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THE EVENING STAR,
With Mutey Morals* Bditiom.
WASHINGTON.
TUESDAY June 23, 1914
THEODORE W. NOTES Editor
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The Recorder of Deeds.
The quadrennial pastime of picking a
recorder of deeds for the District of
Columbia from beyond the local juris
diction is now being engaged in by
politicians of various degrees of de
mocracy. acting as aids and advisers of
the President. Everybody who is play
ing this name takes it for granted that
inasmuch as the office is in the strictest
possible sense local a ash in gt on man
cannot possibly be considered for it.
The fact that the establishment is
maintained by the fees paid by the
owners and buyers of District realty
and the organizers of District corpora- i
tlons seems to make this peculiarly a
"picking" for the outside patronage |
seeker*
Some day perhaps the realization "*'311 |
come in the high quarters where these
matters are given their ultimate con- i
sideration that because long ago a
President of the United States made (
a mistake in respect to the appoint
ment of the District's recorder of deeds ,
and gave the office to a politician from
outside of the capital, as a reward for .
campaign work, this practice need not
be continued. Not even the successive .
appointments of outsiders as recorder i
for a quarter of a century have justi- .
fled that initial wrong, or rendered I
right the continued practice of be
stowing the local place as political
patronage.
There is no more justification for the
appointment of a New Jersey or a
Georgia man to be the recorder of deeds
of the District than there is for a
Washington man to be made post
master of Trenton or collector of the
port of Savannah. No one ever thinks
of putting a District man into one of
these places or one of the thousands of
similar federal positions throughout
the states. But when it comes to put
ting an outside man into an office
which is supported exclusively by the
fees of the people of Washington, and
which occupies the most intimate rela
tions with the people of this District,
practically every state, through its
designated patronage dispenser, has a
candidate for the post.
Perhaps the President will be so em
barrassed by the richness of the offer
ings of perfectly good candidates from
the outside for the recordership that he
will finally solve his problem by re
verting to the principles of home rule
for which democratic platforms have in
the past so eloquently declared and
putting into this position a true Wash
lnftonian. Surely one can be found who
will meet the requirements of the
place.
Gallaudet College.
The semi-centennial of Gallaudet
College, at Kendall Green in this city,
finds that institution one of the most
interesting educational establishments
in the country. Founded to give
academic instruction to deaf-mutes, it
has won for itself a high place not
merely as a specialised school, but as
the training ground of young Ameri
cans for life work. Through the ex
cellent preparation given them by
Gallaudet College, as part of the Co
lumbia Institution for the Deaf and
Dumb, its graduates are enabled to
take their places in various lines of
work, regardless of their affliction,
which but for the scholastic develop
ment afforded by the college would set
them apart hopelessly. Through the
half-century of work done by this in
stitution the line between the speak
ing people and those who are from one
cause or another mute is practically
eliminated. In every respect save that
of ability to communicate their
thoughts by means of audible speech
these young people are graduated from
Gallaudet fitted to walk and work
alongside of others. Some of them
have been taught to speak. Those who
are permanently deaf have learned to
read the lips of speaking people, to
that their disability Is greatly less
ened. But these are slight develop
ments compared with the actual men
tal training which the students at Gal
laudet have received during these past
Ave decades, and today the graduates
of the college are scattered through
out the country, doing high-grade work
In all lines of life, in no material
reapect handicapped by the defects
that nature has imposed upon them. In
these circumstances the affectionate
enthusiasm with which the alumni are
celebrating the semi-centennial of
their alma mater is readily to be
understood.
Korth polar expeditions are still be
ing organised. Having been discov
ered. the north pole will now be In
vestigated.
A remarkably mild Juna may Incite
the hope that the climate will be tem
pered for the benefit of the detained
member of Congress.
Elihu Boot.
Mr Root is an unusual man having an
unusual experience. His desire. several
tlmeseexj.reaaed. Is to retire from active
politics. He gtvei hi* age aa the princi
pal reason. But aa he la only in his
Feventieth year, and many men at that
time of life, and later, have done im
portant work in the ftonate. his friends
are not convinoed At seventy-five Wil
liam B. Allison and at eighty John T.
Morgan were still among the leaders in
the Senate. Another term would bring
Mr Root to seventy-six.
In a way, the caae is that of the office
seeking the man. That is to say. a nom
ination is Making Mr. Root; and In the
circumstances nomination should mean
?lection.
The republicans of New York have no
body to match Mr. Root In point of
ability and experience. They hare some
attractive men easily eoual to aenatorlal
duties, but he is acclaimed aa the leader.
An announcement by him of a reconsid
eration of his decision not to stand for
re-election would clear the republican
track so far aa the nomination is con
cerned.
There aMp democrats who think Mr.
Root would prove a weak candidate be
fore the people. He has never sought of
flee at the polls. His honors have come
in another way. Early in hlB career he
was federal district attorney by appoint
ment. His two cabinet places came to
him of course in the same way. His
election to the Senate was by the state
legislature. So that in the campaign ap
proaching he would be an untried man.
His opponents assert that both his
temperament and his record would mili
tate against him in an appeal to the peo
ple. They regard him as too intellec
tual for the stump, and as having been
while in private life too long an adviser
of Big Business to catch the rank and
file of voters at this time when Big
Business is under charges and stricter
regulation is on the cards.
But Mr. Root's friends take the other
view. According to their opinion. New
York is not to be won this year by
cart-tail oratory; and a man who under
stands business and can discuss the sub
ject with full intelligence will find ap-1
preciative listeners wherever he goes. In
the state pre-eminently of business, big
and little, there is none of the prejudice
against business which long agitation
has produced elsewhere.
| Should Mr. Root be nominated by the
! republicans, the democrats would find
their difficulties* increased. They could
not hope to match him, but it would be
necessary for them to sort out their sen
atorial material with great care. Any
old nomination would not do. Their best
man would be required, and their most
capable men have all had part on one
side or the other in the factional turmoil
with which the party has been afflicted
for several years.
The Trust Debate.
The trust bills should be and will be
thoroughly discussed. The Senate was
never under heavier obligations to the
country than with regard to those meas
ures. They touch business in the most
intimate way. and business is in an ex
ceedingly nervous condition. Faulty trust
legislation at this time might produce
grave and far-reaching disaster.
The President would be satisfied with
the bills that passed the House. So would
he have been with the tariff bill as it
passed the House, and with the House
currency, bill.
But both those measures were held up
by the Senate, and greatly improved.
Nobody disputes that fact now. For
tunately for the country and for the
democratic party, the Senate resisted
White House pressure in both cases, and
gave expression of its own to the busi
ness in hand. And the House acquiesced,
although while the Senate was proceed
ing there was gossip that the House
would not yield, having the President be
I hind it.
1 It is true, of course, as urged by the
I President's supporters in this controversy,
I that the Baltimore platform promised ad
ditional trust regulation along with tariff
| and currency revision. It is likewise true
! that the democracy, upon assuming full
power, took up the questions in the proper
order?the tariff first, the currency next,
and then the trusts.
But the platform did not prescribe the
speed with which the work was to be
done. Necessarily, that was left to the
party leaders as informed by experience.
The fact was recognized that as all the
reforms could not be inaugurated in a
day, time would be an element in the
preparation of reform measures.
The original law for the regulation o!
trusts was the work of the ablest lawyers
then in the Senate. Called the Sherman
law, it really owed Its best features to
Mr. Edmunds of Vermont and Mr. Hoar
of Massachusetts, who gave a good deal
i of time to an examination of tne whole
j subject, then new.
I That was in 1890. But for years the law
was practically a dead letter. The trusts
multiplied, and went their way so con
fidently ? that they seemed convinced, not
only that they had not been, but that
they could not be, "shackled."
At last, however, an Attorney General
Philander C. Knox?who in private prac
tice had had much to do with corpora
tions, showed that the law had "teeth";
and since then every Attorney General
has applied it. more than one with
marked success.
The President's position is that not only
is additional regulation necessary, but
necessary now. He wants it enacted into
law at this session of Congress. But if
Congress yields the point It could do so
| only after such discussion as comprehends
the original law and its purposes, the
work accomplished with it, and what re
mains to be done to stamp out offensive
monopoly.
A Deceiver Ever.
Is the post office clock regarded In that
establishment as an official guide to tike
time of da}p? Are the clerks who pour In
and out ot the big gray building ?up
posed to measure their hours of servioe
by its dial? Surely, so long as the gov
ernment maintains a timepiece upon its
most conspicuous tower structure it
should be willing to stand for the tale It
tells regarding the flight of the minutes.
And who could really blame a postal
worker, on getting downtown this morn
ing and timing himself by the big clock
looming over Postmaster General Bur
leson's head, and subsequently finding
himself at his desk forty minutes late, for
pleading as an excuse the obvious fact
that the hands were pointing to twenty
minutes past 8 when by virtue of the
sun's slant they should have been Indi
cating 9 o'clock? Surely, It should be
the duty of some trustworthy official to
keep an eye dally?perhaps. In view of its
eccentricities, hourly?upon the four-faced |
deceiver yclept the post office clock, and
when It la going wrong to hang out a
banner telling all the world that It Is not'
to be trusted. Either that or the re
placement of the mechanism with more
reliable cogs and weights than those that
have been fooling the people ot Wash
Ington for many years.
The story that he was once a bandit
has not prompted Villa to seek the
comparatively mild sort of revenge
that can be secured through a libel
?ult.
Some difference of opinion always
exists as to whether business is good
or not. Much depends on what line a
man happens to be In.
No formal decision has been made as
to whether chautauqualng iB a busi
ness or a recreation.
The "overwhelming demand" is slow
in asserting Itself In Mexico.
Imported Firecrackers.
The need of more strict fireworks
regulation In the suburbs around the
District le evidenced by the fact that
enterprising small boys Of Washing*
ton can obtain dangerous firecrackers
and other explosives by merely cross
ing the boundary line. Quantities of
these nolsemakers have lately been
Imported Into the city from Maryland,
and various parts of Washington are
suffering from a recurrence of the
detonations that were supposedly stop,
ped a few years ago by ths adoption
of "safe and sane" regulations. Against
this traffic there Is no present local
remedy. But the rule still stands against
the firing of orackers In Washington, and
every boy ?ho lights a fuse to a cracker
bought, for example, in Maryland Is tak
ing a chance of going to court and pos
sibly involving his parents In serious
trouble.
The District is peculiarly situated with
regard to all protective and defensive
regulations and laws, owing to the fact
that it is largely dependent for the ef
fetiveness of such rules upon the will
ingness of Virginia and Maryland to
follow suit and co-operate. In the mat
ter of gambling, for instance, Washington
has cleaned house very 'thoroughly, and
yet certain places remain open so near
the city, in other jurisdictions, that much
of the good of the reformation in the
capital is nullified. In the case, too, of
the loan sharks, the complaisance of these
outlying jurisdictions offsets the beneficial
effect of local laws to a large extent.
This is a common experience for any I
small community, and the need of a j
broader spirltof interstate or interjurisdic-J
tional co-operation is constantly demon
strated. The mutual dependence of states
| and cities is felt today more strongly than
i ever before, and the present hope is that
j soon it will be possible to carry on re
formatory and protective measures witli
[ out reference to boundary lines, to give
! the greatest efficiency to the laws which
I make for the public welfare.
Meanwhile it is simply up to the Wash
ington police to enforce the regulation
against firecracker firing in this city,
regardless of waere the explosives are
bought.
Having seen the rest of the family
on a "they-all-lived-happy-ever-after"
basis, T. R. will follow his personal
custom and go trouble-hunting.
Americans left a Paris cafe when
Jack Johnson appeared. It is evident
that he will never nival our tango
dancers as a restaurant attraction.
Notwithstanding certain temptations to
reopen old quarrels with England, the
Fourth of July will be^ celebrated, as
usual, on a safe and sane basis.
No doubt Premier Asquith feels that he
owes the militant suffragettes thanks for
calling in person, instead of sending a
bomb.
Numerous safety devices for aeroplanes
have been announced, but an aviator's
chances of dying of old age continue to
be very small.
Paris is being startled by a series of
puaxling crimes. The French detective
story writer has to step lively to keep up
with the news.
It might be easier to get harvest hands
if the farmers would issue posters as at
tractive as those used by the army and
navy.
As a visiting club, the Nationals
have been reminded that there is not
much hospitality in base ball.
Let him be recognized as the political
boss and Villa seems willing to let the
title of "dictator" go where it will.
SHOOTING STABS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Departed Bomance.
"Every man says things he Is sorry
for."
"Worse than that!" exclaimed Mr.
Mushton. "Sometimes he writes 'em.'
Many a man has vastly Improved his
character by trying to live up to what
his press agent says about him.
Improvement*.
No place that Nature builds Is quite
complete.
Man has to fix it up and make it neat.
No 8pot so restful ever yet was found
That some one did not bring a hammer
'round.
No sylvan haunt with perfumes sweet
ly quaint
Escapes the annual odQr of fresh paint.
Languages.
"All that baby says Is 'Ah goo'.''
"That's nothing. All its father and
mother say since they took dancing
lessons la um-la-la.' "
Consistent Performer.
"You say you are a prohibitionist?"
"Yes."
"And yet you always vote the re
publican ticket
That s true. When I was a boy I
used to get into the circus by carry
ing water to the elephant and I have
never gotten over the habit."
A Strategist.
Your boy Josh doesn't get up till
it's almost time for dinner.
??Well." replied Farmer' Corntossel,
"I don't know aa 1 altogether blame
him. We always have oatmeal mush
for breakfast and Josh doesn't like it."
Fourth of July.
No dangers lurk in the display t
Of sizz-wheel or of rocket.
So safe and sane we've made the day
That no one dares to knock it.
We 11 organize a picnic crowd.
We 11 have a fine attendance
And father will recite aloud
About our Independence.
Some pickles and some eggs we'll take
And pie?we'll have to risk it.
We'll have ice cream, sardines and cake
And special homemade biscuit.
We are a bold and hardy race.
But on the day in question
The only perils we can face
Are those of indigestion. \
Saving the Innocents.
Tnm tie BoMon TMncript.
''?{.ust ?.8 the "li* '? bent the tree's
inclined, wrote Pope, and as he was
discussing 'man" and not arboricul
? undoubtedly had the babies
and their welfare in mind. The season
hV,d ,n our larger cities, if
not already here, when the health of
Infant population should be a mat
tor of phllanthroplo and public con
corn, as we know to & considerable ex
Ji?.1 'V be. The floating hospital
will put to sea with its precious freight
alr '? PUr*?t and
breezes that are most reviving. The
milk stations will do their best with
the resource; at command, tboufrh the
city should have a larger part in this
^i! fl.S?ILt.wor?' We h<Lve been mak
ing progress along this line. We have
arrives at a larger conception of both
public and private responsibility for
the conservation of infant life and
health, but the field is suoh a compre
hensive one that much more remains to
be done.
Two Treaties.
From tAe New Tort San.
The proposed treaty with Nicaragua
should be ratified. We kaln something
by it. We pay SS,000,000 and acquire
the right* to the other practicable canal
route from the Atlantic to the Pacific
The transaction is both legitimate and
expedient. The proposed treaty with Co
lombia should be rejected. It does not
even give us the Atrato route. We rain
nothing by It but national humiliation
?a unmerited aa It Is unnecessary. We
$25,000,000 and render an apology
for that which was no wrong to any
Colombian?that Is, no wrong of our
own making. 1
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I Furniture That's 1
IB a
Selecting your fur- jj
H niture at Henderson's g
offers the surest means _ j|
a of avoiding the com- 1
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And selection here, ?
H furthermore, insures 1
| MAXIMUM VALUE j
S for any amount of 1
^ money expended. 3
if Henderson Furniture jj
2 is different, better?and ?
i in the end unquestiona- J
bly the most inexpen- ff
y sive. 1
Many elegant and ?
.. beautiful specimens in 1
, Solid Mahogany; also ?
? finest productions in J
ffl Hand-wrought Willow. J
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A Son
of
Charles
Dickens
tells of his father, as he recalls
him, in the July number of Har
per's Magazine. A delightfully
intimate picture of the home life
of the best loved and most widely
read of English novelists, written
by Henry Fielding Dickens, now
a great lawyer in London.
There are eight noteworthy
short stories in the July Harper's
?stories rich in humor, in feel
ing, and, above all, in interest;
stories by such writers as Margaret
Deland, Katharine Fullerton
Gerould, Marie Manning, Keene
Abbott, Mary Heaton Vorse, etc.,
etc.
And there are delightful
articles, too, on travel, science,
discovery, adventure and many
other subjects of great interest?
all beautifully illustrated. Many
of the pictures are exquisitely
printed in color.
HARPER'S MAGAZINE
FOR JULY-NOW READY
ORIGINAL
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"CMeu axe JmUatienP
Rich milk, malted grain. In powder form. Fot
Infants, Invalids and growing children. Pt
nutrition, upbuilding the whole body. Invigorate*
nureing mothers and the aged. More healthful
than tea or coffee.
Take no substitute. Ask for HORLIOK'A.
Niagara Falls
ROT WD $ \ \ .00 T1UP
July .% IT, 31; August 14. 28;
September II, 25; October 9
SPECIAL TRAIN LEAVES
Washington (Union Station) 7:80 A.M.
Parlor Cars. Dining Car, Day Coaches
Via Pleturenque Susquehanna Valley
Tickets good for FIFTEEN DAYS. Stoj>-over
at Buffalo. Harrisburg and Baltimore return
ing. Illustrated Booklets of Ticket Agents.
Pennsylvania R. R.
OUNG, THE LEADER.
?If you 'want a smart-looking an
well constructed wagon you can gi
it here priced right.
Thos. E.
oo&ward
New York=WASOINQTON=Paris.
otbro?
Portieres, Draperies, Lace Curtains, Rugs and Carpets stored in our Modern
Cold Storage Vaults on the premises.
Four Seasonable and Practical Items in
Housefurnishings at Very Special Prices.
The reputation of our housefurnishings is for quality
whatever the price. It is our purpose to always present qual
ity, and as economically as possible, but never do we strive
to be known for cheapness of price a' a disregaid of the
practical worth and service of the arti< 1c.
Today we place these four quality items 011 sale
with an inducement of very special prices.
Regularly $1.15
Anti=Rust Aslh or Trash
Special at 88c.
Full-size Anti-rust Ash or Trash v ans; sttong. heavy
weight, well made, side handles. Guaranteed not to rust.
Imported Pure Aluminum Cooking Utensils.
Choice, 50c each.
The virtues of Aluminum Cooking Ware, and of this
particular grade, are almost countless. Seamless bright, uni
form heating, not injured by burning food; light weight, .
strong handles which do not heat. The assortment com
prises the following pieces:
Straight Saucepans, with cover, 3-pint capacity, regrularly priced at
80c.
Round-bottom Saucepans. 3-pint capacity, r^prularly priced at 80c.
Lipped Saucepans, 3-pint capacity, reprularlv priced at 7<V.
Preserving Kettles, 5-pint capacity, regularly priced at 8<K\
All offered at the special price of 50; each.
Imported White Enamel Pails, Regularly $1.00.
Special, 50c.
Best quality Imported White Enamel Pails. for house
maids or general utility purposes; seamless and of high-grade,
neat appearance.
Galvanized Steel Garbage Cans, Regularly 75c.
Special, 63c each.
These are fitted with extra deep cover that cannot be
removed by prowling dogs and cats. A large quantity pur
chase that enables us to offer them at the special price of 63c
each.
Fifth Door. V tt.
CUT GLASS OF PERFECT QUALITY
AND MODERATE PRICING.
Our Cut Gla>-i has always been highly regarded for it> elegant
quality, rich brilliancy and distinctiveness <>f pattern. It should be
justly famed for its moderation of price.
In order that we might bring to every one's attention 1he ex
ceptional values,we ask careful inspection of the displays at
$2.75, $3.9>5 and $5.00.
Here we ha\*? grouped Bonbon Dishes. Vruit Dishes. Bowls, CHer\ T r-.-? > s,
Water Pitchers. Det-nnters and other pieces that cannot be excelled at the prt-'*,
and Wf doubt if equaled.
For those who seek h piece of Cut Glass for a gift or for their own use. at
a given price these displays will prove of the utmost importance.
Other Cut Glass in an endless assortment of pieces and pat
terns. from $1.00 upward.
Fifth floor. G st.
D5NNERWARE AND GLASSWARE.
A H00=paece Dinner Set for $6.75=^;^'hs "1,," h,h'n^
fored in High-grade Dinuerwarc. Tt is of tine American pnrrelain. decorated
in spray design. If the entire sot of 1<m? pieces is not desired. Just the pi*?c*n
you wish may be selected, whether they be few or many, as the p?ttern is
"open-stock." Individual pieces may be purchased at the same moderate
prices that prevail in a complete set.
Other American and English Porcelain Dinner Sets in many
fine designs, all trustworthy quality; beautifully glazed and deco
rated." priced $10.00, $11.75, $T3-50 and upward.
Colonial Glassware=
_A glassware of neatness, durability and
strength, combined with refinement and ele
gance. It has a simplicity that permits its use with any tableware, and
never breaks the harmony of the table setting. Everv piece required for
table use is included in our large assortments, and very moderately priced.
Colonial Glass Water Pitchers, two styles of excellent shape
and finish; three-pint size.
Special price, 35c each.
Colonial Glass Ice Tea Tumblers, fine design, size an.d weight.
Special price, 60c dozen.
Fifth floor. G st.
RUGS FOR THE SUMMER MONTHS.
All the various makes* weaves and col
ors are here in large assortment.
Rugs that add the finishing note of coolness
to the bungalow, cottage or summer home. The
large number of different makes, qualities, weaves,
patterns and sizes assures you of getting just the
kind you want. They are all of our standard of
quality, which is to say the best, and there is
a showing that is unequaled in completeness and
variety. Rugs for porch use and indoors, in all
parts of the home.
Colonial Rag Rugs. $t.oo and upward.
Crex Prairie Grass Rugs, $t.to and upward
Deltox Prairie Grass Rugs, $i.to and upward.
, Dixie Grass Rugs, $1.25 and upward.
Hodge's Fiber Rugs, $1.50 and upward.
Fourth floor, Eleventh at.
THE BED, SLEEPING COUCH
OR COT YOU WANT FOR
YOUR SUMMER HOME.
An inspection of our stock readily convinces
you that we have made special preparations for
supplying every summer need.
Brass Beds, $8.50 to $75.00.
White Enamel Beds, $5.00 to $20.00.
Box Springs, $12.50 to $20.00.
Metal Cots, $2.25 to $10.50.
Metal Couches, $3.50 to $20.00.
Wood Cots, $1.75 to $3.00.
Mattresses, $4.00 to $35.00.
Pillows, $1.25 to $3.50.
The Foldaway Couch; convertible into a com:
fortable and sanitary bed for the night, and folded
and storied out of the way by day: all in one
piece; simple, strong and easy to manage.
$3.00 to $6.00 each.
Fourth floor. G ?t.
A Handsome Cedar Cheat,
Worth $22.50,
Special at $17.50.
We have just placed on sale a lot of
54=1 nclh Calbinet=Made
Cedar Chests
At the special price quoted above, though
they are worth much more. These chests are
built of extra thick superior quality Tennes
see red cedar, richly finished. They contain
a great many knots, which are filled with the
oil so effective against moths and summer
pests, therefore highly desirable for packing
away clothes. Fitted witli half-length cedar
tray, brass casters, lock and key, and per
fectly made.
$17.50 each. Value, $22.50.
Cedar Chests, ranging in size from the
very small cases to the largest that are made,
$4.00 to $25.00 each.
Fourth floor, center.
Specials:
Casseroles, for baking and
serving; earthenware,
brown exterior and white in
terior, with cover.
Special price. 48c each.
Value. 85c.
Brown and White Oval
Baking Dishes, two sizes.
18c each ; 3 for 50c. *
French China Covered
Dishes, in an extensive as
sortment of patterns; bor
der, spray and conventional
effects.
Special price, 85c each.
Serving Trays?Oval and
round shapes, handled and,
unhandled, with cretonne
centers, in attractive designs
and colors, under glass top;
also Oval Basket Trays in
the collection at the same
price.
Special Price, 45c eaclh.
Fifth floor. G st.
Toilet Sets, 12 pieces;
mm a mi y decorations and
colors; plain and fancy
shapes; priced from $3.5>5
upward. - ? . ? -
Fifth floor. G st.
Hardwood Floors.
With the change of season, the
thoughts of the man with a home and
fireside turn to Ideas of home improve
ment. Floors should receive considera
tion. Our oak parquetry or strip floors
add a final touch of refinement to any
room, and the. home-owner possessing
one takes especial delight in pointing out
the elegance of his floor to every on?.
Our Hardwood Floors are the finest ob
tainable, and moderate in cost.
Estimates given without charge
to all who request them.
METAL FRAME
ADJUSTABLE
WINDOW SCREENS.
Black Japanned Steel Frame
Screens with fine black wire
cloth. Strong and lasting con
struction. Work easily in any
climate and under all weather
conditions. Nine sizes in various
heights and extensions.
30c to 65c each.
Fourth floor, G at.
SUMMER NECESSITIES FOR
PROTECTING AND SERVING FOODS
FOOD CONTAINERS?Designed for the
purpose of protecting foods from contamination
and particularly adapted for refrigerator use. Will
keep your butter, meat, berries, fruit, etc.. clean,
sweet and wholesome. Complete with cover, in a
variety of sizes.
Priced from 25c upward.
UTILITY JARS?For general use this iar is
unsurpassed: complies with the pure food laws
which requires foods to be covered. Used in the
home for condiments, cereals, teas, coffees, etc.
Easy to clean and keep so. Complete with cover
in a variety of sizes.
Priced from 15c upward.
Blue Japanese Stoneware Teapots, with wick
er handle and strainer, 25c each.
Austrian China Berry Bowls, richly decorated!
regularly $r.25; special, 65c each.
Berry Sets; decorated 7-piece Japanese China
Berrv Sets, special at $r.oo.
Imported Decorated Porcelain Covered Dish
es; special price, 48c each.
Imported Decorated Dinner Plates; special
price. 25c each. >
Fifth floor. G St.
Fruit Jars, and Jelly ; '--X
Glasses That Will Keep Their -
Contents Perfect.
When you buy Fruit Jars and Jelly Glasses be
sure you get reliable, air-tight kinds that can be
depended upon to keep the contents pure and deli
cious. We offer only such kinds, and at no greater
cost than inferior grades.
Fruit Jars, including Mason. E. Z. Seal. Atlas,
Queen and Double Safety, in pints, quarts and
half gallons.
50c to Si.25 dozen.
New Low Shape Jelly Molds, with lacquered
covers, met with instant approval when first in
troduced. and are steadily increasing in fa\or.
Price. 30c dozen.
.IAR RIJCQS. MOIjD protectors. frttit .iar urfia
Fifrh floor. G st.
TENTS FOR CAMPING.
For a camping trip it is very important that
you secure the right kind and quality of tent. We
call special attention to the splendid quality and
durability of the ones we show.
8-ounce Waterproof Army Duck Tents, khaki
colored, with poles, ropes and pegs.
Size 9^2x12 feet $17.00
Size 7x7 feet $10.00
White Wall Tents, 8 ounce duck, with all
erecting fittings.
Size 9^4x12 feet $15.00
White Duck Wall Tents, the ideal lawn tent
for the children's summer play house; complete
with poles, ropes and pegs; size 7x7 feet.
$6.00 each.
Fourth floor, F st.
By Using Vudor Shades the Porch Has
Every Comfort and Privacy.
From the outside Vudor
Shades give a finish to the porch
and an air of homeliness that is
very attractive. They make the
porch a cool, shady place that
every one will seek during the
hot, sultry days of summer. The
comfort they afford and the serv
ice they give cannot be matched
by another kind of Porch Screen.
Vudor Porch Shades repel the
sun's rays, but admit all the light
and air you want. You can see
out, but no one can see you. A porch with Vudor Shades has every
comfort and privacy. A delightfully cool and secluded place where
your family can spend the long summer days, and where you may
rest in comfort during nights when the thought of a hot bedroom
banishes sleep.
GET A VUDOR PORCH SHADE AND REALIZE
THE COMFORT THAT EVERY PORCH CAN GIVE
$2.25 to $7.50 each.
A
Cluny Lace Curtains
At Exceptionally Low Prices.
Cluny Lace Curtains are hiphly desirable for their neatness of style, which
depend upon simplicity. We have received a new assortment of Just such
Curtains, of net, trimmed with edge or edge and insertion. Also included are
several numbers of Marquisette and Scrim Curtains, 2V? and three yards in
length.
Specially priced from $1.50 to $6.00 pair.
They are curtains that are very practical for summer use.
Fourth floor, G 8t.
SUMMER FURNITURE?
Imported Willow, Rattan and Sea Grass?
Our Willow Furniture Is the embodiment of the best that can be produced.
The willow reeds are especially cultivated in France, and are cut at the hour
of their perfection for making furniture. Their pliability and strength are
accentuated by a special drying process. After being thoroughly prepared they
are imported into this country and made entirely by hand by skilled workers.
We show Willow Furniture in natural (while unfinished) and green stained.
Any color will be produced to order in our wood-finishing shops, either stained
or enameled.
In Willow Furniture there is practically the same variety In "ieces that
obtains in other woods?Tables. Chairs, Rockers. Settees, Benche . ~jinps. Lamp
Shades. Klectroliers, Tabourets. Stools, etc.
Rocking Chairs, $3.9>0 to $113.50.
Tables, $4.00 and up.
Hongkong Sea Grass and Rattan Furniture='rrj^ .,
which this furniture Is made are grown in China, and Ihe actual making Is don*
there. We Import the completed furniture direct. Attractive; gives the ex
pression of restfulness and ease to the room or porch in which II is used.
Various stvle Sea Grass Chairs. $7.0" to J12.50: Rattan Reclining Chairs, (S.iu to
{12-50; Tables. J9.00 and up; Hour Glass Chairs, $5.00 to J11.00 each.
Fourth floor. G st. 0