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8 — ee ee THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1898-10 PAGES. THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. TUESDAY... ugust 23, 1898S. . -Editor. THE EVENING STAR has a regular and permanent Family Circulation much more than the combined cir- 1. An a News and Advertising Medium it bas no competitor. C7 Im order to avoid delays, on ac- count of personal absence, letters to THE STAR should not be addressed to any Individual connected with the office, but simply to THE STAR, or to ditorial or Business Depart- according to tenor or purpove. Government for New Posseastons. ‘he kind of government that will best be suited to our new possessions and will best insure their growth and prosperity is very properly beginning to occupy attention. In the case of Hawaii a commission composed of men learned in the law and experienced in statecraft is soon to meet in Honolulu and take the matter up. Their report will be made to Congress next winter, and in accordance with it legislation will be en- acted that will bring the affairs of Hawaii theroughly under an American system of control, One wou be inclined to say that a form of government which would prove effective in Hawaii would prove equally effective in Porto Rico. And yet the two countries are so very different, and we shall start on our mission of control under circumstances which in the one case bear so small a like- ness to those in the other, that such might prove to be a hasty judgment. In Hawaii we shall have an excellent American basis, So to speak, to build on, and the American- ization of islands is likely to be rapid. In Porto Rico, on the contrary, we shall have to lay foundations; and obliged, as we shall also be for a while, to work with Spanish material, we cannot hope to make @s good progress. Not unlikely, therefore, after the cession of Porto Rico has been formally made to us, a commission will be appointed, as In the case of Hawaii, to visit that island, and the question of local gov- ernment will receive special consideration. Government for Cuba will, of course, be inaugurated with a view of bringing the island into such a state of tranquillity as will at as early a day as possible enable the people to decide for themselves as to the matter of permanent control. If they demonstrate their ability to establish and maintain a good government of their own the United States is pledged to it that they shall have the opportunity. If they prefer annexation, the United States will consider that, and in such an event would necessari- ly have to change in many particulars the form of government for the isiand with which it will start out. Cuba as American territory would stand in very different rela- tion to the general government from that which it will occupy pending the settlement bf the question of trusteeship for the bene- At of the Cuban people. Respecting both Porto Rico and Cuba, the United States will have to move slowly mm applying the most liberal principles of lree government to countries wholly unac- duainted with anything but despotism. ———_+ +2 Pedro Lopez de Castillo. General Shafter has cabled from Santiago @ letter received by him addressed to the “Seldiers of the American Army,” and pur- perting to have been written by one Pedro Lepez de Castillo, a private of Spanish Infantry, who seizes the occasion upon em- barking for home to pay his respects to the victors. He so, as he claims, for eleven thousand of his comrades, who, like h'mself, suffered overthrow at the hands of the American forces. The document is pitched in the high key of Spanish chivalry and ceremony, and in sentiment and ex- pression suggests the average Spanish pri- Vate about as much as it does the Digger Indian. It is this fact, indeed, which, speaking in the vernacular, gives the snap away. The real object is not to compliment the American army, but to disparage the Cubans. Take this: “You fought us as men, face to face, with great courage, as before stated, a quality which we bad not met with during the three years we have carried on this war against a people without religion, with- out morals, without conscience, and of doubtful origin, who could not confront the dden, spot their noble vic- rom ambush and then immediately That is to s2y—although the fact escaped Pedro Lopez de Castillo—the Cubans fought the Spaniards just as the Spaniards fought the Americans until driven behind their works at Santiage—from the bushes, the tree-tops and tho rocky fastnesses of the Eills. But in the one case the Spaniards did not follow their enemy up and corner him and force him to fight as in the other case the Americans did. In closing, Pedro Lopez de Castillo aligns himself with Senor de Lome and some pro- Spanish Americans in favor of the imme- diate annexation of Cuba without any re- gard tever for the plighted word of the United States on the subject of Cuban !n- dependence. Hear the soldier-statesman on that point, speaking still for himself and his eleven thousand comrades: “We wish you all happiness and health im this land, which will no longer belong to our dear Spain, but will be yours who have conqu:red it by force and watered it with your blood, as your conscience called for, under the demand of civilization and humanity, but the descendants of the Con- ge and of Guinca, mingled with the blood of unscrupulous Spaniards and of traitors and adventurers, these people are not able to exercise or enjoy their liberty, for they will find it a burden to comply with the laws which govern civilized communities.” General Shafter has done well to put the letter in permanent evidence as a feature of the Santiago campaign. It is thoroughly Spanish, and helpg to illustrate Spanish humbug in Cuba. If there is any suck private soldier in the Spanish ranks as Pedro de Castillo, like seventy out of every hundred of his comrades he probably can neither read nor write, nor would he be able to tell if interrogated whether his whip, in heading for home, will sail east or west! — +02 In the deplorable event of another war It would Be well to make the examinations of candidates for the medicai and commissary departments as rigorous as the physical tests for men who desire to enlist as fighters. ——— +02 ____ Old Glory at Henolulu. By «@ striking ccincidence the American flag was hoisted officially over Hawaii, join- ing the islands to the United States, on the Same day the peace protocol was signed at Washington. August 12, 1898, thus becomes doubly significant in the history of the United States, marking the formal opening of tha era of a wider national sphere and the close of the war which made possible this extension of the country’s political as well as commercial lines. = Hawelian annexation would doubtless have resulted from the ever-increasing Pressure of public opinion in its favor, whether the United States had gone to war with Spain or not. Ultimately the vital nesd of these Islands would have so clearly impressed itself upon the Intelligence of the people and their representatives in Con- gress that the union of the r2publies would be inevitable. But this project, like most t enterprises, found its path obstructed he and small obstacles, and it re- mained for the war to remov> them at one ®weep. The need of a half-way station for the transportation across the great ocean of a large army of soldiers and a squadron of warships was clearly demonstrated. The strategic value of an outpost of this kind was made far plainer by events than by arguments The dismissal of Minister Woodford from Madrid by the Spanish gov- ernment thus virtually became the cause of the flag-raising at Honolulu on the 12th of this month. Hence it is particularly appropriate that the ceremony of making Hawali American territory should have taken place—by a co- incidence—on the same day which marked the practical clos> of the war in which Ha- waii cut so large a figure. The raising of the Stars and Stripes brings to Hawali a guarantee of peace which she has never be- fore enjoyed. Her exposed position, without a military force or navy for defense, is now safeguarded. Hawaii's isolation gives place to participation In the advancement of one of the world’s most progressiv> nations and at a time of exceptional momentum. The change involves more than an am2ndment of Hawaii's relations with the rest of the world. It marks the first step abroad on the part of a hitherto home-keeping nation. It foreshadows the completion of the inter- oczanic canal for which commerce and this country’s navy have been waiting so long. From now forward the work of adjusting Hawaii to its new national environment will proceed. The task will not be as difficult as it might be were the islands in the con- dition in which the first voyagers found them. Thy are today practically abreast of American civilization in many regards. The questions to be settled are important, but readily capable of wise settlement, and in a relatively short time Hawali will have become so thoroughly a part of the Ameri- can system that the time of its independ- enc: will seem part of a remote era. —_— +> ___ A Typical Spanish Censor. A remarkable but by no means improb- able tale comes from Ponce from the lips of Editor Lopez, of the principal news- paper of Porto Rico, published at San Juan, who tells of the extraordinary efforts of Macias, captain general cf the colony, to prevent the inhabitants from learning of the progress of the war. Macias was ab- solute master of what was printed in the journals and he could thus in a large meas- ure control the information obtained by the people. But he could not prevent rumors of the steady collapse of the Spanish power from reaching the more intelligent inhabi- tants, who had occasional communication with the outside through mercantile ves- sels touching here and there on the coast. it was many weeks after May 1 before the news of the battle of Manila began to filter in through these unofficial channels. Editor Lopez heard of the destruction of Cervera’s squadron the day after it hap- pened, but could not print a line of the news for ten days. Meanwhile Macias is- sted an official bulletin announcing that a naval battle had been fought off Santiago and that six American vessels, including two battle ships, had been destroyed. In- stead of acknowledging the fall of San- Uago the officials fed the people with an- neuncements of continued Spanish success- es, and a large proportion of the population believed these canards. One consequence of this deception was that when the full truth dawned upon the people they turned quickly from the old, false guides and shifted their allegiance to the conquering nation without a qualm. They Lad been feoled once too often. Their experience has merely been that of Spain's subjects the world over. The governor of Guam, in the Ladrone Islands, did not know .war had been declared when the Charleston arrived to take possession in the name of the United States. He had been kept in ignorance of the progress of the ante-bellum negotiations, and was not even apprehensive that a rupture of rela- ticns was imminent. Other colonies were equaliy in the dark as to the true state of case. The great majority of the Spanish pcpulation is illiterate. Public education is practically unknown. The government's ideal has always been to maintain the na- tion in as dense a state of ignorance as pessible and thus to prevent the spread of those aisturbing doctrines supposed to accompany enlightenment. The result is new apparent. Spain, ignorant of the true issues involved in the struggle with Cuba, and of the motives of the United States, permitted her ministers to involve the coun- try in a war which was popularly believed to foreshadow a glorious victory. ‘The Americans were confidently considered commercial cowards. There was no means by which the truth could penetrate the dense ignorance of the populace. Only an insignificant fraction of the people knew history, a smaller fraction had traveled, the newspapers were under the domination of the government, the facts were persist- ently distorted to suit the immediate pur- poses of the ministry and thus the way was prepared for national disaster. Captain General Macias is not to’ be exe- crated for his stupid performance. He was following his traditions when he lied about the progress of the war and bolstered up the courage of his charges by suppressing the truth. He would not have truly repre- sented his government had he done other- wise. —————_+ += —__ Filtratiog. It was stated in yesterday's mews col- umns that active steps have already been taken toward the investigation into the local filtration problem provided for in the current appropriation bill, to which refer- ence was made Saturday in reply to a cor- respondent of this paper. Gen. Wilson, the chief of engineers, has apparently lost no time in startirg the work, which inyclves wide possibilities and carries the inquiry far from home. According to the program outlined, the officer in charge of the inves- tigation will be amply supplied with in- formation relative to the cost and feasi- bility of the enterprise in other large cities, and it is 10t to be questioned that he will skillfully attack the problem whether the local water supply is in such need of puri- fication as to warrant the considerable ex- penditure required by a modern filtration plant. The matter is safely to be left in the hands of Gen. Wilson and such of his subordinates as he may designate to carry out the will of Congress. os ‘The colored citizen who cherishes super- stitions will be surprised to observe that Sigsbee’s lucky numbers wre not “4-11-44.” eg ed The press censor is still holding up the Spanish editors during an inspection of the protocol for victory news. woe General Weyler is now saying, “I told you so” in more different keys than any other performer has hitherto attempted. ——_ + =] —_—_ Admiral Camara and Commodore Watson ought to have «n opportunity to meet and tale over the things that might have been. ————_— + + = —___ Capt. Sigsbee’s Promotion. The President's action in advancing Capt. Sigsbee three numbers on the naval list for “extraordinary heroism” will be heart- ily approved by all the people of this coun- try. Capt. Sigsbee’s work during the war has necessarily been Mmited by his some- what narrow opportunity as commander of the St. Paul, her slight armament requir- ing that she be relegated to scout duty and transport service. But in the one engage- ment with the enemy in which this vessel figured, the fight off San Juan with the torpedo gunboat Terror, the American standard of efficiency and success was maintained, and Capt. Sigsbee conducted himself and managed his ship as became the hero of the Maine. Whether the pro- motion now granted him is for that affair or not does not at present appear, but it was not necessary that the Navy Depart- ment should go beyond the disaster of Feb- ruary 15 to find cause for marking this gal- lant officer for advancement. His conduct at.that trying time was as heroic as was ever that of a commander in a sea fight. His calmness in facing personal danger, his capacity in directing the escape from the sinking ship, his tact and restraint in the manner of reporting the loss of his ship to the authorities in this city, tending to allay popular excitement as far as the circumstances permitted, all revealed a man of courage and ability, such a man as the nation is proud to honor and reward. The vast difference between the Spanish and American codes of ethics in the treat- ment of naval commanders is well illus- trated by the contrast between the treat- ment of Captain Sigsbee by the United States in this promotion and that of the commander of tife cruiser Oquendo, de- stroyed at Santiago by the American squadron, who has just gone back to Spain to stand before a court-martial for the loss of his ship. The President has “remem- bered the Maine” in a manner meriting the praise of every citizen. a The German emperor may hear disagree- able news on returning from his pilgrimage to Jerusalem if he leaves Admiral von Die- derichs in charge at Manila. —__ + +e —__ American civilization in this vicinity should pull itself togethar and show as much enthusiasin in fighting bacteria as in fighting Spaniards. a ee General Wheeler endured some hardships in warfare, but nis political campaign is a sinecure. —__ + «+ —__ Mr. Coxey, Mr. Carl Browne, Mr. Debs and a number of others will agree that there is a large amount of latent greatness in the country at present. > o> —__ SHOOTING STARS. Censistent. said one of the German officers at Manila, “that the Emperor Wilhelm is going to Jerusalem.”" “That's right,’ exclaimed the admiral. ‘That's in line with our national policy. We must show the world that whenever we think of a place where we have no particu- lar business, we have a perfect right to go there and- mix things up if we choose.” An Incredalous Community. There is a tide in men’ Which leads to fortune; But it is sadly doubted where They fished to catch sea-water gold. An Explanation Ready. “Hannah!” exclaimed the very young housekeeper, “how in the world did you happen to bring home black bass when I told you to get bluefish?” “Well, miss," was the answer, after some consideration, “I reckens I mus’ hab dis yere ‘fliction I hyuhd yer readin’ ‘bout. I's color blind.”” Method. “No,” said Senator Sorghum, with em- phasis, ‘‘I can’t talk for publication today.” “But, senator, in all the years of our ac- quainiance this is th2 first time you ever declined to let me quote you.” “I don’t want you not to quote me. I want you to say I decline to be interviewed. This is confidential; I've concluded it's time fur me to act as if I'd got to be so impor- tant that I dasn’t talk for fear of giving something big away.” A Regrettable Idea. “There seems to be some difficulty in making the Germans understand just what you say,”’ said one American officer. “Yes,” answered the other. “And it would be too bad if Admiral Dewey has to. use one of his 13-inch guns for a mega- phone.” A Hard Question. When, 'midst the banners and applause, The laughter and the loud hurrahs, In answer to mad bellowing, The matador leaps to the ring, Oh, Spaniards, sitting there on high, As that poor creature you espy, Foredoomed, yet wholly obstinate, Pawing the ground, defying fate, How can you, after glancing o'er The record of what’s gone before, Refrain, with hearts of anguish full Frora sympathizing with the bull? +e Down cn Columbus. From the Pittsburg Dispatch. One of the most delightfully humorous aspects of our late antagonists is thelr utter absence of a sense of humor. Some American jester having predicted that when the Spaniards got through with the war they would repudiate Christopher Co- lumbus for having ever discovered America, the Madrid journals are verifying the pre- diction by asserting with truly Iberian profundity that Cristobal Colon has turned cut to be the evil genius of Spain. It 1s evident that if the old mariner had been content with staying in the Mediter- ranean and had not gone about bothering monarchs to furnish him the means of discovering the new world Spain would have no colonies, and having none ehe could not lose them. “It’s ill taking the treeks off a Hielander,” says the Scotch proverb, and by the same logic, 1f it had not been for the mischievous activity of Columbus Spain would have been chor- oughly guarded against such disasters as have now befallen her. But even upon the Spaaish method of reasoning—that Columbus was al fault and not the ages of plunder and cruelty which have wiped out the Spanish ownership of nearly half the world—our Madrii friends forget that Columbus gave them three cen- turies of squeezing the colories that tol- lowed his discoveries in South America, and four in Cuba and Porto Rico. Inas- much as Columbus was thrown into dis- favor and prison while he lived we should say that the balance between hin und Spain was still in his favo ———— Signs of Ketter Business. From the Lewiston Journal. Stocks are actively on the rise. ‘This week railroad stocks have averaged $62.51 per share, which 1s $10.06 higher than on April 21. This is from $3 to $11.75 higher than any year while Mr. Cleveland was President, excepting his first forty days. A reaction is possible, but there is no evi- dence that it is coming. Large crops, the general prosperity of the west and south, the faith in the permanency of present tariff laws, the assurance of a republican administration, a marvelous yield of cot- ton and grain—all these are giving confi- dence to the people. The signs of new in- dustrial life are in the very air, and there is not a man so unwise as to venture to doubt their verity. ——__+ e+ —__ German Growls. From the Ne York Mail and Express. And now Germany is displeased with the appointment of John Hay as Becretary of State, for the reason, it is said, that it in- dicates a steady growth of sentiment in favor of an Anglo-American alliance. It is a dull day when Germany doesn’t find some new American grievance to growl about. ——_>-2—_____ Hot Weather Madness. From the Philadelphia Public Ledger. What is thera in the sultry August air which every summer incites weak or half- crazed humanity to deeds of violence or self-slaughter? Is the weak will so over- borne by adverse physical conditions in the festival season that the victim of homicidal mania becomes oblivious of duty and jus- tice? To find intelligent and conclusive answer to this question might be to save many a life. : Andrew Jackson and George Dewey. From the Albany Argus. Had Andrew Jackson known of the es- tablishment of peece between the United States and Great Britain, the battle of New Orleans would not have been fought. Had George Dewey known of the peace protocol between the United States and Spain, he would probably not fave bombarded Ma- nila, There may yet be discovered other resemblances between the hero of the war of 1812 and the hero of the war of 1898. ——+ = ___ A Place for Aguinaldo. Make Aguinaldo coal oil inspector at Ma- * QO00E000000000 iit *Silla= PA°AVE* 7 © Magner Clearing S=A=L-E. Slaughter of Shirt Waists. Lot of ‘ladies’ handsome roe waists, that were %c., 50. Gienring Sale price ™2,"? © $1. 2Oc, the Every other colored shirt waist in store reduced in proportion. 2gc. Sale of Corsets. Balance of the ladies’ 50e. petty in broken sizes. PI O0O0000 Ladies’ beautiful plain white lawn waists, latest styles, were $1 and $1.25. Clearing Sale price. Cc. lawn Tadies’ . 78c. Wrapper Sale! All 98c., $1.25 and $1.85 wrap- pers—uone’ reserved. Clearing Sule 7@ price: Bae a Co This ts beyond question the greatest wrap- per bargain ever offered in Washington Wash Skirts. Neat shapely linen skirts, that were $1.25. Clearing Sale price.... 75¢c. Fancy linen skirts, trimmed with rows of re luck, were $2. Clearin, Sale ‘price. = $1.79 Fancy linen skirts, trimmed with rows of waits and navy blue bral very Iressy, were $3.30. Clearing Sale price: $1.98 Handsome white duck skirts, were with the new tullp fiounce, Clearing Sule pric ssi $2.25 $1 and $1.25 Petticoats, 75c. Ladies’ handsome plain and striped grass dimen petticoats, with corded rue, were $1 and $1.25. aring Sale price. os . 75c. Ladies’ Linen Handerchiefs, 8c. Ladies’ all-pure linen hemstitched hand- kerchiefs, were 10c. Clearing Sale 8 price... : as Ce Umbrellas and Parasols Reduced. Little lot of Indies’ changeable rain or fun umbreling, etget fod, clove rolling, fancy handles; fearing Sale price © $1.59 Ladies’ ne ew Ww parasols, with Prhite and natural handles; were © fj 25 $1.69. Clearing Sale pri : . White & Redding,811 Pa.av it F. 8. WILLIAMS & CO. Regular 50c. BAY RUM, 35c. Pint. We ought to sell more Bay Rum this week than during any previous week —— of the year. See what —— prices we are quoting for —— pure. Bay Run, that sells ordinarily for 50c. pint— 35c. pint. 20E. % pint. WILLIASIS’ | Temple Drug Store, Cor. 9th and F Sts. It California Wines } We buy these delicious wines in bulk direct from the distributors and bottle them here. That enabler us to sell them at” much ower prices than they cost when shipped from the coast in cases. | “Claret,’" $2.25 doz. qts. | “Hoek,”* $2.75 doz. ats. W. B. Hoover, 1417 N. Y. Ave. Fine Groceries, Wines, ete. au23-tu,th,«,1¢ A OCAVACPACALAAAB RABAT ig ONLY $1.25 FOR 24 BOTTLES. Ef - Young Mothers, * Less Than Case Prices. € Invalids, convalescents and 3 € others who are frail and weak ¥ £ will find a welcome friend in z a ‘*Culmbacher’: € It’s rich in nutriment. ¥ € Wholesome — bracing —in- ¥ t vigorating. Sharpens the ap- » € petite. Brings sound sleep. Fd € > An ideal tonic. A most delicious beer. * : 2 bottles, gent in unlettered wagons, $1.25. 3 «Washington BreweryCo.3 4th & F Sts. N.E. Phone 2154. 3 au23-tu.th, RE EEE ARSED STS ODL SSI SSOSSIOIHESO 800 1-Ib. loaves to the barrel.” If You Are Wise You won't be persuad- ed to use any other flour but “Cream Blend.” There's wis- dom in using flour that NEVER FAILS to make the choicest, Mort nutritious Bread. re"s buying yields 4 MORE bread to. the barrel than other brands. ‘Cream Blend” does both. C7 insist that your grocer sends it. B. B. Earnshaw & Bro., 1105-1107- Wholesalers, fcooi0 Met net it b PEOLPPO SES OS OPEC POOH SIS OOD <= = =f If your memory is treacherous Qur “huge electric sign keeps the fact constantly BWeforé you that we store all Kinds of Household Effects—upholster and re- cover Furniture—and re- make: Mattresses. Oo———__+>—_—________9 | CARPET CLEANING. “ Every particle of dust and grit removed. ts made fresh and bright as new—without least injury. Wagons call. (7The public cordially invited to call and inspect our plant. Stumph Bedding Co., 7th and K Sts. (Empire Carpet Cleaning Works.) fee CREAM BLEND FLOUR. | oe HLT TL Liebig Company Extract of ‘Beet iny itxtract . USE DR WiuaMe PINK PILLS PALE. PEOPLES ALL DRUGGIS Housecleaning At the Peace pees alais ||lloyal. A. Lisner....... -G and 11th sts. As is usual at this season of the year, we employ @ small army of painters end carpenters to brighten up the. store for our Full Opening and make such chauges about the establishment that will insure comfort and convenience to our patrons. Our de- partment managers are looking through their sev- eral stocks, cleaning out small lots, short lengths and such goods as failed to sell as well as ex- Feeted. All these “‘Markdowns” and “Specials are destined for the Bargain Tables, and this week many new opportunities to save money are at hand for the thrifty housewife. Bargain Table No. 1. (On first floor.) roc Fancy Figured Silkoline—all new, choice effects and colorings— full 30 inches wide, 5c yard. 7 25c Opaque Window Shades, patent «pring roller, regular size, 19¢ each. ©7$6 Chenille Curtains, in %-pair lots. They are in all the effective colorings, with wide art borders and deep fringe finieh. Choice, 98c. GF T5e. Tapestry Table Covers, 1% yards square, fringed on all four sides, with a centerpiece pat- tern design of unusual richness. Special, 49c. ©3720 Sample Corners of Irish Point, Brussels and Tamboured Muslin Curtains, direct from the looms of foreige manufacturers. Were worth up to $12 a pair. If you are going to cover yout vesti- bule door and window, this will fill the want. Special, 49e each. Dress Goods. (On second floor.) Just arrived— the “‘swellest” line of North England Whipcords for Tailor Suitings—in green, brown and the new admiral blue, 50 inches wide. For one day we mark them $1.24 a yard instead of $1.50. 7'59e Plair White Japanese Silks, 27 inches wide. Special price, 49¢ yard. 7 $1.00 quality Black Mohair Sicilian. 48 inches wide. Its superior wear-resisting quilities maxes it especially desirable for skirts. Special, 89¢ yard. Bargain Table No. 3. (On third floor.) 75c One-piece Kilt Dresses for the small-size men—from 2 to 4 years— made of striped and checked percale, with embroidery finish. Choice, 49c each. Bargain Table No. 4. (On first floor.) Best Muslin = Airc = As good as Fruit of the Loom or Lonsdale. Better than Androscog- gin. And only 4$¢ a yard. £7 Ge dozen Doylies—pure white linen checker- board pattern, Size 15x15. Special, 3c each. Shirt Waists. (On third floor.) All that remains of our Soft-finish and Stiff-bosom Pique and Plaited and Tucked Linen Shirt Waists that sold up to $3.00 apiece. Now 98c for choice. In small and large sizes only. EF About 10 Ladies’ Bicycle Sults and Skirts in the lot—half the quantity ure linen crash, the others are plain and fancy pique. They are made right and sold up to $248. Take your choice at Muslin Underwear. (Op third floor.) Special lots of Under-muslins and Fine Cambrics, trinmed with choice laces and fine embroideries; the gowns have the very-much-in-de- mand high-square neck; the drawers are in the umbrella style; the skirts are all full width and plentifully ruf- fled; an unlimited range of patterns in corset covers. Take your pick of these best soc and 68c values at 42c. Knives and Forks. (On first floor.) $2.98 set of Rodgers’ Best Quad- ruple-plated Knives and Forks, that look and wear like solid silver, 12 pieccs (6 Knives and 6 Forks), for $1.96. Bargain Table No. 6. (On first floor.) soc Hosiery values for 25c. An opportunity to secure your season’s suppl A special collection of unparalleled values huddled together at one price. The black are in- grain dyed; the fancy styles number among them the Rob Koy plaids and stripes; cameo-plaids; new russet in the lace effects; polka dots; verticul stripes and black boot with fancy top. (On first floor.) Special tabie of 5-inch-wide All- silk Moire and Taffeta Ribbons, all colors and shades, including black and white. These are our special 25¢ values, and not seconds or remnants. Toilet Sets (ia basement.) $2.00 English China Toilet Sets, 9 ieces, in blue, brown and “n asseone decoration, $1.69. Book Bargains. (On first for.) a 1,500 Handy Volume Classics re- ceived from a New York book sale. Emerson’s Essays—Vanity Pair—Browning’s Po- ems—Abbe Constantin—Dog of Flanders—Whittier Poems—Kept for the Master's Use—Essays of Kiia —and a bundred other titles. 25c Books for 16c. Umbrellas. (On first floor.) A special lot of one and two of a kind, manufacturers’ sample line. Worth up to $5, for $2.29. Made of long straight spun silk in bine, red and green, Sizes 26 and 28 inches. The handles are in a hundred varieties—natural wood—Dresden—and silver deposit on pearl and ivory. Suitable for la- dies or gents. Fans. (On first foor.} New line—samples, but Sean = erfect—just the proper size for 1 is lace, gauze and. marcelline silk— some are plain, others hand painted and spangled, all have plain or cary- ed ivory sticks. Not a one among the assortment worth less than $1.25. Your choice for 79c. Store closes at 5 o'clock p.m. Palais Royal. sesenee, .--@ and Eleventh sts. {Palais Royal. 192 Pairs of Philadelphia Kid Walking Oxfords Reduced $3.50 frem To $2.50. This news comes just in the nick of time because these fa- mous Foot Form Walking Oxfords are particularly ap- propriate for early fall wear. They are made on “mannish” lines without sacrificing the grace and elegance a woman’s ¢ shoe should possess. Built entirely of superior Philadel- phia kid, straight kid tip, welted, and with substantial, flexible soles, hey surpass any shoes made for dealers to sell for $5. There are 192 pairs. Make sure of yours by calling early. % : F St., Cor. 13th. ,, eeateteateateseateeeadeteatateeeateteetateetatecetateetete Fa a ee a ee ee a ee ° ——————— We're going to have the largest store in Washington when we join the Smith builéing te our own. You'll say we've got the best stere, too, then. "Twon't be long now be- fere the chenge is made. stort paresis ——~: +Mothers of Boys-- ¢A Special That'll ‘Interest You- Choice of three ¢ $ hundred Boys’ All = $ Wool Short Pants 3 % Suits, in plain Black, = $ Biueand Fancy Chev- = $ iots; made up in Dou- = £ ble Breasted, Reefer ¢ % and Brownie styles-- ; ¢ Suits they can put 3 % right on and wear = $ now, if they need new 3 $ Suits--or that you § ¢ can lay away for = $ school. They’re 3 worth doing that = é with--for they’re ¢ % values up to $3.50- = and you won't beable £ to buy them later at % tomorrow’s price-- : i % : OLAT, | % There are all sizes ~ --3tol6years--guar- = anteed qualities and ~ colors. $ When every boy’s $ motherought to have 3 $ one=-300 are not $ many. Better be é quick. ¢ Saks and Company, é ““Saks’ Corner.” N eeteteetntntetetntetet These prices are from 10c. to 25c. lower all along the line of sizes than you are ed to pay elxe- where for stout, well-made, canvas-cove tele- scope cases I4-in., | 16-in., | 18-in., {| 20-in., 60 30c. | 45c.' 60c. | 75¢. 22-in., | 24-in., | 26-in., | 28-in., 90c, |$1-10 |S] 25) $]-40 KNEESS 425 7th. Enamel & Brass Beds R-e-d-u-c-e-d-| Until September 1 we will offer all Enamel a Brass Beds at a big reduction. For instance: Well fintshed, heavy enamel bed, with brass rods and knobs, patent castors, for only $5.50 Others proporitenately priced. Hair “Mat- tresses at 20 per cent off. Co., The H ough ton 1214 F St au23-20d ; Drink To-Kalon Wines. Fine Old Wines, See ped 75C. DOT. sara” oniy one terrel of each on band, and we're selling it off at ‘TSe. per bottle. TO-KALON WINE CO., 614 14TH ST. “Spore 1u23-200 Turkish and Vapor Baths at Home! Fine Old Fine Teel’s, 1329 F. SE hereto Woodward a Loth rop, 1oth, 11th and F Sts. N. W. Store closes at 5 o'clock; Saturdays at 1 o'clocly The Wanted Things For Summer At our counters represent a gathers ing unsurpassed for absolute com- pleteness, diversity of assortment and real worthfulness. Requisites and helps and conveniences for go- aways and stay-at-hontes, including the scarce sorts, are here today and will be as long as there is need for them. Our storekeeping is never al- lowed to run down. Boys’ Summer Clothing. Galatea, Crash and Linen Suits, Striped Crash, Linen, Duck and Denim Pants, Percale and Madras Shirts and Shirt Waists, Duck and Linen Hats and Caps, Denim Over- alls, Straw Hats, Bathing Suits, Bathing Trunks, etc. As special values we offer the fol- lowing: Boys’ Fine Wash Suite, in beautifully woven Striped materials and white duck, elegantly trim- med and braided; good, fast, washable color, Sizes 3 to 12. $1.95 Each. From $2.75 and $3.50. Boys’ Fine Washable Linen Sailor Suits, shrunk before being made up, beautifully made and pret- tily trimmed. Sizes 3 to 12. $2.95 Each. From $5.00, $6.75 & $7.50. id Girls’ Checked Linen Tam O’Shanters; Straw Hats. 10c. Each. From 25c. Boys’ and Girls’ Caps, all sizes. 15c. Each. Boys’ Crash Hats, 20 different styles, all sizes, 25c. Each. From 50c. steel and Girls’ Linen Tem O’Sbanters, best quality. 50c. Each. From $1.00. Third floor. . Separate Skirts. A never so worthy assortment of Women’s Separate Skirts in crash, pique, duck and other popular wash fabrics for street, traveling, bicycling and general outing purposes. Ex cellent values among them. Perfect-ftting Light-weight Linen Skirts, made with strap seams and wide, even hem. $1.68 and $2.38 Each. Fine All-linen Full-gored Skirte, tucked to waist, deep bem. $4.50 and $5.00 Each. Genuine Tailor-made White Duck Skirts. 95c. and $1.68 Each. English Pique Tailor-made Flounce Skirt. $5.00 Each. Crash Bicycle Skirts, in a variety of colors, $1.95 Each. Third floor. Summer Undergarments. Four lots of Summer Undergar- ments will be offered tomorrow at less than the usual prices. Sightly, well made and properly proportion« ed. The cloth alone would cost as much. Muslin Gowns in extra sizes for stout women, Hubbard style, double yoke in back, tucked yoke in front, ruffie of cambric on neck and sleeves. 65c. Each. : Muslin Drawers, in extra sizes for stout women, ruffle of emlisidery and tucks, or deep bem tucks; made on yoke band. 50c. a Pair. Cambric Drawers, in extra sizes for stout women, ruffie of embroidery and tucks, or deep bem anf, tucks; made on yoke band. 65c. a Pair. Women’s Cambric Gowns, Hubbard style, double yoke fu back, yoke of tucks and insertion in front, Ve neck, ruffle of embroidery on neck and sleeves, 75c. Each, ‘Second floor. Infants’ Shoe Special. Infants’ Common-sense Soft Vici Kid Shoes, broad toe, narrow heel, hand-turned soles, soft and comfort- able—just the thing for the baby, All sizes from B to E, 2} to 6. $1200 a Pair. Shoe Department is now ccnven- iently located on third floor, Utility Boxes. We are showing a large assort- ment of these boxes, which are up- holstered in neat and dainty designs of fine cretonnes and finished with fancy brass hii and handles. They are especially desirable for shirt waist boxes, shoe boxes, shirt boxes and are very handy for win- dow or piazza seats. come in 4 gue Fuad ranges us 24 in , 13 inches high. a7 tackes inear ta inches Mek. ~ 29 inches long, 17 inches high. $2.7: 32 inches long, 19 inches high $308 care