SENATE PASSES '
WAR TAX AFTER
. Altman & (a
A REVOLT FAILS
1
; Coalition of Kijflit Son! horn
i .Semiiofs With Ropubli
j cans Kn(!anjrer.s Hill.
cotton y i:x i.okk 1
FIG i IT KOI! I'KLIKF1
Wakiii.notok, Oft 1". Tho wr rer-
m lil.l ..ie.d Uin Htnnt.' to-nlcht tjy
a vote of 21 tn 22. ftr the utprclon
of revolt on Uie part of huuthern
DfrnorrHtic Sumtiir that for 11 tun
thrft-ni'I tli lull.
Vtmlmr r-'lrin-ral IliirlfMin. fMcrrturj .
Tumultv .mI .it'll r rt pr-i ntntlvm of tlie
' f reklitu t iiurr.l to iho Caplt 1 lal. n
U' iiftiri.Min '11 tM;.un to an alarm
turneil I' Ailitilntftrartin Srttori. i
I Al I i"i" " '. ft'-ttni')ti a mrivitp
of Ihf Binl-. tnmle ly Set iitor llurhi-s
of S w .1 tv. il.tr' il V" fi t that
!Kht S titluiti rWfiHtum hail mt.rMl into
an men m 'it to ' with tho Itet ub-
Hi-.iriii to t.U. or I-hI nn'.trl) pmttn'ne
th war r-xmu b.i: unl. int I-kiU-
, tlon wan n'oriKiratnl In it for th rrlH'f
of the cotton planter.
Hi. ari rt.tlnMt tht probalily one othrr
Ixmifrntlr iulr woul'l vote mtnlnt
th- bill "n lt tn rlt?. ami aft-r acrount
lnB fn- t.alrn anil nlwnlw. It Ioo'kviI
If tl'M I'l.l watt I"t on a probable oli
of to IT.
Ilnllj for tin- lllll. ,
Bcnator Itunhri ami Senator "IIIr
Jm linmi:at ly cilk-tl to thtlr iw.lrt.
n nth. r Ailministratlon f nit-rs. The
(tro-nnt at arm afiJ his aMtit.t r
relwil 1 n.trurtlntw anil 'in o: irsiill'-d
eatnpalKii hm to nv IV bill
It iu the liurtl ft MruKKl? th" Art
mln'ftratliiti lri h.i.l In mini' a ilay bn'
the ("Hmpalcn hf no rffertlvt that on thf
final !inir of thi I ' n'v two Iienio
"rnt M on pi'uril .'i ofpo'ltlon to It.
trii f t'ni., S-n itor l.ati. of Or'ro.n,
vnt.' l .'iini'nM It b mm- tip it'll tlir alrtl-
tlnti.il t ixti. u rc unti- wary. Tim othf r,
SViit i inl itti iti. wn palrftl iiiMlnit
th bill lie announced that ho hart In-forn-.-.t
hia cu'.U orii'i In a party cmi
trr nr- lona-' tio tlmt h voulil not vote
to lm-r.n- tax -i Kvry Ittpubllc.in
votwl acilnut the bill.
Th attimpt tn kill th bill or pot
pinr It 'i made Immcdlat'lv after the
Senate hud rejected S.mtor HoVe Smith'!!
amendment for th relit f of th cotton
planter b ft vol of 21 to 40.
Thin amendment authorized the lu
ance nf lmnd by the Federal Government
to purchase the auni'iin of the cotton crop
for 1S14 and eui eid'nc yetrs If nrcm
aary, tl.f cotton to be purchased nt 11 .
centa a pound, and a tax to be Imposed
upon the production of cotton to reltn
burie tho (ovcrnmtnt ucalnrt Iocs In th .
venture.
The Houthern Henatore ln!rted that
thlf amounted to a loan of money to the
South, with Insurance annln't lofs to the ,
Oovirnment. hut the opponents of the ,
m.nmiM acrlnrfd that it wafi unnrece.
dented and would open the way to the !
wort kind of paternal'im.
Threo Itepubllcani It-irah. Clapp and
jone and otic I'roirn ra've I'olnlextet
votel for the Smith amendment.
Tr'v-two Pemocrntlc Senators voted
analnst the Smith amendment. In fact,
moie Pemoctata votl araliiit It than
1 voted for It.
An -oon as the reiull had been an
nounced Senator Hoke Smith roe and ,
aald that he regnrdod the wtton amend
ment ai a far moro Important matter1
than the war revtnue bill, and that In
Yirvf of the fact that the cotton amend
ment had been defeuled he would move
to "table" the war tux bill.
This motion win ruled out on a point of
I order, but Senator Vnrdaman then entered
' a tnotloi. to postpone the bill Indefinitely.
This motion w is lost by a vote nf 32 to 20.
The folio Alnt; Imocrats oted to !Kit
; pone the bill In 'oflnltely: Clark. Smith
of CleorKla, Smith of South Carolina,
Var-I i tn in .ind Wltlto
, All o' the It publle n voted to ort
pone. Tlireo of tlie Iiemocratlo Hnator ,
j) w1k had b n count'd earlier In the tliy
I. ns fivnbli. to an lodi finite poioiia
Jment bad b en won over to the Adm nls
l.trn'i'ii nt 'win d in I Senator I.an. w'm
Toted acalnut the b 11 on Its final pasi i;e, '
, for eome nnexpli ned reason voted against
Ind -Unite poitponement
, If Mr I.an an I tne three nstnoortti
who app'i''eii'l rl.ir"i'-l front had,
vo'r.l an tlpy wer expected to do It
i v-1 .. ' 1 1 him- m' ant a eharue of e'lt'lt V des. '
jnnd ax th- nKtlon to postpone Indefinitely
i w is lot by only neven majority t.' ne
lrllrpt of Sell tor 1 1 Iwk's noil. Oil w hle't
jibe tuirml In a Kem ral alarm nt the Whit.
Ilou., wuuld luvo bun verllled by th-i
! emit.
i Violent Speroliee,
I Tlie te on S'na'i- Vnrdamm'a mi
' tio, ii ii-ere.i.. l bv an hour or two
' of volent 'fch'S. In which some Pno-c-Tio
f m'lv llnun was washed and hum;
! iipoo tin- 1 iin.
Senator W'llnnw of Mlsilsnlpil ttirnel
tp.i'1 th.. I) rnorni'ie SrratorM who weri
'le illti-- the revolt, he.idnl by h'a col-
'fiiMie Mr. Vnrdini'm, and ansil!n.l t'o-m
fn, trvlnn to "afrve the Treusury" and
" in', i ri-.i fie Adm'n'xtratlon."
' S'-na ii- Slon- nU i " 'iln le.;
(tire and Senator O'l e .In'noi. told the dla
entern th t thev we o plnylni; Into th"
''hn-da of thele "po"tli'iil en' mv" on th
.other M'de of the main nlele of the Senaf.
' Senator l'omertne ma In an emp'mtli
, i-pre.li In which be olmrRed that the
J; propiwal by Senator Smith was tinprec
.fi di nt '1
lief ore the rln a I vote on tho bill wna
..tsVen Senator Overman ofered his
'amendnient dlroetlnK the Scritary of the
' V i to lne to the imtton irrowlnu
'ifltAte.1 of tho South the money collected
f nun them under the eotton tax law of
1M".;, which taxed cotton at 1 a bile, and
which returned a revenue (iKKreKatlnK
over Ilfi.0o0.00n. This amendment fared
exvn worn., (him tho Smith amendment, i
. belli lout by u vote nf 4 I tn 14
The war lax bid will frn on Monday to
.'the House, whero tin re will be a further
flKht over Iho Stnato amendments to tho
! bill 'is well as over the cotton Kltuitlon.
Th chntiRes made In the war revenn
bill In the Senate have, already been "t
out In 7nu SfV from. day to day. Tb
prliK'Ipaf -J;anes ar" the Inereiee In the
ti on bt Irons Jl t" lo Jl."e ; Imriel.
an nddli.onnl tat on rectified splitta nf 5
rents mllon. tltq chaniio III the. tax on
ilmn' wines tho Increase of tho tax,
' cn tobacco -minufncturers nnd tho chaniriil
nf a Kradtutnl lax bdjfi'd on production,
th elimination of the lax on life and
accident Insurance und the tax tin
Kanoh'iic.
, GERMAN SAVANTS OUSTED.
' I'llr Professors Who Slirneit II nil I
felo l'iielleit l.j I'nrls Venileni),
..eena Crthlt ftti)i4i1rh In Tlix St-S'
TAi'ts, Oct 1" The Academy of In.
aeilptlnns, In eerret nesslon, nppolritrd a
rommlt'ee of -iirht to draw up the itrtns
'of txp.r.xl in of one (lerman ansoelato and
fnur 1 orrikponiHnr niembrih. The at,
so'lnle in. iiilu r is Hr I'lili ti von U'll nno.
wlt.Min lb iidniff and the oorrcjiiondlmr
tri.int.irH aie Dr. Knrl Dorfeld, I'lof.
Ailo'f II trim k. I'uif Paul II .n tlr. tn
nd I'r Kill Hubert All of these nulled
tu m inlfesto rer. ntlv Isiuiil by (ler r in
Intellectuals
lie r-nort We.ti.ry Wnrrcr tl.t
Ari' ru in ar : ret. cn the damawo to
hu Ithelms Culudtal Aim itad.
ESIRE to enmplhiasSze the fact that, owiing to Its 'recent eelargenmemit, shoppiffiig can be more
pleasantly and easily accomplished in their Store than ever before. Every department has
now all the space it requires for the effective display of merchandise and the comfort of patrons;
lighting and ventilation are perfect; and everything is done to reach the highest possible
standard off efficiency in service.
In order to familiarize the public with the excellent values their unusual purchasing facilities enable
them to offer, B. Altman & Co. have planned a succession of remarkable Special Sales, which will
present opportunities not lightly to be ignored.
The following have been arranged for tomorrow (Monday):
A most trnusucl opportunity will be
offered in the enlarged Lace Curtain
Bepcrtmient, on the Fourth Floor, in
A Sale of
Imported Filet LacePanels
(hand-mcde)
at $9.75, $ 1 1.00, $.1 4.00, S 1 7.50,
$19.50 to $29.00 each
(Values $!6.C0 to 55.00)
Also 500 Pairs of Imported
Siand-made Marie Antoinette
Lace Curtains
at the exceptional price of
per pair .... $4.50
AN INITIATORY OFFERING IN THE NEW
FUR DEPARTMENT
which now occupies the entire Madison Avenue
section of the Third Floor, will consist of
Persian Lamb Coats made to individual measure
ments in either of two models (each 40 inches in length)
at the very special price of ... $1,50.00
This remarkable offering, which will continue for one
week only, commencing: to-morrow (Monday), has been
made possible by the receipt of a new shipment of
fine, glossy, medium-curl pelts, advantageously purchased.
A personal selection of skins and linings may be made.
A Sale off Trimming Laces
will be a feature off special interest
on Monday and Tuesday. It will
comprise Laces ranging in width
from five inches to twenty-seve-inches,
and representing the delicate,
filmy effects now in vogue. These
vilS be offered at the extraordinarily
low prices off
38c, 45c, 75c. to $2.90 per yard.
This offering comprises more than
i 8,000 yards of the wanted Laces at
fully one-half less than the ordinary
selling prices.
Special Salespeople will, iff desired,
be detailed to accompany patrons to
the Store's various departments.
A Remarkable Offering in the Velvet
Department will consist of
Imported Black Chiffffon Velvet
42 inches wide,
at per yard $3.90
being one-third less than the regular price.
A Sale off 54-inch Broadcloth
(sponged)
in black, green, tete de negre and navy
blue, and of the fashionable weight, will
offer exceptional value at
$S.45 per yard.
An interesting Sale in the Infants' and Little
Children's Department, in its new, spacious
location on the Second Floor, will consist of
Coat &l Hat Sets for Little Children
(sizes Vi to 5 years), featuring the attractive
styles, materials and colors now favored in
fashions for little folk and specially priced
as follows:
Chinchilla Coats (all-wool) lined with flannel
at $5.00
Semi-tailored Hats to match, of velveteen,
at $2.35
Zibeline Coats, with novelty belt . 7.25
Fancy Hats to match, of velveteen . 2.90
Corduroy Coats, silk-lined; wide-belted model,
at $7.75
Novelty tiats off corduroy . . 3.00
Fancy Coats off broadcloth, silk-lined, 1 0.50
Broadcloth Kats to match, trimmed with
satin at $3.75
The above may, iff desired, be purchased separately.
An Interesting Sale of
Smart HouseOownsand Negligees
which has been specially prepared for Monday
and Tuesday, will present a selection of
entirely new and very distinctive models
at quite exceptional prices.
Tea Gowns off crepe de Chine in attractive
colors, finished with lace coat . at $28.00
Tea Gowns of crepe de Chine, In white, black,
or colors, with chiffon coat to match, $22.50
Negligees of albatross trimmed with feather
stitching and Cluny lace and lined with silk,
at . ' $18.50
House Govns of brocaded crepe de Chine, in
smart coatee effect, with accordion-plaited
skirt at $12.75
Negligees of plain crepe de Chine, trimmed
with lace and fur . . . at $12.75
Robes off blanket flannel, bound with satin
ribbon at $3.75
An Important Sale of
Reversible Veflour Portieres
in rich tvo-color combinations or with both
sides alike, and in plain and bordered effects,
at the remarkably low price (considering tho
superior quality) of
$17.50 per pair.
These Portieres, which are equally adapted
for living room, hail, library or drawing
room use, are priced at one-third less
than usual.
A Special Sale of Novelty Jewelry
and Black Moire Silk Wrist Bags
will he an interesting feature in the newly
arranged Department in the Madison Avcnuo
addition, presenting very unusual values at
these prices:
Circle Cuff Pins off rhinestones set in sterling
silver, or of pearls set in gold-plated sterling
silver .... per pair, $1.35
Graduated pearl necklaces, with pearl clasps,
each $1.25
Wrist Bags off black silk moire, In plain or
fancy watering; fitted with purse and mirror,
at ... 52.75, 3.00 & 4.
An Unusual Saleof Electric Lamps
which will be held In the Depart inent for Art
Q'bjects and Bric-a-brac (Fourth Floor) will
afford an opportunity rarely encountered for
purchasing artistic Lamps at decided price
advantages.
Boudoir or Desk Lamps, with brass standard
and adjustable silk shade . . at $4.75
Table Lamps of gilt carved wood, with 18-inch
Empire shade of colored silk . at $12.50
Library or Living Room Lamps, with metal
standard in verde or copper finish and painted
glass shade at $I5.QQ
Floor Lamps off solid mahogany, with 4-inch
flat shade of colored silk . . at $ 1 5.00
Floor Lamps (double light) of solid mahog
any, also in ivory or gilt finish, with 26-inch
flat Empire shade of colored silk, trimmed
with ruches and fringe . . at $25.
All Charged or Paid Purchases (including heavy and bulky shipments) will be forwarded Free off Charge by mail, express or freight to any point in tho
United States. The methods off shipment arc optional with B. Altman & Co. and no discounts are allowed.
All Charged or Paid Purchases not exceeding Twenty Founds (20) In weight will be forwarded Free by mall to all Territories, Possessions
or Foreign Countries where Parcel Post rates apply. ' J
Telephone 7000 Murray Hill
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