any report that th
members of your honorable body would
be deflected from their manifest duty by
any ttemit, If any such were made, on
the part of those who have vast Interests
at stake In the matter to corrupt their
Judgment.
Purge State of Vice.
On the contrary. I have ImnJlcit con
fMnnc that the Legislature will carry Into
effect the constitutional mandate and will
purge our state of this source of misery
ana vice which exists only because tne win
of the people, flatly declared in the funda
mental law. has not been carried Into ef
fect.
Arrayed acralnst the bills stand those who
would sacrifice the morals of our youth by,
extending; the area of temptations; who
would Inflict needless Buffering: uDon help
loss women and children. derendent upon
the cultivation of thrift and Industry and
who would imperil the welfare of thou
sands of our people simply because of their
selfish desire to make money out of, gam
bllna mivileres. They fatten upon wretch
edness and have the effrontery to demand
that the laws of the state ahall be adapted
to their purpose.
Get 1ega! Protection.
Tour honorable body knows that pool
selling and bookmakine at race tracks are
not prevented by appropriate laws, as the
constitution requires, but flsurish substan
tialiy unrestricted under what amounts to
legal ztrotectton. This Is a scandal of the
first order and a disgrace to the state. The
tills are not aimed at racinr or at race
tracks or at property; they are aimed at
public rambling, m-ohtbtted by the const i
tut Ion, condemned by the moral sense of
the people, irrespective of creed, and con
ceded to be the prolific source of poverty
and crime. I sincerely trust that nothing
will divert your attention from this main
Issue and that the legislature, acting in
obedience to Constitutional provision, will
free us from a curse of which no Just de
fense is' possible.
Without comment, the message was
laid on the table.
ARREST CHEWING-GUM GIRL
With Young Hubbard Her . Effects
"Are Searched for Stolen Goods.
POMEROY. Wash.. March 3. (Spe
cial.) State Labor Commissioner Hub
bard has wired Prosecuting: Attorney
Gentry that his son, L. Hubbard, is
innocent of the imputation of being
connected with Miss M. Hayward, of
Seattle, in which the young: woman is
accused of taking: a dress pattern of
silk from the store of the Pomeroy
Mercantile Company. The cloth dis
appeared after the young: woman had
been looking at It, and has not yet
been found."1 says J. J. McGrath, man
ager of the store.
Miss Hayward was traveling for a
Seattle house, selling: chewing: gum.
Miss Hayward and Hubbard left town.
They were stopped at Starbuck by a
Constable, acting under orders from
Sheriff Dixon, who searched for the
silk, but could not And "it. The pair
then went to Dayton, where they were
detained by the Sheriff, but released.
Miss Hayward is known as the
"Chewing Gum Girl" among the travel
ing men, and they say she and Hub
bard have been seen together in sev
eral Kastern Washington towns. Hub
bard travels as a Deputy State Labor
Commissioner.
TELEGRAPHERS GAIN POINT
Regard Compromise With Southern
Pacific a Victory.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 3. A com
promise was effected by stipulation to
day between the attorneys for the
Southern Pacific Railway Company and
the Order of Railway Telegraphers,
and the case affected the questions at
issue which was taken to the United
States Court of Appeals from the
United States Circuit Court, was with
drawn. The compromise measure is to
be effective from February 21, 1908.
The telegraphers declare they ha,ve
gained their point.
The Judgment of the court, as en
tered. Is to the effect that members of
the organization named shall not legis
late for train-dispatchers relative to
rates of pay, hours of service or other
wise. Hours of service on Sundays
shall be one-half of time on other days.
Where this will disarrange the serv
ice, the employe shall be entitled to 26
continuous days a year leave of ab
sence on full pay. The percentage of
general" increase of salaries shall be
7 per cent, the appointment of this
Increase to be mutually agreed upon
between the employer and employes.
TWELVE BEST SELLERS
How They Ended A Study In Con
temporary Literature.
Carl Van Vechten in Smart Set.
Slowly she closed the window, upon
which the driving rain was beating,
and. pulling down the shade, hid the
sight of his retreating figure from her
eyes.
The woman still wore her hyacinth,
but the man had lost his soul.
As the plum-blossoma fell tn clouds
of pink, he took her in his arms and
pressed hot kisses on her red mouth.
Then the two fled down the dark
road, one sobbing and the other curs
ing, while all night long a tear-stained
baby lay by the dead fire.
Drawing on one. glove. Hilda care
lessly threw the other over her shoul
der back at Meacham. who was watch
ing her with eager eyes. It waa her
answer to his unuttered question.
God is good to some men. but to
women he is merciless, and he gave
none of his pity for Marian.
"Muriel, my dear." said the Duch
ess, "you are perfectly right. The
gentleman should return by the earlier
train."
The blood-red sun had sunk Into the
sea. and the sudden darkness of the
tropics blotted out all trace of the is
land. As they stood together looking
ovr the rail. Pierce drew his hands
before his eyes and tried to forget
BLOW
GAMBLING
both the woman by his side and the
woman whom he had left behind.
Humbled and broken. Judith fell to
the ground, bowing her aching temples
to the hot 'sand. The camel-driver
threw four pieces of silver Into her
burnous and rode away into the desert.
Twice again they' met: once on
Broadway, when Harold raled his hat,
and once in . Sherry's, when she was
with her husband, and this time Har
old gave no sign that he knew her.
The time came when he found him
self glad to have lived at all to have
known so glorious a woman, and to
have forgotten her.
He flung, the hideous thing away
from him and then fell dead at An
drea's feet.
(STOP OVER IN POLITICS
When Blaine Wished to Remain In
the Arthur Cabinet.
Harper's.
The recent death of the distin
guished Philadelphia editor. Charles
Emory Smith, recalls an interesting
phase of the situation created in the
Cabinet at Washington. D. C. after the
death of Garfield. After Arthur's suc
cession to the Presidency, Blaine was
determined that he must remain in the
Cabinet as Secretary of State, and it
was the effort of his friends, stimulat
ed by himself, to convince the country,
and. Incidentally Mr. Arthur, that the
Garfield tradition must be preserved,
and that Blaine must remain in the ad
ministration to keep it alive. Mr.
Smith, who was then editor of the
Philadelphia' Press, agreed with Mr.
Blaine, and gave to the theory a
valiant support. A friend of the -two
saw Blaine every afternoon, and
learned from the Secretary the de
velopments of the day, with Blaine's
astute views of the situation. All .this
was telegraphed to Philadelphia for
Mr. Smith's information and guidance,
and so Blaine had an official organ of
much enlightenment and power. The
service of Mr. Smith's friend came to
an end one afternon after a Cabinet
meeting. At that meeting there had
occurred a conversation between Mr.
Arthur and Mr. Blaine concerning the
Trescott and Walker Blaine mission
to Chile, and the atmosphere of the
Cabinet room at its close indicated that
Mr. Blaine's place In the political fam
ily would soon be vacant. . As it was,
the effort of Mr. Blaine and his friends
to keen in were useless, for Mr. Arthur
had stopped in Newark, N. J., on his
way to the White House to offer the
Secretaryship of State to his old friend,
Mr. Frelinghuysen.
STEEL TRUST'S NEW RIVAL
Wealth or Almost Untouched Appa
lachian Coal Field.
Engineering Magazine.
The best steam and coking coale in
the United States are those of the Ap
palachian coal field, which reaches
from Pennsylvania to Alabama in a
belt trending almost parallel to the At
lantic Coast, and distant 150 to 350
miles from it. These Appalachian coals
are, in general, far superior to .those
of other portions of the United States.
For most of its extent thia coal field
is paralleled, on its eastern or coastal
side, by a series of extensive iron-ore
deposits. These iron ores, however,
though enormous in quantity, are usu
ally of relatively low grade; but they
can be placed on the seaboard at a very
low price per unit of iron. A plant
located at the coastal end- of a coal
carrying railroad, could therefore de
pend on securing a cheap supply of
high-grade fuel, and a cheap supply of
low-grade domestic ore. But it .would
also bo in a position to avail itself of
still cheaper supplies of high-grade
foreign ores. Imported from Canada,
the Weet Indies. South America and
Spain. The duty on such ores is re
bated in case the. products made from
them are not exported, hut even with
out this provision the ore used by a
seaboard plant would not cost more
than Lake ores at Pittsburg.
In view of these facts, it is remark
able that only one plant that of the
Maryland Steel Company, near Balti
more Is located so as to take advan
tage of this situation, though several
Eastern Pennsylvania plants . depend
partly at least on foreign ores. The
principal points which offer the com
bination of factors necessary for the
success of a seaboard steel plant are
Baltimore, Norfolk, Brunswick, Pensa
cola and Mobile. Of these. Norfolk has
such distinct advantages that it is Im
probable that It will long remain en
tirely undeveloped.
Children's Hour Before Sleep.
Ladies' World.
The children before going to bed should
have their "hour." The intercourse with
mother and father, in which should be
sweet communion, the giving of childish
confidences and the exchange of views, is
more than beneficial to tho child. These
moments they will carry through life with
them. It seems a hard matter to estab
lish upon the proper footing the confiden
tial relations which should obtain between
parent and child, and which are so im
portant to the child later. I have seen
the grief of many a mother who finds that
her daughter will confide to the veriest")
stranger matters that she will not speak
of to her mother, because "mother will
make such a fuss about it," "mother can
not understand It." Tou mothers, whom
your daughters need as confidants, whom
your sons grow away from, and who
grieve in secret over this, analyze the
cause. You have, perhaps, been too busy
looKing alter tne material welfare of your
children, or have left them too much to
others. Begin at the very beginning to
be with your children at bedtime. Go over
witn tnem the events of the day as if you
were one of them. It Is thus that you will
come to the secrets of their young lives:
it is thus that you will win their confi
dences, -which will form a habit from
which they will not depart tn after life.
California's First Priest.
SAX FRANCISCO. .March 3. Rev.
Father John P. Coyle. who died in thia
city tonight from a disease of the stom
ach, was the first native of California to
be ordained a Catholic priest, and at the
time of his death was in charge of the
Star of the Sea Church in the Richmond
District.
WEDDING
INVITATIONS
VISITING CARDS.
AXD MONOGRAM STATIONERY.
W. G. SMITH & CO.
Washing-ton Building
Fourth and Washington Streets.
For fifty years a staple
remedy of superior merit.
Absolutely harmless.
NEW SPRING MERCHANDISE
Established 1850 -
Good Merchandise
THESE bargains are not for Tuesday, nor for Thursday, nor for any other day
but WEDNESDAY. Not one item in this list has ever been sold at this
price by this or any other Portland store. Not only are they only for Wednes
day, but only for THIS Wednesday no other Wednesday of the year. All
good, new merchandise.
NO MAIL OR PHONE ORDERS FOR WEDNESDAY BARGAINS
10c Batiste at 6c
1000 yards of Printed Batiste,
in choice new patterns, dain
tily figured and floral designs.
Never before sold for
less than ioc yard. wf
Wednesday only
10c Towels at 5c
Fringed Glass Towels, 15x23
inches; also, Bleached Huck
Towels, hemmed, size 14x23
inches. Regular value ioc
each. On sale for mm ,
Wednesday only
$3.50 Skirts, $2.47
Black Heatherbloom Petti
coats, made with extra deep
flounce in three sections. Bet
ter than silk because it will
wear three
times as long.
$2.47
Wed'day only .
75c Lace, 48c dz
Square and round mesh Val.
Laces, in the novel new
Spring patterns. Regular
price 48c dozen yds.
Most extraordinary xl jf
val., Wed'day only . . V"
15c Suitings, 11c
Spring Suitings, suitable for
outdoor wear; all attractive
. plaids in grays, tans, browns,
fancy mixtures, etc. strong
and serviceable ma- f -terials
for Spring I I
dresses; yard W
Cut Glass Bowl
A brilliant 8-inch Cut Glass
Bowl of the best quality glass,
finest - cutting, good depth.
Regular price, $5.50. On
sale for
Wednesday
only at
$2.95
25c Drapery, 16c
5000 yards 25c and 20c Cre
tonnes and Art Denims, in
light or dark grounds, in floral
' or conventional designs.
Beautify the home.
On sale Wednes
day only
16c
35c-50c Hose, 28c
250 pairs Women's Black Lace
Lisle Hosiery, variety of boot
patterns, in pretty new Spring
styles, fast dye, lat- f q
est novelties; 50c- .fSf
35c vals., Wed'day
FIFTY - EIGHT YEARS IN BUSINESS-Established 1850
Only Quality Considered, Our Prices
Spool Cotton, 3c
Good quality Spool Cotton, aoo
yards to spool. In following
numbers: White, 8,
20, 34, 30, 36, 40; .
black, 10, 20, 50, 60, -C f
70, 80. Spool...
39c Foliage, 11c
Rose Foliage, most appropriate
and popular of all millinery
accessories for Spring hats.
Large sprays in green and
green shades. Sold m -m
regularly for 25c II
and 39c
$1.75 Waists, 98c
Ladies' Waists c' fine quality
lawn, made with full embroid
ered panel, . in a variety of
neat designs. New
54 sleeves, " with
tucked cuffs,-Wed.
20c Laces, 5c yd
Torchon and Platte Val. Laces,
edges and insertions to match,
widths from i to s inches.
Regular values to
20c yard. Wednes- g-
day sale only
$1 Serges, 83c
$1.00 quality all-wool Storm
Serges, plain and herringbone
stripes; also 48-inch all-wool
chiffon panamas,
all colors. Reg. $1 5&
yd. Wednesday sale.
Espey's Cream
Espey's Cream, 35c
14c
value
only.
value, Wednesday
Sanitol Cream
Sanitol Face Cream, , " h
25c value, Wednes- C
day
$2.25 Bags, $1.39
Brown, black and tan Hand
bags, in the exquisite plain ef
fects for Spring 1908. Regular
$2,251 and $2.50 values.
On sale for
Wednesday
only
$1.39
Underwear, 28c
Women's Knit Underwear,
Spring weight,- high neck,
long or short sleeves, soft
Spanish ribbed effect. Regu
lar 35c value; on CJ O
sale for Wednes- qP
day only
IN EVERY DEPT.
Are Always the Lowest
White Waisting
White Embroidered Poplin
Waistings, in 35 different de
signs. Regular price 40c yard.
A most extraordinary
' Wedn'sd'y bargain 4 q
in a fabric for Sum- I qQ
mer wear
Sweaters, $2.69
Ladies Knitted Coat Sweaters,
in white, cardinal and gray,
made in a new fancy weave.
Selling regularly at $4.00. On
-n;$2.69
Embroidery, 9c
j
Swiss and nainsook edges and
insertions, dainty new de
signs, widths i to 6 inches.
Regular 15c values.
On sale for Wednes- Cfl f
day only, yard
$1.25Drapes,75c
New Spring net and chiffon
hat drapes, the most popular
styles, in large and small dots ;
also plain ; all de
sirable colors. For f
Wednesday sale at.
35 Taffeta, 98c
Regular $1.35 yard-wide Black
Taffeta, , chiffon finish, special
ly made for shirtwaist and
coat suits. Never before sold
in any sale at r-
such a low SjtjC
price
20c Pictures, 3c
iooo Art Pictures, nearly 400
subjects,, regular values 15c,
20c, 25c and even higher.
Sepias, colored prints, etc. All
mounted on mats.
These are wonder- jC
f ul bargains
Swiss Curtains
Regular $1.75 and $1.50 Ruffled
Swiss Curtains, with full ruf
fle made of good quality fig
ured or plain swiss,
large variety pat
terns to select from. V
Listerine at 58c
$1.00 size Lambert's Listerine
the great antiseptic, disin
fectant and prophylactic. Nev
er betore sold so
low. Only one bot
tle to a customer.
Wednesday only. . .
58c
$1