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^Burglars Stripped House of All Fur niture Before Ho Coulil Move It. ,WAS "BOOED" tIT> ASSAm/TED jlS ** lord Raglon Spends Sixteen Stormy ^ :, Years, and Is Considered One of tho Most Striking Characters niul Great Soldier. gt; ; by ci.Ain price. LiONDON, January IS.?Loril Rasi.in ias ro*trned tho governorship of the 51 "v Isle of Man a/tor sixteen years' sor E>I Vice, and a stormV sixteen years they, have been. His resignation Is said t.-> have been a complete surprise to the Kt members of tho Manx Legislature. but his administration lias born so unfor tunate of recent years that so mi- such ?-J development was almost inevitable. Back in 1916 crowds of people wore Going" about tho island wearing i it - scribed "R. M. meaning "Uaglan SL,' Must Go." His lordship was even '/at t Vbpoed" and assaulted at the atnunll A'.-< promulgation of the laws on Tvnwaldi EJl Hill In that year, and Ladv r.acl.n ytt-i was so Indignant that she announced /< 1 her decision not to take pait In any public function in the island. Farther | hack In his tenure cf tho Manx otllce, , \ in 1905, burglars stolo cartloads of his; j lordship's furniture, cutlery, bed linen' and clothes from the government house f*") at I>ouglas. Isle of Man. It was a , p-j now building which was just 1 cing ji furnished by the Governor. He had; iM.i wm? to the island on Saturday, intend-' ^h. Ing to move Into the house t tj >!o:i ,day, but it was discovered tli it great quantities nf the furnishings had been ???5 made away with, and his lordship was '*????}* compelled to stay in lodgings until they could be replaced. The loot was ? traced to Liverpool, where thro- cart ; ' loads of it were recovered. Several | ?" suspects were arrested and finally sent 'ft to jail. TO O t'MIAl'I'Y YEARS SPKXT I.\ WAR OFFICE yx\ The Iale of Man is not the only plaec 1 C?V "where Lord Ragrlan has stirred up con troveray. He was for two years at tho War Ollice, and they were not v/3- wholly happy years. Ho. had boon ?j"?_ looked on as one of Lord Salisbury's '"promising young men," and a? such :y?' was appointed Under-Secretary for '/?>5 War in 1900, at a very troublous period /a\ In tho history of tho War Oflice. 7n *sj*3j fact, he found tho War OtTlce in a state j i Of chaos calculated to take the heart ! C*?fr out of any man who had the interests ! of the army at heart. Tho old gang at the War OMice did not take kindly to his criticisms, and In due course ho teased to hold that ungrateful oflioe. But he has the consolation of knowing that the seeds of revolution he sowed there, came up finally into a healthy young plant which reached its fruition before^ Hie late war began. _ ?..v >ntu war uegran. lord Rag"Inn is a Londoner horn, but you would never think it. In his great Ytf physique, he is alert with all the ?ffu breezy vigor of tho land and the sen. He stands well over six feet high and ffl he ijrasps the hand of a frfcvnd cor Vy dially. His eye is as keen as :> hawk's, j?1- but of late years his tremendous pliy- j y/> slque has broken down to such an ox Ejj tent that he has had to absent himself! fV. frequently from the Isle of Man to j go1, take medical treatment. He is now i rtf Btxty-ona years of age. ft) MADE PAGE OK HO.\OIt ??>* IIV QI'ISIS.V VICTORIA Xv. His father, who was a younger son of the most plutocratic of :>11 the Dukes of Bedford, will ever be associated fit with the history of tho Crimean War. mS It was out of compliment for this fain- . %? ily tradition that Queen Victoria made ' him a page of honor, a position which I gjj enabled its occupant to pass in and out j gi of Sandhurst with practically no ex ?5 amination, and entitled him thereafter ?v. to obtain a commission in the Grena Vti dier Guards. But Lord Raglan was too rfi koen a soldier to dawdle about P;ill "Mall. and as orderly officer to Sir K'i Bobert Phayre In the Second Afghan wy War. he narrowly missel the coveted ffo Victoria Cross for rallying a wivring ty* body of m?*n. demoralized by jtfr.jr kg" their leader killed. Lord Raglan j* d tP< them ?;> tie heicht. rcu-.td th* Afghar.j? arjJ thtT. ex!xj :?> ttee pt-T^tn l Eifc Safe Pills barre been the Hz^zrt i'jz 40 a ?gzzx* S3tee of reliiiil-r/. (katie in action, taey are entirely free frxn irjtiriDUS crjg=, are intended especially for constipation, l^bili-otisn&ss, indi 'ge?tion, torpid liv- jS er or inactiviry of the bowels. Your druggibt sells them. Viratr'i Stii ItMtln U.. I T Met was reported to be th? smartest militia <??. South Wales and out of hla own pu?*<e?by no meana n full one?he ha* paid th<? bill Jor coatly private experiment* with explosives. mo writes wcU on military topics anil speaks with ? p.ain. s\? ut Jlrcotnes#. innocent of o: atone*! tricks. II# one* ?tev>r;bed himself as "? plain English man." ?ud In the guards he us?d to he known as "old H.v.osty." Probably the oniv sport he caws tor ?s shoot lug. atv.l few men are better alter pheasants. | As grancls-on of the ftrst baron who commanded n the Crimea, he draws a [ pel slon of 5'?>aV0 a year for Jlfe. His , ?erv-.v-es to the army during his stormy vears nt the War Olttco were recog- | I hived i'i a remarkable war by the pre-| ! v.-rtai im to him. by public subscrlp ; t ion, of CofntlllA Court, At I'sk. in j i Monmouthshire. It wss Lady Rsfljn, who vrv? Lady j Ethel Ponsonbv. daughter of a former j l.oid Ucssborough. w ho showed herself at Heokonham. in her coronation robe#, a: t"> cents per admission, for the bene ' fit of the Cottage Hospital. There are I three sons who are. of course, soldier*. and three daughters. Lidv Us clan i found social lif;' on the Isle of Man ! somewhat peculiar. The natives dis I like going out at night, so the Gov j ernor and his wife give teas and lunch eons. but no dances or dinners. MAW 1U TIES rnOVlDRD KOB KXUCITIYK TtKAD It has been said before the Manx governorship its occnpant sees more of the various machinery of gov ernment than any other man in the Itrit'.sh empire, in the first place he is chancellor and sits with the asses sors as chancellor. Also he is presi dent of the common law courts and always .presides at the goal delivery. In the third place, he presides at the council, which is the island's House of I.erds. and In the fourth place, he presides at the Tynwald Court in which the two branches of the Legislature ?u together and vote separately. In addition to this, he is his own minister, his own llna^ier and Home Secretary and is occasionally obliced to explain and defend his own policy, both Sn the council and in the Tynwald Court.? Copyright. 191S. PLANNED TO TURN GIANT GUN ON TOWNS OF RHINE nritinh Had One That Wonld Throw ?Shell Klfty JUilea and Cause Dnmagc nt Ninety. L/DICDQN, January IS.?Germany"! bis "Berthas" were not the largest guns in the world, it has just been learned here. The armistice, it develops, prevent ed the use of a British naval gun made at She/held which would throw a shell fifty miles with ease and prob ably cause damage at ninety miles. The gun was eighty-three leet lorn? and its carriage 124 feet long. It was planned to use the gun in tho ,bombardment of Rhine towns. British Vf?sel Oonamiction. LONDON', January 18.?The number of merchant vessels of over 100 tons under construction in Great Britain in the finat quarter of 1513 was 424. according to a compilation by Lloyds. The tonnage will be 1,989,952. FEDERAL RESERVE BANK DOUBLES BUSINESS HERE nc?rln*? In 1018 97*13.000.000. Com pared to 93,403,000.000 In 1017, Report Sho??. Alt records tor business were broken In 191S by the Fedoral Reserve Bank of Richmond, according to the pre liminary report made to member banks yesterday by Governor George J. Seay. The year 1917 was a record breaker compared with preceding: years, but the report Just issued shows that the volume of clearing increased from J3.40S,000.000 in 1917 to $7,113, 000.000 In 1918. The report shows also that out standing Federal reserve nx>te3 in creased from J60.000.000 at the close of 1917 to J150.000.000 for 191S. The total amount of paper discounted and bought in 191S amounted to $3,230,000, 000, as compared with $460,003,000 for the preceding year. During: the year the bank Increased its force of employees from 125 to CS4. s!xt)'-four of these being: at the Baltimore branch. The balance sur plus account at the end of 1918 was Jl. 156.271. Total resources at the close of 191S business amounted to J241.713.J16 agaimst $126,975,677 for 1917. There are now E65 membor banks in the Fifth Federal Reserve District, and a prosperous condition generally prevails. SLAYER OF MARY RIDDELL CONFESSES HIS CRIME StroeJc Down Yonrfc Woman In 'Wooded Section of Hleltmond 11 ill and I.eft Her Dead. [By Associated Proas.J TONKF.R1I. N. T., Jannary IS.? While tho police of New York were still searching to-day for tho man who murdered seventeen-year-old Elizabeth Marv Riddell. a stenographer in the Borough of Queens, in that city on WHEN A FAMILY NEEDS A FRIEND In the Afeinee of Doctors Nobly Gene to War, After Influenza* tie Grip,?? Those wonderfully userul medicines. Hood's Sarsaparilla. Peptlron and Hood's Pills?comprising the new com bination family treatment?are warm ly recommended. If taken regularly, Hood's Sarsa parilla before meals, Peptlron after meals, and Hood's Pills at night as needed, they are reasonably sure to keep a family in health and prove to be reliable and always ready friends. They purify the blood, build up strength and regulate the system. Get all, or any one, as you think tou need, from your druggist to-day? Adv. STARTLING COINCIDENCES Wonderfully Similar Experiences Stories of Restored Health Almost Beyond Belief. More people probably have experienced positive benefit from the use of Peruna than any other medicine. Evidence of the "wonderful merit of this well-known remedy for Ca tarrh and Catarrhal conditions accumulates and multiplies daily. PE-RU-NA for Catarrh FIFTEE.V VEVRS AVITH RHEU MATISM . Atlanta, Gli For fifteen years I had rheumatism. Peruna cured me, and I think it the beat a!l around medicine ever made. Publish this letter for the benefit of others ?who suffer. W. H. Edgars, 45 Cooper St. CATARRH OF* TFTTC THROAT foLLomxc diphtheria. Lut Oakland, Calif, t Diphtheria It ft me with Ca tarrh of the throat. After years of buffering and dis appoint ment I pave up hope until I hes r'i of Peruna. I tried it. Follow &4 instructions and have had no ca tarrh since. We always keep Peru na and Manalio In the house. Mi??i Tvonsse Jiruecker, 1225 East Twelfth St. HAD CATARRH OF" III*AD A\D PELVIC ORGANS St. Lonli, Mo. c For over two years I was troubled with Catarrh of the head and pelvic organs. I have suffered ter ribly with my stom ach. 1 have token four bottles of Peruna and cannot praise it enough. My health 1?. now as gcod as ever. Miss Amelle A. Haberkorn, 2251 Gravoioe Ave. BEST MEDICINE FOR OATARRIT OI" THE STOSIACH A.VD COLDS Jurafitown, JI, Y.s I had trouble with my r.tomach for two years and pot no relief until I took Peruna. 1 took three bottles and am en tirely cared. Peruna is tho best thlny I know to break a cold. Three table spoonfula f 11 e d mine. Glenn Bogardoe, 008 East 2nd St. Saob letters coming as they do from all directions and all people proclaim loudly the curative (jaalitiea of I)r. Hartman's Famous Pc-rana. For Catarrh of every description, whether of the nose, and throat. stomach, bowels, kidneys, bladder or other organs of tho body, Peruna. has for forty-five years btood first In the esteem of the people. Insist upon trying Peruna first. TABLETS OR LIQCID. SOLD EVERYWHERE. ' ? NEW LOTS ADDED TO OUR CLEARANCE SALE To Make Room for New Spring Boots. WHEN WE SAY CLEARANCE We Clo^e Our Eyes to the Profit Column arul Clean Up All Small Lots REGARDLESS OF COST $ 1 .00 Fair Biaek Patent Colt Button Hoots Kid tops. Well ^rwerl. Broken sizes. Foru.'.i >. ?was $3.50. $ 1 ,65 Pair Black Kid Lace Boots J'aleut Colt Lace Boots Fancy cloth tops. Welt, sewed. Good range of sizes. Former price w.~~ ?5.00. $4.95 Military Boot* I)re88 Boots Dark brown, dark gray and black. All sizes In this lot. Former prices werj $G.OO to $8.00. -SOW IS THE TIME TO BUY AND SAVE. YOUNG GEIGER CO. ichmond, Va. Smart Shoes for Young Women, 410 EAST BROAD STREET. IAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIaAAAA V W Heading, Pa. Wednesday nlsrht. Patrick 0*Donn?ll? thirty years old, confessed In court here to-day after his arrant that he waa grullty of the murder. O'Donnell was held for the arrival of New York detectlvcu. He was taken Into custody by the local polico yes terday on a charge of vaETancy whilo ?- ?'??? * ? ?" wandorlnr la the ontaklrta ot the city. , Questioned as to his possible knowl edge of tho Klddon murder, he broke down and confesaod t othe police, and to-oday repeated his confession to a magistrate, saying he had killed the young woman with an Iron bar after she bad fought him and made an oat cry. / I/ater O'Donnell signed a confession, detailing how he had committed the murder, and clearing up discrepancies he had mad e(n hlu earlier statement. He said he lived In New York with his wlfo and two children, and went to Richmond II1U On the night of the murder, after visiting his father's home In Brooklyn. He encountered Mis* RMdell, what was unknown to him, In a wooded eeo tlon of Illchmond 11111. He had pre viously armed himself with a section .woman on the head with it* Fourqnrean, Temple & Co. Fourquroan, Temple & Co. Fonrqurean, Temple & Co. Fourqnrcan, Temple & Co. Price You who have not bought your Furs, as yet, will find big profit through having waited. The greater part of our present stock is marked now for your choosing AT JUST HALF OF ORIGINAL PRICES. All are Furs of quality and of intrinsic worth. And the best shapes, kinds and colors?including black?go to make up this splendid group from which you can surely choose with satisfaction and profit FURS-?That Were $8 to $110?$4 Now Each to $55 ]U[ F T "p* "Cp O f A very exceptional showing of these, left principally from matched sets that we have IVJ. * A ( from time to time broken. Many of them in black, are our famous "Narobia." Any now ?AT ONE-THIRD OFF Clearance Prices Figure on These Fine Linens Figuring these redactions right through, some of them are dangerously near cost price. And all of them are distinctly less than Linens of such quality and worth have a right, at this time,to be. Pick your needs from amongst these. You'll find what ever you may buy to be a paying investment. 14 Table Damask, fine grade double damask, all pure linen, Irish make; dainty pat- $o,08 terns; 72-inch U Yl) 51.75 Table Napkins, Bize 18x 18, all cotton mercerizcd; best patterns; hemmed ready $1.20 for use 1 DZ ' $10 Dinner Napkins?all puro linen; extra fine quality; heavy but BOft finish. Pricod $*7.05 at - ? . . / DZ $12 Table Cloths, sLzo 8x12; fino qaallty, pore linen. Two patterns in this bis bar- $>7.05 1 gale, at I EA $6 Table Napkins, some all linen, others cotton mixed, good patterns; size IS and 22 $4.89 Inches, now ... ...... ^ DZ S3 Tablo Napkins, all cotton; good, firm weave; very neat pat terns, floral effects; size $o.lf> 21x21 . L DZ $15 Tablo Cloths; fine grade, double faced satin damask; sizes ?3x0, 8x10, 10x12; clr- ?q.85 cular designs . J KA $6.75 Table Cloths, pure linen; size 68x68; fine quality, good firm weave; odd lot circular- Jj5p.85 designs, at ... D EA Clearance Prices Make Bargains in Towels Eight groups of every day Towel needs make up this splendid sale. Whatever may be tlie feature of your requirement, if ifs here In this sale Ifs underpriced. These details:; K ? i 39c Turkish Towels, fuU bleaeh cd. long snow white nap; oaO good size. Priced this sale *'*'EA $9 Huck Towels, all puro linen, size 18x36; only 10 dozen to go into this sale. A superb $y.75 valuo ? . ......... I DZ $1 Huck Towels, half linen; size 21x40 inches; a handsome towel of fino quality; *7dC damask borders - I OliA $5 Huck Towels; large Bize, half linen; a towel wo can guar antee for Borvlce. Spe- $o.98 cially priced at ? O DZ 75c Linen Huck Towels, large Rlze; hemstitched ends, damaak border; made for hard CQC .............. Dvi Bervico 'KA $G nuck Towels; size 10x35. These ure half linen, in a very fine, close woven huck. A bargain at 0 DZ 20c Turkish Bath Towels, full bleached, good heavy nap; & really Rood, serviceable i ?0 Towel .. . 1 JKA $1.50 and $1.25 Bath Mats, ex tra heavy, very large size; most ly light colors; these are marked for quick cle a ranee 9-1 at ? . ? . .. . _ . . . . ?. JL I.A Impressive Savings on Blankets and Comforts This season's extraordinary demand for Blankets and Comforts has left us a small stock of choice and very desirable pieces?not sufficient in quantity to carry advantageously to another season. Therefore the department man has his order, signed and sealed, to "close 'em out." That he is talcing it literally the prices hereunder will prove abundantly convincing. $18 Eiderdown Comforts?Size 72xS0; heavily filled with fine China down; pretty $1 q.93 styles, only 8 to sell.. 1J LA $3.75 Cotton Comforts?Size 72x80; filled with nice, clean filled cotton; floral and Per- $o.98 L EA Bian designs $10 Wool Finish Blankets? Size 70x80; weight 5% pounds; >Q.2.> O PR Blanket; special ...... $15 Whito Wool Blankets? Size 72x80; nearly all-wool; 6 pounds; a fine Blanket $1 A-98 at a reasonable price... lUpR $5 Whito Wool Nap Blankets? Size for double bed3, nice and fluffy; colored borders, $o.98 at JPR $5 White P. K. Bed Spreads? Imported English make; size 76x 07; coin spot pattern, ever wearing quality ......... O EA $7 Wool Nap Blankets?Size 70x80; nice and fluffy; largo black plaids; a big value, $r.50 at ....... Opr. $6 Comforts?Size 70x80; fill ed with fine grade of fluffy cot ton; colored satine bord- #/.f>8 crs, at.......... ? Tt EA $12 Khaki Blankets?Size 66x 8 4, all-wool, 4 pounds; nothing warmer or more service- $nr.98 able for bed covering... I EA $6.50 Wool Comforts?Size 60x 80; filled with lambs' wool, light weight, but warm, for $J.98 only ........... *x EA $22 White Wool Blankets-? SIzo 70x80; fino grade lambs' wool; Jacquard bordor, $1 r.95 very fine quality ID PR $6 Camp Blankets?Half wool, silver gray, black border; 4 pounds; 58x82; thoroughly shrunk and washed, at 9o.98 only O EA Dress Velvets Much Reduced These fine Costume Velvets furnish one of the best buys from the viewpoint of real savings that this entire re duction event has afforded. Read below and note the reductions. ? $1.50 Costume Velvets, 22 inches wide, In black and the best of colors. Priced now $j.!9 at .. . .. . 1 YD $2.50 Costume Velvets, 27 inches wlcje, In Copen, navy, green and plum. Priced 91.08 1 this sale at YD $3 Costume Velvets, fnll yard wide; here in black and in navy. Specially priced $n.48 now at I* YD Women's Stockings Extraordinary Values Three numbers in strongly desirable Hosiery that have just conic to us through a very advantageous purchase. They are all worth a quarter to a third more than present prices indicate. Women's Silk Etalo Blockings?Fine Glorletta -Silk Lisle; deep gar ter tops, doable koIcs and high spliced heels; exceptional value. p[aC Priced at . DUpr Women's Rillc Lisle Stockings?rognlar made, deep garter tops, double solos and high spliced heels. Hero In black and in Jj>| dark brown .. I rR Wkmnen'n Kllk Blockings?Pure thread, regular made, with lisle garfer tops, doable soles and high spliced silk cbvered heels. $-1.50 in JuhL the ninat wanted shadon of brown and bronze.....? X PR January Clearance of Fine Dress Goods If we could show you the prices on the new woolens for spring, there'd be no further argument necessary to convince you that the lots offered hereunder are bargains of a very pronounced type. $5.50 Velour Suitings?test colors; 56 inches wide, 9yl?48 for - . fr YD $4.50, $4, $3.50 Coatings, Broadcloths and Suitings $?y.4S all good shades 4 11) $2.25 All-Wool Serges; storm weaves; black, plum and $1.48 wisteria, nov.-, ...*.. X YD $5 Wool Coatings, In n&vy and black; 64 Inches .$q.48 wide O YD $4.50 and $4 Coatings and Suit ings; 64 inches; fancy and $1.98 plain weaves, now i YD $2 and $1.50 Colored Serges and Dress Goods; all-wool, $-1.10 good colore, at... 1 YD More Suits and Many Choice Coats at Half Price Just as we'd about closed out our own stock of Winter Suits, we fortunately run across a manufacturer with a limited quantity of reputable high-class garments. This maker is well known to us, and his products we can most highly recommend. He, like us, was willing to close out at half price, and so we took the lot?conservative, well-made gar ments, full of satisfaction and service. Thus we make another sensational OFFERING OF COATS AND SUITS AT HALF. TV**** $62.50 Suits at $31.25 $65.00 Coats at .. $32.50 $26.50 Suits at ... .$13.25 !? $35.00 Suits at .......... . . .... .$17.50 T $42.00 Suits at ... .$21.00 $59.50 Suit* at $29.75 $55.00 Coats al $27.50 Amongst Suits from our regular stock are? $22.50 Suits at i $11.25 $29.50 Suits at $14.75 $39.00 Suits at $19.50 FOURQUREAN, TEMPLE & CO. I2&