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BIG CLEARANCE SALE
Having j?st purchased the entire stock o! the FASHION SHOE STORE, we
will put on sale every pair of high shoes at 50c on the dollar to make space for
the spring line. This is an opportunity that you cannot afford to miss. Every
pair of shoes must go regardless of cost.
sale began friday, march 6th, and will continue for two weeks from
that date. will sell as follows:
MEN'S DEPARTMENT
Everything In high grade, such as DORSCH and BOYDEN, ranging in
prices from $5.00 to $6.00. Will be closed at $3.50.
Our $3 to $4 lines will be closed at $2 to $2.50.
Good Working Shoes at Cost.
THIS SALE POSITIVELY CLOSES MARCH 21, 1908.
THE CRAWFORD SHOE COMPANY
& successors to THE FASHION SHOE COMPANY &
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LADIES' DEPARTMENT
Every pair of our high grade Ladies' Shoes and Boots in $4 and $5
values will be closed at $2.50 and $2.75.
Fine $3 and $3.50 shoes to close at $2 and $2.25.
Nothing In Men's at more than $3.50 and nothing in Ladles' over
$2.75. Come early and get your fit, as the sizes may be gone. This
means money In your pocket.
ALONG THE WATERFBQMT
Steamer Lurllne Goes on Trial
Trip Next May.
reut fob final cock test
New Vessel Will be Turned Over to
Owners This . Nbnth ? Steamship
Simonside in Port for Coal Cargo
Marine Notes.
The new slecl freight steamship
l.urllno, which lias Ju:-t Looil com?
plete] ill the local shipyard for the
Matson Navigation Company, of San
Kroncisco, will bo given her trial trip
lot the Virginia Capes and return
Tncwday. Tomorrow Ihd vessel will
hw given a second dock trial to to*',
hpr engines preparatory to the speed
trial.
The Lurlliio ?in ho turned oycr to
Hie owners this ninnlh and after load?
ing a cargo at either Baltimore o
New York. Pho Will proceed to San
Francisco via the Straits of Magel?
lan. She I* dcdgiHd for the freight
service bot?ecu San Francisco an 1
Hawaii.
SHIPPING REPORT.
Saturday, March 7, 1908.
Arrived.
Steanu-r (Konstantia (Oer.) Rolntcr;
Hamburg via New York?to (Jutted
Stales Shiiiplng Company with mer?
chandise.
Steamer Slin'onsldo iiir.? pick. New
York?to Rerwlnd-Whlte Coal Com
party in ballast.
Steamer fijyangollno (Rr.) Smith.
S:\vannali?io Chesapeake R- Ohio:
Coal Agency Company for buhKorj
coal.
St (amor Bay Clly. Koonc, Boston?:
to White Oak Coal Company In bnl-(
last.
Barge Bombay from Boston?to
White. Oak Coal Company In ballast.
Cleared.
Steamer Cons'taptia (Oer.) ftelmcjr,
Norfolk mid Hamburg?United States
Shipping CompahV.
Barge Ca wie for New Redford
New River Consolidated Coal Com?
pany.
Barge Now Jorsoy for Providcucc??
Chesapeake & Olii? Coal und Coke
Compapy. '
Barge Francis s. Humphries fo.
Providcnce?Chesapeake &. Ohio C?al
and Coke Company. |
Barge B. is. Sultbn for providence
?Chesapeake & Ohio Coal and Coke
Company.
Sailed. |
Steamers Hornburg (Cor.) linight-'
nrlcks (from Oulfport) Amsterdam
and Greenoek: ESvnngclihc (Dr.)1
8mKb, Hamburg. I
Schooner Luclnda Button, Ponder*!
Ben, Boston,
Calendar for Today.
Sun rises .0:23 a. m.
Sun sets .G:U7 p. in.
High water_"2:10 a. hu: 2:17 p. in.
ti?w water ....8:17 a. tu.j 8:15 p. in.
Calendar for Monday.
Sun rises .6.24 a. in.
I Sun sets .0:08 p. in.
I High water ....:!: 12 a. mi; It: 40 p. in.
I Low wator_0:18 a. in.; 0:00 p. in
Cereal Exports for Week.
TJie .cereal exports from thin port
during the week ending yesterday
were as follows:
Flour .I'.i.imo purreis.
Corn .2,500 huahcls.
Buy Clothes Right
Newest Styles in
Spring
Suits
JUST IN.
$2 50 to $7 00.
'a
Washington Ave. and 20lh 61
tN?OBSES MR. HOPKINS
Wir wick Cuunty Republicans M\
local Men (or Dslegatcs. j
Hudson Mench and A. H. Kcmpton
Selected to Represent County In Dis
trlct and itate Conventions?Plans
Tn convention at Oyster Point yes
tordfty, I he Republicans of Warwick
'county elected Messrs. Hudson Mcnch
nittl A. Ii. Keinpton to represent Hie
Cninty in the First district and state
conventions. The county Is cntlt
lrd to two delegates to each of the
c inventions and It was decided to let
Messrs. Monch and Kempten attend
them boih>
l/ngihy resolutions were adopted,
endorsing the policies of Prot'ldon?
Roosevelt's administration; endorsing
('. P.. Slcmp for state chairman, en
dor ting Postmaster W. T. Hopkins, of
tills oily, for election as a delegal"
front this district to the nations4 con?
vention, and expressing regret at the
death of the late Campboll Slemp..
City Convention.
Next Friday night the Republicans
nf this city will hold ward meeting)
for the purpoSe of electing four dele
rales from each ward to the city con?
vention, which will be hold Saturday
night, in the city coiivuition ton
delegates to the district convention
and ten delegates to the state con
* -ml Ion.
Oho of the eity Republican leaders
aid laii night that the party pro
ror.cd to put a full municipal ticket
in the field this Spring1. It seems
e-rtaln that Mr. Fred Read will be
i he nominee for mayor, and there will
ic candidates fo- the council and
hoard of aldermen in each ward.
The German steamship Constant la.
Captain Reimer, arrived In port ye^
!orda> morning from Hamburg via
New York v.ith a small quantity of
imports. She is dfschargljfe at
CllO.sapcakc & Ohio pier No. S. an 1
sftrir loading a quantity of export-,
he will proceed Tor Hamburg via
Norfolk.
Delightful enlerialument nt Chest
lmi. Avenue. Methodist Church Tucs
day evening. i;,
for Municipal Campaign.
Imports from Hamburg.
MAYFLOWER HAULEO
OFF THIMBLE SHOAL
y^Cht Apparently it Undamaped, But
She Will be Docked for
Survey.
After remaining; hard aground on a
: bar in lower Chonnjoake bay near
I Thimble Shoal lighthouse for nbou".
j:ii hours, the President's yacht May
dower was Boated shortly after noon
yesterday 'by the United States naval
I colliers Brutus and Nero, Which went
to her assistance from Hampton
i Itoads Friday morning. The May
| flower proceeded to the Norfolk navv
i yard under her own steam and It Is
i not thought that he hull Is damaged.
It. Is certain that she Is- not leaking.
the pumps showing no wnter m her
hold,
The yacht will he hauled out In the
dry dock at the Norfolk navy yard to?
morrow to have her hull examined.
If any repairs are necessary they will
be made nt once ami the yacht will
i then steam lo Vlcksbiirg on the MIs
I slsslppl, where Mrv. 'Roosevelt and
I lter parly will hoard her for a cruise
j In the tropics.
I The officers in charge of the VBchl
('declined fi? make any statement yea
lertlny. They will all be summoned
before the board of Inquiry, which will
soon be appointed Uy Secretary of the
Navv Mejcalf to Investigate the caus?
es of the grounding.
WILLIAMSON COMPAHYIS
PREPARING TO RAISE WRECK
Schooner Custus W. Wright will he
Taken up By Use of Col?
lapsible Tube.
Final preparations for raiding th.l
two-masted schooner Custus W.
Wright, which sank in dames river
Just north of the shipyard late in Jan?
uary, wen; made yoStordny ami 11 i:
expected thai the vessel will be haul
I od up tomorrow or Tuesday If the
I weather conditions are favorable. The
IWilliamson Submarine Company sent
'divers to lite scene yesterday nitd the'
I bricks on the vessel's deck were clear ? i
od by the men. who worked in the
Willlsnts collapsible; submarine lube.]
The Wright Is owned by Messrs.!
THchardson and Sons-*, of Hamilton, and
the contract for rals-lnn her was|
awarded lo the engineering drill of
Alsop and Pierce, of this city.
j JUNIOR FIGHT CONTINUES.
"Loyalists" Will Take Their Case to
United Smt?"3 Supreme Court.
The "loyalist" faction, or the fac?
tion ol the Jenlor Order United Auif r
IcAn Mechanics, which did not Wllh
Ijhow from th'" npAlonul council with
the Virginia bUto council, and which
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SPECIALS
FOR THIS WEEK.
Women's Spring Suits
$12-50 and $1850
Fortune favored us last week by sending us about 50 Suits in the
best values likely to be shown this season at $12.50 and $1840.
ALL THE LATEST SPRING STYLES.
The $12.50 lot consists ol Panama
in black, blue, brown, garnet and
cream, military cut, satin lined,
full platted skirt.
The $18.50 assortment is in Her?
ringbone In Blue, black, garnet,
same In military cut, full plaited
skirts. \
"mis been barred from existence by i
Virginia courts, liasi ilocldcd to take I
Its ease to I.I10 Supremo Court of tbo
Culled Slates |
"Pills fight lia.s been going on . for
.\ours. but It Was thought a fCw days
ago thai ll was settled. t
Small Boat Harbo-.
A special committed of the Chain- I
ber of Cominerco will Inspect New- !
pi>rt News crock, Monday afternoon,
with tlie view of finding whether or
not It is feasible to convert the stream
into tf small lioal harbor. The eom
miteemen are Messrs. I,. C, Phillips',
chairman; W. Iaic Powell. M. u. Arm
' strong and U. XI. Mamille.
Y. M. C. A. Men's Meeting, i
At the ineetlng for men at the Young
.Men's Ohristlafi Association, tills af?
ternoon at 3:::o o'clock. Rev. lt. ll.
I Vitt,; I . I)., of Rl hmond. editor of
the Religions Herald, will be Iho
pp'eakcr. There will bo Special mu-,
*lc. I
Will Load for Havana.
The. british trtbajitflhlp Blmonsldo
nirivrd In port yesterday from New
Vurl; to load a cargo of coal ll' re Inr
1 ltavanu. She will sail this week .
I
HIb Health Improving.
Scnatbtr Saxon w. Holt, who re?
turned to the city from Rlcliniond,
Friday, on account of a .severe at?
tack of grip, in regaining his health
ami prabobly will he able to resume
his- duties in the Senate again Mon?
day.
Sailors' Heip Guild.
The Sailors' Help Guild will meet
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock at the
home of Mrs. I>. S. Jones-. West ave?
nue and Twcidy-sixth street. Busi?
ness of Importance Is to i>e transact?
ed and a good at tendance is expected.
A Surprise Party.
A surprise parly was given to Hille
Mis- Conhic Susan W'elslger. Friday
evening nt her home In Ern^t End,
In honor of her first birthday. Her
grandmother, aunts, uncles and a
number of friends participated.
Gov. Hughes Endorsed for President.
(By Assot-:a;ed Press.)
NEW YORK. Mn.rc'i 7?Governor
Charles E. Hughes today received the
endorsement of the New York Re?
publican ?dato convention as a can?
didate for the presidential nomination,
'l ite icsolutlon- werelitloptctl by unan?
imous vo!p of the committee.
EULOGIES FOR SLEMP
DELIVERED IN CONGRESS
Part or Session Yesterday Devoted to
Paying Tributes t0 Dead Vir?
ginia' congressman.
(Fty Associated Press?
\V A SI 11NG-TO N, r. C., March 7 ??
A part of (the session today of I he
Horse was devoted to the consldora- ^
lion of private claim bl'.J.i.
A number were passed, after which
the -.emalndcr of tlie day was given
over ol eulogies of the late Hepi'
sentntU-e Campbell Slcrop of Virginia
ICulogles on Mr. Stamp's life a"'I
character were dcllvcrod by Mows.
Jones, l-atssltcr. l^imb and Flood, ol
Vlrglnin; Sherman. New York: Camp?
bell. Kansas: llo'.lld.-.r ana cnaney.
Indiana, and Smith. Michigan.
As a further nvirk of respect tli<*
House adjourned at ;i:12' p. in . ""I!'
Monday. .
Mr. Grrnt Returns.
Mr. Paul Grant hut returned from
North Carolina, whet" he was call"!
by news of the Htim-s of bis tuniltor.
Mrs. (Want's health is now ?onios'hat f.?j
luiprovcd.