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THE SAN RANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1903. | 1‘ o In General Get interested. Something is doing. m B interests are invplved. morrow with a bound! just what you need now. prices are the lowest. for this occasion--strong, positive, strength. 17},1ABK.‘ with our pent-up energie (TRA S When the Hale store goes into action your How the business will jump forward to- We know we have We know the They have been made offerings that show the store’s winning We have been so long preparing for this event--buying and laying up good things--getting in training, that we feel now like a strong man'to run a race.” we’re open). decisive they go. J Dress GoodsgnFSilks Double quick prices. To make double quick selling. Dollar goods at 45¢; 50c goods at 25¢, or 75¢ black silks at 50c. Such values will put us in the lead in'a jump or two. s0c Suztings, 30c. In Meirose, granite, basket weave, good colors, 37 and 4 inches. Black Goods “About * Price. | Staple, seasonable materials; what you would expect to pay full price for, but we are doing the unusual now— 4oc Granite (36-inch) new 25e. soc Jacquard (44-inch) now 26e. soc Melrose (37-inch) now 30e. $1.00 Malanasse (44-inch) now 45e. $1.00 Jacquard (45-inch) now 45e¢. $1.00 Whip Cord (42-inch) now 59e. all J1.00 Redfern Suitings, 59c. A splendid cloth and in neat stripe ef- We are sorry we but there is plenty soc. Zibeline Plaids, 30c. b in the best staple colors, 37 | 75¢ Black Silks, 50c. Corded taffeta, popular for shirt walsts, 20 inches wide. d although the | they contain ripe effects 75¢ Black Duchesse, 5oc. A soft satiny cloth, guaranteed all silk, full 24 inches wid: ne of the best for Women’s Stockings t then this is a stirring time. The handicap spirit has nerved ngs. What else could get us to sell 50c¢ “Fancy Lisle Thread Ones for 2Ic s nd red stripes and fancy pin dots tops and black boots—the colors k 22c Pair 25c Pair ack lace lisle thread stock- new open work patterns, the entire length of the stock- i thread stockings , tan bs! Writing Paper Needed? Shell HairCom All Sorts ready with some worth getting a lot r—such low prices. w note paper | or plain—1% shee envelopes—20c Heale’s Organdie ish rote paper; e will not | get box. aper—GOc. Large C of paper and envelop: Big buying and just as good. A9 wi s es such low prices. & Paper—12'z¢ It pack- | . sen finlsh pape ed or 2ty — ¥ for i0c 3 he thing to keep re kind you ~ lain octagon ,shape—ce 1 or amber, Valentines ne's dgy just two weeks a with hosts of ne erware | Just Hints ' Of those bright needed things for the table. | pay. Here'sa $2.00 Cake Stand, $1 50 tiful style, heavily plated 4 times in} finish—splendid value at $2.00—now— Sugar Shells ‘ plated Cream Pilcher—_65c~.\ladn of fine glass | —has a prettily decorated silver top, | pI.:ued of course, but you could never tell it from the genuine. i Mantel Clock, $3.75 | It's an 8-day one—strikes the hour with | a cathedra} gong. Has a different bell | for.H* - half hour—Iron stand Marble- | ized t and we guarantee thiem too. Won ocket Books 75¢ | Nee :‘g_w‘finc? Hcrc"s a fine chance to get one. The combination ice Morocco seal and the swell ~/alrus finish—a splendid value price. Or a Card Case—7s5c—in the same line of finishes. | 25¢ each—Nicely silver —6oc—A splendid [little die—heavily plated with silver. Iron (andlesticks, S50c | ht iron—swell, fancy de- | for them usually—there v left—We are going to hem until gone at soc.gach. Women’s P ful little cases. First time to-morrow—jysc. _SOc Wrist Bags, 40c Club Bags, 85c | ge—it has a gold- | It's 12 inches long—genuine sheepskin— ols lined and an |- pressed to imitate alligator—it has a Iy about ‘.'l)oolfont‘?e‘l: steel Japanned framecloth lined with e to | pocket—Others, $1.19, ches—$1.25 | 2 pocket- ers, $1.10, 14 Inches—$1.25, Notihg Important enough to come first. offered for so little money—sheets, sheeti: too, with spring furnishing time just Unbleached Sheets . Cheaper now than they have been Some folks prefer brown muslin—any one would prefer | these prices: AX90, 42c—72x90. x90. 450—81x90 c—90x90. 24 3Tc—63; White Sheets, 35¢ Hale’s “Special.” Something we are proud of even at but look these 440—72%90. 46c—81x90. former prices, at prices Pillow Caces, 10c Not a common 1oc pillow case by | any means, but a heavy and firm | white muslin; well made; 45x36 inches wide. Also 1215c—45X36. Each underpriced for this sa e | Pillow Casing, 15¢c | nething extra good and extra | vy; 48-inch; pure white; just as| he fine as there is. \ and always closed at six. So to make up this handicap we start to-morrow our first Time Handicap Sale Our nine-o’clock horse is at the scratch, ahead of him is the 8:30 hdrse, the 8 o’clock horse and the 7;30 horse. We'll print a picture where they are each day. Will the last one win? NO HOUSEWIFE SHOULD mlISsS These Domestic Offers *Tisn't often such staple everyday goods of such standard character is ngs, cases, blankets, spreads, comforters, pillows, and so on, and this, ahead. Two-Yard Sheeting, 15¢c It's gcod. It’s heavy. It's cheaper than it has ever been— unbleached. Our $1 Bed Spreads, 85¢c White crocheted ones; short stitch; making them very durable; Marseilles pattern double bed size. - $1.25—White spreads, honeycomb pat- 200, i Marseilles spreads; _splendid ones with floral designs. rsellles spreads; extra heavy, with prominent raised patterns. Cotton Comforters, 95¢ Pure white cotton, too, covered with silkoline, knotted; they are just as good as they lock, and you would not | think to look at them that they were | only 95c. Soft Fine Cambric, 8¢ ; a standard ten-cent clotk We got a lot of it (especially bought for this sale) 8 cents. A nice fine quality, 36 inches wide Skirts, Suits. Silk Wais Perhaps the Greatest Feature of the Sale Three Times as Important as Anything You Wou!d Expect (1)—Importance of the styles; all our own; all as late as there are. (2)—Importance of the tailoring—nothing made for a sale or made cheap with w hich to tempt 2 g s ; : the careless. All our own good regular stock we are so proud of. But fine news of fine qualities and little to | (3)—Importance of the prices—All less now than théy have been except the suits which we had marked at these prices last week—but the weather spoiled our plans. news now as-‘they were last ‘Sunday. Silk Waisg Stitched and Tucked Ones $1.95| = Others are tucked and trimm all have Bishop sleeves and straight band cuffs. ¥ Such a splendid offer we would like to fit every one, but only the small women may come. 5 FOR $.90, $6.00, $6.75 AND $7.50 WAISTS—Even blacks and purples. $ T de_soies among_then. Also-taffeta and Louisine \. " Some have silk buttons—blues, one worth less than $5.00 $4.65 FOR $.75, $7.50, LoutEines and. taffetas, violet colors. Some with Perstan gold_buttons. gitching. ' Skirts and desirable. $5 00 Walking Skirts— Golf material, has two stitched straps around hips run- ning to points in front. Above the same material, which encircle the flounce with the ' exception of 12 inches in front. bottom = pretty buttons help to black. $5.00 Cheviot Dres Fine all wool cloth, made with graduated flounce and trimmed with broad peau de bands—percaline lining, velveteen bound. sole and navy. silks—some with tucked yokes and hemstiching all the way down. $15.00 WAISTS—Peau black, white, old rose, green and Others tucked all over. Others have hem- ed with small buttons— Pinks, 1 | —some tucked greens, pinks, rose. Not de sofes, | $12.75 FOR velvet trimming, small the flounce are folds of only. Tailer stit¢hing at the trim it. Blue, gray and with broad the hips. s SKkirts— full 5-yard sweep, with —all stylish Black I 8 stir. $6.75 FOR $10.00, $12.75 WAISTS—Peau de soles and taf- fetas, in tan, green, pink, old rose and white, trimmed with pearl buttons. More elaborate ones have lace trimming. $90.85 FOR $12.75, $15.00 WAISTS—Taffetas, peau de soies and Louisines, trimmed with lace and braid and silk bands—or tuck pleats and fancy buttons. pink and white. and taffeta, with velvet buttons, iace and tucks. Others have silk ornaments—silk bratd with alloyer lace fronts. Some with sleeves that come only to the elbow. Walking Skirts Now $3.85 Made from homespun in the Van Dyke style, with deep pointed flounce, around which are 20 rows of tailor stitching. On the seams are two broad pointed stitched straps. $6.75 Cheviot Dress Skirts— With deep graduated flounce, top of which are 3-inch bands of peau de sole. There is a 5'2-yard sweep. Black Watch them as With wide-awake helpers service. PRICES, BETTER V . 9 to 6, Wide-Awake Hours No sleepy, drowsy atmosphere at Hale's. We wait till it’s time to work and then work. When it’s time to quit, we quit-- not peg on till we get fagged out and lose our energy. So know -Hale’s hereafter as The Real Wide-Awake Store Feather Pillows, 69¢ { If you h.ve been'in the habit ipn_\'ing $2.00 or $3.00 you should see | of | |t We have had them gotten™ up | | especially for us. They hol 4 Ibs. | good feathers, covered with ticking; | usual size, 21x27 inches. | Blank:ts Now | wool blanke $3.65 buys a pure white Australian | 10-4 size, with pink or ; worth $4.00. inches. or W ets; double | size, short nap and clesely woven; | worth 25.00. | Sample Plankets, white, gray or plaid, just here from the mill and as | | cheap as if you went there to get | them. ts So they are as good | Same are in double-breasted fronts | completely. Others tucked and stitched. Green, blue, } $15.00, $17.50, $18.75 WAISTS—Peau de soie Black and Oxford. Fashionable $7.50 Dress Skirts— All wool cheviot, new flounce at the bottom trimmed folds of taffeta—also taffeta folds around $12.75 Popular Grecian Skirt— Zibeline and Broadcloth—some trimmed, some are not and all favorites—marked down to make a | Fruit { d wide-awake So applicable we’'ve made “wide-awake” our trade- | mark. You’'ll always see it in center of the clock dial. o! Race Is On! Hale’s Will Overcome THEIR HANDICAP OF SHORTER HOURS BY SHORTER In Explanation Hale’s is the shortest-hour store in the city--never open till nine Comparing that time with those who | open earlier in the mornings and remain open Saturday nights, you will see they get in almost forty more business days a year than we do (even after allowing for the few holiday evenings ALUES (TRADEMARK.) The China Store Third Floor Makes the liveliest offers in a long, long while; 2oc and 25c pieces are 10C; 10cC pieces 5C. are all temptingly cheap—now. Fish and game sets, toilet sets and slop jars 10c Sale Dishes All 20c and 25¢ pieces. English semi-porcelain, with pretty borders; others flown blue. Dinner plates Soup plates Tea plates Bone plates Egg cups Tea sets Oyster Bowls sc—Worth 1oc. Pret- tily decorated ones with gilt bands —blue, green or brown. China Salad Bowls 235c—Beautifully decorated and tinted in pink, blue and green—scalloped edges fnd gold lines—g-inch. ~ Saucers sc—Semi-porcelain decorated with floral sprays or flown biue underglazed—a few have gilt edges—good values at 75¢ and goc dozen; marked now 3¢ each. White Carisbad China Plain white and light and transpar- ent. These new prices will make many | | of yon want some Plates—6 pie plates. tea plates. dinner plates . 6 soup plates Fruit Saucers—With sca of 6—dlc. | Teacups and Saucers—New wide shapes— sets of 683 Sugar and Cream Set 38c—worth s0c. Bavarian China in a fancy shape —sets have pink sprays—stippled gold handles and edges. China Jelly Jars 25c—With saucer. Neatly decorated with small floral buds stippled gold. ’ IOC Choice floral decorations—some with colored Teacups and saucers Cream pitchers Oatmeal bowls Berry saucers Tea bowls China Chocolate Sets $1.65—Full size chocolate pot, with 6 cups and sau- cers, new fancy shapes—beautifully decorated with sprays in natural colors, gilt trimming. China Fish Sets--All Reduced . Some of them a third, some more, some less—a definite arfl important saving 5.5 German china—14 eces, ¢ scalioped edges—em- bossed border—giit t $7.50—Were s, ape—24-tnchy and covered Another—13-plece beaded, scalloped sdges, stippled with gold and fish center—24- inch platter, Toilet Sets $8.75—Were $10.55: 11 pleces, stippled gold handles and edges—decorated, $1250—Were $15.00 and $16.00; 12 pleces fancy shape—large rolling edged ba- sin, hand decorated, in natural col- ors, filled in with gold scrolls. ‘ Slop Jars, $1.25 Were $1.75—Porcelain, with _double handles, floral decorations snd giit borders. $2.00—Were $3.50; fancy shape, s >v led i gold handles, embossed and outlined | with gilt tracings on a solid color Laces--Winning 14,368 yards fresh new laces at half land third prices—held for this ev 2215 yards of broken lines from regu- lar stock grouped at four ridiculous prices. We've fixed it so any one who wants laces can’t help but buy now. New Ones First— Cents—worth 1oc, 12%4c and 13 inches. 3 Normandy Vals. and Point de inch with insertion 1% and 10,368 yards. 15 Cents—worth 25¢ and 30c. Normandy Va de lis, clover leaves, tulips, vines, less than 23¢, and 4000 yard Two and three can be. Odd Lines Now— 2 Cents—were 3c. Odd lots Normandy Vals., Point de Paris, Torchon edgings, 1 and 2 inches. 7 Cents—were 12}%c and 15¢. Normandy Vals., 2 inches; imita- tion Duchesse Laces, 1% and 2 .inctcs; White Venise galoon; Black Silk Chantilly, 2 and 3 =~. inches; 600 yards. 214 in the best selection m’,pattcm:—hmv knots, Men’s and Bbys : Shorter prices now for a purpose—to make up for shorter hours. Values ent. And c. 3 to 5% (TRADEMARK.) Paris, inches, fleur Not a yard worth hes. 4 and 5% in cards at price of one, and just as dainty and new as they | 15 Cents—were 23c. Vals. and Point de Paris and galoons, 2 to 4 inche tion Duchesse Lace inches; Cream Chantilly insert | 2 inches and edges Black Venise galoon, | & White Venise cdgings. Cents—were 35¢, 40¢, 50C | Venise galoon. ecru and with insertion; Nottingha - ~ loon. edgings in ecru and black; Black pure galoons; 330 yards. 9 Shirts, Ties. Collars, Underwear Men folks may share the good things as well as the women. $1.00 Fancy Shirts at 69¢ Laundered; the very latest style fancy stripe patterns and a large va- riety to choose from—each shirt has two pairs of cuffs—slightly soiled— 69c. S0c Men's Underwear, 29¢ Think of that. It's fine cotton ribbed shirts and drawers.” Shirts have knit collars and covered seams and pearl buttons. Drawers have shaped ankles and reinforced seats. There are not all sizes. Colors pink, brown and ecru—29c garment. 10c Linen Coliars, Sc Boys’ size—4-ply linen in assorted shap-: and styles—a little soiled— hence this reduction. 50c Golf Shirts, 25c Have separate pair of cuffs, but they are broken sizes; still quite a va- riety. 50c Boys’ Shirts, 25¢ They are laundered and have collars and cuffs; quite a2 number of. zeat patterns. 25c Ties, 10¢c All styles, four-in-hands, Tecks ac¥ even batterfly shiclds—bow ties~ neat assorted patterns. They are slightly soiled. ay 10c instead of 12%c and 25¢. 25c Men’s Fancy Hose, 17¢c Just think of that—splendid saving— good cotton hose, assorted patterns and variety of pretty coloss—sices 9l to II. NOW -FALLS ON SUMMIT | erous quantities yesterday, while in Ne- OF MOUNT TAMALPAIS Vvada a depth of ten inches of snowfall | 2 | was, registered. rofessor McAdie of Weather Bureau | The rain yesterday was general through- 1 Gives Report of State’s Rainfall | out the State. January's rainfall for San ol | Diego was 2.12 inches, San. Luis Obispo Ty-. |367, Fresno 182, Sacramento -3.03, San fo the depth of nearly an inch fell | F: it of Mount Tamalpais yes- Professor McAdie of the sald last might that | e more qf it this morning, | n probably be seen | yn as well as Tamal- | neisco 3.72, Red Bluff 260 and Eu- | reka 10: j e | The Celebrated 1898 Vintage | Is represented in this market by G. H.| Mumm’s | magnifi Extra Dry Champéagne, to whose | £ 3 nt quality and natural dryness | b et S 2o S0k Skae- unique position, manifested. by s00 a fow s of snow might faill. ,719 cases imported in 192, being 407,204 e Sierras the scow came down In geld: | bottles more than any other brand. ® i PETTY THIEVES AND BURGLARS AT WORK | A Number of Cases Reported to the Police for Investiga- tion. Several petty thefts and burglaries were reported to the police yesterday. Miss Mary Munk reported that her gold watch and $ had been stolen from her room at 701 Battery Street. L. Larsen, 419 California street, reported that en overcoat valued at $25 had been stolen from the rear office. Captain A. Thompson of the steamer Chehalis, lying at Mission-street wharf, reported that two compasses ‘had been stolen from the vessel. Andrew Pringle, 718 Valencia street, re- ported that some one had stolen from his pocket his silver lever watch and chain, valued at $20. W. N. Bebee reported that a number of carpenters’ tools, valued at $14, had been stolen from a building in course of con- struction at 740 Thirteenth street. Gus Rosenberg, who is employed at the Eagle Brewery stables, Eighteenth and Harrison streets, reported that some one had stolen his vest, watch, chain and fob, valued at $30. POPULAR HOTEL CLERK BECOMES A BENEDICT Frank Burnet of the Grand Marries Miss Alice Mitchell in This City. A pretty church wedding‘took place at the First Congregational Church on Fri- |day evening: Miss Alice Mitchell, only | daughter of the late J. W. Mitchell of the | British navy, was married to Frank Bur. net, fa popular clerk of the Grand Hotel. A ffw intimate friends of the youns | couple were present at the ceremony, which was performed by the Rev. George € Adams, pastor of the church. The happy couple left yesterday for their honeymoon, and will upon their re- turn to the city occupy a handsomely fur- nished flat in the Western Addition, which has been prepared for them. —————— Young Men’s Institute Function. Cathedral Council of the Young Men's Institute will give its sixth annual ball 1a s’ Hall on the evening of the The committee in charge will se its best endeavors to make this the ever given, and it hopes to make it “the” social function of the season in Young Men's Institute circles. Daughters of Si.. George Will Dance. Britannia Lodge of the Daughters of St. George has appointed a committee to arrange for an entertainment and apron and necktie party, to be given in the lodge room in the Pythlan Castle on the night of the 17th inst. There will be - good programme of musle, songs, lterar numbers and dancing. —————— Strikers Loot Shops. ] BARCELONA, Spain, Jan. 31.—The sup- ply of provisions having failed at Reus, | finest social function that the council has | near Tarragona, where a general strike Is in progress, the strikers have looted a number of shops, most of which are now closed. Many arrrests have been made.