Evening Star Newspaper, May 4, 1897, Page 7

WASH. B&WILLIAMS, Furniture, &c., 7th and D Sts. The Sensational Cut-Price Sale of High-grade Furniture mecsures now. We're de- bstantiate our claim 2s the ED FURNITURE HOUSE IN °T by facts—not promises. A xood many of the speciais advertived yester- day at cut prices will be gone by tonight. You must be prompt if you would reap the benefits of this sale. A few more prices to set the town a talking: R-o-c-k-e-r-s-. Sold On! and Cherry and Mahogany- finish Arm Rockers, with saddl- and cobbler can't seats—you them any whe: less than $5. This ral h-i-f-f-o-n-i-e-r-s-. Spleralidly built Solid Oak Chiffonters — $6 everywhere. $2.50 $4.25 This sale. M-o-r-r-i-s C-h-a-i-r-s-. Neo store has ever met our prices for ‘Take this as a sample: Morris Chairs. Elezant Solid Oak and Mahogany-finish Mor- ris Chairs, upholstered in Bedford Corduroy Wash B. Williams, Furniture, &c., 7th & DSts. As paradoxical as it may appear at first reading, the cheapest suits are the costliest in the end. If you have been buying cheap clothes let us make you a good suit and prove our assertion. $18 to $50. WARFIELD SIMPSO. Expert Tailor, 1208 F St. It E> The “SYRACUSE” costs $100—always. A $50 Wheel. It's not a "96 pattern, $75 or $100 wheel with a new name plete. It contains ro '96 It's a brand new ‘97 ‘97 iraproveme: manufacturers—who $0 Bicycles. If $50 is all |. by all means see from $50 to $100 here. Enterprise Cycle Co., S12-S14 14TH ST. Jno. Woerner, jr., Mgr. my42 yeles Perfect Satisfaction —even to the minutest detail, is what our patrons invariably receive. Our prices are as low as is consistent with best materials and best work. SNYDER & WOOD, TAILORS, 1111 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. my4-14d The W ALTHAM-COMET the 3-ball-bearing wonder has electrified the bleycle world! Tt reduces friction to @ es no oll—and almost out- KEATING TRAITS. Phenomenal Speed-- Remarkable Strength-- Surpassing Beauty. HECHT’S. 39° The choice is given you of an immense lot of ladies’ new °97 per- cale, lawn and batiste shirt waists---a lot the maker made to be sold for up to $1. They have the new detach- able collar s---some white linen ones in the lot. ie For your choice of a lot of ladies’ fine muslin corset covers—V and square neck—trimmed with torchon lace and embroidery; and also lot of muslin drawers, which are sold at every store in town for 29c. and 35¢c. Come for them right away. bi For your choice of a lot of ladies’ muslin corset covers, drawers, gowns, skirts and chemise. Every single garment is trimmed with tor- chon or Valenciennes lace or Ham- burg embroidery, and they’re made as fine as can be, and are worth up to $1.25. Credit when you want it. Hecht & Company, 515 Seventh St. $48 for the high Volunteer grade Nothing to equal this Bicycle. offer can be found on either side of the At- lantlc! High-grade — remeier tat! Shelby seamless steel tubing: drop-forzed connec tions—earefully made and ma- chined throeghout—berrings of tool steel. Choice of colors! Option on saddies—choice of wooden or nickeled steel _edjustable handle bars—choice of tres, M. & W.—Vim or Hartford. This wheel is made and guaranteed by the Monarch Cycle Co. and ourrelves. See it. Jones & Burr, Agents for Olives and Envoys—513 9TH ST. N.W. my4-tu, th&s,3m-32 PRING Tt OTHE BEST NIC. You Can Pin Your Faith —to Heurich’s “Maerzen” Beer with the positive assurance that your trust will not be betrayed— that your allegiance will not go unrewarded. Heurich’s B-e-e-r — 0 = When you learn of the advan. | tages of the Keating Curved Frame and Double Roller Noise- “ss Chain, you can better un- tand why Keatings are 90 { popular. Fully worth their $100. —— Fe eg WEST END CYCLE CO c K. Von Rodenstein, 0 15th st. M = Brande ae Painless Extracting, 50c. Do you remember the man who said he was “opea to conviction, but he'd just like to see any- body who could convict bim?* That sort of fellow would go on paying bigh prices for dentistry, no matter what proof we gave that our work is the Dest. If you will believe the evidence of your own eyes, an examination of our facilities and our system is all you will need. Painless extracting, 50c. Best teeth, $8. Fill- ings. crowns, bridges, ete., at corresponding prices. Sole owners of Zono, for painless operations U.S. Dental Ass’n, Cor. 7th and D Sts. N.W. OPEN SUNDAYS FROM 10 TO 12 O'CLOCK. ap0-S0d Yale, Admiral, $ aS 796 Stearns Week. Bicycles, ‘Three greatest the world today. “Under-a-hundred” bicycles in Prices, $50, $55 and $09.50. Jacobs Bros., 1229 Pa. Ave. fe20-3m,20 $40-$50-$75 Crescents. Your option of 3 beights of frames—3 styles of saddles -—3 wakes of tires—% styles of handle bars. All ‘9T parts. And guar- anteed by the largest bicycle works in the world. never fails to give strength, vigor and vitality to the weakest person. If you require a spring tonic it will bring the bloom of health into your cheeks. G7 Call for ‘Heurich’s"* restaurants—order it of your send you a case ‘Write or telephone. in hotels and grocer—or we'll of 24 bottles for $1.25. Arlington Bottling Co., Cor. 27th and K sts, CHAS. JACOBSEN, PROP. ‘Phone 634. $100 Wheels For $75. The famous BELVEDERES —known throughout the west- ern and northern states—as one of the best bicycles on the mar- ket! To introduce and get it them more widely known in this section—the company has for- warded us a lot of 65 carefully selected bi- cycles—which we are 15 tosell ato. oe ccc oe This is not a cut or permanent reduction—when this lot is sold the price goes back to the list figure, $100. Wheels used taken in part trade. This is a good chance. Northwest Cycle Co., 824 Ninth St.N. W. Go to Siccardi’s wy panei Pe Sian are. cetved a assortment of Tralian and French ‘Tortoise Shell Combs and Pins, im the latest designs, finest stock ever dlaplayed 10 loz Wiad es cf Al Long Human Mme. Siccardi, 11 11th st., next to Paiste Royal. Private for nent? Toons for hairdressing, shampooiug, and Mr. Ballinger’s Position. Mr. M. A. Ballinger, president of the Columbia Heights Citizens’ Association, has presented to the board of Commission- ers @ letter explaining his connection with the protest of the against the house THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1897-14 PAGES. WAGNER TO PROTEST Ho Claims the Visitors Started Yes- terday’s Faroe at National Park. HOME TEAM MERELY FOLLOWED SUIT King and Doheny Likelyto Be Op- posed to Each Other. CURRENT SPORTING NOTES About 400 of the local faithful base ball enthusiasts went to National Park yester- day afternoon to witness a game between the New York and Washington clubs, but, owing to the condition of the grounds and @ desire on the part of the Senators to play for a postponement, the exhibition degenerated into a farce on the national game. Seymour was on the slab for the Glants and proved the puzzle he was last week in New York, but one hit, that ot Brown, being secured off of his pitching. Mercer was an easy mark from the start. his control being bad, owing to the wet ball, and his associates were unable to help him out a little bit, owing to the mud. After the New Yorkers had secured sev runs in the second inning it was noticed that a bank of heavy rain clouds was creeping up from the south, and it was decided to prolong the game in every pos- sible way, in the hope that it would be called off. It was owing to these efforts that three additional runs were securea by the visitors. The players were slow in taking their positions, both in the field and at the bat, and all went well until De- Montreville ran under a pop fly and de- lberately dropped it. According to the rule governing such cases Umpire Lynch had nothing left to do but decide the game forfeited to New York by the score of 9 to 0, this being the le* gitimate score allowed in such cases, but it was a coincidence that the visitors had made this number of tallies up to that time. Mr. Wagner told ea Star reporter this morning that he would most assuredly pro- test yesterday's game on the ground that the New York team was at fault in trying to be put out. The New Yorkers undoubt- edly started the farce and were as intent on hurrying through the game as the Sena- tors were in delaying it, and in this way he claims it was six on one side and a half dozen on the other. Section 4 of rule 25 says: “If a team resorts to dilatory movements to delay the game,” it can be declared forfeited. About the only features of the’ contest were the hitting of the New Yorks and the excellent pitching of Seymour. Selbach, Reilly and “Cy” Swaim pe: formed their parts like well-seasoned ac- tors, but litle DeMont played his part a little too clumsily for Umpire Lynch, who had the part of stage manager in the farce. The second game of the series between the New Yorks and Washingtons wiil be played this afternoon, King and Doheney doing duty as twirlers. It is ‘ladies’ day,” and another large gathering of Washing- ton’s fairest will most assuredly be on hand to cheer the Senators on to victory. President Freedman of the New Yorks, eccompanied by that interesting an@ ver- satile base ball writer, Mr. O. P. Caylor of the New York Herald, occupied a pri- vate box back of the New York team, and both were quite interested in the piay for victory and rain indulged in by both sides. “Bill” Norr, the popular and newsy writer of the New York World, was also an in- terested spectator. The New Yorkers are certainly terrors with the bat, and unless a pitcher can hold them in check, it is a four to one shot that they will win games through this feature alone, notwithstanding poor field- ing. Bill Clarke joining the team has added strength to it in a batting way. y ASHINGTON. NEW YORK. Lit ety . R.H.O.AE. 0°00 0 O|V'Haltrenet 11°00 0 00 0 0 1/m% f..1 1200 50.0 21 Odoyce, 3b...51 0 0 2 0 Far 50 0 1 0 0/Davis, ss...51 10 0 0 O'Brien, 2b... 0 0 1 3 1/Gleason, 2.2 1 5 0 0 Cartwri'bt,1b 0 0 5 0 0/ Beckley, 1b..0 20 0 0 110 11000 O14 10400 001 r12100 0000 0000) 3| Totals.....9 912 2 0 third inning. Double play Off Mercer, 3. Hit by cd ball—Seymou~. Struck out—By Swaim, 1; by Seymour, 3. Wild iteh—Mercer. Left on’ bases—Washington, 3; New York, 3. Time—1.08. Umpire—Lyneb. Today's Schedule and Weather. New York at Washington; clear. Baltimore at Brooklyn; clear. Philadelphia at Boston; clear. Cincinnati at Cleveland; cloudy. St. Louis at Chicago; clear. Louisville at Pittsburg; cloudy. Record of he Clubs, Clubs. W. LL. P.C.) Clubs. Pc. Philadeiphia 1 .88)|New York... 315 1.875) Brooklyn. 2 Ta) Wi LEAGUE GAMES ELSEWHERE. Colonels Played Their First Game Away From Home. ‘The Louisville Colonels were away from home yesterday for the first time this sea- son, playing the Pittsburg Pirates at Pitts- burg, and were taken into camp to the tune of 7 to 4. The Colonels found Killen too hard a problem to solve, the ex-Washing: ton southpaw striking out elght men, and their flelding was of the yellow sort. Lyons was back on first and Donnelly at third, placing all the Pirates in their regular pos!- tions,and as a result almost a perfect game was played. Smith made the inaugural heme run of the season at Pittsburg and presents galore will come his way today. : Common onsen ee Bl omamoconmed! | Pickering’ Pickering, cf. | Dester, ee Werden, 1b: €) Lsnannseach | Honnooooon on 1. Lett on bases—Pitteburg, 6; Louisville, 8, 1.55. Umplre—Sheridan. Brooklyn Grounds Opened. The Brooklyn club opened their season at home yesterday, their opponents being the Baltimores, and after playing eleven in- nings the game was called with the gcore a tie—3 to 3. The weather was bad, yet 9,000 people passel through’ the gates. Payne pitched a splendid game for the Bridegrooms, while Juo Corbett, the Griole twitler, was soived very frequentty. ORE. : > eccrnecoo” wm woncece bal—Grim. on Baltimore, 6; Brockiyo, 12. ‘Time of game—2.t0. Umpires Dan’ Cincinnati Lost Cleveland. ‘The Cincinnati clubYalso played away from home yesterday, their opponents being the Clevelands, and as a result the Red Legs lost their second game 4f the season by the score of 6 to 2 Young pitched for the Spiders and proved the 61d puzzle, as usual, but five singles being r tered against his delivery. Breitenstein had no terrors for the home team, excepting Sockalexis, who failed to get a hit. Childs and McAleer were indisposed and could not play, but O'Connor and Blake proved exceptionally good substitutes. CLEVELAND, HL Burkett, If. Mc! 2; fe Wwnnonco> ocroccocoel Sl erences: 31 om cscets race Bl arenwsconor oot 5. First on balls—Om Young, 3; off Breitenstein, Struck out—By Young, 2: by Breitenstem, 2. Three base hit—Breitenstein. Two-bese hits—Young, Wal- lace. Sacrifice hits—Young, Wallace, Hoy. Stolen bases—McKean (2), Sockalexis, Connor (2). plres—McDonald and McDermott. Time—1.45. THE STATESMEN’S CHESS MATCH. Arrangements Have Been Fully Com- pleted. ‘The arrangements for the chess game be- tween the House of Commons of England and the House of Representatives of the United States have not been completed, and the date for the game has not been selected. Mr. Pearson and General Wheeler are trying to make up the list of players. It is probabie that the lst will consist of Mr. Pearson, General Wheeler, Mr. Handy of Delaware, Mr. Shannon of New York and Mr. Shafroth of Colorado. The American players are opposed to the idea of having assistance as suggested by the Englishmen. It is urged that there are few expert chess players in Congress, while the contrary is true in the British parliament, and the result would be that the Englishmen would have just twice as many experts around the boards as their American opponents. The tables for the game will probably be set in the lobby back of the Speaker's desk contiguous to the telegraph instru- ment. Mr. Heaton of the British team has suggested the following conditions to the American committee. Fifteen to twenty moves per hour; no consultation between arrangements to prevent onlook- ing; errors of transmission to be rectified by replacing the pleces if possible; unfinished games or disputes to be decided by some American chessman of note; one game to be played by each player. OLYMPIC’S ATTRACTIVE PROGRAM. Three Interesting Bouts Arranged for the Entertainment of May 15. SAN FRANCISCO, May 4.—This will be a busy month fer the boxers, as no less than three local clubs have Arrafged entertain- ments in the fistic line.; The Olympic Club is first in the field with an entertainment on May 18. Joe Gans and Mike Leonard will furnish one of the_bouts and, on past performances, should put’ up‘an interesting contest. ete Hasty Baker, the Chicagodn, and big Jim Jeffries, hailed by soffié ‘’s the coming champion, wiil elso-figure on the Olympic Club's program. It is probable that this mill will be the gtar comtest-pf all the May series MeKcever, the Phjladeighis welter-welzht, who is to box GcorgesGreen before the National Club toward the latter end of the month, is on his way. here from Chicago. The date of this match has not been fixed, but it is understood that_McKeeyer has requested tha club to. dieh dE hor May 31. Frank P. Slavin isto §ghtunder the Cali- fernia Athletic Club's auspices on May 24. The man he is'jté be pitted against is known as ‘Thundekbolt” Smith. He is a colored heavy-weight, and as far as can be ascertained, his best performance of re- cent date was a six-round go with Peter Maher in Philadelphia. BERNARD WEFERS ILL. Little Prospect for Him to Participate in Intercollegiate Games. NEW HAVEN, Conn., May 4.—A letter received in this city from Bernard J. Wef- ers of Georgetown University, intercollegi- ate champion in the 100 and 220-yard dash- €s, and holder of the amateur American record for these distances, announces his illness at his home in Lawrence, Mass., and that there seems no prospect of his com- peting in the intercollegiate games in New York on May 29. THIS YEAR’S COLLEGE NINES. The Test of the Season Will Come This Week. The college base ball. teams of the coun- try have played enough games to allow a line to be gained on their relative strength. The season is remarkable for the showing that has, been made by the smaller institu- tions—two of them——Lehigh and Dart- mouth—having been wonderfully success- ful. Lehigh made its southern trip without losing a game, while Dartmouth has lost but one, that with Harvard by one run, after it had twice defeated the crimson. Princeton has apparently the strongest team on the collegiate diamond. The Tigers made the southern trip without the loss of a game, and everywhere impressed spec- tators with their clean playing, fast field- ing and hard hitting. Princeton has an exceptional lot of pitchers, who are quali- fied to play almost any position on the team, arid herein lies her strength. The in- field, while not extraordinary, is fairly strong and the men are good hitters. There are three teams about on a level. These are Georgetown, Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania. Georgetown is weak in the box, while the team has not developed into the hard-hitting aggre- gation that it gave promise of doing at the beginning of the season. The men are all fast, clean players, and Captain McCarthy makes an excellent leader. The team has put up some creditable exhibitions, how- ever, and will probably make a much bet- ter showing toward the close of the col- lege season. Pennsylvania is not a strong batting team and only fair in fielding. Harvard has the same team that it had last year save Laughlin at short, who is erratic in his work, weakening the team, of course, to a considefable extent. Har- vard is playing a fast fielding game, but is _not exceptionally str at the bat. Of all the teams of the first class, Yale 1s looked upon as having oné of the weak- est teams cn the diamodia: It is certainly the weakest team that! ‘has represented New Haven for many years, ‘and the pros- pect for the success of the team in the coming big games is not especially glow- irg. There is no one to-pitch but Green- way and he cannot ooefiiy e box unless Murphy goes behind the’bat to hold him. The infleld is weak and the outfield is worse, while the whole team, according to all accounts, is a failure“@t; bat. ‘The Yale team, however, took a surpris- ing spurt Saturday, defeating Brown and putting up an interesting exhibition of the national game, but it {fs ‘not/expected that this brace will last through the season, Cornell is in almost the samc box as Yale. ‘There is no one to catch Young, while both the infield and the outfield are far from strong. The team has besf hitting fairly well, and on the whole is much stronger than last seagon. ton @ good game, and, although it suffered Saturday et the hands of a so-called weak team, there is every likelihood that it will be as much in the race year as it was Se otautanee ates ae one strongest teams on and has shown ae this season in excellent ts out shape. Ii is fe while its infield ts even hotter than het out, fielders. raf i ne i nits ii team, and Fordham, Williams, Amherst and Wesleyan appear to be In better shape than they were last year. Lafayette 1s looked upon as not being in ® strict sense an amateur team, and is not classed with the other colleges. She has a strong team, however, and has made a splendid showing this season. Appended is a schedule of the college games to be played this week, the week being one of the most important of the season in college base ball circles: Today—University of Vermont agt. Dart- mouth College, at Hanover; Princeton Col- lege agt. Lawrenceville Academy, at Princeton. Wednesday—Harvard agt. Brown Univer- sity, at Cambridge: University of Vermont agt. Dartmouth College, at Hanover; Am- herst College agt. Williams College, at Am- herst; Yale University agt. Lafayette Col- lege, at New Haven; Princeton University agt. Lehigh University, at Princeton; Uni- versity of Pennsylvania agt. Dickinson, at Frankiin Field. Thursday—Holy Cross College agt. Colby University, at Newport; Lafayette College agt. Wesleyan University, Middletown. Friday—Franklin and Marshall College agt. State College, at State College; Uni- versity of Vermont agt. Dartmouth, at Burlington; Harvard University agt. Cor- nell University, at Cambridge. Saturday—Brown University agt. Prince- ton College, at Providence; Franklin and Marshall agt. Central State Normal, at Lancaster; Dartmouth College agt. Univer- sity of Vermont, at Burlington; Holy Cross College agt. Amherst, at Newport; George- town University agt. University of Penn- sylvania, at Georgetown; Williams College agt. Cuban Giants, et Williamstown; Le- high University agt. Dickinson College, at Bethlehem. A High School Contest Disallowed. The gume last week between the Central and Eastern nines, and which the former team won, has been thrown out of the High School base ball series and will have to be played over again, as the Central school played two boys who are debarred from the interhigh school games according to the rules of the base ball cummitiee. Oys- ter and Griffin are the disputed players, the former taking only one major study, when two are required, and the iatter is not a member of the school. The game will not be played off until the regular schedule is completed. Cricket Senson Opened in England. The English cricket season opened yes- terday with the miatch at the London oval between elevens representing Surry and Leicestershire. The advent of the Phila- delphia cricketers is awaited with much interest. Jockey Neel Ruled Of. Jockéy “Chic Neel was ruled off the Elk- ton track yesterday, and if indications ccunt for anything, he will never be seen in the saddle again on the Maryland tracks. Neel’s alleged offense was the pulling of Diabolus, a hot favorite in the second race. Scarcely a week had elapsed since Neel Was restored to favor, and at that time the officials informed him that his next ruling off would be a permanent one. = DECIDED BY LAW. The Power of a Head of a Department to Make Removals. ‘To the Editor of The Evening Star: In The Star's article of last evening rela- tive to a contemplated change in the office of supervising architect of the treasury ap- pears the following: In the € sified Service. “The office was recently put into the clas- sified civil service by ex-President Cleve- land, and it is a disputed point whether Mr. Aiken can be removed in the absence of charges. It is said, however, that there will be no trouble on that score if Mr. Aiken forces the issue.” The civil service law was judicially con- strued in 1894, and has not been amended since that date. Upon the Guestion of re- movals from the classified service, Judge Bradley said: “Whatever may have been the intention of Congress in the enactment of this law. the courts must take it as it is found, and construe it according to the language that is used, and when Congress, in express terms, limits the power of the head of an executive department as to removals solely to the extent of indicating that no man must be removed because he refuses to contribute to a political fund, or because he refuses to render any political service, it must be deemed that Congress intended that the Imitation should be exclusive of any other, and that the general rule that the expression of the one thing is the ex- clusion of the other must apply. If Con- ress had intended that no man should be removed from office beeause of his political opinions, it was the simplest and easiest thing in the world to say so. If Congress intended to be understood as meaning that no man should be removed from office be- cause he refused to be coerced in his polit- ical opinions, it was the simplest and an easy and plain thing to say so in express language. But when Congress limits the power solely to the two instances of re- fusal to contribute to a political fund and of refusal to render political service, then it appears to my mind to be clear that the expression of these two limitations is the monet any other. “Now, lo not doubt that Congress in- tended ‘to benefit the civil service by the enactment of this law. But it is to be appre- hended that the legislature understood the apt use of words, and that it said exactly what it meant: and that, while Congress, by the enactment of the ‘civil service law, renders it much more difficult to enter the service of the government, by the require- ment of certain attainments in certain di- rections in order to fill certain positions, yet Congress at the same time apparently lett the appointee under this civil service DR. SHADE’S Chloridam Discovery for Consumy- tion Indorsed by Prominent Physicians, Who: Reside in Wash- A sumber of Physicians in town acknowledge ‘that Dr. Shade has had marvelous success in treat- ing pulmonary diseases; yet few of them are will- ing to come out open and above board and give Dr. Shade the credit that is due bim, but would rather discourage Persons needing treatment by citing those who have died while under Dr. Shade’s treatment, instead of telling the glad news of those who were cured, and who reside in our midst, liv- ing witnesses of their lous from a srematee gaan ae eee ee Call on Mrs. Holderby, 815 M st. a.w., who had thirteen hemorrhages, and whose case was pro- Bounced tubercular consumption by her physicians. = aed was cured after six months’ treat- ment, ai has been rel Bealth for more than a pene Pm Miss Mary McKim, daughter of Dr. MeKim, 25 Sth st. s.c., is another witness to Dr. Shade's chloridum discovery for consumption. Miss McKim enjoys good health ever since she was discharged two years ago, after seven months’ treatment. Dr. McKim indorses Dr. Shade's treatment since his daughter was cured, as does also Dr. Patterson, 52 B st. n.e., who was cured of pulmonary consump- tion three years ago. Call or write for booklet and symptom blank for those desiring ~*home"* Fexendngs Consultation free on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Dr. Shade in charge, 1232 14th st. my4-co6t law subject to the will and Pleasure of the executive head of the department just as fully and completely as he would have been and as he was prior to the enactment of the law, save, except, with respect to the two limitations mentioned. And it appears to me to be clear that Congress intended that the benefit of the law, so far as the retention of valuable employes in the civil Service was concerned, should be left to the ee of the administration.” am not a spoilsman; neither am I antagonistic to the merit system, but I am_ opposed to the erroneous’ state- ments on this subject published very frequently in The Star of late. This ques- tion of producing charges, absolutely un- necessary, before the head of a department can remove a subordinate distasteful to him, is doing more harm and injury to the cause of genuine civil service reform than all the efforts of the combined hosts advocating the theory “to the victors be- long the spoils.” In short, the sSpoilsman’s recruits are rapidly gathered from the ranks of honorable mea acquainted with er and disgusted with such proceed- ings. If the head of a depar:ment wants to make a change, let him make the change, as he has the legal right to do, but do not herald bef the couniry that the about- to-be decapitated employe ts gui!ty of some private or official misccnduct and nnworthy of the confidence of his fellow men, EUGENE E. GADDIS. — If you want anything, try an ad. in The Star. If anybody has what you w will get an answer. 7 “Mertz’s Drug News.” It’s easy _ |to understand —why we can afford to sell at the lowest prices. We buy di- rectly from first hands in enor- mous quantities—secure gener- ous discounts—which enable us to quote prices that would other- wise be impossible. Then, too, we sell on the smallest margin of profit—depending on the in- creased number of sales to make up the difference. There’s added satisfaction in knowing you can find anything you ask for. Drugs and Medicines are always fresh and pure, too—you can de- pend on that. Washington’s Greatest Drug Store is well nigh perfect in its immense fa- cilities—unlimited stock—and price system. Extra Fine Quality Perfumed Tateum Powder—sold everywhere at 15 cents, Our price tomorrow 8c. a box. 4 for 25 cents. MERTZ’S Pharmacy, 11th & F Sts. You can buy cheap flour and cheap cigars, but you don’t. Why should you buy cheaply tailored suits? They are costliest in the end! Let us make you a suit which will be a credit to you and to us! $18 to $50. G. WARFIELD SIMPSON, 1t Expert Tailor, 1208 F St. Such a chance to buy Andirons At such a Uberal disconut from usual prices ax We are now making—you've never had offered you. J. H. Corning “Tile Shop” —620-22 13th st.n.w, . 8, Cornng, mys-14d ALMOST EVERY ILL HAS ITS CURE. THD Lest and enfest eure for sick beada Seltzer—a simple cotnj of lemon At all druggists. “Price, 10°. ee a) © The Sterling Will Bear the Closest Inspection. It is the perfect details that make the perfect bicycle—perfection cannot be perfected. This is why people say the Sterling runs than any other wheel they ever'tried. We have a few—very few —'96 ladies’ and gents’ wheels, which we are closing out at $75. They are going so fast there may be none left “Built € like when SSOOOOSSOOO SOS Watch” Ie per hour. the season. SOO0O0O800 mb30-t,th,s-27t Second-hand Sterlings are all gone but five—these we will sell this week for $50. A few wheels of other “ makes we have from $10 up to $30. You cannot afford to walk when such bargains are offered. Com- panion tandems for sale, $150—for rent, 50c. ~'W. ROY MITCHELL, 14th St. and N. Y. Ave. Race meet at International Park May 31—finest sport of @ e easier you call. . DOSSOO HOSDSOSSS STS EON SSO HVE a COCSSO90 SSSSSS SSC S80 COS S059 @SOSSOSS00 900600080 008008 SSOS0SCS 00998068 OOOSESSSOSOSSSBSOO 25) 4 : values, 13% to-order. Scotch cheviots. Nothing illustrates the advantage a store like this has over ordinary stores better than the splendid Suits we're making for $13.50 from Genuine Scotch Cheviots. Importers will not break the price except to a house that sells era Philadelphis tas cannot sell ork ani importers come to us fitst with their special deals. H worthy kinds, we buy them; if not we pass them. The Scotch sturdy racé—as a natural sequence they make sturdy wool woolens through and through. Such this special offering. Mertz and Mertz, New Era Tailors, gteat quantities. knowing we can sell great the stuffs they offer ate the 4 Hence New quantities,