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THE EVENING STAR, With ludty Morula* Idlttea. WASHINQTOI, TUESDAY June 11, 1912 THEODORE W. NOTES. ... .Editor Tli* Evening Star Vimpaptr Company. cifflpe. 71th St and P?nn*rlT?n'? A?W New T"rk ofllee: Tribune Bulldlag. Cl>'r??o offli*; Flmt N> tlnn.il Bank Bulldta*. Eunif-an 'iffloe: 3 Kegent St.. UMidon. Bngland. "Hi"" ^renlne Star, with tfce Panda? morning ?!on. 1? delivered h? rarrier* within file fit* a1 4fl .ruts jx>r month: (tally only. 25 cent* pef ?vnnlh. Sunday only. ?0 renta per month. Order* i ?? ? b? ?ent by mall, or telephone Main "?40 t'nllri tfoD '? made by carrier at the end of rack MItb. P"?M? Tt? adranre-h* malt. poafase prepaid r>-;iiy Snn<l.iT Inrluded one month. <K> rent*. t>i lr. Sunday ??T?rpt?d. one month. 40 rent*. 8.ittin!a> Sti^r. $1 vear. Suud.iy Star. $2.40 year. fcnirrrd as nerond-rtaaa r.alt matter at tke post offlcr at XVacblniftOD. D. C. CTIn order to avoid delays on atrotist af pertHuta! atwenre, letter* to THP. STAtl abouid Dot addr<>*ned to any Individual connected ? tth the offlcr, but sitnply to THE ST AH. or to th<- Kitltorial or Bnainesa tiepartment, according to teuor 'ir j.ur;*)se. Indiana. Art! so the Taft Bis Four from Indiana ' stand' approved. Not a vote rct-orded against them in flu* national committee. So passes away anotiier howling Roose velt content!?\ Thai *.?, fjk-.r of Oyster Bay was robh">d ai i*iianapoli? has been asserted with vehemence for months. .Inst wait until the facts could he presented before the proper tribunal. Then the wrong j would be righted. Then Mr. Roosevelt's ! cause would be strengthened, not only by the Hoosier votes hut by the rebuke that would thus be administered to fraud. J Well. I he facts have been presented. The Hoosevelt case was prepared by competent lawyers, and heard with at tention. And it was so flimsy it found not a single supporter on the committee. This decision Is of the greater impor tance by reason of the fact that it se cures to the Chicago convention the serv ices of former Vice President Fairbanks. His seat was among those contested, and he triumphs with his associates. It happens, too. that Mr. Fairbanks is under consideration for the chairman ship of the platform committee. That post should be tilled by a man who com mands general respect for character, level-hcadedncss and conservatism, and Mr. Fairbanks is of that description. We should begin now to hear a good deal about the plaifurm. The party's appeal must be strong in that particular. A piam statement, not only of what has been dune in the past three years, but what is In contemplation for the Imme diate future if the record is indorsed next November, is demanded. Xo mere phrase making would answer. The voters will lead the platforms of this year with a care they hAve not always bestowed on *uch deliverances. II .dr. Ropt is chosen to preside over the convention and Mr. Fairbanks over the platform committee, the republicans will make a bid at Chicago for the sup port of both the conservative and the progressive voters of the country. They aie men of eminence in law and politics. They assisted Mr. Roosevelt by good counsel in much that he accomplished while lie was President. They are as stanch republicans today as at any time i . their lived. Not a single man now sup porting Mr. Roosevelt tops them In claims upon party conlldence or general respect. .\nd how many such men etjual them? bo far ti>e national committee has shown good judgment in all its steps. It has declined a wrangle with Mr. Roose velt, it lias given sound reasons for its viand in the contests decided, and it has lecommended thoroughly fit men for the work which must make or mar the con vention as an expression of active and ag gressive republicanism. Possibly the pressure of other affairs has enabled Mr. Hoot to get off without as much denunciation as other men have encountered for failing to please Col. Roosevelt. Thanks to the alphabet, Alabama fre quently enjoys the distinction of leading off in a political display. Mr. Roosevelt's campaign has been pe culiarly noteworthy for its "continued in our next' features. "Unetnicai" District Appropriations. As ih< time approaches when the fin ishing touches a i ?? to be given by Con gress t?? the current District appropria tion.- hill, the o (Terences in viewpoint be tween tile people of Washington and luanv ?>f then- legislators concerning ih<_ financial relations of nation and capital ai e again eti.p.'.asized. i he tenden< y is rioted anion*, sunn- oi these legislator.- to dissect in detail the compromise half-anO i til1 at lartK* an-nt of l^?\; to U'sregard tiie important it? ?:11s >ii respect to wh.ch the l'istri" i in this compromise suffered loss lli assuming ota -halt of obligations which the Hat.oil sho .-Id in. et in full; to exploit ?hi . iiia-n .y every little item n this com-J piomi.se ar ang-ai.n; in respect to which! i on* - ssions v.?t? made by tae nation; io it.nt threateningly thai .-ucii iieins n.i^ht 4..c ti'Utt l separately and equitable re liiihii 'st nieiit in back paj exacted iti re J-Pet l 1.1 ihem, to hold the people of astiin^Ioii responsible for d?-fe?ts, n-I v' teUcle: and ltl>'<|*l I ies of I 'ongresf ill c xt i . ? iri - its ?-.*clUs>ve power of iegis ;.i ion and i?i leproacu in,- l>istrict witn an* -? d "i.nethi< al results of -ongres ; . \ a s.- <ii tli.fc ? cents.ve power. ii.ii r lite s> siem laid down by the Kj-i. iti.< .?? ? oi i s?x. tue only taxes i* - ? 1 in t i;e l'istri. i are to meet one t alt . ? Aj,? l.dlltires "ll tl.e capital, pl e \.o:..-; aj-i'ro.eti i>\ t onKi'eix. Tile Dis u ? t s i^Kisiatii1 ??, which has been periods an> ?le; ariing. or tnrealening to '"'l a: U ? 1' '111 i:.ls system. has been i,ui iitfii.i iii ^"1 to return to the priu Hl'lt anu prcye.biie < ontemplaled by the ot 4uiif at t. ami ? 'insistently to abide it., u. \\ l.'? t'oii*4r?s?i i lia ted the 'aw that tin- e?tinial<s s? i-1.11< 1 not ?-xc*ed the prob ri\eniie uonsixting of twice the ? i" a t.'\ i:fiMH > i, Washington thougiu that tiis i.Hirn to the organic act was in efi'e t to tie made Prior to this ?1.1 ur. tin ('oiuuiissioners, authorized to submit estiinales. but with no power o. iegislation. considered that their l itn Uori was to lay before Congress the In!; i * ???is of t.ie l?isirict. as informa tion and suggestion to the legislators, *\en though these estimates exceeded fie prou.'.ble re\?;nue. The C*?mmis sniiii i.- left to Congress, the District's ??*' ''is' v e legislature, to select from tin-i estimates and needs those which lenifil to Congress most urgent and in')! t meritorious up to the amount ieade avaiiahe for expenditure by ? loildinx the local tax mone>. I'nder t t . t l omlit.oiis t'ongress sometimes ap ? ropriaieil less than the Diutrict's an n tl .. .iila''i. reven'te. creating a sur i :ic( > otiieniiilated b\ the law. and i ! 1 ?iu l>. its existence to tiie law's njrtbir xioati'.u. ?>r ttn rare ticcasions t atift opt ia te?l more than twlee the1 aiiK'iin- '?; 1'ial annual taxation and .. iv lie < d io la* District as floating in-| debtedness the amount of this de ficiency. When the statute was enacted which commanded the Commissioners to esti mat* only up to the amount of the prob able revenues the intent was thought to be to prevent both over-appfopriation and under-appropriatlon in carrying out the spirit of the organic act. It was thought, when In accordance with th? command of Congress the Commissioners! had carefully estimated the revenue to be available and had after thorough study of the problem apportioned this revenue equitably among the municipal nerds, tl a? Congress would treat the estimates as a budget, appropriating the full amount of the estimated revenue either as the Com missioners recommended or otherwise, in their discretion, but not cutting down the amount of the estimate irregularly and haphazard as to items, according to tiie whims of individual congressmen. Bui the statute lias failed to have this effect. It has availed to prevent the Commission ers frorfi submitting to Congress informa-j tion of the full needs of the District, but j it has not availed to prevent the House! from cutting down the limited estimates' In precisely the same reckless and in.iuri-j ous fashion 8S under the previous system. 1 This procedure, involving an injurious limitation upon the extent to which the < 'ommissloners may enlighten Congress through the estimates as to the needs of the District, a violation of the spirit of the organic act and a breach of faith, is distinctly and unequivocally "unethical." It is small business at best for Con gress. which has all power in its hands at all times and upon which the respon sibility for every legislative action solely rests, to denounce in any of these connec tions the nation's silent partner or ward, whose money it holds and disburses in trust, as if any part of the responsibility !n the matter fell upon the ward. If there is anything radically wrong in some item of District legislation, how can the blame fall upon the mere petitioner for legisla tion and not upon the actual legislator? If I'ncle Sam has so legislated as to spend extravagantly and without compen satory results the capital's tax money in trusted to him, ought he not to be asham ed to shift responsibility for this extrava gance upon li s ward, who may have ;isk ed liini to do an unwise thing, but who, having no power or influence in th^ mat ter. is also freo from responsibility? To legislate unwisely and inconsiderately, whether in disregard of or in accord with the requests of taxpayers, and then to shirk responsibility for this leg.station and to abuse the helpless petitioner con stitutes a performance which is unmis takably "unethical." It is also unethical to shirk any equitable obligation to the si 'ent partner in the capital-making part nership, to swindle him, to starve him, I to threaten his life, to waste the silent partner's funds, to violate the trust under j which the partnership funds are held and [disbursed, and finally to i;dd insult to in jury by abusing as a mendicant the ward who has been rendered impecunious by the guardian's own gross mismanage ment. It is unethical to speak of millions lavished on Washington by the nation, since no money at all has been given to it by the nation, whose pecuniary obliga tions in respect to the capital have at all times either been Inadequately' met or not met at all. Inspection of Small Boats. Adequate inspection is to be made of the numerous small, privately owned craft that glide or chug-chug up and down the Potomac and its tributary rivers and creeks. The bureau of naviga tion has taken up the matter since the Lotus-Angler collision, which cost two lives, and the inspection will be thorough. The. crew of the power launch which the navigation bureau is to set going on the river will conduct an educational campaign in the interest of ignorant or indifferent persons who operate small boats. It will be assured that the boats are equipped as required by the regula tions, with lights, fog bell, horn, life preservers and other safety accessories. Private navigators will be instructed in the meaning of signals in use bv river men and it will be determined that the river amateurs know how to stter. All of which is an excellent move and ought to diminish the element of risk which the small boatmen tdo frequently take. Washington Monument Chips. The use of chips of marble of the Co lumbus Memorial by the Knights of Co lumbus and their friends carries one back to the days when Washington Mon ument chips were standard Washington souvenirs. These chips are not extinct, but as souvenirs their vogue has waned, their place beir.g largely taken by Wash ington post cards. Washington plates, Washington spoons* and other sundries set forth to catch the tourist's eye and fancy. Perhaps there are enough Washington Monument chips stowed away in odd corners, old chests, old drawers, old cup boards and the like, throughout t'ne t'nited State*, to build, if they could be pressed into shape, a shaft twice as tall and twice as thick as the Washington Monument. When these chips were in the height of popularity it was apparent even to men who were not stonecutters that there must have been a lamentable .\aste of marble In setting up the Monu ment. The fear expressed concerning the ad \*nt of certain statesmen with Oyster Hay Indorsements may lead to sarcastic hints that the Chicaso police are molly coddles. ("ul. Roosevelt lias an irritating way of say ing. "1 told vou so," even when he is defeated in a contest for delegates. Chicago music critics will excuse the bryss band if it goes wrong. These are hard days for harmony. Mr. Bryan at Chicago. . Mr. Bryan will attend the Chicago con vention. Probably In a three-fold capac ity: <1? of journalist. (2) of statesman and <3) of receptive candidate for the Bal timore nomination. As journalist he will write pieces for the paper. He will describe the scenes, appraise the actors and interpret what is done. He will earn his wages. Not a | trained reporter, he is yet a keen observer and knows how to write. He has done such work before. He reported the re publican convention at St. I<ouis in lN&fl which nominated Mr. McKlnley, and then took his pen to Chicago, where he was nominated himself. As statesman he will note how the op position performs. He may need the in struction when the campaign opens. Great discord prevails in the republican ranks. Turbulence in the convention is threat ened. Can harmony be produced In the end? If so. Mr. Bryan as statesman will closely follow the details. He will ob serve the fighters and the fighting, and be wise. As receptive candidate for the Balti more nomination he will follow with keen est interest every suggestion of a stam pede. and every movement having that object in view. The talk about Mr. Roose velt plays principally about a stampede. The talk about Mr. Bryan plays princi pally about a stampede. But one stam pede differs from another stampede in method. The method proposed for the stampede to Mr. Roosevelt at Chicngo Is ?h?-' 4 be characterized as the rough-and-tumble, the knock-down-and-drag-out sort. Hul labaloo in its most vociferous and insist ent form is to turn the trick if anything can. "I am a barbarian." said Mr. Roose velt. with grim pleasantry, to an Italian historian visiting at the White House. A like compliment may be paid some of his present supporters who will be at Chicago ready and eager to do business on that basis. The method proposed for the stampede to Mr. Bryan at Baltimore,is gentler. A deadlock is honed for. Impatience is counted on. Then the name of Mr. Bryan is to l?e mentioned, his service to the party described, the man himself called to the stajre. and. beho!d the nominee. Creat cheering, the roof of the ha 1 in danger, but no clawing o>" scowling, or need of tiie police. A love frast developed out of a spirited and protracted contro versy. Still, every form of stampede is interest ing: and as Mr. Bryan is a student of pol itics and all manifestations of political feeling, lie is justified in his plans to look in on a scene w here something strenuous in the stampede line may take place. If it does take place, lie is certain to be en tertained, and he may he most profitably instructed. Banish the Tickler. One feature of festival or ceremonial throngs that jam the streets* of Washing ton and which should be abated is the "tickler." It is indecorous. It is of fensive to most persons, especially to women, against whom it is most used. It !.??? ^ license that easily descends to rowdyism. It is a means of "sport" quickly adopted by hoodlums. Four teen men were fined S3 each in the Police Court yesterday for using ticklers Satur day night in a disorderly fashion. Outside of the bad manners the tickler cncourages it is a menace to health. To brush the faces of many persons with the same feather cluster tends to spread disease. The chief aim uf the "diversion" is to tickle the nose or the lips# of men and women as they pass along the crowd ed streets, and the transference of dis ease germs is an easy matter. It is reported that in some cities the use of the tickler is* prohibited. The pro hibition lies against the makers who ship them into a city and against the venders who sell them in the streets and shops. This seems to establish a goou precedent, and the next time a great crowd of strangers comes to Washington the tickler should not lie in evidence. The understanding Is that Mr. CJeorge W. Perkins went to Chicago, not because of any desiro to be personally active, but because national conventions are his favorite amusement. It is wrong to reproach patriots with a lack of dignity at a time like this. No man can be thoroughly dignified with a! tired throat and a wilted collar. It will be hard for Baltimore to produce i spectacular features that will equal the demonstration at Chicago. The man who constructs a steam roller cannot always rely on it to know its mas ter's voice. And in four years the same sort of a patriotic mix-up is likely to occur again. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Mistakes of the Amateur. "I regard myself." said the confident statesman, "as a man of destiny." "Well," replied the candid adviser, "you want to look out. I never yet saw a man who tried to be his own fortune teller who di.ln't keep prophesying good luck till he got careless." The Political Sacrifice. And still they hold the struggle old, Each striving in relentless fray To earn the chance of taking cold I ron Inauguration day. The Spellbinder. "Father," said the small boy, "what is a demagogue?" A demagogue, my son, is a man who can entertain an audience so thoroughly that people don't care what his personal opinions happen to be." The public orator is liable to find him self in the position of a persuasive sales man who got orders for more goods than he could deliver in a lifetime. Applied Economics. Aren t you afraid to use such an un reliable piece of rope to swing the ham mock?" Xo. replied Farmer C'orntossel, "the individual must expect to make sacrifices for tiie general gooj. When that ham mock breaks some one person is going to get hurt a little and scared a whole lot. But think of what a laugh all the other boarders will enjoy!" Discriminating Admiration. I understand that Mr. (Jrabwell started in life by borrowing VVn. You must ad mire a man with courage like that." vXo, I don t, rejilied Mr. Orowcher. i he man I admire is the one who had the courage to lend him the fifty." Persistence of the Primitive. They said the horse would be displaced By modern motive power. And > et the course he long has traced He plods from hour to hour. Though locomotives shriek along And motor cars rush by, While trolley chariots sound the gong And bid pedestrians fly, The plain, old-fashoned things persist; And in an hour of need, When mechanism gets a twist. We give them thankful heed. Displace the horse!?and so upset The price of hay and bran!? These great inventions have not yet Displaced the push-cart man! Ready for Convention. From the Baltimore American. With the convention spirit rife in Bal timore and the plans being carried out for the entertainment of the delegates commensurate with the occasion, entered into with the heartiest accord by busi ness men of ail parties, the approaching convention date finds things getting in fine condition for the big crowd. Hostilities. Frew Ib<- Detroit Fret Preaa. There will be a corps of Red Cross nurses at the republican national conven*. tlon, and it now looks as though thev'll be needed. Wise China. From the Philadelphia luquirer. It didn't take the infant republic of China very long to get a slant on the gentle art of borrowing money. High Living. From the Pittsburgh-Gazette Times. Then, again, the cost of living may he mounting skyward because there are more high flyers these days than there used *o be. ! |!| ill II I The American % National Bank I 3JJ*_ F Street The Bank of Mutual Advantage. Size Doesn't Regu late Service Here. The small depositor re ceives the same consideration as the biggest one from us. Some of our largest now were among the smallest at the beginning. They'll tell i von our facilities helped them ji to grow. A Bank should be something more ihan a mere place for the safekeeping of money. THIS BANK IS. It's an active agent for its customers. interest on deposits in our Savings Department. Safe Moposit Boxes?$3.00 to $25.00 per annum. Wo T. Galliiher, President. Wcflllamni Sell toy Cashier. f- S.oi Penn. ave. Corner 8th street. :J i ? $ Cash or charged, the price is the -i y same. 4' | MattSinigs ! I Reduced. t 'f I lie most important con- # V sideration of all is that they * V are what remain of our reg- ^ ular stock of exclusive pat- .; ? terns and specially selected * ? qualities. The best shown V: this season?cut now for i 9 clearance? * (A ^ Grades up to r a * 40c 29cy?rd J Grades up to ^ a ? 35c >'ard ^ Grades up to ?i /ra j 27'ic 11 y}*~ yard 'k ?? By the roll. "Pruden System" Garage is Fireproof?Portable and Handsome.V Self structuring, strong and durable. Built of substantial, ornate units of galvanized steel. Quickly erected. Lowest cost fireproof construction. Nothing like it. Made by METAL SHELTER CO., St Paul, Minn. Patentees and Sole Manufacturers. Call, phone or write. Exhibition Bnlldln* and Salesroom, North Capitol St. and Mass. Ave. S.W., Waahlmrton, D. C. C. K. BUCKLAND, Tel. Line. 2722. Sales Affeat. f F you want something different and particu larly effective in style? Have the Furniture Made to Order. Our experts are at your service. ?? Main Showroom. 1134 Conn. avr. Workrooms, 1727 7tk St. n.w. > $wkdl(ctMetf! Get the Original and Genuine HORLIGK'S MALTED MILK The Feed-drink fer All Ages. For Infants. Invalids and Growing Children. Pure Nutrition. UD-bulldln* the whole body. Invigorates the nursing mother and the aged. Blch milk, malted grain. In powder form. A quick lunch prepared in a min ute. Take no substitute. Ask for HORLICK'S. NOT IN ANT MILK TRUST. _ ' :: Florence Oil Stoves i i n ?t 11 Blue name, automatic; ?? !! made correct for summer use. ?; $5.00, $8.00, $! LOO ;? ;; c iilDBBHAlii o & Co. |' 816 I2tb. Main 140. 1204 O. One Pair of Lenses to see near and far for $1.00. Do away with the us?* of two pairs of glasses. We ran supply you with one pair that will enable you to see far and near. x ?* I Human Artificial Eyes a specialty. I AKAHN, 93c F St. a New York=WASH3NGTON=Paris. Business Hours ? 8 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. ! Special Sale of Mera's Fine Silk Shirts. One of the most high-grade and exclusive makers had an over production on his hands, which is responsible for these Fine AII=S3Sk Slhirts At Such a Small Cost. Attractive and wnsome from every point??quality, workman ship. color schemes?made coat style the most modern way. the sen sible manner which all men have adopted. Plain fronts, with Wench told cuffs: all sizes. Specially Priced at $2.85 Each; 3 for $8.25. Main floor. K *t. Dainty and Pretty White Fabrics Exceptionally Low Priced. The vogue of white being so strongly expressed in women's and children's modes, these values will be extremely interesting. Special purchase 1.500 yards Fancy Figured White Swisses, marked at half price. Special! Price, 5?c Yard. 27-inch Daintilv Checked White Dimity. Special Price, 115c yard. 27-inch Satin-striped White Voile, unusually effective. Special Price, 118c Yard. 27-inch White Pique, medium and wide cords. Special Price, 25c Yard. 2.C00 yards 40-inch White India Lawn. Special Price, 12y2c Yard. too yards 42-inch White French Voile: sheer and fine: one-thii-l less regular price. Special Price, 5dDc Yard. Also 1100 Dozen Bleached Damask Napkins, IX ATTRACTIVE PATTERNS. Size 25x25 inches. Special Price, $3.75 Dozen. .S'ccoqiI flonr. Elerrnih s?. New Summer Curtains & Hangings In an Unusually Large Showing. Xo better selections or more comprehensive assortments are to be found, and have never been found here before. The latest de signs and color schemes, including all patterns which show the high est merit, and fabrics in which the effect of coolness is easily recog nized and greatly appreciated. Sun fast Curtains?Until within recent years no great success had attended the attempts to produce Sunfast Curtains, but now it Ijas been accomplished, and with daintiness and intrinsic merit. We are showing very refined and attractive colorings, absolutely sun proof and very protective. $3.0<D to $10.((M> Pair. Xovelty Crash Curtains, natural color, with stenciled borders. Pair. $3.50. Cross-stripe Curtains or Draperies, several patterns and color ings. finished with tassels. Pair, $1.00 to $1.50. Muslin and Scrim Curtains, white and colored border effects, trimmed with lace insertion and edges; ruffled and flat. Pair, $1.00 to $5.00. Willow Furniture Is Suitable for Any Home. This furniture is light, yet very enduring; it is easy to move about and adapts itself to any furnishing, indoor or porch. The sim plicity of the designs is one of the chief reasons for its popularity. Complete settings or single pieces may be obtained from our show ing, and the carefulness with which it is inspected before entering our establishment makes practically impossible any structural de fects. Finished in any desired tint and cushions made for same at very moderate charges. Natural finish priced as follows: Armchairs, $2.90 to $118.50. Rocking Chairs, $3.90 to $112.50. Magazine Chairs, $5.00 to $118.50. Tables, $4.00 to $30.00. Desks, $20.00 to $35.00. Ready=made Cushions, $11.00 Upward. Chinese Sea Grass and Rattan Chairs. Most flexible, comfortable and light-weight chairs, in which is embodied the utmost degree of skill in making for coolness and rest fulness; very moderately priced. Our Upholstery Shops Employ only the most skilled workmen, the finest mechanical devices and best quality materials for producing at short notice to-order work: Window and Door Screens, Window Shades, Awn= ings, Slip Covers and Repairing, Refinishing and Reupholstering Furniture. We advise all those desiring to have work of this character com pleted to notify us as quickly as possible, as our facilities are con ducted in the interest of those desiring rapid service. At $7.50 and $12.50 we are offering two very special values in Slip Covers for the average five-piece parlor suites; finest materials in a large assortment of patterns. New and Useful Cretonnes. The present line of Cretonnes, Art Tickings, Dimities and other goods of a similar classification is particularly interesting. It contains many new, serviceable and popularly priced fabrics, and a fine assortment of entirely new effects. A wide range of patterns and color combinations has always been maintained in our showing, but a noticeable increase has been made now, providing a bet ter selection than was ever be for possible; rich dark and light effects, and all intermediates. 118c to $4.00 the Yard. Fourth Boor, G *t. Vudor Shades Make Porches Cooler. Not only make them cooler, but shut out the sun, yet by vir tue of their ingenious make per mit a free circulation of the air. It is impossible for those with out to see through them, but a full view is afforded those within. Vudor Porch Shades are made of strips of light wood, firmly bound with strong seine twine; stained in an appropriate weatherproof green color; excep tionally durable. 4 feet by 7 feet 8 inches.. $2.25 6 feet by 7 feet 8 inches. .$3.25 8 feet by 7 feet 8 inches. .$4.25 10 feet by 7 feet 8 inches. .$5.50 12 feet by 7 feet 8 inches. .$7.50 Fourth floor, G at Summer Comfort in the Home Demands These Things. l or the sake of coolness and good health in the mid-t 01 t'i* summer heat?the warm, sultry days?our Housewares' st??re h;>v been very active in preparations. Here arc some of the result-: Refrigerators Are Very Important^ The Sanitary Is Obtainable Only Here. ^ our health in summer depends largclv upon the food you oa :, the condition of your fond?much of it?is dependent upon the refrig erator: therefore, you should have a good refrigerator. We can thoroughly recommend ours. Made in numberless forms and styles to suit every need. PORCELAIX-LINED SANITARY REFRIGERATOR? - Porcelain fused on steel in the provision compartment, and galvan ized steel ice chamber: all parts being removable, perfect sanitation is assured. 35 to 00 lbs. ice capacity. $15.00 to $23.75. GALVANIZED STEEL-LINED SANITARY REFRIGERA TORS?Strong, sanitary and thoroughly dependable refrigerator- :t all parts removable. 35 to 00 lbs. ice capacity. $10.00 to $17.50. HARDWOOD ICE CHESTS, finished in golden oak: galvan ized steel lining and shelves; inside cover, lock and kev: various sizes with ice capacity up to 120 lbs.. $5.00 to $30.00. NURSERY REFRIGERATORS?Grained oak finish, witit mineral wool insulation; airtight and perfectly sanitary. $2.50 to \\ ATER COOLERS?Porcelain-lined and Galvanized Steel lined \\ ater Coolers, with nickel faucet; the best devices for having ice water continually, $1.25 to $11.50. ICE CREAM FREEZERS?The best ice cream freezers made are obtainable here: rapid freezing, easy running, lasting servir. $1.00 and upward. IMPROVED \Y EST IX GH OUSE ELECTRIC STOVES AND IRONS?Dependable at all times, afford splendid service, and a"* exceptionally handy for travelers and vacationists; compact; Stove-. $4.25 and up: Irons. $3.85 and up. ALCOHOL STOVES AND IRONS?Thoroughly safe a.ul very economical: desirable to use because of the small circulation ? T heat. Stoves. 35c and up; Irons, $4.2*5 and up. OIL STOVES AND OVENS?Odorless, smokeless and, safe: a high degree of efficiency has been attained in their make. Stove-. $7.25 and up; Ovens. $1.00 and up. OIL HEATERS?Desirable for cool mornings and evenings the camp, cottage or country home, $3.50 each. BATH SPRAYS AND SHOWERS?These are much needed i : the summer. Sprays, upward from 65c; Shower Baths, comple e with curtains, $10.75. 1 Also complete showing of Ice Picks, Shavers. Lemon luu^ Ex tractors and other summer accessories. These Are the Things for Comfort on the Lawn. LAWN SWFXGS?An immense variety?12 styles to selcr*. from; finest in appearance and construction. Our special four-pa--' senger lawn swing is the best value possible to offer; excellent lum ber, bolted and screwed in a sturdy manner, $5.00. Other Swings at $6.00, $7.00. $8.00 up to $25.00. PALMETTO PLAY TENTS, blue and white striped, $3.95. WHITE CANVAS WALL TENTS, three sizes, $3.95, $5.00 and $10.00. KHAKI CANVAS CAMPING HAMMOCKS, $1.25 each. COUCH HAMMOCKS?An assortment never before equaled. Specials values at $5.00 and $6.95, which are worth fully one-thir l more. The needs of the vacationist and tourist have been particularly considered in selecting all Outing Requisites and Games, Kodaks and supplies, of which there is a complete assortment. Dependable Fruit Jars, Jelly Glasses and Other Requisites. Every woman can place her canned fruits, preserves, jellies and other dainties into these receptacles with the feeling of assurance that no better are obtainable, and with a reasonable degree of cc - tainty that they will be well kept. Atlas Mason Strong Shoulder Fruit Jars, three sizes, dozen. 45c, 55c and 85c. < E. Z. Glass-top Fruit Jars, three sizes, dozen 85c, 90c and $1.25 Jelly Glasses, in two sizes, dozen 20c and Jv Mason Jar Rings, double lip, dozen Mason Jar Rings, plain, dozen 50 Mason Jar Tops, dozen 25c Parowax, cake New Colonial Glass Berry Sets. Every housewife knows and admires the simple elegance of Colonial Glass for the table, and this elegance, combined with the low prices, is responsible for its extensive use. We have just re ceived a new Berry Set, consist ing of an 8-inch bowl and six in dividual serving dishes, in an ex ceptionally neat pattern; clear and brilliant. The bowl embodies a new feature in that it i* fitted with a drainer in the bot tom, so that when the berries are washed and placed. therein all water drips into the drainer, leaving the berries dry, and pre serving their natural flavor. Special Price, 75c Set. Fifth floor. O at. Tanned Sheepskins for Decorative Purposes. We have secured another lot of Leather Sheepskins in various new shades, and offer them at a greatly reduced price. These make very effective table covers and wall decorations, at the same time imparting an effect of cool ness. We call particular atten tion to new burnt border designs. $11.75 each. Nearly half less than usual. ; O ?t. Summer Dinnerware For Every Requirement. Whether you need only a few pieces, several, or a complete set, no possibility has been overlooked here in providing just the selec tions desired. This is the advan tage of openstock dinnerware, which we recommend to every one so that all wants may be supplied. English and American Porce-, lains are being selected with great frequency by those outfitting summer homes, and as we have a variety of patterns, designs and , colors it's an easy matter to se- ? cure what is wanted. 6-person service of Eng lish Porcelain $8.7; 12-person service of Ameri can Porcelain Fifth floor, O ?t. */* Metal~Frame Extension Window Screens. An All-metal Screen of pressed steel; the wire cloth is drawn tightly and locked securely in the frame. This metal frame operate^ easily in all kinds of weather and is convenient to handle; light weight and perfectlv sanitary ; impervious to moisture. Sizes and heights to fit tlie average window. 50c, 40c, 45c, 50c and 55c each. Fourth floor. 6 it. Woodward & Lothrop.