Evening Star Newspaper, June 18, 1897, Page 12

12 THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1897-16 PAGES. a a a a ae Men’s Haberdashery PERRY’S. Our Furnishing Department is a fountain of fashion from which the men folks can draw what they need with the satisfy- ing knowledge that all that is here is right in form and qual- ity. On Saturdays we try to make a special effort—and put out some extra values. Tomorrow will be no exception to the be that the offerings are a little more attrac- rule—unless it tive than usual. We are tempting you with necdable things. Neglige Shirts. A good many cheap shirts around that look all right in the stores—but that go to pieces in service. That kind you don’t want. < Ours are just as good as they look—and they look as good as any Negliges you can find anywhere. We pride our- selves that our patterns are quite exclusive ones. Not much fear of finding them anywhere else. The Shirts are made by shirt makers, to whom fitting is not a matter of experiment. They hit it right every time. We are sure of one thing— you will not find any lower prices than ours. We have some special lots that we know cannot be outmatched. are for tomorrow's come! is aX They In efully made. all the price is none wasted in ‘One eps US re- are right, 15C. We offer you a lo Suirts, with cuffs to match, stylish patterns, perfect fitting and modela of making excellence. Safe to cull them $1 Sturt ‘all them bargains at the pri of fine Madras to ¢ we have put on them— 79¢. Another dollar value is a lot of Per- evle Shirts, th collars and cuffs to match. They are in all sizes up to as large as Cholee of these— they are all pice effects— 79¢. We bave sold af immense quantity of those Blue Check Madras iets. The and the shirts ality. We have e fitted. They are $1.25—but we are selling Reduction— We have taken these Imported Madras Shirts, with the two. collars and pair of link cuffs, that hase been selling at $1.39, $1.50 and $1.75, and cut them to $1.25. We do not need to say anything for them — see them — they will talk for themselves. As good shirts as you ever ought for the regular prices. up into the best one of the leading his country, whose the best of ‘eustom- 11 these recommenda- tions these skirts ought to be about the I don't you Kay 80 ° ras Neglige Fach shirt pair of cuffs, ‘They are worth $3—you may have them for hulf that $1.50. Wash Ties. Coming and going all the time. The fresh arrivals are fully up to the standard of quality and good patterns that has made our Wash Ties so conspicuous this _ season. About 500 dozen still to select from—checks and the more striking effects in plaids. They are worth 25c.—cheap enough when you can buy them, as you can here tomorrow, for Belts. We want to get you to try the “Can’tslip”—we know you will like it. You have been annoyed summers heretofore, with your belts slipping and sliding all around. The “Cant- slip” overcomes that. Doesn’t cost any more than any good Belt— “Cantelipe’ in Grass Linen, with harness buckles—39e. “Centslips,” in “Russet, Tan and Brown Lecther, with Tings und buckles—Be. Specials-=== =-AT== Underwear. We want to have another talk with the stout men who have such a time getting fitted in Underwear. All that fuss and bother-is at an end if you 5 5 hh th th hd a oe a will put yourself in our hands. ¥ We have provided a line of ¢ Underwear in proper sizes and $ shapes for you—made especial- % ly for you of short and stout + build. ¢ Here, too, we make men- % tion of a special value that will ¢ be ready for the “regulars” < tomorrow— Zz an Underwear, with z am Of 01 7 inches.’ They de with French finished satine = % nds; Suspender straps; pearl % inforced sents, ‘The sizes from 28 to 48 waist are oe * $ pair. eS & & é & é 3 Same grade in Shirts and Regular 2 Length Drawers. ‘The former 34 to 7 44; the latter 28 to 44— EACH PIECE. French Ralbrigenn Drawers, SOC. =. Guyot-like Braces. A lot of Suspenders, that are counterparts of the famous Guyot Braces—in patterns that are similar—similar in making. Guyot’s are 50c.— these excellent imitations— only Se. 2s 50c. Hose __ for 35¢. 3 for $1.00. They are Silk-finished Lisle Thread Hose, with double heels and toes—and well worth soc. We bought a big quan- tity—paid cash for them—and got them below the regular price—far enough to be able to offer them to you at this bargain price. Nainsook Drawers. Everybody sells some kind of a Nainsook Drawer for 50c. But none of them are this kind—these are regular 75c. value. They have either web or tape bot- toms French finished waist bands, adjusta buckles and spender tapes—are perfectly fasbloned—will fit. 50c. Pajamas. It is in the summer time that the comfort and conve- nience of Pajamas manifest themselves. Ideal night-wear —and ours in this special lot are splendid value for the money. New effects in Mad- ras, properly made—worth $2 hondondoatoatoateatrateatpeteesrageesesseagegvasbageagoageaesmesratraieeseateesneshespesveseageageateaseagoaseaseaseesneteesnatnethiuteanaseogeateeseatenteaseasvaleaseatentoatiaseesnereateerecseeseeteasenseatenegententeagesseareatoaseatenresteatenc Night Shirts. If you want to stick to Night Shirts, you shall not leave them for want of opportunity to get satisfaction. Here are two big values— marked very low— Cambric Night Shirts, that you will rd very comfortable in’ warm weather. They aze plain, but very nicely made —the kind that eelly at $1. These—in sizes 15, 16 and 17—for 75C. Nainsook Night Shirts, very soft fin- ish and neat, small check—spectally good value for $1.50. What we have Of them—sizes 15, 16 and 17— $1.00. “On Cali.” 1900 Linen Collars, all shapes, 4ply Link snd Plain Ouffs. Hh Ge : le Lawn 8t dos. Boston Garters, per pale. = « PERRY’S, “NINTH AND Fetedlished 1840. Telephone 995. THE AVENUE.” Hawa’ Bandmaster. From the Honolulu Advertiser. This ts the twenty-fifth gnniversary cf Professor Henri Borger’s service as band- master under the Hawaiian government. Hearty congratulations are in order. Pro- fessor berger has made himself the musical stand-by of the osurtry during all the vi- cissttudes through which the soctal and Politics! conditions have passed. In times of peace and days of strife he hes always been cn hand to cheer the musical heart of | en peop! : ie xmmunity, and keep the fi Moved from amusement centere from fe. lapsing into a state of innocuous desuetude. Honolulu would lose half its attractiveness without Professor Bergor and his band. Always ready to respond to the plea of charitable organizations and to heed the Fequests of the penple generally, Professor Berger has won ar. enviable position in the hearts of the citizens of Hawaii. = oe It matters little what it is that you want— whether a situation or a servant—a ‘want’ ad. in The Star will reach the person can fill your need. ee REFORMERS PROTEST Taking the Laborers From the Olassi- fied Service Opposed. It WOULD AFFECT OVER 15,000 —__+___. Workmen Favorable to the Merit System. PROPOSED BACKWARD STEP The National Civil Service Reform League has sent to senators and represen- tatives from its headquarters in New York city a circular letter, from which the fol- lowing extracts are taken: “The Senate committee on civil service and retrenchment has been directed to in- quire whether or not the civil service act should be ‘continued, amended or repealed.’ It is now taking testimony. Without wait- ing, however, to conclude its hearing, the committee has reported the following amendment to, the deficiency bill, proposed by Senator Gallinger: “‘That no laborers of any class em- ployed by the government shall be in- cluded in the classified executive civil ser- vice; that all civil service rules heretofore promulgated with respect to this class of employes are hereby abrogated.’ “It does not appear from the printed tes- timony taken by the committee that any inqviry has as yet been made as to the wisdom of excluding skilled iaborers from the benefits of the civil service law, nor does it appear that the civil service com- mission has been consulted or that there has been any adequate inquiry as to the extent to which the amendment would cut down the classified service. Feeling that action of this character would be a ‘back- ward step’ of very serious character, and a step the consequences of which the Senate committee may npt have appreciated, we would urge, therefore, that the subjeot be given careful consideration before legisla- tion of the sort proposed is approved. “There are now 883 places of laborers and workmen still below the classified ser- vice. If, in 1892, there were 21,788 of all classes employed in the federal ser- vice, the number of places which would be taken out of the operation of the system by the adoption of the pen¢ amendment would certainly exceed 15,000. The number would probably be much greater than this, because the pressure for place, diverted from the clerical service, would be concentrated on the places of skilled laborers, and lead to the exciusion from merit tests of a large number of po- sitions which are in fact rical, but which are disguised under the ‘skilled la- borer,’ and other similar designations. “The amendment would chiefly affect the government printing, office, the 1.avy yard employes and the engineer department at large, where the larger numier of skilled leborers and workmen are employed. The classification of the government printing office was not made at the instance of the commission or of the President, but origi- nated with the workmen themselves, who brought to the commission numerous peti- tions and resolutions of the different trades urions asking that the trade workers be classified. They, urged that the govern- ment service would be thereby improved, and moreover that they should be accord: the same privileges as were given to clerks. “The President agreed with their view! end said it would be proper, in his jud ment, that the classification should be made, provided the commission could pre- pare examinations which would not be academic ‘and which would be confined to the lines of the respective trades. Skilled artisans have been consulted in the prepa- ration of the examinations, and the tests established are thoroughly practical. Some of the persons who have passed are not able to write, and sign their names with a mark, Workmen and the Merit System, “Any action of Congress looking toward the removal of the places of these skilled workmen, and denying them the protection of the civil service law, while allowing that protection to clerks, would seem incqui- table, and would naturally be resented by the laboring classes throughout the coun- try. % s indicating the friendly feeling to- ward the merit system felt by the artisans and workmen of the country, the vote of the people of Chicago cn the adoption of a civil service act to govern appointments in the municipal service of that city may be taken as significant, especially as the adoption of the merit system @ separate and distinct issue, to be voted upon indepen- dently of preference for candidates or party platforms. The system was approved by the trades unions of the city, and the majority of 50,000 given in its favor was chiefly in the districts of the city where the workmen mostly lived. “Many employes who have been borne on the rolls as laborers or workmen have really performed clerical, watchman, mes- senger or other work of a classified cha: acter. The number of these has rapid! inereased since the passage of the civil service act, In evasion of the requirement for examination. Orders of classification were issued both in 1898 and 1896, for the purpose of correcting this evil and. pre- venting further violation of the law. These orders provided that all laborers or work- men who were regularly assigned to work of the same grade as that performed by classified employes should be treated as within the classified service, and that fu- ture assignments of unclassified laborers en_to classified duty should not It was Inevitable that there be made. should be some difference of opinion and of practice in the several departments on the question of the application of the classifi- cation to certain places and employments, which were regarded as classified or un- classified according as the words ‘employed merely as a laborer or workman’ were strictly or liberally construed. “In order that there might be a clear line of distinction the commission has been given authority to obtain from each de- partment a list of all the places and em- ployments which, in accordance with the provisions of the rules of May 6, 189%, should now be regarded as within the classified service, though excluded pervious- ly; together with the names, designations, compensations and dates of employment or appointment of the employes. Such lists have been obtained, and the abuses which have prevailed in the appointment of per- scns without examination, and their assign- ment to the duties of the classified service, have been greatly lessened. “In no other way is it possible to avoid evasion of the law in this manner. If within the term ‘laborers of any class’ there are to be comprehended all persons borne on the rolls as ‘skilled laborers’ and ‘laborers,’ the effect will be to take from under the rules a considerable number of rersens who are in fact clerks. Increasing the Unclassified Service. “Since 1883, when the civil service law was enacted, there has been an increase of about 37 per cent in the number, and 43 per cent in the salaries, of the unclasstfied places, while in the number of positions originally classified by the civil service act there has been a slight decrease, as well as a decrease in the appropriations for their support. The tendency toward in- creasing the number of unclassified posi- tions in evasion of the civil service act, it may be added, is not peculiar to the federal service. The same abuses have been prac- ticed in New York and wherever the merit system has been established. “A classification, to be genuine’should be based upon the character of the work per- formed, and not upon mere designation, which is often false in fact. The places in which work relating to,the classified serv- ice is performed should be-open to honest competitive examination. The line of dis- tinction between the classified and the un- classified service rendering proper regula- tion possible, has been slowly and carefully built up, during years of patient work, and now that it has become well defined it would be most unfortunate if it were broken down. Positions That Would Be Affected. “Of the positions that would be affected by the passage of Senator Gallinge:’s amendment, the majority were classified by the order of June 29, 1888. These include the following: Skilled laborer, money order assorter, engineer, fireman, compositor und preseman, pressman, feeder, elevator con- ductor, mail messenger, prover, hardener, plumber, carpenter, machinist, binder, operative in bureau of poeraving and print- ing, printer's assistant, glectrotypist and photographer, plate reread, skilled artisan, warehouse man, shipper, chief Taschen assistant engineer, f an of labore! “The positions added subsequently, that would be affected, aré made up largely, as has n inted out, of employes in the printing office, the erintdring department at large and the navy yards. The navy employes, who numbtt 6,660, were included in the merit system tary Tracy in 1890, under department’ rules, but have since been added to the general classified service. “If, as may be thi e, there are any Positions reported by any department as classifiable, respecting’ Which there mé be doubt as to whether the duties are suc as to bring them properly, within the rules, the remedy is the correction of the classi- fication, and not the ‘exclusion of laborers of every class, sr Workmen and tlie Examinations. “It is to be borne in mind that the great body of common laborers are not classified, and that the examinations in the case of the positions that aro classified are not scholastic, but thoroughly practical in character, amounting in many cases to nothing more than the registration of the applicant on the production of proper tes- timonials to his character, and his ability as a workman. “It should be remembered also that the beneficial results of the appucation of the system have been abundantly proved. The officers of the navy have testified repeat- edly to the improved character of the work now done at the yards. Simi!ar testimony has come from those who have had to do with the actual working of the rules in the printing office; and the superintendent of the bureau of engraving and printing re- ports that, while the work under his direc- tion has increased 77 per cent since the classification of the operatives, it has been necessary to increase the force only 11 per cent. “The National Civil Service Reform League urges earnestly that the proposi- tion to sweep from the classified service at a stroke 15,000 trade positions, and to re- store the evils inevitably existing in con- nection with appointments to suck posi- tions under the old system, be disapproved by Congress, and that the equal cppor- tunity of American workmen to compete for employment under the government be preserved.” ———-»+_____ STAR GLEANINGS. Chicago has a bird hospital. Sam Jones is preaching in Des Moines, Ia. There were 1,709 deaths in Chicago in May. Northern Indiana is to have an electric freight line. Statistics say women marry later in life than formerly. The Texas wheat crop this year is put at 30,000,000 bushels. d-painted flowers on the back of kid is the latest Paris fad. Tofling is the new outdoor game, describ- ed as resembling both golf and tennis. The latest thing in locks is one where the keyhole is in the center cf the doorknob. Katxuo Hatoyama of Yale, ‘78, has been elected speaker of the Japanese parliament. About one-sixth of the population of England, Ireland and Scotland are electors. Nine tons’ weight of coppers are taken every week from the London penny-in-the- slot gas meters. A mile of railway permanent way, with two ects of rails, takes up two and one- hali acres of land. "= John D. Rockefeller has presented to Vasear College a lbrary, of 2700 books purchased in Germany, Next September, for the third time, South Carolina will elect a Unitéd States senator by a popular party vote. St. Leuis has a pretty little year-old girl named “‘Cyclonia,” because she was born the night of the great styrm. Although Miss Evelyn Lease of Kansas is only seventeen years old, she has alreedy taken to the lecture ‘platform. The last remaining granddaughter of Alexander yen Humboldt, Mathilda von Humboldt, died a few: weeks ago in Rome. The number of members of the English perllamert in 1896 was €70, divided as fol- oe (England, 495; Ireland, 103; Scotland, Reports from 2,606 planters, and cotton dealers indicate there is an increase in cot- ton acreage this year over last year of 979,- 000 acres. It is claimed that Greater New York will expend every year $50,000,000 in charity, or $16 for every man, woran and child within its mits. A pot that cannot boll over has recently been invented in Berlin. It has a perforated rim, through which the overflowing fluid returns to the pot. The contract has been let for fencing in the grounds on the right bank of the Seine near the Pont des Invalides, and also for grading and foundation work. A continuous round trip of eighty miles over electric roads is now possible at Bos- ton, and it is also said to be the cheapest trip that can be made in that region. Edhem Pasha has forwarded to the sul- tan a big dog of the royal Danish breed, formerly the property of Crown Prince Censtantin and captured at Larissa. J. Nat. Harbin, Senator Hears’s old mining partner of early California days, has been discovered alive in Mexico. He has been thought dead for fifteen years. Prince Luigi of Savoy, who has started from San Francisco to climb Mt. Elias, carries a rope for scaling purposes which is a curiosity in its way. It cost $500. Lady Elspeth Campbell, granddaughter of the Duke of Argyll, is a skilled player on the bagpipe, and through her the in- strument has become fashionable in Eng- lish drawing rooms. Italy’s exports for the first four months of 1807 were 385,958,370 francs, while her imports were 379,794,130 francs. This is the first time in twenty-six years that the exporis exceed the imports. The longest time during which a Bank of England note has remained uncashed is 111 years. The note was for £25, and the com- pound interest gained by the bank owing to its non-presentation amounted to £6,000. A magnetic well of great pewsr has been struck at Bowersville, five miles eouth of Jamestown, Ohio. The weil wea drilled 140 feet deep, and at this depth the drt became ¥o magnetized that particles of tron clung to it. Switzerland is to follow Italy and Belgium in reckoning time up to 24 o’clock in place of twice 12. In Belgium, where the new system was introduced on the 4th of this month, there is much growling at the change. M. Pinto of Rio de Janeire has discovered a new process for preserving meats by electricity, The process consists In im- mersing the meat in a 80 per cent solution of salt, through which electricity is passed. In ten to twenty hours, the curing is com- pleted. ‘ Dr. Lyman Abbott{ while dining at the Aldine Club one day,‘ ¥4s introduced to Charles G. D. Roberts, the writer. “Very Pleased to meet you)” ‘sid Mr. Roberts, “but I recognized you ‘at once by your symbol.” Dr. Abbott! ‘wag sitting under an old print depicting tHe cayture of a whale. Some idea of the;fine, potnt to which platinum wire can be drawn will be realized from the fact that threads have been drawn two of which can be-twisted together and inserted within the hgllow of a human hair. These threads are infinitesimal that it needs a magnifying glass,to see them. ‘When Nansen passed the day with Em- peror William the emperér introduced his children to his guest fm‘ a characteristic manner. After dinmer the young princes were called. They Medin and stood “to attenticn” in military style. “Shake hands with this gentleman,” said the emperor. “Look well at him. Some day you will be able to understand what his work is, and then you will be glad to be able to say you have met him. —— A f40-Pound, Bicyélist, From. the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. J. W. Grines, the 546-pouna cycler of Higginsport, Onlo, who has become so ac- customed to being. looked at and -talked about that he does not care, arrived yes- terday, homeward bound from his Euro- pean bicycle tour. = While born in Higginsport, he lives in Newport, Ky., and spends most of his time in Cincinnati. He left fifty pounds of fiesh on the roads of Ireland, Wales, England, Scotland, Belgium, Holland, Germany and France, but the difference, he says, Joesn’t BE FAIR" ‘With the Only Body You Have. People dislike to look unpleasant facts in the face, and yet we must do this in order to avold the habits which the body shows are killing. A man or woman may have warning from stomach, nerves or live: trouble that coffee drinking is steadily undermining their constitution, the illness ay after day sbowing absolutely that there is some serious disturbance, and thelr common sense tells them that it gets worse instead of better. ‘They know coffee 1s the cause, but try and de- ceive themselves with assurance that it is some temporary disorder of the stomach and will go away of itself. So the drug (coffee) is swallowed each day, and the dismal war goes on. It would seem the part of common sense to look matters squarely in the face and make a cut for health ‘and liberty from bodily distress. Any one esteems health to be of more value than money or property, 80 why not make a little intelligent effort to gain and keep it? Drop the coffee and adopt Postum, the health coffee, made of the pure grains of the field intended by nature for man’s subsistence and nourishment. It looks like the finest Mocha and agrees perfectly with the weakest stomach. It 1s made at Battle Creek, Mich., by the Postum Gereal Go., Lim. “It makes red blood” is the trade mark, and can he found with grocers, BROAD TIRES. The Demand for Better Roads Makes Progress. From the New York Tribune. The recent report on the relative merits of broad and narrow tires by the agricul- tural experiment staticn at Columbia, Mo., will again call attention to this question s» important to farmers. The advantage of broad tires is so obvious that the failure of farmers tc adopt them generally seems at first sight strange. But there is a prac- tical reason for their apathy. When roads are bad,—and many roads, unfortunately, are bed—tte bread tire offers such resist- ance that the vehicle cannot be moved. On the otler hand, although the narrow tire cuts deeply through the mud, it can be mcved for that very reason, but, of course, with a great expenditure of strength cn the part of the horse. For these reasons the average farmer in a country where the roads cre frequently bad cannot be persvaded to adopt the broad tire. A con- dition -precedeat, therefcre, to the use of the broad tire is the general improvement of the roads, and as that is a question of spendiug money, and often a good deal of money, the argument in favor of broad tires does not appeal to the farmer. There are, however, many signs that the farmers are beginning to appreciate the great 10ss involved in the continued use of narrow tires. And the time is rapid\ ecming whea they will be convinced that the outlay for thoroughly good roads would be more than offset by the saving in horse- flesh and wear end tear effected by the use of broad tires. Every one who thinks about the matter at al! will see that not only could a much larger load be carried on @ good road with broud tires on the vehicle, but it could be transported much more quickly, and with far less work on the part of the horses. So good roads and broad tires are really the most economical in the end, though they may involve a comparatively large initial expense. That is the argument that will finally come home to the farmers, who have thus far been indifferent to the question. And when it does, the desired reform will be speedily adopted. Somewhat in the same line is the propo- sition to build steel roads for vehicles. But that plan would involve so great a de- parture from traditional ideas in regard to country roads that it is doubtful if it is feasible for the present. But an improve- ment in roads followed by the general adoption of broad tires for all vehicles would be a great step forward, and would probably lead in time to the adoption of rails for all vehicles drawn by horses. Still further in the future looms up the peesibility of propelling such vehicles by @ motor, and then every road in the coun- try would be practically a railway. Vision- ary as some of these ideas may seem, the great improvement of roads during the last few years shows that the reform is making progress. —____+e-_____ PIEC: OF A MAN ALIVE. The Vault of His Skull and Five Ribs Gone and Legs Fractured. From the Chicago Tribune. With a cranium largely of silver, minus five ribs on the left side, his heart shifted to the right of his anatomy, and with dozens of minor physical peculiarities, at- tested by scars from wounds and surgeons’ knives, yet full of vitality and cheerfulness, George Burns, an inmate of the County Hospital, is a curiosity. The man has just recovered from an operation performed by Drs. Fanger and Murphy three weeks ago. The last operation performed on Burns Was to extract a minie ball, which he had carried in his breast since the battle of Antietam. The missile, which weighed one and a quarter ounces, was taken out, and with it a piece of Burns’ breastbone, meas- uring 2 by 4 inches. Burns was born in Massachusetts, and is sixty-five years old. He was the captain in a Massachusetts regiment when wounded at Antietam. When able to get out again he was trans- ferred to the navy.*His present home is Cincinnati, Ohio. Almost the entire vault of Byrns’ skull is missing, and in place of the bone he has a silver plate 4 by 6 inches. Over this plate the scalp has grown, and a casual glance would fail to reveal any lack of bony structure. Besides this remarkable brain covering Burns lacks, as stated, five ribs on the left side, and his heart is shifted to the extreme right side of the body. An- other remarkable feature is that Burns has carried his silver skull for over ten years, and until a few months ago was employed @s an engineer. In 1887 Burns was em- icyed as engineer on the steamship javannah, which plied between Boston and Florida. In January of that year the Savannah was wrecked. Burns was in the engine room when the steamer struck a rock. When the shock came Burns was thrown into the whirling machinery. When he was rescued life was discovered, how- ever, and he was removed to Philadelphia. It was then learned that both his legs were fractured, his right arm broken and five ribs were crushed, one of which penetrated his left lung. Last, but not least, the top of his skull was crushed. —__—<<$<_<e.—_ HONEST CHARWOMAN. AN A Division Chief and a Clerk Made to Pay a Reward. From the Chicago Tribune. f A novel decision was rendered at the Treasury Department, growing out of the act of an honest charwoman who found a package of money in the cash room while cleaning up the office after the clerks had gone for the day. It was clearly an over- sight on the part of somebody connected with this branch of the service, but the poor woman, who only receives $20 a month, did her duty and returned the package of money, which she could easily have taken, and nobody would have been any the wiser. This package was made up of $100 notes, and the contents would have made the charwoman comfortable for the remainder of her life. But she knew the money did not belong to her, and that its loss might entail a great deal of trouble, and she promptly turned it over to the captain of the watch, who saw that it reached the United States treasurer. Had this money been taken away from the de- partment the loss would have fallen upon ‘Treasurer Morgan, who is responsible for every cent intrusted to his care. When this circumstance was reported to Assistant Secretary Vanderlip he resolved, Mikado-like, to make the punishment fit the crime, and this caused a novel decision to be made. This was to the effect that the clerk who had been guilty of derelic- tion of duty should write a letter of thanks to the charwoman and agree to turn over to her one month’s salary as a reward for her trustworthiness and honesty. It was also decided to hold the chief of division responsible with the clerk, and he is to give up one-third of a month’s salary to the charwoman, who has made such an enviable reputation by discovering and re- turning to Uncle Sam the package of money misiaid by one of his trusted em- Ployes. ———+e2-_____ Fashion Makers. From Punch. Foreman—“We need a few lines to com- plete a column.” _ : - Rural editor (wearily)—“Well, say, “Ihe Prince of Wales has wearing old clothes, because they are more comfortabie.’ Perhaps it will start a fashion that you and 1 can follow.” OSOOSOS COOOSS OO00008 OO GO006 e Fine Shoes At most Your Own Price! Read every line—and every price carefully. We are going to make it hard work for you to stay away from here tomorrow —even if it RAINS! Every pair of Shoes in this store MUST be sold by one week from next Wednesday night—and you can have them at almost your own price! The Wilson Shoe Store Closes July Ist. D1.50| All Satin Slippers $1 a Pair. Leather Laced Shoes. Choice . _ Tomorrow our dollar bargain table will be heaped with odd sizes in Ladies’ and Men’s $3 and $4 Shoes—likely as not your size will be among them. Come early! A great variety of La- dies’ and Men's $4 Shoes —nearly all sizes and widths. Choice... ..... ° - 929 F STREET N.W. liable “qualities rearonatly priced. B. & R, : Needabies For Household and Garden. There are lots and lots of little and great things in our mammoth stock that'll contribute their quota to the convenient management of both the household and garden. We've told you of a few of the most important ones below, but a visit to our store will disclose other needables that it'll not tax you too heavily to supply. Visit us tomorrow—itll prove worth your while. Wire mone ee Watering Screens. Garbage Gam, with close: Hose. fitting cover, for 50c. Half of .the discom- fort of warm weather is occetioned by the pres- € ence of winged in ts hie Larger elzes at propor- , the house. — Tight-fitting tional prices. ble for you to supply sereens for the doors and - b if you invest Windows cost very little Gas fu a n of howe. and result In considerable Ss Week dirable comfort. Vatering » with Adjustable Window ‘toves. combina tic = ~ Sereers, 18 in. high, ud- Cooking by gas does zle and couplings com- Jasting from a8 to 34 in, ices ase ~ plete, for wide, thoroughly well e kitchen drudgery. ;, for af is. the cleanest’ — the $1.40. 15 quickest—the coolest and Ce the most satisfactory Watering Hose repair- method of summer cook- Bs Strong Screen Doors, é. aaiggi a sold almost everywhere 2-burner Gas for 90 cents, our price, trimmings, 75¢ ily reliable Lawn ag¥intow Screen Frames, 1.00. Mowers. aetna ey ee Oll and Gas Stoves of “= wired by purchaser, the most desirable makes ae? beauty of your 17 for equally reasonable — be Cc. Prices. gue quick, Wire Screens of ev ice cep ® end description at moderate I Cream mtrmtgis Jind = wee Freezers. TA. Htrang, nerviceable "es wn Mor for $2.00, Garbage When you own a, good and one that carries out Cans. treat of ‘deliclous, cream =. J Wherever you il at Consider your own trifling expense. di $2.25. bealth and that of your B-qt. Arctic Fre -zer.$1.35 neighbors and you'll 8-qt. Gem Freezer. .$1.00 Lawn Mowers sha agree the garbage-can qt. Gem Freezer. $1.95 od and adjusted for LSON’S OLO STAND, See eontentocteontoatontonteecdectectetontontenteneeentoatontontontecdecfecdectetestentestes MPROVE ThE TIMES We help to better conditions to those who help themselves to real “money savers” offered by our Reduction Sale. We Place at Your Disposal: $4 Best Hand-sewed Shoes and Oxford Ties, for gents and ladies, at : $2.69 $2.50 Low and High Shoes are vours at.......... $1 -89 $2.00 Oxford Ties and Gaiters are yours at......... $1 39 $1.50 Misses’ and Boys’ Shoes and Ties are yours at.. $1 ° 1 9 $1.25 Boys’ and Misses’ Shoes and Oxford Ties are 95 c yours at. 69c. 45c. $1.00 Misses’ and Children’s @xfords, Slippers, Shoes, yours at. 75c. Tennis Oxfords, ventilated soles, Child’s Button and. dace! -yourspatscs ss cae coke Seer scien Bicycle Shoes in Great Variety. HEILBRUN & CO., 402 7th St. N.W. Look for Old Woman in Show Case. It 20G29 OSO0GESC SEC SeeesOeGeO @ : ® @ 8 @ @ @ ® @ 4 @ SGe2ge Oe OSES SERESGESNELED Ee a Seteteteetes : BARBER & ROSS, G and lith. ? SeSeesonsocdonsnegectondeatoesoeseeteatoetontontoetoetontontoatoatoefontoetoctorfontodtociediedioetediediedindtoetotortodiodipdiodiodiodipdiostediedindinnddediag SN The Powder That's THOMPSON'S —The first price cut in LIT- pits, TH TLE ROCK SHOES for children. An extraordinary occasion. One you should be quick to benefit by. —One lot of our LITTLE ROCKS for girls—made of the genuine Nevill Tampico russet goat—with back stay—double stitched with silk—8} to 2— Sy Always fresh. tight cans. 10, 15, 25 and 50c. Ss. ye That Kills Bugs. Comes in alr Ww. Thompson, 793 * ogg PHARMACIST, 15th B, C and ease sold for less than $1.75. To close ‘2 > out this particular shoe the id”? Awnings price is $1.45. KEEP. HOMES COOL. home isn’t it awe D” AWNINGS are