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USED ATTENDANCE
AT NEGRO EXPOSITION
Many White People Kxpress Interest
in Showing of Negroes'
Progress.
EXCURSIONS FROM MAXV POINTS
Distinguished Visitors Invited to
Make Addresses Tliis Week mi
Days Sot Apart for Various States.
Friday W ill lie Richmond Day.
Despite the intense heat of the past
week. when the mercury playe?I all
Kinds of antics and the oliltst inhabi
? into nc';i il their brains in a vain ef
fort to rcall eruallv hot wrath' r in
ra.'t >fii;s. the National Negro Kspori
tion. staged <t the Fair Grounds under
the nit i immediate supervision r.f
Giles It. Jackson, continued to draw
the crowds, not only from Richmond,
but from .?!' svi lions of the country.
Many special trains, bearing hundreds
of visitors f-om distant points, one
front as far North sis New Jersey,
steamed into kwhmond. and many more
? ii' expect el Int.Hi: the coming week.
All tli.se visitors, with one accord,
proclaim the hie show an unqualified
success, and all of them are much
impressed with the fad that the negro
hsis mail* wonderful strides since lie
.emerged from slavery j i-t a half-cen
tury ago.
I.s?st week will probably be r> mem
bi-reil as the feature week of the e\
j>.*h.:t io;, The bab> show, lieu inn ? on
Tuesda\ and ending Kritlay. when the
judges roii'br,.! their decisions .and
awarded ihe prizes, two t?? each of
three ?I.-.--'- aioiift'd much intercut
anions the members of the race, and
was regsirdcd as a special feature.
Only physical development counted iu
th> contest, and hsippv was that mother
who could displsiy si bsthy whose well
formed muscular hotly gave some in
dication of a future Jack Johnson. The
vhildr. :? were divided into three
classes. The first clsiss embraced
babies from one month t?> one year
old. the second, those from one to three
years old, and the third, children from
three to live years old.
I'At.K.W 1 It l-:i'H KSKXTK1)
>> it o<; it toss or
Following the baby show came
pantomliiii pa nt. called "The An
swer to the Uirth of .1 Nation. u
resenting the several sta-?.?
velopment through whieli the
has passed from the * ?
ed. a slave, on American shores until
the present day of grace, when he has
proven himself s useful sin i intelligent
member of society. The pageant
given under the direction of M. l.o
retta Harris, and was entirely suc
cessful. Two hundred and fifty col
ored school children of the < .< ;
ticiliated in it
To-morrow has been set aside as
Maryland Pay. Governor Goldsbor
ouish ?> e\|n cteil Jo sittend and a'?<?>
an address, and hundreds of Maryland
ers, many white people among them,
sire expect cd to come with h:m. Iu
addition to the.?(>, an Illinois ..:v:v. s
slon, repr-sentinu the Lincoln Jubilee,
which will op. ii m Chicago August 21',
and Is intended to show the progress
of the Western negroes, will be here
to ca.n inspiration in viewing the
fruits of Giles B Ja--kson's la's ? rs
Tuesday -a .11 know: as Geo _? a,
Florida and South Carolina Day, and
the day foil ?wi:-.g has bee:: .-et aside
a- N rt: 'at' .t Day, wh-:i G "> v c r -
. . :v ?: v North 1 'aroliniar.s
.-=? ? *r. ? ? . -r- - - hedu'.???! ? ? a: -
FOREST LODGE PROVES
POPULAR SUMMER RESORT
Twenty Minnies Krtiin Kllm '?Inlton,
and 'I'll Irt > ?? Minute-. I?y Motor,
(i\<-r lioml It on rl.
Forest I- at 1 ?-T-. A'! ? is ; ? v
inK a popular r: for : t><- -
r.le wi.o re u:.-?bb *o co :a r t h e r fro:t?
:'?e city. It is beautifully situated !:i
liOOO acre* of woodland and many folks;
have found there dt ided re'-.ef /r <rti
the sweltcrine heat in town.
Extensive improvements have l><'r-n
made b> the proprietor, \V G. laun
ders. There are inure than 100 rooms,
and the buildings *V.e trio lights,
while pur< watch* is?*secured from an
artesian well l>ored through solid gran-,
ite to a depth of .'00 feet.
The resort is ,i twenty-minute ride
from Elba St a t i :i, and by automobile;
thirty-five minute- .ire required to
make the trip over a rood road.
DIES SUDDENLY
I nknoTTn Npuro \?k? for Drink of
H liter nnd drop* llend.
An tinkr, >wn colored man stopped at I
a hous> .in t ? ?? Petersburg Turnpike,
yesterd: -ft. ? ? -n. and asked for a
drink of wate: Me seem'd to be 111
a:. 1 a.-i<e- '??? allow.d to rt'St for a
{<? u mir - befori resUmir.fr his walk
to !;!??' r. Me w a*- riven a si .it. and
bef .?? ' ..<-lp "iild rendered
died
Th* V1' '? i tnkei to Stop No. 5
of the lt llt.? and brought to
Johnsor, - .? if'-tkitii: rooms. South
Richmond, ivhere it awaits identifica
tion 1 a? -? described at '? feet
0 in n* s ' srk brown skin, wear
inc a v ?? aj brown worsted coat
and c: i> t ?
COLORED REVIVAL
Free-Will Offering for Ii \ n ngellst llreiT
(it He 'I like ti \e\l Sun tiny.
A Ire- ? 1! fr 'inn v 11 b. taken
r* ' ' ! Jte\ Siinon P \V.
? v am ell ?, who has
i- i rr ? 'i ? \'V.val services in
. t ' ' -rl"!;! ? . All who
' jo '1 - r . ? s""l to roil -
? r. :! e f. ' ' 1 th ' fund.
1: is pair: t ? v ob-.d po"
11;, C i ' ? : '? d ? .io-.ln'd
I ' t: ~
Services nil! ? < 1,'ld t V.. - morning at
: :.;i ,/clock, this afternoon at :.;<o
and this evt * ?? -? ??.? -k
CAR TRAFFIC BLOCKED
VInillK'l f tir I.??!?*<?? Hrill* nt I'.ighlti
rind llrnsiil Mreel*.
id t-ee. ,r ?rafli at
"'?5hi I l: ? '? 'l - vas ? : ' d
' roil! : ' o '. ' <? < ? o'V. !? * : . - r. t.
? "irtj th'- rear trucks "f a Fulton and
>duet T-i left th< tr.'i' k- I tricks
? o*ri :? ';<?)?: bet ???.' < th'- two
. i e .- (i ? v.- n t ? the t !>? Ul(l
l:afli?. arid cm ? .r that dil'"-''
tlosi ? :. e i d . fot ' v<- :??. ? i:-j les.
Policretr'li atid V. -'ai.di-rs l'-ate<i tli<
track of hr.'k.- ?? th- tr'.uS;. - ir
of the Virsiniw i'allway and I'owcr
Company an ! < <i an l .-ot t-:<? dera'b-d
C,r back on ' ? ? i,- i ?:
Dlnhop llroon Mi I'remli.
J UlHhop-foadjut": Wlllinti) ("ahell
' Brown will pi* a. ? at Moly Trinity
? Episcopal t.'nuruii tbi.- morning at 11
o'clock.
Forec?*li VlrKlnln
?Genernlly fnlr Sim
ilnj nnd Mondiij.
Vortli t'nrolliin?
(?cnrriilly fnir Suu
itiiy nml MoihIht.
I.oi'nl Temperature Yesterdny.
12 noon temperature 9?
3 r. M. temperature 0*
s I'. M. temperature
Maximum temperature to S P. M... !?S
Minimum t< mperaturc to S I'. M... 74
Mean temperature SB
Normal temperature SO
Kxocss in temperature yesterday.. 0
Deliclencv in t empcralurc since
Mai ell ' 1 26L'
Accumulated deficiency in tetupera
tur<' since January l lis
I.<ien I II ii I ii fill I.
Rainfall last twelve hours n IS
Rainfall last twenty-four hours... ?.IS
Iviiciency in rainfall since March
1 - ti.Sfi
Accumulated deficiency in rainfall
since .Innunrv 1 3.65
l.ocnl Observation* nt S 1*. >|. Yesterday.
Temperature. 7?>; humidity. S3; wind,
direction, south: wind, velocity. 1:
weather, part cloudy.
covin THINS IV IMPORTAVT CITIK.S.
i At S I'. M. Kaslcrn Standard Time.)
Place. Titer. 11.T. 1.. T. Weatlur.
\she\ille T?> .Mi *>4 Cloudy
Atlanta Sfi !>2 72 Clear
Atlantic City.. 74 Ss 7 2 Cloud>
Boston Si! SS 70 P. cloudy
Buffalo 71 7S I'.tl Clear
Calgary .r> I r?6 tr. Cloudy
Charleston ... Ss ;i4 SO Clear
Chicagi 7S S4 70 Clear
Denver S2 t'.2 Clear
IHiluth r?0 72 r,4 Cloudy
Galveston S4 SS S2 Clear
llatteras so sr, ~s Clear
Havre .r>2 ;ii> "??? Rain
Jacksonville .. !>0 flfi 74 Clear
Kansas City.. S? ss 74 Clear
Louisville .... Sii '.10 os Clear
Montgomery . St'. 94 7fi P. cloudy
Jfew Orleans.. Ss PS 7S p. cloud*
New York.... 7?> !>0 70 P. cloudy
Norfolk 7?"> 7s Cloudy
Oklahoma .... !?0 !? t 7?? P. cloudy
Pittsburgh ... SO Si 7j Cloudy
Raleigh 7* 0< 7S Cloudy
St. I.ouis Stl 00 7?? Clear
San Kra no is ?>. 'iv 7S f>S Clear
Savannah .... !?" Ofi 70 Clear
Spokane 4 ii I f>0 Cloudy
Tampa *2 SS 7s Cloudy
Washington . SO 00 72 P. cloudy
Winnipeg .... ."?* 00 4S Cloudy
Wytheville ... 72 S2 f.S p. cloudy
VI l V I \T1 ItK \ 1,M WAC.
.luiv is. isur..
HIGH TIDK:
Sun risen r> a? Morning 0:21 '
Stin sets 7:2s Kvening. .. . i0:0t?
AINSLIE SIGNS JITNEY LAW '
llrqulroM lloml nnil Vnnien Specific
lloiite* for A utmiinbllr ("nrrlrrn,
Mayor Ainslie yesterday signed the
jitney-hus ordinance, which provides
for the routine of the jitneys, for a
bond to he uivcn by the owners and
for the observance of certain police
regulations.
The ordinance will cn into effect
0:1 Tuesday. July 27. Three routes are I
prescribed, and. on account of the
variation in traffic, differential license
taxes are imposed. The routes may
roughly lie described as the Grove
Avenue, the Monument Avenue ar. '
Mai:: Street, ways. The highest tax
is imposed on those vehicles which
may operate on Grove Avenue; the
next higher is on the Monument Avenue
route, and the low. st tax is upon those
maehlr.es which may operate on Main
Street, on ?'h! h jitney-bus traffic is
the lex?t.
The ..rdirance nlso provides that
bond in the sum of f 1,000 is required
? every car, except where more than
? re car is owned b> the same person
or corporation. In such case a bond
? ?f J'"1 :s required for the operation
of every additional car.
INSTANTLY KILLED
Frnnk Phillips, Colorrd, Shot by llmrr
Ktmn. in Quarrel.
Frank PhiJl'.p0- colored, *.v.s shot and
:t stantly kill* I by Henry Khan, also
? lored, last 1 i^ht. in th>- doorway of
the litter's ho:n?- at 1403 Ross Street.
The bullet pa.-sed throuch Phillips's
abdomen and liv.-r was d.-id when
Dr. J. n. Anderson. of th?- < it . ambu
lance corps, arrived ??n the
Khan was arr?-si*d and t ik'-: to the
First Police Station, where he was held
without bail The shootinu .s -aid to
have resulted from a <iu.?rrel over
Khan's wife.
l>r. Anderson was a'.s'> called to at
tend Victoj Williams, h vo;;m: boy liv
ing at 17f'l North Twent ;?-first Street,
who was cut irt the thro.tt b> a man
named Tinsley. T i n s! <? y <? u <?p e d. it
was said that the cuttlne was acci
dental The injury was r.ot severe, and
Williams was treated and left at home.
I Passenger Service Between Rich
niond and ColumblH
Improved.
ISK XKW MOUNTAIN* TVPB
"7".'. All-steel lWe.,Ker
-I'"""...V Olllclnls l>l?.^s
. *? ?lnliiR.C?>- Service
.'Hv'r, T "m ^
which have boor. ,0coino*lv?s.
"X.?-ra.
the Pacific tvi?i> ' or,,e,efl because
>'? handling th ? heivv i"0' salisfn<-'<?>" V
of ilio Seaboard A? ? "a?"onf'T trains
?I'->???.?? w',",;;1 '??"?
? "??>*XhImvo
?9:?."00 pounds', and do^l1, ,cmlcr- of
effort of 4 7 son ,\i a tractive
type has a ^o?..i ?' wh?? J'ad Ac
pounds and a tr-leti** of ^T.:too
pounds. With mi l> ?'*or' ?f St.i'OJ
s per cel., i,U'roas(> ?" weight of
.mm,. l? tractive j??r?a,,e of **-* Vor
eombined with a higher I "il* ol,,a'ned.
According to the \, bo"or capacity.
? 'oinpany, which bu haon|n?COm<!tive
>"o mountain tv,)0 has , ? '?V?mo|,ve5.
Iv Of US 11 #?>? n,ls a boiler capac
type has oliTv Mt' w!,,lc !h<? i>a*'nc
Thr 1 ,V.i ? St> per
?Seaboard of'Ten^o''Vhir,"'"8 ?Ver tho
?-elnK hauled bv the ??Iir S
?.vpo on grades of i o b,B niountuln
?""?! ??5 nnieiBh' v'",
rSn.0!,^Whv'Mra'!'" I."
<"i: r,r::;?'?
'<?>. or more stee c^rs\v!,hKra.(,CS w,,h
sfy'r.-ssr"?.-r*5"= ?
? -
operating1 costs Tbo <??'lo rr<llu'?
'"r'h. f-L"'"" "" l'"'!"'
tain tvpc in use rwV .?? hc ,no'"'
P'r trains. ,n lhe UniWd
.?r Hoc,? jXZ. i?reaV 'xortherii
ffEw? WWjx- o?7hi
that of t'he ChLapLkeaandrohkvr^v
.\"n Inches, although the latter have
a superior tractive etTort. ?
The Southern Railway has made the
following changes in the personnel of
the Southern district officials:
, >tanrtel, superintendent of H?r
''lv,sion- Promoted to s.-neral
with 1,^ I*1 ?f Soulh?f" district.
-V.V.'n V ,,l.,a''!rr-S al ,,lrml"Khnm. sue
V w V- Har?-lst resigned.
. ? * a"c,e- superintendent of ter
minals at hlrmingham, promoted to
superintendent of Birmingham divi
sion. succeeding Mr. Stanllel. Mr
of ,VrJ?. TlK'7?Crlr1 ns "uperlntendont
? terminals by R. Haggard, formerlv
t a in master, and T. O. t'rane is made
trainmaster. K
All of the officials affected bv the
? .iance are well known on the South
Mu i^rrticulariy N"- "?"??
Tne Illinois Central reports earnings
; -ts 'Uning-car service during the
as year at only $js. This report was
...?I be.oie tlie examiner of the Inter
state Commerce Commission at rhi
cago last week in substantiation of the
Plea of \\ estern and Southern roads
for an increase in passenger rates.
; ;u' Missouri pacific reported a deficit
from its dining-car service of $:;ft <ioq !
Iii 1913 and i I'.,000 in ion. Oeneral
Passeturer Agent Butler, of the Mis
souri 1 aclflc, while on th^ stand said
ne was of the opitiion that railroads
in transporting passengers should see
that they are well cared for. An im
portant part of tiiis duty. !,?. .sai.i was
Jn .seeing passengers well fed.
"We must feed them either in eating
nouses or in dining cars," added Mr
Butler. "If we were to abandon din
ing cars we should have to expend
a ure.It sum to establish eat in a houses
capable of handling the maximum de
mand. \vh;< h might come only on,.
month. Cars can run all dav, whereas
eating h-uses must be large enough
and ha\ e sufficient equipment to handle
a trainload of people in thirtv min
utes or less or ruin train schedules
,Ji,hC n?r 1 to make lhis Investment.
with all tho necessary refrigerating
plants and other things needed for 'i
public demanding fresh meats, fruit'*
and various luxuries. I bslleve that the
losses would be greater than with
dining cars."
RICHMOND GRAYS LEAVE
FOR STATE CAMP TO-DAY
Will He at Virginia Roach Rifle
Range Until Next
Sunday.
ORDISRS FOR SPICCIAL TRAINS
Entire First Regiment to Reach
Camp Site During To-I>ay?Nor
folk Rlues Win Attend Artillery
t amp nt Mount Tobyhaiiim.
by nightfall to-day tlio headquarters
i and twelve companies of the First I11
; fan try, \ irginia Volunteers, will lie eu
| camped at the State Rifle Range, Vir
i ginia Heacli, for a week of target prnc
! tAce. Orders cover-ins tlio movement of
the regiment were issued by Colonel
j W ill lam J. Perry, of Staunton, under
j Instructions from tlie Adjutant-r.cn
; oral's office.
j Major .lames \V. Graves, detailed as
camp quartermaster, lias everything in
readiness for the arrival of the troops
j to-day. Tii.- one drawback is the fail
1 ure of t I?o Norfolk -Southern Railroad
to supply current to illuminate the
(amp liv electricity, and, as a result,
gasoline lamps will be used. The sani
i tary condition of the camp has been
looked after by Captain Francis K. T.
, Warrick, medical corps, who was de
tailed as sanitary officer ten ih.ys ago.
This feature has been greatly improved,
and every care has been taken to look
, after the health of the men properly.
COI.OVKI. I'Klllt Y COMICS Til ItOtC It
RICHMOND this MOH\l\<;
? A special train over the Chesapeake
and Ohio, carrying Colonel Perry's
headquarters, the two companies from
j Staunton, and on- each from Covington
and t harlottesville, is scheduled in ar
; rive in Richmond at 11 o'clock, From
this city the Seaboard Air bine will
take the train to Petersburg, where it
will be turned over to the .Norfolk
.ind Western. Coaches for the Lynch
j bum company and the headquarters l,f
j the Third battalion, which will be
commanded by bieutenant-t'olonel Rob
j ert K. Cralghill in the absence of
j Major Stanley w\ Martin, absent on
I leave. Will be attached to the headquar
. ters special, which is due at Virginia
j beach, by way of the Norfolk-Southern,
nt this afternoon.
The First Battalion (Richmond
; Grays), commanded by Major J. Ful
mer bright, who was tra isferred to
1 the infantry from the medical corps
last week, will leave from b.vrd Street
Station at noon to-day over the Norfolk
and Western, and is due at Virginia
| beach at 4:30 in the afternoon. The
hospital corps of the First Infantry,
i commanded by Captain Giles b. Cook,'
ranking medical ofllccr following Major
bright s transfer, will ??o with the
Grays. Major Bright expects to have
in tiie battalion fifteen officers anil li?o
enlisted men.
COMI'.A.MKS WII.I. .1 ()|\
SPI-2CIAI, TltWVS IlKHF.
The Alexandria, l-'redei icksburg and
Danville companies will travel jn
| coaches attached to regular trains as
| far as Richmond or Petersburg, when
they will join one or the other of the
special trains.
The First Infantry will leave the
i state Rifle Range next Sunday morn
ing, and during that day the Second
Infantry, commanded by Colonel Rob
ert F. I.eeny. of l,ura.v, will arrive for
i a week's encampment. The Fourth In
fantry will go into camp on August
S and remain until August 1 ">.
Under tlie orders of Adjutant-Gen
eral Sale, the camps at Virginia Beach
| will be solely for the purpose of in
struction in target practice.
Captain Claudius F? Seamna, Coast
. Artillery Corps. United Slates Armv.
, has been detailed by the War Depart-'
; ment for duty as instructor in small
arms firing during the encampment.
| Colonel Charles A. Dempsev. United
States Army, acting inspector of small
arms practice of ,|u- Virginia Volun
teers. and Captain A. M. Shipp, fnitvd
? tates Army, Instructor detailed for
j duty at the Adjutant-General's office
I Will also be at Virginia Reach, as will
also the three regular armv sergeants
| on duty with the Virginia infantry.
The resignation of Captain F. c S
Taliaferro medical corps, detailed with
the i-ourth Infantry, with headquarters
_ _ f>rff)lk- heen accepted. Cap
Let Me
Train Your
i
M
W. T. SMITHDEAL, President
Let mo toach him a complete shorthand or business course. When ho graduates
ho can hold a responsible position. Send him NOW! I will take a personal interest
in him. I will teach him business, bookkeeping, real estate, banking, penmanship,
arithmetic, or shorthand, typewriting, telegraphy and many other subjects.
Do you know of a safer, better or more reasonable investment, you can make?
Call and talk the matter over with me. I am at my office throughout the day
and on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday nights. Telephone Randolph 2322 and talk
with me personally, or ask for a representative to call at your home.
($37
.50
SMITHDEAL'S FAMOUS
SPECIAL SUMMER RATE
$37,501
Lifetime Scholarship. Individual Instruction. Positions for Graduates.
SMITHDEAL
BUSINESS COLLEGE
NINTH AND BROAD STS. RICHMOND, VA.
tain Taliaferro retires for business
reasons.
The examining bonr?l has reported as
having: passed satisfactory examina
tions for commissions the, following:
Robert K. King, ilrst lieutenant. 1
Company. Fourth Infantry, stationed at
Franklin, and Franklin Edwards, sec
ond lieutenant of the same company.
Commissions will bo issued to them
within a short time. Lieutenant Ed
wards is a son of Lieutenant-Colonel
l.uthor R. Edwards, of the Fourth Vlr- !
ninla Volunteers during the Spanish- i
American Wa..
The Adjutant-General's ollice was i
yesterday notitled that Battery B (Nor- j
folk Light Artillery Blues). First Bat- j
tallon. Field Artillery, will attend the ,
regular army maneuvers at Toby- j
hanna. Pa., July 2S to August ?>, with i
live olllcers and ninety enlisted men. I
The Richmond Howitzers and Grimes's
Battery, of Portsmouth, were excused
from this duty, and, as only one battery
from Vtrginla will participate, the
headquarters of Major T. M. Wortham, '?
e< mmanding the artillery battalion, is j
automatieally relieved from attending ;
the maneuvers.
FOR ROAD IMPROVEMENT !
Mrctlnc I" llold nt (illlMiii C'hureh In i
I.oiiImu County.
i
An enthusiastic Rood roads meeting
j was held at Gilboa Church, near
i Cuckoo, l.ouisa County, yesterday, for
j the purpose of starting a movement to
j improve the mountain road between
j Jackson and Cuckoo. The meeting was
| under the auspices of the ltural Road .
j Improvement League, of Louisa, and
was well attended. Dr. Eugene Pen
! dleton presided and explained the ne
eessity of immediate action to repair
I the road.
\V. I>. Duke. of Richmond, assistant
to President White, of the Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad,
spoke briefly, pledging the co-opera
tion of the railroad in behalf of good
roads. J. Sheppard Potts, president of
j the road improvement league, offered
the aid of the organization In raising a
part of the fiecessary funds -in Rlch
! inond.
The road is frequently used by
Richmond motorists and it was stated
that they were much interested in see
ing the Improvements made.
j Another Addition nt Hendersonvlllo.
IIENDERSONVILLE, N. C.. July IT.
The Freeze-Bacon Hosiery Mills, of
1 londersonvlllc, propose to build an ex-'
tension to their already immense fae- ,
tory here. It is understood that the
j w addition will cost over J10P.000.
I *
It Pit A I? LETTER (A It It I EH.S
ELECT XEW OFFICERS
[Special to The Times-Dispatch.)
LYNCH BURG, VA? July 17.?The :
; State convention of the Virginia Rural
Letter Carriers* Association, after se
lectlng Danville as the next place of 1
meeting, elected the following olllcers: J
! president, C. F. Coffman, of Maurer
; town: vice-president, C. D. Dlgsrs. of
i Cumberland County; secretary-treas-;
| urer, \V. A. Showalter. Harrisonburg:
! chaplain, R. P. Roadcap, of Goshen; J
chairman good roads committee, W. L.
Hamersley. of Randolph; delegates to
the national convention. C. F. Coffman,
at large; A. \V. Burfort, Fentress; \V.
A. Shovvalter, Harrisonburg; alter
nates. II. C. Amele, of Buena Vista; T.
P. Smith, of I'hatham.
I The convention by resolution pledged
its support to president Wilson anent
the European war situation, and me
morialized the Virginia congressman to
work for a law to provide for Federal
aid for good roads.
? . ?? .
Walter D. Moses & Co.
Special Piano Values
Our large business in Pianola Pianos and Stein
way Grands brings us a number of fine pianos that
have been very little used, in exchange. After thesa
have been thoroughly overhauled by our factory
experts they are priced very low for immediate sale.
We have several ouch instruments now?three
uprights and one grand. The uprights are offered
at about half original cost, and the grand; which
cannot be told from new, is greatly reduced in price.
Each piano carries the full unlimited Moses guar
antee.
Come in and see these instruments.
1 Steinway 1 Hardman
1 Weber 1 Knabe
If you live out of town, write for prices and descriptions.
Wo Fhip l'ianos and Victrolas everywhere, prepay
freight and guarantee satisfaction. ICasy payments.
Victrolas and Victrola Records
We are wholesale and retail factory distributors. Largest
stock to select from. All the new models and the latest
records.
Victrolas, $15 to 9200. Easy payments.
Walter D. Moses & Co.
103 East Broad Street.
Oldest Music House in Virginia and North Carolina.
Seeing Is Believing?But Feeling
Is the Naked Truth!
What You Want Is
Inside Information
BEAUFONT
Ginger Ale
Is the BEST DRINK AT THE FOUNTAIN. WHY??be
cause it not only refreshes and satisfies the thirst, hut
imparts a grateful warmth to the stomach and stimulates
the digestive organs.
No danger from cramps. Beaufont is the safe, sane
drink. Avoid inferior brands?insist upon Beaufont only.
For sale by all grocers, druggists and fountains.
July Clearance!
Of Women's Oxfords and Pumps
At Rediculous Reductions
Patent and Gunmetal Pumps
. With Gray and Fawn Tops
Sizes 1 to 4
$3, $3.50 and $4
values for
? ? ? ?
W 11 1 ups
$1
Regular $3.50 and $4.00 Tan Russia,'Rubber Sole English
Oxfords
$1.45
One table full of White Canvas Pumps and Buckskin Pumps
and Button Oxfords, $3.00, $3.50 and $4.00 values; broken
sizes; from this season's big selling at, pair
$1.25
Regular $3.50 Palm Beach Canvas
Pumps; black piping
$1.45
$2.00 and $2.50 White Canvas Pumps;
sizes from 1 to 3
50
$3.00, $3.50 and $4.00 Tan Russia Calf Pumps; sizes 1
to 3
SOc
The
Big Store
With
the Little
Prices
RELIABLE SHOf5
Special
Prices in
Our Trunk
and Bag
Dept.
N. W. Corner Third and Broad Sts.
Sale goods not sent on approval or exchanged. Mail orders must include
PARCEL POSTAGE.