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THE 02EG0N DAILY JOURNAL; PORTLAND, THURSDAY y EVENING. MARCH M," . 1806. EVIDEUCE AGAlllST GUS. CODPildY IJJ; M KILLED, 11 HURT III FIGHT STUDIES Cil THE Artistic Picturt Framing r; ::1 CrrJC BY d; CDS USERS GOLlPLAin (OOJTXJIUBK) DISSATISFIED Heard at Maetfrig Nxt: Tuesday Night. ' SEVERAL TELL ABOUT v V BILLS THEY THINK HIGH ::-.zu... i. - One Man Dissatisfied Because Com pany Insisted on His Keeping De 5 " posit Some .'.Find .-Fault WUh SmeO When "Gas Stoves Are Used. v - preggnntlon of evidence against-the Portland Oas; company wm concluded : last, evening -before the Investigating - mmHtee f-h city eounelL Jndse ; Henry-iSr- MoOliuC attorney or . ; the " Oregonlan." announced at the close of the session that he had no more evl. ' dence to offer, and the heat step will be the submission of evidence In behalf of the company :'" " " .The evening. wa occupied wholly with " the testimony of gas users, who have been dissatisfied .with their bills or with the quality of ess.' Nine ef them tes tified, and about three time -that num ber who- had been subpoenaed by the ' Oregonlari failed r to respond, although their names were called repeatedly. H. C. Whlttler, advertising manager for Olds, Wortman ' and King, .. and -Osorge-Ketes, employed ythe Portland t Trust. company, were- tha- chief wit nesses of the evening. The former had ;a complaint on account of excessive .charges forgaa usedlnLliiehome, while Kates dwelt at-much, length on the -alleged abuses of the slot-meter system, declaring that- the gaa com- mnr'i nromlaeH reductions in ina once - ': use such meters. v - Mr; Whlttler- eosaplalaed that. UaJtlll! had been higher than those of his neigh bors, and he gave the amounta he had - been charged during the last six months. His bills ranged, ho said, from J1.8I for November to t for December. : - He had used no more gas than his neigh- bora. . whose bills had - been leas. He "believed the gas company "finds out I:-what a man's salary Is and then charges . blra all It thinks he-can afford to pay." Wkittlex OxoeanBsamlaea. ' " ' "Tou say you want to be perfectly "falr to the gas companyT- asked-i.-N. "-Teal, attorney for the company. -'t "Tee, sir," answered Whlttler. - 'Why, then, have you been giving to this -committee the gross amount of rryour bills Instead of the net amount V irir Whittle replied r- Tr-r . "The discount proposition la under j etoqd. What Is allowed me off Is a personal matter and does not affect the bill I receive." - - Whlttler had testified that his bill for December, 1906, was IS. He acknowl- - - edges On cross-examination-that the amount he paid was H.t. - He had tew ' ttfled that his January bill was $8.40. end j-ross-examtnatloti elicited the fact that the sum ha actually paid was $e.ls. Turning to the question of the s mount of ess used by the witness. Mr. Teal I ' 1 broil gTrrwit Hie fact that Mr. Whlttler and his wife were In tne naoiter naving ( small card parties.., In., their home, ' though the witness sa'Mhat this hsp V pened "on an average only once e week." He said that sometime . the i card pertlea occurred twice a week and tbey usually VontlnueiLuntll it was time 7. for the guests to catch the last car. - When questioned ae to one epeclfle oc. ; caalon, Whlttler admitted that the card - came did not break up until 3 o'clock in ! the morning. . " .." ' , , "-etee ok SOot If nonlaser' -- 's Mr. Kates confined his testimony to the subject of the slot machine meters, "IHs knowledge had been- gained through the experiences of his wife, who eon "Tducis a rooming and apartment house l et Second and Clay streets. He testi-:f--HWI tint ,whlle users of the alot meters , are supposed to receive 170 cubic feet -r of gnu for every 18 -cents deposited in the slot, they actually receive only 100 i or 15 feet. ' "It Is just the same thing as selling 11 ounces of butter to one customer ' for a pound and selling It ounces to ; another customer." said the witness.-: ' Estes also charged that an Injustice ... was done In that the company charged users of the slot machine meters 11.50 per thousand feet, while other users r-were required, to pay .only (141 The former cluss, of customers had received "no benefit from 'the reduction 1n Tates. He vehemently aaaatled the gas com pany's statement filed early In tf coun cil's investigation and declared tbae there waa no danger of loss to the com pany from the slot meters. v "Even If a washer or a bogus coin or a slug la i ropped In the alot the com --pony does not lose a cent," said Kates. "The keeper of the house ts compelled to make good the amount" Doesal.Xilke Deposit. J. H. Courtney, 77 North Third street, . waa dissatisfied because the gas com , pany Insisted that he must keep the usual deposU with the company. On his refusal to allow the money to remain in Its hands the gaa was discontinued. John H. Adams, brldgetender at the Burnslde bridge, was quite .badly burned on account of a leak In the gaa pipe on the bridge. He considered the gas company a: fault. , Henry Meyer, 113 Grand avenue, testi fied that as the price of gas waa re duced htg bills' grew larger, although he believed there, was no Increase in the amount of gas consumed. - He testified -that his bills-were-formerly for from 4.000 to 8,000 cublo feet of gas, while I and diphtheria aro twin evils. From a small beginning; they utr<hlly invado the svstem. and result in death or serious Ulneaa. Dr. Bull's Couch Svtud . juua tur ytxua wu iowuueu uio aui est ours 01 sore tnroai ana a preventive or diphtheria. Doctors prescribe It. Mothers wear br It "My little boy. years old. had a hard, dry eough from a oold and I decided to try - - - DR. BULL'S COUGH SYRUP He was soon relieved after a few doaee only and eintlre.lv eured of the erouD and throat troubla. .uereatter I win aiwayi J . . . . will uwati teen it in Keep it in the bouse." Mrs. Blair Wallace, Uunoansyllle, Pa SAMPLE SENT FREX to all readers. We want routohave absolute confidence In Dr. Bull's Cough Byrup end. to that en. I, will send yoe a sample free. If you X.' til Writ for It and mention this paper. Idrees A. O. MEVEIl A CO. Baltimore. Md. NO UBdrTITVTBw is as good as Dr. Bnll's Congh yniP Ask fnr Dr. PnTTs rVnigh Hyrnp. see that ynu get It 1 it Is made of the beet drugs that the pharmacy affords, w ttersfei aivvs yisn. by ml dragglata, . rxiue Mo No, and UM a MUe. s.ese-to e.eee Meyer said that his blllsfor the -year amounted to-$S."?0. Next - year- the price was reduced 80 cents, yet bis total bills for the 11 months earn to IIS. In was 8.5. The witneaa said hewaa satisfied that more "'"gas" was ' betng- foroed through the pipes than formerly. O4o Treat Oae Bad. . Fred W. Graves, mualn dealer, com plained" that be had- been paying toe much for gas. : ..He said that seven or eight years ago he was paying .about 82 a month for gaa to run a gas stove. Now It cost a him 15. Last December the odor-from the gas was so bad that he took out -the gas stove, yet bis bill for the month was 16.18 net while for the previous month it had' been only $1.80 The. witness- complained" -to - the gas company, but could get no redress. On - cross-examination Graves admitted that he did not know exactly how much gas his wife used in cooking. - Alfred U. Bloomer, employed by F. B. Keenan, complained of ' excessive chargea -for gae used In- Keenen's fac tory and bicycle repair shop. The bills nearly doubled In a year, and though the bills showed a corresponding In crease in the amount of gaa consumed, the witness . thought ' the . consumption remained about the same as a year ago. He admitted that it was their practice to keep two lights burning sll day and one all night, besides using gaa In their ovens for glastng purposes. The largest gaa - bill aver rendered to the witness was for January of this year, when the amount waa IT ? r - . ' - "V Some Other Ooxoplelate. John Anderson complained . that ' he had been rendered a bHI-for-88.45 for nine days' gas service.' Cross-emam Inac tion brought, out the fact that the wit-, cess waa a little uncertain as to hta Tacts. He "promptly admitted Thatlh bill might have been 11.15, not $1.41, ana was only sure he' offered the com pany 45 cents as a compromise. Thit i iKKon oui vi me nouse wnere ine- HP ness lived. " ArHrMoTTitT,rnaniger of tha West er Transportation A. Towage company. testified mat his December bill was toe high, being 87.60, while for November he was charged only 84.80. This waa his only personal grievance against the gas company, although a agent for aome residence property he knew of Instances where people had been obliged to take out their gaa atoves on account of the eeor. - On crosaexamlnatlon Morrill admitted mat. While his December bill was high. the- bill for the-next-month" was Jower and the average for the three months was normal His bill for February wss only 11. . He admitted that the Decem ber bill might have covered a greater number or days than usual. --This concluded the testimony .and the committee adjourned until 1:80 o'clock next Tuesday afternoon. - - . COiiTlnUE II.QUIRY AS TO GUARD JOHNSOrr Uudge-Web-ter-WiU-Take-Ac ditional Testimony Concern-:-r Ing Guard's Conduct. ; The Investigation of Guard Johnson's conduct toward county prisoners will be resumed ss soon as Judge Webster re turns to the city. He is expected beck uunorrow. When the matter la reonena! h ef forts to force H ym an Cumber t to re tract nis testimony against Johnson and make It In hie favor, as told in Tues day s journal,' will be brought before the court and an Investigation Into It will probably be demanded by Attor ney w. T. Vaughn for the nrlsoners. The letter written by the young pris oners to an official of the city court explaining how his father attempted to force him to change' his sworn state ments under penalty of. losing his ef forts In behalf of a 'pardon, will be presented r so - evidence 1 and the court will be asked to ascertain why such ri - 4 fluence was brought to bear' -upon the ooy. . . . 1 - This action. ' it Is hoped, may result In breaking down the bar of exclusive ness erected by the court and result In a thorough Investigation- - of -r Guard Johnson's conduct ., Regardless of - whether the ' "Investigation'?- Is -a - whitewash or .'not, - John son's days aa. guard are over so -long aa a member of the present chalngang la In the county basttle. Every man has taken oath not. to work If Johnson at tempts to go out aa guard over him end all- have banded together to enlist the aid of newcomers in their support. -Took a Oaaaoe ea the Abseat. Kmtn the New Tork World. aerretary Hbsw today told a lory en llepre eestatm Smith ef Iowa, wbea the latter was a Sedsilng attoraey est aoileaa te mtk a repntatkm fnr klmself. A priaoser wee aroefht before the .her la the criminal eonrt la lews, bat. he was net repraseated by e ' lawyer. "Where U your lawyer r'lsenlred the jadge who praalded. -- "I hare Done," .reapoadee the primer,. "Why harea't yuf . - "Uartn t any aauney with which to pay a lawyer." . , .1 . "Do yen want a lawyer?" aaked the jadge. ''Vee. Veer Honor." ' "There ta Mr. Walter I Smith. John Brow. Oearge flreea," aald. the ludge, rotating te a lot of young attorney whs were about the enext waiting for somtthlng to tare as. "Aa Mr. Aleiander Is oat In the corridor.". The prteoeer eyed the baddjng attorneys la tha roartraoai and after a critical survey stroked km -eels -end al! "W-S4-1, goeaa r wlU take Mr. Aleiander." he now hae -to W1R U buuO - Taejp0ejsyjjsj4adeefle)eaw4s4,j4)e Lrefev British Xluianar-in- al Strike and Riot. . . PROVINCIAL GUARDS" FIRE " AND MANY WORKERS FALL Steamer Ayscarth, Captain Smith, Ar rives and - Give Details . of En counter Vessel Will Load Fir for I ort Pirie, Australia. : . ; .. Nine native longshoremen at Dem erera, British Guiana, were killed and it wounded In a battle following labor dif ficulties, when the- British steamship Aysgartb was lying at that port-taking on a oargo ef augar for Vancouver, Brit ish Columbia. ' The steamer " reaohsd Portland thla morning. Captain Smith, master of the Aye garth, saya that the natives struck for a rise in wages. "When an attempt waa made-to get other men to take their places, the longshoremen armed them selves. and forced the new employes to cease work. There were other vessels In port and the trouble aoon extended to all of them.' Aa the police force waa small It was unable to oops with the disturbance. Finally, the rioters became so threat ening that provincial . guards were or dered to the scene.. Boon after their ar rival, both sides lined up for the fray, The . guards were armed with modern suns. . After ordering the strikers to disperse, they fired upon them and number of men-ferfc A second volley played even greater havoc Then the na tives surrendered. They were permitted to carry their dead and wounded off the proceeded without any further Incident. 1 Th Ayigartn made the tnu frum British Columbia; to the mouth of the river In a day and the skipper says the weather conditions were fine off the coast. While In . the north she was placed on the drydock at Eequimault for cleaning and painting." The vessel Is moored at the Gaatern & Western mill, where she will receive a cargo for Port Pirle Australia." The ahlpment Is being made by J. J. Moore ec Co. She has never been supplied with a lumber oargo and her exact earrVing capacity Is not "known. It Is" supposed "that she win be able to handle 8,000,000 feet or fir. " During the past year or two the steamer has been . at all the leading ports In the world. . . About seven months ago, just before receiving orders to. pro ceed to British Guiana, she was at St. Petersburg. The captain says tne Rus sians have been, greatly maligned by the English and Americans, declaring they ere among the finest people with whom )je ever had business dealings. wimin.tne past two or inree mourns, Captain Smith says, heavy shipments of flour nave been mads to the orient from Vancouver.. British Columbia, the Canadian Paclf lo transporting more to tidewater than ever before In the his- appear to be angered at the Canadians because tbey are. obliged to pay a 8600 head tax before they can gain admis sion into the eountr. Captain Smith Bays that notwithstanding this seem ingly prohibitive tax, many Chinese are landing every month. He waa told that contractors are paying the tax for them. OLYMPIAN-PASSES STRAITS. Old attde-Wkeele saaklaa' Toyage .to ITew Teik Without Adveature. '" In as .fine condition as when she left port in the middle of January, the old elde-wheel eteamer Olympian paaaed through the Straits of Magellan Tues day afternoon. She is expected to ar rive at New Tork by April 10. This word - waa - received - this - morning by Thomas Connell, l0 Tamhlll street, a friend of C. L. Dlmon, who purchased the vessel from the Oregon Railroad St Navigation company. - - The - . Olympiad- left Astoria en - Janu- ary to. Stopping at. San Francisco, she was taken in. tow by the steamship Zealandla, which had also been pur chased by Mr. Dlmon. As she started out In - the stormiest season - of the year many of the local mariners prophe sied that the vessel would never be able to reach her destination. Some were of ' the opinion - that, she would . go. to pieces while attempting to make the run through the tortuoue Straits of Ma gellan. From the straits to New Tork. it is said, the trip can be completed la about half the time that It took her to reach them. It Is also held that she will have no. more particularly rough . weather, j Mr. Dlmon has promised to telegraph his Portland friend immediately aferj the vessel arrlvee at New Tork. BACK TO FRANCE. Tenag Trench Womaa, T.aied w A.: lea, to Be Deported at Ova aVeqneet. . . Mlsa Km Hie Ondrlot, a young French woman 12 yesre of age. Is being de ported by the United 8tates Immigration office. Accompanied by Inspector Saw yer, she left for New Tork this morn ing. On her arrival there she wilf be placed on board a trana-Atlantlo liner and sent to her home in Paris. - The young woman-Is being deported at her own request. She arrived in Portland s couple pf months ago with Emit Chap I U who had led her to believe that he would Tterrnrera position for her' aa governness with aome wealthy fam ily. She afterwards learned that he had brought her -here for Immoral pur poses, and then she made her escape and sought refuge at the Home of the Oood Shepherd, where she remained Un til this morning. A warrant la out for. the arrest of Chaplt. "ALONG-THE WATERFRONT; A new shaft la, being' built for the steamer Altona by the Willamette Iron Steel worka It will be eight Inches In diameter, much larger than the old shaft. - Officials of the Oregon City Transportation company, owners ef the craft say that a contract will soon be let for the construction ef a new boiler for the ateamer. The eteamer Dalles City dropped down from the Portland shipbuilding yards this morning to the plant of tha Wil lamette Iron ec Steel works where she will be fitted out with a new smoke stark. - . . ' A tugboat has been ordered for the British ship Haddon Hall and she will leava down tomorrow bound for South Afrtoa. The vessel has cleared for Port Natal with VO.U.MS feet of lumber, valued at $11,711 , ' Tha eteamer Naiad was taken te the Portlend ehlpyards thla morning to be given an additional length of 20, feet, he waa purchased the ether oar br TSITRACTIVBRRORaW Hy permetMpla Tha-aye of. a- person having thla trouble is too snort in Its the Retink.TWs atiOrtnees- ptio AxiSjthat is rrora..tne sated for in part by an extra effort of the Ciliary Mueele- (ealled eooemmodae tlon). It is this extra effort made by this little muscle that cause Eye BtraJn. or more properly 'speaking Is Eye Strain. - . - THE HYPERMETROPIC ETB. The dotted line back of eye In above cut ahows where focus should be in a norma! eye..' . Hypermetroplai,4Far Sljrht). Is -the common and most prevalent refractive error to which the human eye le sub ject, and the one that requires the most careful work- on the part of the eye specialist This trouble In fully half the cases' is complicated with Astig matism, which will be explained later on. Persons affected with Hyperme tropla often have exceedingly sharp vision and when looking at distant ob jects will see them more distinctly than one who has normal vision, and for near work In many casea they will , aee dla. ttnetly for a short time without apparent strain. Especially Is this true of per using'" the eyes for a time they become very weary and especially so when read ing or working by gas or other art! f lclal light. The eyea itch and burn, becomd dfyTlnd inrtamed""and "Ton" feet Inclined to yawn frequently In order to start the secretion of a tear to moisten them. "The sand man" is usually very soon, after - the, gas is. jr Many persons having-Hypermetropla are irouDiea wun iniiamea eyeuas, wun - frequent email styee and the eyelashes become Incrusted with a dried secretion (Blepharitis), and after a tlma fall out. spoiling the expression of the eyes end the beauty of the -person thus afflicted. It frequently happena that the symptoms Just mentioned are entirely absent, and in their stead the eyes water and are ex ceedingly sensitive to light, and smoked glasses are required for protection. Others not showing any outward symp toms are troubled .with headaches, eye- aches and nervousness.'" They attempt to relieve their troubles " of ttlmes by taking "headache powders" .end liver medicines, whloh possibly may give temporary relief, but as this treatment doea not remove, the cause the attacks return. In time this constant strain through nerve sympathy works Inroads on the entire physical being. (To Be Continued.) "'""-"' Captain Good, owner of the steamers America and Republic. United States Inspectors Edwards and Puller are at Astoria today Inspecting the gasoline schooner Delia. JRILLON IS SIGHTEt Oenaaa Ship Out Sheas Xorope Tews sees Koaths Disabled by aTtotxe. , After laving been out from Europe for 14 months, the German ship Crlllon waa sighted off the Columbia river this morning. She will probably cross In this afternoon. .The vessel Is bringing general cargo consigned to Balfour, Guthrie ft Co. When coming down the Atlantlo coast she was disabled and forced to put into Valparaiso for re palrs. She had to remain there nearly four months and set sail from that port on January It. Nothing more was heard of her until this morning. The captain waa taken ill before Valparaiso was reached and it was necessary for an other skipper te be sent out from France to relieve him, which also delayed the vessel to some extent. -The Crlllon has not been chartered for the outward voy age. " ' ' . - MARINE NOTES. Astoria. March IS. Outside at a. m French ship Crlllon, from Antwerp. Arrived at 11:10 a m., steamer Senator, from Baa Franc Is oo. , - - Bun Kranclaco, March II. Arrived at a. m., steamer Columbia, from Fort land. . Astoria.. March 14. Arrived down at 11 a. m. and sailed at 4 p. m., schooner Prosper, (or Ban Pedro. Arrived at 1:11 and left up at 4:4t p. m.. British steamer Aysgarth, from Vancouver, B. C. Baa Francisco, March 1. Balled, schooner W. P. Jewett, for Columbia river. . ' . . Ant werp,MarcI 14. Balled. French bark Laennec, for Portland. Astoria, March 15. Condition of the bar at ( a. ra., smooth wind light, east; weather clear. SEVEN MORE DRAWN FOR GRAND JURY. SERVICE With Minimum Number, Where One Has to Be Excused Ad " 'joumment Is Necessary. Judge Wolverton of the Tnlted States district court has found it advisable to Increase the personnel of the federal r-and Jury and has,ordered the drawing of seven additional names from the big jury box, the men to report to him next Monday morning at J Of o'clock. The Judge's action wan taken after a forced adjournment . until .Monday ow ing to the serious illness iOf the mother of r. H."Vmtorc as ll Is fes Stiei will die. Judge Wolverton granted the Juror's request to be excused .for sev eral days. . Since the Jury consists of 16 men, the smallest number permis sible under the federal statutes, there was no alternative for the Jury but to. m PIfKRl . MSURANCE COMPANY ; . - . . ' . , . . t . r . Conducted on safe lines that have stood the test of time. Profits of the business paid to policyholders at the end of each year. L. Samuel, Manager, Madeay Building, 288 Washington St, Portland. Orefton. " " -1 ' .V;r;";';:- - 22-inch Tan 22-inch.Tan 22-inch, -Tan- CovertCoats notch. collarf lylfront tiwQsidt ; pockets ; satin lined; coat sleeyes; strictly tailor-made; spe ciaT value -','.,,. -......-.... t ... i . .97.v0 Busy Days in $3.00 Dozen QO( Valenciennes ?M I 8000 yards of beautiful Va lenciennes Laces have been added to this already; most at- tractive-le-ErcnchxJtalian and German effects in both dia mond and round wash edges yZ and inrtirm frAtn l trt 9. Inch. wide. ; .. . ... , . .:..., , s it Yau Itnwwhit a prominen Darf Valencleraiercer-will play in the making of Summer waists and dresses. It is true economy to Supply your wants how when you can buy Valen ciennes Laces value to $3.00 dozen at. ................ .985 Knit Sweaters, ttortolk Jackets & Vests -1 . FOR LADIES, MISSES AND CHILDREN Received by express full and complete assortment Knitted Garments for Ladies, Misses and Children.- The assortment comprises the newest ideas Fancy Vests, in Tea, wnite ana prices range from. . More New Queen Gray Dress Goods 5Qc to $3.50 Queen" Gray Suitmgs'bewaderlng 'assortment Every style, design, pattern, ; - weight and weave that fashion demands. . - Where Baldng Begins Right ' The baking of the NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPAUT begins rith right material, and every step there after through .the whole process of baking is rig hi. There" W not one; point of fltulityithat care, skill and modern bakeries could make better. It is perfection itself through and through. adjourn until Mr. Vinton can return or tha personnel, of the body .be In creased. ' , . . Anticipating the possibility of another adjournment of the Jury through lack of a quorum. Judge Wolverton ordered seven additional name drawn. The men will be examined Monday. The names of the men drawn follow: Wil liam Buxton, farmer,- Brock war, Doug las county;. Andrew F. Barrett, grocer, Portland; W. B. Clarke, lumberman, Millwood, Douglas county: William U. English, farmer, Sublimity, Marlon county; C. A. Harlow, miner, Bohemia, Lane county; Howard D. Kllham, sta tioner, . Portland; - Arthur McPhllllpa, banker, McMlnnvlUe, Tamhlll county. Present Bay Philosophy. I'mm tho Aaiwlran Macaalne. TKa'a faTOWr-wBa "arc aa OH a; wiiwawa tn tke bop of Sadlos brains are tno late. Merer aaderTalae yoarsalf Ik vetld will that 'or roe. It Is within the scope ef aay waa'a faary to be aa bit aa aaa aa ha please Xo Persia nent (ood enawa oat ef aay snblle aaoeaaiant that la Inaplrad by stance. U1I in Indies .Walking. Skirts of. fine al,l-wopl Pan- ma5lcUuin JJackv-navy and cream.- These skirts arejrnade in the neweat circular rat- . tern ; slot seam"Hown the center and on each sldeof skirt inverted plaited backr- On sale today at extremely low price of. . .,..5.65 'SpeciaV Values ;ih Covert , Jackets Covert - Box' Coats; fly' front; notched collar ; coat sleeves j Romaine lined; double stitched strapping; special value . ji-.-. w. t.-Vis". :-.7T .85.00 Covert Jackets ; fly front j notched collar; cloth strapped front and back; Ko maine lined ; special value........ t,$(MH Our Lace Store - in Norfolk Jackets, Blouses and t$USto$S gray. in It Ends -ea a when it reaches your table on touched by strange hands, antainted by odors. The quality, oven-flavor and freshness are preserved in a dnst sod moisture proof package, distin guished by the trade mark here shown. It alwaya appears . In red and white on each end of the package and warrants the perfect condition of the contents. For example try packages of GRAHAM CKACKCRS posaeaai ng the rich, natty flavor of graham flour unlike any graham crackers yoa - ever tasted. '- -. -. '. .- , r- - . FROTANA a temptingly delicious anion of biscnit and fruit the newest delicacy- of the National Biscnit Company. .. r . . r--. I! W. H. Mariiell B Co. H 121-123 GRAND AVENUE. ! Special Values in Women's Tailor-Made Slarts $5 $5.50, $6.50, $ 7;50 Avvery eKtensive new Spring assortment, includinir the new t;rey T shades, in the latest fashions, especially well made and perfect fitting. X i Men's:Sprii.g"Suitsr$10 The largest assortment we have ever ahown, including new grays and blue serges, in both single and double breasted styles. - i i - Boys' AH Orc'ccii Vcr1 oa. 4 Stylih all-wool "s f.r ry 9 lo Suit Case Specials: I 50 Suit' Cases,' heavy locks, solid iraiin, rinud turners, marie- extrajrrgjjipecjaK . .f 2.33 50 Suit Cases, made with solid frames, strong brass locks, heavyriveted-eertiers,- straps -all around, shirt iold, linen - hned ; special 1 .v........ f 3,88 Sale of Lace Curtains - $1.00 Lace Curtains. t ....8 T8 $1.50 Lace Curtains.,.,.. fl.ia $2.00 Lace Cur tain ....; 8 1.88 $3.50 Lace Curtaina.r.Tr.88.er $4.00 Lace Curtains.. .....83.15 $5.00 Lsce Curtains . . . . .'. f 3.88 $6.00 Lace Curtains.. M'..f 4.T8 $7.50 Lace Curtains. . .... 88.88 $10.00 Lace 'Curtains 7. T.7. $T.8S $12.50 Lace Curtains.. ...8 8.88 Art Embroidery Store Something Ntw Every Day -Have you attended our grand exhibition of maeterpieces of Art Embroidery? Expert needle- I J workers have enthusiastically tromud-nHa-imweed wo.rijnpwas tne most import ant needlework event In years. Many new degtzns displayed to day in stsmped Shirtwaist Pat terns. We make a specialty of stamping and designing . Free lessons in Art Em broidery. Free lessons In Pyrography. $3 Comforts $1.98 Extra heavy Silkoline Comforts - of finest quality,- extra large - size; $3.00 value; apecial today-.. ......... .t. . ... .81.98 sv Right a r IS years of t 4