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ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS i Pleading With Gov. Mann for l.v Calvin Johnson's Life. NO MORE RESPITES LIKELY Masting of St. Mary's Academy ASttnnae?Short Session of Police Chart?Cash Register Robbed. S0MMI Correspondence of The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Vs.. April 25.. 1910. A flbal plea for the life of Calvin Johnta^ one of the four negroes sentenced to be electrocuted May 13 for the murder of Walter F. Schults of Chicago, who ww killed in this city March 6. 1909. was made Saturday by Attorney Lewis H. .mwcnen to chjv. i>Lann. >ir. mcnen srrtnert with th# governor all day to save th? llf? of his client. 'Pit? governor is now engaged in going orer th? record, which is a long on?. Reports from Richmond say Gov. Mann declared that he would grant no more respites In th? cases of th? condemned men. and that his next action would end th? case on? way or th? other. Richard Pines and Eugene Dorsey, negroes, also convicted of the murder will be beneflciarfe? of Mr. Machen's efforts if he succeeds, as they were convicted ' ?r? practically th? sam? testimony. Many Persons here believe that all four men will have their sentences commuted to life Imprisonment. Twice the executions have been postponed by Gov. Mann and they were postponed three times by Gov. St. Mary's Academy Alumnae. At the ajmual meeting of the alumnae of St Mary's Academy yesterday afternoon the following officers were elected: Miss Mattie Crilly, president; Mrs. James W. Bales, vice president; Miss Ella Hill, secretary; Miss Sallie Harlow, treasurer; Miss Agnes Gilrov, historian: Miss Rosa t'riily, librarian. The alumnae made the annual presentation of . the aiumnae medal for deportment, which will be awarded at the commencement exercises in June. Another meeting will be held September 11. when plans for the annual onnnuri or ine aiuinnar oriooer to vui fee made. The faculty has invited alumnae to attend the closing exercises June 1?\ Members are requested to wear their aluifcnae badges. H41y Name Society Organized. At a meeting of the men of the parish .sf St. Mary's Catholic Church yesterday ftamoon the Holy Name Society was .organised with the election of the followi ing -officers: Walter M. Donnelly, presli dent; Thomas E. Dyson, vice president; ' p. P. Downey, secretary; S. A. Breen, treasurer. Rev. Father John Handley. C. 8. P., explained the aims and objects of the organization. Meetings will be held the first Sunday of every month in the Lyceum Hall. The society has a membership of about 200. Cash Register Robbed. Thieves early yesterday morning entered the store of William H. May & Son. King and Lee streets, and robbed the cash register. Winston B. Hill of Washington yesterday addressed the Epworth League of Roberts Chapel, M. E. Church, on "The Potential Factor in American Civilization." He declared that the negTO is the potential factor. Death and Funerals. J. Frank Ryan, about forty years old, died yesterday afternoon shortly before 4 o'clock at his home, 1020 Duke street. Itr. Ryan was for many years employed as a clerk by the southern Railway Company In this city. He was a son f the late Timothy Ryan, and was unmarried. He leaves several sisters. His funeral will take place at 9:30 o'clock tomorrow morning from St. Mary's Catholic Church. The burial will be made in St. Mary's cemetery. Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Eliza Groves were held this afternoon at Wheatley's undertaking chapel. Rev. P. P. PhilHps, rector of I St. Paul's P. E. Church, conducted the services, and the Interment was made! in the Methodist Protestant cemetery. j The funeral of Edward Cowling, who died Tuesday, took place yesterday j afternoon at - o'clock from St. John's P. E. Chapel, West End. Rev. Dr. S.; A. Wallis of the Episcopal Theological 8eminary conducted the services, and the interment was made in Ivy Hill cemetery. ' The remains of Maj. Beverly Mason who died in Washington, were brought ,here yesterday afternoon and buried in Ivy Hill cemetery. A delegation of members of R. E. Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans, attended the funeral. Short Session of Court. Their was a one-minute session of the police court this morning. Two cases were on the docket, and when the names were called the accused failed to respond and collateral wa* declared forfeited. The igniting of some gasoline on a drip pan beneath an automobile on North Pitt tieet this morning was responsible for - i? TKo Horui rfmnnt r A iwrnin^ iri bn *imi in. x * v ^???v< ?? m ?. ponded. but the fire was subdued almost immediately. The suit of "William F. Downey against th e W ashington. Alexandria and Mount Vernon Railway Company to recover Sl.ifjO damages for the alleged killing ot horse and injuries to a wagon will be heard in the corporation court tomorrow. AGAIN IN COMMISSION. Steamer Trenton Undergoes Repairs. Tug Carter on Ways. The little steamer Trenton, belonging to the Potomac Navigation Company of this eity, was hauled out on the marine railway at tire Alexandria shipyard1 Saturday >as? to no some repair work to her rudder and for su<h other work as was wereeear>. A hurry job was made on it and the vessel was launched ready to -make her regular trip dowm the river ^|||H f[ i f TnormnK. 1 np irnumu* 01 um *eute of the Trenton Is at the upper end ef Marhodoc. creek. Ave miles from the rtvsr. where the stream *s very narrow. In attempting to turn around about ten ago the rudder struck against the bank, bending it badly. Temporary repairs were made by the orew of the ateamer and she has been in service constantly since her accident. The tug James O. Carter of the Taylor flset Of this city was today hauled out at Alexandria for attention to her hull below ths water line and for such minor repair !wer1r as may be necessary. She wilt be pet oswrtooard by the middle of this week. A Permanent Exposition Here. T? the Editor ef The Star: near Sir: For many years past T have been revolving in my mind and have been discussing with others?to meet their approval each time?an idea which. It occurs to the writer, may now opportunely ho expressed'- I refer to the erection f permanent national and; state buildings gB 4 part ef the world's exposition menfluent la oalebraUoD at Washington of a? opening the Panama canal. What suitre possibilities are here! Mere statement ef She proposition stasis the mind on endless Unas of thought and imagination, and that is all I wish to do In this communication save to make three general observations: First that the plan of lite above should h* workrrt out with a sp'eudid symbolh unity. * Second, that provision should l>e made or future expansion. Third, that pro virion ^ g ho aid be made sd23^2sp32B55fS^ | BABIES' O I WORTH 50c AJ> 1 CHOICE A1 s A * A. lot of maker's Sample Capi a babies and little flolks offered at s 0 two-thirds tomorrow. a Made of dainty, sheer mull, in : X tucks, embroidery. laoe and ribbon X Clean. freeh goods. Sizes 13 and X Choice at ?5c. 1 BLACK CHIP I Usual $3 Values k I A special lot of Women' X Black Chip Untrlmaned Hats?tl V shapes of the season. Y In medium and large shapes y themselves to almost any kind of Y are very dressy and smart. X ^*e make a bold bid for a big X the Millinery Section by offering J* Black Chip Untrimmed Hats for "Or A _ | PEARL BUT' 3 Cards for ? A new lot of Good Quality Whit ? to 1M ligne. one dozen on a card, o J* three cards for 5c. , y The kind wanted for waists, dre: X niTnts. (No mail or phone orders fl V (Notion Department.) If S\"nTllLr $ ^AlLiT^ COLjiLij ? The remainders of regular | one lot and marked for quick s X Prettier styles and better certain that few women who s % stincts. ? One-piece Dresses, of me changeable taffetas and fine q y Choice of numerous styles, includl j y handsome tailored styles with braldln y In shades of violet, tan, light greei 1 25c Japanese Mj t ? | $5 for 40-yd. I v Just 50 rolls fn tomorrow's sale, y Close woven on cotton chain, smi lonof rneli ctrom flllflHtv wl t h d O J 1 *-? * fe * UO?l .7i.iu.rT M uv ** Strictly reversible. I In checks, stripes and plaids of r< Other stores charge 25c a yard for t matting. One day at $5 for full 40-yt 12 x/z c Curtain Swi A case of Yard-wide Curtain S quality, in dots, stripes, figures, plaic Wanted just now for scarfs, curt; One day at Tt^c a yard instead of 12% ********** **************** ML HEAR BATE CASES INTERSTATE COMMISSION TO CONFER THIS WEEK. _______ Important Pacific Coast Matters Will Be Taken Up for f Consideration. fnl l-i?Pitmmi?siAn \R l nc mit!i ouiin x_\#?um?? w w to hold a conference next Thursday and Friday, when the Pacific coast capes which were heard by the commission on its Ions trip last autumn will come up for consideration. AU of the cases are of general interest. They involve not merely freight conditions local to the Pacific coast, hut questions of rates which affect transcontinental traffic in its entirety. The cases include the rehearing of the Spokane rate case, the Portland and Seattle back-haul cases, the fean Francisco cases involving rates into inter-mountain territory and the notable Reno rate case. The last is the most important proceeding no* before the commission. Reno shippers have urged the commiesion to give them the same rates on class and commodity traffic from Atlantic .seaboard points that now are given to Pacific coast terminals. Bate to Sacramento. It was developed in the hearing of the case that the rate from Atlantic ports to Sacramento, Cal.. and other Pacific coast terminals was |3 on first-class freight and proportionately less on other classes and commodities. The rate to Reno from the same points of origin is the sum of the Pacific coast | terminal rate plus the local rate from Sacramento to Reno. The distance from Sacramento to Reno is less than 130 miles and the back-haul rate is $120 on firsti class freight. Tills makes the rate from Atlantic seaboard points to Reno $4.29, although the j freight is unlosded at Reno on the westI bound haul. The defense of the railroads is that ' " *- - TV>lnt | s&crftmQnui ID ? * ??>? ?, I a boat line being operated between San | Francisco and Sacramento. They hold, therefore, that although Sacramento is a longer haul, they are obliged to make a lower rate on account of the water ( competition. I Members Are Divided. It i8 well understood that the members of the commission are divided seriously on the question of the proper adjustment of these rates. It appears likely that eventually it will be determined to reduce the rates to both Sacramento and Reno, the reduction to Reno being proportionately greater than to Sacramento. This case, in concrete form, involves the question of the long-and-short-haul question which is being considered at present by Congress in the administration railroad bill. ROMANCE IN OLD AGE. Couple Divorced Twenty-Seven Years Ago Many Again. SOUTH BEND, IntL, April 2B> Married In their teens, divorced twenty-seven years ago, each taking another mate a short time afterward, only to come back to each other and be married again In this dty. Is the experience of Henry Oanh retired farmer, eighty-one years I old. and Mrs. Jane Frame, seventy-seven, . of Terre Coupe. |pd. j They were marr.ed yesterday bv Justire Wright. ^Tjy-eam Vfc depart \PS ? ~~ 1 59c Sauce^-25^ pans, - 25c- | 2?c b and Bonnets for \ ^ avlngs of a half to ( , _ ) Seamless* EnFrench shape, with ) ameled - coverhow trimmings. ) ed Saucepans, 14 only. ) 16-pint size, for one day at 29e ' each instead of 59c. HATS. ? < ? i at 79c. s Fine Quality \ ie most approved ( ?styles that lend ) T trimming, as they ) JL*C Tuesday crowd in \ these recular S3.00 ( sS* each. < ft roNs. j vs Cr I Choice of * | wash suits of e Pearl Buttons. 1fi ) Made of iffererl tomorrow at ( Sizes 2^/2 sees and other gax- ? The complete Ued.' < Choice of the id Cloth I 9(R) for Unreservec (K) of Values Wor $20.00 and $25 stock and balance of several rece elling at a price out of all proport values have not been offered this : ee these dresses can withstand th< ssaHne, chiffon taffetas and liber uality chiffon taffeta panama cloth ng pretty braided models, embroidered st g on waists and around the pretty tunic s i, bronze, navy blue, garnet, hunter's gree ittings, j gg lolls. 1 i , j ? i v. I Excellent ooth palmed-finlsh, . uble corded edge. i in the new till Bd. green and blue. | ^7ne his grade of China Correct h ird roll. . | iitit * ;? | 50c i ss, 7/4 c. S $ Half price to wood finish and Swiss; good, sheer j In the lot ar< I and lace effects. i widely advertlsi alns and draperies. . tary enameled f jc. f Regular 50c BLOOMERS PUT AWAY RY WFI I FQI FY fSIRI C TTnder New Rule Male Attire May Be Worn in College Theatricals. WEL.LJ3SL/ET, Mass., April 25.?'There's an odor of mothballs at Wellesley Collego. It Isn't sealskin, it isn't squirrel, that Is <being packed away?It's bloomers. Gleefully Wellesley girls are shoving these necessities into their trunk trays, beoause last week the bloomer trusi was broken. Heretofore no girl could appear before the Wellesley footlights in full male attire. She could don a clawhammer coat and a biled shirt, but below her trim two<button waistcoat she had to wear bloomers. She didn't like it, even if she could wear silk hose and high-heeled slippers. "1 can put real gimp into my part now," smiled the villain chosen for the senior dramatics, to a reporter yesterday. Mannishly she squared her shoulders under her wide Dutch collar. "You can't imagine how ridiculous it was under the old rule." TJVli* oiv llr-ll 1~~ U.. J *? * V. j ? d f9 vucotcjr uau UCCII 1CI" meriting over the dramatic regulation. Before that time they were allowed "real men." Since that time there have been difficulties. The class of 1906 dramatized "Bady Rose's Daughter," laying the scene in colonial times to obviate bloomer difficulty. Knickerbockers are a species of bloomer. The hero and all his male companions appeared in automobile togs in another play. From act one to the final curtain the scene was the open road, 'because they couldn't get away without going into bloomers. Colonial plays have been a staple diet. There are at Wellesley more organisations that give yearly dramatic performances than at any other woman's col1 lege. The Shakespeare Society, whose home is a replica of the poet's birthplace, each June presents a Shakespeare play. A classical society gives a Greek play. Masques are presented by two literary societies. In addition to this are billed plays toy each of the four classes, and a senlbr play at commencement. Hence the present order for moth balls is tremendous. RAILWAY TIES HER CAEGO. Seagoing Barge Sails for Norfolk, Bound for New York. The big seagoing barge Nanticoke, wnicn nas Deen lying' at the Alexandria shipyard for the past ten days, loading: railway ties for New York, completed the taking aboard of her cargo Saturday and wMl aail, it is expected, today for Norfolk, where she will join a tow of barges going up the coaxt to her destination. The Nantlcoke is the largest vessel of her class to load, ties at Alexandria, 22,000 of them having been stowed in her hold and on her deck, under the direction of Capt. William Jolly. The ties are consigned to a New York railroad corporation, and will be used in construction work. * The barge Arundel, which has been chartered to load ties at Alexandria for New York, will take aboard about 17,000. She will begin loading this week. It la stated that there are now in cars and stored on the shipyard wharf at Alexandria enough ties to losd the Arundel, and that she will be ready to sail in the early part of th? owning1 week. Hone Show Committees to Meet. It Is an minced that the various committees in charge of the horse show to bo given at Potomac Park Saturday after ; noon will meet this evening at 1 rV>7 Gi' rard street northwest, when a complete list of the entries will he issued in tabulated form. The entries closed Saturday at midnight and are now said to number 225. Among the later entries are those ? ? ? Tickets on sale at on ! 1st floor, for the ELEC TIMORE. i ? "?r MTt T# MAI Goldci ] SEVENTH AND K. ?ys' Was ft From Wash Suits S ^71 ? mows Russian Belted, Sailor Blouse an which the pants are missing, every conceivable kind of wash m to 10 years in the lot. Only one a suits would retail at $l.nO up to $4.00 eat entire lot of blouses at flOc each. ? 1 Choice i th Up to 1 : AA ' t '.VV. I :nt special purchases grouped in i ion to their real worth. j season in a cut-price sale. It is 1 z appeal to their economical in- j tv satins; also fancy silks and j yles; others with lac? and net yokes; I kirt. f n, pearl, lavender and all black. j nd $10 Blaek Silk Skirts Quality Skirts, trimmed with nai nic design, also stylish plaited mod lity materials?superior imported b ip lines and full flare around the 1 ^air Brushes. 25c. r Hair Brushes with solid backs, hardall pure bristle. b a great many of the well known and ed "Porslyn" Hair Brushes, with sanlace. kinds at 25c each. UNDER LIAHLITY LAWS U. S. SUPREME COURT TO PASS UPON RAILWAY APPEAL. Employe Secures Verdict for Damages for Personal Injuries Under Kentucky Statute. One of the last cases scheduled to be heard by the Supreme Court of the United States before arguments are suspended Friday until next October Is one involving the much-mooted question of me extent or the liability of railroads un- ; der state employers' liability laws. If rapid progress is not made with the cal- j endar the case will be postponed auto- j matically until the next term. The case Is that of SpenCer Melton, a carpenter employed by the Txmisville and Nashville Railroad Company, for damages for personal injuries suffered while he was assisting in constructing a coal tipple for the railroad alongside its tracks in Indiana. Melton brought suit in the courts of Kentucky, where he resides, and recovered a judgment for $22,000. From this Judgment the railroad company appealed to the Supreme Court of th? .United States. Contention, of the Company. The company seeks to raise the question as to whether an employers' liability law, limited in its application to railroad corporations alone, extends its protection to all employes of the railroad, or only to those subjected to the peculiar hazards of the railroad. It claims that the Indiana employers' liability law Is uncon: stitutional unless interpreted so as to I limit its liability to the latter class of employes. In a brief Benjamin D. TVarfield, counsel for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company, has just filed in the case, he says the company concerned does not question the right of the legislature to classify railroads In order to Impose liability upon tbem for injuries to their employes Incident to railroad hazards. "But It does Insist that to make this a constitutional exercise of legislative power, the liability of the railroads must be made to depend upon the character of the employment, and not upon the character of the employer," he says. Defense. Against Discrimination. It is contended that Melton, as a carpenter, was doing work no more dangerous to him, merely because he was employed by a railroad company, than if he had been doing thf same character of work for an employer other than a railroad company. James W. Clay, as counsel for Melton, In his brief to the court seeks to show the court that the duties of a carpenter employed by a railroad company subject' him to greater hazards than would be the case were he employed by others. It Is regarded as possible that the Supreme Court may lay down a rule In this case which will affect the enforcement of such laws in all the states. Pexf ormaaees fay 'Calcium Club. The CUctam Club of George Whehlngton University has arranged to produce "The Girl and the Page," a new musical comedy by Philip I>ee Scantling, 1 at the llelascu Theater May 5 and The tlrst performance given by the college boys will be for the benefit of the Junior Republic, and the second, for the benefit of the University Athletic As sociation, W. P. Evans Is instructing the boys .sti&ssiE&is&Ezr*? ir Bureau of Information, j :tric line to bal- <; ? *The Pepcn<Ufc*o3tor sh Btousi old at $1.50 Up to $4. d Military Blouse Washable Jac aterial?all well made and of fine nd two of each kind. h. ; Women A clearance movement ami former price or real worth. We have included all the these two groups and marked ish Cloth Suit at an immense Tailored Suits sold up to ! worsteds, imported chiffon pan, mannish effects. All the most desirable taiiored mod? In all the new spring shades; also Voile and Xa i at $4098? rrow taffeta silk bands, others pi; els. (lack wiry French voiles and black jottom. All lengths. j $1.25 CREX RU< OAA rt? -*r- i.i.1 t> ?? /? j vjre* ruitLiiiis ^US-, Size .1UXO i colors, bordered and striped designs | green and blue. | Tape-bound sides and fringed ends I erings for summer homes?both dural I Each rug bears the well known " * label. ?X-i <M The Knoefe The blow which knocked From the earliest days of the temple or the jugular and weary the fighter, but that the most vulnerable laughed at him for an ign lie a parallel fact ; that th< prize ring as well as in it but to the stomach we at plexus and knocks us out. Make your stt Pierce's Golden M< your inmost vulnen weak stomach, in* and Impure Wood t and nutrition. The "Golden Medical D and hence cures catarrh, no Nasal Catarrh it is well to c while using the "Discovery covery" cures catarrhal disc will be plain to you if you wil cal authorities, endorsing it mailed free on request. Add the ingredients entering int< contain not a drop of alcohc It's foolish and often dai ?sometimes urged upon the cover}'." The dishonest dea stitute is made of, but you d< know what you are taking ii To him it's only a differenc Medical Discovery. If not p Send 31 one-cent stamp Common .Sense Medical Ad Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pe ALONG THE RIVER FRONT. Arrivals. Schooner Oscar, railroad ties at Alexandria for shipment to New York; bugeye Carroll, fish from Chapmans shore to the market; schooners John Twilly, Etta and Minnie^ oysters in the shell from Potomac beds to the dealers here; schooner Lb W. Courtney, foundry Iron from Coan river at Alexandria; tug; Fortuna, towing; a barge from Philadelphia with coal for this port; sloop Oyster Boy, oysters In the shell from a Potomao bed for the local market; barge Antietam, coal from Philadelphia to dealers here; tug Capt. Toby, with a tow from a downriver point; schooneer Branford, lumber from Mattox creek to the local market; tug John Miller, with a tow from Little Hunting- creek. Departures. Schooner <X W. Chllds, light, for a Potomao liter point to load bade to this city | tag James (X Carter, light, for Alexandria to haul out for repair work; scow Fannie, light, for a river point to load cord wood for this city; schooner Carroll, light, for a river point to load sliad and herring for the market; schooner Ida L. Crockett, light, for a Pntomar point to load hark to this city; schooner Isaac Solomon, light, for Wades bay to load cord wood for the dealers here; tug; RosaUat with a tow of lighters far BomrakMr ??~ TLACE A] J 25c . Kettles, ! w?rth 50! Worth 75< i 114c ' Worth $] ) . 1 Seamless \ -*n importer s \ Enameled Lip- ( Silk Lace and Net I ped <. o o king ^ tlon of reeular o< Kettles. 18-pin t t . . * , ( site; sold regit- ) bargains on record { larly at 25c. ) t^ilk Bands, In i Sale price, 14c. ) est and most fashl 1 2 anH HrAQepc ?y ? " " " Choice of qualii - -~~? $1 a yard for 25c y ?9 $1.50 00. | K ( Women \vl j. \ house garment? 0 ) buy them at a s \ Donf? Kimonos kets, left from { ^".j ( eronslv made. Sai quality. ; > \ 2ftc DRESSING \ Dressing: Sacques belt attached: tur nrcd deslgrns. Rej fs Spring for choice of Vaiu Worth Up to $20 i Dug the Women's Spring Tailored stragglers and last of best-selling them .for a quick exit. For you it r saving. Will you profit? ?2o and $2"5. Choice of diagonals a mas, invisible checks, imported h ils in the lot. Plain or silk trimmed. Jaeke > staple navy blue and black. Choice at TI iffeta j Madras ( f Sold at t Another lot of nn with panels 0f cross-stripe y for summer homes . . ? ? 3 yards long: a tatteta silk. J grounds, with cor | and blue. IMost of tbem for window and d< _ ~ ?. Choice ofPred. ? 10c and If Tdeal floor cov^ | ale and sanitary. I Lot of Import Crex" trade mark I pure bristles?In I Choice of usual 10 [-out Blow out Corbett was a revelation to t the ring the knock-out blow was a vein. Stomach punches were thr if a scientific man had told one o spot was the region of the sto oramus. Dr. Pierce is bringing h : stomach is the most vulnerable We protect our heads, throats e utterly indifferent, until diseas< Diwach sound and strong b} edical Discovery, and you 3 able spot. "Golden Media Hgestion, or dyspepsia, torj and other diseases of the c >iscovery" has a specific curative eff< matter where located or what sta$ rleanse the passages with Dr. Sage as a constitutional remedy. Wf ases, as of the stomach, bowels, bla< II read a booklet of extracts from s ingredients and explaining their ress Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. 0 Dr. Pierce's medicines, from whi >1?pure, triple-refined glycerine bei tigerous to experiment with new or afflicted as "just as good*' or better der sometimes insists that he knows Dn't, and it is decidedly for your rito your stomach and system expec c of profit. Therefore, insist on ha romptlv supplied trade elsewhere, s to pay cost of mailing only on a viser, 1,008 pages, cloth-bound. Ad illets regulate and strengthen Stoma I "Wicomico for Chesapeake city. In tow of tug Fortune, Memoranda. Schooner Grade May in at Baltimore with lumber from the Piankatank river; United States engineers' steamer Gen. Warren, at West Point. Va.. from this city; schooner Flora and Agnes Is chartered to load lumber at a Virginia point for this city or Baltimore; schooner J. P. Robinson has arrived at Upper Machodoe creek with merchandise from Alexandria, schooner Perl is at Coles landing, Va., loading for this city; schooner Grace G. Bennett has sailed from a North Carolina point with lumber for this city; schooner Oakland is at a Maryland point loading cord wood for the dealers at thlo city; schooner Bertha May has sailed from Riverside with wood for the dealers here. ALLEGED DEFECTIVE ^SYSTEM. Charges Affecting Efficiency of Automatic Fire Alarm. Because tests made by the electrical department of the District indicate that something is wrong with the Are alarm system in use in the Treasury Department. the National Automatic Fire Alarm CSnmpany will he asked to show the < ommiSsinners why this system, installed by them, failed to recoul signals during a reoent Inspection. The Inspector reports that April 11 eh jaaOm?CA^i?<riteeiinr.'Pspef<aB<Breetoei ; SD NET BANDS.il : Yard! i: i Yard, c=l j 4 I remaining: stock of Beautiful 7hit? \ L Rands offered tomorrow at a frae* ' ' ost. One of the timeliest end bast J | nedium and wide widths?ths-daloU* * ' onahle trirotnlnrsfor summer walata * \ fies imported to retail at &0c, Tic and Y ard. X 't and $2.00 Long ; - ? A j . imonos, 88c. | 10 want a supply of "comfy* i . will welcome this chance to- Y aving. * | or Lou&qung Robea. made of cotton V floral ffeeigne. with plain borders* V shoulder; all sizes; full cut and gen-*. le price, 88c. ?0O0 "j' Y SAC'QUES?dozen Women's Lawn v ; tight-fitting hack, with ^ ^ < n-over collar; in pretty fig- j| Uf* gular 20?' value at ? A 1 I Suits* 1 I and $25. ? V Suits that takes no account of ? ft lines from our regular stock in X neans a chance to secure a Styl- X . French serges, storm serges, X airline stripe serges and smart > *8 lined with silk or satin. A SN DOLLARS. * :,n,? Zurtains, 29c Strip. | $1 and $ij2$ Pair. I those "sample strips" or half pairs a ladras Curtains?excellent draperies 3. md 40 Inches wide. Light and dark i nbination color stripes of red, green y can be matched Into pairs and used y )or draperies. One day at 29c a strip, y 5c Tooth Brushes, 6c | el's samples of Tooth Brushes?all > a variety of shapes and styles, y e and 15c values at 6c each. y Jk he prize fighters. imed for the jaw, own to f the old fighters mach, he'd have ome to the pub- i organ out of the Bl If" , feet and lungs, ^BJ e finds the solar / the use of Doctor protect yourself in il Discovery" cures i&d liver, bad, thin _ ^ tit _A m >rgans 01 aigesuon :ct upon all mucous surfaces, je it may have reached In 's Catarrh Remedy fluid ly the "Golden Medical Dlsider and other pelvic organs, the writings of eminent medicurathre properties. It is Y. This booklet gives all ch it will be seen that the} ng used instead, but slightly tested medicines than "Golden Medical Disi what the proffered subinterests that you should % ting it to act as a curative, iving Dr. Pierce's Golden free copy of Dr. Pierce's Idress Dr. Pierce as above, tch, Liver and Bowels. triclan Informed fire alarm headquarter* that some test ealla would be sent In. The electrician sent In several calls, none of which was received at firs alarm headquarters, according to the Inspector's report. Walter C. Allen, electrical englner for the District, says: *On several occasions during the last three or four years this system has failed to work properly, which occurrences wers duly reported to the Commissioners, with the recommendations that all alarms of Are received over this company's system be treated as local alarms, and only the nearest engine company sent." Mr. Allen has sent to the Commissioners a large number of reports covering the same sort of esses In previous ye^rs. ORDER RESTORED Iff CHINA. Business Going Forward, Rut Under Guard of Soldiers. Special Cablegram to The Staa SHANGHAI. April 8^?Order has %?W restored at Cbangshs. A Japanese steatb* ship firm Is carrying eo business thM Sfe usual, but under guard of Chinese set* , diers. * Rumors of rioting in other distriets 1s the province of Huan are causing uneasiness, but it is believed that the authoritlea have regained control. Arthur B. Jones, forty-eight jmimM a^taemb^of Jttto ftrn^ef g^2silSkS^riL