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CHARLOTTE DAILY OBSERVER, J AXTJARY 22, 1903 ' f illjtitlwlolUMztxvtr. J. P. CAUWELIi D. A. TOMPKXXS Publishers. WEDNESDAY, JAXEARY X2, IMS. THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE. The message which Governor Glenn sent to he Legislature yesterday not so loni as to repel the reader and by reason of its Inherent interest It will have a general reading through out the State. After referring t) the railroad legislation of thelast eesH sivu mutt w '-e - tracea rapidly the history of the en sulnr miration, states "ths terms of compromise agreed upon -between himself ; and the railroads and pro ceeds svith a vigorous argument In favor of Its ratlflcation by the Gen- eral Assembly.- There is an apparent Hiatus oeiween ine uovtrnors expres sion of belief that "the settlement reached Is both Just and equitable to Iha fitnta tnil thu mllmiHs" nn.l the statement In the succeeding para graph that the rate fixed by the Leg lslature at It last session was "Jast' and "In no sense a wrong" and that in his opinion if the railroads had given it a fair, test It would have "proved both equitable, and remuner ative.; This Id only partially relieved toy his reminder that "times Jiave . changed since you last met." Ha dwell with effect upon the dlscrimi nation in freight rates and asks for an appropriation of 15,000 to enable the corporation commission to pros-scute its case before the Inter-State commerce commission. With regard to the matter of the $7,500, to be contributed by the railroads, he saya his proposition was that this was to fee applied to "the State's costs in the various suits" but that In the final agreement it was "to be applied a the Stale thought proper." It should not be touched 'at all. The Governor throws himself with his whole soul Into the fight In favor of Btate prohibition by legislative en actment. Xo one, we think, ha pressed tho argument so strenuously. No doubt his attitude give much en couragement to the friends of this movement of which, Mr. Adams tells us, he is now the heart. There will be general agreement with the proposition that there should be a means of supplying the place of a Judge detained from his courts by sickness or other cause. As a means to this end he advises the '.creation of two additional districts of one county each, the Judges of which would be supposed to have a good deal of leisured The message is Interesting. STRAXGE, STRANGE ARGUMENT. The Greensboro Record says of the argument that Is advanced In behalf of statutory prohibition that by enact ing It now the question will be elimi nated from the campaign this sum mer, that "never was there a greater mistake;" that "it will put it into politics and worst of all the Demo cratic party will be put on the de fenrlve." The argument which The Record confutes is the most remark able we ever heard. Think you that If the party platform Is set at naught by the friend of ft'.ate prohibition and it Is clapped upon the people be cause a majority of them arc sup posed to be In favor of It, without get ting an expression from them at the ballot-box think you that nothing will be heard In the campaign about this Punis faith? The opposition could want no better issue upon which to go to the people. Xinety per cent, of the State Is already under prohibition either by legislation or local option and liquor cannot be shipped Into this territory from a locality In the State in which Its J ale is legalized. The question J therefore not of practical concern In any town or county In which prohibition prevails but a pledge and a principle arc always of concern and we take the liberty of raying to the Legislature that though thla matter Is not of practical interest to iO per cent, of the Htato the leg islation proposed would be bitterly resented, for the reason stated, In the prohibition area. After the above was written the news of the action of the Iemorratie caucuses of the two houses f ihe Legislature In separate session was re ceived. It was wise and Democratic and should, upon reflection, be ap proved by everybody. ' It U learned with pleasure that there is no purpose to issue at pres ent any part of the 1100,000 of bonds which the boars' of aldermen author ised at its meeting Monduy night and Mayor Franklin does not think that it will be necessary to issue them or any part of them during the life of the present administration. He want ed authorization for them only as a precautionary measure, which was well enough. y trust that hi ex pectatlon that there will be no need put any of them on the market will ha realized. Not being In the service of the railroad company but kelng rreaturea of the court, it is fair to assume that whwi the receivers of the Seaboard AJr Line tell the legislative commit tees that that road cannot be contin ued on a basis of profit at the present or even the proposed rates they are telling the, truth. The gentlemen la Washington who expect to see Mr. Bryan when he gets there and ask him ' to withdraw In favor of Governor Johnson don't knoiv r it. THE BANKERS' CURRENCY PLAN'. While Congress Is considering the various measures proposed for a more elastic currency, it Is Interesting to note that the currency commission of the American ' Bankers" Association are offering a plan of' their own. In the report which accompanies the bill they- have proposed, various objec tions to both the Aldrlch and the Fowler bills are pointed out with force and great clearness. Six criti cisms are made of the plan proposed by tenator Aldrlch. The, lending power of banks would be diminished by pay ing 1100,000 for bonds upon which - otrtyf 15,000 of currency could be Issued; a dangerous tendency toward the use of unsafe bonds for security would be Inaugurated; a fictitious bond market would be created; the proposed plan of Issuing emergency currency would cause needless delay. The commission contends also that there would be a net loss of 2 per cent to banks and that theburden would fall at last on. the' needy bor rower. In criticism of the Fowler bill it Is pointed out that the plan proposed would revolutionize the whole cur rency system at one blow, unsettling rather than steadying financial con dltions. The commission proposes as a substitute plan, ,ihat a bank having surplus fund equal to 20 per centum of Its capital stock be authorized to itisue- currency to the amount of 40 per centum of Its bond-secured Issue, and not exceeding 25 per centum of its capital Mock. This issue is to be secured by a fund in the national Treasury, mado up of a tax of 2,1-2 per centum on Mre currency is sued. A second Issue of currency to an amount not more than 12 1-2 per centum of the capital stock would be allowed under a tax of S per cent um. The currency thus issued would be doubly secured, the assets of the bank and the guarantee fund In the national Treasury being the security. Sufficient elasticity would be given by this plan to meet any stringency. The heavy tax would automatically retire the emergency notes when conditions allowed. The plan Is a distinct Im provement upon those already under consideration and will almost certain ly influence the final action of Con gress. Out of It all there Is reason tot hope for a system at some time that will prevent such distressing conditions as those through which we have recently passed. KEXATOR BACON'S SIEASURE. Senator Bacon's proposals for the use of municipal and State bonds as a basis of currency Issue would make a vast Improvement over the Aldrlch bill. The elimination of railroad bonds Is alone a vast improvement. The tax of 1 per cent, and his plan to fix no limit are oth In the right direction. Why limit the Issue of money as Jong as the conditions as to abHoluto safety are enforced? Why levy any tax except enough to create and maintain an adequate guaran tee, fund? ' - The apprahenslon about Inflation Is far In excess of any danger of Infla tion. We are so far from Inflation that we are paying from 60 to 100 per cent, more lnt-srest rate than there s any use to pay. Besides being high the Interest rate of the United States fluctuates beyond that of any other country. Mr. Bacon s Ideas of a lib eral limit and a low tax are all right and both nre perfectly safe when the plan is safe. If we are going to have a bond-secured currency then Sena tor Bacon's Is a much better one than Senator Aldrlch's but the plan of asaet currency Is the well-proven, one. It Is the one in use In Canada, France, Scotland. Germany and many other countries In which Interest rates are lower and less variable than ours and panics are far' less frequent and less severe. HATES HERE AND JXfcEWTlERE. The Supreme Court of Pennsylva nia, following the decision of a lower court, has declared the 2-cent pas senger rate of that State unconstitu tional because confiscatory. Some months ao Governor Hughes, of New York, a careful Executive who does nothing until after Investigation and has good reason for it then, ve toed a 2-rent bill passed by the Leg. lslature of. that State. If passengers cannot bo hauled at a profit at 2 cents a mile in States of the dense population 'of Pennsylvania and Xew Vork It does not need that testimony should be taken by a . master In Chan rery to prove that a 2 1-4 cent rate is confiscatory In Xorth Carolina. It will not do, It but If the Legislature were Just It would give tlx?, railroads the rate askrd tor by the railroad em ployes who 'will I appear before . Its committees 3 cents flat and 2 1-2 for mileage books. These men have a vital Interest In this matter. Many of them ha I' expected, a few months ago to get advances In pay. Instead of- this many, of thenv have seen their pay reduced while others have been laid off. Drastic antl-railr.iad legisla tion does not hurt the railroads alone but hits niir.y Industrious and worthy worklngmen aloryr with Ihe whole j public. . I This booklet on Charleston, sent out j by the Charleston Hotel, fails to givej the present status of "St. Michael's spire, that grand old church, stood j forty years then taken a lurch.". Night Riders Busy Again. , .Hoplnvi!le, Ky.. Jan. Jl. A band of one hundred "night .riders" to-day burned the large tobacco barn on the farm of James A. Coleman In the southern part of ChrWIan county. The barn contained 15.000 pound of to bacco, v hlch was ready for shipment to-day. 'Coleman Is not a member of the tobacco association. , . - - .'' THE P0PIE TO TOTE 03 IT (Continued from Page One). fluttered, men shouted and cheered and women cried. Such a -sight is seldom witnessed In the State. So much for the Governor's mes sage on the sublsct of prohibition. His handling of the rate compromise was clear and forceful, and the sev eral recommendations, particularly that regarding the. appointment of extra Superior Court Judges. , utility men, met with hearty spproval ana commendation. The message was forty minutes long in the reading and when finished was referred to the committee on railroads for, con sideration. Neither house was In session more than an hour and twenty minutes, the reading of the Governor's mes sage and a special communication from him and the hearing of Several rate bills being the only matters presented. The letter from the cor poration coihmission addressed to the Governor and forwarded by .him I to the General Assembly, asking that a law -be enacted compelling the railroads to give notice and . show cause before any trains are dis continued, sounded we, 11 and was the object of much favorable comment. XO EARLY SETTLEMENT AF PAREXT. As he Legislature starts upon its delegated work the fact becomes more and more patent that the settlement of the railway question Is not so near at hand after all. There Is lacking that concerted action among the leaders that is so neces sary. Xo one seems to. know exactly what to do. Many, the . majority, perhaps, favor the compromise, but the ranks are thinning. The state ments made at the special Joint meet, lng this afternoon of the House committee on publio service corpo rations and the Senate railroad com mittee by the receivers of the Sea board Air Line Railway to the effect that that road could not be con tinued on a basis- of profit to Its stockholders at the present, or even the proposed rates, complicated mat ters to a marked degree. Xo bill of recognized worth on the railway situation has yet been heard of, cer tainly not, that is. one that is likely to pass the two houses. All Is not smooth sailing, even on the passenger rate question. - TO CONSIDER PROHIBITION'. . After having been In session for two and one half hours to-night the Dem ocratic members of the House of Rep resentatives in caucus aifccmbled de cided, to consider a bill at this special session giving the state aosoiute pro hibition, provided this measure Is ratified by popular vote at the general election in Xovember. ' U this elec tion is favorable such a bill will be operative January 1st next. The caucus was one of the stormiest ever held In, Raleigh. It convened at 8 o'clock and lasted until almost 11 o clock. During the entire time of Its sitting a delegation two hun dred strong from the Anti-Sa'oon League thundered and murmured at the bolted doors of the chamber, pe tltloning a hearing. When such a request was denied by' a vote of 41 to 42, and when it looked as if the body would decide to consider only bills relating to the railway rate prob lem, two of the well-known members of the caucus, Representatives Dou glas, of Wake, and Buchanan, of Moore, withdrew, declaring that they wou'd have to stand for prohibition at this time and they cou'.d not hold themselves bounj by tho expressions ot ne majority on wis mnrai jshub. TWO ME.V BOLT. Confusion followed thelr'withdraw al. As many as a dozen Representa tives were on the floor at one time demanding recognition. Represen tative Dowd, of Mecklenburg, finally obtained the floor and he offered a resolution that the .caucus adjourn until Thursday night, at which time this matter be further considered and settled. - He dec'ared hat he was apprehensive of trouble In the party and thought that the caucus should adjourn In order to have t.me to con sider questions presentlnK themselves more carefully. Such uctlon, how ever, was not taken. END WITH A DOG FALL. In order to reach some basis of compromise two resolutions were pre sented. The first was that the House at this special session consider only such measures us relate to the pas senger rate situation. This wa lost by a vote of 37 to 53. The second was that the House consider a bill giving the State prohibition but that Its operation be deferred until after the people have ratified its provisions by a general vote at the nexr regular election. This was carrlej. It means that the House merely, places itself on record as favoring prohibition but that the people, before it becomes operative, be made to endorse and ap prove this action. It was a compro mise. While the House was In session be hind close t doors the delegates from the Anti-Saloon League, headed by Herlot Clarkson, of Charlotte; Rev, R. E. Neighbour and T. P. Vander- ford, of Salisbury: Rev. Dr. Henry W. Tattle, of Kinston, and others, waited wlthcul. They clumortd for rpeecn, but could not be heard. Every mem ber of the House who slipped out was seized upon and made to tell what vas happening within. When the House finally adjourned and oil th members came out and told of the compromise action, complaint was heard from some, while satisfaction was expressed by others. The Senate at 11 not having ffdjourned. alt col lected about that door to await the news there. It Is stated on the best authority that Representatives Douglas and Buchanan w-ll Introduce straight-out and immediate prchltltlon measures when the session convenes for the con sideration of other matters, regardless of the action of the caucus. So also will several of the Republican mem bers. SENATE HEARS ANTI-SALOON MEN. , The SenAte did not ; act as the House did snd did not refuse 'to hear the Representative cf the Anti-Saloon League. Those who made speeches before that body were: So licitor Clarkson, of Charlotte: James H. Pou, of Raleigh: Rev. H. W. Bat tle, of Kinston; Fettle Dockery. of Rockingham: T. H. Vanderford. 4f Salisbury; A. D. Ward, of Newbern; John Oates. of Fayettevllle, and oth ers. After hearing these gentlemen, the halls jmd corridors were cleared snd the Senate took up the considera tion of the expeHMiH-y of passing upon a prohibition measure at thisjucan, of Lee county. eion. Alter lielng In session for three hours the Senate toy unanimous vote-decided to entertain a bill leav ing the matter to . vota of the people st the next gen'al election. Such sett'in Is practically the same as that of the House caucis. W. D. ADAMS. Attitude of Cumberland's Represen tative. Fpe"tl The Otrvr. Fsyetteviilc. Jan. Jl. State Sena tor McLaughlin has not made up his mind about the rallrogj matter. H will vote for the State prohibition set if. Ml-.-. I Representative McXelll has not decid ed about the railroad rate matter, and will vote for State prohibition. Rep resentative Bolton .will vote on the railroad as GoveVnor Glenn advises, and will vote for State- prohibition. XEVTS OF THE GATE CITY. Daughters of Confederacy Hold Me morial Exercises Exceptions to . RennrS nf Referee Argued In Unite! Mates Conrt Many Greensboro People to Attend Wedding at Dan vUle, Va. Special to The Observer. , Greensboro. Jan. 21. Lee and Jackson Day was appropriately" cele brated yesterday afternoon by Guil ford Chapter, United Daughters or tne Confederacy, at a well-attended meet ing held in the lecture room of Car negie Library. , Miss Olivia Xelson presided, the meeting being In the nature of a memorial service. Thoee who took part Jn the programme be sides Miss Olivia Nelson were Misses Alice Galium. Alice Xelson and Mrs. M. R. Farrar. Local Pythims are looking forward with much Interest to the district meeting of the Knights of Pythias to be held here January 30th. At .last night's meeting of Greensboro Lodge the rank of knight was conferred upon Messrs. S. F. Smith and E. T. Burker. The board of aldermen held' a short session last night and considered a number of proposed amendments to the city charter' "which the special session of the Legislature will be asked to pass. The da'.e of "The Mikado," ' the home-talent entertainment, has been changed from January 31st to Janu ary 28th. ' In United States Court to-day Judge James E. Boyd presiding, the verdict for the defendant In the case of Van derbllt vs. McCall, action in ejectment tried at tho Xovember term at Ashe ville, was set aside and a new trial ordered. Exceptions to the report of ex Judge Armistead Burwell, referee in the .case of Avery, trustee, vs. Westall, were argued. This Is a proceeding In bankruptcy and the trustee Is seeking to set aside a deed In trust made by J. A. Townsend. bankrupt, of Burke county, to Westall. Ex-Judge Charles A. Moore snd Gibbon Merrimon, of Asheville; Charles H. Armfleld and Harvey Grier. of Statssville; W. A, Self, of Hickory, and Walter D. Moore, of Webster, were present as attorneys In these cases. Postmastar Robert Dick Douglas is back, from Washington, to which, place he went last week to Investigate the long delay In. onfirmlng his nornina tlon." He says'he was informed that there were no charges against ' him and "that none -had ever been filed, but that his nomination was being held up temporarily. Mr. Ernest Clapp, accompanied by Messrs. Frank R. Peatross, H. L. Hop kins and R. E. Buck, went to Dan ville, Va., this afternoon and Mr. Clapp will be married there to-morrow afternoon at 3 o'click to Miss Mary Gravely, of that city. The cere mony will occur In the Church of the Epiphany, and after a wedding trip to Florida the bride and bridegroom will come to Greensboro, where they will reside. Among those from Greensboro who will attend the wed ding are: Dr. and Mrs. L M. Hum- Dhrev. Mr. and airs. . . rerguson Jr., Misses Louise Sergeant and Mary I'miixhflw. Messrs. G. 8.- uraasnaw, Thomas S. Beall, Clton Staples, M. J. Tnitlx. Jr . and Dr. C L. Scott. 'Caot. C. B. Guthrie has recovered; frnm An illness which kept him In- doors for several weeks, and resumed his run to-day as conductor on one of tho passenger trains between Greensboro and North Wilkesboro. CONFERENCE IS POSTPONED. Meeting of Conservative Democrats, Scheduled For Thursday. Deferred Indefinitely For Good Reasons New York, Jan 21. The proposed conference of old-line Democrats from all over the United States, which Wi t- have been neld in mis cujr next Thursday to discuss issues that might be urged at th Democratic na ftioal coventlo nhas toeen indefinitely postponed. Suggestions were forth rnminr at the time the call was made that the abilities of possibilities of nossible candidates for the presidency , . . . , t .1 v. statement issued to-ntght postponing the conference Is signed by utierman M. Craigcr and is as rouows: "It has been deemed advisable by success of the Democratic party that a conference should -be held by men renresentlna the different views as to the Issues that should he urgea noon the Democratic national conven tion, the purpose being to secure uni ty of action and strength for the party. Accordingly, Invitations were sent out for such a conference to be held In. this city on the 2Srd Inst. "In view of the fact that It was not th e purpose of those Interested In the conference to promote or retard the wwpfcts of anx of the candidates mentioned fr the nomination for the presidency, it Is thought advisable, In order to avoid misconstruction, to postpone the conference . to a later date." To Investigate Charges Against Judge -. When. Richmond. Vs.,-Jan 51. After s session of sn hour and a half, fol lowing a bitter fight on Judge Wil liam F. Rhea, of Bristol, for member ship on the State corporation com mission, the Senate and House to-day recommended the app-flntment of a committee for sn Investls atlon or charges made that Judge. Rhea had been guilty or altering election re turns In the ninth district when he was a eaniiici.'U ror lonjrfP'. me flht was led by Senator Noel. Repub- Governor Vsrtlaman's Last Act the Is snsiue of Twenly-SIt Pardons. Jackson, , Miss., Jan. 21. The last official act bf Governor Vsrdaman bo fore turning over the reins of govern ment' to his successor to-day was the Issuing of-I pardons. -Eight of the bencflclarie were whites, while the other 1$ were negroes. The majority of the charges were for murder or manslaughter and, most , of the pris oners had served several years of their sentences Eleven of them were r.fe tlir.e men,' on the IJemocraiic ucaei wvuiu ira to oe particularly magninceni per-at-ntatlvelv considered. The official j annages, who lways live up to the l Valine THE EVOLUTION OP "BULLY." This Word Formerly Used 'Only by the Plain Folk Xow Heard From the Lips of Mta Alice. To the Editor of The Observer: - A score or more years ago a devout and useful female evangelist went up and down the State conducting revl vsl services in . both towns and coun try places. At the special time to which I now refer she was holding a meeting at an obscure country church far removed from town or fashion. She had preached a fervent and ap pealing sermon and then invited pen itents. A goodly number went for ward tor prayer, among them a young woman of the community who waa earnestly seeking for the light. The evangelist prayed with the penitents and instructed 'them in the way, and numbers soon' confessed ' a change of heart. The young woman, though. was slow to believe and tarried long after others had gone. Finally the preacher knelt beside her and asked how she felt and she. In triumphant tones, answered, "Bully." That laconic answer has long lin gered in memory. She was a child Of the soil who lived close to nature and was speaking in tne language or . m I the plain folk am.ing whom she dwelt i ius is an canea to mina as i rcau iu this morning's Obgerver the Interest ing article by Red Buck on the Fair banks reception in Washington last Wednesday. , There he met the President, askea him about Miss Alice and then a mo ment later met Mrs. Longworth her self and asked her how she felt since her recent sickness and she said "Bully." That expressive word has evoluted Into society the people have- gone to Washington and taken their language with them it seems. Really, did Miss Alice say that or was it one of Red Bucks iokej? Some people wouia like to know. A BACK NUMBER. January 20th. . BRYAN' ADVOCATES BECKILVM. Xebrasknn Addresses Democratic Leg islators Behind Closed Doors at Frankfort Has Xo Fears For Ills Own Chanceu, He Declares, awl i9 Simply Working For the Demo cratic Nominee. Frankfort,' Ky., Jan, 21. The cllma of W. J. Bryan's vlslt; to Frankfort, was reached this afternoon when he spoke to the Democratic members of vocating the election of former gov- ator. Mr. Bryan said neither Govern or Beckham nor anybody else had In vited him to Frankfort. He declared he had no fears for himself. He said he was told In the Ooebel campaign that he might hurt himself If he came to Kentucky. "I am not afraid of hurting myself party are at stake." wld Mr. Bryan, "I might be a candidate this year." she said. "I do not know. Only two have been instructed for me but they are not enough to elect me. If what I say here affects my chances of elec tion Is not a sufficient bribe ta keep my mouth closed. I am In the habit iDf saying what I think." He said he had come to Kentucky not for Beckham, but for the Demo cratic nominee, and that If McCrary were the nominee for Senator he would be here speaking for McCrary. "I am here." slid he, "because I be lieve the Democratic ticket has a good chance to be, elected this year. I do not know who the Democratic standard-bearer may be. but I know that it ' takes a ' Democratic Kenats and House to uphold the Presi- 'dent. I do not want to be a President simply to sit in a chair, but to do so-nethlng for the people." The Legislature is still deadlocked, both houses having adjourned after balloting for Senator without result. BRYCES BRIAR PIPE.- Whllo Entertaining a Oilier He Calm ly Enjoys a Smoke. Washington Jleiald. Ambassadors. Dartlcularly Ambas- sadors from Great Britain, are assum- . . . . . . . . . . dignity of their office., There is less of the high nd mignty alout James Pryce. however, than almost anjr one lo- at I matlc service that we nave had Washingto In recent times. A caller on him In New York recent ly hnd this quality In Bryce's make up lmoreseed on him In sn amusing way. The caller went to see Mr. Bryce one Sunday morning while the author of the "American Common wealth" was staying in the city home of Andrew Carnegie. The ambassa dor met the caller In th main hill of the Carnegie house and oegged him to "come this way, where we can talk undisturbed ." , The "way" led the Visitor Into the 'deserted library. The first thing the ambassodor did w hen his guest was seated was to fish wnen nis guest was eea;ea was to nsn I down in the pockets of his short coat and pull o'-t e. worn tobacco pouch. snd s weil-blsckened briar pipe of the bull'log variety, wntch he proceeded fo All and fcmnke. This -wis what, as the cnHer soon realized, the distin guished diplomat wanted to be "undis turbed" shout. ' , Court Mnrtl Comnletes Trlnl of Malor William F.-Hancock. Atlanta, Gs.. Jan. 21- The presen- lauun vi rwaenr onort ine general I court msrtiai which was convened here vesterdav to trr Malor William F. Hancock, of the coast anillery, charged with conduct unbecoming an officer and gentleman, was finished lots to-dar and the court took the rase under con si deration behind closed doors. The verdict of the court will not be mad public until sftee the verdict has ben reported to the War DenaHment and submitted to th President. Vrjrent TV-flrifney TOIL Carnrln $24.. ttOO.OOO Ready For Honc, vtasnwgTon, Jan. 31 -The urge Jfflplencv anrroariation ill carrvln anornoriatlon to the amount of IJ4.-I e-on.ftftft agreed upon to-day by tht ub-commlttee of th House commit tee en apn-npritlons and will come befort the House to-morroir. 'llMHltiH4MMJIIl4m4MtHimiIMH For IVJcn's, Tn' a. ,: i. j n o me iiiuaey, AHSLCaa Coats looks ridiculous, but we mean it. A short turn is better titan a long one if you are in a hurry.' tnVinf. 41-,m. Anmn 4U' 11 J. - - auuu.a iuoju van mcoc tuiuciUH uu lie At seasuu we shall sell them at just half our original prices. Men's $10.00 Rain Coats $5.00. These are new goods, long etted and easily worth" price is . . . ., .... ,. . ..... . , . .$5.00 Not all men's half price. - ' . (C D ipouu jjuya lvcim vuais One beautiful lot BoyS $5.00 (Dravenetted Raincoats, dandy for. school boys. Prices for this week. .... ... . . . . . .$2.50 and $3.00 $15.00 Ladies' Rain Coats $7.50: rrn Tnf'ht-llTvf O-Tinw J-ilCbC are ngUt-Up-lO-nOW. style O. K and you will like them. Half Price Goes On all Ladies' Raincoats from $10.00 to $25.00. $7.50 Rubber Coats $2.75. One lot Silk Finished Pocket Rubber Coats for Men we sell at $7.50, but simply too fine -for "a quick seller. Price this week .... ......... . . . ... .$2.75 Take a look at this Coat SECOND RUG $4.00 Axminsters $2.88. Thpv sold firiA VPsfprrJav. Kilt Ws sfill haw n Kio Inf J ' j . j j - . ... - . ana wnue we snouia nave no . trouble in selling them for $4.00, still, to keep up the' Mill-End Sale's reputation'as a big money-saver, 'the price to-day is...... .... ..... ...... ...... ,.....$2.83 $ L00 Hair Brushes 38 Cents. tV . , , , it s ' i t 1 v e nave a bi& lot, worth 7oc. to $1.00, but only a few . . . , of a kind, and to make in one pile and price . $12.00 Coat rm t mis was. original pnee, dui style, but not so bad ttiat Choice. ..4 . T TT" Bovs' iiid x . tt i. ...... ojl me VOaiS. XXBll price cut, neat Worsteds, Craven the $10.00, but this week's - i V j.- CO AA and $6.00 Worsted The patterns are neat, SALE TO-DAY v - " . v. "'O ; . fm . ... a clean sweep all thrown .,......," ..:. . . . 38c. Suits $2.95. , , . iney are somewnat on: id they can't be worn now. .... . ... ,$2.95 AAAAAlAJLAAAiA TTtTTTTTTTttTI
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