Evening Star Newspaper, February 3, 1898, Page 9

THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY} FEBRUARY 3, 1898—14 PAGES. Bet. 1 and 2 p. m. for ladies’ felt hats—ail shapes—all 3c. colors—some sold up to $1. Set. 9 and 10 o'clock. 39c. for your choice of the balance of * those lightly French percale wrappers which #0 ; i 39c for ladies’ percale, madr: ° yephsr shirt wa ste—with linen detachable collars—the bala! the immense Jot we bought recently— worth up to $1.50. Bet. 2 and 3 o'clock. your cholee of the ladies’ mn collars — all styles — 12. 5c. usnally Bet. 10 and 11 o'clock. 9c. pe sort. for men’s natural and wool half bose—v: Bet. 10:30 and 11:30 o'clock. O0¢. for your choice of # lot of little * boys’ ALL-WOOL reefer a double-breasted plain blue and fancy cas- ximere and cheviot suits—in sizes 3.4 and 5 years—sults whieh sold up to $4. As long as the lot lasts. 2QOc, tor 2 lot of boa’ vine twilled * flannel shirt waists—some the @c_ sort and some the regular 75c. sort. of black ostrich which sold up 15c. to Se, for your choice feather plumes 42c for your choice of black ostrich * feather plumes which sold up to $1.00. 18c. 2 pair for chitaren’s white and '* fast-black ribbed wool hose— have double heels and toes—S5c. values. ¢ E g z : i | : $ 3% for jackets marked upto$ 16. of light and dark tan covert with piaid-line§ backs—half-silk lined ond all-siik Mned black and bine cheviots—some with velvet inlaid collars —others with bigh storm collars—warm. Irish frieze jackets and black boucles— garments which sold up to $16—fer $3.98. $ 6” for jackets marked upto $24. e of handsome black and blue sitk- Choice coats, Cho Vined and half sifk-lmed Kerseys, imported tar coverts, fine black boucles—some strap seams—some faney stitched— the most fashionable garments of the sea- son, whieb sold for as high as $24—for $6.50. This imeindes every high-price gar- ment in the house. a a Ba a a Bo ay * Oo ° ecials for Friday -the fifth day of Hecht’s “SURPLUS SALE’’=-- the greatest value-giving opportunity ever of- fered the peopie of this city. A sacrifice of profits and costs to close out winter stocks. Credit free to every one- extra cost. =and without one peany Specials in boys’ clothing. Specials in ribbons & plumes. Specials in hosiery and gloves. Reductions in wraps and suits. Hecht & Company, 515 7th St. Bet. 10 and 11 o'clock. QOc, for, just ten indies’ cheviot ‘° braid-trimmed winter coats—ten may not hold out 16 minutes. Bet. 11 and 12 o'clock. ~ $1.00 sx. up to $4.50. balance of the chil- fer coats which sold Bet. 11 and 12 o'clock. for those white marseilles pat- 79c. tern crocheted bed spreads for which you're asked $1.50 about town, Bet. 11 and 11:30 o'clock. —as i they last—for about 15c. so essen aie aes short underskirts. Bet. 11 and 12 o'clock. QOcC, for your choice of « lot of men’s '° fancy madras besom shirts—in broken sizes. Pair cuffs to match, As long as the lot lasts. $2.49 =e boy: double-breasted and reefer suits—also a lot of vestie sutte— Shich sold up to $5—broken sizes—but all sizes in the lot. your choice of a lot of 8 As long as the lot lasts. $2.49 for boys’ worombo, chinchil- astrakhan reefers—in sizes 3 to 16—not all elzes in each sort-— sold up to $5. a yard for your cholee of a lot of 9c. ribbon which we've bunched on the ribbon counter—consisting of molre, satin, taffeta and changeable all-silk ribbon—3 and 4 inches wide. 914 for ladies’ black wool mitts- © the sort which are sold regu- larly’ for 19. a pair. $ 3 for capes marked up to $10. Persian lamb cloth capes—some trim- med wlth marten—snd some with straps of kersey and small buttons—all-silk Hned and full in sweep—capes which sold $10—for $3.98. epee betieed 6° for capes marked up to $18. trimmed with tock. tain ane AP all lengths—which sold for as high as $18 all season—you may have for $085. : Suits reduced. Ladies’ black Ladies’ = bite 1sheriot of Week ae bine je its—with “| entirely ta fle ta fy front, -silk-lin- | tlk lined cheviot od Dockets, whlet serge suits, which for = for $9.50. = Yor $185 ed = Pay of Old-Time Architects. From Architecture and Building. As near as we can discover, the archi- tect of olden tyme” did not receive for i 3 a very exorbitant sum. Re- cently some members of the French school at Delphi unearthed several slabs of mar- ble which bear inscriptions of great inter- est, dating, as they do, from the fourth century before Christ. The inscriptions, which covered about 200 lines, give the price of work for building operations in Greece at the peried named, and from them we learn that an architect was paid at the Yate of $150 per annum or less. This was little enough, surely, even if its purchas- ing power is multiplied, as it should be, five or six times. Sir Christopher Wren re- celved for his services the magnificent sum of $1,000 per year for mere than twenty Years while rebuilding London! His head draughtsman received about $300 per year, while assistants received from $30 to $125 per year. French and German architects were not even so well paid at the same period. Bad as this was, it was better than the remuneration many of the older archi- eceived, for in the far east, if an art- fst made a noble design and erected a build- ing worthy of admiration, his chances of ing “suddenly removed” by ordér of the king were many. This step was taken in order to prevent a rival king from obtain- ing the services of an architect who might ve able to so improve his plans that a finer and nobler building would be executed. aS beneath the eyes and the thin lit- tle cod tell the pathetic story that baby is ili. To the child that comes inte the world robust and healthy, the ordi- nary ills of child- are net a ut to the weak, P27 baby with the seeds of disease ian: lanted in its little body even before birth, they are a serious matter and frequently wean baby’s death. The woman who wants a strong, health: baby must see to it that she dacs aot aes from weakness and disease of the import- ant and delicate organs concerned in moth- erhood. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription acts directly on these organs, alla: in- flammation, healing ulceration and im Be pain. It fits a woman for wifehood motherhood. It banishes the discomforts of the period of anticipation and -makes baby’s entry to the world easy and almost painless. It insures the newcomer’s health 4nd an ample supply of nourishment. It sids maternity of its perils. It has caused many a childless home to ring with the happy laughter of healthy children. Over 90,000 women have testified to its marvelous. merits. It is the discovery of an eminent and skillful specialist, Dr. R. V. Pierce, for thirty years chief consulting ici: to the great Invalides’ Hotel and Institute, at Buffalo, N. Y. All ine dealers sell it. Ailing women who write to Dr. Pierce will receive free his best advice. Sor” oth ot Dr. RV. RADICAL REFORM Sentiment Shown in the House Banking Committee. Definite Line of Action Agreed Upon— Substitution of Bank for Govern- ment Paper Favored. The republican members of the House commitiee on banking and currency have at last agreed upon a definite line of action. It has been decided to proceed with the con- sideration of the comprehensive measures of currency reform which are before them, and to give two days each to Chairman Walker apd Representative Fowler for the explanation of their bills. Mr. Fowler wiil make his statements at meetings of the committee tomorrow and next Monday. Mr. Waiker will have the floor on the fol- lowing Wednesday and Friday. The com- mittee will then meet for executive bual- ress on the following Monday, February 14, and will endeavor to agree upou a compre- hensive measure of legislation. likely to require some time, but the mem- bers of the committee have already agreed upon some of the principles which will gov- ern them in framing a bill. These principles will involve the retire- ment or locking up of the greenbacks and the issue of an elastic banking currency based in large measure upon commercial assets. All these matters have been deait- with by the republican members in Private conferences. There was an effort yesterday at a full meeting of the committee to call up the bill introduced by Representative Brosius ot Pennsylvania, raising the circulation to. the par value of the bonds deposited as se- curity, reducing the tax on national banks, and authorizing banks in smail towns. This measure is not favored by advocates of radical currency reform, because they -| belicve it would produce no material re- sults, except trifling profits to the banks, and would not involve enough benefits to the banks to result in increased loans, low- er interest rates or important extensions of banking privileges. The bill is character- ized by some of the more pronounced cur- rency reformers as a “pop-gun” measure, and they declare that its passage would be as much of an‘insult to them as the Gér- man tariff was an insult ‘ariff reformers. '$ measure is being advocated by cer- tain prominent republicans who, it is claim- ed, fear to go before the country with a more complete measure, and it was as- serted on Tuesday night that a majority of: the banking committee were pledged to re- port it to the House. An effort would then have been made to persuade Speaker Reed to call a meting of the committee on rules and provide for the immediate passage of the “pop-gun” bill by the House. The cur- rency reformers declare that this would be the end of currency reform for the present session, and that just this result is sought in certain quarters. Mr. Johnson of Indiana protested against the program yesterday, and was sustained by several other members of the commiatee. ‘The motion to take up the “pop-gun” bill was finally laid aside, and the republicans Went into conference, with the result of de- of a measure believe that they have a safe ma-| jority of the full committee, bu AIDING THE-POOR Local: Orgriiustions Giving Relief to ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS MADE The Work Being Done in the Dif- ferent Sections.. THE POLICE APPEALED TO —___-+__-—. The work of the Associated Charities has been in nowise abated, although the tem- perature has climbed higher than it was yesterday. Reports from the six offices of the charities in, the various sections cf the city showed today that the demands: for help bad been about the same as yesterday. It is not alone the metropolis, which has its crowded tenement. district to .draw from and spread broadcast through the city, with entreaties for hetp from the charitable. Washington, with about one~ fifth less pepulation, has betwéén three: and four hcndred families who have to be given assistance at this time. The offices of the.Associated Charities are crowded now from morning till night with the in- digent poor. While there are cases in which the applicants are unworthy, they are not many, aad a trip to one of these stations, the one on G street between 8th and 9th streets, for instance, will certainly give any philanthropically inclined person an incentive to loosen the purse strings and scatter the coins with a liberal hand. Pitiful Cases. ‘This morning at the office were two little girls, with pinched, hungry faces, from which the eyes looked as if they were twice as large as they would have been, if the owners had been well fed. Tattered shawls covered their heads, their toes pee, ed through broken shoes, and their fingers were blue with cold. They were quiet, or- erly, shrinking in manner, but with piti- able looks of supplication. The story they told was undoubtedly true. It has been heard so often that it has become commonplace and lacking in novelty. But the charitable should not withhold their charity any the less on this account. The father was sick, there was a large family and the mother had been unable to support the head and the branches by doing washing and whatever she could find. The cold had almost frozen them, and they had been forced to ask aid. Fuel was what they needed principally. This was only one of many cases. There were applicants, crippled with rheumatism, who had been almost killed with the cold, and no fuel to fight its advances. Many orders for coal and wood kave been given, Secretary Wilson stated to The Star reporter today. The coal deaters, when the orders were taken to them, had the coal taken to those needing it, ranging in amounts from an eighth of a ton up. Only five tons have been denated so far. Bread, to the number of 250 loaves, has been donated to the charities, and this, with other contributions collected by the wagens loaned by Woodward & Lothrop, have been distributed today at the store room, 927 D street northwest. This store room is extremely cold, and Secretary Wil- son states that a stove of some kind is greatly needed to heat it, so that the agent there can keep fairly warm while attend- ing to his duties. Additional Contributions. The following additional contributions have been received by the Associated Charities: Mrs. Mary Howe Totten. + $20.00 St. John’s Church. Dr. George B. Welch. John A. Kasson N. Laquer. Additional ceived by the treasurer of the central re- lief committee: c. J. Hillyer. N. P. Gage Alexander Mackay-Smith. A. C. -- Judge’ Peelle. Mary BE. Moore. Annie M. Clephane. Elbert Robertson. F, D. McK. W. F. E. F. Droop & Sons. Mrs. B. H. Buckingham. Henry E. Pellew. Ww. HL. G. Y. Worthington. George H. B. White. Sarah A. Wittemore . Mr. James E. Fitch, chairman of the committee on finance of the central relief committee, states that responses to the appeal which was sent out are coming in much more liberally. Checks of good-sized amounts have been promised to help swell the fund. bd Secretary Wilson states that if anyone should have the need for men to do any sort of work, such as shoveling off snow or doing other small jobs, they can be secured by telephoning to the office of the Asso- ciated Charities, where frequent applica- tions are made for work by able-bodied men. The number of the telephone is 223. The coal men, the secretary’ declares, have pees most kind in having men to shovel coal. One of the rules of the office is that in 2 family the head of which is an able- bodied man he must apply-in person for aid and give good reason why such assist- ance should be rendered before it is given. Ina number of cases wives or children are sent, and on investigation it is found that the father has been content to remain at home without making an effort.to sup- port his family. Some of the demands made by persons for assistance would require a fund like that of the treasury to fulfill. There was a woman at the office this morning fairly well dressed and highly respectable in ap- pearance. She wanted the office to give her the sum of $30 so she could have a special car chartered to take her furniture down into the country. She is really a deserving person, however, it was stated, as her hus- band has been sick for months, and they are witnout funds. She wished to go down in the country -where the couple’ have friends, and where they could be well sup- ported. She was told that transportation cculd be furnished, but the matter of hav- ing the furniture taken there was out of the question. The following letter was received yester- day by the treasurer of the central relief committee: WASHINGTON, D. C., February 2, 1898. Berlah Wilkins, Esq., Treasurer ‘Central Relief Committee: 3 ‘ Sir: Desiring to retieve some of the shoe wants of our unfortunate poor during this severe weather, we contribute twenty (20) pairs of shoes, to be given out at either one of our three stores, on orders issued by the propér official of the central relief committee of the District of Columbia. Very respectfully, WM. HAHN & €0; The municipal lodging house has taken in each night about forty-five lodgers, all of whom were fed and lodged in return’ fer about an hour's labor. The house fs filled every night. A mission in Willow Tree al- -. has opened se pened to a as need ‘a place to sleep, and offers a nig! lodgitig and a good meal for 5 cents. of funds and provisions the work is not as thorough as it should be. Only the most of this seetion, and needed. giverrel ~~ foits of all_kinds vate earnestly so- charitdtajp: i Donations licited from the of the association at 120% 3ist street, or to Prof. B. T. Janney at %h¢ Blount Schoo! Rev. Charles Alvin Simttt, pastor of Petk Memorial Chap¥, and Mr. Moore at 1686 3ist stfest.: Since the first appeal the following’ deadtions have been $14 In addition ee eohati ee have been received as follows: 2 Mrs. Dodge, quantity of clothing; Mrs. William Dunlop, clothing; Mr. J. Kauf- rien, clothing; Mr. R/€. Mann of 3343 Prospect avenue, quantity of fresh meat. The Silent Society Workers are rendering excellent aid to the local branch. Mr. George S, Wilson, ‘thé ’Superintendent of the Associated ‘Charities, visited the Georgetown branch this morning ‘and- ex- pressed himself. as betitg greatly pleased with the good ‘work being done. ‘Ensuccessful Applications. © Recer'tly several’ applicunts for ussist- ance ‘called at the’ polite “stations avd begged .the police to give them either food or fuel. At the South Washington station two ‘persohs who called ‘complained that they had been unable “to get any assist- ance at the South Washington branch ot the Associated Charities...Chief-Clerk Syl- vester of the police department, who has assisted so many familfes during past years, received a number of letters yester- day~and today from persons whom: he has heretofore assisted. From-a. woman living in the neighborhood ofthe sixth precinct station he received a letter asking for as- sistance. In her letter the woman stated that her husband had been injured and was. ufiable to work. Nearly a morith ago, she stated, she made application to th> Associated Charities, and was told’ her cuse would be investigated. Since then, she says, she has rot heard from her application, and now she is in need of help. Another letter, received from a woman in South Washington, informed Mr. Syi- vester that a woman who tus a husband and children had made application for help at the South Washington branch of the Associated Charities, dnd was told that her minister ought to hIp her. Her minister, she says in her letter, has ne mears with which ‘to‘#id her. A num- ber af persons who have received aid through the police during past years’ have called at Mr. Sylvester's house recently, and so far as he was able he gave them food. : “A contribution, of $10 has been received at police headquarters to be given to the poor by the police, but as the order of the Ce ners does not allow the police to act as agents .in the cause of charity the money. will probably be turned over to the Associated Charities. ‘In many instances policemen .who were appealed’ td for aid took money from their own pockets and gave it to the poor. Mr. M. I. Weller, speaking to a Star reporter about the matter of distributing charity by the police, ‘raid he had earned of a case where a policeman had’éxpended $5 of his own money to relieve a family. ————_—. TO BE FAVORABLY REPORTED. Antiaficket BUR * 5 ‘The Senate committe on, interstate com- merce today authorized, 3 favorable report on the anti-scalping bilk with amendments. The most important off'ttese amendments was the following, offetell by Senator Till- man, relating to railroad passes: “That ‘giv- ing free transportation:ito persons op prop- erty, except as allowed"by wection 22 of the act, ‘to regulate commérée! approved Feb- ruary 4, 1887, shall be,degmed an unjust discrimination under, s¢ctian 2 of said act, and shall be punished ee in section t$ and, in’addition to the pen- ities wien inaivigualsyraviced in section 10, the corporations whith ‘nay be guilty of any such offense shall be punished by fine as in acne ioe Neen ee ily shel Peer eryeaien ceER ition subject £9, the proytiions of ‘said ‘act ‘shall be signed by ‘somie officer of the corporation author: Scalping The Senate ized by 2vote of ‘the: diréétors to sign the: same, and.every such railroad corporation shall keep a.record showing the date of every free pass, the name of the person to whom it is issued, the points betwen which the passage 49 granted and whethér a sin- gie trip-er time pass,-and, ‘if the latter, the time for which it is issued, and this record shall at all times be open to the interstate commerce commissioners, or to their rep- resentatives'who may be duly authorized in writing to examine the same.” The Houre bill -w: used as a basis of proceeding and section 2 of that bill was amended so as to remove all restrictions as to the pefson to whom a ticketholder may sell his ticket. Originally the person to whom the ticket could be sold must be one “who would tn good faith personally use it in the prosecution of a journey.” This { clause was eliminated and the proviso was left to read as follows: “That the er of a transferable ticket in good faith for pérsonal use in the prosecution of a journey, shall have the right to resell the samé."’~ ; Section 3 inthe bill wap -ploo amended so as to reduce the penalty for the first offense against its provisions from $1,000 to $500, to eliminate all provisions for imprison- ment and provide a penalty of $1,000:for the second offense. e ‘The proceedings. of the committee. were of a more amjcable character than those of any previous meeting, and the decision to report the bill was ‘reached without division. The amendment regulating the issuance of es was Btrenuously pressed by Senators Tillman and Chandler. Mr. Tillman said in feply to a question from Senator Wolcott that he thought he would vote-fer‘the bill if this provision:was incorporated. Senator Chandler is the au- thor. of the amendment, He introduced it in the Senate as an independent bill several years ago. Senator Tillman resurrected it today, and, ‘through the assistance of Sen- ators Chandler,.Chilten-and.others, secured its incorporation into the bill. Senator Chilton offered- several amend- ments, which sere voted down, One of these provided for fixing an arbitary and uniform rate of 2 cents. @ mile for.passen- ger traffic on all the raflroads of the coun- try, and another that railroad tickets should be tfattsferable ‘tid negétiable just as other-property is... ‘Phere is a quasi un- derstanding that the bili shall got be co: sidered in, the, Senate, unsil\Senator Cullom’s bill extending the powers of the interstate commerce conimission shall be reported and on the calendar.--An effort was made to se- cure positive instructions to this effect, and while he failed:in this,,he succeeded in se- curing passive acquiescence<in the proposi- tion. The commissten bill will be:taken up at the next ‘meeting of the committee.” =: Stormy Weather oa) the Atlantic. The ‘naval hydrograpic;;pffice has made lantic ocean for Feb aa! “Stormy weather nort! the, 40th paral- lel and along. the Amesinag, coast north of Hatteras. Strong westerly and northwest- erly: galescalong: the-transatiantic steam- ship routes, with>-octadignal periods: of strong winds end: fresty from the. northeast. Occasionalmerthers in the Gulf of Masions Reet) janks and near the but not’ in extended 3 icebérgs field: ice off Newfoundlahd #nd on the east- ern. edge of the Grand Banks.” POET G eceEHERIDE aainc €h not naa The Wreck of tie #Vyanoke. Naval Hyarographer* y ret a second attempt t¢ steame> Wyanoke lying off Ni 4 From the Baltimore Sen.~<..o% i matecones | the following forecas}-for_the north At- MRS. ROBERTS’ CASE There Were No Charges Against Her on File. ANOTHER CIVIL SERVICE HEARING Commissioner Procter Resumes His Testimony. INEFFICIENCY--INFLUENCE Pricr to the resumption of the investi- gation into the methods in the civil ser- vice by the Senate committee on civil ser- vice and. retrenchment this morning a short session of the committee was held, at which were present Senator Pritchard, chairman; Senator Harris of Kansas and Senator Allen of Nebraska. Senator Al- len was present to see the reply of the Secretary of the Interior to a request by Mr. Pritchard for copy of charges against Mrs, M._E. Roberts, who was dismissee from the pension office last May. A letter from Commissioner Evans of the pension bureau, and approved by Secretary Bliss, was read, which stated that there were no charges against Mre. Roberts. This wil Probably end the consideratfon of the case of Mrs. Roberts, as in view of this report Senator Allen will take no further action in the Senate in regard to it. In Office Through Political Influence. Senator Lodge was present when the in- vestigation was resumed, and Commission- er Procter, president of the civil service commission, took the stand and resumed his testimony. Mr. Procter began by an- swering complaints regarding life tenure in public office. He said that superannuated employes in the departments did not come into the service through the civil service commission, but were placed there by po- litical influence, the average age of people entering the service during the fourteen years of the existence of the commission being a little less than twenty-eight years. Many of the clerks coming into the service through political influence were among the most efficient of the clerks in the depart- ments, and are retained there because of their efficiency; others have been retained through political influence. The bills pend- ing before Congress, he said, will not cure the evil by making a tenure of office of a period of four or five years. If such a measure were to pass giving authority to heads of departments to re- commission those they thought desirable the result would be that those who could tring to bear strong political pressure would te retained. it had been testified to by various ones, he said, that the most inefficient clerks are the ones who have the strongest political influence, and the result would be to retain such to the detri- ment of the service. The Post Office, Agricultural and Navy departments, Mr. Procter said, had adopt- ed promotion rules which, if enforced properly, would get rid of superannuated employes of the government. He did not think these promotion rules are observed in any department as strictly as they are in the Navy Department. But he hoped these rules would be approved and promul- gated in all the departments and their en- forcement would result in getting rid of inefficient clerks. Power of the President to Exempt. There was considerable discussion re- garding the power of the President to .take places out of the classified service. Mr. Procter said the President had full power to except any place he saw fit from examination. Senators Pritchard, Lodge end Harris al) expressed their opinion that the President could undo any of his own acts in the classification of places in the blic service. Mr. Procter said that no resident had ever desired to undo a classi- (fication, having ample power to except from; examination about which there had been no question. Mr. Procter r2ferred to the case of Mr. Albert Baker, who was private secretary under Public Printer Benedict, and whé was transferred to the Treasury Depart- ment and then detailed as a clerk in the offices of the civil service commission. Hé spoke of statements made by Mr. Landis regarding Mr. Baker as the head man of the government printing office and quoted from a speech made in the House of Rep- resentatives by Mr. Maguire which refuted these statements. Mr. Pritchard: “Was not one woman r2- fused appointment because she lived with her husband?” Mr. Procter replied that such a memor- andum was placed opposite the name of one woman, but it was put there and oper- ated against her reinstatement simply as it showed she had_a means of support and should not be preferred over other deserv- ing and poor women who were without support. S. Mr. Procter said that Mr. Baker had been transferr2d to the Treasury Depart- ment upon the request of Senator Elkins. Inefficiency and Influence. Senator Harris asked Mr. Procter why he said the most inefficient clerks have the most political influence. Mr. Harris thought this was not really the case, but that the efficient and inefficient government em- ployes probably had about the same infiu- ence, and that when a clerk through inef- ficiency or from other causes met difficulty he simply brought his influence te bear, but this, he thought, did not indicate that the inefficient ones really had the most infiu- ence. Mr. Procter ‘said ‘that examinations : for promotion in the departments showed that men who came in through: political influence eid not show up as weil as others who had come in through the merit system. Further, Mr. Procter referred to the operation of the civil service system in England, and said that there entrance into the public service was wholly upon merit, and influence’ had nothing to do with their preferment. Tho son of the poor farmer had the same chance as the son of the most powerful lord. Mr. Harris—‘“Is that not an iridescent dream?” Mr. Procter—“That is an absolute fact and not an iridescent dream. Appointments to the Congressional Li- brary were referred to. Mr. Procter said the tests prescribed by Librarian Young ‘were excellent, but the system of making appointments there excluded all those who ‘could not come to Washington. The civil Service commission, he said, is simply a big employmtnt bureau, and if the. employes for the new library had been chosen through It people in all parts of the country would have had an equal opportunity to compete for appointment. Not only could only those in Washington submit them- selves to these tests, said Mr. Procter, but the successful ones were the ones that had Senator made a report Senate on the removal’ of Mrs. Roberts from. her position in the pension bureau. ‘The report states that the committee finds t i 2 os ‘ ey oe ber ing e . ° * ° . ° PS . ° . ° . . . PS rs . . . ° ° ° . ° ° ° . ° ° ° ° ° . ° . ° ° . ° . ° . ° ° . 2 . . . . . . . . . . ° . . . . ° . ° . . . tee tet ee PEPE PEPE PEPE ED ey bet cht ch che cl} $ 5 $ $ $ SPS NEDSS PO iJ Be. 25e. Be. cuffs 25e. ings. be. ‘First Come Gets First Choice- is Reserved. Rebuilding Sale. It’s a race against time to see how much we can clear out be- fore the end of the week. The contractors charge. We are almost giving goods away now. For One Cent. 10c. Tortoise Shell, Gold and Silver Hairpins. 19c. Colored Whalebone Casing, 9-74. pieces. 1Se. Ladies’ Cambric and Rub- Skirt Protectors. Se. Star Braids, all colors. tok, Clark's Colored Spot’ Cot- jens. Se. package, Hairpins. . Patent Hooks and Eyes. Be. White Embroidered Wi ‘Cotton. Se. Colored Initials. 12c. Ladies’ Cape Collars, 25e. Canvas Belts, all colors. For Three Cents. | . and 35e. Colered Ruching. ‘Chemisettes and and White Veil- i] . Boys” Wool Neck Scarfs. 25e. Ladies’ Leather Belts. silver and gilt i Se. Colored Silk Lacing. | ‘olored mateh. ‘olored Se. Garters, buckles, eoeee SO ROACAORORCRSG Joh are and Braids that from 25c. to 50c. a ors, for waist ¢. ‘One lot of Sit Frames, Ink Stands, fex, | Card Cases Tr Powder Work- Worth from 25c. to 50 Handkerchiets. Tie to Se. Ladies’ in bleached. colors or Here are More Bargains That are absolutely ludicrous. You must come early if you don't wish to be disappointed. waiting Picture Boxes, | Crumb Trays and Blotters. SUK Girdles Fleece lined to take For Five Cents. 5,000 yards of Sik Fringe e worth yard. Ladies” 81k Frogs, all col “kets and dresses. Worth from Sec. to i For Nineteen Cents. |. 25e. White Linon Ladies’ nstons 729 and 731 7th St. The great, comfortable stores, where you can get anything and everything in the line of Grocerics, Provisions, Canned Goods, ¥ Fresh Meats, Smoked Meats, Housefurnishings, Wooden Ware, Coal and Wood. BEST 9 Ibs. Granulated Sugar $1.00 Codfish at....:.....--. 6c. ib. Stove Polish at......314c. box Large Grain Rice at 6}c. Ib. Barley, Dry Navy Beans, Dry $ reen Peas, Loose Rolled Oats, Hominy Grits, Coarse Hominy, ‘ ellow Granuiated Cornmeal, at close cut prices. Gi Yi ood. Cooking ye UR SPECIAL 4-string Brooms. ..... OU HOME-BAKED CRACKERS, B. ACCO AT 25c. LB. 2 Ibs. THE FRESH BEFF WHICH WE ARE MAKING SUCH T 4c. LB, IS MAGNIFICENT FOR BOILING AND STEWID $ Good Roasts of Beef Best Sirloin Steak. . Prime Rib Roasts. A24c. Ib. $ We have a fine line of Smoked Shoulders—large at 6}c. a pound, ‘El y Cal. Evap. Peaches. .. G premium card. THE Bi A 7c. Ib. 15c. Ib. small at 7c. a pound. Tarbel Brand. 3. Zc. ib.| Oregon New Prunes... 6c. Ib.$ Raisins 7c. Ib.| Cluster Table Raisins. 12¢. ib.$ 19c.| Large 3-string Brooms 10c.¢ ATTENTION I8 INVITED TO THE FINE LINE OF HAVENNER’S GRAHAMS, CAKES, CRACKER DUST. &.; CHEWING TO- Ibs. 30c. Java and Mocha Coffee and 5 lbs. Granulated Sugarfor - = = = = «= of 50c. Tea and 7 Ibs. of Granulated Sugar for - - - -2c. cake. -2c. cake. A, c8T THE MA’ GROCERIES OF EV! Best Round Steak... Porterhouse Steak. . Home-dressed Pork 6l4c. Ib. gin Butter, 2d The Cheese we can offer you for tomorrow is the best Cream $ Large Rocking Chairs given on one completed : Special Potato Sale. i Potatoes, “ff Se. Bu. BURBANK POTATOES. GUARANTEED é NISH. LEAVE YOUR ORDERS FOR POTATOES, FLOUR, Fresh Beef, RKET BALE ON 12 cans Baby Milk for... $1.00 Bright Apples at 1,000 Matches, tin boxes Dl Dl Proctor & Gamble Oleine.3}c. c. Large Brown Soap. Large pks. Soapine.3 1-3c. each. Washing Borax for. .2}c. pckg. Shultz’s Star Soap. ..2}c. cake. 3c. cake. RED ff g P BR iit ee ” S ee i CAN FUR- ERY KIND. c. Ib. GREAT BARGAIN Lic. Ib. 15c. Ib. a S 7c. tb.2 &c. eeeeees . . . : ° . B5-ccnt Jane Hading VEILS at. QC. | se. Ladies’ Whalebone cect Po Ak HAND: ge el eer . 89 and 75-ceat slightly sofled 38. Jean and French Pi nd Embroidery. = PTS and Boys’ Shirt Watsts. DRAWERS “ee 39c. Be. and $1.0) Sonnette Corsets 49c. so and Tc. Ladies’ White Aprons. . 25c. | Bie. to $1.00 Ladiex’ Chatclaine $OC 4 Das Orme eet ces AOS rane igi as emanad wasps 7Sc.: oft Infants” and Miswos" Long and AGe, | in fiannclerte and percale, at iC.» rt ATS at.......... o- ot $1.25 Ladies’ and Children’s Trim- De, 12%. Cotten Lace Sc. med JERSEYS at a Ce 10c. > r, Cotto = . . Way Percale SHIRT 16c. xx Bbc. Satin and Vel 5c. yd a : ; ; nese . . 2 Wares se Do" Pecule SRT. Zc, wheat ic. €a.s * S0c., We. and $1.00. Children’s ; & Plush, Hats and Caps.. oS Glove Bargains. : 1.75 40-1 aaa tects et estates 50c.yd. 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