Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 14, 1921, Page 4

devote \fiu entire attention to one acre but_the principle is nevertheless: the same and what is learned in & small way s bound to be applied to a greater or less degree in later years. Likewise there is the example which the boys in a contest of that kind set others who are not going to be satisfied until they can approach somewhat near to such an goal which others are bound to be doing their best to pass, and the result is that better farmers are being developed. And disrwich Buileti and Qoufier ' __125 YEARS OLD price 1% a week: J0c a month; $6.00 » gear, £ what is true in one direction of farm as- Dniered % the Postolfice st Norwi. €0OB. % |4iyity Jikewise holds good in others. Teleptone Calls, Sulistis Bosiness Office. 480. _Bulletln Edlerial Rooms, 35-3. Bullettn Job Offce, 35-3. Willimantle Office. 23 Church St Telephone 105 congress that it was his opinion that & = call from this country, for a conference Norwich, Friday, Janm. 14, 1921 i penaie of aisarmament would not only = be Welcomed by the other naiions but MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, would be quickly responded to he based ' The Assoclavd Press is cxclusively entied it upon such disgussions as he had had to the use for republication of all news despalch- with and such expressions as he has se- 0t credited to St e St || o from toregn. satemmen, nesein. | Bec AL e S el of el itself and guarding against Wwhat NEED CONCERTED,ACTION. ‘When General Bliss declared 1o the des - CIRCULATION WEEK ENDING JAN. 8th, 1921 10,969 PUBLIC AND SIMPLE. ‘While Mr. Harding didn't intend that the committees in charge of the inaugu- tation celebration in Washington should g0 too far in the expenditure of money when a large part of it could and should be avoided under existing conditions, he likewise has indicated that in the cur- tallment they should not go so far the other way that due consideration would not be given to the public. 5 Having preached economy he believed that the time was ripe for the putting into practice of that policy from the very start of the administration. As the one chiefly concerned at such a time he na- turally felt that it was a matter in which any nation which has large responsibil- ities to discharge will launch out alone on a policy of disarmament knowing that others are going to not only tivities, There is a good example set by country that calis 'a halt but it is se- riously questioned if it isn't foolhardy paredness is. But with a full under-, standing on the part of the leading pow! construction of warships and check their programmes for large naval increases, thereby keeping iheir navies at the ex- isting strength it is going to mean that tage over the other and ihat an end is going to be put to the steadily increas- ing expenditures for the first line of de- fense. With all countries parlicipating in such an ending of naval construction the he was entitled fo an expression of his|Mad competition that now prevails would views. But when the committees in|Dé ended, while each nation would not compliance therewith got the impression|P¢ making its position any ihe less se- that he desired the exercises to be held |cure than it is today. Should it develop in the senate chamber, where becruse Dfilhat there were nations which would not its limitations it would bepossible to ac-| D€COme a party to such an agreemeni commodate fow except members of con.|there would be disclosed pretty clearly grees, it was quite proper that he should | What their purnos®s in naval construe- Iet it be known that he believed it was|ton Were, or as General Bliss said to snly just that they should be held in the| the committee it would disclose “the spen where it would be possible for the|ReXt Germany. prblic as well as members of congress fo gather around and witness the cse- mony. - This is pessible of course without any slaborate provisions or large expénditure ot money. It is the reasonable way of | loeking at the matter when the purpose | in view is to eliminate extravagance but | vet have it fust as much of a public af- fair as it ever was. committse canndt fail to appre- efate the cood judgment displayed in the suggestion, and evidénce that it does is abundantly indicated by the enthusiastic menner in which it is respondin: desires of the president-elect. Tt was mever his purpose to fgnore the public | and unless the weather conditions mal it fnadvisable to conduct the exercis i the oven the public feature of the ceremony will he maintained unbroken as in the mast, with nstead of pomp and extravagance. | e AUSTRIA, y Austria is ready to, if it has not act- ually thrown up its hands. If has been struggling along under condiiions which few can Pealize. Business has got to the point of stagnation, it is next to im- possible to get. anything with which to secure food, it has no credit and it pre- sents to the world a picture of a coun-| try down and out. In spite of all {hat has been done the situation there has cen growing worse, and even though it making history by the course it prom- es to follow ihere is apparently nothing 1o give_it suflicient encouragement to be- lieve that it can be kept ot of the hands of a recciver. Austria recognizes that it has gone through a war that has left it stranded. It is paralyzed o far as self help is con- cerned and it apparently doesn’t enter- LOBEYISTS, 4 It ig nothing new for lobbyists at Washington, or in other legislatures in| fact, to be considered as pests. This certainly is the situation when the num- | ber becomes large emough and the meth- 6ds o botherzome that life is made mis- cent by going into! bankruptey. or that it be permitted to unite with Mol o e e Germany. The latter idea doesm’t meet Bms ot e see b o :'rm the dpproval of the European pow- them it would apptar that Washington | is 2 hive of just such trouble malers, for instead of heing the means of giving ihe eongressmen informatiol which they fiesira, need and should have theglobby+ ists resort to such tactics as to make themselves shunned. In order to deal with the situation it is fhe belief of Senator Kenyon that evety | fobbyist ought to be required to tegister and to give his record together Wwith that of his employer and what fi-{ Pancial consideration he is ge for | his services. In this connection he calls | particular attention to former congress-| men who are remaining in Washington to | tractice law and who are serving as! the representatives of various interests| for the purpose of pushing some partic- | blar piece of legislation in which they | nay be concerned with the view to serv-! irg their special purpose. The idea is to have such individuals known for what Mhey are. They haveas much rienc as Anyone to engage in such efforts but it Is only fair that those whose' judsment! they are trying to influence snould knew Just what is back of their endeavors, why : {ey ‘afe Beifie manctand riot he |, Lo uaD umETO(COMMEE EAYR: Jnmnasy Wuenced through such friendship as|lS Just begiining to realize that it has tight have beén established and in whicy ;> TePutation to live up to. full rellance is placed without knowingi o the other side of the efforts. When there are so many who are ‘ob- byists it is not surprising {f most of those who become epgaged in such wark tre quickly stamped by lesislators for what they are, but with the cunning ways in which they bring influences and vressure to bear the importance of gi Ing the members of conzress the prote Hon from such people that wonld come! from making them register ought not to eecape the good sense of the natinnal law makers any more than it has those m some state legislatures, The idea is to bring them ocut into the light and make them stand for what they are CLUB CONTESTS HELP. From different sections of the country there are coming reports showing the | esults of the cfforts which have been put forth for the advancement of boys; Prices have been cut to meet decreased and girls in certain lines of effort. The | manufacturing costs and the time has club method ‘of devgloping interest and | arrived when the “buyers’ strike” should rivalry invariably demonstrates its|be oalled off. worth wherever tried, whether it con-| cerns canning, pigs, sheep, corn, or thel raising of other garden truck. tral* Burope. nroblem ig presented. While it heen necessary to help out some of the small nations during times of trouble there has never been an instance where a country has been so helpless as .Aus- tria appears to be ioday. It is/mot go- ing.to be the simplest task in the world to put it back upon a sound economic Dasis, but that is what the country needs | and that is what must be done before it can be lifted from the plane of being a dangerous bteeding ground for bol- shevism. Thrt Austria needs help there can be liitle question, but what is both- ering it severely mow is where it is go- ing to get it. EDITORIAL NOTES, Conditions have changed materially so there is the possibility of a January thaw this year. ‘While he may have suffered a break- down ag reported Lenine will probably mairtain that he is not eut. With crude oil dropping 35 cents a barrel, who cap figure out what the cut will be on a gallon of gasoline? It is a bit hard on those Whe had been putting so much time, money and at- teniion on their inaugural ball gowns. Now that the ‘preliminaries are out of the way the general assembly can settle down to a busy and profitable sessidn. “Sugar siocks are much larger than a year ago” is the report, and as you have probably noticed they are also much lower. There is no probability that the Amer- ican balloonists will consider it desirable ‘What the corn clubs mean in the way |to spend any part of another December of not only keeping the children inter-|and January in the.region of Moose Fac- ested in the farm but in’increasing the| tory. production is well displayed by the re- sult of a contest in Shelby county, In- diana, where the winner of the prize, awarded for wield, cost of production, ex- | hibit, story and record secured 89 bush- eis on an acre of ground. The boys who wen the second and third prizes were sble to get a larger production in both Instances, one getting nearly 99 bushejs and the gther over 96 though in other re- spects than on the yield they failed to get 2s high a marking. While the prizes_may serve as an in- centive durin); sdch contests there can- not fail to be developed an interest in the methods ol producing corn'which is bound to be of immense value to the boys as they grow ‘older and assume|ing them out of {own but insist on each larger respmsibilities in connection with | town" dealing with ‘its own. Connecticut the farm. It is a different proposition | in fact doesn’t wamt to see sny coming % handle a larger alreage than it.is to]over the beundary. There are ihose Who seem to being in- terested in finding out Whether those made crazy by the kind of liquor used carry the delusion that life thereafter is one continuous round of dissipation. The Ford bonus is certainly coming at a period when mighty good use can be made of it, and the chances are that the cmployes are getting much more out of the business that way than by any plan of running the plant themselves. Massachusetts is going ' io start a statewide campaign against the rats. It should never tolerate .the policy of driv- lishment. They set a|come all difficulties.” - | said that—" naval committee of the lower house of | band. e of the necessity of protecting | hunted up the adhesive tape and chewing ihe{gum? No, you know he wouldn't. He other fellow may be doing or may have|might spatter his trousers and, anyhow, in mind it can hardly be expected that|he wouldn't know what to do. | strengthen themselves under their own|and it caught fire in the broiler there'd construction programme but to befter be another Chicago conflagration without ihemselves through .such leiup;as takes|{a doubt because instead of doing the log- place in the country that checks its ae-|ical thing she'd wait for someone to burst the in his hand to rescue the dollar-ten piece knowing what the penalty of lack of pre-|have any sense—— ers that they will all agres to stop the)is something ope achieves in self-defense one is not going to secure any advan-|per hushand. 'belle would make a perfectly beautiful n much of &ny hope #hat it can get|ine impression created on the minds of others interestéd in its predicament suf-|all and rapturously did the ficteritly to pull it out of the big Hdle ex- fcouncilors hail the elevation of Brish The desperate situation in this part of ent ngtion. the former dual monarchy has caused| ThiS ceremony concluded, the president the suggestion to be made that it turn |8nd council repaireq to the public square its affairs over to the supreme eouncil, | Wiere, in front of the building set apart 2s might be expecied. There is N0} o0 of Savannah. desire to see Germany increased terrl-|jign: infantry companies, which had been torially as the result of the war or. to|quickly summoned, then permit it to gain a /larger control in cen-|and a procession was formed consisting On ihe matter of a recetvership-a new | marshal on horseback, with his hasidrawn; the secretary bearing the dec- !was fired. His excellency. “I think that young Carroway is serious about Bluebelle,” ‘announced that young lady’s mother in some excitement when she had got her husband alone. “I think he wants to marry her! He was talking today about the high cost of living and how an energetic young man could over- “T think I can scare up car fare to send Bluebelle to Australia or Patagonia or some secluded resort,” offered Bluebelle's father hopefully. “I would sacrifice much to save my child.” “Why, Edgar! I don't think you under- explained his wife patiently. “I “I can hear a mile,” repgived her hus- “I love my child, but to my certain knowledge she can't even boil water with- out burning it and while Ethelbert Carro- way is a fine judge of double chocolate sodas and $5 neckties, I wouldn't bet om him in a stock crisis. “What if a water pipe burst and no plumber withir a mile? Would Ethelbert leap into the breach, 80 to speak, and strangle the pipe neatly while Bluebelle stand,” Neither would Bluebelle. They'd just sit there and drown-and ruin all the plastering and rugs in the flat below. “And if Bluebelle was tackling a steak other in with a helmet on his head and an axe of meat. It would be a positive crime to let those two infantile idiots roam away | tains. from their protecti=g firesides before they “Nobody has sense when he gets mar- ried,” announced Blebelle's mother. “Sense —nobody tries to get it; it is thrust upon him like a life preserver. ‘And you never get it till you're too old to have a real good time, S0 my theory is—" “I know all about your theory.” sald “Your theory is that Biue- have bride and knock the spots off the Biffany girl's wedding and it would tickle you to death to make Mrs. Biffany raging jcalous day. and mad. You would like fo read that ODD INCIDENTS IN AMERICAS j| /0¥ HISTORY HOW SAVANNAH RECEIVED THE DECLARATION ‘When the Dectaration of Independence wag adopted in Puladeipnia on July 4, 1776, it vaus naturaily sone tiue belore the action of Congress was made known througnout the colonies. it was muntus before distant seciious were reacicd, and the war was weil in progress before some isolaled reactions were aware 8f Lhe con- Bicay As an instance, 8o tardy were the means of communication at a period when the elecwric telegraph, and cunvey- ance by steam were ucknown, that sb near a section of the couniry as Savan- nah, Ga., did not hear of the Deciaration of Independence until the 10th of August. On that date an express messenger arrived at Savannah and delivered to President Archibald Bullcch a certified copy of the memorable document, ac- compani,d by a letter from John Han- cock, president of the Continerial Con- gress. The Georgia Provincial congress ‘was at once eonvened, and to its members President Bulloch read that historic and brave utterance cf the delegates of the thirteen united colonies. Profound was assembled from coloni¢gs into the dignity of an independ- for the deliberateness of the Provincial Assembly, the Declaration of Independ- ence was again read; and this time amid the accalamation of the congregated cili- The grenadier and fired a salute aried of the grenadiers in front, the provost sword wage laration; his excellency, the president, the honorablé council and gentlemen at- tending; the light infantry, the militia of the town and district of Savannah, and lastly the citizens. Thus constituted the processiyn march- ed to the Liberty Pole, where it was re- inforced by the Georgia battalion. Here the declaration was read for the third time. At the command of Col. Lachlaw Meclntosh thirteen volleys were fired from the field pleces and alao from: the small arms. Thence the entire concourse proceedea to the battery at the Trustecs Garden. where the declaration was publicly read for the fourth and last time. From the siege guns planted at that point a salute President Bulloch, the members of counceil, Col. McIntosh, many gentlemen and the mi. tia subsequently dined under the cedar trees and cordially drank to the “pros- perity and perpetuity of the United, Free and Independent States of America.” In the evening the town was illuminat- ed. A funeral procession, embracing a number of citizens larger than had ever | been congregatéd in the history of Sa- | vannah and attended by the gremadfer and | light infantry companies, the Georgia bat- talion and, a,” with muffled drums marched to the front of the court house—where his Majesty King George the third was interred in effify, and the following burial was read with all solem- nity. “For_as much as George the Third of Great Britain has most flagrantly vielat- ed his coronation oath, and trampled upon the Constitution of our country and the sacred rights of mankind, we therefore, commit his po'itical existence to the ground—corruntion to eorruption—tyr- anny to the grave—and oppression to eternal infamy—in sure and certain hooe that he will never cbtain a resurrection to rule again over this United States of America. But, my friends and fellow citizens, let us not be 30rry, as men with- out hope, for tyrants that thus depart— rather let us remember Anerica is free and independent, and that she is and wi'l be, with the blessings of the Almighty, great among the nations in well-doins and to fight for vur richts and privileges, for our wives and children, and for all that is near and ‘dear unto us. May God give us His blessing and let all the peo- ple say, Amen!” With similar joy was the Declaration pf Independence welcomas in the other parishes of Georefa. St. John's Parish— the home of Hall and Gwinnett, two of the sieners—was most pronounced in its demonstrations of loyalty and ‘approval. (Tomorrow—The Self-Made Lord Timo- othy Dexter) I Btories That Recall Others I T % . Rather Busy. Aunt Lena called over the telephone to talk to her favorite sister. Her nine year old niece answered her call. After 2 brief exchange of formalities Aunt Le- na said, “T'd like to speak to your moth- er, or is she busy? “Well, she’s sort of busy, the niece re- turned “She has the toothache and the baby both ont on the front porch.” Liked Her Mother. Six year old Marzaret often played come. sary guish! Numerous inquiries have been rec: by the bureau of Tnternal revenue con- crning the items to be “gross income” in the 1920 incomc tax returns. Correct understanding of the | term is of paramount importance to the |r taxpayer, as it is the basis upon which | the return -is made. Income is defined by the revenue act , profit, and income de- rived from salaries, wages, or person- al compensation, ar fronr professio cations, trades, sales or dealings in property; also from interest, rents, dividends, securiti: the transaction of any business carried on for gain or profit, and.income to include “gain every dollc® reccived by during the year 1920 must Be shown In his return as gross income. at net income, upon which the tax is sessed, the taxpayer is specified deductions, svch as business e penses, loWs, and depr @ iation, which will be fully explained later. agricultural. for personal services ‘wages, oommissions, fees, pensions pald retireq employes, and tips. Payment for personal services may be paid for partly in cash and partly board and lodging. gether T YOUNG ver with pearls’ and that after a wedding trip that would cost dollars the yor on Gol Coast lane - “All women are crazy when it comes to the excitement of having wedding pres- ents arrive and the swish of tissue paper ‘wrappings is music to their ears. You want to tell all the women you know simply won’t know how to live W Bluebelie gone and what a lovely disposi- tion the child has, having never caub: you a moment’s worry or trouble and al- ways so sweet about doing as she was toll—not many young men get such a treasure as your child. “Yet for these pleasures you are willing to turn loose upon a suffering world of landlords, butchers and grocers these two young, green, helplew, thoughfless crea- tures to spread disaster to every ome, themselves included. Why, when I think of young Carroway trying to browbeat a Janitor I could break out into loud laugh- ter even in the midst of my present an- Bluebelle is too young—Car- roway is too young—and, anyhow, what does he earn?” “1 wish you wouldn" his wife reproached him. heart for love's young dream—and you {achy, full of col and I were married when younger than they are. Yes, a good deal | low. younger."” “It's impoesible " o! “You have we stormed Bluebell parent. Those two could repeat the-list thirty sundaes on the soda menu wten they couldn’t tell you the price of bu.ter and eggs, and you know it. I never heard anything so ridiculous—that child getting married! And to a mere boy! ft! We'll send her away before cinches the affair.” “Well,” confessed his wife, “he’s asked her already. And she’s said yes all right and you've “You don't say! father. “Why, the little daredevil I knew we had to lose her some time, but I kind of hoped I could put off the evil nd i t to stand i gasped Bluebell Mayhe young Carroway isn't bad after all.”"—Exchange. _— - _ with Nellle, a neighbor’s little girl. One day the two were just starting Mar- { raret’s house when the latter’s mother, | seeing the muddy shoes headed them off | 2T : and sent them out to play on the porcn, | S'PS. OF corporations that After a moment Nellie remarked: “My mother don't carc run over the kitchen floor.” There was quite a long interval of si- lence. Then Margaret said “I wish I had a nice, dirty mother like yow've got, Nelli the clean kitchen floor at how much INCOME TAX FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW business, commere or any source whatever.” the In arrivi allowed cer ‘Wage Earners’s Tax Taxpayers may be divided into four general classes—the wage earner or sal- class, business, professional, Any form of compens earner is income, including and bonus Promissory notes recelved in payment for services, and not merely as security | for such payments, constitute income to the amount of their fair market When services are paid for in somethinz | other than money, the fair market value iof the thing taken in payment | amount to be included as income. If the services were stiplated price in the absence of evidence to the contrary such price will be pre- sumed to be the fair value of the com- pensation received. Compensgtion cred ed to a taxpayer's account and subject | to the withdrawal must be reported ns income whether actually recelved or not. The gross income of the usual business consists of the gross profit on sales, to- with income from other~ sources. “eturn must show the gross sales, To ret Income correctly and to ascer- 083 income inventories are ncces- at the beginning and end of each taxable year. The lawyer, doctor, architect, sctor, author, dentist clergyman and other pro- fessional man must include in hi: rendered at 3, and cost of goods sold. retu everal thousand ung couple will be at home or something like be so material,” “Anyhow, We were excep- tional young people who read good books | and improved our minds instead of spend- | Ing our time at movies and soda foun- | I won't Well, ved irciuded under derive Practically taxpayer rendered by the laries, In this event a fair value must be placed on the room and meals and the amount reported as in- value. is the ed il no} You are bilious unstrung. 's.{ wake up clear, rosy and cheerful. griping—no inconvenienc: love scarets too. 10, 50 cents. constipated, head- Your were i meais don't fit—breath is bad, skin sal- Take one or two Cascarets to- night for your liver and bowels n;\xd‘ 0 Children | of |of griss income all fees salfriés, othier compensation for professional s vices. Return by Farmers The farmer is required to report he cluding crops and live stuck whether pr S i sold. { for groce: . ¢8, merchandise, or other ai must be reported as income. who rents L.e farm on the 5C | year in which tig crops are sold. Pro lands must be feported. the term “fdrm" 'poultry, ranches, | farming includes fruft and truck for: operations. operate age farms, for profi ers or tenants, or desi; 1 ated farmers. ing items: in banks, including saving Cash dividerd on stock. » nks. and | as gross income aii proiis derived from the sale or exchange of furm producis, in- duced on the furm or pufchased and re- Where farm produce is exchanged ticles the fair market vaide of the wriicie A farmes crop-share | | basis must report sich income for the ! derived froun the sale or rental of farm | Within the meaning of: the revenue act | stock, dairy, also plantations and all Jand used for T Individuais, pariner- or cither as own- ry taxpayer is required to inciude in his return of gross income the foliow- i Intercst received on notes nnd deposits - | 0- r- | supreme . court decided in March, 1920, that stock | | dividends are taxable. . Profh table income for the year in which re {ceived. Only dividends raid out earnings.or profils accrued since Mareh 1913, are taxed. n on form 1063 \ s from mines, ofl and gas we' and franchise: come fes or in 1 from incomes of estates, trus: ed ete., th exacutors. Making . Volcanoes Work. renace to the island, working or are goin: work for the people,’ Moran, of Honolulu. are %o be mads said Robert “Honolulu h: Palol galions of d: from this source. Milo is raising fund to tap the active velc lauea in an eflort to uce t dous volume of gases industgjal and other aped tops volcanoes around Ionolulu are kno to act as colicction and storage rese d is get e treme; tored there f es, in out through the sides of the form volcanic hills, works department ng for new sources of went pro: crater. When the burrowing ws of geod water was obtaine following day jumped to 2 lons daily, the output since. The possibili a volcano being only thirty miles the city. Scientists declare that t ses have limitless d a fund of $5,000 to conduct nally harnessed.”—Washington Post. Lenten Days. These are lenten days for the fait! ful. Even the congressional seed said to be insufficient to go around. Knoxville Sentinel Again the season is here when mu: choose m between wearing tl rn ma ng her an enemy for life, LOCAL LADY SAYS NERVOUS PROSTRATIOK QUICKLY YIELDED TO THE TONIC CINOT CINOT That Will Mo, As It Helted When MRS. C. LANGNER The testimonials praising CINOT are rapidly coming in and each and Mrs. C. Langner of 76 Butler Street, New Haven, Makes Statement About ,eThan Convince a Skeptic—Praises CINOT All Else Had Failed, Langner’s testimonial sounds remark- able but we have had so many start- | ling truths that it is getting common- | place with us. Mrs. Langner says: nerves. “My appetite was very poor and was unable to eat but very little which | ed my condition and made me | A friend of mine advised mé to try CINOT and I am aggra weak and poorly. glad I did as today I feel full strength and ambition and now eat all I want and my sleep is sound and to do my, housework is a pleasure.” WHERE. Profits received from the sale of prop- erty, real or personal. If the property s purchased prior to March 1, 1913 rough trustees, aminitrators, and “The huge volcanoes of Hawail, long tapped the crater of thé extinct ing 2,000,- | of K s. of the extinct: for immense amounts of wate: A great deal of this has been seeping ! tie and standing the gaff, “I have been guffering with ner- vous prostration and & general run down condition of the system for the | past six months, was for a long time | unable to work around the house and finally was taken so bad that I had! to go to bed at times to steady my CINOT IS FOR SALE IN NORWICH BY H. M. LEROU, AND ALL OTHER FIRST-CLASS DRUGGISTS EVERY- from | the sale of such stock however, are tax- o 1, the profit is based on the difference botween the selling price and the. fair | rket price or value as of March 1. | Partners)ip profits; partnerships u§ such are not subject to the income tax |f bus- each i must pay | a tax on th T partner- vo- s are required to ren- | | 18, re- | fhat is amoun: | | to L. vi a n- or vn r- er | Recently the Honolulu S- pply, and | ded to bore into the side of Palo- as completed a rush of 1.500,000 gallons v of heat and ‘power | as embodied in the great, active Ki-| lauea is being discussed at Hilo, the | hefi possibili- | Pow izens are raicing xperi- mental work and hope to achieve grea results when the active volcano is fi- h- | is | =1 he he | | I| of | I RTEQUS & OUR GREAT JANUARY - CLEARANCE SALE is the most remarkable sale of its kind in years. Never greater SAVING than are now possible on seasonable and desirable merchandise—our own dependable qualities at the most decisive price reductions that we've ever made —bring the lowest prices of years in this store-wide and sweeping A SALE OF SILKS Special purchases together with drastic reductions in our own stocks brings the lowest prices offered in years for dependable and fashionable Silks. Foremost among the silk offerings are hundreds of yards of beautiful, new silks, for street and evening wear— All At One Price — $1.49 a Yard Georgette Crepe, $1.49 40-inch Georgette Crepe, for Waists, Dresses and Skirts, in white and a full line of fashionable colors at $1.49 a yard, former value $3.00. Crepa-de-Chine, $1.49 40-inch Crepe-de-Chine, in street shades, taupe, brown and navy blue —at $1.49 a yard, former value $2.75 " Black Silks, $1.49 36-inch Black Silks, Foulard, Taf- feta and Satin Messaline, for Waist, Dress or Skirt—at $149 a yard, former value $2.50. Siik Linings, $1.49 3-inch Printed Silkk Linings, novelty effects, figured desizns on gray, tan, brown, Copenha navy groands — at $149 a yard, former values $2.50 and $3. Washable Silks, $1.49 32 and 36-inch Striped Washable Silks, for Waist or Snirt—at $143 a yard, former values $2.50 to $3.50. Silk Jersey, $1.49 36-inch White Silk Jersey for Un- derwear and Shirting—Aiso 38-inch Navy Taileta and Plain roulard— at $149 a yard, former value $3.00. 36-INCH SATIN MESSALINE, AT $1.49 36-inch Satin Messaline In white, light blue fle: h, coral. pink, salmen, old rose, yellow, orange, orchid, nile, taupe, old blue, supph: blue, copen- h: brown, scarlet, wine, wisteria and reseda green—at $149 a yard, former value $2.50. MILLINERY—TFurther Reduced Another reduction in Dress Hats. Cur entire stock of Women's Fine Dress Hats, including all our Pattern Hats, former values up to $20.00— PRICE NOW .. $398 ] HOSIERY—Women’s and Children’s Infants’ Cashmerette Hoslery, One case of Boys' Heavy-weight in white, sizes 4 to 6%, former biack Rivbed Hosiery, form value 33c—Sals Price.......... 25¢ | Yalue ic—saic price a pair... 3% One case of Women's Burso Infants' Pure Cashmere Hoslery, Dy o e bt silk and toes, black, white svc—Bale pri cesscsncesees 30O and .cordovan, sizes 4 to 6%, s . > Women's Burson Hosiery, Black former value 59c—Sale price... 4Sc ibbed Top, former valde 6% o e —8816 Pr08 1euseessans AT ™ Ribbed Hosiery, Women's Burson Hosiery, with sizes 6 to white feet, regular and out —Sale price areeenes sizes, former value 6% — Sale L sessscecccs 408 Children’s Fine Ribbed Hoslery, in black, white and cordovan, former value 50c and §ic — " Sale price .. Women's Mercerized Lisle Hos- fery, seam in the back, in biuck and cordovan—Sale price Many other sale offerings in Hosiery—in Cotton, Lisle and Silk—for Women and Children. Winter-Weight Underwear Reduced Children’s Knit Underwaists, for boys and girls, sizes 2 to 12, former value 3%c—Sale price... 29¢ Children's Pk Bloomers, sizes 50 dozen Women's Fleecy-lined Ribbed Vests and Panis, reg- uiar and extra sizes, forme value 7ic—8ale price ......... 48¢ Women's Fleecy-lined Ribbed 2 value B s Vests and Punts, sizes 4 o0 6. 6 to 13, former vaiue $6c 256 | former vaiue 31.55—Sale price. . 98¢ b e SR Women's _Fleecy-lined Ribbed ' F y-lined Vests and Vests and Pants, tra Sizes, }’{al;st: slegc-" "12“1” . former former vallue §1 . prite .19 ™ ie Women's Union Suits, fleecy- value 69c—Sale price......... b bl e B B o Misses' Fleecy-lined Union regular and extra sizes, tormer Suits, sizes 2 to 12, former value value 9 and $2.50 — Sale up to $1.69—Sale price. . $1.19 | price 1 All our Underwear, in Infants,’ Children's and Wom: portion. This includes Munsingwear, Carter's, reduced in por- it Mills, Ete. WOMEN'S MUSLIN UNDERWEAR Because of recent purchases from overstocked manufac- turers, we are abls to offer the foliowing exiraordinary values in Women’s Muslin Underwear : Women’s Muslin Petticoats, regular $1.50 value, at. . 69¢ Women’s Muslin Petticoats, $2.25 and $2.50 values see Women’s Muslin Petticoats, $3.00 and $3.50 vuale $1.49 Women’s Muslin Combination Suits, in a wide vari- ety of styles, prettily trimmed with lace, regular $2.00 and $2.50 VAOLS . cessscssccssssssssnes PRAD Women’s Envelope Chemises, $1.50 and $1.75 values 89¢ Women’s Envelope Chemises, $2.25 and $2.50 VAIIES s oo odenis o nseis s nasaows st ssivaioisss ias NN Women’s Muslin Gowns, low neck style, hamburg trimmed, regular $1.50 value .....cccc00eeee... 692 Women’s Muslin Gowns, a variety of styles, trim- med with lace and embroidery, $1.75 and $2.00 values, at T e Women’s Muslin Drawers, some hamburg trimmed, others with tucked ruffle, regular $1.00 value, at. ... 69¢ Our entire stock of Women’s Extra Size Muslin Under- wear is reduced in price in the same proportion. 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