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r DANES STATEMENT
Says Navy Is Not Prepared
to Meet Big Nation
in War
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Washington, April 30.—A letter ad
dressed to former President Taft was
made public here today by Representa
tive A. P. Gardner of Massachusetts. It
was written by Representative Gardner
in reply to Secretary Daniels’ recent
communication to President Garfield of
Williams college, dealing with the
f preparedness of the navy.
“The question of our readiness for
war with an efficient enemy is worth
discussing at some length. The Secre
tary’s mere assertion that our ships
were in a position to make a brave
showing against the Mexican navy and
the southwest wind at Vera Cru* will
r rot stand for one moment against the
positive views as to our unreadiness
for war expressed by Commander Yar
1**11 and Admiral Fiske, chief of op
erations of the fleet.
y “Some of the particular assertions
which I have heretofore made, and
w hlch the Secretary entirely leaves un
answered are these:
“Relative strength qf our navy: I in
vite your attention to the fact that
cn July 1, 1914, before the European
war broke out, our navy had fallen to
iourlh place, according to our own of- '
f.cial figures. At that time the war-1
ship tonnage of Germany, built and
building, had grown to over 1,300,000
tons, while ours was less than 900,000 i
tons. $feanwhile, the warship tonnage
* of Great Britain, built end building j
was half a million tons larger than!
that of Germany and the United States
combined. Even* France was a little
ahead of,us. Even admitting that war-'
fchip toi>nage is not an exact method of
measurement, our standing cannot oe
roueiy improved by any other method
“1 assert that on July 1, 1914, Great
Britain had 46 dreadnaughts and dread
46lightyfcrulsers, built and building, while
Germany’s vessels of the sanv^ descrip
tion numbered 28 and ours numbered only
12. Most of our battleships unfortunate
ly are old-fashioned predreadnaughts.
“Are w‘e strong enough? It is the opin
ion of those best able to judge that our
navy is totally inadequate for our de
fense. As you know very well, the gen
eral board of the navy is today and al
ways has been composed of the very best
naval officers In the service. Ever since
1903 the general board has declared that
we must have 48 battleships less than 20
► years old in order to make us safe against
the navy of Germany or any other nation
except Great Britain. The general board
does not pretend that 48 battleships would
be sufficient to protect us against Eng
land's mighty navy. In addition, the
general board tells us that we must have
192 destroyers as well as other ships in
certain proportions. Instead of 48 battle
ships and 192 destroyers under 20 years
old, we have at present, built and build
ing. only 37 hattleships and 68 destroyers.
It is true that this year we have author
ized the construction of two more battle
ships and six more destroyers. It is also
true that in 1919. when these new battle
ships will be ready, the battleship Iowa
will have long passed the 20-year mark,
and the battleships Kearsarge, Kentucky
and Alabama will be 19 years old.’*
ARBITRATION BOARD
ANNOUNCES AWARDS
IN RAILROAD CASES
(Continued from Piikp One)
1 Through freight wage rates were
advanced 5 to JO cents and 25 cents on
some of the extremely heavy engines.
9. Way freight enginemen will re
ceive 30 cents a day more than through
freight men.
10. Surprise tests will be conducted
it such a’ way as not to endanger life,
limits or nerves.
11. Firemen will be assisted where
assistance is available in keeping coal
forward, and the coal shall be broken
into proper sizes at chutes.
12. Where firemen on big engines
rsk an assistant the matter, if neces
sary, may be adjusted through arbitra
tion.
13. Firemen will not be required to
clean engines, nor will engineers be
required to fill grease cups, set up
wedges, or perform other minor duties
{•bout an engine where others are
available to do the work.
14. The weignt on the drive wheels
of each engine shall be posted where
the enginemen can have convenient
access to the information.
Requests Not Granted
Among; the requests not granted were
/ the autoniatic release, time and one
half time for overtime in freight anti j
Mt itriiiug service amt the five-hour]
day in passt tiger service. The reward
“■ \ on tile surprise test was as desired oy
the railroad^ but Mr. Burgess listed
il among the results satisfactory to
the tr.en.
Judge Pritchard's statement follows, In
part:
“I deem it proper to say that In my
opinion the freight rates, as well as yard
rates for firemen and engineers, agreed
upon are not as high as they should be.
Nevertheless the rules as respects weight
on drivers, time constituting a day * work,
initial and terminal delay,' and overtime,
passenger rates and rules, and other rules
accord to the men substantial benefits
y hich should not he denied them.”
The statement by Mr. Byram and Mr.
Pali, also was brief. In part it said:
"That our signatures to the award may
not signify approval of it in principle or
In detail, a brief word of explanation
seems necessary.
“To such provisions of the award as
confer benefits upon men whose present
i rates and conditions merit adjustment we
are in hearty accord; to those who, in
our judgment, the testimony to have
been liberally paid and properly treated,
we feel that nothing additional is due
them, and in agreeing to changes to the
rates and rules and to other conditions
of the award it was only because it was
’ made apparent that these, changes were
necessary, if we were to have an award
l at all. It appeared to us that for the
maintenance of the principle of arbitra
tion for the adjustment of labor disputes,
which is the public Interest, our duty lay
lr. this direction, even though additional
burdens of expense result.
The dissenting opinion of Burgess and
Shea cdntalned much argument and evi
dence used In the hearing and to which,
they contended, the arbiters 'paid too lit
tle attention or ignored. They held that
arbitration had failed to qualify as a
solution of wage disputes.
Precedent Figure*
“They asserted that the precedent set
by the eastern award, which they held
was notoriously unsatisfactory and inap
plicable to western conditions, figured too
largely in shaping the present award.
They charged that advance! granted will,
by reason of the tendency toward heavier
engines and trains rssult in a gradual
decrease in the aotu&l earnings of the
enginemen. Excerpts follow:
“The hoard has not settled ths ques
k > tlons submitted for arbitration. The very
■' heat that can be said of such an award
| is that it settles nothing, but simply
U postpones any further aotion on the ques
tions Involved for a period of 12 months.
We take the position that it is manifestly
unfair to employ an award rendered in
TOO LITE TO CLASSIFY
LOST-Diamond ring between Idave. and
8th are. on Uth sL Reward. PIMM I
PROMINENT ALABAMIANS
INBIRMINGHAM YESTERDAY
Thirteen base in 13 minute*.
Capt. W. P. Lay of Gadsden, one of the
best known Alabamians, pioneer in de
velopment of latent waterpower, while a
visitor to Birmingham yesterday, told the
story of a great catch at Lock 12 in the
Coosa river.
"Fish are plentiful,’ he said, ’’and
sportsmen are having great fun. I have
just extended an invitation to Senators
Bankhead and Underwood, and in the
near future, we hope to make this trip.
’’Conditions generally are Improving. As
far as 1 can Judge, we have very little ot
which to make complaint.”
W. E. James of Cullman, well known
young attorney who was Thursday named
a member of the staff of Governor Hen
derson, spent yesterday in Birmingham
Colonel James is a brother of Milton P.
James, appointed sometime ago as in
spector for lnforcement of the antt
narcotto law recently made effective b>
act of Congress.
Colonel James, during the campaigns oi
last spring, managed the fights In bull
man county of Mr. Underwood and Mr
Henderson, and scored brilliantly in both
Yesterday, he declared that he wai
pleased in that Governor Henderson had
honored him.
Walter D. Seed, former lieutenant-gov
ernor. has abandoned the traditions n|
his fathers insofar as those tradition!
taught and urged the growing of cotton
"On my plantation," he said yesterdat
while visiting Birmingham, "I have noi
planted a seed of cotton. All of my ten
ants are growing corn, and peas ant
sugar cane, and raising pigs, and cattlt
WMII>lMHHIIMtlgna*sss»**»*«*«*»«***«»«*«»»»
and chickens. In other words, we are
actually practicing diversification with
out including in the several crops, cot
ton. We believe that we will be pleased
with the result. We will certainly have
enough to eat when the winter comes
again.”
John W. T^apsley. attorney of Selma,
and one of the youngest and most popular
members of the legislature, was a Bir
mingham visitor yesterday. In the leg
islature Mr. Lapsley is a conservative
progressive. and in the main stands with
Governor Henderson in his policies.
Mr. Lapsley reports Selma and Dallas
county fairly prosperous.
Cecil A. Beasley of Fayette, former
state senator and now private secretary
to Senator Bankhead, after spending yes
terday in Birmingham, returned in the
afternoon to his home.
“I have a longing,” h© said, “to run
down to Montgomery and see the legisla
ture in session, and if an opportunity pre
sents itself, I will gratify that longing in
July. While we are serving, we grow
mighty tired of Montgomery. But after
we have served and remained out of har
ness for some time, w© want to go again
into tho atmosphere of excitement and
perpetual restlessness. So I am going
back for a day or so, if I can find an op
portunity.”
H. M. Judge, attorney of Columbiana
and Shelby county’s representative in the
legislature, was in Birmnigham yesterday
on business. Mr. JudgeTs considered one
of the humorists of the house, and he
acquired fame in organising the Clodhop
per convention, a convention into the de
liberations of w-hich all members of the
legislature other than lawyers w*ere In
vited.
Shelby is holding its own exceedingly
well, according to a statement of its rep
resentative.
the eastern country as the controlling fac
tor in the present arbitration.”
The opinion holds that the railway ex
hibits in showing apparently large aggre
gate earnings of enginemen was mislead
ing in that detail showed that in virtually
every individual case large earnings wen
the result of long hours on heavy tonnag:
trains.
The opinion states that the railroads
were amply able to pay every advanct
asked, and declares that control has be
come so concentrated that virtually al
western railroads now are controlled bj
the Rockefeller and Morgan groups o
affiliated banks.
“A great opportunity to bring about In
dustrial peace and the hearty co-opera
tion of employers and employes has beer
lost by the failure of the hoard to equit
ably and justly Settle the questions in
volved,” says the opinion.
Further discussing the alleged failun
of the hoard to weigh equitably the lorn
hours as against seemingly high pay, th<
opinion says:
‘‘Surely no act by a government tribuna
could more keenly bring home the wag-1
earners of this great country the consid
eration they might expect if boards unde
government supervision and control an
to adjust their wages and working condi
tions on such a basis. The whole theory
is* so repugnant to us that we feel it ou
duty to advise every organization of labo
to secure the revocation of a law that ha:
the smallest tincture of that principle em
bodied therein.”
Award Is Signed
Washington, April 30.—Federal Judg
Martin A. Knapp, chairman of the boan
of mediation and conciliation, w'hicl
named the two neutral arbitrators in th
western railroad wage controversy, re
ceived a telegram tonight announ-cini
that the award of the board had beei
signed.
President Wilson was notified of th
outcome immediately.
Judge Knapp said he believed the awan
WuuKf final ard that the protest file<
b\ represei»Leaves of the employes agains
Charles Nagel, fi ’•mer Secretary of Com
merce and Labor, as one of the neutra
arbitrators, would have no effect on th
acceptance of the award.
CORDOVA MAKING
ELABORATE PLANS
FOR LOCK OPENING
(Continued from Pane One)
for $2.50. from which the advantage o
water rates is apparent. Even thii
amount will leave a small profit In th<
hands of the committee, which will b<
used to defray the expenses of the banc
and decorations.
Some of the committee are in consulta
tion with Senator Bankhead today anc
further announcements are expected fron
time to time, as replies are awaited t(
letters written to other senators and con
gressmen to join the party, and it may b<
other boats may be heard from on theli
way up the river from Mobile.
SENATORFLETCHER
AGAIN MADE HEAD OF
COMMERCIAL LEAGUE
IContlanrd from Pi*, One)
this bureau is as scientific and as non
partisan and as competent to give ad
vice to Congress as any separate com
mission which either the President oi
Congress could appoint t>r the peopW
elect."
"Mr. Perking told you that for yeari
business in this country had been »ni
now is the football of politics and poll
Helens, but he neglected t6 say that
the government has been the footbat
of dishonest business," Mr. Sweet as
serted.
Cited Investigations
The speaker dwelt at length upon tin
difficulties In the way of the succesi
of such a court as Mr. Perkins sug
gested, citing the recent investigation!
into the pottery Industry in the Unitei
States and Europe, and pointed out tha
wide difference between the best ant
tha worst conditions and alilftlng cos
of materials would act as obstacles.
“I am not arguing against such In.
vestigatlons." Mr. Sweet said. "They an
enlightening, but for tariff making pur
poses the problem is not the simple on'
It appears. Let the bureau of foreigi
and domeatlo commerce go on with iti
investigations and make them public. I
a tariff commission can be found whlci
will be more expert and more reliable
let us have such a commission, but le
us not deceive ourselves in the belie
that the money bags of our country o
the revenue raising power should b<
taken from Congress."
"Mr. Perkins calls the Clayton law i
muddle law,” continued the speaker
"He apeak* of the Bherman law as an
other failure, an asset of our politician
and aaya tha result has been that th
people have bean fleeced out of untoli
millions. He does not even defend hi
friend, Roosvelt, for falling during near
ly eight long year* of service while thl
'fleecing’ was going on. to get thl* leg
islatlve monalrostlty remodelled or re
pealed.
“Mr. Psrklna looks at these matter
from the standpoint of big business, bu
how about small dealers who have seei
big business flab eat up little Onea?"
>*u Shah, envoy extraordinary t
the United States from China, anothe
speaker tonight, deolared the Unite'
th* proper country In which ti
float Chinas* loans.
. Th*.r.® ha* 5?®" “flPortUon to tha In
troduetlon of foreign capital Into Chin!
for th# reason that foreign control m“
follow foreign loans.1' ha said. ’’Th.
United States is a country absolutely fre
from ulterior motives In this regard. Thi
introduction of American capital there
fora, is welcomed by the government am
people of China. In China trade la cer
tain to follow the loan.”
Chin Offers Market
China, ha said, offers a. large markei
for American rice,'raw cotton and edttoi
C*e«k ud th* American cigarette, whlli
the United States can obtain raw silk and
tea in China.
William P. Malburn, assistant secretary
of the treasury, advocated the develop
ment of trade with the countries of Latin
America. '
“The best field for our foreign trade
is with the 60.000,000 people of South
America,” he said. "But we must send to
them goods they want and not goods we
want to sell them. Practically all of our
sales In South America today are the
result of a natural demand which cannot
be supplied from any other country.”
Mr. Malburn declared that the busi
ness situation was improving and denied
the tariff had ever been the cause of the
falling off in treasury revenues.
Collegiate instruction in branches de
signed to equip mon for the diplomatic
and consular service was proposed by
Prof. G. U. Swiggett of the University of
Tennessee.
“Recently federal measures Involving
tlie reorganization of our consular and
diplomatic service and the appointment
of commercial experts as foreign service
agents in the department of commerce,
. the appointment of federal commissions
, various kinds, the enactment of cur
rency and trade law's make It necessary
that educational training be established
. to better prepare men for the foreign
. j trade,” the speaker asserted.
ALLIES LAND TROOPS
AT SIX BEACHES ON
, THE DARDANELLES
, (Continued from Pair* One)
extreme right of the Russians, has in
r vaded the Russian Baltic provinces.
J There has been no indication in what
force the Germans are operating, but it
, presumed here that the cavalry simply
' is looking over the ground to find out
what opposition a force landed at Polam
. gen, in the province of Courland would
meet with. In military circles it is as
serted that this cavalry, however, can
' interfere with the Russian communica
tions and‘give the famous Russian Cos
• sacks something to do.
At the other end of the Russian line,
the Russians are reported to be con
tinuing slow progress in the Uzsok pass
and to be repulsing Austrian attackp on
their flank in the direction of Stry/
In reply to the Zeppelin visit to the
county of Suffolk, England, early this
morning, allied airmen have visited Bel
gium and bombarded Ostend and other
. towns and also attacked towns in soutli
, ern Germany. Nothing of importance has
, occurred along the western battle front.
, The Germans claim still to hold Bridge
Heads on the Yser canal at Het Sas and
Steenstraete. They are being attacked
by the allies, who, according to all the
I official reports, are on the offensive at
most points. The German report repeat
edly refers to the repulse of allied at
tacks.
German submarines again are active.
They have sunk the trawler Lilly Dale
and the collier Mobile. German airmen,
it is said, dropped bombs, but without
effect, at the American steamer Cushing.
London, April 30.—The British war
office tonight made public this official
communication concerning operations
against the Dardanelles:
“The disembarkation of the army
ii the Dardanelles began before sun
rise April 25. Six beaches were used
and the operation was covered by the
whole fleet.
“The landing was successful immedi
ately on five beaches, although It was op
posed with vigor by a strongly entrenched
enemy in successive lines, protected by
barbed wire entanglements in some places
BO yards wide and supported by artillery.
“On the sixth beach, near Seedul Bahr,
the troops could not advance until even
ing, when a fine attack by the British in
fantry from the direction of Cape Tekah
relieved the pressure on theJr front. The
arrangements for landing had been con
certed in the utmost detail betwen the
fleet and the enemy.
“The result of the first day's opera
tions was the establishment of strong
forces of British, Australian and New
Zealand forces at three points, namely,
the Australian %nd New Zealand troop!
on the lower slopes of Sari Bair, north
of Qaba Tepe; of British troops at Cape
Tekeh, at Cape Welles and near Morto
bay, and of a French L, ■'e on the Asiatic
shore at Kum Kaleh, aft-sr a gallant at
tack toward Yenl Shehr.
“During the afternon of the 25th strong
| enemy counter attacks began and hard
fightinfi took place. Meanwhile the dis
embarkation of the army proceeded.
“At daybreak of the 26th the enemy
was still holding the village and position
of Seddul Bahr. which was a labyrinth
‘ of caves, ruins, trenches, pits and en
' tanglements. Aided by the fleet, this po
sition was stormed by the British in
- frontal attack through undamaged wire
entanglements. Seddul Bahr was taken
about 2 p. m., four pom-poms being cap
i tured. The situation at this end of the
i peninsula thus was definitely secured
l and the disembarkation of French and
i British forces proceeded.
“On the morning of the 27th, after re
» pulsing a Turkish attack upon their left
■ toward Cape Helles, the allies advanced,
• and at I p. m. were established in an en
trenched line running from a point about
i two miles north of Cape Tekeh to a small
: plateau above De Totts battery. From
i thla line an advance since has been made
toward the neighborhood of Krithia.
> Engaged Constantly
' "Meanwhile the Auetrallan and New
1 Zealand Jroops at Sari Bair, who pushed
> on with the utmost boldness, after the
landlna on the 2Bth, had been engaged al
' most constantly with the enemy, who
i made strong repeated counter attacks.
’ which Invariably were repulsed. The Aus
1 tralian and New Zealand troops fought
• with a fine spirit of determination.
' "On the morning of the 27th a fresh
Turkish division was launched against
1 Sahr Bair, proceeded by, a heavy artillery
fire. A hot engagement followed. The
enemy came on boldly, time after time,
.but the' Australian and New Zealand
? troop* defeated their every attempt and
i by I p. m. had returned the offensive.
> "The FTenoh troop* at Kum Kaleh also
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were four times strongly counter attack
ed on the 26th. but retained all their
positions. Five hundred Turks who in the
course of one of these counter attacks
were cut off by the fire of the fleet wen*
made prisoners.
"The operation of the landing army In
the face of modern weapons under sea
as well as on the land, and In spite of
wire entanglements, and of land mines
and deep pits with spikes at their bot
toms thus has been accomplished.
“The casualties In the army necessarily
have been heavy. The casualties in the
fleet were not numerous. They appear
to have been confined to torpedo-boat de
stroyers and to boats’ crews engaged in
landing operations, in which merchant
captains and officers and crews of trans
ports also have taken part.
“During the operations Turkish war
ships from N&gara. Jn the straits, several
times have attempted to intervene, but
always have made off directly the Queen
Elizabeth was at hand.
“At noon on the 27th, however, a trans
port of about 8000 tons was reported off
Maidos and before she could escape the
Queen Elizabeth opened fire. The third
shot hit and destroyed her. She sank
rapidly, but whether she contained troops
or not could not be seen.
“On the 28th and 29th the allied forces
rested and improved and consolidated
their positions and continued the disem
barkation of stores and artillery. All
enemy counter attacks which were in
cessant on the 28th, but weaker on the
29th, were repulsed.
“The fleet, as well as the supporting
army, has begun to engage the batteries.
The Triumph bombarded Maidos. which
was In flames last night, the 29th.”
Turkish Report
Constantinople, April 30.—(Via Lon
don, 11:03 p. m.)—Vhe following Turk
ish official statement regarding op
erations in the Dardanelles was given
cut here tonight:
On April 28, the fire of our batteries
damaged the French armored cruiser
Jeanne D'Arc, which left for Tenedos
In flames. An English destroyer was
sunk by our shellfire on April 28, at the
entrance to the narrows.
“Sixteen armored cruisers attacked
our advance batteries at the narrows
on April 27. but up to evening tho
thousands of sheila fired upon our bat
teries and Infantry positions resulted
only in the wounding of a number of
soldiers. The transports off Seddul
Bahr were struck repeatedly by our
shells and one was beached. We sank
come boats and sailing veasela.
"The British battleehipa Majestic and
Triumph, which had been damaged, bad
to withdraw from the fighting line.
"For the last two days,the enemy
fleet has undertaken no operations
against the narrows."
HOW WILL WAR
AFFECT BUSINESS?
The higher moral tona evoked by the war
also will be an Immense gain,
"Further, I hold that existing resources
owing to dislocations In the machinery of
demand and supply, are.rarely fully util
ized. After the peace for a time there
will be almost unlimited demand and the
factors of production will be working at
full power for some years et least.
"There has been unbounded destruction
of fixed capital. For this the world will
pay In a certain shortage In neceasary
Industrial capital and in the rlae of tho
rate of Interest. This will add to the
cost of production and diminish the share
of the world's output .Available as in
come for the human factors In produc
tion. This again is a serious injury. Wo
can't make our omelette without breaking
eggs. But If we get our omelette, who
worries about the eggs? If after all. we
spoil the omelette then we have made
a dead loss of the eggs."
"We are fighting to crush Herman mili
tarism,* continued Professor Foxwell,
"and the doctrine on which it quite logic
ally rests. If we succeed there will be
an immense reduction in military expendi
ture. If we only knock 25 per cent off our
present scale it would go a long way to
set off the Increased rise of Interest.
Rise of Interest
“This rise of Interest had made rapid
progress long before the wrar broke out.
It was due partly to the great boom in
trade which came with the rise in prices
In 189S; partly, so far as we are here con
cerned. to the persistent atlacks directed
against property, and Uie crushing taxa- I
tion on capital of all kinds, which already I
had in peace time reached our highest!
war levels. Tn the death duties, more
particularly, vm had an ingenious device,
which, as Sir 'Felix Schuster and others
have shown, annually converted huge
sums of private capital Into government
expenditure.
“As capital was diminished and sav
ings discouraged by taxation. Interest
• rose and to same extent recouped the
saving classes. As the supply of gold is
still more than ample, the rise of prices
will only receive a temporary check at
the peace, due to the reopening of the
accustomed trade routes and the rise in
Interest would for that reason alone con
tinue. The enormous loans necessary to
finance the war will further Increase
the rise, hut there Is nothing in tills
rise to check the development of busi
ness. The whole history of trade since
the rise began shows this.
“Whether the tax on earned Incomes
Involved in this rise of Interest, so far
ns It Is due to the war loans, will be off
set by the saving on the reductions of
military establishments depends absolutes
!.v. In my opinion, on whether this war
la fought to a finish."
I
♦ >(> 4iKR>l t\ Mill'S 4
♦ OFF BFUilAV COAST 4
t liondon, April .10.—(*:R0 p. m.) *
4 British official statement given 4
4 out this evening said: 4
4 "Th4 shelling of Dunkirk is 4
4 now reported by serial recon- 4
4 natssani'e to have been a land 4
4 gun. and reports that German 4
4 warships were off that port were 4
4 due to mlaapprehenslon." 4
♦ 4
Saturday Suit Sale I
A Disposal of a Usual Values 1
Special Purchase $12.50 to $18 I
.of a Lot of Five Two or Three / ■
Hundred Suits Piece Suits |
Included in this lot are fashionable spring models in serges, fancy wor- 1
steds, cashmeres and mixtures, in conservative styles, models for young I
men and extreme English mpdels. There are two or three-piece suits, t
lined or unlined, the materials are just what's being worn now, the tai- 1
loring is excellent. This is a SUIT SALE that will add to the prestige
of the Drennen Suit Store—the sort of sale that makes this store the
largest sellers of popular priced suits for men. '
Snappy Shirts and Scarfs
A newly arrived shipment of Summer Shirts contains the swellest as
sortment of styles you’ll find this season. There are handsome patterns 1/
in beautiful Silk Shirts that are warranted fast colors and wash per- _ Hi
feotly. Then there are many • J
dandy, snappy patterns in the «
desirable Crepe Shirts, exquis- % 1
ite colorings, and there is no
more serviceable and comfort- " I
able material. Crepe Shirts 1
priced $1.80 up; Silk Shirts 1
priced $3.80 up. New Neck- A
wear in a profusion of styled / M '
that are popular, 80c up. j
Green Tractin^ iBl
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