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VAST SUPPLY OF FOODSTUFF NEW YORK, April 20.—Be hind barred gates of Brooklyn navy yard the man behind the men behind the guns—Rear Admiral Samuel McGowan, paymaster general of the navy chief of the bureau of supplies and accounts—has collected the Greatest store of food and sup. plies in naval history “The issue of nearly every great conflict has depended largely upon the question of supply,” declares McGowan There should be no real diffor ence between peace times and between peace foot @ Beautiful Fine Art Pianos war times of living, the navy has managed to keep down the per capita cost of feeding Its men, in 1914, before the European war started, the per capita cost was now will enable you to get the advantage of the extraordinary low prices at this great sale. Prices Doctor Tells How to Strengthen A Eyesight 50 Per Cent in One _ ‘Week’s Time in Many Instances j insures to the navy plenty of whole ® food at reasonable expense.” ~ ERIGKSON ASKS :| FOR TRANSFERS, tr be A Free Prescription You Can Have | hye Filled and Use at Home you & ° ty or other eye weaknesse: BO, will be glad to kn ete a ae = to Dr. Lew > fo er be itn t tre m | Thos mason » conference between | were falling say Festored through the principle ¢ this wonderful free prescription. | q r trying it: “I Sould not see to will |t spresentatives and the If your : pu, even a < save them now yon AETHC 4 Many hopeles ndiimportance ang ende 4 . © tckly disappear. «oO without a > late, might have been sn asses, and my FOR JACKIES ing and war war footing—with In this great ALTERATION SALE are included Mere isan eee magnificent instruments from famous piano man- peer te cate wil dense ufacturers established since 1833, 1842, 1865 and in time of war 1891. We must get them all out of the way so eee the aN 8 a ERS the workmen can proceed with the necessary work and eniisted men in the of the extensive store alterations, as previously Bae neces wat Wen Secaree: AS announced by us. heh pooh pay ; Just Think fem in the nary ate th Only a small payment In spite of the increased cost STAR—FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1917. PAGE “CENTER FIRE" $1 20,000 FIRE SAL CREATOR PLAYS BIG NAVY ROLE Be sure to read our Ad in the Sunday. Times and Monday Star, telling all about the BIG BARGAINS you'll find at our Store MONDAY, WASHINGTON, April 20 | The centerfire control for APRIL 23rd. We put on Sale that day the Fitzgerald & Hynds’ Splen- did Stock of Dry Goods at Ridiculously Low Prices. Don’t fail to come. | dreadnaughts, whereby main batteries are located in a line | down the center of the ship, Is | one of the revolutions of naval construction contributed to the world by American naval gen jue Rear Admiral David W. | Taylor, recognized as one of | the world’s leading authorities | om naval construction, Is the | man who originated “center. | esse ; | tire." Special Bargains in Women’s di Mle is now chiot of the bureau of ysl alking irts ew Spring iddies construction and repair. His job is to draw the intricate detail plans 75 Sample Coats, no two alike, every 100 Brand Now Skirts, ¢ made of best and spectfications for the navy's one strictly up to date Come in green. few days ago, with or without pocket 1, One le is whi new ships, and, after afloat, to keey rose, navy, Copen, coral, gold, tan, Sizes good, wide Bkirts, of xplendid matert them shipsha No one branch of years and 36 to 40 buat ; s z ty . the naval ablishment is more 0 Conta, sale p 87.98 PIAID PETERS, DOPHST' EDS 88 1a 1 the by vital than his; perhaps none so 00 Coata, sale p - $10.98 tures, neat stripes and she c hagen Jmuch #o, $20.00 Coats, sale price 812.98 All waist measures from 24 to ale pr Admiral Taylor inaugurated h $24.50 Coats, sale price . $14.95, from to 42. These rts ¢ « white wit brilliant career with the navy by to sell at $3.98 to $5.50. d the collar, embroidered with red graduating with top t re from the Coats for Mi ses, 10, 12 and da nd ‘ ar has em Be ¢ o lies na ‘ One all whit at ed star England was recetving 39 Coats, t t 1 prices a2 le b point of collar ir mid Taylor carrie Perfect Coats in eve wool S350 et oe € I waa fe th ¢ nore ever won at serge, in different ¢ € lace al that acade collars 4 o e wit * ‘ colla Whan sha ? cruiser Haw Regular $7.50 Coats 84.98 Box platted all wool serge ff elt and pocket price. Dse rammed the steamship Olymp the Thames, several years a PAritish governor sent for Ad ravine so Osis | Women’s and Children’s ’ ; 45 $15 Men’s Suits 5. Shoes are marked down to $90, nating igre ode 45 hie athoets that $137, $168, $210, $236, nase th a cae edreadnatight can Se ea See oe $20 M S $7. 45 $296, $297. You'll be Bele Wat cates ae Sock er ge ft ree ase ’s uits astonished to see the fin: nie wee st ontly Os ae The ee eee ee Regular $5.25 hoe, Sale $3. 98 back u r oiling for only $297 ei Mag "47,000,000. 4 Year the ld Gents’ Gun Metal Putton Shoes, heav le, leather ea b ing 297, : Devenditere of atel ‘ or and inner sole O% t Regular We have 87 Odd Suits; cannot duplicate on account of shortage on easy terms at that. Come in and let’s talk it over 97,000 000 a yea aloi nd 6 5 nhoes he é "$2. 49 ot tiateria: icew've e of first qu tweeds, worsteds, D t art possible purchases fm large! | LOOK! Infants * 3 colors—gray, white, choco mixtures, fle check es and shadow plaids. Colore— * Quantities at F figures. late; made of splendid qu and kid; sizes 0 to Wwne, erase cs and blive to 40 ob . : RAM AKER BROS. co. Meo ores poor ! rage Saeed ag: p = oe 35c Ds, gre ‘ 4 eat measure. ; 1524 Third Pvenue m all ports usually visited by 1 Make your shoes wear longer and look a bottle of Sold rm $15 to $20, Take Your 4 vessels for as nearly as possible all |* Whittemore’s Gilt Edge Dressing for cleant 2 Established 40 Years Open Evenings q a pro says McGowan . ishing black shoes, Regular 26¢ Pick at $5.45 and $7.45 ‘ mi oe urement Sn os RESERVE OFFICER . nae artic any food] | ; ; Sr any ot on| EXAMINATIONS ARE | 30c Japanese Crepe, Plain and Stripes, 25c ‘ which competition cannot ad CALLED OFF HERE ‘otte double heel imported | Black and Tan Egyptian ¢ on, Millinery 23-inch All@ilk Imported Pongees, ations of 1,800 Seat. in original t The very nicest material | and toe, elastic top: Ko lor Z ; aAts for reserve of. for summer sowhere Regular 2c. Bale price, pair .. 23c Readysto-Wear Hats for Children, 2 to 6 alied | See. § 59c 3 ¥ ear ws and colors; cute lit Capt. t | at 8G¢ c Snappy Styles in Men's Neckwear; reason: | ¢i¢ , ‘ sian ad rim i n black and | ably priced. Wash Tie patterr 596, OSC, 81.29, 81.49, $1.79 4 white plaids, » checks; especially | Fancy Silk and Satin Ties, with wide, f : f : « a a Hata fc ng Misse 5 See. fale ee ee ee ee ee ae sky; unity Mirect Bits thet have to ew plan, | | 1c, Bale price, yard ... t red look prettily trimmed Hats, in ¥ by rable ty ‘;. tee Rina HE soinch Serge, tn black and colors. This isan 10c, 19c, 39c and 50c. oe «, white, navy, Copen, green, in plain “ ¢, suitable for coats, skirte . and combin i28 camp to be established at the extra heavy serge, sulta ) Special Sale of Men's Shirte—Hundreds of Presidio, Ban Francisco, com or tailored mutts, Regular $1.25 98c | w« txipes; made pring 1 98¢, $1.48, $1.69, $1.98, $2.69 ing May §, and lasting quality, Sale price ‘ est percales; their roominess and fit will | Taslored Strent Hats for Women—The nifty fn the con at ne *% ™84 conclusion on any potr roversy being arrived Atl if more. would pain dread tatty cared for their eyes | ht they Sar sper fee) fine all the, time The battle centered about the “was wes — y's request for tran rights! 4\from Division A to com y ines © request of the many for renewal of Its fran Jer] e team heat was supplied to] ft without that gia thousands w wear able time, and multitudes De able to strengthen their eyes Jowntown area | ng that further talk eT Wan | now ' nally ¢ 9 as to be spared the trouble t ded to postpone ever gettin - “ lempenee of ever. getting gla ‘ ak other An Economical, Delightful Place to Trade ccaay oiisisle Gathered I should ider the B mange eatients of the steam heat No high rents to ff aisirict would gain. The city held © tt y a ten help pay for nor ex- t | Councilman ,Thomson opposed ickson's plan pensive delivery and * Seattle Chef Gives W. . Tip on How to Revive Dead Soldiers charge systems— that’s why people are solving their Foot- . s wear problems with ‘d bs Ramactott has a we cg r his countr F d it along yesterday to a who had This smart, high - laced model is to be had here in black kid at $2.95, $3.95 and $4.95. far ed among 8 I gotta a way : $, 5 come alive ag he told the In white kid at $5.95 geant when you getta ‘gassed’ In In canary buck at $7.95. the trenches | Pletro pointed out a framed bit In grays and browns, $4.95. of engrossing wh hangs on the In white Nubuck at $4.95. wall of his caf t# forth that the St. Paul Fi rtment Re: Hef association the formally Hundreds of Staple xpressed its gr to Pletro Styles in Dress and for restort one Lieut. Mur \ Street Shoes at a mer hook and ladder truck No. 1 Aetro is immensely $2.95 Pair. ae \ proud of the thing. ee) Murphy fell from a high build ing during a fire in St. Paul is Au gust, 1893, He was carried into a Shoes of better wearing qualities for School Girls. Spartan Specials in Calfskin or Patent Colt, either Button or Lace, Low Broad Heels, sizes 2 to 7, priced at $3.45 pair. office. The nounced him head, Just then Pte tro edged in, however, and dis agreed with the doctor. In spite o’ the medical man's threat to have nim arrested, Pietro breathed into the “dead” man’s lungs, and worked his arms, and after three hours of unceasing effort, Murphy came to life and sat up. He atill is a mem. ber of the department in St. Paul You just getta plenty men like 1e, with good lungs,” Pietro told the sergeant, “and we keepa you from dying.” Uncle Sam is welcome to the ide a. It isn't copyrighted, says jude tng 3 or going to Bresnahan paid British life insurance tions paid $37,000,000 in war ¢ doctor's doctor pro- Popular English Walking Shoes, in Tan or Biack Calf, with Rubber or Leather Soles, $3.05 and 81.4 Many other Low Heeled Specials at 82.95 per pair. Solid Leather Work Shoes For the Men per pair. Our Special Feature for Tomorrow (Just as pictured) DETROIT nahan welghed 140 pounds pie miles to weighed it on his own aca found it weighed only 110 5 had f red When Timoth Bre da pig to Victor Retty Retty ran the two hom own Retty court cha nahan | lod induced welght by in attain drink the chotce of wes “SAMPLE-S) a Ne si es Ce. 0 ie an E. cet DAVES HAE, Mail Orders Delivered Free by Parcel Post | for 10 day institu win from the beginnin to last November, of the war “Kie-Yie-Yie! Get boys to! « treo Monte. snlet Good. Wearing Hone for Men—Tan and black; | appeal to you. Bale pricee— kinds that the exclusive shops ask $5.00 to M } , inand extra heavy quality, double heel and $7 , Fou 31 ane Ac ticcons tho commer toa, Regular 20¢. Sale price, pair 14c | 89c, 95c, 98¢ and $1 25 | can find here mye 98 1.2 $3.98 2 out ountry are to be selected as reserve officers How many | seswesse"sss 1 WOMEN’S HOUSE HALF PRICE AND training at San Fr } | DRESSES LESS Billie Burke style, 3unch FI Rig line of House Dresses of every description ‘ ’ . 9) with pleated skirt and wide belt; the Priscilla style, with handker | 50c Feather Hat ( Me Gets-It Quick! chief collar; the Bungalow style, with elastic belt, and the common, | ><. Feather Hat ( af ordinary House Drees; medium and low neck and short sleeves; Wikiier $i = >! Peat at “ran made of best quality percales, madras, ginghams and seersuckers ae 2 Drops Make Corn “Fall” Off! pe , 7 $7.50 Rain Coats I've joined the Never-Again Clu Special prices Never : S498 Cottor . Pa OSE, $1.25, 81.48, $1.79, $1.96 and 82.19 Sn . $1.50 Bl New lot of Petticoats, in satean and heatherbloom; black and color# 19.c, 9Bcy $1.25 ons $1.48 We Cash Your Pay Checks Whether You Buy Goods or Not I Tea Infants’ 89¢ 50c 50 Aprons Bon Purchase a Warner’s Rust Proof Corse and Keep Your Figure Perfect "“TME STORE TAT, SAVES vOu MONEY | inauguration T a congress. everything ed to me, »osition, as ever h © « > me of a clear sky, for @ lady the presid is going to} stern congressman or tt u | when _ ; estert essman or the purse-|When I went to Washington I had THE PRIDE OF AHERITAGE eee | pre ud senator is as great as was|ho more of becoming secre | CANNO ; answered the question-| that of the lady of Tennyson's im-|tery to cressman than I had © | cr's friend more or less jaconically,| ugination who scorned the country |of wife to e riches | Alma and I were very nicely “| have met her « few times | lout t senate. edas i y | fixed over in Washington within : “‘Aren't you glad you never I have been {fn many | ea of the responsibik Boer of Gee a gene ive snubbed was the exclamation | this country, Margie, position, but T have o., | Paula, an my se * of anot prese Paula, “in the year in tu n q where, 20] Pa Bory b 1 n the ars ‘ conclusion that is trae & bottle, or sent on recelt pagirce gee “gas A Lit ms Pr 1 presidents’ wives | earned my living, and I ha of the men and the women Bold in Beattio at the Ow ean eee — ®re only tran Msodes in the| Leen in one American town or city | V become congressmen's secre- € farcie, I think we |/¥@8 of the old residents of Wash-| where mot had 60 little to taries | peer ry M ve “9 Loop fe ington, and the pecullar part of it) with socloty caste standards ‘Of course, some men bring with Americans do not take enough In is that sometimes you will find a| Washington 1 from their home towns their Home of the Best terest in our wonderful capital city.| women belonging to one of these| “I am telling all this to you, my cretaries, but the new ones |I shall always think of it with the) tamiites of decayed fortunes in the|dear Margie, because I want you|are usu hired on the ground jereatest pleasure, as I spent @ Very | employ of the government, and she|to understand something of the |cf friendship or some other urge. Glasses happy time there. has all the pride of birth of the|different strata of society with | That these young men and women | More than any other American |iady Clara Vere de Vere, and her which I came in contact in my pick P quickly their du On Earth med VA rrceee niet me ‘area contempt of the family of the wild next position eaks well for the stabilty ap caste and class, and the chasm b a iepcop or the ity - tween the different grades of gov 1acy of American youth, ormment employes is as great and To _be continued) deep and as hard to bridge as that between an ambassador and the ; ome humblest attach¢ of the legation 7 “The old famiifes in Washington (_Fer Skin Blotches have an idea that they are an Chere is one remedy that seldom sointed of God as the keepers of ; ociety with a capital 8. Even the rane ic clear away pimples, blotches resident and the members of his aan other skin eruptions and that cabinet must have something be makes the skin soft, clear and healthy, sides the high position they have Any druggist can supply you with zemo, which generally overcomes all short mem ted to fill for a to endear them to the old families who trace back to the flustrious American history been time bers of the their line: makers of € skin diseases, Acne, eczema, itch, rashes, black heads in most cases give way to zemo. Frequently, minor blemishes disappear overnight. Itching usually stops instantly, _Zemo EXAMINATIONS MREE Very few presidents have meas oO experience in viston ured up to the standards of th ‘s sate antiseptic liquid, easy to use testing enat to correct rbiters of elon society and bene able. It costs ous 25e3 the man of « st soul and most sea ap a larg bottle, $1.00. Tt will human characteristics that eve Spratly Sit sticky and wat in the chair of the highest ex The W. Tose oot, Sender skins, vcutive, the first martyred presi dent, was not considered the so: “a Pe 2 0b cial equal of the old Georgetown nd Washington famili Dr. Ferdinand King, a New York Physician and Medical Author,| See Dr. Edwin J. Brown It was a descendant of one of | Says: “There can be no strong, vigorous, iron men, nor beautiful, healthy, D. D. 8. THE MARCUM these families who, in commenting | fosy-cheeked women without Iron—Nuxated Iron taken three times per HI ~ OPTICAL CO on the coming marriage of another | day ash Yeni wits Inereae the strength and endurance of weak, nerv-| MS ELF le president, to a friend at an ex-| ous, rundown folks 100 per cent in two weeks’ time in ma 3 \clusive afternoon bridge ‘party, Avoid the old forms of metallic iron, which may injure the. Ap reiioae ec Av ot, Aas Boer Meares sighed nde | tear | rode the stomach, and thereby do more harm than good. Take only Peri are living in the same apart: | organic iron—Nuxated Iron.” It is dispensed in this city by the Ow) ment house with the mother of the | Drug Co., Bartell Drug Co., Swift's Pharmacy, and all good druggists, extracting without