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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-23

Princess Velvet Ties, with
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SelS NV
SOC Irish Crochet Lace Glib
s Bon STOCKS ' 'ao0ts and Csc
New "Directoire" Stock Col
lars, finished with lace
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Lot of the famous "Corliss,
Coon" Co.'S Embroidered Linen
Collars. in a large variety of
patterns: all sizes. Regular
price. &c each. u0Nc
Special at. A&/2S
New Russian Net Yelling, in
black. brown. taupe and navy
blue. Special prices. yard. S0~
2oc and. WV
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-23
Women's Tailored Suits, OK OF
Values Worth UP to $35, for ~ lVe1O

Here's very important money-saving sale
of Women's High-grade Tailored Suits-a
chance to buy garments of the finest quality and
most approved style at one-half and nearly one
half regular cost.
The extraordinary opportunity to save is ac-
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couldn't resist buying them. AS the result of
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values than those which created such stir
fortnight ago.
They brand-new models, representing every late
style designed TOT this season wear. Inc materias
visible shadow-sripe broadcloths imported Ntde-wae
chevots hardtwisted fancy imported worsteds
fancy striped cheviots.
The styles include long semi tight
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black satns smart suits trimmed with wide braids and
directore lapes
Particularly handsome and stylish are the
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well the Long Semiftting Suits in 4-button style.
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All the seasons favorite shades included in
the browns navy blue stripes and
plain black
repeat good news-choice womens
Finest Quality Tailored Suits sold to $500 for $16
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-23
JEWELRY SPECIALS.

Special lot OF New Belt Pins and Belt Buckles gold
plated gold and French finish; in IN
large assortment of new and beautiful designs; ZVC
strongly made Regular 50c value. Special at.
Gold-plated Pearl Link Cuff Buttons, many styl-
ish designs heavily gold plated some with
stone settings, and solid pearl effects in 70
era stylish shapes. Regular 25c and Soc values. &C
Special price. pair
as$ 69c
s'ss 15c
Beaded Directoire Chains. heavy rope eff IN
fecs: gold and silver nish with stylish tassel .HVC
Jewel Cases. many beautiful shapes in
400
Special at.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-23
New Fall Gloves.

Our famous "Perdonnette" Hid
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white. tans. browns, gray. navy blue
and gresn; .I Every ety. pair Su nm
Adler's and Bacmo English Walking
Gloves. in black and ~ ~
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Special at...................H 1sOO
Long Kid Gloves. full 16-button
lengths; in white, black and assorted
tans; the mousquetaire - 40
style. Regular $500 val I'll VIZ
Long Kid Gloves. 16-button-length;
in black. white and as
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Regular $500 value. SZH
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-23
Sale of Umbrellas.
Values Worth Up to $500.

Special lot of Umbrellas, both mems
and women's % and % inch sizes. Large
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med, pearl bone, horn, fancy metal and long d.
rectore effects: also many stylish handles for the
men. including bone. horn and natural wood. in
plain and silver-trimmed effects. Made of the
best quality American taffeta with wide taped
edge. Sold regularly for $3.50 and $500 Special
at CSC.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-23
NEW CORSETS.
AT 81.

We have a complete stock Of all the
leading makes of Corsets. including
r. and G., c. B., A La Esprite.
Thompson's Glove-fitting, p. NJ. w.
B., American Lady, Warmers. Memo,
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Of coutil. long back and high bust
models. with garters attached. Sizes
10 to SO. All fitted by experts.
Coutil Corsets, with dip hip, high
bust. and garters attached zn
front and sides. Sizes Is to sue
80. Special price.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-23

Infants and Misses Kid and Eng
lish Walking Gloves, all O. 49,
sizes. Special prices. SI 10
$1.OO and.
Kayser's 2-clasp Fleece A.
lined Gloves: in black, ZSC
brown and gray.................-
Kayser's 2-clasp Silk-lined IN
Gloves, in black, brown and SenC
Doeskin Lined Gloves, In De-
black; worth Soc. For. ZO&
Womens and Children's 0S~
All-wool Golf Gloves.
Boys Astrakhan and d.
Scotch Wool Gloves.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-02-29
THE BUSINESS
MEMS LEAGUE.
A Lively Meeting Many Mea sures
importance Considered
Business Men Enthusias-
tic. Things Looking
Very Brisht.

The Business Mems Club held
on Tuesday night at the Court
House one of the most important
meetings since it's organization.
A large crowd of business men
were out and many matters Of m
portance were considered.
The club determined to avail
itself Of the offer of the use of the
Young Mems Club Rooms as
temporary quarters, and in the
future the meetings of the League
and of all of its committees will be
held at the rooms Of that organ
ization over the Union Barber
Shop.
The report OF the advertising
committee was read and proved
to be very interesting and
contained much valuable in
formation, and showed that the
work of that committee have ar
ranged to look into the matter of
getting a brick plant located here.
The matter of improving certain
roads leading to Tucumcari was
discussed, and a committee APP
pointed to look at the roads leading
up the Cap Rock to the plains
with a view of improving these
roads in order to encourage the
trade from beyond the Cap Rock
to come to this place.
The President, and Secretary
we're empowered to purchase such.
supplies as may be needed to
transact the business OF the Club,
such as materials, stationary, etc.
A committee on sports was ar
ranged for, and also a committee
on band. The band has fallen to
pieces, and the Club hopes to get
them together and have a good
band.
The committees, which are o.
the leading business men of the
town, are:
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-02-29

A. b. Meeting is having plans
made for a two story building on
the lot he bought recently on Main
street east Of the bank.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-02-29

Record,
Heman,
Buchanan,
Sherwood,
Coulter.
Sanitary Committee:
&. c. Chapman,
Earl George,
Mayor Pace,
M. Il. Goldenberg,
Edgerton.
Invitation, Entertainment, Con-
ventions Committee:
c. J. X. Moore,
J. a. Whitmorc,
Il. l.. Patterson,
Davidson,
Gallegos.
The next meeting will be held
at the Young Mems Club rooms,
Tuesday night March 3rd, at s
p. m.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-22
PRESBYTER|ANS
IN CONFERENCE
AT KANSAS CiTY-ST. LOUIS
CLERGYMAN ELECTED MOD.
orator OF CHURCH TO Sue
CEED PHILApELPHlAN.

Kansas City, May 2l-Rev. Baxter
z. Fullerton, of st. Louis, was elected
moderator of the Presbyterian church
today to succeed Rev. William H. Rob.
erts of Philadelphia
The lirst day of the general assem-
bly, of the church was characterized
by spirit of unity and cooperation
Or. Roberts delivered his farewell
sermon as moderator before the great.
est audience ever assembled at con
ference Of the church There were
800 authorized commissioners present
fgom all parts OF the world. besides a
thousand of other Presbyterians and
spectators Ten thousand churches
and fully 100000 adherents, most of
them communicates, were represented.
The new moderator tonight presided
at the administration of the Lords
Supper in the convention halls, Sixty
ruling elders of the church assisted III
the ceremony
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-22
MISS MADNfY
IS LEGALLY WE'D
FIRST MARRIAGE ANNuLLED--
SAMUEL cLARkSoN MAY NOW
LEGALLY CLAIM HIS BRIDE.
TROUBLE is UNTANGLED.

New York May 21.-Miss Helen
MalOney, daughter of aMrtin Maloney
.marrier to Arthur II. Osshrdluun nm
of Philadelphia. never was legally mar.
ried to Arthur H. Osborne, according
to the decision Of Referee Cohalan,
which was filed In the supreme court
today. The court affairmed the re-
port.
Following the so-called marriage to
Osborn, Miss Maloney was married to
Samuel Clarkson, young Englishmau.
The effect of the annulment of the Os.
borne marriage is to make the mar.
riage to Clarkson legal The papers
in the case, including the testimony
before the referee, were sealed by or
der Of the court.
Miss Maloncys father is a wealthy
and prominent business man of Phil.
adelphia The news that the young
woman had been a party TO a marriage
both gaycceremony with Osborne. In
which both gave assumed names, Gre
ated sensation when it came out fol
lowing her marriage to Clarkson.
The young woman is Catholic, and
il the Osborne marriage has been de.
rlared legal even q divorce would not
have enabled her to marry Clarkson
with the sanction Of her church.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-22
MISS WOOD IS
SENT TO JAIL
CHARGED WITH PERJURY-COM.
PLANT AGAINST PLATT SET
ASIDE.
BAIL FIXED AT $4,000
Secure Same-Handwritin Ex.
pert Testified in Trial
Yesterday,

New York, May 2l.-Mae c. Wood
whose suit for an absolute divorc'
from United States Senator Thomas g
PIatt, has been on trial In the supreme
court for several days, was commit
ted to the tombs prison late today after
Justice OGorman had dismissed the
complaint in her action and ordered
her held in $4,000 bail on the charge
OF perjury.
A handwriting expert testified that
IN his opinion the body of a letter,
in which Senator Platt was alleged 10
have admitted his relation as husband
to the plaintiff, was added after the
senator's signature had been affirmed
Dispositions by engravers and sta.
tionCrs showed that the blank form
upon which the alleged Platt.Wood
certificate was prepared, was
not Autographed until three months
after the date upon which the mar
rlage of Miss Wood to Platt was al.
legged to have taken place.
Miss Wood was recalled 10 the stand
IN rebuttal and she still reiterated that
the defendant gave her marriage
certificate as she previously testi.
hed
Justice O'Gorman questioned her
She repeated her assertion that the
occurred as she had stated
Platts counsel then moved for dis,
nissal o fthe complaint, 1t was forth
with granted by Justice OGorman,
who ordered Miss Wood committed to
the tolnbs on charge of perjury, FIX.
Ing bail IN her case at $4,000 AT a
late hour Miss Wood has not been
ibi, 60 turaish hail and was still lock
d up in the tombs
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-22
COMMISSION TO
Be APPOINTED
TO INVESTIGATE BANKING AND
CURRENCY SYSTEM OF THE
COUNTRY.
RESOLUTION ADOPTED
Presented by Aldrich in Senate
House Yesterday Passes Few
Bills, Rejected Others
Then Took Recess.

Washington, May Il Following a
protracted debate the conference re.
port on the District Of Columbia trae.
tion bill, permitting the laying Of
street car tracks the Union Station
was adopted by the house with the
provision for universay transfers elm
mated. The conference report on the
agricultural appropriation bill was
agreed to. The senate amendments.
which increased by Sl2O00,GJ0 the
public building bill appropriation, were
disagreed to- The bills establishing
in the interior department bureau OF
mines and the appointment OF a ma
tional forest commission were passed
and recess taken until tomorrow
In the Senate.
Announcing that the Couferces of
the senate and house on the currency
bill would be unable to agree If con
gress is to adjourn at an early date
Senator Aldrich today reported from
the committee on finance a joint reso
luton creating a national monetary
to be composed of min
senator's and nine representatives to
all matters concerning the !
banking and currency system of the |
and the resolution was pass.
ed without debate.
Rayner again discussed his resolu-
tlon authorizing and requesting the
president to order court of inquiry
10 investigate the charges against Col
Oncl Stewart, of the Coast Artillery,
and the resolution was placed upon
.he calendar where it will probably |
ie during the remainder OF the ses
sion.
The senate today passed the gen
rial deficiency and military academy
bills, the last of the
Ireat appropriation bills.
The bill regulating child labor in
he District of Columbia and the ter
itOries was passed, and the bill to
provide for the compensation for in
uries sustained by employees of the
government was considered at some
ength.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-22
FULL AGREEMENT
HAS BEEN MADE
BY JOINT CONFERENCE ON THE
poSToFFIcE APPRoPRiA.
TON BILL.
SENATE ADOPTS REPORT
Mails to Be Weighed to Determine
Railroads Pay-Payments to
Ships For Carrying
Mails Revised.

Washington, May 2l.-A complete
agreement was reached today by the
conference on the postoffice appro
priation bill and the report was
agreed to in the senate.
An appropriation of 1921 900 was
authorized for the promotion of post
office clerks from fifth to- sixth
grade; the provision for leaves of alb
sence of thirty days annually to EN-
ployes of the first and second class
postoffices and other offices having
city delivery service was dropped,
but the house provision eliminating
Sundays and holiday from calculations
on the fifteen days. authorized by
the existing laws, was retained.
The senate provision in regard to
the weighing of mails to determine
the compensation to be received by
the railroads for mali transportation
was retained The average daily
weight is to be ascertained by the
actual weighing of mails for thirty
FIVE successive days to begin at such
time as the postmaster general may
determine after June so next.
The ocean mail sUDvention pro-
vision was retained and to carry IL
into force the appropriation for the
transportation of foreign mails was
increased from s3,50S,s62 to s460S,,
S62 The statement to prohibit the
publication of incendiary or intlam
matory articles was further amended
by the conferences so that the new
provision of the law will be as fol
lows
And the term incident within the
intentment of this section. shall in
clude matter of character tending
to incite arson, murder or assassina
tion "
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-22
CAIRO, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY o. /
ONE MAN IS KILLED
DOZEN INJURED IN
BIC CHICAGO FIRE

Chicago, May 21-One man Is known
to have ben killed. nine to dozen
injured and property to the extent of
100000 destroyed, Ly fire which
broke out today in the plant of the
Wintermeyor Box Factory at Twenty.
seyenthRand Throop streets.
The flames originated from some un-
known cause and spread through the
building rapidly. The majority of
those injured were hurt in jumping
from the two upper floors. The iden'
tity of the one man killed has not yet
been established
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-22
EVELYN IS TO
WITHDRAW SUIT
SECOND THOUGHTS ARE BEST
WILL TAKE STEPS TO BE
APPoiNTTD TO CARE FOR
HARRY'S ESTATE.

New York, May 21.-Unless she is
induced by members of the Thaw
family to change her mind, Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw will en- next Tuesday
withdraw her suit for the annullment
of her marriage to Harry X. Thaw.
That was admitted today by Daniel
O'Reilly her attorney, but he refused
to say what he thought might happen
to induce his client not to drop her
action.
The suit will be withdrawn formally
when the case is called before the
referee appointed by the court. The
case came mp today. but O'Reilly
asked for an adjournment for week.
His excuse was that most of the
documentary evidence he expected to
introduce to show that Thaw was in
sane when he married Evelyn Nesbit
was not in possession of Justice
Morschauser. who heard the testi
mony in the hsbeas corpus proceed.
ings to obtain Thaw's release from
the asylum.
Following the withdrawal of her an
nulment action, Evelyn Thaw. it is
said will ask to b= appointed com.
mittee of her husbands person and
estate This depends. of course. on
the decision Of Justice Morscharser.
If the justice decides Thaw is insane
and sends him back to Matteawan.
Mrs. Thaw will ask for charge of his
to administer it for his ben
eft and for hers. 1t is said Mrs.
Thaw decided to withdraw her au-
nulment suit because she felt that as
the wife of Harry Thaw. she was as
sured of q substantial income. n her,
was annulled. she would he
in the position of never having be IN
to Thaw legally. and unless
she we're assured OF an income before
the annulment Of the marriage. she
would be compelled to support her-
self
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-22
AN IMPORTANT STEP.

Washington. May 21.-Congress tc-
to the payment of ship subsidies. the
Conferees on the postoffice appro-
priation bill having agreed to accept
the amendment by the senate author
izing the postmaster general to con-
tract with steamship lines running to
ports of South America, the obi'ip-
pine Islands. Japan, China. and Aus
tralia for the carrying of mails aud to
pay to vessels of tae second class
the same rate that is now paid on
vessels of the first class to Europe.
and to vessels Of the third class a
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-22
One of the Worst Wrecks in Re-
cent Times in Europe
Defective Switch
Signal Men at Station Near Antwerp Placed
Under Arrest--Big Express Train From
Brussels Crashed Upon Local and
Smashed it to Atoms

Antwerp, May Clone OF the
worst railroad accidents in Europe in
recent times occurred at Contich, a
station six miles southeast of this
city on the main line at eight o'clock
this morning The exact number of
victims had not been determined up
TO a lata hour tonight owing to the
difficulty of removing the bodies from
the debris, but the latest estimate
places the number at sixty killed and
one hundred wounded
Defective Switch.
The catastrophe appears to have
been due to a defective switch where
the main line crosses the local line.
At this point train carrying large
number of pilgrims on their way to
the local shrine, was standing. Into
this the Antwerp Brussels express
dashed at speed of sixty miles an
hour, literally leaping on top Of 1t.
The heavy coaches OF the express
train chushed the lighter train into
splinters.
Uninjured Flee in Frenzy.
The sides of the express cars were
torn from their fastenings. the floors
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-22
BELIEVE WOMAN
WAS MURDERED
ANOTHER MYSTERIOUS CASE m
WIZ sONSiN COMMANDS
ATTENTION.
MAN HELD ON CHARGE
Denies Guilt--Young Widow Known
to Have Been With Man Short
ly Before Dead Body
Was Found.

Appleton, Wis, May 21.--Circum,
lstances We're revealed today that in
the opinion OF the officers Mrs. Car.
RE Shaw, a wealthy aud prstfy
young widow of lIortonville was mu-
dered there Tuesday night IL WIS
discovered that gold front tooth
had been knocked out, her lips cut
on the inside and the fingers OF her
left hand severely lacerated and
bruised
An autopsy has been ordered
Chas. Abrahams, New London brsi-
ness man who is charged with know
edge of the death If Mrs. Shaw, was
tod, A hearing was set
for Nav a. lie was remanded to jail
without bail.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-22
WOULD BE UNW1SE NOW
To Enact Measure Modifying Use of
Injunction at This Session eau
Gus Decides.

Washington, May 2l-No bill to
modify the power Of the federal court
in the exercise of injunct,ons will he
passed at this session of congress. II
was decided tonight at a conference of
Republican members Of the house that
TO enact such a measure would be un.
wise.
After the adjournment of the Repub-
lican Coucus of the house tonight
Speaker Cannon expressed the opinion
that il would he eight or ten days he
fore the final adjournment of congress
would be reached
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-22
.SEVENb|CWARSH|PS
OF the Atlantic Rest in Beiingham
Bay, Wash, After Voyage From
Frisco.

Bellingham, Wash, May 2f,-Sevcn
of the Atlantic battleship Fleet rest
tonight in the spacious harbor of Bell.
ingham Bay after a voyage from San
Francisco The fleet was officially wei.
coined here by municipal authorities
and officers and shore leave men to-
night are being entertained by the
people of this little city
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-22
AGAINST MERRY WIDOWS
Yale Baseball Management Ask In.
junction Prohibiting Appearance
al Games With Princeton.

New Haven, Conn, May 2l.-A peti
tion has been started at Yale, asking
the university baseball management
to prohibit merry widow hats from tho
stands in the championship games
with Harvard and Princeton. II re
possible to see the games only because
the spectators can move to different
seats in the partially filed stands. and
it urges having the hats excluded from
the crowded stands in the hig games.
1t suggests either putting the wearers
of the hats on the roof or in a separate
stand
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-22
PLOYMENT Of
UNION W0RKMEN
CONFERENCE BY BOOK CON-
MITE - 5isHoPRY BATTLE
CONTINUED WARM.

Baltimore, May 2i-The battle for
the bishopry was hotly waged today
aud before the adjournment OF the
Methodist Episcopal General confer
ence the NTH ballot had been cast
and was in the hands Of the tellers.
who were instructed to report the
result to the conference al its open
ing tomorrow morning.
The election Of Edwin H. Hughes.
president of Depauw University on
an early ballot Is looked for con
fidently. The ballots thus far n show
marked gains for Rev. Charles l.
Goddell. pastor of the Calvary
church of New York, whose have in
creased from 1874 on the first ballet
to 392 on the fourth.
Significance attaches to the recon-
mendation which the book COMMITTEES
unanimously decided to make to the
conference 1t is that thereafter the
book concerns of the church emp'oy
union men at union wages and fav
union labor whenever oppoitunit
offers. During the past four Years
two great publishing houses Of the
church have had a good deal Of
trouble with labor unions especially
with the typographical union. TIE
resolution is the outgrowth of this
and the desire Of the eMthodist Fps
copal church TO get IN closer touch
with laboring men and women.
The temperance committees have
been asked to define the duty Of 4
Methodist lawyer who NAV be as
signed by the court to defend liqroi
sellers
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-22
NEGROES IN SCHOOLS.
Supreme Court Issues Writ Against
Alton Officials Requiring Them
to Admit Bibb Children.

Alton, Ill. May 2l.-The Illinois Su.
preme Court today issued a writ OF
mandamus against the mayor and
members o fthe city council requiring
the city official to permit Ambrose and
Minnie Bibb, negroes, TO attend the
school i'm which white pupils are
taught
Litigation in the case was com
menced twelve years ago BY Scott
Bibb, father Of Ambrose aud Minnie
The children are now 20 and is years
old respectively and have outgrown
the graded school years. They say
they will attend the high school They
have carried on their studies under
private tutorage during the proceed
ure Of the case.