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Truly tho saying. Handsome i? as'handsome does*." applies to our clothing. Judge it. good or bad. not by how it ??"Icoks." but by what it udoes"-? how it -"wears.' It is made of' the besl fabrics ever put into garments a< the price. It has Style, because it is designed, cu( and tailored by experts devoted only to making garments along new ideas. In pricing our clothing We deliberately lower our percentage of profit in order to make the strongest appeal for your trade, because we want yon lo grow np with Us as a permanent customer. ? Beautiful Selection of Fancy Worsteds and Serges Priced at $10, $12,50, $15 and $18 Our Furnishing Department is complete, with a Shoe Department contains the very latest Toes, in selected line for your choosing, no matter Patent Leather, Yici and Gun Metal Oxford^, what it is or what your taste may be. priced from $2t50.to $4, Hat Department is ready for your inspection?i most complete line of Spring Derbys and Soft Hats Now in my NEW STORE ss :s Corner of Thirty-Third Street and Washington Avenue DROP IN?YOU'LL EASILY COME TO A VERDICT MASS Kill FOR THE NEGRO DEVELOPMENT COMPANY Pr?rrlnent Citizens to Participate in Gathering to be Conducted by ??? Commissioner W. B. Clark. N. B. Clark, a commissioner of the , Negro Development Company of (he United States of America will con? duct a mass meeting next. Thursday evening at 8 o'clock in the Columbiau Opera.House, for the purpose of in? teresting the people of this locality In the purchase of stock and In hav? ing a creditable exhibit showing forth the progress and prolteiency of the negro in ?ll' lines of Industry that have been open to him Since he has been in this country. The negro development company was chartered under the laws of thic state and Jus had quarters at Richmoud. and has charge of Hie negro exhfhlt at the Jamestown ex position. The meeting will he presided over .by Colonel Maryus Jonss, president of the hoard of aldermen. Cities R. Jackson, director general of the Negro Development Company will speak, and others of the boarl of directors from Richmond will he present. The following gentlemen conected with Hie Jamestown Exposition Com? pany will 1:3 present: Judge T. I. Rnrham, Tlrn. L. P; Steams, City Treasurer J. M. Curtis, City Sergeant Mllslcad. Dr. A. C. J01133 2nd A. E. I Burcher. ST. VINCENT'3 BOYS WIN. Defeats Administered to "Newtov.n Athletic Club" Ball Players. The St. Vincent's Academy boyr. defeated the "Nowtown Athletic Club" ins? bail players yesterday by n pec-re of 12 to .V The personnel of the teams fol? lows : Academy: Durgen, c; Both, p ; j. Regan (Capt.), ] h.; Murphy, s. s.; Laaarlch, 2 b.; F. Regan, 3 b.; Zuards. c. f . Schliecher, r. f.; Fay 1. f. Aihletlc Club: Mortan, c; Burcher, p ? Thonns. 1 !> ; Hutchens, s s.; Puryear. .' h.; Vsughan, 3 b.; Rems, ??*. f.: Shan hopler, r. f : Mliea' I, f The Academy will plav the North Bit*' Athletic Cluo TttesJay afternoon and the Old Polhl Collet;'! ? jai>i inxt TbuWd.iy. Amusement? nri reliisj made tor games with it-a*ns from St. Mitry'a Academy, NoiToiU and SI I Paul's Aca'demv, I'divsnotuh. The cereal exports from this port fur the week ending yestertfi.v wei ? as follows: nririey .31,32'" bushels. Oats .05,310 bushel-. Flour .?.,490 bushels. DELEGATES TO S. F. k> ' Local Central Labor Union Names Its Representatives. The Central Labor Union has elect? ed the following delegates to the Vir? ginia State Federation of Labor con? vention, whlch'is to be held at Alex ahdrla. Vn.. during the first week in June: Kreit Ryan, F. R. Abrains. I/. A. Kail and .1. it. Cllncdinst. 1 The ioeul delegates will make a sne eial effort in have the Federation meet next .lune at the Jamestown Ex? position. Norfolk. Hampton and Richmond unions have promised to help the local delegates In securing the convention for that place in 1907. W. H. V. Eames Dead. Mr. E. A. Cooke lias returned from Richmond, where he was called by Hie death of Mr. W. W. V. Eames, of Reeky Mount, N. C.i who died r.t the Klchmoud Memorial hospital. , Mr. Eames was at one time in the employ of Mr. M. II. hash, of this City and was, at the time of his death, a traveling salesman for a Baltimore firm. Tlie body wa.-t shipped to Rocky Mount for interment. Aged Lady Passes Away. Miss Mary Eliza Warren, aged 75 years, died at. tho St. James hospital last night at 7:30 o'clock, after an ill? ness four weeks from paralysis. Miss Warren was the last of her genera? tion. Sho_wns a daughter of Dr. M. S. Warren, of Warrington, James City county, whore Miss Warren lived dur? ing here entire life. Deceased was an aunt to Mr. Richard Walker, of this city. Tite funeral arrangements have, not been completed, interment will he In the family burying ground in .lames City county. Death of an Infant, Margaret Inez Burgvall, aged one year and a day. died yesterday at the home of her parents, on Raleigh <ive one. Elizabeth City county. Funeral services will he conducted at the res? idence this afternoon at 3 o'clock by Rnv. b. a. Shenk. The body will be Interred at Oreenlawn cemetery. Mr. l.una Barclay is confined to nis room with illness. He is threatened with typhoid (ever.