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40 ORDERS CALL FUNSTON TO WASHINGTON | g New Photograph Gallery and New Prices We'll Ask. We are ready to take pictures now up on the third floor. The process is the latest known to they can get. No better time to buy, either. Lent time is dressmaking time. season lets women turn their full sewing. photography—and is high- Iy satisfactory. It gives attention that new duli finish. Small photos, mounted 1c each. Quarter-size 80c_doz. Cabinet, any style, $1 00 doz. cabinets, pay extra for it. unnecessary to dwell upon that feature. We copy from any other for watches, lock- 10c gle with prices. The soft, thin, airy sorts are in the majority; mulls, crepes, es, grenadines, swisses and such like. We are all more or less familiar with textures; the art is in their treatment— sometimes in the colors, sometimes in the pattern. Designs are chiefly woven, not printed. When these colored threads happen to be silk their beauty is catching. 40c, 5oc. Tissues, 15gp 85¢, 18¢, 20c, 25e. Swisses, 15¢, 20c, 28¢, 85c. Mulls, 35c—plain or with silk spots. But the heavier vestings, cheviots, piques and batistes are Vestings, 40c, 50c, 60c, Batiste, 8 1-8c, 10c, 12i4c, 16c, 20c, 25c. White Dress Materials Step forth this week in grand array. When you think how important white s this spring; how every woman will likely have some, and each will want the prettiest, you can see why we want to show them what we have. Pigue Noveities, brocaded stripes, e Silk Tissue brocade, 65c. : A Mercerized Dimities, brocadea Pique in new openwork designs, stripes, 45c; and in openwork Oxfords g 45c, 65 designs, 50 patterns, Embroidered, Swisses, 40c, 45c. plaue and dam- 45c. Batistes, 20c. 3 Nainsooks, 10c, 1215¢, 25c. i in brocaded Lawns, farcy and stripes and bars, 15c. 1l more interesting and inviting we'll sell L g " ks, 25¢ White Vestings at 15¢ One of the popular materfals for skirts and waists. 28 inches Sever: indred yards for special distribution during openin ort of a souvenir for the occasion, [ore Ribbons More beauty. More economy. More welcome ribbon news to-day. DOLLY VARDEN RIBBON 2% inches, bright 4 flo patterns; 7/ W RIBBON TAFFETA, 5% inches; {n blue, pink, cardinal, lilac, white, nile, black. Swell ribbon for either the neck or belt. 23c yd. A NEW PILLOW RIBBON, 4 inches wide in 9 dif- fere binati . We never had a better qual- 35c, but we can sell it at 23c. RIBBON—PIlain, 5 inches wide y a narrow % TBorder, black or white, The colors are white, pink, light blue, turquoise, Assistant Secretary of War Sanger Desires small ers embroidered on solid grounds. 2 a Conference. VE March 7.—Brigadier rederick Funston, com- ne cardin navy, Nile. We haven't seen & better $1.00. " Price 25c. | § Brignt sc 1, 5 inches, with 3 rows of spoke work on each border. Plain col- roses and violets skillfully made. They ed by our Eastern agents to be the al of artificial flowers. new style ribbon bows will be tied 4 a revolution in Gen s. He was in- | nd of the De- THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, son. The time of all times for women who want to see the new things brought out this spring; who want suggestions for the new dress and are anxious to know how much beauty for the money The 1ull of the social Then first choosing is worth 2 whole lot—and you don’t Prices as low now as they will be. It's tha San Francisco women have learned by this time that Hale’s do not jug- to spring ~ feast before. regular prices. thought we could make it. thousands of yards of White Embroideries, new and perfect, and in height of their usefulness, at half and third off, but beautiful colored embroideries, so new and recent, many stores haven’t them even at Here they are half price and less, in every conceivable width from those, narrow 3% -inch ones to the rich, sumptuous flouncings and allovers 27 and 44 inches (wide enough for entire skirts and waists). It’s a trade transaction of vast magnitude, involving close to b 150,000 Yards In Our San Francisco and Sacramento Stores If you live in Sacramento you get the same bargain advantages your sister does here in San Francisco, and you may go to our Sac- SUNDAY, MARCH 8, Now Comes Hale’s Annual ' Spring Embroidery Sale with bigger savings than ever on the choicest, most useful kinds of the season. We never laid before you such an embroidery It’s really more tempting than we Not only tens of & 1808, Hale’s. | Hale’s. - | Tale's. 1 Hale’s. | ‘Hale’s. | Hale'’s. New Dress Cottons : Opening White Waists will prove unusually interesting this week. It’s the first big spread of the sea- \ . At Hale’s This Week They have risen 4s if by magic in one night. Their beauty and splendor breaks forth now in a full orb to-day. No shadows or doubts as to the right styles. No half-héarted making; no dim values; no clouded prices. Nothing that won't bear the closest scrutiny; the nothing that doesn’t stand forth in bold, self- Sg:ore conscious, confident air of being the best of o o il ey this EFE rim and as their kind. ;’,:‘\:‘;:: S ot eile. Boastful? Not a bit of it. The big court is swung with embroideries. The second floor wrea- thed in white waists. White dress goods are on main floor. _If you knew how many weexs our waist man was col- lecting them; how he sifted and sifted one factory’s output after another; then after getting the best of each, he sifted and sifted them till he had the best of the best, you would feel like making a spread, too. Then if you could see how even these “best ones” were improved, more lace or more in- sertion of more tucks or little fancier collar added, you would be still prouder of the result; but if you could see what 65¢ and 75c will buy; see that g5c gets as pretty waists as some folks sell at $1.50; see what lacy yoke ones you may have at $1.25, you wouldn’t blame us for letting our light shine from the top of a hill. —_— e White is “it.” More so this Spring than ever. Add to that the new ways of fixing the lace and insertions and tucks; add to that the new tab collars and full sleeve, and you have as sweet, dainty styles as ever have ' been thought of. Fronts are blousy—not pouchy. Prices start at 65¢c Tucked and Inscrtion Fronts 14 tucks in front, 4 in back and insertions in front. Full loose sleeves; splendid quality lawn—not a cheap, coarse lawn, but a nice soft one. 75c ones have pearl buttons; lots of tucking. 3 95c lot is best; 6 styles, beautifully embroidered fronts or lace stripe yokes or tucked. $1.25 Dimities and lawns; white and colored. From here you can get white ones at almost any price up to three and four dollars. Then you get into the silk ones. (Wish we had room to tell you about some of them, or peau de soies at $3.95, or rich cream colored # ones at $3.00————; but we must wait. Mercerized cotton waists are not left out. Here’s one at $2.75, with bunches of luscious grapes embroid- ered on the front. Latest thing seen on Fifth avenue. Other mercerized ones $1.05, with lace and embroid- ery, Fashion says: - White Mohairs For the new Waist or the Shirt Waist Suits; And she doesn’t need to tell you the second time to use them. In one the designs are small and neat; only 50¢ per yard. In the other, designs are small mezal dots, as well as some clever figures, 75¢ yard. 40 inches wide. Other pretty waistings fresh from France are thess thin OPEN WORK LINEN ONES on the pongee order, but fan- cier. Satin stripes and long knotted places which show a color; 60c yard. NEWEST WAIST SILKS ard the checked Loulsines; charming colors; 19 In., 50, and 24 in., $1.00. “Also TAFFETA RONGEARTH, a striking creation of ‘dark blue and red grounds on top of which are brighter colors, even white ones scattered promiscuously. fnches wide, 1. . More dollar BLACK TAFFETAS for Tc. Full width @4 inches). NG SILKS—Yama! Ka! and Circle 1 Silks only at They are the ones you see in the magazines LINT Hale's. i bla, embracing Idaho and the whole ing General Randall, | salls e Phi¥ppiues on April 1 His orfers were to reach Vancouver Bar- | ¥ Wash he department headquar- March 10 and he had | e Denver for the Pacific | wi nston declined to @iscuss the | gton has ce. A number of ska is under the ment of the Cr 1 Funston has | as General Funston in | isit Alaska during the | it was deemed advisable | Washington for a c oot OTHER TKES HER BABE'S LIFE :Horrifying Crime Com-| mitted by an Insane Woman. Gene “ @ i EUREKA, March 7.—Mrs. Johnson, a s about forty yeare of age, living | led her three-year-old | n by cutting its throat he then used the weapon own throat and inflicted a wound which she will dle. The scene of the tragedy was & clump f ferns near the Albee place. The wom- left the house in her night elothes | sariy this morning, taking the child with ' her. Her absence was not discovered untll noon Sgen & search was instituted. The spectacle that met the gaze of Ed- ward Albe he owner of the place, was -most ho ng. The child was lying a | few feet from the mother with fts wind- Pipe severed. A daughter accompanied the More Cornct Solos this week by that master cornetist, Mr. D. C. Rosebrook, 3 to 4 each af- ternoon except Saturday. He will play any popular ;ausic requested. Another music attraction is Hiowatha 15c. ) The hit of h Perhaps Mr. Rose- brook - 1l play it if you ask him. Buy Dinner Sects at Hale’s. Advantages are many; —stocks are new —and full. | —You may buy any piece or any | number of pieces from any pat- | tern, and pay same rate as the | set complete. | We keep up reserved stocks of all | our patterns, so that if you| break a piece you can replace-it. $1300 set: 100 pieces, English semi- porcelain, thin light welght, Canton blue border, K!!Xlinfis. $14 50 set: 100 pfleces English semi- | porcelain, dain decorated wmli S purple flower sprays, gilt tracings. $14 85 set: 100 pieces, English semi- | percelain with embossec design set | off with Dresden patterns | $15 75: 100 pieces the new edgwood china shape, in one of the newest | patterns. | $15 %0 set: 100 pleces English semi- porcelain, pretty pink sprays, ;flt; tracings. French China sets, 100 pieces, the very newest shapes with coupe soup plates, decorated with floral sprays, goid stippled, $22 50. worth dollars. 25¢ rings have single stone rubies and opals and 3 stones of turquoise, gar- nets, emeralds, rhinestones and pearls. 25¢ for plain band or chased rings. soc rings are plain or set with pearls, garnets, opals, emeralds, etc. 4and 5 stones or in clusters—all new designs. Gold shell rings. Guarantee them. !them a beauty this season that used to belong to the dress hats. Another Ring Sale Brings you rings for 25¢ and soc that look for all the world like they were ramento store for them to-morrow. It’s this co-operative store or- ganization 6f Hale’s that counts in the world’s markets. Last year we bought and sold a little more than quarter million yards embroidery. With the power that goes behind such buying, with embroidery people trying to get this big outlet and bidding against each other for it, we are able to get embroidery advantages few concerns in this country do. Here’s the climax of them all. White Embroideries Are handsome And up to the mark in every way. We don’t know of an imperfect yard in the lot— not a yard of “seconds”; not a pattern ‘that is old or clumsy or discarded; so much care and thought would never have gone into them if they were ex- pected to go for so little money. 3e, worth Sc—Cambric Edging, 1 to 2 inches. Ge, worth T4 mbric and nainsook edgings, 1% to 8% inches; insertions 1 to 2 inches. 5 7ie, worth 10c—Edgings 2 to ¢ inches and insertions 114 to 3 inghes, gings 25¢, worth 40c and 50c—Nainsook and 15c—Edgings 3 to 8 inches 10.1;‘;’ Tariianls 13 to 31 inches, Bwliss embrolderies and edgings from 5 inches to 15-inch flounces. 16e, worth 25c—3 to 10 inches. Ready-to-Wear Hats: Opening Week The Millinery Salon Starts the Secason With ‘A magnificent display. ~Fuller of interest to women than any previous one we ever had. More women are thinking of ready-to-wear hats, finding more uses for them. So makers have put more thought in them. And yet somehow they have not overstepped the dress hat bounds. wants a hat for street, one that won't spoil if caught in a shower, one to go with the tailor-made dress. She wants it with some style. Colored Embroideries Here’s where there will be a whirlwind of intérest. The prettiest patterns are identical with what we have had in regular stock for twoand three and four times as much money. And the work here is as faultless and perfect as it can be. Mind you we didn’t get something cheap to sell cheap—not a yard that isn’t worthy enough to go in regular stocks. Be, worth 121c—Swiss embroldery, colored edges, 315 inch. Tiie, worth 15c—Swiss embroideries, colored edges, 2 to 4 inches; {nsertions 1% to 2. 10c, worth 20c—Colored edgings, 215 to 4% inches; insertlons 1 to 2 inches, 15c¢, worth up to 35c—Colared edgings, 25e, worth up to T5c—Colcred edges, 436 to O inches; insertions, 3 to 4. to 14 Inches, and insertions 4 to § A woman She may show | as much discrimination in it now as is usually accorded the more formal dress hat. The old style sailor or more severe derby-like hats have given way to hundreds of new and beautiful styles. The Shapes— The Trimmings— They are close fitting inhth§| b Whg-;!: Hats are well made and need very little o eg ‘g'"' R e trimming. Some of them just have a knot oy g g el s Bl gl of soft silk with a fine large quill. Others inteihe otner” ‘e brima'are cormet €6 | faves Soft Tow S vevar sisbon Anished o P wi ine straw cabachon to matcl e in depth. - The crowns are platasu;or per- straw. ,Others have a bow of straw finish- ‘Now 4 Special Values give special ifiterest to the oceasion, ‘There are several hundred sampi zenith of their beauty and usefulnes: $4.75, Worth $6.50 to $r0.00 —modsls of the present styles, right in the at hal? and less than half present values. $z. 5, Worth $3.00 to §5.00 fectly flat and triangular in shape. Backs ed with steel or jet band, or you will find Samples of all jhand-made hats, Well-made hkats in straw braids. are short and fit close to the coiffure while O T TiP b S hioh principally black; hwell trimmed with chiffon as well as lage. All they need the front droops over this. - Soms: on the forms the trimming. Some have eoft drapes fine velvet ribboh satin taffeta 18 a knot of ribbon or a flower, Black, Then there are pretty metallic silk; zibeline silk: chiffon; also pretty. wings, quills and orna- ments, ¥$3.50, Worth $6.00 to $9.00 ' Very fine made hats In beautiful col- orings; many two-toned effects; care- fully made and well trimmed. Napoleon order. roiled brim ones! The Materials— Mostly straws. The Milans are best. Any of the smooth satin finish straws are good. Then the dainty chips and Tuscans and Cuban and horsehalr bralds are seen. of tucked chiffon or mousseline. The Colors— Black first of all, black combined with white and all white. Tuscan shades are strong, so is castor, brown or navy blue. . blue, castor, brown or Tuscan. $1.50, Worth $2.50 to $5.00 Hats for the tots or little girls; soft wide brim ones of beautiful smooth straws trimmed with ribbon bands or streamers and some with silk scarfs. McKinley Blemorial Association authorizes us to recetve subscriptions for the national memorial to be erected at Canton, Ohfo, In honor of Willlam McKinley. Any one contributing a dollar or more Will receive a handsome steel engraved certificate—beautiful enough and suggestive enough to frame and hang on/the wall. You may see them in the stationery section this week, where also your contribution may be left. and fashion journals. They have given | U. S. Post Office is here in the store, where you may buy your stamps and postal orders and mail your letters. $2.00 Burner Oil Stoves Now $1.29 instead of $1.75. They don’t smoke nor smell. We guarantee them. They are large enough for an oven. There are other good things downstairs to-morrow. French coffee pots ize, mickel-plated. el-plated bread trays 25c. ith the word “Bread” engraved on them s50c. Rattan carpet beaters 10c. ‘White Castile soap 15¢ 2-1b. bars. Swift's “Pride of the laundry,” 7 bars 25c. ing irons, with patent handle, v 95c. First time Mon- c. 48¢, 5 pint | u day, 7 Floor Shine is the thing to put a polish on the furniture or shine the floor. It’s casily applied. Any one may do it. | $8.45 Go-Carts Worth special attention. | In fact, all our new carts have dis- tinguishing features: new scoll sides, new gearing, new parasol attachments, Even the lower priced ones are the same size and have the same improve- ments as more expensive ones— not as elaborate, that’s all. But this one at $8.45. Reclining carts, with separate back and foot attachment, new seroll spring, enameled gear, nutless axles, patent spring and rub- ber tire wheels, foot brake, & party and was present when | rible discovery was made. The | sight has so affected her that she as to be watched to prevent her from r eelf injury. Jt is reported that troubles had so preyed on Mrs, | son’s mind thet they had driven her | 2ne. “T christen thee, good ship, in honor of Chattanooga.” The maids of honor were Miss Frances Bond and Miss Rieta Faxton. | President Lewls Nixon of the United States Shipbullding Company and Mrs. Nixon acted as the hosts of the day. Several hundred . guests, including many from Tennessee llving in this city, were | taken to the shipyards from New York |in a special steamer, and after the | launching were cntertained at luncheon at the shipyard office. Great precaution had to be taken In CRUISER SLIDES FROM THE WAYS Nellie Chamblis Late Shipping Intelligence. 3 ARRIVED. | Miss Saturday, Mareh 7. Lir Bender Bros, Wetzel, € daye from Sius- River. W L ot k¥ . - Christens the New launching the Chattanooga, because there SIDE, BOUND IN, 12 MIDNIGHT, A | was only 500 feet of water in front of the Retriever. | Chattanooga. | ways and the cruiser is more than 350 feet | long. To overcome the dgnger a systera of checking the movemen® of the vessel was devised. ' Two great weights were se- cured well down in the ground on each side. As the cruiser left the ways and was water-borne a series of heavy ropes | were broken, eacll rope sustaining-a strain of twenty tons. In this way the ship | gradually was stopped before she reached the opposite shore. The Chattanooga-is a sheet steel pro- tected cruiser. The sheathing is of Geor- gia pine. Her length over all is 308 feet 6 inches, and 292 feet on the load water line. Her extreme breadth is 44 feet, draught 15 feet 9 inches and displacement DOMESTIC PORTS. >—Satled March 7—Stmr Aurelia, for San ¥Francisco; stmr Indgavelll, £ - koug: bark Belie, for xn-elar:hr. — OMA—Sailed March e NEW YORK, March 7.—In the pres- ence of 4000 spectators, including officials | of the State of Tennessee, the city of | Chattanooga, the city of New York and many naval officers, the United States cruiser Chattanooga was launched here to-day at the shipyards of the United States Shipbuilding Company. With fly- ing colors the warship slid gracefully Jown the ways and took the water amid a tumult of cheers and deafening whistle blasts from other vessels crowded with cyon, for San Francisco. CASPAR—Sailed March 7—Stmr Greenwood, for Sun Francisc: : PORT TOWNSEND—fafled March 7—Br Comliebank, from Port Hadlock, for Dela- oa Hay. & MENDOCINO—Salled March T—Stmr Phoe- pix, for San Francisco. FOREIGN PORTS. YOKOHAMA—Arrived prior to March 7— r Athens, from Vancouver; stmr China, » San Francisco, via Honolulu, for Hong- iong, getc; stmr Hyades, from Tecoma, via | 20 h % e 3 T pectators. tons ere are four steel decks and Victarla. B C; stmr Tremont, from Tacoms, | O e Chattancogs was christensd by the |s deep oofferdam .is buflt completely QUEENETOWN — Arrived March 7—Stmr z‘runn..atrm New York, for Liverpool, and VICTORIA, B C—Arrived March 7—Br bark Joveriyon, from Cardiff. young daughter of the Mayor of Chat- tanoga, Lillian Chamblls, who broke a Lottle of champagne against the prow with the words: around the ship in the region of the water line. The cofferdam is filled with corn pith cellulose for the protection of the | ship. There is a cellular double bottom the full length of the ship, and ten com- plete transverse water-tight bulkheads extending above the water line. The pilot- house and charthouse are built of-bronze, and the water-tight doors' are operated from a central station. The armament of the Chattanooga con- sists of ten five-inch quick-firlng guns in the main battery, one being located at either end of the vessel on the main deck and four on either broadside of the gun deck. The secondary battery consists of eight six-pounder rapid-firé guns, two one-pounders, four machine guns and one field gun for landing purposes. The five- inch guns of the broadside batt, of the Clattanooga are protected by fiel—mnl plating one and a fourth inches in thick- ness, There are two powerful searchlights on the flying bridge, and the vessel is to have a wireless telegraph equipment. Her bunkers can carry tons of coal, and at ten knots-her cruisifig radius will be more than knots. —_— SAUSALITO, March 7.—Adolph Sylva, ex- Mayor of Sausalito, was to-day held to answer ‘The preliminary- hearing was before Justice E. J. H. Pryor. City A‘:.tm'm L. C. Pistolessi of Sausalito was the com- Plaining witness. The Charge was the out- serving attachment paj syl by Deputy Sheriff ummm;m ::::t ’l.:!‘n months ago. SANTA CRUZ, March 7.—The . struck by the B0t of an fi‘.?“m"‘?‘r‘-'.fl ‘n‘."“"',‘.'."""'f, consciousness. he came from Chicago. He cannot recover. SPEECH FAILS - BRAVE SOLDIER |Lord Lovat’s Lost Con- tribution to Debate Is Regretted. speech, said: the to the debate tical LONDON, March 7.—An interesting fea- | jture of this week’s army debate in the House of Lords was the collapse of Lord Lovat, who, on rising to make his maiden “My Lords, I venture to think this army corps system by producing a def- inite scheme—"" And then he sat down unable to utter another word. His failure in the House of Lords was such a contrast to Lovat's gallant work in the South Afri- can war, during which he raised and commanded a score of scouts and won distinguished service order, it-has produced much good-natured com- ment. His Lordship's lost contribution eral opinion, have illuminated an other- wise useless discussion. One writer points out that Lord Lovat can console himself with the reflection that only a short time ago the Duke of Devonshire arose from his seat in the House of Lords, looked slowly l.round.J intending to speak, and then sat down without uttering a word. e WASHINGTON, March 7.—The court-mart; which tried Licutenant Chester Waila for marg ing away his vessel, the naval tug Leyden, on the south coast of Block Island, January 21 last, has acquitted that officer. ] ] 4 [ ] Read these extraets from letters on/file in our office : “I was ruptured six years. Have worn sevéral trusses and was oper- ated on by a first class surgeon with no benefit. Was en: h Fidelfty Ruptire Cure. o e “HARRY TAYLOR, Pioneer Iron Works, Olympia, Wash.” “Was ruptured twelve years. Was cured by the ndefixy method in nine or ten weeks, Recommend it to all who are ruptured. “@EV.) P. H. IZARD, 79 Hardy street, San Francisco.” u:fin‘erhbel‘r'x- gured by the Fidelity method I took a long trip to EBurope, © in| eavy luggage and stood many sever sign of rupture. 1 am entirely well. 5 e TR M aIer telt Say . ILLE, 836 Alic land.” We have many more, but have nof space for them = e b rertain. Treatment is safe and painless.” Not a cent Ex- amination is free. Come in and talk it cvenr. FE O e dovel: W Fidelity Rupture Cure, 26; KEARNY STREET, San Francisco. Lord| that is regretted, as his prac- would, according to gen-