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President Taft's Conservation Speech , Following is President Taft'S speech ttpfore the Conservation congress at St. Faul yesterday. The speech was merely summarize;! for The Journal In yester day's Issue owing; to lack of space: Gentlemen of the National Conserva tion Congress Conservation as an eco. nomlc and political term has come to menn ,ths- reservation of our natural resources fu economical use, so as to secure the greatest good to the greatest HUillUCl. J. II 4 LUC UVTOtUpillCUV V k- country, In th hardships of the pioneer, !n the eneritr of the settler. In . the anxiety the investor for quick re turns, there was very little time, op portunity or deslra to prevent waste of those resources supplied by nature which could not be quickly transmuted Into money; while the Investment of capital was so great a desideratum that the people as ft community exercised , little or no care to prevent the transfer of absolute ownership of many of the valuable natural resources to private Individuals, without retaining some kind . of control of their use. '. :: Tha impulse of the whole new com. . muiiity- Was- to encourage the coming of population,, the Increase of settlement, and the opening up of business; and he who demurred in the slightest degree to any step which' promised additional ' development of the Idle resources at hand-was regarded, as a traitor. to his neighbors, ,and an obstructor to pub- ' lie progress. But how that the com- munlttfts have become old, now that the flush of enthuslaatib ' expansion ; has ' died away, now that the would-be plo ' neers have come to realize that all the richest lands in the country have been taken up, wl have perceived the :' ne cessity for a change of - policy in the disposition of our natural resources so ' as to prevent the continuance of the ".waste which has characterized our pne- .nomenal growth" In the past. Today-'we .desire to restrict and retain under pud lic control the acquisition and use Dy . the capitalist of our natural resources. ; ' perils of-Wastefulness.' v y - The danger to the state and to the people- at large from the waste and dissipation of our national wealth is not one which quickly Impresses Itself on the people of older communities, be . cause. Its most ' obvious instances do not occur In their , neighborhood, while In the newer part of the country the sympathy ' with expansion aiid develop ment. Is so i strong that , the danger Is scoffed, at or Ignored. Among scientific men and thoughtful observers, how ever, the danger has always been pres ent; but It needed some one to bring home the cryintTneed for a remedy of this evil so as to Impress itself on the public mind and lead to ithe formation . of, publlo opinion and action by the representatives of the people. Theo dore Roosevelt took up this task in the last two years of his second adminis tration, and well did' he perform It As president of the United States I have, as it were,. Inherited this' policy, and II rejoice In my. heritage. I prize my high, opportunity to do all that an executive can do. to help a great peo ple realize a 'great national ambition that It seems to serve no useful pur pose and ought to be repealed. , . The present congress passed a bill of great importance, severing the own ership of coal by the government In the ground from the surface and permitting homestead entries upon the surface of the land, which, when perfected, give the settler the right to farm the sur face, while the coal beneath the surface is retained in ownership by the govern ment and may be disposed of by It under other laws. - There Is no crying need for radical reform in the methods of disposing of what are really agricultural lands. The present laws have worked well. The enlarged homestead law has encouraged the successful farming of lands In the semi-arid regions. Of course, the teach ings of the agricultural department as to how these sub-arid lands may be treated - and the soil preserved for use ful culture are of the very essence of conservation. Then conservation of ag ricultural lands Is shown In the recla mation of arid lands by Irrigation, and I should devote a few words to what the government has done and is doing in this regard. - - ' ; Concerning Reclamation. . By the reclamation , act a. fund ; has been created - of the proceeds - of the publio lands of tha United States with which to construct works for .storing great bodies of water at proper alti tudes from which, by a suitable system of canals and ditches, the water Is to be. distributed over the arid and sub arid lands of the government, to be sold to settlers at a price sufficient to pay for the Improvements. Primarily, the projects are and must, be for the Improvement of publlo lands. Inci- dentally, , where private land Is also within the reach of the water supply. th,e furnishing at cost or profit of this water to private owners by the government- is beld by the federal court of appeals not to be a usurpation of power. But certainly this ought not to be done except f ro- surplus water, not needed for government land, : About 30 projects have been set v. on foot distributed through the publlo land states In accord with the statute, by ; which the allot ments from the, reclamation fund are required to be as near as practicable In proportion to the proceeds from the sale of the publiq lands in the respective states.' The total sum already accumulated In the reclamation fund is ' $60,273,258.22. and of . that -aU but $8,491,965.8 has been expended.' It, became very clear to congress at its last session from the statements , made , by experts, that these 30 projects could not be promptly completed with the balance remaining on hand or with the funds likely to -ac crue ire the near future. It was found. moreover, that there are many settlers who have been led Into taking up lands with the hope and understanding of naving water furnished in a short time. who are left In a most distressing situ ation. I recommended to congress that authority be given to the secretary of the interior to Issue bonds. In anticipa tion of the assured earnings by the project, so that the projects, worthy, and facts every man of us, every womari, every child. What I can do In 1 the v cause 1 shall do, not as president of a -party, but as president of the whole people. Conservation is not a question ." of politics, ' or of factions, or of per sons. It is a question that affects the vital welfare of all of us of our chil- dren and our children's children. I urge that no good can come from meet; Inge of this sort unless we ascribe to - those who take part in them, and who -are apparently striving worthily In the caused all proper motives and un lessee Judicially consider every inaas ure or method proposed with a view to V, Its .effectiveness In achieving our com ' moh purpose and Wholly without regard to' who proposes It or 'who will claim - the credit for Its adoption, The prob lems are of very great difficulty and call for the calmest consideration1 and clearest foresight. Many of the ques tions presented have phases that are new in this country, and It is possible that in their solution we may have to attempt first one way and then another. What I wish to emphasize, ' however, is that a satisfactory conclusion can only be reached promptly . If we avoid aorl mnny. Imputations of bad faith, and political controversy. ',',.' -'V-T The Fuollo Domain.' The public domain Of the' government of the United States, Including all the cessions from -those of the 13 states ' that made cessions to the United States and including Alaska, amounted in all to' about 1,800,000,000 acres. Of this there If left' as purely ' government property outside of Alaska something like 700,000.000 acres. Of this the naf tional forest reserves in the 'United Plates proper embrace 14 4,000,000 acres. The rest is largely mountain or arid country, offering some opportunity for agriculture by dry farming and by rec . lamatlon and containing metals as well as coal, phosphates, oils, and natural gas. - men tne governmeni owns many - tracts iftna 4iiis uvua, wtv iimigiua of streams that Have water power, the use of which is necessary ln-t.he con version of the power Into electricity and. Its transmission. I shall divide my discussion under the heads of (1) agricultural lands; (2) mineral lands that is, lands containing , metalliferous minerals; (3) forest lands; (4) coal, lands; and (6) oil and gas lands. . f i ' "-' ' 1 tl feel that It will conduce to a bet ter understanding of the problems pre sented if I take up each class and de scribe, even at the risk of tedium, first. ... what has been done by the last ad . ministration and the present one In re spect to. each kind of land: second, what laws at present govern its dispo sition; third, what was done by the present congress In this matter; and fourth, "the statutory changes proposed ' In. ,the Interest , of conservation. Agricultural "Lands. Our Jand laws for the entry of agri cultural lands ere now as follows: ' , The original homestead law, with the -. requirements of residence and cultlva '. tion for five years,' much more strictly enforced :than ever before. (. , The enlarged homestead act, applying to nonlrrtgjble lands only, requiring five years' residence and continuous cultiva tion of ene fourth of the area. , The desert land act, which requires on the part of the purchaser the owner ship of a water right and thorough rec lamation of the land by irrigation, and the payment of $1.25 per acre. , The donation or Carey -' act, , under which the state selects the land and provides- for its reclamation, and the (tltle, vests in the. settler who resides upon the land and cultivates It and pays the cost of reclamation. ; " The national reclamation homes tea a law, requiring five years' residence and , cultivation by the settler on the land irrigated' by the government, 'and pay ment by him to ' the government of the cost of the reclamation. ; .'.-:; ':' There are other acts, but not of suf ficient general Importance to call for mention unless It Is the stone and tim ber act. under which every Individual, once In his lifetime, may . acquire 160 iacre of lanfl, if It has valuable timber For conoervatlon ' Is national. It af-1 feasible, might be promptly completed. ana we settlers might be relieved from their' present inconvenience and hard ship. In. authorizing the. Issue of these bonds,' congress limited the application of their proceeds to those Droiects which a board of army engineers, to be ap pointed oy the president, should exam Ine and determine to be. feasible and worthy of completion. The board has been appointed and soon will make Its report " Suggestions "have been made that the United States ought to aid In the drain age of swamp lands belonging to tbe states or ; private, owners, because, , If drained, they would be exceedingly val uable for agriculture and contribute to the general welfare by extending the area of cultivation. I deprecate the agi tation in favor of such legislation. - It Is Inviting the general government into contribution from Its treasury toward enterprises- that should be conducted either by private capital or at the in stance of the state. In these days there is a disposition to look too much to tbe federal government - for everything: I am liberal In the construction of the constitution with reference to federal power, but I am firmly convinced that the only safe course for us to pursue is to hold fast to the limitations of the constitution and to regard as sacred the powers' of the state. We have made wonderful - progress and at . the same time have preserved with judicial exact ness the restrictions of the constitution. There Is an easy way In which the con stitution can be violated by congress. Mineral rands. By mineral lands I mean those lands bearing metals, or what are called met alliferous minerals. The rules of own ership and disposition of these lands were first fixed by custom 4n the west, and then were embodied In the law; and they have worked, on the whole, so falr lyanff well that IT do not think, it Is wise now to attempt to change or bet ter them, The apex , theory of tracing title to a lode has led to much litigation and dispute and ouglft not to have be come the law, but It, is so fixed and understood .now that the benefit t& be gained by, a change Is .altogether out weighed by the Inconvenience that would attend the Introduction of a new system. So, too, the proposal for the government to lease such mineral lands and depos its and to Impose royalties might "have been In the beginning a good thing, but now that roost of the mineral land has been otherwise disposed of it would be hardly worth While to assume the em barrassment Of a .radical, change. rorest Lands.. . - - . Nothing can be more important "In the matter of conservation than the treatment of our forest lands. It was probably the ruthless destruction of forests in the older states that first called attention to a halt in the waste of our resources, this was recognized by congress by an act authorising the executive" to reserve from entry and set aside public timber lands as national forests. Speaking generally, there has been reserved of the existing' forests about 70 per cent of all the timber lands of the government Within these for ests (Including 26,000,000 acres in two forests in Alaska) are 192,000,000 of acres, 'of which 166,000,000 of acres arc in the United States proper and In clude within their boundaries something like 22,000,000 of acres .that belong to the state or, to private Individuals. We have then, excluding Alaska forests, a total ot about ,144,000.000: acres of for ests belonging to the government which is being treated In accord with the prin ciples of scientific forestry. The law now , prohibits the reservation of any more forest lands in Oregon, Washing ton, Jdaho,1,' Montana, Colorado and Wyoming; - except- by act Of congress I am informed by the department of agriculture that the government owns other tracts of timber lands In these states which should, be included in the forest reserves, ' I expect to, recommend to congress that the limitation herein imposed shall be repealed. In the present forest re- not H'gg nTigrrs.Tir peTrSc'i fixed after examination of the stona or timber by a government appraiser.; In times past a great -deal or-fraud has been perpetrated in. the acquisition of lauds . under this act: but . it Is now . being much more strictly enforced, and h entries made are so few In number executive to use the power of reserva tion only with respect to land covered by timber or which will be useful In the plan of reforestation. During the prosent administration' 6,250,000 acres of land, largely nontlmbered, have been ex cluded from forest reserves, and 3,500, 000 acres of land principally valuable for forest purposes nave been Included In forest reserves, making a reduction In forest reserves of nontimbred land amountlng'to 2,750,000 acres.. Forest Statistics. ' The bureau of forestry since Its cre ation has initiated reforestation on 6600 acres, A great deal of the forest land la available for grazing, During the past year the grazing lessees numbered 25,400, and they pastured upon the for est reserves 1.400,vvi0 cattle, .84,640 horses, and 7,680,400 sheep, for which the government received $986,715 a. de crease from the preceding' year of $45,- 470, due to the fact that no money was collcted or received, for grazing on the nontlmbered .lands eliminated from the forest reserve. Another source of profit In the forestry Is the receipts for timber sold.-. This, year they amounted to $1, 043,000, an Increase of $307,000 over the receipts of last year. This Increase Is due to the Improvement In transporta tion to market and to the gVeater facil ity with which the. timber can- be reached. ."-.-v. . The government timber In this coun try amounts to only one-fourth of all the timber, the rest being in prlatve ownership.. Only 3 per cent of that which is In private ownership is looked after properly and treated according to mod ern rules of forestry. - The usual de structive waste and neglect continues in the remainder of the forests owned y private persons and corporations. sIt is estimated that fire alone destroys $50, 000,000 wonth of timber a year. .The management of forest hot on public land Is beyong the Jurisdiction of the federal government . -If anything can be done by law it must be done by the state legislatures. . I believe, that It is within their constitutional power to re quire the enforcement of regulations In the "general publlo interest as to fire and other causes of waste in the man agement of forests owned by private individuals, and corporations. Exactly how' far these regulations can go and remain consistent with the rights of pri vate ownership, It is not necessary to discuss; but I call attention to the fact that a very important part Of conserva tion must always fall upon the state legislatures, and that they would bet ter be up and doing if they would save the waste and denudation and destruc tion through private greed or accidental fires that have made barren many square miles of the older states. I have snown sufficiently the condi tions as to federal forestry to indicate that no further legislation Is needed at the moment except an Increase in the fire protection to national forests and an act vesting the executive with full power to make forest reservations In every state where government land la timber covered, or where the land is needed for forestry purposes. . Coal Lands. tracts of 2560 acres. It would be, of course, improper for me to intimate wliat the result of the 1nsue as to the Cunningham and other Alaska claims Is likely to be, but it ought to be distinctly understood that no private claims for Ajaska coal lands have as yet been al- iowea or perfected. 'ana also tnat wnat- ever the result as to pending claims, the existing coal land laws of Alaska are most unsatisfactory and should be rad ically amended. . Oil and Gas Lands. In the last administration there were withdrawn from agricultural entry 2,2Sfl,000 acres of supposed oil land in California; about a million and a half acres in Louisiana, of which only 6500 acres were known to be vacant unap propriated land; 75,000 acres in Oregon and 174.000 acres in Wyoming, making a total of nearly four millions of acres. In September, 1909, I directed that all public, oil lands, whether then withdrawn or not, should be withheld from dispo sition pending congressional action, for the reason that the existing placer min ing, law, although made applicable to deposits of this character, is not suit able to, such lands, and for the further reason that it seemed desirable to re serve certain luel-oll deposits for-the use of the American navy, ; Accordingly the form of all existing withdrawals was changed, and new withdrawals ag gregating 3,750,000 acres were made in Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mex ico, Utah, and Wyoming. Field exami nations during the year showed that of the original withdrawals, 2,170,000 acres were not valuable for oil, and .they were restored for agricultural entry. Mean time, other i" withdrawals, of public oil lands in these states were made, so that July 1, 1910, the outstanding withdraw als then amounted to 4,650,000 acres, v . Water Power Sites, ' Prior to March 4, 1909, there had been, on the recommendation of the reclama tlon service, withdrawn from agricul tural entry, because they were regarded as useful for power sites which ought not to be dlsppsed of as agricultural lands, tracts amounting to about 4,000 COO acres. The withdrawals were hastily made and included a great deal of land that was not useful for power sites. They' were Intended to Include the pow er sites on 29 rivers in nine states. Since that time 3,475,442 acres have been re stored for settlement of the original 4,000,000, because they do not contain power. sites; and meantime there have been newly withdrawn 1,245,892 acres on vacant public land and 211,007 acres on entered publlo land, or a total of 1,456,- 899 acres.-' These withdrawals made from time to! time to cover all the pow er sites Included In the first withdraw als, "and many more, on 135 rivers and In 11-stares. The disposition of these power sites Involves one of the most difficult questions presented in carrying out' practical conservation. The forest servioe, under a power-found In the statute, has leased a number of these powfr sites in forest reserves by revo cable leases, but no such power exists with "respect to power sites that are not located within forest preserves, and the revocable system of leasing Is, of course, not a satisfactory one for the purpose of inviting the capital needed on It or valuable stone, by paying thejves there are ianqswnicivejiQt "1?.CO pe-rTicre, TT Properly lorest.iand ana. which ought to be subject to homestead entry. This has caused some local Irritation. We are carefully Vllmlnatlng such lands from forest reserves or where their elimination Is not practicable, listing them for entry under the forest home stead act Congress ought to trust the poi taut for our conslderaOonTTa the disposition of the coal lands in the United States and in Alaska. First as to those in the United States. At the beginning of this administration there were classified coal lands amounting to 5,476,000 acres, and there were with drawn from entry for purpose of classification 17,867,000 acres. Since that time there have been withdrawn by order from entry for classification 77, 648,000 acres, making a total, with drawal of 95,615,000 acres. Meantime, of the acres thus withdrawn.. 11,371.000 have been classified and found not to contain coal, , and have been restored to agricultural entry, and 4,356,000 acres have been classified as coal lands; while 79,788,000 acres remain withdrawn from entry and await classification. In addi tion $36,000 acres have been classified 'as coal lands without prior withdrawal, thus Increasing the classified coal lands to 10,168,000 acres., 1 Alaska Coal Lands. The Investigations of the geological survey show that the coal properties In Alaska cover about 1200 'square miles, and that there are known to be avail able about fifteen billion tons. This Is, however, an underestimate of the coal In Alaska, because further developments will probably increase this amount many times; but we can Bay, with con siderable certainty that there are. two fields on the Pacific slope which can be reached by railways at a reasonable cost from deep water In one case of about 60 miles and in the other case of about 150 miles which will afford cer tainly six billion tons of coal, more than half of which Is of a very high grade of bituminous and of anthracite. It is estimated to be worth, in the ground, one-half a cent a- ton, which makes Its value per acre from $50 to $500. The coking coal lands of Penn sylvania are worth from $800 to $2000 an acre, while other Appalachian fields are worth from' $10 to $386 an acre, and the fields In .the central states from $10 to $2000 an acre, and In the Rocky mountains $10 to $500 an acre. The de mand for coal on the Paclfio coaet is for about 4,600,000 tons a year. It would encounter the competition of cheap fuel oil, of which the equivalent of 12,000,000 tons of coal a year Is used there. It is estimated that the coal could be laid down at Seattle or ,an Francisco, a high grade bituminous, at $4 a ton and anthracite at $5 or $6 a ton. The price of coal on the Pacific slope varies greatly from time to time in the year and from year to year from $4 to $12 a ton. With a regular coal supply established, the expert of the geological survey, Mr. Brooks, who has made a report on the subject does not think there- would be an excessive profit in the Alaska coal mining because the price at which the coal . could be sold would be considerably lowered by com petition from these fields and by the presence of crude vfuel oil. The his tory of the laws affecting the disposi tion of Alaska coal1 lands shows them to need amendment badly. The Cunningham Claims. On November 12. 1906. President Roosevelt t Issued an executive order withdrawing all coal -lands from, loca tion and entry in Alaska. On May 16, 1907, he modified the order so as to permit valid locations made prlpr to the withdrawal on November 12, 1906, to proceed to entry and patent Prior to that date some 900 claims had been filed,' most of them said to be Illegal because either made fraudulently by dummy entrymen in the Interest of one individual or corporation, or because of agreements made! prior to location be tween the applicants to cooperate in developing the " lands. There are 33 claims for 160 acres each, known as the "Cunningham claims," which are claimed to be valid on the ground that they were made by an attorney for 33 different and bona fide claimants, who, as alleged, paid their money and took the proper steps to locate , their entries and protest them. -v v-; y y.- .The ..representatives 'of the govern ment in the hearings before the land of flee have attacked the validity of these Cunningham claims on the ground that The next subject and one most ,1m-1 to pnt lnopMplatsfor-thatTansi mutation of power. XTew Legislation Veeded. v The statute of 1891 with its amend ments permits the secretary of the in terior to grant perpetual easements or rights of way from. water sources over public lands for the primary purpose of Irrigation and such electrical current as may be Incidentally developed, but no grant can be made under this stat ute to concerns whose primary purpose U generating and handling electricity The statute of 1901 authorizes the sec retary of the interior to Issue revocable permits over the public lands to electri cal poWef companies, but this statu) is woefuly inadequate because It. does not authorize the collection of a charge or fix a term of years. Capital is slow to invest in an enterprise founded on a permit revocable at will. , - The subject is one that cans ror new legislation. It has-been thought.. that there was danger of .combination to ob tain possession of all the power sites and to unite them under one control. Whatever the'"evidence of this, or lack of it, af present we have had enough experience to know that combination would be profitable, and the control of a great number of power sites Would enable the holders or Owners to raise the price of power at will within certain sections; and the temptation ' would promptly attract Investors, and the dan ger of monopoly would not be a remote one. ' However this may be, it is the plain duty of tha - government to see 'to it that in the utilization and development of all this immense amount of water power, conditions shall be Imposed that will prevent monopoly, and will prevent extortionate charges, which are the ac companiment of monopoly. The diffi culty of adjusting the matter Is accen tuated by the relation of the power sites to the water, the fall and flow of which create the power. ' , Conservation Counselled. . At the risk of wearying my audience I have attempted to state as succinctly as may be the questions of conservation as they apply to the public domain of the government the conditions to which they apply, and the proposed solution of them. In the outset I alluded to the fact that conservation had been made to include a great deal more than what I have discussed here. Of course, as I have referred only to the public domain of -the federal government I have left untouched the wide field pf conserva tion with respect to which a heavy re sponsibility rests upon the states and individuals as well. But I think it of the utmost importance .that after the publio attention has been roused to the necessity of a, change . in our general policy to prevent waste and a selfish appropriation to private and corporate purposes "of what should be controlled for the public benefit, those who urge conservation shall feel the necessity of making clear , how conservation can be practically carried out, and Shall , pro pose specific methods and legal provi sions and regulation to remedy actual adverse conditions. . I am bound to say that the time has come for a halt In general rhapsodies over conservation, making the word mean every known good In the world; for, after the publlo attention has been roused, such appeals are of- doubtful utility , and do. not direct the publid to the specif lo course that the people should take, or have their legislators take, In. order to-promote the cause of conservation. The rousing of emotions on a subject like this, which has only dim outlines in the minds of the people affected, after a while ceases to be use ful,' and the whole movement will, If promoted on these lines, die for want of practical direction and of demonstration to the people that practical reforms are Intended.",,, -i.y.. ;. ' ixf-a ' '' ' v Let th People Learn, ,-.'v'" I beg of you, therefore, in your deliberation's-and in your informal discus sions, when men come forward to sug gest evils that the promotion of con servation Is to' remedy, that you invite them to point out the specific evils and the specific remedies; .that you invite undeistawn1nrtetWiegrr7he"claTmant to poor their claims after they had been perfected and. unite them in.orie com pany. 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Priced at ti.OO A special offering of new novelty two-toned ef fects in rough weaves. Comes in an excellent weight for fall and winter wear and is shown in all the most wanted and popular shades. An extra special value at. this. price. f French, German Novelies Full 46 to 54 Inches Wide. Priced at $1.50 A wonderful line of pure wool, French and Ger man novelty' dress goods in 46 to 54 inch width. High class material shown in a great range of the new, rough effects, fancy basket weaves, two toned diagonal serges, novelty cheviots, etc., etc., in all the most popular new shades. Ask to see this, new line. - . An endless assortment of 36-inch novelty wors teds, rough basket weaves, diagonals; pretty worsteds in . small ' broken checks, new plaids, storm serges, henriettas, etc etc., in any wanted color. Correct new merchandise, underpriced. Extra New Black Fabrics 44-48 Inches Wide at 1, fl.25, $1.50, $2 An advance .showing of Priestley's celebrated -black fabrics, the world's best, comprising all the newest weaves for fall, in light, medium and heavy weights. Also a showing of Wm. F. Read's famous serges. Also new Jamestown weaves, in plain and fancy effects Fabrics that are. per fect in both color, and weave in qualities to suit all. s . - , Special New Broadcloths Full 54 inches wide. Priced at $3.00 Yard A showing of 54-inch German broadcloth in the new pastelle shades pink, ciel, blue, steel, cham-. pagne, leghorn, mais, nile, apricot, cream, ' etc, etc. Really the finest goods on the market, all sponged and shrunk ready for the dressmaker. Beautiful fabrics that are sure to please. K Pf Brooches, 50c and 75o Kinds, Each 25o , An extra, special offering of pretty Rhinestone Brooches, shown in both plain ; and fancy shapes. Elegantly, designed Brooches, made of pure white stones, and sell regularly or at SOc and 75c each, special for this sale LOC Toilet Paper, Best 10c . Kind, Dozen 85o ::1L A special sale of "Velvet"' brand Toilet Paper,' shown 1000 sheets to the roll. The finest quality tissue paper, and sells regularly QC at l)c a roll, special for. this sale, dozen 00 C Sale Women's Knit Underwear Low prices and high quality unite to make this advance showing and sale of women's Knit Underwear of prime importance to the economical woman. Silk and Wool Vests and Pants $1.00 Regular $1.50 Garments This is only one of the 1ialf dozen specials that we have arranged for this sale, and the others are equally as im portant. Women's fine early Fall weight silk and wool Underwear, shown in the nonular fnrm-fittintr ittlf Vn m il high neck, and long sleeves,, and pretty hand crochet silktrimmed neck 1 and front; the Pants come in all sizes, jn ankle length, made with ruucsirjau iuu. uuicms inai u Dougni reeuianv would retail fli Aft " at $1.50, are priced for this sale at . . . . . . . .... , .... 1 JUl Women's Full Fashioned Cot-! Q, ton Hose, Best 35o Grade at fOC v I Our nolirv of h&st valine wjiiitt-mntli4-tWiitMti-tTj,;rlt?? I nffrinff nf . wnmrn St-irkinar , W u-.r. (nrtnnati t one of the best mills- a splendid line at less than regular. Fine, fast black Stockings, made from the best grade cotton,-full fashioned leg and foot; with double heel, sole and toe; ihe kind that wear'most sat- Of i sfactorily. Sold everywhere, at J5c a pair, priced for this sale at &0C i 1 A - - -v - m ii ?m . ' .