Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 4, 1911, Page 8

Specially for The Bulletin.) think that the one thing | keeps 0 many farmers back is fack of what m‘l"kold father m “gumption.” meant by ey ihe cat 1 nkely t cat ely to dnation to make today o, There are a who of people who cam't see boyo! and have snub-moses, at A Gaa't mean to usinuate, 1or W't think that 1 ers _are any to this than other folks. bably, #st about their the things On the other their occupation and their situ- their e on the chang- and isola tion from han- on separate farmsteads de- it they study and practice more carefully than any own immediate neighborhood that about three-quarters o thrmers 1 know well enough are carefully and shrewdly fellows. They reckon for and next season, 35 well as They ‘plan_ahead Provision in advasce for in- or even poesible needs. In fasmers must do this, in some ‘e all have to plan for our six months or a year before we them. If we didn't we | say we “all” do this? 1 must (8 that back. for only this last week, : with Neighbor Waterhouse, 1 . foumd that he hadn't made up his mind | et what crops to plant this very Of course he Rad made no ation. He ‘kinder thought as he would have to sow oats on stubble. But he hadn’t an oats. he hadn't tried to find where id_get any. one of his_ team had recently died and he hadn't far looked around nome to see he could pick up another. And and on. He s'posed he'd have some corn for the hawgs and toes for the family. But he idea where he'd plant them was going to fertilize them fndeed. whether he could ever land plowed for them, or not. you wonder that Neighbor Wa- generally farms it in hard But he's rather an extreme excep- If there were even a quarter of Mke him, the country would go 1 provisions mighty soon. Most ¢ m out our crops and work woa ‘b'.'.‘. on some sort of schedule, em If we don't put it down on paj 1 started to say a few para: ‘back, while perhaps of us do this shrewdly, there's fraction of us who don't look plan ahead as we ought. e de this with our crops, matters. 1 can't think to mere laziness, for some of the worst of- this lino to be faithful orkers—when some one Y work for them. Prob- It's due to some mental twist gither nherited or fostered training and wrong education. oo, It should serve as a harsh judgment on farmers. Neverthe- ins that it is gen- the cause of their hard luck, could be made te appre- ct, is a cause which might be removed. While it is ly true that none of us can, ing. add a cubit to our stat- is just s true that we can b t training increase the meas -m biceps. Br;c.::r;l dextrous tools which, at first, . .‘-‘.;“;‘.’5', helpless with, Can he more unintelligible to the ma#n than the rattling clatter telegraph instrument? It was Just as meaningless to the oper- ¥ &8 it is to us. But he trained his his hand and his memory till that chattering click-claclk spells I Sohososs aui igess Apparently we were all born e critters” At least I never & boy who wasn't just that Boys—most boys—grow out while a few never seem to. ‘man can and does control, in measure, his own development. being_born with two But ean have some voice it these hands shall be to do and how they shall be to do it—whether they shall more skilful with the hos-or . for instance. He can't born heedless and reckless. can heip. in some degree, car- fhat misfortunte into mature life was very these farm s small boys, in -.Ohildren Cry .« FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA ,:Al-y -:‘a"hr for the chil- Mother's Safeguard. Dest and satest for all coughs, croup, w! cought and n- TN ot Lae & Ospaon 3o, [ FORESIGHT ‘MORE PROFITABLE THAN HINDSIGHT this matter of foresight. Doubtless they all preferred play . when the weather was good to work in getting ready for bad weather. Doubtless they all thought it more desirable ‘to spend an afterncon at. the -old ‘swimmin’ hole” than to put it in digging ditches to carry off next Spring’s surplus water from a wet field. — Doubtless _they thought a great deal more of the steaming brown brexd on the table when they were hungry than of the young corn which needed hoeing in the hot field, it they were to have corn meal another year., But—and here's the point—most of them were able to seo for themselves the futility and wastefulness of this sort of thing, &8 they grew up, while a few have never seemed to “grow up” at all, except in the merely physical sense. —They are still happy-go-lucky creatures— ough why they should be. called “happy” is a mystery to me.’ They're always growling and grumbling and finding fault. Perhaps some of them actually can’t help it. 1 don’t know; you don’t know. No one of us knows the heart of even his nearest friend, It is not for us to pass judgment with any claim to in- fallibility. But we can’'t help having our opinions, And my opinion is that a large part of the wants and hard ships which a minority of farmers are always complaining of is due to the men themselves and, not to their farms. In other words, I mean that they would probably be having just the same difficulties and deprivations, would be #inding just as hard a road 0 travel in any other occupation as farming. Don't forget, while you're hearing so mhuch about the farmer's hard row, that there are others in other vocations who are hoeing in mighty stubborn -hardpan, and getting pitifully small returns for their labor. It depends quite as much on the man as on his conditions in every case; much more on the man than on his conditions in most cases. The people who look ahead generally get ahead, whether at farming or hod carrying or banking. But the people who live always “from hand to mouth” are as likely to be in constant difficulty at any other occupation as at farniing. The only difference is that the short- sighted farmer generally has less chance Tor outside help to remedy his own fallure. He is more likely to have o take his medicine in full doses and undiluted. One of my neighbors belongs to the same Farmers’ Co-operative Buying club with me. We-—some forty of us— “bunch” our orders an@ buy our sup- plies at wholesale, This neighbor reg- ularly orders fifty pounds of sugar every month. That means 600 pounds a year. He never buys more or less. He has been doing this for at least three years, He has to pay five cents a hundred more for the sugar this way than he would if he bought in 100-1b. bags. That's ninety cents he has sim- y thrown away on a single item in thre¢ years—and he has a big family with a'small income and needs every penny he can earn or sav Neither he nor his wife can see or be made tc see that 600 pounds of sugar can just as well be bought in six 100-1b. lots as in twelve 50-1b. lots ‘That is, truly, a very small matter. But ail saving is in small things at firs It's only by putting in the small end of the wedge that one splits the log. I have another neighbor who recently refused 1o buy five tons of ground feed,at a saving Gver regular retail prides of more than $20, because he never could use up so much. Yet he bought over five tons of the same stuff at one feed, store the next twelve months and paid the ktorekeeper the $20 he ht have kept in his own pocket. Furthermore, he had to make at least one trip after feed when the bin got empty at a time when his team’s work was worth , more to him than the money he ac- tually lost through the higher price of the feed. I used to have a meighbor who would never get up his winter's wood ahead of time. I've known him, over and over again, go to the woods of a bitter winter morning, cut a small | tree and “snake” it home through the #now and chop up enough to build the gre, before he could have his break- ast. “So it goes and so it is,” as Uncle Isaac used to say, We farmers have a, rather chance-y job at the best. We have to gamble with the weather and play pitch and toss with uncertain markets. It's mighty poor business for us either deliberately or weakly to increase the risks we have to face. Instead, it's our business to minimize them every way we can. Even with our hardest work and our shfewdest foresight, we're apt to come up against it, hard, now'and then. This, how- eVer, 15 neither reason nor excuse for failure to werk hard and to use fore- thought. THE FARMFER. = BRADY-MURDY CASE SETTLED. Did Not Come to Trial in the Court of Common Pleas. y Assign=d for trial last week was the sult of Charles B. Brady vs. Frank Murdy, both of this city§but when it was reached the court was Informed that it had been setfled and would not oceupy the attention of the court. A satisfactory adjustment of matters was made. 1t concerned injury to horses Second infan! and jssuelorders battalions, and the mand at the rifie range will see that all men, when not engaged at the firing line or butts, are instructed in guard Guty by a competent officer or non- compissioned officer. 'This instruction will ‘also include general orders for sentinels, - The commanding ~officer, coast ry corps, will assign to each major such companies as he may deem proper for this - instruction. The duty -ordered for Battery A (F. AD), will be Dy platoon, on ranges se- lected by the battery der, who will issue the required orders, and be present_with both platoons. The commanding officer, First com- pany, signal corps, is aeuthorized to submit to_this office a course of in- struction”in field 'signal work, which, if approved by the adjutant general, may be carried out in place of work on the rifie range, with the under- standing that these men will make rec- ord scores at some other time during the season. An ordnance ‘officer will be on -duty with each company on the range, and instruction in small arms firing will be under his charge. Major Willlam M. S ordnance department, will report for duty with Battery A (F. A.), Troop A (cavalry), and First Separate com- . No scores will be allowed unless cer- tified to by the officer or non-commis- sloned officer witnessing the same. The commanding officer of the naval | militia will order such duty, afloat or ashore, as he may deem to be for the ‘best interests of the service, provided, that the duty performed is.not in ex- cess of that allowed apd provided for in section 3086, militig'law, as amena- ed. Ten Days in July at Fort Wright. The following dates for the,tours of duty of the’several organizatidns, Con- necticut National guard, have been ar- ranged: Coast artillery corps, and all efficers and enlisted men of Staff corps assign- ed to duty therewith, July 20th to 29th, inclusive, 1911, at Fort H. G. Wright, New York. Second regiment of infantry, First| Separate company and Troop A, cav- alry, July 10th to I5th, inclusive, 1911, at the state military reservation, Nien- tic. First regiment of infantry, Wirst company, signal corps, and Battery A (F. A.), July 17th to 22d, inclusive, 1911, at’ the state military reservation, Niantic. The commanding, officer, coast artil- lery corps, is direéted to detail such officers, non-commissioned officers and enlisted men for baggage- details and advance detachments as are ‘bsolutely necessary, and the paymaster will see that ali officers and enlisted men de- tailed for extra days are carried on the payrolis for full amount due them. Attention of company commanders, coast agtillery corps, is invited to para- graph 185, mililia _regulations, as amended in circular No. 3, W. D,, div. mil. affairs, series 1910. Commanding officers will diract their quartermasters to Tequire for -the necessary transportation and camp equipage. There will be a camp of instruction for infantry officers at the state mili- tary reservation, Niantic, this year, the dafe to be given later. NOT ADVISABLE TO BUY THAMES RIVER BRIDGE Report of Commission Named by the State—Must Wait for Railroad to Move. ) The special commission concerning Cornecticut river ferries and _the Thames river bridge, of which Rep- resentative L. E, Whiton of New Lon- don is chairman and the, other mem- bers are Representatives’J. A. Noble and J. L. Pratt, this week made a vol- uminous report on the matters which it had in-hand. The Thames river bridge, with its approaches, was built at a great cost in comparison with briiges designed primarily for highway requirements, and is owned and used by the N. Y, N. . R. R. Co. ] Nyl & R R Co. exclusively fof It has a long draw of the swing- ing type, supported upon a central pier, and it carries the heavy trafiic and'large numbers of trains which are operated over the Shore Line division, the Providence division, and the sec- ond district of the Midland division, During a period of at least five or six years paBt it has been frequently Teported , in 1local newspapers that a new and’ heavier bridge over the Thames river at New London was to be built by Wie railroad company;’ and that in_that event the present Wridge might_be obtained, sultably. altorcs and when provided with proper ap- proaches, be made available for high- way purposes. Certain surveys have been made and maps prepared show-. ing one or more tentative proposed locations for a new railroad bria and legislative authority was obtained by the railroad company in 1909 to makevertain changes in the layout of the. bridge approaches within® the towns of New London and Groton. Actual active steps toward the imme- Ask YourfiGrocer For BAKER’S CARACAS SWEET CHOCOLATE - It Is Delicious Just the right combination of high grade €ocoa, pure sugar and vanilla to pl€ase the taste Sold in 1-8 1b. and 1-4 Ib. packages - BE SURE THAT YOU GET “BAKER'S™ ' . WITH THE TRADE-MARK ON THE PACKAGE & CO. Ltd. - Government. ‘The Bulletin makes the Cedar Rapids exhibit first because the attention of the public has of late been drawn to that. We shall follow this with replies from many other commission govern- ment places. CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA. ’ Population, 32,811, I. a ls any poltical designation allowed after the names of candidates on the ballot? No, but sufficlent other than party politics are conjured up in the primary and main elections tg_ creste - even greater animosities party politics, which are - thereby sreatly weakened in respect to their usefulness in national and state elections. Emphaticolly, No. Electorate abso- lutely pays no attention to candidates’ party afiliations. - No. Thers i no politics in the com- mission plan. answered No.” b. Has the activity of parties selfishly sesking the elsction of th: own members been diminished? Yea. Except perhaps the Federation of Labor, which has been able to elect one of the five commissioners. Enf #0. Somewhat, but there is adisposition to divide the membarship of the com- mission among the parties; in order to present a stronger ticket, deals are also made with men representing the labor and other strong factions; thus a ma- chine fs built uwp in which favorites play a great role—on the quiet. Non-partizan selfishness prevail Yes—absolutely, Party politics are unknown. One answered “Yes.” c. In general, are ‘the cleaner? No comparison between old and new elections THE, BULLEFIN'S INQUIRIES Much Difference of Opinion—The Yes's Prevail—Many From—There Are Many View Points of the New|3q, devite, strong enough to express radical diate construction of such a_proposed bridge, other than _such preliminary surveys, maps, eto., have, however, not yet beem begun. There has been no public advertising for substructure or superstructure _construction. There has been mo assembly of such tempo- rary or ent materials or equip- ment as would be required in large quantities even for the preliminary work relating an undertaking of such magnitude, Inasmuch as the construction of the underwater foundations, pierd, etc., of the massive nature required for & new railroad bridge of the mecessary type would probably occupy a period of time longer than two years; and as much additional time would also be required for the cemstruction and ‘erection of the requisite massive su- perstructure, it has not seemed to the commission * advisable to recommend any present attempt on the part of the state to acquire the bridge now in_use. ‘Phe commission has been ready since its appointment to receive any tenders from the railroad company of this bridge, with its piers and ap- proaches, but as the present railroad bridge cannot possibly. be converted into a highway bridge until such time, s the railrcad ecompany has finally completed and begun to use some other means of erossing the river, it has been thought by the commission a wiser public policy to await some such tender; particularly as it seems very apparent that the general assem- Dbly of 1913 whl have convened before legislation upon this subject will be necessary in_the public interest. Reference has been made above to the long swinging draw of the present bridge, . supported upon a central pier. Certain preliminary _tentative plans for a new railroad bridge pre- viously referred to, which have been publicly shown, disclose a location on- iy slightly further north than the site of the present bridge; and such plans indicate the use of a draw of the lift- ing rather than the swinging type. The final carrying out of such pro posed plans would, on account of the proposed location, ‘also favolve costly alterations in the swinging draw of the present bridge, since the proposed location of the new Lridge as shown in such tentative plans is 50 mear the old as 4o interfers with the present swinging draw. It seems to the com- mission that such interference would, if carried out, entail great economic waste, because the large <ost of such alteratigns in the old drawbridge as were thereby made necessary would then probably become & part of the expense to be borne by the public in the event that the present bridge was to be acquired for highway purposes. It therefore seems to the commission that at the proper time some local or state authority should have oppor- tunity to be heard with regard to the new location. if the old location is actually to beabandoned and somadg possibly available for highway pur- Doses. In view of the foregoing, the com- mission does not deem it at present advisable for the state to seck to ac- quire the bridge erossing the Thames river at New London, ewned and used by tis N. Y. H & H R R. Co. Barkentine Hart Libeled. United States Marshal Edson . Bishop attached the barkentine Stephen G. Hart at New London Thursday in an action for libel brought against the owner by the T. A. Scott company of New London for $3.000. The claim is for salvage. Judge Platt has set a hearing in ths United Stites court for the first Monday in April A large part of the cargoe of this bark was brought to this city for The Edward Chappell Co. DIBULLS -} tion ai ¥ . change effected. No organizations to corrupt. voters. - i Not at all, on the contrary! Much cleaner. Two answered “Yes”. One “No.” il. a. Are men of higher character and greater sbility induced to become candidates for office? Not is city. ¥t has usually bad ot in this eity. e last council or two under tle oid pian. Fossibly not. We have aiways had :lery capable men s candidates for Fnia Io one of the greatest benefits. People without being bound by party ties elfminate the weak sud choose the Not as & Tle, Because they have to through ree isagreeable cam- Saigns, 80 to speak (getting signatures, Funning through the primary and also throug the election, which is very ex- pensive), and the best men are nat to be had for a salary, while at the same time the latter is too small to com- mand the best, except for part of their time. One answered “No.” One “Yes. b Are your aldermen chasen a3 epecialiste—that is, for especial know- Jedge of finance, of highways, of bulld- o or departmantal work in charities, fire department, water works, etc.? Not mecessarily—the people have simply zlected good, plain, honest busi- ness men. few are, but generally uch spe- cialisty command better salaries and long-time positions; this is one of the weal ‘points’ in_the whole system, as the former heads of departments, like fire and police éhief, cannot be dis- pensed with. and therefore the city has to pay their salaries and in addition those of commissioners, quite often in- competent. Not mandatory under law, but men fitted for certain positions are assigned to them: abilities are considersd by voters in this respect. - There is a decided tendency in ghat direction. No. - That is & weakness in the law which might be remedied by amend- ment. The successful candidates are assigned to departments after election by voting each other in. Not quite satisfactory. . One answered “No. - 1I. a. Is there greater and more direct responsibility upon members of ‘the municipal council? There is in one wey, but it ean be pushed on to the shoulders of a num- bef of appointees of the commission- efs. They act autocratic, and com- plaints do not move them much, mel- ther suggestions, upless they _come from favorites, or peuple with pull. There is, because they recefve sal- arles for ‘performing their duties and the press has impressed the thought if any laxity is manifest even in the smallest details, . They are—both of them—ever “on the job.” Yes, The councilman in charge of depariment is held direstly responsi- ble for that department. This is a great step in advance. So claimed, but not sustained by the workings of it in this city. Yes, the responsibility is fixed and direct. One answered “Yes b. Are appointments made by them (more than befors) on the grounds of fitness rather than politioal strength] Yes—absolutely. No reference what- gver s mads to poutical qualifica- tion. = Appointive—library trustees, solici- tor, assessor, treasurer. auditor, city engineer. Like policemen and fifemen mrehunder civil s ice. e i Yes. .Most' of their appointments are above criticism. Appointments are now made upom merit alone; all things being equal friends of the plan are given prefer- ence; civil service also rul§s. Ap- poinfments have been made of men op- posed to plan and administration, Are men human? Or can the com- mission plan make men perfect? Not much; it even takes away some whole- some watching and controlling influ- ence from the commissioners, wito can run their departments just as they please, without any interference from the other commissioners. This makes corruption (of which we had one case already) so much easier. One answered “Yes.” c. Does the administration in its methods resemble more than the old form the business administration of some large industry? Yes; it is patterned exactly- after the best of modern business. methods. No;, only in the light it is a close corporation. faad Very much more. 'It is strictly a business administration_ It is this and nothing else; city dis- counts- all bills; commissioners gather around table and discuss all problems without formality or - parliamentary frills; motions are only made after thorough discussion. . No: for it #s only a lclerical admin- istration, without being able to work consistently on-a policy of develop- ment, extension, etc., of the city, as the aldermen were able to do.. The commission does not receive the coun- sel of a representative body of citizens as before (comparing with a board of directors in an industry) and the voters are powerless as to the com- missioners’ policies, therefore they be- come | apathefic and __discontented, which is a very deplorable state of af- fairs in any municipality 1t does. IV. a. Are the salaries of the may- or and aldermen larger under this form than before? - Yes. Under the old combined $2,500, Under the new $9,700. Yes. Mayor $2,500; councilmen $1,% 800; used to be only $200 a year. Before aldermen received 3100 per year, ten of them—and did§hothing. mmissioners number five and devote time to city business; saving on srafting alone in police “administra- ounted to 37,600 first year. ries of mayor and four commis- sioners total $9,700, > Yes, the mayor -gets $2,500 and, ev- ery ‘commissioner 31,800 @ year, if we ‘remember . right, - while - formerly the ‘jmayor got about $1,560 and the. al- ‘dermen $100 each. One answered “Yes.! - the five (to look after city's departments, of police, of fire, of parks, of . just as only one in an industrial during the first year of plan and since. Not to any great extent. It was good before. The council has lived within its income. It has issued bonds and ‘the citxs debt is larger. But its prop- @rty assets have been doubled in four years. - Only on the wrong elde of the ledger. Yes—city has been put on cash basis, bonded debt given net reduction of $93,000. City inventory has practically doubled ‘in three years under commis- sion plan. No, for while its assets have in- creased commensurate with.the moneys expended in public improvements, the debt has aleo increased, likewise tax assessments. One answered “Yes.” V./ In general, is the new form of government cleaner from political i fluence, more business-like in adm tration, more effectually organized, more progressive, more soundly eco- nomical? Most assuredly yes. It is the differ- enca between a political government for the politicians and grafters and a business administration for the tax- payers. Yes. Better in every way, the city being_ considered as a whole rather than by wards. Non-partisan, “No.” More busines: Hike in administration, “No.* fectually organized, Yes, to the detri- the taxpayers. More soundly ‘economical, “No.” It plays other than party politics; is less business-like, because of too many mansgers and no advisers; more auto- cratioally organized, with no sure way of knowing how the people stand re- garding any policy, for it cannot be in- dicated, nor do the people get a chancs to_vote on any policy or increase of 4ebts as formerly. The recall or refer- endum are inoperative, as they require too many ‘One answered Yes, Yes, Yes a. What per cent. of voters is required to gain a recall, and is it offective? : Twenty-five per cent. Never been worked and is regarded as a joke. Twenty-five per cent. ' Not effective on ‘account of too large a percentage required. Twenty-five per cent. Recall has never been operated in Cedar Rapids ~~or in any city operating under the| commission plan. Petition for recall must contain names of 25 per cent. of voters, Hlec- tion is then held to choose successor. Incumbent against whom complaint is made may be candidate if he choos- es, Majority determines. ‘Twenty-five per cent, but a recall is| never needed; the fear of it is suf- ficient. The people also weed out the incompetents in the primaries. Twenty-five per cent. may.ask re- call; majority determines outcome. Has not been used here. lighting plants—own- , and are they inven- toried annually, ahd a balance’ sheet published, the custom of corpo- rations owning such plants? Yes. Water plant only. The public knows very little about the inner workings of the water plant, other than an increase of water rates over when it was run by private owner- ship. In other words, it is a wrongful doer of the taxpayers and consumers. Water plant only utility owned by city. Plant is operated on business basis. City owns wafer plant only, Inven- tory and balance sheet are published annually and . quarterly statements made. ‘Water plant is owned and operated by_the city and is so inventoried. Yes, but the commission is not con- stituted as to further the - municipal ownership idea, nor can it do much in a two-year term. —_— A Fierce Night Alarm is the hoarse, startling cbugh of a child, suddenly attacked by croup. Oft- en it aroused Lewis Chamblin of Man- chester, O. (R. R: No. 2), for their four <children were greatly subject to croup. “Sometimes in severe attacks,” he wrote, “we were afraid they would die, but since we proved what a certain remedy Dr. King’s New Discovery is, we have no-.fear. We rely on it for eroup and for coughs, colds or any throat or lung trouble.” So do thou- sands of others. So may you. Asthma, Hay Fever, La Grippe, Whooping Cough, Hemorrhages fly before it. 50c ‘Trial bottle free. Sold by Attacks School Principal. A severe attack on school principal, Chas. B. Allen, of Sylvania, Ga., is thus told by him. “For more than three years,” he writes, “I suffered inde- scribable torture from rheumatismi, liv- er and stemach trouble and diseased kidneys. All remedies failed ill I usel Electric Bitters, but four bottles of this ‘wonderul remedy cured me complete ly.” Such results are common. Thou- sands bless them trouble, female complaints, kidney dis- oraers, biliousness, and for new health and vigor. Try them. Only 50¢ at Lee & Osgood Co’s. - MOTHER ORAY'S SWEET POWDERS | “Foley’s Honey and Tar is the best cough remedy I eved e quick We_present our reidirs with a- list of seasonable merchandise “of such value as to warrant cafl- ing it a bargain list in every sense of the word. Last Call on Winter Garments Small lot of High-class Winter Coats, all*fine materials, value up to $25.00—Today’s choice $15.00. ‘Women’s and Misses’ Suits, all good colors and fine materials, values up to 3$25.00—Today’s choice $15.95. About ten Women's Suits, all nobby styles, ono of a kind, values up to $35.00—Today’s choice $21.50. Small lot of fine Dresses, consisting of velvet, serges, silks, etc., different colors and styles, values $18.00 to $26.00—Today’s choice $13.95. Children’s Winter Coats from 3 to 10 years, fine materials and colors, choice Kersey Coating Fine Kersey Coating, 2 vards wide, sponged and shrunk—Today 770 per yard. ~—— ‘Women's Whits Cross Bar Aprons, fancy Tound style, hemstitched ruffie trimimed and. pocket; regular 25 qual- ity—While they last 1220, Small lot of Womews Short Ki- monos,. German flannel, assorted pat- terns, reguler 50c quality—Today 35e. Small lot of Muslin Underwear, con- sisting of Corset Covers and Drawers, regular 50c quality—Today 3% each. Lace Department One Iot of Oriental All Overs, black, white and cream,’ $1.25 quality—Today 98 a yard. Colored Chiffon Veilings, 50c quality—Special 25c, regular Gloves ‘Women’s 2-Clasp Kid Glov, only Ribbon Opportunity - Messaline and Taffeta Ribbons, all the popular shades, regular 19c¢ qual- ity—Today 1250, tan and gray—Today 69¢ a pair. ‘Women’s Cashmere Gloves, brown and tan—21c a pai Notions, Domestics, Hosiery and Underwear Notion Department Black Worsted, 5-yard skirt braid— Today 5c. Best quality /absolutely Sanitary Hairnets, in dark, medium and light ‘brown—Special for today 5¢ each. Glycerine Soap, “Rosaire” cake—Today special 9¢ a cake. Woodworth’s Spring Violet Talcum Powder, in glass jars, value 15c—To- day 10c. Hlastic and Patent Leather Belts in green, brown and red—Special for today, 2 for 38c. large Domestic Department Hemmed Crochet Quilts, full size, slightly soiled, $1.76 quality—Today $1.47. Refnnants of Table Dagnask, bleach- ed and unbleached, at special prices for today. Huck Toweling, 18 and inches widé, value 15c and 17c—Today 12¢, 22 Hosiery and Underwear Small lot of Women's Fleeced-lined Vest and Drawers, in bleached and unbleached, the regular 50c quality— Special for today 35¢ a garment. ‘Women's Black Seamless Mercers ized Hose, with double hecl and toc, our regular 25c quality—Special for today e & pair. Misses' 1 and 1-Rib Black Lisls Hose, 5% to 9%, regular 19c quality— Special for today 15¢ a pai Men’s Furnishings Men's Medium Weight Cotton Sox, reinforced heel and toe, value 10c— Special today 7c a pair, 4 pairs for 25¢. Boys' Sweaters at a fingl reduction to clean them up—regular $1.00 qual- ity—Today special 53¢ each. Regular $1.50 quality—Today spe- cial 97¢c each. Men's Domet Pajamas of a fine grade of material and trimmed, regu- ler price $1.50—Today $1.13 a - Men's Wool Flannel Shirts in khaki, navy and gray, Tegular price $1.50—Today $1.17 each. Kitchenware Dep't. U. S. Mail Laundry Soap, full weight and size bars, 5c size—Today 8 for 25c. Gold Dust, 4-1b. package, regular for curing stomach | price 25c—Today 19¢ a package. " Percolator Coffee Pots, heavy tin, nickel-plated, aluminum. center, $1.25 value—Today 98¢ each, Stationery Department, Pound Paper, good quality fabric- finished paper, 15c a pound—Today 100 & pound. i . Envelopes to match, 2 packages. for. 15¢. ¢ § Men’s Furnishings, Etc. Wash Goods Dep't. ¢ Outing Flannels, plain colors, pini white, gray, cream, value 12l;c—To- day 8o a yard. Silk Mulls, Perslan designs for waists, trimmings, etc., 39¢ value—To- day 23 a yard. ‘Waistings, light weight wool and cotton materials, stripes \ with wmer- cerized satin sf regtlar price 59 oday 380 « yard. b Carpets and Upholstery Department Casement Cloth, printed on both sides, perfectly roversible and guar- | antesd fast colors, very pretty for casement length ecurtains, regular price 15c—today, special 10c a yard. Cluny Lace Curtains, white or Arab finish, real linen, hand-made Cluny 2dge and ‘insertion,.mounted on double thread Saxony net, Tegular price $3.95 —today, special a pair. Fine Nottingham Lace Curtains, large variety of designs in Brussels, Renaissance and Marie Antoinette lace effects that are ve good styles and a very practical n to buy, rogular prices $2.26 and Y23 only $150.a pair. i =3