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NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY,-MAY 12, 1014. WEW BRITAIN HERALD HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANT. Proprietors. da_dail Sunday excepted) at 4:16 p. m. ‘eraid ‘Buliding, 67 Onurch St Datered at the Post Office at New Brital a8 BSecond Class Mali Matter. Pelivered by earrier to any part of the city for 15 Cents & Week, 65 Cents & “flfl(h.u. tecriptions for paper to be sent by m¢ payable in advance. §0 Cents & ‘Month, $7.00 a year. 1o n -lll' profitable advertising medium #y. Circulation books and press ) slways open to advartisers. he Heratd will be found on sate at Hota- fiog’s News Stand, cl,Znfl ;t 4 _Broad- way, N Y k ty; Bo ks s Bt vt TELEPHONE -CALLS. Bastness Ofmce . ditorial Rooms PRESIDENT WILSON’S ADDRESS. The address of President Wilson at he funeral of the seventeen sailors| and marines who lost their lives in e attack on Vera Cruz reevals the haracter of the man. He seems 10 ave carefully thought out his plans oward Mexico and there isn't a par- ticle of evidence to suggest that he lhas other views in going into that lcountry than to obtain reparation for indignities' offered the United States and to bring peace to our neighbors. 'The result, however, has not been to create the same feeling in the minds of many other Americans because heré have been hostilities and in the nmemenu some of the Americans have been killed. The presi- ldent, however, does not believe that he ‘conditions have yet reached that point where they can be truthfully Haracterized as war. His address is ifferent from that usually heard as funeral orations. It is a straightfor- ward irecital of the thoughts of the y himself, of the faith that is in yim, ‘Of the plain duties of citizen- ship and of the glory that should ever go to those who give up their lives n the service of their country. Most 'pe-l.urs would have grown eloguent on such an oétasion, but not so with ‘Président Wilson. He evidently did jot regard the time.or the place op- Hnna for aratory or dn expression [of the finer sentiments to Which éx- pression has been given mo often, but er one on which to point out the uty of the American citizen and to tplain the meaning of ‘the death of fthe young men whose fanerals }#é had been called upon to attend. o Thu address proved that the qchool f of the White, House4$ no or- man, but a deep thinker, pos sessing a broad view of goyernment in its human relationships;and a'de- '(ro to promote that w‘ even when sentiment might ai¥ert thought' ( another channel. We can all see in his address the admirable character of Woodrow. Wilson, the pure mind d the high resolve with which~he | Rl approsched his great responsi- JAYOR DAWDERS RECOMMEN- g DATIONS. yor:Lawler of Hartford has sub- to the common council his first e and it is being characterized #adical. although at this distance doql‘not look so, but on the con- like a pretty sensible doc- ‘In the first place he advo- L8 direct primary law which every 0 have, and he also favors town clerk’s office on a hich is not only a sen- . & progresgive one and _the end to be a money city. The inference d fee system atill ob- office and wherever that ystem continueg officials receive more co o3 they really | ought to . An|investigation in more places than ong: heve proven this to be true. It };an obsolete | system and progressive it_m have come to the conclusion thag Whatever ‘fees come into an office d go nto the public treasury and | ficial be paid a salary for his) Phere is nothing radical about bbut it is on the contrary a sound b iness suggestion. 3 " Another. recommendation is that care be exercised in the assessing of Parm lands for the purpose of taxa- tlon. © That, too, is a.good idea, not only for Hartford, but for other com- “fmunities as well, although the sug- | gestion in this ‘case 'is intended for | that city alone. ‘The question of taxation is an important one for every _community and he i8/a wise executive | who seeks to remcvq inequalities as ;fm;ch asg possible. Mayor Lawler appears to be a man } \with some good ideas as to how city airs should. be conducted and not nly tavers progress and improvement 1t has th &nrfio to advocate their K. and satis- .when »M ‘bidder then the situation Fthey undoubtedly realize determined what hash is composed of, but somehow the average person knows when he gets a plate of hash that he gets more variety for woney than in any other. dish. The New York board of health response to a very insistent demand has explained the meaning of sausage which enters largely «into the sumption of all, except the blue bloods of that city. It says that it is a com- minuted meat from cattle or swine, or a mixture of such meats, either fresh, salted, pickled or smoked, with or without the addition of edible animal fats, blood and sugar. It has been popularly supposed that sausage. was composed of plain pig, but those who have had that notion simply failed to keep abreast of the times for the old time sausage has been supplanted by the spiced article, but that “with or without” provision leaves room for imposition and that is just what should be avoided. It gives too much power to an unscrupulous dealer because under the New York definition he can serve it “with or without” and there is quite a difference It may interest a great many people to know that the consumption of sausage is on the increaseand that the main reason for it is that there are many varieties now on the mar- ket. The greater portion of the con- tents is pork, although there is some sausage made wholly from beef. This, ‘however, is not in a large demand, it use being confined to two or‘three na- tionalities, but the other varieties have a large sale, in fact larger than ever and at advanced prices. People have grown to like this class of food and are willing to pay more for it. in con- THAT GARBAGE CONTRACT., The sarbage question has taken a new turn and perhaps if bids were ad- vertised for again a still lower price would be received. An objection was raised to giving the contract to the Swanson Brothers, whose bid was some $3,000 lower than that of the Lighest bidder because:it was believed by the board of health that the work could not be properly done for that amount, while the council thought different and had the matter referred back to the board. That department advertised for new bids and the figures show that the Swansons have raised their price about a thousand dollars, & new:man has offered to do the work for ‘a hundred dollars less'than the Swansons did in the first place and if the council is to insist upon the con- {ract being awarded to the lowest is worse than it was in the beginning. It has been suggested that the mat- ter be reterred to the health board with power, but that cannot be done as all contracts must be ratified by the common «council in order to make them effective: The old board recom- mended. ‘that the contract be awarded to Mr. Donahue, the present collector, whose bi# was the highest, because the members thought that he was the sonly one who could do the work satis- factorily, but the council refused to accept the terms. © If. the Swansons could not do the work for $8,000 and now that they couldn’t because they have added a thousand dollars to their. -figures, hop. can the new man do the work for $2,9050? "h:e city will do well to realize that the “collection of garbage under the new system, which abolishes 21l the private. collectors, is a pretty impor- tant matter. It needs to be handled nsible person and unless such a :%:on is given the contract New Britain-will find itself in a nasty mess before it is through with the case. With the Steeple-Jacks. (Joseph Husband in May Atlantic.) I stood on the rough staging of the top floor of the tower. 'Above, ‘the light steel ribs of the dome met in a heavy rosette from which a flagpole pointed to the drifting cloud. Stand- ing on its base a man was arranging the tackle which would lift him up the slender ‘mast to paint it, ‘or gild the ball at its tip. He saw’ me and leaned down. ‘“‘Come up,” he shout- I climbed the ladder and, with arm to steady'me, crawled out above the dome.il’ There was room fof my feet beside' his: I heard him ing Ppeside me. “Don’t break oft that pole. I've got to climb it.” 1,looked down. . The curving ribs of the ‘dome ended in a shallow cor- nice twehty feet below That was all. Far dowmithe roofs of . meighboring buildingg 1dy flat and small in the sun- light. l’k\‘rsl.t black matrix for a printed %the roofs and streets e‘ha!’bor and the hills; ke column bul;b the shallow grooves of avenues cut sharply the solid lines of the side stregts. Here and there were the open spaces of public squares; far off the grcen sweep of a city park. And everywhere:. above = the roofs wisps of steam ‘and smoke lay softly on the breeze. - Like crooked fingers the wharves caught the edge of the harbor; the water was a guivering green, dotted with toy boats that crossed and recrossed like water in- sects, leaving a’'churn of white fehind d them and a smear of smoke ' above. | Straight down in the streets ‘tHe cars crawled jerkily in twd thin lineg, the rfla-b-.cked roofs inch long in “the And everywhere were mm dots of people, swarmlng "vement‘ i FACTS AND KA Uncle Joe” Cannon, 78 years old this week, says he feels voung enougi his | to make another try for a congres sional seat. The former speaker goes merrily along as though Dr. Osler had never lived.—Bridgeport Stand- ard. Of all the Counecticut congressmen, Donovan stood out alone in favor of the single battleship appropriation program. The congressman took the popular side of this measure.— Bridgeport Telegram. Several cities of the state are abolfl\ to adopt new charters. Of course charters are necessary, but with pres- ent state laws over-stepping charters it will be impossible to bring about much of a reform in the charter line. —Middletown Penny Press. The deathbed confession of an aged woman in Ohio makes it appear Mrs. O’Leary’s cow didn't start the great Chicago fire, after all. This blasting of tradition is almost as disappointing as would be proof that Boston's cow- paths were laid out by landscape gar- deners.—Brockton Times. Tolstoi once proclaimed the inter- esting theory that it was the duty of every man to raise his own food and that of his family. In other words, he was a back-to-the-farmer, and thought a rural life would solve most of the world’s problems. It might help reduce the cost of living. Buy a dozen tomato plants and put in some lettuce seed.—Waterbury Re- publican. Now that we are 'more or less near the verge of the heated term it is good to learn that steps have been, taken by the health officer to see that the milk supply of this section is up to the standard required by the health reg- ulations. The safeguarding of the milk supply is one of the most im- portant of the functions of the health department and it is only by incessant vigilance along these lines that the transmission of disease germs by this medium is prevented and many an epidemic nipped in the bud.—Ansonia Sentinel. There is peculiar interest in the mention of plans to connect the city of Middletown by trolley with the terminus of the Shore line road at Chester, interest not by any means confined to the Connecticut valley. Conslderation of trolley extension is no more confined to their utility. The public demands trolley lines, for a great portion of the year, as much for excursion as for business purposes. The portion of the Connecticut valley from Middletown to Chester is one of the most beautiful scenic spots in the state—New Haven Register. New Britain School (Hartforq Times.) The school board of New Britain is showing its progressive spirit in what it is doing to make the school- ing which' the children of that city receive in the public schools of the greatest possible .benefit to them. The board is keenly sensible of what | the children need. There is no rea- son why the pupil should defer the beginning of his industrial training to the time when he has stopped his book studies. It is the opinion of the school board of New Britain that' the studies and the training should go hand in hand. It is one of the shortcomings of the trades school system that pupils may be subjected to an industrial training for which they have not an apti- tude and which is not congenial to their tastes. The result is some- times unsatisfactory. The purpose of the system inaugurated in New Britain is to enable that pupil “to find himself” before it is too late. If in his grammar school days the pupil hag an opportunity to apply himself to handicrafts while con- tinuing his book studies he would have discovered the particular trade for which he is adapted and for which he has a taste. His subse- quent training in the trade - schools could be continued to better advan- tage, as the teachers would know Just what trade to teach him, The manufactirers of New Britain are giving axgreat deal of encourage- ment to the plan of the school board and in 4 number of places through- out the state attention has been at- tracted to it. There is no rivalry between ‘the system and the trades schools. As a matter of fact it will strengthen the trades school system ‘by making its beneficial results more 'certain.. New Britain had the good sense more than thirty years ago to consolidate its school districts and it never has had reason to regret it. The schools of New Britain have a deserved reputation for excellence and those who have been identified with their development do not be- lieve that they could have attained their present high standard under the district system. shod His Geese. (Christian Herald.). The largest goose dealer in the world is Willlam H. Firke of Mans- field, IIL Late in the summer of each year™Mr. Firke's buyer spends several months in the hills of Ken- tucky and Tennessee, where goose rais- ing is an important industry. There the geese are purchased, some here, some there, but scarcely ever in lots of more than a hundred. Sometimes the geese are assembled in places re- mote from a railroad and must be driven, miles before they can be loaded. The driving is comparatively easy, buf before the long march over the rough and rugged roads is started the geese must be shod. Shoeing geese is a simple matter to the goose raiser. The birds are driven over soft tar or pitch and then onto beds of fine sand. The sand and tar form & soothing mixture, which affords great protection to ‘the feet on the ong marches. WHAT OTHERS SAY Views on all sides of timely questions as discussed in ex- changes that come to Herald office. Fatigue and Inefficiency. (New York Times.) Whatever of antagonism—and it is not a little—there may be in labor cir- cles to the new ‘“efficiency,” its meth- ods and its standards, is based, at least avowedly, on the contention that it increases production without re- gard to the effects of faster and hard- er work on those doing it. Of course, efficiency so secured is no more sci- entific than it is humane, and it would not in the end be profitable to the em- ployers. One boss who eud»eml) Kknows lhls is the superintendent of a Connecti- cut brass works who contributes an interesting little story to the Iron Age. At these works there was recently constructed .a long incline .up which heavy loads were to be wheeled in barrows, and premiums were offered to the men who did or exceeded a cer- tain amount of this labor. They al tempted it vigorously, but none suc- ceeded in earning any of the extra money. Instead they all fell consid- erably below the fixed task. Prompt disclosed that the trouble lay in the fact that the men were working with- out sufficiently frequent periods of rest. Thereupon, a foreman was sta- tioned by a clock, and every . twelve minutes he blew a whistle. * At the sound every barrowman stopped where Ne was, sat down on his barrow and rested for three minutes. The first hour after that was done showed a remarkable change for.the better in accomplishment; the second day the men all made ‘a premium allowance by doing moreé than what had ‘been too much, and on the third day the minimum compensaticn had risen, on the average, forty per cent. with no complaints of overdriving from any of the force. Pen Making in This Country. (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.) An American industry which flour- ishes consistently, but which seldom comes into the limelight, is the man- ufacture of pens, of both steel and uses a great many pens. We make a considerable number ourselves and import many more. Quill pens were still in use beginning of the nineteenth century. In 1802 steel pens began to appear, but they were somewhat expensive luxuries. were almost all made in England. As late as 1860 England furnished us i American makers got to work ' in earnest, and at present three-fourths of the steel pens used in this country are of American manufacture, though about 625,000 gross. And we export to different countries about 49,500,000 steel pens a year. But if we. have ! been successful in turning out pens we have shown less ability in producing the steel from which they are made. Nearly all this steel comes from England and Sweden. Our fountain pen industries are al- so exceedingly prosperous. Our yearly output amounts to not far from $10,- 000,000 a year. A great many of these pens find a marKet outside of the Inited States. The use of fountain pens has increased rapidly owing to the perfection of medium-priced ones which will not leak When carried in the pocket, and which do not \have to be shaken, thumped and otherwise persuaded in order to secure a flow of ink in writing. It is not improbable that the time will come when the American makers will turn out all the pens used in this country, with the exception of a few imported to meet special require- ments. There appears to be no good reason for using English pens in pre- ference to the native article. It is al- so altogether likely that our steel foundries will one day be able to supply the necessary quality of steel at a price that will save our pen manufacturers from the necessity of going abroad for their raw material. Duke His Own Auctioneer. (New York World.) Can an English duke with propriety act as his own auctioneer? Ever since the duke of Marlborough an- nounced last month that he would mount the auctioneer’s rostrum and knock down to the highest bidder various properties on his estate near Oxford, Britons have been torn by conflicting emotions. Now that the worst has happened and the sale has been held, will he be ostracized, ban- ished or driven to hide his disgrace by changing his name? When the news first got about that the great Marlborough’s. descendant was to wield the hammer at the sale of his cottage properties, leading auc- tioneers in L.ondon were overcome with indignation. The matter was brought to the notice of the council of the auc- tioneers’ institute. “It is a most ex- traordinary action on the part of the duke,” said the secretary in shocked tones. “I don’t know what the world will think of a gentleman doing that sort of thing,” lamented an auction- eering expert. “There is, of course, a dignity in the auctioneer’s business, but for a nobleman to take that po- sition!” < Members of the nobility have op- erated cab companies; sold their names as “guinea pigs” on boards of direc- tors; engaged in business as brokers: gone into trade and on the stage; dealt in rubber, mines and millinery and soid fat cattle and pigs from their estates to the butchers, all with more or less success. Some distinguished members of the house of peers have begun in this humble way, and have been rewarded with titles after amass- ing fortunes by selling beer and. to- bacco. As a matter of mercy, the duke of Marlborough’s venial offense ought to be overlooked. He only sold his own larfds—lands he had inherited l—on attenuating circumstance, Be investigation by an expertj fountain variety. The United States | at the They cost $2 apiece. They | with nearly all our steel pens. Then | ! we still import yearly from Englana | steel | sides; he can excuse himself by saying that it was all Lloyd-George's fault, sufficient pretext for any humiliation put upon the aristocracy. The Fly Pestilence. (New Haven Times-Leader.) Do you know what a lot of those tombstones in our beautiful cemeteries are? Fly specks! That’s what they are. They were made by flies, house flies and stable flies. They can’t be wiped out with a damp cloth. They are there to stay. There were something like 100,000 of them erected last year. Every single one of them—no matter what the carving might be—was set up as a monument to the greatness of the fiy—and in less degree to the care- lessness of the people. We raise an awful row when there are law quarantine laws against small- pox or cholera or bubonic plague. The health departments are doing very well, considering what tifey have to deal with. But the fly—the dirty, deadly fly that kills its thousands every year—what do we do about that? Maybe you smile every time you see the phrase, “Swat the Fly!” You eall the peéople who are going. after the pestiferous insect cranks, and you let it go at that. .« And all the time the flies are spredding filth and disease over your-homes, they are killing your habies and infecting you, yourself, with deadly diseases. Isn’t it about time you faced the real situation? The house fly is more deadly than any wild animal. This isn’t a theory. It's a fact. We'r( going to try to eliminate the fly from the face of the earth. And we're starting our eliminating process in New Haven where there are few flies. We want to head them off this season. And you've got to help if you want to save your baby and your home. } This is a personal campaign—d personal matter with every person whe lives in this city. The home of every citizen is threatened. Deon’t put off getting to work with your fly killers. Encourage your children to enter the lists of swatters and join the “head | them off legion.” It doesn’t matter so much how you do it, provided you do it now. That’s the only eflecthe way to head them off. COMMUNICATED. Podunk Holler, This week. I'm astonished, my dear Mr, Mayor, In view of your good reputation, That you could allow such a deuce ot a row O’er this charity board situation. | You should know, sir, beyond perad- venture . That the people you’ll highly cense If political might, to spite, You should use at the city's pense. | n- vent private exs | You offer a full explanation To the 4,000 voters, or more | Who' exerted their might to put you | in right | "If only they'll come to your door; | Will't occur to your mind, Mr. Mayor ‘When your four thousand adherents shall greet you That by your oath you're beheld to be faithful as well To the thousands who tried to de- feat you? Is it ‘possible, Dear Mr. Quigley Your inaugural speech was mere bunk ‘When the office you took, swore by the Book You’d be Mayor of ALL of Podunk? Put aside, then, your narrow convic- tions, Let your business * plain, Wield the power at your call for the good of us all, THEN, perhaps, again. and you be open and you'll be mayor ISH K. BIBBLE. MANY DELEGATES EXPECTED. International Congress of Chambers of Commerce to Meet in Paris. Paris, May 12.—Nearly a hundred American delegates are expected to attend the Internatlonal Congress of Chanibers of Commerce which meets in Paris June 8, and continues five days. Daniel P, Kingsley, George T. Wilson, Samuel W. Fairchild, James Brown and MacDougali Hawkes will come from New “York, while delega- tions equally large will probably come from twenty-five other American cities, among them Boston, Baltimore, Atlanta, New .Orleans, Philadelphia, Kansas. City, Detroit, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Omaha, Denver, Seattle, Port- land, Ore., and Sah Francisco. Edward A. Filene of Boston and the other American members of the per- manent committee which has offices in Brussels are endeavoring to reor- ganize the International Association of Chambers of Commerce so that it shall become a more vital body. The permanent committee now has only the function of carrying out the re- solutions passed by the biennial con- gresses. The American representa- tion desires to have a committee which will take up and carry through new business as it arises during the intervals between the biennial ses- sion of the congress. The committee would be authorized to take a referen- dum of the membership in the man- ner now done by the Chamber of Cemmerce of the United States of America, organized in Washington in 1912, Severe Rain and Electrical Storm in Northern Ohio Causes reat Damage. Columbus, Ohio, May 12.—A severe rain and electrical storm which swept northern Ohio last night, caused the death of two women and great damage to property. Mrs. Ab- ram Drake, aged 70, of Van Wert, was struck by lightning and instantly killed. Mrs. Fral Elward of Findlay, | | the postal aUthorities and need to be died from exhaustion while hurrying to her home when the storm broke. GOVI. GIVES ADVICE ON MAILING PARGELS List of instructions Covaring Fourth Class Matter Received. New instructions from the postal Gepartment at Washington which re- fer to the parcel post, or fourth class mail matter, have been received by emphasized to the public, dceording to the statement from the postmaster generall Following are some of the mcre needed instructions: Fourth Class Defined. Fourth class matter embraces that kinown as domestic parcel post mail and includes merchandise, farm and factory products, seeds. cuttings, bulbs, scions and plants, books (in- cluding catalogues,) miscellaneous printed matter weighing more than four pounds, ‘and all other mailable matter not included in the first, nernnd cr third classes. Space sufficient for a legible nddreu pest mark, the necessary stamps and any words necessary for forwarding and return, must be left on the ad- dress side of all parcels. How to Wrap Parcels. Fourth class or parcel post matter must be so wrapped or enveloped as 16 make the contents easily examined by postal officials. When not so wrapped or when containing writing net authorized by law the parcel will be treated as first class matter. Par- cet post mail may be inclosed in boxes on which the lids are nalled or screwed, provided these lids may be easily removed by a chisel or screw driver for the examination of the con- tents. Regarding wrapping the in-tructlon- state that all parcels should be .so prepared as to bear ' transmission without breaking or injuring the mail bage, their contents or the clerks. Harmful articles, such as sharp pointed tools or instruments, powder, salves, etc., must be properly wrapped or it will not be accepted for delivery. Regarding Liquids. Admissible Mquids in packages for mailing when intended for delivery at the office of mailing or,.on a rural route starting from there when en- closed in a glass or metal container and heavily wrapped will be accepted providing they do not have to be transported over steam or electric railways. Breakable Articles, . All articles which are easily break- uble should be marked ‘“fragile” and perishable articles should also. be iabelled. No articles which are liable to spoil during their transmission will be accepted. When Packing Eggs. Eggs will be accepted when packed securely in a basket if they are for local delivery but otherwise they must he more securely packed. For the first and second zones they may be packed in packages weighing more than two pounds, like crates, boxes or baskets with tight bottoms but they nivst always be plainly marked “Eggs ——this side up.” Butter, lard, fish, meats, dressed fowls, berrieis and other perishable articles will only be accepted fer local delivery and to such points as they will arrive at before they are apt to spoil. Vegetable and fruit. products, packed so as to prevent their injuring other fhail, may be shipped into any zone. but butter, dressed fowls, vege- tablés and fruits in packages weighing less than two pounds and packed in parcels with tight bottoms may be sent only into the first and second zones, Cowboy Songs and Others. (Portland Oregonian.) By collecting the old. *“Cowboy songs” of the vanishing ranges, Prof. John A. Lomax has performed a valu- able service to American history and literature. Some of these songs have great poetical merit of the simple, lyrical character, while others are mere- jingles, But upon the whole they aré worth saving as human rec- ords. The life which they express can never be lived again since the environment which made it possible has passed away. The same Is true of the songs of the pioneers who settled the states of the middle west. Hamlin Garland has given specimens of them In a re- cent publication, There must have been hundreds more which have either perished utterly or which will soon be forgotten unless some devoted collector like Prof. Lomax saves them from oblivion. This work was done for the Scottish border ballads by Sir Walter Scott. The songs of the mid- dle west are more than likely to die for want of a friend. The adventures of the pioneers in Kentucky, Ohio and Missouri were as romantic as any border warfare between Scot and Saxon and they were celebrated by many a rustic poet whose verse de- gerves a better fate than dark obh- livion. It is said that the old days of steamboating on the Mississippi pro- duced a wealth of songs or ballads, most of which have perished. Some of them may still survive in the mem- ories of aged people and it would be a patriotic work to collect and pub- lish them. It was of such material that the Iliad and Odyssey were com- posed by the Greek poets. Much is said by our magazine writers about the lack of a genuine American litera- ture. If we ever produce such a literature it must grow out of the lives and adventures of the people. In the great waves of migration which populated the continent there was a wealth of adventure and romance such as no other. nation ever pos- sessed, but instead of using it for the support of a real American literature we have complacently allowed it to perish while we have gone to Greece, Italy and England for our inwlru-l tion. McMILLAN'S Free fo Mothers A 15¢ VANTA Pinless and But- tonless Diaper” Pattern We will distribute to mothers of New Britain and suburbs 1000 Vants Pinless and huttonless Diaper Pate terns absolutely free. Yours is hers, 50 call for ft any time this week ##. our Knit Underwear department, Wé. want you to know what Vanta Gare ments are and what they mean to the children—comfort for the little tots. Vanta Vests and Abdominal Bahdé have no pins no buttons to discome 'fort the babes. Ask to see them. VANTA VESTS ' Gomeinsizes1to6 - Vanta Vests come in sizes 1 to 6, Are made in part wool, all wool and silk and wool febrics. Retail at ##¢ to $1.00. According to size. Vanta Woel Bands at 50c and 60¢ each. Vanta Abdeminal Binders at fiofl 10 yard’ iy each. Vanta Twistless Tape, pieces, at 10¢ piece. — v NEW m;oxunm WASH b We wish u -ll your attention {6 our beautitul showing of Plaid Ging- hams. ‘!'hm is no other wash ric that | quite take the placs. the ‘ever ular Scotch Gi which are shown for spring in new stripes, checks and plaids #6r dresses, boys' suits and blouses ahd mens’ shirts. 32.INCH GINGHAMS AT 15c YARM) In a big range of new spring p stripes ana checks, ANDERSON’S IMPORTED GINGHAMS. 82 inches wide, at 25c¢ and yard. GALATEA CLOTH AT 15¢ YARD, Has no equal for boys' suits and blouses.. Waghes well and will stand hard wear, 150 i Woven colors that are strictly M L This cloth is suitable for dresses, children’s suits and blouses. 7 %4 WONDERLAND CLOTH AT Y. PLAID AND FIGURED RICE CLOTHS AT 25c¢ YARD. 39 Inches Wide. Shown in dainty light colored d‘ fects and comes extra wide at thil price. ol CREPE LINENS AT 5% ° YARD. 46 inches wide, regular 75c values, colors light blue, pink, lavender, co~ penhagen and tango brown. SPECIAL 36-INCH CREPE DE CHINE AT X 50c YARD. Thig is our regular G9c quality. Big selection of new colors added to our already strong showing of the season’s most wanted kinds. o EMBROIDERED WASHABLE CREPES. 36 inches wide, at 75¢ ground, embroidered green, lavender, mahogany, pink, Persian, also white on yvard. White figures 4 light bitle, * white. YOUR GRADUATION = DRESSES NOW. Plain and fancy White Goods of all * kinds, " Hamburg Flouncings, 59c to $1. yard. Shadow Lace Flouncings, $1.50 yard. D. McMILLAN 199-201-203 MAIN STREET. PLAN

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