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sAMpsoNs FLEET
Will be Given q Great Reception
ON Arriving at New York.


NEW YORK, Aug. 20 - Admiral
SIMPSONS warships, for which the city
has prepared a splendid welcome, have
not been sighted up to an early hour
this Saturday morning. Eager eyes
were on the watch for them, and every
thing has been completed in the way
of arrangements to do honor to them
and their officers and crews.
From the moment the pennant of Ad-
miral Simpsons ship moves past Forts
Hamilton and Wadsworth until the
warships reach Grants tomb, the fleets
progress will be triumphant.
President Mckinley, to his regret,
cannot be present, but the members of
his Cabinet, c. n. Bliss, Secretary of
the Interior; John w. Griggs, Attorney
General, and Charles Emory Smith,
Postmaster General, will represent him.
and will greet Admiral Sampson on the
New York at Tompkinsville and wit
ness the reception from her quarter
deck They arrived in this city last
night Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Bliss went
to the Fifth Avenue Hotel, and Mr..
Griggs went to his home in New Jer-
sey Secretary Alger may come in
time to see the parade.
The President anticipating the in
vitation extended to him and his Cab
met, directed these Cabinet officers to
represent him on the flagship. Governor
Black accepted the invitation to be
present. and will accompany the Mayor.
Mayor Van Wyck will extend the
formal welcome. He will go on board
the New York at 10 o'clock this morn
ing, if the fleet arrives at Tompkins-
Vile and make an address to the Ad-
miral and his officers and men, extend
ing to them the freedom of the city.
The Mayor and committee, upon leav-
ing the city, will board the police patrol
boat which will carry them to Glen
Island, on board which will be the clt-
zens' committee, composed or IoO ON
Gals and their guests. Then the parade
will start, police boats leading, followed
by the Glen Island, which will lead the
fleet.
Instructions from the Navy Depart
ment sent through the commandant OF
the Brooklyn Navy Yard, await Ad-
miral Sampson, informing him OF the
projected welcome. These Will be de-
nvered to him by a Government dis
patch boat before the flagship has had
other communication with the shore.
The navy yard tug Nina passed quar-
antine bound out at o'clock yesterd-
day to intercept the incoming warshlps
and deliver the instructions relative 10
the parade. In this way the men on
the warships will learn for the flrst
time that there is a greater demon
stration in store for them than the
mere salutes Of the forts.
| The Citizens Committee completed lts
arrangements yesterday. Last nlght
the landsmen were already cleared Ior
action and standing at their guns.
The Texas and ST. Paul are al
TomplxinsNille ready to salute the Meet
on its arrival and join the parade.
New York will make holiday. Bus1-
ness. except in rare instances, Will be
SUSPENDED. There has been magnlh-
/ cent response. to the Mayors request
that public buildings and private resi-
| dences be decorated.
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MCFARLAND WON.
Given the Decision In His Bout
With Zieg1cr.

NEW YORK, Aug 19.-"Kid" Nc
Partland of this city and Owen Ziegler
of Philadelphia fought twenty-five
rounds before the Atlantic Club. and
Charley White, the referee, decided in
favor of Mcfarland, who had the bet
ter of the bout.
MCFARLAND surprised many of those
who watched the fight by using his
right hand effectively, While his LETT
was continually playing havoc with
Ziegler's face. Ziegler fought des-
perately in the last two rounds, and
had the better of the New Yorker in
the work accomplished. but this was
not enough to counterbalance the lead
which the kid" had gained previously.
The men met at catch weights Tor
a twenty-five round contest, and agreed
to box until ordered to break away
by the referee.
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Belief That The Soldiers Now at
San Francisco
VIII Be Dispatched 10 Manila to Help
Preserve Order.
Battery A, Third Artillery, Under
Command OF Lieutenant NC
Manus, to Embark ON the
Steamer Humboldt To-Day for
the Yukon.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19.-Battery
A Third Artillery, u S. A, under COM
mand of Lieutenant McManus, will en-
bark on the steamer Humboldt to-
morrow for the Yukon. There is
large amount of excess freight to be
sent. but the steamer will not be de-
layed Some other steamer VIII pe
chartered to take the excess.
The Arizona, with troops already des-
ignated. will depart for Manila Sunday,
as scheduled Army officials here be-
lieye that all the soldiers now gathered
in this city will be dispatched to the
Philippines to help preserve order there
What little there remains in evidence
of the recent military occupation of
that portion of the Richmond District
known during the war as Camp Mer-
ritt, is soon to be obliterated. WITHIN a
few days the soldiers that still occupy
the former site of the division camp
will be removed to other quarters ana
work will begin Immediately thereafter
in restoring the grounds to their orlgl-
nal condition.
The Seventh California Regiment Will
move from Camp Merritt to the Preside
as soon as suitable ground can be map
ped out for their camp.
The sick list at the hospitals continues
unhappily long. There were 700 cases
in the division field hospital this morn
ing. and IS in the Presidio hospital. In
the former there are several very criti-
cal cases of pneumonia and typhoid
fever There is almost an epidemic of
typhoid fever among the regular troops,
and the Seventh California is still turn
ing in a large number of the cases:
Twenty-Five men of the Tennessee regi-
ment have been recommended to be dis
charged from the service on account of
physical disability.
Walter S. Bell, Company II, Seventh
California. died of typhoid fever, and
Charles Mead. Company L, Second Ore
gon, died of bronchial pneumonia fol-
lowing measles a the division field hos
pital this morning.
Private Allen, Company f, First Cal
ifornia Volunteers, the insane soldier
who was sent back from Manila on the
Australia. is confined at the Preside
hospital, and kept under the strictest
medical observation.
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THE PHILIPPINES
No Power Could Interfere If United
States Holds the Islands.

LONDON, Aug. 20.-The Times" this
morning says editorially that it fore
sees circumstances which may compel
the United States to a permanent oc-
cupation of Cuba, and adds
If America is prepared to undertake
the responsibility of the government Of
the whole Philippine group, it is hard
TO see how any other Power could legit-
imately interfere. If the United States
repudiates such responsibility a very
perilous state of things might ensue.
because it would not be easy to dispute
the right of other Powers to terminate
the state of anarchy. Therefore, many
difficulties will be avoided by American
annexation. In any case, no European
Power need reckon upon finding the
United States as easy to coerce as ia
pan"
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SAN PEDRO HARBOR.
Everything in Readiness to Begin
Work on the Breakwater.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19.-Every-
thing is in readiness to begin work
within the next twenty days on the big
breakwater at San Pedro.
Messrs. Heldemaier & Neu of Chi
cago, to whom the contract for per-
forming the work at a cost of 81 $40,
600 was recently awarded by the Sec
retary of War. have put up a bond of
$500, ,OOO which has been approved by
Major Davis of the' United States Engi-
neers' Corps in this city. Mr.. Neu will
arrive here next week to purchase ap-
pliances and engage workmen to quarry
stone on San Clemente Island and dump
it on the site of the proposed break
water.
Fully 2,29064S tons of stone will be
used in the work. The breakwater is
to be $500 feet long. It's width will
vary according to the depth of the
water
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lily name Is Gilbert John Elliott and he
succeeded to the Mimic estates in 1891.
He is very wealthy, owning 10000
acres, which includes the domain of
Roxburgshire and property in Fife
shire. He is 53 years old, athletic,
courteous and approachable. He was
educated at Eton and Cambridge. He
had a varied military career, served
three years in the Scots Guards, was
with the Carlist army in Spain as a cor
respondent of a London paper, was
with Lord Roberts in India and was
military secretary to Marquis of Lans-
downe, the Governor General of Cana
da. His wife is the daughter of Cen
eral Charles Grey
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RESTRAINING DAMS.
Nothing Can be Done Until Larger
Appropriation is Made.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 19-Accord-
ing to the Call" the 100000 appro-
priation for the building Of restrain
ing dams in the hydraulic mining re-
gions of the Sacramento watershed may
not suffice for the construction Of a sin
gle dam, and that nothing but plan
ming can be done until further appro-
priations are made. Borings at the
narrOws above Marysville show that
the cost of building a dam there will
far exceed the original estimates, ow
ing to the great depth Of the bedrock
below the surface. This dam will ere
ate water power which will be utilized
for the transmission of electric power.
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Thomas Asks Heavy Damages.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19.-Zero l..
Thomas. whose home near the Preside
was so badly wrecked by mob OF
soldiers last Monday, has filed a claim
for $1,000 with Brigadier General Mil
Ter. which he claims is due compensa-
ton for the damage done to his prop
erty and for the injuries inflicted on
his wife and children by the infuriated
soldiers who were trying to gain pos
session of his son to lynch him for strik-
ing a soldier in barroom brawl. Briga-
dier General Miller will consider the
complaint.
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A Private Under Arrest.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19.-Private
John Talon. Company II. Twenty-third
Infantry Regiment, United States
army, was arrested to-day charged with
robbing the United States mails. He is
accused of abstracting money order
for $1S from letter written by private
w. NJ Gurton of Company ID, First Ne
braska Volunteers, and attempting TO
cash it at a saloon near Camp Merritt.
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WASSERMAN, DAVIS & co.
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSION.
State and Coast Opinions on Sub
jects Of Living News
Interest.

Los Angeles Times: When God AL
mighty built Admiral George Dewey,
He not only outfitted that glorious old
sea dog with any quantity of nerve,
but endowed him with a supply of tact
that is beautiful to behold.
THE CONSENSUS OF OPINION.
Stockton Mail: Says the Chronicle: ':
THE Sampson-Schley controversy is
still going on in the Eastern papers,
and the consensus of opinion is that
when Sampson left his club with
Schley, and Schley used it to knock
the escaping prisoner down, the credit
of the blow didn't go to Sampson"
The Mali may add that it exchanges
with hundreds of newspapers and not
one of the lot which is above the very
mediocre in ability disagreeS with the
"Chronicle's'' consensus. In fact, the
job of thieving Schley's glory for the
political pet is so distasteful to every
instinct of manly decency that it is
only here and there a cuckoo organ of
the peanut type can be found willing
to engage in it.
OUR FRUIT ABROAD.
San Jose Mercury: A few weeks ago
the Swiss Bundesrath took action pro-
hibiting the importation Of fresh and
unpeeled dried American fruit with
view of keeping out the so-called San
Jose scale The California Fruit
Grower is informed on good authority
that the Swiss Government is seeking
reciprocity treaty with the United
States on lines similar to the one re-
Gently concluded with France and that
journal urges that immediate action be
taken by California growers and COM
mercial bodies to the end that Switzer-
land shall modify its harsh decree re-
garding American cured fruits. The
matter should be promptly attended to.
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY.
JJkiah Republican-Press: From the
beginning of his term President Nc
Kinley has exhibited the highest wis
dom and prudence in dealing with the
questions that have arisen between this
country and Spain, as we'll as the most
admirable capacity in directing the op-
erations of the army and navy since
war was declared. At every crisis he
has proved himself a statesman. sol
dier and a patriot, and has carried his
tremendous responsibilities with such
steadiness and skill that he has not
only commanded the admiration of the
world but silenced criticism among his
countrymen, who are practically unit
in their approval and commendation.
It can be said of him, as of no other
President Of our time, that without re-
gard to party or section he has the
confidence of all the people of the Re-
public of which he is the head. There
are doubts and divisions upon all other
subjects, but as regards his, course in
the matter of the war and the dln1-
culties that caused it there is but one
opinion. The universal verdict is that
no other could have done any better
in his place.
THE CUBANS.
San Jose Herald: The Cubans are es-
sentially Spanish in their ideas OF war
and government. That is to be ex-
pected, because they are Spanish IN
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Slaughter in Southern China.

LONDON, Aug. 19-The Hongkong
correspondent of the Times" says: The
slaughter in Southern China continues.
Corpses float past WI Chau daily. Two
hundred rebels who had entered Tai
Wong Kong We're defeated by General
Mawho who killed 100 of the rebels and
took forty Of them prisoners. The
gentry in the districts of Paklan and
WI Gun daily send to the magistrates
between ten and twenty rebels for ex-
ecution.
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Iron Mountain Railway.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19.-The re-
port Of the Iron Mountain Railway for
the year ending June Both has been
filed with the Board of Railroad Com
missiones. The railway runs from
Iron Mountain to Keswick. in Shasta
County, a distance of eleven miles. The
operating expenses for the year are
shown to be $65,11S, and the total
earnings, which were in the shape of
freight receipts, amounted to $11S,
leaving a deficit of $64 ,939.
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EARL OF MINTO.
Recently Appointed Governor Gen
era1 Of Canada.

The appointment of the Earl of Min
to as Governor General of Canada TO
succeed Lord Aberdeen gives general
satisfaction in Canada. He is widely
known throughout the Provinces ana
of course has a strong following or
friends He is the fourth Earl of Min
to. and a descendant of Gilbert Elliott,
whose great grandson, Sir Gilbert, was
created Baron Minto in 1877. His fam
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Fierce Mountain Fires.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10. - Fierce
mountain fires have broken out again
on the Government forestry reserva-
tion back of Mount Wilson, in the
northeastern part of the county. Much
damage to the water supply, which is
already very light, viii result, unless
the fire is speedily stopped. Several
gangs of men are to be sent to the
scene TODAY
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Metcalrs Nomination Assured.

OAKLAND. Aug. 19.-The Republi-
can County Central Committee has
called the Alameda County Convention
for September 10Th and the county pri-
mary election for September 18th. The
convention will be held in Oakland.
The Third Congressional District Con-
vention will meet tomorrow. Met
calrs nomination being assured, Hill
born's name will not be presented.
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Railway Coaches for Alaska.

SEATTLE (Wash.), Aug. 10. - The
first railway coaches to be used in
Alaska were shipped to-day. The ship
ment consisted of a passenger car, a
baggage car and a combination pas
senger and baggage car. The cars are
to be used on the White Pass and Yu-
kon Railroad which is now in opera
ton for a distance of twelve miles from
Skaguay.
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Counterfeiter Rogers.

States Attorney H. 9. Foote to-day
signed a recommendation for the par
don of James S. Rogers, the young
counterfeiter, who was recently trans
ferred from San Quentin to Yuma on
account of being a consumptive.
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Well Reasoned.

Teacher-What are microbes?
Pupil-They are animals that one
never sees.
Teacher-Very good. Now give me
an example.
Pupil-The elephant.
Teacher-What the elephant? How:
that?
Pupil never saw one.-Judy.
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Haverly Bankrupt.

NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-John H.
Haveriy, who was we'll known several
years ago as a theatrical manager, and
especially in connection with negro
mnstrels, filed a petition in bankruptcy
to-day with liabilities Of $321, l49 and
assets nominally $1,000.
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Indeligato Charged With Murder.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19.-The in
quest into the death of Antonio Scara-
FAM, who was murdered last Thursday
night on Fisherman's wharf, was held
this morning. A verdict charging Gui-
seppe Indeligato, brother-in-law Of the
deceased, with the murder was returned
by the jury.
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Tariff Regulations for Porto Rico.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-President
Mckinley issued an order to-day car
rying into effect the tariff regulations
for Porto Rico. as promulgated by the
War Department. The tonnage and
landing charges provided for are prac-
tically the same as provided in the Gu
ban regulations, but the customs du
ties, as q whole, are lower.
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Killed Fish With Dynamite.

UKIAH, Aug. 19.-Four Italians ac-
cused of killing fish in the Russian
River by means of dynamite have been
convicted and sentenced to 100 days
each in Jail.
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Sonoma Populists.

SANTA ROSA, Aug. 19.-The Sonoma
County Populist Convention was held
here to-day. Mcguire was indorsed, as
were also the other nominees of the
State Convention. No county ticket
was nominated.
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PORTLAND (Or.), Aug. 19.-Fred
Primrose, the ex-minstreI who was
yesterday arrested for la/ceny, pleaded
guilty to-day and was sentenced to six
months in the County Jail
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Germany Has Made No Protest.

BERLIN, Aug 19.-"Kolnische Zei-
tung'' denies the rumor that Germany
has protested against the United
States acquiring coaling station al
Pago- Pago in the Samoan Islands, Snd
declares that she would not dream Of
objecting to a step which America has
an equal right with Germany to take.
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blood, except for whatever mixture they
have of colored blood, and they have
lived for centuries under Spanish in
stitutionS. Because they have rebelled
against the political domination of
Spain, they are none the less Spanish
in thought and action. The essential
legal and governmental ideas of the
Spanish are a survival of Roman rule
in the peninsula for GOO years. The
Spaniard of to-day looks at things in
much the same way as the Roman
of twenty centuries ago. To him, as to
the Roman, a colony is a possession to
be taxed and exploited for the benefit
of the mother country and of imperial
appointeeS as colonial officials. The
Roman who got the Governorship of a
province made himself rich while send
ing large tribute to Rome. The Span
ish Governor General of Cuba or the
Philippines does just the same thing
and has been doing it since Spain was
the conqueror of two hemispheres. The
Romans worked the conquered Span
iards in the mines and other pursuits
as slaves, and the Spaniards did the
same thing in turn in their colonies
When Rome conquered new country
she treated it and its people as the
spoil of war. The Spaniard takes the
same view of things to-day. Charge
a Spaniard with cruelty in Spanish
treatment of the CubanS or FflipinoS,
and he will answer that they belong
to Spain and she has a right to do
whatever may seem necessary TO as
sert her proprietorship. The Cuban
has inherited with his Spanish blood
and training these ideas of government
hut aptN
for himself does not contemplate any
large degree of liberty Tor those VINO
have been his enemies.
SHRINKAGE OF VALUES.
Grass Valley Union: According TO
the State Board Of Equalization tncfe
is a shrinkage of many millions OF ooi-
lars in the assessable property OF lhe
State, attributed principally 10 oroushl
causing distress in the farming
tions. year ago. when there was
famine in India and when our larin-
ers had bounteous crops ana got sooo
prices for their products, our RepuDh-
can friends attributed the good fortune
of California farmers to the Mchih'es
wave of prosperity. But of course the
same logic does not now apply.
LUCKY.
Portland Oregonlan: IL Is an dpPi'-
pirate time to reflect that, II certain
wiseacres had had their way, We should
now have, instead of 10000 men at
Santiago, whom we can move away. an
army of 100000 in the far more deadly
regions of Havana province, encounter
ing trained and desperate armies. as
we'll as fevers, and unable to withdraw
until Havana could be taken. 1t was
lucky for us that Cervera ran into San
tiago harbor.
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Wing Accepts Smiths Challenge

SAN JOSE, Aug. 19.-J. e. Wing has
accepted Bunt Smiths challenge to ride
a series of match races in this city on
Admission Day. if the arrangement for
the ten-mile race with Peck does not
materialize.
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Death Of a Chicago Capitalist.

POMONA, Aug. 19.-John A Pack
ard, aged so years, a Chicago capital
list, died at his home at Lordsburg at
an early hour this morning.
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75C Golf and Stanley
Shirts,
Special at Csc.

These styles are both of sum
mer favorite styles. The most
comfortable shirt man ever
donned. They're Of percale and
madras, neat patterns, desirable
fast colors. The Stanley has
rolling collar attached and the
Golf has tie and cuffs to match
shirt. They'll all go quickly to-
night at Csc each.
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American Bar Association.

SARATOGA IN. W, Aug. 19.-The
concluding session of the American Bar
Association to-day was devoted to the
consideration or the amended report Of
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the Committee on Federal Courts, on
which Edmund WetmOre of New York
is Chairman, and which was finally
adopted, after various amendments.
These officers We're elected: Joseph H.
Choate, New York, President; John
Hinkley, Baltimore, Secretary, and
Francis Rowle, Philadelphia, Treasurer.
This evening the annual banquet of the
association was held at the Grand I'm
ion Hotel Covers We're laid for 165.
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International Chess Tournament.

COLOGNE, Aug. 19.-The fifteenth
and final round of the international
chess tournament was played to-day.
Burn wins the first prize, Charousek,
Cohen and Tschigorin dt:ided the sec
ond, third and fourth prizes in equal
shares, Steinitz took the fifth, Schlech-
ter and Showater divided the sixth and
seventh, and Berger received the eighth.
The prizes, eight in number, were OF
the following amounts: First prize,
1000 marks; second, $50; third. 500;
fourth, 400; fifth, 800; sixth, 200; sew
enth $50: eighth 100
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Amador Republicans.

JACKSON, Aug 19.-Delegates from
Amador County to the Republican State
Convention were chosen to-day. Their
known.
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Benjamin Harrison is a member OF
the Presbyterian Church.
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DR.. James Martineau is still alive and
writing long letters at the age OF 10
years.
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Boys $500 Shoes,
Special at csc.

One line of boys serviceable
play shoes, in coin or narrow
21a to S. Saturday nights price
only CSC pair.
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6-1, rs; r. A. Rowan beat w. Man
ming, Ga, Ga; Overton beat Puck, 81,
6-2, and Hendricks beat Pedley, 6-3,
f.o
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Women's $3.50 Fine
Shoes,
Special at SOC.

One large mixed line Of ladies'
fine shoes; some black, some in
tans and dark wine shade; sizes
mostly medium, small and
large; worth $3.50 and up. Sat-
urday nights price to close, S9c
pair.
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Remnants PerCale, 125c
values,
at sc yd. Special.

These are factory short
lengths left from the looms, are
full SO inches wide, and every
length is desirable for some
purpose in the family; neat pat
terms, stripes and college
checks, In pinks, reds, blues,
tan, brown and green mixtures.
These are less than makers cost
also at sc yard.
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$1.25 Golf Shirts for
Men,
Special at 72c.

Mems better grade Golf
shirts, sold regularly the season
through at $1.25; select pat
terms, '9S's best colors, perfect
fitting yoke back, literally cut,
and fit well. Not a great many,
SO the early chooser gets the
choice.