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WIELDING PASTEBRUSH FOR "THE CAUSE."
Ml** M\nv K. CI. \Ci(?ETr \M> >1ISS MARY BRKWAK. WHO \RK POSTING RII.I,S AROI NI) THR CITY ADVERTIS
I.M; THK SI FFRAliK DKM().\STR \TlON TO BB HELD HDRK MAY !?.
SUFFRAGE POSTER
GIRLS WE ACTIVE
Busy About City Pasting Up
Notices of Pageant Parade
Here May 9.
Suffrage bill poster girls w. re busy
About the city today pasting up huge
. ight-sheet notices of their pageant pa
rade here May 1*. In natty duck .suits
they started out. hut owing to the fact
Mat they are not adept wielders of the
long-handled brush and that the paste
.ad an annoying tendency to spatter and
:lit* posters to slap about in the light
wir.d. they returned to Congressional
;*n!or: headquarters somewhat the worse
wear, but happy and proud of success
In tl.eir new efforts.
"<*urious men who stood around trying
to iolly us, and one dear old man who
i a!l\ 't ri**d to help us hindered and an
oved us mor? than the -wind and the
dripping paste.' said Miss Mary Brennan,
poster girl in chief.
Pasted Them Up Straight.
? You bet we got them up straighi." said
Mrs Mary K. Claggett. aid to Miss Bren
nan "If any one thinks we can t do a
good job at billposting just send them
to the very first board we tackled at ;
Maryland avenue and 1st street.
And after we had been working for
n while we found that after you get
onto the knack it's sreat fun. it on.y
the camera men hadn't chased us.
Bv'V o'clock this morning the poster
. isade had left Congressional I nion
headquarters and scattered to all sec
tions of the city. In all about l.??"0
posters and window cards were put out
today.
Secretary McAdoo Willing.
Another cabinet officer has notified the
Congressional Union that he has no ob
jection to woman employes of his depart
ment taking part in a suffrage demon
stration. Secretary McAdoo expresses his j
views thus:
"I beg to advise you that I know of no
reason why employes of the Treasury De- j
'.artment should not join, in their indi\id- ;
ual capacity, a parade either for or op- |
posed to woman suffrage, provided they I
can be spared 'from their duties. This is i
a matter which rests with the individual,
??nd as long as they do not appear in any ;
? fticia! capacity as government employes!
; ngard the question as a private one. I
wholl> beyond my province of interfer- ,
eri?-e "
The newest organization of suffrage
?? orkers in the District, the Washington
Woman's Suffrage Council, will hold its
irst meeting at v o'clock Saturday even
in ti e rooms of the Chamber of Com
merce. 12th and F streets northwest.
Mis. Antoinette Funk of the congres
-.oua" committee will speak on the Shaf
?:is-Palmer suffrage amendment.
Early Reformer in Georgia.
Mrs. W. H. Felton of Cartersville, Ga.,
was an interesting visitor at the rooms of
? he congressional committee of the Na
tional Suffrage Association recently.
Mrs. Felton is nearly eighty years old.
Tier husband served in Congress more
than a quarter of a century ago. Mrs
!? aiton ?s here to attend a meeting of the
Daughters of the American Revolution.
Mrs. Felton's sister. Mrs Mary L. Mc
i.endon. is president of the woman saf
: rage association of Georgia
i was one of the women who started
'h< light against the woman convict
camps where women were held in a con
dition worse than slavery." said Mrs.
Felton. "1 also started the movement
for taking little boys out of peniten
tiaries. We now have reform schools for
Those children, and there has been a
jjreat improvement in the condition of the
woman convicts."
Seek to Enlist Clergymen.
Suffrage workers at Congressional
Union yesterday sent out notices of the
suffrage day celebration to Washington
? 'ergymen, requesting that they preach
suffrage sermons May .'t. Their request
was thus worded:
"Suffragists are going to have a nation
wide demonstration May 2. terminating
In a procession here In Washington May
ft we feel that the ministers will be
only too glad to take this opportunity to
preach a suffrage sermon. This principle
is fundamentally a religious one and
ought to be supported by the church."
SUFFS Avon) ANTAGONISMS.
No Clubs to March in Bodies in
Chicago Parade.
? H1CAGO, April 17.?Xo political, so
? lai. church or other woman's organlza
;i,.H will be represented as such in the
- iff rage parade here the evening of May
2. ;i was announced from suffrage head
" carters today. It was decided to avoid
;i; the outset any of the antagonisms and
eaiousies as to precedents that, plight
aroused by the woman's clubs parad
ing as organizations. The order was
given that the women should assemble
??: wards and that no club insignia
should be carried by the marchers.
The only regalia required will be the
Illinois suffrage can and American
lags. Club banners may be carried by
?fpresentatives among the marshal's
staff, but not be displayed elsewhere.
Every woman in Chicago was urged to
participate by literature sent out today.
Ministers received requests to urge their
parishioners to take part in the nation
vide demonstration. It is expected that
t'. : parade will b< two miles long.
Gov. Dunne. Mayor Harrison and other
prominent persons will review the parade,
which uill be headed by a detachment of
mounted police and a squadron of cav
alry.
ELECTION OF MOTHERS
Auonymous Circular Indicates Con
test "Will Be Closest
in Years.
I hat the annual election of the District
< ongress of Mothers noxt Tuesday will
br the most closely contested in years is
the belief of several members of the or
ganization. At the present time, it is
I admitted, some friction is felt, but hope
| has been expressed that no serious dif
I ferences will arise. The tensity of feel
I iris was heightened by the fact that
I many members of the organization re
reived anonymous communications urg
them to vote for certain named
: workers. As a matter of fact some of
? those named declared they are not can
; didates for office. Several candidates
J are out for the presidency, as Mrs. A. A.
| Birney. who has held the position for
: many years, says she will not run for
j it again.
| The anonymous circular read as fol
| lows:
Text of Circular.
i To Members of the Mothers Congress:
j "It is proposed to nominate the fol
! lowing for the officers of the District
j branch of the Mothers* Congress and
j Parent Teachers* Association for the
I ensuing .war: President, Mrs. P. P.
j Claxton: vice presidents. Mrs. L. Au
! Kebler. Mrs. J. N. Culbertson. Mrs. T.
| K. Rhoades, Mrs. J. H. Branson and
Miss Timlow; recording secretary, Mrs.
| Mary Gale Davis; corresponding secre
tary, Mrs. Earl; treasurer. Mrs. K. Cam
! eron; director, Mrs. Sara James; auditor.
I Mrs Alfred B. Mullet.
All members are urged to be present
J April *J1 to voice their preferences in re
I lation to officers, and in order to cast
in full vote for those who are to lead
during the coming year.''
Executive Committee's Statement.
| A meeting of the executive committee i
was called and the following communi
I cation, on official paper, and signed by
the recording secretary, Mrs. Sarah K. j
| Lamb, was sent out to the several
| members:
"The following resolution was decided j
i upon at the last executive meeting of the 1
I District Congress of Mothers, each mem- j
I ber to receive a copy: )
I "Resolved, That this executive stand i
I for a fair, honorable election by bailot; '
[ "That we deprecate any attempt to in
j fluence votes of members of the con- i
j gress, either by voice or circular letter;
"That with humble reliance upon God, 1
I with Christian love and charity toward J
i ail. we pledge ourselves anew to sustain
| the high ideals of the, congress."
PROBING BOSTON FERE.
Drastic Amendments to Building
Laws Proposed in Legislature.
BOSTON, April 17.?Ten witnesses
were summoned to appear at the Inquest
begun today by Deputy Chief Xeal of
the state police Into the Are In the Mel
vin apartment house last Tuesday, which
cost eight lives. Those called upon for
evidence included the janitor, occupants
of adjoining houses, firemen and tele
phone employes.
Members of the legislature will seek
the passage of drastic amendments to
the present building laws, in an effort
to reduce the fire hazard in the metro
politan district.
GREAT LAKES OPEN AGAIN.
j But Few Ships Take Advantage of
Inauguration of Season.
CHICAGO. April IT ?The 1914 naviga
| Hon season on the great lakes was open
i ed officially yesterday when the govern
ment weather bureau stations along the
lakes resumed the storm signal service
for the benefit of shipping. But few
steamers were reported to have taken
advantage of the early opening.
The Straits of Mackinac were reported
to be still clogged with lee. The Ice
was said to be soft and it was believed
It would be gone within two or three
days.
TO BAR EVICTED TENANTS.
80.000 in Chicago Will Be Barred
From Moving May 1.
CHICAGO, April 17.?More than K0.000
persons in Chicago will be unable to
move May 1. the annual spring moving
day In this city, because of the unwilling
ness of landlords to receive them as ten
ants. according to a statement today by
an official of the landlords' information
and protective bureau.
"from 20.000 to 25,000 persons are evict
ed every year for non-payment of their
rent." said the official. "More than (An)
persons have been sued by their land
lords. We keep the names of such ten
ants on our books. Other lists are ob
tained by working with real estate men
and with neighbors of undesirable ten
ants. This information is given to land
lords for their protection."
1 Construction Company Convicted.
i HUDSON FALLS. X. Y . April 17. The
I Hudson Valley Construction Company
I of Troy, which erected buildings at Great
I Meadow prison, was convicted of grand
; larccny in the second degree by a jury
j ?hich reported at S:*. o'clock this morii
liig. justice Rorst will pass sentence
| April 27 The jury was out since earlv
yesterday afternoon.
CAPT. BYRNES IS SINKING.
Wife and Children of 111 Police
Officer Called to Bedside.
Police < "apt. Michael Byrnes, who has
been sick since early in Jannary, and
whose case was before the police retiring
board Wednesday afternoon, was much
worse this afternoon. Tlis condition so
greatly alarmed his family that his wife
and children were summoned to his bed
side. It is thought he cannot live much
longer and his death is expected at any
moment.
DISCUSS SNOW REMOVAL.
Officials of Various Cities Hold Con
ference at Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, April 17.?Problems
connected with the removal of snow from
city streets were discussed here today at
a conference of local and visiting: officials.
The program included papers on various
angles of the subject by J T. Fether
stone. street-cleaning commissioner of
New York J. G. Hayes, director of pub
lic works. Scranton; Louis K. Rourke.
commissioner of public works. Boston:
William H. Connell. chief of the bureau
of highways, and James II. Robinson,
superintendent of police of this city.
Other speakers on the program includ
ed Dr. Marie D. Equi. Portland. Ore.:
Martin Schreiber of th? Public Service
Railway Company of New Jersey and
Morris Sherrerd of Newark. N. J
Capt. Mark Brooke of the Engineer
Commissioner's office. Washington, has
been selected as chairman of a commit
tee on resolutions to present a statement
containing suggestions for the removal of
snow quickly and cheaply.
ISSUES "JIM CROW CALL.
Dr. Washington Names Days for
Concerted Plea to Railways.
NEW YORK. April 17.?Dr. Booker T.
Washington, principal of the Tuskcgee
Normal and Industrial Institute, has is
sued a call to the negro people of the
T'nited States asking them to set aside
Sunday. June 7. and Monday, June 8. as
special days on which to protest to rail
roads against discrimination on account
of color in the matter of providing pas
senger accommodations.
He has asked that the churches, secret
societies. business leagues. women's
clubs and other agencies organize and
send on thos?> days representatives to
the officials of the various lines that
have provided poorer accommodations
for the negro race than for whites.
Negro ministers throughout the coun
try have been urged to give widespread
notice in the churches to the setting
aside of these days for the purpose
named.
Harry George and a young woman
were injured in an automobile accident
on the national turnpike, near Hagers
town, Md. George lost control of the
car.
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This spring's model? FOR WOMEN include such latest novel
ties as the dainty CL BO-COLONIALS illustrated above?with
gray, fawn-colored or black brocaded cloth quarters or all patent.
Af so other Colonials, Pumps. Oxfords and Boots in newest shapes.
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equally attractive. In soft black or brown kid or calf, high and
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Sizes > to 11 $2.00 & $2.50
Sizes 11 >4 to 2 $2.^0 & $3.00
Sizes 23/2 to 5- $3-00 & $3.50
Colonials and Pumps
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Our styles are simply glorious. There s no f-nd to the variety. You
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"Venus" stjdes..S3.50 and $4
"Wi-mo-dau-sis" S3.00
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ENGLISH BLIND EYELET STYLES?in both low and high cuts?of
course, are th* favorites. But there's any other style you may want?
in all the most trustworthy leathers.
Most Men s Styles Are $4.00
Boys' i to 5j j. .S2.50 and S3 Boys' 10 to 13!J.$j and S2.50
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Saturday Specials for the Children
NEW LOW-HEEL COLONIALS
for misses and growing girls. Exceed
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Sizes J1.-, to 6, S2.50. Sizes 1 1 '. J to 2. $2.
Pumps. Oxfords and New High Shoes.
Sizes 5 to 8. . ..$1.00 to $2.00 | Sizes 111/2 to 2.31.50 to $3.00
Sizes 8l/i to 1 1 .Si.25 to S2.50 | Sizes 2]A to 6..S2.00 to $3.50
In many new shapes?made of all good leathers?each grade a
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White Nubuck Boots and Pumps.
Infants' up to 8s. .Si to$i-5C> j Misses' 11]/2 to 2.$2.50 to $3
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From New York This Momin
ts tor Juveniles.
Girls' Sailors, trimmed with
ribbons and flowers, at Si -<>
Nose Veils," The Girls Say I Beauty Cur!
Kea I cute they also say. At 2Sc vard are the filmv Mesh .... ... ,
Real cute they also say. At 25c yard are the filmv Mesh
\ eils with all-over designs, in black, white and colors. 'At 50c
yard arc the Veils with chenille and velvet dots.
The Motor Cirl's Chiffon Veil.
I hese Chiffon Cloth Veils are 2 yards long and i yard wide.
All shades as well as black and white.
The Chic Girl's "Gladstone" Collar.
These Curls?the latest tad au
to Si.50 per set. The Cluster Curls
ing coiffures arc only S2.50.
A rare offering?32-inch Switches, long
enough to coil around the entire head; Trans
formations. for covering the head from ear to
ear.
As little as 50c for the "Gladstone," of fine organdy, lace and
net, some hand embroidered. At 75c t'1e collar with border and
ribbon tic.
of the Fully Completed Stocks?Tomorrow.
/HifTli 16-Button
While Fownes' and Kavser'g Silk Gloves may he
found in nearly all establishments, will you not
link Headquarters with the establishment where
you always find all styles, colors and sizes?
The makers of these Guaranteed $1.00 Silk
Gloves cannot be advertised in connection with this
reduced price.
Look for the guarantee?in each pair of gloves.
16- Button
These famous Cape Tan Gloves
are more often retailed at $1.15
than $1.00. Only 79c tomorrow?
and fitted at our risk. Please en
deavor to call during the less
busy morning hours?and save
time, patience and money.
The "Palais Royal" 2-clasp
Kid Gloves are made to special
order by the leading maker of
France. With a reputation
dating back more than a quarter
of a century, it is only necessary
to remind old friends and patrons
of tomorrow's special price?$1.39.
These fabric Chamoisette
Gloves are superior to the ani
mals' skin because of undeviat
ing texture and because washing
as good as new; 2-clasp at 25c;
Iti-button length at 50c; plain
white and with black stitching.
The famous Trefousse White
French Kid Gloves?fitted with
Cleopatra pearl buttons. Here
regularly at but standard
at Be fitted tomorrow?at
our risk?at only ?1.1*4 pair.
First Floor? Near Flevators.
Eleventh
A new feature?each dav a "best bargain" is to be offered.
For tomorrow it is "the hose of quality." the 25c and 35c grades
at 1 /C pair, or 3 pairs for 50c.
See Window Display of SJ.00 Underwear
These French l,i-le Shirts and Drawers earn the honor of a
window displav. A joy to the eve?see them.
"Where are the best $5.00
Suits?"?Is this not a question of
interest to parents with boys of
6 to 18 years?
The New Boys' Shop requests
inspection of its three "leaders."
1?The True Blue Serge
American Norfolk Suits, silk
sewed and guaranteed fast color.
2?The English Norfolk Suits
of all-wool cloths in mixtures.
3?The "Palais Royal" Nor
folk Suits, of all-wool cloths, in
grays, browns and tans; each
suit with two pairs of knicker
bockers.
Note that the "V index" is H
the world's ljest-fitting "Coat ti
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patented reversible cuffs are a 2
further advantage. 2
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dollar promptl
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r?c box Nadia !-"aoe Powder 3fte
?J.~?c box Jess Talcum Powder 21c
15c box 4711 Violet Talcum Pow
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::r?c jar Daggett & Ramsdell Cream.32c
19c jar Woodbury's Facial Cream..15c
25c cake Cyticura Soap; cakes?50c
lac cake 4711 White Rose Glycerine
Soap 12c
4T?c bottle 4711 B;ith Salts ."!*??
"!.%<? ? ach Bath Sponues
"?c Wash ?'lothS" ?" f??r lil'"
25c Zel Tooth Brushes 21<
?2.?K> Ivoroidf llair Brush?>
$2.25 Ivornide Mirrors $1
SI 7". Ivoroide Hair Receivers.. .. SI
?*1.25 Ivoroide Puff Boxes $1
Ivoroide <"locks: guaranteed
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Ivoroide Whisk Brooms ;
2!V Ivoroide Dressing Combs
30c ounce Geisha Flower Kxtract. .39c
$1.90 ounce Lily of Valley Fx tract. .79c
59c ounce White Rose Extract .''.9c
50c bottle 4711 Lilac Toilet Water..."!5c
50c box Melorose Face Pcwder .">9c
50c box Rogers-Gal let Face Pow
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One of the Most Notable Style Leaders of the Season Is the ' River., colonial.
The "Rivera" Colonial is to be had at the Palais Royal Shoe Shop. It is a particularly striking model of superior fitting quali
ties. These very natty tongue Colonials mav be had in one-butt 11 effect, and in such smart designs as are certain to lend additional
distinction to prevailing costumes. Made with leather Cuban heel or dainty Spanish heel.
Prices Range Prom $^.J0 to $>.00 Per Pair.
Fashionable women who visit this Second Floor Shoe Shop will be at once impressed by the striking richness and great variety
of the new spring styles.
We are showing correct footwear for everv social and business purpose in a splendid variety of absolutely new models. Many
of these models are exclusive with us.
The dominant style tendency of the season is toward extreme lightness of weight and unusual gracefulness of contour.
New Spring Styles.
For the spring of 1914 are Russia ?alf. white
buck. patent kid and gun metal, some with cloth
tops. Sizes 0 to S. $1.5'? to $2.50: sizes to 11.
$2.oo to $2.25: sizes 1V? to 2. $2.50 to $4.50; sizes 21
to *?. $">.<h? to $4.75.
Shoes for Juveniles.
Corns, bunions and nearly all the ills that feet
are heir to?are caused by youthful indiscretion.
It is the duty of mothers to protect and develop
their children's feet not less than their morals.
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